Chapter 298 New business of Guangdong Office

"Master, it's time to set off."

"Got it." Wang Qin responded and carefully put a stack of "Haihan Banknotes" with a face value of one thousand taels and the transaction documents from both parties into a thick paper folder, and then put a small rosewood official document into it.

Inside the box, close the lid. This flat, square file box was a gift he received when he opened an account at Haihan Development Bank. The name of the recipient was engraved on the back of the box.

According to Haihan people's style, they put various documents and bills that need to be carried with them in boxes of this shape to avoid being stained. Wang Qin has seen Mr. Shi and Mr. He from the Haihan Office in Guangdong go out.

They are always carrying boxes of similar shape, which look to have an indescribable style. However, the box of the Haihan people does not seem to be made of wood, but is shiny and silvery, but it seems to be very light.

Look.

Of course Wang Qin didn't know where the Rimowa brand of aluminum-magnesium alloy briefcases came from and how much they were worth, but even with his 17th-century perspective, he could tell that the Haihan people's portable equipment was very high-end, so after getting

After this gift, Wang Qin also started to have the habit of carrying a briefcase with him.

Wang Qin carried the briefcase out of the yard, turned back and told the housekeeper: "If anyone comes to visit, just tell me that I went to the Haihan Office in Guangdong." The housekeeper nodded quickly in agreement.

Two months ago, Wang Qin negotiated with the Guangdong Office in Guangzhou on behalf of Huizhou's "Haifenghao" trading company to exchange ores for Haihan commodities. "Haifenghao" quickly became the number one trading house in Huizhou Prefecture in a short period of time.

Local dignitaries came to their door one after another and asked the "Haifeng" to purchase Haihan products that were in high demand on the market. According to the Haihan people's requirements, the "Haifeng" organized transportation to transport two batches of four ships to Victory Port.

The goods were mainly ores, tin ingots, and lead ingots, and they were exchanged for a large amount of Haihan glassware, making a lot of money on the ground in Huizhou. According to Wang Qin's own estimation, the "Haifeng" was here

The profit gained from the two transactions was at least nearly ten thousand taels of silver.

Wang Qin, who made the greatest contribution in this process, was rewarded by the big boss and purchased a small courtyard in Guangzhou as his place to stay. From now on, he no longer needs to stay in a private room in an inn for a long time. Wang Qin

His personal salary has also improved. He even had enough money to hire a few servants in Guangzhou, and spent several hundred taels of silver to buy a poor man from a flower boat on the Pearl River. His living standard has been greatly improved compared to before.

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Wang Qin certainly knows where his enjoyment today comes from, so he visits the Guangdong Office more frequently than before. Even if he has nothing to do, he will visit at least every three to five days to keep in touch. Haihan people

Wang Qin did not know why tin ore and lead ore were imported from Huizhou every month, and he was not interested in asking. However, as long as the Haihan people still have this need, the "Haifeng" will continue to purchase more from Shengli Port.

Haihan products, get huge profits.

Since the General Office of the People's Republic of China launched the currency deposit and exchange business between Guangzhou and Shengli Port, Wang Qin has become one of the first people to try it. When ordering from the Office of the General Office of the People's Republic of China, he directly handed the money to the Haihan people, and then took the money with him.

You can just go to Victory Port to pick up the goods with the banknote issued by the Han people. This avoids various risks that may arise in transporting tens of thousands of taels of silver across the sea. Moreover, the banknote is registered and can be reported as lost, even if it is accidentally lost or even lost.

Even if someone robs him, Wang Qin doesn’t have to worry about actual losses.

The most convenient thing for Wang Qin is that since the transactions between the "Haifeng" and the Haihan people are settled in Guangzhou, there is usually a large amount of cash turnover. If it were left at home, he might not even be able to sleep well at night.

But I felt much more at ease when I was placed with the Haihan people. The junior students in the nursing home in the Guangdong Office were all very capable, and they all used muskets made by Haihan. Wang Qin heard from an acquaintance

The boss said that the Haihan people's muskets are said to be more powerful than the Lumi gun equipped by the government army. Only "Fu Ruifeng" who has a close relationship with the Haihan people in Guangzhou can buy such powerful muskets made by the Haihan people.

The guard, Wang Qin, naturally confidently and boldly deposited all the cash in the name of the "Haifeng" in the Liaison Office in Guangdong.

The sedan that Wang Qin was riding in left Guangzhou City from the Dadong Gate, walked a short distance east along the main road, and arrived outside the Liaison Office in Guangdong.

