I was a prince in ancient times

When Xie Anlan received the letter, she was watching a group of workers on the construction site.

The preparations for the coins are almost ready, and the rest is the bank.

In order to prevent all kinds of accidents, Xie Anlan's bank is constructed of steel and concrete.

This is the first house in the imperial capital that is completely made of cement, and many spectators gather around it every day.

It was also the first time for the craftsmen to accept this kind of novel construction method, and there were many unknown places that needed to be consulted with Xie Anlan.

Xie Anlan wore a black robe, covered his mouth and nose with a veil in his hand, and was watching the craftsmen pouring concrete. An official from the post station sent him a letter.

These days, every now and then, Xie Anlan would receive letters from Lu Chengjia from Jianjia City, and she had long been used to it.

His fingertips trembled slightly, suppressing the throbbing in his heart, he took the envelope and couldn't wait to open it.

According to Lu Chengjie's habit of explaining things first, Xie Anlan just glanced at the beginning and was about to look at the end of the envelope.

With just a slight swipe, he blushed suddenly.

He is usually so serious, why did he leave not long ago, just like that...

After reading the letter full of love stories, Xie Anlan smiled lightly, folded the envelope carefully with her slender fingers, and put it back in the envelope intact.

Chao Gaode asked for a brand new envelope, stuffed the handkerchief in his hand just now, and "send it to the station."

Gothe nodded expressionlessly.

They thought that the unmarried subordinates would feel better when the princess left the prince's side, but after this period of time, they found that whether the prince and concubine were together was the same for them.

Thousands of mountains and rivers can't cut off the affection between the two of them.

After Gao De delivered the handkerchief and came back, Xie Anlan saw that there was nothing wrong with the construction site, so she went back home.

It happened that Liuli Kiln sent a lot of glass made during this period, and Xie Anlan didn't hide it like before, but picked up some more delicate ones and sent them to various palaces.

After several years of tacit understanding between the princes and Xie Anlan, they gradually understood his temperament.

If you have something to do, brother, don't come and hit me if you have nothing to do.

It's good, and there must be something wrong with sending something for no reason.

This matter, of course, is to promote glass for him.

In terms of influence in the imperial capital, no one can compare to a few princes and concubines. As long as they show their hands in front of people with a glass, they will have a lot of money to send to the Chen Palace tomorrow.

Of course, the princes had long been envious of the conservatory made of pure glass in Prince Chen's mansion, and he was finally willing to take out the glass at this meeting, and before promoting it for him, he bought a batch for himself.

They don't care about money like Xie Anlan. As for the things in Xie Anlan's greenhouse, they have someone to take care of them carefully, and they will be quite a fortune in winter.

Because of his birth, he didn't take this little money seriously, and he only wanted to grow it to eat for himself.

So Xie Anlan's glass was bought by several princes before it was promoted to the market.

Xie Anlan didn't care about them, and built a bank with peace of mind.

As soon as word spread that Xie Anlan was determined to open a bank, the owners of the Yongchao bank couldn't sit still and gathered together.

"Both of you understand why we are sitting here today." Boss Wan of Ronghua Bank squinted at the two bosses who didn't quite deal with each other, and said calmly.

The two bosses nodded lightly.

"Now that you know, please take the time to let go of your personal prejudices today." Boss Wan of Ronghua Bank said in a deep voice.

We are all in the same business, and there are bound to be a little friction on weekdays, and it is normal to dislike each other, but these are small things, and the things in front of us are the big things.

When the bosses heard what he said, their hearts shivered, and they each restrained their expressions.

"It's been a year since Prince Nachen said he was going to open a bank. I saw that he didn't move and thought he was resting. I didn't realize that I was careless." No one spoke, and the owner of Wanguan Bank took the lead. I spoke.

The owner of Fugui Qianzhuang Wang glanced at him, "It doesn't matter if you are careless or not, then the king of Chen is determined to open a bank, and you can't stop it."

Boss Mu looked blank, "I can't stop it, but he hasn't come to my bank to exchange gold and silver for a year, and the money he opened the bank..."

