Wang Guoguangzi Ruguan, a native of Yangcheng, Shanxi, a Jinshi in the twenty-third year of Jiajing, compared with Yang Bo and Ge Shouli, he can only be regarded as a strong generation in the Jin Party, and his qualifications and status are not as good as Wang Chonggu, and he is a very marginal position in the Jin Party. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBecause of this, after the fall of Yang Bo and Zhang Siwei, Tang Yi did not hesitate to promote Wang Guoguang to take over as the head of the household department.

On the surface, this appointment is to appease the hearts of the Jin Party, but in fact it is to disintegrate the opponent and start anew, now Ge Shouli is old, and it is not far from retirement, the big guy naturally wants to fall to the younger and more promising Wang Guoguang, but obviously with Wang Guoguang's prestige and means, he will not be able to keep the foundation of the Jin Party, and in the next ten years, the power of the Jin Party will be in danger of collapse......

Of course, putting aside the power and calculation, Wang Guoguang is indeed a good talent, especially in terms of financial management, he started from the county order, worked as a household servant, the governor of Kuraba, and experienced in the north and south of Kyoto.

Unlike the mainstream of the Jin Party, Wang Guoguang supported a whip law.

Ask yourself, he feels that he takes over as the head of the household department and is responsible for financial management, which is to make the best use of his talents, and there is no more appropriate.

But not long after he sat in the household department, Tang Yi played a beautiful debt swap, exchanging new debts for old debts, and Wang Guoguang saw it in his eyes, only downright coldness!

What a demon!

The Loss-Jin Party is known for being good at finance, and it is nothing compared to Tang Yi.

Since Daming Savings Bank pursues a lower interest rate...... In fact, it is not low, the average loan interest rate is 7 percent and 10 percent per year, that is to say, 100 yuan borrowing, at the end of the year, you have to repay 107 yuan to 110 yuan, but this figure is much lower than all the money bank ticket numbers.

Tang Yi borrowed in the name of the imperial court and had a tax burden as a guarantee, unless the Ming Dynasty died, there was no need to worry about repaying the loan, there was almost no risk, so the interest was suddenly pressed to three percent.

The rest did not move, and the annual interest expenses of the household department were reduced by 780,000 taels, which was exactly equal to Shanxi's tax silver for a year.

In addition to high, still high!

Moreover, Wang Guoguang can see that with the momentum of the Daming Savings Bank, if it continues to develop, in a few years, the ticket numbers, money banks, and pawnshops originally operated by the Jin merchants will be destroyed and attacked, and may even be wiped out.

But they have no way, unless they change their business model, reduce the interest rate to be lower than the Daming Savings Bank, and barely get a little soup and water.

Some people kept complaining, and even threatened to run on the Daming Savings Bank and bring them down.

After Wang Guoguang heard it, he just laughed again and again.

Is it still that stupid?

The royal family and yamen at all levels have deposited the silver in the bank, which is equivalent to endorsing the Ming Savings Bank together, and running the bank is running the imperial court, who has so much courage?

"Yu Pogong, at the beginning, the organs were exhausted, and it took so much effort to get Heshengyuan out, why didn't you think of this trick?"

Wang Guoguang is miserable and remorseful, from beginning to end, they all underestimated Tang Yi's means, just thought that this kid was more flexible and clever, now it seems that in the past, he did not use all his strength at all, but has been acting, including the silver crisis, if he had made a move to the Wa State earlier and got the gold and silver of the Wa State, would Hesheng Yuan be so embarrassed?

There is no way to assume the past, and Wang Guoguang at this time only knows one thing, those who follow me live, and those who oppose me die. Tang Yi's general trend has been achieved, and there is no good end for going against him, only to disarm and surrender as soon as possible, and maybe he can still have a place......

After thinking about it, Wang Guoguang came out of the household department, went straight to the cabinet, and after handing over the sign, Tang Yi immediately invited him in.

"Wang Butang, I have something to look for you."

Tang Yi asked him to sit down and said with a smile: "I just got a statement from the savings bank, in the past few months, they have issued 50 million silver dollars one after another, and there are 80 million deposits on the books, and they urgently need to spend this money, do you want to borrow some more money here?" ”

Wang Guoguang's heart is dripping blood, Heshengyuan has been busy for more than a year to have achievements, Daming Savings Bank has only taken less than three months, it has already surpassed, people are more popular than death!

He was in a trance for a moment, and immediately laughed and said, "Yuanfu, who would be afraid of too much money?" It just so happens that the Yellow River will be overhauled this year, and I am afraid that it will take 5 million yuan. In addition, all localities have to build warehouses for storing grain, and roads have to be repaired, and there is not a small amount of silver needed, and the household department can only solve half of it at most, and as for the remaining ......."

"Two ways!" Tang Yi said: "One is to borrow money, and the other is to authorize the savings bank to issue construction bonds, which are guaranteed by the income of the imperial court. Raising 10 million yuan is not a problem. Don't just invest in the river work, but also support the cement factory, steel plant, river embankment, warehouse, road, are inseparable, I have just approved the urban construction plan of Nanzhili and Zhejiang, they are ready to renovate the main roads in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Changzhou, Yingtian and other places, all use cement pavement, and just in Suzhou, built a ten-zhang high building, attracting onlookers from all sides, I heard that many Xiyi have run to the front of the building to worship. ”

Ten zhang!

