Chapter 249 No one can match the ability to fool people
Zhen Yuhuan tidied up her appearance. Li Guolou stood beside the carriage and supported her. Zhen Yuhuan stepped out of the carriage in a charming manner. Baozhifang is changing with each passing day. A new store "Jinfeng Yinlou" opposite is being renovated. This is a joint-stock silver house. Li Guolou Lou holds 30% of the shares. Li Guolou’s family holds 30% of the shares. Because he used the family’s brand name. The other 40% of the shares were paid by Zheng Laizi. In addition to gold and silver jewelry, jade and jade accounted for 40% of the two-story store. occupied half of the territory.
How could Li Guolou let go of the hugely profitable industry? His family originally ran an antique business. Now there are more and more people. To feed these people, they have to have something to do. He doesn't want to get involved in a business like brothels and casinos. He wants a good reputation. Do the right thing.
Li Guolou glanced at a pawn shop next to him. The black signboard was shining with gold letters. "Integrity Pawn Shop" This is an industry in which princes and nobles participate. Ordinary businessmen cannot penetrate into this industry. Every year, the smuggled items confiscated by the customs are from this company. The business of a million taels of silver from the pawnshop was not accessible to outsiders even though they could see through the path. However, it was precisely because "Baozhifang" successfully established itself here that it attracted wealthy people, and business in the east lane became prosperous. Famous names in the capital came in droves. Looking at this scene, Li Guolou felt happy for his eldest brother. One of the plots here belonged to his brother Li Guoyun. He could take advantage of the prosperity of his family.
The man came towards me with a swaying step. At first glance, he looked like a Manchu man.
"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived." Li Guolou said with a smile: "Well, Bazi, I just happened to talk about you, and you showed up. Why did you go to the pawn shop?"
"Hey, Xiao Lizi, what can I do? I'm chatting with my neighbors. How about a family dinner?" Na Bazi saw Zhen Yuhuan beside him and didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Yes. Let's eat together." Li Guolou regarded Nabazi as one of his own family and invited Nabazi to dinner without any problem. He often invited his friends to dinner. Even if any of his friends were flirtatious and touched his grandma, he would not think so. Xu, since he brought the grandmothers out to do business, he would have to endure these things. A canary raised in a boudoir is of little use. Beauty has huge utilization value. Li Guolou understands this.
The three of them walked into Baozhi Room together. It was full of guests at noon. There was no room for the five and four idle people in the lobby to sit. The fifth one became the foreman with a seat, wearing a bow tie around his neck.
As soon as Li Guolou touched his nose, he knew there was something fishy inside. Nawu discovered another tip-making business, and his ability to exploit loopholes was unparalleled.
In the Cuiyun Pavilion, the chirping of orioles and swallows was noisy. Na Yan was also sitting inside. A group of distinguished people passed around the ornaments purchased in the Old Summer Palace and exchanged experiences on dealing with eunuchs and maids.
Li Guolou was shocked when he saw the ornaments on the round table. They were piled up like a mountain.
"Second Grandma, didn't I tell you to look at them? They sold so many useless things. What's going on?" Li Guolou picked up a string of Buddhist beads and hated them. His family is Catholic.
"What's wrong with the group purchase price? I'm in charge." Chen Xiangfang didn't buy it and was the first to jump out.
"Grandma, don't scare Xiaolou. I've seen it. It's a good deal. These are palace treasures. Some were stolen by the palace maids and eunuchs. Some were rewarded by the empress. I'll check it. Those dead eunuchs can't take advantage. They don't understand the value." Xie Xiuzhu gave Li Guolou reassurance, but did not disclose the total amount of money spent. Men only know how much money they spent. They don't know that jewelry is meaningful to women.
"Oh..." Li Guolou looked at the Sanskrit patterns on the beads. The carvings were very detailed.
"How much is the total?" Li Guolou asked dryly, unable to bear it any longer. It seemed as if there was a stumbling rope holding him down.
