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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Renyi Bank Part 1

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    Chen Zaixing smiled and said: "General, I admire you very much for your loyalty. His Majesty once said: 'These are troubled times, and peace should be the top priority. As long as they are not stubborn, we should give them a way to make a new start.  "These people did not escape with the puppet king, which means that they are not the puppet king's best friends. I think your majesty will still be generous." "My lord is right!"  The descendants are indeed very knowledgeable, beyond what we can match!" The officer quickly nodded in agreement. Naturally, he did not believe that these words were really said by the teenage boy on the throne. The smiling Chinese in front of him was  Real words matter, so it's better to be careful in front of this person.  Thinking of this, the officer bowed and said: "I have finished talking about the little man's business, so I will leave first without disturbing the adults' rest!" "General, please come back!" Chen Zaixing stood up to see him off, but when the door just closed,  , his expression immediately became serious.  As a prospector and businessman in Myanmar for many years, he has a very good understanding of Myanmar's geography and history.  The Mingqi area where the puppet king Meng Ji went is located south of Mandalay. In the middle of the 11th century AD, Anurutuo, the greatest monarch of ancient Myanmar, came to the throne. During his reign, Mithra Lake in central Myanmar was built.  Dams were built on the Palawin River and the Sakyi River, making the Mingqi area a prosperous land of fish and rice. The area was also called "lewin", which means "land of rice" in Burmese. Later it became  There are barns throughout northern Myanmar, so there is a saying that "whoever can control Mingqi can rule Upper Myanmar".  An important reason why several Burmese dynasties have established their capitals in Mandalay (Awa) is that there is very convenient waterway transportation between the place and the Mingqi area, which is conducive to the transportation of food. In history, the demise of the Toungoo dynasty and the failure of the invading Shun army were one of the reasons.  The big reason was that the rebels controlled the waterways in the Mingqi area and cut off the food supply to the capital. As a result, widespread famine and disease occurred near the royal capital of Ava at that time, forcing the loyal army to travel hundreds of miles away.  The loss of military rations transferred to Yunnan outside the country can be imagined.  After abandoning the royal capital, the false king turned to the Mingqi area. Its purpose is obvious.  "It seems that we need to stabilize the situation in Mandalay as soon as possible, and then send troops to chase the puppet king!" Chen Zaixing frowned. It seems that the original plan must be revised. Now the puppet king will definitely agree to all the British requests.  In exchange for support, if he can form a new army to control the Qingqi area, the Shun army will most likely have to withdraw from Mandalay in the end, and all the previous wins may be in vain.  Chen Zaixing thought about it for a while, returned to his desk, and said loudly: "Please come to Bazhang Brigade. I have something important to discuss with him!" These two days were extremely exciting for Batu. As a soldier,  Merit and honor are everything.  In his opinion, most of the work has been completed, and the rest is just sporadic finishing work, which makes him feel a little slack.  So when the orderly found him, he was sitting around a fire with several close subordinates, drinking wine and barbecue.  "Fusheng, if something is so important, why not come to my place and talk while eating meat and drinking wine?" Batu had a loud voice and shouted loudly outside the house, but he came inside to take a look.  , I saw Chen Zaixing sitting upright with a serious look on his face.  Batu also felt that something was wrong, and instinctively stood up straight, and asked in a low voice: "Fusheng, has the situation changed?" "Well, Brother Zhenwu, please sit down!" Chen Zaixing stood up and whispered: "Just now  An officer who surrendered from the puppet king said that the puppet king left Mandalay with thousands of people yesterday morning and went to Mingqi, which is the largest food supply area in Mandalay! " "What?" Batu?  He immediately woke up. Having been a military attache in Mandalay for more than a year, he naturally knew what all this meant.  "I suspect that the puppet king saw something was wrong in Babu Village and withdrew his most trusted troops. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to explain that he can still control thousands of people. Moreover, the Mingqi area is the barn of northern Myanmar.  