The Nanjing Head Office of the Ming Dynasty Official Bank is located on Yifengmen Street outside the Longjiangkou Pier, occupying a newly completed square building.
Enclosed buildings, a popular architectural form among the people in Guangdong and Fujian, seem to be quite popular among high-level officials of the New Ming Dynasty such as Zhu Heji. They not only appeared in large numbers in Chengtian Mansion in Guangzhou, Haijing of the Ming Dynasty, but have now also been brought to Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing. .
However, most of the enclosed buildings that appeared in the urban areas of Chengtianfu in Guangzhou and Yingtianfu in Nanjing were not private residences, but were used as government offices, barracks, shops or handicraft workshops.
Because their uses are different, the designs of these enclosures are also different from the original residential enclosures.
Generally speaking, these new types of enclosed buildings will adopt a four-sided layout, covering a larger area. The buildings on the four sides are taller and more elegant, the materials are more exquisite, and the courtyard in the middle is larger. No houses will be built in the yard, but it will be used as a playground, garden or parking and unloading area.
There will no longer be one gate to the enclosed building, but will be set up and built as needed. Since these enclosures no longer have a prominent defensive function, shop fronts can be opened on the ground floor. The interior of the enclosure will also be redesigned as needed. The second and third floors of enclosed buildings generally have large windows, which greatly improves ventilation and lighting.
In fact, these new-style enclosed buildings are very similar to the Western-style buildings that surrounded the city, except that the roofs are all Chinese-style.
The Nanjing Main Enclosure of Dongchang Guanyinhao and the Nanjing Longjiangguan Enclosure that face each other across Yifengmenwai Street are the earliest new enclosures built in Yingtianfu City, Nanjing. Since the two enclosures adopt the Same design, so almost identical.
When Zhu Heji and his two brothers Yang Qilong and Yang Ziyun walked into the side hall of the Nanjing main building of Dongchang Guanyin No., the construction of this building had not yet been completely completed, and there were still many structures on the outer wall of the building. Scaffolding, most of the rooms inside the enclosed building are still under renovation. A hall on the ground floor of the building and two side halls specially used to receive distinguished guests have been renovated and can be put into use.
"Military advisor, this is called a 'silver round'. Each piece weighs a little more than one tael, and contains about 88% silver. There are anti-scratch patterns on the surface and periphery, and there are also the words "Da Ming Silver Yuan" and "Da Ming Yi Liang Silver". These are all It was engraved in the iron mold in advance. Look at it, it is very beautiful! In order to achieve this effect, the craftsmen of Dongyin Coin Factory spent two years slowly exploring..."
The person who was dutifully introducing the Ming Dynasty Silver Dollar to Yang Qilong in a VIP room of the Nanjing headquarters of the Dongchang Official Bank was, of course, the 9,000-year-old Eunuch Pang, the imperial envoy governor of the Dongchang Official School and the eunuch in charge!
He is obviously the governor of the central bank, but he still wants to give himself the title of "big eunuch". This is no one else.
But having said that, when it comes to rectifying the financial order, establishing an inter-bank market, promoting silver coins, controlling interest rates, controlling the exchange ratio of gold, silver and copper coins, and establishing a commodity trading market, the Dongchang Governor's signature is still relatively easy to use.
Of course, those who would be intimidated by the Governor of Dongchang were just ordinary businessmen with no big background. Yang Qilong would not be afraid of Dongchang. Because he knows that the current Dongchang is just a "factory" and not a spy agency at all.
There are now two secret service agencies in the new Ming Dynasty. One is the Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi, which is responsible for internal affairs, and the other is the Yousi of the Military Advisor's Office, which is very external.
Among them, the Jinyiwei North Town Fusi, whose name sounds scary, actually cannot act recklessly. Because Beizhen Fusi does not have its own prison, those caught can only be detained in their hands for a maximum of twenty-four hours, and then they will be transferred to the custody of the local punishment department.
For high-ranking officials like Yang Qilong, what is truly more terrifying is the line of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, whose main business is combating corruption... The Metropolitan Procuratorate owns imperial edicts and prisons!
Although the conditions of the imperial edicts of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are much better than those of Ti Xingsi, and the guards of the Metropolitan Procuratorate (also known as Yushitai) are much more civilized than the Tiqi of Beizhen Fusi. .
