How could Liu Hongting appear in Huai'an Mansion by the canal?

It's a long story.

Since bidding farewell to her sweetheart, Liu Hongting took a boat to the east without waiting for the Baoning important ministers' meeting to begin. There was no danger along the way, and I came to Nanjing Yingtianfu.

Qiu Zigong was a master of the money business, and soon opened Huitong money houses all over Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, Hangzhou, Huzhou and Shaoxing.

However, the Shu Wangfu used 100,000 stone long-term storage rice to accumulate a little good fortune in the disaster-stricken Jiangnan, and it ended here.

Jiangnan is rich in the world, humanities are gathered, gentry and wealthy families are everywhere, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries are walking all over the place, which is a bit of Zhu Pingjian's previous life, "a hallway at the department level, an auditorium at the department level, and a playground at the department level". A money village opened by a remote province, even if it has the background of a vassal king, is not taken seriously by others.

Over the past few months, the total amount of silver deposited by Nanjing Zongzhuang was only one million taels, which was significantly lower than everyone's expectations.

What's even more troublesome is that local underworld forces have also come to the door. In the past few months, there have been many cases of loans being released and not being recovered, and lawsuits have been lost, and they have become more and more serious.

The most serious place is Liu Hongting's hometown Songjiang Mansion, where a group of evil slaves used the excuse of making trouble and smashed the signboard of Huitong Bank.

After Liu Hongting arrived in Nanjing, Chen Ying, the head of the guards left by Qiu Zigong for her, explained the situation in detail, and Liu Hongting immediately understood how complicated the situation she was facing and how heavy the burden on her shoulders was.

However, after the training of Renshou, Pengshan and the Weaving Bureau, Liu Hongting, the young lady of the official eunuch family, has also matured. She quickly understood the root of the problem: that is, the roots of the Shu Wangfu in Jiangnan were too shallow, there was no deterrent, and there were not many resources and interests to exchange, so the magnates in Jiangnan not only did not buy it, but also had the intention of taking a bite.

If the root cause of the problem is identified, then the countermeasures will be targeted.

On the shore of Xuanwu Lake, a scenic spot in Nanjing, Liu Hongting convened the treasurers of various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River for a small meeting.

At the meeting, she put forward a new idea for the development of Huitong Qianzhuang in Nanzhili according to the suggestion of Yang Zhengse, the manager of Nanjing Zhuang.

The main points of this new idea are:

In all parts of the Yangtze River, ensuring the smooth circulation of silver banknotes is the key, and making money can be slowed down first. As a result, the branches of all prefectures in Jiangnan have comprehensively reduced their credit business, and the rest of the loan business has been suspended, except for the ordinary exchange of bank notes and the loan business with a very low risk level.

In various parts of Jiangbei, due to the impact of war, displacement and natural disasters, a large amount of gold and silver need to find a safe haven, Huitong Bank's unique silver banknote exchange and large-value bill exchange business can play a role. Therefore, the overall layout of Nanzhili Qianzhuang should first be carried out in Jiangbei rather than Jiangnan.

Along the course of the Jiangbei Canal, branch villages were opened in Yangzhou, Huai'an, Xuzhou and other places on both sides of the canal to occupy this large passage for the northerners to go south in advance. The layout of the canal was completed, and then in Fengyang, on the shore of the Huai River, branches were opened in Chuzhou, Hezhou (now Hexian), Luzhou and other places north of the Yangtze River.

In short, as much as possible, through the money bank as a gold absorber, the wealth of all parts of Jiangbei will be used by me.

As for the Taiping Mansion (Fuzhi Dangtu County), Ningguo Mansion (Fuzhi Xuancheng County), Chizhou Prefecture (Fuzhi Guichi County), Huizhou Prefecture (Fuzhi She County) and Guangde Prefecture (Prefecture Zhiguangde County), which belong to Jiangnan, because they are relatively poor compared to Susong and other places, the work of opening a money village is temporarily placed in the third stage.

