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On the same morning, Li Guolou's family was facing a big enemy. A meeting about the future of the bank was held secretly in Baotong's mansion. The people who participated in the meeting included Li Guolou, the organizer, and Yelia, the chairman. , members of the board of directors Zhen Yuhuan, eldest brother Li Guoyun, brother-in-law Tan Guoxi.

Li Hongzhang's eldest son Li Jingyi, Bao Yitong and his wife Yesenia, and a new member: Belle Zaiying, the second son of Prince Gong Yixin.

Prince Gong Yixin saw that the future of Invitational Bank was limitless, so he invested in the banking industry without hesitation, occupying 20% ​​of the shares in Invitational Bank.

They want to join forces, use small to fight big, use start-up capital of 120 million taels of silver as capital, create a powerful consortium with capital of tens of millions of taels of silver, and a miracle of liquidity exceeding hundreds of millions of taels of silver.A national joint venture bank that can compete with any foreign bank has taken root in the foreign concessions and opened banks all over the country.

Huang Yousheng, the second shopkeeper dug from the Shanghai branch of Hu Xueyan's "Fukang Bank", was the general manager and sat at the other end of the long table.Huang Yousheng is in his 30s, with round head and round brain, short stature, thick beard, and always smiling. He used to be a colleague of Hu Xueyan, and it was Hu Xueyan who brought him to debut.He privately lent usury loans in Shanghai's "Fukang Bank" and made his own profit from them.He was exposed and reported to Hu Xueyan by his subordinates, but he escaped the fate of being dismissed by giving Hu Xueyan a beautiful concubine, and still worked as the second shopkeeper in the Shanghai branch of "Fukang Bank".But afterwards, Huang Yousheng felt aggrieved, regretted losing his concubine, and felt that there was no future in "Fukang Qianzhuang", so he took refuge in Li Guoyun, Hu Xueyan's mortal enemy.

An enemy's enemy is a friend, and the Li brothers followed this principle. Li Guoyun and Li Guolou didn't care about Huang Yousheng's lack of personal morality, and his actions that harmed the public and private interests, and resolutely hired Huang Yousheng to be the first general manager of the bank.

After getting to know each other and being seated, Chairman Yelia smiled and said, "General Manager Huang, with such a strong lineup, we can't do "Fukang Bank", so we can't justify it. Do you have the confidence to crush Hu Xueyan's "Fukang Bank"? "."

Huang Yousheng pretended to be scheming, and said with a subtle smile: "Chairman Yelia, if I aim to crush Hu Xueyan's "Fukang Bank", then you are underestimating me. What is a bank? "Family Bill Bank" is my first goal. As long as I have ten years, the Qing Dynasty will be the shadow of the bank we invite to come in, and even Nanyang will have a semicolon, and Paris, France will also invite us in the not-too-distant future. Come in and settle in the bank, and when the time comes, Chairman Yelia, you go to tailor it yourself, don’t forget us meritorious officials, please invite us to watch the show at the Moulin Rouge in Paris.”

All the people present laughed. They were confident that the first joint-stock bank in the Qing Dynasty would open all over the motherland.As the so-called official business, "official" and "business" they all occupy, with a strong backing, coupled with advanced ideas, creating a precedent in history, there is nothing impossible, only how much silver can be considered successful?For the last point, they need Li Guolou's advice.

Yelia not only smiled when Huang Yousheng provoked her, but also kicked Li Guolou with one foot. He also promised to go back to France with her and accompany her to see the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. What he said must not be forgotten.

Seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, Li Guolou stood up and said, "Before encouraging everyone, I will give you a plan for the future of inviting people into the bank. The first stage is the stage of huge profits. The long-term development will gather all the money in the world in our bank. At this stage, the imperial court will remember our kindness, help us to expand the territory of the bank, and entrust us with key national capital circulation projects such as water transportation. In this stage, we only need to achieve development, expansion, mergers, acquisitions, and even crush other banks and banks. There are people at the top covering us, and people at the bottom supporting us. It is not empty talk to complete the handover of 300 million taels of silver in the first year. Others think that In the Li and Liangjiang areas, only more than 700 million taels of silver are handed over to the state treasury a year. Can our small bank be more powerful than the local government? Accounts cannot be calculated in this way. It depends on the place, how much liquidity does it have a year? More than 700 million taels of silver, and the part that is turned over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs? At least more than 1000 million taels. To generate a surplus of 1000 million taels, at least 1000 million taels of silver are needed in circulation. , the funds flowing in this area will double again. The so-called hiding wealth among the people, as long as we invite the banks to take root in these two places, it is also possible to have hundreds of millions of taels of silver in circulation. If you earn [-] million taels of silver, it’s not empty talk.”

