The Royal Bank was the first to handle the deposit business, but later the Royal Bank became the government office for issuing banknotes and formulating financial policies... All commercial functions were transferred to the Dasong Savings Bank.
Murong Qingchen naturally led his men to the savings bank.
He was far away and found that a street was blocked, with live ammunition on hand, and soldiers were everywhere.
When they saw Murong and others, they immediately came up and stopped them.
"Please take a detour!"
“What way to go?”
Murong glared at her eyes, "I just want to go to the savings bank, you all get out of here!"
Several soldiers saw that they had extraordinary origins and were afraid of them, but their responsibilities were dependent on them and they would never dare to let go.
"Someone is causing trouble inside, we have the right to maintain order, please..."
"Please be a big-headed ghost!"
Behind Murong, there was a bad temper who couldn't help it. He waved his hand and slapped the soldiers around, and cursed: "When I was leading the troops in war, you kid was wearing open-crotch pants! You dare to stop me and seek death!"
When he shouted, the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then they were angry. We were ordered to act, why should we be beaten? You are all wearing plain clothes, and you don’t know what you are doing. Are you saying true or false?
Hurry!
Dozens of soldiers raised their guns together, with their eyes raised and their eyebrows raised.
"Everyone back, otherwise you will kill me!"
The warrior who took action was so angry, "Murong, you see, these grandchildren are so unruly, and they dare to point the gun at me. If I don't give them some color, I won't know that Prince Ma has three eyes!"
He had to take action, and Murong immediately stopped him.
"Don't do anything nonsense, these are all our brothers!"
After saying that, Murong squeezed out a smile, and he reached out to take out a famous post.
"I am the Minister of Political Affairs of the Political Affairs Council. I want to go to the Savings Bank to learn about some situations. Brothers can do it."
The beating soldier was skeptical and took the famous post. After reading it for a long time, he was not sure whether it was true or not. He was in a dilemma, and finally a person dressed in an officer came.
He saw Murong far away and rushed over.
"It's the Grand Marshal!"
This person was emotional and saluted immediately.
Murong was stunned for a moment before recognizing that he was a soldier who had been expeditioning to the Western Regions with him. Unexpectedly, after a few years, he actually became an imperial guard and was quite capable.
The man blushed and looked very cramped, and he whispered: "The Grand Marshal is going to the Savings Bank, too?"
"Well, are you stopping me?"
The man immediately shook his head, "No matter who you stop, you can't stop the Grand Marshal. I'll say you're welcome. We are just doing things on orders. We are all under the command. The bounty they exchanged for their lives. If the court doesn't give money, it won't make sense! We will sooner or later retire from the army. Maybe we will have such a day... Grand Marshal, you have to fight for us!"
Murong nodded, "Since I am a minister of political affairs, this is what I deserve. Don't worry!"
He took a big stroll and walked in. The soldiers on both sides separated and made a way for Murong and the brothers behind him. They walked inside and finally arrived at the gate of the savings bank.
There was a large number of people sitting in front of them, all of whom were veterans who had retired from the army. Everyone had the same purpose, that was to ask for money!
The interest subsidy provided by the Ministry of Revenue was cut. Seeing that the bank did not pay interest, there were rumors that even the principal would be confiscated to fill the gap. Everyone was blown up, and no one wanted their hard-earned money to be gone.
Look, they came to the door in groups.
Don’t underestimate them. Although they don’t hold weapons, they are all good-looking and have a bad temper. If they have a disagreement, they can kill people!
Who dares to take it lightly? Why did you transfer a lot of servants and imperial guards from Luoyang Prefecture and the Palace Front Office to surround the surroundings?
Both sides were at a strife, one asked for money and the other did not give it, and it was almost on the verge of conflict.
Fortunately, Murong came in time. Most of the veterans knew him and immediately jumped up from the ground and shouted loudly.
"Master! The handsome guy! Murong!"
Everyone had different names, but they all asked him to come forward and help him deal with it. Murong took a deep breath, waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.
After the crowd calmed down, Murong said in a deep voice: "Brothers, everyone is a soldier from the Song Dynasty. Although they are disarmed and returned to the fields, they are soldiers for one day and soldiers for the rest of their lives! Let me hear it all, and you are not allowed to do anything randomly!"
He scolded a few loudly, then changed his subject, "Please rest assured, I will talk to the bank and the people inside now, and there is no result. You can settle the score with me!"
With Murong's status and prestige, these people were still willing to obey, and everyone nodded.
After appeased the brothers, Murong took a big step and arrived in front of the bank.
At this time, the bank gate was closed and the guard was tight.
Murong looked at it and said aloud: "Open the door!"
He said it three times in a row, and there was a rustling noise inside, but no one opened the door.
Murong was angry!
"Not to mention the wooden door, even the three-zhang city wall can't stop me! If you don't open the door, don't blame me for being polite!"
