Chapter 354 Fifteen Years Public Debt

Hu Xueyan said that the head of the public debt was the way, but He Genyun shook his hand and said: "Xueyan, don't talk about these irrelevant things, I came to you to ask you to think of a way for me, how to keep this Hangjiahu Sanfu?" ”

He Genyun is really at a loss now, and he can't think of a way to go to the doctor to find Hu Xueyan in a hurry, otherwise, even the governor of Zhejiang can't do anything, what can he do about Hu Xueyan, a small businessman.

However, Hu Xueyan calmly asked, "How long do you have to keep it?" How much silver do you need? ”

"How long? How much silver? He Genyun was very smart: "Are you talking about the ransom fee?" ”

Although in the history of the Qing Dynasty, there were few things in the pirate era such as ransom fees, but in the First Opium War, the Qing Dynasty paid several ransom fees, and there were even cases of Yizheng big salt merchants paying money to redeem the city for their hometown Yizheng.

And now Hu Xueyan immediately said: "That's right, now there are no soldiers and no help, you can only use money, money is everything, as long as there is enough money, you can make Liu Juehu stop, but the question is, how long to hold?" How much does it cost? ”

This question stumped He Guiqing, and now he only has the three mansions of Hangjiahu left, C has no soldiers and no help, and the troops of the monk king and Shengbao have been transferred to the Tianjing battlefield, even He Guiqing himself has no way to cry Qin Ting.

In this case, how much ransom money can be raised, and how long can it be delayed, you must know that the Hangjiahu Plain is the richest place in China, but he quickly made up his mind: "Before the wheat harvest, before the wheat harvest next year!" ”

Before the winter wheat harvest in the sixth year of Xianfeng, this is considered to be the end of the matter, but He Guiqing's next sentence is exposed: "It's just to raise ransom fees, I'm afraid it's not easy!" ”

Now the gentleman landlords of Hangjiahu know that the red thieves are about to take over the Hangjiahu area, so they don't have any enthusiasm for donating, even if He Guiqing comes to the door in person, he can't squeeze oil out of them.

And He Guiqing clearly knew that Liu Jiehu had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and there was a steady stream of weapons and ammunition, and he didn't know how much gold and silver he would consume every day, so he could only hold the plan of being a monk for a day and hitting the clock for a day: "How much silver is stored in the library, take out as much as I can, and I will do my best to raise a fee for Huancheng!" ”

However, Hu Xueyan said very seriously: "If it is two million taels, otherwise the red thief might as well take it himself, but even if there are two million taels, it will not be delayed after the summer harvest!" ”

This is the truth, if He Guiqing can squeeze out two million taels of ransom from the three places of Hangjiahu Liu Chang can indeed consider temporarily stopping the attack on Hangjiahu, but this can only be delayed until next spring before the wheat harvest, the wheat harvest in the three places of Hangjiahu plus the taxes from the summer harvest is definitely a big number, Liu Chang will definitely withdraw this money himself, and he does not have to handle it.

Wang Youling said: "The three counties of Hangjiahu are said to be rich, if I am asked to come forward, I may be able to raise two million taels of silver for the ransom fee, but this is no different from the enemy!" ”

"Be a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day, even Hu Xingren suggested that I do it!" He Guiqing said helplessly: "The red thief got this two million taels of ransom fees, I'm afraid it is even more uncontrollable!" ”

Hu Xueyan took this opportunity to give Hu Xingren some eye medicine: "Zhongcheng, I heard about it, I heard that this time the monk king and Shengbao went north to Jinling, it was Hu Fansi's idea!" ”

He Guiqing immediately scolded: "What a dog thief, Hunan people just can't believe it!" ”

He had already figured out the relationship between Hu Xingren and the monk Wang Shengbao to lead the troops north, which was definitely for the sake of Zeng Guofan's Hunan army, but in this way, he He Guiqingpit was mixed in.

If the monk king and Shengbao's 20,000 foot horse team can stay in Zhejiang, then there is a way to attack and retreat, and everything can be defended. …,

Even Hu Xingren persuaded him to drag Liu Jiehu, but also for Zeng Guofan, the Hunan army group, as long as the red thieves did not enter Hangjia north during this time, then when Zeng Guofan cleaned up the Taiping army in Jiangxi, the first thing he did next was to aid Zhejiang.

"I'd rather die at the hands of a red thief than at the hands of a Hunan thief!" He Guiqing hated and hated, he raised the Hunan army to the level of "Hunan thief", and said very angrily: "Died in the hands of red thieves, there is still a name in Qing history, died in the hands of Hunan thieves, you and I have no room to die, Xueyan, you will go to Ningbo for me, as long as Liu Jiehu is willing to let me go, I am willing to pay two million taels of silver for the ransom fee!" ”

Over there, Hu Xueyan finally showed his true colors: "Zhongcheng, do you want to get some discount back for this ransom fee?" ”

"What discount?" He Guiqing said: "Although Xue Xuan is a holy hand of urging science, but in a hurry to raise two million silver in the three mansions of Hangjiahu, it is already exhaustive manpower, if you add discounts, I am afraid that this amount is amazingly large, and it cannot be raised!" ”

