"You and I have been family friends for generations. If my brother doesn't dislike you, I will definitely tell you everything."
How could Bai Yan have the nerve to refuse, so he could only agree.
"Brother Bai is still so happy. I just regret that it was too late for us to meet. If I had known Brother Bai earlier and given more advice, maybe I would be worth a lot of money now. By the way, Brother Bai, you are planning to start a business in Jeju City this time.
Jinghao Bank?" Li Tianchen asked.
Li Maotai also stared at Bai Yan, obviously he was also concerned about this issue.
Bai Yan nodded and said bluntly: "I am planning to open Jinghao Bank and occupy a place in Jeju City. I have to ask my uncle and brother for a lot of help. However, if it is suitable, I may open some other stores."
"You and I are family friends, so we should help. However, Jeju City is not as complicated as Yanzhou City. The situation is very complicated, and it is difficult to open a bank." Li Maotai sighed, looking very helpless.
"Oh? I learned before I came here that there is only one bank, Gaopin Bank, in Jeju City and surrounding cities, and there is not even a single competitor. Is there something hidden in this?" Bai Yan asked.
Before coming, he knew a little bit about it.
Because Jeju City is richer than Yanju City, and its commerce is more developed.
More than ten years ago, there were four or five banks in Jeju City.
But in the following years, the banks in Jeju City began to close one after another.
Either the whole family moves or the family is destroyed, and in the end only the Gaopin Qianzhuang family is left.
Over the years, no other bank has been opened in Jeju City.
"Brother Bai asked about the idea. There is a reason why Gaopin Qianzhuang is the only one. Why don't you guess what the reason is?" Li Tianchen pretended to be mysterious.
"Is it because of Kozhifu?" Bai Yan asked.
The boss of Gaopin Bank is named Gao, and Gao Zhifu came to Gao Zhifu more than ten years ago. This is not a coincidence.
Moreover, what makes a company unique in the market is definitely not because of its unique quality, but the relationship behind it.
"Brother Bai only guessed half of it right." Li Tianchen said: "Although Gaopin Bank appeared more than ten years ago, the owner behind Gaopin Bank is not Gao Zhifu, but Gao Daotai. Lord Daotai is in charge of Qilu
Having been in Taoism for more than thirty years, it has already become the king of Qilu Taoism."
Li Maotai nodded: "In Qilu Road, whether you want to be an official or do business, you must have a good relationship with the Gao family. Otherwise, it will be difficult to move forward."
Bai Yan secretly clicked his tongue.
Master Daotai, who has been around for more than thirty years, has a background and influence that can be imagined.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a local emperor, but he does not understand how the Ming Emperor managed to let one person sit in one place for so many years.
Linghu Daotai of Yanzhou Road has only been in office for three years.
He didn't doubt that the Li family and his son were exaggerating at all, but he was afraid that the power of the Gao family was stronger than imagined.
"Thank you uncle for your advice. I guess Gao Zhifu is also a relative of Master Daotai." Bai Yan let out a long sigh of relief.
"Yes, Gao Zhifu is Lord Daotai's clan brother, and the two of them are close. It is difficult for us businessmen to meet Lord Daotai, and we basically communicate with Lord Magistrate. The entire Qilu Road, although it looks like nothing
It’s involved. But in fact, it’s all on the same chessboard, controlled by a net.”
Li Maotai and his son kept telling the story without hiding anything, making Bai Yan understand the powerful relationship.
Not only the city of Jeju, but also the entire commercial and political circles of Qilu Province were controlled by the Gao family.
In addition to these things on the surface, there are also several families who have taken refuge in the Gao family secretly.
If Li Maotai and his son hadn't informed him, Bai Yan would have made many mistakes and made many detours even if he had found out some information.
Although the situation was more difficult than expected, with the help of Li Maotai and his son, he was much more relaxed.
"So, it is almost impossible to open a bank?" Bai Yan asked.
Li Maotai nodded and vetoed: "It's almost impossible. Nephew, I didn't have the idea of letting your father come here to open a bank, but in the end I gave up. Opening a bank in Jeju City is just competing with the Gao family.
, even if there is the support of Zhenbei Hou behind it, it will never work."
He was not ambiguous and gave Bai Yan a slap in the face, telling Bai Yan that this would not work at all.
Bai Yan also frowned. He also understood this truth. It was okay to do other businesses, but the Gao family would never allow it to open a bank.
Suppressing him as the Marquis of Zhenbei? He never thought that a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake, but Bai Yan still knew it.
What's more, Master Daotai's power and status are not comparable to Qing Gong's.
Do you just give up like this? Although this trip is to deal with the Black Shark Gang, Bai Yan is still unwilling to give up.
It would be okay to give up the bank and do other businesses.
But in this case, you will inevitably have to deal with high-end banks.
It's not that Bai Yan doesn't want to deal with the Gao family.
It was the power of the Gao family that made him taboo.
Being so high-profile could easily catch Emperor Ming's attention, and he didn't want to be implicated.
"I heard that Brother Bai has opened an academy. How about opening an academy in Jeju City? In this way, there will be no competitors, and the Ko Prefecture will definitely support it." Li Tianchen suggested.
"It's not easy to open an academy, and I don't want to open an academy casually. Uncle, brother, I still want to open a bank. Even if it doesn't work, I have to give it a try. I'm going to see the prefecture tomorrow.
Then make a decision." Bai Yan said.
He made up his mind to be honest with the Gao family, and he could give up some benefits.
But the Gao family firmly disagreed, and it was not too late for him to give up.
Giving up without taking action is not Bai Yan's style.
"Hey, do you have to do this to take risks?" Li Maotai sighed.
"It's not dangerous. I'm new here, so I should have met the prefect." Bai Yan said firmly.
On the side, Li Tianchen laughed: "Sure enough, just as father imagined, you will not give up easily."
"Oh? Brother, what do you say?" Bai Yan was very confused.
"Father knows that you will definitely meet with the Prefectural Government, so he asked the Prefectural Government for you early and said that he would go to visit tonight. The Prefectural Government also agreed." Li Tianchen said with a smile.
"Really? Thank you so much, uncle." Bai Yan was surprised and happy.
He was already very satisfied to learn so much news from the Li family and his son.
He had never thought about asking someone from the Li family to accompany him to see Gao Zhifu, let alone asking the Li family to come forward.
After all, it is very likely to anger the Gao family, and anyone who is not careful may be implicated.
"We are all a family, so why are you so polite? If you become successful in the future, we, father and son, may have to borrow your help." Li Tianchen walked up and patted Bai Yan on the shoulder.