Guangdong Consultative Bureau.

This ancestral hall building is full of people.

"Two hundred thousand, two hundred thousand at most!"

"Why are you asking us for money!"

……

Those village sages elected from all over the country could be said to be angry, waving their arms one by one, and yelling at Lin Bin, who was surrounded in the middle.

This is a real village sage.

The election method of Liangguang is very simple, that is, each county has more than 500 acres of land as an adult male voter, and once a year in the county seat to hold a meeting, usually according to their own situation to form a consultative board, these people are called Xiangxian. According to the number of people, in fact, the number of people who pay taxes, the county advisory bureau determines and selects one or several representatives of the township sages to form a provincial advisory bureau in Guangzhou, as for the state capital level, there are no counties, after all, there are not a few counties in a state capital, that is, the provincial advisory bureau and the county advisory bureau in Guangzhou. It's just that the number of deputies to the township sages with a small population is small, and the number of deputies from the counties around Guangzhou is large for those with a large population, and the entire Guangzhou Consultative Bureau is composed of more than 300 deputies from the townspeople.

They were based in Guangzhou, and during their tenure as representatives of the village sages, they could not be arrested unless the Consultative Bureau held a meeting to approve it.

Tremendous power.

Basically, everything that can be managed, in other words, those county commanders, prefectures, and even prefects, all have to look at their faces, and they are often brought to the advisory bureau to besiege them and then grovel and leave. To tell the truth, it's the same as when the master met Huang Shilang, because the local militia in the name of arresting thieves is under the command of the Advisory Bureau, and without the order of the Advisory Bureau, the local officials cannot mobilize the militia, but the Advisory Bureau has an order, and the militia really dares to be attacked by bandits.

This place in Guangdong was originally controlled by the Tiangao Emperor Yuan's gentry clan.

There used to be a fig leaf.

But the establishment of the Advisory Council allowed the fig leaf to be completely abandoned.

This is what truly represents the interests of the gentry.

Anyway, the workers, the tenants, the petty traders, the yeoman farmers, the kulaks, and even the small landlords, all have no right to speak, and in order to be qualified to speak, you must first be a voter, and in order to become a voter, you must first have 500 acres of fertile land. Those who do not have 500 acres of fertile land just wait to be obedient, and if the fertile land at home is unexpectedly lower than this number, then this voter qualification will be gone.

Otherwise, the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang all looked at Liangguang there with envy, jealousy and hatred!

That's what they've always dreamed of.

This is the democratic civil rights they want, but unfortunately they only have the Four People's Congress! There is only the cold reality of those peddlers and pawns filling the temple, and it is said that the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang look at the Liangguang Consultative Bureau, and then look at the bronze roof of the Great Hall of the Four Peoples, it is really like a bone in the throat.

However, because of the development of overseas trade, the vast majority of the village sages have actually become new capitalists, textile mills, iron factories, sugar, porcelain industry are all the most sought after, as for the field is easy to solve, say those rich merchants and factory owners who do not buy a bunch of field products! In particular, the owners of the textile and sugar mills were usually the original super-large landowners, who sold part of their land at a high price to those who had money but no land, like those who owned tens of thousands of acres, and then they formed political groups together. After all, the poor talents are not poor if they have 500 acres of land, and the privileges of fame and fame in Liangguang are only tax-free, but those new industrial and commercial capitalists who have no fame are dissatisfied with this and are strongly demanding that it be abolished in the Consultative Bureau.

But the big landowners, who were usually famous, opposed the abolition of this privilege, even if it was only the land tax.

In short, the interior is also very messy.

But that doesn't stop them from being unanimous.

Especially on the issue of this kind of money, those who want to snatch money from their own hands, whether it is a big landlord or a new capitalist, immediately become mad dogs.

"Ladies and gentlemen, two million is calculated based on the proportion of taxes in the provinces over the years, except for the Northern Zhili and Qin Domains, as well as Shandong and Henan, which are in fact very small in population, and the remaining political envoys share this cost according to the proportion of taxes in the past years. Guangdong's 2 million is a very reasonable figure, not only Guangdong's 2 million, Sichuan's is also 2 million, and Guangxi's 1 million, as for the other 10 million, the provinces under the jurisdiction of the prison state bear the burden. ”

Lin Bin said indifferently.

"You are buying treasury bonds, we are donating, can this be the same?"

A representative of the village sage shouted.

"So you also want to buy Treasury bonds?"

Lin Bin said.

The townsfolk calmed down instantly.

"Of course, you can buy treasury bonds, but first of all, the treasury bonds are authorized by the Imperial Bank for monopoly, which means that if you want to buy treasury bonds, then the Imperial Bank must be opened all over Guangdong. In the same way, the right to issue notes in Guangdong belongs to the Imperial Bank, and the Imperial Bank has the monopoly of gold and silver, and the currency of Guangdong must also be changed to dragon yuan coinage, so are you willing to accept these? ”

Lin Bin said with a smile.

The townsfolk began to talk to each other.

