Chapter 326 The grandfather's grave was struck by lightning
The deal Jia Liu was talking about was definitely not about asking He Zhongtang, who was on the rise in his career, to work with him on the archeology of the imperial tombs, but about the deal at a Sichuan bank.
When he first set up Sichuan Bank, Chairman Li was worried that it would damage the interests of other banks in Sichuan and offend the powerful people behind it.
Moreover, since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, no government has stepped forward to engage in banking, so you might be impeached by the imperial censor, saying that you are competing with the people for profit.
Everyone's mouth is worth money. If the old man believes their evil deeds, not to mention running a bank, even Chairman Li, the governor of Sichuan, may be kicked off, and the loss will be huge.
Sichuan cannot live without Chairman Li, just as the Qing Dynasty cannot live without Mr. Jia.
At that time, Jia Liu said that he would settle the matter.
How to settle it?
It's not just pointing at other people's houses and the central hall.
It is absolutely true that there are people in the court who can do things easily. If He Shen hadn't been the financial steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, would Jia Liu's imperial tomb maintenance project have been so smooth and the money had been allocated?
I might have to break my leg for this project.
So what if you are a third-rank manager? In Beijing, there are as many third-rank officials as dogs.
Not to mention the several general managers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even Director Qin of the Small Construction Department could make Jia Liuka lose his temper.
Therefore, if you want the bank to prosper and generate business capital for Mr. Jia Jia, you must rely on the central government.
Not only must the money of the Qing Dynasty be used to handle the affairs of Master Jia, but the officials of the Qing Dynasty must also be used to handle the affairs of Master Jia.
The officials of the Qing Dynasty had to be in the central government. They could speak more effectively than the emperor. Who could be more effective?
He Zhongtang is the one who can get along well and do things well.
"Qianzhuang?"
He Shen didn't expect that Dongge Xiandi introduced him to projects in the financial field. To be honest, although he was in charge of the internal treasury, he really didn't know much about this aspect.
In order to get Brother He into the water, Dongge Xiandi naturally introduced to Brother He the very promising business model of Sichuan Bank.
There are almost no reservations, and even the "persuading to survive" and "inducing to survive" models are explained in detail, except for sending troops to force people to survive.
He Shen actually listened with great interest, and from time to time he would ask questions about things he didn't quite understand.
Jia Liu knew everything and explained further: "Brother He doesn't know something. Other people's banks charge interest, but my bank gives interest."
He Shen was curious: "Give interest? How much?"
Jia Liu said five cents, which means to save one hundred cents for a year and give five cents in profit.
He Shen smiled: "This is much lower than the interest rate, but no matter how low the interest rate is, the more deposits you take in, the more interest you will get. If you don't use the money to make money to pay interest, this business will not last long.
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This is the advantage of talking to smart people. If you don't understand, Jia Liu will spend a long time spitting.
Jia Liu said that his plan was to use the deposits absorbed by Sichuan banks to operate businesses across the country. In this way, he could not only use the money earned to pay interest on people's deposits, but also make a lot of money from it.
He Shen suddenly stopped Dongge Xiandi and asked what other officials were involved in this Sichuan bank besides Jia Liu, the former Sichuan admiral.
This is the political sense.
Jia Liu didn't hide it. He confessed that he and Li Shijie, the governor of Sichuan, had done this deal together. He also said that the province was financially tight at that time and even he often had no funds to set up a flag member guerrilla camp in Xiaozhai, so he and Mr. Futai worked together.
, with the original intention of pacifying the traitors as soon as possible to relieve the imperial court, they came up with the idea of setting up a bank.
He Shen pondered for a moment: "It's not impossible, but it's always criticized when the government comes forward."
Jia Liudao: "I also think it's easy to give someone a thumbs up, so I want to ask Brother He to become a shareholder."
"I?"
He Shen was startled.
"To be honest, Brother He, I was convicted and transferred out of Sichuan, and Mr. Li was a little shaken."
The things are the same, but the words are different.
Jia Liu's explanation to Heshen was that he hoped that his investment would stabilize the governor of Sichuan, so that his carefully prepared bank business in Sichuan would not be aborted because of his departure.
As for why Heshen's investment in the Sichuan governor can stabilize the situation, we don't need to talk about it.
But He Shen shook his head and said that banner people were not allowed to do business.
"Brother He, this is not doing business, this is relieving the court's worries."
Jia Liu knew that He Zhongtang was an upright person, so he couldn't impress him with the talk of profit from yellow and white goods. He had to talk about it from the national level.
However, what he didn't expect was that He Shen still refused to buy shares, but said: "What you and Li Shijie are worried about is that the court will not allow it, and someone will participate in the impeachment, but this matter is a good thing to share the emperor's worries, and the people can also
To get real benefits, as long as there are regulations, they are handled well, and nothing happens, and if someone really gets involved in this matter, I will explain it to you, Your Majesty."
What Jia Liu wants is not for Heshen to speak for them, but for him to actually participate. It won't take long for Heshen to truly become Hezhongtang, and he will also be a giant.
Because Agui, Heshen's lifelong enemy, was killed by him.
That kid from Jiaqing is still young.
Therefore, as long as Heshen is willing to stretch his legs in, Sichuan Bank will be equivalent to having the biggest protective umbrella. No matter how windy or rainy it is, I will stand tall.
"I know what you mean, but I really have no intention of getting involved in your affairs right now, but,"
Although He Shen refused to be a shareholder, he gave some guidance to Dongge Xiandi.
"If you follow your approach, the bank deposits in Sichuan will definitely be considerable. The results from ordinary transactions alone will be too long. It is better to use this money to do business with foreigners. The profits will be several times higher than ordinary domestic transactions."
He Shen said that when he recently checked the weaving and tea accounts in Suzhou and Hangzhou, he found that the silk, tea, and porcelain of the Qing Dynasty were extremely popular in Western countries. After foreign merchants shipped the things there, they would be robbed by the local people. Every year, a large amount of
Silver flowed into the Qing Dynasty from Western countries, and merchants from both countries who did this business made a lot of money.
On the contrary, goods from Western countries could not enter the Qing market, so they could not earn money from the Qing Dynasty at all.
What He Shen meant was that Dongge Xiandi and the Sichuan governor could take the money from the bank to Guangdong and entrust people from the Thirteenth Bank to help them make money.
If he does it himself, he can provide security clearance from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Jia Liu also listened with interest and said that he would write a letter to ask the Sichuan governor what he meant.
After Brother Dongge left, He Shen took out a Mexican Eagle and looked at it.
This Yingyang was presented to the government by people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Guangdong. They said that this thing was commonly used in all Western countries, and many foreign merchants used it to settle accounts.
It would be great if the currency of the Qing Dynasty could be used in Western countries like the Yingyang.
He Shen has endless reveries.
Jia Liu returned home after he came out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As soon as he got home, before he had time to hug his daughter, his father Daquan pulled him over, looking as if he was dead.
Jia Liu was puzzled: "Dad, what's wrong?"
"I received a letter from my hometown, saying that the old man's grave was struck by thunder."