Guangxu hasn't opened it yet, good guy, thick enough. This is a fold of Li Hongzhang to imitate foreigners to open a bank, writing that the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, the financial difficulties, if the bank is opened, the wealth of the world can be collected for the use of the imperial court. He also described in detail the benefits of the bank, the method of opening the bank, the articles of association, etc., and even the relevant personnel and locations were written in great detail. And the main purpose of his excerpt is to open a trial in the name of Beiyang and raise funds for Beiyang.

Guangxu understood in a blink of an eye that Li Hongzhang was doing this to keep it a real secret. First, such a big thing as opening a bank will definitely alarm the officials of the DPRK and China, and all the things that are touched by foreigners in these years will definitely be a lot of opponents whether they are Qingliu or conservatives, so it is a secret fold, if Cixi nods and agrees, the officials of the DPRK and China will not go against the will of the Queen Mother, and Guangxu himself will definitely not oppose it, then this thing can be done. The second is that the excerpt of opening a bank is submitted to the Queen Mother, whether the Queen Mother agrees or not, she will eventually hand over the excerpt to Guangxu herself to deal with, so that it has nothing to do with Guangxu, and the Queen Mother will not be suspicious of others. Even if the Queen Mother disagreed and directly invited the Minister of Military Aircraft to discuss, or returned to Li Hongzhang, it had nothing to do with Guangxu.

At this time, Cixi spoke: "This is what the mourning family received three days ago, and only the mourning family has seen it. The mourning family still has some meaning. What does the emperor think? ”

Guangxu stood up and paced quickly around the room pretending to be thoughtful. Guangxu now understood, what he received three days ago was that Li Hongzhang submitted it after seeing my order to review the Eight Banners. In addition, it is indeed written well, so that Cixi will hesitate and press it down. And the current situation of the children of the Eight Banners Li Hongzhang is very clear, and the queen mother will definitely not be satisfied with the results of the review. Of course, no matter what the current situation of the Eight Banners is, Guangxu will also make the Queen Mother dissatisfied. In this way, the excerpt will go to Guangxu's hand, just giving Guangxu a chance to speak. It seems that the people who are officials in the court are all good people, and they are very good at guessing their intentions. However, the country's economy is so clearly expressed, no matter how powerful he is, Lao Li can't write it. Well, it's definitely looking for a gunman.

"Li Zhongtang said well, now the imperial court is in financial difficulty, and the country's annual income of more than 80 million taels of silver cannot fill the hole of the imperial court, and even the money for his father's birthday to repair the garden has to be spread around. Li Zhongtang shared worries for the court all the time, and his loyalty was commendable. Erchen thought that there was no need to do it in the name of Beiyang, so he did it directly in the name of the imperial court. Otherwise, when Li Hongzhang finished the bank, the imperial court took over and did not let the governors of various places admit that they had objections to the imperial court. As the excerpt says, it will be tried in Zhili first, and then expanded if it is good. In the opinion of the sons, there is one thing, this bank must not let foreigners get involved. Once the foreigners are involved, I am afraid that things will not be done like that again. ”

"Is it really as good as Li Hongzhang said?" Cixi is still a little hesitant, she can be said to be the first person in China since ancient times. But when it comes to the country's economic distribution, it's not what she's good at.

"I don't know, but there is a little. In particular, the centigold of these provinces, to put it bluntly, is the small treasury of the local governor and officials at all levels, and the local governor holds the economic power, and the actual annual tax revenue is more than twice that of the imperial court, which has to be guarded against by the imperial court. Guangxu pointed to a sentence in the excerpt: "Dear father, please look at this sentence." In the case of foreigner banks, for example, all localities deposit taxes directly into the national bank. If it can be done, then there will be no excuse for the localities to collect fire and spend money, and the financial resources of the governors will be cut off, and it will be justified. It can collect the wealth of the world for the use of the imperial court. You can't do anything without money, so the governors can only turn their hearts to the court. ”

The abolition of the centijin is in fact a matter of taking power from the central government to the localities, and this alone will inevitably trigger and intensify the contradictions between the central and local governments, and it will be difficult to implement them. If you can borrow the old lady's hand to do this, it may take time to use the old lady's means, but there is a good chance that it can be done.

