Chapter 920 Inadequate
After being glanced at by a group of senior members' essays, Wang Faxiang quickly accelerated his walking pace.
What he was going to was Mingyufang. This shop was filled with mixed goods and densely populated, and Wang Faxiang was obviously relaxed in the crowd.
At this time, there was a man dressed in a short robe beside him, and he made a very obscure move to Wang Faxiang when he passed by.
Wang Faxiang nodded slightly... Today he was not idle and had to pass through half of the capital. This was a training for stalking and anti-stalking. Just now, the intelligence personnel had already stated that the intelligence team responsible for stalking and following people did not notice any abnormalities, which means that Wang Faxiang was not targeted.
"I'm a little bored." Wang Faxiang looked around and suddenly felt lonely.
Li Guobin and Liu Ji both have their own affairs. One of them is responsible for the relationship between the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, while the other is in charge of the business in the store. Both of them have added branch managers, which is considered top-notch in the Heyusheng business system. Furthermore, the senior officials in the government affairs system are still a little worse. Of course, as a colleague and friend, Wang Faxiang feels that these two people have enough abilities.
And the Military Intelligence Department has been a little bored this year.
After eradicating the multiple hidden intelligence points of the Later Jin Dynasty in the capital, the Military Information Department no longer had a decent opponent in the capital. The Jinyiwei and the East Factory did not know the existence of the Military Information Department at all. Moreover, the two departments had been penetrated like sieves, and they were really riddled with holes and were not an equal opponent at all.
In recent months, the Military Intelligence Department has not only collected local military and economic information, but also almost all the trends and struggles of senior management can touch a few melons. The current situation is far from the embarrassment when I could only listen to people gossip and collect information in teahouses and taverns.
Tonight's action was just a training session, without any turmoil. Wang Faxiang couldn't say what he felt in his heart. He was a little bored, but he was more grateful.
It was still a bit dangerous when removing the Jurchen stronghold that day. Li Yongfang sent many good men to assassinate him, but Wang Faxiang led people to fight back. However, there was no movement on Li Yongfang's side after that. Later, Wang Faxiang learned that Fushun's forehead was attached to the Thirteen Mountains and ate, lost a lot of power, and lost a lot of manpower. There was no energy left. Besides, when the failure happened, many elite soldiers and generals were sent, but they were taken over by others. Li Yongfang looked at the capital city information and thought it was the assistance of the powerful spy departments of the Ming Dynasty such as the Jinyiwei. As soon as he thought of this, he would not send anyone.
Now, if the crocodile potentially underwater is potentially becoming the most powerful force in the dark, Wang Faxiang, as the leader of this force, certainly did not dare to relax at all.
"Boss, an intelligence officer turned sideways and said softly: "Liu Guojin sent someone to leave a message saying that there is something important to see you."
"Oh, I'll go there."
Liu Guojin was also an important ally with Yu Sheng in the capital. It took more than two years from his original dependence to his ally relationship. Before that, Li Guobin was qualified to go to the Liu Mansion. Later, Liu Guojin and others realized that Wang Faxiang's status was not inferior to Li Guobin, and they even had it. Some secret things have happened recently and they have dealt with Wang Faxiang directly.
"I've met Mr. Liu."
Wang Faxiang did not delay, Liu Guojin lived in Xiaoyongfang. The structure of the capital city was noble in the east and rich in the west, poor in the south and low in the north. The north city was mostly mainly merchants, camel vendors, small businesses and people's residences. The south city was simply an outer city, and the residential structure was very chaotic. Few officials were willing to live in Nancheng. Most officials would live in Dongcheng. Even if they lived in a very small courtyard, they would rather squeeze in. After all, it was convenient to go to court.
Liu Guojin's mansion is not comparable to ordinary people in poverty. It has three-in-one courtyards, blue brick courtyard walls, and terrazzo floors. The house is repaired every few years and looks magnificent. More than a dozen bird cages are placed under the corridor in front of the courtyard. The flowers in the courtyard are blooming from the flowers. The sounds of birds and insects are ringing. Wang Faxiang enters the study. Liu Guojin is studying the newly obtained bronze antiques under the lamp, and his expression is very leisurely and comfortable.
"Guorui is here." Liu Guojin called Wang Faxiang's words, pointed to the chair, and said, "Sit down and talk."
"Stand down and watch the old man study antiques." Wang Faxiang said casually: "This set is probably going to cost a lot of money."
"Five hundred taels." Liu Guojin was said to the itchy place, and raised his slap and smiled, "I was killed by the shopkeeper of Liulichang. There is no way. Who said I like this bronze utensil the most? This group of utensils used by ancient people to eat, and there are ancient characters engraved on it. Unfortunately, I am a pity that I am a little slight and cannot crack it. It's a pity."
Wang Faxiang looked admiring. A set of bronze ware costs hundreds of plowing oxen. In addition to the powerful class, it is probably to scare many people to death. Since Longwan, foreign trade has been prevalent and silver has poured in. With the prosperity of the people, the income of the powerful class has also increased greatly. The most significant thing is that the development of the antique industry is far beyond the previous day.
