Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

At 1pm, I went to Zhuxialou. There was a sign on the pillar at the entrance of the restaurant saying it was closed for today. The main door was also closed, leaving only a small door open.

Uncle Seventh brought Li Zihang and his two brothers to the entrance of the restaurant. At home, Uncle Seventh and Aunt Seven had already explained the rules to Li Zihang and his two brothers.

So, now Li Zihang was walking in front, and Uncle Qi was half a body length behind him, following Li Zihang. The two brothers Dewang and Decai were following behind.

Xiao Si, who was at the restaurant at the door, saw the young master coming. He quickly greeted him and then took the four people in.

In the restaurant, in the first floor hall, three eight-person tables were arranged in a row, divided into four columns. On each table in a row, there was a long abacus. Five people sat side by side, all using the abacus. This was the case in all four columns.

On both sides of the four-row octagonal table, there were rows of chairs. They were full of people. Li Zihang took a look and saw 2 people sitting on the chairs on each side, staring at the account.

Those who knew Li Zihang stood up and bowed to him. Li Zihang bowed back. Those who didn't know him also asked the people next to him who knew him. When they found out that he was the young master, they all stood up and bowed. Everyone was silent when greeting each other, for fear of disturbing the people next to them who were counting the bills.

At this time, the account book was finished. Someone next to him loudly reported, "The expenditure of Beijing Liji Tea House this year is 274,536,855."

"Revenue 710,285,600, Net Income 435,748,745"

There was someone recording the conversation nearby. Li Zihang stopped to listen for a while and then left, and was taken to the second floor by Xiao Si.

At the door of a private room on the second floor, there was a person standing on each side. In the middle of the private room, the old man was sitting on the right armchair, drinking tea and looking at the account book. The left armchair was empty.

Below was a large round table with eight people sitting on it. Li Zihang's arrival attracted everyone's attention. The two people at the door said to him in unison, "Hello, Young Master."

When the old man saw his grandson coming, he waved and asked him to sit on the armchair on the left. Uncle Qi stood on the right side of the old man, and Dewang and Decai stood on the left side of Li Zihang.

Everyone in the box, after seeing this scene, understood the identities and status of Uncle Seven and Dewang Decai.

The old man and his generation still kept the old rules in their conduct, and every move was in accordance with the rules. So anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on.

The old man introduced Li Zihang to everyone. The eight people stood up one by one and walked to Li Zihang, greeted him, and began to introduce themselves.

Li Zihang also stood up and clasped his fists in greeting.

After some polite greetings, everyone returned to their seats.

Sitting on the armchair, Li Zihang felt like he had traveled back to ancient times. In the antique box, everyone was following the old etiquette. They were wearing brocade cotton robes and six-handled hats. If it weren't for some people wearing woolen coats, this scene really felt like a dream back to the past.

The old man took the account book and glanced at his grandson. Seeing that Li Zihang was not surprised by praise or criticism and had a good demeanor, he smiled with satisfaction.

This went on for more than an hour. Every time someone loudly reported the accounts downstairs, everyone upstairs could hear it clearly. Then someone would bring the account book upstairs for the old man to review. After he finished reading it, he would pass it to Li Zihang.

After Li Zihang took a rough look at the account book, he knew how big his business was, how many stores and factories he had.

The old man would hand the account book to the relevant managers at the round table. Then they would take a look. After the account book was passed around, it would be returned to the old man. He would sign and stamp it. If there were any problems, he would put it aside.

In fact, most of the time, Li Zihang just sat aside like a clay Buddha. He just watched and listened but didn't say anything. Because it wasn't his turn to speak. He didn't know what to say either.

At home, grandma told me to only wear ears and glasses and talk less.

It lasted for more than 2 hours. The tea on the table was changed several times. Occasionally, some cakes were served to satisfy the thirsty and hungry people. Li Zihang did not feel bored sitting on the armchair. He also found several interesting places in the account book.

For example, it was clearly an antique shop with not many employees, but the net profit was ridiculously high. Not much expenditure, but rich income. This made him a little confused.

Another example is the grain station. It imports and exports a huge amount of grain and collects grain, and has a large number of staff. The trade volume is also large, but the profit is not as good as that of the tea garden.

The winery's turnover is also quite substantial, but a large amount of money has no source.

This really confused him. But the occasion was not appropriate, so he did not ask the old man.