After he said this, the people inside finally sweated. They quickly opened the door and invited Murong in, and kept bent down and bowing.
"Please forgive me. We are really afraid that we will rush in. They are too wild..."
Murong glared at her eyes, and the man immediately shut up.
When we arrived at the reception room, the person in charge of the savings bank was waiting here.
This man was in his thirties and was very smart and capable. His name was Li Bu. He was a talent recommended by Sima Guang himself. He was valued with exceptions and took on the burden of savings banking.
After several years of experience, he was cautious in his work and was widely praised. Even if Sima was demoted, he was still as stable as Mount Tai.
"General Murong, I am polite." Li Bu bowed deeply, humble and kind.
Murong nodded slightly, "I believe you know the purpose of my visit this time. Brothers are bleeding and sweating. If anyone dares to move a little bit, it will be a waste of conscience. I will never agree!"
Li Bu smiled bitterly. He first poured a cup of tea for Murong, then bowed and stood in front of him and explained: "What the general said is clear. Who doesn't know that it is difficult for the soldiers to die? We really don't dare to treat the soldiers unfairly!"
"nonsense!"
Murong said sternly: "If you don't treat it badly, why don't you pay interest?"
"General Murong, please listen to my explanation... About 10 years ago, the court began to cut interest rates several times, and banks made less and less profits. Seven years ago, we had a deficit for the first time. In order to pay interest, we lost 500,000 that year. After the New Year, we lost 1.1 million. In the third year, we actually lost 1.9 million!"
Li Bu was like a bitter melon, "We have suffered three years of deficits and can't bear it, so we asked the court to allocate funds... In recent years, although the Ministry of Revenue has allocated a lot, the banks have also suffered losses, with more than 1.5 million yuan each year! General Murong also knew that starting this year, we must strictly investigate corruption, and the inventory of bank accounts has already begun. Over the years, we cannot explain the tens of millions of deficits!"
"Also, many soldiers are facing the repatriation of their families this year, and the number of deposit applicants has increased three times at once, and special funds are allocated to support employment and entrepreneurship... The burden on banks is too heavy. The court's 7 million allocation cannot be made, so we really have no money!"
Murong's face became darker and darker as he listened, and he didn't believe it at all.
"My surname is Li, please stop being flirtatious with me. Don't think that you are talking nonsense. I will believe it, and I don't believe a word!"
Li Bu spread his hands, "General Murong, if you don't believe me, I can't do anything. The accounts are all here! You can ask the Audit Department for investigation, or you can ask the Political Consultative Conference to investigate. If it can't stand the inspection, I'll just chop my head." Li Bu smiled desolately, "To be honest, I don't want to do this unlucky official position anymore. I looked outside at the bank making money every day, and how many assets there are, but I don't know that every year, it's all deficits!"
"The imperial court has been engaged in infrastructure, asking us to pay for money, and in war we have to buy bonds, officials who retire, and generals who retired were responsible. This is not counting, but he has even lowered interest again and again... General Murong, tell me, I want the horse to run away, and don't give it to the horse! Who can do it?"
His words left Murong speechless.
After all, he is just an excellent general. He is dealing with people from the bank. His skills are too different. To be honest, he is simply a complete failure!
Murong took a deep breath, grabbed the account book on the table, and said viciously: "Of course I want to check it. You can wait. If you find out your fault, all of them will be beheaded!"
After leaving the savings bank, Murong's face turned red, which was so embarrassing.
I went there, but the money was not received, and I only got a bunch of books. How can I explain this to my brothers?
After thinking for a long time, Murong felt that he wanted to go and discuss it with someone who knew it. He didn't have many friends, so he naturally thought of Da Su. It happened that Da Su had just gone around and returned to Beijing and was hired by the Royal Academy to open an agricultural topic and train officials and students.
Murong found Da Su and threw the account book to him.
Da Su took it and quickly put it aside.
Murong glared at her eyes, "Are you just perfunctory to me?"
"I said Murong, you don't trust others, and you don't trust my memory. If you believe it or not, I will recite it immediately. If you make a mistake, you will punish me for a jar of wine!"
"I know you have a good memory, don't show off to me!" Murong said angrily: "I'm not in the mood to drink now, so just tell me clearly, is there any problem with this account?"
Su Shi shook his head, "There should be no problem. If I expected it to be good, the deficit will increase exponentially from the beginning of this year, reaching 20 to 30 million or even more every year, which is not difficult at all!"
"How could it be?"
Murong was puzzled, "If you don't fight, why don't you need so much money?"
Su Shi snorted, "I said Murong, do you know what the average life expectancy of the people of the Song Dynasty?"
"It should be 50 years old!"
"When will the job last?"
"It's hard to say. Ordinary farmers work until they die... Su Zizhan, what do you mean by telling me this?"
Chapter completed!