In order to issue his first business loan, Leng Ningyun put a lot of effort into it - he conducted a comprehensive credit investigation on the businessman, including his past business conditions, credit status and his property.
In the 17th century, there was no specialized private investigative agency in Beijing, and the official control of private information was far inferior to that of later generations, so all this information was gathered out of nowhere by leading people to inquire about it.
It seems that he still needs to expand the number of investigators under his command. Leng Ningyun thought that in the 21st century, the bank could hire an investigation company, but in the 17th century, he had to set up his own investigation company.
The investigation company does not necessarily have to be affiliated with Delong. He thought to himself that it can be run and managed according to the concept of "tertiary industry". If any problem occurs, it can be dealt with immediately.
Speaking of which, he still needs a security team - the bank's security business is now in charge of the Wei Jingshi Headquarters, and they send four guards to be responsible for sitting in the store and "walking up to the night" at night. Leng Ningyun always feels uneasy: This person is Not too little? Moreover, the weapons carried by the escort are very simple, and in his opinion, they have no deterrent effect.
In his wild thoughts, he returned to his study and looked at the cash flow chart and various charts on the table - all drawn by himself - Delong's business was very light, and he had plenty of time to do this. professional business
The loans still don't look very good on the statement - the loans in the past two months are mainly small loans. Leng Ningyun sighed. Compared with Shanxi businessmen who have great influence in the capital, their activities are not enough, and they are not in line with their assumptions. I want to go thousands of miles away
Regarding the business of Delong Beijing Branch, Leng Ningyun had his own complete set of ideas. In his original design, soliciting savings and commercial loans was just the first step. Delong's work in Beijing was not only to compete with Shanxi people for loans and deposits. In the future, he will also get involved in the budding insurance industry, including mutual funds, joint-stock systems, etc. that he once envisioned in Lingao. Although it is not practical, there must be a breakthrough in loans, especially official loans. Leng Ningyun even considered it. Engaged in the Ming government’s national debt business
His plan received strong support from the elders of the financial and economic system. However, in front of the Industrial Party headed by Ma Dugong, these were all "crooked ways." In the theoretical publication "Morning Star" compiled by the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda, he once read about a certain elder The article "Beware of Virtual Economic Bubbles" written by me calls on people to be vigilant and prevent "virtual economy" in the financial field from destroying the "economic environment." This article approved all kinds of financial businesses except insurance - although most Even Leng Ningyun thought the content was "nonsense that laymen take for granted after reading a few books", but this article represents a strong anti-financial trend of thought in the Senate.
In contrast, the voice of this system is still too weak. The veterans who control the financial and economic system are generally relatively low-key. They have very little enthusiasm for the development of financial products and businesses. They mainly play the role of "accounting room".
My work in Beijing must, on the one hand, produce actual economic benefits, and on the other hand, it also enhances the reputation of myself and other senior figures in the financial world.
Wu Kaidi ran around outside one day and returned to the bank to report to him in the evening.
He visited more than a dozen yamen, went to the yamen secretariat, and sat in the teahouse where the chief officials went. The general news he got was that the news of Kong Youde's capture of Dengzhou had been published in the Di newspaper, and the imperial court was questioning Yu, the governor of Shandong. Dacheng: The whereabouts of Sun Yuanhua and other Denglai officials were asked to report back
"...Yu Dacheng has not responded yet - it is said that the emperor was very angry about this and even said that Yu Dacheng was 'incompetent'..." Wukai said it vividly, as if he had seen Emperor Chongzhen say this with his own eyes. Reminds Leng Ningyun of a taxi driver in Beijing in another time and space.
"What do the various officials in the imperial court say?"
"Mr. Xiong from the Ministry of War is still the same as before, advocating recruitment," Wu Kaidi said. "Although Xu Xiangguo and Zhou Xiangguo didn't say much, everyone thinks they are also from the recruitment faction - Sun Yuanhua is a member of Xu Xiangguo."
Generally speaking, although Dengzhou has fallen, the current public opinion in the court is still dominated by "Fu"
"Who are the people being suppressed?" Leng Ningyun asked.
"The most vehement advocate is Mr. Li Jizhong, a doctor at the Ministry of War. He once objected to Mr. Xiong's proposal at a meeting of the Ministry of War and asked Mr. Xiong to dispatch elite troops from Liaodong for suppression. I heard that the dispute broke up. Mr. Li Jizhong was afraid that I will be leaving my job soon.”
Then he listed some names, and Leng Ningyun made a few notes - this was a memo for himself. For the specific details, Wu Kaidi would write a detailed report to him.
"What comments did the court have about Sun Yuanhua?"
"Anyway, no one has good words to say, but Governor Sun's life is uncertain now, even if he wants to impeach him, there is no goal. If he really dies in Dengzhou, it would be unreasonable to impeach him."
Leng Ningyun thought, it seems that once the news of Sun Yuanhua's arrival in Laizhou reaches the capital, he will be hit by fierce artillery fire.
