The courtyard that Feng Ziying rented was not small, and it was adjacent to the Yamen of the Salt Envoy of Huaidu and Huaidu, separated by a wall.
The Sanjin Courtyard is naturally not an official office, but for such a temporary office location, or even a semi-public and semi-private liaison office, it is enough.
With Lin Ruhai's consent, Cao Yu had already come here to assist Feng Ziying in his work, and Wang Wenyan began to turn most of his energy here.
The innermost garden naturally became Feng Ziying's resting place, while the outer courtyard was used for receptions and conversations. The second courtyard was where the real office was.
Feng Ziying stood on the steps and looked at the yard.
The east and west wing rooms have been sorted out. According to his idea, the east few rooms are mainly responsible for the establishment of the bank.
For example, it is now necessary to start planning the constitution of the bank. From the establishment of shareholders, fund raising, to attracting deposits and lending directions, these must be established one by one.
Cao Yu was good at text planning, which was his specialty, so Feng Ziying asked him to come over first and plan and organize the text according to his own intentions.
At this time, Feng Ziying realized that she had underestimated her abilities and underestimated the complexity and complexity of these matters.
To build a bank, you don’t just rely on words to trick a few businessmen into taking out money to invest in shares. This will also involve collecting savings, and even subsequent lending, risk assessment and control. This is both pure profit-making and strategically oriented. , such as what the court urgently needs.
In a sense, this will be a public-private partnership state development bank and private commercial bank. Due to its current monopoly nature, it can even assume the role of a central bank.
Of course, the current equity capital of this bank mainly comes from private individuals, and the reason why it is said to be a public-private partnership is that the role of the public sector is mainly reflected in the policy support and support from the government.
But in any case, this bank is positioned as a change that Feng Ziying brought to Dazhou. Well, the superficial modern banking system he knew in his previous life will be roughly added to it. Even if it may not be suitable for now, it must be established first. stand up.
This is a brand new thing. At least for now, no one in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty can understand the importance and significance of this new thing. It will bring an unprecedented boost and ground-breaking breakthrough to the industrial and commercial development of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Ziyi, what else do you need?" Feng Ziying looked at Cao Yu, a middle-aged man who didn't talk much but was very rigorous and meticulous in his work.
Well, in this era, thirty-somethings are already considered middle-aged.
"Everything else is about the same, but if possible, it might be faster to have one or two people who are good at writing to help." Cao Yu was not very familiar with this future new owner, so he was very cautious in his words.
There is no one in hand, Feng Ziying also sighed inwardly, which other yamen does not have a bunch of officials who are children or scholars?
But this is not yet a yamen. Without the decree of the imperial court, it is simply a grassroots team that I set up under the guise of Zhongshu Keke. Well, in the future, it may be regarded as a "business establishment" organization.
"In this way, Ziyi, you go and find someone who is reliable and meets your requirements. Then come in first. Things can't be delayed any longer. I may need such a rough charter here right away." Feng Ziying nodded, "Reclamation in the east. The strategy cannot be left behind. This framework is too rough. Although Longyou and Anfu's gang have experience in pioneering in Yunnan, Dongfan is different. Our court only has nominal jurisdiction over there. How can we let them temporarily perform specific functions? When the imperial court takes over the position of president, it must also be carefully considered and all details must be taken into consideration.”
"Okay." Cao Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
With so much work falling on him at once, it would be false to believe that there was no pressure, and this person was very demanding.
The key is that time is too tight. If there is no one to help, he is afraid that what he does may not be satisfactory to others.
Feng Ziying also realized the difficulties she faced if she wanted to do something big.
Lin Ruhai's team of staff could not take over all at once. After all, they had to carry out salt transportation in Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and the Yamen still had to operate, and Lin Ruhai was not in good health, so he had to rely mainly on them.
The people brought by Duan Xigui can only be used in specific fields. They are still far from being able to truly become generalists.
Several of his classmates, such as Lian Guoshi, He Fengsheng, Fan Jingwen, and Wu Di, were left in the capital city by Guan Yingzhen and could not help.
Feng Ziying was already preparing to write a letter to Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen, asking for one or two more of her classmates to help her, otherwise she would be too busy even if she was divided into several parts.
Moreover, Feng Ziying also knew that her classmates, including the most capable Lian Guoshi, might not be able to be put to great use in a short period of time, and it would take three to five months to get used to them.
They used to be obsessed with classics, poetry, and current policy theory. For such specific administrative matters, it can be said that they are at a loss, and they may not even be as good as the few people Duan Xigui brought.
But if you give them time to get used to it, their upper limit will be much higher.
And the key point is that they were born as Jinshi. This background is here, and they are born with an aura of superiority. If they are placed in any position, they can play a pillar role when they grow up.
This is also unmatched by the group of people "trained" by Duan Xigui.
