On the north bank of the Lianjiang River, a building that is as gray as a boulder mountain overlooks the river, and there is a circle of angular stone walls to protect the outside, and on the stone wall two or three feet high, soldiers carrying muskets are vigilantly patrolling the surroundings.

This is the headquarters of the Sanjiang Ticket Bank, and the spacious hall on the first floor of the building is crowded with people holding bills of exchange and shouting for silver.

"Six thousand taels? Please go to the VIP service area ......"

The man politely persuaded a guest who was supposed to be the shopkeeper to leave, and when the shopkeeper went down to the "VIP area" on the basement floor, he was sandwiched by two guards and continued to walk down.

The shopkeeper's soul was not possessed, and he thought he was going to be dealt with. Their businessmen were well-informed and knew that the fourth elder brother was going to come to Guangdong to deal with industrial and commercial affairs, and the survival of the Sanjiang Bills House had become a problem, so they hurriedly brought the bills of exchange to Yingde for withdrawal. Thinking that Li Sanjiang has always been a credibility in business, and there is not much silver, he should be able to get his hands on it, but he didn't expect Li Xian to be so fierce that he tied him up!?

When I got to the second floor of the basement, I found that I was not alone, dozens of people had gathered here, and even found the Han shopkeeper of Hunan Longxing Hall and the Yu shopkeeper of Jusheng, the relationship between these two halls and Sanjiang Ticket House is not shallow, no, it should be said that the relationship with Li Shi is not shallow, or the core members of the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce, how can they also be tied up?

"Shopkeeper Feng, don't worry, Sanjiang Ticket Bank wants to give an explanation to us big households, and now it is gathering people."

Shopkeeper Han gently persuaded the panicked shopkeeper.

"When we dealt with Li Xian, he was only Li Banxian. I can see for sure, he has always talked about the rules, and if he asks for silver, there must be something. ”

The shopkeeper Yu twisted his beard and said, two years ago, the two of them also followed Chen Tongtai of Chunhui Hall to see the changes of the Xunhui Banknote Pass, and on the river not far away, Chen Tongtai's Hunan ship was almost bombarded. Later, their hall names all followed Li Shi all the way to make a fortune, and now they are among the top businesses in Hunan, and Chen Tongtai of Chunhui Hall has been in the toilet on the street in Shaozhou City for a long time.

The world has changed, and when Sanjiang Ticket House suddenly faced a crisis, Yu Han and the others were more curious, wanting to see what cards Li Xi could play, and of course they were also thinking about trying to do their best. Different from other firms, their relationship with Li Shi is not only the merchant, the silver and the flow of goods are integrated, and even the people are integrated, and many shopkeepers of Sanjiang Commercial Bank are studying at Li Zhuang Business School in the south.

"I hope Li Sanjiang has the means to shake the scene."

Yu Han and the two glanced at each other, feeling related. The silver deposit of the Sanjiang Ticket Bank is still second, and it is good to take as much as you want, after all, this bill of exchange is not the treasure money of the previous dynasty, but the real amount of silver and how many votes. But Sanjiang Investment ...... If you want to force yourself to withdraw the bank, it is estimated that many industries on Li Shi's side will be difficult to turnover. Many industries in Foshan and Dongguan are maintained by the money invested by Sanjiang, and they know this very well, because their name is also a part of those industries.

People were invited down one by one, the three underground floors are also a wide hall, there are ventilation pipes, there is no feeling stuffy, there are seats on the wall, more than 100 people are sitting or standing, there is anxiety and numbness. When the group hurried down, these people all gathered and shouted loudly, seeing that the scene was about to be chaotic.

"Don't be impatient, silver, yes, please come here, just to inform you of a major event."

In the past two or three years, the silver flow between the palms of his hands has become thicker and stronger, and the fields involved have become more and more profound, making this young man in his thirties speak calmly and breathe. He stood on a platform deep in the hall, with a wall covered by a heavy velvet curtain behind him.

