Chapter 174 The sanctimonious villain! (Here he comes! Second update!)

Song Xiang was frugal and aloof. Although he was fond of food, he was not overly fond of food. He was completely different from his younger brother Song Qi, so there were a few simple plates of home-cooked dishes on the table.

The wine he drank was better, but it was still difficult for Xia Anqi to drink. But after all, he wanted to give face to his host, so Xia Anqi ate and drank as if nothing had happened, and even pretended to be happy with it.

Song Xiang encouraged him to drink with a smile, but only in moderation. Xia Anqi was also gentle and elegant. The two drank together, although it was not enthusiastic, but it was quite elegant.

Song Xiang seemed to say inadvertently: "...The old man is in good health. It's been a long time since I last saw you. Everyone misses you a lot."

Xia Anqi was about ten years younger than Song Xiang, but because Xia Song had recommended Song Xiang, Song Xiang was not willing to be of the same generation as Xia Song. He often called Xia Anqi brother and brother, while calling Xia Song the boss.

However, Xia Anqi did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "My father is in good health. Even in the bitter cold of the northwest, I am afraid he will still suffer a lot. It would be better if he could go back to Beijing and take a good rest."

"Yes!" Song Xiang said with some emotion. "...My lord, it's just bad luck, and there are villains and treacherous officials at work, otherwise he would have taken over the central government long ago. If the lord was here, Song Dynasty would not have suffered this."

God's punishment, alas, some people behave so recklessly that they make God angry!"

Xia Anqi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Yes, those people really went too far to let the people suffer such unreasonable disasters. Song Shenzheng is compassionate and compassionate. He is indeed the [white jade pillar that holds the sky] in the words of his father. Having Song Shenzhen in the imperial court is a blessing."

What a blessing!"

Song Xiang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Sir, the boss actually thinks so highly of Bo Xiu? Alas, Bo Xiang is just a mediocre person, how can he be praised so highly by the boss?"

Xia Anqi said seriously: "Brother Boxiu is too modest. My father once told Yudi in private that with Boxiu's talent, he will definitely be able to serve as a disciple of Zhongshu in five years. Please allow me to get close to you, Yudi."

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Song Xiang said happily: "We brothers should be close to each other. I regard the boss as my mentor, and you, my dear brother, have a deep friendship with me. The rest are just external things..."

He seemed to be thinking, tapping the back of the chair inadvertently with his fingers. Xia Anqi frowned, then raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "My father also said that Brother Boxiu is good at economics, but it's a pity that he doesn't have the right opportunity.

Alas, speaking of this matter, the central bank is also in crisis now. Governor Zhang is a good person, but he is too young and too aggressive. This time the central bank also fell into a huge crisis because of his aggressiveness.

Brother Boxiu, brother Yu thinks that the central bank cannot be left to his own devices, and brother Yu plans to ask the officials to let more capable people manage the central bank. Does brother Boxi have a suitable candidate?"

Song Xiang restrained the greed in his heart, nodded slightly and said: "The central bank is an important weapon of the country, and it really shouldn't be run by someone who is too young.

Haha, I’m not afraid of people saying that I don’t shy away from relatives in favor of talents. I think my brother is pretty good, talented, honest and upright. If he helps the court to look after the central bank, the central bank will definitely be able to survive the crisis!”

He was talking about Song Qi.

It's just that Song Qi likes extravagance and is widely known as a libertine, but he is not honest and upright as Song Qi said.

Xia Anqi curled his lips inwardly, but a smile appeared on his face: "With Zijing guarding it, the central bank is as stable as Mount Tai!"

Song Xiang chuckled and said: "Now is the time when spring is blooming. Sir, maybe you should prepare to go back to Bianjing to see the peach blossoms."

Xia Anqi and Song Xiang looked at each other and laughed.

After laughing for a while, Song Xiang pondered for a while and said: "Brother Yu, I heard that the central bank was recently ran on. Haha, the boss's appeal is indeed very strong. Those banks are also willing to cooperate, but it is beyond my expectation.

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Xia Anqi looked at Song Xiang warily, and Song Xiang smiled back, making Xia Anqi's heart tremble.

It turns out that the things he did were not so secretive. How did he know that Song Xiang was so secretive?

Song Xiang saw Xia Anqi's expression and did not want to cause him to misunderstand, so he explained: "There is a member of the Song family in the bank, so I know a little bit about it."

Xia Anqi felt relieved and smiled: "It's not that my father has great appeal, but the central bank has robbed them of their sweet potato. Originally, they could absorb deposits without paying interest, but the central bank broke the rules.

How can other banks survive?

Blocking people's way of making money is like killing parents. Even if there is no father, they will not tolerate the central bank after all. The foolish brother is just going along with the flow."

Song Xiang nodded, and did not ask in depth, but said: "The matter of the central bank is also no small matter. If the boss wants to return to Beijing, it is best to clear some obstacles, otherwise the boss will inevitably fail even if he becomes the chairman of the Central Committee.

Being held back."

Xia Anqi put his index finger into the drink and wrote two words on the table.

Song Xiang looked at it through the light. One was [Zeng] and the other was [Wu]. He couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction: "It is indeed inappropriate for these evil villains to continue to occupy high positions. Drive them to the place where the gentleman can regain his dignity."

