Chapter 639 How can there be such a lack of discipline?
After the Ming Li Bao Xinyi campaign, by the end of April, Jin Wanwan, who was living in the Huizhou Guild Hall in the capital, was bustling with people, and there was an endless stream of visitors. Most of them were southern merchants lingering in the capital, as well as Huaiyang, Huizhou
As an official, the topic of conversation was naturally related to banknote exchange.
Gao Changjiang, another rich man living in the same hospital, was also unprepared for being hit by an arrow. Li You used his name to hype up the concept of interoperability between the capital, Yangzhou and Hankou, which made him miserable. He repeatedly denied it.
It's useless, but others would rather believe the newspaper than his refutation of rumors. How can something written in black and white be wrong? It's better than empty words.
There were too many people at Jin Wanwan's place, and those who couldn't squeeze in came to see the senior officials. There were also a large number of people from Huguang, and their neighbors from Jiangxi Province also frequently harassed the senior officials. The senior officials were exhausted and their normal life was greatly disturbed. It's a pity.
These days, the law is not perfect, and senior officials who have had their reputation rights violated by Mingli News are helpless.
"Are we going to be chased off the shelf?" When the night was quiet, the senior official sighed and sighed in front of the residual candle.
Although he was very interested in learning more about this exchange, he was only out of curiosity and did not really make up his mind to do it. This was something without precedent. But now, acquaintances from all walks of life have expressed that they will go back to Huguang next time with silver notes.
Please take care of him and charge less handling fees... Thinking of this, the senior official couldn't help crying.
The spring day was warm and the sun was shining brightly. After Li You went to the Yamen, he read the official documents and found nothing important, so he returned home. Now his official position can be said to be light and easy. The biggest advantage is that he does not need to sit in the Yamen all day long.
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Taking advantage of the good weather, Li You took his son and daughter out to play in the yard. While he was enjoying himself, a follower came to report: "Master Cheng Jiayu is here to visit."
This Mr. Cheng Jiayu naturally refers to Cheng Yu, the elder brother of Li You’s fourth concubine, Mrs. Cheng. Li You despises Mr. Cheng, so he doesn’t have much contact with the Cheng family in the capital, but Cheng Yu’s uncle is pretty good.
Yes, I come here from time to time.
Cheng Yu really knows how to be a good person. He bought two colored rubber balls, Miss Li and Second Young Master Li gave each one one, and they each went to play happily. Then he said to Li You: "I came here today because I was entrusted by someone, so I really refuse."
Don’t fall off.”
Li You asked: "Who is he?"
"You have also met the master of the Lu family of Western merchants." Uncle Cheng replied, "If you are free tonight, he would like to host a banquet for you."
The Lu family, the Lu family of the Western Shang Dynasty. Li You suddenly understood. This is because some people can't sit still.
For the Western businessmen who run banks, the real details of Huichang Bank are not a secret. The relationship between Jin Wanwan and Li You can be found out with a little inquiry. Both parties are closely involved with Li You.
Deep down, if Li You didn't manipulate the banknote exchange, it would be an insult to everyone's intelligence.
The Lu family has a deep relationship with Li You. When Li You came to Beijing last year and served as the admiral of the five cities, he imprisoned the youngest son of the head of the Lu family for several months, but he was implicated in a court battle, which triggered a controversy.
A series of things happened. Although the Lu family was rich, they were still confused.
The final result was that the head of the Lu family was forced to abandon Mr. Peng Ge in order to protect himself. He turned to the eldest princess as his backer, and the old head had no choice but to let his own account bureau act as a guarantee for the untrustworthy small bank that Li You took over. This is what has caused a stir in the capital now.
The discussed Huichang Silver Account.
It should be said that the account bureau outside Lu Zhaojie is also a time-honored brand in Beijing with an opening capital of 200,000 taels. It is one of the largest in the bank deposit and loan industry. To guarantee the business of Li You, an enemy, I was really forced to have no choice at the time. Although
They reluctantly reconciled, but in truth the hatred became even greater.
However, in the eyes of colleagues in the industry who are also members of the Western business community, they always feel that there is always something unclear between Mr. Lu and Li You.
When the Mingli Daily hyped up the cooperation between Huichang Yinhao and Jin Wanwan, the pressure on the Lu family suddenly doubled. First, other families felt that it was the Lu family who might have supported Huichang Yinhao; second, other families put pressure on
The Lu family went to talk to Li You and find out Li You's intentions.
Mr. Lu had a hard time saying this. He felt like he was being roasted. If possible, he would never want to deal with Li You again. But his colleagues were more stupid than the other, and they all knew it intentionally or unintentionally.
He must come forward.
There was really no other way, so Mr. Lu could only agree with a gloomy face. After thinking about it, he remembered that a niece from the second room of his family married Cheng Yu, the eldest son of the Cheng family, and the Cheng family was also related to Li You.
