Chapter 28 Earth-shattering "affordable"
Fast forward to August, Sun Beiming, the treasurer of Tiancheng Yuanlao, received a letter personally written by Mr. He in Xi'an.
The letter said: Not long ago, the emperor and the queen mother issued imperial decrees and Yi decrees, exempting money and food from the states and counties along the three provinces of Shaanxi, Henan, and Zhili that Huiluan stationed in.The Empress Dowager also issued another decree to reward the people of Shaanxi with one hundred thousand taels of money.It seems that the auspicious day of returning to Luang chosen by the imperial court will not be postponed any longer.In addition, Mr. He also informed that recently, Xihao has received a large amount of private funds from North Korea and China officials Huijing, and Wangjing has already prepared for it.
After Sun Beiming received this letter from Master He, he immediately handed over the first batch of 100,000 taels of cash to the Escort Bureau for escort to the capital.Another 100,000 taels will be shipped to Tianjin.He picked the number of 100,000 taels, not because he intended to compare it with the queen mother, but because it was necessary for the resumption of business in Beijing and Tianjin.
Although the owner has already said that it wants to fill the hole in Beijing and Tianjin, the old bank has not mobilized much of the bank since the account was closed the year before last, and there is still room to support Beijing and Tianjin.Besides, the owner's capital increase is not in vain.When the accounts are combined, it is to share profits.Therefore, Sun Beiming made arrangements first by himself, so as not to alarm the rich man.
But within a few days after the 200,000 taels of silver was used as a dart, the honest shopkeeper Kong Qingfeng paid a sudden visit.Sun Beiming knew that this was unusual, so he immediately let him into the back room.
Kong Qingfeng didn't care about being polite, so he asked, "Has your Beijing account opened yet?"
Sun Beiming said: "Yunjing's silver has just started to dart, and when the silver arrives, it will open. What's the matter?"
"We opened our business a few days earlier, and the 100,000 taels of silver that can be adjusted in Beijing lasted for less than three days before being sold out. But the people who came to ask for redemption with tickets are still like a tide! This situation has returned Got it?"
Kong Qingfeng, who had always kept secrets, showed a bit of panic.
Sun Beiming was also a little uneasy when he was infected, but he still said: "The city of Beijing has been sleepy for a year, just like a field that has been dry for a long time. When it rains, why don't you dry it up first? After a while, all the accounts in the West Gang are open. , will always be stable. Pingbang has a few big names, and they haven't opened yet to lend money, right?"
"Rishengchang, Wei brand name, have already opened, and the squeeze is even worse!"
"Are they also being run on?"
"Your Beijing letter did not mention the crisis in Beijing?"
"I did mention it. I thought they were exaggerating and trying to force the old account to transfer more money to Beijing."
"I'm also afraid that they'll be alarmist, so I'm here to ask about your account."
"Pingbang and Qibang, you should also inquire about them, right?"
"I've already sent people to Qi County and Pingyao. If the run on Beijing and China can't be stopped, I'm afraid it will spread to other piers. Especially in the north, after such a catastrophe, how can they be destitute!"
"The Kang family has already said that to fill the gaps in Beijing and Tianjin, you will pay as much as you want. Your name, Caidong Yuanjia, even listened to your shopkeeper, Kong Da, to give as much as you want."
Kong Qingfeng sighed, and said: "How can the current Yuan family compare with the Kang family! They are all children who can only enjoy life and not adversity. How can they be relied upon at such a critical moment? gone."
Sun Beiming said: "You have a solid foundation of integrity and integrity, and you can handle it without disturbing the rich."
"This trend is unusual, and it is definitely not something that one family can handle! Your name is also a large one, and it has not yet opened. It is easy to make Beijing suspicious."
"What's the matter?"
"I suspect that your account will not be able to resume business, and your bank deposits will be ruined. A large account like Tian Chengyuan has lost its vitality. How many people in Beijing will trust the Xibang bank?"
"Haha, how can such a thing happen! Our old boss Kang is still very ambitious, how can we be willing to lose the Beijing name! Once the Beijing name is lost, other Zhuangkou will not be able to stand. I still have the face to sit here? We Beijing, it’s just too badly damaged and it’s time-consuming to repair.”
"Shopkeeper Sun, I don't know your background yet? I mean, since the capital run is on the rise, any sign of trouble may cause a huge storm! Not to mention your big name like Tian Chengyuan, there is a Xibang trumpet If it collapses, it may lead to some catastrophe. The financial industry has always collapsed one family and one family! When Hu Xueyan’s Fukang ticket shop collapsed, how many companies were collapsed? Our West Bank was also affected. So, now It's time for us to help each other in the same boat. Kong Mou came today not to urge you to open the Beijing account, but to get my brother to come forward together, and quickly promote a meeting of the three Qi Taiping gangs to decide on several strategies to help each other. At least the Xibang Piaohao family can’t go down, if there are really powerless supporters, all the families have to work together to help.”
"Shopkeeper Kong Da, Mr. Kang and I have also discussed this matter. If you come forward today, of course we will do our best to help. There is no time to delay the meeting of the West Gang."
The two discussed how to contact the two gangs of Ping and Qi, and then said goodbye in a hurry.
After sending Kong Qingfeng away, Sun Beiming felt that he was in a cold sweat.
As early as more than ten days ago, Dai Ying of the Beijing account sent letters and newspapers every day, urging the old account to transfer to Beijing as soon as possible.Because the Beijing Huiye Office has made a public discussion: since the Xibang has returned to Beijing, it should open as soon as possible. The longer the delay, the more suspicious the city will be.Jingzhong has many doubts about whether the imperial court can return to Luang in August, which greatly affects the mood of the people in Beijing.Amidst all the doubts, the delayed opening of the Beijing account is really giving people a handle and causing doubts to gather.
Qiu Taiji from the Jin account also kept sending letters and newspapers to urge him, saying that the city of Jin had the most doubts about me, Tian Chengyuan, and that it would be the best policy to open up before other houses.
The more Beijing-Tianjin No. 2 urged, the more Sun Beiming didn't want to make an early decision: At this time, why should we show that kind of limelight?In the Western Gang, we don't need to be ahead of the Ping Bang, especially Rishengchang and Weizihao.In the Taigu Ben Gang, there is no need to be ahead of Zhixinxin.
Although Sun Beiming lacked the drive to fight for hegemony, he still had a bit of distrust for Qiu Taiji in his heart, which even concealed the pain of the kidnapping case of Jinhao the year before.It was almost an imperceptible and irresistible emotion: he didn't want Qiu Taiji to make a big splash in Tianjin.
