Capital at the beginning of October.

It's even hotter than the height of summer.

Not for anything else, for a piece of news in the newspaper.

Liulizhai makes money, this is something that everyone in the world knows, the so-called Jinshan, now refers to Liulizhai, is the place where the emperor is rumored to turn sand into gold, and this kind of spell that only the legendary gods have, including many people in Beijing, believe that the emperor will, otherwise, how can the emperor have so much silver? Got an endless amount of money to spend? Have you ever heard that the emperor was willing to give 10 million taels of silver for disaster relief? Do you have? Is there an emperor who has paid millions of dollars to smooth out the military salaries owed over the years? Do you have? Is there an emperor who takes hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from his internal treasury every month to support the border army to fight? Do you have? There are no other things such as the construction of warships, millions of military uniforms, exemption from taxes, and many other things, so that the people of Beijing are dazzled, so that they firmly believe that the emperor must have known some rumored spells, such as turning stones into gold, otherwise, how could there be so much silver? There was more than one emperor in the Ming Dynasty, but what emperor spent so much money? Do you have? No now, just grab a random person on the street and ask, is the emperor rich? Tell you out of 10 that you are always rich. Is the emperor short of silver? There is absolutely no shortage of anyone, if you still suspect that the emperor lacks silver and has no money to spend, he will definitely be despised to death by everyone.

Therefore, when some stocks flowed out of the palace, there were many people in the capital who were interested in this, not to mention the shares of Liulizhai, just the promise of getting a dividend of one percent every year, which has already made many people tempted, after all, one percent of the profits, has been a lot, although it is not as good as putting the printing money, but after all, the printing money is a need to be ruthless, unstable livelihood, earning is "murderous money", not as stable as the dividends of Liulizhai, there are many people who put the printing money, are all bloodless, printing money, It is not suitable for everyone, there is no strong relationship and means, and it is easy to lose all your money if you put it in print, so some "people" in Beijing have set their sights on Liulizhai's stocks, this one has received a few, and that one has received so many and put them at home, waiting for the end of the year to eat dividends, and one does not have to worry too much; Second, dividends are okay; Third, carefully calculated, from the receipt of the hand to the end of the year to eat interest, only a few months, less than half a year can get a hundred taels of dividends, that is to say, this thing, in fact, than the silver deposited in the bank is more "money fast", if the bank is saved for ten years, there is also a year of interest, however, you have to save a year to get a percent of the dividend, not as good as the dividend of Liulizhai, in fact, less than half a year can get a percent dividend, so, a lot of people who look at the door, "everyone" and "small households" have more or less collected some, put at home and wait for the New Year to receive the 100 taels of dividends, many people's idea is to put the dividends in the New Year, or sell, or continue to collect and see, not to mention, there is also the imperial party in the "foil", what is the imperial party? Of course, it is to follow the emperor, to support the emperor, to the emperor to stand on the platform, since the emperor sold the stock, then naturally have to support, whether it is worth it or not, you have to collect a little and put it at home, otherwise, how can you be worthy of your identity as an imperial party? Just eat meat and don't make any effort, there is nothing so good in the world.

Therefore, as soon as this stock appeared in the capital, it was faintly popular, but then the situation changed, the stocks flowing out of the palace were limited, and the number of people who wanted to collect some stocks and eat dividends steadily increased, even if the highest interest rate of the bank was as high as one percent, but today's banks are only open to the royal family, nobles, officials, meritorious names, and knighthoods, and ordinary people save silver, but there is not so much interest, if you want to have the highest interest, you have to be attached to someone else's name, which is obviously not safe, so, Many ordinary people who have a little spare money in their hands set their sights on the stocks of Liulizhai and are willing to buy them at a high price, so some people who get the stocks first feel that it is profitable, so they add a hundred taels of silver, and sell the stocks, anyway, they spend a thousand taels of silver to buy one, but they are just waiting for the New Year to receive the dividends of the one hundred taels of silver, since there are now someone out of one hundred taels of silver, then the sale is, the silver is the most important, so, sold, the price of stocks on the market, all of a sudden, has risen a lot, Then some people found out that the stock could still rise in price, can be pounded, can make money, so, under the special drill camp, began to stir up the matter of changing stocks, every day shouting that the stock of Liulizhai is valuable, and constantly boasting about how Liulizhai is ,...... Chinese people have always had the tradition of chasing up and down, and Liulizhai has long been famous outside, the glass wall of that street has become a must-visit place to Beijing, so it is more to pursue the stocks of Liulizhai, so the stocks of Liulizhai have risen to 1,200 taels in a blink of an eye, this, you have to find a relationship to get, so the stocks of Liulizhai have become a sought-after commodity in the capital. ,