Some people understand this truth, and some people understand this truth. Huang Yousheng said loudly: "Actually, we invite you to come to the bank. It can be said that it is a trick to sell dog meat. It is equivalent to a government-run bank. Business is delivered to your door. As long as you expand No problem, making money is no problem. Now Prince Gong, Li Zhongtang, and the holy family are strong, so making money is no problem. In the future, Tan Hualang didn’t talk about it. One day those government-run business, the court will do it by itself, we only have We made money on our own. The profiteering stage is over. We are like HSBC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank in foreign countries. We earn money through operation, follow the right path, make small profits, keep capital, and move forward steadily. But wait until then We already have a principal of tens of millions of taels of silver, and we have hundreds of millions of taels of silver in working capital. It is no problem to earn millions of taels of silver a year. Of course, I hope that we can invite the bank officials to do business for as long as possible. The court continues Grace to Prince Gong and Li Zhongtang."

Zaiying was only a teenager and a child prodigy. In Prince Gong Yixin's mind, he was the only one who could inherit his throne. He was smarter than his elder brother Zaicheng. He understood it immediately and nodded like an adult.

Li Jingyi was under 30 years old, he was in a happy mood, and he didn't need to use his brain for anything. He took up the status of Li Hongzhang's eldest son and made money everywhere in the family.He is actually Li Hongzhang's adoptive son, and should be regarded as Li Hongzhang's eldest nephew.But the title has already been decided, he occupies the first place in the official position and title of the descendants of Mengyin, and he is already a fifth-rank official title at a young age.

Zaiying and Li Jingyi are just listening in. If you understand, please come to the bank to operate. You must know that earning the title of governor is only 6000 taels of salary a year, plus gray income of 30 taels of silver income, and the double salary of the prince is only 30 taels of silver. The income of various manors and the filial piety of officials.Now that a bank earns tens of millions of taels of silver a year, and the two of them account for [-]% of the income, how can they not care about it? Then please come in. The bank is a joint-stock bank, and you can earn a lot of money without using your brain for a lifetime This is an industry to learn from foreigners, and the shares can also be passed on to future generations.The two of them hoped that the favor of Prince Gong Yixin and Li Hongzhang would grow as long as possible. If they couldn't get tens of millions of taels of silver, the business would be considered a loss.

Of course, they are not greedy. The company's articles of association state that half of the money they earn will be handed over to the country. They all feel that they are righteous people who love the country and the people.

Li Guoyun stood up with a smile, and proudly said: "I tell you a piece of good news. The j-2 spinning jenny has been imitated successfully and has officially begun to be fully rolled out. We have also invented several new types of watt steam engines like the foreigners. The steam engines, named: Dongya No. 1 and Dongya No. 2, have been used in textile factories, and the effect is very good. Now they have applied for patents in Britain, France, and the United States. The revitalization of the textile industry in the Qing Dynasty is no longer empty talk. Little Japan let them To hell. Hahahaha!"

Li Guoyun laughed so hard that tears flowed out, and Tan Guoxi next to him was also wiping the corners of his eyes. It was not easy. "Yadong Textile Factory" has been supported until now. The handcrafted workshop-style looms must not be compared with steam engines. The national textile industry will be in their hands. Li regained its place in the world textile industry.

Li Guolou curled his lips and said nothing. The Chinese imitated the j-2 spinning jenny and did not pay the patent fee to foreigners. However, the Chinese developed a new machine and immediately went abroad to register a patent.Chinese people have this kind of inferiority, they like to take advantage, they are also good-looking, and they have the ability to draw inferences from one instance.No wonder the foreigners refused to sell the new machines to the Chinese. The Qing people were so smart that they knew it at first glance. With a prototype, they built other machines by themselves.

