Chapter 1284: The Last Madness
Just when the people up and down the entire northern province were gradually emotionally stable.
A storm, but it began to brew again.
The bulbs, which had already been shipped to the Northern Province, began to ship like crazy.
The bulb has reached twenty-nine gold coins.
Warehouse after warehouse of bulbs, truckloads of bulbs were shipped out, and then, in exchange for mountains of gold and silver coins, these gold and silver coins, quickly loaded onto the ship, and when a ship was full, it immediately sailed out of port.
But then, the bulbs dumped on the market are still endless.
According to the agreement of the countries led by Sir Andrés, in order to stabilize the bulb, they must stabilize the price.
Therefore, no matter how many bulbs there are on the market, they need to buy them for more than twenty-nine gold coins, so as to ensure that the panic does not spread.
But on that day, they noticed the anomaly.
It's weird, the purchase volume of this bulb is dozens of times that of the past.
However, there are still countless bulbs on the market.
How many bulbs there are, only God knows.
Sir Andrés was a resolute man, and he would not allow any further price drop to give the market a chance to panic.
Therefore, he immediately made up his mind to use the reserves.
These countless real money and silver, which have long been shipped from various countries, are also flowing out like crazy.
So much so that at the end of the day, it is impossible to calculate how much money has been spent on these bulbs.
Maybe...... It's a big merchant who suddenly wants to cash out.
Sir Andrés and the others, after discussing it in the middle of the night, came to this conclusion for the time being.
But...... I absorbed so many bulbs this time, I want to ...... The other party's goods have been exhausted, although the reserves have been broken, but as long as the price is still stable, then, everything is within the controllable range, because the bulbs still have value, then sooner or later in the future, these exchanged bulbs can be exchanged for gold and silver.
It's just a left-handed game of right hand.
It's okay.
But in spite of this, Sir Andrés did not sleep all night, and this sudden change made him uneasy.
If it weren't for the willingness of countries to do their best to support it, the price of this bulb would have been lost.
But on the second day.
Worse news came.
And also......
It's still a large-scale shipment, and Andres is a little crazy.
In addition to the large-scale acquisition at the current price, on the other hand, he decided to mobilize some more gold and silver coins.
He has no way out, he spent a lot of money on the acquisition yesterday, and if the price falls at this time, so that countless people panic to sell, then the consequences will be even more serious.
Now he is like a red-eyed gambler, he has lost too much, and if he wants to turn the buck, he can only invest more gold and silver.
The entire Governor's Palace has become a mess.
People were talking frantically, anxiously waiting for all kinds of news from the market.
"Gentlemen, the price has fallen slightly. There are too many bulbs on the market. An official of the Governor's Palace rushed in sweaty, and his face was miserable.
"What the hell is going on, who's making trouble?" The Governor roared wildly, he had been the biggest beneficiary of bulbs, and his family had also hoarded a large number of bulbs, and once they fell below again, then ...... That's it. Not only that, but there are too many bulbs in the treasury of the Northern Province, and at that time, the entire Northern Province will have no other way than to go bankrupt.
The Grand Duke of Bavaria had a gloomy face and had left the table angrily.
If at the beginning, the collapse of the bulb was only a heavy loss, but the subsequent bailout, and then the current situation, this has almost made all countries in danger of complete collapse.
The envoy from Portugal said angrily: "Seize these profiteers, arrest them, find out where our gold and silver are, and hang these thugs!" ”
He waved his fists.
By this time, he had no choice but to do it.
So...... I had no choice but to use violence.
"Yes, blockade all the coasts, seal up their warehouses, Your Excellency the Governor, take your men, act now, and these thugs will not be allowed to stir up!"
"Yes, something has to be done!"
The Governor's face was gloomy, but he was almost crying.
He glanced at Sir Andrés.
Sir Andrés said bitterly, "Distinguished gentlemen, I would like to ...... This is absolutely impossible. ”
Someone looked at Andrés in surprise.
By this time, Andrés was still indecisive.
Not only that, but the favored servant of the French court, with a pale face at the moment, nodded: "Yes, this is absolutely impossible." ”
"Why?" Someone had red eyes: "It's all at this time, do we still have to appease them." I smell conspiracy, it's conspiracy, gentlemen! ”
Andrés looked at these stupid people, and finally, gritted his teeth and said: "If now, our soldiers appear on the streets, block the port, and go to catch the merchants who are selling, then, we are finished, think about it, as long as the news spreads, who will believe that bulbs are valuable?" Would any businessman, burgher, farmer, or even our soldier believe that bulbs have any value? ”
All of a sudden, everyone fell silent.
