After the ceremony, Ouyang Shuo rode Black Whirlwind and went to the pottery factory outside the village.
Zhu Youzhi was in charge of the pottery factory. It was located in the northeast corner of the territory, next to the Friendship River. The reason why it was built here was that there was high-quality red clay here. The red clay was moderate in hardness, and the finished product was not easy to crack. It could be preserved for a long time and was very suitable for firing pottery.
Zhu Youzhi brought along his three new apprentices and was making clay. When they saw Ouyang Shuo, they stopped what they were doing and bowed to greet him. Ouyang Shuo talked with Zhu Youzhi for nearly an hour and made a simple plan for the future of the pottery factory. He also asked about their living conditions.
It was already four o 'clock in the afternoon when he returned to the lord's mansion. Ouyang Shuo read for a while and went offline. Sun Xiaoyue was going home today, so he was going to send her off. After coming out of the game cabin, Ouyang Shuo ran a few laps around the neighborhood as usual and bought breakfast.
After more than a month of training, Ouyang Shuo found that his physical fitness was not weakened by lying in the game cabin for a long time. Instead, it had improved a lot.
When he returned home, the two beauties had already woken up and were washing up. Bing'er knew that Sister Xiaoyue was leaving today, so her eyes were red. She even wanted to brush her teeth and wash her face with Xiaoyue.
After breakfast, Sun Xiaoyue went out of the station. Ouyang Shuo and his sister saw her off. Coming back from the station, Bing'er was all Yanyan and listless. Ouyang Shuo didn't expect that in just a month, this girl had become so dependent on Xiaoyue.
At ten o 'clock in the evening, Ouyang Shuo finally coaxed Bing'er to sleep and hurriedly went online. According to the plan, Shi Wansui would lead the cavalry to destroy the bandit camp today.
As soon as he sat down, Ying You came to his office and said with a smile, "Big Brother, the Bank of the Four Seas is ready. There will be an opening ceremony this morning. You can't miss it."
"It's quite fast. I'll definitely go." He really didn't expect that in just a week, You'd set up the bank. She was indeed from a merchant family.
"By the way, how did the Financial Secretary come up with the specific loan terms?"
Cui Yingyou glanced at him and said coquettishly, "Big Brother really doesn't care about the Financial Secretary. The bank is about to open for business, and you only remembered to ask this now." After mocking Ouyang Shuo for a while, he continued, "According to your suggestion, we should mainly use low-interest loans. The monthly interest rate will be 2% compound interest, and it will only be limited to the purchase of real estate."
Ouyang Shuo nodded. "Providing loan services for privatization is only a part of the bank's function. The more important function is to provide commercial loans to private owners. What does the Financial Secretary think about this? "
"A commercial loan with a monthly interest rate of 3%. The loan amount would be determined based on the lender's credit and asset evaluation. For example, the carpentry workshop that is about to sign a commission agreement with the Material Reserve Division can use the Material Reserve Division as a guarantor to obtain a large loan from the bank, "Ying You answered without hesitation.
"Not bad. What are the rules for the villagers to deposit money in the bank? "Ouyang Shuo asked.
"According to the usual practice, there is no interest in saving money in the bank. For large deposits, a certain storage fee would also be charged. But in order to revitalize the bank's funds, it is also in response to Big Brother's policy of stimulating the private economy. The Financial Secretary has stipulated that for fixed deposits, the monthly interest rate will be 1% simple interest. "
Ying You had a very thorough understanding of Ouyang Shuo's concept of privatization. Many of the methods did not need Ouyang Shuo's personal instructions. They had already been considered thoroughly.
"A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a new light. Giving you the responsibility of the Financial Secretary was the right decision, "Ouyang Shuo said, gratified.
He resisted the pressure and placed Ying You in the position of Financial Secretary and Supervisor of the Bank of the Four Seas. To be honest, he was a little worried. After all, Ying You had no previous experience in financial work.
As the saying goes, gold will shine wherever you go. Ying You had never made him worry before in the Material Reserve Division. Now that she had been transferred to the Financial Secretary, other than the initial instructions, she had straightened out the work of the Financial Secretary in less than a week.
Ying You was happy to receive Ouyang Shuo's affirmation. But out of a girl's reserve, she did not show it on her face. She said, "Big Brother, don't force me to drink soup. It's about time, let's go to the unveiling ceremony! "
Ouyang Shuo smiled and nodded. He got up and walked out of the office with her. In the administrative office next to them, Mr. Sven was walking out with a group of people from the administrative office. It seemed like they were about to leave as well.
Ouyang Shuo greeted everyone and walked out of the Lord's Mansion towards the Bank of the Four Seas. The bank was located on the west side of the square, next to the commercial street. It was less than a hundred meters away from the Lord's Mansion.