Gu Xiyi spoke, and the noise gradually stopped. Of course, everyone is also more concerned about the current situation, what Li Sanjiang has to explain to their businessmen.

"Our head office officially announced the establishment of Nanyang Company!"

Then Gu Xiyi's words made everyone stunned, and Yu Han and the others also opened their mouths, and they didn't close them for a long time, this ...... Where's that?

"Nanyang Company will undertake all the commercial goods of Nanyang, including jade, spices, ivory, sandalwood, copper, lead and tin, rice, etc., and all kinds of commercial goods need to be subcontracted by everyone here and sold to all parts of the country. The Directorate General agreed that the right of subcontracting should only be given to those who are willing to fully support us, and the subcontracting project and related examples are as follows......"

Gu Xiyi ignored the strange looks of the crowd at all, and began to read the list, for each commercial goods, he had to pay a certain amount of silver, and at the same time, he had to collect a certain amount of silver, although there was a lot of money, but compared with these items, such as jade, spices and other Nanyang products, the profit of goods far exceeded this cost.

But the key is...... "Shopkeeper Gu, are you dreaming?" Your general secretary is about to go to prison and the Sanjiang Ticket Store is about to fall, and you are still painting this kind of boundless pie? ”

An unkind shopkeeper finally interrupted Gu Xiyi, and then got a response from many people.

"yes, isn't that nonsense? The imperial court has always strictly controlled the trade of the South Seas, and now there are rumors that it is going to ban going to sea. ”

Someone directly pierced the big bubble blown out by Gu Xiyi.

"Don't be verbose! Pay back the silver! Not to mention the 20,000 taels of silver from the Sanjiang ticket bank, the 10,000 taels of silver invested by Sanjiang will be returned quickly, and the monthly profit will not be needed! Subsidize the money for your family's head office as a prison meal! ”

Some people are even more sneering, naturally they are anxious, they were greedy for profit before, and they stuffed a lot of silver, and now they are about to smoke on their heads.

Gu Xiyi still wanted to calm the scene, but the businessmen and shopkeepers who were concerned about the silver didn't want to listen to it after all, and finally the drumming noise converged and became a voice: "Let Li Sanjiang come out!" ”

"My fourth brother is helping you protect the silver goods, but you are in a hurry to jump, and you don't know how to settle accounts, you are really stupid and shameless!"

Qingli's voice suddenly sounded, and the noise stopped abruptly, which little girl is this?

A slender figure waved off his cloak and stood straight on the platform, the sound of his footsteps beating like a light drumbeat, with a strange clear echo, knocking on everyone's hearts. Gu Xiyi respectfully saluted this beautiful girl with deep eyebrows, and then stood aside, making everyone both surprised and awe-inspiring. This little girl with a face that resembles a bearded girl, and her status is higher than that of the chief shopkeeper of Sanjiang Ticket Bank?

"Don't underestimate this little girl, she is the real chief shopkeeper of Qingtian Company, Sanjiang Ticket Bank, Sanjiang Investment, and even Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce."

Shopkeeper Han whispered around, it was time to reveal the inside story.

"It seems that Li Sanjiang is really not here, otherwise he wouldn't have let his woman come out to speak."

Shopkeeper Yu was also explaining to everyone, and then Han Yu and the two looked at each other, and said in their hearts that Li Sanjiang was really at a critical juncture, and even the genius little woman who was shrinking behind him and was in charge of millions of silver streams had to show her true body.

"I'm Guan Xuan, help my fourth brother take care of the accounts and play, the fourth brother, it's Li Sanjiang in your mouth."

Guan Xuan said lightly, but many people in the audience took a breath and took care of the accounts...... Play? We also want to manage millions of taels of silver to play.

"You have to exchange the bill of exchange for silver, it's nothing, but you have to withdraw the silver capital of Sanjiang Investment in advance, it's best to see how our contract is written, not only to deduct the monthly interest given before, but also to collect a 10% liquidated damages, which can be calculated clearly."

