Chapter three hundred and sixty sixth run on the storm
Retaking Xiucheng once again allowed the Barbarian King to give an explanation to his people. At least this time he personally conquered Xiucheng, which was a good result. As for the fact that tens of thousands of people were burned to death in the fire, there would be no undead in the war. ? This can only be attributed to their bad luck.
The Barbarian King finally recognized the result of the negotiation, but his pride got in the way. The Barbarian King had no intention of meeting with Shen Ao. Instead, he gave his daughter Oyadan the Barbarian King's seal, which represented the highest power of the Barbarian tribe, and took full responsibility for the matter. Put it into her hands.
Oyadan, who had received the seal of the Barbarian King, came to Xiucheng again. After waiting for two days, Ayuda, who rushed after getting the news, also came to Xiucheng. At this point, the three parties met and the agreement was officially reached.
Ayuda only sent 2,000 cavalry. On the basis of losing less than 200 cavalry, he was able to become independent from the oppression of the barbarians. Not only did he also get the management and management rights of Susana City, the territory was obtained. Expansion, this result naturally made him extremely satisfied.
When Ayuda was satisfied, Oyadan approved, and Shen Ao was also quite satisfied, all three parties left their names on the agreement, and the matter was considered a success.
After the agreement was signed, the three parties used their seals, and it was officially effective. While everyone was happy, Xuefei also formally sent an invitation to Oyadan, asking her to come to Daliang City when she is free in the future, and she would entertain her well as a host. Ichiban. He also said that he would invite a barbarian princess to take over the Duke Zhongguo's mansion to fulfill the friendship of the landowner.
Xuefei made the decision without ever asking Shen Ao for his opinion, which made Shen Ao dumbfounded. How could he not see it with his intelligence? What was Xuefei's idea?
I have to say that women in ancient times were very cute. Not only were they not angry when the man they liked had another woman, but they even tried to reconcile them. Is this the evil feudal society?
While Shen Ao sighed, he felt a little secretly happy for some reason. He felt that he must have fallen in love with this social system.
After receiving Xuefei's invitation, Oyadan was very happy. Especially when she heard that she could stay at the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion, but Shen Ao didn't respond, she felt that she was one step closer to victory.
Sure enough, Sister Xue Fei is right. When you think about your husband wholeheartedly, you will not be far away from winning his heart.
After the tripartite meeting, Shen Ao announced another thing, that is, in order for the three parties to achieve common development, they can conduct commercial alliances in the future. That is, Shen Ao can transport the ironware, grain, and porcelain needed by the barbarians and the Bukhan tribe from Daqian. , iodized salt and other items. In return, the barbarians and the Bukhan tribe could send their furs, cattle, sheep, war horses and other items to Daqian in exchange for high prices.
Business has always been beneficial to cooperation. All three parties benefited from such trade, so naturally everyone happily agreed. This made Shen Ao very happy. It can be imagined that after this trade route was opened, He can profit greatly from it. Compared to war, Shen Ao seems to be more interested in business.
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Daliang City, the imperial capital of Daqian.
Ever since the news came from Shen Ao that the Barbarian King personally led 20,000 elite barbarians to surround Xiucheng, the atmosphere in the palace has been tense.
The news reached the ears of all the courtiers, and everyone had different opinions. Some watched the excitement with arms folded, some made sarcastic comments, some were gloating about the misfortune, and some were worried.
Prince Xiang is one of those people who takes pleasure in misfortune.
After learning that the news was indeed true, the Barbarian King led 20,000 troops to the outside of Xiucheng and surrounded it. He was so happy that he ate two large bowls of rice. It seemed that the usual tasteless dishes had changed at this moment. It's extremely delicious.
There are not many people in Daqian who don’t know the nature of the Barbarian King. It is synonymous with ferocity and cruelty.
Shen Ao attacked two cities in Mandi and captured more than ten thousand barbarians and barbarians. He must have angered the barbarians a long time ago. Now that Xiucheng has been surrounded, will Shen Ao still have good fruits to eat?
Twenty thousand versus six thousand, the result is self-evident. Especially when King Xiang received the news that Xiucheng was no better than Dagan City, with high walls and thick walls. It was just a simple town surrounded by wooden fences. , there is no effective defense at all.
Under such terrain, it is strange that Shen Ao can do well.
I thought that when the Barbarian King was angry, he might lay down his body for hundreds of miles away. Even if Shen Ao was lucky enough to survive, he might be caught by the Barbarian King this time, and then become a plaything in the hands of the Barbarian Princess. King Xiang was very excited when he could not return to Daliang City.
Shen Ao couldn't come back. After King Xiang got this result, he couldn't bear it anymore. He once again stretched his arms to Daqian Bank. Considering that his father had sent someone to remind him before, this time King Xiang adopted a legitimate method, which was to use various assets as collateral to borrow a large amount of money from Daqian Bank.
