I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 171
Jiang Bao bowed his hands and walked out of the back hall, Li Tian stood up, pacing back and forth in a circle, as if he was thinking about something.

As soon as Li Tian stood up, Wang Fu naturally didn't dare to sit still, so he quickly got up and followed Li Tian carefully.

"Wang Fu, news about the Royal Bank has spread. Have other banks responded?"

Wang Fu thought that Li Tian was worried when he saw him wearing an official robe, so he hurriedly bowed and explained:
"Many of the courtiers' secretive officials are doing business abroad, and this old slave only found a few old craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry. Your Majesty can rest assured."

After saying nothing, Wang Fu paused and continued:
"However, as of today, many officials in the court have known about the Qianzhuang, but this is something that can't be helped.

The old slave is here personally looking at the decoration of the bank. Anyone who sees it will think that the old slave is handling the matter on behalf of the inner court. "

Do many ministers in the court know about it?

Li Tian was very surprised when he heard the words. You must know that no matter whether they are of the three religions or nine streams, or the traditional scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants, they are all recognized as lowly by the world.

It's not because the merchants have done anything outrageous, it's just that for the agriculture-based Ming Dynasty, these people who can spend money without farming the land are inherently disgusting.

And this is exactly where Li Tian was surprised.

Even if the courtiers knew that the inner court was doing business, how could he not have seen a single copy of the memorial. According to common sense, there should have been screaming officials who had written a letter saying that they were fighting for the interests of the people.

Wang Fu didn't know what Li Tian was thinking about, but he didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only quietly wait for Li Tian to recover.

"What about the other banks, any news?"

When he came back to his senses, Li Tian pursed his lips and squinted his eyes, and asked lightly.

"Your Majesty, it's like this. There are as many as [-] or [-] banks in the capital, large and small, but there are only three of them in terms of weight, and these three have always been known as the three major banks in the capital."

"The three major banks in the capital? Tell me in detail."

Wang Fu's management of the bank recently, through Jiang Bao's relationship in Dongchang, has already cleaned up the details of the bank in the city.

"Your Majesty, although the three major banks in the capital are generally recognized, this old slave does not think they are the same. According to this old slave, the capital should be one of the four major banks.

There is no doubt that the leader is the Huitong Bank opposite us. The general name of Huitong Bank is in Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi.

It was built by Shanxi merchants for the convenience of transactions. Although there are only three semicolons in Beijing, their business is prosperous and they have a large number of deposits, which should be the first of the four. "

Wang Fu spoke loudly, and Li Tian listened with gusto.

He knew about Shanxi merchants. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huaxia trade was the unparalleled king in the north. A Shanxi merchant from Yangqu County could control nearly [-]% of the commercial trade in the north. His power was terrifying.

"The one who can take the second place is thought to be Baoyuan Bank, but the old slave has a different opinion. According to the old slave, only Guanghe Yinji Bank can take the second place.

Although Guanghe Yinji is not visible in Beijing, behind it is the Taihu Merchant Gang rooted in Suzhou Prefecture. The Taihu Merchants Gang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, just like the Shanxi Merchants in Shanxi.

As for the third place, the old slave thought it was Baoyuan Bank.Baoyuan Bank is located in the north of the Yellow River, and there are hundreds of branches. Its owner is the Langya Wang family in Shandong, which can be called a thousand-year-old wealthy family.

It's just that they didn't dare to show their talents in the capital because they were too deeply involved with the imperial court, and they were worried that His Majesty would follow them. "

"I know this."

Li Tian hummed and said with a smile:
"If you don't dare to show your talents in the capital, you are already the third of the four big banks, which is really humble. But they can't escape, and I have been following them for a long time.

Baoding Hou Meng Xianying's mother is a member of the Langya Wang family, and she has bought a lot of connections for his son in the court. "

Wang Fu wanted to meddle in the government, but he didn't have the courage. After a few laughs, he continued:
"As for the fourth place, I thought it was the Fengbei Bank. Although it doesn't have a general name, but its branch number is only in Shuntian Prefecture, there are as many as two hundred.

However, the owner behind it, Lao Nu has not found out, but according to Lao Nu's understanding, its financial resources are strong, not inferior to the Taihu Merchant Gang. "

Huitong Bank, Baoyuan Bank, Guanghe Bank, and Fengbei Bank secretly kept the four major banks in mind. Li Tian suddenly thought of the Sea Lion Tower, and suddenly smiled:
"Since the owner of Fengbei Bank cannot be found out, then I will know who it is."

Recently, Wang Fu searched all the big and small banks in the city, but he couldn't find out this Fengbei bank. When he heard that the emperor knew about it, his heart was itchy like a monkey scratching, and he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty actually knows who is the owner of Fengbei Bank? Can you tell this old servant?"

Seeing Wang Fu's curious face, Li Tian snorted noncommittally and said calmly:

"Wang Fu, you are jumping on the edge of a horn. Let me ask you, such a big bank does everything possible to hide itself. Who in the world has this concern?"

Although Wang Fu's reaction was a little slow, he was not dull. Li Tian suddenly realized what happened after making such a small move, and said in a broken voice:
"Your Majesty mean King Jin?"

"Hahaha, you can understand at a point." Laughing happily, Li Tian smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Zhu Jixi and the others relied on their status to become addicted to lending money in Beijing. Besides them, who else would be so taboo."

Hearing the word lending, Wang Fu paused, and then his eyes widened in surprise, with an expression of disbelief:

"Your Majesty, you are amazing. The biggest business of Fengbei Bank is lending."

"I have too many things to do recently, let them jump around for a while, and then take care of them when I am free."

"I don't know how many people in the city have been ruined because of borrowing money. I'm afraid they have been looking forward to His Majesty for a long time."

Respectfully arching his hands together, Wang Fuzun said.

Waving his hands to signal to Wang Fu that there is no need to be so formal, Li Tian turned around and sat down again, and asked in a deep voice the most important thing right now.

"How did they react to the Royal Bank?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the treasury was stolen a few days ago and they all thought that it was because of Guo Liuhu that the inner court found a way out to set up the bank.

So I didn't pay much attention to it, only people from Guanghe Yinji would come to spy on it sometimes. "

Li Tian waited for the time to run, and killed a few families first. Hearing what Wang Fu said, he was relieved, but this time it was Guo Liuhu who covered him up.

"It's okay if you don't care. I can only let them bleed if you don't care. You can serve snacks in these two days. Within three days, I will see the opening of the Royal Bank."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the old slave has already told the Banking Bureau in the Palace to make a plaque. The Inner Court has not been idle recently. The bank will be able to open in at most two days."

"It's so good, I can't wait."

(End of this chapter)