The middle-aged civil servant was about to pass the number to the next person, but before the previous person left, he was about to raise his head and scold him.
When he looked up, he saw Chen Kan looking at him with a smile.
"Master Hou, why are you here?"
The middle-aged civil servant knew Chen Kan and immediately stood up to salute Chen Kan.
"No, you are busy with your business. I am just here to take a look."
Chen Kan pressed his shoulders and saw the eunuch sent by Zhu Di to manage the bank hurriedly towards him. He showed a satisfied look at the middle-aged civil servant and walked towards the eunuch.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
The eldest eunuch laughed before he said anything, and the sharp voice made Chen Kan feel a little harsh: "What kind of wind blew Lord Marquis over, and he didn't say anything in advance, so our family might as well come out to greet him in advance."
The eunuchs who dared to talk to Chen Kan like this were all high-ranking eunuchs in the palace.
Chen Kan had a signature smile on his face: "How dare you trouble Mr. Wang to welcome me in person? I'm here uninvited. Please don't take offense to Mr. Wang."
"What did the Marquis say? This bank was originally created by the Marquis. The door of the bank is open to the Marquis at any time."
"Hehehe..."
Chen Kanpi chuckled a few times with a smile, and had to admit that the eunuch spoke very well.
The phrase "the door of the bank is always open for the Marquis" does not seem unfamiliar, but also silently declares the sovereignty of the bank.
But these were minor problems, and Chen Kan didn't bother to argue with him.
These eunuchs are all royal dogs, and it is normal to regard the bank as a private property of the royal family. The roots are still in Zhu Di.
But Chen Kan had already said that it was best for the bank to be a separate department, independent of the treasury and the royal family.
Since the old eunuch didn't know what to do, Chen Kan had no choice but to have a good "break-up" in front of Zhu Di.
"I just came here today to see how the bank is doing, and to ask how much cash there is in the warehouse."
Chen Kan didn't bother to beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
Because with his current power in the capital, he is already qualified not to study the art of language in depth.
The old eunuch was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly smiled and said: "It turns out that just this matter, the Marquis can find out more clearly by sending a servant, so why bother yourself."
"It doesn't matter, I happen to have nothing to do recently, so it would be nice to wander around."
Chen Kan's answer was so casual that the old eunuch couldn't guess Chen Kan's true intention.
I had no choice but to bend down reluctantly, stretched out my hand and said, "In that case, please invite the Marquis to come with us."
"Thank you, Mr. Wang."
Chen Kan handed over his hand again, and the two of them walked straight to the backyard.
At the same time, several servants also prepared what Chen Kan wanted to see.
Seeing that the boy was about to read to himself, Chen Kan simply took the account book from his hand and started reading.
What is recorded in the account book is how much cash is exchanged every day, how much cash is exchanged for treasure banknotes, and how many people come to make deposits.
Chen Kan looked at the scattered numbers on the account book, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This journal-style accounting method is the easiest to manipulate and the most difficult to check.
But the financial statements that Chen Kan saw in later generations were much more complicated than this, so if Manager Wang wanted to use such accounts to embarrass Chen Kan, it can only be said that he made the wrong idea.
I dare not say it in future generations, but in this era, there are definitely very few people who can fool Chen Kan.
And it definitely does not include Manager Wang in front of him.
After casually flipping through the account books, Chen Kan knew what was going on.
However, Chen Kan was not here to check the accounts today, so he pretended not to have seen the clues in the account books.
This is an era when the water is clear and there are no fish. As long as the banks do not collude with the nobles to squander the wealth belonging to the people, Chen Kan can tolerate some flaws.
Returning the account book to Manager Wang, Chen Kan said with a smile: "I didn't expect that more than half a year has passed since the bank opened. It can still retain nearly 500,000 taels of cash, and it has also cashed out more than 2 million taels. Baochao, Manager Wang does have a good way of managing the bank."
Manager Wang couldn't help being surprised after hearing Chen Kan's words.
What he showed Chen Kan was the counter's ledger. The real ledger was naturally hidden in a place only he knew. The purpose was to make Chen Kan retreat in spite of the difficulties.
But Chen Kan just flipped through it casually and came up with the result. Doesn't it mean that he is very accomplished in arithmetic?
Thinking about the fact that it takes more than an hour for the bank's accountant to calculate a day's turnover, Mr. Wang felt a little panicked.
I don’t know if the young Marquis saw some loopholes in the account book.
With an uneasy mood, Mr. Wang lost the calmness he had when he first met Chen Kan, and hurriedly smiled and said: "I'm running errands for Lord Long Live, how dare I take my time off."
Chen Kan patted his shoulder and said with a half-smile: "What a good person to run errands for Long Live Lord. Since Manager Wang has His Majesty in his heart, I will feel at ease. I have seen the bank affairs today and it is running very well." All goes well, when the Marquis of Japan enters the palace and sees His Majesty, he will definitely do a great job for the Chief Manager Wang."