When Boss Mu talked about this, he still felt that it was unreal. If the bank was opened without a large amount of gold and silver as reserve silver, how could the bank be opened.

"The lord must have a batch of gold and silver in his hands, but the amount is unpredictable." Boss Wan of Ronghua Bank shook his head. He knew that Lu Chengjie hadn't received cashiers very much in the past year, and I'm afraid it was because of this matter again. prepare for.

But in terms of quantity, it is really unclear. Even if there is more gold and silver collected, how much money will be left after excluding the annual dividends to the merchants and the money paid to the merchants of Chu State.

"Anyway, seeing that the Wang Ye's bank is opening up, we have to think about countermeasures." Boss Wang of Fugui Bank glanced at the other bosses present, "With the current reputation of King Chen, we can't sit still and wait for death. .”

No one knows the word Chenwang in today's Yong Dynasty. If this name is released, it will attract countless people, not to mention that he wants to open a bank. I don't know how many people are holding gold and silver to give He sends money.

At that time, how could these banks survive.

"Don't worry, I don't think it's that easy to open the bank of King Chen." Boss Mu of Wanguan Bank raised his hand to suppress the irritability in Boss Yawang's heart.

Boss Wang, "How do you say that?"

"In ancient times, there are countless people who founded banks tonight, and we have come into contact with many, big and small. Why are only a few of our banks surviving in this world." Boss Mu said slowly, "Because banks are not like other businesses. It’s so complicated that I don’t need me to give a few bosses an example, we have achieved today’s achievements through unremitting efforts from generation to generation, so how can King Chen’s temporary interest compare to our century-old foundation.”

"It's true to say so, but the current reputation of the king of Chen cannot allow me to underestimate it." Boss Wang nodded in agreement after hearing this, "If someone else said that he wanted to open a bank today, I would laugh at him. Talking nonsense, but instead of being the king of Chen, I feel a little uneasy in my heart."

Boss Wang always felt that Wang Chen had an evil spirit all over him, as if he could do anything he wanted to do in the world, and this time the bank was no exception.

"So we can't just wait and see what happens." Boss Wan tapped his fingers on the table, interrupting the other two's contemplation.

"Boss Wan has a countermeasure in mind." The two bosses, Mu and Wang, looked at him and felt a pause in their hearts.

Boss Wan nodded, "Yes, but this method is useless for my family alone."

Hearing these words, the two bosses still didn't understand something, they pursed their lips, "Boss Wan, feel free to tell me."

"Actually, it's not a good idea." Boss Wan lowered his voice, "It's nothing more than a joint discount between us and the others to hit Chen Wang's bank."

"Discount?" The two bosses frowned.

"Both of you also know that we need to pay gold and silver for the exchange of the three banks. I want to make some discounts in this respect to offset the impact of the opening of Chenwang Bank." Boss Wan thought for a while, and said his purpose out.

"Chen Wang is now opening a bank in the imperial capital. Even if the fame is great, how much impact will it have on us." Boss Mu does not agree with Boss Wan's proposal. In exchange for silver, there will be losses in and out, so asking them to give a discount is not enough. So I have to pay for the loss of these silver by myself.

"As Boss Wang said, even though Chen Wang only has one bank at the moment, it's not enough to prove it, but he definitely has the ability to erode us unknowingly, so we can't give him a chance, we have to give him a fatal blow from the very beginning. strike." Boss Wang was a bit jealous of Xie Anlan, and Boss Wan was no exception.

"And this discount is not permanent. It only lasts for three months from one month before Chenwang's opening to two months after Chenwang's opening." The three-month loss of profits offsets a potential strong peer. Boss Wan thinks This method works.

Boss Wang and Boss Mu lowered their eyebrows in thought, and after a long time, they nodded in agreement.

"Then it's settled." Seeing that the two agreed, Boss Wan was overjoyed, and raised his glass to clink with the two, "I wish us all the best this time."

The three bosses drank the wine in their glasses with mixed feelings. They did not expect their first cooperation to be in such a way.

Since Kan Ming knew that Xie Anlan was going to open a bank, his eyes and ears paid more attention to the news of the bank, and the news of the secret meeting of several bank bosses did not escape his attention.