Fan Dahui officially entered the mansion of Li Guolou and became an aide. He and Li Guolou are fellow villagers. When he returned to his hometown with Li Guolou in May, he was not admitted to the Jinshi. Juren" title.Now he serves hot tea himself, and pours tea and water for several big shareholders. He is busier than a maid. Behind every shareholder is an aide.

Only Bao and his pregnant wife Yesenia discussed in a low voice. He didn't need to listen to the staff's explanation of the record. He had already understood the matter of inviting him into the bank.He was able to leap over this threshold because of the honor of Li Guolou's old boss.He is very proud of having a subordinate like Li Guolou, and he always thinks of him when he is good. He can make a fortune while staying in the capital. This is something he did not expect when he became Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Please come in Bank is registered in the British Concession in Tianjin. On the surface, it is a private bank with sufficient funds and staffing that does not appear to be government-run, but its core essence is still a collusion between the government and businessmen.Only this kind of enterprise can make money from the start. When the Qing Empire kept up with the history, it slowly absorbed new things, which also gave a small number of people an opportunity. , Industrial factories all over the country are run by people with government background like Li Guolou.As for the state-owned enterprises, one conclusion can be summed up, that they need state financial subsidies to ensure that they will not make any profit.Especially the shipyards and military factories opened in various places can be described as horrible.

Zuo Zongtang, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, did not believe in this evil, and could not understand Li Hongzhang's use of people for personal gain. He also founded a large-scale military industry, during which he founded the Lanzhou Manufacturing Bureau, and later founded the Gansu Weaving Bureau.This is the first machine-made textile factory in China, but the factory has never made a profit, which is the end of the government-run enterprise.It is not difficult to find that if a small number of people are not allowed to get rich, it is impossible to succeed in their careers. When history has reached this turning point, whoever follows the trend first will take the initiative.

With the help of his family's power, Li Guolou took the lead in creating the banking industry, and took advantage of the private sector to win over Prince Gong Yixin and Zhili Governor Li Hongzhang.If you work hard with your own hands, just like Hu Xueyan and other ethnic businessmen, it is impossible to become bigger and stronger without more than ten years of accumulation.

While drinking tea and chatting, eating crispy biscuits, Zaiying took a bite of the crispy biscuits, drank a sip of tea, and asked, "Tanhualang, you said please come to the bank to do profiteering business at first, but now Where did the Qing Dynasty get such huge profits?"

The profiteering industries of the Qing Empire were all occupied by the princes and nobles and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although others peeped through the door, they were unable to enter.For example, digging ginseng and mining, private digging of ginseng and mining by the people will be decapitated.The three northeastern provinces were a restricted area for the Manchus, preventing Han Chinese from flowing into the northeast and settling in the northeast. At this time, the three northeastern provinces were still sparsely populated and rich in products, with aboriginals and Manchus as the main body.Therefore, the folks only have the theory of "traveling into Shandong" and "going to the west exit", and there has not been a wave of immigrants "traveling into the northeast".

Everyone also looked at Li Guolou curiously, but seeing Li Guolou put down the teacup, he smiled sweetly and said, "Master Belle, since we are already bound together, I will confide something called 'hype', I want Let the people in the Tianjin Concession be shocked three times a day, and lose everything. You will know when we settle the annual income in June next year."

Li Guolou made a fool of himself and stopped talking about it. The so-called people's hearts are separated by belly. Such a big commercial secret can only be said under the circumstances that God knows, you know, and I know. How can you say it in front of so many people? Woolen cloth?

"Oh!" Zaiying is so smart, he knows that Li Guolou will not tell him, as for his ama "Prince Gong Yixin" is also pretending to be confused, and his subordinates use despicable tricks to make money, pretending to be ignorant .

Li Jingyi, who knew the conspiracy, showed a sneer at Li Guolou, and played this card by taking advantage of national feelings.Li Guolou has seen through the true meaning of national complex, and knows when to use those patriotic students?Those students in the Hanlin Academy and Gongyuan who were played like monkeys by the government thought they were fighting at the forefront of national justice, but in the end they were all used as flower guns.

Fan Dahui couldn't help but his blood boiled and his blood swelled. He will usher in the most glorious page of his life, and his name will be written in history. Everything will start from the Wanyan book he gave to Li Hongzhang.The people of the whole country will definitely remember the name of "Fan Dahui", and he will show others as a righteous man of the nation.