The five-year drought in the north, the continuous large-scale immigration of relief to foreign countries, and a large number of infrastructure projects for work, the reconstruction project of the Beijing Division, the preparation of factories and the purchase of a large amount of land, the deficit of the imperial court is already as high as more than 500 million yuan, which is indeed a very astonishing amount.

Regarding the financial situation of the imperial court, Yi Zhicontent is naturally clear, and when he saw the two of them, he chuckled: "It's true that the debts are high, but you can't just see the debts and not the assets."

In terms of assets, the current imperial court should be the richest ever, although it is heavily indebted, but after deducting interest every year, the annual income is still as high as 40 million yuan, and in a few years, the agriculture and economy of the northern provinces will recover, the industry will develop, and the annual income will easily exceed 100 million yuan. ”

This is true, as far as the prospect is concerned, the situation can be described as a very good, Yi said with a wry smile: "The prospect is good, but at the moment it is unbearable, the court and the public, there are few people with a long-term vision, most of them are people who take a step to see a step......

Besides, today's war costs several times more than before, and if the war breaks out in the northwest and South America at the same time, the war bonds issued will be worth hundreds of millions, not to mention the ministers, even the parliamentarians will inevitably vigorously oppose ...... ”

"It was because of the large number of people who might oppose this matter that I specially invited the two of them to Shanghai." Yi Zhizhi said and lit a cigarette, and said slowly: "The five-year drought in the north, Yuanqi's contribution is even greater than that of the imperial court, Yuanqi and other large and small shareholders have quite complaints, and I, as the chief treasurer, can't help but consider their feelings."

In addition, whether it is Northwest or South America, it is a national war, and there is no reason for Yuan Qi to come forward to issue war bonds, so the issuance of war bonds is also issued in the name of the imperial court, which is justified first, and second, it is also conducive to the promotion of bonds.

There must be a lot of people who oppose this matter, which is also expected, but Yuan Qi can make appropriate compensation ........ ”

Compensate? Several people present looked at him directly, how does Yuan Qi have a compensation method? Discount? Or is it a subsidy in disguise?

After a pause, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "Yuan Qi is also a little tight on funds now, so I plan to sell Alaska, Kamchatka and Siberia to the imperial court." ”

Hearing this, several people were stunned, these places nominally belonged to the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but Yuan Qi bought it from Russia, to be exact, all these territories belonged to Yuan Qi's private land, only in terms of area, these territories accounted for almost half of the Qing Dynasty.

Yuan Qi was able to sell these territories to the imperial court, which was naturally a good thing, and it was a good thing that it was difficult to find with a lantern! But the problem is that this price is really too high, so high that it is prohibitive, besides, the court is still in debt at the moment, how can it still get the money?

However, since the other party took the initiative in this case, it must have a certain feasibility, thinking of this, Yi Yi's heart was a little hot, and he groaned slightly, and said: "Brother Guocheng, can you tell me in detail?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said slowly: "In my life, the most proud thing is to buy these three pieces of land, to be exact, it should be two, Alaska and Siberia, and the Kamchatka Peninsula itself belongs to Siberia." ”

As he spoke, he got up and walked to the large map of the Qing Kingdom's territory hanging on the wall, pointed to the map, and said: "Before, I put forward the idea of sea and sea power, and as more and more attention is paid to the sea, this idea will inevitably be accepted by all countries.

Alaska and Siberia are not only two vast lands, but also include the Bering Strait and this wide ocean, and these two lands themselves are extremely vast, and their combined area occupies almost half of the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Such a vast land is Yuanqi's private land, which is not a good thing for the state, and it is easy to form a trend of secession, and even the danger of splitting out, from the perspective of safeguarding territorial integrity, it is very necessary to include these two pieces of land in the state ownership.

Of course, these two places are places with a bitter cold environment and are not suitable for large-scale development and utilization, but these two lands contain extremely rich resources, especially energy resources, with the continuous development of industry, energy resources will become an indispensable resource of a country, the country does not say monopoly, at least should control a part of the ....... ”

Before he finished speaking, Su Shun said a little eagerly: "Of course the imperial court is willing to buy it, but the problem is that the imperial court is in this situation, it is impossible to come up with the money, besides, how much did Siberia buy it in the first place?" Billion? ”

One billion is just a gimmick, and the Russian gold ship was also sunk, which became an unsolved case, and it is inconvenient to say that it is easy to be content, after all, it is not a good thing for Qing and Russia to break it, and it may also leave future troubles, "In view of the current financial constraints of the imperial court, Yuan Qi can be sold cheaply, at a fixed price, 100 million." As for the money that can't be taken out now, you can owe it first, and of course, you have to calculate interest. ”

100 million, this price is really not expensive, not to mention the resources or not resources, from the perspective of security, the court should not hesitate to take it, this is also the other party is now asking the court, otherwise it is impossible to this price, and it is still in arrears.

Yi didn't think much about it, and said with a cheerful smile: "With this additional condition, neither the cabinet minister nor the parliamentarian can object!" As he spoke, he asked directly: "How many war bonds does Brother Guocheng expect to issue?" ”

Yi Zhizu stretched out two fingers, "Issue 200 million first." ”

Two hundred million! The smile on Yi's face stiffened a little, "I'm afraid the domestic financial market can't digest such a huge amount of bonds." ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhishu said confidently and slowly: "The old rules, Yuanqi underwrites." ”

He is not worried about the sale of this war bond, the reason is very simple, he himself controls a huge amount of money and does not see the light, and he is not worried about the sale at all, not to mention, Yuan Qi itself controls the financial market of the Qing Dynasty, and it is not a problem at all to operate a little.

Since Yuanqi has a big package, Yi has nothing to worry about, and immediately said simply: "Okay, I will return to Beijing immediately and settle this matter as soon as possible!" ”

Su Shun said with concern: "...... the military command system?" ”

"To be precise, it should be an innovation in the military system." Yi Zhizhi said: "The mutiny of some officers and soldiers in the northwest this time has sounded the alarm for us, and the military system has reached the point where it has to be changed, and besides, it has been eight years since the constitution was established, and the military power should also be unified, which is also an issue that the two of you are invited to Shanghai to focus on discussing." ”

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