Guangde Bank originated from the Guangde account of the Fan family of Shanxi merchants. Before meeting Xiao Letian, this bank was just a small business dealing in daily necessities, grain, oil and sundries. It did everything but had no scale. big.
Today's young people see Guangde Bank as majestic, but Xiao Letian knows the direct lineage very well. When he first met Shopkeeper Fan and Huniu, the Fan family was already thinking of using Huniu to go to the capital to get married and build connections. .
That year was a difficult period for the Fan family brothers to find a way to regain their status as imperial merchants. It was so painful that the old shopkeeper and others did not want to recall it.
But now, Guangde Bank has long ceased to deal with daily necessities and small pawnshops. Guangde Bank, relying on the rise of the Chinese ethnic group, has become a commercial bank of unprecedented scale!
Guangde Bank has a lot of investments in Chinese and Qing Dynasties, including loans and deposits, investment and financial management, international currency exchange, securities and futures investment...it is really all-encompassing and everything!
Guangde Bank is the property of the Fan family. So after a hundred years from the old shopkeeper, the entire Guangde Bank shares will be divided and inherited. One-third will be dispersedly held by the Fan family’s nephews, and the remaining two-thirds will belong to the daughter. That is the inheritance that will be left to your grandchildren in the future.
Then everyone in the circle understands that the Guangde estate is actually the private money of the Chinese young master!
Guangde Bank's branch in Dashilan is not large, much smaller than the ones in Naha and Jiangnan, but it is much more impressive than ordinary shops.
Facing nine steps leading up to it, there is a huge copper door. People in the capital thought it was made of copper. In fact, it was not a copper door but a door made of pure steel and covered with a thick layer of copper plates.
It's so impressive and heavy that even bullets can't break it!
In normal days, wealthy people who don't have tens of thousands of taels of silver at home would not dare to approach this door to discuss business!
But today, in front of Li Tuo, this door was as tightly closed as a gate of hell. It would not work without knocking. Many eyes were watching on Qianmen Street.
Li Tuo had already made up his mind. He had to knock on the door and pass the news in. The court didn't dare to use force, so he still had to be notified.
As long as we are notified, I will have no responsibility, and the people will not want to accuse us of being weak.
Li Tuo walked to the door, grabbed the knocker and was about to knock it, when suddenly the closed door slowly opened!
The heavy door seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. The two guys inside struggled to step back. Li Tuo subconsciously took two steps back. Liu Peiqi trotted up from behind with a nervous look on his face.
"Oh... Is this Mr. Li? This is an old friend. Lao Liu, we haven't had a drink for a long time..."
Liu Peiqi looked at it and said, "Oh... Master Zhang, you are here... Mr. Li, let me introduce to you, this is Zhang Xiaowen from the Chinese ethnic group, Master Zhang..."
ah! The information in Li Tuo's mind jumped out. Xiaowen was a financial genius assigned by the Führer. After the Franco-Prussian War, this kid tried to become a banker and robbed all the stock markets in Jiangnan.
If some of the veterans left behind by the head of state had not stopped in time, Jiangnan's economy might have completely collapsed that year!
It was precisely because this boy was too ambitious that he was suppressed by the head of state and became a small salesman, dealing with ordinary business of some local banks.
How did you get to the capital? This kid is not easy to deal with. He is an old wolf in the financial circle and he is ruthless!
Li Tuo worked hard to deal with this guy, but unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaowen took the initiative to speak. He smiled and said, "Master Li, Master Liu... But you are here for the gold? It doesn't matter, please come in, the vault is open." Still waiting..."
A group of officials from the Ministry of Revenue followed them into the magnificent Guangde Bank. The usual security door was also opened, and the heavy railing door opening directly led to the deep vault.
As he walked, Zhang Xiaowen smiled and said, "You two are both experts, so I won't say any polite words. This Chinese family has strict control over gold. Generally speaking, only people are allowed in but not allowed out..."
"So every month, the gold on the mainland must be collected and transported to Naha by ship, and not too much will be stored... The rules of Guangde Bank are that the upper limit of gold storage for each semicolon is three thousand taels. After that, It must be transported back to the headquarters!”
"There are a total of 2,700 taels of gold stored in the treasury today, of which 2,110 taels are the assets of Guangde Bank, and 600 taels are the depositors' deposits... I don't know, sir, are you exchanging them all? ? Or just exchange our bank’s assets?”
Zhang Xiaowen's initiative actually defeated the imperial army. Li Tuo couldn't figure out the details and said tentatively, "This... since it is an exchange, of course it must be exchanged in full. Is this the reason..."
"You don't need to explain to me, I understand..." Zhang Xiaowen said with a smile, "Since this bank dares to do cross-border business, it must abide by the rules of each country. The rules of the Qing Dynasty have changed, and we must abide by them too!"
"Since everything has been exchanged, let's ask someone to count and write a note to go through the formalities... The two thousand seven hundred taels of gold are all here. If you don't believe it, you can arrest us and interrogate one by one..."
Li Tuo and the others dared to interrogate Chinese property, let alone torture, even if they asked loudly, they would feel guilty.
"Hmm... this... you can actually exchange half of this... I wonder what exchange method your bank is planning to use?" Liu Peiqi asked carefully.
"Hahaha... Lao Liu, please don't tease me, okay? The court has made a ten-for-one rule, and you can change the rules here? If the news spreads, it will be good or bad..."
"Haha...Besides, will Old God of Wealth accept this small favor from you? It's less than three thousand taels of gold, but he still has to remember a favor from you? Hehehe..."
The laughter turned cold, and Li Tuo and Li Tuo broke out in sweat. "Okay...since Mr. Zhang said so, let's follow the rules of the court!"
"Come here, go through the formalities...carry the gold out and parade it through the streets...show it to all the people, soldiers and civilians in the capital! The Chinese banks have already joined us, what else do they have to say!"
Boom, boom, boom... the gong rang again, and this time the police officers shouted louder, "Chinese Guangde Bank redeems two thousand seven hundred taels of gold... It's a commendation from the court..."
With Guangde as the leader, all the Chinese businesses near Qianmen Street opened their doors. Managers, directors, and clerks opened the doors of their stores. Their expressions were calm, neither happy nor sad, and they peacefully invited the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court to come in. Check the accounts.
Such an attitude made Li Tuo and others furious. There was no conflict at all, only absolute cooperation!
"Hua Bank...Exchange gold for 3,900 taels..."
"Mi Group... exchange for 1,500 taels of gold..."
"Sihai Group... exchange for 1,850 taels of gold..."
Liu Peiqi's face turned a little pale, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became. He secretly whispered in Zhang Xiaowen's ear, "Old man... for the sake of our friendship before, please tell me the truth..."
"What happened? Why are you so happy?"
