Fang Chen took all the IOUs on the table, and the more he looked at them, the more frightened he became.
These IOUs range from a few hundred taels to a few thousand taels to tens of thousands of taels. It’s really a case of all sizes!
Some of the times on the IOUs are from recent months, and some are from several years ago.
Hundreds of merchants, large and small, are all under the oppression of Zhang Fengwu.
"Since Mr. Fang wants to repay the money, let's pay back all the 400,000 taels. If Mr. Fang doesn't pay back, tomorrow I will demolish all the stores of these merchants and confiscate all the land."
Hearing this, my heart became colder and colder.
Fang Chen felt something was wrong.
If Zhang Fengwu really had so many IOUs, when he and Liu Yuanqing made a bet to manage Yanghuafang, if they took out these IOUs, Fang Chen would definitely be caught off guard and Yanghuafang would be extremely confused.
Zhang Fengwu smiled and said: "Master Fang, I know what you are thinking. Do you think why I didn't take out these IOUs when you were competing with Master Liu before?"
"That's between Liu Yuanqing and you, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Now I just want to ask, Master Fang, will you still pay back the money?"
Fang Chen was surprised!
According to the information he received, Zhang Yu's eldest son, Zhang Shaolong, was a talented person, while his second son, Zhang Fengwu, was neither learned nor skilled, did not strive for advancement, and was very mediocre in all aspects.
Now it seems that the news is wrong, Zhang Fengwu is definitely not simple!
Fang Chen slapped all the IOUs on the table and shouted coldly: "Four hundred thousand taels, what a generous sum!"
"It's not impossible for me to pay back the money. I will gather all these merchants together tomorrow and inquire carefully. If there is something wrong with these IOUs and involves such a large sum of money, I will definitely find out!"
There was mockery on Zhang Fengwu's face: "It is said that Mr. Fang is very smart and powerful, and can suppress all the civil and military officials of the dynasty. Now it doesn't seem to be anything special."
"I can come here to talk to you about this matter. The person who owes me money has been arrested by me long ago. I have already started taking action this afternoon!"
"These IOUs are legal and compliant, and there are no problems. Of course, it doesn't matter if Mr. Fang doesn't pay back the money. They owe me so much money and they can't pay it back. The final result will be the destruction of the family!"
"Let me think about it carefully. Tomorrow, more than half of the businesses in Yanghuafang will be demolished, and everything will be moved away. By then, the scene of families being separated and families being destroyed will probably make people very sad!"
This kind of scene must never happen now.
Yanghuafang has just been managed. If something like this happens, people from the Ministry of Revenue will definitely seize the opportunity to read Fang Chen's book.
And Fang Chen summoned the merchants in Yanghuafang and instigated them to borrow money and not repay it. This kind of thing will definitely be written to confuse right and wrong and be magnified infinitely. By then, Fang Chen's image will collapse.
Many people even think that Fang Chen's governance of Yanghuafang was a complete failure!
At that time, Fang Chen's enemies will intensify their attacks on Fang Chen, which will definitely prevent him from becoming the owner of Dongchang Factory.
Fang Chen didn't expect the other party to be so vicious, so he took a deep breath to calm down.
"Master Zhang, I have to say that this move of yours caught me off guard. Since Master Zhang is going to take this move, there is no need to tell me. You can just do it directly. Then you will create chaos and blame everything on me.
Wouldn’t it be better to go up?”
"No, no, no, that's wrong." Zhang Fengwu said with a smile: "I am a civilized person, a good person. When I do something, I must say hello to others first. How could I do such a reckless thing. Just go and demolish someone's house.
House, do you want to do some fighting and killing?"
"Yanghuafang is always your territory now, so of course I have to say hello to you first. Besides, Mr. Fang asked those merchants not to pay back the money before. Mr. Fang is the guarantor, so of course I want to find you."
"As long as we pay back all the more than 400,000 taels of silver, we will treat it as if nothing happened. If those merchants can't pay back..."
"In three days, I turned the entire Yanghuafang into a hell on earth!"
Zhang Fengwu had an astonished expression on Fang Chen's face.
He only gave Fang Chen three days.
Everyone at the scene thought that Fang Chen couldn’t afford 400,000 taels!
His soap factory had only been in operation for a few days, and the textile factory needed a lot of capital.
The Ma family also invested all their funds in building factories and buildings, and now they can't come up with so much cash.
Even if Fang Chen went to borrow it, he couldn't.
Zhang Fengwu pressed forward step by step, threatening Fang Chen!
Fang Chen was very unhappy and wished he could rush forward and blow Zhang Fengwu's head off.
However, Fang Chen's mind was running rapidly and he already had a plan, and a calm smile appeared on his face.
"Since I promised the merchants in Yanghuafang to protect them, I will definitely hand over these 400,000 taels of silver to you within three days."
"So, Master Zhang, let's let all those merchants go. I'll take care of everything!"
As soon as Fang Chen finished speaking, everyone was shocked!
"Haha!" Zhang Fengwu didn't expect that Fang Chen would agree: "Master Fang is so brave. He actually agreed to pay back the money. That's the best!"
"But let me remind Mr. Fang that four hundred thousand taels is not four thousand taels. Such a large sum of money must not come from unknown sources. If it is found to be some black money or money from unknown sources, it will be a death penalty!"
Of course Fang Chen knew that for such a large transaction, if the source of the money was unknown, it would definitely be a death sentence.
"Thank you Master Zhang for your concern. Master Zhang has lent 400,000 taels to so many merchants. Master Zhang is really rich!"
"After I become the owner of Dongchang Factory, I will definitely investigate Master Zhang's source of funds."
Zhang Fengwu said with a condescending attitude: "Master Fang, three generations of our Zhang family have been officials, and we also have many relatives and friends doing business. Four hundred thousand taels is nothing to our Zhang family. Our Zhang family's heritage is beyond your imagination."
"Those who opposed our Zhang family in the past paid a heavy price in the end."
Of course Fang Chen knew.
The Zhang family has been in the imperial capital for hundreds of years, and their rights, interests, and wealth are intricate and intricate, like centuries-old trees, deeply rooted in the ground.
It is even more difficult to uproot it by the roots.
The real showdown has just begun.
The Zhang family has a lot of financial and material resources behind them, as well as the support of many big forces.
Although Fang Chen has the full support of His Majesty and the Queen, there are too few people around him. In other words, Fang Chen alone has been supporting everything.
At this time, Zhang Fengwu took out a piece of paper and pen.
"Since Mr. Fang wants to repay those merchants and has shouldered everything, please Mr. Fang write an IOU now. As for the fraction of the debt, I will wipe it off for you. Just owe me 400,000 taels."
Fang Chen picked up the pen and began to follow Zhang Fengwu's instructions and directly write down the debt of 400,000 taels to Zhang Fengwu, which must be paid off within three days.