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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 4 Bankers

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    At this time, in the office on the roof of this gorgeous and solid building, Liu Zhiping, the director of the Shanghai Advisory Bureau of the Dashun Empire and the head of Houde Bank, was sitting on a mahogany chair. He glanced at the report in front of him.  , whispered: "God!" No one in the office answered him.  He stood up from a large table, walked across the room, and walked to the window on the south wall, staring at the squirming people downstairs and the boats in the Huangpu River.  Shanghai's Bund commercial district is the core area of ??the city, and in a sense the financial heart of the Dashun empire. No matter what those who detract from it say, it is still the economic center of the entire Dashun and even East Asia.  For some stupid people wearing melon caps and dark clothes who come and go in a hurry, it may just be a place where people can find jobs and be employed, which makes people bored and stuffy.  For other young and promising people, it is a palace of opportunity, where as long as you have expertise and hard work, you will be rewarded with promotion and security; for romantics, it is undoubtedly a rising  The abyss of the stock exchange; for pragmatists, it is the largest market in East Asia; and for the young Confucian scholars in the Dashun mainland, it is a place of luxury and debauchery for profit-seeking businessmen.  The businessmen are shameless and use all possible means to squeeze the poor workers and farmers, and will not stop until the last drop of their blood is squeezed out.  As a businessman who developed Houde Bank from an ordinary bank in the southern Zhili area to the largest bank in Shanghai today, Liu Zhiping is a realist.  He understands what the Bund of Shanghai is: it is purely a forest, and he himself is a tiger in this forest.  Although he is a predatory person by nature, he has long recognized that certain standards must be respected in person and torn up behind his back. In his opinion, there is only one commandment in this world, and that is the Eleventh Commandment  (Christianity has ten commandments): "Don't let people see through you." Now, through the plan of one of his sons (Liu Qingyang), he has realized the plan he has been preparing for many years by loaning money to the imperial government, that is, for his own  The remaining capital is looking for a safe outlet, and by controlling the product market, it controls numerous light industrial enterprises in the Jiangnan region, integrating them into a monopoly group controlled by itself.  In this way, he also satisfied his second need: he made a fortune, because he owned 40% of the stocks in Houde Bank, occupied the rooftop office, and his wealth was many times richer than that of a millionaire.  And now there is another opportunity in front of him to make further progress.  Liu Zhiping is 60 years old, but there is no way to tell from his appearance that he has reached this age. His affluent life and huge power make time seem to have stopped in this man's body.  He is not tall, but very well-proportioned and handsome. He always has a gentle and charming smile on his face. But if you have been dealing with him for a long time, you will know that all this is just a disguise. In this man's heart  Always planning to plunder and attack.  After a few minutes, Liu Zhiping returned to his desk, gently pulled a string on the side, and gently ordered the servant who came in: "Take my post to several other bank shopkeepers.  Just say that I invite them to come to my mansion for dinner tonight!¡± The hour hand on the wall clock has pointed to nine o¡¯clock. The dinner is almost over. The atmosphere in the restaurant is very good. Liu Zhiping said in a low voice.  It was a joke, and there was a burst of laughter on the round table.  The servants silently took down the dishes on the table and replaced them with freshly cooked white fungus and bird's nest soup, which was very good for the guests who had already drunk a lot of wine.  When Liu Zhiping saw that it was almost done, he winked at the butler on the side. The butler bowed slightly to him. Soon the servants all left, leaving only seven people at the round table in the restaurant.  "Everyone!" Liu Zhiping coughed: "I invite you here today because of an important matter, which is related to the survival and development of Shanghai and even the financial community in Dashun. Liu is a person with limited talents and cannot take on this important task, so I invite you today."  Everyone, come and discuss this together." At this point, Liu Zhiping turned to Liu Qingyang and said, "Qingyang, please tell me!" "Yes, father!" Liu Qingyang stood up and said to everyone.  He cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, you should all know that Dashun and the British signed a peace treaty in Myanmar a few days ago. In the peace treaty, Myanmar should pay a sum of money to the British, but the king of Myanmar has just finished the war.  The treasury is empty and there is no money available. Everyone knows that I have taken over the military supply business for the army, so I begged Mr. Chen over there to take over this business. " Everyone at the table exchanged glances.  After a moment, an old man in his fifties smiled and said: "Nephew Qingyang really has good vision and skills. He has done all his business abroad. I can only admire you. It's just that you say so."  What do you mean? Could it be that you don¡¯t have enough money and you want to borrow it from me? There¡¯s no problem with that. I¡¯m here to express my opinion. Two or three hundred thousand taels of money, I¡¯m here.You can still take charge.  "I can't compare with Chen Weng, so I'll give you 150,000 taels!"  " "Then it's one hundred thousand taels!  " A crowd of voices rose from the dining table, and everyone expressed their opinions one after another. Liu Qingyang couldn't help but feel angry. Naturally, he didn't come here to borrow such a small amount of money tonight. According to what Chen Zaixing told him, the compensation to the British alone was four  One million pounds, plus other subsequent expenses, is at least no less than six million pounds. According to the price of one pound equal to 3.66 taels of silver at that time, that is close to 20 million taels of silver. In the face of such a large compensation, these  The little money the guy took out was just a drop in the bucket. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a low cough in his ears, and he quickly shut up. Liu Zhiping stood up and bowed to everyone at the table: "  Thank you in advance for your kindness!  Naturally, everyone did not dare to accept his gift, and quickly stood up to return the gift. There was chaos on the table for a while. When it calmed down a little, Liu Zhiping took a sip of the bird's nest and said with a smile: "Actually, I invite you all to come tonight.  We came together to do this business. To put it bluntly, Houde Bank can still get these more than ten or two hundred thousand taels of silver!  " "Haha, of course everyone knows Liu Weng's methods!  The old man named Chen just now smiled and said: "We are just doing our best to help our colleagues. How dare we say that Houde Bank can't get some money."  " At this point, he coughed and said, "It's just that in business, the rule passed down from our ancestors is to do it in a hurry. In Myanmar, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and wars are going on from time to time. When we lend the money, we are talking about the future.  We at Longxing Bank, with our small capital and timidity, can't afford to do this kind of business where profit is the only thing that matters!  " "Yeah, Chen Weng can't do it, and we can't do it even more!  " "Yes, Mr. Liu, please forgive me. We have spent a lot of money from our bank, and now our turnover is still very tight. We really can't get it out!"  " There was a cry of distress in the room. Chen Weng looked at Liu Zhiping with a smile, as if he was waiting for something good. It turned out that his Longxing Bank was the second largest bank in Shanghai, and he was Liu Zhiping's banker for decades.  Old enemies have been fighting in Shanghai for decades, and he would naturally stand in the way of the plan proposed by the other party. When Liu Qingyang saw this, he couldn't help but secretly complain about why his father had invited Long Xingxing, his enemy, here this time.  They were obviously causing trouble, and several other banks were messed up by this guy. How could things happen? He glanced at his father with the corner of his eye, and saw Liu Zhiping just lowering his head to drink tea, his eyes slightly closed, his face as calm as water.  , as if someone was concentrating on drinking tea. Suddenly there was a snap, but Liu Zhiping put the tea cup on the table, raised his head and said with a smile: "Listen to what Chen Weng said, do you want to stop getting involved in this business?"  " "My heart is full of ambition but my strength is not enough, please forgive me, Mr. Liu!"  " "Since Chen Weng wants to stay out of the matter, then please do it!  Liu Zhiping said coldly: "Qingyang, why don't you send Uncle Shi out yet!"  " "Yes, Father!  Liu Qingyang hurried over and made a gesture of invitation to the old man: "Uncle Shi, please!"  " The old man surnamed Chen was stunned by Liu Zhiping's sudden action. He stammered: "You, you!  "But I don't know what to say next. "Chen Weng, you also understand the rules of business. What we are going to talk about cannot be spread. Since you have said you will not participate, I have to ask you to leave first.  Please forgive me if I offended you!  "When Liu Zhiping said this, he smiled and turned to the remaining people and said, "If you don't want to hear it, you can leave!  " Everyone at the table looked at each other, but their buttocks seemed to be stuck to the chairs. No one stood up. The old man surnamed Chen glanced at the faces of the other people, but those people turned their faces away one by one.  , avoiding the other party's gaze, Liu Qingyang smiled and extended his hand to the old man named Chen: "Weng Chen, please!  " The old man surnamed Chen looked around and saw that no one was getting up. He turned around and sat down. He said to Liu Qingyang: "Forget it, with Brother Liu taking the lead, even if Chen is willing to sacrifice his wealth, he will probably not lose anything.  !  " Seeing that his opponent actually turned around and sat down, Liu Zhiping couldn't help but be startled. He immediately smiled and said: "With Chen Weng's help, the big thing is already half done. Qingyang, tell the uncles about the situation over there and yours.  Share your ideas and ask them to help you with the details!  " "Yes, Daddy!  "Liu Qingyang bowed slightly to his father, turned around and said to everyone: "Dear uncles, my nephew advocates borrowing money from Myanmar for three reasons: First, Myanmar has a rich land and many minerals. If you lend money to the king, you can ask for minerals,  Forest farms, etc. are used as mortgages, making huge profits; secondly, this time I sent troops to Dashun to quell the rebellion in Myanmar. After the peace treaty is signed, I will have the power to garrison troops, so I don¡¯t have to worry about the other party¡¯s repudiation and non-repayment; thirdly, this loan can open up the relationship with the Myanmar royal family.  The relationship will open up channels for our Jiangnan business community to enter Myanmar and even Southeast Asia in the future, and obtain a lot of beneficial business.?¡±
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