"You give away copper coins when you open an account? I'll open an account too, and deposit all the silver I have on me today with you!"

...

Inside the side room, Chu Dunshi and Liao Ziwan were eating, their faces beaming with joy as they watched the lively scene unfold in the manor.

"What a lively day!"

"Yes, you really did hire a master. You chose a great date, hahaha!"

The shop assistant outside was sweating profusely, recording the flow of money in the ledger:

Zhou Ling, 22 taels

Liu Yu Thirty-Three Twenty Coins

Wen Se Se Si Shi San Liang Shi Qian

Zheng Qingqing, 28 twenty-two coins

"Sixth Brother! Quickly give me a report. A customer named Shen wants to deposit five hundred taels of silver, interest-free, in a current account!"

Su Buqing rushed over to Song Yuanbao to ask for a new household registration certificate. These were words that Su Buqing and Song Yuanbao had never heard of before, all taught to them by their little boss, Yun Duoduo.

...

The money exchange was filled with laughter and lively chatter.

The manager, supervisor, and employees were all beaming with joy. The more accounts opened, the more money the bank would make, and the more money the bank made, the more wages they would earn.

The guests were overjoyed; they could get ten copper coins for free simply by opening an account and depositing money at the money shop.

Everyone who hears about this great deal will want to snag a bargain.

Suddenly, the previously bustling crowd at the entrance fell silent, and a burly man dressed in black emerged from the crowd and stood at the entrance.

"Bring your manager out here!"

A burly man dressed in black shouted, followed by several thugs wielding sticks. They looked menacing and twirled the sticks in their hands.

"What's wrong, sir? Is something the matter?"

Song Yuanbao happened to be standing at the door and politely asked what was going on. At the same time, he gave a wink, signaling the shop's burly and capable waiters to gather at the door.

Not wanting to disturb the guests inside, he told Su Buqing not to come out and to continue answering the questions.

"A newly opened money exchange dares to be so arrogant!"

"Do you know that you've broken the rules? Who gave you permission to deliver the money?"

The burly man said impatiently, spitting, "Tell your manager to come out here!"

Hearing the unfriendly commotion, Su Buqing, who was inside serving drinks and meat to the guests, saw the disturbance at the door and hurriedly ran out through the back door.

"Good sir, what are you saying? The money exchange has just opened, and everyone is just joining in the fun. If we have broken any rules, I will definitely come to apologize in person another day."

Song Yuanbao bent over, cupped his hands, and kindly advised him.

But the burly man was unmoved, glaring inside and yelling, "Who do you think you are? Where's the manager? If you don't come out soon, believe me, I'll smash this shop to pieces!"

Hearing the burly man's words from inside the room, Chu Dunshi quickly grabbed one of his assistants, stuffed some loose silver into his hand, and said, "Go to the grain store and buy rice. Not too much, just five bags of rice, each bag containing ten coins. Be quick, go now!"

"Yes, yes."

After hearing this, the waiter realized the situation was urgent and ran out through the side door in a flash.

"Good sir, let's talk this out. Come in and have a cup of tea!"

Song Yuanbao continued politely, nodding and bowing.

"Screw it! Stop dawdling! Why isn't the manager out here? Smash it!"

The burly man in black shouted angrily, and his henchmen raised their clubs, ready to smash them against the pillars of the money exchange.

"Stop!"

Liao Ziwan's heart was in her throat, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, when she heard a deep shout from the doorway.

"Who dares to cause trouble in broad daylight, right under the emperor's nose!"

An angry shout came from the doorway. The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was wearing silver armor, a belt with animal patterns around his waist, a silver longsword at his waist, and black satin boots on his feet.

"Oh, I am the manager of this money exchange. Today is the grand opening of our exchange, and I had hoped to celebrate with everyone. However, these few heroes seem to have some misunderstanding and are threatening to smash up our exchange. Sir, please do us a favor!"

Song Yuanbao bowed to the man and said pitifully.

Xue Deyi, the garrison commander of the capital, glanced at the burly man in black with a cold expression.

Originally, the security of the capital was under the jurisdiction of Jin Jinzhi, but later Yun Beiye assigned some secret missions to Jin Jinzhi, and the task of maintaining security in the capital fell to Xue Deyi.

Is that how it is?

The burly man in black looked around the money shop and sneered, "Hmph, sir, this money shop violates the rules of the Nanyang money shop business. It operates without any documents from the Ministry of Commerce or the Ministry of Revenue!"

"oh?"

Xue Deyi looked at Song Yuanbao and raised an eyebrow.

"Hey, hey hey, my good sir, you can't just say things like that! Little Zhou, bring the documents over here!"

Xiao Zhou hurriedly took out the documents from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Revenue from the cabinet and handed them to Xue Deyi with both hands.

Song Yuanbao thought to himself, "This document was personally given to me by my employer, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"If there are documents, why not display them in a prominent place?"

Xue Deyi frowned and asked.

"Sir, today is the opening day of our business. There will be many people and things going on. I'm worried that the documents hanging on the wall might be damaged, torn, or stolen by someone with malicious intent."

As he spoke, Song Yuanbao deliberately glanced at the burly man in black and continued, "That would be bad."

"You, you!"

The burly man in black gritted his teeth in hatred, raised the stick in his hand, pointed it at the document in Song Yuanbao's hand, and shouted without even looking at it: "This document is fake!"

"Fake?"

"Oh dear, oh dear!" Song Yuanbao feigned great surprise.

"Strong man, you can tell it's fake without even looking at it?"

"Oh, Xiao Zhuang, you've been wronged! Even if I had the greatest courage in the world, I wouldn't dare to tamper with this document! Please take a look, sir!" Song Yuanbao walked to the front door and presented the document to Xue Deyi with both hands.

"The official isn't from the Ministry of Commerce, so how could he possibly tell if this document is genuine or fake?"

The burly man in black snorted in dissatisfaction.

"So what do you want?"

Xue Deyi suppressed his anger and asked, "When I came over, I could tell that this burly man in black didn't look like a good person. I always seemed to see him when there were troubles in the capital."

"Invite the officials from the Ministry of Commerce over; a single examination will reveal the truth!"

The burly man in black continued shouting, "If the officials from the Ministry of Commerce don't come and take a look, and aren't sure if this document is genuine or fake, we're not leaving!"

"Yes, we're not leaving!"

The entourage behind the burly man in black joined in the jeering.

"Good sir, the officials in the Ministry of Commerce are very busy; how can they let you act so recklessly?"

Song Yuanbao quickly waved his hand to stop him, looking embarrassed.

Previously, these documents were handled by the owner, Yun Yishu, who only knew the people working for him. However, at this hour, if he went to the Ministry of Commerce to ask for the officials there, he might not be able to get them to come.

"I'm not leaving today unless I get an explanation! This document is clearly fake!"