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- Zhao Hao sent Magistrate Cai back to the government office, and when he went to Lengxiang Garden again, it was already the middle of the night.
He called to open the door and planned to quietly go back to the house to sleep. Unexpectedly, when he walked to the edge of the pool, he saw that the lights were still on in Shuiyun Pavilion.
Just when he was hesitating whether to say hello, Jiang Xueying had already heard the report, put on an off-white cloak, and hurried out of the pavilion.
"Brother, you have worked hard all the way." Seeing Zhao Hao, the look of concern on Jiang Xueying's face turned into a reassuring smile.
"Has my sister been waiting for me?" Mr. Zhao couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
"I thought that my brother might come back when the bank opens tomorrow." Jiang Xueying smiled a little shyly: "I just have a lot of things to do, so I can't go to bed early."
"Brother, let's go into the house and talk." After saying that, she asked Xiao Yun'er to call the kitchen and quickly deliver the prepared midnight snack.
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In Shuiyun Pavilion, Zhao Hao took off his brocade robe, put on his home Songjiang cloth jacket and warm thin cotton trousers, and sat down at the dining table.
At this time, midnight snacks are also served, including ravioli with thin skin and a little pink meat filling in the middle; fish-flavored spring rolls that are yellow on the outside and tender on the inside; there are also red bean dumplings and chicken head rice. all prepared according to his preferences.
Mr. Zhao scooped up a spoonful of pink and jade-carved wontons, ate them happily with the delicious soup, while obsessively admiring the banknote Jiang Xueying brought to him.
The one with half a tael is aqua; the one with one tael is indigo. The two liang ones are crimson. The one with five taels is purple, and the one with ten taels is amber.
Five denominations, five colors, with a strong luster, just like five works of art, beautiful!
The patterns on each piece are so delicate, with complicated lines, and there are three to four auxiliary colors and the watermark of the word "Jiangnan", which is enough to make the counterfeiter cry and faint in the toilet.
"It's amazing that such high-quality banknotes can be printed out in such a short time." Mr. Zhao sincerely praised it.
"How can it be so fast?" Jiang Xueying couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This is a sample banknote made by Wu Ji's master, purely by hand."
As she spoke, she smiled softly and said, "You have to ask the big boss to give it a go before you can submit it, right?"
"No problem, go and print it quickly." Zhao Hao said with some worry: "Can we catch up with the opening?"
"It will take ten days and a half to print it anyway." Jiang Xueying said: "But don't be in a hurry. If it can be completed before the end of the month, there will be no delay."
When it comes to business management, Zhao Hao can't keep up with Sister Jiang in terms of courtship. Seeing her say this, he felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions.
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The next day, the eighth day of the lunar month, is an auspicious day.
In the center of Suzhou City, on Leqiao Wolong Street at the junction of the two counties, there are loud gongs and drums, firecrackers, lion and dragon dances, and huge crowds of people.
Today is the day of the opening ceremony of Jiangnan Bank. It can be said that there are many talents and guests gathering.
The Hua family in Wuxi, the Erwang family in Taicang, the Xu family in Jinling, the Lu family, the Gu family, the Shen family, and the Zhu family in Suzhou, the Pan family in Pinghu, the Xiang family in Jiaxing, the Dongting Chamber of Commerce, the Yangzhou salt merchants, and the Hui merchants. Almost all the prominent figures came.
In addition, Cai Guoxi, the prefect of Suzhou, the two magistrates of Wu County Changzhou, and Su Song, the governor of Liangdao, also came with their respective officials to support the ceremony.
Such lively scenes are rare even in Suzhou. Especially after the riots last month, it is even more valuable.
People watching the excitement blocked the entire Wolong Street, squeezing the government officials who were maintaining order until they were staggered and lost their human form.
¡°On such a glorious occasion, not only did Mr. Zhao not come, but even Jiang Xueying was unwilling to show his face.
So, the designated mascot of Jiangnan Group, Mr. Hua Cha, the chairman, once again went into battle, and together with Cai Guoxi, the prefect of Suzhou, pulled down the red silk cloth on the plaque.
When the applause and cheers stopped, Cai Guoxi delivered a passionate speech. First of all, he thanked Jiangnan Group for its strong support to Suzhou Prefecture. And it was announced that as part of the reform after last month's riots - from the beginning of next month, Suzhou Prefecture and seven counties in one prefecture will no longer accept any cash!
All tax money, differential money, etc. of the common people and merchants must be deposited in Jiangnan Bank first, and the banknotes must be delivered to the government.
This will prevent cunning officials and evil servants from extorting money on the grounds that the silver they hand over is not of sufficient quality.
When the citizens heard this, they suddenly felt that it made sense. Almost all of them have been subjected to similar extortion. In addition to the tax of one tael of silver, they also have to pay an extra three or four yuan as fire expenses, which makes the people unbearable.
According to this new method, although it is a little more troublesome, those corrupt officials will not be able to blackmail them on the grounds of burning money.
The citizens asked loudly: "How much fire expenses does Jiangnan Bank charge?"
Magistrate Cai looked at the mascotOh, Chairman Hua Cha, and heard Hua Cha tremblingly say: "No more than half a percent."
"Wow!" The citizens were immediately excited. "really?"
"Seriously." Hua Cha smiled and nodded, secretly praising him, the young man is courageous.
The citizens immediately cheered, realizing that Magistrate Cai was no longer so hateful, and that Jiangnan Bank was a living bodhisattva who saved people in need.
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In fact, the loss of smelting broken silver is about one to two percent. Jiangnan Bank charges five points, which is already more than the three or four points charged by ordinary banks and merchants.
In fact, according to Zhao Hao's original intention, it is enough to only charge one or two points to ensure that he does not lose money.
But after much deliberation, he took the initiative to tell Cai Guoxi that the bank would charge five points for the fire fee and pay three points to the government as a 'franchise fee'.
Of course Cai Guoxi was happy. Officials in the Ming Dynasty had meager salaries and relied entirely on crude routines to survive.
Of course, the magistrate himself looked down upon the small amount of money and fire, but the people below still relied on it to eat.
"But if Governor Cai knew that Jiangnan would soon implement a whipping method, then his attitude towards the franchise fee would definitely not be so frivolous.
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"It's not a problem to be stuck in the street all the time. After the ceremony outside, Hua Cha and his son, together with a group of Jiangnan Group executives, invited all the guests to visit the business hall on the first floor of the bank.
The space is limited, so people can only come in another day to enjoy their eyesight.
In fact, there is nothing to look at inside. The high iron bars on the counter are almost the same as the original layout of Wu Ji, except that there are many more long benches for people doing business to sit.
But when the guests entered the VIP floor on the second floor, their eyes lit up. The decoration and furnishings on this floor were much more luxurious.
Once you enter, you are greeted by a spacious and bright lounge with a blue jacquard carpet on the floor. There was a row of armchairs on the carpet, and exquisite refreshments and fruits were placed on the tables beside the chairs for the VIPs waiting to do business.
Outside the door of the lounge is a long corridor with six single business rooms on both sides, all separated by thick mahogany. Once the door is closed, the outside world has no way of knowing what kind of business the client is doing.
The distinguished guests were full of praise when they saw this. The lounge is nothing special. Other banks also have areas specially prepared for distinguished guests, and the conditions are much better than Jiangnan Bank. But this kind of single-person business room brings a great sense of security to people.
Several VIPs expressed on the spot that they wanted to transfer their deposits to Jiangnan Bank.
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