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Episode 1: New Arrival Chapter 645: Confidential Matters

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    Faced with the shopkeeper's doubts, Mr. Ye sneered a few times, "Do you think what I said was angry? It's not impossible if I really push the envelope."

    Shopkeeper Liu said in disbelief: "When we leave our hometown, we always have to maintain some friendship with our hometown"

    General Ye waved his hand and stopped Shopkeeper Liu from continuing, "That's all the way of old antiques! Besides, there was an accident this time. Seeing that we unfortunately became the target of attracting the attention of the imperial government, people's hearts are divided.  .Who knows if others can talk about hometown friendship? Maybe they will push us out to appease the court! At that time I"

    Just as he was talking about this, the waiter in front suddenly stood outside the door in a panic and shouted: "My boss is in trouble! Two policemen from the Ministry of Justice have sent a summons, asking Yinzhuang to send someone to appear in court tomorrow."

    ??Ye Yuanwai was startled, looked at each other with shopkeeper Liu, and murmured: "It came so fast."

    Before he finished speaking, another person came to report: "My boss! I sent a message from the guild hall, saying that my colleagues from the Japanese bank will discuss things in the guild hall tomorrow and invite my boss and his party."

    The two things actually collided. After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Ye told shopkeeper Liu: "Tomorrow, you will act as a banker and go to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice to hear the hearing; I will go to the guild hall to meet with my colleagues from the same hometown and see what happens."  What a limelight.¡±

    Shopkeeper Liu agreed, and the next day, he went directly to the lobby of the Criminal Department on behalf of Yinzhuang, while Yuanwai went to the Shanxi Guild Hall to meet with his colleagues.  Although the twenty-one people today were not able to complete the meeting, there are sixteen or seventeen people present, which is enough to represent the Western merchant silver industry.

    The topic of this discussion is naturally the recent official debt crisis.  There are all kinds of people lending official debt in the capital.  But the Western business group definitely occupies the largest market share.  The five creditors that Shangzhi County borrowed from were all Western merchants, which was the trigger of this turmoil. That's why the Western merchants felt angry.

    Someone said in public: "This turmoil may have been an accident. It was easy to calm down, but it became more and more serious. According to my judgment, it was taken advantage of by the Li Yuan envoy. Mingli Bao must also be under his instigation, and its purpose is obvious.  , intending to protect the Huichang Yin by attacking us."

    Someone else answered: "Now this fire has been burned on Heyuan Yinzhuang. I heard that the Ministry of Punishment has been sent for questioning. Brother Ye is really unlucky. I will accept it on behalf of everyone in my generation."

    Lei Yuanwai, a very influential member of the Western Business Group, suddenly said: "Although Brother Ye is taking the lead now, as time goes by, I am afraid that we will all suffer, so we must solve it quickly. But we must settle this matter as soon as possible.  There is only one simple way."

    "What method?"

    Lei Yuanwai looked around and glanced at Ye Cheng again, "Whether it's justified or not, the imperial court always holds great righteousness, so we don't want to be tough this time, it's better to retreat in order to advance. Brother Ye simply admitted his mistake.  How about keeping the matter under wraps, Heyuan Yinzhuang closes down in the capital, while Ye Yuanwai returns to his hometown and opens another business? In this way, the pressure we face will naturally be relieved."

    Lei Yuanwai¡¯s move is to retreat in order to advance. To put it bluntly, Heyuan Yinzhuang, which was hit by the gun, is to make a decision on its own and admit its mistakes, so that the entire industry can withstand the pressure from the court on the cusp of this crisis.  In this way, other shops can survive this crisis safely.

    Sure enough, someone has such an idea!  Ye Yuanwai was furious. Although this was indeed the simplest and most effective way, he absolutely did not want to sacrifice himself.  Refuted: "Senior Lei is short-sighted! Short-sightedness is not advisable!"

