Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Ruffian
The auction was over, and the people who watched the excitement went to find the good entertainment in the brothel. Those who wanted to get rich went to a private room in Yicui Building. The maid in the private room warmly received those who came to inquire about the trading house. It is said that Zhou Gongzi of the firm personally contributed 100,000 taels of silver and absorbed interested parties into the shares. Dividends are distributed according to shares every month, and if it is considered that it is not cost-effective, the share capital can be withdrawn at the end of the month, and the business bank will keep the confidentiality of the personnel who have invested in the shares, and will never disclose the property information of the shareholders to the outside world. The materials have been sent out, there are many people who see it, but the people who really pay for the shares are not, it is still uneasy to hand over the money to others, it is late at night when all this is done, Zhou Jialin has no heart to stay in the brothel anymore, Yingge Yan Dance is indeed very attractive, but he is not in the mood, there are too many things to do when he comes to this strange place in Nanjing.
Early the next morning, Zhou Jialin came to the house of the garrison eunuch Han Zanzhou, and the little man who guarded the door didn't bother to pay attention to him when he saw the name card handed over, neither an official nor a dignitary, and a lowly businessman still wanted to see the master, which was really whimsical. Zhou Jialin then handed over a big door bag, and the little guy smiled. said to Zhou Jialin: "I can give you a good message, if the master doesn't see you, you will see your creation." ”
"I'm tired, I'm tired." Zhou Jialin bowed to the little guy again and again.
The little guy took Zhou Jialin's name card and gift list and went in to report.
After a while, the little guy came back and said to Zhou Jialin: "You are blessed, the master is in a good mood and has decided to meet you." ”
Zhou Jialin thanked him repeatedly, and then entered the garrison mansion under the leadership of the little servant.
The garrison eunuch Han Zanzhou lived well in Nanjing, and he did not squire a lot of money, and the garrison mansion was built into a deep mansion compound, and it was magnificent everywhere. Zhou Jialin didn't dare to look around, and followed the little guy who led the way into a side room in the courtyard, and Han Zanzhou sat at the kang table in the house drinking tea.
Just now, the little guy handed in the name post, Han Zan wanted to let the little guy go away when he saw that a businessman didn't know him, but when he saw the gift list, he changed his mind, this businessman was quite generous, and seeing him was enough for him to go back and brag about it, maybe he would give a generous gift in the future.
After Zhou Jialin entered the house, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute. After getting up, he stood down in a proper manner.
Han Zanzhou raised his eyes and looked at the person who came, he was a little familiar, but he definitely hadn't heard of it. So he asked, "What's your name, and where are the people?" ”
"Caomin Zhou Jialin, Shaanxi Yanchang people's clan, I am fortunate to be able to ask adults for peace yesterday and today." Zhou Jialin replied.
As soon as Zhou Jialin said this, Chaozan Zhou remembered that this person was the young man who gave him the white jade Guanyin last night, nodded and said, "I know, you are very sensible." What are you doing in Nanjing? ”
"Thank you for your compliment, my father has some spare money in business, I came to Nanjing to prepare to open a money bank and a trading house, and then I will ask the adults to take more care of them, and it is the honor of our grass people to be protected by adults, and I will definitely honor my lords in the future." Zhou Jialin's attitude became more and more respectful.
"Got it." Han Zan didn't raise his head, picked up the tea bowl and continued to drink tea.
Zhou Jialin immediately resigned, thinking that the tens of thousands of taels of silver were really not worth it.
Zhou Jialin, who came out of the garrison mansion, hurried to the east city of Nanjing.
At noon, in the bustling section of Nanjing's Dongcheng District, a burst of firecrackers sounded, and Zhongyang Bank opened its bank.
The address of Qianzhuang was carefully selected by Zhou Jialin and Zhang Chu, who spent money to buy a ready-made house, and only made simple decorations on the original basis.
The firecrackers attracted a lively crowd, there is a lively to see Chinese will not miss, many people gathered around to see the novelty, Zhou Jialin and the guys together at the door to say hello to the neighbors, the guys worked hard to promote the business of the money house.
Zhongyang Bank not only carries out foreign money exchange business, but also engages in pawn business and issues loans. Unlike other banks, there is also a business of keeping money on behalf of others, and the bank does not charge a storage fee, but pays interest to the person who deposited the money. This has aroused the interest of many people, if you deposit money in the bank, then the money can be made money.
After Zhou Jialin said hello outside the door, he left his buddies to advertise that he had returned to the back hall of Qianzhuang, where Zhang Chu and others drank tea leisurely.
