Chapter 31: The Flower Under the Conspiracy Tree
(There is only one shift today.,Eight o'clock to rush back.,Sunday three shifts.,In addition, tomorrow will also focus on correcting the typos in the article.,Welcome to correct the big guy.。 )
The Great Seal of the War Office was still quietly placed on the table, but Murcha Tieliang did not use his power again, he only instructed his servants to pack up a few personal belongings in the room, but turned around and hurried away.
He didn't look at the group of War Department officers standing at the door, nor did he say a word to his former cronies, and he didn't even pay attention to the polite words of the new Shangshu Yinchang, just like that, he disappeared straight around the corner of the corridor.
This was the last time Tie Liang appeared at the War Department, and he still didn't know why he was removed from all his positions overnight, and perhaps after this day, he had been kicked out of the core of power, and he would never have a chance to know again.
In another room not far away, the initiator of this series of events did not stop his steps because of Tie Liang's departure, and still tightened the fishing line in his hand step by step.
"Master, the business is settled."
Han Chun'er stood in front of Ye Kai's desk, lowered her head, and carefully reported to him the results of this money negotiation: "The Oriental said that in three days, go to their bank to withdraw 100,000 taels, this is the voucher for withdrawing money." Han Chun'er put the withdrawal voucher in his hand on the table, this thin page of voucher is undoubtedly the most convincing result.
"It's a beautiful job." Ye Kai nodded, and said approvingly to Han Chun'er, although the latter forced the other party to reach an agreement under his own arrangement, but to be able to make this matter as complete, Han Chun'er's credit is not small, and if he were someone else, he would not necessarily do better than him.
"Nothing went wrong, did you?" After a while, Ye Kai continued to ask.
"It shouldn't be wrong." Han Chun'er scratched her head, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she said, "By the way, master, what do you guess happened to this business in the end?" ”
Ye Kai raised his head, looked at Han Chun'er's face and suddenly showed a touch of mystery, and asked, "Huh?" What's wrong? ”
"The Japanese official has been listening next door, and finally, when this business is almost discussed, it suddenly appeared from behind the curtain." Han Chun'er repeated the dramatic scene at the negotiation table, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.
"Hikoyoshi Ijiin?" After being surprised, Ye Kai couldn't help but smile in his heart, although he was the other party to the cooperation, but with his identity, there was no need to personally intervene in this matter, after all, this 100,000 taels of silver was not an unacceptable number for him, it seemed that this fox really valued himself, and at the same time, Ye Kai also knew that this loan contract was only the first piece of cheese thrown by the other party, and the substantive cooperation in the sense of the other party's understanding had not yet been launched, since this was the case, Ye Kai would naturally not let go of the opportunity to suck blood fiercely.
However, after experiencing this experience, he was much more relieved to Han Chun'er, although he did not have the ability to be alone in many aspects, but this growth speed, as a good saddle, Ye Kai was already extremely satisfied.
"Chun'er, you can do something again."
Putting these things aside, the reason why Ye Kai borrowed the 100,000 taels was naturally not just to knock on the bamboo pole of Yijiyuan Yanji, he also had a more long-term plan.
"Master, you command." Han Chun'er waited for Ye Fafa to speak.
"Three days later, you go to Zhengjin Bank to take out the 100,000 taels of silver, and the first step is to exchange it for Yingyang." Ye Kai commanded first.
"Yingyang?" Han Chun'er muttered in a low voice in his heart, isn't Ying Yang a Mexican silver coin, in his opinion, this silver and Ying Yang are both silver, why do you want to do this, but he didn't say it, he just had to do it.
Ye Kai's mind Han Chun'er naturally couldn't guess, in the entire late Qing Dynasty, a set of Qing Dynasty monetary system under the modern financial framework had not yet been established, which could be called chaotic to the extreme, except for the most common silver and copper coins circulating on the market. The most abundant are the Mexican silver coins, known as the Eagle Ocean, which are so reputable in the market that they account for almost one-third of the total circulation, due to their constant silver content.
In addition, among the currencies in circulation, there are Spanish silver coins, Longyang, Guangxu ingots, Daqing Dynasty, Fengtian coins, Beiyang coins, Sichuan coins, Jilin coins in the case of the coinage rights have not been returned to the central government, the provinces and places have reached a jaw-dropping point of indiscriminate currency, people can't help but ask whether this is a unified country, paper money is in the ascendant, silver coins are varied, this shocking reality, exacerbated the chaos and disorder of the entire financial system, which breeds unimaginable **.
"Yes, sir." Han Chun'er nodded in response.
"The second step is to find a person named Zhou Xuexi, spend 80,000 yuan on the exchanged Yingyang, and then buy all the shares of the Jingshi Water Supply Company he founded."
Ye Kai's plan is industrial investment, not because he sees these yellow and white things heavily, but in the big dye vat of officialdom at the end of the Qing Dynasty, no money is absolutely impossible, when it comes to open source remittance, Ye Kai is naturally cautious in his choice, after thousands of choices, he took a fancy to Zhou Xuexi, the son of Zhou Fu, the former governor of Zhili. And these stocks, which are currently low to nothing, can be described as gold stocks in the future.
Ye Kai's instructions to Han Chun'er naturally had no objections, and the latter took Ye Kai's words to heart word for word.
"Third, exchange all the remaining Yingyang into gold, and then transfer it to the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank." Ye Kai finally said.
If Han Chun'er can barely understand the first two points, then Han Chun'er doesn't understand what Ye Kai said, if according to general common sense, except for the handling fee, it doesn't seem cost-effective to simply exchange it like this.
Of course, Ye Kai had his considerations, in fact, if it weren't for the perspective of the traverser, he would not have been able to make such a decision.
At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, there was an intensifying trend in the world's financial circles, and the major powers abandoned the silver standard and switched to the gold standard, or a mixed gold and silver standard. Silver gradually lost its dominant position in the currency circle for nearly a thousand years, and the direct consequence of this was that the price of silver plummeted, and the Qing Dynasty, known as the "Silver Empire", lost even more in this currency war, and even caused a series of "pound loss cases" between the powers.
As for why it was transferred to the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank, it would be better to explain that Japan and Russia were fighting openly and secretly in northern China, and the war naturally spread to the banking field and deposited in the Bank of Russia, firstly, to make Ijiin Hikoyoshi have no way to follow Ye Kai's money movements, and secondly, to disgust and disgust Oda and his gang in this way.
"Yes, sir." Han Chun'er knew that when he was doing things by Ye Kai's side, he had to suppress his curiosity to the lowest point, and then he nodded obediently.
"Chun'er, go ahead." The 100,000 taels of silver were properly arranged, and Ye Kai waved his hand, signaling that Han Chun'er could start to prepare.
The door was gently shut, and the house turned into silence again, and in this peaceful atmosphere, a seed of conspiracy quietly took root in Ye Kai's heart, what power can do, money can do the same, and what money can do, power is not too much, money and power have always been a twin flower of sin.
The moment the money rolls in, even if you are a devil in the garb of God, there will be hypocritical believers who will worship you. Summoning copper-smelling money, if it is used as a handy tool, Ye Kai is not disgusted.
And since it comes to money, as the Ministry of Posts and Communications with the most oil and water in the Qing Empire, it naturally became Ye Kai's next target.