Originally, Albion pound was converted into seven taels of silver, but after the Boxer Indemnity, Albion shorted big gold and silver in order to make the difference in pounds, and the silver price fell. Now one pound can be exchanged for nearly eight taels of silver, three million Albion pounds, worth about 24 million silver. Whether it is Huabi or Shandong, if it fails in the bet, it may face the crisis of fiscal bankruptcy.

"Mai Bian has great magical powers. As soon as I took action, he discovered that I wanted to do this business. Then someone from Daosheng Bank came to him." Jason shrugged his shoulders. "Grand Duke Andreyev, our old friend, his son Andrey, was the one who commanded the troops outside Xuanhua City. Because of his defeat and escape in the battle, he was exiled to Siberia to build a railway, where he was infected with tuberculosis..."

"That's really unfortunate. But where did Grand Duke Andreyev get such a great authority? He mobilized such a large sum of money and bet against us?"

Zhao Guanhou looked at the contract proposed by the other party and smiled. He was such a generous Tieler person who actually offered a high price of 24 million taels of silver to bet on Langezhi stocks. Currently, the face price of Langezhi is more than 700 taels of silver per share. According to the contract, Daosheng Bank allocated 24 million silver to Huabi Bank, which is equivalent to more than 34,000 shares of Langezhi stocks. A month later, Huabi Bank must repay Daosheng Bank's 34,000 shares of shares, or silver (or equivalent Albion pounds) that are enough to buy these stocks.

At present, as soon as Langezhi's stocks are issued, they are eaten and held in their hands and are waiting for a big profit. It is not easy to buy more than 30,000 shares. If it is converted into currency, according to Daosheng Bank's analysis, Langezhi's stocks can also rise to 900 to 1,000 taels per share in one month. Once in and out, Huabi Bank will lose 6 million to 10 million silver.

With Huabi Bank's equity capital, such a large number of property evaporated suddenly, it is likely to cause a break in the capital chain and bankruptcy is in front of us. The relationship between Janeson and Zhao Guanhou has obviously been understood by Tiele. This bet is actually to take revenge by economic means. In addition to the revenge of losing his son, Zhao Guanhou's Siheng operates the money industry in the Northeast and competes for business with Daosheng Bank. Zhao Guanhou robs many Daosheng branches outside the pass. These are all accumulations of contradictions, and the general account is calculated at this time.

Daosheng Bank has a great influence in China, with the right to issue loans, issuance of currency, taxes, operations, road construction, mining, etc., but its registered capital is only about 10 million taels. Even if it has been operating for many years, its share capital will increase greatly, and 24 million will be a huge sum. Once it collapses, Daosheng will be alive. In other words, this bet is betting on the lives of both parties.

Zhao Guanhou couldn't believe that the other party could have so much cash in Songjiang's branch, and he couldn't believe that he had such great power. Mrs. Janeson explained:

"The Grand Duke Andreyev, once the Minister of Finance of Tsar Nicholas II, is still the favorite minister of the Tsar. His private wealth is considerable and his power is also great. This betting agreement, including arms worth 2.3 million taels, is stored in the Cape Concession and can be withdrawn at any time. Military equipment worth 1.5 million silver. The other part of the cash is the reserves deposited in the treasury of Daosheng Bank, as well as bank loans such as HSBC, Dehua, and Zhengjin. I specifically pointed out that there is no problem with the funds. Once the contract is signed, it can be allocated immediately."

"Since the funds are fine, we guarantee that there will be a silver collection, so you can sign it."

"But this is your business, and you have to make a decision." Jason smiled gently, "You are the male master, you have the final say. This is an Eastern tradition, right? Wei. Besides, Yankee's Consul General Benjamin has always wanted to advise me not to participate in this bet, because I have a short attitude towards Langezhi, which is not in their interests. Obviously, Benjamin is also a beneficiary in Mai Bian's scam this time."

"What is the current market in Songjiang?"

"Crazy." Jason was silent for a moment, and tried hard to come up with this word to describe "the market has been completely chaotic. Most Jin people have no idea what stocks are, and they are buying stocks as a tool for buying. The ladies and wives of those wealthy families sold their jewelry, tried every means to buy stocks, and even sacrificed their bodies for it."

Zhao Guanhou was stunned, "It's not true? Why did you reach this point for a few stocks?"

Sai Jinhua took over the conversation, "Langzhi stock, with a face value of fifty taels, and the price on the exchange is now 700 taels per share. Fourteen times, a full fourteen times. You think everyone is like you, in front of Shandong Futai, with a huge sum of millions of dollars, and can be raised immediately. Those wives and ladies are glamorous on the surface, but in fact they are also short of money. Now they have more money and fewer stocks. If you want to buy stocks, you have to ask for favors. What good things are those compradors and foreigners? Taking the opportunity to blackmail, and even blackmailing people, there are many people who are very arrogant.

