"Then what should we do? When we deposited the money, the bank happily accepted it, but when we came to withdraw it, we actually said we didn't have it?"
The old guys' anger continued to rise, and their tone of voice became extremely bad.
"Lords of ministers, isn't this a special situation?"
The shopkeeper smiled and apologized to everyone.
"Stop talking about these useless things, and just tell us when can we get the money we need?"
The old guys are too lazy to talk nonsense with him and want an accurate letter today.
"Three days! It should be enough in three days!"
The shopkeeper thought for a moment, stretched out three fingers, and said firmly.
"Three days?"
"Ah! We waited for you for three days, and the day lilies were already cold!"
However, the veterans simply didn’t buy it.
News about the development of Yizhou will be released tomorrow, and the navigation route map will be printed the day after tomorrow. Others have set off the day after tomorrow, and they haven't even got the boat yet!
That would really be a big joke!
"This this……?"
Previously, the shopkeeper thought that he had done a pretty good job and could raise the money in just three days.
But I didn’t expect that the veterans were still not satisfied.
Judging from his posture, he is even angrier than before!
"Okay, he is just a little shopkeeper, let's not embarrass him!"
Although Wang Ben was not happy, he was just a shopkeeper. Even if they pressed further, they still wouldn't get the money.
If it were other shops, they could still find the owner, but this is a bank, and the owner is His Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and a few of them.
It’s no use looking for anyone!
The top priority is to think of a way quickly to see if there is any way to solve this matter!
"Yes, Zhang Shangshu and Feng Shangshu, you have many ideas, hurry up and think of other ways!"
Meng Tian turned his gaze to the two of them and said with a frown.
"What? Isn't it time to call me cunning?"
Feng Quji glanced at him.
"Don't frame a good person, that's not what I said!"
Meng Tian quickly waved his hand.
"Humph! Now it's useless what anyone said. The bank has no money, and there's nothing we can do!"
Feng Quji was also extremely helpless.
"What? Are we just going to stare at others going to sea?"
Kang Anping felt unwilling.
Everything was obviously going very smoothly, but why did it get stuck at the last step?
They thought about not being able to buy a ship, and also thought about the guy not giving him a map, but they really never thought about the fact that the banker had no money!
If I had known this, I should have taken more in advance!
"Shopkeeper Liu, how many people came to borrow or withdraw money today?"
Zhang Han thought for a moment and turned to ask the shopkeeper.
"One after another, there must be more than two hundred people!"
The shopkeeper raised his head half way and made some calculations in his mind.
"But they all took the banknotes and left?"
Zhang Han asked again.
"That's for sure! If someone takes something as collateral, we will give them a banknote!"
Shopkeeper Liu said firmly.
"That's good!"
Zhang Han nodded slightly.
"Hey! Lao Zhang, if you don't know what to do, why are you asking those people if they have the banknotes?"
His behavior puzzled several others.
"Okay, let's go out first and then talk!"
Since he couldn't get the money anyway, Zhang Han pulled a few people out of the bank's gate.
"Ouch! Lao Zhang, please stop being so secretive. I, Lao Kang, are already so worried. Just tell me quickly. What are those things for?"
Kang Anping asked impatiently before he had even taken two steps out the door.
"The price of steamships was high, and most of those officials bought them in partnership, so there were so many people going to withdraw money and borrow money, and the entire bank was emptied of money!"
"Stop beating around the bush. We all know these things. Say something useful!"
"Think about it, what did those guys do with the money?"
Zhang Han opened his mouth and smiled slightly.
"What else can you do? Didn't you just say to buy a steamer and wait to set off!"
The old guys answered almost in unison.
“So, where does the money end up?”
Zhang Han raised his eyebrows and asked.
"The shipyard is the property of His Highness the Crown Prince. After collecting the money, it must be sent to Bieyuan as soon as possible. Didn't everyone see it when we bought the ship last time?"
The last time they went to bargain with the boy, they watched helplessly as the guards came one after another to deliver money.
"That's right!"
After getting a satisfactory answer, Zhang Han nodded.
"You mean... to go to His Highness the Crown Prince for money?"
Speaking of this, Feng Quji also understood.
"That's right! In fact, it's not that Xianyang has no money, but that the money was taken away by the ministers to buy steamships and went to His Highness the Crown Prince! As long as we ask His Highness the Crown Prince to take out this money and put it in the bank, the bank will have nothing Got the money?”
Zhang Han said smartly.
But after the old guys passed by him, they actually felt that it made perfect sense!
"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go find His Royal Highness right now!"
As a result, the old guys hurried to Bieyuan again.
There is no way, they can't wait until three days later!
…
Fortunately, the bank is not far from Bieyuan, and you can reach it after just a few turns!
But Ying Feiyu was not in the house.
Even after asking the servants in the mansion, no one knew where he was!
"What should we do? How about we look for it separately?"
There was no one around, and the sweat on the veteran's forehead became even thicker.
"Quickly pull them down. Most of those factories are outside the city. With our current strength, let's forget it!"
Feng Quji immediately refused.
After running around for a day and eating something on the way back from the imperial court, I am now tired and hungry, and I can’t afford to bother anymore!
Even if others can go, he can't go!
"Yes, instead of just a few of us looking for it, it's better to let the servants in the mansion go. At least there are a lot of people, and it will be faster to find him!"
Chunyu Yue nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Alright!"
So, the old guys called all the servants in the mansion together and asked them to find His Highness the Crown Prince.
The veterans were waiting restlessly in the main hall.
During this period, I also ordered the maid to serve two batches of small snacks. They devoured them three times, five times five divided by two, and I finally felt full!
About half an hour later, when it was almost dark, Ying Feiyu drove the steam car back!
Hearing the noise, the old guys ran out quickly!
"His Royal Highness, you are finally back!"
Seeing that handsome figure, the veterans were so excited that they almost shed tears.
They have been busy all day, whether they can succeed or not depends on this boy!
"A few ministers are looking for me? Haven't I already given you the map?"
Not long after Ying Feiyu left, he was discussing the expansion with Yu Ji when he was called back, somewhat unhappy.
"Your Highness, we won't beat around the bush this time...!"
Zhang Han frowned and said bluntly: "The map is indeed available, but there is something wrong with the steamer!"
