Chapter 731: The Dilemma of the Jin Merchants
Hu Xueyan also seemed to figure out Qiao Zhiyong's thoughts, and even called this old Qiao in his heart, he was really short-sighted, and secretly made up his mind to mention it a little after he went back, after all, Hu Xueyan has been doing business in Suzhou and Hangzhou for a long time, and the southern side attaches great importance to the port, especially Wang Feng also specifically mentioned the construction of a port in Tianjin.
With an identity like Wang Feng, how could he speak casually? Just as Chrysostom said, since Tianjin has been specially appointed, the Chinese government must have the intention of raising Tianjin out of Tianjin to gradually replace Beijing's position.
Why did Yang Jian demolish Jiankang in the first place? Because Jiankang is the capital of the six dynasties of the Southern Dynasties, the Jiangnan clans live in Jiankang, which poses a hidden threat to the Sui Dynasty that built the capital of Chang'an, and in the same way, the three dynasties of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing are the capitals, even if the Qing Dynasty dies, it still leaves a strong political force, if no measures are taken, the capital will be given Nanjing, that is, the focus on the south of the new China will bring instability, and even once the control of the central government declines, there is a possibility of splitting.
Unless Wang Feng takes Beijing as the capital and relies on the political forces of the north as the basis for rule, but the actual conditions do not allow it, as long as the capital is in Nanjing for a day, the hidden danger of separatism will exist one day, so suppressing Beijing has become Wang Feng's only choice.
Today is different from the past, Yang Jian can destroy the power of the Southern Dynasty and demolish Jiankang, but Wang Feng cannot demolish a Beijing city alive.
Even if it is like the Qing court, after the Ming Dynasty, although there was a fear of Nanjing, which was once the capital of the Ming Dynasty and had been the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty for a short time, it did not demolish Nanjing, but praised Suzhou, and made Suzhou a political and economic center in Jiangsu Province and even the southeast coast, more than two hundred years, when the Taiping Rebellion broke out, the population of Suzhou exceeded six million, nearly ten times that of Nanjing!
Another example is the Red Dynasty. After the establishment of the capital Beijing, Nanjing, which was once the old capital of the Republic of China, was also secretly suppressed, so that to this day, Nanjing is in an extremely embarrassing position in Jiangsu Province.
Generally speaking, the new dynasty will attack the old capital of the previous dynasty, after all, the capital of the old dynasty is the base camp of the old forces. Another example is that the Red Dynasty set the capital of Anhui Province in Hefei instead of Anqing, and the capital of Hebei Province in Shijiazhuang instead of Baoding, which was also based on similar considerations.
The same is true for the Chinese government, which is building a new city near Beijing, gradually raising Tianjin's status and reducing Beijing's importance, until it marginalizes Beijing and completely eliminates its political influence, making it a city of historical monuments like Xi'an and Luoyang.
From the perspective of the natural conditions of tidal flats along the coast of Tianjin. In fact, the cost of building a port is very high, but Wang Feng insists that this is not only a convenience for trade with Japan and North Korea, but also reveals the political direction of the Chinese government.
Perhaps in a hundred years, Beijing will be transformed into a medium-sized tourist city with pleasant scenery, with a population of about one or two million, and the people of Beijing will rely on a large number of cultural relics and historic sites and green mountains and rivers to make a fortune and live a leisurely life. Tianjin will develop into an economic leader in North China with a population of more than 10 million. Luxury and dissipation.
I have to say that after the baptism of Shanghai's speculation real estate bankruptcy, Hu Xueyan's political sensitivity has been greatly improved, and just relying on a few expressions, eyes and just a few words, he can roughly deduce the thoughts of Wang Feng and Qiao Zhiyong.
Wang Feng also seemed to guess Hu Xueyan's thoughts. glared at him fiercely, warning him not to talk nonsense, just kidding, this kind of thing can be done, even if everyone knows it. But you can't say it openly, it's an unspoken rule!
Hu Xueyan's hand couldn't help shaking, and he hurriedly replied with a smile that I understood.
