Prince Li You of the Great Tang Dynasty begs the noble families to their deaths!

Li You smiled and said, "Competition is actually a good thing."

"How could that be?"

"Think about it, if another bank suddenly appears, our best approach is not to compete with it for profits, but to join forces with it. Both banks use the same interest rates and the same standards. Customers who deposit money with one bank can withdraw it from our branch, and vice versa. In this way, both banks can share their funds, branches, personnel, and channels."

"No matter how much energy we have, we cannot penetrate every region of the country."

"But with more banks in various places and the combination of various resources, it will have a prairie fire effect."

"This is the true meaning of: connecting the world."

Upon hearing this, both Yin Hongzhi and Dou Jun were stunned for a long time before they came to their senses.

Yin Hongzhi clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Good, good, good!"

Dou Jun said, "My lord, you wouldn't happen to be the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, would you?"

Li You laughed and said, "This is not my idea, but a divine decree from the Golden Armored General. Let's work hard and try to make the decree a reality."

"Moreover, once we succeed in our rebellion, Huimin Bank will become a powerful tool for me to control the world."

"Therefore, this matter must be handled well!"

"promise!"

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With the concept of Huimin Bank finalized, Yin Hongzhi arranged for people to go to the aforementioned eight state capitals to rent shops, hire employees, and dig cellars to store copper coins, making preparations for the official opening.

Yin Shaokang, who was far away in Luoyang, was thrilled to receive the plan from Suizhou and also offered some suggestions.

There are two core points.

Firstly, we should do a good job of pre-opening publicity to attract several large clients to conduct business after the opening.

Secondly, it is necessary to establish a shop on the basis of Huimin Bank to facilitate the transfer of copper coins between different regions.

The term "Di Dian" refers to a carriage and horse shop during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty.

After reading Yin Shaokang's letter, Li You thought his suggestions were very good, especially the second one.

The opening of banks certainly made things easier for merchants, allowing them to do business without having to carry large amounts of copper coins.

However, within the bank, the number of copper coins still needed to be balanced among the various branches.

If one day all the copper coins in a branch are suddenly taken away by a merchant, then the operation of that branch will be disrupted.

Furthermore, the copper coins cast in Tongbai Mountain Village also need to be transported out as soon as possible to replenish the cash reserves of each branch.

Therefore, the opening of "Di Dian" is very necessary.

Li You entrusted this matter to Yin Hongzhi and his son Yin Shaokang, asking them to discuss and handle it.

The name of this "didian" was directly decided by Li You as: Huitong Currency Operation.

Huitong means "connecting the world".

Several other things were also happening simultaneously in the mountain stronghold.

Dou Jun commanded a force of 200 soldiers who were boiling salt every day. However, the current production was only enough to supply Huang Chao's army internally and could not be exported. Many officers and soldiers had already tasted this white salt and praised it highly.

Qin Yun led 3000 people to begin building terraced fields in the Dahong Mountain area, more than 100 miles away. Thanks to their previous experience, their work went relatively smoothly, and the loss of personnel was within a controllable range.

Liang Mengbiao was in charge of going down the mountain to find a suitable location to set up a shipyard. He led his men to search around and finally discovered that the most suitable place among the nearby prefectures was Xiangzhou, where Huang Chao's army had previously operated.

Xiangzhou is located in the upper reaches of the Han River and has many rivers such as the Tangbai River, Nanhe River, and Gunhe River, making it a region with abundant shipping resources and very suitable for the development of the shipbuilding industry.

The first shipyard under Huang Chao's army was established in Xiangzhou under the name of a private shipyard.

The leaders in Xiangzhou City, Gao Shun, Zhou Chuji, Jing Song, and Niu Qibao, have already built up quite a large business.

Li You gave them orders, instructing them to cooperate fully with Liang Mengbiao's work.

The other two key locations, Raozhou and Xuanzhou, were responsible for producing copper and silver ingots.

In short, at the beginning of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan, Huang Chao's army was extremely busy.

Li You is busy right now, but not with specific tasks, because those tasks have been delegated to his subordinates. He only needs to keep track of the progress of each task and make adjustments at a higher level.

Li You's main task right now is preparing for the second lesson of "University".

Because everyone is very busy with work, Li You postponed the class and plans to start it again in twenty days.

Two middle-aged men came to the mountain village during these days.

These were Gao Shen and Zhang Lan from the Bozhou army.

They were all from Hebei Province and had fought alongside warlord Liu Heita twenty-three years ago.

After Liu Heita was defeated and killed, his troops also scattered.

Some soldiers went back home to farm under assumed names, while others continued to roam the land.

Over the past twenty years, many people have turned into dust.

There are very few former Sui Dynasty veterans like Gao Shen and Zhang Lan who can live to be over forty years old.

By chance, the two were recruited by Yin Hongzhi and joined the Bozhou army.

When they first entered the Tongbai Mountain Village, they found everything that happened there very novel.

This place seems to be a combination of military camp and village. Most of the soldiers are engaged in production, while only a few soldiers participate in military training all day long, namely the Jia-type battalion and the Northern Army Battalion.

To Gao Shen and Zhang Lan's surprise, the elite troops of these two battalions displayed a level of morale and cohesion that was very close to that of the best Tang army.

After carefully questioning Yin Hongzhi, the two learned that everyone in Huang Chao's army received the same treatment; the generals and soldiers had no difference in their daily food, drink, and supplies. Moreover, these soldiers had just experienced a real battle, and real combat is crucial for building cohesion within the army.

This time, Gao Shen and Zhang Lan went to Luoyang to purchase slaves, mainly strong and healthy ones.

The purpose is to continue training elite troops based on this, which is also the main reason why Gao Shen and Zhang Lan were invited here.

Li You finally met with the two veterans from the previous dynasty and even invited them to eat the stir-fried dishes he had made.

After experimentation, Li You is now able to make seven or eight different dishes. He taught these dishes to Wang Sanwa, who then spread them to more soldiers. So, as mealtime approaches, the aroma of stir-fried dishes wafts out, making people's mouths water.

However, the amount of sesame oil available in these small-scale operations is currently limited, so they can't eat stir-fried dishes every day.

Using stir-fried dishes to entertain Gao Shen and Zhang Lan is considered a high-standard etiquette for welcoming guests in the mountain village nowadays.

After eating the stir-fried dishes, both of them felt that all the meals they had eaten before were a waste of time.

"Who would have thought that sesame oil could have such a wonderful use? My lord is truly amazing."

"Yeah, let those brats taste this when we get back."

The "bastards" Zhang Lan mentioned were the two thousand elite soldiers in Bozhou who were loyal to Li You.

"General Gao, General Zhang, you have all observed the training of Huang Chao's soldiers. Is there anything that can be improved or adjusted?"