The transfer of Qiu Taiji to Jinhao was indeed the general ordered by Kang's old boss, and his tone was very tough, it seemed that Qiu Taiji could not save Jinhao.The old man even said something like this: "If the shopkeeper can't trust Qiu Taiji, then he can trust me, right? Send the old man, me, to work as a veteran for a few years, will it work? No need for Qiu Taiji to go to Tianjin, I will go, will it work? "
Sun Beiming has led the East all his life, and he has never seen Kang Hunan intervene in the name of the name like this!
What else can he say?Seeing the attitude of the old man, if he doesn't agree to send Qiu Taiji to Tianjin, he will really be resigned as the treasurer of Dongda.Sun Beiming really wanted to retire and return to his hometown, but he couldn't leave his account like this, could he?
He agreed, but just said in passing: "If it hadn't been for the incident of the green woolen sedan chair the year before last, I would have sent him to Tianjin." When the old man heard this, he said, "Then it's better to send me. Go to Tianjin! I'll go, don't send Qiu Taiji!"
According to Kang Hunan's wishes, Qiu Taiji went to Jinhao, and Sun Beiming naturally felt a little bit pimple.Because of this factor, it also affected the decision on the Beijing account. It seemed that the Beijing-Tianjin two teamed up so quickly to make things difficult for him.This is a kind of suspicion of the elderly, but in a financial turmoil like the Xin Chou Nian, it is likely to lead to a catastrophe.After all, Sun Beiming is a veteran who has fought in the financial business world all his life. After hearing Kong Qingfeng's shout, he was really enlightened and broke out in a cold sweat!
At this time, he also realized that the old Dongtai so forcibly selected Qiu Taiji to go to the Jinhao, and it turned out that there was a deep meaning: Jinhao's old gang is not strong, and the resumption of business fails, which may bring down the Jinghao.It's unimaginable once the Beijing account falls!
The Tiancheng Yuanjing Store has not opened for a long time after falling behind other large ones, so it has already made Beijing suspicious?No wonder Dai Ying was so anxious...
The more Sun Beiming thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, and felt that he had to go to Kangzhuang immediately.The crisis situation in Beijing had to be known to the owner, otherwise, he would not be able to afford it if things changed.
As soon as I ordered my friends to hire a sedan chair, I saw the third master rushing over.
The third master came in and said, "Master Sun, the capital city is in danger, you know it?"
Sun Beiming said, "No, I'm going to Kangzhuang to inform my master about the situation in Beijing! The third master already knows?"
The third master said: "The Qiao family of the Qi Gang sent people to Kangzhuang. Their Dade Tong and Dade Heng were both run on in Beijing. Hundreds of thousands of silver were released without even making a sound!"
Sun Beiming said: "The shopkeeper Kong Qingfeng, who is honest and honest, also came here just now, and their Beijing account is also like this, and the run is like a tide. We have discussed it, and we must immediately contact the Qi and Ping gangs, and realize the three gangs' meeting as soon as possible... "
The third master didn't wait for Sun Beiming to finish, so he took out a post, unfolded it, and said, "I'm afraid it will be too late for the three gangs to discuss. No, this urgent post sent by the Qiao family is Risheng Guo Dounan of Changchang and Mao Honghan of Wei Taihou jointly wrote several emergency rules, and all accounts of Qi Taiping's three gangs must strictly abide by them!"
While accepting the post, Sun Beiming said, "Ri Shengchang and Wei Zihao joined forces? It's scary to hear!"
The third master said: "At this critical juncture, if the two families don't join hands to protect the gang, how can they be the leader of the West Gang?"
Sun Beiming hurriedly said, "That's what I mean too. The two big bosses, Guo and Mao, joined forces, which shows that the crisis is unusual."
Expand the post, it is dedicated to the Taigu Gang:
Sun Beiming is a veteran in the ticket industry, of course he knows that the several models proposed by Guo and Mao are all indispensable.It's just that the first one seems to be the first to bear the brunt of it!I really didn't expect that he would be criticized by the whole gang for a moment of hesitation... However, Sun Beiming had no grievances at this time, but felt guilty.After reading the urgent post, he said to the third master:
"Guo and Mao acted bravely, which is also the luck of the West Gang. However, I am old and slow, and I was not able to adjust the bank quickly to support the early opening of Beijing-Tianjin No. 2..."
The third master hurriedly said: "Every family has its own temper. What can we do if it's one day earlier or one day later? We'll get on with it without affecting the overall situation."
Sun Beiming said: "This time is extraordinary! All the big names in the Western Gang are scrambling to restore the Beijing account first, but I dragged Tian Chengyuan down to make the Beijing city suspicious of my account. It's really..."
The third master interrupted: "What doubts do you have? How much you want, how much you have, what doubts do you have! Two days ago, the old man told me: learn more from the shopkeeper Sun, and be calm when you encounter problems."
Sun Beiming said: "That's because old Dongtai is in a hurry!"
The third master said: "If the shopkeeper keeps blaming himself like this, I will be in a hurry!"
Only then did Sun Beiming say: "Don't talk too much about frustration. The silver ingots transferred to Beijing and Tianjin have been gone for three days. As soon as the silver arrives, we can open on the 2nd."
The third master asked, "How much money did you send to Beijing and Tianjin?"
Sun Beiming said: "One hundred thousand taels were distributed each. Looking at it now, the distribution is less."
The third master said: "Then let's send out another batch quickly! The first one hundred thousand taels has not been cashed out, and the next batch will arrive. Such a continuous flow can be regarded as a kind of post-production strategy."
Sun Beiming immediately said: "Very good! Third Master, I'll make a deal immediately, and then send one hundred thousand taels of silver to the capital!"
The third master said: "The situation is so critical, and the old account can't be too empty. I'll go back to Kangzhuang right away, starting with 400,000 taels, and the shopkeeper of Jiaotong University will transfer it!"
Sun Beiming said: "The old company still has surplus silver, and there is no need for the owner to fill it up. Besides, I am also planning to transfer silver from the south to the north. In the past year, there has been a lot of silver in Zhuangkou in the south."
The third master said: "The shopkeeper, maybe I can't hold my breath. I don't think I dare to transfer the South Bank to the North. The crisis in the Beijing-Tianjin Bank market will soon spread to the south. There is a storm over there. Even if we rescue the emergency, we can't quench our thirst from afar."
