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Chapter 71 Actively Investing in Banks
After Gao Pan finished speaking, Yuan Ronggui couldn't wait to take the words, saying that he would invest 500 taels of silver, which made many people present feel that he was one step ahead of his descendants.

In case someone was in a hurry, he quickly followed up and expressed his willingness to vote for 500 taels and 800 taels.

Although it is much less than loan sharks, it is a legal income, and you don't have to worry too much about it. You can just get the profit at the end of the year.

However, these squires still dare not pay too much money, fearing that Gao Pan will repent, or that Gao Pan will take the money but not pay enough interest, then they will be at a loss.

Seeing this, Gao Pan had expected it in his heart, knowing that it would not be a problem for these people to take 5000 taels of silver.

In addition to the owners of the two banks, Gao Pan guessed that for the two of them, it would not be a big problem for each of them to pay 1 taels.

The premise is that they are willing to come out, and the two banks also have their own customers, so there is no need for Gao Pan to find another way for them.

"Everyone, I can assure you that as long as you are willing to invest money, you will be regarded as the owner of the Yamen Bank. Even if I am gone, the Yamen Bank is still there, and you can rest assured to get back your capital plus interest, let alone this official. Still, do you have any doubts?"

Seeing this, Gao Pan spoke calmly. Seeing that most of them were still unmoved, Gao Pan continued:

"I would like to remind you one more thing. If the government does not recognize high-interest loans, then the money you want to get back will naturally not be much. Right now, this is the only way for you to make money. Don't let someone come When you file a complaint with this official, don’t say that this official is not on your side!”

After hearing Gao Pan's words, everyone was a little startled. Looking at Gao Pan's youthful face, they spoke in such a rigid manner that no one would think it was a joke.

Many people began to think that if the way of making money was really cut off, they would definitely not accept it. Among them, the owners of the two banks were the most anxious.

For their bank, lending money at interest is the main source of income, and now Gao Pan is promoting it to the outside world, prohibiting high interest rates, which means that they can no longer be the same as before.

After everyone discussed it again, the owner of Youfucai Bank stood up and said:

"Master Zhixian, I am willing to invest 5000 taels of silver in the Dantang Branch of the Wealth Bank. However, I would like to ask Lord Zhixian, how can you guarantee that the money will be returned to the principal plus interest?"

Seeing this, Gao Pan breathed a sigh of relief. Since the owner of one of the banks couldn't sit still, the remaining bank seemed to have to come forward.

He explained it with a smile, and patted his chest and said, all the people in Dantang County that the Yamen Bank is facing, this little money can still be guaranteed, so that everyone can relax.

"That's the case, my Datong Bank is willing to receive a share of [-] taels of silver, and as long as the magistrate does what he says, the silver will always be invested in the Yamen Bank, and the Datong Bank only accepts dividends every year!"

As soon as Gao Pan finished speaking, the owner of the Dantang County Branch of Datong Bank couldn't bear it anymore.

After talking about it in the past, these shrewd country gentry bosses have heard something else.

Anyway, lending money to anyone is a loan, lending to ordinary people, one or two, two or two, even if the profit is doubled, it will be doubled, and there is a possibility that you will not be able to get it back.

Since Gao Pan is so sure, it is better to lend a large amount of money to the government, collect [-]% profit at the end of the year, and pay back the capital in five years. This is still a stable business.

Besides, Gao Pan said that they are not allowed to make high profits in the future. This alone leaves them with no other choice.

Seeing that the owners of Datong Bank and Fortune Bank were selling tens of thousands of taels of silver, the rest of the gentry suddenly smelled a fishy smell.

The owners of these two money houses are all unprofitable people. Since they dared to invest so much money, everyone immediately understood that this matter is profitable!

"I vote for 5000 taels..."

Someone couldn't help saying something loudly, and then the whole field exploded. All the squires voted for [-].

There were more than 30 squires present, all of whom were well-known and well-off squires who lived in the county.

Originally, it was just to deal with Gao Pan, and tried to invest 500 taels, but the sudden captivity of Datong Bank and Fortune Bank made them fear that their descendants would step forward, so they added more taels on the spot.

"Okay, very good, you are worthy of being the famous people in this county. If you want to come to the county government to do something in the future, I will give you priority to handle it. In addition, tomorrow morning, you will go to the government office with your money and banknotes. Pay money to receive the contract, I will do what I say, and I will never deceive you!"

Gao Pan also seemed very happy, waved his hand, and said proudly.

Seeing this, all the country gentlemen and officials were all smiling and flattering.

"My lord, this shop has prepared some snacks for you, and I invite you to taste them as well!"

At this moment, the shopkeeper Xiangmanlou, who was waiting outside the door, hurried in and said.

When Gao Pan heard that there was no objection, he quickly waved his hand to tell him to come up quickly, but the shopkeeper said:
"My lord, it's like this. Our boss heard that the county magistrate has good business, so he wanted to invest in it too. I wonder if your lord will accept it?"

Gao Pan was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said:

"Of course I want it. I wonder how much your boss wants to vote?"

With such a large scale of Xiangmanlou, Gao Pan has always been curious about who opened it. Apart from the Du family, who else in Dantang County can open such a large restaurant without jealousy?

"Not much, just 1 taels of silver!"

The shopkeeper said a number softly, it seemed to be a very small number, and he said it lightly!
This remark not only stunned Gao Pan, but also the rest of the country gentry, who were all stunned, looking at the fragrant shopkeeper in disbelief.

"Haha, it's no wonder that your owner's family can open such a large restaurant. I don't know if your owner's family is here right now? I want to thank him for his support in person!"

Immediately, Gao Pan came back to his senses, and quickly said politely, as if he was very grateful.

He also didn't expect that, apart from the two banks, there were still people in Dantang County who could easily get 1 taels of silver.

This is not a small amount. You must know that a steamed bun is only two pennies, a stone of coarse grain is only five silver coins, and the autumn grain in Dantang County is only [-] stones.

The owner of the bank seems rich and powerful because they own the bank and are not afraid of running out of money at all. Besides, like Datong Bank, there are semicolons everywhere in the world, and the strength of the banker behind it is immeasurable.

Therefore, Gao Pan was not surprised that the owners of the two banks were able to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver.

And the owner of the Xiangmanlou was 1 taels of silver when he made a move, which surprised Gao Pan a little.

"Please forgive me, my lord. The master said that she is not good to come out to show others. As for the words of gratitude from the lord, the master said that as long as the lord gives Ashikaga silver truthfully, this amount of money is nothing!"

The shopkeeper bowed and said to Gao Pan, which made Gao Pan even more curious about the owner behind Xiangmanlou.

(End of this chapter)