"Heart to the court?" Cixi said something to herself, and this sentence was also what she was most concerned about. At the time of the Hongyang Rebellion, because the imperial court was unable to extinguish the rebellion, it could only let the governors of various places collect their own salaries and train their troops, and finally became a big trend. If a bank can collect the wealth and power of the world, it will really be conducive to the rule of the imperial court. Cixi still asked with some hesitation: "Can it really be done?" ”

"After all, the imperial court still has a righteous name, no matter what the local government thinks, who dares to really disobey the will of the imperial court. Erchen thought it would be better to try it in Zhili first according to what Li Hongzhang said. First, let's see the results. The second is also to give the imperial court a space to advance and retreat. What does Daddy think? Without waiting for Cixi to speak, Guangxu wanted to strike while the iron was hot: "A few days ago, Erchen said that he blocked the mouths of ministers of various countries with the matter of railways, so it is better to really do it." Erchen thought, this railway has been repaired, and all localities can't set up bureaus for the railway. In the name of the imperial court and foreigners, hasn't all this money come to the imperial court? ”

Cixi sighed: "Let's set up this bank first, the railway will be slow in advance, and the mourning family will have to think about it." Emperor, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and the court situation is stable. ”

Guangxu pretended to be very teachable: "Erchen understands. ”

Dealing with the affairs of the country, not in the court. The ministers all understood that the place where the national policy was really decided was the Cining Palace, and the Military Aircraft Department was just a place to communicate. The last dynasty is just to sign in to the occasion. It's like going through the motions. But today, Guangxu's successive promulgations of the three holy decrees made all the ministers present at a loss.

"Yesterday, I said that the Eight Banners were examined, and the results were chilling. The invincible Eight Banners Iron Cavalry has disappeared into the long river of time. I deeply feel that a country cannot be said to be a strong country without a strong army. I am now telling the world that all men between the ages of 18 and 25 who are in good health can enlist in the new army. The registration rules will be announced separately. ”

"Now, when the currency system is in order, it is proposed that the Ministry of Accounts should set it up, refer to the articles of association of the banks of various countries, consider the profits and losses, and immediately set up a bank, so as to be the place where the circulation of money and currency is exchanged. Based on the 8 million taels of silver prepared in the early stage, it is guaranteed by the income of the household department. Daqing Bank was established. It will be piloted in the Zhili area first. Lin Qizhao was appointed as the general office of Daqing Bank and immediately went to the capital to face the saint. ”

"Sun Yuwen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, inspected the Fengtai camp and the defense around Gyeonggi. I personally went to Beiyang to inspect the Huai Army and the Beiyang Naval Division. It is planned to go on June 18, the 18th year of Guangxu, and Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang, is ready to take over. ”

For a time, the government and the opposition were shaken, and the old-fashioned diehards in the prime minister's yamen, since it was Sun Yuwen, handed over a sign to Cining Palace in the afternoon of the same day. They openly believe that opening banks will cause chaos and risk shaking the "national capital". The imperial historians are even more of the twists and turns of the above table "government banks, fraud should be prevented". For the twists and turns, Guangxu will stay in the middle and not send it. And Cixi went to complain first, Cixi pushed it out on the grounds that the emperor was in power, but Cixi couldn't stand the crowd. There were many people who went, and Cixi could only invite the Minister of Military Aircraft to lose his temper: "The emperor runs this new army and new school, and this money is all the Neinu silver that the emperor took from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. ”

Cixi's words completely left the conservatives speechless. These people are vying for power, committing fraud for personal gain, and they are about to do some practical things, but they are no longer good. But these people didn't give up, thinking about the Fa in many ways. These accusations and difficulties are concentrated in such aspects as the distribution of interests, the location of the head office, the relationship between the government and the bank, and the leadership. In particular, the source of the principal of 8 million taels mentioned in the holy decree made Guangxu go to Cixi to explain. This money is actually the case of fake dishes in the imperial dining room and the various corruption cases implicated in the later days, and the various treasures and antiques obtained from the robbery were handed over to Li Hongzhang for him to buy into cash.

