The news that Yuan Qi wanted to join hands with the imperial court to issue paper money soon spread, and for a time the people in the city outside the city were panicked, and a number of princes and ministers, rich businessmen and magnates shuttled back and forth to inquire about the detailed situation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jingshi can be called the most well-informed place, since Yuan Qi unified the money industry in Guangdong Province, the whole Guangdong in addition to the ticket number can be alone, other silver number money, pawnshop printing bureau almost wiped out, Guangzhou City, originally a pawnshop money village, now pawnshops are almost invisible, money village has also been replaced by Yuan Qi's signboard, in view of this, but where there is a pawnshop money village or shares, who is not worried?

Compared with the ticket number Qianzhuang, the pawn industry in Beijing is more developed, and there are quite a lot of pawnshops, with more than 200 emperors, officials, and private pawnshops with a large scale of tens of thousands of dollars, and countless small-scale pawnshops.

Jingshi is the head of the four major gatherings in the world, and it is also the best place in the world, not to mention the convergence of all directions, there is also a four-year examination, gathering the world's scholars, and there are also civil and military officials from various provinces who enter Beijing to report on their work and a large number of candidates or alternate officials who are introduced.

In order to resist the waterproof soil or worry about missing the examination period, the scholars of various provinces generally enter Beijing early, and it is common to mention that they arrive in Beijing for a few months, and there are many people who are half a year in advance.

Officials from other places entering Beijing are also frequent visitors to pawnshops, and it is inevitable that there will be entertainment in various places in the officialdom, and it is really rare to see such a big thorn as Yi Zhishu ignoring the masters of the yamen officials, even if it is a provincial governor who has brought in the Beijing master, he will inevitably have to bow his eyebrows and bend his waist, and socialize everywhere, once the money he brings is not enough to turn around, he will inevitably turn to the pawnshop for help.

Under the guidance of the royal family and princely ministers competing to open pawnshops, ordinary officials and businessmen in Beijing also followed suit, but those who had a little surplus money in hand either hired people to open pawnshops themselves or opened pawnshops in partnership, all of which promoted the abnormal prosperity of the pawnbroking industry in Beijing.

If Yuan Qi joins forces with the imperial court, he will inevitably open a branch in the expansion of the Beijing division with great fanfare, if this is the case, not to mention anything else, the pawnbroking industry will inevitably bear the brunt.

Soon after Zaiquan returned to the house, there were successive visits from the clan Jueluo, all of whom came to inquire about the issuance of banknotes by Yuanqi, and the Jingshi had a little power and some spare money from the clan, and there was no one who did not open a pawnshop, after all, the pawnshop made money, and the profit was small and high-risk soon after opening the pawnshop, and the turnover was fast.

Can Yuanqi issue banknotes? Zaiquan also has no bottom in his heart, what is Daoguang's attitude towards this, he is not easy to speculate, let alone dare to open his mouth, he was repeatedly questioned by everyone, he was also annoyed, so he simply took a time to go out of the house to Yifu, planning to carefully interrogate Yi Zhicontent, so as to give everyone an explanation.

Got off the sedan chair outside the gate of Yifu, Zaiquan got off the sedan chair with his waist, and when he looked up, he saw Yi Zhifen, Zhuo Bingtian, and the six princes Yixun standing on the steps looking at him. Could it be that he is planning to win over Yi Zhixin? I wondered in my heart, but there was a smile on his face, and he walked up quickly.

Qing Dynasty clan characters Yin, Hong, Yong, Mian, Yi, Zai, Pu ....., although Yi Xun is young, but the generation is higher than Zaiquan, and it is the current prince, still has the ability to compete for the storage position, Zaiquan did not dare to have the slightest slack, quickly stepped forward to salute, several people each said their own salutes, and exchanged a few words before entering the courtyard.

After entering the room and sitting down, Zhuo Bingtian explained with a smile, "For Yuan Qi, the sixth elder brother has always been interested, because after hearing that Yuan Qi wanted to issue banknotes, he dragged the old man to come, hoping that the national city could solve his doubts." ”

Yixun also said with a smile: "Look at Lord Yi's excerpts, Yuan Qi's issuance of banknotes can effectively alleviate the financial difficulties of the imperial court, but there are many incomprehensible points in looking at the excerpts, so I came to ask Lord Yi for advice." ”

"I can't talk about advice." Yi Zhizu said humbly: "In the future, it is also to imitate the financial and banknote issuance systems of Britain and the United States, and the sixth elder brother is interested, so we can discuss it together." As he spoke, he glanced at Zaiquan and Zhuo Bingtian, and said, "You have come together, and it is obvious that the DPRK and China are quite controversial about this matter?" ”