    Lei Yuanwai frowned, "This is not the time to talk about principles. What we want to do is to solve the problem, as long as we can solve the problem. Why not? Besides, I am not abandoning you, I am just letting you avoid the edge for the time being and go back to your hometown to wait for the opportunity.  , we will naturally help you if we can, and we will never make you unable to make a living!"

    Everyone in the hall was whispering to each other and talking about the feasibility.

    Officer Ye laughed angrily, "Senior Lei is so scheming, thank you for your ability to speak out! If an accident occurs, he will lose his car to protect his commander, so what's the point of our twenty-one united forces? Don't forget, this time we are involved with the Shangzhi County  There are five families in total. The fire is burning on me today, and it may be burning on someone else tomorrow. Does Senior Lei mean to leave them all to fend for themselves? Then there is no need for the union of the twenty-one families to exist."

    At this time, someone saw that Mr. Ye was very emotional and stepped forward to smooth things over.  Ye Yuanwai took a few breaths, looked at the expressions of his colleagues around him, and said loudly: "Don't blame me for saying ugly words first. If you seniors really have the heart to regard me and Yuanyin Village as abandoned sons, then I  We then launched a joint venture to cooperate with Huichang Yinhao. I believe that Envoy Li will welcome it very much! The troubles we encountered will naturally be solved!"

    This is Ye Yuanwai¡¯s threat to bet on his own property.  It took great difficulty for their Western merchants to form a situation in the capital that isolated the Huichang Bank, and it was time to shake its foundation.  If Heyuan Yinzhuang suddenly abandons the alliance at this time and turns to Huichang Yinhao and the forces behind it, it will inevitably become a breakthrough.It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a sign of a complex deadlock that it takes a lot of effort.

    Of course, everyone did not want this situation to happen, and they all said: "Brother Ye, don't be impulsive, we have no intention of treating you as an abandoned son! Lei Yuanwai just put forward some of his own ideas."

    Seeing that the threat of breaking the jar and smashing it was effective, Mr. Ye stopped and sat back.  He stopped talking and just lowered his head to drink tea.

    At this time, there was a brief silence, and everyone had no good ideas for a while. After all, the opponent they faced this time was a bit complicated.  It's not easy for the high-ranking officials they befriended to stand up and say anything. Everyone has to cherish their feathers.

    In the quiet atmosphere, Lei Yuanwai opened his mouth again, "The ancients said that when you shoot a man, you shoot the horse first, and when you capture the thief, you capture the king first. After thinking about it, the key to this matter lies in two people. One is ordered to review official debts.  Feng Shangshu, and the other is Li You who is trying to take advantage of Ming Li Bao to fish in troubled waters. As long as these two people are settled, everything else will not be a problem. "

    Someone said: "Everyone knows the truth, but the key is how to do it? Feng Shangshu doesn't know, but Li You is famous for not taking hard or soft advice, and will not give up until he achieves his goal. This time his goal is to dominate the money industry  , what can be done to deal with him?"

    Lei Yuanwai said in a deep voice: "Of course I have a way to deal with the two of them, and I will risk it. It must be kept strictly confidential and cannot be leaked. There are many people here with mixed opinions, and it is inconvenient to make it public. If you can trust me, let me go down and give it a try.  .¡±

    ??Ye Yuanwai's brows moved. He was not at ease at all. If Lei Yuanwai said nicely to his face, but still secretly sold him behind his back, where could he reason?  Then he questioned: "Senior Lei has always been upright, why is he secretive this time? I'm afraid there is still something evil in his heart."

    Lei Yuanwai still refused: "It is indeed inconvenient to make it public. If it is spread, it will easily lead to accidents, which will definitely not be a blessing to our generation."

