In the evening, Yuchi Xunyan came to reply to Li Hong, saying that all three of them agreed to lend Li Hong their own deposits as a bank reserve, with a total of 180,000 taels. With this 180,000 taels of gold, plus the 140,000 taels of gold in Li Hong's hand, a total of 320,000 taels of gold reserves, plus a million jin of capital, it is enough for Li Hong to open a small-scale bank in Chang'an City.

With money, Li Hong wrote the rules and operating mode of establishing a bank overnight. The next day, Li Hong handed the item to Yan Zhuang and said, "You can see if you have any questions. If you don't know what you are, then come and ask a few talented confidants to familiarize them with the things above. Then you find a storefront in Dongshi and decorate it into the one written on it. Our bank will officially open in August."

Yan Zhuang has been managing finances in the East Palace for so many years, and he is Li Hong's absolute confidant. Li Hong is very relieved to hand over this matter to Yan Zhuang.

"Your Highness, I don't know what the bank should be called?" Yan Zhuang asked. As for what the bank is and what it does, the stack of paper he has written clearly, and he would not be so stupid that he asked Li Hong again.

"Well, just call it Imperial Bank!" Li Hong pondered for a moment and said. Originally, the name of the Central Bank of the Tang Dynasty was even more majestic, but Li Hong didn't dare to use it now, so he had to settle for it.

"Imperial Bank?" Yan Zhuang muttered, "It's really domineering."

Li Hongyi laughed it off. If this name is domineering, there would be no more domineering name.

It is May now, and there are only three months before August. It seems very hurrying to open a bank with a gold reserve of 320,000 taels and a million guan of silver, so he hurriedly left to prepare.

In June, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu were about to leave Chang'an and live in Luoyang. By October, they would set out from Luoyang to Fengshan Mountain.

It can be said that this trip to Luoyang has a great impact on the future pattern of the Tang Dynasty, because he rarely returned to Chang'an since Emperor Gaozong went to Luoyang. He spent most of his time with Empress Wu in Luoyang, and Li Hong spent most of his time in Chang'an to supervise the country. It can be said that after Emperor Wu and Emperor Gaozong went to Luoyang, the government affairs of the Tang Dynasty moved to Luoyang, which was a strategy that Empress Wu had long thought of. After all, Chang'an was in the hands of the Guanlong gentry and was too close to Bingzhou, the birthplace of Li's family, which was not conducive to her planning. This also reflects that the Tang Dynasty's control in the Western Regions is no longer as tight as before.

Empress Wu’s actions this time may be a good thing for Li Hong.

Because Empress Wu went to Luoyang to Emperor Gaozong and moved government affairs to Luoyang. He stayed in Chang'an to supervise the country, which meant that Emperor Gaozong handed over all government affairs to him for handling. Li Hong's development focus was on Chang'an and the Western Regions, which made him more at ease in Chang'an City.

Of course, looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, if Li Hong focused all his energy on the west of Chang'an, it was obvious that his struggle with Empress Wu would end in failure, because the wealthiest place in the Tang Dynasty was in the Jianghuai River. The most elite army of the Tang Dynasty was on the battlefield in the Northeast, because it was separated by Luoyang in the middle, which was beyond the reach of these areas by Li Hong.

Therefore, it is both beneficial and disadvantageous to leaving Chang'an City by Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu.

"It seems that it really takes some deployment!" Li Hong thought for a while and sighed. He had to complete his plan before Emperor Gaozong left. Otherwise, if Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu went to Luoyang and deployed it himself, he would probably have to delay until after the Fengshan Mountains. Thinking of this, the names of two people appeared in Li Hong's mind, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun, and the chess pieces in his plan were Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun. Of course, in addition, there were two chess pieces. But he still has not confirmed who it is. It's not that he doesn't want to, but that he has not found a suitable person.

Just as Li Hong was thinking this way, Di Renjie walked into the study.

"See Your Highness." Di Renjie politely said to Li Hong. Li Hong smiled and said, "Di Qing, don't be too polite, sit down!"

"I don't know what your highness calls to summon me?" Di Renjie asked straight to the point. As the minister of Dali Temple, he was very busy, but he didn't have any extra time to spend in the East Palace.

"Next month, the emperor and his mother will go to Luoyang, and the young minister of Dali Temple, Zhang Deyu, is also accompanying him. Therefore, he will not be the young minister of Dali Temple. I want to write a letter to my father and give you the young minister of Dali Temple. You must be mentally prepared." Li Hong said to Di Renjie.

When Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu left, he was like a fish in Chang'an. As long as he controlled Dali Temple, he would be even more at ease.

"This—" Di Renjie said in surprise. This speed is too fast, right? But he also likes the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Because he can solve the case, he said happily, "I know, thank you, Your Highness."

"Di Qing knows his talent in this regard, so don't be polite." Li Hong said, and then pondered, "Di Qing, did you find any available talents in the Grand Governor's Office when you were in the Grand Governor's Office?"

The deployment Li Hong just thought about was naturally in the four places of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Bingzhou and Yizhou. Di Renjie served as a law chief in the Bingzhou Grand Governor's Office and was very familiar with the situation of the Governor's Office, so he asked this question. Besides, Di Renjie in history was a person who knew people with a keen eye. He could get the appreciation of Di Renjie, and immediately felt that he could use this person with great confidence.

