Beiyang reactionaries

The end of the whole year of 1923 was so lively.

"Jianhou (Xi Demao)."

"Father."

"Now there are rumors in the market that several big banks are planning to buy a shell and then go public. Is it true?"

Xi's.

Xi Yuguang asked Xi Demao.

With the frequent actions of the cabinet, various gossips followed one after another.The news circulating in Shanghai is that some newly established banks are currently planning to list in Shanghai.

That is, the banks controlled by the government.

That is, China Bank of Communications, China Commercial Bank, China Savings Bank, China Construction Bank, and China Commercial Bank.

Recently, even the business of many foreign-funded banks has been greatly affected.Because the government has set up several large banks, all the government's business is entrusted to them.

After all, China is a big country.

There are a lot of government business every year, and the annual tax alone is not a small amount.In the past, most of these funds were handled by foreign banks.

But not now.

The money has to go through China's own bank.The reason why foreign banks were so strong in the past was because they had a lot of funds in their hands.The small banks and money houses in Shanghai need loans from foreign banks.Therefore, foreign banks control China's finance in Shanghai.Where did the foreign banks get so much money?

In fact, more than half of them are because they undertake government business.

China's customs duties are in the hands of these banks, and China's salt tax and tea tax are also mortgaged to foreign banks. Even the taxes handed over to Beijing by the Chinese localities are deposited in foreign banks before they are handed over.It is because of this that they have abundant funds.

But now these things are taken away by the Bank of China.

In addition, the "anti-imperialist" wave that broke out at the beginning of the year also greatly affected foreign-funded banks, especially the deposits of foreign-funded banks.So at present, China's financial circles are paying attention to every move of the cabinet.

Worried about what new initiatives they will have.

Now it is rumored that these big banks are going to go public, of course many people are concerned.These banks have been developing very rapidly in the recent period. If these banks are going to be listed, they will definitely be greatly favored by the market.

"I don't know the details. There are these rumors. And there is also the possibility. After all, these banks are currently expanding rapidly and must need a lot of funds. If the government does not continue to inject capital, then the best way is to raise funds in the stock market." Funds. But we, Commercial Bank, have not been notified yet. If it is going to be listed, I will know.”

"Your cousin and the others have already started investing heavily in the stock exchange."

"They are?"

"If it is true according to the rumors that those banks are preparing to list in Shanghai, it will definitely ignite the enthusiasm of stockholders. Shanghai's securities industry will usher in another feast. Of course, they hope to make arrangements in advance and wait until the securities market carnival to get enough profit."

Xi Demao frowned.

carnival.

After every carnival in the stock market, I don't know how many people will go bankrupt.Because every carnival is not a real carnival, but someone deliberately let the wind go, and after raising the stock price, they all ran away.

In the end, some slow institutions and shareholders will suffer heavy casualties.

"Father, you..."

"Don't worry. You are actually the general manager of China Commercial Bank. I won't get involved in this kind of thing. I just want to tell you."

Xi Yuguang was also a comprador.

Such a feast would never be absent before.But this time he will not participate because his son is now the general manager of China Commercial Bank.He has to think about his son's future.

Don't influence Xi Demao's development in the government for a little money.

"kindness."

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"Is the news accurate?"

"It should be no problem. According to the information I got, the Bank of China has already started to discuss this matter. And several internal meetings have been held."

Gong Ziyu spoke.

Shanghai HSBC Bank.

Alexander Stephen, Xi Lusheng, Gong Ziyu, the three most important figures in Shanghai HSBC Bank.

Here Alexander Stephen is the boss of HSBC, while Xi Lusheng and Gong Ziyu are the compradors of HSBC.Xi Lusheng is the eldest grandson of Xi Zhengfu, so he served as the fourth comprador of HSBC Bank.

But this one is a playboy.

I usually don’t work at all, I seldom go to work at HSBC, and I don’t even deal with the British very much.It is only by relying on the property left by his father and grandfather and the remaining prestige that he can continue to serve as the comprador of HSBC Bank.

But what if you don't do anything.

HSBC is currently the most powerful, largest and busiest bank in Shanghai and even in China.In terms of strength and scale, it is even stronger than China Bank of Communications and China Commercial Bank.For these foreign banks, the status of comprador is very important, which is equivalent to the position of the general manager of the company.Many jobs have to go through compradors, and even many loans from HSBC must be stamped with compradors, otherwise they will not be effective.Therefore, since Xi Lusheng didn't do anything, but was jealous in Shanghai every day, HSBC hired another person.

That is Gong Ziyu.

Gong Ziyu used to be a comprador of the British Bank of Yili, but after the closure of Yili Bank, he came to HSBC.Served as the comprador of HSBC Bank at that time, that is, the assistant of Xi Lusheng's grandfather Xi Zhengfu.

It took nearly 30 years to do it.

He assisted Xi Lusheng's grandfather Xi Zhengfu and Xi Lusheng's father Xi Ligong successively.So he is very familiar with HSBC's business, and HSBC trusts him very much.

Therefore, although the fourth comprador is Xi Lusheng, Gong Ziyu is actually responsible for the specific work of HSBC.This time the three of them got together because of the current market rumors.

The Bank of China is planning to let the government-controlled banks, and the Ministry of Commerce is to let some large government-controlled companies go public in Shanghai.This is used to raise funds and increase development.

This is no small thing.

It may affect the finance of the whole Shanghai.

"Xi, have you heard any news about this?"

Alexander Stephen asked Xi Lusheng.

As the boss of HSBC Bank, Alexander Stephen disliked Xi Lusheng very much.Compared with his grandfather Xi Zhengfu and his father Xi Ligong, Xi Lusheng is really far behind.At that time, his grandfather and father did not know how much they contributed to HSBC becoming the largest bank in China, and even the largest bank in Asia.

The Xi family is attached to HSBC, and HSBC also needs a top comprador like the Xi family.

Compradors, compradors, don't just work for HSBC.The comprador family also has its own property in HSBC, just like shareholders.

A lot of HSBC's profits are also distributed to the comprador family.Otherwise, why do the comprador families become the top rich families one by one, that is because they and foreign banks are working together to make money.

The Xi family has been in HSBC for 50 years, and their contacts are intricate.Therefore, although Xi Lusheng is a playboy who doesn't do anything, HSBC still invites him to be the fourth comprador.