He quickly reported it to Xie Anlan.

After hearing this, Xie Anlan smiled nonchalantly, "Let them go, the soldiers will cover up the water and the earth."

"My lord is not afraid that the three of them will join forces to deal with you." Kan Ming frowned.

"I'm afraid." Xie Anlan responded lightly, then turned to look at him, "Are you afraid that you will be able to find out what they are talking about?"

Kan Ming, "..."

He could only find out that the three bosses had a secret meeting, but the content of the secret meeting was beyond his ability to find out. If he had this ability, he wouldn't have gotten into such a miserable situation.

"That's it." Kaichun gradually warmed up, Xie Anlan took out the folding fan Lu Chengjia gave him, and tapped Kan Ming's shoulder, "Everything will go according to plan, don't worry about them, What kind of plans do they have, we will know when we open the business."

Seeing that the prince had a charter in mind, Kan Ming stopped persuading him.

Spring is a good season when the ice and snow melt and everything is thriving.

Today's Lingnan is extremely busy, and every household starts to get busy under the leadership of the government as soon as spring begins.

They want to plant lemons on a large scale. This kind of useless sour fruit tree is very common in the mountains. In the past, they only thought that the fruit was sour and unpalatable, and no one paid attention to it. It's all the rage.

When you see a sour fruit tree on the mountain, you will bring back one and plant it in your own yard or on the ridge of the field. Anyway, it does not take up any land, and you don't need to take care of it carefully. When it is harvested next year, people from the government will come to collect it. Ten Eight copper plates are not too much, and one or two copper plates are not too few.

Amid the enthusiasm of the people in Lingnan for planting lemons, Chen Hui also started planting the pepper seeds he brought back from the Prince Chen's Mansion.

Ever since he ate the dishes fried with chili peppers in the Prince Chen's Mansion, he felt that eating anything else was tasteless, and he wished that the chili peppers planted in the ground would grow up overnight.

He had a premonition that Bao Buqi's pepper would become a good thing to make their Lingnan rich in the future.

Although Chen Gui told him that he didn't need to take care of it too carefully, he still found the best place and took good care of it every day, and he was reluctant to waste one of them.

Half a year later, Xie Anlan's bank was finally about to open for business.

The bank was originally built long ago, but Xie Anlan said that he wanted to do some renovations, which took two to three months, which wasted a lot of time.

In order to prevent the onlookers from joining in the fun, the newly built bank was covered with sackcloth, and people outside did not know what it looked like inside.

This money bank built with pure cement has tantalized people for more than half a year.

At the beginning, some people stretched their necks to look inside, but when they found that they couldn't see anything, they gradually lost their patience.

Listening to the jingling sound inside every day, I can pass by without changing my face.

It wasn't until one day when they passed by again suddenly that there was no sound from inside, and a banner that was ready to open was hung on the rough outside, and everyone stopped.

"The prince's bank is finally about to open, and I don't know what it looks like inside."

"Curious, but it should be very strong if it is built with cement. I saw a lot of iron rods added to the cement at the beginning of the year."

"Sturdy is strong, but black is definitely not good-looking."

Everyone nodded at this. The cement is gray except for gray. Road construction is okay, it is no different from stone, but building a house is definitely not as good as a house made of wood.

Everyone is just curious about what this concrete house looks like, and what to do afterward.

"You guys still have some free time here to be curious about this cement bank. Have you heard the news that other banks offer discounts? The fees charged for exchanging gold and silver in the past are now reduced by half. If you have silver notes at home, go and take them out and deposit them in." , can make a lot of money."

"Is there such a good thing?" Everyone didn't believe it, "These banks are crazy, giving us money for nothing."

"It's no good for me to lie to you. If you go to the bank and ask yourself, you'll know."

Everyone thought so, and stopped watching the excitement in front of Xie Anlan's mysterious bank, and all ran to other banks to find out the truth.

Before they approached the bank, they found that there was already a long queue outside the bank. After finding out the facts, some people who had bank notes at home went back to exchange them for bank notes.Some people who do not have banknotes but have silver at home think that such an opportunity to save money should not be missed. After all, silver will oxidize after a long time and will lose its weight. It is better to exchange it with banknotes for insurance.