The Bank of the Four Seas was a single-story wooden building with two entrances. Compared to the surrounding shops, it was much more imposing. The front hall was the counter for handling savings and loans. The staff were already at the counter. The backyard was the heavily guarded treasury. Before the unveiling ceremony, Ouyang Shuo followed Ying You into the empty treasury.
Players could store gold coins in their storage bags. When they took them out, they could freely switch to copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins. In order to facilitate the bank's business, Ouyang Shuo converted the 200 gold coins in reserve into 20 gold coins, 150,000 silver coins, and 30,000 copper coins. In an instant, the empty treasury was filled to the brim.
After coming out of the treasury, Ouyang Shuo was penniless. He was only left with a pitiful 3 gold coins in his storage bag. The rest of the scattered silver and copper coins were also thrown into the treasury by him so that he wouldn't feel annoyed just by looking at them. His current spending level was basically measured in gold coins.
If adventure-type players knew about Ouyang Shuo's actions, they would definitely be so jealous that they would vomit blood. Most of them had not even seen the face of gold coins until now. At this stage where silver coins were the main currency, he actually did not care about the scattered silver coins anymore. Wouldn't it be infuriating?
When they returned to the front hall, the unveiling ceremony was already ready. At the main entrance, the signboard of the Bank of the Four Seas was covered by a red silk cloth. Ouyang Shuo led the way to the signboard. When the auspicious time arrived, everyone tore off the red silk cloth. The Bank of the Four Seas was officially open for business.
At the entrance of the bank, the villagers gathered together to watch the grand occasion. Everyone knew that the official opening of the bank signified the arrival of the long-awaited privatization.
Taking advantage of everyone's high spirits, Ouyang Shuo took out three coupons from his storage bag. They were 100 units of food coupons, 20 units of meat coupons, and 20 silver coins coupons.
He waved the coupons in his hand and said loudly, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. What I'm holding in my hand right now are the basic welfare coupons that the Supplies Division has prepared. These coupons can be exchanged at the newly built grain stores, meat stores, and banks in the territory at any time. "
"Tomorrow morning at 9 am, everyone will gather at the square in front of the Lord's Mansion. At that time, the Supplies Division will release the coupons for everyone. Apart from that, the territory has also prepared a piece of fur and a set of ordinary linen clothes for every villager. This is to thank everyone for their contributions to the Shanhai Village. "
This was the first time the territory's basic welfare was fully revealed. Such generous welfare was probably the only one in the China region. After everyone heard it, they all cheered and praised the benevolence of the lord. Some of the agitated villagers even wanted to kneel down to Ouyang Shuo, but he stopped them.
Among the crowd, Qing 'er was the one who cheered the loudest. Ouyang Shuo didn't intend to let her go this time. He said loudly, "Also, I want to announce a piece of good news. Our territory has given birth to a Master Level Skill Talent. Who is she? " Some of the people who knew this news, such as Qing 'er's apprentices, looked at Qing' er one after another and cheered along.
"That's right, she's Mu Qingsi from the tailor's shop. In order to set an example and praise the advanced, I've decided to personally give her the coupons in my hand. In addition, I'll also reward her with one gold coin. "Ouyang Shuo took out a gold coin from his storage bag and said with a smile.
"Wow ~ ~ ~" The crowd burst into exclamations of surprise. As the Administrative Office announced the prices of various properties, materials, and salaries, everyone knew how powerful one gold coin was. They were all envious.
Qing 'er blushed under everyone's gazes. She originally thought that Ouyang Shuo wanted to tease her. Who would have thought that he would give her a reward? Under the escort of the apprentices, she shyly walked in front of Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo passed the coupons and the gold coin to Qing 'er. He patted her head and said with a smile, "Everyone, you don't need to be envious. I hereby promise that the territory will reward every skilled talent that belongs to the territory with every promotion. Promotion from apprentice to beginner will be rewarded with one silver coin. Promotion to intermediate will be rewarded with ten silver coins. Promotion to advanced will be rewarded with fifty silver coins. Promotion to Master will be rewarded with one gold coin. The territory will make up for the previous promotions. You can go to the Financial Secretary to collect your reward. "
Another burst of cheers came from the crowd. The skill talents, in particular, instantly became fanatical. This was especially true for Li Tiezhu and Lu Guangzhi, the two skill talents who had been promoted one after another. This time, they would have the funds to buy shops.
This was exactly Ouyang Shuo's goal. He wanted to take advantage of the privatization to make everyone realize the value of money. Announcing such generous promotion rewards would definitely stimulate the enthusiasm of the territory's skill talents. It also showed that the territory valued and thirsted for talent.
Only Ying Pomelo stood at the side and patted her forehead. This big brother really did what he wanted. He casually said a few words and added another task to the Financial Secretary. While complaining, he still had to seriously record down the content of the reward.
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