Sun Beiming said: "Third Master's concerns are not wrong. If Nanyin is not transferred, I still have room to move."
The third master said: "Boss shopkeeper, there is no need to say more. I will go back to Kangzhuang to get the silver, and you arrange the darts quickly! At this juncture, it is better to hurry up sooner rather than later. The old man has already let go: this time to fill Beijing and Tianjin There is no need to write interest on the bank funds in the hole, and you will have to recover the original amount in the future. This is an emergency!"
Sun Beiming said: "Let's discuss whether to write a profit or not."
The third master confessed that he would first show Kong Qingfeng, who is honest and honest, the urgent post of Pingbang Guo Mao, and then inform all colleagues in Taigu.After that, I hurried back to Kangzhuang.
The third master hurried back to Kangzhuang, and before dusk, he went to see the old man.
But Lao Ting came out to stop him and said, "Third Master, it's not a coincidence to come, the old man is sleeping."
sleeping?It's past noon and it's still early in the night. What kind of sleep is this?The third master said: "There is an urgent matter. I want to report to the old man. Shouldn't I wake it up?"
Lao Ting said: "Recently, the old man didn't sleep well at night, last night it was even worse, he hardly closed his eyes. Until now, he just fell asleep..."
The third master said: "Let's talk about it later. It's just that the capital city is in critical condition recently, and the old man will tell you whenever he wakes up. I have something urgent to see."
Lao Ting fully agreed.
The third master withdrew from the old house and waited anxiously.This is to get the silver from the silver cellar, and it cannot be done without going through the old man.What a coincidence that the old man just fell asleep!The old man's insomnia at night recently may have something to do with the crisis in Beijing and Tianjin.The old man has never experienced anything, and this time he is also worried, which shows that the situation in Beijing and Tianjin is serious and abnormal.When Beijing and Tianjin fell last year, the old man didn't seem to be so worried, did he?
Waiting until late at night, there was still no movement in the old courtyard.The third master had no choice but to wait no longer: at this critical juncture, the old man slept peacefully like this, whether it was a blessing or a curse, he was really helpless.Everything has to wait until tomorrow.
The third master decided to go to sleep, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.Needless to say, the situation in Beijing and Tianjin made him restless.This has always made him very excited, and there is another thing, that is, Qiu Taiji went to Jinhao to lead the village.This was a major personal arrangement that he had thought about but could not propose.Not only did the old man propose, but he was so tyrannical, which really surprised the third master.
unexpected surprise!
However, after all, the third master is a little more sophisticated, and he didn't let his surprise show any traces.
There was shopkeeper Dai on the Beijing account, and Qiu Taiji on the Jin account. No matter how dangerous the situation was, it was still reassuring.Is it related to Qiu Taiji's status that the old account is so slow in supporting Beijing and Tianjin?Shopkeeper Sun didn't want to send Qiu Taiji to Tianjin.However, at this critical juncture, let's pretend to be confused: shopkeeper Sun can't be offended.
Thinking of this, he burst into a few unstoppable yawns.Just about to wash up and go to sleep, a servant suddenly came in and said, "Laoting wants to see the third master."
The third master hastily picked up a white poplin gown and ran out.
"The old man is awake?" he asked while putting on his long gown.
But Lao Ting came closer and said in a low voice, "Please change into black clothes, Third Master."
The third master was puzzled, so he said, "Old Ting, what did you say? I didn't hear clearly."
Lao Ting dismissed the other servants and said in a low voice, "Please change into black clothes, Third Master, before coming out."
"Why?" The third master had already discovered that Lao Ting was wearing all black.
"You'll know when you come out."
The third master came out dressed in black, and the outside was so dark that he couldn't see his fingers.Only then did he realize that it was the beginning of the month.In the dark, he still found that Lao Ting did not take him to the old courtyard, but came to the backyard and approached the screen wall blocking the side door.Only then did the third master suddenly realize: this is to open a secret silver cellar that usually does not move.In spring, when the old man confessed his family fortune to him, this was one of the nine secret silver cellars.
It seems that the old man is not slow, and wants to raise a huge amount of money to support Beijing and Tianjin.
Lao Ting whispered to him, "Go see the old man."
The third master tried his best to look into the darkness, and vaguely found four or five people nearby.The only one sitting on the chair should be the old man.
As soon as he approached, he heard the old man's extremely low voice: "Stop and watch."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the four figures moved.
Gradually, the third master was able to roughly see everything in front of him: it was four strong domestic servants, who were quickly tearing down the flower pond at the foot of the shadow wall.The area around the flower pond was originally built with green bricks, and it was disassembled almost silently.The passionflowers that were blooming in the pool were removed in clusters after removing the soil beside the pool: they were all planted in pots and buried shallowly by the soil.
After removing the flowerpot, the four servants leaned down again and scraped the remaining pond soil with their hands: they don't need shovels and shovels, obviously because they are afraid of noise.
At this time, my eyes are used to seeing it, and I no longer feel that the surroundings are too dark, but the silence of the dark night seems to be getting heavier and heavier, and the third master is afraid that the silence will be suddenly broken.Looking around, apart from the starry sky, it is the night watch lights in the tower above the house.
The scene remained the same, and so did the silence.
When several servants carefully moved the stone slabs under the flower pond, they made a slight noise.
It was the first time for the third master to experience this scene, and his heart tightened involuntarily.But there was no response from the old man.He also breathed a sigh of relief.
Remove the slate, and the mouth of the cellar is revealed: a black hole like the mouth of a well.The secret cellar entrance, is it so simple to hide?
At this time, the old man gave Lao Ting something, it should be the key to the silver cellar.After receiving it, Lao Ting quickly went down to the entrance of the cellar and disappeared.After the old pavilion came out, two servants went down to the cellar, and the other two stayed on top to respond. One started to lift up the silver ingots as if drawing water from a well, and the other carried them to the warehouse.
It took nearly two hours for this silver trip.Because it was almost dawn, I stopped.Stop and restore the flower pond at the mouth of the cellar, and then call it a day.
From the beginning to the end, the old man sat upright and did not leave, and of course the third master did not dare to move.Lao Ting was not idle, and was at the entrance of the cellar scrambling to help.There was another person who first stood behind the old man, started to take out the money and then left. It was the accountant of the family, and he was obviously in the warehouse to collect the money.
