Chapter 299: Datang Bank
Suzaku Street.
This is one of the most magnificent streets in Chang'an.
The shops that can be opened on Suzaku Street, the main family is either rich or expensive, and it is an absolute big deal.
And now, in this most important location......
Suddenly, a more imposing shop was opened.
On the plaque at the entrance of the shop, there are several vigorous and powerful characters.
- Datang Bank!
There is a sign at the entrance with a notice about the store.
Someone stood in the doorway and muttered to himself.
"This bank is personally run and opened by His Majesty the Emperor, and aims to provide all due conveniences for the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"The business is as follows—"
"Whoever keeps money or grain in the Bank, no matter how much, has saved enough money for one year, will have a penny of interest!"
"If you borrow the above products from the Bank, you will be repaid as scheduled after one year, and you will also need one cent of interest."
"Produced by the imperial court, it must be a high-quality product!"
"If you need it, please feel free to come in and consult!"
There was a bunch of people around the door, even if they couldn't read, they all leaned over and asked the people next to them what was written on them.
After listening, everyone looked at each other.
Nowadays, the people at the door are basically ordinary people.
A really big customer of a bank like the Saga certainly doesn't get together with a group of people to read the notice.
I watched it for a long time.
Someone muttered.
"One cent of interest a year......
"It means that if we deposit the consistent money here, we will get the consistent zero ten cents in a year?"
"Hiss......"
"People who can get the same amount of money, do they still care about these ten cents?"
"Look at how generous you seem to be when you say that! Ten cents is not money? ”
"Where do I mean that...... I mean, we can't afford to spend that money at all! ”
“……”
The chatter at the door was not loud, but it buzzed and reached the shop.
After a while, a young man came out of it.
He walked up to the group of people and bowed his hands, without the slightest arrogance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are interested in the scope of our bank's business?"
"It just so happens that there is nothing going on at this time."
"Do you want me to explain a thing or two to you?"
The young man is handsome and smiles gently, but he is a little sickly, but at first glance, he is from a rich family.
Such a character came to explain to their group of mud legs in person......
The people waved their hands again and again:
"You're welcome, you're welcome! We're just going to take a look! ”
The young man was not discouraged.
He continued to laugh:
"It's okay to take a look, even if you don't need it yourself, what if your friends and family do, right?"
"This bank is not only used for deposits, but also for borrowing if there is an urgent need."
"Multiple messages, multiple ways!"
Saying this, everyone's expressions full of rejection suddenly hesitated.
Most of the people who can live in Chang'an City and wander around Suzaku Street are not really poor.
At the very least, they are also rich in their ancestors, and they are only in the middle of the road later.
Such people are the most likely to have a gambler's mentality.
It's not about borrowing money to gamble.
It's that once they have the capital on hand, they will try to turn over.
Seeing this, the young man smiled and added:
"Look at it, the wine in that restaurant in the West Market has been selling very well recently."
"I heard that the wine is ten taels of silver a bottle, but it is dozens of times the profit when it changes hands!"
"If you have some ideas about this, if you take the capital from us, what is the interest after one year?"
"Ten taels of silver is ten pieces of money, and one cent of interest is one hundred dollars."
"How much interest is enough for a bottle of wine alone?"
"Not to mention how much you can do with the money you earn this year!"
After speaking, the young man looked at the group of people in front of him.
They all had different expressions on their faces.
But the look in his eyes is almost the same.
They all have the same excitement and greed!
No one can guess......
This person who temporarily acts as the bank shopkeeper is the crown prince of the dynasty, Li Chengqian!
Li Chengqian recalled what Lu Heng had said to him before-
If there is a profit of 10% that makes people crazy, and 50% of people who are desperate, who can take risks if they double the profits, and who have 30 times the profits, they can trample on all the laws in the world.
There is indeed nothing wrong with that.
Except for those gamblers who play money in the casino, normal people are not forced to a dead end, and they dare not borrow money from this kind of store.
If it's a usury, and the interest can't be repaid, isn't that the end of it?
But now......
Even ordinary normal people will inevitably be moved when they hear the huge benefits brought by "Zhenguan Ten Years of Spring".
As you can imagine.
If you replace this group of people with a family.
They will be even crazier!
Li Chengqian thought about it, and saw a person in front of him stand up.
"I, I want to go in and have a look."
It's hard to get started!
Li Chengqian, who had been temporarily assigned this important task, was overjoyed when he heard this, and even wanted to lead the man into the store to have a look.
But at this time.
Behind the crowd, an equally young voice came.
"I want to go in and have a look, I wonder if I can go together?"
Li Chengqian was stunned.
The person who came was richly dressed, and there were many servants beside him, obviously a son of a powerful family.
His arrival made the ordinary people who were still ready to move instantly quiet, and at the same time, they automatically made way for him.
Who is this......
Li Chengqian was very sure that this person was not an official in the court, otherwise he would definitely be familiar.
So young......
Before he could think clearly, he heard the man introduce himself straight to the point.
"In Xia Wang Chongji, from the Taiyuan Wang family, my father Wang Qi."
Wang Chongji introduced himself and winked at Li Chengqian.
The latter immediately realized -
It's recognizing yourself!
Li Chengqian thought about it carefully, and then remembered that the Wang Jingzhi he knew was Wang Chongji's younger brother in front of him!
Their father was Wang Qi, the prime minister of the dynasty, who not only had a respected official position, but also had five surnames and seven wangs.
Such a wealthy and dignitary identity......
It's not surprising that you can recognize your own face.
Think about it here.
A smile appeared on Li Chengqian's face again.
He waved his hand inside:
"It turned out to be the son of the Wang family in person, but I didn't recognize it!"
"Come on, come on!"
"Please come into the shop!"
Wang Chongji had nothing to do, raised his heel behind Li Chengqian, and entered this extraordinary "Datang Bank".