Only Anqing Mansion in Jiangbei is an important departure point or transit point for the people of the south to enter Sichuan, so it is necessary to set up a money village immediately. Yang Zhengse, the general manager of Nanjing, immediately handed over the work and went to Anqing Mansion to serve as the treasurer of the Anqing branch.

The meeting set the direction, arranged the manpower, allocated the resources, and waited for the blossoming to bear fruit.

At the end of the meeting, Liu Hongting was idle. So her laziness flared up again, and she simply played happily for half a month.

In this half month, Liu Hongting visited several married girlfriends and visited several places of interest in Nanjing. The only thing he did was to write an encrypted note to Zhu Pingjin and his wife.

Half a month later, Liu Hongting's lazy illness was cured. So she took Chen Ying and other guards, crossed the Yangtze River to Yangzhou, and then followed the canal to Huai'an.

Why? In the name of inspection work, it is a trip to the mountains and rivers.

Yangzhou's Pinjinjiao Slender West Lake, Huai'an Salt Merchant's Private Garden and Water Mill Tune Opera Troupe, Liu Hongting did not leave any behind.

's glamorous appearance, chic and man-like style, coupled with a golden waist bag and mysterious background, made Liu Hongting very popular in Yangzhou and Huai'an.

In Yangzhou, Liu Hongting laughed at more than 20 love poems in a church meeting, and the authors of the poems were not lacking in the sons of famous eunuchs and wealthy families.

In Huai'an, the congratulatory gifts received at the opening of Huitong Money Village were piled up in half a room, and the silver deposited was as high as hundreds of thousands of taels that day. The salt merchants dressed in women's clothes gave big gifts, and all they got was a smile from the ecstasy of the beauties.

Chen Ying, the head of the guard and a member of the Nanzhili Military and Political Committee, was born in poverty and exile, and has stayed by Qiu Guo's side since he left Sichuan, and has been with him for many days.

Although he had some insight into the extravagant life of the upper class of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Ying was still angered by Liu Hongting's drunken life.

Uncle Qiu Guo has the status of a noble uncle, and the money he spends is also his own money, so even if Chen Ying is not used to it, it is difficult to say anything.

But Liu Hongting is different from Uncle Qiu Guo.

Liu Hongting is Mr. Zou's fiancée, who served as the senior officer of the old company, and also served as the deputy chief of general staff of the National Protector Army. It stands to reason that he should eat, live and work with his poor brothers as an example for the son of the world. Why did she leave the world and turn into a corrupt person who used public funds to eat, drink and have fun?

So, Chen Ying, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally found an opportunity to propose to Liu Hongting to convene a military and political meeting to discuss Liu Hongting's public funds to eat and drink.

Liu Hongting seemed to have been prepared for Chen Ying's attack, not only was she not annoyed, but she said to Chen Ying very generously that Li Yongjing, deputy director of the Nanzhili Military and Political Committee, may still be on the riverboat, and the other military and political commissioners who have arrived are scattered everywhere on business.

When it comes to verbal confrontation, where is Chen Ying Liu Hongting's opponent.

Criticism and self-criticism have become Liu Hongting's criticism and Chen Ying's self-criticism.

First of all, Liu Hongting has the support of Miss Luo.

Miss Luo instructed that the north and south are different from Sichuan, and the financial collection and savings should highlight the key groups with financial resources, that is, large customers.

What are the big customers, of course, those who have money and power in the upper echelons.

Liu Hongting retorted to Chen Yingdao, shouldn't dealing with these upper-class figures and winning their support conform to their aesthetics, be close to their tastes, and grasp their thinking patterns?

Secondly, Liu Hongting opened a money village, not a farm.

What is the capital of the bank, not the amount of silver in stock, but the reputation of the society.

If you are generous, it shows that you have a lot of money. If you behave shabbyly, who will be safe to put your money in?

Therefore, spending public funds when necessary is a work necessity and must not be saved. Not only to spend, but also to spend lavishly! Of course, you can't spend a penny when you shouldn't!

