"If this is the best!" Both assistants agreed. Li Rufeng, however, had some doubts and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Don't talk about everything, there are always some points." Wu Kaidi already had an idea at this time, "Without further delay, we will split up. Li and Liao will investigate the disappearance of the master; I will go to Shuntian Mansion to find an acquaintance to investigate. Let’s see if there is any room for change. As for the two assistant managers, please stabilize the bank’s affairs first and work on receivables and transactions as normal..."
Xiao Xiang reasoned: "If the business cannot be shut down, the counter can only last for three to five days at most. This is the premise that the big players don't come to run..."
The deposits of large households can range from a few thousand to more than 100,000. If you are unlucky and make a withdrawal, you will be forced to leave the bank. The large households must be stabilized first, and one of Delong's main customer groups is the eunuchs in the palace.
The group of eunuchs has always been known for their greed. From the ceremonial eunuchs to the junior eunuchs with no rank, they all focus on amassing money and saving money. It is no wonder that eunuchs are rootless people with no children and families. The only thing I can rely on is this gold and silver. Therefore, everyone regards money as their life. If there is a real run, it will be a time bomb for Delong.
Even if Leng Ningyun is here, he has no confidence in facing such a situation, not to mention that he is now missing. No wonder he put his hope in "seizure".
Wukai sighed: "It would be great if we could find a way to stabilize the depositors."
Xiao Xiangli frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "The thoughts of this big client of Delong are divided into three types. The first type is just to make money; the second type is worried about the government's turmoil and is afraid of being convicted and having his property confiscated. The wealth is divided into two places, saving it in advance for retreat; the third one, knowing a little about Australia and Song Dynasty, has the intention of losing money in advance in order to protect the whole family in the future."
Liao Sanniang said from the side: "This third type of customer can tell him something. In the future, the Australian and Song armies will head north, so they must not misjudge the limelight."
Xiao Xiangli hesitated for a moment and said to Li Rufeng: "After I left, I immediately split up with the guys to visit each of the customers. The last two customers can be treated, but I'm afraid the first one..."
Wu Kaidi chewed his teeth hard, nodded and said: "I will try my best to raise the ransom. Delong will be fine for a short period of time. Delong's big customers are all ministers in the court, big bosses in the opposition, and middle-ranking officials. , Bao Delong, is to protect their own wealth, but if the matter drags on for a long time, there is no guarantee that there will be no unexpected changes..."
Li Rufeng and Liao Sanniang saluted Wu Kaidi and Xiao Xiangli again and said, "It all depends on your planning."
Wei Xiang reasoned: "What do the two Eunuch Yang think of this matter? They are also shareholders."
Xiao Xiangli sneered: "These two, why don't you send someone over quickly to pick up the money? Do you still expect them to overcome the difficulties with us? It's better to count on Liaohai Xing..."
"Master Li's Liaohai Bank is quite strong, but they didn't give us hundreds of thousands of positions for no reason..."
Wu Kaidi had been thinking about it for countless years at this moment. If he were to say that the only businessman in the capital who was willing to support them and could mobilize a large amount of money was Li Luoyou's Liao Hai Xing Jingshi. But since the Senate captured Guangdong and Guangxi, Li Luoyou The master's attitude towards them became much colder. Although the business contacts were not severed, Master Leng invited Li Luoyou to dinner several times, but they were all politely rejected.
Now that they were in danger, Li Luoyou most likely refused to take a dip in the muddy waters.
However, compared to Shanxi House, there is still the possibility of giving this route a try.
Wu Kai said: "Old Xiao and Old Wei, you might as well give this approach a try. It's better than just sitting... and doing nothing. Liao Haixing has made a lot of money relying on the Senate over the years. It can be said that they are all prosperous. They are really
If you refuse to save me, I'm afraid I won't be able to discuss business with the Senate anymore."
"That's all we have to do." Although the two agreed verbally, the expressions on their faces were obviously unsure.
Seeing that Liao Sanniang was handling things well, Li Rufeng coughed heavily, drew everyone's attention back, and said loudly: "Let's discuss business."
Li Rufeng pressed the handrail, looked towards Wu Kaidang, and asked: "Mr. Wu, has this matter been reported to Guangli?"
Although Wu Kaidi still had some grudges against Li Rufeng's actions just now, he knew that this was not the time to show offence, so he suppressed his unhappiness and replied: "I've reported it, but the telegraph box can't transmit it that far. I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time."
instruct."
Li Rufeng nodded, stood up, and said loudly: "Even if Guangli sends someone to take over Beijing Station, it will take a long time to travel four thousand miles back and forth. It may not be possible for anyone to come in ten days and a half."
Li Rufeng glanced at Liao Sanniang, and then said: "On the way back, Sanniang and I discussed several regulations. Now I will take them out and go over them with everyone in detail."
Everyone bowed and said yes.
Liao Sanniang spoke first: "I have discussed with the chief escort, and the government has not taken any action, so we know it was not the factory guards. Mr. Leng has no grudges in Beijing, and none of the ticket companies in the same industry are so ruthless.
With such a sophisticated method, he must be a big thief."