After the work was over, the old man followed to the warehouse, and the third master advised him to catch up on sleep first, but the old man said: "I have had enough sleep in the first half of the night. If you didn't sleep, you have to suffer. After dawn, you have to see Sun Da Shopkeeper, tell him to hurry to the capital to transport the silver."
The third master originally planned to do the same, so he agreed repeatedly.Just as he was about to leave, the old man stopped and said, "Don't be in a hurry to leave, you have seen these people too. They have worked hard all night, and they didn't say a word of condolence? Old Ting, let them come in!"
While talking, I saw four middle-aged men coming in.Needless to say, these are the domestic servants who paid for the money just now.Looking at them under the light, the third master naturally felt stronger, but none of them looked familiar.Busy said:
"Everyone has worked hard!"
None of the four spoke, only Lao Ting said, "Third Master is also working hard."
The old man said: "The third master will accompany you to eat today, I am tired."
The four retreated.The old man was also supported by the old pavilion and went back to the old courtyard.At this time, the accountant came over and said, "Third Lord, most of this batch of silver is official silver from the early years of Guangxu. There are still a few bags of Mexican eagles."
The third master said: "Then it has to be handed over to the furnace room for recasting?"
The accountant said in a low voice: "I think the old man has a purpose in picking up this batch of money."
"What's the purpose?"
"This batch of silver is transported to Beijing as it is, and the city of Beijing will know that we have moved the bottom line and sincerely save the market."
"Then play the dart as it is?"
"nature."
That night, the Kang family took out 200,000 taels of silver ingots from the silver cellar here.Since then, it has been played for three consecutive nights, with a total of 600,000 taels of silver.
The old man said to the third master: "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while. I think it's time to use them. We have prepared enough soldiers and horses. It depends on how the shopkeepers and old gangs of the shop deploy troops and deploy them to capture the enemy. You give Shopkeepers Sun Da, Jinghao Dai, and Jinhao Qiu made it clear: No matter how dangerous the run is, we can keep up with the money; no matter how big the hole is, we can afford to pay!"
With the courage of the old man, the third master certainly doesn't have to worry about anything.During these three days, he persuaded shopkeeper Sun Da to send two batches of bank funds to Beijing and Tianjin one after another.For shipments to the capital, each batch is 200,000 taels; for Tianjin, each batch is 100,000 taels.
The business of the Escort Bureau is naturally booming as each number transfers money to Beijing and Tianjin in such an urgent manner.But not long after Kang's family began sending out bodyguards one after another, news came that Taigu bodyguards had been robbed.This not only made the Kang family anxious, but also shocked the business circles and martial arts in the three counties of Qi Taiping.
Because Taigu bodyguards were robbed, this is too rare.
The bodyguard bureaus around Qi Taiping did not decline much after the rise of the ticket office.With the ticket number, although the tickets can no longer be sold in different places, the transaction volume has also increased dramatically.At the end of the month, the end of the season, and the end of the year, there is still a large amount of money transferred.Especially Qi Taiping, the money he earned from the various wharves had to be transported back to the old company one after another.Of course, this kind of money transfer would not work without a reliable escort agency.
The bodyguard agencies in Qi Taiping area, because of their high income, can attract martial arts masters to serve as bodyguards.The Xingyi boxing martial arts circle in this area has a large number of famous teachers, and it is also because it has a good future in the martial arts world. No matter whether it is guarding the escort or guarding the courtyard, there are stable and decent jobs.With a job and the need to use martial arts in actual combat, martial arts will naturally become more sophisticated.Practicing martial arts, wandering around the world, fighting everywhere, and striving to be the first in the world with all his heart, that is just a literati who writes martial arts novels, so as to make a dream of a champion.When I woke up from my dream, I still "learned literary and martial arts and sold them to the emperor's family".A Xingyi boxing martial artist sells his martial arts to merchants in exchange for a price, and has become a full-time martial artist, but he can calmly cultivate his own temperament.This is gossip.
At that time, the bodyguard bureau passed the ground along the way, which was commonly known as the rivers and lakes.That is to step on a familiar path through worshiping mountains, buying, and even contesting and conquering with high-strength martial arts.The Qi Taiping Escort Agency, because the escort masters are good at martial arts, and frequently walk the darts, and there is no familiarity, so in their arena, generally no one dares to rob the darts easily.Especially because their financial resources can keep up, what should be managed is handled generously, and there are very few mistakes in major darts.Over time, the reputation of "Qi Taiping's bodyguard, invincible in the world" has been established in the world.
In the early years of Xianfeng, due to the fear of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom going northward, the Xibang's ticket offices and account houses in Beijing closed down early and returned to Shanxi.That time the West Gang brought tens of millions of taels of silver back from Beijing, and even triggered a silver shortage in the capital, which is the so-called financial crisis today.How can these tens of millions of silver be safely transferred between Beijing and Jin?Mainly relying on Qi Taiping's own bodyguard agency.Bank transfers and darts between the Beijing and Jin Dynasties were already important and frequent, and they have long since become the most reliable way of the world.Therefore, tens of millions of taels of silver were rushed across the border, and almost nothing happened.It is not too much to say it is a miracle; it is not too much to say that the Qi Taiping Escort should have done such a beautiful job.
Last year, Beijing and Tianjin suddenly fell, and they fled all over the city. It was too late for each number to rely on their own bodyguard agencies.This time the Western Gang withdrew from Beijing to Jin, and suffered unprecedented losses.The Western Gang was damaged, and the Jin Provincial Bodyguard Bureau also felt that their faces were dull.
Recently Qi Taiping's Escort Bureau Martial Arts reorganized the world, just wanting to restore the former reputation.Therefore, in order to open up the old way, a lot of effort has been made.
Originally, the darts were already unimpeded, why did the dart robbery suddenly happen?
If he dared to rob Taigu Bodyguard, he would not be an ordinary thief.
The capital city is in dire straits, but the darts are being blocked again. Isn't this the sky's going to destroy our West Gang?
When the third master heard that Taigu bodyguards had been robbed, his hair stood on end.He decided that his family's money had been robbed.Although I don't feel sorry for my family's money, but I feel that the darts are blocked, and I have been busy these days and nights!I can't imagine what the situation will be like for my own Beijing account, which was late in opening, and now that I can't get money to pay for it.
He asked fourth master and Lao Xia not to dare to tell the old man the news.Then he rode a fast horse and galloped into the city.
Seeing Li Changyou's master at the bodyguard bureau of Guangyitang, the third master immediately asked: "Which god is this, who dares to rob Taigu bodyguards?"
