Chapter 410: Opening
In fact, for the two money banks he opened, Li Anran originally planned to name them the People's Bank of Datang. But when I think about it, there have been too many changes of dynasties in this history, and if I run to the Song Dynasty one day, I will have to change my name.
The Celestial Empire is different, no matter which dynasty it is, as long as it can sit on the position of the first country in the world, then the title of the Celestial Empire can be completely continued. Even, even if the country loses, this title will become a kind of "face".
It's like some countries in modern time and space.
What makes Li Anran very satisfied is that opening a bank in Datang, no, it should be a money bank, and it doesn't have to be like modern time and space, just having enough strength and financial resources, and it needs the approval of the state. You don't even have to file for the record, you can open it whenever you want.
In fact, Li Anran has always known that if you really want to make a lot of money, you can't do any business as fast as a bank. Especially in ancient times like the Tang Dynasty, regardless of whether it was a common person or a wealthy merchant or dignitary, it was necessary to pay a fee for storing money in the bank.
Because in all ancient consciousness, it is very reasonable for the money to be easily withdrawn by storing it in the bank, and the money bank will charge some "storage fees". Of course, in the early days of Zhenguan, this kind of money village did not appear.
At this time, the only companies that had the function of a preliminary money bank were gold and silver shops and pawnshops. Under normal circumstances, if the gold and silver in the hands of private individuals want to be converted into copper coins, they will go to these gold and silver shops or pawnshops for exchange, and it is still the exchanger who suffers.
It's just that although Li Anran knew from the beginning that it was very profitable to engage in the financial investment industry. Especially in the current era of Datang, it is still in a blank state in this regard. Even if you can't eat a fat man in one go, you can still get a huge amount.
It's right to think so, and Li Anran also thinks that he is right. But in doing so, we must face a problem, that is, how to ensure that our interests will not be damaged without such a big benefit.
It is precisely because of this problem that Li Anran did not engage in this business at the beginning. As for what to do now, hehe...... It's not because with a multi-functional exploration spaceship, coupled with its own abilities, the strength is strong enough.
Considering that his stall is getting bigger and bigger. Even if the arrangements for purchasing and training manpower have been stepped up. But there are still not many people who can use it at the moment, and it also needs some run-in period, so this time the money bank only opened one in Chang'an and one in Luoyang.
Even in order to take care of Chang'an City's unique status in Datang, as well as someone's face problem. Li Anran not only planned to let Chang'an's money bank open first. It is also planned to be the headquarters of the bank. At least the headquarters on the surface.
The eighth day of the third month. According to the calendar, this day is a good day to open and do business.
On the most prosperous street in the west market of Chang'an City, there is a row of shops with the best terrain. More than a month ago, it was completely wrapped in thick bamboo poles and unknown green thick cloth, and there were many large banners hanging from top to bottom on the upper side of the street.
The contents of the large characters on the banner are all in the vernacular, clearly stating what this place is about to be transformed into, and at the same time, what kind of business this mysterious People's Bank of the Celestial Empire will be engaged in, etc.
Of course, due to space limitations, the content on the banner only plays the role of an outline, and as for the specific content, it is very simple to know Lu Dao. If you have money, you can listen to the commentary in the commercial channel of Chang'an Radio Station, and if you don't have money, you can also spend two copper coins to buy a copy of Chang'an Daily, and turn to the commercial page to understand it yourself.
Even, if you are really reluctant to spend this money, or you are illiterate and completely incomprehensible. You can also go to those small teahouses in Chang'an City and listen to the original storytellers sell those fresh words and content.
As these contents have become hot topics in Chang'an City recently, account opening, savings, transfers, remittances, fixed terms, current accounts, etc., which should only appear in modern time and space, have begun to be known by more and more people.
As Li Anran expected, with regard to the management fees for savings, transfer and remittance fees, and other expenses, from high-ranking officials and prominent officials to ordinary people, not only did no one question why these fees should be charged, but on the contrary, several people who knew each other well said that the fee of 1 percent was not too little.
For this point, Li Anran naturally cannot say that one percent of the cost is actually a way back for future competition. Instead, he found a few high-sounding reasons for himself, and it doesn't matter if others believe it or not, just believe it yourself anyway.
At five o'clock in the morning of the same day, on the city tower of Chengtianmen, the main gate of Taiji Palace, the first dawn drum was first sounded, and then the drum towers on the north-south streets followed in turn.
As the sound of drums spread from the inside out, the gates of the imperial palace, the imperial office area, that is, the gates of the imperial city, and the doors of each lane were opened in turn.
At the same time, dozens of temples and Taoist temples in the city will also ring the morning bell, and the beating drums are intertwined with the deep and distant bells, waking up the entire Chang'an city and welcoming the rising sun from the eastern sky.
Just when most of the people living in Chang'an City were awakened by the first wave of drums in their sleep, and then slowly got up to get dressed, wash their faces and comb their hair, have breakfast at home first, or walked directly to the door of the workshop, the row of shops that were originally tightly wrapped in green cloth had been removed with the cooperation of a large number of people dressed in styles that were obviously different from traditional clothes.
Although at this point in time, there is hardly any traffic on the street, but the neighbors and the shops across the street are already busy. So, it didn't take long for the abnormal movement here to be discovered.
It is said that after the green cloth has been completely removed, the next step is to remove the scaffolds made of thick bamboo poles. A large number of people worked with each other in an orderly and just right way, so that the work went very smoothly.
After all the obstructions were cleared in a short period of time, the shopkeepers and guys who took advantage of the terrain found that the shape of this row of shops had become unrecognizable compared to before.
In fact, in terms of architectural shape alone, the place where the headquarters of the People's Bank of the Celestial Empire was located did not deviate from the style of the Tang Dynasty. It's just that some details have changed a lot. For example, this refers to the fact that the house is not only three stories high, but also not a traditional wooden structure.
Although in the Tang Dynasty, those who were wealthy had already used brick and stone structures to build their own mansions. However, as the main structure of the house, it is still mainly made of wood. However, from the outside, the People's Bank of the Celestial Empire rarely sees the appearance of wooden structures.
Fortunately, no matter what you say, whenever you first see this People's Bank of the Celestial Empire, which has long been a hot topic in Chang'an City, except for ignorant children, almost everyone can feel a sense of majesty that is indescribable and unclear, but it does exist.
As the exterior of the building was quickly cleared, the door that had been ajar was completely hollowed out. Then I saw some people dressed in what kind of uniforms they were supposed to have, holding an object wrapped in red paper and posing in the open space in front of the door with four big words "Open the door".
"Good guy, this is a firecracker."
"Isn't it, it's said to be much louder than any firecracker."
"I used this thing when the liquor store at the entrance of Qianjie opened last time, and the movement was terrifying."
"What do you know, what is scary or not, this firecracker is said to have a lot to do with the Taoist thunder and fire spell, the effect of dispelling evil is quite powerful, and at the same time it can also attract wealth.
"yes, yes, it's just that this thing is too expensive, and it's not cost-effective to spend so much money just to make a sound."
"! Such an idea is doomed to be poor for the rest of your life. As long as the business can flourish in the future, this money is nothing. ”
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As time passed, the People's Bank of the Celestial Empire soon gathered a lot of people. And most people have a few colorful and brightly colored pieces of paper in their hands. (To be continued......)