Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 122 Economic Crisis
On the residence of Cao Zhengchun in Dongchang.

When he heard the news that Jin Yiwei did not capture Shen Wanqian, he felt a dull pain in his heart, but there was nothing he could do for the time being, and now he had to report the matter to His Majesty so that he could make up his mind.

Cao Zhengchun hurried to the Forbidden City.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"It's a bunch of trash. What use do I need your factory and Jinyiwei? You can't even find a little Shen Wanqian, so you still have the face to see me?"

"My minister is guilty!"

"The minister is determined to send additional manpower, and he must be found within ten days."

"What if I can't find it?"

"Can't find it?" Cao Zhengchun didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing that Cao Zhengchun didn't answer, Zhu Houzhao knew that he was doubting himself.

"Do you still remember the bet I made with you before? Even though you thought you didn't find someone, and on the surface you won me, but I tell you the truth, that person is not dead, you can send a few confidantes to protect him." Go to Longshanzhuang, on the one hand, help me monitor my uncle and see who he is in contact with, on the other hand, you will find the person you want to arrest."

"I'll give you ten days to get both things done. If you can't get it done, come and see me."

"Observe the order!" Cao Zhengchun was in a cold sweat, this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing in his more than 30 years as a eunuch.

Gritting his teeth, at worst he continued to borrow troops from the Ministry of War and brought red cannons to bombard Hulong Villa.

But Hulong Villa is no better than the No. [-] villa in the world, and Tie Dan is not easy to mess with, Cao Zhengchun knows this very well.

Back home, Cao Zhengchun thought about it carefully. Before, he thought of using a long-term method to catch big fish, but now it seems that it is not advisable. Fortunately, the false edict was not exposed this time. If it was exposed, he probably would have already went in.

However, now His Majesty wants him to find Shen Wanqian within ten days, and also monitor Tie Dan and his dealings with outsiders, which is really difficult.

Among other things, it would be difficult for Hulong Villa to place manpower inside, let alone monitor them?The abilities of Guihai Yidao and Duan Tianya are not unfounded. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are almost only a handful of people who can find their opponents.

Cao Zhengchun stroked his beardless chin, thought about it carefully, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and a "beautiful" plan appeared in his mind.

It turns out that Shen Wanqian has shops all over the country, especially here in the capital, which are the largest and strongest. The business here can be said to be half of his income. As long as he occupies the business here, his business will have no impact. Circulation is equivalent to strangling Shen Wanqian's neck. As long as he is delayed for three to five days, he will naturally show up. Then a mantis will catch the cicada. Isn't it the best of both worlds?
Moreover, if the control is good, this part of the business can be handed over to the imperial court for management, and then it will be a great achievement for myself!
The more Cao Zhengchun thinks about it, the more proud he is!

He felt that he was quite smart, at least he was serious about his attitude towards His Majesty.

Just do it!

He greeted the second and third gears under him, explained the purpose of the operation to them, and asked them to go out to do things.

Soon, bad news came out in the capital. All the shops established by the Shen family disappeared overnight, and all the shops were closed. This caused the entire capital's economy to enter a trough in an instant.

This was something Cao Zhengchun never expected.

It only took half a month from the soaring prices to no one cares about it. This large fluctuation immediately caused panic among the common people.

Cao Zhengchun originally planned to use this method to lure the snake out of the hole, thinking that as long as he controlled Shen Wanqian's business, he would be able to surface. However, several stalls under him went a little too far and killed many shops one after another. head of the.

This business was issued, and the shops went on strike. As a result, the businessmen lost their jobs, and a large number of refugees rushed to the streets and surrounded the Forbidden City.

In the Hulong Villa, Zhu Wushi, the God of Tiedan, got the news at the first time. He was worried at first. After all, Zhu Houzhao was his nephew, and the country of Daming also belonged to their Zhu family.

But after thinking about it for a while, I immediately laughed out loud. This is because the eunuchs messed up the economy. Once the economy is in chaos, the world will be in chaos that day. This is the law of historical evolution since ancient times.

He quickly found Shen Wanqian, and told Shen Wanqian the ins and outs of the matter. After hearing this, Shen Wanqian was happy for a while, but soon his face became gloomy.

"I, Shen, spent more than 30 years of hard work to create this business name. I didn't expect it to be destroyed overnight by this eunuch. What a fucking inhuman!"

"If there is a chance in the future, Shen will definitely scrape this eunuch alive."

"What can you do now?" Zhu Wushi asked.

Shen Wanqian thought for a long time, then raised his head and said to Lord Tietan: "At this moment, only Shen comes forward, admits his mistake to the eunuch, and lets him fall, in order to save these business names except the capital."

"Aren't you throwing yourself into a trap?" Zhu Wushi asked anxiously.

"My lord, when the time comes, I hope you can speak a few words for Shen in front of His Majesty, and leave the whole body of Shen's family at that time, and Shen will be very grateful."

"What are you talking about? Didn't you just discuss the day before yesterday to start an incident together? What are you doing?"

When Shen Wanqian heard what Zhu Wushi said, his eyes dimmed a lot.

"Shenhou, the world is stable now. Although I have money and you have martial arts, all these are nothing compared to imperial power."

"Besides, I refused to agree to the rebellion from the very beginning. Now that Shen has established a business for more than 30 years, it was destroyed in an instant. Do you think the results of your business for so many years will not be destroyed?"

"Besides, Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch, listens to His Majesty in everything. You are just a feudal lord, and he has already set his sights on you. I advise you to give up rebellion in the future!"

"You nonsense! Get out of here!"

Zhu Wushi was a little irritated, he had endured it for so many years, didn't he just want to sit in the seat that originally belonged to him?

Hearing Shen Wanqian persuade him to give up the years of rebellion, what a great overturn for him!

In fact, he once wanted to give up, but when he thought of persisting for so many years, he felt a lot of reluctance, and he couldn't let go of this idea.
Shen Wanqian looked at Zhu Wuwu and slowly walked out of his room.

Now his mind is as calm as water. Ever since he lost the No. [-] village in the world, his heart is as dead ashes. He was caught by Jin Yiwei that day. He originally had a glimmer of hope to survive, but the news he heard today gave him his last hope. Also cut off.

He wanted to meet Cao Zhengchun in person to explain the situation. The loss was too great for him, and he really couldn't afford it.

At the same time, enter the Golden Luan Hall.

All the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty gathered together to discuss the economic crisis.This is the first economic crisis that Ming Dynasty has encountered since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

(End of this chapter)