Nowadays, the main entrance of the General Office is not only bustling with people, but also a lot of sedans and carriages parked at the back door. Two months ago, the Haihan people built a courtyard behind the yard of the Office and hung out

The signboard of "Haihan Development Bank" appeared. From then on, the back door of the Guangdong Office became lively. Not only did bearers and carriages attract customers here, but also laborers came here looking for work.

There are also some small stalls selling hot food nearby - their business targets are of course not the wealthy men in the Guangdong Office, but ordinary people waiting for work here.

After Wang Qin got off the sedan, he met an acquaintance: "Isn't this Shopkeeper Ma? Nice to meet you!"

Wang Qin has been in Guangzhou for a long time, and has gradually become familiar with people on the ground. He naturally recognizes the shopkeeper Ma of "Yongfeng Cloth Co., Ltd." It is said that "Yongfeng Cloth Co., Ltd." is the number one fabric supplier for Haihan people.

More than 80% of the fabrics purchased by the Haihan people from the mainland are supplied by "Yongfeng Cloth Co., Ltd." Moreover, the Haihan people have a huge demand for fabrics. Wang Qin does not understand why they buy so much fabrics to return to Victory Port.

Why? Could it be made into clothes and sold back to Guangzhou?

Shopkeeper Ma responded with a smile: "Boss Wang, we are here to collect the money again! Do you want to call a few laborers to wait for you first, so that they can help you carry the money out later?"

Wang Qin also responded with a smile: "Shopkeeper Ma really loves to joke! I do this small business just to support my family. How can I compare with Shopkeeper Ma, who laughs and laughs!"

Outside the gate of this newly built courtyard, there are two stone braves as tall as one person. Above the gate hangs a black plaque with gold letters "Haihan Development Bank". There are also gatekeepers in black clothes and black trousers standing on both sides of the gate. The guards guarding the gate are seen.

Both of them were holding rosewood briefcases presented to them by their families, and they nodded and motioned for them to come in on their own.

The courtyard is divided into three areas: north, east and south, with a small patio in the middle. In the south is the "business room" where general money deposits and withdrawals are handled. Money deposits and withdrawals of less than 20,000 taels can be handled here. In the east is the "business room"

The "Advanced Business Room" is responsible for handling the deposit and withdrawal of more than 20,000 taels of money, but Wang Qin has never entered it once. To the north is the "Special Affairs Processing Room", which specializes in handling various troubles encountered by customers, such as

Disputes over the quality of money, reports of lost banknotes, etc. In order to prevent first-time customers from being confused, a special sign was set up in the patio to briefly explain the different functions of the three areas.

This was not the first time for both of them to come here to do business. They went to the "Business Room" due south to complete the formalities. The layout in the "Business Room" was also very simple. A black marble counter ran across the room, dividing the entire room.

It became two parts, and behind the counter there were two Haihan staff who were handling business for the merchants. On the counter in front of one of the merchants was an open wooden box, which was full of silver ingots, at least two or three.

It was more than a thousand taels, and it seemed that they were here to deposit money. In addition to the customers who were going through the procedures at the counter, there were several people waiting in the room, and it seemed that their turn would not be around for a while.

After the two of them entered, a boy immediately came over and took them to the seating area next to them. He quickly served them hot tea and snacks, and gave them two number plates. Wang Qin picked up the number plate, looked at it, and turned.

The boss asked: "Shopkeeper Ma, what do the numbers marked on this mean? Why are you A-7 and I am B-4?"

"Boss Wang hasn't come here to do business recently, has he? This is a new rule established by Haihan people." Shopkeeper Ma explained to him: "This is to facilitate everyone's queue. When it's your turn, someone will notify you.

You. This way everyone can sit and wait slowly without worrying about disrupting the order of things."

"So that's it." Wang Qin made it clear, nodded and praised: "Haihan people really pay attention to rules and regulations in doing things, and it can be seen in the details!"

Sure enough, after the previous customer at the "A" counter finished the formalities and left, a waiter shouted loudly: "Customers of No. A and No. 5, please go to the counter of No. A to complete the formalities!"

After waiting for about half a stick of incense, it was Wang Qin's turn. Wang Qin stood up and came to the counter, opened the briefcase, took out the banknote and handed it over: "I want to exchange eight thousand taels of cash."

"Please wait a moment." The clerk took the banknote, inspected it, wrote a receipt, and asked Wang Qin to sign and post it.

After Wang Qin signed the document, the clerk pulled a rope next to the seat. Soon someone came over and took away the document. A moment later, someone came out pushing several boxes on a flatbed trolley.

"Haihan Silver, one hundred taels per ingot, eighty ingots in total, do you need to check the quality?" the clerk asked.

