"Jones, you will hand over the work to the new employee Strauss in a moment. You will no longer be an assistant."

Liang Yao put down the report in his hand and said to Jones.

"I'm very sorry, boss, I was so offended just now. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive my rude and offensive words. Please don't fire me. You are hiring now. We have signed a one-year labor contract.

You can't fire me without cause..." Jones hurriedly explained.

"I didn't say I wanted to fire you. I know the contents of the labor contract, but the contract also stipulates that I have the right to transfer your job."

"I can learn a lot from you. Just the financial statement on your desk. My ability to make such a statement is enough for me to find a good job in a large company in the east." Jones looked very frustrated.

Begged Liang Yao to let him continue as his assistant.

"As long as I can stay by your side and work for you, I don't need a salary, as long as I take care of food and housing! You are about to do something big, and it's the right time to hire people! I am willing to be your pawn!"

Although Jones has mediocre abilities, he is very motivated, and Liang Yao sees his progress.

"You are very motivated. Just for this reason I will not fire you. The bank building in Sacramento has been built and you have experience in banking. I plan to make you the president of the bank and give you a chance to practice."

Liang Yao affirmed Jones' work.

"I want to do something big. If you do a good job as bank president, it will greatly ease my financial pressure. Only the person I trust most can be qualified for this position. Jones, do you understand?"

Jones was both surprised and frightened. Fortunately, Liang Yao trusted him and gave him a chance to practice. When he was working as a teller at Northern Bank in Lexington in his early years, the position of bank president was out of reach for him.

exist.

It was precisely because he couldn't see a way out in the bank that he became a New Yorker and squeezed in to work at the New York Securities and Exchange Commission.

What Jones is worried about is that he has never even been a small manager in a bank before, and the work in the bank is very complicated. He is worried that he is not qualified for the job and will live up to Liang Yao's trust and expectations in him.

"Thank you very much, my boss." The flattered Jones expressed his worries, "It's just that the position of bank president is a heavy responsibility and requires someone with outstanding ability to take on this important task. I know myself well and my ability is very high."

limited."

"It is the limited ability that requires training." Liang Yao picked up the teacup, "The bank is a new company and we don't have enough manpower. We don't need too much business. For the time being, we only accept gold custody and storage and exchange business. I think you can still do it.

for this job.”

Liang Yao wants to absorb gold from various small gold mining companies and groups through banks to relieve financial pressure.

There is no room for such a bank to survive in the eastern United States, but it is different here. This is California, and financial services are still blank. No bank has settled in California yet. Liang Yao does not need to consider peer competition for the time being.

"I will never betray your trust!" Jones made a statement, and at the same time he did not forget to remind Liang Yao, "Opening a bank requires reporting to at least the state-level government and obtaining a license and authorization."

"I know this, but there is no state government in California now. I can't go to the independent state more than a thousand miles away to report to them. I will follow the emergency and I will find a way to make up for the relevant bank procedures later.

, you don’t have to worry about this problem." Liang Yao put down the tea cup in his hand and said.

After Jones left, Liang Yao fell into deep thought. He had a feeling that no one was available. Letting Jones be the bank president was like having no general in Sichuan, and Liao Hua was the pioneer.

Strauss has a talent for business, and he has a promising future. However, Strauss is still a young man who has just started his business and needs to gain experience.

What is even more worrying is that there is really a shortage of Chinese people around him who can be used. The bank is his pocket, and it is impossible for him to hand over the full power of the bank to Jones.

This is not a question of trust or distrust, but that human nature is too fragile to withstand the test of gold. He can let Jones manage the bank, but he must put a shackles on Jones to prevent theft from happening.

But who should be the shackles?

After much deliberation, only Deng Wenyu was suitable. The only Chinese around him who could barely speak English and could write and calculate was Deng Wenyu.

But Deng Wenyu was responsible for managing the San Francisco industry in San Francisco, so it was obviously inappropriate to recall Deng Wenyu to Sacramento to manage the bank.

