Chapter 53 Expedition to the West (Founding a Bank)
Mingyan always looked in disbelief at Master Bao's orders, but she always followed them to the letter, no matter how unbelievable they were.
Wearing Ge Yi, I was wandering around in the fields. Everything I saw was strange. I saw a yellow rhizome that was very beautiful. I dug it out with great effort. It was about a foot long and shiny like gold. I finally held it in my hand.
After playing with it for a while, my hand started to hurt, and I was slapped to the ground by an old man.
"You can tell at first glance that I'm not a farmer. This is wolfsbane. It's highly poisonous. Your hands will swell in a while. If you don't believe me, look at me. You're really a fool."
Sure enough, he was a fool. In just half an hour, Mingyan's hands were not only swollen, but her face was also swollen, as swollen as a golden bun.
But Mingyan was very happy and asked her men to dig out all the wolfsbane grass in the ground. This is a good thing. For a big family, who doesn't have a place where it can be used?
Moreover, according to Mr. Bao Er, this wolfberry grass is a very famous traditional Chinese medicine. It has anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effects, clearing away heat and detoxification, and preventing and anti-cancer effects. It can be used to treat carbuncle, swelling, cold and heat, abdominal distension, edema, cough, excessive phlegm, and abdominal pain.
, dermatitis, eczema, rubella, scabies, acne, hemorrhoids and other symptoms; it is also effective for chronic bronchitis, chronic pharyngitis, chronic asthma, thyroiditis, swollen lymph nodes, mumps, mouth and tongue sores, red and swollen eyes, and gum swelling and pain.
It has a very good conditioning effect. But do not take too much, otherwise symptoms such as diarrhea, dysentery, nausea, and vomiting will occur.
There are a lot of weird medical names, but I don’t understand them anyway. If you don’t understand them, don’t listen. Just one sentence, is it worth money? It’s worth money! If it’s worth money, I’ll buy it.
Wolfsbane is everywhere here. I don’t know why, but old horses will stamp on it with their hooves whenever they see it. Maybe it’s because of genes. If a horse eats Wolfsbane, even if it only has
A small mouthful will definitely make you feel weak all over. Horses have the innate ability to detect danger, but humans do not, so in many cases humans are really inferior to animals.
"Everyone knows that wolfsbane is a poisonous weed. In order to completely eradicate this poisonous weed, our Mr. Jia took out a large sum of money to purchase it. He told everyone that it costs ten cents a piece. If you pay ten pieces, you will be rewarded ten pieces individually.
If you pay fifty coins, you will be rewarded with fifty coins; if you pay one hundred coins, you will be rewarded with one hundred coins. The more you pay, the better..."
Mingyan felt a little uneasy as she spoke. Usually three sticks weigh a pound, which is a big advantage for everyone. Previously, it cost fifty yuan a pound, but everyone was not very enthusiastic. They asked Mr. Bao for advice to find this method. This
This "reward purchase method" was much more complicated than Mingyan's previous purchase of 50 yuan per pound, but it immediately aroused everyone's enthusiasm for digging for wolfberry weed, and in just a few days, he purchased a full 50-pound carriage. This
Mingyan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand why these guys couldn't settle the accounts?
Also, Mr. Bao asked the accountant to prepare a batch of shiny new money, which he carried basket by basket to the construction site. He received the money as soon as he finished the work. Getting the shiny yellow new money was better than getting a piece of one hundred dollars.
I'm still happy with a big two-dollar bill. I'm really convinced. Who are these people?
Could it be that our Second Master Bao really has magical powers and can make these people stupid?
When I asked Mr. Bao Er, he didn't say anything. He only said that people are used to being bullied and deceived. There is no way. People's hearts are like this, and it is the same in ancient and modern times.
Mr. Bao is a big liar. You must be careful when dealing with him in the future. He might trick you into cheating. You have to be grateful to him.
Now Mr. Bao is deceiving those old bookmakers.
"Now the white silver ingots and the golden money are placed in front of you, and the deed is also placed in front of you. If you agree to the cooperative's method, you can sign and stamp your fingerprints now. With this silver and copper coins, your own life
You will also be improved, and you can also marry your sons and grandchildren... Dividends are the minimum, and at the same time you can also work in the cooperative to earn wages. This opportunity only comes once, if you miss it, it will be gone..."
"Is this okay?" Mingyan was once again dumbfounded when she saw the old men from the "nail households" happily signing contracts and receiving silver coins. In the past, land acquisition in the state capital was done with sticks and whips, and there would always be riots among the people.
Unexpectedly, Master Bao used this method to not only acquire the land, but also acquire a lot of skilled labor. The most important thing was that he had a very warm relationship with the local leaders. The local leaders sent Baoyu "
"Wanmin Umbrella", a large area of people knelt outside Yili Mansion, shouting "big blue sky".
This and that, do you have any grievances? Really.
Master Obai was not happy at this time, "Boy, you gave all these silver and copper coins to these common people, what will the court use? In half a month it will be the day of military sacrifice, what shall we use to reward the three armies? As the old man said,
The cash and cash have all been withdrawn. Now there is horse racing in the Yili Mansion's treasury. You said that the silver and copper coins will flow back by themselves. Do silver and copper coins have legs? I would like to see how they flow back... I shouldn't have sex with you.
