Yi Zhishu publicly published an article in the "Shanghai Daily" entitled "Outside the Outside Must First Be Inside", and his attitude was self-evident, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the New Army of the Eight Banners, which was dominated by Manchu and Mongolia.

The Qing court did not show weakness, and in the name of the prime minister, Yi publicly issued a war mobilization order, declaring that the northern provinces had entered a state of war, and conscripting retired officers and soldiers within five years to enlist in the army.

In response, Yuan Qi dispatched troops from Liangguang, Fujian, Zhejiang, Lianghu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and other provincial military districts to assemble on the borders of Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangsu, and other provinces.

The Eighth Banner New Army mobilized the main force to move south along the railway, seizing important military points in Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and other provinces along the way, as well as large and small railway transportation hubs.

The situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, the north and the south have been vigorously armed, and a major war is about to break out, and the atmosphere between the government and the opposition has suddenly become tense.

The seizure of Yuanqi Bank's branches in the northern provinces directly led to the collapse of Yuanqi Bank's shares, which in turn triggered a sharp drop in the shares of listed companies in the northern provinces, opening a new wave of stock market plunge.

Even more unbearable than the stock market is the treasury bonds, because of the lack of confidence in the imperial court, the treasury bond market can be described as full of sorrow, and all kinds of treasury bonds issued by the imperial court have fallen again and again, and they have been cut in half in just a few days!

On the other hand, the gold market has been climbing, with the price of gold rising by more than 30% in just a few days, and the rally is still strong.

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

"The stock market has plummeted, but it is still within the controllable range, but the bond market is on the verge .......of collapse." Huo Qizheng, the shopkeeper of the stock exchange, was eager to try, "My subordinates think that it's time to buy the bottom, and if you delay it any longer, there is a danger of getting out of control." ”

Every fluctuation in the securities market is an opportunity for Yuan Qi to make money, not to mention that this time itself is a good show sung by Yuan Qi and the imperial court, plus Yuan Qi is not lenient at this stage, and it is reasonable to take the opportunity to make a big profit, Zhao Liewen is not surprised at all, but he is still a little worried, "Will the gains outweigh the losses?" After all, this drama can't be stopped in three or five months. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Could it be that Huifu has forgotten the national bonds issued by France during the Franco-Prussian War?" ”

At the mention of France, Zhao Liewen immediately reacted, "Is the big shopkeeper planning to publicly promise to repay the national debt?" ”

"As long as Yuan Qi publicly promises to recognize all the treasury bonds issued by the imperial court, the price will inevitably rebound quickly." Huo Qizheng said with a smile: "The amount of treasury bonds issued is large, not to mention quadruple, even if it is doubled, you can easily earn one or two hundred million." ”

In recent years, the amount of treasury bonds issued by the imperial court was extremely huge, and the abolition of the Eight Banners to resettle and subsidize the banner people, the development of industry, the establishment of factories and mines, the construction of railways and the expansion of the Beijing Division, and the construction of piles and piles cost a lot of money.

In addition, the drought in several northern provinces has been severe for many years, and Yuanqi has joined forces with continuous large-scale disaster relief and large-scale migration, which has led to high debts, and the amount of treasury bonds issued has been as high as 600 million.

After hesitating, Zhao Liewen said cautiously: "In this way, will it damage Yuanqi's reputation?" Once you copy the bottom in a big way, you know that it is the handiwork of Yuan Qi. ”

Yi Zhicontent waved his hand disapprerovingly, "Don't worry, Yuanqi is not once or twice to copy the bottom of the tray, but whenever there is a big crisis in the securities market, Yuanqi is in the tray to save the market, whether it will damage Yuanqi's reputation, the key is whether the appearance is ugly."

All along, Yuan Qi is very concerned about eating, never do anything to eat and wipe clean, the treasury bonds are not as good as the stock market, the upside is limited, we eat half and leave half, and the operation methods are more exquisite, so as not to be realistic. ”

After a pause, he changed his words, "What is the situation abroad?" ”

"The situation abroad is slightly better........" Huo Qizheng groaned: "In terms of the stock market, most of the companies listed abroad are large companies and large multinational companies in the southeast, southwest and northwest, and very few listed companies in the northern provinces are listed overseas, so the impact is not too large, and the decline is about 20%.

The decline in the national debt is relatively large, but it is only about 40%, and it should be affected by the French national debt of that year, and many people have a fluke mentality ....... ”

The Qing Dynasty did not issue treasury bonds overseas for a long time, and it was only after the issuance of French treasury bonds in Shanghai that it began to experiment, and only after the great drought in the north began to issue treasury bonds on a large scale in financial centers such as New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Vienna, because of the political stability, economic prosperity, and interest rates much higher than European treasury bonds, and they were widely popular, but even so, the amount of treasury bonds issued was not large, only 1.5 billion.

After pondering for a while, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "Copy the bottom treasury bonds first, and do it at home and abroad at the same time." ”

Huo Qizheng said: "Is it a tray bailout with great fanfare? Or is it slowly absorbing at the lows? ”

"There is still plenty of time, first absorb at a low level, and then repeatedly oscillate up and down several times." Yi Zhishu said and sighed lightly: "For such a big play, it is impossible to sing without money." ”

Huo Qizheng said tentatively: "At the moment, gold is at a high level, do you want to sell some?" ”

"Prosperous times play, troubled times golden ......." Yi Zhizhi said: "Let out the news, Britain, France and other European powers intend to take advantage of China's domestic turmoil to send troops to South Africa to rob the gold mines, and then throw it away while pulling. ”

"The big shopkeeper can rest assured." Huo Qizheng was full of smiles, unconcealed his joy and excitement in his heart.

Kyoshi, Prime Minister's Office.

Prince Hui, who was in charge of negotiating with various countries and obtaining large war loans, walked into Yi's spacious office with brisk steps, and said with a smile: "After a few days of hard talking, I am fortunate not to be dishonored." ”

Yi raised his eyebrows and leaned forward slightly, "How much will it be implemented in the end?" ”

"Equivalent to 200 million Chinese dollars." Yi Shen said proudly as he stretched out two fingers and gestured, "The United States agreed to borrow 50 million, and the only requirement is to keep it ...... secret." ”

The United States has always had a close relationship with Yuan Qi, and it is normal to ask for secrecy, so Yi nodded and then urged: "What about Britain and France?" ”

"Half of the amount of the loan demanded by Britain and France must be used to buy arms from both countries." Yi Shen smiled: "For us, this is not a condition at all, and what we need most urgently now is arms." ”

Yi glanced at him, "How can Britain and France deliver more than 70 million arms?" Sea freight simply won't work! Don't tell this king to take the Northwest Railway transportation, such a large amount of arms transactions have passed through Zhu Shanhai's territory, how much can be left in our hands? ”

The smile on Yi Shen's face froze, "No, Zhu Shanhai has such a big courage?" ”

"Dare to assassinate Yi Guocheng, put the Empress Dowager under house arrest, dare to be arrogant and self-reliant, what else does he not dare?" Yi said angrily: "As far as the current situation is concerned, it is inevitable that we will join forces with the northwest to fight against Yuanqi, and the arms will be intercepted by the northwest, who will we reason with?" ”

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