Chapter five hundred and sixty-eight Changping is not only digging sand
After leaving Hubu with a question mark, Li You went to Huichang Yinhao on Qipan Street. Qipan Street is located to the south of Daming Gate, and Liubu is located to the east of Daming Gate. They are not far apart.
Shopkeeper Dai welcomed Li You into the inner hall and reported: "Just now, the Gou family sent someone to bring 20,000 taels of silver and they are delivering it over there."
Li You said with a smile: "It seems that Wu Anbo is not an old fool, so he knows the truth! There will be more in the future, so you should keep them away."
Thinking of Yan Shangshu's request for a banknote, Li You thought for a moment. The old man didn't say how much he should give.
Li You has been in the officialdom for so many years, but he has never given any favors to a court official at the level of Shangshu. He doesn't quite understand what the market is like, especially when he helped facilitate such a large business.
Finally, he estimated a figure by himself and told shopkeeper Dai: "Go and issue a five thousand tael of silver note that can be redeemed on sight. It will be of use to me."
Dai Miaozhu was stunned, "This is against the rules. In the banking industry, it is a big taboo for a boss to use the money on the counter or write banknotes randomly. This is strictly prohibited by the bank's convention. If word spreads, it will be a big scandal.
No other firm in the industry will ever deal with us and perform notarizations."
Regardless of whether it is a bank or an account bureau, as long as it involves bank deposit business, in order to ensure credit, although there is no unified association, colleagues in the industry have great influence, and there are also some conventions recognized by the entire industry. For example, a certain bank
If there are any big moves or new openings, you have to ask some colleagues to notarize it, so that it can be considered valid and effective, otherwise there will be no credibility.
It turns out that this matter was not as simple as he thought. Li You thought distressedly, how could he get 5,000 taels of cash from his personal property. He then asked: "How about using dividends? There should be some dividends at the end of the year."
"It's not very appropriate. There was a change of ownership this year, and the bank's profit is not much. If we spend another five thousand taels, I'm afraid all the friends in the store will complain."
Li You slapped his thigh and said, "Did the 20,000 taels of Gou's family just go into the account? If not, first record it as 15,000 taels and deposit it into your account. The remaining five thousand taels will be counted as lent to me. I'll call
Give this IOU to the Gou family. Then I will exchange the five thousand taels for silver notes."
"It works like this." Shopkeeper Dai hurried out to handle the matter. It took him a while to burn incense before he came back. "That's it. The Gou family has deposited fifteen thousand taels into the bank account and issued a one-year promissory note to him.
The remaining 5,000 taels are in the name of the owner and are regarded as personal loans. This is a contract drawn up on behalf of the owner in duplicate, please sign it. This number is used as a guarantee and is sealed with a seam seal."
Li You signed the IOU and immediately became a big debtor who owed the Gou family five thousand taels. Afterwards, shopkeeper Dai handed the banknote to Li You and asked cautiously: "Is there anything urgent need for money from my boss?"
Do you want to inform shopkeeper Guan Da?"
Strictly speaking, changing the ownership of the bank account without the consent of Guan Xiuxiu, the big shopkeeper, is a bit illegal. Although the bank account has not lost anything, it is a bit against the rules. However, the Huichang Bank is in a special situation. Li You and Guan Da, the shopkeeper, are on the same bed.
Yes, I am not afraid that no one will take responsibility.
"Next year, some salt exchanges will be trialled between the capital and Yangzhou. These five thousand taels are to pave the way for this." Li You revealed some inside information.
"Then congratulations to the boss!" Shopkeeper Dai congratulated. With the payment of hundreds of thousands, the profit will be one cent, and there will be a profit of several thousand taels.
Originally he wanted the clerk to deliver it, but after Li You got the banknote, he thought it would be more reliable to go to the household department himself. He found an envelope, packed the banknote, left the bank and headed northeast to the household department.
.The envelope must be delivered to Yan Shangshu by hand.
After sending the banknote, Li You felt that he had done a beautiful thing today. In recent times, few things have been done so smoothly.
The financial overlord's grand plan has taken a substantial first step. Thinking of a wonderful future, Li You returned home in a good mood. It was already noon. He wandered around the front yard and saw that there was nothing to do.
He wanted to deal with it, so he walked towards the back, happily planning which wife and concubine he could find after lunch to let off some steam and have some fun.
At the moon gate, I was stopped by Mr. Cui, the teacher at home. It turned out that he wanted to report on the visitors this morning. "There's nothing else. I'll help you get rid of it. There's just one special one."
Li You asked in surprise: "Everything that should come these days has come, what else can be special now?"
"But it's Uncle Qian Guo." Mr. Cui said.
Qian Guojiu? Li You was surprised. He was indeed quite special. There were so many authentic uncles in the dynasty. Empress Dowager Qian’s brothers and Empress Xiao’s brothers could both be called uncles. The two uncles surnamed Qian were Li You.
I have seen them all and dealt with them all.
Xinning Hou, the uncle of Qian Dynasty who had some means, had already run to Nanjing to avoid the troubles in the capital. As for the other uncle Qian Erguo, Li You, who had many noble people and many things to do, took a long time to dig it out of his memory.
When I remember what he looks like, my impression of him is that he is "very greedy and shameless but he doesn't do well in life".