When Di Renjie heard Li Hong's words, he understood what Li Hong meant. He did not understand and answered Li Hong, but pondered for a moment before answering, "There are many people who can use it for your Highness. Perhaps only Zhang Renyuan, the chief secretary of the Bingzhou Grand Commander's Office, was the chief of the Bingzhou Grand Commander's Office."

"Zhang Renyuan?" Li Hong asked in confusion, "The Chief Secretary of the Bingzhou Grand Governor's Office?"

"Yes, it's him." Di Renjie replied affirmatively, "Your Highness, Zhang Renyuan is from Xiabi, Huazhou. He was once the Censor of the Palace, and later served as the Chief of the Taichung Suzheng and the Governor of Youzhou. He is now the Chief of the General Office of Bingzhou. He is a versatile talent who can be both civil and military."

To be honest, Li Hong really doesn't know who Zhang Renyuan is, but after Di Renjie said this, he believed Di Renjie's words and nodded slightly, "According to Di Qing's words, Zhang Renyuan is really a talent! Is Di Qing very familiar with him?"

"I had an intersection with him when I was serving as a law chief in the Bingzhou Grand Governor's Office, and the relationship was very ordinary. However, if you want to use him, I can come forward to persuade him." Di Renjie said. Since he had sincerely surrendered to Li Hong, Di Renjie began to consider Li Hong.

Li Hong was very happy. It was definitely not ordinary people who could be called a civil and military talent by Di Renjie. Now Di Renjie took the initiative to propose that he would recruit Zhang Renyuan for him. Li Hong had anything else to be dissatisfied with, so he said loudly, "Then I will leave this matter to Di Qing."

"I will never let down Your Highness's expectations." Di Renjie said. Although he had little contact with Zhang Renyuan, with Li Hong's reputation and the identity of the prince, he believed that he would be able to convince Zhang Renyuan.

Li Hong felt even more relieved when he saw Di Renjie so sure. Seeing that His Royal Highness agreed to his request, Di Renjie did not stay any longer, but hurriedly said goodbye and left.

The chief of the Bingzhou Governor's Office was a third-rank official. If Zhang Renyuan could surrender to him, Li Hong didn't mind letting Zhang Renyuan take the post of the Bingzhou Governor's Office within three years. Bingzhou is not far from Chang'an. As long as Zhang Renyuan becomes his own person and then become the governor of the Bingzhou Governor's Office, Li Hong's strength near Chang'an will be further enhanced. Furthermore, the four most important towns of the Tang Dynasty were Bingzhou, Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou. If Bingzhou could be controlled so easily, why would Li Hong not do it?

As for making Di Renjie stand out, Li Hong was very relieved.

Thinking of this, Li Hong only considered Yizhou, Yangzhou and Jingzhou.

Among these three states, Yizhou is the largest source of wealth in the Tang Dynasty and also the most troublesome place for Li Hong. Because the current governor of Yizhou is Li Shangjin, the king of Qi, and Li Hong's half-brother. Li Hong really has no favoritism for Li Shangjin, the third brother. At the same time, he can also be sure that Li Shangjin, as the third son of Emperor Gaozong, is definitely an opponent that he cannot easily ignore. If Li Hong wants to arrange his chess pieces in Yizhou, he should put a person with both moral integrity and ability and wisdom. But the two in his hands, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun are not like this.

This made Li Hong confused.

To put it bluntly, I still lack talents around me, and I am still the kind of talents that can be used by me.

Just when he was struggling, the eunuch Wei Zhiqiang reported that Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun had arrived at the Chongjiao Hall. Cheng Chucun and Qin Huaidao were specially summoned by Li Hong to the Eastern Palace. Now the two are waiting for him in the Chongjiao Hall. He stood up and came to the Chongjiao Hall with Wei Zhiqiang.

This afternoon, through the matter of Yuchi Xunyan preparing gold for the prince, Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun knew that the prince was planning a big thing. Therefore, the prince summoned him and the two of them to the Eastern Palace. Although Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun did not know the purpose of the prince to see them, they could guess one thing, that is, His Highness the Prince would use them more, because the two families and the Yuchi family contributed 180,000 taels of gold to the prince.

"I didn't expect that the two of you will arrive so soon. I am one step late, so I will wait for you for a long time." Li Hong walked into the Chongjiao Hall and spoke.

"See Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Cheng Chucun and Qin Huaidao hurriedly bowed and bowed when they saw Li Hong.

"You two don't need to be polite, please sit down!" Li Hong waved his hand and then walked to the main seat to sit down. Li Hong sat down, Cheng Chucun and Qin Huaidao then sat down. When the maid brought the tea, Li Hong asked the two of them to take a sip. Cheng Chucun was more anxious, so he asked straight to the point, "I wonder what is your highness to summon us to the East Palace today?"

"I summon you here today just to ask, are you familiar with Jingzhou and Yangzhou?" Li Hong asked. Since the situation in Yizhou is relatively complicated, with the ability of Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chucun, it is not enough to help him in Yizhou, Li Hong could only place them in Yangzhou and Jingzhou. The reason why he chose the two was not only for their support for the establishment of a bank by the Qin family and Cheng family, but also valued their loyalty to the Li family. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!