"I'll tell you Guorui, there's something I want to tell you." Liu Guojin finally put down his things. If he had used to talk while playing with objects, he would have been different now. He Yusheng's potential under the water was obviously stronger than a day. The Beijing branch almost spent tens of thousands of taels to buy low-level officials and a large number of officials. At first, Liu Guojin didn't agree. Tens of thousands of officials in the capital were really the masters of the country. Only dozens of officials and few people were available when they were in charge of the country.
A few eunuchs and nobles, and those middle- and low-level officials and minor officials were worth much? In the past two years, I gradually realized the wonderful things. Although there are many powerful people in the capital, the people who are doing business are still mainly small officials and minor officials. They can win over these people, and the things will go smoothly. It is much easier to use than simply using power to suppress others. The connections managed by He Yusheng have gradually taken shape. Many things are asked to be taken to the powerful and noble people, or they spend money to do it, but He Yusheng has been smooth sailing and has done it inadvertently.
Just like Chongwenmen, the tax customs, which is something that ordinary people can't handle, and it is still taken down by Li Guobin, Wang Faxiang and others. Liu Guojin is a person with a change of mind. In recent years, the more he is afraid of He Yusheng, the more he and Wang Faxiang meet in private, just like after the rise of the Jurchens in Liaodong, Liu Guojin had privately sent his family slaves to Liaodong to "observe" with the same intention.
Liu Guojin said seriously: "Do you and Yusheng's silver bank have some problems?"
Wang Faxiang was surprised. In recent months, the silver bank has been very nervous. Bank deposits in various places have used mutual support to deal with merchants who come to pick up the silver. This is also the real reason why Yu Sheng was venting out and asked merchants to say hello three to five days in advance for the cumbersome procedures!
In Heyusheng's local accounts, there are now about 800,000 yuan in deposits of silver. This number increases and decreases every month, sometimes as much as 1.5 million, and sometimes as little as 500,000. The military department has a monthly expense of more than 100,000 yuan. This bank is divided into accounts in various places, and the problem of insufficient wealth by withdrawing merchants from bank deposits is solved by withdrawing merchants. However, the silver in the accounts rarely lasts for more than three months. Generally, most of them are deposited for more than ten days to one month, and a few people deposit one or two months, and only a very small number of merchants will deposit for more than three months.
There is insufficient time and a large deficit. In order to solve the problem, I can only draw silver from local accounts, and then supplement each other's silver between accounts to prevent the merchants from depositing the bank. Fortunately, Heyusheng's logistics is as prosperous as a vanguard. Within three or five days, all accounts in the north can communicate with each other. This approach can barely support Heyusheng's expenses in the past few months.
From autumn to the new year, this period of time must have been a very nervous stage for Yousheng. The cost is tight, so you can only move left and right.
This was originally the highest level of secret. Only a very small number of senior management inside Heyusheng knew the real inside story. Ordinary middle and lower management only understood the superficial reasons, thinking that the financial accounting of the military department was cumbersome, which increased the time for withdrawal of silver.
Wang Faxiang laughed and said, "Yusheng and I dare not say that we are rich enough to rival the country, but we, Lord Zhang, still have a million dollars. The amount of money deposited in the account is really irrelevant. How can we say that the silver is insufficient?"
Liu Guojin smiled meaningfully first, and then said, "Your business owner Zhang Dongzhu is indeed a strong and powerful person, otherwise he would not have achieved such success at the moment. However, this has nothing to do with your silver bank. No matter how big the family business is, there are times when the left and right are poor... Don't worry, I didn't want to check the accounts with you, but just told you, the day before yesterday I met with several fellow colleagues. Zuo Cangyu mentioned that his disciple Shi Xianzhi had an uncle, who seemed to be named Shi Congbin, who was the big customer of you and Yusheng Business. There were a lot of money deposited in your business. This person chatted with Shi Xianzhi and mentioned the delay in your account withdrawal. At that time, Wang Wenyan was very interested. I received the news today that Wang Wenyan invited all the uncles and nephews of the Shi family to his apartment for an interview."
Wang Faxiang's face turned apart, knowing that something was wrong.
Liu Guojin said again: "Wang Wenyan is a villain, but my Donglin lineage still cannot live without him. This person is resourceful and fickle. This political struggle is the leader. This person is very smart, but one bad thing is that he is narrow-minded. Guidongzhu once offended him, so this person has always been very hostile to He Yusheng. In this political struggle, He Yusheng is of course regarded as a eunuch, but his status is relatively transcendent... To be honest, even the whole people are worried that they will force you to rebel, but if the reason can be found in the mainland to limit He Yusheng's development and become famous, I think Wang Wenyan will not give up this opportunity, and the court will most likely be happy to see it."
Liu Guojin said this, picked up the tea bowl and said in his chest, "In short, the wood is fascinated by the forest, and the wind will destroy it. If there is no chance, no one will think of provoking you and Yusheng on their own initiative. But if there is a chance, once someone takes the lead, there will be a lot of people who will follow him up and bite him. After all, He Yusheng's family business is still very jealous."
Wang Faxiang smiled and said, "I think it's OK, don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you reach out."
Liu Guojin said: "Is Guorui's saying this big?"
Chapter completed!