It's already the third watch, and the deserted street is empty, only the husband knocks on the bang, and mutters: "The air is dry, be careful of the candle!" The voice echoed in the lonely night sky, fading away.

The hall of Huitong Tianxia Qian Zhuang was brightly lit, Jia Xu sat calmly on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, but Jian Yong kept pacing back and forth on the ground, looking out from time to time, and it was dark outside that he couldn't see his five fingers. Jian Yong rubbed his hands and said, "It's already the third watch, shouldn't the lord not come back?" ”

Jia Xu squinted his eyes and said lightly: "If the lord doesn't return to the capital, since he has come back today, even if he has more entertainment, he will never stay elsewhere overnight." ”

Jian Yong seemed to want to say something more, but the guy guarding the door had quickly come in and reported: "The main bus driver is outside the door." Jian Yong was overjoyed and walked quickly to the door, and Jia Xu also stood up and walked out.

But before they could go out of the gate, Liu Ze had already walked into the hall, Jian Yong's eyes were red, and he said a little choked: "Lord-" wanted to bow down, Liu Ze had already reached out to stop him.

Jia Xu behind him gave a long bow and said, "I've seen the lord." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Don't be polite, Xianhe, Wenhe, you have worked hard." ”

Jian Yong wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "There, there, compared to the lord's bloody field, birth and death, we can be regarded as enjoying Qingfu in the capital. ”

Liu Ze sat on the Taishi chair, leaned on the back of the chair, and stretched comfortably, since the expedition. Every day is not to ride a horse to fight, or kneel on the seat, so that the legs are sore and numb, the first thing after returning home is to sit on the comfortable Taishi chair, taste a cup of Shuzhong's superb Mengding tea, leisurely like a fairy.

Guan Yu had settled Zhang Fei in the guest room to rest, and came over to greet Jian Yongjia and greet them, and exchanged feelings for each other.

Liu Ze interjected at this time: "Xianhe, just now when I passed through Fuyuanzhuang." But he saw that the door of the store was closed. It's empty, but why? ”

Jian Yong's expression was a little embarrassed, and he was about to speak, when Jia Xu said first: "Lord." Xianhe is not to blame for this. It's a matter of making your own claims. Since the brocade has been sold out. Fuyuanzhuang's dismal operation is basically unprofitable, and it is believed that it is like a chicken rib. It's better to close it, and the spare manpower can be sent to Huitong Tianxia. Xian and he didn't agree, after all, Fuyuanzhuang was the first store founded by the lord himself, how could he say that he would give up. ”

In the process of closing down Fuyuanzhuang, Jia Xu and Jian Yong did have a fierce argument, Jian Yong also understood that Fuyuanzhuang's business was struggling, even if it was done again, there was no possibility of profit, but after all, this shop pù was Liu Ze's first property in Luoyang, where Liu Ze dug the first pot of gold, and then created a huge Jin Yuan empire, Fuyuanzhuang is not important whether it is profitable or not, it seems to have become a banner of the Liu consortium, let it go out of business, it is really difficult to accept emotionally. However, Jia Xu has repeatedly insisted that it should be those good and efficient assets that keep the Jinyuan Empire running, and that non-performing assets such as Fuyuanzhuang should be completely eliminated, so that good assets can be managed more effectively.

Liu Ze smiled slightly: "Willing, willing, there is a give-and-take, since Fuyuanzhuang has no need to save zài, it is reasonable to close it, I think Wenhe's disposal is still appropriate, shopping malls are like battlefields, and there is no room for any feelings in it, those who should be supported must be supported, and those who should be given up must be given up, so as to ensure a virtuous cycle of funds and maximize benefits." ”

Jia Xu said: "In fact, there is a deeper meaning for subordinates to close Fuyuanzhuang. ”

Liu Ze sighed slightly: "Wenhe said to listen?" ”

"As everyone knows, Fuyuanzhuang is the industry founded by the lord himself, and it is also the only asset under the name of the lord, if in the past, there is nothing, but now it is different from the past, the lord of the yellow scarf returned triumphantly, the career is bright, if now there is still the name of the shopkeeper of Fuyuanzhuang, more or less will be criticized by the world, after all, the businessman is still cheap, and the reputation of the lord is hindered, so he thinks that no matter from that level, Fuyuanzhuang is necessary to be concerned."

Liu Ze sighed secretly, what Jia Xu said was not wrong at all, even if he was really the richest man in the world, in the eyes of those Qingliu scholars, he was still worthless, and it was not easy to achieve equality for everyone.

Liu Ze is most concerned about the business of Huitong the world, after all, this is the pillar of the entire Liu Jinyuan Empire, and in the unfavorable sales of silk, porcelain, coal and stone, it is becoming more and more important for the business of the bank.

