Chapter 276 The Ming family was destroyed.

"My Lord, you are asking me to choose between dying today and dying tomorrow!"

Ming Qingda smiled bitterly and said, "I have a few questions. How do you intend to convict me? Where did I leave any flaws?"

In short, why did he fail and why he was so hostile to the Ming family?

I tried to please you before but you ignored me.

I gave you money and you remained indifferent!
If it was for the inner treasury's financial power, he did send people to lead the way in causing trouble in the three major treasuries, but it wasn't his idea! It was all that damn old woman's idea!

"If you don't write it, you will die today. If you write it, maybe there will be a chance for improvement tomorrow!"

Fan Xian chuckled and said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about or entangled about."

"As for how to convict, I can tell you about that."

"Let's talk about a lawsuit first. From last year to today, how much money has the Ming family borrowed from the Merchants Bank? As the head of the Ming family, Master Ming should know the number, right?"

There were already faint traces of sweat on Ming Qingda's forehead. What was Fan Xian's intention in suddenly mentioning this?

"Probably. Nearly six million taels!" When the inner treasury was bidding, they had borrowed more than two million taels of silver from China Merchants Bank for turnover. At that time, they mainly saw that the bank paid out money quickly. Although it was mortgaged with real estate deeds, the term was very long and the interest was not too high. That's why they borrowed so much silver to ensure the future cash flow problem.

In addition, the New Year was approaching, and the Ming family had to prepare money to send to Kyoto.
What happened afterwards was very clear. Fan Xian suppressed their business everywhere, not only hindering the export of the standard items from their inner treasury, but also disrupting their own trade routes.

In desperation, Ming Qingda took the initiative and borrowed more than 3 million taels of silver from China Merchants Bank again.

"Mr. Ming is not a competent head of the family!" Fan Xian sneered and said a number that stunned Ming Qingda: "Sixteen million taels!"

"Your Ming family borrowed 16 million taels!"

"How can it be!"

If the current situation wasn't wrong, Ming Qingda would have already started cursing!
"Master Fan, even if you want to get rid of my Ming family, you don't have to resort to such means! Falsehood is falsehood after all, and it cannot withstand scrutiny. Although most people in the world are ignorant, there are also some who can see clearly!"

Risking its own reputation to do such a slanderous thing, will the heavy-handed China Merchants Bank not do it again in the future?
"Pfft! It's clearly written in black and white on this paper. There are two copies, and both parties have signed them. How could it be forged?"

Fan Xian waved his hand, and an official from the Supervisory Council brought the IOU and handed it to Fan Xian.

"I'll make it clear to you!"

"The borrowers of the remaining 10 million taels are your other brothers and your son!" Fan Xian sighed with regret, "The first few borrowed money yesterday, but your son borrowed money today!"

"This, this." Ming Qingda understood. Instead of being angry, he burst into laughter and rolled on the ground uncontrollably.

"That's good! That's good!"

It seems that his son has joined Fan Xian. This is good, and the Ming family can also leave a bloodline!

He didn't blame his son for being cruel. After all, he treated his mother the same way. And the reason? It was all for the Ming family!

As for his brothers, he understood the consequences when he and his mother, the Old Lady, sent assassins to kill Ming Lao Si.

From the moment we failed, it would not be an exaggeration to say that we were shooting ourselves in the foot.

"It is clearly written on the IOU that the six hundred taels have been given to your Ming family for a long period of time. But there is one clause that you must understand. When the bank finds out that the Ming family has no ability to repay, they will immediately recover all the money. Of course, we are also prepared for the possibility that we cannot recover it. At that time, all the collateral you left behind will belong to the bank!"

"In other words, from the moment you go to jail, all the fertile land and real estate of the Ming family will no longer belong to you!" After Ming Qingda laughed loudly, his body trembled a little. Their Ming family is finished!

We are all going to die anyway, so who cares about those fertile fields and properties?

But he still had a question: "Master Fan, I just don't understand, you set up such a big scheme, but in the end it all benefited Shen Zhong, why did you bother?"

Fan Xian smiled, but it was a shy smile.

"To be honest, the Merchants Bank is my private property."

At this time, Ming Qingda had completed a table of statues.

Similarly, Governor Xue Qing and the prefect were not much better off.

Hundreds and millions of taels of silver were mentioned back and forth between the two of them. They felt numb after hearing it and felt that the silver was not just money anymore.

Now you are saying that all this money belongs to Fan Xian?

What does it mean to be rich? (Tactical retreat)
Ming Qingda figured everything out. Taiping Money House must be involved in this matter, otherwise it would be difficult to explain how so much real gold and silver ended up in Jiangnan.

"The crimes mentioned above are nothing. Many of the crimes committed by your Ming family over the years have been uncovered one after another, but these are not the main point!"

"The point is that you sent assassins to kill the imperial envoy, which is tantamount to rebellion! The bodies of those hundreds of people have now been sent to Kyoto, so it can't be said that you were wronged!"

Ming Qingda couldn't refute it. The Ming family was rich and had a private army of one thousand.

But those were all good family boys from their own farms, and each of them had traces that could be followed. The Ming family didn't send anyone out to kill Fan Xian!
I think only Junshan can do it, after all, only they can afford such a big deal!
Mother!

I really should have sent you down to see your father earlier. Now, your son will soon be coming down to see you!

"I don't need to tell you what happened next. He attacked the Supervisory Council, obstructed public affairs, had no regard for the law, and for so many years, he embezzled money from the inner treasury and bribed the officials in the court. All these things are enough to confiscate his property and exterminate his clan."

"It means that your son doesn't know who in Kyoto accepts bribes, which is why I am here to argue with you."

Seeing that Ming Qingda had no intention of resisting, Fan Xian sighed and said, "I admire your methods. Your old lady is dead, and I can tolerate not letting my people from the Overwatch Council investigate. I was planning to dig up the grave and examine the body after you buried her!"

There was no such thing as fire in this era.

"You make things difficult for me, and I will make things difficult for your whole family for the rest of your life."

There is one thing that Fan Xian did not tell Ming Qingda. The person who truly betrayed the Ming family in the beginning was actually the young master Ming's cousin, Zou Lei, the censor of the Jiangnan Censorate!

He is suitable to be an official.

He is the one who would sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice!

As early as the time when the inner treasury was bidding, Fan Xian had secretly developed a sense of admiration for the official as he watched him speak and act.

At that time, Fan Xian didn't know that he and the Ming family were cousins. When Zou Lei came to him, Fan Xian decided to target the Ming family's business completely.

The reason why the eldest young master of the Ming family is not dealt with for the time being is precisely with the intention of leaving him to Zou Lei.

It depends on whether the other party is willing to give this token of allegiance.

(End of this chapter)