Master Zhang's easy-going and serious attitude changed Bai Song's expectations.
Starting from the first word, the other party read the answer sheet carefully in front of Bai Song. Whenever he encountered something unclear, he would stop and ask questions carefully.
Bai Song stood aside and answered the questions in detail one by one. Mr. Zhang would use his pen to annotate the complicated parts in a neat and meticulous manner.
Bai Song could tell at a glance that the paper in the other person's hand was the test paper he had answered. Unexpectedly, this answer sheet with only one question had been completely preserved by Master Zhang until now.
Before talking about his own affairs, Bai Song felt a sense of respect for Mr. Zhang.
This was the first time that Bai Song had a favorable impression of a historical figure from the first meeting.
The source of this good impression is not that the other party regards Bai Song's test paper as a treasure, but that he realizes from the other party's meticulousness that Mr. Zhang is truly dedicated to the people.
As long as it is beneficial to the world, Lord Zhang does not care about the status of the other party, and he is truly not ashamed to ask questions.
After thinking about it, Bai Song hesitated a little, wondering whether he should talk about his problem.
Buying a house or land?
This was Bai Song's trap, and it was a vehicle to bring the bank and the court into line. The real purpose of Bai Song was to have the court cover the bank and the treasury to share the risk with the bank.
Once an official signs the official document for purchasing land, he or she will be held responsible for the consequences.
With the current financial resources of the bank, it is impossible to build such a large number of houses.
Bai Song wanted to use hundreds of thousands of dollars that did not belong to him as a guarantee, so that the court could prepare a document and start a new round of urban reconstruction plan.
By then, construction will begin in the entire slum areas of Chang'an, and all people living in the slum areas will be moved to resettlement areas outside the city.
And promised to return a certain number of new houses.
If there is a problem in the bank and the capital chain is broken, real estate construction in the city will stop, which will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people.
In order to control public anger, the imperial court must not allow the bank's funds to be cut off, and must continue to inject blood to the bank to ensure that the construction of real estate in the city is completed.
Since then, the court and the bank have become a community of destiny, and the bank has not failed even if it wanted to.
Bai Song's method is not clever and can be simply understood as adding leverage.
To put it more harshly, it would be called a white wolf with empty gloves.
But Bai Song's plan was not a pure scam, because he believed that as long as the urban transformation was completed according to quality and the costs of all parties were eliminated, the benefits could fill the loopholes caused by interest accumulation.
Although it was definitely impossible to make money, at least the court's funds were used to help the bank gain valuable time.
In the past two years, as long as the bank is stable and Qing'er's investment in Huahai has reached its payback period, everything will go smoothly.
Moreover, this cooperation has opened up an official channel for the bank's banknotes. As long as the court recognizes the banknotes, there will be no resistance to its spread across the country.
When banknotes begin to be circulated across the country, hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of silver are just a small hole, and you don't have to worry about it in the future.
The plan of the Bai Song Dynasty was to use the imperial court. When the imperial court knew that the bank was short of funds, it would definitely find it difficult to dismount, and would definitely pursue the officials who agreed to sell the land in the first place.
If Mr. Zhang reaches an agreement with Bai Song, I'm afraid this official position will come to an end.
When Bai Song hesitated and thought.
Mr. Zhang put away Bai Song's test paper with satisfaction, looked at Bai Song, and asked with a smile: "Okay, it's time to talk about your affairs. Tell me, what matters require the signature of the Minister of Industry."
Bai Song was stunned and didn't answer.
Jiang Zheng tugged at Bai Song's sleeve, "What are you thinking about? Are you deserting in front of Lord Shangshu?"
Before Bai Song came to his senses, Jiang Zheng helped Bai Song send the circled map up.
"Sir, Bai Song wants to buy land in Chang'an."
"Buying land?"
Mr. Zhang was puzzled, wondering why such a trivial matter as buying land got to the Ministry of Industry?
But when Zhang Liang opened the map and took a look, he was dumbfounded and thought that he really needed his signature.
"What do you want so much for? It's not a small sum."
Bai Song was still hesitating and did not speak.
Jiang Zheng looked at Bai Song's expression and thought Bai Song was nervous.
Then I thought about it, why weren't I nervous when we were talking about water conservancy projects?
After thinking for a while, Bai Song finally spoke: "The common people discovered that even though Chang'an is under the emperor's feet, there are still many poor people in the city. Chang'an is the capital of a country, and Chang'an is still like this, but you can imagine the lives of the people in other places. I want the world.
Tranquility cannot be achieved overnight, so the grassroots people want to make changes in Chang'an City first. The land the grassroots want are the slums in Chang'an. The life in those places is chaotic, the houses are old, and there is a lack of control. If you can spend money to build some new ones in those places,
Building, giving people a better life should be a good thing."
Bai Song made a decision.
His plan couldn't be adjusted, he couldn't think of a better way.
Although this will deceive Mr. Zhang, his inner vision is not wrong. This is a thing that benefits the people and himself.
As for Mr. Zhang, Bai Song will find ways to protect him and compensate him.
This time, refined egoistic thinking controlled the Bai Song Dynasty.
Bai Song said a lot, but Mr. Zhang summed it up in four words: "Building houses will benefit the people."
"Yes, this is something that is beneficial to the people."
"Do you know how much the land costs? How much does it cost to build a house?"
"Sir, I am the owner of Mobai Bank. Now Mobai Bank has 500,000 taels of reserve funds, which is enough to support the expenses of buying land and building houses. If you don't believe me, you can go to the bank to check the warehouse and accounts in person."
Zhang Liang was surprised again and looked at Bai Song in surprise. Who would have thought that Mo Bai Qianzhuang, which is well-known in the capital, is actually run by this guy?
Banknotes are gradually becoming the mainstream. No one has yet figured out the operation mode of banks, and no one will doubt the bank's capital reserves.
This is a small treasury second only to the national treasury.
Bai Song's words proved his financial strength to the other party, and the purpose of building a house was also wrapped in a gorgeous coat.
Bai Song continued: "Adults don't need to worry about funds. The common people just want to do something beneficial to the world after they have money. We have obtained the land, and the people who originally lived in various slums will get a comfortable and comfortable house outside the city."
Resettlement houses provide a place to live without spending a penny. Chang'an City will reduce the stains of the city and give the city a completely new look, which is also good for public security and the court will win more people's hearts. At the same time, I want to set an example for other cities."
Bai Song talked about a lot of benefits of building a house, and he talked about it endlessly.
When Bai Song finished speaking, Mr. Zhang felt a little moved.
There are still many things that Bai Song said that he did not understand, but Mr. Zhang had preconceived notions that Bai Song had a mind that ordinary people did not have.
Thinking of the method of water control in the Bai Song test paper, Mr. Zhang was very confident about it.
"Master Jiang."
Mr. Zhang suddenly said.
"Sir, what are your orders?"
"Immediately take someone to Mobai Bank to check the accounts and confirm whether the reserves are sufficient. If there are no problems with this proposal, I will immediately forward it to the Account Department for advice."