Chapter 179 The Dilemma of the Unscrupulous Merchants
Looking at Ye Dapeng who suddenly realized what was going on, Lin Zheng patted him on the shoulder, then stood up.
"I still have some things to take care of, you guys take a good rest first!
I will inform you if there is an order."

After a short rest, He Yuzhu recalled that he had been busy transporting materials for the past 20 days, and he must have a lot of things piled up.

So I went back to the office and started getting busy.

I worked overtime for a while in the afternoon to deal with the backlog of affairs, and then strolled back to the courtyard.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Yi Zhonghai, Xu Fugui and others gathered together and happily discussed something.
So I asked out of curiosity,

"Uncle Yi, Uncle Xu, what are you doing? You look so happy!
Is there anything good happening in our courtyard?"

Hearing He Yuzhu's voice coming from the gate, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and the others all turned around and greeted him with smiles on their faces.
"The Pillar is back!

It’s nothing, we are talking about Ma Zhiguang and Ma Sanye, how come you don’t know about it?”

"Master Ma, what can Master Ma do?

I do not know!
During this period, I was busy delivering supplies to the State Council and had no time to care about the affairs of Nanluoguxiang.

"What happened to Master Ma San?"

"Hey! Actually, this matter has a lot to do with you."

Seeing Yan Bugui was keeping things a secret, He Yuzhu asked,

"I?

What does it have to do with me!
Master Ma is such a wealthy man, his affairs have nothing to do with me."

Seeing He Yuzhu's puzzled expression, Yan Bugui was about to speak, but Liu Haizhong next to him had already excitedly started telling the whole story before him.

"Pillar,
You also know that Mr. Ma from Nanluoguxiang fled to the south with most of his wealth at the beginning of the year.

As a result, the bald man cut it cleanly and ran back in shame.

Although the family's factories and shops were still there, he also subdued his illegitimate sons and daughters and took back the factories and shops.

But in the end, most of the family property was lost, and the bones and muscles were injured.
The situation at home is not as good as before.

So this old guy couldn't resist the solicitation of his old friends some time ago and also participated in the grain speculation organized by the profiteers.

Originally, I wanted to make a lot of money to make up for the loss, just like I did during the gold yuan reform last year.

As a result, they underestimated the ability of the Executive Yuan.
Kicked directly on the iron plate,

Not only did they lose everything, but now they have to pay huge amounts of taxes and are forced not to delay workers' wages.

Today I'm begging for money from everyone.

Not only did he not lend a penny, but the wealthy people in Peking also avoided him, fearing that they would be implicated by him!"

I heard from Liu Haizhong that the old man Ma Zhiguang was unwilling to see his family decline and joined the grain speculation.
Although He Yuzhu didn't know, he wasn't too surprised.

This grain speculation was originally initiated by those unscrupulous and wealthy merchants in Songhu, and then they joined forces with merchants in Peking, Tianjin, Nanjing, eastern Guangdong, Chang'an and other places, which is why it created such a big fuss.

Ma Zhiguang was originally a member of the Peking Chamber of Commerce.

It is not unexpected that they would join in this food speculation.

He Yuzhu was not surprised.

But Yan Bugui on the other side was furious when he saw that Liu Haizhong had snatched away his chance to show off in front of He Yuzhu.

"Old Liu, you are too shameless!
I just told you all this about Master Ma San. Why are you showing off here?
Really, you are everywhere! "Seeing Yan Bugui accusing him, Liu Haizhong shouted, not to be outdone,
"I say, Old Yan, didn't I just say something before you?

What are you getting so excited about here?
Ma Zhiguang's affairs are no longer a secret. Zhuzi only needs to ask around in the alley and he will know everything.

You said that it was you who told us about Ma Zhiguang borrowing money.

Before Lao Yi and Lao Liu and I came back,
Did you know that the State Council issued a new order that all the money of our steel mill was deposited in the bank under the escort of public security soldiers?
Before we came back,
Did you know that the State Council has ordered private enterprises not to suspend operations or stop paying workers' wages?

you do not know!

Since you don't know this,

Then you certainly don't know that old guy Ma Zhiguang is destined not to be able to borrow money, and all the family businesses will definitely be lost in the end.

Since you don't know this,

Then how dare you say I'm showing off!

In that case, I will also say to you, you are just an elementary school teacher, why are you showing off here!"

He Yuzhu was a little uncomfortable seeing Liu Haizhong's sudden eloquence.

He looked at him in amazement and praised him.

"Uncle Liu, you should look at a man with new eyes after three days of absence! You are so eloquent now!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's praise, Liu Haizhong immediately changed his disdainful expression towards Yan Bugui and laughed at He Yuzhu.
“That’s a pillar.
You are not the only one in our courtyard who is making progress. Uncle Liu, I am also making progress.

During this period, I often listened to the speeches of the military representatives in the factory, and secretly learned a lot from them. "

"What's there to show off? It's just copying what others have said!"

Seeing Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong about to argue again, Yi Zhonghai beside them hurriedly stopped them.
“I say you two have it!
Just for such a trivial matter, why are you fighting so hard? "

After saying this, without waiting for them to continue speaking, Yi Zhonghai turned around with his hands behind his back and went back to the central courtyard.

Then Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong looked at each other, snorted coldly, turned around and went home, leaving Xu Fugui standing there and smiling.

The two-pronged strategy of the Central Finance Committee soon took effect.
As all the funds of state-owned businesses were deposited in banks, speculators who could not borrow money no matter how hard they tried were left with no chance at all.
After one day, I had no choice but to admit defeat.

He sold all the food, cloth and other supplies in his hands to the State Council at a very low price.

At the same time, good news came from major cities such as Songhu, Jinling, Tianjin, East Guangdong, and Chang'an.
The State Council won a great victory and wiped out the enemy.

It is said that Heshen fell and Jiaqing was full!
The wealth accumulated by Daxia's richest speculators over the years was wiped out in a short period of time.

It also made the State Council full of money.

After this economic war that was no less powerful than the Huaihai Campaign,

The state-owned economy of Daxia firmly grasped the leadership of the market and prices.

Subsequently, Daxia achieved unification in fiscal revenue and expenditure, material dispatch, and cash management. The economic situation further improved, and fiscal revenue and expenditure tended to be balanced.

The situation of over-issuing currency to make up for the fiscal deficit also ended.

As speculators gave up,

The Executive Yuan ordered to start taking over all the materials in the speculators' warehouses.
After the merchants received the payment for the sale of supplies, the foreign companies that had suffered heavy losses in the rice and cotton war immediately took action.

(End of this chapter)