Therefore, Mr. Lu asked someone to send a message to Cheng Yu, asking him to act as a go-between and invite Li You out for a talk. That's why today's trip to uncle Cheng's and brother Li's family took place.
But Cheng Yu was not under any psychological pressure. He knew that Li You was strong-willed and not easy to talk to. He was just asked to ask questions on a routine basis, and Li You's refusal would not affect him in any way.
Li You thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's okay tonight."
Uncle Cheng was stunned. He didn't expect Li You to agree so happily. He almost thought he had heard wrong. He couldn't help but confirm: "Tonight? Then I have to go and inform Uncle Lu quickly. I heard that the location is Dongting."
Floor, Uncle Lu has booked today and tomorrow, just to wait for you."
"Go!" Li You waved his hand. After watching Cheng Yu leave, he ordered people to go to Huichang Bank and Huizhou Guild Hall respectively to invite Mr. Dai and Jin Wanwan, the storekeepers of the bank, and Gao Changjiang to come tonight.
Go to the Dongting Tower.
Lu Zhaojie couldn't tell how he felt when he received Cheng Yu's reply. He dared to offend others, but Li You was the only one he couldn't offend. Since he betrayed Mr. Peng Ge, who was also from the Western Province, he had no choice but to rely on Princess Guide.
But it is obvious that Li You has more weight with Princess Guide.
At dusk, Mr. Lu and Cheng Yu rushed to the Dongting Tower together. They thought they had arrived early, but someone arrived before them. After passing their names, they turned out to be Jin Wanwan, Gao Changjiang, and Hui Hui, who had been hotly discussed in the newspapers recently.
Shopkeeper Dai from Changyin Hao.
Although Mr. Lu only wanted to have a confidential talk with Li You and had no intention of entertaining anyone else, since Li You had called everyone here, he had no choice but to increase the number of seats.
As for Li You himself, he arrived belatedly. At this time, the five people who arrived first had been chatting for at least half an hour. As the only official of the fifth rank at the table, this attitude was taken for granted and was understood by others.
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Li You entered the table, ignoring the female musicians lining up in the corridor, and the maid holding a cup to accompany the wine, and said coldly to Lu Zhaojie: "I heard that you want to talk to me?"
Hearing that the other party took the initiative to get straight to the point, Lu Zhaojie couldn't help feeling relaxed. The main purpose of tonight was to be entrusted by colleagues in the industry. He was trying to steal words from Li You. He was afraid that he would use official Tai Chi skills, but unexpectedly he took the initiative.
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The old man thought outside and said: "The news about Huichang Bank's opening of banknote exchange has spread a lot. As a fellow trader, I am very concerned about this matter. This is really not a trivial matter, so I would like to ask for advice."
Li You pointed at Jin Wanwan, shopkeeper Dai and others, "I have called all the parties involved. If you want to ask me anything, just ask and they will answer."
Mr. Lu asked carefully in his tone: "How sure are you that the business of exchanging silver taels in different places will be successful?"
"Hahahaha!" Li You suddenly laughed loudly. He just said that he would let the "person involved" answer, but now he took over the topic, but no one present cared about him. "Liu Yu, what are you asking about?
Things have come to this, how can it not be done?”
Li You stretched out his hand and pointed at one million dollars, "You should know who he is, a famous businessman from Yangzhou. When the emperor visited the south, he donated 500,000 taels. How many people in the world can compare with this kind of financial resources? You, Yuan Lu, didn't even donate.
Five hundred thousand taels of courage? With such financial resources in Yangzhou, is it difficult to cash out banknotes?"
Then he changed direction and pointed at Shopkeeper Cheng. "Here in the capital, Huichang Bank now has two to three hundred thousand counters of silver. As long as expenditures are moderate and other lending is stopped, the turnover problem to temporarily support the exchange of banknotes will not be big.
Moreover, Huichang Bank is a new company owned by me, and my father-in-law Jin from Yangzhou is also my father-in-law. With this relationship, it is very easy for both parties to cooperate seamlessly, and there will be no mutual suspicion! Let’s work together.
, its sharpness cuts through metal, what do you think it is possible to do, Mr. Lu?"
Li You paused for a moment, then raised his hand again and pointed at Gao Changjiang: "In addition to being a high-ranking official in Hankou, he is also a timber merchant, grain merchant, and tea merchant with strong financial resources. He is one of the best in Hankou. He has been a close friend of me, Lao Taishan, for many years.
It is also trustworthy. He also intends to participate. If Hankou is added, together with the capital and Yangzhou, it will be enough to form the basis of the network. The hinterland will be wider, and the chance of success will also be increased!"
Gao Changjiang opened his mouth, wanting to explain that he had no such plan yet, but as he spoke, Li You glared back with a fierce look.
Li You drank the wine handed to him by the maid in one gulp, and continued to say to Lu Zhaojie: "You probably don't know that the business of exchanging silver coins in different places is the initiative of Princess Guide and she strongly promotes it. Whether it succeeds or fails, it will succeed!