"This business in Nanjing is not easy to do, I have been pretending to be a grandson these days." Zhou Jialin sighed.
"Don't be in a hurry, everything is difficult at the beginning, it will get better slowly, first stand on your feet and wait for the credibility of the business to get better." Zhang Chu said with relief.
For the sake of the bank, Zhang Chu and Zhou Jialin did not bother less, and chose the address and prepared a large amount of funds. This has been going on for a long time. It began to operate when Zhang Chu went north to fight against Houjin, and selected experienced shopkeepers from Zhongyang to help Zhou Jialin, and brought craftsmen and equipment, and now it is finally open. Everything is unknown, Nanjing's prosperity has brought opportunities, and Nanjing's prosperity has also fed all kinds of people, etc., fish and dragons are mixed, and there are all kinds of characters. It's not easy to make a difference in Nanjing.
Before the two had time to talk more, a guy came in and reported to Zhou Jialin: "The boss is a little troublesome outside, do you want to take a look." ”
As soon as it opened, trouble came to the door, and this Nanjing is really an eventful place. You really have to be careful.
Zhang Chu and Zhou Jialin came to the front hall of Qianzhuang together, and three young men stood there, one by one, slanting their shoulders and pulling their hips, slanting their eyes and pouting, looking like ruffians on the street.
Zhou Jialin had already asked the guy about the situation on the way over. Just now, these three people came over, put a firecracker in front of the money village, and came in to ask the shopkeeper at the front desk for money, and the shopkeeper thought that it was some people who usually like to ask for money, and took out some scattered silver to send them away, but these three people threw the broken silver back, and opened their mouths to ask for a reward of 100 taels of silver. The shopkeeper saw that he was not good at stubble, so he secretly asked the guy to invite Zhou Jialin.
The three of them were still shouting to the shopkeeper: "You can see clearly that we are not asking for food, and we will not pay homage to the mountain gate before coming here to do business, and inquire who is in charge of this street." Not only do I want you a hundred taels of silver today, but I will pay you a hundred taels of silver every month in the future, and I will guarantee your safety. ”
Zhou Jialin slowly walked over and arched his hand: "The three eldest brothers have worked hard, I am the owner of this money bank, what can I say to me." ”
The ruffian led by the ruffian looked Zhou Jialin up and down and said, "You are the boss, it is better for the main lord to come." Listen, give our brother a hundred taels of hard-earned money today, and a hundred taels a month in the future, and I will come to get it every month. ”
"I haven't asked for the honorific name of Brother Tai, Shanmen Wharf." Zhou Jialin asked respectfully.
"My name is Guo Tian, you can just call me Guo Erye. Our boss is the leader of the Hongyi Gang, 'a tiger' Chang Shun." Guo Tian's words were full of pride.
"Disrespectful, disrespectful, the three big drivers should have said something about coming, but the small store has just opened, and there is no income yet, can a few people be lenient for a few days." Zhou Jiayang begged.
"You don't use empty words to deceive our brothers, I've seen a lot of people like you, don't toast and don't eat and drink, believe it or not, we'll smash your shop now." Guo Tian shouted arrogantly, and he was about to make a move.
Zhou Jialin hurriedly stopped him: "Second Master Guo is angry, angry." I'll go and see how much silver is left on the cupboard, and I won't let you run away in vain. ”
Zhou Jialin turned to the counter and took out twenty taels of silver, walked up to Guo Tian and offered it with respectful hands: "Now there are only so many on the counter, the three of you will take it to buy a glass of water and wine first, and when the shop makes money, you will definitely say something." ”
Guo Tian shook the silver and said, "You are still an acquaintance, remember to prepare the silver and I will come to pick it up at the beginning of each month." ”
"Understood, understood. I'll be ready. Zhou Jialin gave up his hand again and again.
Guo Tian and the other two ruffians took the silver and walked out of the store proudly.
After sending away the ruffian and instructing the men to take care of the business, Zhou Jialin and Zhang Chu returned to the back hall.
"Brother Zhou's level of pretending to be a grandson is getting higher and higher." Zhang Chu teased.
"Don't say cool things, you can solve the next thing." Zhou Jialin is full of confidence in Zhang Chu.
"No, we're law-abiding businessmen, we can't afford to mess with these ruffians, what do you tell me to do." Zhang Chu frowned there.
"Don't be kidding, I don't want to live more days when I see everyone being angry, Zhang Chu of the security army can't afford to provoke hooligans, that's a big joke." Zhou Jialin said angrily.
"I look like I'm a bad guy, okay, I'll figure out how to deal with these ruffians first." Zhang Chu made up his mind.