There is also a timber factory that purchased a large amount of precious timber every year, but it only took in money and never sold it out. It was always losing money on the books.

I didn't understand and didn't dare to ask, so I could only keep it to myself. The old man would occasionally look at his grandson's expression when he looked at the account book. The corners of his mouth would unconsciously curl up in a smile.

Li Zihang didn't know what was going on downstairs. Uncle Qi and Li Dewang Decai had been standing on both sides of the old man and him. They were as motionless as door gods. Fortunately, Uncle Qi usually took a few people to practice boxing. Otherwise, he really couldn't hold on.

Occasionally, people would come in and out of the box, either delivering account books or going out to take care of themselves. When Li Zihang was about to give up, a voice came from below: "All accounts have been settled, and the accounts are closed."

The old man finally got up and led everyone in the box to the lobby downstairs.

The old man downstairs led Li Zihang by the hand, followed by everyone. They came to the hall, in front of the four rows of eight-person tables. Facing everyone, he clasped his fists and bowed.

The old man: "Thank you all for your hard work this year. My grandson and I would like to thank you all here."

Everyone in the hall also said: "It should be"

The old man looked at everyone, stretched out his hand and pushed Li Zihang to the front of the stage and said, "Everyone, this is my grandson. From now on, all the family property will be handed over to him. Everyone, please be more tolerant of my young grandson. I would like to thank you all here first."

About a hundred or eighty people below said in unison: "Greetings, Young Master!" The sound was deafening, attracting the attention of passers-by on the street.

Li Zihang was almost shocked by this scene. But he reacted in time, bowed to everyone and said, "Zihang is young, and I will rely on you grandfathers, uncles and aunts to take care of me in the future. Zihang bows to you all."

Li Zihang's performance made the old man very satisfied and won praise from the people present.

To be honest, many adults who have seen the world may not be able to stand such a scene, let alone Li Zihang, a 7-year-old child. But he was not frightened to the point of being rude.

Li Zihang's performance not only won praise, but also made everyone feel relieved. After all, the Li family was a big family with a great business. With an outstanding heir, he could continue to lead everyone forward and let their descendants live a worry-free life.

There are many examples of fathers being heroes but sons being clumsy. They have seen many wealthy families fail because of unqualified heirs.

So when they saw Li Zihang's performance, they really put their worries about the future to rest.

At this time, the old man stepped forward and said, "Everyone, don't say too much. According to the old rules, we will divide the dividends and receive the rewards."

Then the old man clapped his hands. A group of people came out of the kitchen yard, carrying large boxes and placing them on the ground.

There were twelve large boxes. Then ten people came with account books and abacus, sat down at the eight-immortal table, and began to divide the profits.

The person who was doing the bill next to him shouted loudly

"Li's Tea House, Manager Wu deserves 1 cent 3.5, which means he should get 5,882,608 yuan."

Then Shopkeeper Wu stepped forward to receive the money, and the person next to him handed him a sack. He then put the money into the sack one by one and signed his name.

"Director Zhang of the Red Star Winery, 0.21 cents, should get 197.5 million"

Director Zhang also stepped forward to take the sack and put the money in. The others did the same thing one by one until more than an hour later, when all the money was distributed.

Li Zihang listened for a long time and found out that the lowest dividend was 4 million, and the highest was over 2 million.

After the old man saw that the money had been distributed, he stepped forward and pressed his hand and said, "Everyone, you have received the money. It is not safe for you to carry the money in large and small bags. So, I called the bank to deposit the money on the spot. Everyone holds the deposit slip. It is easier and safer than it is now."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, saying that the boss was very thoughtful. At this time, more than ten banknote counting personnel came to the bank and started counting the deposits on the spot.

The old man sat aside and chatted with the bank leader while drinking tea. The bank leader looked absent-mindedly at the deposit site next to him. Two large trucks also arrived at the door, and 20 fully armed soldiers stood guard.

After everyone had deposited their money, the bank leaders looked at the total deposits of more than 34 billion and felt a little emotional.

新中华刚成立，34亿相当于第二套人民币34万。在当时真的是一笔巨款。按大洋兑人民币1：的算法都有8.5万多大洋。这只是分红。这时300万就可以再京城买一间房子。可想而知当时的货币购买力有多强。

The fully armed soldiers took the deposits and then left with the bank staff.

The old man looked at the time and found that it was past 5 o'clock. He called the waiter, put the tables and chairs back in place, and waited for the meal to start...