The Five Character Scroll, Sword Roar, West Wind, Chapter 14: The Controversy of the Lady in the Hou
"That's definitely not possible." Duan Xigui was very rational about this point.
"I have discussed with Brother Lian and considered several aspects. Although our Haitong Bank has not yet been established, it has already gained some reputation, especially with the participation of these Yangzhou merchants. So we need them to provide some management talents.
This should be a way. Another way is to recruit some talents from the existing money shops and banks. This is also a way. In addition, I am considering following the example of Linqing in Yangzhou and setting up a school. On the one hand, I will learn from Linqing to recruit poor people.
Disciples, we provide enlightenment education, and on the other hand, we also conduct short-term training for all types of people who enter our Haitong Silver Village. This can form a rule in the future..."
The surprise that Duan Xigui brought to Feng Ziying was simply beyond imagination. He had never expected that his cousin, who had such outstanding abilities in imitation and analogy, had actually considered conducting such modern-day training within the Haitong Yinzhuang system.
It’s time for further training.
So you should never underestimate the ancients. They were only limited by their environment and consciousness, but in terms of wisdom and emotional intelligence, they were no less inferior to modern people.
Feng Ziying estimated that if she didn't have all the memories from her previous life, she would probably be just an ordinary second-generation official like Han Qi or Jia Lian in this era.
Thinking about the situation when I first came to this era, it seems that, hanging around with Han Qi, Wei Ruolan and others in the Imperial Academy, I was even worse than them.
"Second brother Lian still has some connections in the capital city. He plans to contact and recruit some after returning to the capital city. If he doesn't want to come to Yangzhou or Datong, then he can just stay in the capital city..."
No wonder Jia Lian was almost invisible after meeting in the capital city. It turned out that he and Duan Xigui had already discussed it and went to handle this matter. It seemed that Jia Lian really wanted to hold on to his thigh and go on the same road.
"Cousin, these ideas of yours are all very good. In the short term, you have to recruit people from outside. But you have to think about how to ensure the reliability of outsiders. In the long run, I'm afraid we have to focus on hiring from Haitong.
It is most appropriate to train and select apprentices within the bank. Considering that Haitong Bank will cover the entire Zhou Dynasty in the future, I suggest that when recruiting apprentices, you should consciously recruit apprentices from all provinces in the Zhou Dynasty. Remote areas such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Sichuan will also
All must be taken into consideration..."
"Don't worry Ziying, we have taken this into consideration. I have already sent a letter to my family asking them to choose some poor people from Datong. Brother Lian has also sent a letter to Jinling to recruit apprentices. Shen
Aren’t Miss Jiahe and Lin from Suzhou? You might as well choose one or two of the children of the Shen family and the Lin family in Suzhou..."
Feng Ziying laughed, this cousin really knows how to behave.
It is estimated that neither the Shen family nor the Lin family will refuse this kind of favor, especially if Haitong Bank develops in the future, the Shen family and the Lin family will probably recognize this favor even more. This cousin has already begun to ask for it.
Have you gone the pillow style route?
"Cousin, you may have to go back to the capital by then, and King Zhongshun will also want to see you." Feng Ziying thought for a while and then said: "The equity raising on his side is almost done. You can start the Yangzhou listing first."
Get up, wait until the second brother Lian comes from the capital, and you can temporarily ask him to pick this up and go back to the capital. I think you will have to organize the capital number for the time being."
Yangzhou and Jingshi are the two cores of Haitong Yinzhuang in the south and north in the future. Of course, in the long run, the strategic significance of Guangzhou will be greater than that of Yangzhou, but for a long time, the importance of Yangzhou will still not be that of Guangzhou.
number can be replaced.
The intersection of the canal and the Yangtze River brings about logistics distribution. The Lianghuai and Huguang salt transportation hubs in Jiangxi are the essence of Jiangnan. Even Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jinling are hard to match.
Duan Xigui hesitated for a moment, "Does Second Brother Lian plan to stay in Yangzhou for a long time?"
"Well, he has this intention. Diligence can make up for weakness. After he returns to Yangzhou, you should communicate with him more and remind him more. In addition, cousin, you should also consider training one or two more assistants who can stand on their own. Next year and the next year
We need such talents to take charge of our own affairs.”
Jia Lian is inferior to Duan Xigui in all aspects of ability, but he is better than Duan Xigui in terms of diligence, honesty, and loyalty. Moreover, if he really wants to drift away from the Jia family in the capital, the only person he can rely on is himself, so there is no risk in terms of loyalty.
Based on this alone, Feng Ziying is willing to use him. After all, in this era, loyalty is often far more important than ability.
Feng Ziying's reminder made Duan Xigui even more happy. This meant that he might not only be responsible for the Yangzhou or the Jingshi in the future, but even the entire Haitong Silver Village might be put in charge of himself, which he had never been responsible for before today.
Unexpected.