Not bad......
The value of bulbs lies in the fact that people can buy and sell them freely, and people are convinced that they can exchange for sufficient gold and silver at any time as long as they want. It can even be exchanged with him.
Can once ...... Soldiers appeared on the streets and in the harbor.
Then this news can't be blocked no matter what.
The market is already starting to make a lot of noise.
At this juncture, any act of violence will only exacerbate concerns about the value of bulbs.
At that time, it will no longer be a few conspirators who are shipping, but the whole of Europe, which will be in the midst of a sell-off, and all classes, everyone who owns bulbs, will frantically sell their bulbs.
"When that time comes, we're completely finished."
Yes, when the whole people sell, even if you add up the assets of all the kingdoms, you may not be able to maintain the price.
"Now...... Our enemies are only some unscrupulous businessmen, but once the situation is serious, then we want to save the market, and the target is everyone, and we have no chance of winning at all. There will come a time when the bulbs of a few unscrupulous merchants will run out, and once the people cease to believe in the value of the bulbs, and when they think that we need to use soldiers against those who sell the bulbs, then, by tomorrow morning, the bulbs will not be worth more than the stones on the ground, and by that time what will we have left? ”
Andrés' eyes were bloodshot.
He trembled in pain.
This is not a conspiracy at all.
This is a grandiose conspiracy.
The great thing about this conspiracy is that you know that your opponent is frantically sucking up your wealth, and you also know that if you continue like this, he will squeeze your flesh and blood dry.
You can even find them with the flick of a finger and physically destroy them.
You can also blockade your harbor and leave all the gold and silver that continues to flow out of your harbor.
But...... But you can't lift a finger of him.
Because...... The rules of the transaction have been set.
There may be no black and white words, but in the dark, there is already an invisible hand that maintains this unwritten rule.
Once you break this rule, you can't bear the consequences of backlash.
Andres They have already paid too much, and now the reserve funds of various countries have been consumed by nearly half, not to mention, there is also the loss of hoarding bulbs before.
Once it collapsed, Sir Andrés simply could not imagine what the consequences would be.
For their opponents, the only thing they have to think about is profit.
But Sir Andres and these people, they have to care about not only the treasury and the purses of the nobles, in addition, as the envoys of various countries, they also need to be responsible to the king and lords, and they also need to worry about the risk of chaos.
It's not just a matter of finance.
In other words, if violence is used, the losses suffered by the other side are much smaller than those suffered by European countries.
The people in the Doge's palace fell into a deathly silence.
Someone said unwillingly: "Could it be that we just watch them...... Are they teasing us like this? ”
Sir Andrés took a deep breath, his gaze hardened again, he had lost enough at this point.
And now......
He slapped the table fiercely: "At least, the only thing we are glad about is that our current enemies are just a group of unscrupulous businessmen, not the whole of Europe, I think, their goods, there will be a time when they will run out, I am convinced of this, with such determination, we must re-examine our current rescue plan, obviously, our current reserve funds, obviously still insufficient." Right now...... Gentlemen, we have been tied to this chariot, and we have reason to believe that the present crisis is enough for us to unite and defend the bulbs, that is, to defend ourselves, to defend the kingship of the nations, to defend every territory, gentlemen, I am still convinced that their bulbs are limited, and that as long as we hold on, the market can still be stable, Your Excellency the Governor, please arrange at once to continue to buy these bulbs at the present price, and we will take as many as we want. Other than that......"
Sir Andrés looked at everyone and took a deep breath: "To ensure that everything goes well, gentlemen, I hope that the bailout reserves in the Northern Province will be increased, and I hope that the national treasury will play a greater role." ”
"There's no money, there's no more." Someone muttered.
This has emptied all their family funds, and the finances of the countries have dried up.
"It can be raised, as far as I know, there are many Venetian and Dutch merchants who are happy to borrow from us." Sir Andrés acted resolutely, like a brave general, waved his hand in the air, clenched his fist fiercely, and said categorically: "Victory will be ours, as long as the tulip bulbs are still valuable, then the tulips we exchange in our hands are a solid foundation for defending the kings and lords of all countries!" ”