However, officials who are arrested by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and convicted by the Dali Temple will be "reduced and expelled" regardless of the severity of the sentence!
This means being expelled from officialdom, never being used again, and all past merits and hard work will be wiped out!
And there is no possibility of being enabled again!
Zhu Heji couldn't even think about the idea of being arrested and "beheaded in prison" and then being promoted to a high-ranking official and a generous salary in two days!
None of the officials who were convicted after the Ming Dynasty regained Guangfu has been used again until now.
Of course, although Yang Qilong is a bit greedy, he has made a lot of money and accumulated a huge amount of property, but it is difficult to say whether his behavior can be classified as corruption.
Because of the things he did and the funds he spent, there is no way to report or audit the accounts... So these funds are all contracted, and after the errands are done, there is nothing wrong with keeping the unspent funds in his own pocket. Should.
But it is up to Zhu Heji to evaluate whether the job is done well or not!
Thinking of this, Yang Qilong was not in the mood to listen to what Eunuch Pang said about the silver dollar. He had to see what King Zhu Daming was doing?
Yang Qilong looked out of the corner of his eyes at the strange-looking two-seat soft-backed chair where Zhu Heji was sitting... and found that his sister had been "turned" to him by Zhu Heji at some point. Sitting side by side, talking and laughing together!
What does this mean? Yang Qilong said in his heart: "Men and women are not intimate! How can you, a former Confucian saint, do this? No... you must be responsible for my sister's innocence!"
When Yang Qilong's eyes came over, Zhu Heji was planning to hug Yang Ziyun's waist. Just as he was about to succeed, Yang Ziyun saw his brother's gaze and quickly stepped aside.
This half-rejection, half-acceptance, this refusal but still welcome...it's really quite seductive.
However, Zhu Heji is not the kind of man who is extremely impatient. Marriage has to be taken slowly to be interesting. If he really wants to hold hands in a hurry, wouldn't it be enough to summon him into the palace with an edict? Dare you, the corrupt official Yang, not to give it?
Thinking of this, Zhu Heji did not move closer to Yang Ziyun, but followed Eunuch Pang's words and talked to Yang Qilong about the benefits of silver yuan.
"Qilong, convert all your gold into silver coins and keep them," Zhu Heji said. "Gold ingots and silver ingots have problems with their fineness and overweight... It's too troublesome to make, and it's also a problem." It’s not easy to transfer money. But they are all converted into silver coins from Dongyin Coin Factory. Not only are there no problems with fineness or overweight, but they are also easy to use!
Large households like us don't need to bring cash, we can just use the banknotes or checks issued by the official bank account. "
As he spoke, he took out a wallet, took out an official banknote with a face value of 100 yuan and a check, handed it to Yang Ziyun beside him, and asked her to show it to Yang Qilong.
Of course Yang Qilong knew the banknote, although no "official banknotes" had been issued since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and the issuance of "private banknotes" had also been greatly reduced due to the social unrest since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. However, some Shanxi merchants doing business in the outer cities of Beijing still tinkered with the banknotes.
However, the production level of those bank notes cannot be compared with the bank notes of Dongchang Official Bank.
The paper used, the ink, and the patterns on the banknotes were all very different.
But this was the first time Yang Qilong saw a check. It looks similar to a bank note, but the bank note has the amount that can be redeemed, while the number column on the check is blank.
In addition, there are two blank columns on the check, "Invoicer" and "Payee".
At this time, Zhu Heji took out another blank check, picked up a writing brush handed to him by Eunuch Pang, and began to write and draw on the check. After finishing, he took out the small cylinder, pulled out the cover and drew from the inside. Take out a round stamp and press it on the check.
Then he handed it to Yang Ziyun with a smile, "Sister Ziyun, a little greeting gift... take the flowers!"
Yang Ziyun took the check and saw that the amount of "1,000 yuan" had been written on it, and a dragon stamp was stamped on it.
The names of the invoice maker and the payee were also filled in. The invoice maker was Zhu Heji, and the payee was Yang Ziyun.
Eunuch Pang smiled and said: "Miss Yang, take this check and go to the lobby. Find a clerk and he will help you open an account and transfer money. The amount filled in on this check will be transferred to your account tomorrow. Come on, it’s so convenient!”
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