As for later, the businessmen who came to the south were even more outrageous, and they opened up to buy the stocks in everyone's hands, claiming to invest in Liulizhai, although this made many people disbelieve and even ridicule, Liulizhai is the emperor's industry, will you become a shareholder? But other people take out the silver with real money, so many people think it is profitable, so they sell the stock again, after all, it was only 1,000 taels when they first bought it, and now it is 1,300 taels, how long? It was enough to earn three hundred taels of silver, and the capital was only one thousand taels, so after that, Liulizhai's stock had reached a high price of more than 1,300 taels......

To this day, the newspaper suddenly reported that the southern businessman successfully acquired the stock and became the shareholder of Liulizhai, enjoying the dividends of Liulizhai in the future, and even the stocks sold in the future can be dividends. Since someone came to collect it, it must be done at a starting price, so the stock of Liulizhai instantly reached 1,500 taels.

Therefore, the popularity in the capital, like the middle of summer, must be called Liulizhai, must say stocks, and must say a "rise" word.

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British Mansion.

Zhang Weixian squinted his eyes, his head was held high, and he kept stroking his beard, and the light in his eyes was by no means like an old man in the twilight.

"Charter, the prince of the country will ask a little, is that the matter of shareholding and dividends, is it the stock sold in the palace in the future, and the businessman surnamed Wang can also share it?" British Gong Zhang Weixian was really unsure about this point, and continued to ask.

"Guogong, this matter, since the Di newspaper said so, it is probably true, hehe, Fan Weicheng dared to write in the Di newspaper without His Majesty's approval? Don't want to die? Zhang Guoji also doesn't believe in this kind of thing, but since the Di Bao says so, he will take the Di Bao as the standard, anyway, the Di Bao does not have His Majesty's approval, he will never dare to say nonsense, Fan Weicheng is sent by His Majesty to the General Administration Department to take charge of the Di Bao, if he talks nonsense, the emperor will tear his mouth and let him lose money himself.

The British Duke nodded, at this point, it is indeed true, Fan Weicheng is the emperor's person, if Fan Weicheng dares to talk and write nonsense, now it is not the city that is talking about Liulizhai, it should be the city that is talking about Fan Weicheng's big mouth, talking nonsense, it should be the ministers who should discuss, who should be in that position.

"Guogong, we are nobles, there are not many sources of money, guarding that bit of land every year, the income is really not enough, although the surface is bright, but the family background is not too thick, not as generous as those merchants in the south, and often take out millions of taels of silver, Guogong, are we not too late, and do it early? Investing in Liulizhai? Since the businessman surnamed Wang can, then there is no reason why we can't, Guogong, Your Majesty is your ......" Zhu Chunchen said anxiously on the side, Zhu Chunchen wants to think of one thing now, that is, hurry up and buy shares in Liulizhai, because the stock is going to rise slowly, if it is a few days late, I don't know when the stock will rise, he has also pounded the stock, knows the trick here, knows that everyone is doing the price, waiting for others to collect the stock in their hands.

"Chunchen" The British Duke interrupted Zhu Chunchen's speech again, Zhu Chunchen always put that sentence on his lips, Zhang Weixian had to remind him again, this matter, everyone, you and I, the emperor just knows it, always talking about it, as if the emperor can't be the emperor without you, sooner or later he will be remembered by the emperor, and there will be no good fruit to eat.

“…… This matter, the only thing is that the one who sells stocks and gives money to others, the old man has never been sure, whether someone is telling the river, or there is another hidden story, Chunchen, do you think, if it is your thing, you sell it for silver, will you give others money? Zhang Weixian's vigilance against this kind of unfathomable thing is still relatively high.

"This ......, that is the meaning of the Duke of the Kingdom, is there fraud in this? Your Majesty méng people? Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, asked in disbelief, no matter how much the emperor messed around, would he dare to deceive them of these noble things? Do you dare to cheat the British princess of silver? This is obviously impossible, at the beginning, but the British Duke took the lead in bringing the emperor from the palace of King Xin into the palace, this is a meritorious achievement, the emperor dares to do this, it is obviously impossible.

