(First update, sorry, slightly late.) Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info)

August Shanghai seems to have ushered in the storm season, the whole Shanghai beach can faintly hear this kind of wind, it rags in the streets and alleys, but also in the hearts of the people to give rise to a burst of fear, the vast Chinese boundary, patrol soldiers can be seen everywhere, the military police to maintain law and order are not idle, they are either in the light, or in the dark, quietly watching every suspicious person, and especially the face printed on the wanted notice, shops and other business establishments are ordered to open for a limited time, until the state of emergency is lifted, they must strictly abide by the regulations of the governor's palace, with the inspection of relevant personnel, only the merchants who have been awarded the "Blue Eagle" mark are eligible to continue to operate.

Of course, the control of business is one thing, the most important thing is to bring a little fresh vitality to the bleak business atmosphere, the pain caused by the stock trend is still fermenting, in front of the door of the big and small money bank, the run is still continuing, but the panic psychology has been fundamentally reversed, a large amount of official silver has been charged, adding a touch of stability to the hearts of the people, they understand that the money in the hands of the money is limited, and now the money is equal to or shrinking, if you can wait until the money comes back to the vitality, you can get maybe more, Anyway, the government has already intervened, and if you want to be unlucky, you will not lose your money like before, this kind of influence will spread ten, ten to hundred, and it didn't take long for the extreme "collapse of the money bank" trend of thought to have changed greatly.

On the fifth day of the establishment of the Federation, the old currency recycling work was officially launched, as the vanguard of monetary reform, its success or failure is related to the whole plan, at the beginning Ye Kai did not choose to venture forward, he first aimed at the copper money in the hands of the people, stipulating that a copper coin can be exchanged for a dime, ten dimes for one yuan, this kind of auxiliary currency system that lasted for thousands of years has completely come to an end, replaced by the small banknotes issued by the Federation, copper as a monetary metal finally withdrew from the stage of history.

Within 10 days, more than 30 million copper coins were collected in an orderly manner, and brand-new banknotes began to appear in the streets and alleys.

At the same time, the minting of silver coins is also on the agenda, the ninth day of the establishment of the federation, the first batch of test products successfully shipped out of the factory, a total of one hundred and twenty, when these snow-white silver dragon coins appeared in front of Ye Kai, he still could not hide his excitement, it is foreseeable that in the near future, all the bulk transactions and businesses in the three provinces of Jiangnan will be settled with these silver dragon coins, interestingly, the news was only released a few hours, several foreign collectors proposed to buy these test coins with heavy money, of course, Ye Kai did not agree.

Ye Kai preliminarily speculated that the five old-style mints located in Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, and Ningbo, if they are at full capacity, they can complete the set goal within half a year, that is, 30 million silver dragon coins, of course, this is only a theoretical calculation result, considering the progress of the old currency recovery work, the time may be slightly extended to one year, the real situation may be more than that, currency replacement is a systematic project, out of people's habits, underground transactions, natural wear and tear, to completely replace the old currency, It will take more than three to five years, and even more than ten years.

In any case, on the whole, the reform of the new currency is quite optimistic, these news has been in the newspaper for a few days of headlines, in Shanghai such a trade center city, even a little change in the currency, is a major event, the late Qing Dynasty currency chaos, the same is true of Shanghai Tang, you must know that every year because of the exchange of silver coins, it has caused the loss of millions of silver taels, the development of the situation to the end, has greatly restricted the normal operation of the economy, and this time, the strong intervention of the government, so that this phenomenon has been completely changed, Ye Kai kicked away the last iron ball with his powerful feet.

In the midst of the storm season, there is a glimmer of revival at the dawn of revival.

Of course, the storm is always disturbing, the negative impact of the wanted warrant is getting bigger and bigger, the concession has become an island full of dangers, and the trend of foreigners ready to move is becoming more and more obvious, there is news that the British have lost patience in advance, the Far East Detachment stationed in Hong Kong has begun to move north, and in a few days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing has been busy, and the frequency of the warning telegram sent by Yi to Ye Kai has been changed from one every week to one every day.

As the "initiator", Ye Kai's attitude is still tough to the end, he said more than once at the media press conference, his confidence in punishing the criminals will never waver, it is obvious, this stock trend is fraud, it is infringement, it is a crime, those speculators must be brought to justice, this is a universal truth, why should those countries that claim to be civilized be willing to be accomplices?

"I have nothing to fear but the people!"

In an exclusive interview with The Times, Ye Kai described his position as a son of the people and willing to give everything for her, which quickly became a warning phrase that spread throughout Shanghai.

Not long after this interview, Ye Kai proved his position with practical actions, and more intense friction broke out between China and foreign countries around the wanted warrant.

On August 9, the Briton Jia Daohang was arrested on a steamer bound for Indonesia, along with 120 foreign passengers, who claimed to have been brutally censored by the Chinese.

On August 15, the Frenchman, Toast, was arrested on the ferry from Shanghai to Ningbo, and the commander of the Jiangfang fleet personally sent a telegram to Ye Kai.

On August 23, McCullough, a Belgian, was arrested at the Xinjiang Pier, the ninth foreign criminal arrested on the warrant.

On August 30, the American Yuta was arrested, and before he was arrested, he tried to escape, but was waited for by the military and police with the butt of his gun, and after being rescued, he was out of danger.

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Ye Kai, who was in the eye of the storm, seemed to be as steady as Mount Tai, and he sat in the humble governor's office, directing every action in an orderly manner.

"Dashuai"

Someone knocked on the door outside the room, and it was Zhang Xiaoguang's voice.

"Come in"

Zhang Xiaoguang walked into the room softly, holding a large stack of documents in his hand, and after approaching, he handed the top one to Ye Kai's table.

"Dashuai, Li Jingchu has caught it." (To be continued.) )