Guan Xuan's words were sweet, but they aroused the anger of many people below.

"Who cares about you? You have to pay back as much money as you want! It's okay if I don't ask you for more money! What kind of rules do you have in your family that can be so big that they can be better than the principles of heaven? Can it be bigger than the imperial court!? Be careful, I'll join the others to sue your man to death! ”

The most anxious businessman before was angry, and simply refused to admit the account, which caused many businessmen to make a noise, little girl, it's easy to bully.

"It's such a big person, and it's still a ...... Alas......"

Guan Xuan rolled her eyes in Baiguo, she flipped through the small account book in a hurry, and said the secret that made the man almost faint, "Jiangxi Huicixing, who makes porcelain, the value of your goods passing through Taiping Pass last month is more than 60,000 taels of silver, and the average amount of each trip is ...... Twenty days, then calculated, you should now have more than 40,000 taels of silver, either on the road, or at the Qingpu cargo station, or just sold, our Sanjiang ticket bank is collecting the payment. ”

Then the words made the shopkeeper even more creepy, "If you want to Laipi, then our Sanjiang Shipping Company and Qingpu Cargo Station don't care about your goods, the ship's are thrown ashore, and the cargo station's are thrown outside the warehouse, and we won't collect the money for the goods, and we will collect it from house to house." ”

The little girl put on a small face and said: "It's really strange, your silver, your flow of goods, and even your business dealings, all rely on us to help, and if you want to threaten us, you have to see who pinchs whose tail at the end!" ”

Although the voice is thin, it is full of deterrence, and all the merchants change color slightly, which is the real threat...... "I don't mean you...... As long as we follow the rules, we will not be sloppy! ”

Guan Xuan looked at everyone again and smiled sweetly, but in the eyes of everyone, the thin teeth like braided shells were like a boning knife.

"Since it's according to the rules...... We'd rather give up the money, as long as we get the capital back. ”

Someone said tremblingly, for fear that this little girl would turn over the small account book again.

"So you won't settle accounts!"

Guan Xuan patted the table, and the man quickly shrunk his neck.

"As long as you wait for five or six days, the things you care about will come to light, and in five or six days, you will have to give up a few thousand taels of silver, which is a real deal. And five or six days later, no matter how bad the situation is, Sanjiang Ticket Bank is still there. I think you are not so worried about your own money as you are worried about the future subcontracting of Nanyang Company, and you will be excluded. ”

Guan Xuan tried her best to make herself look more majestic, but the account she casually said just now, as well as the small account book in her hand, were enough to make everyone present dare not listen to her words intently.

"My fourth brother said that it is indeed a little troublesome these days. If you are a mischievous person in these days, he will keep it in mind. Whoever wants to break the contract and withdraw the silver invested by Sanjiang in advance will have no meat to eat in the future! Hum! ”

Guan Xuan's words, but there is no threat, it sounds like Li Shi did not issue any strict orders, listed the person who paid the silver in advance as an enemy, and did not intend to deny it, but everything was done according to the rules.

"Just five or six days?"

Everyone was a little moved, it sounded like Li Xian was full of confidence, if he was really in big trouble, he wouldn't just talk about it casually, but should find all kinds of ways to prevent them from withdrawing money.

"I heard that the fourth elder brother has arrived in Guangzhou, but you haven't thought about it, is there also an elder brother behind Li Xi?"

After getting a look from Gu Xiyi, Shopkeeper Han spoke again.

"When I came down just now, I heard that there was already a fight in Guangzhou, and Li Xi was fighting with the soldiers of the fourth elder brother for the cargo station. And the officials and masters of Guangzhou Province are all covering up for Li Xian. ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly followed, this is not against his will.

These words spread, many people who are ready to grit their teeth and admit the loss and withdraw the principal have changed their minds, businessmen, always want to speculate, the situation is still unclear, how can they be willing to discount the principal?

