After dinner, Song Che stopped by the bank branch. Among the many branches in Jiangnan, the one in Jinling that attracts the most money is undoubtedly the one in Jinling. After all, it is located at the foot of the emperor, and Boss Song is famous, so everyone is willing to save gold and silver here.
In terms of bank management, Shen Wenjun and the semi-colon shopkeeper are usually responsible. Song Che has never asked much about it. His role is equivalent to
"Chairman", unless something big happens to the Chamber of Commerce, he will make decisions on the strategic layout of future business.
The shopkeeper of Jinling Branch is called Jiang Ming. He has been with his father-in-law since he was doing business. He is smooth, experienced and shrewd, and everyone affectionately calls him Yi Yi.
"Old Chiang Kai-shek". Song Che had just arrived at the door of the bank. He saw a Confucian scholar in blue, carrying a cloth bag, hurried out of the bank, and bumped shoulders with Song Che. For a scholar, this was obviously not polite, but he did not apologize, or even Without even looking at Song Che, he lowered his head and walked in a hurry again.
"Could it be that he stole the money? How about I catch him?" Nangong Yue asked. The security personnel of Tianxia Bank are all equipped with muskets. Ever since the bank was opened, there has never been a case of robbery.
What's more, he's just a weak scholar. Song Che shook his head,
"No need, maybe someone is in a hurry." Then he walked into the bank.
"Big boss, are you here?" Lao Jiang, the owner of the semicolon shop, and several accountants hurried forward to greet him. They also knew in advance that Song Che would pass through Jinling when he went to the Western Regions.
"Old Jiang, just now I saw a Confucian scholar running out in a hurry with a bag of silver in his arms. Look at the size of the bag. There must be a lot of silver. What's that like?" Song Che asked curiously.
Lao Jiang said: "The man's surname is Cao. He is an examination candidate from Jinghu. He borrowed three hundred taels of silver from us... As you know, my boss, those who can come to Beijing to take the palace examination are all the leading scholars in the area, and their family backgrounds are very good." Yes, I also made the loan after checking his Gongyuan number plate and identity."
"Didn't he give any reason?" Song Che asked again.
"It is said that he came to borrow money to save money because he lost money." Lao Jiang asked again: "What? The boss thinks that the loan is inappropriate?" Song Che shook his head. As long as he has enough credit and a clean family background, there is nothing strange about borrowing money.
It's just that three hundred taels of silver is really a lot. These candidates who are qualified to take the provincial examination in Beijing are likely to become high-ranking officials in the future. Many inns offer discounts on their food and accommodation, even as excellent as Suyunzhai. Students are given free board and lodging. Just now, that Confucian scholar borrowed three hundred taels of silver in one go as payment?
Song Che always felt that it was a bit too much. Judging from the way he was in a hurry just now, it was obvious that he had encountered something urgent.
Sigh...Song Che sighed inwardly, maybe he had been in the mall for too long, and everything would complicate it.
As a bank owner, I naturally hope that customers can borrow as much money as possible.
"Actually, it's possible that I borrowed it to deliver the door-to-door bags and check-in money." At this time, a slightly younger accountant said.
"Shut up!" Lao Jiang hurriedly reprimanded: "There is no room for you to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. We, the businessmen, must not get involved in any official affairs!"
"What the shopkeeper taught me is..." The accountant lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more. Door bag, as the name suggests, is a red envelope given to the doorkeeper; example money is the money that should be given according to custom.
All hidden
It means "bribery". Imperial examinations and bribery seem to be inseparable. It is common for some children of high-ranking officials to bribe imperial examination examiners in order to become officials.
For example, Liu Xingnan was supposed to be Jieyuan, but was replaced by Wang Zhipeng. This is a living example.
Song Che pulled Lao Jiang and the accountant into the side hall and said, "The money coming out of our bank cannot be used as bribes. Please tell me why you think that Confucian scholar is giving away money." With the money." Mr. Accountant then said: "Back to my employer, I have a distant cousin who is beyond my reach. This year he was also lucky enough to come to Jinling to take the provincial examination. These things were discussed when I had dinner with him a few days ago. After having a few glasses of wine, I accidentally listened to what he said - he said that this year's imperial examination was different from previous years. Official positions in the new dynasty were vacant. This year, there were more opportunities to obtain scholars and become officials; There are more than 8,000 students, and the imperial examination alone will admit 300 people. Once admitted, there is a high probability that they will be able to become officials, so they, the candidates, all want to increase their chances of being admitted; as everyone knows, provincial The examination is presided over by the Ministry of Etiquette. If you can bribe the chief examiner, deputy examiner, tribute, Taiwan admonishment and other officials, you can greatly improve your chances of admission. In this way, there is an unwritten rule of 'door packages' and 'regular money'. Rules: There are many candidates who are from poor families. In order to gain fame but have no money to give gifts, they have no choice but to borrow money from our bank."
"No wonder!" Lao Jiang suddenly realized,
"I said that recently, many candidates have come to borrow money. It turns out that bribery is popular! If I knew that they were borrowing money to bribe people, I would never give them money!" Cheating is not a matter of worldliness, it is Fairness to those who want to change their destiny through their own efforts.
Liao Hengruo was afraid that his lungs would explode when he found out about these activities.
"Old Jiang, from now on, you are not allowed to lend money to these Confucian scholars. Also, don't spread these things to the outside world and keep them in your stomach. Do you understand?" Song Che ordered.
"Master, please be at ease. I have been in business for so many years and I have never lost a tooth." Lao Jiang assured him, and the accountant nodded repeatedly.
Song Che walked around the bank again, briefly looking through the accounts and running water. Lao Jiang was worthy of being an old Jianghu. He was well versed in all aspects. If the bank was left to him to take care of, Song Che could really rest assured.
After leaving the bank, Song Che went back to the pier, packed the items presented to Lingzhi and the others, and drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
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"This one is called a 'diaper'. You can put it on the baby's buttocks on weekdays. It can be used to solve internal emergencies easily. This one is called a 'milk stick'. When the baby eats his hands and drools, give it a chew." , delicious, nutritious and healthy; also, these are the clothes that Qi'er and Lian'er wore when they were half a year old, and they have only worn them a few times. They are made of pure silk, which is refreshing and clean..." He Qiu and Lingzhi's children, Name it
"He Lingfeng". He Qiu is worthy of being the former number one scholar, and his name is Sa Shuang. On the other hand, in Song Che's family, the eldest son is called Song Qi, the eldest daughter is called Song Lian, and the second son is called Song Yu. They all have very mediocre names.
In addition to things for babies, two large boxes were filled with cloth, ready-made clothes, private rooms, tea, pearl white jade paste and other Jiangnan specialties for adults.
Lingzhi blushed and sighed: "It's really nice to have a rich natal family!"
