Chapter 84: Change in Subtleties

"Since Gu Zhenzai said so, we will naturally cooperate with him to the fullest!"

The Taoist priest in yellow robe spoke.

"very good!"

Gu Yunli nodded:
"From now on, all banks will no longer charge management fees for deposits, and will also pay depositors an annual interest rate of 0.03%.

When the voice fell, everyone was extremely shocked.

"We don't charge management fees, but we still have to pay interest? Aren't we being taken advantage of?"

“Gu Zhenzai, we help the people store their money so that they can withdraw cash freely in various provinces. If we don’t charge management fees, it would be a waste of time. If we have to pay interest, that’s simply unimaginable. We are pursuing the great way and don’t care about material things, but we need money to live as stewards!”

Everyone was talking at once, with a look of disbelief on their faces.

Looking at all the silver shops in the world, is there any reason not to charge management fees?
Gu Zhenzai is so good that not only does he not charge management fees, he also requires interest!
It's simply a waste of other people's money!
We are about to lose online banking, so it doesn’t matter?

"What? You just said you would fully cooperate, but now you regret it?"

Gu Yunli asked back.

"Gu Zhenzai, after all, we are not immortals who do not care about worldly things. It is really difficult for us to do something that would harm ourselves and benefit others!"

"Who says paying interest is to benefit others at your expense? You can just lend out the depositors' funds and collect interest to make a profit. If you don't understand, there are many experienced managers in silver shops."

Gu Yunli patiently explained.

"Gu Zhenzai, the essence of online banking is to redeem incense offerings. If you take in deposits and lend money, wouldn't that make you a money house in the world?"

"What else? You take it when you see something good, and hide when you see something bad. Do you really think that Gu is doing charity and that he has to give it to you because there are too many incense offerings?"

Gu Yunli's tone suddenly became sharp.

Everyone looked grim after hearing this, and after looking at each other, they all remained silent.

Gu Yunli looked around:
"Any more questions? If not, just do as directed!"

No one answered in the hall!

They all looked angry but dared not speak, protesting silently.

Gu Yunli was so angry that he laughed when he saw this.

He shook his head gently, leaned back in the official hat chair, put his hands on the armrests, closed his eyes and said nothing.

The atmosphere in the hall fell into deathly silence.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes flickering with a hint of magical power rippling in them, but they were communicating in secret.

"What do you think about this?"

"It's only about three months, so you might as well agree to it."

"No! It's easy to agree now, but what about three months later? If we cancel it hastily, I'm afraid there will be another turmoil. When the time comes, Gu Zhenzai will just walk away, what will we do? Do we have to stick to this rule forever? How much money will this waste? Don't forget, burning incense and giving money is a lesson for us!"

"That makes sense. If we back off now, there will be endless troubles!"

"What should I do now?"

"In my opinion, it is better to ask the Immortal for advice!"

As everyone was whispering, a sudden piece of news made their faces change drastically.

——It was the major branch banks that suddenly reported that they were unable to mobilize the Internet banking backend.

"Can the backend of each bank be mobilized?"

"Could it be that you can't mobilize them either?"

As they were questioning each other, they suddenly looked at Gu Yunli.

"May I ask Gu Zhenzai why the backend of the online banking cannot be mobilized?"

The yellow-robed Taoist asked in a deep voice.

Gu Yunli seemed to be in a deep sleep, without any reaction at all.

This attitude of disregard made the yellow-robed Taoist's face stiffen slightly. He took a deep breath and raised his voice: "May I ask Gu Zhenzai, why can't the backend of the online bank be mobilized?"

Gu Yunli was still sleeping soundly as before, just as everyone had been silently protesting before.

What did everyone realize when they saw this?
Although the online bank was taken over by the Immortal Court, it was ultimately under the control of Gu Yunli.

If he were to trip us up, I'm afraid no one would be able to explain themselves even if they were right.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become extremely tense, Gu Daoren, who had remained silent, stood up and said:
"Gu Zhenzai, let's talk it out. If there's a problem with online banking, it will ultimately harm the interests of the people."

Gu Yunli finally opened his eyes after hearing this and looked over calmly. "Gu Zhenzai, can you link the money with the points? In this way..."

Gu Yunli raised his hand and interrupted Gu Daoren's proposal.

"Gu has no right to mint coins. If I link silver and points, wouldn't that mean I'm going to use incense to buy all the scrap copper and iron in the world? Gu summoned you today just to inform you, not to discuss. I hope you can do your best!"

After saying that, he immediately stood up and left.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and had to leave.

After leaving the Internet Palace, he hurriedly contacted the ancestors of various families, burned incense, prayed and offered sacrifices to the immortals.

Not long after, news came from the Immortal Court.

——Avoid him for now, let him be, leave him alone, wait for another three months, and then you can see him again!

Everyone looked at the news coming from the Immortal Court, and they were thinking about something.

In everyone's opinion, Gu Yunli was probably reluctant to give up online banking, so he extended the control time on the pretext of alleviating the disaster.

It is possible that he is planning to keep the enemy at bay for his own benefit.

Unfortunately, Prime Minister Tianshu is not someone who can be easily fooled and has already set a date of three months.

If you fail to lower the high prices of goods by then, you will at least be charged with dereliction of duty.

……

……

This year winter came especially early.

As soon as Yuan Qi opened the door, he saw a layer of white frost outside the house.

It was freezing cold and made him shiver all over.

He rubbed his hands and was about to go to the academy for class when he saw his wife coming out holding a water jar.

"Where are you going?"

"Get some porridge."

"We have food at home, why do you want porridge?"

Yuan Qi's face changed.

"Even if we have food, we can't stop eating it. There will always be a day when the food will run out. What will we do then? Right now, the bank is giving out porridge, so we can save as much as we can. It's just the beginning of winter, and there is a shortage of food in various places. I don't think the price of food will come down for a while."

"No... you, how can you go over there with the water jar like this? If someone sees me... they'll think I'm competing with the people for profit..."

Yuan Qi's old face suddenly turned red and he stammered, unable to finish his words.

"What's wrong with people seeing us? You're afraid of losing face, but I'm not."

His wife exposed her husband's little thoughts with just one sentence, and Yuan Qi's old face turned red with embarrassment, not knowing how to refute.

"Okay, I'll put on a headscarf and no one will recognize me."

As the wife spoke, she took off her headscarf and tied it again, covering half of her face, then went out carrying the water jar.

"Hey..."

Yuan Qi shouted twice, then watched his wife disappear out the door and could only sigh helplessly.

Then he walked towards Tiande Academy with a guilty look on his face.

This morning, Yuan Qi was a little absent-minded in class.

When school was over at noon, he hurried home.

"Who?"

As soon as he pushed open the wooden door of the main room, he heard his wife's nervous voice.

"it's me!"

Yuan Qi was puzzled. He went into the inner room and saw his wife lifting the quilt, revealing piles of copper coins.

——Apparently when he heard the noise just now, he subconsciously covered himself with the quilt.

"Why are you counting money?"

Yuan Qi looked so surprised that he even forgot about his wife's request for porridge.

(End of this chapter)