In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

Mr. Gu appeared in the capital with a team of masters and servants, and moved into a three-courtyard house in a high-profile manner.

The next day, he wandered around several streets in the capital again.

"Oh my God, isn't this Mr. Gu?"

Anyone who was not too young knew this former Doctor of Statistics of the Imperial College. Almost all civil servants had heard his lectures and read the books he wrote.

The sisters, the Grand Princess and Princess Daning, were extremely shocked when they heard that Mr. Gu had reappeared in the capital.

Both sisters knew that Mr. Gu's sudden disappearance ten years ago was related to their little prince brother.

"Let's go see Mr. Gu and ask him whether Brother Qin is really alive." The eldest princess said excitedly.

She had heard rumors that "the emperor sent Commander Zuo to suppress the bandits, but he was actually looking for the prince."

Princess Daning was also full of expectations, "It would be great if Brother Qin was still alive."

Although the three siblings had the same father but different mothers, because Wang Qin lost his mother at a young age, his two imperial sisters lived in the palace before they got married. They always took care of him like a mother and they were very affectionate to him.

"Let's send someone to ask Mr. Gu first." The Grand Princess decided.

"I'll follow my eldest sister's arrangements." Princess Daning expressed her opinion.

The eldest princess sent someone to invite him: "Mr. Gu, our highness would like to invite you to the princess's mansion for a gathering."

Mr. Gu waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it later. I was invited by Miss Qi to open a banknote shop."

After hearing the news, the two princesses looked at each other in bewilderment. The eldest princess asked, "Why did the Qi family invite Mr. Gu?"

"Maybe he was invited by Qi Xiang." Princess Daning said, "Second Master Qi has been doing overseas business."

"That may be the case." The Grand Princess agreed.

After discussing with each other, the two sisters decided to help the Qi family open a banknote shop and sent someone to discuss investing in the shop.

Under the guidance of Wu Yi, Qi Wan went to the Gu Mansion to meet Mr. Gu.

She brought a set of four treasures of the study as a gift: Zhuge pen, Li Tinggui ink, Chengxintang paper, and Wuyuan Longwei inkstone.

Mr. Gu met Qi Wan in the main hall of the Gu Mansion.

Mr. Gu was wearing a plain long gown with fluttering sleeves, looking like an immortal who had descended to earth.

His face was clearly defined, as if it had been cut by a knife or an axe, revealing a strong determination. His eyebrows were like swords, slanting into his temples, and his eyes were deep and bright, as if he could see through people's hearts. His nose was high and his lips were tightly closed, giving people a serious feeling.

His hair was meticulously combed and tied neatly behind his head, which made him look more elegant. Mr. Gu's hands were slender and powerful, which seemed to contain endless wisdom and strength.

"Greetings, Mr. Gu." Qi Wan bowed respectfully.

"Haha, okay, Miss Qi, please take a seat." Mr. Gu gave the seat to Qi Wan.

"Please come in, sir." Qi Wan said respectfully.

She walked to a chair at the bottom and sat down.

Mr. Gu sat down, and while the servant was serving tea, he took a few glances at Qi Wan.

Seeing her beautiful appearance and graceful manners, he nodded slightly and the smile on his face deepened.

Qi Wan treated Mr. Gu with great respect, like a grandfather, and asked for his advice on everything. She mentioned, "The Grand Princess and Duke Daning have proposed to invest in the silver bill shop. I wonder what Mr. Gu thinks."

Mr. Gu said, "If the two princesses want to invest, Miss Qi can agree. The more royal family members you can tie together, the safer your banknote shop will be."

When Mr. Gu came to the capital, he found out the reasons and consequences of Miss Qi's sudden decision to open a banknote shop.

Qi Lu's military power was taken away, and the Lu family took advantage of the situation and went to the shop to provoke him. Miss Qi fought back strongly and wanted to open a banknote shop to fight the Lu family.

The Lu family has run a banknote shop for many years. If a fight really breaks out, the Qi family will probably suffer some losses.

Mr. Gu suggested, "It is better to take advantage of the situation so that the silver bill shop can stand firm."

"Yes, sir!" Qi Wan agreed respectfully.

From then on, Mr. Gu settled down in the capital and helped Qi Wanxian open three silver bill shops in the capital. He also named the shops: Tonglu Money House.

On the sixth day of October, Tonglu Money House officially opened!

This day happened to be two days before the new emperor's coronation ceremony, and the capital was bustling with people. Not only that, people from overseas also came to watch the ceremony or to give gifts, filling the entire city with a festive and joyful atmosphere.

They came to watch the grand opening ceremony of Tonglu Money House. Some people went in and exchanged gold and silver for silver notes on the spot, and said with a smile: "I look forward to the opening of Tonglu Money House in Yangzhou."