"Dear father, the imperial court has not allocated a tael of silver to Beiyang for many years. As the saying goes: raising soldiers for a thousand years is said to be used for a while. You can't let the soldiers go hungry all the time. If there is a real war like that, who will work hard for the court. Erchen is also thinking about raising some money for Beiyang. didn't think that Li Hongzhang was loyal, not only did he not covet the money, but he also asked him to come up with a way to make money for the court. Lin Qizhao's son, recommended by Li Hongzhang, has let him come to Beijing, and he will invite his father to meet him at that time. ”

In fact, Cixi has long known the source of this money, and there are things she doesn't know about the affairs of the court and the central government in this palace. The reason why Cixi recruited Guangxu was just to see if he would tell the truth to himself. Recently, Guangxu's actions have made Cixi a little worried. The excerpts of the ministers are still delivered every day, and Guangxu himself also comes to talk with him every now and then and ask about government affairs. It can be said that the current affairs in the court are still what Cixi said, and Guangxu also does it according to Cixi's wishes. But once it is related to the new army, Guangxu will definitely do it according to his own wishes. This may be the young man's will, Cixi didn't care about it, Cixi also wanted to keep this great foundation for her ancestors. It's just that she always has an indescribable feeling in her heart.

"Li Hongzhang's loyal mourner is understood. This Lin Qizhao's mourning family is gone. The emperor can use it if he sees it.

"Should you give your sons a check?"

"Okay, let's see the mourners."

As soon as Guangxu's decree was promulgated, the imperial court began to prepare for Guangxu's tour. Itinerary, entourage, etiquette and a lot of other affairs began to be arranged, Guangxu only explained not to disturb the people, and then no longer asked. These things are arranged by the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette anyway. However, Guangxu specifically mentioned Leng Jun here, and asked that this person must be brought along.

The news that China was going to open its own bank also reached the ears of the foreign envoys in China, and the first to intervene in the matter was the British, the chief of customs and taxation of the Qing Dynasty, Hurd. Hurd folded up and said that the Qing Dynasty did not need to run its own bank, and that HSBC in the British Empire had operations in all parts of the Qing Dynasty, and HSBC also had a good reputation. Using HSBC as an agent for Daqing Bank can avoid duplication of construction. And this excerpt even made the Prime Minister Yamen solemnly report to Guangxu, and Guangxu was angry that he didn't eat dinner. Britain was followed by Imperial Russia. In addition, France and Austria openly demanded that the Qing government be merged and co-organized. At this time, the United States had not yet set up a bank in China, so it paid close attention to the relevant matters related to the opening of the bank by the Qing Dynasty.

The central bank of the country is self-evident in its important role in finance, regulating the money supply and stabilizing the value of the currency. Centralize bank reserves and lend to them, acting as a "lender of last resort". At the same time, it provides financial services for the state, acts as an agent for the national treasury, acts as an agent for the issuance of administrative axe bonds, and raises funds for the political axe; Representing the political axe to participate in international financial organizations and various international financial activities, etc. Such an important truth, none of the Manchu officials could understand, to the foreign governor such as Zhang Zhidong, Liu Yikun and others all expressed their support, and also hoped to open it to the provinces to facilitate the circulation of money and grain. But these governors all mentioned a similar request: to build on what they already have.

As a posterity, how can one not understand the important surname of the country's central bank. As for the things mentioned by the governors in various places, they will not be able to get close to the side for a while anyway, so they will be put aside for the time being. It is impossible for Guangxu to ignore the opposition of other countries. But this time, Guangxu once again sacrificed his magic weapon - to build a railway.

Since he was still some time away from the tour, Guangxu met with the envoys of Britain, the United States, Russia and Germany, and put forward the matter of railway construction straight to the point.

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