The last few times they came to Fengtian, they were only busy digging tombs. Speaking of which, they had not visited Bagua Street. The four of them walked around and listened to Song Siyuan talking about the history of Bagua Street.
Bagua Street is the market name of Fengtian people. Its official name is quite long, called Fengtian Commercial Port Jienan Market.
To talk about its establishment, it must have something to do with the previous dynasty, and if we talk about it carefully, it has a history.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the former government signed a "Treaty of Friendship and Commerce" with the great powers, which stipulated that a commercial port area should be established around Fengtian Province for the settlement of Western foreign merchants. Their intention was obvious, that is, they wanted to create another area within the country. The state allowed them to use and manage it, while preventing the local government from intervening in the affairs of the commercial port.
The former officials knew very well the intentions of the great powers. They knew that they were unable to change the decisions of the great powers, so they began to send diplomatic offices to mediate. After negotiations, the government and the great powers each took a step back, and the governance, legal power, and land rights of the commercial port area still belong to them. In Fengtian Province, a port opening office was also established to prepare land and manage port street affairs, for the use of Westerners only.
In the following years, General Shengjing of the former dynasty took the lead in establishing a port opening office in Fengtian, which was dedicated to managing port boundaries, clearing land boundaries, and redeeming land.
After discussion, the Port Development Bureau decided to allocate the land between the west gate and the west outer wall to Westerners for settlement. At the same time, the port boundary was also finalized. From then on, it extended to the Manchurian Railway Annex in the west and Huangsi Square in the north. From the Hunhe Dam in the south to the Waiguan Wall in the east, it is regarded as the Western commercial port boundary and is managed by the Kaibu Yamen. The two areas are separated by the Guanxiang Wall and connected into a piece, forming a residential and living area for Westerners.
After they finished dealing with the tenants and farmers in the port boundary, the commercial port area was successfully demarcated. After that, Western countries began to do business and settle down, build factories and shops, and settle down to preach. Even the consulates general and consulates of Western countries gathered here. Forming a bustling and lively Western trade zone.
After the Republic of China, the port opening yamen was transformed into the commercial port bureau, which was still responsible for managing the commercial port sector.
The turmoil in the current situation will inevitably affect the operation of the commercial port. At this time, the situation in Fengtian is changing, and there is a strong voice from all walks of life to develop national industry and commerce. Amid the voices of the people, the Commercial Port Bureau also feels that it cannot allow Westerners to erode land and seize people's capital, so it decided to Two square pieces of land will be opened within the port boundary to establish an ethnic commercial area.
After that, with Huangsi Street as the boundary, the north and south markets of Fengtian were established. At the same time, the Commercial Port Bureau also provided preferential tax policies like the commercial port community, attracting patriotic businessmen and people of insight to come here to attract investment, build factories, and open businesses. Shops and theaters were built. As the business district became more and more prosperous, even Desheng Street and Zhong Street were suppressed!
People in Fengtian often call the North Market Bazadi and the South Market Bagua Street. The two are like the yin and yang poles of Tai Chi, facing each other across Huangsi Street, gradually forming a prosperous commercial district in Fengtian.
It is said that there are 120 shops in Bagua Street. In fact, the number of shops is much more than the description. There are countless grocery stores, snacks and fruits, pawnshops, teahouses, and photo studios, as well as more than 30 foreign banks. Here, it can be said that all catering and entertainment industries are covered!
As soon as you walk into Yanghang Street, you can see Chinese and foreign businessmen wearing suits and ties, holding suitcases, walking on both sides of the street. There are often modern girls wearing fur cheongsams beside them. Their stiletto heels click loudly, knocking tiny pieces on the ground. Note.
Looking up, the neon signboards of Citibank, HSBC, Standard Chartered, Wells Fargo and other Western banks were flashing. Modern men and women were passing by in a stream, which made the four of them in fur look out of place. Song Siyuan pulled down the fur unconsciously: "I should have known." I won’t go out wearing this~”
"Okay, okay, we're not here to show off anyway. Hurry up to Guanyinhao to get Dayang out and see where it is stored?"
Yue Guanchao looked at the many signs on Yanghang Street and couldn't understand the twists and turns of the birds and eagles. He turned to Song Siyuan and looked at her, obviously wanting her to give her an idea.
Song Siyuan browsed the street, pointed to the emblem of the Republic of China in front of her and said:
"Yes, Zhonghua Official Bank. The predecessor of Zhonghua Official Bank was the Household Bank Bank of the previous dynasty. It had branches in all provinces. After the Republic of China, it was reorganized into Zhonghua Official Bank, which was more widely distributed."
"I remember Brother Xu said that he brought the bills of the China Official Bank from Shaanxi Province. There was no shortage of money along the way, which means that the promissory notes, bills of exchange, and passbooks of the China Official Bank can be exchanged. We deposit the money in the official bank Just use the account number. If you want to use money in the future, just go to the official bank account to get it."
"Let's go."
Enter the room, take the number and withdraw money.
Song Siyuan took them to the Eastern Provincial Government Bank to withdraw Dayang, and then opened an account to deposit money at the Zhonghua Government Bank. By the time she finished all this and returned to the teahouse, half an hour had passed.
Uncle Yue and Lord Zhu were having a great time drinking. The four of them boarded the teahouse. It had been snowing heavily for several days, and the roof was already covered with snow and was covered in silver.
They leaned on the railing and looked into the distance. The Bagua Street was indeed well-deserved. The buildings in the streets and alleys formed the interconnected Four Elephants Bagua. Farther away, the Huaxing Circus was covered with mist like clouds. Businessmen and tourists were constantly busy, and the neon light boxes were mixed with curls. The green smoke is like the flowing light spots on the Bagua seal, which makes people dazzled.
"Here, one for each!"