"The city is still breathing." Zaiquan said: "Now the entire Jingshi is probably talking about this matter. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, "Are you worried that after Yuan Qi and the imperial court jointly issued banknotes, Yuan Qi will greatly expand in Beijing and monopolize the money industry in Beijing, right?" ”

Hearing this, Zhuo Bingtian was overjoyed and said, "Yuan Qi doesn't plan to monopolize the Jingshi silver money industry? ”

"Yuan Qi doesn't have such a big appetite." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Jingshi has abundant money, and the Daqing ticket number Qianzhuang has always been stored in the south and put in the north, but with the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway and the Jinjin Railway, the development of industry and mining in Zhili and Shanxi, there is no silver to put it to the south. ”

Zhuo Bingtian nodded slightly, this is the truth, it seems that Yuan Qi really has no intention of monopolizing the Jingshi silver money industry, with Yi Zhizhi's shrewdness, how could he do such a thankless thing?

Zaiquan said: "The national city is full of promises, but this is empty after all, and the Jingshi and the Qianzhuang pawnshop printing bureau may not dare to believe it." ”

"It's not easy." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "The emperor's edict can make everyone feel at ease." ”

This is also true, if Daoguang intends to authorize Yuan Qi to issue banknotes, he will definitely actively cooperate, and the Internal Affairs Office itself operates a lot of pawnshops, and the yamen of the Beijing Division also operate a lot of pawnshops, as long as Yi Zhizhi has this attitude, Daoguang must be extremely happy to make an order.

After a slight pause, Yi Zhizhi continued: "However, the silver and money industry of the Beijing division is scattered, which is not only difficult to play its due role, but will also curb the economic development of Zhili, you had better advise the imperial court to integrate the silver and money industry of the Beijing division and even the entire Zhili." ”

Hearing this, Zaiquan didn't react, but Zhuo Bingtian smiled and said: "Guocheng is taking precautions for the issuance of banknotes?" ”

"I can't hide it from Zhuo Butang in this little thought." Yi Zhishu smiled calmly: "However, the integration of the banking industry is the trend of the times, all provinces must be integrated, and it is difficult for Jingshi to stay out of the matter, Jingshi is the center of the Qing Dynasty, which is the attention of the world, and Zhili is a pilot province that has tried the Yuanqi model, how can it not be an example for the world?" ”

Zhuo Bingtian glanced at Zaiquan intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a smile: "The pool of water in Jingshi is very deep, I'm afraid it may not be easy to integrate." ”

"If it's not good to integrate ......." Yi Zhizhi said: "It can be integrated by the imperial court." ”

The imperial court came forward? Zhuo Bingtian and Zaiquan were stunned, but Yixun interjected: "But the government-run bank? ”

Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly, and said: "The rule of officials is a stubborn disease, it is difficult to cure it, the government-run bank, it is a matter of time before it collapses, and the imperial court will come forward to integrate, in fact, it is just for the imperial court to draw out the way, that is, to formulate rules, for example, the Jingshi Silver Loan Village must be higher than 200,000 or 500,000 principal before issuing a business license, otherwise it will be regarded as illegal and ordered to close...... This forces the silver bank to integrate itself. ”

"It's easy." Jaequan smiled: "It's effortless. ”

The maid came in with a tea tray at this time to serve tea to a few people, and Yi Zhishu took this opportunity to order a cigar, and then reached out to ask for tea, and joked: "There is no rule of serving tea to guests here, you are free." ”

After taking a sip of tea and chatting a few words, Zhuo Bingtian pulled back the topic and said: "Even if Yuan Qi does not expand in Beijing and does not damage the interests of the Beijing silver money industry, Yuan Qi's issuance of paper money will inevitably have twists and turns. ”

Zaiquan said without scruples: "During the court discussion, someone mentioned that if it is impossible to supervise and control the cash of the equivalent amount of banknotes issued by Yuanqi, Yuanqi is enough to threaten the entire silver industry of the Qing Dynasty, and it cannot be allowed. ”

Yi Zhishu asked casually, "Is it Mu Zhongtang?" ”

"It's Tobe Du Shilang." Zaiquan Road.

Du Shoutian? Yisu's teacher? Yi Zhizhi glanced at Yixun, could it be involved in the battle for storage positions? Regulatory control of the equivalent amount of cash issued by Yuanqi? How is this possible? If this is the case, isn't Yuan Qi subject to the imperial court? Besides, with so much cash in the hands of the imperial court, how can Yuan Qi rest assured? This is simply deliberately difficult!