Again, Liu Hongting's position is not only the chief treasurer of the Nanzhili General Village of Huitong Qianzhuang, but also the general representative of the Shu Wangfu in Nanzhili, yes

The head of the military and political units of the Shu Wangfu in the south of Zhili.

Liu Hongting's task is not only to make Huitong Qianzhuang bigger and stronger, but also to find ways to gather the financial and material resources and other useful resources in the richest areas of the Ming Dynasty, and transfer them to the realization of the great cause of Zhu Pingjian, the son of Shu, to "protect the country and the people, and the world is peaceful", so that the power of the Shu Wangfu can plant seeds and take root in the Nanzhili area.

How can this be done?

Is it a deception, a robbery, or a blatant rebellion? Neither.

What is that? It is the "united front" that Shizi has repeatedly emphasized.

Shizi once said that the great cause of "protecting the country and the people, and the world is peaceful" is not his career alone, but the cause of everyone in the Ming Dynasty. It should not only include the cadres and soldiers of the Shu clan, the Shu royal palace and the national protection army, but also all the imperial families, ordinary people, officials and gentlemen, and students and warriors in the world.

Shizi also once said that a person must not be simply excluded from the "united front" because of his family status, the amount of property he owns, his origin, teacher's inheritance, resume, and even his interests and hobbies.

In short, "uniting all those who can be united" is the essence of united front work!

If you want to unite people, you always have to have a meal, how can you do it without spending some money?

Seeing that Chen Ying had been beaten by himself, Liu Hongting finally softened her tone to her old subordinate Chen Ying, which was not only a stern admonition, but also a help to educate, saying that he had serious "peasant heroism" in his head, and that he indiscriminately denied the value of the entire group because of the corruption and degeneration of individual officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Hongting used Uncle Qiu Guo's invitation to Jiangnan celebrities to visit Sichuan on behalf of the Shu Palace, which Chen Ying personally participated in, as an example, to show that the prince and Miss Luo attached great importance to the official gentry of the Ming Dynasty, and the official gentry of the Ming Dynasty were also very important to the ultimate realization of the great cause of "protecting the country and the people, and the world is peaceful".

Miss Luo spoke, and the prince also spoke; The "united front" has been brought out, and "protecting the country and the people, and the world is peaceful" has also been brought out.

Chen Ying didn't know that there was so much attention and fame in spending public money, so he had to suffer a dumb loss.

However, Liu Hongting's hard speech has a lot to do with her real performance. Uncle Qiu Guo only pulled more than one million dollars in silver in a few months, and a female streamer in the family is 700,000 yuan in half a day! If you're not convinced, you can't do it!

Of course, Chen Ying risked offending his boss to have a heart-to-heart conversation, and what he gained was not all criticism and self-criticism.

First of all, his sincere attitude has been highly affirmed by Liu Hongting, who believes that he is loyal and frank, does things fairly, has the "style of an ancient gentleman", and is an upright man;

Secondly, Liu Hongting accepted his two suggestions without reservation: one is to set up a porridge shed outside Huai'an Mansion to rescue those refugees from Shandong and Henan who have fled here, so as to promote the benevolence of the Shu Wangfu and spread all over the world; The second is to establish an armed force that can be controlled by the Shu Wangfu in Nanzhili, just like the prince who started from scratch in Bifengxia back then, and completely reverse the current passive situation of doing things in Nanzhili that requires people to look at their faces.

Setting up a porridge shed is relatively simple, it is nothing more than spending money to buy food, at least there are no hard indicators;

It is much more sensitive to build up armed forces in Nanzhi.

The terrain here is flat and densely populated, but there is no hidden place hidden deep in the mountains like Bifeng Gorge.

Liu Hongting was originally going to use a small dart bureau acquired in Huzhou as a cover for training, but who knew that within a day, a big business was sent to the door.

It's just that this big business is not easy to do. Liu Hongting's problems are more difficult than the ones she faced in Renshou and Li Chongwen:

Thousands of men with knives and guns had nothing to eat thousands of miles away.

If you dig deeper into this question, it will lead to a deeper question:

Should they be fed?

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