It was 8:30 in the morning, but the door of Xuhui Branch was still not opened, and there seemed to be no sign of opening the door. There were nearly a thousand people gathered at the bank entrance, but they didn't open the door when they saw the bank. No one came out to explain. Several people stepped forward to slap the bank door or shouted "Open the door", but no one responded, so everyone's emotions gradually intensified.

Several impatient people kicked their feet and hit the bank door with their bodies, and they only made a loud bang, and shouted: "Open the door, open the door, are everyone inside dead? Why don't you open the door yet? I still have to exchange silver dollars!"

"Yes, open the door, open the door quickly. I waited for a long time yesterday, but I didn't get the number. I got up early today and came here, but I didn't open the door yet. What does it mean?"

"I've been waiting for two days, and I have to repay the money today."

"Oh! Look, everyone should calm down. I'm afraid the bank won't open the door today. Everyone should go back and take a shower and go to bed as soon as possible."

"What, I won't open the door anymore, why not open the door anymore?"

"Isn't this obvious? Isn't the bank opened by the government? Now the government wants to collect seigniorage tax, which means that everyone uses paper money to collect all the silver dollars in the hands of our people. As a result, everyone has to exchange paper money into silver dollars. That's how the government can do it! So the bank will definitely not open today."

"Yes! Even if the door is opened for a while, I will not be able to exchange silver dollars."

"Yes, I heard a friend who works in the bank yesterday. Today, the bank said that all the silver dollars have been exchanged. In fact, they are packing all the silver dollars and transporting them away in a few days. But there are dozens of boxes of silver dollars!"

"How can I do it? I still have more than 60 yuan not to exchange for the banknotes!"

"Haha! Accept your fate! I will wait to turn into waste paper in a few days."

"Now, whether it is the Qing Dynasty or the East China Government, they are all cheating on us ordinary people!"

"I want to tell you that it was better during the Qing Dynasty. At least the Qing Dynasty did not use a pile of waste paper to deceive our money! This is not as good as the Qing Dynasty!"

"No, these are my hard-earned money. The family of six people all count on this money to live! How could it be gone?"

"What else? Since ancient times, people have not fought against each other, so accept their fate!"

"No, let's break the bank door open to see if they still repay it."

"What else can I repay? After I smash the door, I will just grab it."

"Yes, yes, smash the door, smash the door."

Originally, the people's emotions were already anxious. When they were in a rhythm like this, many people suddenly lost their minds. They roared and rushed to the door, kicking and hitting the door wildly, and some even picked up stones and smashed them into the door.

Although the door of the bank is very strong, if it hits like this, it will sooner or later be smashed.

At this moment, I heard a sharp and harsh whistle sound, and most people were very familiar with the sound of the police whistle. However, at least dozens of police whistle were blowing together.

The sound of the police whistle was very sharp and harsh. Dozens of police whistles were blown together, which naturally made the eardrum hurt, so many people couldn't help but cover their ears with their hands.

At this time, only the sound of horse hoof footsteps was heard. Two teams of policemen, led by several people riding tall horses, the others were holding long and short batons, police forks, shields and other riot equipment. Seeing that the number of people was definitely more than a hundred, they ran from left to right to the bank and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way."

First, when the police force arrived, they were the first to win the people. Second, the people are still habitually afraid of this kind of "official servant". Therefore, when everyone saw this move, they couldn't help but move away from both sides. Even if someone incited "don't be afraid" and "don't give in" among the crowd, it could not stop most people from giving in.

In fact, the police in the East China government are much better than those of the Qing court and the police in the concession. They will never beat and arrest people for no reason, let alone extortion and demanding. They are also very polite to ordinary people. Sometimes when they see people in difficulties on the street, they will help.

However, the police in the East China Government were also in charge of more affairs than those in the Qing court. There were many more police officers in the concession. The Qing court always had people not to procure officials and not investigate. It was better to have less matters than to do more. Try not to care about anything you can. Although the police in the East China Government were in charge of more affairs, they were limited to maintaining order and public order. The police in the East China Government even littered, defecated, spitted, set up stalls on the roadside, and even walked. There were clear divisions in Shanghai. There were special roads for cars, carriages, and pedestrians. There were also people crossing the roads.

Moreover, although the police were polite, they were ruthless when they were in charge. Although the punishment was not strict, the most was to clear the road or punish Ao. If the circumstances were serious, it was only one day to be kept in charge. Bi Jing was not a big deal, but it was embarrassing. Therefore, the people in Shanghai now are no less afraid of the police than those of the Qing court. They were worried when they walked on the streets, not knowing what they would do wrong, but were caught by the police.