In Prince Xiang's view, as long as Shen Ao cannot come back, the collapse of Daqian Bank is inevitable. When that day comes, who will come to him for assets, and who will have the guts to come to him?
With the decision made, Shi Zitong borrowed 40 million taels of silver from Daqian Bank with all his property except Prince Xiang's Mansion after some operations, reaching the point where he could count money until his hands cramped. The warehouse of Prince Xiang's Mansion At one time, the bank was full of money, so it was necessary to expand the warehouse to solve the bank problem.
In Daqian City, King Xiang was not the only smart person. For example, King Qing’s family and Youpushe Bailigui’s family also took action one after another. For a time, various assets were evaluated and mortgaged to Daqian Bank, and a large amount of money was exchanged for of cash. In just one month, after final confirmation, Daqian Bank issued 250 million taels of silver, which was basically wiped out.
Chang Hong, who was the designated person in charge of Daqian Bank when Shen Ao left. When he saw that Daqian Bank had no cash, he felt the horror of the matter and quickly called in Shen Ao's student, who is currently the deputy of the Finance Department of the Ministry of Accounts. Ning Feng, who was in charge, was discussing a solution to the matter.
"Mr. Chang, we can't wait any longer. This matter must be reported to His Majesty. Otherwise, if there is a run and someone exchanges the banknotes for silver, we will not be able to give it. It will be a big deal. At that time, not only will the 100 million taels of silver in the treasury not be recovered, but His Majesty's reputation will also be greatly affected." Ning Feng said with a solemn face.
As a member of the court, Ning Feng took a more long-term view of things. He thought of the terrible consequences of the matter and the chaotic scene after exchanging money without money.
"Okay, let's go and tell Marquis Zhongcheng and ask him to enter the palace to see the emperor." Chang Hong's face changed drastically after hearing this, and he said nervously.
"Yes." Ning Feng agreed to this proposal. Although he can also submit a memorial to His Majesty, his position is still lower after all. His memorial has to go through many layers of review before it can be sent to His Majesty. Who would do it? I don't know if other changes can occur. It would be faster for Marquis Zhongcheng to go directly to the palace to see His Majesty.
Shortly afterwards, Chang Hong appeared in the Zhongchenghou Mansion, and Shen Yunyi hurriedly entered the palace. Naturally, this scene could not escape the attention of interested people, and soon rumors spread that there was no more money in Daqian Bank. It is about to happen that banknotes cannot be redeemed for silver.
The reason why a rumor is a rumor often means that it spreads very quickly. Soon the news spread throughout the city, attracting some dignitaries and businessmen holding the banknotes of Daqian Bank to send their slaves straight to Twelve Come from Daqian Bank.
As masters, they have given a fatal order to their slaves. That is, they would rather give up interest than get the principal in their hands. No matter what, they cannot fall down on this matter.
In the deposit policy formulated by Shen Ao when Daqian Bank was first established, the dead interest rate was much higher than the current interest rate. This led many people to deposit money into the dead period in order to earn more interest. As a result, many people have not reached the deadline for depositing money, but because of rumors, everyone is afraid of losing money, so they think about not paying interest, and not losing money even if they don't make money.
Under such abnormal thinking, the twelve Daqian Banks were overcrowded before, and they were all people holding banknotes to exchange for their principal.
The matter finally came to a head and started to become a big deal. Emperor Qianwen in the palace soon learned of the matter.
In the Yangxin Hall, the emperor looked at Marquis Zhongcheng who reported to him, but there was no sign of nervousness on his face. Instead, he held a secret letter in his hand and read it several times, and then slowly raised his head and looked at Shen Yunyi in the palace asked: "Is this a memorial left by him when he left temporarily?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Before leaving, Duke Zhongguo personally delivered the memorial to the minister. He also said that when there is a run on Daqian Bank one day, he asked the minister to come to Your Majesty with the memorial. He also said that it was a matter of confidentiality. I don’t need to take a look at it.” Marquis Zhongcheng said with a loyal look on his face.
But this is not the case. Marquis Zhongcheng has seen this secret secret a long time ago. Because of this, he admires Shen Ao's strategizing ability even more. At the same time, he also laughs at those who are planning to make money. They never imagined that every move they made would have been expected by Shen Ao.
Marquis Zhongcheng said it easily, and when it fell into Emperor Qianwen's ears, he was already shocked. What kind of evildoer is this? He actually expected that something like today would happen, and even prepared it in advance. What to do?
Is this still a boy who is only seventeen years old?
If he hadn't grown up under his nose, Emperor Qianwen would have doubted whether this man was his son.
Thinking about it on the other hand, why isn't this a good thing? How can it be that Da Gan is lucky that his son has such ability?
"Okay, that's it, Yan Fu, just do everything as written in the secret book. I want to see how many people are only interested in enriching their own pockets, and I want to see how many people have big ambitions." Emperor Qianwen When he said these words, his face was already ice-cold.
