The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

After the news came out that the trade plaza was being built and the quotas were sold, very few people bought the quotas. There were nearly a hundred quotas in total, and not even ten were sold.

There are only two reasons. One is because it is too expensive, 50,000 taels of silver per quota, and the other is because I don’t know what the purpose of this trade square is.

However, well-informed people discovered that the four major commercial banks in Chang'an City had actually purchased their quotas, and each of them had purchased about five quotas.

After what the head of the Wu family said that day, the heads of the other three major trading houses also decided to take a gamble and bought a few places.

And it was after this that more and more people purchased places to occupy the Trade Plaza.

Who can be a businessman who is not a shrewd person? Seeing that the four major commercial banks are buying these quotas, and buying five at a time, they will inevitably have some thoughts in their minds.

In their view, it is always right to follow the trends of the four major trading houses. Even if they cannot eat meat, they can still drink some soup.

Therefore, businessmen continue to start buying these quotas, but most people are still more cautious and only buy one or two, and do not dare to buy too much for fear of losing money.

It's okay to play with a big commercial bank, but what kind of background does this person have? He has a very strong financial foundation. Losing hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels of silver will not hurt his muscles and bones. It is nothing at all.

And they just gave it a try, but they didn't dare to bet big, otherwise they would most likely end up bankrupt.

All in all, in more than a week, the more than 100 places were sold out.

The Trade Plaza has finally started to be built, but it will take another month for the construction to be completed. At that time, those businessmen who have bought the quota will be able to let their own businesses move in and open stores.

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Royal Palace, Chui Gong Hall

"Your Majesty, all the occupancy places in the Trade Plaza have been sold out, and a total of 5,150,000 taels of silver have been obtained. All of them have now been invested in the construction of the Trade Plaza."

Fang Xuanling presented a statistical report to Li Changqing, and then said respectfully.

Li Changqing took the report and took a look at it, then put it on the dragon case, looked at Fang Xuanling, and said with a smile:"I know Sorry, you have been busy these days. Fang

Xuanling bowed slightly and said:"This is my duty. Your Majesty is serious, but... I still don't understand something.""

"Anything else you don't understand?"

Li Changqing said with a half-smile, a little surprised in his tone, and then said:"If you have any questions, just ask. Fang

Xuanling calmed down for a moment, organized his words and said,"Your Majesty, why don't you let me announce the prospects of the Trade Plaza?" In that case, the price of these places will increase several times more."

Li Changqing had previously specifically asked him not to release relevant information about the Trade Plaza, and he also obeyed the order, but he was still very confused. Hearing this,

Li Changqing smiled lightly and did not hide much. He said directly:"This time, if the quota is As expected, only those businessmen with foresight can buy it"

"After the Trade Plaza is opened, they will be able to reap the huge profits brought by the Trade Plaza. Those who did not buy the quota will naturally be jealous. Then when the Trade Plaza is opened again, they will rush to buy bullets."

"When this kind of rush-buying atmosphere forms, the prices of these places will be raised infinitely, and we can wait and sell them."

The Trade Plaza in Chang'an City is just a pilot project and an example of a trade plaza to the world. Li Changqing did not expect it to bring huge profits from the beginning. After listening to Li Changqing's explanation, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but be convinced. , he really didn’t think about this, that the best strategy is to take a long time to catch the big fish.

"Don't worry about the Commercial Plaza for now. We'll talk about it after it's successfully built. I have one more thing for you to do."

Without any further discussion on the matter of the Trade Plaza, Li Changqing turned to Fang Xuanling.

Since he brought the business models of later generations into this era and achieved great results, Li Changqing has become more and more enthusiastic about doing so.

"I hope you can start integrating all the current banks and let the imperial court set up banks for unified management."

Li Changqing said straight to the point. In later generations, banking will be a more profitable industry than real estate, and it will benefit the country's economy without any harm.

Fang Xuanling's expression changed slightly, and he was a little embarrassed:"Your Majesty, our Datang is currently There are three major banks, even all over the outer states. Integrating these banks... I must be honest, it is very difficult."

Throughout the dynasties, banks have been opened by aristocratic families. Being able to open a bank represents the family's heritage and power.

Banks are the predecessors of banks in later generations. A certain force issues banknotes, and people can exchange silver for banknotes. It is easy to carry, and you can exchange it with a bank in another place.

The reason why Fang Xuanling is worried is because if the court wants to integrate these banks, the forces and interests involved will be too wide and the impact will be too great, and it may even It will cause unimaginable consequences.

If nothing else, let’s just say that the forces behind these three major banks are the three major merchant families. Their backgrounds are no worse than those of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, but they act very low-key and have always been very low-key. Listening to the court's words, there was no move that crossed the line.

The key is that their reputation and prestige in their respective places are very high. If the court wants to integrate their banks without saying anything, it will be difficult to convince the public.

Li Changqing didn't understand. , Fang Xuanling explained it to him.

After Li Changqing listened, his eyebrows could not help but frown. According to Fang Xuanling, this is indeed an unavoidable problem.

"Are the three major families you mentioned Zhao family, Qian family and Huang family? Li

Changqing asked with a frown.

He had also heard about these three major families. They were different from those disobedient aristocratic families. They had always had a close relationship with the imperial court and paid a lot of taxes every year.

Even when he and Li Shimin During the struggle for hegemony, these three families also gave him a certain amount of help.

Fang Xuanling nodded and did not deny it.

Seeing this, Li Changqing couldn't help but have a headache. This was really difficult to handle. He could not force these families to merge the bank. Let's go inside the bank. What's the difference between him and a tyrant?

But a bank must be opened. It seems that a compromise must be found.

Because according to his vision, the purpose of establishing a bank is to regulate a country's economy. In order to avoid the situation where the national treasury is in deficit without realizing it, this is also the foundation of a country, and it is related to many of its subsequent plans.

Projects such as loans, insurance, etc. can only be carried out on the basis of establishing a bank.

Today The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was really a bit frivolous, and the welfare system for the people was not perfected.

"You pass my order to have the heads of the Zhao, Huang, and Qian families come to the palace to see me. I will discuss this matter with them in person."

After thinking for a long time, Li Changqing made a decision in his heart, turned around and said to Fang Xuanling.

If other kings said this, the ministers would definitely think that they were intending to use power to suppress others, but Fang Xuanling has followed Li Changqing for so long, so naturally I didn't think so. I bowed and accepted the order and then retreated.

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