As soon as Chen Kan said this, Mr. Wang's face turned pale, and then he hurriedly smiled and said, "In this case, our family will be very grateful to Mr. Hou."
"Little things."
Chen Kan gave up without caring, with a signature smile on his face.
The purpose of coming to the bank was achieved, and he beat the old eunuch by the way. Chen Kan didn't bother to stay in the bank longer.
He bowed his hands towards the old eunuch and said, "Mr. Wang will go and do his own business. I will take my leave."
"Let's see the Marquis off at home."
The old eunuch quickly followed Chen Kan, sending Chen Kan out of the bank gate like a plague god, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
If Chen Kan still had a sense of luck when he looked at the account books, then when Chen Kan said that he wanted to ask for credit, it really shocked him.
He didn't believe that Chen Kan would be so kind and actually go to His Majesty to ask for merit. Since he wasn't asking for merit, it was self-evident what he was going to do.
Thinking about Chen Kan's evil reputation in the capital, the old eunuch's expression was a little uncertain.
After a while, he summoned his confidants and ordered: "Don't touch those things for the time being. In addition, please go down and make the hands and feet of the people below clean. Let our family find out that someone dares to deceive others. Don't blame our family for being merciless and reaching out to chop them down." Hands, reach out and chop off the feet.”
...
After returning home, Chen Kan hid in the study again.
Then it’s the same old thing, writing everything down, permuting and overturning things.
For now, there are many things before Chen Kan.
The first thing is to teach anyone who has bullied his wife a lesson, and the second thing is the exchange crisis that the bank is about to encounter.
Then we will continue to focus on the development of the Suifa Fire Gun.
Although Chen Kan disappeared, the craftsmen in the Ordnance Supervision did not stop researching fire guns. They even used new fire guns when they massacred the White Lotus cultists outside the city.
But Chen Kan knew very well that there was no bottleneck in the research of thermal weapons.
As for the matter of recruiting disciples and training Zhu Zhanji, although this matter is of the highest importance, it is the one that should not be rushed. No matter what, Zhu Di's attitude must be tested first before he can respond.
As for the Wucheng Bingma Division, Zhu Gaosui has taken over since he was bedridden, so he doesn't have to intervene for the time being and just let him grow wildly.
The last thing is the proposal with Zhu Di to open the Ming Royal Military Academy.
Once everything is written down and reviewed, the way forward will be clear.
Chen Kan stayed in the study for two hours.
By the time he opened the door, it was already the zenith of the moon.
The cold air that hit his face made Chen Kan couldn't help but shiver. After the shiver, there was a gurgling resistance in his stomach.
eat first.
Chen Kan made a decision.
No matter what kind of conspiracy you want to play, you need to have a full stomach as a prerequisite.
Fortunately, the chefs in the mansion have become very accustomed to the request of the Marquis to eat at any time and at any place.
Soon, a table of delicious food was brought to the table.
After having a full stomach and taking a hot bath under the service of his servant, Chen Kan returned to the bedroom.
Zhu Yuelan had already fallen asleep, and Chen Kan didn't want to wake her up.
He gently blew out the candlestick, then gently lifted a corner of the quilt and climbed into bed.
Just as he climbed into bed, a graceful body hovered over Chen Kan like an octopus.
"Ma'am, you're not asleep yet?"
Zhu Yuelan responded lazily: "Husband, I'm looking at your knowledge during the exam today. Are you thinking of accepting a disciple?"
In the darkness, Chen Kan patted Zhu Yuelan's smooth shoulder and said with a smile: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Yes, my husband does have this idea, but I still need to see it again."
Zhu Yuelan asked: "If my husband wants to accept a disciple, I think it is better to let my father put Zhu Zhanji under your door. The child is too naughty, and the queen mother and the gentleman in the big study can no longer control him."
Chen Kan heard this and said in surprise: "Madam, aren't you afraid that your husband will teach His Highness the Emperor a bad lesson?"
"No way, I have confidence in my husband's knowledge."
Zhu Yuelan snorted, which made Chen Kan think differently.
He did have the idea of taking Zhu Zhanji under his sect, but since he was neither a scholar nor a scholar, he didn't know if Zhu Di would agree?
Shaking his head to get rid of those messy thoughts, Chen Kan said: "Let's talk about it, I haven't thought about it yet."
"Um."
Zhu Yuelan shrank into Chen Kan's arms, which immediately made Chen Kan's body feel hot.
At this time, only fools talk about topics that disgrace the scenery.
Chen Kan shrank into the quilt, feeling the warm breath beside his ears, and suddenly smiled strangely: "My husband feels that teaching other people's children is not as good as teaching our own."
"What do you mean, we...well~"
Just as Zhu Yuelan was about to ask us where our children came from, Leng Buding found that her little mouth had been blocked and a big hand was sliding down her back. She couldn't help but widen her eyes in the darkness.
She suddenly understood what Chen Kan meant.
"Creak~Creak~Creak."
The shaking of the bed was accompanied by the sound of breathing, adding a bit of boredom to the quiet winter night.