He looked at the Dedi newspaper that was sent to him - how to read the Di newspaper. He had received special training in ancient Chinese. However, although the writing of the memorial was not elegant, it was not written in ancient vernacular, and it seemed very difficult for him.
"Call Master to come later."
Leng Ningyun used several masters to help with the copywriting, especially the content in the newspaper. He often relied on the explanations of the masters. These masters were not naturalized citizens, so they only handled affairs and did not consult on secret affairs.
Impeachment will not only come from his own political opponents, but various forces that are dissatisfied with Xu Guangqi, Zhou Yanru, Xiong Mingyu and even the Liao people group will use this incident as a cannonball to attack his opponent. The situation that Sun Yuanhua will face is probably very bad.
Trying to keep him safe seems to be extremely difficult, which makes Ningyun feel uncomfortable - this task is too difficult.
However, if you want to show your ability, you have to get things done. Who can't do easy things?
After thinking for a moment, he felt that he still had to work on the eunuchs. He didn't know what the eunuchs' intentions were. What would happen now? He said in vain: He specially went to the house of old Eunuch Yang, young Eunuch Yang and several other eunuchs who often visited and interacted with each other on weekdays. He chatted with the young eunuchs and servants who were familiar with him and tested the "internal minister" in the palace. view
Generally speaking, Sun Yuanhua does not have a bad reputation among the eunuchs - generally speaking, he is quite smooth in his official behavior, and he is not a member of the Donglin Party. He treats the eunuchs well, although he cannot say that he has much friendship, at least not signs of enmity
In this case, it will be much easier to exercise. Leng Ningyun thought, as later generations said, it is not difficult to do things that can be done with money.
After careful consideration, Leng Ningyun decided to continue collecting information in the past few days. He called the "center" and planned to use Eunuch Yang's method to try to ask Wang Dehua and others to use some special stocks of "Australian goods" as bribes for this purpose. Please ask the Center for approval of your gift
While Leng Ningyun was thinking hard about how to assist Sun Yuanhua in Beijing, Sun Yuanhua had already done a lot of things in Laizhou.
The first is to clean up the defense of Laizhou - Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, was brave and capable. In the original historical trajectory, Zhu Wannian contributed a lot in the defense of Laizhou and was eventually captured by the rebels. He eventually died in Dengzhou. Now that Sun Yuanhua is out of trouble, Zhu Wannian has With the backbone of the army, Laizhou's defense was immediately strengthened under his instructions. Magistrate Hong of Ye County was also a very capable local official. Laizhou's defense immediately improved greatly.
The most critical thing is Wang Daochun, the censor of Shandong Province - this person had a "suppression" attitude from the beginning. After Sun Yuanhua escaped from trouble, he immediately visited him, indicating that he had repented and was determined to "suppress".
In this way, Wang Daochun, who had criticized Sun Yuanhua's "pacification" policy during the Denglai Incident and was an official, became Sun's ally - at least until the situation calmed down, he would no longer criticize Sun Yuanhua who was presiding over the peace. Sun Yuanhua, who rebelled against his work, proposed impeachment
The front finger of the engine estimates that as long as Sun Yuanhua arrives in Laizhou and puts on a "painful suppression" posture, his originally passive situation will be greatly improved. Especially a group of officials who hate the rebels will have some opinions on his stance. transformed
Sun Yuanhua's second step was to quickly visit the local Jin gentry: the Jin gentry was not only wealthy, but also very popular in the local area - some Jin gentry themselves were the leaders of the rural brave regiment, and they belonged to the local powerful sect with food, pay and soldiers in ancient times. If a society wants to hold on to the city, it is crucial to get the support of the local gentry.
Although Laizhou is not a wealthy place, there are also some big rural officials in Ye County, the first county: Jia Yuxiang, the former left deputy capital censor, and Zhang Xin, who was a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, are all locals.
Sun Yuanhua visited them one by one and got support from these people, especially Zhang Xin, whose family had a lot of assets. He immediately expressed his willingness to donate huge sums of money to recruit local braves and reward soldiers.
Then he summoned the students from the government school and the county school and asked them to work together to prepare for the defense of the city.
However, there are not many defenders in the city. There are only 3,000 people. Some of them are military officers of the local guard. Fortunately, there are also some Tatar officers and soldiers in the Laizhou Guard: they are the descendants of the Semu soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Tatar officers and soldiers has always been relatively strong.
But Sun Yuanhua knew very well that it would be difficult for this small force to withstand the rebel attack. He was very familiar with the troops he had personally formed, equipped and trained. All the Ming armies were not as good at using firearms as they were - not to mention Dengzhou. The city is filled with firearms and gunpowder--these are his many years of hard work.
In addition to the elite border troops drawn from Liaodong, the various armies distributed in Zhili and Shandong are no match for the rebels at all, let alone field battles, and they may not be able to defend the city (to be continued if you like this work , you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes, your support is my biggest motivation)
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