There is a saying that is very subtle. There are two kinds of flowers that women like most in life, and they are not roses, lilies, tulips, etc., but flowers when they have money and flowers at will.
Although the Queen Mother is the mother of the country and the most powerful woman in the entire Qing Dynasty, when it comes to money issues, she is the same as ordinary little girls.
A small household earns little, spends little, and has little desire. As for the palace, although there is a lot of money, the expenses are also very large, and the little money allocated by the court every year is simply not enough.
Mr. Qing San's 600,000 yuan in cash was a great help to Ci'an. God knows how many loyal ministers and guards the money will buy in the future, and how many spies they can plant for their opponents.
If you don't have money, you can't gather troops. Ninety-nine percent of all the forces in the world are gathered together by money, especially in countries with a system like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
Listening to Mr. Qing say the three words "I do", the manly feeling that hit her face moved Ci'an. This feeling is so wonderful. This is how it feels to be protected and cared for. Just three words. A sense of security surged from her heart and enveloped her.
If there weren't so many eunuchs and maids here, and if there weren't meetings in broad daylight, Ci'an might have been able to roll into Master Qing's arms.
"You...you have to have a limit on waste! Why did you even buy golden nanmu to build a few houses for me? Aren't you just waiting for outsiders to chew on you..." At this moment, Ci'an tactfully told his little one Like a daughter-in-law.
Qing Sanye said domineeringly, "The Queen Mother is the mother of the Qing Dynasty and the most noble person. A few golden nan is nothing... Besides, these golden nan were purchased in the name of Lotte Yangxing" , it didn’t cost much to travel the whole journey by sea!”
"Some people outside say that this piece of golden nan is worth 150,000 taels of silver. This may or may not be true. According to the thinking of those dirty officials, you have to be a bit greedy when it comes to water, land, and silver. If you let them If you go shopping for golden nan, you can really get a high price of 200,000 taels..."
"But it doesn't matter when purchasing from Lotte Matheson. The whole process is a commercial act. What matters is how fast and economical it is. No one will be greedy for themselves! So I understand and tell the Queen Mother that even the shipping fee for a piece of golden nan is included. It’s only more than 70,000 taels of silver, which we can afford!”
The words "we" softened Ci'an's heart, and she blushed slightly, "Forget it, I've entrusted it to you anyway, so I'll let you do it... But I still have one more thing to ask you!"
"Six million in debt, how did Xiao Letian turn into so much cash? Doesn't he really know how to turn stone into gold?"
In fact, Qing Sanye couldn't explain the complicated financial knowledge. He could only say that everything boiled down to the loyalty of the subjects to the Queen Mother.
"It is impossible for Lotte Bank to lose money if it takes away the national debt. It can only transfer the risk through splitting. And the local governors don't have much money in their hands, so they can only rely on the common people and wealthy people of the Qing Dynasty. Registered..."
"Bonds of one yuan, ten yuan, and one hundred yuan are selling well in Jiangnan. When everyone heard that it was to raise funds for the Queen Mother's garden, who didn't show some filial piety, so wherever they went, they were snapping up bonds. ah……"
Ci'an laughed so hard that he covered his mouth, "Flattery, stop doing this, I don't believe your nonsense... If the common people hadn't embezzled the 30% of the money and interest, and still had little hope of tax reduction in the future, they would I won’t buy it, you slick one!”
The third master also laughed, "Actually, they are all the same. They can fulfill their filial piety and make money at the same time. Do you think they can be enthusiastic about it? Besides, there is an inexhaustible gold mine at Lotte Matheson. Earning 30% profit in three years is not a problem at all. So everyone can rest assured, and naturally people will subscribe quickly..."
Ci'an nodded and then said seriously, "I've said ugly things up front. If you fail to fulfill your promise in the future, I will never admit it. Don't ask me to take the blame for you..."
"Your Majesty, keep your heart in your heart, I won't trick anyone but you!"
Speaking of this, Ci'an winked at Zhou Daoying. Zhou Daoying smiled and gave Third Master Qing a thousand, and then handed over a golden key. "Third Master, the Queen Mother still has 60,000 taels of gold in her hand. That's the Queen Mother's." I have my last bit of private money, and I want to entrust it to Third Master for investment..."
"No one in the world can believe the Queen Mother. You are the only reliable person, Third Master. The Queen Mother is embarrassed to say some things, but I have to say it, slave... Third Master, please give me an accurate answer as to how much money you can earn." How much and how many years will it take to get your money back?"
The Third Master pondered for a while, "The Queen Mother, Eunuch Zhou... I won't say anything to deceive people. In fact, I can only understand 60% of this banking business, and the other 40% is other people's secrets, but I can more or less understand it." Analysis one or two..."
"Now in the Qing Dynasty, silver is obviously cheap and gold is expensive. According to the convention, the exchange ratio of gold and silver should be one to ten, but the actual exchange has reached one to fifteen. This also means that one tael of gold can be exchanged for fifteen taels of silver. The Queen Mother’s 60,000 taels of gold can be exchanged for at least 900,000 taels of silver..."