And he himself has been entangled in trivial matters and has no ability to do anything else.

In this era, there are very few people who are bilingual in English and Chinese and can write and do calculations.

After thinking for a long time, Liang Yao finally called Deng Ying.

Except for Deng Wenyu, the children of the Deng family are not very smart, but Deng Ying is very smart and learns things quickly. Unfortunately, Deng Ying did not receive education in her early years, so her cultural level was relatively limited.

Liang Yao couldn't care so much anymore and decided to let Deng Ying give it a try. Even if Jones was placed as a vase next to him, Jones would still have some scruples.

"Cousin, I have never run a business, and I have never even taken care of the front office of my family. My third cousin is smart, has studied, and has served as a bookkeeper's apprentice. He can write and do calculations. Let my third cousin take care of it.

This bank is perfect." Deng Ying declined hastily.

"San Francisco can't live without your third cousin. Do you want your cousin to break your third cousin in half?" Liang Yao rolled his eyes at Deng Ying angrily.

"I also wanted to go out and find something to do. Dr. Robinson also encouraged me. But after my cousin asked me to study, I seldom did housework when I came home. My mother was okay and didn't say anything to me. She was just my father.

, always scolding me, saying I’m lazy, and saying that a woman’s lack of talent is a virtue, and so on.”

"With your cousin supporting you, are you afraid of your second uncle? It's a waste of you if you don't study for such a good material. Your second uncle is now in San Francisco and has no control over you. I will make it clear to your second aunt when she comes back.

"

"Really?" Deng Ying's eyes lit up.

"When did your cousin lie to you? But let me remind you, you are there to do things, not to play.

The bank is my cousin's wallet, you have to keep a close eye on your cousin's wallet, you know?"

Deng Ying nodded like garlic: "I understand."

"Regardless of whether you can read or understand the accounts, you must review them every day. Remember to copy them to your cousin. You must be more careful when moving gold in and out of the warehouse, and don't let others manipulate you. Follow Jones and learn as much as you can.

The things coming back will be of great benefit to you in the future, do you understand?"

"Remember my cousin's teachings. I have something to ask my cousin. It can be regarded as a request."

"Say it."

"Cousin, can you buy me a foreign dress? I heard that several cousins ​​are paid to work for my cousin. My cousin always treats everyone equally. Do I also get paid? If so, I will buy the skirt then.

The money can be deducted from my salary."

Deng Ying looked at Liang Yao with expectant eyes.

"Of course, but Jones is still in charge of the bank, and your salary cannot be higher than him.

As for foreign skirts, you really need a good outfit when you go out. Later, my cousin will find a skilled foreign tailor to make you some suits that fit you."

After Deng Ying left, Liang Yao took out a piece of letter paper from his desk, took out his pen, typed the draft, and then lay down to write.

He thought of Rong Hong. In his previous life, he had attended a school named after him in elementary school, junior high school, and high school. He knew Rong Hong's life experience in relatively detail.

After all, his teacher had often talked about this person in class since he was in elementary school. Over time, he could even recite Rong Hong's life experiences by heart.

Rong Hong was the first Chinese to graduate from an American university. The plan of sending young children to study in the United States during the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty was also facilitated by his years of hard work.

These four young children studying in the United States trained China’s first generation of engineers, modern naval officers, diplomats, educators, lawyers and other talents.

And Rong Hong was the one who asked questions for these young children sent by the government to study in the United States. It is now 1850. At this time, Rong Hong should be preparing for Yale University. If nothing happens, he will graduate from this famous American university with excellent results in four years.

Graduated from a famous university.

After Liang Yao finished writing the letter, he ordered his men to send it.

The thing that made him feel most depressed and powerless in this era was that he could not find any compatriots who spoke the same language as him.

Perhaps in the United States today, Rong Hong will be the only compatriot with whom he shares a common language.
Chapter completed!