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Episode 1: First time here, Chapter 640: Then I¡¯ll wait (please vote for me!)

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    A person always lives in social relationships, and being isolated among the group to which he belongs is a frightening thing, except for those with a non-mainstream mentality.

    Now, the old man Lu Zhaojie is facing this kind of danger, and the fellow villagers from the Western Province who are also in the hall seem to be about to become strangers.  In order to protect himself, he had already been forced to abandon Mr. Peng Ge, who was from his own province. This time he was to be isolated by the Western business circle again, which was psychologically unbearable.

    Therefore, in order to avoid being ostracized, Mr. Lu had to try his best to clarify for himself, "Heaven and earth can teach you! You asked me to contact that Li You. It was for this reason that I went to Dongting Tower yesterday. There is no such thing as colluding with them secretly! In this business  If there is any major matter, I will definitely discuss it with all my colleagues!"

    Someone questioned: "Brother Lu, I sent someone to Dongting Tower to inquire. Mr. Li only stayed for a while, talked to you for a while, and then left, right?"

    Mr. Lu nodded with hope and said, "That's right. I have a clear conscience."

    The man immediately explained deeply: "It seems that you mainly discussed with Huichang Yinhao, Jin Wanwan, Gao Changjiang and others. Mr. Li showed his face briefly just to show that he valued and was stable about this matter."  It's up to you. After all, Mr. Li takes his official reputation into consideration and will not directly participate in shopping mall discussions. At most, he can only make a symbolic appearance.

    I know that these officials do not necessarily talk a lot. They can express specific meanings by choosing the right time to show up.  It seems that you did not follow our request to contact and talk to Mr. Li. In fact, you were negotiating with Huichang Bank and others with the intention of privately participating in foreign exchange?  "

    Lu Zhaojie felt that he was unable to argue.  I stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.

    "It's not surprising that others believed the newspapers and suspected Mr. Lu Zhaojie. They all knew that half of Huichang Bank's shares belonged to Princess Guide, and Mr. Lu abandoned Mr. Peng Ge and turned to Princess Guide.  The two things are associated together, and a little provocation will make people suspicious.

    Western businessmen may be the purest businessmen of this era. From the perspective of the purest businessmen, it is not wrong for Mr. Lu to have ideas about foreign exchange.  It is abnormal to have no ideas when there is profit.  But the mistake was that he tried to eat alone behind the back of his colleagues, which caused "public outrage."

    In the Huizhou Guild Hall, the senior members also saw today¡¯s Mingli Newspaper.  Dongting Tower last night.  He was also at the scene and was an eyewitness to the whole process.  But what he witnessed with his own eyes was very different from what was written in the newspapers, and was even completely opposite.  What's even scarier is.  It seems that most people around me believe the newspapers.

    Gao Yuanwai silently put down the newspaper, mentally raising Li You's friendship index back up

    Li You went to the yamen of Wenxuanyuan today. As soon as he sat down, he saw Dai, the shopkeeper of Huichang Bank, coming to visit.  Since his official recovery, Li You has not been able to go to the bank to avoid suspicion, so shopkeeper Dai always comes to Li You to report anything.

    ¡°There have been a lot of inquiries recently, and the number of people who come to deposit money at our counter has also increased a lot.¡±

    Li You smiled and said: "This is a good thing. I ordered last year to recruit a group of reliable fellow countrymen as backup. How about it?"

    "A total of ten people have been recruited, and they are all guaranteed. At present, they are only familiar with it in the store, so I don't know what its use is?" Shopkeeper Dai replied.

    Li You did not express it clearly.  He just said: "In a few days, you will know that they are all useful. You should hurry up and discuss the secret custody and other matters with my second wife, Lao Taishan, and make sure nothing goes wrong."

    Shopkeeper Dai agreed.  At this time, someone else came to visit Li You, so he left first.  The person who came after this was Dong Ruoshui, the censor of Jiangxi Province, who was one of Li You's friends.

    "What kind of wind brought Brother Dong here today?" Li You asked after inviting Dong Yushi in.