In order to buy stocks, some women had to sacrifice their innocence, accompany them, and return a few stocks. In short, there have been many things in Songjiang's trash over the past few days, which is really hard to describe. This situation has not been common since the opening of Songjiang port. Guan Gutong, the judge of the Trial Public Affairs Office, gave him some stocks in order to sue, but as a result, there were a group of foreigners guarding the door every day, holding a check sheet, waiting to buy stocks. Foreigners bought stocks and sold them to Chinese people, and they would not keep them."

"Stock stock market, such a crazy stock market, is often a stock market crash." Jason poured three cups of coffee and put a cup in front of him. "I originally thought that this was Wall Street's harvest of the Jin Dynasty economy. Now it seems that it is more serious than this. The affected range may be far more than China. All those who want to speculate on rubber stocks will suffer. Daosheng Bank is also one of the victims. They also believe in the myth of rubber stocks. Poor Grand Duke, I'm afraid it will go bankrupt this time."

This principle is not difficult to understand. The price of Jin Guo’s stock price comes from London, and the news lags much behind that of Thais. Once the Thais market changes, you can always blame the big gold and digest it by Jin Guo.

Jason had his own specialized staff overseas quotes, and he quickly grasped the news. Now Langezhi's stock is not listed in London at all. Other rubber stocks of the same type are only about 80 taels of silver per share in London. His price has exceeded the normal trading price by nearly ten times. It is obvious that he is making money by making a fortune.

"The question now is when will he take it and leave. If we do it too late, will he let it slip away? Should we do it now and solve it?"

Zhao Guanhou shook his head, "Dear, I have an experience. When everyone falls into madness, smart people are the least popular. If you want not to be rejected, you must follow everyone to go crazy and don't be that sober person. Now we clean up the market, and all the responsibilities will come to us in the end. Those who keep the industry will not hurry us, but will only curse us and say that we have ruined their lives. Instead, why don't we just watch him collapse? After the disaster, we will open a porridge shop, and people will call me a good person. Before the disaster, people will only say that I am a cruel official and will not compassionate with the people's strength. This is the heart of the people. Since we know what people's hearts are, we should not go against them, make choices that are beneficial to ourselves, and do not make mistakes. Foreigners like to give me money, so I don't need to refuse. I bet with him and sign a contract tomorrow, but I must receive the money."

Jane Sen's money has left all, so there is no pressure. She pointed to the neighbors, "Mrs. Cheng's brother is still trapped in the stock market. Do you want to remind me?"

"Reminder is useless. You say now, they won't believe it, so they can only wait to help him in the future. Although I am strictly guarding the situation, there are still hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing to the Songjiang stock market. From this we can see that this game is very big, and Mai Bian will not leave the market so early. Unless there is anything happening to Taixi, he will continue to make money. I happened to have fun in Songjiang, and when he decides to leave, we will have a good talk with him."

Jason smiled, "I have contacted the Ministry of Works Department. You can meet several directors of the Ministry of Works Department at any time, or you can meet several consuls. The status of the Consul General in Songjiang is second only to the ambassadors. If you have a good relationship with them, your court will not do anything to you."

"I'm not afraid of what they do with me now. If you want to do it, just play with them. At worst, everyone can split up. I want to see if they have the courage to force me to rebel against these tens of thousands of people."

Zhao Guanhou was quite satisfied with the profits this time. Jason had sent people to inspect the Tieler people's arms and machinery, and there was no problem with the quality. After experiencing the war outside the pass, Tieler people deeply realized that the equipment was not good at the war situation, so they bought a large number of guns, medicines, new cannons, and military equipment to prepare for the improvement of the arsenal. This time they were all bet on it.

It is inconvenient to carry weapons in the concession. The weapons and equipment of Zhao Guanhou has to be all supported by Jian Sen. After receiving these three warehouses, even if the urgent problem is solved. Huo Qiu's people are hidden in Songjiang very well, so there is no need to be alarmed. This step of chess piece is not yet used.

Since Zhao Guanhou made the decision, Jason did not delay and immediately called a taxi to Daosheng Bank to sign a contract and make a payment.

Daosheng Bank is located in the Cape Concession, with three floors above and below. The exterior wall is inlaid with white tiles and granite. The three layers of eaves and column tops are decorated with sculptures of the avatars of the Tayce mythological figures. Jason looked at the exterior wall and nodded, "The architecture of the Tieler people has always lacked aesthetics, but here is an exception."

"Dear, do you like this place very much?"

