The next morning, Ge Yunfei finished breakfast with his wife Wenqing, and the guards came in to report that Yuan Shikai was invited. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info entered the living room and found Cao Kun and Yang Du, commanders of the Praetorian Guard, seated. "Brother Ge, last night, you were in the limelight!" Yuan Shikai's face was full of red light, and his head was full of energy. "My lord, the lower officials are presumptuous." "I can't say that, it's also a face-saving thing to make foreigners surrender on the dance floor, and I haven't been so happy for many years. Brother Ge, I'm here to introduce someone. ”

"This is Cao Kun, the commander of the Praetorian Guard!" Cao Kun stood up and hugged his fists and said, "See General Ge below!" Without waiting for Ge Yunfei to return the salute, Cao Kun sat down and seemed disdainful. Brother Ge, Master Cao is a rough man, please don't mind. Yuan Shikai glared at Cao Kun. General Cao is a senior, and it is an honor for the lower officials to have the honor to meet him! Ge Yunfei looked calm and made a judgment compared to it. Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Yang Du interjected: "Brother Ge, I heard that you are going to give Lord Yuan a precious gift, what kind of gift?" ”

Ge Yunfei took out his pocket watch and glanced at it and said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, although this gift is good and cheap, it is a priceless treasure of a great country, please allow the official to keep the mystery." At this time, a familiar subordinate said: "My lord, there is a carriage outside, and it is said that the things in the carriage are gifts from General Ge to your lordship." Cao Kun stood up and said, "My lord, I'll go check it!" This move is obviously distrustful of Ge Yunfei, and it is also incumbent upon him to signal that the safety of this place is his unshirkable responsibility.

Ge Yunfei knew that the gift was sent by Shan Feng, and since Cao Kun was out of safety and duty, it didn't look good for him to go out again, so he sat on the chair and didn't move. After a while, the guards brought in two scrolls about 4 meters long. "Brother Ge, is it a picture scroll?" Yang Du was surprised. Ge Yunfei didn't say anything, and ordered the guards to hang the scrolls on the walls on the east and west sides. Soon the scroll unfolded, revealing two large maps. "It turned out to be a map, I thought it was rare!" Cao Kun scoffed.

"My lord, the east side is the map of China, and the west side is the world map. The ancients ruled a big country like cooking a small fresh, and it was necessary to work carefully. Adults will guide the country in the future, and these two priceless treasures cannot be missing. "Haha, the map is beautifully made, it deserves to be a priceless treasure, Brother Ge has put his heart into it!" Yuan Shikai seemed to be boiling with enthusiasm, and he had the aura of scolding Fang Xuan. "Lord Yuan, the meaning of Brother Ge lies in the royal paradise. Look, the shape of China is like a lotus leaf, with the meaning of budding, and in the future, the land of China will be fruitful under the governance of adults. ”

Yang Du is worthy of his quick thinking, and he can actually see other meanings through the map, and it is appropriate. "Good, good! Brother Ge is indeed different. "My lord, the Republic of China is about to set sail, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt. The officials are not talented, and there are major measures to tell you? Yuan Shikai said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it!" But Ge Yunfei didn't say anything. Yuan Shikai looked at Yang Du and Cao Kun knowingly, and the two hurriedly got up and walked out. "Brother Yang, please stay, you must participate in this matter!" Ge Yunfei stayed, Cao Kun's face turned red when he heard the anger, and he flicked his sleeves and left.

"Lord Yuan, such a secret, you must not leak the news!" Yuan Shikai couldn't help but prick up his ears when he heard this. Ge Yunfei walked to the door and instructed his guards to get things, and then walked back and said: "Vientiane is renewed, the foundation of your lordship as president is not stable, how to consolidate centralized power as soon as possible, the key is the people's will." "Brother Ge is reasonable, but how to effectively control various places must be used both military and political means, and it must be done slowly, not in a hurry." Yang Du seems to be confident.

"My lord, now that the foreign and domestic situation is turbulent, the interests of all parties are intertwined, and it is inappropriate to slowly try to open the country. "Yes, the southern forces are eyeing each other, the northwest is difficult to control, the northeast Russia and Japan are intertwined, the coastal zone is the territory of Britain, France and Germany, and the areas we effectively control are nothing more than Beijing, Tianjin, and the Central Plains, plus half of Shandong, it's difficult!" Yuan Shikai sighed and asked, "As Brother Ge said, is it the most effective measure to use military means?" ”

Yang Du said: "Military means are not advisable, and doing so will lose the support of the people." "What Brother Yang said is extremely true, using military means is the most stupid, so you can only find another way to get twice the result with half the effort." Yuan Shikai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Could it be that Brother Ge has a good plan?" "My lord, some people say that money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible, and using financial means to strengthen centralized power is the best shortcut." "Financial means?" "It's the currency reform, and the medicine I'm talking about is the issuance of new coins of the Republic of China."

