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Chapter 291 Settsu Bank
There was a huge crowd of people outside the newly opened Settsu Bank, and the surrounding streets were blocked, so people had to take a detour to pass through.

Everyone was just watching from outside. Even when someone inside the bank invited them in, everyone was hesitant and no one moved.

The people watching the excitement on the second floor opposite laughed and said, "Haha, if no one goes in, the Tsuda family will lose face."

"That's normal. These peasants really value the money in their pockets."

"Hey, it's good for him to be embarrassed. It'd be better if he is done with it today."

Everyone started to mock Settsu Bank.

The middle-aged man from Tennojiya smiled and said, "Okay, let's take a look at the situation first and don't jump to conclusions."

A merchant who was as short as a monkey flattered him: "Master Yoshii is right. You are a steady person."

Yoshii smiled modestly and continued to look at the Settsu Bank across the street.

Inside the bank, Yamazaki Haramori, who was looking at the front hall from the back, was a little anxious. If there were no customers on the first day of the opening of Settsu Bank, then Settsu Bank would become a big joke.

If this matter were to spread, it would certainly damage the reputation of the Tsuda family and the reputation of the head of the family, Tsuda Nobutora. As the saying goes, if the master is humiliated, the servant will die, and this is not empty words.

If such a thing really happened, Yamazaki Haramori, as the person in charge, could only atone for his crime by dying.

When Tsuda Naganobu saw the anxious look on Yamazaki Haramori's face, he stepped forward and patted Yamazaki Haramori on the shoulder, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, father has already made a backup plan."

Upon hearing this, Yamazaki Haramori smiled as if relieved and said, "The master of the family has made every possible plan. He must have thought of today's situation. I was indeed overthinking it."

Tsuda Naganobu didn't want to wait any longer, so he turned around and said to Ishimaru Hachiro, "Okay, let's start the second plan."

Ishimaru Hachiro immediately went out and gave a signal.

Soon, a short man who looked a bit shrewd squeezed out of the crowd and shouted, "This is something new. Let me see what it is!"

Many people around knew this man, whose name was Mitsui. He was an ordinary citizen, but everyone knew that he was quite courageous.

So they all started to make a noise, "Sanjing, if you have money, then go in?"

"Mitsui, aren't you afraid that all your money will be swindled away?"

"Mitsui, if you don't have money, Mei won't let you see her."

Mitsui was a reckless person. He was not afraid of being teased by so many people. Instead, he shouted excitedly, "What are you afraid of? When have I ever been afraid? Just wait and see. I, Mitsui, will go in and take a look."

Having said that, Mitsui walked in with his head held high.

After he came in, everyone stretched their necks to look inside.

Mitsui was not in a hurry. He immediately followed the procedure as he had been trained before. Then everyone saw Mitsui handing a bag of money to the woman behind the counter.

The woman counted all the money in front of Mitsui, then wrote a receipt, gave him a ticket, and a passbook.

Mitsui came out with the ticket and passbook. He held up the ticket and passbook in his hand and boasted: "See? I saved 2,300 coins. After a year, I can get more than 40 coins."

The people around immediately asked, "Is this true?"

"Mitsui, tell us something."

"Show us what you have in your hand."

Mitsui immediately stuffed it back into his clothes and laughed, "If you want to know, then go in there yourself!"

Many people were angered by Mitsui's rogue appearance, and three people immediately stood up and said, "Mitsui, don't be so arrogant, let's go in and take a look!"

The three men also took the money and went in to deposit it.

Soon, the three of them came out, and the people around them immediately came forward to ask them, but they were also vague and did not elaborate.

This in turn made the townspeople standing outside watching the excitement eager to make a move.

Seeing something new but not knowing the full picture is like a melon eater who doesn't understand what is going on. He will keep scratching his head and ears in his heart, trying to figure it out.

Soon, some townspeople who couldn't help themselves walked in and asked about depositing money.

When Tsuda Naganobu saw that the person who came in was not someone he arranged, he smiled and said, "Very good, the plan has been successful."

Ishimaru Hachiro asked, "Young Master, can the people we arranged for the follow-up be withdrawn now?"

Tsuda Naganobu shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. Let them get mixed up in the crowd and make a big noise!"

