Ancient money banks were similar in nature to modern banks.
But the level of risk is completely different.
In ancient times, banks were privately operated, and the risk of depositing money in banks was far greater than that of modern banks.
Rich people understand this truth, but because of the heavy weight of ancient currency, when money accumulates to a certain extent, it will become very difficult to save it by yourself. Depositing money in a bank and exchanging it for banknotes is also a last resort.
There are many rich people in the world, but there are very few who deposit all their family money in one bank.
Xia Shang's decision to deposit all the Xia family's money into Fenghui Bank was made a few days ago.
He first wrote a letter back to Suzhou, asking Huairou to do it according to his own method, and then sent all the banknotes to the capital.
Such a decision filled many people with doubts, but no one could stop Xia Shang from going his own way.
It was already half a month later when Xia Shang received the 1,780,000 taels of silver notes brought from Suzhou.
This half month has been relatively peaceful. The only noteworthy thing that happened to Xia Shang was that the child was sent to the palace several times.
It is said that this child was very popular with the emperor, and he even proposed to accept Xia Guang as his godson.
This matter was resolutely opposed by Xia Shang. Fortunately, the emperor gave Xia Shang face and did not embarrass Xia Shang.
Nearly two million taels of silver notes were Xia Shang's property, which also included more than half of the business's working capital.
For an ordinary family, such a number is absolutely astronomical.
But looking at a well-known bank in Dahua, these two million taels of silver notes are not considered a big deal.
Half a month later, both Li Xiaoxin and Yazhi had guessed Xia Shang's recent plan.
Behind Fenghui Bank is Liao Baican. Although Liao Baican started his business by selling tea, after running the business for so many years, the foundation of Liao Baican's industry has been transferred to the bank.
Because there will be a huge amount of cash flow in the bank, which can be supplied to all the properties under his name.
This Liao Baishen has never shown his face. If you want to deal with him, simply attacking several stores under his name will not work. Only by shaking Liao Baishen's foundation can he feel impatient and possibly lead him to show his face.
When Xia Shang concentrated his money, he definitely wanted to put pressure on Fenghui Bank's cash flow through lump sum deposits and withdrawals, which would in turn cause Fenghui Bank to make mistakes.
But is this bank note of less than two million taels enough?
Today, Yazhi was entrusted by Xia Shang to go to Fenghui Bank in the capital to negotiate, meaning that Xia Shang wanted to withdraw the 1,780,000 taels of cash.
No matter how big the bank is, it is impossible to withdraw two million taels of cash in one go. You must notify the bank in advance and make preparations in advance. Such a large amount will involve many problems. The most direct ones are transportation and protection.
It was another snowy day, and the streets in the capital were already deserted.
The heavy snowfall in recent days has already piled up thick layers of snow on the streets and alleys of the capital. The snow can easily wipe people's knees. It is very difficult to do anything outside in such weather.
Yazhi went to Laifenghui Bank and came back with two carts of about 300,000 taels of cash.
Although three hundred thousand taels of silver is not as heavy as thirty thousand kilograms, it is still a huge amount. Four carts are needed to drag my sixteen boxes of silver. Walking in such thick snow is not only slow but also very tiring.
The accompanying servants had long taken off their fur hats, but they were sweating profusely in the snowy weather, panting while carrying the silver.
There was quite a commotion in the mansion. I wonder if the Prince's Mansion opposite heard it.
"Sir, you once said that you don't show off your money. Today you are showing off so much money in the market, are you not afraid of being noticed?"
Yazhi wiped her sweat and looked at Xia Shang, who was playing with his child leisurely, and asked him to complain.
Xia Shang was not worried and said calmly: "Don't worry, the money will be taken away soon."
"Transport it away? Where are you transporting it to? Do you want to transport it back again? Young Master, which song are you singing?"
Xia Shang did not answer. He took Xia Shang aside with a smile and patted the snow on his hands: "I heard that something happened in Prince Yong's Mansion and the princess was injured, right?"
"Yes! There is an uproar in the capital now, and we still don't know who did it." Yazhi said seriously, "But the people in the capital are spreading rumors that it was the prince who did it. Because although the prince regained his freedom, he is still mediocre.
Wang Li Yong has gained the emperor's respect recently, and the prince's status is in jeopardy, so the prince will take action against Prince Yong's palace."
"Then do you think he is the prince?"
"Of course it's the prince. Who else in this capital is so bold besides the prince?"
Xia Shang smiled and did not explain.
Yazhi took a few steps forward and grabbed Xia Shang's sleeve: "Sir, please stop being mysterious and tell me quickly."
"It's just a ploy."
"Bitter meat scheme? What kind of bitter meat scheme? Could it be that Prince Yong is acting for the emperor to see?"
Xia Shang thought to himself: "Gunshot wounds are not easy to heal. Li Xin has been quiet for so long and is obviously recuperating in the house. How can he have time to take action against Li Yong? Even if he wants to retaliate, he should be the first to retaliate.
It’s me, how could it be Li Yong?”
Thinking about it, Xia Shang continued: "It is indeed a play performed by King Yong himself, but it is not for the emperor to see."
"It's not for the emperor? Who is it for?"
Before he could speak, a servant came to announce: "Sir, we have a visitor."
"who?"
"The other party doesn't want to reveal his identity and wants you to go to the back door in person."
"Back door?" Yazhi frowned, "This is really strange. Who is so bold that he actually wants the host to pick him up in person? Go back and tell him that he will not see the guests since he is not here."
"Wait a minute..." Xia Shang interrupted, "Isn't it just a meeting? What's so big about it? Let's go! Then I'll go and see it myself."
Looking at Xia Shang's expression, Yazhi was puzzled: "Is it someone from Prince Yong's palace? Is Prince Yong deliberately acting for his own young master? But where does his own young master have the ability to make even the prince..."
Thinking that Xia Shang had already walked out, Yazhi quickly followed to see what was going on.
Guozhen heard a car at the back door, and the people in the car refused to show up when Xia Shang arrived. A little maid accompanying the car very stubbornly asked Xia Shang to lift the curtain of the car in person.
Yazhi has seen this little maid, she is the maid of Princess Nangong Chuxin, her name is Xiaobi.
Since she is the maid of the princess, the person sitting there should be the princess.
Yazhi was not very happy. As early as in Suzhou, she had seen the princess squinting at her son. She was not a kind person at first glance, but the princess was a natural fox and her son was a bad guy who couldn't stand the temptation.
You can't guarantee that anything will go wrong when two people get together.
But now Yazhi couldn't say anything about this situation and could only watch from the side.
Xia Shang had the same thought as Yazhi. Knowing that the princess was inside, he felt a little aggrieved and went to lift the curtain himself.
However, when the car curtain opened, a strong hand immediately pressed down on Xia Shang's arm. Inside was actually the princess's confidant, a stout middle-aged man, who seemed to be named Guangxie. (To be continued)