"No need." Wang Qin was very reassured about the quality of the silver ingots issued here. He was a little worried when he took out cash for the first few times and asked for inspection. The clerk randomly cut the silver ingots with silver scissors in front of him. Facts have proved that the Haihan people

The quality of silver ingots is better than most miscellaneous silver on the market, and it is of the same grade as official silver.

Of course, it is not so easy to save money. If the quality of the silver is obviously insufficient, Haihan people will ask for it to be discolored. In order to avoid such disputes, Haihan people have also been promoting to customers like Wang Qin.

Registered banknotes - so that when they trade with other people, they no longer need to take the cash out of the Haihan people's warehouse and just give the banknotes to others. However, Wang Qin still has some doubts about this.

I feel that being anonymous seems to lack a sense of security.

"Do you need escort service?" the clerk continued to ask.

"Yes." Wang Qin nodded. Eight thousand taels of silver is worth hundreds of kilograms, but he can't carry it everywhere by himself.

“Local or remote?”

"Local, let's go to Guangzhou City." Wang Qin paused and asked, "Can we still escort money to other places?"

Since the beginning of business, "Haihan Development Bank" has been providing a service of escorting money to your home in Guangzhou - of course this is not a free service, but charges one thousandth of the escort fee. Local merchants generally do not choose this service

service, he took a few servants to transport the money back. However, out-of-town merchants like Wang Qin considered safety issues and were usually willing to pay for the money to be delivered directly to their homes by Haihan people. But before that, Wang Qin

I have never heard of money being sent to other places.

"This is a new service we have launched recently. Within Guangdong and Guangxi, you can go to Zhaoqing Prefecture, Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture, and in the direction of Fujian, you can go to Zhangzhou Prefecture, Tingzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Yanping Prefecture and Hexing Prefecture.

Huafu and Fuzhou Prefecture are expected to be opened within two months." The clerk glanced at the documents on the table and introduced Wang Qin in a serious manner.

Wang Qin asked with some disbelief: "This... you have even opened a bodyguard bureau now? Do you have a special bodyguard team to guard the bodyguards?"

The clerk shook his head and said, "I'm not sure who will escort him."

"Let me explain this problem to Boss Wang."

When Wang Qin heard the voice, he turned around and quickly said, "It's Mr. Shi!"

"Boss Wang, do you have time to chat alone?" Schneider also smiled and cupped his hands.

"Yes, yes, yes, since it is Mr. Shi who invites me, no matter how busy I am, I still have time!" Wang Qin responded repeatedly. For businessmen of his level, most of their interactions with Schneider are business discussions, and they rarely have the opportunity to do business like some locals.

The businessman chatted privately with Schneider like that. Now that all his wealth is tied to the Haihan people, Wang Qin naturally took this kind of invitation very seriously.

"Count Boss Wang's money and arrange for it to be delivered to Boss Wang's home as soon as possible without any mistakes!" Schneider gave a few instructions to the clerk behind the counter, and then said to Wang Qin: "Boss Wang, please!"

Feeling the eyes of everyone in the room on him, Wang Qin's vanity was greatly satisfied. Regular customers knew that Mr. Shi from the Guangdong Office rarely appeared here to greet customers - he was usually in charge.

Trade negotiations rarely show up at the bank. Only large merchants such as the local "Fu Ruifeng" or "Chenghai Bank" in Chaozhou Prefecture handle banking business are eligible to receive him in person.

After leaving the bank's courtyard, Schneider took Wang Qin directly to the inner courtyard and into a study. After Wang Qin entered the room, he saw that in addition to two acquaintances, Schneider and He Xi, there was also a middle-aged man dressed as a Haihan.

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"Let me introduce, this is our Mr. Tao from Donglai Tao." Schneider introduced the two of them to each other: "This is the boss Wang Qinwang of Huizhou Haifeng."

The two greeted each other, exchanged a few long words of respect, and then took their seats. Wang Qin noticed very sensitively that the two managers of the Guangdong Office were sitting on either side of Mr. Tao, and he seemed to have heard of Hai before.

The leader of the Han people was named Tao, so he had already guessed the identity of the middle-aged man in front of him.

"I have no other intention of inviting Boss Wang here today. I just want to ask Boss Wang what thoughts and opinions he has while using our Haihan Bank's business." Tao Donglai got straight to the point: "Boss Wang, there is no need to avoid anything, we understand these.

It’s just to provide better services to customers like Haifeng. If you think we have anything worthy of improvement, please tell us and let’s take a look at the details together.”

Wang Qin said in astonishment: "Of course I think the service provided by Haihan Bank is... excellent."

Schneider smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, Boss Wang. We are not interrogating you, we are just asking for your opinion. If you feel that you can't find anything wrong, you can also tell us what other services you hope our bank can provide, or
To be continued...