Master Changyou smiled and said, "Master Changyou, don't worry. If you want to know which god it is, you can still make him become Taoist? I sent a few spies to inquire about it." The third master said, "Master Changyou, you Can I not be in a hurry? On the other side of Beijing and Tianjin, the water is flooding Jinshan, and we are waiting for the rescuers here. Why did you kill such a fairy halfway?"
Master Changyou said: "We have just gone through the troubled times, so we can't figure out the rivers and lakes. The first batch of your Kang family's goods should have passed through without being blocked; the latter batch may be blocked in Shouyang. But you won't be robbed."
After hearing this, the third master felt a little more at ease, and hurriedly asked: "Whose family's bodyguards were robbed?"
Master Changyou said: "Although it is not the bodyguard of Guangyitang, it is always the bodyguard of Taigu! If one family is robbed, he dares to rob another family. The Taigu martial arts circle is holding their breath!"
The third master said: "Who can hold his breath! If there is anything that needs to be done by the business community, you can talk."
Master Changyou said: "When the business world is in a tight spot, our martial arts world misses the mark and loses face."
The third master said: "The business world and the martial arts world are originally a family, so there is no need to talk about outsiders!"
Master Changyou said: "Third Lord, just be patient for a day or two. We are in a hurry in the martial world because the escort is blocked. We have already gone to invite Master Che, and we need to discuss a quick solution."
After hearing this, the third master hurriedly said goodbye.
Not long after sending off the third master, the second master of the car really rushed over.He obviously didn't believe that anyone dared to rob Taigu's escort.Dare to rob Taigu's bodyguard, that is to dare to fight with the Xingyi fist of his Che's sect.It's been so many years, and there are really few people who dare to hit the door like this.So when he saw Li Changyou, he asked:
"Taigu Bodyguard really got robbed?"
"A few days ago, a messenger from Shouyang said that there were dart robbers outside Dongtian Gate, and it was Taigu's escort! Several groups of darts stopped in Shouyang, and they dared not go any further."
"Is there such a thing? Whose house was robbed?"
"I don't know the details. Guangyitang, Gongyitang, and Xingyitang's big bodyguard bureaus all sent their horses to investigate."
When Master Che heard this, he stomped his feet and said: "When something like this happens, how can you still sit in Taigu and wait for the spies to come back? Wait until the spies return, then discuss countermeasures, and then call the soldiers and horses to run to the East Tianmen, everything is wrong! Especially the news of 'Taigu's bodyguard missed' has spread all over the Jianghu. Hurry up and call a group of experts, let's go to Shouyang first!"
"Run to Shouyang first?"
"It's even better if you can go straight to Niangziguan! The closer you are to the front, the easier it is."
"Then listen to the master! I will contact the escort bureaus right now."
"Changyou, I will also go to Shouyang with you."
"How can the master be dispatched! The master's dispatch is too flattering to these gangsters who robbed the way."
"The hairy thief dares to rob Taigu Bodyguard?"
"Maybe it's still a bunch of raw melon eggs."
"Just think about the good! I have to go too, even if you underestimate the enemy so much!"
Li Changyou couldn't convince Master Che Er, so he had to contact the Escort first.
When the head of the security agency listened to Master Che's call, he seemed to suddenly wake up: I panicked the other day.Waiting for the spies to run back and forth is really going to be a waste of time.But the bosses also disagree with the second master of the car. When the master of the car is dispatched, it is too eye-catching. It seems that Taigu bodyguards are really going to lose, and even the old master is brought out.Master Che still sits in Taigu.
Master Che Er had no choice but to give up.He called Li Changyou to a secluded place, confessed in secret, and taught him some strategies he had used before.
In the evening of that day, Li Changyou and a dozen or so Xingyi boxing masters and dozens of ordinary fighters rode to Shouyang on horseback.
Kang Erye heard that Taigu Wujie was going to Shouyang to clean up the rivers and lakes, so he also rushed to the city.But how could the boss of the escort agency ask him to go?
It was still dark when a group of martial artists from Li Chang arrived in Shouyang.They didn't have time to catch their breath, so they looked for Taigu's bodyguard who was blocked here.
These bodyguards have found out the robbery case outside Dongtianmen, and sent people back to move troops.Seeing that Li Chang had this group of masters, he thought that the reinforcements had arrived, but he was surprised at such a speed.When the origin was clarified here, everyone praised Master Che again: Master Che seems to have figured out that Shouyang is urgently waiting for reinforcements!But Li Changyou did not relax after asking about the situation of the enemy ahead.
It turned out that outside the Dongtian Gate in Jin Province, that is, in the deep mountains on the Jingxing side of Zhili, there was a gang of bandits hiding.The leader of the bandit is none other than Pan Xisan, who spread rumors and caused chaos when the German, French and foreign bandits besieged Dongtianmen this spring.At that time, this person was a villager in Yuxian County who practiced martial arts and had some martial arts skills, but his conduct was bad.Taking advantage of the critical moment of Niangziguan, he colluded with a group of soldiers and ruffians in the official army, and spread the foreign army everywhere.They just wanted to create a little chaos and take the opportunity to rob.Unexpectedly, the rumors they spread caused an avalanche effect. In Pingding and Yuxian counties near Niangziguan, even the magistrates of the counties abandoned the city and fled, and ordinary people even fled with their families.The tide of fleeing and fleeing spread to Shouyang and Yuci, and even the Qitaiping area was terrified.Although Pan Xisan had robbed a lot of property, after the situation stabilized, he was wanted by the government, so he had to flee to the deep mountains of Jingxing.Recently, seeing the frequent traffic of bid cars on the official road, I ran out to rob them.
The bodyguards found out that Pan Xisan's group only consisted of a dozen or so people, and none of them were too skilled in martial arts.But this group of people has several foreign guns in their hands!They succeeded in robbing the darts because they fired a few shots and hit one of the escorts in the calf, bleeding profusely. The other martial artists also panicked for a moment.
With foreign guns in hand, it's really hard to deal with.No matter how good your martial arts are, you can't get in front of him!
"Where did these strong men get the foreign guns? Could it be that they have the ability to rob the foreign army?" Li Chang asked inadvertently.
A bodyguard said: "According to our inquiries, the vicinity of Dongtianmen was besieged by German and French foreign troops for several months, and many long and short foreign guns were lost to the local people. Pan Xisan and the others either robbed them from the people or bought them."
Another bodyguard said: "Master Changyou, we might as well buy a few shots!"