If we let him take control there, even if we occupy Mandalay, we won't be able to hold on!" "Then I will lead the troops to pursue him immediately!" Batu said loudly, standing up suddenly.  "No, we only got this information from the officer. We don't even know how many people the puppet king has, the direction of his march, or the conditions of the road. How can we pursue him? Besides, we don't know the current trends of the British. If they are involved  If we enter, the situation will become complicated.¡± Hearing Chen Zaixing¡¯s analysis, Batu couldn¡¯t help but feel depressed: ¡°I thought that taking Mandalay would be the end, but now it seems that the trouble has just begun, so what do you think we should do now?  What to do?" Chen Zaixing thought for a moment and replied in a low voice: "First control Mandalay and let the little prince ascend the throne, so that we can gain a foothold in Myanmar. At the same time, we must inform the country of the situation here as soon as possible and open up transportation with the country.  Get supplies of arms and personnel." "Yes!" Batu nodded: "You are right, our lone army cannot cause much trouble, so I will immediately rectify the soldiers and strive to enter the city tomorrow morning, ascend the throne one day earlier, and deal with the false king one day earlier.  " Looking at Batu's hurried away figure, Chen Zaixing's brows furrowed again. In fact, he had a hidden worry in his heart that he hadn't fully finished yet. This time he sent troops to Myanmar, he could not do without the Renyi Bank represented by Kong Zhang.  Without the support of a large sum of money, his journey would not have been easy without this financial source. However, Kong Zhang himself was not the backend boss of Renyi Bank. A considerable part of the money was raised by him through various channels.  Come. Once such a huge business venture is leaked, Kong Zhang is afraid that his family will be ruined immediately. If his financial resources are cut off, even if he does not collapse immediately, he will not be able to go on the road ahead.  If he wins the battle, he should spread this information back to his country as quickly as possible. Even if someone starts an uprising at that time, with this favorable news out there, Kong Zhang will have a lot of room to maneuver and resist.  His little reward. Tianjin, Renyi Bank Headquarters. Kong Zhang was sitting on a leather chair. At this time, he tried his best to look calm, but every one or two minutes, he would raise his head nervously.  Looking at the rosewood-colored door on the right, it seemed as if there was something scary behind the door. A middle-aged man who looked very smart and capable walked up to Kong Zhang and said with a smile: "Third shopkeeper, my boss invites you.  Go in and talk!  "    "well!  "The muscles in Kong Zhang's cheeks twitched, and he gritted his teeth before carefully walking to the red sandalwood door. He took a deep breath, tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, knocked twice on the wooden door, and said in his mouth  Said: "Fifth Grandpa, my nephew Kong Zhang has come in!  " Kong Zhang pushed the door open and came in. He saw an old man in his sixties sitting behind the table in the room. Although the old man's hair was gray, his expression was hale and hearty, and his eyes were like a falcon, which made people's heart palpitate. Standing next to the old man was a man in his sixties.  A middle-aged man was bending over and saying something next to the old man. When Kong Zhang came in, he just raised his head and met Kong Zhang's eyes. There was a smile of gloating on the man's mouth. Kong Zhang couldn't help but feel a smile when he saw this.  Tight, secretly said: "It's not good!  " "Kong Zhang has met the fifth grandfather, and the third brother is also here today!  "Kong Zhang saluted the old man. It turned out that this old man was Kong Huanfu, the patriarch of the Kong family. He was the fifth in line in his generation and was the boss of Renyi Bank. The other person was a contemporary of Kong Zhang, whose surname was Kong Quan.  , whose name is Mingyuan, also works in Renyi Bank. He and Kong Zhang have always been at odds with each other. They often get into trouble with each other. Meeting here today really makes Kong Zhang feel excited. "Get up!"  Kong Huanfu snorted coldly: "I came to you today not for anything else, but to ask about the recent situation of the businesses you are in charge of!"  " Kong Zhang's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile and said: "Thanks to the blessing of my ancestors, business has been good these past few months. The money on the plate has increased by half a percent, and the repayments and interest payments are also normal.  !  "    "I see!  Kong Huanfu nodded. He turned to Kong Quan and said, "Then tell him about the accounts!"  "    "yes!  "Kong Quan bowed to Kong Huanfu, turned around and said: "On June 15th this year, Kong Zhang transferred 750,000 taels of silver from Zhuangzi, Hanjing; on the 19th, he transferred 400,000 taels of silver from Zhuangzi, Jinling Prefecture;  On the 15th, 300,000 taels were transferred from Changsha, Hunan; on July 13th, the Kong Zhang brothers convened 20 peers in Guangzhou and borrowed 1.5 million taels of silver in the name of the bank" Listen to Kong  Kong Zhang listed down all his experiences in raising money for Chen Zaixing these days. Layers of cold sweat broke out on Kong Zhang's forehead. He also knew that these actions were extremely risky and had offended those in the family who ran the bank.  There were a lot of rules, so things were very secretive, but I never expected that someone would find out so quickly and list them out in detail like this. Could it be that the damn Liu Qingyang broke his promise and had a secret meeting with Chen Zaixing that day.  Was the content leaked to Kong Quan? "On August 3, Brother Kong Zhang sold three properties in his name and obtained 250,000 taels of silver. He also used the last two properties in his name as collateral to obtain  Borrow 170,000 taels.  The above obtained a total of 4.17 million taels of silver.  " When Kong Zhang was thinking wildly, Kong Quan had already finished reciting the details of the accounts. After bowing to Kong Huanfu, he retreated behind Kong Huanfu and looked at the embarrassed Kong Zhang with pride. Kong Huanfu snorted coldly and took Kong Quan's hand.  The handed over list was then put aside and he asked in a deep voice: "Kong Zhang, where is this money now?  Also, why did you secretly raise such a large amount of money?  " "This -" By this time, Kong Zhang was sweating profusely. He knew in his heart that the fifth grandfather, his superior, had always been known as ruthless in the clan. When the price of cotton plummeted, he pressed for loans and confiscated property rights.  hourAt that time, I didn't know how many innocent souls I had on hand. Although Jiang Guizhi was older now, his nature was old and spicy. Even though he was a member of the tribe, he would definitely not be able to escape if he committed such a big thing.  When Kong Huanfu saw that Kong Zhang still refused to admit his fault, he couldn't help but shouted angrily: "You still dare to deny it at this time? Do you think I can't do what I want?" As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a clang, but it was Kong Zhang.  He was so frightened that he knelt on the ground. The seat next to him was brought down by him and fell to the ground with a sound.  It¡¯s no wonder that Kong Zhang was so scared. A large family like the Kong family, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has very strict family laws. Even if he has only five people outside, if he makes a big mistake in the family, he will be beaten to death and reported.  It is not uncommon for an official to die of a sudden illness.  Kong Zhang quickly raised his head and shouted loudly: "Fifth Grandpa, spare your life, spare your life, I raised the money to do a big thing. If it can be done, my Kong Family Renyi Bank will be able to build an unshakable foundation for generations!"  Zhang felt something was wrong as soon as he said this. It should be noted that the Kong family in Qufu is a family of saints. As long as it has been passed down for a long time, I am afraid that no family in the whole of China can match it. If his words were applied to other families, it would be fine. Only among the Kong family.  Will cause jokes.  Sure enough, Kong Quan sneered and said: "Brother Kong Zhang is joking again. Even without your business, my family of saints in the Kong family can still be passed down through the ages." "Yes, yes, it's a child's fault.  "Yes!" Kong Zhang quickly changed his words: "What I mean is that if this happens, the Kong family's Renyi Bank will be able to overwhelm those Jiangnan thugs, especially the Liu family's Houde Bank!" Hearing Kong Zhang's words!  , Kong Huanfu¡¯s eyes lit up, and he motioned for him to continue. It turned out that although the Kong family was unrivaled in the world, its roots were in the north after all. At that time, China¡¯s economic center had gradually shifted to the south of the Yangtze River, so the Renyi founded by the Kong family  In terms of influence, strong capital, and huge profits, the bank cannot compare with Houde Bank, which is based in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and radiates throughout the southern region.  Regarding this matter, Kong Huanfu, as the head of the Kong family, also knew it well. He thought about how to surpass the other party day and night but could not achieve his goal. Only then was he willing to listen to Kong Zhang.
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