    But the more he behaves like this, the more worried Ye Yuanwai becomes.  Someone came up with an idea and said: "Since Brother Lei emphasizes confidentiality and cannot discuss with us. That's it. Let's send two of the rest of us to replace us to listen to Brother Lei's idea. If they all think it is feasible, then we have no doubts.  . I suggest that Brother Ye and Senior Fang go and listen to Brother Lei¡¯s ideas on our behalf, so we don¡¯t have to worry about leaking it.¡±

    "Ye Yuanwai was very hostile to Lei Yuanwai today. If even he thought Lei Yuanwai's idea was feasible, then there would be nothing to worry about.  The other person who is respectfully called Senior Fang is the oldest one, and seniority is respected.

    Lei Yuanwai hesitated for a moment, feeling that he had to do this to dispel other people's suspicions, so he had no choice but to accept the proposal.

    The others voluntarily exited the hall, leaving only Lei, Ye and Fang.  Lei Lei looked around, and after repeatedly confirming that there was no one else around, he lowered his voice and said, "By chance, I learned about a shocking event a few days ago."

    Ye and Fang remained silent, holding their breaths and waiting for Lei Yuanwai to continue speaking.

    "You have all heard of the Qianli Seawall Embankment in Zhejiang. In the past few years, the stone reserves were stolen and sold in large quantities. It is said that the amount was as high as hundreds of thousands of taels."

    This is really a shocking secret. When Ye Yuanwai and Fang Laozha heard about it, they couldn't help but turn pale with horror.  Zhejiang's seawall involves the safety of millions of soldiers and civilians on the seashore. If something like this has serious consequences, there may be hundreds of lives lost.

    The two of them remembered almost at the same time that a few years ago, the governor of Zhejiang was none other than Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice!  There must be nothing to do with it!  But there is still a question, what does this matter have to do with Li You?

    "I heard that Xujiang County used a lot of seawall stones to build the Xuhe River stone embankment at that time. Li You was at the Xujiang County River Engineering Station at the time, so it may have something to do with it."

    Old man Fang said in a trembling voice: "You mean to use this as an excuse to ask them to show their favor this time? These things may not be harmful to Li You, especially to Li You."

    Lei Yuanwai explained: "No matter whether it hurts their bones or not, they definitely don't want this matter to be exposed and their names connected. Besides, I'm not threatening anything, I just want to put an end to the matter, so that from now on, we won't be in trouble, or we will  If you honor them, they should understand these painstaking efforts. So I have to meet them in person so that I can decide what is appropriate."

    "Since my dear brother is confident, you can give it a try." Mr. Fang nodded.

    Officer Lei looked at Ye Cheng again. Ye Cheng thought about it a few times and said, "Senior Lei will have the final say on this matter."

    So the plan was agreed upon, and the owners of each house went back to their respective places and entrusted the matter to the mine operators.

    But it was said that Shangzhi County had indeed moved to Li's residence. After Li You took over the courtyard next door, he had extra guest rooms, so it was not a problem to accommodate Shangzhi County.  That night, after having dinner with Shang Zhixian, Li You and Shang Zhixian sat down to drink tea and chat.

    Shang Zhixian said worriedly: "My lord, you have made too much noise this time. I am a little worried."

    Li You smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, luck is on our side, everything is under control!"

    At this time, a disciple of the Li family suddenly reported: "A man in shabby clothes came outside the door and asked to see him. He claimed to be from Heyuan Yinzhuang."

    ¡°I told you I¡¯d never see you again!¡± Li You scolded casually.

    Menzi explained: "That man claims to be the owner of the bank. He has urgent confidential matters to tell me. I don't dare to make the decision."

    An urgent secret?  Li You was extremely confused. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "Please come in over there."  .  )

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    Li You smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, luck is on our side, everything is under control!"

    At this time, a disciple of the Li family suddenly reported: "A man in shabby clothes came outside the door and asked to see him. He claimed to be from Heyuan Yinzhuang."

    ¡°I told you I¡¯d never see you again!¡± Li You scolded casually.

    Menzi explained: "That man claims to be the owner of the bank. He has urgent confidential matters to tell me. I don't dare to make the decision."

    An urgent secret?  Li You was extremely confused. After thinking about it, he waved his hand and said, "Please come in over there."  .  )

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