Li Changyou said: "Buy it, who of us can play with it?"
"Pan Xisan and the others didn't invite foreigners to practice, did they? I think they just let out noises to boost their courage, and they are just dancing around!"
After hearing what this martial artist said, Li Changyou suddenly realized, and hurriedly asked: "Are those bodyguards who were robbed still in Shouyang?"
"It's still there. Those who hurt their legs are so swollen that they dare not leave."
Li Changyou hurried to see them.
These are the martial artists of Heyitang Escort Bureau.Heyitang is not a big escort agency in Taigu, and they didn't bet too much money that time, so the formation seemed weak.The first time Pan Xisan robbed a dart, he chose their soft bully.
Li Changyou looked at the bodyguard's injured leg, and said that the bone was not injured, so he should quickly pull out the poison.Then I asked about the situation when the robbers fired foreign guns.
Several people said that when they heard the first sound, they thought it was a whip whip, but they felt strange and not afraid.The robbers were lying on the side of the road halfway up the hill, yelling to put down the money they bought.We just laughed, thinking they were sheep herders, yelling to relieve our boredom.He also yelled at them: "Grandfathers are betting on silver, and if you want to collect the robbery money, come here and get it!"Then there was another crack of the whip, but no one was hurt, neither was the animal.We laughed and scolded those bastards again, and they whipped the whip again.Going back and forth like this for a while, suddenly hurt my eldest brother's leg.
After seeing the blood, we realized that these bastards were firing foreign guns!
Li Changyou hurriedly asked, "Aren't the foreign guns placed densely?"
"If you want to be dense, all of us will be injured, and the animals will also be injured! Every half a day, let's blare, and every half a day, let's blare, it's very sparse."
"How many times did you play it before it hurt you?"
"Ah, it's been playing for a while, at least a dozen times, right?"
Li Chang stopped asking.He was not present when Taigu's Yihequan besieged the Gospel Hall last year.I heard people say that there are only three short foreign guns in the Gospel Hall, but if they fired one shot, one boxer outside would die.So it's just a dead person, unable to attack for a long time.The shopkeepers who came back from the Beijing account also said that before the fall of the capital last year, the government army attacked the Xishiku Church of foreigners.Foreign guns are powerful, if you fire a shot from a distance, it can kill you.Pan Xisan and the others had foreign guns in their hands, why did they fire more than a dozen shots, only to hurt a calf here, without even bringing down a single animal?
It can be seen that these robbers can't wield foreign guns either!
Li Changyou concluded that Pan Xisan and the others were not good at using foreign guns, so he felt at ease.He referred to Master Che's explanation, and soon came up with a plan to capture the bandit.
At the moment, he summoned all the Taigu bodyguards who were stranded in Shouyang to form a team with the martial artists and boxers he brought.
After a brief explanation, he immediately set off and headed east to Pingding.
All the silver darts escorted to the capital were also transported together.Therefore, it is not possible to travel too fast.When it was dark, they drove nearly a hundred miles and finally arrived at Pingding City.
According to Master Changyou's instructions, the bodyguards settled down separately before resting.
When they set off early the next morning, the bodyguards had been divided into two: the four bodyguards still dressed as usual, placed a small amount of silver darts, inserted the "Taigu Bodyguard" flag, and walked in front.The rest of the bodyguards and boxers of the brigade have been disguised as porters carrying charcoal, their faces and hands have been smeared with coal black, and the horses they ride are also disguised as pack horses of the Gaozu Gang.The escorted silver ingots were also put into the charcoal pack, and only the charcoal blocks were camouflaged on the upper layer.They divided into groups of four or five, and followed the four bodyguards one after another.
There are many coal kilns in this area, and this kind of mules and caravans carrying charcoal can be seen everywhere.
The mountain roads in this area are also more rugged, and it is not suitable to travel in a hurry because of the charcoal caravans.However, we traveled eighty or ninety miles that day, and finally arrived at Guguan, the most dangerous pass of Dongtianmen, when it was dark.
Li Chang didn't explain much, he just ordered everyone to have a good meal and sleep well.Because tomorrow we will fight against the robbers.
On this day, I traveled another fifty or sixty miles, and it was not until half an hour later that I finally got out of Dongtianmen and entered the territory of Jingxing.The mountains here are still steep, and even the official road is rugged and difficult.The road was empty, and no pedestrians, vehicles or horses were seen.
The bodyguards all raised their spirits and prepared to meet the enemy.
But it has been silent.They kept looking towards the hillside, but there was no movement among the green trees and weeds.
This area is exactly the boundary where the darts were robbed a few days ago.If the robbers don't come out, should they go straight forward, or lure the enemy out?The bodyguard at the front ordered the groom who drove the spirit of the animal to send a secret signal to the rear by calling out to the animal.