Referring to Qianzhuang, Jian Yong smiled and said: "Back to the lord, since the beginning of last year, after the Luoyang general number passed the run crisis, the general number and the local branch business continued to grow, and the total exchange volume hit a new high. With the pacification of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a large amount of money began to flow back to the local branches, and now Huitong Tianxia is running smoothly and smoothly, although this year's profit has not skyrocketed in the first three months of last year, but there is no problem in achieving the estimated profit of 10 billion yuan at the beginning of the year. ”

Ten billion dollars! Although Liu Ze knows very well that the money bank is profitable, but the money exchange business alone is enough to be more than the tax income of the Han court in a year (in the Guanghe period, the tax income of the court was about 20 billion yuan a year, but since the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Zhongping, the tax income of the court has plummeted, and it is good to receive the three or four achievements of the previous two years), and now Liu Ze can really be called a rich country. Tens of billions of profits, that Huitong Tianxia and the branch of the operation of the money is not even larger, although the money in the money in the village is in and out, when the exchange is exchanged, but the amount of cash that each branch now has is probably not a small amount, although the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been temporarily pacified, but the real troubled times are coming, after Dong Zhuo's chaos, the means of cruel scraping of the rich in Luoyang Liu Ze is clear, and it is necessary to transfer the money of the money bank safely before the turmoil in the capital.

Liu Ze asked: "Xianhe, how much money can be used for redemption on the Luoyang General Account and the branch cabinets in various places now?" ”

Jian Yongdao: "According to the previous instructions of the lord, the standing liquidity on the branch counters in various places ranges from 300 million to 2 billion according to the amount of cashing business in various places, and the standing funds of the Luoyang General Account were kept at 5 billion, but since the run last year, I discussed with Wenhe to keep the standing funds at 10 billion in case of emergency. However, after the money of the local branch was remitted to the Luoyang General Account, many customers were not in a hurry to redeem it, and even some customers changed the large amount of registered bills of exchange into small bearer bills, which was to stay in the bank for a long time with a lot of money that should have been withdrawn, and the liquidity of the bank exceeded 20 billion yuan at the peak. ”

When Liu Ze heard this, he was quite interested, and said: "There are people who are not in a hurry to redeem, and even exchange the safe registered large bills of exchange for small money bills?" ”

"Yes, because we have a good reputation in the world, easy to withdraw, many people are not in a hurry to withdraw, but directly use the money ticket to trade, a small piece of paper, you can save the heavy gold, silver and copper money, it is really convenient and fast, many people, especially the nobles, businessmen and wealthy people, without exception are using the money ticket of the world, now on the streets of Luoyang, if someone really takes out a big ingot of gold and silver or a string of copper money to buy something, it will not make people laugh into a turtle."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Jian Yong, who was so serious, was actually witty.

Liu Ze smiled, it seems that he has no intention of inserting willows into the willows, the original intention of founding Huitong World is just to serve business travel, to provide convenience for the flow of funds in different places, now it seems that this money ticket can not only be used for foreign exchange, and because of the outstanding reputation of Huitong World, money tickets flow on their own in the market, and begin to take shape of paper money, which is completely an epoch-making progress.

"Have you ever thought that if the Huitong World Money Bank disappears overnight, what will become of so many money tickets scattered around the world? Just a piece of waste paper, countless people will lose their money. ”

Jian Yong was slightly stunned and said, "Is the intention of the lord to flee with the money?" But this is tantamount to killing chickens and taking eggs, even if it can swallow a lot of money, but in the long run, it is more than worth the loss, destroying the golden signboard of the world, and destroying the trust of the people of the world in the money ticket, even if the lord changes the signboard, I am afraid that no one dares to believe it anymore, Yong thinks, this plan must not be. ”

Jia Xu smiled lightly: "Xianhe is not in a hurry, and the lord has his own plans." ”

Jian Yong said suddenly: "Oh, look at me in a hurry, the lord is such a short-sighted person, and I still need to remind me of such a shallow truth, it's really confusing." ”

Liu Ze said with a smile: "Xianhe is reasonable, this golden signboard of the world, no matter what, we must keep it, for businessmen, the most important thing is reputation, for the people of the world to rely on the money ticket, even if the world is in chaos, even if Luoyang City is destroyed, we will also tell the world, the money ticket of the world is always valid, no matter where, as long as there is a money village in the world, you can exchange real money and silver." ”

Jian Yong said worriedly: "The lord said before that Luoyang would be destroyed in the war, could it be that this day is coming?" ”

Jian Yong has been in charge of the store pù and Qianzhuang in Luoyang for many years, and his business has been doing smoothly, but if Luoyang is destroyed in the war, it will be difficult for him to accept it for a while. According to the historical process, in another four years, that is, in the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of Han will return the dragon to heaven, and Dong Zhuo's rebellion will begin, but Liu Ze is not very sure at this time, at least the Yellow Turban Rebellion will be delayed for one more year, as for whether Dong Zhuo's rebellion will be advanced or delayed, at this moment he has no bottom in his heart. (To be continued......)