Number of People

  Chapter 586 The T-shaped scroll opens the door to receive guests

  The courtyard rented by Feng Ziying is not small, and it is next to the Siyamen, the transfer salt envoy of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, separated by a wall.

  Sanjin Courtyard is naturally not an official office, but it is enough for such a temporary office, even a half-public and half-private liaison office.

  With Lin Ruhai's consent, Cao Yu has already come here to assist Feng Ziying with his work, and Wang Wenyan has also turned most of his energy here.

  The innermost garden naturally became Feng Ziying's resting place, while the outer courtyard was used for reception and conversation, and the second courtyard was the real office.

  Feng Ziying stood on the steps, looking around the yard.

  The east and west wing rooms have been sorted out. According to his idea, the houses on the east side are mainly responsible for the establishment of Yinzhuang.

   It seems that now it is necessary to start planning the constitution of Yinzhuang. From the establishment of shareholders, fund raising, to absorbing deposits and lending directions, these must be established one by one.

  Cao Yu is good at text planning, which is his specialty, so Feng Ziying asked him to come over first, and plan and organize text according to his own intentions.

  At this time, Feng Ziying realized that she had somewhat overestimated her abilities and underestimated the tediousness and complexity of these affairs.

To build a bank, it is not just a matter of fooling a few businessmen with money to buy shares. The follow-up also involves the collection of reserves, and even subsequent lending, risk assessment and control. This is not only purely profitable, but also responsible for strategic orientation. Yes, such as the urgent need of the court.

  In a sense, this will be a national development bank and private commercial bank in the nature of a public-private partnership. Due to its current monopoly nature, it can even shoulder the nature of a central bank.

  Of course, the current share capital of this bank will mainly come from private individuals, and the reason why it is said to be a public-private partnership is that the role of the public is mainly reflected in the government's policy support and support.

But in any case, this Yinzhuang is positioned as a change that Feng Ziying brought to Dazhou. Well, he will roughly add the superficial modern banking system he knew in his previous life, even if it may not be suitable for the present, but it must be established first. stand up.

   This is a brand new thing. At least for now, no one in Dazhou can understand the importance and significance of this new thing. It will bring unprecedented assistance and breakthroughs to Dazhou's industrial and commercial development.

   "Ziyi, what else do you need?" Feng Ziying looked at Cao Yu. This is a middle-aged man who doesn't talk much, but does things very rigorously and meticulously.

   Well, in this day and age, people in their thirties are considered middle-aged.

   "Others are almost the same, but if possible, it may be faster with one or two people who are good at writing." Cao Yu is not very familiar with this future new owner, so his words are also very cautious.

   There is no one in hand, Feng Ziying also sighed inwardly, which other yamen does not have a bunch of officials who were born as children or scholars?

  But this is not considered a yamen, there is no official order from the imperial court, it is purely a grass-roots team set up by myself under the guise of the Zhongshu Department, um, it may be regarded as a "career organization" organization in the future.

"Well, Ziyi, go find someone yourself. If someone is reliable and meets your requirements, then come in first. Things can't be delayed. I may need such a rough charter here." Feng Ziying nodded, "Dongfan Tuocen The general strategy cannot be left behind. This framework is too thick. Although the Longyou and Anfu gangs have experience in reclamation in Yunnan, Dongfan is different. Our court only governs in name there. How can we let them temporarily perform specific functions? And when the imperial court is in charge, it has to be considered carefully, and all details must be taken into consideration."

   "Okay." Cao Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

  With so much work on him at once, it would be fake to have no pressure, and this guy is very demanding.

  The key is that time is too tight. If there is no one to help, he is afraid that what he does may not be satisfactory.

  Feng Ziying also realized the difficulties she would face if she wanted to do something big.

  Lin Ruhai's staff team can't take over all at once. After all, they have to transfer salt to the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, so the Siyamen still needs to operate, and Lin Ruhai's health is not good, so he has to rely mainly on them.

  The people brought by Duan Xigui can only be used in a specific field, and there is still a long way to go to become a generalist.

  A few of my classmates, such as Lian Guoshi, He Fengsheng, Fan Jingwen, and Wu Sheng, were left in the capital city by Guan Yingzhen, so they couldn't help.

  Feng Ziying is already preparing to write to Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen, asking for one or two more of her classmates to help her, otherwise she will not be able to work even if she is divided into several parts.

  Furthermore, Feng Ziying also knows that her classmates, including those who practice state affairs with the strongest ability, may not be of great use in a short period of time, and it will take three to five months to get used to them.

  They used to be obsessed with classics, poems and current policy theory. They were at a loss for such specific administrative affairs, and they might even be inferior to the few people Duan Xigui brought.

   But if they are given time to get used to, their ceiling is much higher.

   And the key point is that they are Jinshi. This background is here, and they are born with a halo of force. They are placed in any position, and they can play a pillar role when they grow up.