Li Changyou followed behind, dozens of steps away.听到前头的暗号，也用暗号回应：停下来，歇一歇。
前头镖师们停下来，故意大声说笑。后头驮炭的马帮也陆续歇下来。喧嚣声开始在山间回荡。
但仍然没有什么动静。
他们只好继续往前走。进入一个山谷后，依然平静无事，大家已经松了心，以为不会遭遇劫匪了。这么兴师动众，白跑一趟，也叫人扫兴。
前头的镖师正这样想呢，就突然听见一声鞭响。响声在寂静的山谷间显得极其清脆，并回荡着，传往远处。他们立即意识到，这是劫匪放的洋枪。
劫匪终于出来了！
按事前昌有师傅的交待，他们故作惊慌状，勒住牲口，欲调转头往回逃跑。跟着就又传来一声枪响，一位镖师赶紧佯装中弹，倒在路边。其他镖师马夫只顾吆喝牲口往回逃跑，更显得一片慌乱。又响了两枪，有一头驮镖的骡子，这次真中了弹，狂奔了几步，倒下来，镖师、马夫有三四人，也乘机躺倒在地，剩下的镖师马夫，逃跑了几步，未等劫匪再放枪，也陆续倒地趴下。
以现在的眼光看，这些镖师的表演色彩也太明显了，洋枪才响了几声，就打倒了四个镖师、五六个马夫、一头骡子？从另一面说，他们也太英勇，竟敢在枪弹飞舞之下，从容做这种表演！但这番演出，在当时可收到了预期效果。
就在他们做这种表演的同时，跟在后头的马帮，也显出惊慌状，喝住牲口，匆忙将煤炭连同驮具一道卸下，只牵了马向后逃去。他们做出了马帮遇匪时应做的反应：丢弃货物，保马保人。
这边潘锡三一伙匪徒，见镖师、马夫都给放倒，驮着银镖的骡马也站住不跑了，跟在后头的驮炭汉们更仓皇四散，以为他们又一次劫镖成功，兴奋异常。谁还去管放了几枪，该打死几人？
他们从山坡隐蔽处，奋勇跃出，吼叫着冲了下来。只是，拢住驮银子的骡马，喜滋滋翻开驮具看时，里面装的怎么也是炭块？
劫匪们正在惊奇，已有数十人骑马冲过来，不用说，这是李昌有率众镖师拳手，冲杀过来。
刚才他们佯装惊慌，卸下驮具，正是为了骑马冲来。
与此同时，佯装倒地的几个镖师也跃身而起，持械斗匪。
结果是可以想见的，潘锡三一伙匪徒被悉数擒拿。镖师这边无论武艺、人数都占优势，又设了这样一个诱敌计谋，当然该拿下的。劫匪那边，的确也不怎么会舞弄洋枪，而且在冲下山时，早得意忘形，洋枪都就地撂下，只提了刀械一类跑下来。手中没有洋枪，他们哪是镖师对手！
成功擒匪后，凡押有银镖的，就继续往京师赶路。与李昌有同来的武师，有几位护着镖队，又往前送了一程，到获鹿。李昌有与其余武友，押了潘锡三一伙，返回东天门。
这次打扫镖道，活儿做得算漂亮，也就很快在江湖间传开。此后，西帮由晋省急调巨银接济京津，再未受阻。
但就在井陉镖道受阻这几天，京师银市竟因此又起惊涛。
本来，西帮票号在京师复业伊始，就陷入挤兑风潮中。幸亏各号未十分慌乱，一面紧急由老号源源调巨银来，一面诚恳安抚客户，虽为守势吧，还算能守得住。尤其镖局押银一到，便悉数兑出，渐渐给了京市一点信心：西帮似有兑现实力，只是千里运银，快捷不了。
加上西帮的大小京号，不但全都复业，而且在挤兑风潮中还没一家倒下。这也给京人多了信心：西帮真要倾家荡产、砸锅卖铁，不负客户？
可此时京号老帮们都清楚，挤兑风潮还没有一点衰颓的迹象！多少现银兑出去了，持票求兑者依然蜂拥而至。这么多银子，就是丢进江海中，也能听到不小的响声吧？丢进京市，真是连一点响声都没有！
这次挤兑之迅猛、惨烈，京号老帮中的精明人物也不曾料到。
票号领袖日升昌、蔚字号，原还想在这次危局中出彩，但撑到此时，也心里没底了。京师的银市到底水有多深？张罗了一百多年金融生意，现在竟吃不准了？这不能不叫人害怕。经历这一年浩劫，京城银市是枯竭见底了，但眼下市面也还未见复苏，生意也不大好做，放那么多银子进去，也流通不起来吧？
挤兑风潮中，最见声势的，果然还是小额银票。金额虽小，持票者却甚众，天天来堵门的，大多是求兑小票的。票号本来也不大做小额金融生意，哪能料到平时为了方便官场，随手开出的这种临时便条，竟掀起如此惊涛！小票，小票，西帮历年在京师发出多少小票，真是谁也说不清楚。但各号已有约定，对小票一定要优先兑付，不敢大意。西帮小票失信，必然积怨京师官场，非同小可啊！可惜努力这许多天了，京人依然持小票争兑不止！人们还是对西帮财力有疑？
就在危局正处于这种微妙时刻，传来西帮银镖被劫的消息！激起惊涛，一点也不意外。
京晋之间镖道不通，西帮兑现的诺言还何以实现？甚至有流言称：此劫镖案，说不定还是西帮与江湖串通了编出的故事。他们不是财力不济，就是太心疼银窖里的银子，才编出了这样的故事，敷衍银市。此类流言腿太长，说话间就跑遍京城，击碎了人们的微弱信心。于是，惊涛拍岸，谁又能阻挡得了？
这惊涛再起时，天成元京号的处境，就更加严峻。
由于老号的迟疑，天成元京号本来就因晚开张而出师不利。虽经戴膺老帮极力张罗，被动局面也未转过来。
开张前，按照戴膺谋划，已悄然散出消息：“天成元京号废弃一年，银窖竟未被寻出，真是隐秘之极。里面密藏的银钱账簿，完好无损。”这消息，真还如预料的那样，一时满城传遍。这本来是利好的开业局面，但老号就是迟迟不调银过来！同业中的别家大号，都争抢似的先后开张，戴膺也只能干着急，没法跟进。
这么利好，却迟迟不开门，又要出什么奇招？连蔚丰厚的李宏龄，也跑来打听了。戴膺能说什么？只好含糊其词。
客户可就不耐烦了，连连追问：存银、账簿既无损，为何拖延不开业？戴膺又能说什么！只好说，为寻银窖，铺面给损坏得太厉害，修复费时。
但这样能敷衍多久？没过几天，刚散布出去的利好消息，就变成了灾难：什么银窖完好无损，还是唱空城计！天成元京号未开张，就被挤兑的怒涛堵了门。
后来第一批十万两银子终于押到，紧跟着还有四十万两，将分两批运到。这虽有些后发制人的架势，但京市反应却甚冷淡。银子哗哗兑出，挤兑之势仍然强劲。这也不奇怪。金融生意全靠信用，稍有失信，加倍也难挽回。何况又是在这种非常时候！