    Dong Ruoshui smiled bitterly and said, "I am entrusted by others to be a lobbyist."

    Li You said in confusion: "How can you say this? Why should you and I do this?"

    "I am from Jin Dynasty." Dong Yushi only said six words, and Li You probably understood his purpose.  Eighty percent of them have something to do with those Western merchants.  At first, Mr. Lu was asked to contact him, but there was an "accident". Has the candidate been changed again this time?

    Li You¡¯s guess was good. After Mr. Lu failed to live up to the expectations of the public, the Western merchants discussed it in the guild hall and decided to ask officials to contact Li You to find out the details.

    This candidate is difficult to find. He must have close relations with Western merchants and be familiar with Li You.  It turned out that Peng Ge, the biggest backer of Western merchants, was the best candidate, but the feud between Peng Ge and Li You was well known, so he had to find another candidate.  In the end, only Dong Yushi from Shanxi had the most suitable conditions in all aspects.

    It is also strange to say that Dong Yushi was from Shanxi, but he had a bad relationship with Peng Ge Lao, and finally joined Xu Cifu's sect and formed a friendship with Li You.  After going to court several times, I really couldn't find another suitable candidate.

    "That Huichang Bank is actuallyAre you taking care of it?  "

    If someone else had asked, Li You would have just laughed and denied it. He would never admit it publicly. But doing so in front of Dong Yushi would have been a scandal, so he said vaguely: "I only took over for a few days after he was dismissed from office last year."

    "I heard that you are secretly promoting cross-region exchange. Someone wants to ask you if it is possible to cooperate? Cost is not an issue."

    Li Youwan refused: "Brother Dong is also concerned about this matter? Huichang Bank has absorbed two to three hundred thousand silver, and the salt merchant Cheng's family is assisting; in Yangzhou, gold officials can give out the same amount, if not enough, there is still salt  The industry guild supports it; the same can be true for high-ranking officials in Hankou. The money is enough to meet the ordinary turnover, and then it can be developed slowly.

    ¡°Besides, Jin Yuanwai and I are family members. Gao Yuanwai and Jin Yuanwai have been close friends and fellow villagers since childhood. They trust each other very much and there is no need to find another cooperation.  "

    Dong Yushi advised: "Inter-regional exchange is a new thing, and people still have concerns. I'm afraid it will be difficult to implement. Find more partners to share some risks."

    Li You answered confidently: "Brother Dong, don't worry, I have already worried about it. I have made it clear with the Ministry of Revenue. This year, some silver taels in the Lianghuai Salt Class will be trialled for exchange. Invoices will be issued there and cashed in Beijing. With the government taking the lead,  , people¡¯s concerns will naturally disappear, and they will follow suit, driving the growth of this business.¡±

    Dong Ruoshui couldn't help but admire it in his heart. It was indeed a very effective method, not to mention that Li You had two newspapers in hand. A little advocacy was enough to promote the expansion of the exchange business. This matter indeed has a future.

    He thought for a while and said frankly: "As a brother, I won't hide it anymore. Even if the Western merchants from the capital asked me to come, they can see that the long-distance exchange business has a bright future. The main route for the flow of silver is between the north and the south.  , but the Western merchants lacked reliable power in the south, so they never took action on this matter.

    "Now if you can open up a reliable southern stronghold, it will be something that the Western merchants don't have. Therefore, I am seeking cooperation from you. I wonder if you are interested?"  We, a Western businessman, have extremely strong financial resources. If I can help you, it will be even more powerful. We can expand this business in one go without having to take risks and grow slowly.  "

    "Thank you, Brother Dong, for sending the message. No need for the moment." Li You refused without thinking, as if he despised the Western merchants.

    Seeing that his persuasion failed, Dong Ruoshui stopped wasting his efforts, got up and left.  "I'll just pass on the message, but brother, it's better to be careful. They can't join forces this time. After all, your business has great prospects, and it's big enough to impact their money shop, bank, etc."

    Li You didn¡¯t take it seriously, ¡°Then I¡¯ll wait.¡±

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