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This sentence made the old man change his face slightly. Could it be that His Royal Highness Chitose ate half of Huichang Yinhao's stock because of this factor? This may be the biggest gain today.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Li You scolding: "So your question is ridiculous! There are people above who are pushing, there are people below who are demanding, and there are enough financial resources in the middle to operate, and they trust each other and work together. What can you do?
The possibility of it not being possible? Is there any reason why it can’t be done?”
Then Li You stood up and said to Mr. Lu unceremoniously: "If this is the level of your questions today, then there is no need to continue the conversation! Farewell!" After that, he threw up his sleeves and left.
Rude! Really rude! The old man’s beard trembled in anger, but he could only endure it, and the night banquet ended unhappy.
On the way back to the guild hall, Jin Wanwan and Gao Changjiang walked together. Gao Changjiang deliberately started a conversation, shook his head and sighed: "Brother, I have to say something unpleasant and offensive to make my son-in-law achieve his ambition. I am too arrogant, a bit
He is arrogant. If things go on like this, he will definitely suffer a big loss. Brother Jin should give him some advice."
Jin Wanwan thought for a while before replying: "Brother, you are worrying too much. It is true that Brother You has the problems you mentioned, but I know that he is a sensible person and will not be arrogant without any reason. On the surface,
There must be another meaning, but you and I can't see it now."
When Gao Changjiang saw Jin Wanwan helping Li You to speak, he said nothing more. He just said that Jin Wanwan was eager to protect his son-in-law and it was not good for him, an outsider, to talk too much. Talking too much would easily arouse resentment.
Gao Yuanwai just re-evaluated Li You in his mind and lowered Li You's friendship level by one level.
Although this person has a rich background, is extremely influential in the capital, and looks promising, his character determines his fate, and his end may not be good. An arrogant and arrogant person is destined to be defeated if he has too close a relationship with him.
If you do, you might even be dragged into the water.
Without mentioning the gossip, I said that when member Lu returned home, he was still indignant at the slight he had suffered, and his anger could not be suppressed. He couldn't help but get angry. Since you, Li You, are blindly optimistic and regard this matter as a certainty, then
Let me teach you a lesson!
They Western merchants monopolize most of the money deposit and loan business in the capital, and their attitude towards Li You, a possible disruptor, is very playful, and they are even secretly hostile because of the pressure of competition. So tomorrow, I will go to the Shanxi Guild Hall and meet with my colleagues to talk a little bit.
No matter what, we must unite to create some problems for Li You!
The Western merchants joined forces and had at least millions of silver. What could Li You do to confront them head-on? He didn't believe it. Li You could arrest all the Western merchants and throw them into prison! No one in the capital could do this.
Neither can the emperor!
The next day, Mr. Lu left for the Shanxi Guild Hall, where colleagues in the industry were waiting for news about him.
After meeting each other, Lu Yuanwai said worriedly: "I talked to Li You last night. He is very arrogant and arrogant. He relies on the backing of Guide Qiansui and the financial resources of Yangzhou Jin Million, and he will not put us in trouble."
In my eyes, if I take advantage of this opportunity to become powerful, I will inevitably annex our property. Please note that he is from the south, and his father-in-law is a Huizhou merchant, so he is not the same as us at all."
Lei Changwen, the owner of another major bank in the capital, asked suspiciously: "Is this really true?"
"It's correct! So we have to take precautions!" Lu Yuanwai affirmed.
Lei Yuanwai and several other people looked at each other, and then threw a newspaper to Lu Yuanwai with a cold expression: "This is today's Mingli Newspaper, just take a look."
Member Lu looked down and saw an eye-catching article on the front page - "The five giants conspired for a great cause and had a secret meeting in Dongting Tower last night!"
Today's news reports and everyone knows: Last night, under the introduction of the eldest son of the Cheng family of the Salt Merchant Association in the capital, the head of the Lu family of the Western Shang Dynasty had a secret meeting with Yangzhou Jinwanwan. In addition to the senior officials from Hankou, Huichang Yinhao Dai was the shopkeeper. The guests and hosts chatted and laughed happily, and parted happily.
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According to various inquiries from the main writer of this newspaper, the Lu family, which owns the Xiangchang Account Bureau, intends to get involved in the foreign exchange business and wants to cooperate with the previous three parties. This is another party with a very important role, and the unusual trend deserves attention!
Furthermore, according to the analysis of experts in the industry, the Lu Family Xiangchang Account Bureau is actually the guarantor of Huichang Bank, and has always endorsed the business of Huichang Bank. The relationship is very close, so it is not surprising that it took the initiative to ride on the favorable wind this time."
Raising his head to meet the doubtful and distrustful eyes of his colleagues, the senior staff member was speechless and wanted to cry. He expressed the same emotion as Gao Changjiang. How could a newspaper named "Mingli" be so unscrupulous? Black paper
Not everything written in white is true.
"Brother Lu, we are all from the Jin Dynasty. We cannot lose our integrity with our fellow countrymen." Someone murmured in a low voice.
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