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King Liang did not keep her waiting in vain.

Ren Jinnu did not want to remain the chief manager of the Royal Bank forever.

She also knew that the Prince of Liang would not let her manage the bank forever.

After all, she was a concubine of the King of Liang.

It's impossible to keep her out of the palace every day.

Moreover, she cannot show her face in public.

This has always limited the development of some businesses.

As long as the King of Liang has suitable people at his disposal...

That is, the day she returned to the palace.

Ren Jinnu also knew that although she herself was quite beautiful,

However, it wouldn't stand out in a palace where all the flowers are in full bloom.

Back in the palace,

The King of Liang may not be able to favor her as much as he does now.

Therefore, she always wanted to have a child with the King of Liang.

A mother's status rises with her son's.

This is never wrong in the royal family.

As long as she can give birth to a prince for the King of Liang

Under her teachings and example,

They will definitely become pillars of society.

That will solidify her position.

Without the Royal Bank,

She certainly wouldn't receive the King's favor the day after his return.

Therefore, Ren Jinnu was also very attentive to the work of the Royal Bank.

Unless she finds a better option.

When the Prince of Liang asked about the money exchange,

Ren Jinnu then disregarded the fact that her body was weak and limp.

Open the drawer,

He took out an account book and smiled.

"This is the information on newly opened branches during this period,"

"Now there are a total of thirty-three semicolons,"

"Ten from JD.com, ten from Hebei,"

"Ten in western Beijing, three in Shaanxi,"

"Shaanxi learned of your annihilation of the Western Xia after..."

"I've only just started planning,"

"Therefore it was a bit slower,"

"However, there are still seven branch offices in preparation in Shaanxi,"

"It can open within half a month."

"Next up are Gansu Road, Qinghai Road, and Ningxia Road."

"Both Qinghai Road and Ningxia Road are on the border,"

"Business should be better at the border,"

"After all, there are many businessmen from various countries traveling between them."

"It's just that I don't understand the safety issues."

Zhao Yuan heard that Ren Jinnu's progress was so fast,

He was also very satisfied and nodded.

"Security is not a problem,"

"Whoever dares to invade my Great Liang city,"

"I will make them pay tenfold."

Ren Jinnu listened to Liang Wang's domineering reply.

"Then I will devote all my efforts to preparing for branch offices on Gansu Road, Qinghai Road, and Ningxia Road."

"Some time ago, the Liao Kingdom also asked us to open a money exchange,"

"However, without the King of Liang's orders,"

“I didn’t dare agree to their offer,”

"Besides, we still have many state governments in the country that we don't have branches yet."

Zhao Yuan asked curiously, "Who from the Liao Kingdom has come?"

Chapter 1704 Liao Kingdom's Plans

"Yelü Dashi, I've heard, is from the Liao royal family,"

"He was the top scholar in the Liao Dynasty."

"He came as an envoy of the Liao Kingdom to sue for peace with our Great Liang,"

"But the Emperor did not agree."

"He came here begging to see me,"

"They said they could let us open a bank in the Liao Kingdom,"

"The Liao Kingdom provided us with houses and security,"

"He can also recommend Liao nobles and merchants to our bank."

"The ticket number system is so simple,"

“They can totally do it themselves.”

"But they came here to benefit us,"

"Although it didn't say I was to facilitate a peace process,"

"But I still didn't dare to agree to his request."

Zhao Yuan was surprised to find that the Liao envoy was an old acquaintance of his.

He and Yelü Dashi could be said to have had an alliance at the time.

The Liao Kingdom sold warhorses to Liangshan.

Liangshan was responsible for containing the Song Dynasty.

However, after Liangshan destroyed the Song Dynasty...

Whether willingly or forced, Yelü Dashi broke the alliance.

He led his troops south to invade Hebei.

As a result, they were dealt a heavy blow by Zhao Yuan.

Yelü Dashi was captured alive.

If it weren't for the Liao Kingdom paying the ransom...

Yelü Dashi is probably already dead.

In any case, after a fierce battle,

The two no longer had any friendship.

"He can't do it himself,"

"Even the Liao emperor couldn't do it."

Ren Jinnu asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"The principle behind bank drafts is very simple,"

"Collecting everyone's money with low interest rates,"

"Then lend it out at a high interest rate."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "The reasoning is very simple."

"But all the powerful and wealthy in the world are lending money at exorbitant interest rates,"

"Opening a bank is like robbing all the wealthy of their money."

"Even the emperor of Liao was no match for the powerful nobles of Liao."

"If I didn't have military power,"

"The main beam has just been built,"

"Even the Royal Bank could not survive."

"Wang Anshi was incredibly powerful back then,"

"But once the 'Green Seed Loan' was introduced,"

"Offended all the powerful and influential people in the land,"

"His reforms did not last long either."

Ren Jinnu nodded and said, "King Liang is wise."

"The newly established Liang Dynasty was comprised mostly of people from humble backgrounds,"

"The money exchange houses don't affect their interests either."

"If the Great Liang dynasty were to be passed down through several generations,"

"These powerful figures are deeply entrenched,"

"Want to open another bank account?"

"I'm afraid they'll also jump out and object."

Zhao Yuan touched Ren Jinnu's smooth, silky skin and nodded.

"Intelligent, a change of dynasty, everything in ruins needs to be rebuilt,"

"Now is the perfect time for sweeping reforms."

"Otherwise, once the new elites in the court pass down their positions for several generations,"

"They will also become an obstacle to reform."

"So I can open this bank,"

"The Liao emperor cannot open it."

"If I dismiss my top generals, no one will rebel."

"If he fires his generals, they're all bound to rebel."

Although Zhao Yuan made it sound easy,

However, Ren Jinnu also knew that things were not that simple.

Although each dynastic change was led by a hero of the time.

However, these founding emperors did not dare to implement sweeping reforms.

Instead, the goal should be to allow the transition between the two dynasties to proceed as smoothly as possible.