Chapter six hundred and forty then I will wait (seeking the moon
A person always lives in social relationships, and being isolated among the group to which he belongs is a frightening thing, except for those with a non-mainstream mentality.
But now, the old man Lu Zhaojie is facing this kind of danger. The fellow villagers from the Western Province who are in the hall seem to be about to become strangers. In order to protect himself, he had been forced to abandon the old man Peng Ge from the same province. This time
It would be psychologically unbearable to be isolated by the Western business circle again.
Therefore, in order to avoid being ostracized, Mr. Lu had to try his best to clarify for himself, "There is a lesson from heaven and earth! You asked me to contact that Li You. It was for this reason that I went to Dongting Tower yesterday. There is no such thing as colluding with them secretly! In this business
If there is any major matter, I will definitely discuss it with all my colleagues!"
Someone questioned: "Brother Lu, I sent someone to Dongting Tower to inquire, but Mr. Li only stayed for a while, talked to you for a while, and then left, right?"
Mr. Lu nodded with hope and said, "That's right. I have a clear conscience."
The man immediately explained in depth: "It seems that you mainly discussed with Huichang Yinhao, Jin Wanwan, Gao Changjiang and others. Mr. Li showed his face briefly just to show that he values the matter and is stable.
It's up to you. After all, Mr. Li takes his official reputation into consideration and will not directly participate in business discussions. At most, he can only make a symbolic appearance.
I know that these officials do not necessarily talk a lot. They can express specific meanings by choosing the right time to show up. It seems that you do not follow our request to contact and talk to Mr. Li. In fact, you are secretly participating in the foreign exchange exchange.
Let’s go negotiate with Huichang Bank and others for your idea?”
Lu Zhaojie felt that he was unable to explain himself. He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.
It’s no wonder that others believed the newspapers and suspected Mr. Lu Zhaojie. They all knew that half of Huichang Bank’s shares belonged to Princess Guide, and Mr. Lu abandoned Mr. Peng Ge and turned to Princess Guide. The two things are connected.
Get up, the slightest provocation will make people suspicious.
Western businessmen may be the purest businessmen of this era. From the perspective of a purest businessman, it is not wrong for Mr. Lu to have ideas about foreign exchange. It is abnormal to have no ideas when it is profitable. But the fault lies in his attempts.
Eating alone behind the back of a fellow traveler caused "public outrage."
At the Huizhou Guild Hall, Gao Yuanwai also saw today's Mingli Newspaper. Last night at Dongting Tower, he was also at the scene and was an eyewitness to the whole process. However, what he witnessed with his own eyes was completely different from what was written in the newspaper, and was even completely opposite.
What's even more frightening is that it seems that most people around me believe the newspapers.
Gao Yuanwai silently put down the newspaper, mentally raising Li You's friendship index back up...
Li You went to the Yamen of Wenxuanyuan today, and just after he sat down, he saw Dai, the shopkeeper of Huichang Bank, visiting. Since his official restoration, Li You has been unable to go to the bank to avoid suspicion, so shopkeeper Dai comes to see Li whenever something happens.
Blessings.
“There have been a lot of inquiries recently, and the number of people who come to deposit money at our counter has also increased a lot.”
Li You smiled and said: "This is a good thing. I ordered last year to recruit a group of reliable fellow countrymen as backup. How about it?"
"We have recruited ten people in total, and they are all guaranteed. We are only familiar with them in the store, so I don't know what their use is?" Shopkeeper Dai replied.
Li You did not make it clear. He only said: "After a few days, you will know that everything is useful. You should hurry up and discuss the secret custody and other matters with my second wife, Lao Taishan, and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Shopkeeper Dai agreed. At this time, someone else came to visit Li You, so he left first. The person who came after him was Dong Ruoshui, the censor of Jiangxi Province, who was one of Li You's cronies.
"What kind of wind brought Brother Dong here today?" Li You asked after inviting Dong Yushi in.