更叫戴膺震惊的，是第二批二十万援兵前脚到，后脚就传来镖道受阻的坏消息！字号已将“四十万两现银即将源源运到”的准讯，郑重发布出去。话音未落呢，倒要打一半的折扣。这不是成心叫你再次失信吗？
真是人算不敌天算！天不助你，你再折腾，也是枉然。
戴膺仰天长叹，真是心力交瘁了。他在京师领庄几十年，还是头一回面对这样的危局。现在是京师票业全线危急，你想求救，也没处可求！祁太平三帮虽然有约，不能有一家倒闭，可现在谁家能有余力救别人？
戴膺倒还没想过天成元京号会倒，但已经不敢有力挽狂澜的自诩了。
就在此时，副帮梁子威领着一个人进来见他。
“戴老帮，这位是德隆泉钱庄的蔡掌柜。”梁子威介绍说。
蔡掌柜忙施礼，说：“戴掌柜，我是常来贵号的，只是难得见您一面！德隆泉是小字号，受惠于贵号甚多。今日来见戴掌柜，只是表达一点谢意。”
戴膺真记不得见过这位蔡掌柜，看他这番殷勤样子，还以为是来拆借银子，心里顿时有些不耐烦：也不看看是什么时候！不过，面儿上倒没露出什么，只说：“蔡掌柜，不必客气。”
梁子威似乎有些按捺不住，抢着说：“蔡掌柜是来还银子的！”
“还银子？还什么银子？”戴膺不由得问了句。
蔡掌柜就说：“去年贵号弃庄前，你们梁掌柜将两万两银子，交付我这间小字号。我与梁掌柜是多年交情，也没推辞。梁掌柜虽有交待：陷此非常险境，这两万银子不算拆借，你可随意处置。但我还是当做老友重托，做了妥善隐藏。不想，京城局面稍微平静后，这两万银子还真顶了大事！”
“顶了大事？顶了什么大事？”戴膺又不由得问了一句。
“京师陷落后，市面当然是萧条之极。繁华不见了，京人还得吃饭穿衣哪！不花大钱，小钱毕竟不能少。到去年冬天，市间的小商小贩很不少了。敝号也就悄然开张。为何敢开张？就因为有贵号的这两万两银子压底！从入冬到腊月，敝号真做了好生意。今年一春天，也做了好生意。京市银根太奇缺了！”
戴膺明白是怎样一回事了，忙说：“蔡掌柜，不该你来谢我们，是该我们谢你！去年京师陷落前，那是何等危急的时候，蔡掌柜肯受托藏银，我们已是感激不尽了。我当时就有话交待敝号伙友：柜上存银就是分赠京城朋友，也比被抢劫去强得多。蔡掌柜，眼下京师银市仍危急得很，哪能叫你还这笔银子！等日后从容了，再说吧。”
蔡掌柜说：“正因为贵号这样危急，梁掌柜也没来讨要过一回，我才更坐不住了！”
梁子威说：“我们戴老帮有吩咐，这笔银子是我们主动送出，今天再危急，也不能去讨要。”
戴膺说：“眼前危机，是时局引发，家家都如此的。”
蔡掌柜却说：“我虽是张罗金融小生意，也知银市脾气。这两万两银子，用于贵号兑付，顶不了什么事。但在这挤兑堵门的时候，我们反倒押银来还债……”
戴膺没等蔡掌柜说完，就长叹一声，说：“蔡掌柜，那我们就更应该谢你了！你这是及时雨！”
蔡掌柜忙说：“对你们这等大字号，我这能算几点雨！只是多年受惠，略尽一点力吧。”
戴膺说：“在此危急时候，几句议论的话流传开，说不定也会改变局面的！”
梁子威插进来说：“戴老帮，先不要谦让客气了，运银子的橇车还在门口等着呢！”
戴膺又一惊，忙问：“银子已经运来了？”
梁子威说：“可不是呢！”
戴膺一听，就郑重给蔡掌柜作了一揖，说：“蔡掌柜的仗义，我们是不会忘的！”
蔡掌柜说：“戴掌柜快不要见外，还是我们求贵号的时候多！”
三位走出天成元京号铺面，门外围的客户依然不少。两辆运银的橇车，更被人们围住。戴膺出来，也没有多张扬，只是指点伙友们往店里搬运银子。蔡掌柜见戴膺这种做派，也取了低调姿态，对围观者的问话，只做了极简练的回答。但那回答，却是画龙点睛之语：
“以后还得靠人家，不敢得罪！”
要在平时，蔡掌柜说的也不过是句大实话。那时代，钱庄虽也是做金融生意，但与票号比，规模就小得多。它的主业，起初是做银钱兑换，也就是银锭与铜钱之间的兑换，后来虽也经营金融存贷了，但生意也仅限于本埠范围。所以它没有外地分号，金融吞吐量也就有限了。
钱庄资本小，遇到较大用项，就常找票号拆借。而票号主业，是做异地码头间的金融汇兑，银款来往量大，周期也长。常有闲资，也就放给钱庄、当铺，及时生些利息。在这种依存关系中，当然是钱庄弱小，票号强大。
但在这金融危机严重的时候，票号受的压力也就比钱庄大得多。此时蔡掌柜说这样一句话，也就比平时值钱得多：在挤兑堵门的时候，生意不错的德隆泉钱庄，还依然巴结天成元，敏感的银市决不会熟视无睹的。
继德隆泉钱庄后，又有几家钱庄、当铺来帮衬天成元。
跟着，镖道打通的消息传来，二十万银子又押到，天成元所受的压力才终于减缓下来。
戴膺和梁子威也终于松了口气。
不久，西帮各家京号开始源源不断收到西安汇票。这些汇票，都是即将回京的那班随扈权贵汇回来的西巡收成。按说，这么一大批汇票新到，西帮的兑付压力会更大。奇怪的是，这批汇票一到，京市的挤兑风潮竟很快消退了。
到这时，京号老帮们更明白了：站在暗处搅动这场挤兑风潮的，不是别人，正是那些留京的官宦之家。在去年的塌天之祸中，他们亲睹京师大劫，能不担心历年暗藏在西帮票号的私囊？西帮一返京，他们自然要做试探：私银还能不能支出来啊？所以挤兑风潮中，兴风作浪的主要是小票：小票大多在官宅。现在，得知西安随扈的权贵们信赖西帮依旧，他们才终于放下心来了。
不过，以现代的眼光看，西帮京号在辛丑年所遭遇的这场金融危机，实在也是难以避免。遭受这样的挤兑，不是它的信誉出了问题，而是因它的金融地位引发。那时京师还没有一家官方银行，更没有现代意义上的央行。一国之都，经历庚子年那样的大劫，要复苏，需要多少货币投入！官方既无央行，户部又无力管这样的事，压力便落在民间的金融商家身上。西帮票号势力最大，受压自然首当其冲了。
西帮遵照“赔得起”的经商理念，打开祖传的秘密银窖，源源往京师投放现银，虽然意识不到是在行使央行之职，却将自家的信誉推上了巅峰。
京号稳住阵脚，戴膺这才想起津号。就问有没有津号的信报，信房说：有几封，已及时交给戴老帮您了，还没有拆阅呀？
戴膺忙在案头翻找，果然，放着几封，竟未拆看。这一向竟慌乱如此，戴膺自己也有些吃惊了：是危局前所未有，还