Hu Xueyan said: "I am calculating for the two adults of Zhongcheng and the capital in the future, the ups and downs of the two eunuchs, although they have a little accumulation, but since the death of the army, they have donated a lot, I am afraid that there is not much gold and silver in the bag, when I negotiate with the red thief Liu, I am willing to negotiate with the red thief, can this ransom fee have a public debt in the name?" ”

He Guiqing heard Hu Xueyan boast of the benefits of public debts at first, and was immediately moved, although he had accumulated a lot of gold and silver, but when he saw it, he saw that he was down, and immediately said: "With two million silver, it is a good thing to be able to get some red thief public debt, but is the red thief willing to do this?" ”

"Just have me!" Hu Xueyan looked anxious and righteous: "Zhongcheng, please rest assured, the capital can rest assured, if you take out two million silver, although you dare not say that you can take out one million public debts, you can at least get three or four hundred thousand silver yuan of public bonds." ”

As soon as he said this, He Genyun agreed: "Okay, Xueyan, you work harder, if this can be done, I will be grateful!" ”

Hu Xueyan was also relieved, now he was short of money to fill the huge deficit of his bank, with this name, the spring breeze has come.

Liu Chang is quite busy every day, and in his position, the number of people he meets and the time are limited, so he is not ready to talk to Hu Xueyan for too long: "Hu Xueyan, I heard that you did a good deed in Ningbo Port, and now you still have the face to see me?" ”

Hu Xueyan's face was as thick as a layer of steel armor, and he said with a smile: "It's just a little turmoil, Feng Ergongzi has earned pocket money for a few months, and I have worked for nothing for a few months, this time I came to be a lobbyist for He Genyunzhongcheng!" ”

Liu Chang said: "Now even Xiaoshan has been taken down by me, I don't fight Hangjiahu Sanfu, others will definitely say that my acting is too fake!" ”

At present, apart from strengthening the use of troops in Fujian or marching into Anhui, Liu Chang's only choice in the strategic direction is Hangjiahu, so it is impossible for him to put his entire army here and stand still.

However, Hu Xueyan said with a smile: "If you don't take advantage of this time before the year to train the team, I heard that there are a lot of jokes in the dragon lance brigade this time, and now there is no military affairs, which is a godsend opportunity to train soldiers and horses!" ”

Liu Chang was also polite: "I think it's better to spend the New Year in Hangzhou, look at the beautiful scenery of the West Lake, if the monk and Shengbao take Tianjing and return to Zhejiang, then the big thing will be late!" ”

"No, no, no!" Hu Xueyan was calm and unhurried, obviously prepared: "If the monk king wins, it will be a heaven-given opportunity for inspection, and the Wing King will come back from Jiangxi to help, at that time, the situation in Jiangxi will be reversed, and the Nanxi Brigade under the inspection can come in handy." ”

..., although he is a businessman, Hu Xueyan judged Liu Chang's strategic intentions very accurately, and Liu Chang also smiled: "What you said may be right, or the three counties of Hangjiahu, heaven on earth, I don't take it, and the brothers below don't agree!" ”

"Isn't it for gold and silver to take Hangjiahu? However, if you take Hangjiahu, maybe the brothers below have made enough money, and the public may not be able to take advantage of much, and Ningbo's neutrality will come to an end, and Ningbo Port will become a dead port. Hu Xueyan opened the folding fan: "Now there is a way to have the best of both worlds, He Guiyun is willing to pay two million taels of silver to protect Hangjia, and only ask for inspection to reward two million yuan of public debt!" ”

"Two million taels?" Liu Chang was also taken aback by this number, this is definitely not a number, it is even enough for the entire Rainbow Army for almost half a year, plus the navy's ransom fee in Fuzhou Mansion, as well as the arms money obtained from Shi Dakai, it is enough for the Rainbow Army not to fight for a whole year.

He did have the idea of reorganizing the Rainbow Army for a long time, and there were many problems reflected in this campaign, even the old troops had such and such problems, but in the past, they had been in a state of long-term combat, and there was no time for long-term training, and now there is such a great opportunity.

But he keenly asked, "So what do you want?" ”

"Two million silver bonds!" Hu Xueyan immediately replied: "I don't want half a penny public debt, but He Genyunzhongcheng and Wang Xuexuan's capital are very hard, and they always have to earn some hard money." ”

The public bond of 2 million taels of silver, even if calculated at par value, is only 1.4 million silver, which is equivalent to the issuance of public bonds at a premium of 40 percent, and for Hongjun, this is only the last expenditure, and now it can be recorded in the account of 2 million silver.

But Liu Chang didn't agree: "If you consider this public debt, our Hongjun actually didn't make any benefit in this transaction, and it was just a balance of payments, why should we give He Genyun face and not take a paradise on earth like Hangjiahu." ”

However, Hu Xueyan keenly saw that there was still a possibility of negotiation in Liu Chang's words, and he immediately made a small concession: "We can take fifteen-year public bonds, and the interest rate refers to ten-year ones, and I guarantee that within three years, this batch of public bonds will never appear in the public bond market." ”

Liu Chang thought for a while, for Hongjun, the longer the public bond, the better, but considering the bearability of the creditor, the public bond issued has never exceeded ten years, and Hu Xueyan's other conditions are also very favorable.

But he asked directly: "How much of the two million public bonds are you going to take?" ”。 ）

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