Dong Ruoshui smiled bitterly and said, "I am entrusted by someone to be a lobbyist."
Li You asked doubtfully: "How can you say this? Why should you and I do this?"
"I am from Jin." Dong Yushi only said six words, and Li You roughly understood his purpose. It was probably related to those Western merchants. At first, he let Mr. Lu contact him, but there was an "accident".
Has the candidate changed again this time?
Li You's guess was good. After Mr. Lu failed to live up to the expectations of the public, the Western merchants discussed it in the guild hall and decided to ask officials to contact Li You to find out the details.
It was difficult to find this candidate. He had to have a close relationship with the Western merchants and be familiar with Li You. Originally, Peng Ge, the biggest backer of the Western merchants, was the best candidate, but the feud between Mr. Peng Ge and Li You was well known, so he had to
Looking for another candidate. In the end, only Dong Yushi from Shanxi had the most suitable conditions in all aspects.
It is also strange to say that Dong Yushi came from Shanxi, but he had a bad relationship with Mr. Peng Ge. In the end, he joined Xu Cifu and became a friend of Li You. After several court visits, he really could not find another suitable candidate.
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"Then Huichang Bank is actually managed by you?"
If someone else had asked, Li You would have just laughed and denied it. He would never admit it publicly. But doing so in front of Dong Yushi would have been a disgrace, so he said vaguely: "I only took over for a few days after he was dismissed from office last year."
"I heard that you are secretly promoting cross-regional exchange. Someone wants to ask you if it is possible to cooperate? Cost is not an issue."
Li Youwan refused: "Brother Dong is also concerned about this matter? Huichang Bank has absorbed two to three hundred thousand silver, and the salt merchant Cheng's family is assisting; in Yangzhou, gold officials can give out the same amount, if not enough, there is still salt
The industry association supports it; the same can be true for senior members of the Hankou community. The money is enough to cover ordinary turnover, and then it can develop slowly.
Besides, Kim Yuan Wai and I are family members, and Gao Yuan Wai and Jin Yuan Wai have been close friends and fellow villagers since childhood. We have mutual trust between each other and there is no need to find another partner."
Dong Yushi advised: "Inter-regional exchange is a new thing, and people still have concerns. I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement. Find more partners to share some risks."
Li You answered confidently: "Brother Dong, don't worry, I have already worried about it. I have made it clear with the Ministry of Revenue. This year, some silver taels in the Lianghuai Salt Class will be trialled for exchange. Invoices will be issued there and cashed in Beijing. With the government taking the lead,
, people’s concerns will naturally disappear, and they will follow suit, driving the growth of this business.”
Dong Ruoshui couldn't help but admire it, it was indeed a very effective method, not to mention that Li You had two newspapers in hand, and a little advocacy was enough to promote the expansion of the exchange business. This matter indeed has a future.
He thought for a while and said frankly: "As a brother, I won't hide it anymore. Even if the Western merchants from the capital asked me to come, they can see that the long-distance exchange business has a bright future. The main route for the flow of silver is between the north and the south.
, but unfortunately the Western merchants lacked reliable power in the south, so they never took action on this matter.
Now if you can open up a reliable southern stronghold, it will be something that the Western merchants do not have. Therefore, I am seeking cooperation from you. I wonder if you are interested? We Western merchants have extremely strong financial resources. If I can help you, it will be even more powerful and we can conquer this area in one go.
To make your business bigger, you don’t have to take risks and grow slowly.”
"Thank you, Brother Dong, for passing on the message. No need for the moment." Li You refused without thinking, as if he despised the Western merchants.
Seeing that his persuasion failed, Dong Ruoshui stopped wasting his efforts and stood up to leave. "I'm just going to pass on the message, but brother Xian, it's better to be careful. They can't join forces this time. After all, your business prospects are too great, big enough to impact them."
Money shops, silver shops, etc.”
Li You didn't take it seriously, "Then I'll wait."
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