"Alas......, the old man didn't mean this, the old man felt that there must be something hidden here, or wait for the old man to enter the palace and inquire with His Majesty clearly, anyway, it's not in a hurry at this time, don't you say? Besides, I'm not the kind of businessman, and I can only rely on buying stocks from the market, which is too slow, or wait for the old man to enter the palace and ask His Majesty for personal favors, let's buy directly from Your Majesty, wouldn't it be faster than collecting stocks in the market? Zhang Weixian said to the other nobles in the hall. ,

"Guogong is right, I am not a businessman, if you want to buy shares, you can go directly to Your Majesty, but you don't have to be like those businessmen, collect it in the market, so it is too cheap, besides, now the stocks on the market have risen sharply, and this time it will rise to 1,500 taels, collect it from the market, and ask for a lot of silver, I am afraid that it will be expensive, it is better to find Your Majesty, with the face of Guogong, presumably Your Majesty is not good to ask for too much, and you can save a lot of silver...... "Another noble agreed.

"Yes, it makes sense, we nobles, that is, the surface light,...... Hehe, if you want to take out such a large sum of silver, you have to make a share, and if you can save it, you can save some,...... In that case, how about I wait for this to go home and raise money, and wait for news from the British public? Immediately, there were other nobles who agreed.

"Okay, since this is the case, then the old man will enter the palace and ask His Majesty for personal favors, everyone should go back and raise money quickly, without further ado, you have to start early" The British Duke Zhang Weixian said angrily, the emperor will make money, this is common sense, Liulizhai is a gold mountain, this is the common sense of the world, the emperor will turn sand into silver, this kind of thing, the British Duke also believes, since Liulizhai makes money like this, then why not buy shares? In the past, I was afraid that the emperor would play around, so I didn't dare to ask, and I didn't dare to talk about the shares, but now that there are people who have joined the shares, then naturally we have to do it, and no one will get along with the silver.

When Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, heard this, he felt that he was very lively, and he would soon be able to become a shareholder of "Jinshan" and the owner of "Jinshan".

Several nobles immediately took their leave, went home and prepared the silver.

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Forbidden city.

Yang Reform just dealt with the matter of Zhenjiang Fort, just dealt with the matter of Mangui, the border army wants to go out of the pass to fight the ancients, this kind of thing, Yang Reform is a dream and did not expect, the border army of the Ming Dynasty is synonymous with waste, except for a few more famous, the others are just eating, not doing things Bodhisattva, useless, but must be provided there.

Unexpectedly, this time, I actually shouted to go out of the customs to fight the ancients, I don't know which god was bored to pass by, and stimulated these border troops, so positive, as the saying goes, there are still three catties of nails in the rotten ship, even if the border army is rotten, hundreds of thousands of horses, you can always pick out some elites, and use them to fight the ancient right wing of méng like a water dog, which is more than enough.

The army is a monster that is constantly fed with victory, this point, Yang Reform firmly believes, no matter how bad the border army is, followed by Man Gui to win several battles, this heart, this morale should rise, this combat effectiveness, it will also rise, the combat effectiveness of the border army will rise, Yang Reform feels that he should laugh in his dreams.

Just as he was talking and laughing with Sun Chengzong, a little eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the British public asks to see you." ”

"English duke?" Yang Gai stopped laughing, and his mind instantly turned to another thing, the big net that was cast, so that the net could be closed soon?

"It's so fast," Yang Gai said to himself, and then smiled again: "Quick, please invite the British ......"

……

After a while, the British Duke was led to the platform, and the British Duke also came to the platform, and was very familiar with it, looking at the sand table full of rooms, maps, and constantly walking back and forth, the heroic young man shì servants, he felt that a battlefield was blowing in his face, and it had become a new place for the emperor to command the war in the world, and it had become a center of power.

"Minister British Duke Zhang Weixian knocks to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Zhang Weixian hurriedly kowtowed.

"Hehe, excuse me, Guogong please get up ......" Yang Reform hurriedly made a false gesture, which was considered to be enough face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian got up at this time.