It will be a great good thing if you return to your throne and the gentleman will be in power when the time comes!"

When the matter comes to this point, it is considered finished.

On the second day, Xia Anqi came to the central bank early. First, he asked people to check the data to see how much balance there was in the bank. After seeing this, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"There are only more than 200,000 yuan left, and the results will be seen around today.

Haha, Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng, if you mess this up, your future will end here.

We have no grudges, but you are blocking my way, so I have to ask you to get out of the way.

If you're to blame, it's your teacher-student relationship with Zeng Gongliang, Wu Yu, and Jia Changchao, haha."

Xia Anqi ordered people to watch at the door to see when the central bank would close.

As for himself, he has already begun to write an impeachment memorial. The content is that Zhang Heng acted recklessly and lent out all the central bank's money, so that the central bank was run on and the central bank was forced to close its doors, which disgraced the court.

If he is no longer trusted, the various institutions of the imperial court will also no longer be trusted. Therefore, Zhang Heng has committed a very serious crime, so he should be imprisoned and punished by the officials.

As for whether Zhang Heng will borrow money from other places to cope with this bank run crisis, it is basically impossible in the Xia'an period.

The major institutions of the imperial court have already deposited a lot of money in the central bank, which was only deposited by official orders. Now these funds have been loaned out. Not to mention that these imperial institutions have no money to save. Even if they have money,

They don't dare to deposit in the central bank anymore. They are about to collapse. Who dares to continue to enter the market?

The imperial agencies basically no longer have the ability to help the central bank, but what about the private sector?

Of course there are people among the people, and the major banks in Bianjing have a lot of money in them, but the banks hate the central bank and wish that the central bank would collapse soon. Who is willing to spend money to save their enemies?

So this road is considered dead.

Apart from these, I can't help the rest even if I want to. Private deposits amount to 4 to 5 million guan. This time, more than 1 million guan have been paid back. There is still a gap of 3 to 4 million guan. Such a large sum of money

Who can fill it?

Of course, there is another department that can help Zhang Heng, and that is the Third Division.

Of course Duzhisi was rich at this time, but Zhang Heng would not have embezzled the money of the third division if he did not want to die. Duzhisi's money was actually not Duzhisi's money, but the imperial court's money. This money

Every transaction is secured. If you can't use it when you need it, it will be a big trouble. That trouble will be bigger than Zhang Heng still being closed by the central bank!

The central bank was forced to close due to a run on the bank. At most, Zhang Heng would be charged with dereliction of duty. But if he misappropriated the money from the branch but failed to repay it, then Zhang Heng would be guilty of dereliction of duty.

Therefore, the only choice Zhang Heng can make today is to close the door!

Once the central bank closes its doors and refuses to pay, those depositors who cannot withdraw their money will run into the streets and block the way to complain, and the whole world will be in an uproar. The princes of the court will look at him with suspicion. Then Zhang Heng will be unlucky. Zeng, who supported him with all his strength.

Gong Liang, Wu Yu will also be in bad luck, and as for Jia Changchao, this will also be added to his crime!

Xia Anqi was writing happily, but unexpectedly, the subordinate official he sent stumbled back and shouted: "Governor Xia, Governor Xia!..."

Xia Anqi stood up suddenly, looked at the subordinate official, and said loudly: "What's going on!"

The subordinate official was out of breath but said with joy: "The central bank has temporarily stopped paying..."

Xia An was overjoyed, but he scolded: "This is not something to be happy about. Are you so happy because you are expecting the central bank to close down?"

The subordinate explained with some panic: "No, the payment was stopped because someone came to make a deposit! Because the business volume this time is too large, the payment is temporarily stopped. This is a good thing!"

Xia Anqi's heart sank and he quickly asked: "What's going on? Who made the deposit and how much money did he bring?"

The subordinate finally regained his breath and said with a smile: "It's from Quanzhou Commercial Bank. Good guy, the vehicles transporting money can't be seen at the end. It is said that there are hundreds of vehicles, and they are said to be at least 5 million yuan or more."

Deposits, if we have five million deposits, we won’t worry about anyone coming to run on us, and the crisis will be over!”

Xia Anqi's heart skipped a beat. He had calculated everything, but he had missed a Quanzhou maritime merchant. It was not that he had not thought that the Quanzhou maritime merchant would help. After all, Zeng Gongliang, Wu Yu, and Zhang Heng were all from Fujian, and they were related to

Quanzhou also had a lot of connections, and the rise of Quanzhou's maritime merchants also relied on Zhang Heng's strategic planning, so they knew Zhang Heng was in trouble, so they had to help.

But Quanzhou is too far away from Bianjing. Even if Quanzhou maritime merchants want to help, it will take half a month to raise money, and it will take half a month to transport the money by sea. It will also take several days to get from Haizhou to Bianjing. This is more than a month.

moon.

The success or failure of the run was decided in just a few days. Even if Quanzhou Maritime wanted to help, it was beyond his reach, so he excluded Quanzhou Maritime from the beginning. Unexpectedly, he would end up in the most unlikely place!
Chapter completed!