The Uncle Guo who is visiting today must be Uncle Qian Erguo. Generally speaking, Uncle Qian Erguo’s circle has nothing to do with him, Li You, except that he repaired the Qian family’s son and had a very unpleasant encounter in Yangzhou.
Apart from that, we have basically never met each other in the capital. Why did this uncle-in-law pay a sudden visit today?
"What did he say?" Li You asked again.
"Uncle Qian Guo said that he had some small grudges with the proprietor in the past, but as the saying goes, it is better to reconcile enemies than to make enemies. I am willing to meet the proprietor and let go of grudges with a smile. In any case, he has no deep hatred for you."
Li You felt more and more strange. In fact, he had offended Uncle Qian Guo both times, but Uncle Qian had no choice but to do anything. Could it be that Uncle Qian Erguo suddenly turned into a broad-minded, magnanimous and extraordinary person overnight?
Already?
When Li You was at his most powerful, Qian Guojiu didn't say anything. Now that Li You has lost his official position and "lost power", this person has come to sell the goods. It's strange to see it. Is there no one in this world who flatters the superior and suppresses the inferior, following the popular ones?
Are you a stupid snob?
Occasionally catching a glimpse of Mr. Cui's slightly sad expression, Li You wondered: "Why are you so sentimental?"
Cui Zhenfei sighed: "Seeing Uncle Qian Guo, I remembered the past. I also offended the proprietor a lot back then. Fortunately, the proprietor didn't remember the villain's fault and took him in, so the capital didn't have to starve to death again!"
Li Youzhen didn't miss these flattering words and continued to ask: "Did Uncle Qian Guo say anything else?"
"He also said that he has a big business to do with the proprietor, and he will come to visit in the afternoon."
Hearing this, Li You felt relieved. What he was afraid of was that being courteous for nothing would lead to adultery or robbery. But if everything in the world is for profit, then it is not surprising. Uncle Qian Guo
For such a greedy person, if there is a profit to be made, it doesn't matter if he resolves a small grudge. I just don't know what his plan is.
After Li You thought about it, he stayed at home to wait after lunch. Although Qian Guojiu didn't have much ability, he was still the empress dowager's biological brother and had the ability to spread rumors to the palace.
In the absence of conflict, if someone takes the initiative to show courtesy, there is really no need to offend him to death without giving face. If reconciliation can be achieved, it is always a good thing. No one wants to have more enemies, the better.
After drinking a few sips of tea in the study room, he waited until Uncle Qian Guo arrived. This time Li You looked at him seriously and realized that this man was really senile before his time. He was still in his forties, but he looked as old as five years old.
He looks like a teenager. He doesn't look like a pampered uncle.
Although Qian Guojiu looked miserable, he was not low-minded. After entering the study, he greeted Li You calmly. Li You was not in a hurry and chatted with him slowly. Anyway, he was not in a hurry.
After speaking for a quarter of an hour, Uncle Qian Guo got to the point, "As of today, I do have a business deal that I want to join hands with Mr. Li."
Li You didn't answer, waved his hand and said: "I have been dismissed from office and I don't deserve this title."
Qian Guojiu smiled and continued: "I have a friend who is making a living in the north of Beijing. This year he opened several new coal mines and saved a lot of coal. I heard that the coal situation in the capital is tight now, and he wants to ask me to find a way to find a way in the capital.
Sell." At this point,
Qian Guojiu smiled and said nothing. He knew that Li You would be interested in this. As expected, Li You sat up straight and asked with bright eyes: "Coal is also produced in the north of Beijing?"
Qian Guojiu explained: "Coal is produced in Miyun, Huairou, Shunyi and Changping Prefecture in the north of Beijing, but the quantity is not as large as in the west of Beijing, and the transportation is slightly less convenient than in Xishan."
Li You leaned back in his chair again and said something that no one in this era could understand, "I only know that Changping can dig sand, but it turns out that it can also dig coal."
Digging sand? Digging coal? Qian Guojiu was confused, but the topic was important. He continued to explain: "There is not much coal produced in the north of Beijing. It is generally supplied to the armies in the north, or used to burn bricks and make iron on the spot, so there is very little coal.
Go to the capital to sell coal. My friend opened a few coal mines, but did not open up a way to sell them to the frontier army. However, there were mistakes. In two months, he saved hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal. If he could sell it in the capital, it would be enough.
You can make a lot of money.”
Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal can almost supply the capital's needs for a day. Although it is not a large amount compared to the total demand, if it suddenly enters the market, it will be enough to have a certain impact on the coal market price. Especially now that a large amount of coal has been sold
It's a case of hoarding and not much actual sales.
Li You said nonchalantly: "Then just bring it and sell it. There are several coal markets in the capital. What do you want from me?"
Qian Guojiu looked displeased, "I say this sincerely, but Mr. Li only talks and laughs. It's too disrespectful!"
Li You laughed and raised his hands to Qian Guojiu, "It's my fault. Don't blame me, Uncle Guo!"
Anyone with any sense knows that the coal market is now controlled by eunuchs and hoarded, and now they are so arrogant that even the emperor has been deceived. After a few restraints, Li Jianxian fell into slander and was dismissed from office. Who else would dare to get into trouble?
? Transporting hundreds of thousands of kilograms of coal without any means to hit the market is even more courting death.
So Li You pretended to be stupid and made Uncle Qian Guo very unhappy. Is this an insult to his IQ?
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