"Don't worry Ziying, we would rather go slower than let go easily. We don't have any opponents now, and the advantage of being first is not something that just anyone can catch up with. Unless the Ministry of Accounts wants to set up a bank, but once we go out
If you solve the problem, you will give people opportunities to take advantage of it.”
Duan Xigui's words made Feng Ziying very satisfied. Being able to maintain a certain degree of calmness and rationality at this time is enough to show that Duan Xigui's mentality is very mature, which is an essential trait for a leader.
While Feng Ziying and Duan Xigui were planning the future of Haitong Yinzhuang, Baochai and Tanchun on the other side were also very busy.
"Sister Bao, this is what Brother Feng sent here. The sales prices and rents of shops in three streets and alleys near Yingen Bridge in Yangzhou, the sales prices and rents of shops in four streets and alleys in Jinling City, and the top three counties in Songjiang Prefecture in the past three years.
Paddy field prices and land rent,..."
As Tanchun read through it, she excerpted the valuable content that she thought needed to be retained.
The things Feng Ziying sent were very complicated, covering all kinds of prices in several prefectures in Nanzhi, including land prices, shop prices and rents. In this way, the rate of return can be calculated. This is also a new term invented by Feng Ziying, but Bao
Both Chai and Tanchun quickly accepted these new words because they were very appropriate.
"Well, Third Sister can also take a look at this. This is the total annual tea production and price of the three tea mountains and tea houses in Hangzhou and Fujian, as well as the cost of hiring local people to pick and roast tea and transport it to Fuzhou and Ningbo.
It's a bit rough, but I can roughly calculate a number..."
"Girl, this is the income of the two ink-making workshops in Huizhou. Well, there is also their total investment,..." Shishu handed the other two pages to Tan Chun, "I don't know where Uncle Feng got such
What a mess, it’s dazzling to see, Miss, is Brother Feng trying to test us?”
This sentence made Baochai and Tanchun's faces blush slightly.
Is this really a test of the future manager’s abilities?
Do you want to hand over the Feng family's business to yourself in the future?
Baochai felt a little confident in her heart, but when she met Shi Shu, who said it without thinking, she had to think about Tanchun. Could it be that Brother Feng really had some thoughts about Tanchun?
Tanchun was also a little panicked by Shi Shu's words, and she was even more afraid that Baochai would have other thoughts after hearing these words.
Tanchun didn't know what Brother Feng was thinking, but her inner expectations had already been aroused.
Tanchun couldn't sleep well for several days because of Brother Feng's words that day. She didn't know what method Brother Feng would use to solve the problem in the end, or did she really understand it wrong?
"Servant Secretary, whatever Brother Feng entrusts to us, we can just do it according to Brother Feng's requirements. Moreover, the arithmetic and accounting mentioned by Brother Feng are really convenient. It is much simpler than the original accounting, and it is no longer necessary.
I know where Brother Feng learned it from..."
Tanchun calmly changed the topic, and Baochai tacitly did not respond to Shi Shu's question. This tacit understanding seemed to be a taboo for the two women and formed naturally.
Baochai felt that it had been a long time since she had spent so much time thinking about these things.
She didn't expect that the Lin family's assets were so rich. If she included the 150,000 taels lent to the Jia family for the construction of the imperial concubine's wedding garden, it would almost reach 450,000 taels of silver. This did not include some difficult calculations.
antique jewelry, etc.
Even if the Lin family had some assets, Baochai believed that at least 70% of them should have come from Lin's father's eunuch income from his position as the Salt Patrol Censor in the past six or seven years.
It's no wonder why everyone wants to be an official. Of course, the position of salt patrol censor is not comparable to that of other officials. Even the chief envoy of a province may not be able to compare with the salt patrol censor of Huaihe River.
The task Feng Ziying gave to the two women was both simple and complex.
The first step is to sort out and calculate all the assets of the Lin family. Jia Lian has almost done this in the early stage. Only the remaining houses and fields have not been disposed of. It is also very simple and can be calculated quickly by comparing the current prices.
Secondly, we need to make statistics and comparisons on the current various business incomes in the entire southern Zhili region.
This is much more complicated. Of course, Feng Ziying has asked people to provide all kinds of data, and it is impossible to require the categories to be too complicated. Even so, Baochai and Tanchun have been dizzy over the past few days copying, writing and calculating.
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After calculating the approximate rate of return of these various businesses, and then listed them by category, plus the annual interest on Kaihai Bonds, the three-year and five-year interest rates of Haitong Yinzhuang, and the Haitong Yinzhuang stock offering given to them by Feng Ziying.
The shareholders' predicted returns ultimately require the two women to compare risks and benefits based on these data and make an asset allocation plan.
Baochai and Tanchun were both excited, satisfied, and interested in such a job. Feng Ziying must have had a purpose in doing this, and it was a rare experience for both women.
In the end, winning or losing is secondary. The key is to make Brother Feng realize his own abilities and have a deeper understanding of his own impression.