Chapter 82 The Emperor also wants to save money and earn interest
"I have done all this, and it has yielded results, but you don't know how to praise me?"
Su Che shook his head and said, "First of all, you have to know how to selectively tell the facts, pick out the things that are beneficial to us, and just brush aside the unfavorable aspects."
"For example, my book Barefoot Doctors is a rare and unique book. It was directly printed in one million copies, which is an unprecedented feat and the first in the bookstore industry. This is a shocking record!"
"Next, we will open medical schools all over the country to educate talents. Our Chengjin Chamber of Commerce will have countless doctors and can treat countless people and make money."
"The large ships we build can sail along rivers and lakes, cross oceans, go to other countries, conduct international trade, and enhance the prestige of the Han Dynasty. Every trade will bring in countless money."
"I have asked hundreds of experienced farmers to research hybrid rice and hybrid wheat. Now we have new seeds. As long as the soil is fertile and the environment is favorable, the yield per mu can be doubled or tripled. Isn't this big news?"
"Although I don't plan to make money from these things, you can't really tell the truth."
"For some things, you need to know how to say something nice and brag so that depositors have confidence and think you have a future."
In a word, there are no short-selling institutions in this Han world, so if there are false financial reports, can’t they write whatever they want?
Chives are the easiest to fool!
Do I need to teach you this?
Su Che said it very easily. In his opinion, this kind of operation was simply a matter of course. However, for Ji Renyong, who had not experienced the information explosion, he obviously did not know much about this kind of operation.
If it were those literati who came, they might accept it quickly and understand how to operate it in an instant.
In fact, many things that happen in the court are similar to these outrageous operations.
When it comes to how to fool the emperor, to make a serious matter sound trivial and to make a simple matter sound serious, no one is better than these ministers. After all, that's what they do.
Ji Renyong suffered from his lack of education. Although he had the ability, his imagination was obviously not rich enough. Even if Su Che broke down the matter, he was still a little confused. He frowned and asked, "Besides this, is there anything else? Can you tell me more?"
Su Che felt somewhat helpless and could only explain the matter one by one.
"It's difficult to say, but it's also simple to say."
"You have to understand the key point. In addition to speaking nicely, you must also be clear about the numbers and list all the data. This will give people a very professional feeling."
"But numbers can be manipulated. You can adjust the income figures first."
“First, fictitious income, such as recognizing some fake transactions and non-profit transactions as income.”
"Second, we use one-off transactions to inflate our revenues and treat these one-off transactions as our daily routine."
“Third, recognize revenue in advance. For businesses that have not yet started, recognize their expected revenue in advance.”
"This is the income aspect. There are also expenditure and cash flow aspects, which can also be made into a big deal..."
"As long as you write it according to what I say, the financial report of Chengjin Chamber of Commerce will definitely look good!"
Su Che said a lot in one breath. In his previous life, he had seen too many false financial reports made by listed companies, so Su Che was very clear about their routines. Even a business that was losing money could be described as having unlimited prospects, thus fooling one batch of leeks after another, not to mention Su Che's Chengjin Bank that opened all over Jingzhou? Chengjin Chamber of Commerce that obtained various artifacts?
It’s so easy to fool people!
However, this was undoubtedly an unprecedented shock to Ji Renyong. Although Su Che occasionally threw out a professional term that made him a little unable to understand, he could still roughly understand the meaning after listening with a frown. For a moment, he felt that his three views had been refreshed.
He had never thought that it could be done this way. In the words of the little master, it was really amazing!
It is a perfect combination of lies and truth, with lies in the truth and truth in the lies. It is obviously nonsense, but it can be said with reason and evidence, and various data are listed. Who would not be confused after reading it?
How can ordinary people be so professional and understand the tricks at a glance? They must be shocked.
This was an art of counterfeiting that Ji Renyong had never thought of, and it shocked him greatly.
After further study under Su Che, Ji Renyong felt like he had been reborn. It was as if he had suddenly realized what he should do.
Originally Ji Renyong was a little worried and didn't know how to face the doubts of those depositors. Now Su Che taught him step by step. If he still didn't know how to do it, he would really let Su Che down!
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A few days later.
In the imperial palace, Gui Palace, in the imperial capital Luoyang.
Emperor Liu Hong was casually flipping through the official newspapers of various places. Suddenly, he saw various reports about Chengjin Chamber of Commerce and Chengjin Money House in the official newspaper of Jingzhou. His eyes suddenly lit up and he came up with a bold idea.
Liu Hong quickly summoned his trusted eunuch Zhang Rang.
Not long.
The eunuch Zhang Rang came to the Gui Palace. After entering the palace, he prostrated himself in front of Liu Hong and saluted respectfully: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Liu Hong waved his hand and said, "Get up quickly, come over here and read this court report."
Zhang Rang came to Liu Hong's side and carefully looked at the contents of the newspaper. His expression suddenly became a little subtle. He seemed to be able to foresee what Liu Hong would say.
Sure enough, the next second, Liu Hong asked him: "What do you think of this Chengjin Bank?"
Zhang Rang replied, "I have heard a little about this Chengjin Bank. They are very famous in Jingzhou, and their reputation has even spread to the imperial capital of Luoyang. Many wealthy families want to deposit money in Jingzhou, hoping to get high interest rates and make themselves even richer."
Liu Hong nodded and continued, "What do you think if I take the money from the treasury and deposit it in Chengjin Bank, and then withdraw it at this time next year?"
When Zhang Rang heard this, he was so shocked that his eyes widened and he looked at the Emperor in astonishment.
He thought that the Emperor was trying to seize the Chengjin Bank and Chengjin Chamber of Commerce by trickery and force, but he didn't expect that the Emperor actually wanted to deposit the money from the national treasury into the bank? ? ?
Can't you act a little more like an emperor?
Zhang Rang's voice was trembling at the time: "Your Majesty! The national treasury is important, and you must not transfer money so easily. If something unexpected happens, it will be irreparable! This is absolutely unacceptable. Your Majesty, please take back this idea !"
"Is that so..." Liu Hong frowned and continued to ask: "What if we deposit the money from the inner treasury into Chengjin Bank? That should be possible, right?"
Zhang Rang: “???”
Zhang Rang was speechless. Your Majesty, do you really want to earn interest?
