Chapter 376: Going Long and Short

Yintan City.

The redemption continued, unabated.

This "treason incident" had caused many to lose faith in the Yinzhou Coin.

If this Prefect Liu were truly punished by the Emperor, what would become of the Yinzhou Coin?

Five gold.

Four gold.

The price of the Yinzhou Coin was plummeting every single day.

The people queuing at the entrance to redeem their coins were all on the verge of madness.

"Sir, we don't have much gold and silver left..."

Zheng Yue Ru looked worried.

No one had expected that in just two days, the inventory of Yintan City would be redeemed to nothing.

Qingyang Shuo also frowned and said, "What about the weaponry and equipment in the warehouse, and the other goods?"

Zheng Yue Ru sighed, "Sir, many orders were pre-purchased; we simply have no stock on hand. At this rate, we will last until this evening at most..."

Qingyang Shuo's eyes flickered, "The Young Master told us to hold for three days, so no matter what, we must hold for these three days! In the name of the Young Master, inform the whole city! This crisis will eventually pass. Those who believe in the Young Master's character should believe even more in the future of the Yinzhou Coin! Redeeming at a low point at a time like this is irrational!"

He thought for a moment, deciding he had to do it himself, and had Hu Xi'er help him grind the ink.

A long, eloquent essay appeared at the entrance of Yintan City.

The long essay was moving and written with sincere wording.

It recounted everything Prefect Liu had done since entering Liangzhou: conquering the Western Regions, saving Hanzhong, and entering Chuan Shu. Prefect Liu was a man of integrity and openness. This treasonous treaty certainly had nothing to do with Prefect Liu. The current Emperor had eyes like torches and observed the finest details; he would surely clear Prefect Liu of suspicion.

Afterwards, it detailed Liu Zheng's merits to Liangzhou, which was deeply touching.

On the spot, many locals of Yinzhou were already teary-eyed.

"This..."

"The Young Master has it hard!"

"Exactly, the Young Master is benevolent and righteous, loving the people like his own children; I simply do not believe he would commit treason!"

"In these two years, it is only by following the Young Master that we have had enough to eat! Fellow villagers, we must not be used by those with ulterior motives!"

These few remarks immediately resonated with everyone. In truth, these people had been anxious watching the Yinzhou Coin plummet. Because before, those who followed Liu Zheng with the Yinzhou Coin had all been living well. With this crash, who could stand it? But thinking about it, who was it that brought them this good life?

Wasn't it Prefect Liu?

If the Yinzhou Coin were to truly collapse at this time.

Not only would their good life be gone, but even having enough to eat might become a problem.

Suddenly, the locals stopped redeeming their coins. The announcement said the problem would be solved in three days, so they would wait three days for him!

"Hey, hey, hey, you all..."

"This..."

Some wealthy merchants who specialized in speculating on the Yinzhou Coin were all stunned.

Why?

These people were all sent by some unknown forces specifically to short the Yinzhou Coin! What is shorting? There is no need to elaborate on the shorting of later generations, but the existence of the Yinzhou Coin relied on Yintan City, and relied on the various weaponry and equipment and goods within this Yintan City. Because of the inconvenient logistics conditions in ancient times.

It was very easy for time gaps to occur between order transactions.

For example, they would use 30,000 Yinzhou Coins as a deposit to purchase a batch of goods. Later, when the goods were transported to their location, they would pay the balance and then take them to collect funds—these funds were real gold and silver.

Within this time gap, if the Yinzhou Coin suffered a significant drop, these people would pay the balance at the current price of the Yinzhou Coin, and in doing so, they would achieve a short and gain massive profits.

Therefore.

These days, they were very happy that Liu Zheng was "committing treason." And they began to spread a large amount of unfavorable news, inciting these people to line up for redemption.

It must be said that at any time, there are always people who engage in speculation.

"Hmph! A bunch of brainwashed fools!"

"Let's see how many more days your Yinzhou Coin can last!"

Some were shorting.

Naturally, some were going long.

At this time, the hearts of the bigwigs of the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce were already trembling violently.

"It dropped again?"

"Did it drop again?"

"This... has it not hit rock bottom yet?"

A group of people whispered to each other, unable to believe it.

The Yinzhou Coin now had too great an influence.

Just at this moment, Zheng Yue Ru walked in gracefully: "Uncles, the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce has suffered such a great disaster; I do not wish to say too much, but we should have been in the same boat, working together to protect the Yinzhou Coin so it does not collapse!"

As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately retorted: "Chief Manager, what you say is not right! We are the ones who are unlucky this time for following along!"

"Indeed..."

"Do you mean to say you still want us to take out gold and silver to fill the pit?"

The group talked all at once, with many objections.

Zheng Yue Ru smiled faintly: "Uncles, these words are not what I say, but what the Young Master entrusted me to convey to you."

Everyone was startled and sat up straight.

It could be seen that Liu Zheng's prestige in the Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce was definitely not for show.

Zheng Yue Ru said: "The Young Master's original words are these: three days later, the Yinzhou Coin will surely soar, and it will definitely reach new heights! This moment is the best time to buy the dip!"

She looked around the circle and said coldly, "Whether we strike it rich depends on this moment."

"This will be a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!"

"Either we lose everything, or we become the wealthiest in the world!"

"My uncles and counts..."

"How you choose is up to you!"

These words.

Made everyone present unable to help but hold their breath.

Wealthiest in the world?

Skyrocketing?

As long as one is a merchant, who doesn't want to be the wealthiest in the world?

A brief silence.

"Fine, let's do it! My Yao Family will put up one hundred thousand gold! We'll buy the dip on Yinzhou Coin!"

"My Zheng Family, one million gold!"

Zheng Yue Ru immediately followed the rhythm and said.

"My Li Family, two hundred thousand! We believe in the young master!"

"I..."

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

Seeing such a scene, Zheng Yue Ru could finally help but heave a sigh of relief.

With these people buying the dip on Yinzhou Coin, at least for three days, they could safely get through it...

What she did not expect was.

That after she took out all of the Zheng Family's cash to buy the dip, before long.

She would become...

The wealthiest woman in the Longyan Dynasty.

The people present who had been "brainwashed" by her would also become new multi-millionaires one by one.

Their net worth.

Would more than double?