Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 688 - 688 0440 You Should Know

Chapter 688: Chapter 0440 You Should Know Chapter 688: Chapter 0440 You Should Know Chapter 0440 You Should Know

Four Seas Bank has a long history of operation and its business is very robust. It is said to be backed by the royal family, and its past operations have also been successful. Thus, many nobles in the Great Zhao Nation, including Marquis Ma, are clients of Four Seas Bank.

Marquis Ma has made many silver deposits and withdrawals at Four Seas Bank in the past, and each time the process was smooth. This time, he intends to withdraw five million taels of silver in one go, a fairly sizable amount. To ensure that nothing goes wrong, Marquis Ma decides to personally lead a group to collect it himself. He assumed it would be an easy task, perhaps risky after the withdrawal when transporting the silver back. But what he never expected was that the danger didn’t come from the return journey, but the moment he presented the silver notes and requested Four Seas Bank to cash it into gleaming silver coins, trouble began.

In the beginning, Marquis Ma only took out silver notes worth ten thousand taels and requested Four Seas Bank for an exchange. While Four Seas Bank was astounded that Marquis Ma could produce silver notes issued by the bank a hundred years ago, they still promptly made the exchange. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the silver notes, Marquis Ma proceeded to take out the rest of his silver notes, totaling four million nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand taels, demanding that Four Seas Bank cash them all out.

These silver notes given to Marquis Ma by Qi Tian were all found in the County Master Mansion in Baoding Prefecture, totaling about ten million taels, of which he only gave Marquis Ma half. These silver notes were all high denominations, with the smallest note being worth five hundred taels, and the greater ones were ten thousand taels each. Such large denominations are difficult to circulate on the market, as it is rare for daily expenses to require five hundred taels of silver, let alone ten thousand taels on a single note.

Marquis Ma planned to use these silvers to pay military salaries and such, so such large denominations were definitely not useful. Therefore, he needed to exchange them into smaller denominations. In addition, many of the soldiers are illiterate and do not trust silver notes. Compared to silver notes, they trust gleaming silver much more. To avoid trouble and ensure that the military does not revolt due to money issues, from the time the army starts to assemble in Wangdu County, all money given to the soldiers was either in silver coin or copper coin form, without a single silver note.’

Marquis Ma took out the remaining silver notes with joy in his heart. He fantasized about how the prince’s financial trouble would be greatly relieved once he brought back these five million taels. He believed he would surely gain recognition and praise from Prince Zhao once he accomplished this, and solidify his position as Marquis Ma.

However, what Marquis Ma did not anticipate was that the moment he took out the rest of the silver notes, the manager of Four Seas Bank, who had been smiling at him, promptly switched expressions. Not only did he refuse to cash out the remaining four million nine hundred and ninety-nine taels, but he also accused Marquis Ma of forging the silver notes issued by Four Seas Bank a hundred years ago, intending to exploit Four Seas Bank and steal their property. The manager directly confiscated all four million nine hundred and ninety-nine taels without returning any. Moreover, when Marquis Ma, in a fit of anger, ordered his guards to reclaim the silver notes, Four Seas Bank directly fought back, killing more than half of the guards Marquis Ma had brought along. Marquis Ma barely escaped thanks to the desperate protection of his guards, but even so, he lost an arm to the people from Four Seas Bank.

Not all of the guards Marquis Ma brought were ordinary people; there were also cultivators among them. But even so, the Four Seas Bank did not show any mercy. The cultivators who accompanied Marquis Ma were killed off one by one without survivors.

After narrating his ordeal, Marquis Ma knelt in front of Qi Tian, sobbing, “Master, you must avenge me. I have been bullied miserably by them. Not only was my money stolen, but my arm was also cut off and so many people died. They were too bullyish.”

Qi Tian’s face grew dark and a cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth, “This is good, Four Seas Bank dare to swallow my money, and has killed so many people, they are certainly audacious. I don’t think there is a need for them to continue existing in this world.”

As he said this, Qi Tian rose to his feet, “Gao Jinmei, Jin Jin, you two follow me to Four Seas Bank, together with Marquis Ma, we’re going to pay them a visit.”

Gao Jinmei said, “Master, there’s no need for you to personally handle such trivial matters, I can go alone. I promise you that I alone can wipe out Four Seas Bank.”

Qi Tian shook his head, “This is not just about retribution, it’s also about establishing financial dominance. Can you handle that?”

Hearing this, Gao Jinmei repeatedly shook her head, she was just an assassin and could not comprehend such profound matters.

Qi Tian glanced at the distraught Marquis Ma, looking at Gao Jinmei, “Do you have any Regrowth Pills for severed limbs? If so, sell one to Marquis Ma at the normal price.”

Upon hearing this, Marquis Ma immediately looked at Gao Jinmei eagerly. Losing an arm had a massive impact on him. In the prime of his life, the thought of spending the rest of his life disabled filled him with despair. Even if he had to pay several times over the original price, he was willing to do so for such a pill.