  This is incomparable to the group of people Duan Xigui "trained".

   To be precise, Feng Ziying and his classmates are born to be officials or even ministers in the future, but Duan Xigui brought most of the people who can only be limited to the level of officials, or develop towards technocrats.

Of course, even being able to become an official is a great stepping-through for these children who came from poor families such as the Feng family and the Duan family, and those who perform well may not be able to become officials. Class, even if they cannot take the imperial examination, they still have other bypasses.

  Feng Ziying divided her job in Jiangnan into four parts.

  First, the first task is to build a bank, including raising shares and soliciting reserves, but the initial stage is mainly about raising shares.

  Second, conduct a preliminary screening of merchants who intend to participate in maritime trade, and discuss the issue of franchise fees. Of course, the final decision must be made by Guan Yingzhen, the Ministry of Households, and even the cabinet.

  Third, initially negotiate with salt merchants and maritime merchants about raising debts with sea tax as collateral, and seek the opinions of these merchants on the establishment of a city shipping department.

Fourth, it is necessary to discuss the establishment of a shipyard in Denglai with relevant merchants in the shipbuilding industry in the north. This can only be a preliminary plan to set the framework. Lai Governor's Mansion and local government to handle this matter.

  The development of Dongfan is extra, and even the cabinet including Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen don't approve of it.

   Only under Feng Ziying’s repeated statements, Guan Yingzhen finally reluctantly agreed that Feng Ziying could make a contingency change and handle Dongfan affairs, but this was not authorized by the cabinet. In a sense, it was a kind of overstepping.

  But Feng Ziying didn't care.

  The general will be subject to the order of the foreign king.

   Not to mention that Guan Yingzhen gave this impromptu right to make changes, even when meeting with Emperor Yonglong, Emperor Yonglong also implicitly stated that as long as it is beneficial to the court, even if there is some overstep, it will not be a hindrance.

   Well, according to Feng Ziying's understanding, this is basically the emperor's endorsement for himself.

  Of course things got serious, I wonder if Emperor Yonglong will be cowardly?

  But Feng Ziying believes that under the power of silver, everything is a chicken and a dog, so there is nothing to worry about.

   Now it seems that this, as an additional Dongfan business, has made the most progress and surprised the most.

  Except for the Dongpan development affairs that were not counted, Guan Yingzhen only explicitly handed over the Yinzhuang affairs to Feng Ziying.

   For the other matters, Guan Yingzhen told him to come to the front station, sort out the preliminary work first, make preliminary contacts, and finally estimated that he would either report to the Zhongshu Department for discussion, or he would personally or send someone to take over.

  No matter how close the relationship is, it needs balance. Guan Yingzhen is also an old man in official career, so he naturally understands this truth.

  Of course, Feng Ziying's early work is very important. If she does a good job, Guan Yingzhen will naturally not deny it.

Therefore, Feng Ziying's focus is also on the construction of Yinzhuang and the development of Dongpan. For other matters, he will come up with a framework, and then gradually negotiate and advance it. When Guan Yingzhen has a suitable candidate, he will do it himself. Take the initiative to hand over.

   "Master, they are here." Baoxiang came in to announce.

   "After the calculation, it's time to come." Feng Ziying took a deep breath, "Please invite them into the house."

   It's time to start a tough battle.

  Starting today, Feng Ziying will officially receive guests.

   It has been half a month since I came to Yangzhou, and even this half-hidden office has been open for a few days. It is estimated that the city of Yangzhou, and even Nanzhili and Zhejiang should have received news.

   This is indeed the case. From the first day the door was opened, all kinds of name cards were received, but Feng Ziying still only received them, but he reserved time for notification.

  Getting off the carriage, he saw another person who had arrived earlier. He was not familiar with him, but he had heard about it, so Lu Yanchong still cupped his hands.

  The man in the gray shirt opposite had a complex expression on his face, but he quickly calmed down and bowed his hands, "Brother Lu."

   "Brother Zhuang alone?" Lu Yanchong looked warm and modest.

  As a beginner, Lu Yanchong knew that these big merchants who had been at sea for many years were actually extremely hostile to these newcomers, but this was the reality, and they could only bow their heads.

   I don’t even think about it, if there were no people like myself waving the flag and shouting in the court, would this strategy of opening the sea really be so easy to finalize?

  Lu Yanchong has a gentle attitude, but it doesn't mean he is afraid of anyone.

  Songjiang Lu family, here in Nanzhili, everyone should respect one or two, even in the court, they are also famous.

  Although the patriarch Lu Shusheng passed away the year before last, his younger brother Lu Yanzhang is now the servant of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice, and another disciple Dong Qichang who studied under the patriarch is also a bachelor of the Nanjing Imperial Academy. No one in Nanzhili dares to despise the Lu family.

  (end of this chapter)