To be precise, students like Feng Ziying are destined to be officials or even ministers in the future, but most of the people brought by Duan Xigui can only be limited to the level of officials, or develop towards technocrats.
Of course, even if you can become an official, it is a great class leap for these children who come from poor families such as the Feng family and the Duan family, and those who perform well may not be able to become officials. Even if they cannot take the imperial examination, they still have other alternatives.
Feng Ziying divided her work in Jiangnan into four parts.
First, the first task is to set up a bank, including raising shares and attracting deposits, but the early stage is mainly about raising shares.
Second, conduct a preliminary screening of merchants interested in participating in maritime trade and discuss the issue of royalties. Of course, the final decision must be made by Guan Yingzhen, the Ministry of Household Affairs and even the cabinet.
Third, initially negotiate with salt merchants and maritime merchants about borrowing money with sea tax as collateral, and seek their opinions on the establishment of a municipal shipping department.
Fourth, we need to negotiate with businessmen related to the shipbuilding industry in the north to establish a shipyard in Denglai. This can only be a preliminary plan to set a framework. In the end, the Zhongshu Department will send people to Denglai to coordinate Denglai. The Governor-General's Office and local officials handled this matter.
The Dongpan reclamation matter was extra, and even the cabinet and official Yingzhen, including Qi Yongtai, did not recognize it.
However, under Feng Ziying's repeated statements, Guan Yingzhen finally reluctantly agreed that Feng Ziying could improvise and handle Dongfang affairs. However, this was not authorized by the cabinet. In a sense, it was a kind of cutting first and then reporting later, which was an overstep.
But Feng Ziying didn't care.
There will be some fate in the outside world.
Not to mention that Guan Yingzhen gave him the power to make changes at the last moment. Even when he met with Emperor Yonglong, Emperor Yonglong also implicitly stated that as long as it was beneficial to the court, it would be okay to go beyond the limit.
Well, from Feng Ziying's understanding, this is basically the emperor's endorsement for himself.
Of course, things have gotten serious. I wonder if Emperor Yonglong will give in?
But Feng Ziying believes that under the power of money, everything is just a chicken and a dog, and there is nothing to worry about.
Now it seems that this additional Dongfan affair has made the most progress and has the most surprises.
Except for the reclamation affairs of Dongpan that were not included in the calculation, Guan Yingzhen only explicitly handed over the Yinzhuang affairs to Feng Ziying.
For several other matters, Guan Yingzhen asked him to come forward to sort out the preliminary work and make preliminary contacts. In the end, it is estimated that he will either report to the Zhongshu Department for discussion, or he will personally or send someone to take over the details.
No matter how close the relationship is, it still needs balance. Guan Yingzhen is also an old man in the official career, so he naturally understands this truth.
Of course, Feng Ziying's preliminary work is very important. If she does it well, Guan Yingzhenran will not deny it.
Therefore, Feng Ziying also focused on the construction of Yinzhuang and the reclamation of Dongpan. For several other matters, he came up with a framework himself, and then gradually negotiated and advanced it. When Guan Yingzhen had a suitable candidate, he would Take the initiative to hand over.
"Master, they are here." Baoxiang came in to announce.
"After all, it's time to come." Feng Ziying took a deep breath and said, "Please invite them into the house."
The tough battle is about to begin.
Starting today, Feng Ziying will officially start accepting guests.
I have been in Yangzhou for only half a month, and even this half-hidden office has been open for a few days. It is estimated that the city of Yangzhou, and even southern Zhili and Zhejiang should have received the news.
It was indeed the case. From the first day the store opened, she received all kinds of famous invitations, but Feng Ziying still refused to accept them, but reserved time to notify them.
After getting off the carriage, he saw another person who had arrived early. He was not familiar with him, but he had heard about it, so Guo Chong still gave him a hand.
The man in gray shirt opposite had a complicated look on his face, but he quickly calmed down and saluted, "Brother Guo."
"Brother Zhuang is alone?" Lu Yanchong had a gentle face and a humble attitude.
As a newcomer, Lu Yanchong knew that these large merchants who had been operating at sea for many years were actually extremely hostile to newcomers entering this industry, but this was the reality, and they could only bow their heads.
I don’t even think about it, if people like myself weren’t waving flags and shouting in the court, would this strategy of opening up the sea be finalized so easily?
Lu Yanchong's attitude was gentle, but that didn't mean he was afraid of anyone.
The Songjiang Lu family, in Nanzhili, everyone must be respected, even in the court, they are equally famous.
Although the head of the family, Lu Shusheng, died two years ago, his younger brother Lu Yanzhang is now the minister of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing. Another disciple who studied under the head of the family, Dong Qichang, is also a bachelor of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. No one in Southern Zhili dares to look down on the Lu family.