"Hehe, Guogong entered the palace today, but is there something?" Yang Gengai asked with a smile, although he was asking, but he had already guessed seventy or eighty percent in his heart, probably for the matter of Liulizhai stocks, otherwise, he would not be so positive.

"Your Majesty, the minister does have something to ask Your Majesty today, but it's just ......," said the British Minister Zhang Weixian, while looking at both sides intentionally or unintentionally, with an indescribable look.

Yang reformed and said to the people on the platform: "I have something important, you all step down." ”

Everyone in the platform responded and began to exit the platform in an orderly manner.

Soon, there were no more people on the platform, except for the emperor, there were also Wang Chengen, Sun Chengzong, and Zhang Weixian.

"Hehe, if the Guogong has anything to say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely give it to the Guogong." Yang Reform said to Zhang Weixian kindly, the big net he cast out, so that he soon caught this big fish, the British public Zhang Weixian is the boss of the nobles, since he came forward, then, it shows that the nobles already have the meaning of taking a stake in Liulizhai, which is exactly what they want, although they can't manage anything, they don't have any real power, and they don't have any oil and water to squeeze, but it is indeed a political force, no matter how the civilian clique suppresses the emperor, how to suppress these nobles, in politics, They have always been a very important force, always a force that cannot be underestimated, Yang reform is to use the power of this group of nobles, in the future, once they make trouble, then, under the entanglement of interests, they will naturally "fall" to themselves, with them waving the flag and shouting, and then there is a new army, a border army, Jinyi Wei as a backing, in the court there is the support of the imperial party, with these, they have the feasibility of opening a knife to some people. ,

Zhang Weixian thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here today, it's really ......" This matter, to put it bluntly, is to find the emperor to divide the silver, Zhang Weixian thought about countless reasons, but really speaking, it is still a little irritable.

"Hehe, what's the matter with Guogong, just say, I don't have outsiders here......" Yang Reform encouraged, thinking in his heart, if you don't say it again, then I just said it, didn't you just ask me to take a stake in Liulizhai? Didn't I do all that just to trap you? Tie interests together? If you don't say it, I'm in a hurry.

“…… Your Majesty, it's like this, today, there are rumors in the market that the matter of Liulizhai's shareholding ......" Zhang Weixian held back for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to hold back a few words.

"Oh, I know about this, hehe, Mo Fei, Guogong also wants to take shares......" Yang Reform couldn't wait to let these nobles join the shares, seeing Zhang Weixian's dodging, he immediately said it himself, and then played Tai Chi like this, and said it secretly, Zhang Weixian was not in a hurry, Yang Reform was in a hurry.

Zhang Weixian was ready to talk to the emperor Yunshan fog cover first, and then take the opportunity to bring the topic to the matter of shares, and was organizing language to think about how to fool the emperor, but the emperor himself asked, Zhang Weixian breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that his face is still worth some money, the emperor did not embarrass himself too much, and hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is a little bit of this thought, hehe, not afraid of Your Majesty's jokes, although the minister is the name of the country, but the life is also tight, hehe, I also want to follow Your Majesty to earn some silver, subsidize the family......" Zhang Weixian relied on the old and sold the old to admit it.

"Hehehe...... this thing? Since the country has spoken publicly, then I naturally agreed,......" Yang Reform hurriedly agreed, thinking, I finally trapped you, now let you follow me to earn two silver flowers, in the future, you will be our mountain axe, cross the river bridge.

Zhang Weixian listened to the emperor and agreed very simply, his expression was obviously relaxed, thinking about his old face, and sure enough, he still had a little face, and begged the emperor several times, and the emperor gave himself this old face face, it seems that his support still played a great role, it seems that the emperor is still a very affectionate person, and it is also a good thing to follow such an emperor, it is much better than the unkindness and unkindness, turning his face and not recognizing people.

“…… Thank you, Your Majesty Longen,...... However, the minister still has something unclear about, and I want to ask Your Majesty ......" Zhang Weixian sighed for a while, and immediately asked the core question, what is going on with the silver.

"Oh, just ask ...... Guogong if there is anything" Yang Reform said quite happily, today is really a happy day, although Mao Wenlong is a battle to the death, he has posted a lot of things, and the victory and defeat are still in between, but he has also gained a lot from Mangui, and he has caught a big fish, and he has spread out his own interests in a silent way.