"Of course, I think I can decorate my bank like this after finishing this business."

As the two of them spoke, they had already walked into the bank. The guards outside the door would not stop them. On the contrary, there were staff members in front of them, leading the way for them. The interior of the bank was luxuriously decorated and magnificent. There was also an elevator on the three-story building. Zhao Guanhou looked at it and whispered: "The layout was good, but the beauty was not enough, and there was no one. The staff only had VIP guests and no ordinary guests in their eyes. This was not the reason for doing business."

"Tiele's business practice is different from Dajin, and they are not aimed at ordinary depositors."

At this time, the elevator had stopped, the iron fence was separated, and the staff led the way, and led the two of them to the VIP room, turning and exiting. Not long after, a strong voice came from outside, "Madam Janeson, Lord Zhao, you are finally here."

The person who walked in outside the door was a tall old man Tiele, about sixty years old, but he was not old at all. He walked calmly, had a firm look, and was full of energy. He communicated his names with each other. Zhao Guanhou only realized that the old man in front of him was the chairman of Daosheng Bank, Andreyev Ilyich Kutuzov.

The only son of the former Minister of Finance died because of Zhao Guanhou. The two revenge is as deep as the sea, but Zhao Guanhou does not think that the other party will be so stupid that he is fighting with him. Therefore, he smiled and asked actively: "Everything is good in your family? Judging from your appearance, you must be a person with many children and blessings. According to our Jin Dynasty, this is a great blessing."

Andreyev's face was gloomy, "Thank you for your flattery. But I think you two are here today, not saying this nonsense. Have you made a decision on the betting agreement?"

"Yes, there has been a decision." Zhao Guanhou leaned against the sofa and sneered disdainfully, "Tiele has a small situation, especially after losing in the three eastern provinces, and even his courage has become smaller. It's not interesting to have a grand grandfather come out and play this little. There is such a little money in total, which is embarrassing. Since you want to play, do you dare to bet a little bigger?"

Andreyev's eyes chilled, "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean?"

"I mean very simple, I want to raise the bet." Zhao Guanhou smiled and said, "I think this bet agreement needs to be modified. Our bet should be added to the office building of your Daosheng Bank. Mrs. Janeson said just now that she likes this place very much, so I think it's better to bet here together. Anyway, after you lose this time, this building may not bet on it. It's better to bet on a single person. How much is your building worth? quote a price and we add it."

"Mrs. Jenson, who does that mean?" Andreev looked at Jenson. "Are you sure you want to add this building to the bet? You should understand what it means."

"Mr. Zhao is my partner, and his opinions represent my opinions. Since he made this request, I will not raise any objections. Of course, I can understand the difficulties of Your Excellency, that this building is the property of the Tiel Empire, and you cannot make decisions. Since that is the case, I will not make things difficult for you."

"No! You are wrong, Mrs. Jason. As the chairman of Daosheng Bank, I have the right to dispose of any Daosheng Bank's assets, including this building. Since you are willing to bet, I will add it in, but this means that when the peace agreement expires, you will lose everything you have, including your Huabi Bank's building."

"Okay, it's a matter of determination. I think you should prepare a peace agreement. Tomorrow, you will give it to the Consul General of all countries for justice, and then start to make a record of the bill."

"I think it's Mrs. Jason, it's time for you to start preparing stocks. As far as I know, Huabi Bank has sold all Langezhi shares, and you don't have a single stock in your hand!"

"I think this is my problem. You only need to worry about whether your money can be delivered on time."

Daosheng Bank has special legal personnel, so it is not difficult to prepare a contract. After Zhao Guanhou and Jane Sen tested it, they knew it was correct. At that time, the two signed the signing together, one was the governor of Shandong, and the other was the chairman of Huabi Bank, and the other was the chairman of Huabi Bank. A month later, Huabi Bank was obliged to return 35,000 shares of Langezhi shares of Daosheng Bank, or repay silver of equivalent value.

The peace agreement is 10% and one or two shows, and there is no room for change between each other. After Andreyev sent the two out of the bank, he looked at their backs and said coldly: "Andrey, in a month, you will see your enemy corpse on the street. I want them to lose their wealth before they lose their lives, and when they become penniless, they will kill them with their own hands and avenge you."

After leaving the bank, Jason looked back at the Daosheng Bank building and asked Zhao Guanhou: "Why should I add this place to the bet? It's not good for you, and it can't be sold here."

"Because you like it, I haven't given you something for a long time. I'll give you something as a gift. Do you like it?"

"Oh... God, you must be crazy. Because I like it, you have to bet on this... Should I say I like the Forbidden City of your country..." The two of them held their hands tightly together, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, the shadows got closer and closer, and gradually merged together. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!