"I'll round it up for the Queen Mother, and the number of one million will be no problem!"
"Ah? How come there are so many..." Zhou Daoying couldn't believe his ears. "We go to the Jingshi Bank to exchange it ourselves. The most is 1:13. How can these black-hearted ghosts eat so many people?"
"You didn't find the right place. What I gave you was Rakuten Bank's internal bulk transaction price. And for gold and silver exchange in the market, other small traders have to make a profit difference. Otherwise, wouldn't they have to drink the northwest wind? "
"I heard old shopkeeper Fan Lian say that Europeans are different from us Asians. They use gold as money there, but only we in Asia use silver as money. In Europe, silver has only two uses, one is for decoration. Use it, and the other one is used to do business with us in Asia, especially the Qing Dynasty..."
"This situation has already appeared since the late Ming Dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, there has been more and more gold in Europe, and more and more silver in China. Gradually, in the Qing Dynasty, the strange phenomenon of gold being precious and silver being cheap appeared. …”
"My brother Xiao Letian once said that if the phenomenon of gold outflow from China is not suppressed, there will be a catastrophe in the future! I don't know what the catastrophe is, and he didn't tell me in detail..."
Of course Xiao Letian would not talk to Mr. San about currency wars or anything like that. An economy that has not even popularized banknotes cannot understand such a profound economic theory.
In the absence of a large number of mature economists to protect the country, the only thing Xiao Letian can do is to exchange large amounts of Chinese private gold for gold, and then store it secretly.
No matter how many hundreds of years pass, these secretly hidden gold may play a decisive role in the survival of the nation. Gold is actually one of Xiao Letian's cunning rabbit's three caves.
The third master slapped his thigh fiercely, "For this one million taels of silver, Queen Mother, I will bravely beg my brother Xiao. I will ask him to give you some of the shares of Lotte Matheson, but the most original shares." , I can’t guarantee that after three years of repaying the principal, I will be able to receive interest every year that is no less than the previous three years..."
Ci'an was stunned at the time. Repaying the capital in three years means repaying 330,000 taels of silver in one year. Moreover, this is still the original share. From now on, as long as Lotte Foreign Company exists, he will receive an interest of no less than 330,000 taels of silver every year!
"Three million taels in ten years, six million taels in twenty years..." Zhou Daoying's mouth trembled. "Is this true? Are you lying to me?"
"Hahaha, three hundred thousand a year is just the current market. Who in the world can compare to my brother's economic layout that dominates mountains and rivers? As long as you give him time, six hundred thousand or even one million a year will not be unreasonable. Is that possible?"
"He came back from Europe empty-handed. He has built such a huge family fortune in just a few years. What about ten years from now? The future is limitless..."
The two sides reached a deal, and at this time the eunuch outside Qiwang Tower also ran in, "The Queen Mother Qi, the Queen Mother West, and all the princes and ministers are already here. When will the summons be summoned?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Qing quickly stood up from his stool and stood sideways where his rank should be, with an expression as respectful as possible.
"Okay, it's cold outside, let my sister and all the adults come into the store... prepare sweet-scented osmanthus and sour plum soup for everyone to beat the heat!"
Cixi was the first to enter the palace. After saluting Ci'an, she sat aside without saying a word with red eyes. It was obvious that the news of her son's assassination made her very sad.
Following closely were the princes and ministers. When they saw Fu Qing standing in the hall in advance, they all had strange expressions on their faces, and some of them even looked angry.
Third Master Qing pretended not to notice, lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, as honest as a statue.
The ministers saluted the Queen Mother and then offered them a seat. When the sour plum soup was served, no one was in the mood to drink it and waited quietly for the Queen Mother's opening remarks.
After a moment of silence, Ci'an finally spoke, "Dear sirs, everyone already knows the news about His Majesty's assassination in Japan. This is something that has never happened to our country in two hundred years. Let's discuss how to solve it. Let's come up with something." Bar……"
The person who followed Ci'an and spoke was the biological mother of Emperor Tongzhi. Even though Cixi was vicious in history, she still loved her son in her heart. The news of Zai Chun's stupidity was like a thunder to her.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...The Ai family has long said that the emperor cannot leave the Forbidden City and must not trust that evil devil Xiao Letian. What's the result? Something happened after all. That is the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, the foundation of our country... "
Ci Xi slapped the table and vented her resentment desperately. No one dared to refute him this time. Even Ci'an had to let her go. Don't contradict a woman when she is protecting her calf. This is life experience.
After a whole cup of tea, Cixi calmed down a little. She finally said, "I only have two requests. The first is to take His Majesty back to Beijing, and the second is to send troops to Japan to take revenge. A small country actually dares to assassinate the Qing Emperor! No!" Killing is not enough to make the people angry!"
Cixi's cold words were so murderous that chills ran down the backs of everyone's necks. Xin said that this woman was really going crazy. She could say such unrealistic things.