"Ah hum." Yingying and Yanyan all coughed. No one answered Li Guolou's question.
"Don't tell me. It's more than 10,000 taels." Li Guolou was furious. He glared at everyone sitting there with cold eyebrows and cold eyes.
"Hey, Mike, we are not that many. We have so many people and spent a little money. Those wives of high-ranking officials can get 10,000 taels of silver notes at a time. We are beyond our reach." Yelia knew that Li Guolou did not dare to go against her will. .Let her say anything that offends others.
Li Guolou sat down dejectedly and lamented: "It's over. I count it to be more than 20,000 taels. You are really good at it. Here it is about saving, but there is such a big hole for me. Where can I earn 20,000 taels?" Two white pieces of silver."
"Hehehehe." Everyone at the table was laughing evilly. Li Guolou was a master. He could see the value at a glance.
"Then let's make money slowly." Na Bazi took the string of Buddhist beads from Li Guolou's hand. He had taken a fancy to Li Guolou's favorite thing.
"Mike, this is what we gave to you." Xie Liya handed a box to Li Guolou.
The brocade box was opened. Inside was a string of court beads. Coral, lapis lazuli, turquoise, honey and amber were used as needed. The ribbon was made of azurite. The meaning was that Li Guolou should be at least a fifth-grade official.
Chen Xiangfang hung the beads around Li Guolou's neck. She smiled brightly and said with approval: "Well...not bad. Don't be so sad. Sit down. The money has not come rolling in. I don't want it now." You pay for it. Aren’t my sisters willing to support you?"
"How much is this? It's less than forty taels of silver." Li Guolou was very dissatisfied with giving him this gift and sent him away.
Yingying and Yanyan didn't seem to hear Li Guolou's dissatisfaction. They divided the spoils among themselves. The order was according to their status. They lined up to get the jewelry. Chen Xiangfang stretched out the first one as always.
"Stop talking about these boring things. Let's eat first. Eat well. I'll leave after saying a few words. There's great news." Zhen Yuhuan was not interested in the jewelry she got. How many times can a jewelry worth a few hundred taels of silver be multiplied? Well. She wants to earn millions of taels of silver and come back.
Li Guolou glanced at Na Yan and said: "Aunt Big Mouth, have a good meal. You can leave here. You can't hear us talking about business."
"Humph." Na Yan didn't buy anyone's fault. She finally found a rich man and got into the circle of noble ladies. She was protected by her younger brother. Na Yan was not afraid of Li Guolou telling her what to do.
"Sister, don't be angry. You are not Xiao Lizi's wife. When Fatty is dead, you can find Xiao Lizi again." That big-mouthed guy couldn't help but talk nonsense.
"That bastard, I'm looking for you. I'll slap you to death, you little bastard." Li Guolou was furious. How could he say such shameless words in front of his daughter Li Lingling (Zheng Lingling changed her surname).
That guy was tired of being scolded a long time ago. He didn't mind the angry scolding of a group of ladies at him. He picked up the tea cup as steadily as a rock. What does it matter? Everyone knew it. There was a strange older woman sitting across the table. She didn't even introduce her. No introduction. Li Guolou’s house is full of filth and evil. What he said is true.
Amid the criticism, a table of people had lunch, recounted what they saw and heard in the Old Summer Palace, and scolded the Eight-Power Allied Forces for their looting of the Old Summer Palace. (The Eight-Power Allied Forces' first looting of the Old Summer Palace was quite restrained and did not destroy it. A garden. At this time, Empress Dowager Cixi was still doing restoration work on the Old Summer Palace, hoping to restore the splendor of this garden.)
"Hey, can you please be a little more restrained in your speech? There are British and French people here who live in harmony. Have you forgotten?" Li Guolou ate and did not forget to remind several patriotic grandmothers.
"It doesn't matter. What we British did in the American colonies was shameless. Now we are considered civilized. You should thank us British for turning into gentlemen." Shelia was not ashamed, but proud of looting. For the British, it is a habit that rots their bones.