Wu Kaidi was stunned and said: "What they are asking for is..."
Li Rufeng said from the side: "Mostly for wealth."
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper for a while.
Liao Sanniang continued: "This happens in both the north and the south. It's not unusual. Yaotong in Guangxi robs people during the day and asks for ransom, which is called 'capture and ransom'; in the north, it's called 'capture and ransom'. They are willing to spend so much effort to investigate Master Leng's background."
, It is really deliberate. The thieves have rare goods in their hands. How can they be wasted? You must contact us. Sirs, please be patient. There will be news soon."
Li Rufeng nodded in agreement, took over the conversation, and said: "First, the most important thing, needless to say, is to save people. If the thief is really seeking money, we must prepare in advance to prevent being caught off guard. There is a saying in the Australian and Song Dynasties.
As the saying goes: It’s not a problem that can be solved with money. If you can use no weapons and sacrifice a lot of money to buy Master Leng back safely, then you can still explain it even if you have to bear some responsibility."
Li Rufeng paused after saying these words, pondered for a moment, slowly turned the walnuts in his hand, and continued: "When the government handles this kind of hostage case, there is no precedent of paying money to redeem people, and letting thieves not be punished. They are often thieves and hostages.
They all kill them together, and the servants and subordinates usually have to twist the victim's head off to extort money. Therefore, we must not rely on the government. They want to arrest people, and we want to save people. Our original intentions are different, and it is difficult to have both ends. We can't do it both ways.
We sit back and wait, and we must go all out to rescue Mr. Leng. After the meeting with Sanniangzi and I broke up, we sent people to find those hustlers, no disciples, bachelors, the leader of the troublemakers, Jia Tou, and arranged for the people to go around and hunt down the spies.
, these people in the market are the most well-informed. This is a probing and passionate business. You gentlemen naturally don't know the dirty tricks in this world. I have to do my duty, and only the third lady and I can take responsibility for this matter. But
I need to ask Mr. Wu to send some money to pay for all kinds of expenses. This kind of thing requires money at a high price and cannot be found. We also need to raise money in advance and prepare a ransom."
Wu Kaidi and Xiao Weixiangli looked at each other and said with a troubled expression: "Although Leng Zhai has some money, it is not much. Delong's working capital is not easy to misappropriate..."
Li Rufeng followed closely and said: "No matter how difficult it is, we must find a way out."
Liao Sanniang also turned around at this time and said to Wu Kai: "Secondly, I want to ask Mr. Wu to come forward to deal with Wanping County and Shuntian Prefecture on official matters, to manage everything, and to inquire about government news. Mr. Wu, Leng Zhai
Is there anyone who can act as the master of suffering?"
Wu Kaidi leaned forward and said: "Master Leng has a personal secretary called He Xiang. He organizes documents and takes care of daily life for Master Leng. To the outside world, he only says that Master Leng's wife is not at home, and He Xiang is under Master Leng's control.
As a concubine, He Xiang will take care of everything."
Li Rufeng nodded and said, "Okay."
Then Li Rufeng rushed to several managers of Delong and said: "Thirdly, we have to work hard for these managers to stabilize the situation of Delong. We have to use money so that the bank can no longer cause trouble. But in terms of running the business, Li is
I don't know anything about blowing fire with a rolling pin. Please, please, Li is here to bow to you." After saying this, he bent down deeply and bowed to Delong and others.
Xiao Xiangli and others hurriedly raised their hands in return and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I should, I should."
While we were talking, someone suddenly came from outside to report that Qi, the squad leader from Shuntian Prefecture's fast class, was here.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but Wu Kaidi managed to keep his composure and immediately ordered everyone to wait here while he went out to deal with it himself.
Li Rufeng didn't take it seriously. He was quite familiar with public affairs: it was the right thing for the squad leader to come to arrest witnesses. The squad leader came to the door in person, firstly to explain that the matter was heavy, and secondly, he also said that he could "talk about the weight" -
―In other words, there is room for change in this matter. Otherwise, this team leader would have rolled his eyes and the six relatives would not accept that official business was done.
What he is most concerned about now is the reason why Leng Ningyun did not use the escort agency to protect him and ran out of the city with his personal entourage - this is an extremely unusual thing given his personality and principles of action.
If you want to know why he went out, you will have a clue to find someone.
However, Leng Ningyun's two personal servants had been killed. Although Wu Kaidi was a confidant, he could not enter the room on weekdays and was accompanying him. The only clue was the two maids who lived in Leng Ningyun's room.
Of these two maids, one is the life secretary transferred from Lingao. Her name at Jingshi Station is "Hexiang". After coming to Jingshi Station, she also serves as Leng's confidential secretary. Important documents have to go through her.
The other one was bribed after arriving in the capital. The name became much more vulgar and was called "Yan Hong". Leng Ningyun was too lazy to change it. Although the latter did not know Leng Ningyun's true identity, he still belonged to the category of "received a great favor"
", and He Liansheng has done a "background investigation", and she is just an ordinary girl with a pure background. There is nothing suspicious about her loyalty.
However, they should know a lot about Leng Ningyun's daily life. Li Rufeng thought that he should start with these two people.