Alia City, City Guard Mansion, today is unprecedentedly grand!
After arriving in Alia City and resting for two days, Fu Xiaoguan recovered enough energy and decided to hold a grand dinner in the city guard's mansion tonight!
Not only the kings and ministers of the three countries were invited, but also the officials of Daxia stationed in Alia City, as well as businessmen with some reputation in Alia City.
Bai Yulian carefully looked at the architectural map of Alia City and memorized all the facilities of the entire city, especially the City Guard House.
He deployed 20,000 special forces at all the important locations he considered, and he personally accompanied Fu Xiaoguan.
This guy suddenly felt like organizing such a grand dinner, so Bai Yulian had to be extremely alert to ensure his safety.
"Xiaobai, I'm also a first-class master now. Besides, I have Su Jue and Su Mo by my side. Is it really necessary to be so nervous?"
"Call me Old White!"
Bai Yulian said coolly, "We agreed that I will be responsible for all your safety. You take care of your dinner, and I'll take care of my defense. We won't interfere with each other!"
What can Fu Xiaoguan say while sitting in this city guard's mansion?
"Okay, do whatever you want. Come, have a cup of tea."
"During working hours, you drink, but I don't!"
"..." Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyes and glanced at Bai Yulian. "Old Bai, when we met at the West Mountain Villa, that night, you were sitting on the rooftop drinking like a lone wolf... Do you still remember? What were you thinking at that time?"
Bai Yulian was startled, and recalled something. After a moment, she replied, "I'm wondering where the road is!"
"..." Fu Xiaoguan was speechless. After a moment's silence, he said, "I just realized now that you smell sour!"
Bai Yulian glared at Fu Xiaoguan and ignored him.
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The banquet occupied all four halls of the City Guard Mansion. After all, it was winter and the banquet could not be held in the open air courtyard.
There were only two large tables in the main hall, which were the seats for the First Emperor of Daxia, his important ministers, and the rulers of the Three Kingdoms.
There were ten large tables in the west hall, which were reserved for the ministers of the three monarchs and the invited merchants, while the tables in the east hall were reserved for the wife and children of the First Emperor, as well as the female relatives of the invited ministers and merchants.
The people in the city guard's mansion had already been busy under Alia's orders, and even invited all the chefs from the Sifanglou in Alia City to take charge of the cooking.
This did not surprise Fu Xiaoguan, as more than half of the shops in Alia City were run by merchants from Daxia.
For example, on Tiandu Avenue, the most prosperous street, there is a silk shop called Jinxiufang.
Jinxiufang originated from the former Wofeng City, and today’s owner of Jinxiufang is none other than Wang Chaofeng!
This shop in Alia City has been open for two years. At the end of last year, Wang Chaofeng brought Zhang Qiyue here.
Here they met two old friends - Qiao Chushi, the son of Mr. Qiao Liuye of Liufuji, and Chen Qingyi, the proud disciple of Li Jindou, the former manager of Sitong Money House in Wofeng City!
Two days ago, the emperor arrived in Alia City. Of course, they were excited for a long time on Tiandu Avenue together, but there were so many people that the emperor probably didn't see them.
Early this morning, Qiao Chushi made an appointment with Chen Qingyi to come to Wang Chaofeng's house.
This mansion is just behind Jinxiufang. It is a small but very exquisite courtyard.
Zhang Qiyue made tea for them, and the four of them sat around sighing.
"This change... is unbelievable!"
Chen Qingyi was no longer the young man he once was. He had a short beard on his chin. He wiped it and shook his head, sighing, "Back then, I followed my mentor from Jinling to Wofeng City and started the second Sitong Bank. I remember it was the first day of August in the tenth year of the Xuanli calendar. We opened our second shop on Zhengdong Street, the most prosperous street in Wofeng City."
"He put up the sign himself!"
"At that time, he was the Earl of Ding'an of the Yu Dynasty and the Daotai of Wofeng Road. But just over two years later, he became the emperor of the Wu Dynasty!"
"My mentor went back to Wu Dynasty and opened the third Sitong Bank in Guanyun City."
"Two years later, the situation changed dramatically. The five kingdoms united, and he founded Daxia! The Sitong Bank changed its name for the first time, becoming an independent financial institution in Daxia. He named it the People's Bank of Daxia!"
"Over the years, I've been sent by my mentor to many places, such as the Chi Le Chuan Autonomous Region, the Western Xia Autonomous Region, the Far East Circuit, and the Far North Circuit. The Great Xia People's Bank has sprung up across China, completing the layout of the entire financial system."
"My mentor is old and has resigned from his position as president of the Great Xia People's Bank. He appointed my senior brother, Li Cai, as the new president. My mentor then instructed me to come here... but I came to the Leah Continent not to open a branch of the Great Xia People's Bank, but to hang up the sign of the Sitong Bank. Do you know why?"
Chen Qingyi had never told this story before, so Wang Chaofeng and the other two naturally didn't understand it.
Chen Qingyi grinned and did not explain, because this was the idea of the First Emperor!
Before coming to the Leah continent, Fu Xiaoguan met him secretly, not in Chang'an, as Daxia had not yet moved its capital at that time, but on the Star-Picking Platform in Guanyun City.
The main business of Sitong Money House is of course currency business, but this business has certain particularities. It mainly manages the silver of the emperor’s treasury, such as the gold mountain hidden under the Zhaixing Terrace!
Of course, there is no gold mountain under the Star-Picking Terrace now. Under the secret arrangement of the retired emperor, the gold mountain has all been moved to the city of Alia and placed in the underground vault of the Sitong Bank!
At that time, Chen Qingyi didn't know why Fu Xiaoguan moved so much gold here, but when the news of Fu Xiaoguan's abdication came, he understood.
The emperor has already been planning for his abdication!
He once said that he wanted to explore a new continent. The gold mountain was his personal property. He did not take a single cent from the treasury of Daxia. He wanted to use the gold mountain as the basis for the construction and development funds of the new continent.
Of course, billions of silver were introduced into the Sitong Bank in Alia City last year. This was the capital accumulated by the Daxia Golden Phoenix Group, which was personally operated by my mentor Li Jindou. Now that the emperor and his wives have left Daxia, Li Jindou has become the actual helmsman of the Daxia Golden Phoenix Group.
My mentor has four sons, three of whom are senior managers of the Daxia Golden Phoenix Group. In my mentor's words, their family controls all the money of Daxia!
This is the emperor’s trust, this is a favor as heavy as a mountain!
"Brother Chen, is it for Yingtian Continent?" Wang Chaofeng asked after thinking for a moment.
"That's about right. That's the next business opportunity. You guys should seize it!"
At this moment, the old manager of Jinxiufang came in with a messenger.
"Oh, all three of you are here..." This was a constable from Alia City. He took out three invitations from his pocket and handed them over respectfully. "The Emperor is hosting a dinner at the City Guard's Mansion tonight at 4:00 PM and has invited the three of you. The City Lord said that if you have time, you can go early because the Emperor is waiting to catch up with you!"
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