1314, there is also an official money bureau in Changsha
Yan Boling said softly: "Company commander, there is money in Changsha, who do you want me to tell?"
His tone was so casual, as if he said, I have a gadget, do you want it? But in Lian Guozhang's ears, it sounded like thunder! Even more scary!
He asked in a low voice: "Mr. Yan, is it true?"
Yan Boling looked at him calmly, "It's true."
Lian Guozhang looked at Yan Boling, but he didn't dare to ask the next thing!
Yan Boling said the answer he didn't dare to ask, "I'm not lying to you! It's true!"
Lian Guozhang then said: "Sir, I want to report to the superior!"
Yan Boling still said calmly: "Okay, you go ahead, I'll wait for you."
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Commander-in-Chief Luo Bingli’s eyes were even wider than Lian Guozhang’s!
He almost squeezed out two words through his teeth: "Really?"
Lian Guozhang also gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, it's true!"
Chief Luo turned around in a circle, "He said, tell someone, what does that mean?"
Lian Guozhang said: "Sir, I have considered it all the way! Sir, calmly speaking, it may not be easy for us to hide the truth! There are too many people who know about this! Even if we find the money, many people need to participate! Sir, this
This matter cannot be kept secret!"
Chief Luo stared at him, obviously thinking about this issue as well.
Lian Guozhang continued: "Sir, Xiao Ancheng told you twice that there must be money in Changsha! He also said that the most important thing is that you must consider how to deal with it! If you don't deal with it well, we will not benefit from it, but suffer the consequences.
What harm!”
Chief Luo nodded, "Okay, tell me, to what extent will this matter be expanded?"
Lian Guozhang counted his fingers and said: "Sir, there must be someone at the theater headquarters. My suggestion is that last time we used Gui Longhai as the representative of the theater, and we will do the same this time!"
"Okay! Anything else!"
"Sir, Ms. Han Dan and Ms. Shen Yimei are both from the Central Party Committee. They all know about this, so we should include them. In addition, Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng both belong to the military system. If you want to avoid them, you may
not easy!"
"Okay, who else are you looking for?"
"Sir, I think so. No matter where the money is hidden, if we want to control that land, we have to go through the Municipal Construction Committee. If they don't give us this land, we won't be able to get it! So I suggest you also ask
Chairman Chu of the Listed Construction Committee, if you have something nice to say."
"Okay! Invite him!"
"Sir, I think we'll inform these people first. If we need to expand it, let's talk about it later!"
Chief Luo thought about it again and again, and could only do this! He said: "You inform me now! There will be a meeting in the conference room at two o'clock this afternoon! You just said that there are important things to discuss, and let's not mention the money issue! To avoid this, we have to discuss important things.
Leak!"
Lian Guozhang stood at attention and said: "Yes, sir, I will inform you right away!"
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At two o'clock that afternoon, in the conference room of Changsha Security Headquarters.
Lian Guozhang invited people from all parties to sit on both sides of the conference table. Although they didn't know what was going on, they said some kind words to each other and it was still very lively.
At this time, Chief Luo opened the door and walked in, smiling at the people present.
Everyone turned to look at him. Then, they saw Yan Boling following Commander Luo!
Only then did they realize that today's meeting might have something to do with silver!
Changsha's silver industry was once in an uproar! What's going on, and now there's something new? Everyone is guessing the same!
Chief Luo looked at the people present with a smile and said: "You are all smart people. As soon as you saw Mr. Yan coming, you might have guessed what happened! To be honest, I still don't know anything! How do you do?
Shall we listen to what Mr. Yan has to say?"
In this way, everyone at the table turned to stare at Yan Boling, guessing whether what he was about to say was true or false!
It was the first time in Yan Boling's life that he faced so many officers, and he felt uncomfortable all over. But when he saw Chief Luo making gestures to him, he had no choice but to clear his throat and start speaking.
He said: "This, this, that's it. There is indeed money here in Changsha. I...I only found out about it by chance."
Chief Luo smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, don't be nervous, it doesn't matter. Just speak slowly."
Yan Boling took a deep breath again and finally began to speak.
"The Hunan Provincial Bank is located on Liwen Street. That place was originally called the Guanqian Bureau. Everyone knows this and this."
"Mr. Yan, why don't you introduce this official money bureau as well?" Chief Luo said softly.
"Ah, okay. That's it. All the old people in Changsha know that the Official Money Bureau on Liwen Street was organized by Yu Liansan, the governor of Hunan, in 1902, based on the Hunan feudal treasury. It was called the Hunan Official Money Bureau at that time. Later, it was called the Hunan Official Money Bureau.
, that is, in 1912, Hunan Governor Tan Yankai reorganized the "Hunan Official Money Bureau" into the Hunan Bank. This was the earliest bank in Hunan. However, it was a time of war, and various armies were fighting back and forth. Hunan
Banks kept closing and opening, and opening and closing. It was not until 1928, when Lu Diping took charge of the Hunan Provincial Government, that he decided to formally establish the Hunan Provincial Bank, with a rated capital of 2 million yuan at that time. On January 15, 1929
On the same day, it was officially opened on Fanzheng Street, with Zhao Heng as the president and operating various banking businesses."
