When Zhou Li talked about the An family just now, Lin Ziran was still impressed by how awesome the An family was. Even if it wasn't overtly, it could secretly control a whole county. He even guessed that Luo Hai County might belong to them.
Or maybe they hold real power like the Jian family, with nearly 10,000 troops under their command.
So Lin Ziran was quite worried at first!
But when he heard that Anjia was only a relative of the two county governors and did not directly control the army, Lin Ziran felt like he had been tricked.
I thought you were so awesome that you could dispatch tens of thousands of troops to attack me casually!
After a brief analysis, Lin Ziran concluded that the An family seemed awesome, but in Lin Ziran's opinion, it was just like that, otherwise Zhou Li's introduction would not have been that the wife of a certain county magistrate was the daughter of the An family, and a certain county.
The governor's mother is the daughter of the An family, but she will say that the head of the An family is the governor of a certain county, or the commander-in-chief of a certain army.
She has a scholarly family background. To put it bluntly, she is just selling her daughter for glory!
Such a so-called scholarly family was not even as threatening to Lin Ziran as a random battalion commander from Luo An's army.
In Lin Ziran's view, the real top powerful families in the contemporary era are those who control the Qing family or the vassal town.
For example, the Jian family is really huge.
Not to mention other things, the Jian family only has nearly 10,000 regular troops. Not to mention the local militia like Lin Ziran, even Cheng Lingfeng, the governor of Luo'an County, has to be afraid.
When Zhou Li heard Lin Ziran's words, he was unable to react for a moment. In his decades of life experience, no one had ever looked down upon a family like the An family in front of him.
When other people hear about a family like the An family, they all feel uneasy or show admiration.
But no one has ever said, "Let them go!"
If it were those big feudal towns at the head of a county, there would be no problem at all, but Lin Ziran was not a big feudal town. At best, he was just a militia battalion officer under the Luo An Army system.
Where did he get the courage to say that?
However, although Zhou Li was shocked, he did not show any angry expression. Instead, after being surprised, he showed an even brighter smile and said, "Sir, you are so brave!"
"If you, my lord, can resist the pressure of living in Anjia, then I, Mr. Zhou, have a second option for you!"
Lin Ziran became interested at this time.
Zhou Li also said before that he had nothing to do with the An family, and his previous words also revealed his dissatisfaction with the An family. From this point of view, the two sides seemed to have a basis for cooperation.
Lin Ziran said: "What option!"
Zhou Lidao: "If you agree, we can provide your oil company with a certain amount of loans, which is enough to allow you to expand production. Don't worry, we are not seeking shares in Qingshan Oil Company, this is just a loan!"
Giving loans without shares? Is there such a good thing in the world?
Lin Ziran said: "Tell me, what are your conditions and who are you? Don't say that you are the second Anjia!"
Zhou Lidao: "Of course it's not a second Anjia, Mr. Zhou is doing things for other shareholders!"
"As for the conditions, of course there are some. For example, the interest must be paid according to normal commercial loans. This loan can only be used to purchase equipment for the expansion of kerosene production, and we need to obtain priority procurement for subsequent increases in kerosene production capacity.
right!"
"That is to say, the additional kerosene production capacity in the future must be supplied to us first!"
Lin Ziran said: "Isn't it Hongxiang Trading Company?"
Zhou Lidao: "Of course not, Anjia is the major shareholder of Hongxiang Trading Company, and the other shareholders don't hold many shares!"
"Who is behind you?"
Zhou Li did not hide anything, but said: "Nanzhou Bank!"
Lin Ziran was even more speechless. He thought another family or something had appeared, but he didn't expect it to be a bank.
But he still had some doubts: "Who is behind this bank?"
Zhou Li smiled and said: "Don't worry, our Nanzhou Bank is a joint-stock bank, and the shares are very dispersed. Even the Luohai County Finance Office, which holds the largest share, only holds 6% of the shares!"
A joint-stock bank that is independent from families and even the government surprised Lin Ziran. He also knew that Nanzhou Bank was the largest bank in Nanhai Prefecture and one of the few banks in Nanhai Prefecture that issued banknotes.
A bank recognized by the public.
"And sir, you don't have to worry about what other positions we have. Our position is that we have no position. This is the reason why our Nanzhou Bank has remained standing for decades and even grown bigger and bigger!"
What Zhou Li said today surprised Lin Ziran.
First, some Anjia appeared and wanted to seize the Qingshan Oil Company, and now there was a Nanzhou Bank who also wanted to get in.
Although Nanzhou Bank seems to not require shares, its loans require interest and collateral. What kind of collateral does Lin Ziran have on hand?
There is nothing to mortgage except Qingshan Oil Company.
What's more, they need to increase production capacity in the future.
In short, no matter whether it is Anjia or Nanzhou Bank, there is no good guy, they are all looking at his Qingshan Oil Company.
However, Qingshan Petroleum Company is the foundation for his military expansion and his money bag. Anyone who dares to touch his money bag will be killed by him.
Lin Ziran thought for a while and then said: "At present, Qingshan Petroleum Company's development momentum is good, there is no need to borrow money, of course, if your money does not limit the use, then Lin Ziran will borrow this!"
Zhou Li was directly rejected by Lin Ziran, and he did not show any anger. Instead, he laughed and said: "You are joking, sir. Loans are risky, so naturally they must be used for limited purposes!"
All fools know that if the use of this machine is not limited, Lin Ziran can use it to expand the army in every minute. This is contrary to Nanzhou Bank's plan to borrow money to expand Qingshan Oil Company's production.
Lin Ziran had made it clear that he did not intend to cooperate with Anjia or Nanzhou Bank and sell his own interests, but Zhou Li did not continue to say anything about these two topics.
Instead, he talked about the third proposal to Lin Ziran. At this time, Zhou Li looked a little expectant, and his expression was completely different from before: "Well, Zhou has a merciless request. Recently, Zhou also
I have set up a trading house and want to do the kerosene business. Of course, my trading house is very small and the amount of kerosene required will not be large. I would like to ask you to make it convenient for me to supply the goods when the time comes!"
At this time, Lin Ziran was completely speechless. This Zhou Li had a lot of twists and turns today.
First it was with Anjia, then with Nanzhou Bank, and now, he actually set up his own trading company, but the thing he was doing was the same thing, which was kerosene.
Lin Ziran said: "This is a small matter, I can just give you the order later!"
After hearing Lin Ziran's generous response, Zhou Li naturally smiled from ear to ear. His mood was not affected by Lin Ziran's rejection at all, but he was very happy.
Because what we talked about before was all business and had nothing to do with him. He was just a messenger at most!
But now he is talking about running a business by himself, and all the money he makes is his own.