"Anyway, I'm going to cash the money order!"

After all, there are still uneasy merchant shopkeepers, even if they go back to the troublesome times when they brought silver for business, they don't want to wade into this troubled water.

"I said earlier, there is silver, but you don't believe us like this, and Nanyang Company will not have your share in the future! What is your name? Let me write it down! ”

Guan Xuan was angry again, this time not only turned up the small ledger again, but also slapped the stage again, so frightened that the man quickly shrank into the corner.

But then he didn't move, Guan Xuan missed his hand with that beat, and the flannel covering the platform was torn off, and a burst of golden light flashed, which suddenly made him, and all the businessmen in the audience, dazzled.

Gold...... Huang Chengcheng's gold, all the old businessmen present, this luster, at a glance, can be seen to be gold.

"Oops! Not good! ”

Guan Xuan covered his mouth, looked at Gu Xiyi as if he was in trouble, and then walked towards the stage, he felt strange when he heard this voice before, but now with this luster, could it be that this platform is actually full of gold!?

Gu Xiyi's acting skills were too bad, and he raised his throat and shouted: "The meeting is over!" Siwei! Hurry up and get people away! ”

But where is everyone willing to do it, one by one they rushed forward, tore the velvet curtain on the platform, and then they were all stunned, it was really gold!

There were also people who used too much force, and actually ripped off the velvet curtain on the wall, and suddenly the whole room was covered with golden light, and these merchant shopkeepers were almost all soft on the ground, and there were many, many ...... There is a lot of gold, stacked into a platform and built into a wall, and this underground is a vault at all!

A large number of guards swarmed in, dragging the merchant shopkeepers with crispy bones away from the gold, and at the same time searched their bodies, many of them were still holding gold bricks and gnawing on them, and then nodded and said, "It's gold!" ”

"I thought I was acting......"

"They lied, and there was not only silver, but so much gold......"

Han Yuer's shopkeeper only came to his senses at this time, glanced at each other, and then looked at Gu Xiyi at the same time.

"What kind of Nanyang company, in addition to packaging goods, can it also participate in it?"

They asked in unison.

At night, Yingde Li Zhuang, Guan Xuan, Gu Xiyi and a group of shopkeepers finally completed the statistical work, and then laughed out loud at the same time.

Silver, steady. The amount of money in the treasury of the headquarters of the Sanjiang Ticket Bank is only 20 percent more than the normal level, and Sanjiang Investment only has about 100,000 taels of silver to withdraw cash in advance, while the Nanyang Company, which is still on the books, already has 200,000 or 300,000 taels of silver in advance.

"It's still a loss!"

Yan Sanniang was distressed, in order to stabilize Sanjiang Ticket Bank and Sanjiang Investment, and at the same time not to turn his face with the businessman, she showed two secret weapons on her side. One is the little tent woman Guan Xuan, and the other is more than 10,000 taels of gold that have been mined in Jiguan Mountain for more than two years, and these gold have been exchanged for silver, but 300,000 taels, which can be put together, more than half a ton of gold, and the shock is much more than the numbers.

Then Yan Sanniang was depressed again, and even Guan Xuan showed her skills, but her "secret weapon" was to squat at home.

"Sister, our safety depends on you, come, teach me bamboo stake boxing!"

Guan Xuan hurriedly comforted Yan Sanniang, the two girls hugged each other, and frolicked as usual.

"Could it be that the fourth brother will still lose?"

Seeing that Yan Sanniang was still a little distracted, Guan Xuan was puzzled.

"He's definitely not going to lose, but he's afraid that God will ...... sometimes"

Yan Sanniang said in her heart, I am afraid that God sometimes has to rain twists and turns. Like when she failed to break through her defenses, she directly told the thief on the dock that she wouldn't leave, and went back to Fujian, but she suffered such a hardship, now that she thinks about it, she is really afraid.

(To be continued)