Hope for luck

Chapter 70
Around noon, Gao Pan led his people to Xiangmanlou, the largest restaurant in Dantang County.

This is the second time he has come here, and he seems to be familiar with the road, and behind him is Yin Wei'an and some attendants.

Peng Ming couldn't come out with Gao Pan because he had to deal with the matters asked by the clerks and clerks for instructions. For this reason, Peng Ming complained a few words in private.

"Lord magistrate, are you here? Please come inside, several old men are waiting for you, be careful..."

As soon as Gao Pan's official sedan chair appeared, the shopkeeper, who was full of fragrance, came to greet Gao Pan in person, and was very respectful and careful.

Seeing this, Gao Pan just nodded slightly, and then let the shopkeeper lead the way.

The purpose of his coming here is naturally to settle the money of the Yamen Bank.

Right now, all the money that can be used in the county government's treasury has been taken out and lent to many people, and there is no other money to spend.

At noon, Deng Wenshan personally mentioned this matter to Gao Pan, and he was very worried in his words.

In Gao Pan's heart, he already had a plan in mind. From the time he proposed the establishment of the Yamen Bank, he had already thought about where to get the borrowed money.

In this era, the richest people are the landlords and gentry. Gao Pan knows that only by taking money out of their pockets can this huge silver gap be closed.

And how to make these wealthy gentry 'bleed' is the most important thing for Gao Pan to come to Xiangmanlou right now!

After a while, under the leadership of the shopkeeper, Gao Pan came to a spacious private room on the third floor, which was already full of people.

Most of them wear round hats and dresses made of brocade and silk. They either have big arms or thick waists, or they have a big belly.

All of them were full of oily faces, whispering to the people sitting next to them, and many of them were the country gentry who went to Gao Pan's theory last time.

Originally, they were filled with righteous indignation and aggressively went to the county government office to question Gao Pan.

Unexpectedly, Gao Pan didn't question anything, but saw Du Xiangming's death!

This made them lose their temper in an instant, and they didn't dare to talk about anything anymore. When they questioned Gao Pan, they just let it go!

"Everyone, I'm not late, am I?"

As soon as Gao Panfu entered the door, he looked around and said politely.

Only then did everyone come to their senses, and quickly responded politely, saying that Gao Pan came just in time, not too late!

Even if some of them still have opinions and views on Gao Pan, at this moment they have to be polite to Gao Pan on the surface.

Among them, Gao Pan is most welcome to Yuan Ronggui. Gao Pan's wisdom solves the case and saves him from the disaster of punishment and prison. Yuan Ronggui is very grateful to Gao Pan.

When he heard that Gao Pan wanted him to come to Xiangmanlou to discuss matters, he was the most active and came here early.

At this moment, seeing Gao Pan coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him, while the rest of the gentry just stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Yuan, let's meet again, hurry up and take your seat!"

Gao Pan also seemed very happy with Yuan Ronggui's enthusiasm.

He knew that most of the country gentlemen inside and outside had objections to him, and Yuan Ronggui, who was so warm and welcoming, eased his passivity.

At least on the surface, it seems that someone bought his account, and that's enough!

Gao Pan came to the only lord seat left above, smiled and waved to everyone:
"Everyone, please take your seats. Today, I am looking for you, but I have a big business to discuss with you!"

After saying that, Gao Pan took his seat first, and when everyone saw this, they also sat down quickly, and the shopkeeper at the side was also clever, and quickly closed the door of the private room.

After glancing at everyone's expressions, Gao Pan said calmly:
"I know that there are quite a few of you who mainly focus on lending loan sharks, but this official has reiterated the rules of the imperial court, which has cut off the way of making money for many of you old men and outsiders!"

After hearing this, all the squires whispered again. Many people felt that Gao Pan was quite frank, at least he admitted the matter.

"Of course the usury can no longer be released, but this official can provide you with a new business, it's like this..."

Seeing this, Gao Pan quickly raised his hand, suppressing everyone's voices, and asked Yin Weian behind him to distribute the small papers he had prepared a long time ago.

Yin Weian understood, and quickly distributed the notes in his hands to the tables of many squires.

Everyone hurriedly picked it up and took a look, most of them were literate, only a few squires were illiterate, but someone else explained a thing or two, so they naturally understood.

What is written on this note is the rules about new loans, what is a new loan, this is a new loan business launched by Gao Pan.

Everyone doesn't understand these terms very well, but, as the name suggests, and Gao Pan is still explaining it, everyone can understand it.

To put it simply, Gao Pan has a very good business right now, and he only needs the people present to contribute money, and the annual return is stable at more than [-]%.

Moreover, it is a legal harvest recognized by the government, unlike usury, which needs to be hidden.

Most importantly, Gao Pan promised that they don't need to do anything, just wait for the dividend at the end of the year.

This is much more worry-free than they need to send someone to collect the borrowed money. The most important thing is that if the loan sharks cannot be released, then according to the normal interest rate, they will not earn much money at all.

After hearing Gao Pan's introduction and the note that had just been printed, everyone began to discuss with each other.

Gao Pan squinted his eyes and looked at them, not in a hurry.

What he focused on was naturally the only two bank owners in the county.

The opening of the Yamen Bank in Dantang County was the most affected by these two banks.

Moreover, Gao Pan learned before coming that one of the banks named Datong can be regarded as a semicolon in the entire Yu Dynasty. It is quite powerful, and the banker behind it seems to have a lot of background. through.

Another bank named Fucai was just a bank run by local people, so it had some reputation in Shangning Mansion, but few people knew it outside of Shangning Mansion.

The banker behind Datong Bank must look down on the income of Dantang County, Gao Pan is not very worried.

And Fortune Bank is a bank run by a local farmer, maybe it was run by a famous family in Shangning Mansion, so it has to be considered how high it is.

"Everyone, how about this business?"

After a while, the voice of everyone's discussion became much quieter, and Gao Pan asked loudly.

"Just invest in silver, and you can get 500% of the profit at the end of the year. Such a good thing, you can't find it with a lantern. Lord Zhixian, I am willing to invest [-] taels!"

Yuan Ronggui was still the first to support Gao Pan. In fact, he had already wanted to speak out in support, but everyone was still thinking about it.

He suppressed the thoughts in his heart, until now when Gao Pan asked, he was the first to speak out in support!

(End of this chapter)