"That's right. Don't always think about scolding people. Epang Palace was burned by your own Han people. The Eight-Nation Allied Forces did not burn, kill or loot. The army's discipline is better than that of your Qing army." Yelia did not forget to help and spoke of military discipline shamelessly. above.
Li Guolou sighed and said: "Yes. Who can imagine that the military supplies of the Eight-Power Allied Forces were provided by us Qing people. When the enemy invaded our country, the people in the countryside provided food and grass for the enemy along the way. It was only for the sake of the country's hard-earned wealth. .Sad history. People without shame. The book only talks about the people's spontaneous resistance to the invaders, but does not mention the fact that the people strive to become traitors."
"The so-called forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds. If I were to be invaded by the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, I would give poisonous grain to the enemy and poison them to death." Na Bazi lamented that he had no chance to serve the country and came up with a poisonous plan. Calculate the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.
"There are such people, but they will not die well," Jelia said.
Xie Xiuzhu said angrily: "Why are you mentioning the national humiliation while eating? Let Aixinjueluo worry about it. We just make money to support the family and have children."
"Hi." Mayuko touched her slightly bulging belly and looked at Li Guolou with a smile. She still came out on top. Yelia also looked at Li Guolou with a smile. She also had a reaction to fetal gas. Li Guolou worked hard. The hard work finally yielded a new harvest.
"Yes. It's better not to fight. Peace is hard-won. I think there will be a period of 20 to 30 years of peaceful development. Our Qing Empire can catch up with the Western powers." The last rebel Nian Army in the Qing Empire was finished. Li Guolou hopes that peace will last as long as possible.
"Hey. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Nian Army did harm to people. How did they destroy our Qing Empire? There are still people who say good things for them. They really should be allowed to be cannon fodder." As a Manchu, Na Bazi hated the rebels deeply. In the past, the Manchus They have many privileges. It is because of the constant wars that the Manchus have no capital and privileges to boast about.
"Come. Let's have a drink for the coming of peace." The carefree Wu Peipei couldn't help but stand up. She was also a Manchurian and felt the same as Na Bazi's words. People at the table stood up, raised their teacups high, and clinked their glasses under the leadership of the oldest person.
After lunch, Na Yan took Li Lingling out. Except for Na Bazi, Cuiyun Pavilion was all the inner rooms of Li Guolou. Zhen Yuhuan said: "I'm going to talk about something important. Listen to me. I've decided Start the "Please come in the bank" plan early. The two plans "Please come in the bank" and "Yeliya Charity Hall" will be implemented together. If we want to do big things, let's do big things. We will bet millions of taels of capital at a time and make money. Tens of millions of taels of silver."
"Ah..." Everyone at the table was dumbfounded in surprise. They went out for three days to play. The people from Li Guolou went crazy when they came. The backstage, the capital, and the strength were not qualified. They had whims and wanted to do extraordinary things.
Li Guolou stood up and said: "Don't make a fuss. We are just taking this step early. We have the support of our family and the backing of senior officials. What are we afraid of? We just set up a Sino-foreign joint venture bank and registered it in the British Concession in Tianjin." Ya Ren was the first chairman of "Come In Bank". If I couldn't get a deposit of more than 10 million taels through fraud, my surname would not be Li."
"Well... I admire Xiao Lizi's ability to deceive people. I vote in favor." Na Bazi was the first to express his opinion. He is Li Guolou's best friend. Loyalty comes first. It is important to stand out. It was all done by him, and the benefits came easily. Who said Li Guolou's son was still in the belly of the foreign woman?
Yelia sat still. She was as kind and steady as the Queen Mother. She controlled the excitement in her heart. She will rewrite the history of the banking industry for thousands of years. All her great achievements will write her legend. Who asked Li Guolou to be an official? Well. The name "Yelia Li" will be engraved on the historical monument. And her second husband Li Guolou is just a foil.