Fang Zhengyi said slowly, "Father, what are you talking about? The affairs of the country are the affairs of this subject. Besides, the trade in the West Sea may not necessarily lead to losses. The current situation in the court is very good, and it will definitely be profitable in the future."
"That won't work either. The stock price is unpredictable. Who knows how long we have to wait for a return? If I ask you to pay the money today, what will the other ministers think?" Emperor Jing rejected it outright.
Fang Zhengyi said sincerely, "I am sincere and I am not pretending."
"You have always been honest. I naturally know that you are sincere. Then I should not spend your money to solve the problem. Besides... five million taels may not be enough for you to bear." Emperor Jing was worried.
Fang Zheng nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty is right, five million is definitely not enough."
"Many big players in the market are also waiting to sell. I see that I will need tens of millions of taels of funds in addition to the five million taels I have to stabilize the situation."
Emperor Jing's expression gradually stiffened: "Ten million taels... Do you want me to use the silver from the national treasury? But this year's allocation has already been arranged, and this money cannot be moved."
Fang Zhengyi smiled mysteriously: "Your Majesty forgot that Jingxing Bank... still has a lot of silver."
Jingxing Bank?
Emperor Jing suddenly woke up and immediately fell into worry again.
Jingxing Money House did have countless silver, but most of it was people's wealth.
The people of the capital city deposited it one tael at a time. What if something went wrong?
If people flock to withdraw money, won’t the banks be squeezed out of business?
"Is this possible..."
Although he had countless concerns in his mind, facing the opportunity to save the treasury and the money of countless shareholders, Emperor Jing still wanted to struggle.
As soon as he said this, Fang Zhengyi felt relieved.
If Emperor Jing did not agree, he would not have asked this question.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will order people to keep a low profile on this matter. The operation of the bank has always been strictly managed and will not be discovered. This sum of money will definitely stabilize the situation."
Emperor Jing frowned: "Are you sure?"
Fang Zhengyi said confidently, "I will not come up with such a plan if I am not sure. Once this money enters the stock market, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I will enter the market in a high-profile manner, and the panic of the people will be completely eliminated."
"This..." Emperor Jing frowned for a long time and finally relaxed his brows.
"That's all we can do. We must act with caution."
This is a problem that I have never encountered before, so I can only deal with it like this for now.
"However, I'm afraid the prince cannot go with you on this matter as he doesn't have much money." Emperor Jing's face looked a little unusual.
Fang Zhengyi was surprised and asked, "How could His Highness be without money?"
Li Yuanzhao has quite a few businesses under his control. The newspaper and the restaurant are only part of his income source. In addition, he used to give this kid some money for investment every now and then. He has no idea how much money he has accumulated in his small treasury. It is absolutely impossible that he is out of money.
Emperor Jing waved his hand feebly: "He really has no money. You can go to the East Palace to see him. I am tired. After you start the action, remember to send someone to report the news to me in time."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now." Fang Zheng clasped his fists and said goodbye.
He turned around and rushed directly to the East Palace.
Li Yuanzhao, this kid, doesn't even think twice before telling a lie. No matter who is poor, he can't be poor, right?
The palace maids and eunuchs of the Eastern Palace were already familiar with Fang Zhengyi. When they saw him coming, they naturally led him to the bedroom.
When they arrived outside Li Yuanzhao's bedroom, the room was pitch black. Fang Zheng turned his head and looked at the palace maid and asked, "Is His Highness asleep at this hour? If so, please tell him that I will visit again tomorrow."
The maid shook her head slightly and said, "My Lord, His Highness is still awake. He just said he was hungry and sent dinner."
Not asleep? If you haven't slept, why don't you turn on the light?
Fang Zheng felt something was a little strange and knocked on the door. "Your Highness, are you in there?"
"Enter."
Fang Zheng opened the door, took the lantern from the maid, and carefully pushed the door open.
The only sound in the room was sucking.
"Your Highness, why don't you turn on the lights at night?"
After taking two steps, Li Yuanzhao's figure appeared beside the table under the light of the lantern.
Fang Zheng stood there in a daze.
Li Yuanzhao was lying on the table, slurping noodles, tears dripping down his face.
There was no expression on his face.
Fang Zheng was shocked: "No, what are you doing? Why are you eating noodles in the dark? Why don't you light a lamp?"
Li Yuanzhao stopped what he was doing, looking as if he had lost himself. He turned to look at Fang Zhengyi and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.
“Easy fuel.”
"......"
Fang Zheng fell into silence and hurried forward to light the oil lamp on the table.
Li Yuanzhao wanted to reach out to protect him, but he was a step too slow.
The oil lamp was lit, and the room immediately became much brighter.
After seeing Li Yuanzhao's decadent image clearly, Fang Zheng took a deep breath.
"Your Highness, are you possessed? Why is this happening?"
Li Yuanzhao first glanced at Fang Zhengyi, his face twitched a few times, and his emotions finally exploded.
"Lao Fang!! I'm done... my stocks! Xihai Trading has lost everything!"
"I just collected the franchise fee last month...all my money is gone!!"
Li Yuanzhao burst into tears.
Fang Zhengyi was silent: "When did you buy it? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I bought it when it was at its highest point..." Li Yuanzhao suddenly gritted his teeth, "My business is going well, but my father insisted on talking to me about stocks! He urged me to buy Xihai Commerce."
"They assured me that the stock price would definitely increase and I would make a lot of money in the future! I was so excited that I invested all my money!"
"What happened? I went to him tonight to ask for an explanation, but he beat me! He beat me to death!!!"
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