Of course, they know that in fact, there are dragon dollar silver coins in Liangguang, and even paper money in circulation, which is inevitable, after all, the trade between the two sides is also constant, even if smuggling is also trade, but it is difficult to say what will happen if the Imperial Bank is introduced. This bank has the exclusive right to issue gold and silver and the exclusive right to issue notes within the scope of the Ming Dynasty, which includes all the separatist strengths, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng actually have them, but the two Guangxi did not have it because they were hostile before, and now the hostile relationship is dissolved. According to Yang Qingding's laws in the Ming Dynasty, the gold, silver and copper coins of the Dragon Yuan are legal tender, and the Imperial Bank has the right to supervise all banks in the Ming Dynasty, and the latter must abide by many rules set by the Imperial Bank.

Otherwise, it is a violation.

Then the bank will be revoked from the right to operate.

Once the Imperial Bank enters Guangdong, then in the future, unless it is hidden in one's own home, it is not necessary to dig out other gold panning, or to obtain foreign trade, in short, silver ingots cannot be directly used for trading. Even if there is money in various places, it must first go to the Imperial Bank with gold and silver to exchange for paper money or coins, and then use it for circulation in the market.

Of course, this is a long process, and even the areas controlled by the prison state have not really been realized.

Even Nanjing still uses silver ingots.

After all, this kind of thing requires a process, and it can't really be one-size-fits-all.

But if the Imperial Bank wants to come to Guangdong......

"In addition, in order to ensure the safe trading of treasury bonds, Jinyiwei will rebuild various institutions in Guangdong."

Lin Bin said.

This is the right way to lure the wolf into the house.

The Imperial Bank will definitely supervise all the money banks in Guangdong, first of all, the deposits of these banks can no longer be used for transactions, and must first go to the Imperial Bank to exchange them for coins or banknotes, and those who dare to violate them will be solved by Jinyiwei.

Katsura could not resist.

To resist is to openly rebel.

Theoretically, there was no loss, because the silver was still exchanged for gold and silver coins, but in fact the Imperial Bank would gradually take control of the Cantonese economy, because the behemoth would expand. It will penetrate into all walks of life of Guangdong's economy like an octopus with its claws outstretched, it will invest, it will support its own system, and it will form its own circle. No matter how rich the gentry of Guangdong were, they could not stand up to a behemoth with at least 20 million gold and silver reserves and an economy much larger than Guangdong.

To accept the Imperial Bank is to lure the wolf into the house.

"If you don't want to, then the treasury bonds can't be sold in Guangdong!"

Lin Bin said.

That would be just a donation.

"If you don't donate, then we will discuss his rebellion with King Gui, and the army of the imperial court will also forcibly enter the Tiger Gate."

He went on to say.

Then the rest does not need to be said.

The army of the imperial court has come in, so what else is there to say, those traitorous ministers who bewitched King Gui to close the border and defend against the imperial court before, should they copy their homes? That's a lot, right? It is estimated that there are two million copies of it! And why is your Guangdong Consultative Bureau different? You have to change it to the Four People's Congress, you are working against the imperial court, and the Guangdong customs have to be returned to the imperial court, and Guangdong has to implement a new imperial examination......

Then Guangdong changed the sky.

"You said that if you enter the Tiger Gate, you will enter the Tiger Gate?"

A townsman said indignantly.

"Your Excellency is plotting against you?"

Lin Binsen said.

"Guangdong is the land of the Ming Dynasty, why can't the army of the Ming Dynasty enter? Those who dare to block the actions of the Ming army are plotting rebellion, so let me ask again, what does Your Excellency want to rebel again? ”

He went on to say.

If you dare not let in, it is a rebellion, since you are a rebellion, then don't blame us for beating you, anyway, the fleet is blocked in Humen, and a brigade of marines has landed in Xin'an. It is estimated that at this time, the two armies of Ganzhou have also begun to move south, and there are still three marine brigades assembled in Xiamen, and the Ming army will invest at least three armies and nearly 70,000 people to attack Guangdong. The three militia armies in Fujian can be assembled to join the battlefield at any time, and this is not counting the mobilization of the militia armies in Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces.

The active strength of the Ming army is not the most terrible.

The most terrifying thing is the militia reserve system, once this really enters the state of war, it will not be a dozen armies, but an army of one million that will suddenly swell to within half a year at most.

There is indeed a brigade outside Xin'an City.

Then, after a maximum of ten days, this brigade will become a corps.

The communication ships of the Ming army were small schooners, and even if the wind and tide were unfavorable this season, it would not take more than five days to return to Xiamen from Guangdong. After loading the ship in Xiamen, the troop carriers that are sailing with the wind and the current can also transport the entire army of the First Marine Corps within no more than five days. The First Marine Corps has a heavy mortar brigade, and those forty-pound mortar cannons that blast open the city of Geranza will make the Humen defenders feel the nightmare of the Dutch.

Anyway, at this time, Humen has not yet repaired the fortress!

How do the old-fashioned walls and open forts carry the forty pounds of flowering shells that fall from the sky? Similarly, as long as the Tiger Gate is opened, then these elderly and wealthy businessmen in Guangzhou will be the next to feel its power.

"Guys, I think you should calm down!"

Lin Bin said with a smile.

More than 300 villagers in the Advisory Council were silent.