The height of a one-story house is less than a zhang, that is to say, this high-rise building has more than a dozen floors? How can it be?

The tallest restaurant in the capital is only six floors, and it is supported by eight thick pillars, and it looks like it is already a behemoth, huge and untouchable.

More than a dozen floors, I really can't imagine it?

I'm afraid that only the stupas of those temples can be compared, right?

"Motosuke, what is this building for?"

"Of course, it's to show the scenery of the Celestial Empire." Tang Yi smiled and took out a drawing and sent it to Wang Guoguang.

Different from the common chopstick-like tower, this ten-zhang tall building is stocky, like an enlarged box, and frankly speaking, Tang Yi feels that there is no beauty at all.

But people don't see it that way now, the huge volume itself is a kind of beauty, incomparable beauty!

The base of the building is made of cement and stone, two feet deep, with a total of 12 floors, the first eight floors, with wrought iron pillars and the upper four floors, using a framework frame. It took more than three years to complete.

Twelve floors, each with a zodiac as a theme, displays the best silk and satin, cloth, furniture, and porcelain as thin as paper and as smooth as jade...... Thousands of goods, including the north and south of the Great River, inside and outside the Great Wall, from the first floor to the twelfth floor, can almost see the Ming Dynasty.

Just looking at the exquisite drawings makes people feel excited, and they can't help but want to appreciate the style.

Wang Guoguang's beard trembled with excitement, "Yuanfu, which one's handwriting actually created such a magical building?" ”

"My junior brother, Tang Hezheng!"

After Tang Yi said his name, he was also full of pride, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose. Tang Hezheng has lived in the huge shadow of his father since he was a child, and although he was later admitted to the Jinshi, he had little interest in officialdom.

Once wanted to build a ship, Tang Yi also supported him, and later cement appeared, and the steel production in the southeast increased rapidly.

Since then, Tang Hezheng has developed a strong interest in architecture, and before starting construction of the building, he has built a three-story restaurant and a five-story restaurant, both of which have been very successful.

However, to build such a huge building, how many raw materials are needed and how much money it will cost, Tang Hezheng is not sure, he drew the drawings, but the construction has not started for a long time.

The crisis will indeed turn into an opportunity, the silver crisis is coming, the goods in the southeast are unsalable, everyone is trying to find a way, some businessmen think that although Spain sanctioned the Ming Dynasty, but there are many Yidi who are unwilling to be led by the nose by Spain, they still want to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

To give them confidence, to let them see the strength of the Ming Dynasty, and to let them be completely captured by the goods of the Ming Dynasty......

The businessman had an idea, Tang Yi also encouraged the work for relief, and with the promotion of the three parties, Tang He came forward, mobilized the power of the entire Suzhou, gathered more than 100,000 people, and hired the best construction craftsmen in the southeast to discuss the design and construction together.

Finally, regardless of the cost, under the efforts of day and night, a building beyond the times, the world's first skyscraper appeared on the land of Suzhou.

"It's really a feat, amazing, amazing!"

Wang Guoguang gave a thumbs up, "Yuanfu, having this first floor is enough to strengthen the prestige of our country, by the way, can this building have a name?" ”

"Not yet, I am ready to ask His Majesty to personally go upstairs and name it."

"Your Majesty?" Wang Guoguang was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart Isn't Longqing in the capital, how did he run to Suzhou? Could it be ......

"Motosuke, do you want to ask Your Majesty to tour south?"

Tang Yi smiled and nodded, "That's true, the southeast is the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, as the king of a country, if you don't experience it personally, just relying on the courtiers to describe it, it is a step worse after all." I am going to go south with His Majesty in the golden autumn and go to Jiangnan, first, to inspect the people's situation, and secondly, to meet with the envoys of various vassal countries, asking them to open the country and conduct free trade, as well as Xiyi's continuous invasion...... What does Wang Butang think? ”

Wang Guoguang is ready to take refuge with a gun, where will he object, "Yuan Fu is very knowledgeable, and the lower officials naturally support it, but the budget for this trip is only indispensable, and there is no million yuan, I'm afraid I won't be able to go?" ”

Tang Yi thought for a moment, "Just spend the money that should be spent, the household department will draw up a list first, see how much it will cost, and then I will discuss it with Your Majesty when I go back." ”

"The subordinate obeys!"

Wang Guoguang happily agreed, and after chatting a few more words, Tang Yi suddenly asked, "How is Yu Pogong?" ”

"It doesn't seem to be very good, I'm old, and I've been on the border for a long time, my body has collapsed, and I heard that after I went back, I have been bedridden, I'm afraid I won't be able to last long."

"Duke Yu Po is the pillar of the imperial court, he is indispensable, the cabinet wants to send people to condole, I also heard that Mrs. Hu is dead?"

Mrs. Hu is Zhang Siwei's mother.

"That's right, he died half a month ago, Zhang Ziwei cried like a tearful man, his father died, he hadn't taken off his clothes, his mother went again, his hair was white, he had hemoptysis, he was in a coma several times, and he was sad and hurtful...... "Wang Guoguang said, wiping the corners of his eyes. (To be continued.) )