Chen Zifeng asked in confusion: "Mr. Yan, are you talking about Fanzheng Street?"
Yan Boling said: "It's Fanzheng Street, which is the treasury of the former chief envoy's office. However, since 1930, Hunan has continued to fight, with troops coming and going. The Hunan Provincial Bank has collapsed several times.
It opened, opened and closed. It turned out that the basement of the bank was robbed by soldiers many times. It was not until 1932 that Hunan became stable. The house on Fanzheng Street had been burned down by the war, so it was reasonable for the Hunan Provincial Bank to reopen
Ask the street."
Chu Kuncheng, chairman of the Municipal Construction Committee, said: "Mr. Yan, according to what you said, the treasury on Fanzheng Street has been robbed by insurgents many times, and we dare not open a bank again. The former site of the Hunan Provincial Bank on Liwen Street has also been dug up for a long time.
There is no basement there, so where would the money be kept?"
Yan Boling said: "I discovered this by accident. I have been responsible for sorting out the old files of the Hunan Provincial Bank. As a result, I found a very simple record from those old files, to the effect that I received a sum of 300,000 yuan.
Two taels of silver were deposited in the official money bureau. But there is also a simple record at the same time, saying that in August 1930, provincial chairman He Jian withdrew all the Hunan Provincial Bank's inventory and used it for military expenses. These two records must be together very long ago.
It’s close, so I judge that the inventory that Chairman He took away must not include that sum of money!”
At this moment, the people at the table looked at each other, no one could tell what was going on!
It was still the reserve owner who asked: "There is no money on Fanzheng Street, and there is no money on Liwen Street. So, where is this money?"
Yan Boling said softly: "I always thought that the official money bureau mentioned in the records was the official money bureau of Liwen Street. I later found out that it was wrong. At that time, the official money bureau of Liwen Street had already been changed to the Hunan Provincial Bank.
, the person taking the record should not use the old name!”
At this time, Xiao Ancheng asked a key question, "Mr. Yan, do you mean that there is another official money bureau in Changsha?"
Yan Boling nodded vigorously to him, "Yes! There is also an official money bureau! Everyone in Changsha remembers that only the official money bureau on Liwen Street was established in 1902. In fact, before that, that is,
In the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), Chen Baozhen, the governor of Hunan, commissioned Changsha businessmen Zhu Changlin and Zhu Enfu and his son to open a company called Hunan Funan Official Money Bureau, which was located in Hongpailou, Changsha, which is now Nanzheng Street (today's Nanzheng Street).
Near the intersection of Huangxing South Road) and Pozi Street (today's Huangxing Square area). I went there to look for it, but couldn't find it! It was all burned by fire! The terrain there is higher and there should be a basement!"
The people around the conference table looked at him in shock and were speechless for a moment. They didn't expect that there was an official money bureau in Changsha! But that area was indeed burned by the fire, and they all knew this!
Lian Guozhang hurriedly rushed to the Changsha map next to the ground wall, searched up and down, and finally pointed to a place and said: "Sir, it should be in this area!"
Everyone gathered in front of the map and looked up and down. For a moment, they all turned back and looked at Chairman Chu.
Chairman Chu said: "I suggest that we go to the site and take a look!"
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The so-called red archway at the intersection of Nanzheng Street and Pozi Street is also called the big red archway. Behind it is the Taifu Hall, which commemorates Jia Yi of the Western Han Dynasty.
But the Wenxi Fire in 1938 completely burned down Hongpailou, Jia Yi’s former residence, and nearby residences! In front of us was a rubbish dump-like ruin!
Chief Luo, Gui Longhai and Lian Guozhang have all changed into casual clothes. People like Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng usually wear casual clothes. Han Dan and Shen Yimei are more like intellectual women, with great brilliance and grace.
At this time, all these people were standing at the T-shaped entrance of Pozi Street, listening to the introduction of Chairman Chu Kuncheng.
According to the instructions of Chairman Chu, the location of Hongpai Building is on the east side of Nanzheng Street, directly opposite the intersection of Pozi Street.
In fact, there is no need for him to introduce it. Everyone is paying attention to the ruins on the west side of Nanzheng Street and the north side of the T-shaped intersection. The reason is very simple. The terrain of this ruins is relatively high.
If the Funan Official Money Bureau is to be safe, it must have a basement and must be built on a relatively high ground.
Seeing the situation clearly, these people said nothing, but looked back at Chairman Chu. Even Shen Yimei and Han Dan held arms with each other like good friends, and looked at Chairman Chu with smiles.
Chairman Chu looked at these people and already understood what they meant, so he said to Commander Luo: "What do Commander-in-Chief Luo mean? You might as well tell me directly?"
Officer Luo pointed to the north side of the T-shaped street and said: "Brother Kuncheng, I want to acquire that land for the construction of barracks for the army. Brother Kuncheng, I won't talk nonsense anymore. Your contribution is here."