Ishimaru Hachiro immediately gave the signal for the next stage, and now more people entered the bank hall to do business.

While waiting for the few real townspeople in front to come out, they immediately shared their experiences inside with their relatives. Many people secretly pricked up their ears, and after hearing that they would really be paid interest, many people could not help but walk into the bank.

On the second floor opposite the Settsu Bank, the businessmen realized at once that Mitsui, the leader, was definitely a hireling hired by the Settsu Bank. All of them who do business have done this before, so everyone understood it at the first sight.

However, even though they knew it very well, they did not dare to stand up and confront the Tsuda family head-on. The Tsuda family would only lose face, but they would lose their lives and property.

Yoshii of Tennoji-ya narrowed his eyes and said, "I originally thought that Jingzhao Yindian was just a veteran on the battlefield, but I didn't expect that he knew so much about our tactics. It seems that we underestimated him."

The thin businessman said hurriedly: "Master Yoshii, now Settsu Bank has established itself. We must find a way to deal with it, otherwise our life will be very difficult."

Yoshii sneered and said, "I have considered this matter a long time ago. Although Settsu Bank has established a firm foothold, it still needs to go through several disasters if it wants to develop.

What do we bankers fear? The first is counterfeit bills, and the second is a run on the bank by customers.

Even if Settsu Bank has established itself, it doesn’t matter. We only need to attack from these two aspects to defeat it.”

The thin businessman was overjoyed and said quickly: "Master Yoshii is right, but if we do these things blatantly, I am afraid we will not end well.

Jingzhao Yindian is a cruel and ruthless person, we must be careful. "

Yoshii sneered, "There are many brave people in this world, why do we need to do it ourselves?"

The short businessman saw that this was a plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Only then did everyone smile.

Inside the bank, Yamazaki Haramori watched more and more people come in to deposit money. The opening of Settsu Bank was considered a success. At this moment, he felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tsuda Naganobu said, "Yamazaki, the bank's affairs are not over yet, this is just the beginning."

Upon hearing this, Yamazaki Haramori immediately straightened his posture and said, "What the young master has taught us is that our magistrate office will continue to do its best to ensure the normal operation of Settsu Bank."

Tsuda Naganobu nodded and said, "Things are on the right track now. I should go back and report the situation to my father." Yamazaki Haramori saluted hastily, "Young Master, take care."

Tsuda Naganobu left from the back with Ishimaru Hachiro and returned to Honmaru.

Nobutora Tsuda was already waiting in the study.

Tsuda Naganobu hurried to the study, and Nobutora raised his hand and said, "Let's go."

As soon as Tsuda Naganobu sat down, he said, "Father, everything is going well with the bank. Today's situation is just as you imagined. At first, the townspeople didn't dare to come in. If we hadn't arranged for people in advance, the bank would have become a laughing stock."

Xin Hu waved his hand and said, "This is just a minor matter, there is nothing much to say. Although the bank has been opened, it has not yet been successful. Those money merchants will definitely not give up.

I will then make new laws and I will back these people into a corner, and then they will fight back desperately.”

Tsuda Naganobu asked, "Father, how do you plan to respond?"

Xinhu continued, "Next, the people from the bank will definitely start with the tickets. As long as someone uses a fake ticket to withdraw money and spreads the news, all depositors will come to run on the bank, and Settsu Bank will immediately become a shell."

Tsuda Nobukatsu was shocked and angrily asked, "How dare these businessmen do this? Aren't they afraid of death?"

Xinhu smiled and said, “Merchants pursue profits. As long as the profits are sufficient, they will dare to risk their lives to do it. Don’t underestimate their determination.

I have been prepared for the fake tickets. The tickets we made this time are not ordinary technology. The people who made them are craftsmen from Daming and they used the latest technology. "

Tsuda Naganobu was a little surprised that the craftsmen were actually invited from the Ming Dynasty. The local craftsmen were not as good as the Ming Dynasty craftsmen in some skills.

"It turns out that my father has already made preparations. It seems that the other party will have to waste their efforts in vain."

Xin Hu laughed: "Let these people make some noise. The more noise the better. Then I will use their heads to establish my authority."

Tsuda Nobuyoshi echoed, "Father is right. We must kill them mercilessly to let them know who is in charge of Settsu. Those who disobey the Tsuda family will only die."