In this way, a long queue formed outside several banks, occupying half of the imperial capital.

Xie Anlan stood in the teahouse far away from the bank and could see the ever-growing queue.

Kan Ming stood behind Xie Anlan, looked at the long queue outside, thought of the bank they were about to open, and whispered worriedly, "My lord..."

"It's okay." Xie Anlan's folding fan was lit again and again in the palm of his hand, there was no wave on his face, and there was no trace of sadness.

"Should we go with them?" Kan Ming asked uncertainly.

"Well, let them go." Xie Anlan glanced out, then withdrew his gaze, and ordered quietly, "Instead of paying attention to them when you have time, you might as well pay attention to your senior brothers. Don't wait for the bank to open because you don't know what to do." Rigor can go awry.”

"Yes." Xie Anlan said a few words to Kan Ming, and he became honest.

"Go and drink tea with your senior brothers. You can only rest for the next two days. If you want to rest in the future, you may not be free." Xie Anlan softened her tone when she saw that he was being honest.

In the past two years, thanks to Kan Ming who helped him inquire about news and cultivate talents, Xie Anlan didn't bother with him about small things.

A few days later, Xie Anlan's bank finally ushered in its opening, but after some actions by other banks, the enthusiasm of the people subsided a lot, and the number of people who came to see the opening ceremony was not as many as those who came to repair the bank at the beginning.

Xie Anlan didn't care too much, she just had people smoke the red cloth and set off firecrackers.

When the firecrackers were set off, it was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky. Many people in other streets rushed over to watch the commotion when they heard the sound.

Even the bosses of several other banks were hiding in the crowd, wanting to see what the King Chen was capable of.

Seeing the crowds in front of the bank, Xie Anlan nodded to the guards who had already been waiting on the top of the bank.

Several guards ordered to remove the sackcloth covering the outside of the bank bit by bit.

As the linen slipped, Qianzhuang's appearance was completely exposed in front of everyone.

In an instant, the originally noisy street became quiet, and everyone opened their lips wide when they saw the beautiful building with a white halo in front of them.

The imaginary black and dusty appearance does not exist at all. Instead, it is pasted with patterns of clean white porcelain stickers, combined with the transparent glass that can be seen clearly inside the bank.

In this era when only wooden houses were seen, a building full of modern style appeared, which made people feel very novel, beautiful and eye-catching.

"so beautiful."

The crowd finally erupted after a moment of silence.

Such a new architectural style completely shocked everyone.

Even Kan Ming's eyes flashed with astonishment. Originally, the bank was going to open a long time ago. Before the opening, the prince tried his best to say that it was going to be renovated.

He was thinking that no matter how much he pretended to be like that, he didn't expect that this pretending would completely change his appearance.

Through the transparent glass, you can still see a group of brothers and sisters who have been waiting in the bank for a long time. They are all dressed in blue and white clothes, sitting behind the counter framed by glass, with pens, inks, papers and inkstones at hand. The abacus gives people a serious and solemn attitude at first glance.

Push open the door made of glass, and the ground inside is also paved with white porcelain, so white that no one can bear to step on it and ruin it.

Looking up again, there are beautiful glazed cups hanging on the roof.

Kan Ming counted, there were at least [-] lamps, illuminating the entire bank with resplendent and bright mirrors.

Xie Anlan ignored him, and after the firecrackers were set off outside, amidst the beating of a gong that had arrived at the auspicious time, she lifted the red cloth covering the bank's plaque.

A few flamboyant characters were exposed, and the four big characters of Dayong Bank were written on it.

Some officials and scholars in the crowd could tell at a glance that this was the handwriting of the current emperor.

But right now no one has time to discuss the emperor's handwriting, but whispering around the word bank.

It's the first time I've heard of the words Changxing and Baohang for banks, but the word "bank" fits Qianzhuang very well, and it sounds better than Qianzhuang.

"Boss Wan, what do you think of the word 'bank'?" The three bosses hidden in the crowd darkened when they saw the word 'bank'.