Seeing that Yi Zhizhi was silent, Zhuo Bingtian said with relief: "There is no need to worry about the national city, now the imperial court needs silver everywhere, and this matter is conducive to the imperial court to raise silver, and the emperor seems to be quite ......moved." ”

It's not enough just that Daoguang is intentional, Yi Zhishu sighed secretly, since this matter has been publicly mentioned, if it is shelved, I am afraid that there will be a turnaround only when Daoguang dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, this is at least six or seven years, he can't afford to wait, and whether the new emperor will agree is another two words.

It seems that it is not enough not to harm the interests of the princes and ministers of Jingshi, and it is necessary to make another strong medicine to urge Daoguang to make up his mind! But where do you start?

The next day, Yi Zhizhi waited for a morning, but did not see Daoguang summons, he simply went out of the city to Haidian to visit Bai Zhi, the issue of banknotes was not in a hurry, and he could not show too eagerness, anyway, now that the court is unable to make ends meet, it should be Daoguang urgent.

Haidian, Jin Garden, main house. Bai Zhi lazily crooked on the kang, since she learned that she was pregnant, she became cautious, for fear of an accident, she knew the preciousness of the child in her belly, Yi Zhizhi is not young, and there are many women, but none of those women are pregnant, and she herself is not young, four or five years older than Yi Zhicontent, and it is the first time she is pregnant, how can she not be careless?

"Grandma, it's snowing!" A newly bought maid came in briskly with a bowl of fetal Ejiao egg soup, and said with a smile: "It's snowing, look at this momentum, I'm afraid there will be a heavy snow." ”

Snowing? Bai Zhi hurriedly sat up and looked out the window, the window was inlaid with a large piece of Western glass, not only transparent light, but also the outside scenery could be seen at a glance, sure enough, it was snowing, and it was not small, she couldn't help but worry in her heart, will that enemy come today? When encountering this heavy snow, I am afraid that I will be offended.

"Grandma, let's drink the soup first." The maid persuaded softly.

"As soon as I was pregnant with a child, my body suddenly became delicate." Bai Zhi laughed at herself before taking the soup bowl, and the maid pursed her lips and smiled: "Since ancient times, it has been the mother who is precious to her son, and when she is pregnant with a child, how can there be no reason why she is not delicate." ”

Is a mother more expensive than a child? If you really give birth to a son, even if you are not a descendant, you are also the eldest son, Bai Zhi drank the soup in a small sip, but her heart was open, not only did she have a child with the enemy, but she would be more estranged from the Qinglian Sect in the future, he didn't seem to have a good impression of the Qinglian Sect, whether he rebelled or not, he was already a first-class viscount at a young age, a first-class master, and his ability to make money was unmatched.

Before the bowl of soup was finished, as soon as the door curtain opened, Yi Zhishu walked in quickly, looking at her with a bright face, Bai Zhi was happy, "I'm worried that you will encounter heavy snow when you come over..... ”

The maid had never seen Yi Zhicontent, and when she heard this, she knew that it was the male master who had arrived, so she hurriedly squatted down and saluted, "The slave has seen the master." ”

"It's none of your business, go down and rest first." Bai Zhi commanded with a smile.

Yi Zhizhi sat down on the kang and said with a smile: "How is it, is the reaction big?" ”

"It's okay, it's not amazing." Bai Zhijiao laughed and said: "I can eat and sleep, and my junior brother doesn't need to worry." ”

"Come, I'll hug you."

Bai Zhi blushed and shrank back, "No, I don't dare to ..... now." ”

Yi Zhizhi was tender and sweet in Haidian Garden, but a few eunuchs were in a hurry in the Beijing Shi Yi Mansion, and the emperor called him, this person didn't know where he went? "Find! Send all the people in your house to look for it, where can you go on this snowy day? ”

Tang Youliang, the temporary manager, naturally knew where he was going, but he didn't dare to say it, so he could only smile and say: "The lord didn't go out until noon, and he didn't say hello, I'm afraid that he went to the outer city to hang out, so my father-in-law might as well go into the house to wait, and the little one will send someone out to look around." ”

Qianqing Palace Xinuan Pavilion, Daoguang was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, the general of Zhengnan, the excerpt of Prince Hui's Mianyu good news had just arrived, and the negotiations with the Vietnamese envoys had ended, and the Vietnamese king Nguyen Phuc Thanh agreed to cede Tan An Province and promised to pay five million taels of silver for the war indemnity, but the five million was paid in installments, and only one million taels were paid in the first installment, and the remaining four million taels of silver were paid in ten years.

The imperial court is still waiting for this indemnity to fill the hole at the end of the year! Now he only got a million cash, Daoguang felt depressed in his heart, but also a little happy, he has always sent troops to pay for labor, and the navy went to war, but he got land and silver, and this kind of fame and fortune war might as well be fought a few more times. (To be continued.) )