With the development of Puhui Company, the city of Tokyo fell into a carnival that no one expected.
A large number of goods began to be sold to ordinary people at a discount, allowing their money to quickly turn into a variety of beautiful clothes, food, and daily necessities.
But it also flowed into the hands of Puhui Trading Co., and the warehouse where the copper coins were stored was piled up like a mountain. Qin Mumu was so frightened that she went to Kaifeng Prefecture in person to ask Wang Zhen, the prefect, to send someone to protect the warehouse where the money was stored.
Wang Zhen had no choice but to issue a fire ticket to send someone to the main office of Puhui Trading Co., Ltd. on Nanmen Street. He was still changing clothes and had to drive his cattle to the palace.
The people of Tokyo City watched and followed him all the way to Xuandemen, where a large number of officials had gathered. Today was the only day of the year when the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture became the first courtier to enter the palace.
When the ministers lined up, Li Zunxu excitedly described to Ye An the grand situation of Puhui Company, and at the same time he said with fear: "Ah Changsheng! A large amount of copper coins have flowed into our business, and the city of Tokyo is about to have a money shortage."
Ye An scratched his head and said: "So I want to sell these copper coins to the saint..."
"What?!"
Li Zunxu looked at Ye An as if he were looking at an idiot. In his opinion, this was simply a fantasy. How could money be used for business?
"Copper coins are already valuable, how can they be sold to a saint?!"
Ye An smiled and said: "The saint needs money! The bank of the Song Dynasty needs money, so we will sell the excess copper coins to the saint. We only need to occupy a certain share of the bank. In this way, when the bank makes money, we make money!
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Li Zunxu suddenly realized, but he frowned and said, "Didn't you say we can't open a bank?"
Ye An looked at Li Zunxu speechlessly for a moment, shook his head and said: "Brother, I have been hanging out in the mall for many years, but I haven't accumulated any experience. This bank is not opened by us, but by a saint. What is the purpose of a saint opening a bank?
?Don’t tell me you’re making money! You’re too young!”
"What's the point if it's not to make money? Why is it too small?"
"The structure is too small! What is the fundamental purpose of the saint opening a bank? Of course it is to benefit the people and suppress those blood-drinking immortality money and longevity money! Making money is only secondary. Let's make a small fortune in the secondary ranks of saints.
, do you think this is not a good thing? Who can say that it is not? Besides, if money is stored in a warehouse, is it still money? Money is only when it flows! Otherwise, it is just a pile of copper! It also means that our wealth is depreciating.
ah!"
Ye An's advanced wealth theory stunned Li Zunxu. For the first time, he knew that money was not money, and for the first time he knew the difference between copper coins and wealth.
As Zhao Zhen cracked the whip vigorously, and then gently landed on Niubei Mountain, the cattle's cry of "moo..." echoed in the square in front of the Daqing Palace.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites read out the lengthy and obscure sacrificial rites, and the civil and military officials praised and echoed each sentence. Of course, they were not praising the emperor but the embodied heaven.
Liu E has been sitting on the carriage behind Zhao Zhen. How could she, being so smart, show up and destroy the image she created yesterday?
Ye An, on the other hand, was thinking about how much money the merchant had made yesterday, and how much profit the Puhui merchant could make during this Chinese New Year over the past few days.
Unexpectedly, the consumption desire of the people in the Song Dynasty was so strong, and even more unexpectedly, the discount activities in the Song Dynasty were so successful that Puhui Stores had become a thorn in the side of their peers.
This is also the reason why Ye An wants to invest money in Liu E Bank. Of course he knows the reason why Huai Bi is guilty. The fires in Puhui Stores make Ye An worried.
The biggest backer at this time was naturally none other than Liu E, and obviously the Song sage who was in charge of the world also knew this.
Ye An began to "return to work" after entering the palace this time. There was no other way. After Zhao Zhen's Spring Festival and before all the officials left the palace, Lan Jizong personally came to invite Ye An to Zishan Hall.
"Master Chen is still waiting for me to go back and have a drink today! Why did the saint call me?"
Lan Jizong looked at Ye An in surprise and said, "How did you know it was a saint summoning you?"
Ye An smiled bitterly and said: "The official family has just finished their spring vacation, and they will probably go back to rest. Apart from the official family, only the saints can use Zishan Hall. Do you need to elaborate?"
Lan Jizong said with a dark face: "You have inquired about everything in the palace clearly. Since you know that the saint has summoned you, don't say more, just dress up and go to the duel!"
After dozing off, Ye An knew why Liu E summoned him. Of course, it was for the bank's affairs. This was a tacit understanding between the two parties.
Ye An adjusted his court clothes before entering the Zishan Hall. Sure enough, where Zhao Zhen used to sit, Liu E, who was dressed in simple clothes, sat on it today.
"Your Majesty, Ye An, meet your empress!"
Seeing Ye An pay homage, Liu E nodded with satisfaction: "You have some free time today, so just sit down when you come! You have never been polite."
Liu E's tone was very casual, just like how she treated people in her own family. Ye An was a little surprised. Logically speaking, she should not like him very much. Why did she suddenly become so casual and peaceful?
"I would like to thank you, Madam."
Probably guessing what Ye An was thinking, Liu E glanced at him and said helplessly: "I have never treated you and Mu Mu as outsiders. You have no relatives in the Song Dynasty, so I regard you as my nephews.
Look, when I beat you before, I was somewhat angry, do you understand my intention?"
Only a ghost could believe these words. Ye An curled his lips in disdain in his heart, but on the surface he still pretended to be flattered and quickly stood up and bowed down: "The empress regards Changsheng as her nephew, and she cares deeply. Changsheng cannot understand the painstaking efforts of the empress...
...Ashamed!”
"Okay, get up! I despise you for being so pretentious. Now that you know my intentions, you must do your job well. Fan Ziyuan, the young minister of Sinong Temple, reported that the promotion of potatoes and sweet potatoes cannot be done without you.
I don’t know what he said to his uncle, but even Fan Yong went to the imperial court to ask for your reinstatement and take up the post of Shaoqing of Sinong Temple again."
Liu E added: "This matter cannot be delayed!" After saying that, she stared at Ye An quietly.
How could Ye An dare to refuse at this time? The first refusal was courage, the second refusal was fear of power, and if there was a third time...it would be courting death. If Liu E didn't dare, what would he do? He was really a member of the heavenly family.
Can your face be manipulated at will?
What's more, the current Liu E is so well-known that she is already known as the "Holy Queen" in the Song Dynasty. This is very different from the official saint.
Ye An is not strong enough to confront the most powerful person in the country.
He could only nod his head resignedly and said: "I obey the sage's decree."
Seeing that Ye An finally gave in, Liu E smiled with satisfaction: "That's very good, but it's time for your previous so-called bank move to "benefit the people" to be implemented. You just showed me the plan, but you didn't do it."
I don’t see you making any moves!”
Ye An was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "This matter has already been in the plan of the minister, but it requires the court to establish a new official office to take charge of this matter."
Liu E was surprised and asked Ye An: "Aren't you responsible for this?"
Ye An smiled and shook his head and said: "I only propose ideas and plans, not those who implement them. A saint should select capable officials to take charge of this matter, right?"
Liu E understood as soon as she thought about it. Ye An was trying to avoid suspicion, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "It's rare to have such a desire to live forever. I wonder if you have anyone to recommend?"
Ye An didn't expect Liu E to ask him, but after thinking about it for a moment, he said: "I think Xia Zhigao can take on this important task!"