Yang Du reacted quickly and said: "At the beginning, the Qin Dynasty implemented unified coins and unified weights and measures, and only then did it embark on the road of strength and finally unify the whole country. The silver taels that were now in use in the previous dynasty are indeed out of trend and have many drawbacks. However, the issuance of new coins is not a day's work, and if it is not good, there will be civil unrest. The kung fu guard brought in a package, Ge Yunfei put it on the table and opened it, "My lord, please see, this is a silver coin I tried to make, and it has an adult's head on it." Yuan Shikai took the silver dollar and looked at it and said with great joy: "Haha, the workmanship is so exquisite, it can be described as ingenious." ”

Yang Du also picked up one and looked at it: "This move is wonderful, what is the money?" Everyone needs it. There is an adult portrait on it, which can play a role in uniting the hearts of the people and turning the hearts of the people to the back. In particular, for the central government's effective control of various localities, it has the effect of shifting thousands of pounds. Yuan Shikai was overjoyed and quickly calmed down, and said with a deep calculation: "This move is good, but we don't have silver in our hands, and we must have sufficient reserves to issue new coins, and the conditions are not at all, and financial leverage is too early." ”

"Adults don't have to filter, the issuance of new currency can not be fully rolled out, can be from point to surface, if a year in the whole country, the image of the national government will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Nowadays, Shandong's economic development is advancing by leaps and bounds, and the industrial products led by Zhoucun have radiated to the north and south of the river, especially the textile products of Zhoucun, which have spread all over the country. Xia Guan suggested that Shandong should take the lead in issuing new currency, and all merchants who had trade in Shandong must exchange new currency before they could trade, and then radiate to the whole country. ”

"My lord, I can't hide it, the actual gold mining volume of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine has reached 70 taels per day, and 70% of the gold handed over to the imperial court has been intercepted by me. "You are hiding it from the imperial court, could it be that you have already seen that the Manchu imperial court will collapse?" Yuan Shikai was taken aback when he heard this. "My lord, if the lower officials had such prophetic foresight, wouldn't they become immortals. The lower officials withheld the gold because they didn't want the Manchu nobles to fill their pockets. ”

"My lord, since the conditions are met, Brother Ge's suggestion can be tried out, and in my opinion, it is appropriate to try Beijing and Shandong together." Yang Du agreed. "My lord, Xiaguan's minting machines and printing machines are imported from abroad, and Xiaguan has hired foreigner financial talents, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and it is recommended that the adult quickly set up a central bank to let the financial effect play a role as soon as possible. In addition, the Lord issued a strict decree prohibiting private mining of gold and silver mines, and that all existing gold and silver mines would be handed over to the state at a discount. “

Yuan Shikai raised a new question: "These small-denomination banknotes, the common people are afraid that they will not accept them, can they keep the copper coins?" "My lord, the silver dollar can be accepted by the common people, and the small denomination banknotes can also be accepted, the key is the credibility of the Republic of China in the future, and whether it can guarantee the strength of the new currency." Nowadays, the US dollar, the British pound, and the fiat currency are all paper money, is it difficult for the world to not recognize it? In the future, we will also have to make an overthrow to paper money. One day China will become rich and powerful, and Chinese coins will also be able to stand out from the crowd. I believe that under the wise leadership of the people, China will definitely become stronger, and my officials have confidence in this. ”

"My lord, there is no chance to be missed." Yang Du is sure. "The stakes are very high, and I have to discuss it carefully with a few ministers. Brother Ge, you should submit a detailed excerpt of the UOB situation for your reference. ”

"Report to your lordship, Sun Wen's envoy Huang Xing asks to see you!" When Yang Du and Ge Yunfei heard this, they had no choice but to leave. Yang Du was very excited and suggested going out for a drink. Soon, the two appeared in a small restaurant. After a few glasses of wine, Yang Du gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Ge, you are a peerless and shrewd rich man. ”

"It is said that the thousand-year-old demon, but the thousand-year-old demon may not be your opponent. Doing business and making a fortune, red-top businessmen Hu Xueyan and Sheng Xuanhuai are not your opponents at all. "Brother Yang, you have compared me to an immortal." "As an official of the imperial court, he has the audacity to withhold the silver handed in, and there is no flaw. Secretly developing industry, Dahua Textile Group, including dozens of factories, are yours. Do you know why Lord Yuan was not surprised to hear that you have reserves? "Of course I'm not surprised, because Lord Yuan knows me."

"But Lord Yuan didn't expect you to intercept the gold and be truly rich." "Brother Yang, the purpose of intercepting the gold is to prevent the Manchus from squandering it, I can't hide it, I haven't touched a penny of this gold." "Of course you are not short of money, doing business with the Germans, having a large number of factories under your name, and the point is that these factories are very profitable. I heard Lord Yuan reveal that the entity you planned for your lord in Zibo is making money every day. Lord Yuan said that the factory dividend under your name is even more astronomical. ”

Ge Yunfei said that if Yang Du knew about the trade in the Northeast, the Bohai Sea had a transport fleet and even the trade in Shanghai, he didn't know how to feel. Ge Yunfei changed the subject and said, "Brother Yang, do you think Lord Yuan will adopt my suggestion?" "Master Yuan does everything without leakage, and he will definitely consider it carefully and avoid the risk to the minimum." However, this move will do no harm to consolidating the central government, increasing the central government's fiscal revenue, and rallying the people's will, and it will definitely be implemented. “

"Brother Yang, in fact, this is another gift I give to the Republic of China, and I have the right to serve the country!" "Well said, Brother Ge's high wind and bright festival made Yang admire, come and have a drink!"