Of course, this phenomenon is just a special situation during social transformation. As the people become familiar with modern social rules and develop the habit of respecting social rules, they will not worry about being caught by the police while walking on the street, and their fear of the police will be greatly reduced.

But the public's fear of the police now makes the police team separate the crowd very easily. In front of the bank gate, dozens of police officers holding shields stood in a row, erected the shields to form a shield wall. The rest of the police officers also spread out in the shape of geese on both sides.

At this time, a police officer riding a horse was holding a loud horn behind the shield wall and shouted: "What are you doing? Are you robbing the bank?"

Everyone replied in a verbal manner: "The bank does not open the door, and the silver dollar will not be exchanged."

The police officer riding a horse said, "Like you just now, everyone thought you were going to rob, but that shop dared to open the door!"

Among the crowd, there were a few brave people who stepped forward a few steps and said, "Police Officer, we are all good people, so how dare we do robbery! But we are all anxious to exchange silver dollars, and the silver dollars have not opened the door for a long time, so we were really anxious and smashed the door."

The police officer riding a horse said, "No matter how anxious you are, you can't smash the door. Fortunately, the door has not been smashed open. If it is smashed open, it will be a robbery. This is a serious crime!"

Someone said again: "We can do not smash the door, but when will the bank open the door and whether it will be exchanged for silver dollars, we have to give an explanation."

The police officer riding a horse said, "Okay, you guys back a little, I'll let the bank open."

After hearing this, everyone retreated more than 10 meters as they said, and the police shield wall also pushed more than 10 meters in turn. At this time, a crack was finally opened. President Cao Derui and several people came out of the bank. When everyone saw it, they immediately cheered, and of course there were many insulting voices.

Seeing Cao Derui come out, the police officer riding a horse quickly dismounted, came to Cao Derui, saluted, and said, "Report to the leader, Shanghai Police Bureau, and the captain of the Third Criminal Police Brigade Zhou Xueqi, was ordered to come to maintain order."

Cao Derui nodded and said, "You came in just the right time, otherwise it would be really dangerous."

Zhou Xueqi said: "Please rest assured, we will maintain good order and ensure the safety of the bank."

Cao Derui said: "I'll feel relieved if you are here."

At this time, the crowd became turbulent again, and some people shouted, "We want to exchange silver dollars, we want to exchange silver dollars." Some people started to curse, and the scene began to fall into chaos again.

However, Cao Derui felt at this time, so he didn't panic and said, "Okay, I'll say a few words to them."

Zhou Xueqi nodded, picked up the horn again, and shouted: "What's the noise? Quiet, quiet, quiet."

Everyone also calmed down again. At this time, Cao Derui took the trumpet from Zhou Xueqi and said, "Friends, please listen to me. I don't know what you heard from there. Paper money and silver dollars are used the same. The seigniorage tax is levied because the cost of minting silver dollars is high. There is no need to collect all silver dollars."

But after hearing what he said, everyone was anxious again, thinking that the bank was about to refuse to exchange silver dollars, so they shouted again, and some impatient people couldn't help but push forward, almost hitting the shield wall. Of course, some people were inciting to cheer in the crowd.

Seeing that the scene was about to lose control again, Cao Derui was so anxious that he shouted "Quiet", but it was difficult to soothe the crowd anymore. Seeing this, Zhou Xueqi quickly put the whistle again and blew it up again, and at the same time, he hit the baton in his hand hard, making a "dongdong" sound.

When the other police officers saw it, they all rushed to the siege. The whistle and the sound of striking sounds turned into a crowd, which immediately overwhelmed the shouts and insults of the people. The crowd that advanced was also stunned by the momentum of the police officers, stopped and took a few steps back.

Cao Derui finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Bank currency silver dollars can be exchanged freely. This is a rule we have already formulated. You can do as much as you want. The bank will not refuse to exchange it. You can rest assured."

After saying this, the atmosphere immediately eased a lot. Although there were people in the crowd saying "liar" and "liar" and other inciting words, the effect was much worse than before.

Cao Derui continued: "But to repay silver dollars, you must respect the rules and not act randomly. If the order is disordered, everyone will not be able to repay them. Therefore, everyone must maintain order and must not be disorderly. If someone does not respect the rules and disrupts the order, don't blame us for being rude."

This requirement is also very reasonable, and most people also thought that they had already exchanged silver dollars, so they all agreed.
Chapter completed!