With the sound of firecrackers and fluttering colorful flags, the lion dance team paraded along the streets of the entire county, followed by a long line of citizens and children watching the fun.

"Have you heard? There is a bank called Fengzhong Bank in the east street of the city. They are from Hangzhou. They say you can open an account with only one copper coin and you can win prizes."

"For depositors who open new accounts every day, the lottery will be drawn the next morning, and the winner will receive ten yuan."

"..."

After more than two months of preparation, the Changxing County branch of Zhejiang Fengzhong Bank opened on East Street.

The local county magistrate and many dignitaries came to cut the ribbon to congratulate.

As the plenipotentiary representative from the head office, Chen Tianhua naturally stood in the front yard of the branch office to greet the distinguished guests, cut the ribbon together, and attend the celebration banquet.

Today, a whole platoon of the New Army stationed at Wuxing Military Camp came to the scene to maintain order.

This is unprecedented.

Anyone with a discerning eye will understand at a glance that the military is behind this so-called private bank.

Who can afford this?

This is also a way for Chen Tianhua to deliberately make a high-profile appearance in Changxing County.

After he returned to Hangzhou from Shanghai triumphantly at the end of September, he worked with his father-in-law Li Cunzhi to launch the pre-arranged plan.

With the commitment and support of Sheng Xuanhuai, Anhui Guangde Niutoushan Coal Mine will break ground in the spring after the new year, and at the same time, land acquisition and comprehensive exploration will be carried out at the right time.

Currently, all procedures for Guangde Niutoushan Mining Company are being prepared, including shareholder units or individuals, equity capital, etc.

The preliminary equity capital plan is: Fengzhong Bank will invest Yinyang 1 million, Sheng Xuanhuai will invest 800,000, Li Jingfang will invest 500,000, Shengze Xu will invest 200,000, and Li Cunzhi will personally invest 100,000, for a total of 2.6 million.

Later, when funds were needed, HSBC promised to grant a credit line of three million taels of silver.

All this has been completely resolved.

With the opening of the branch office, Chen Tianhua was extremely busy, so he naturally entertained guests from all over the world at noon.

It was not until the afternoon, after sending all the guests away, that he relaxed.

"Li Guandai, from now on I will entrust you with all the protection of Huzhou." Chen Tianhua saluted an officer.

"There, there, if anything happens in the future, please do not hesitate to go through fire and water." Li Guandai stood at attention and replied with his head held high.

This young officer named Li Guandai, his name is Li Jitang, graduated from the Tianjin Military Academy, a native of Anhui, and is now the top officer of the First Association of the Zhejiang New Army stationed in Huzhou.

He and Chen Tianhua probably didn't know each other. He was the army officer stationed at the Hangzhou Canal Wharf more than a year ago.

Speaking of this, Chen Tianhua had to thank him.

If Li Jitang hadn't impounded several of Chen Tianhua's boats, he would not have met Li Shuzhen, and the subsequent series of legendary stories would not have happened.

Now, Li Jitang has been promoted by Li Cunzhi to the acting manager of the camp in Huzhou, and Chen Tianhua also contributed to this.

Li Jitang is a sensible person, and he naturally understands that kindness must be repaid, so he definitely looks to Chen Tianhua to follow his lead in Huzhou.

"In this way, Li Guan, after you return to Wuxing, send a whole team to Changxing. I have a use recently."

"Understood, Third Aunt, I will send the first team over immediately and listen to your arrangements. I will go back now." After Li Jitang saluted, he mounted his horse and returned to Wuxing Military Camp with two soldiers.

"Li Guan, please go slowly." Chen Tianhua walked to the door.

The Huzhou garrison originally had only one garrison team with more than a hundred men and guns.

This sudden expansion to a battalion with nearly 400 men and guns, tripling the strength, was naturally to serve Chen Tianhua's entire plan.

Since Fengzhong Bank was operating normally and the coal mine was about to be established and mined, Li Cunzhi felt confident.

Now he no longer needs to look at the expressions of the local government when deploying his troops.

Chen Tianhua was responsible for the expansion of the Huzhou garrison and any insufficient military expenditures.

As for Chen Tianhua, of course he would not pay from Fengzhong Bank. He had already planned it.

…

"Gangzi, let's go for a walk to the Yaojin Mining Group's residence and take a look at the situation there."

"Okay, young master!"

Zuo Gang responded, and suddenly he thought of something, "Oh, yes, I will also go to our Fengzhong Bank in Changxing to open an account, and deposit the 500 yuan of silver I have with me. I will pick it up when I go home and put it in the room for a long time."

Not safe.”

"Of course, everyone else is opening accounts and saving money, but you don't even know how to go to Fengzhong Bank to save money?" Chen Tianhua scolded.

These five hundred pieces of silver were a reward given to Zuo Gang by Chen Tianhua after he returned from Shanghai. He would certainly be encouraged to follow him through life and death in Meishan Town and obey the arrangements.

Of course, these five hundred silver dollars were just a fraction of what was seized from He Laoliu.

But Zuo Gang was so happy that he was just a little soldier traveling with his master. Although he took some risks, the master would get 500 yuan if he just walked away.

He could never earn this amount in a lifetime of being a soldier.

He plans to go back during the Chinese New Year to build a good house for his parents, brothers and sisters, buy a cattle, and buy dozens of acres of land...

Zuo Gang didn't even sleep well last night, he was thinking about how to use the money.

Of course, you still have to find a wife, this is fundamental.

The two of them left the hotel and walked along the street for more than ten minutes before arriving at the Fengzhong Bank office on East Street.

The office is a two-story building, with the business hall on the first floor.

Currently, there is only one outlet in Changxing County, and we plan to open two more business outlets after the spring.

"It's right here. Go to the counter and deposit it yourself."

Chen Tianhua sat far away from the door of the rest area, with his back to the business window, not wanting the employees to find him.

Zuo Gang went to the cash counter to open an account and deposit money.

In fact, he is no stranger to opening accounts and making deposits. He also has an account at Hangzhou Fengzhong Bank, and he saves a little money every month to save money on military pay and food.

To open a private account at Fengzhong Bank, you usually need a passbook and a seal, but ordinary people can't even read, so what kind of private seal is there?

It doesn't matter, if you can't provide your own personal seal, Fengzhong Bank will provide you with one for free.

Therefore, Chen Tianhua has an internal engraving point in every branch and sub-branch of Fengzhong Bank, up to the branch level.

Service work must be done in every possible way and be done like home.

Directly across the road from Fengzhong Branch, there is a tavern. Chen Tianhua saw the word Guangyao Tavern on the lintel.

There were a few young people standing in twos and threes at the door.

Suddenly, a young man walked out of the tavern. The entire hand on his right wrist was missing. There was a patch of gray hair on the top of his head and even on the braid on the back of his head. He had a sharp mouth and a monkey's cheek.

Isn’t this the braided ghost who collected ‘protection fees’ from the Ba Laotou wonton stall in Dongchengmen Snack Street a few months ago?

Chen Tianhua was so impressed by this guy that he even recognized him when he was burned to ashes.

The right wrist was crushed, and the right hand was disabled. It must have been amputated, and the gray features in the hair were definitely unmistakable.

Every wrongdoer has his own debtor. He was preparing to come to visit him this time, but it happened to happen today.

The opportunity comes at no time, so let’s start from here.
Chapter completed!