"Stone.

"Last time, when you went to check the accounts at Yuexiayuan Painting Studio and Baixiangge Spice Shop, how much money was on the books?"

These shops have been doing quite well lately, with a considerable amount of revenue coming in.

The money from Yuexiayuan Painting Studio, Baixiangge Spice Shop, and Jinxiu Silk Shop was all deposited in the money exchange.

"Hmm... In total, it's about 480,000 taels of silver."

Stone counted on his fingers as he spoke.

Yun Yishu nodded. Zhao Ping'er, the manager of Baixiangge Spice Shop, was very capable. In just over two months, she had already opened six branches in various parts of the capital.

Speaking of spice shops, Stone thought of the shopkeeper.

When they met that day, Zhao Pin'er was wearing a red plum blossom gold-threaded short jacket, a silver-gilt dragonfly hairpin inlaid with jewels, a gold-threaded white patterned ephemeral rain silk brocade skirt, and milky satin shoes embroidered with pearls. Her eyelashes were long and thick, slightly curled up like palm-leaf fans.

"Stone, send someone to inquire about the major banks."

"Check if they have any new business recently."

"yes."

Yun Yishu always felt that it was not worthwhile for the money from the shops to be deposited in the money exchange, allowing the money exchange to collect protection fees for nothing.

Yun Yishu felt a pang of resentment that the money she had worked so hard to earn had fallen into the hands of others.

Moreover, the interest that money shops lend out is very likely the money they deposited.

Yun Yishu frowned, feeling that this matter should not be handled this way.

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