"Drive to our Shu land."

"Drive to Guangzhou."

……

Of course, the prosperity of Tonglu Money House also depends on the support of more people.

For example, those who came here because of his reputation, they have long admired Mr. Gu and came to support him;

Officials from the Zongzheng Temple also offered help, and told some large merchants, "We will only pay for the goods you sell with silver bills from Tonglu Bank. If you don't want them, we won't do business with you anymore!"

Most of the items sold in Zongzheng Temple are daily consumables, royal food and clothing, etc.

The merchant said, "We will pay with the silver bills from Tonglu Bank."

They also immediately exchanged the Lu family's silver notes for gold and silver, and put them into the money houses in Tonglu to exchange for silver notes to show their position.

The princess and several princes in the royal family chose to buy shares, adding a bit of dignity and power to the shop.

In addition, the addition of casinos has brought a large number of customers.

In addition, Qi Xiang has made many business friends from all over the world over the years, and these connections have laid a solid foundation for the development of the silver bill shop.

Therefore, once the banknote shop opened, it quickly became a booming business, with customers coming in an endless stream, making it difficult to keep up.

The Lu family originally wanted to defeat the Qi family's banknote shop, and they made all kinds of calculations. "The Qi family knows nothing, and opening a banknote shop is a fucking joke."

"Haha, look at them closing the door in a disgraceful manner."

"When the time comes, we will send people to exchange silver for silver notes, borrow silver, and send people to queue up to get silver. Under the pressure of the bank, the Qi family will sell their property and people to see if they can get the silver."

"Haha, he even asked some people to go to the government office to file a complaint, and to have the Qi family confiscated and put in jail!"

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But when the Lu family saw Mr. Gu appear in the banknote shop of the Qi Mansion, they were all dumbfounded.

Even the Lu family's opening of a banknote shop was guided by Mr. Gu many years ago.

Mr. Gu persuaded the Lu family, "You are all scholars in the Lu family, and you have a lot of silver. Why don't you open a silver bill shop? You see, those merchants drag carts of gold and silver to do business, and they are robbed and killed halfway. If you open a silver bill shop and help merchants all over the world, not only can you save their lives, but you can also have a big business."

The Lu family followed Mr. Gu's advice and opened a banknote shop, and their business grew bigger and bigger.

But they forgot the reason why they opened the banknote shop in the first place: to help more merchants.

Their Lu family now puts profit first, and what the businessmen do is none of their business.

The clan leader thought that this was unavoidable: "Our Lu family has been suppressed and has no power, and there are more and more Lu family members. In order to live a good life, we can only make more profits."

The Lu family was extremely shocked. "How come the Qi family invited Mr. Gu?"

Some people guessed, "It must be Qi Xiang who helped."

Some people asked: "What should we do?"

Lu Fenghui, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, suggested: "I will go and speak to Minister Qi to get our two silver bill shops to cooperate with each other and expand their business."

Lu Fengyun's father, Master Lu, is the future patriarch. He refused to agree, "No, if we bow our heads, outsiders will no longer look down on our Lu family."

Mr. Lu’s decision was, “We bribe Mr. Gu.”

Old Master Lu waved his hand and said, "If even the royal family can't hire someone, how can our Lu family bribe them?"

Back then, Mr. Gu left without hesitation, leaving behind a letter of resignation. Even the late emperor couldn't do anything about him.

The Lu family was most annoyed by the name of the Qi Mansion's banknote shop: Tonglu Money House.

"The Qi family is trying to kill us Lu people." Master Lu said gritting his teeth.

He said grimly, "Let the Qi family be convicted and all of them die, and the problem will be solved."

His son Lu Feng would shake his head and say no more.

He thought to himself: Even Mr. Gu is willing to come out of retirement for Miss Qi, so it would be extremely difficult to convict the Qi family.

Lu Fengyun kept his head down and didn't say a word, but he felt as if his heart was in turmoil.

This incident was caused by his mother. As a filial son, what can he say?

In fact, his biggest wish was to marry the beautiful Miss Qi, then all his problems would be solved.

When Lu Fengyun went to pay his respects, he proposed this idea to his mother, but he did not expect that his mother not only did not agree, but she became so excited that she yelled at him: "Don't even think about marrying my son! Even if she becomes my son's concubine or maid, it would be too good for her!" After hearing this, Lu Fengyun's heart sank.

The other members of the Lu family chose to remain silent and ponder.

They thought that although Qi Lu had lost his military power, he still had a brother Qi Xiang who was the governor of Guangzhou, and his son Qi Ze was also the Minister of Revenue, all of whom he could rely on. Therefore, it was not easy to completely overthrow the Qi Mansion.