It’s a big deal, I’ll give you the cash!”
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the armed forces would be in big trouble if they didn't have cash and golden copper coins. Master Aobai held the large silver note that Baoyu stuffed into him in his hand, and he felt very regretful. He regretted that he shouldn't have been greedy for cash withdrawals.
Lili, a discount of 5 liang for withdrawing one hundred taels of silver. Five million taels is equivalent to 250,000 yuan. Even Lord Aobai, who was the "big steward" of the Qing Dynasty, was excited by such a profit. But now there is an urgent need to reward the three armies.
What to do with cash?
Baoyu drank the milk tea leisurely. He was really not used to drinking milk tea. He used a small bamboo pipe to put it in a big bowl and sipped it. I don't know if it was the smelly habit of the Jia family, but Master Aobai couldn't get used to it anyway.
Seeing that Baoyu was ignoring him, Lord Obai became angry. He walked closer, grabbed the small bamboo tube and threw it on the ground. "A nice big bowl of tea will make you drink like a woman..." He said, "I don't have any money."
Shall we do it with copper coins as a reward to the armed forces?"
"In the future...haha, I was used to eating fast food and drinking in the past...don't you have a big banknote in your hand?"
"You kid, come here. Are you going to ask me to hold up these big silver notes and tell our soldiers that all your money is on this piece of paper...is that ridiculous? You can give me back your silver in cash and copper coins."
"As for silver and copper coins, there are plenty of them. Last month, I asked my chief shopkeeper Yu Deshui to transport cash and copper coins to the northwest. It is estimated that they will arrive in Yili Mansion in about ten days. However, I said, 'But the second
When writing, "Master Taifu must pay attention, but this silver cannot be given to you for free, you must also pay me interest, even if this amount is..." As he said this, Baoyu raised a finger and waved it in front of Master Obai.
"A profit of ten cents? Are you crazy?" Mr. Obai's blood was rushing to the top of his head. This kid is a master who eats chicken without spitting out bones. When have you ever seen him suffer a loss in business?
"It's not a profit of ten cents, but a profit of one cent. I only want one cent of the profit of the Taifu. Isn't this very fair? It doesn't make things difficult for the Taifu, right? But, I still said the same thing. You must be sure when you talk to me.
You must listen clearly to the content behind the word "but", but the Taifu Master must agree to my plan to open a bank, and must hand over all the banks in Junzhou in Xinjiang to my "Fushun Bank" for management, as well as the whole country
All the money from the state capital...the money is kept in the bank, and you can only collect it when you need it..."
Mr. Obai's face darkened as he listened. He had disagreed with the opening of a bank from the beginning. What if the country's money was in private hands? Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs was considered private.
"Let's put the bank matter on hold for a while. Let's talk about the money first. I can give you a 5% interest, just as if I didn't make any money from you. How about that?"
"Not so good! The bank and this matter are the same thing. If the adults don't agree, then you have to solve it yourself! Besides, if your money is stored in my bank, I won't let you save it in vain. I will give you three cents.
Is that enough profit? Besides, the imperial court can also take a shareholding in our Fushun Bank. It costs 20 million taels. If I count your 20% of the shares, I can add a large amount to your account by then.
A small amount of income, such a good thing, why not do it..."
Master Obai wailed in his heart. It turns out that the real "big business" is waiting here. This little guy knows that his bank is nothing without the support of the imperial court. Now that he has dragged the imperial court into trouble, his "Fushun Bank" has become
It's official.
Rubbing his temples vigorously, Master Obai muttered: "You little guy is too insidious, what will happen if you continue like this?"
"Master Taifu, does this count as your consent?"
"It's all in your kid's plan. What should you do if you don't agree? This is the main purpose of your kid dragging me to the northwest, right?"
"Your Majesty, Taifu, you have thought too much...Have you not thought about it, that the Emperor is actually not too relieved about you? Now that you have come to the northwest, the Emperor is relieved. At the same time, you have made great achievements. Even if there is anything in the future, you will not be too relieved."
It’s just erasing the current credit, what do you think?”
"Okay, now that Master Xiao Jia has mentioned this, I can only agree... However, I also have a small request. If something really happens to me, Master Xiao Jia, please take care of me.
My whole family."
"As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to Mr. Obai, because I'm still thinking about one of your closest relatives... and he's also my closest relative..."
"You and I are our closest relatives?...Hahahaha, you are not talking about the little girl of the Lin family, are you? How do you know that she is my granddaughter... Oh, it seems that your father, Mr. Zheng, really wants to
His property has been passed down to you... no wonder... you have that strength..."
After signing the contract, Mr. Obai walked out of the city, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart. Am I really old? Is it really a world dominated by young people? I heard that the little emperor has recently placed great emphasis on Nalan Xingde and Li Guangdi.
There were storms and storms in the court, and it really felt like a storm was about to come.
But early the next morning, news came that the silver car belonging to the great shopkeeper Yu Deshui had been intercepted by Tibetan lama soldiers in the Gansu area. This was completely terrible news.
(How Baoyu overcame this shortage of silver, please see the next chapter for the breakdown.)
