After leaving Jinxian Academy, He Yunxiao thought that since he was already there, he would take a detour to the nearby printing workshop for a stroll.
It's 10 p.m. now, and most workshops are closed at this time.
As luck would have it, a few small ones were still open.
Since He Yunxiao was already there, he went inside for a look around.
He visited several shops, but none of them had ever done business printing banknotes, so He Yunxiao simply skipped over those.
The printing of banknotes differs from the printing of ordinary books; the former requires much higher standards and must also incorporate certain anti-counterfeiting technologies. It's not something just any workshop can do.
Perhaps it was Du Meimei's "luck boost" that was working, because after visiting several ordinary printing shops, He Yunxiao actually found a printing factory that helped money shops print banknotes.
Holding the ten thousand taels of silver notes he had just "borrowed" from the girl who gave him the antidote, He Yunxiao walked into the workshop without trembling or panicking. He said to each person he met, "Take me to see your workshop owner."
The young man who was working was taken aback.
Without saying a word, He Yunxiao took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into the young man's hand.
"Hurry up and call your brothel owner out. If you don't move, I'll add another ten taels. I'll keep adding until you move."
Sigh, when you have money, you just have fun.
That young man was indeed honest; he didn't deliberately try to trick He Yunxiao. After realizing what was happening, he immediately brought the shop owner to He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao didn't mince words. He knew it wasn't realistic to ask the workshop to make him a standard "silver note" right now, so he said directly, "Change the words 'silver note' at the top of the existing standard to 'gold and silver voucher,' then change the name of their money shop to 'Daqi Bank,' and change the design as well."
As for how many gold and silver notes of each denomination (one tael, two taels, five taels...) to print, just follow the proportions the money shop requires from you. I need 100,000 taels worth of gold and silver notes tomorrow morning, do you understand?
The workshop owner hesitated slightly after hearing He Yunxiao's urgent request, but after He Yunxiao slapped two one-hundred-tael silver notes on the table, the request became less urgent, and he even assured He Yunxiao that he would complete it on time.
He Yunxiao didn't waste any time. Before nightfall, he found a seal-making shop and had them make a "Daqi Bank" seal overnight to use for stamping the vouchers the next day.
Normal bank drafts need to be stamped with the official seals of both the bank and the Ministry of Revenue before they can be used.
However, He Yunxiao had only used vouchers, not banknotes, thus exploiting a loophole and avoiding the need for the Ministry of Revenue's stamp. Otherwise, if he had waited for the Ministry of Revenue's review, he probably wouldn't have been able to redeem Sister Jiang by the end of the year.
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As soon as it was light, He Yunxiao hurriedly selected several pretty and clever maids from the Marquis's residence to go with him to the "Daqi Bank".
These maids were He Yunxiao's first batch of employees.
The so-called Daqi Bank is actually just an ordinary shop in the Northward Commercial Street.
It's so ordinary that it doesn't even have the four large characters "Daqi Bank" on its shop sign.
He Yunxiao first left the maids at the shop, then went to retrieve the seal of the Daqi Bank and a voucher with a face value of 100,000 taels, which had been made overnight. The official name of the voucher was "Daqi Bank Gold and Silver Vouchers".
Although the vouchers themselves are rather illegitimate, their names are quite respectable. This gives people a sense of legitimacy and trustworthiness. People may not understand what a "bank" or "gold and silver vouchers" are, but placing them after "Da Qi" makes them seem reliable and legitimate.
After instructing the maids to clean the shop and stamp the vouchers for anti-counterfeiting purposes, He Yunxiao first went to order a bank signboard. Then, estimating that it was about time, he went to the Deer Antler Academy to trade handkerchiefs with the antidote girl.
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The reason He Yunxiao arranged to meet the girl who gave him the antidote at the Deer Antler Academy was because he had another matter to attend to besides trading the handkerchief.
Ask Du for help.
He Yunxiao thought for a moment. Yesterday, he personally went to the shops on the Northbound Commercial Street to seek cooperation, posing as "Yin Jing's Number One Playboy." He visited about forty or fifty shops with mediocre business and potential for cooperation, but ultimately only four were willing to cooperate.
These four businesses are not ordinary merchants; they are all similar to Yaohui New Porcelain, with "spoiled rich backgrounds."
Aside from this special relationship, it's fair to say that I didn't close a single deal yesterday.
Every time I went in, the shopkeepers were either terrified of me or tried to please me in every way; there was no option to have a proper discussion.
After all, only a very small number of shops have connections. Will Daqi Bank stop doing business with the vast majority of shops in the future?
Consumption vouchers are only meaningful if many people use them and they become mainstream; otherwise, they're just a waste of time.
After much painful reflection, He Yunxiao decided to appoint an "agent" to take over the control of Daqi Bank on his behalf.
After thinking it over, He Yunxiao concluded that Du Yinyun was the most suitable candidate for the position.
Having been a courtesan, Sister Du is adept at handling interpersonal relationships. Moreover, Sister Du is naturally aloof, intelligent, taciturn, and possesses an unapproachable demeanor, making her the best at managing her staff and the most suitable for handling money.
He Yunxiao is quite adept at distinguishing between close and distant relatives, after all, he will be someone who treats everyone equally in the future.
Both Sister Du and the Antidote Girl are at Deer Antler Academy. Sister Du is closer to him than the Antidote Girl is distant, so he will definitely go to see Sister Du first.
However, to see Sister Du, one must not overlook Zi Ruo's wife. After all, Sister Du is currently "living under someone else's roof," temporarily residing at the Fan residence.
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He Yunxiao stood at the door of the study in the Fan family mansion, hesitating whether to knock.
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