"To do big business, will it be as big as you Liu Yong?" Emperor Lizong said with a smile.

"Well, this Weichen can't be compared. It is said that the man has done a lot of business overseas, and now he has sold all the overseas business, and he is coming back to find the roots. Liu Yong looked a little panicked.

Emperor Lizong nodded, seeing that Liu Yong's appearance was indeed inferior to that person, he couldn't help but sigh: "Hey! It's really a man outside the world, a sky outside the sky! I thought you were the biggest merchant of the dynasty. I didn't expect there to be someone richer than you Liu Yong! ”

Lu scolded in his heart: Damn, no wonder you and Prime Minister Right joined forces to dig up the root of my wall, it turned out that I was the richest person in the Great Song Dynasty. I'm trying to keep a low profile, but I can't hide from it. The key is that the bank is backed by the imperial court, so they grabbed the pigtails and couldn't run away.

"What the Holy Lord said is that Weichen is just an ordinary merchant, and he is far worse than those who go to sea to trade." Liu Yong must be humble, he can't help but be humble, and he has to cry poor.

"Isn't your soy sauce business just doing well?" Emperor Lizong asked.

"Hey!" Liu Yong sighed and said, "What the saint has seen is only an empty appearance, in fact, the soy sauce business in the past two years has not been as good as before. ”

"Oh? Listening to Yang Fan, the secretary of the household department, is your annual tax still quite high? Emperor Lizong was a little unconvinced.

Liu Yong said: "Back to the saint, taxes are not set according to the scale of Weichen's business, and taxes must be paid whether the business is good or not. ”

"Really? Isn't a big business like yours about profits? Emperor Lizong was a little puzzled.

"Oh, it's such a saint, Gu Chen understood it when he was in the household department. Like Wechen, it is a business in the front store and the back factory. To put it bluntly, they are just small shops, but there are more shops than others. As for tax collection, it is natural to collect taxes according to the tax method of the store. Liu Yong explained.

Emperor Lizong said lightly: "I see, but there is nothing wrong with it." But you can't say that business is bad! ”

"Holy Lord, don't you know, in the past two years, the raw materials have risen sharply, but the price of the soy sauce that can be brewed has not increased much, because as soon as the price increases, customers will not buy it. They simply eat salt or buy cheaper yellow sauce to eat. So, don't look at the business of Wechen's various stores, in fact, the profits are already very low. If the raw materials continue to rise like this, Wechen's soy sauce business will lose money. ”

Liu Yong said, sighed, and continued: "The income report for the first half of the year reported by my subordinates can only be even. But in this way, Weichen is very satisfied. At least none of the shops are closed! ”

In fact, Liu Yong said that the price increase of raw materials did not deceive Emperor Lizong. The imperial court printed and distributed a large number of meetings, and all the prices were rising, and the prices of the raw materials that Liu Yong Sauce Factory wanted were naturally also rising. However, Liu Yong had already prepared, in addition to his own hundreds of acres of fertile land in Meizhou City, there was also the fertile land of Ma Shifan that he bought, and the grain grown in two seasons every year was enough for the entire western sauce factory.

Moreover, in the central and southern parts of the country, Liu Yong bought the land for the purpose of growing the raw materials needed for the sauce mill. In this way, there will be no market restrictions in terms of raw materials. This is the reason why Liu Yong's soy sauce selling price is so stable and the quality is so stable. But Emperor Lizong didn't know.

"Oh, it seems that Liu Aiqing's business is not easy!" Emperor Lizong also felt sorry for Liu Yong, "But ah, everything will be okay and hold on." ”

"Thank you, Holy Lord, for your compassion." Liu Yong arched his hand.

"Liu Aiqing, there is one more thing I called you here today." Emperor Lizong said.

"Please make it clear to the Holy Lord." Liu Yong said.

"There is nothing else, just the matter of the new meeting going to exchange copper coins in our Royal Bank." Emperor Lizong said.

"Oh, hasn't Weichen already agreed!" Liu Yong said.

"Well, you agreed, but I've heard rumors a few days ago that my court is going to withdraw from the operation of the Royal Bank. What's going on? Emperor Lizong asked, his tone a little stern.

"Oh, back to the saint, this Weichen has also heard about it. I don't know how this rumor came out. In the past few days, Weichen has also been terrified! However, according to Weichen's investigation, this rumor seems to have come out with the printing and distribution of the new meeting. Liu Yong said.

"Didn't you investigate?" Emperor Lizong asked.

"Wei Chen naturally sent someone to investigate. It is rumored that the imperial court will issue a new meeting, and it is likely that it will be allowed to go to the royal bank to exchange copper coins. The imperial court was afraid of a wave of exchange, so it announced the revocation of the operation of the Royal Bank. Others say that the royal bank has nothing to do with the imperial court, and the imperial court is just a penny. Therefore, this bank does not belong to the imperial court at all, and it is impossible to talk about the revocation of the right to operate. Anyway, there's a lot more to say about the Royal Bank. All are bad for the banks and the imperial court. ”

After Liu Yong finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Lizong's face.

Emperor Lizong's face changed slightly.

"Liu Yong, do you think of a way to deal with it? This will discredit your bank. Emperor Lizong said urgently.

"Back to the saint, Weichen has also thought of a remedy, but the rumors are spreading, and he can't suppress it for a while. Now someone goes to the bank to redeem money. If this continues, it won't be long before the depositors who have saved the money will go to the bank to cash out. At that time, I'm afraid the bank will not be insured! Liu Yong said bitterly.

"Hey! Who made these rumors, damn it, if I knew about it, I would have broken them to pieces. Emperor Lizong slapped the table.

"Holy Lord, please be angry, in fact, the bank's business is already going downhill, and Wechen already feels that he is unable to operate. There are still a lot of accounts outside that cannot be recovered, and those mortgages have also depreciated in value, and some collateral cannot be sold at all. If there is a wave of exchange, the bank will definitely fail! The loss is not only Weichen, but also the majority of depositors! And it has damaged the reputation of the saint. After all, this is under the banner of the royal family, no matter whether the royal withdrawal is true or not, in the end, I am afraid that it will be the imperial court that bears the infamy. ”

Liu Yong looked at Emperor Lizong's expression and said these alarmist words.

Emperor Kelizong did not think that Liu Yong was alarmist, and all he had to do was to preserve the reputation of the royal family. At this time, Liu Yong said again: "Shengshang, Weichen's gains and losses are small, and Shengshang's reputation is big!" In the opinion of Wei Chen, the Holy Lord is about to issue an edict now, saying that the imperial court has nothing to do with the Royal Bank, and the rumors among the people are not true. And immediately ordered the Royal Bank to change its name and surname. No more royal words. ”