Only then did Wang Feng turn back and ask Qiao Zhiyong with a smile: "Boss Qiao, I heard that your family also has a ticket number?" ”
"Exactly!" Qiao Zhiyong looked at Wang Feng in confusion.
Wang Feng muttered: "You tell me the Shanxi ticket number, the Beijing government will count the total amount of silver tickets issued from the Shanxi ticket number in the hands as soon as possible, I hope that before this, if there is a ready redemption, please prepare the silver two as soon as possible, if you do not want to redeem, please be ready to transform the ticket number into a joint-stock commercial bank as soon as possible, we strive to solve this historical problem within half a year, and realize the complete circulation of Zhongyuan in Beijing." ”
Qiao Zhiyong's face turned cloudy in an instant, and the southern money bank overissued silver tickets, the consequence was that Wang Feng pinched the door and was forced to hand over the coinage right, and now the northern ticket number is also facing similar problems, and even the coinage right is not the focus, but directly facing the danger of bankruptcy and bankruptcy!
You must know that although the Qing court is in financial difficulties, it does not mean that the princes and ministers of the clan have no money in their hands, and the Chinese government only confiscates the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all kinds of treasures and all the gold held by the Manchu and Mongolian members of the Qing court, that is, such people can keep the silver tickets.
Obviously, the silver ticket to Australia is a piece of waste paper, before leaving, it will definitely be exchanged for cash to the Shanxi ticket number, how much is the amount of this part? According to Qiao Zhiyong's preliminary estimate, his family alone has more than 5 million taels of deposits, and the total amount involving the entire Shanxi ticket number should not be less than 100 million taels of silver, which is an imminent payment pressure.
What is even worse is that the corruption of the Qing court is systemic corruption, that is, there are almost no officials in the officialdom, big officials are greedy, and small officials are greedy, sweeping the Han and Mongolian banners, although the Chinese government does not take any measures against the Manchu and Mongolian corrupt officials, it is impossible to show mercy to the corrupt officials of the Han nationality who do not have the qualifications to migrate to Australia.
How many Han Chinese officials are there in the city of Beijing? I am afraid that the officials will have to check for several days, purely based on speculation, it is expected that the total amount of silver tickets seized from the homes of Han officials will not be less than 100 million taels, plus the silver tickets related to the Shanxi ticket number accumulated by the Democratic Alliance army in the past years of siege and land seizure, it is likely that the scale of debt and crisis of the Shanxi ticket number will be greater than that of the southern money village.
This is not only related to the amount of money, but also involves the problem of controllability, the silver tickets of the southern money bank are basically in the hands of the Democratic Alliance or the merchants who have business dealings with it, these two obviously do not want the south money bank to go bankrupt, so the restructuring is relatively smooth, and the Shanxi ticket number is different, the Qing State holds a considerable amount of Shanxi silver tickets, and the run tide will come at any time!
"Please Commander Wang save my Shanxi ticket number, my Shanxi business association is grateful" Qiao Zhiyong hurriedly asked Wang Feng for help and told the situation 1510.
"This" Wang Feng suddenly frowned, this is to wipe the ass of the Shanxi ticket number, just for the history of the Shanxi ticket number and the special relationship with the Qing court, Wang Feng does not want to care, and even take advantage of the opportunity of the bankruptcy of the Shanxi ticket number to nationalize is the best solution, but from the perspective of the country, it is necessary for the government to resolve the systemic financial risks that are about to occur in the north, which is also the action of a responsible government.
Wang Feng's face was uncertain, Qiao Zhiyong's heart also went up and down, and Hu Xueyan sighed secretly, he had reminded Qiao Zhiyong to try his best to dissociate himself from the Qing court, but how could vested interests be so easy to give up? By the time you realize it's wrong, it's too late to stop.
Su Sanniang, Yang Shuijiao and Zhou Xiuying didn't want to intervene in this kind of thing, so they just pricked up their ears and listened. (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for the tips of Lin Yin, Pailong Bay and Dark_Ahh