As the saying goes, killing someone's wealth is like killing their parents.
Zhu Youjian didn't think that Qiming Bank was in big trouble before he even stepped out of Beijing.
Apocalypse 3rd year, August.
The summer harvest of the Ming Dynasty officially begins.
August 10,
Although Qiming Bank has not yet left Beijing at this time, it has indeed established 9 bank branches in Beijing.
A large number of farmers carried grain to Qiming Bank. Although the bank's configuration far exceeded the standard, many problems still occurred for these people who showed no discipline.
For example, according to what was said when saving money before, people want to get the right to buy grain at a fair price with silver.
First, bring the voucher and food to the Qiming Chamber of Commerce to conduct transactions. All transactions are conducted at the Qiming Chamber of Commerce Grain Purchase Office. If there is insufficient silver, the person in charge of the Qiming Chamber of Commerce will bring the farmers here to withdraw money.
But during actual operation, Zhu Youjian realized the horror of illiteracy.
They don't care about the difference between your Qiming Chamber of Commerce and Qiming Bank. They only know that I save money here. If you agree that we use money to collect food, I will find you here.
Fortunately, the people were not unreasonable. Under the persuasion and leadership of the shopkeeper, the matter was finally resolved smoothly.
Many people saw that Qiming Bank was creditworthy, so they deposited their excess money in Qiming Bank.
But everyone, including Zhu Youjian, seriously underestimated the revenge of others.
Although buying grain with silver protects the interests of farmers, it does seriously affect the interests of large grain collectors and banks.
In early September of the third year of Tianqi, just as Zhu Youjian was actively preparing to establish banks in Shuntian, Baoding, Tianjin, and Yongping, he encountered an organized and real run wave for the first time.
On September 1st, starting from this day, something started to go wrong.
On this day, at dawn, a large number of farmers crowded in front of the bank, waiting to receive their savings early.
Seeing the dense crowds, the neighbors of Qianzhuang, who are affected by their travel, will inevitably say a few words.
However, before the neighbors who were passing by started to chatter, they heard someone in the crowd worryingly murmuring loudly, "Why haven't you opened the door yet? What time has it been? You won't open the door anymore, right?"
Someone answered: "Isn't this bank also a liar? There is no business where you can make money without making money."
There are usually farmers who are worried like this, but there seem to be more of them today.
Someone in the crowd actually said loudly: "Have you heard? Many banks in the city have taken away the money they kept, and many people who saved money have lost everything."
The calm crowd became a little commotion.
More farmers stared at the bank's door and couldn't help but mutter: "Is the door opening soon? Why isn't it still open? It should be time?"
In the eyes of anxious farmers, the sun, which is usually on time, seems to be rising much slower today.
The hour finally arrived, the door of Qiming Bank finally opened, and people poured into the store like a tide. The bank was suddenly crowded.
Some loud voices in the crowd kept shouting, "Hurry up, hurry up, we have to rush back!"
This statement aroused a resonance, and the farmers all lived outside the city. After withdrawing the money, most of them still have at least ten miles to go.
Someone in the crowd began to echo, "Yeah, hurry up, it's been so long, hurry up and finish it so I can get back on my way."
The farmers' anxiety is clearly revealed.
The shopkeepers of each branch came together and personally cooperated with the security guards at the door to promote order in the bank.
The bank's security was arranged urgently by Zhu Youjian after farmers came to the bank to resist grain.
Most of these people were Su Polu's subordinates, people who had just faced Jiannu, and people who were not allowed to retire due to various reasons.
Although most of these people are disabled, the evil spirit on their bodies is beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
As soon as they stood up, the people instantly became quiet.
Even those manipulating the crowd fell silent. I was afraid that I would be eaten alive by these security guards.
The bank clerks were behind the iron fence, quickly handling the business of farmers withdrawing money. Although the guys are skilled in the business, almost every farmer has objections to the color of the copper coins when saving money.
You know, copper coins are also divided into three, six or nine grades. There is a big difference between good money and bad money. One penny of good money can be used for three penny of bad money.
This is the mentality of farmers. They obviously have determined the quality of the money when they save money; they clearly know how much money they should withdraw; but they are always unwilling to argue more, hoping that they can fight for a few more cents of money.
The explanations given by the men as they took out the silver occupied a great deal of time in the whole business.
Over time, the pressure from security guards has made the crowd adapt.
From time to time, some people kept urging, and some even loudly questioned the bank, wondering whether the bank still had enough money.
The store manager looked at the sky and felt a little worried.
In the past, I would have come before the silver car opened. How could it be so late today?
Seeing the restless crowd, the shopkeeper felt a little uneasy. "Don't let anything happen. There are so many people. If something happens, we will be in trouble."
About a street away from the Qianzhuang branch, a silver car was moving slowly.
A two-wheeled light cart, pulled by a strong mule, with a wooden box on top. The box contains 5,000 taels of silver. There were three guards accompanying the car. This is a special vehicle used by King Xin to deliver money to the bank.
The guard looked around vigilantly while looking around, looking slightly nervous.
There were some unexpected obstacles on the road today, and several intersections had to be detoured to pass. The silver car is much slower than before.
The guards followed the silver car and walked a lot of distance, looking particularly tired.
Although everyone did not believe that someone dared to rob in the street, there were too many things happening along the way, which seemed extremely abnormal.
The Qianzhuang branch was almost here. When they turned around and saw the store front, the guards finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When the silver car was delivered, their work came to an end. All you need to do is take the money stored in the store back to the palace in the evening, and the day's work is easily completed.
On the street, a group of rioting people came over. Several people in the crowd were arguing loudly.
Although the crowd did not block the silver car's path, the guards suddenly became nervous. They all drew out their sabers and prepared for defense.
The silver car continued to move forward, gradually reaching the center of the quarrelsome crowd.
The quarreling crowd became more and more fierce across the road.
The guards walking through it couldn't help tightening their weapons. Obscene words filled their ears, and the guards speeded up their pace in unison. If it's any later, I feel like I'll be annoyed to death by their noise.
The crowd became noisy and rushed excitedly to the road. What they saw was a fight with weapons.
Unfortunately, Yin Che was in the middle of the crowd, and the guards were really nervous this time, and something was going to happen.
Facing the crowd, the guards had mixed reactions.
Among the three guards, the leader who reacted the fastest directly swung his knife and slashed at the person approaching the silver car.
The other two guards were a little hesitant. He just waved the knife in his hand and shouted. Keep crowds away.
"Killed." The crowd shouted.
Then, with lightning speed, a troop of troops from the Five Cities Army and Horse Division surrounded the entire crowd.
The crowd and the guards transporting the silver were also arrested.
Even though the leader said that Wang Chengen and Wei Zhongxian were covering his back, the soldiers still cuffed the guards. The silver car and the silver car were taken to the Wucheng Bingma Si Yamen as physical evidence.