This bank sounded better than their bank, but they lost out on the name.

Even the scheming Boss Wan had to admit that the name of the bank was good, his eyes moved slightly, and he said in a low voice, "A good name doesn't prove anything, it mainly depends on how his bank operates."

"That makes sense." The other two bosses nodded in unison. A nice name doesn't mean anything, so let's take another look.

At this time, all the steps of opening have been completed, but no one dares to step into this bright bank.

Xie Anlan smiled wryly, it was also worrying to clean too cleanly.

Fortunately, he had encountered this situation a long time ago, and arranged entrustment in advance.

No. [-] care, the two carrot heads of the great prince's house.

The so-called newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Xie Mingrui and Xie Mingyi dressed up like rich kids today. They received Xie Anlan's wink, carefully squeezed in front of people, stepped on the steps, and entered the bank with their heads poking around. Leave a few light and shallow footprints.

I was a little uncomfortable at first, but after seeing the slightest strangeness in the people in the bank, I gradually let go.

Not long after entering, someone from the bank came to ask them that they were carrying a few gold ingots prepared by Xie Anlan in exchange for money. After seeing the gold ingots, the servants of the bank led them to the opposite counter.

The white glass allows them to see all the action behind the counter, giving them a sense of security.

All the young men behind the counter exchanged money for the two of them according to the procedure Xie Anlan ordered.

A gold ingot is 100 taels of silver, and the counter does not charge a penny, and a piece of 100 taels of coins is delivered to the siblings.

The two looked at the small coin with 100 taels written in their hands, frowned, and asked the person sitting at the counter, "What if I want to exchange this pen and paper for gold and silver?"

"It's also 100 taels of silver." The young man at the counter smiled at them gently, "Gold and silver are fine."

The two siblings Xie Mingrui and Xie Mingyi took a deep breath and looked at each other, and they both saw the words "Uncle Huang is crazy" in each other's eyes.

Whoever's bank exchanged it for free for others, and the emperor's uncle still won't make any money.

It's just that the two of them just talked about it today, and it's not easy to ask about their identities at the moment, so they had to collect the exquisite coin and leave the bank.

As soon as the two of them went out, they were surrounded by people in twos and threes asking questions. The two answered patiently, but they lacked the confidence to speak, and they kept looking at Xie Anlan.

While everyone was asking questions, the No. [-] and No. [-] entrusted by Xie Anlan came in one after another.

After the trustees came out of the bank in shock, a group of people finally found out from the mouths of Xie Mingrui and Xie Mingyi that the bank did not charge a cent for money exchange.

Everyone was stunned and murmured their disbelief, but Prince Chen stood by and did not come out to explain.

And this is just the beginning. Not only do you not charge a penny for exchanging money, but if you save for a long time, the bank will give you money.

This news directly caused people to be bombarded, and many people did not believe it, and did not believe that such a good thing would happen in the world.

But people who have been in the bank are saying that this is indeed the case, and one or two may be said to be trustees. If there are too many people, they can't help but not believe it.

Many people went in with the mood of finding out, and when they came out, they all held exquisite coins of different amounts and colors.

Some people even squatted at the gate of the bank and regretted that they failed to withstand the temptation of other banks a few days ago, and took all their family silver to other banks to exchange for silver notes.

How much money will be lost in this entry and exit?

Some aggrieved people couldn't help scolding other banks at the gate of the bank.

Some even said it was extremely unpleasant, and the faces of the three bosses who were hidden in the crowd turned black as coal.

"Boss Wan, what should we do?" The three bank bosses panicked.

They thought that Xie Anlan's bank should be similar to theirs. Even if Xie Anlan was famous, their century-old brand was not a vegetarian. Combined with their recent discounts, it would be no different.

Who knew that he was so big when he came up, I believe that this matter will spread throughout the entire imperial capital and even the entire Yong Dynasty in a short time, and there will still be a place for them to live by then.

Boss Wan's thoughts turned back and forth, and finally he gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Don't worry, his trick will definitely not last long, and now he can throw paper money vigorously, until those who want to use money come to exchange it, and they can't exchange it for gold and silver." I'll see what he does."

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