……

Tennojiya Money House is a branch in Settsu, and the head of the bank is Yoshii from that day. Yoshii has been managing the bank in Settsu for twenty or thirty years. In the beginning, he was just a clerk.

Despite the changes in Settsu over the past few decades, the status of Tennojiya Money House has never changed, and he, as the head of the bank, is treated with courtesy in front of various princes.

Only the Tsuda family, any official of the Tsuda family can order him around and boss him around. How can Yoshii, who has been pampered for more than ten years, bear this?

However, he is a very cautious person and has never been involved in previous events. But now it is different. The Tsuda family has extended its hand to the industry he is in, and he must fight back.

Yoshii called his apprentice and asked, "How is the matter going? Have you got the bills from Settsu Bank back?"

The disciple with small eyes came forward with a ticket and said, "Master Yoshii, this is the ticket of Settsu Bank."

Yoshii took the ticket from his disciple, and as soon as he touched it he felt that the ticket was not cheap.

"He actually used Mino Japanese paper. As expected of a ruler of a country, he is very wealthy.

Give this to our craftsman and have him make a replica as soon as possible."

The disciple immediately took the ticket to the backyard and handed it to the craftsman who made the ticket.

The craftsman has dark skin, but excellent eyesight.

When he saw the ticket, he touched it and said in surprise, "What a beautiful ticket!"

The disciple said, "Master Noda, Master Yoshii has instructed us to copy it as soon as possible."

Noda took the ticket and took a closer look. He immediately found a lot of problems. He said solemnly, "This ticket is not easy to copy. Not to mention the manufacturing technology, it is different from the schools I have seen.

And you have to look at the patterns and shapes on the edges, which means the other party has a corresponding ticket stub.”

The pattern that Noda saw contained a string of Arabic numerals. Few people in the Ming Dynasty knew these numbers, not to mention that few people in Japan knew them. Only the southern barbarians could understand Arabic numerals.

These incomplete numbers are the ticket codes, and they are only true if they match the numbers on the ticket stub.

In order to make a fake ticket, in addition to having the corresponding raw materials, you also need to understand the meaning of the patterns and numbers on the ticket.

Even if the imitator does not understand and only needs to make it directly according to the pattern, the problems in craftsmanship cannot be solved by copying blindly.

Noda took a closer look and immediately said, "I have to talk to Master Yoshii."

Then Noda took the ticket and went directly to Yoshii.

Yoshii frowned and said with some displeasure: "Noda, what are you doing here?"

Noda stepped forward and said, "Master Yoshii, the technology used in the ticket you asked me to copy is something I have never seen before. If I want to copy it, I am afraid it will take a long time."

This made Yoshii even more unhappy, but considering that Noda was the most professional in this area, he suppressed his anger and asked, "How long will it take you?"

Noda said: "This craft is too good. I have to spend time looking for the source of this craft. I don't know how long it will take."

Yoshii's face darkened and he shouted, "What do you mean by that? You might as well say that you don't know how the other party did it!"

Noda said with a straight face: "That's correct."

Yoshii waved his hand irritably and said, "Since you can't do it, I'll find someone else."

Noda didn't refute, he just got up and left.

Yoshii looked at the tickets on the mat, narrowed his eyes, and murmured, "As expected of the world-famous Tsuda Shintora, it seems that he has already thought of this. There must be someone around him who understands the affairs of the bank. It seems that I have to change my subsequent plans."

However, before Yoshii had time to change his plan, Nobutora began his campaign to reorganize the money house.

Xinhu established new laws to inspect money houses and crack down on usury.

This crackdown on usury is a blow to the main artery of money houses!
The like-minded members of the Industrial and Commercial Enforcement Office took their people directly to various money houses.

They came to the Tennojiya Bank in a big way, pushed the door open and walked in, shouting, "Where is the owner? We are from the Industrial and Commercial Enforcement Office, and we have been ordered to come here to announce the new policy!"

Yoshii quickly came with his people to greet them with a smile.

The group of like-minded people immediately read out the new policy regarding money houses.

"You've heard about the new policy. Forget about the previous usury. From now on, all loans from money houses must be changed!"

(End of this chapter)