My father is Jiajing

Chapter 365: Yan Shifan, the Wealth-Giving Boy

The establishment of the Beijing Special Economic Zone was celebrated with great fanfare, but some people were unhappy.

For example, Yan Shifan, the smartest man in the Ming Dynasty, was unhappy about this matter.

Originally, he wanted to strongly oppose the establishment of the Beijing Special District, but he couldn't come up with the money to fill the hole in the Beijing Outer City Project. Moreover, the original project funds of the Beijing Outer City Project had been embezzled by him on the pretext of building palaces for the emperor, so he dared not show up.

So when Xu Jie presided over the court discussion and approved the establishment of the Beijing Special District, he was much more docile than usual and did not dare to show any trouble.

Now that the Beijing Special District has been launched with great fanfare, Yan Shifan's dissatisfaction has naturally been revealed.

Yan Shifan complained to Yan Maoqing, who had just returned to Beijing to hand over the salt tax, "The emperor must have lost his mind to come up with such a ridiculous idea, and even let Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who are only good at idle talk, preside over this so-called Beijing Special District. I think it will end in a mess!"

Yan Maoqing was used to hearing such rebellious words from Yan Shifan, so he didn't react much.

Yan Maoqing said, "Little Minister, have you heard that the Beijing Special District Development Bank established by the Beijing Special District actually pays interest for deposits? This is an unheard-of strange thing! I think there must be something fishy going on here."

But Yan Shifan said nonchalantly: "What could be wrong? It's nothing more than a newly opened bank, and they're afraid of not getting any business, so they came up with such a confusing name, and then they're trying to defraud people by claiming to pay interest."

Yan Maoqing swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue after Yan Shifan said this. The reason why Yan Maoqing joined Yan Shifan and exchanged for a bright future was because he didn't want to waste his years sitting on the bench in the Hanlin Academy. This time, the face and dignity he lost were mixed with Yan Shifan.

But this does not mean that Yan Maoqing is a flatterer who only knows how to take advantage of others. Yan Maoqing is different from Yan Shifan. Yan Maoqing has certain real talents and knowledge, especially in the art of financial management, which is Yan Maoqing's expertise. Otherwise, he would not have been able to rely on his identity as an imperial envoy to get into the Jianghuai Salt Field where he was unfamiliar with the place, and achieve results so quickly, and even receive salt taxes that are hundreds of thousands of taels higher than the original salt administrator.

This shows that Yan Maoqing's ability is not just flattery and currying favor. He has real ability, so he feels that this newly established Beijing Special Economic Zone Development Bank is not as simple as it seems.

Unfortunately, Yan Shifan didn't like to hear such words, so Yan Maoqing swallowed back the guess he was about to say.

Yan Shifan thought he had seen through everything, and then he said to Yan Maoqing: "You go and calculate how much cash we have now, and then find a few people to deposit it in this unknown Beijing Special District Development Bank, and then withdraw money every few days. I want to see how long they can hold on."

Yan Maoqing was stunned when he heard Yan Shifan's clever operation. Isn't this "aiding the enemy"? Everyone knows that the current Beijing Special District Development Bank is just a newly opened silver bank, and it is in need of big customers to deposit and withdraw money in it.

At this time, Yan Shifan was so smart that he deposited his cash in other people's money houses, and even wanted to use frequent and rapid withdrawals to test other people's abilities. Isn't this just throwing meat buns at a dog?

Doesn't he know that behind the Beijing Special Economic Zone Development Bank is the emperor and the financially powerful Shunyi Industrial Park?

Yan Maoqing quickly advised: "Young Minister, you can't do this. Doing this will only give Gao Gong and his men political achievements. Their bank relies on His Majesty and Shunyi Industrial Park. If something unexpected happens, we will be in big trouble."

But Yan Shifan was already very excited. He just didn't like anything about the Beijing Special District, so he wanted to use his huge cash flow to give the Beijing Special District Development Bank a vivid run on the bank. Yan Shifan snorted, "Of course it's not that simple. Didn't they say they could provide low-interest loans for five to ten years? Since we've deposited the money, we can find someone to lend it out, and then let the depositors withdraw the money. I don't believe that they can create money out of nothing."

"If we can't withdraw money just once, this bank will be finished. If something unexpected happens in the Beijing Special District, it will be Xu Jie's incompetence, Gao Gong's incompetence, and then Prince Yu's incompetence. In this way, I wonder who will belong to Prince Yu or Prince Jing in the future!"

Yan Shifan is still thinking about the matter of seizing the throne, thinking that he can use his intelligence and talent to influence the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Yan Maoqing was also frightened when he heard Yan Shifan's words, but he had already been deeply bound to Yan Shifan and had no way out.

Therefore, if he wants to make further progress in the future, he can only pray that the Yan family will not fall and Yan Shifan will get what he wants.

Otherwise, even if he didn't make any mistakes, he would be doomed.

Therefore, Yan Maoqing gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, saying to Yan Shifan: "Don't worry, young minister, I will do it right away!"

Yan Shifan nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, I trust you to do the job."

But unfortunately, Yan Shifan still underestimated the "greed" of the world.

Less than half a month after the deposit and withdrawal details of the Beijing Special District Development Bank were issued, the Beijing Special District Development Bank had received exchanges of 600,000 to 700,000 taels of small-denomination bearer banknotes and more than 3 million taels of large-denomination certificates of deposit.

At the same time, after the news that Shunyi Industrial Park would build its business headquarters in the Beijing Special Economic Zone was confirmed, many large businessmen who had business dealings with Shunyi Industrial Park also followed suit and planned to build a new hall near the special economic zone business headquarters to be built by Shunyi Industrial Park.

For a time, the loan business of the Beijing Special District Development Bank also started, loaning out millions of taels of silver.

Moreover, because the money was used to purchase land in the Beijing Special District to build a new guild hall, it flowed back into the accounts of the Special District government and into the Xishan Limeyard and other construction material yards in the suburbs of Beijing.

Therefore, under such a cycle, the Beijing Special Economic Zone was suddenly revitalized and the entire zone was full of vitality.

As the main force in the construction of the Beijing Special Economic Zone, the Shuntian Prefecture Urban Construction Bureau has also begun to give priority to the construction of the guild hall area roads centered on the business headquarters of the Shunyi Industrial Park in the Beijing Special Economic Zone in accordance with the current development trend.

This guild hall area has naturally become a new benchmark for the Beijing Special District. According to Zhu Zaigui, this is the future central business district of the Beijing Special District. The wealth created in this area in the future will be an astronomical figure!
Of course, neither Gao Gong nor Zhang Juzheng, who had already participated in the Beijing Special District and served as the deputy head of the Beijing Special District government, knew how much weight Zhu Zaigui's words carried.

But they are not stupid, because they have already seen the extraordinary nature of the Beijing Special District from the information and data gathered from all parties.

(End of this chapter)