Gordon was stunned with just one sentence, and he began to wonder over and over in his mind, what is the subtext of the little emperor?
Do you really just want to ask about financial knowledge? If you just want to consult about financial knowledge, there are many scholars in Europe who are willing to help the emperor to enlighten him!
Will any financial scientist at any university in Berlin be more professional than me? Why are you asking me? I am a military commander!
From the beginning when Emperor Tongzhi asked himself what capitalism was and what the pricing power of gold was, Gordon already felt that something was wrong.
There is only one possibility for asking a non-professional person to ask so many professional questions, and that is that the little emperor's problems cannot be discussed with outsiders!
There are not many people that the little emperor can trust in Europe, but there is no expert in China who can answer his questions. In the end, he has no choice but to find a breakthrough in me, Gordon!
What does the little emperor want to know? Why has he become so cautious? What is he afraid of or afraid of?
A bold idea emerged in Gordon's mind. Could it be that everything the little emperor did was aimed at Xiao Letian?
It is very possible that all the previous questions are just foreshadowing. In fact, what the little emperor really wants to know is the financial problems of the Chinese people, or whether the Chinese finances will threaten his rule.
After all, I just said that the hidden capital forces were too powerful, and I exaggerated the magic of money too much. The little emperor was a little scared!
Gordon gradually began to understand a little more, and he said slowly, "Your Majesty! After all, I am just a military commander, and I really don't know much about finance..."
Seeing the evasion in Gordon's words, Zai Chun's little face immediately turned cold, but he didn't expect that Gordon would immediately change the subject.
"But Your Majesty trusts me so much, so I will speak according to my own understanding. If I am wrong, please forgive me..."
"Where, where! My dear, we are just chatting. You can talk about whatever you want. You can talk about everything you know. I will never blame you!"
"Okay... Your Majesty wants to hear it, so I'll just talk nonsense!"
"The head of state is not an ordinary person. Not to mention his military and political talents, just looking at his financial reform plan, I know that he has something in his heart!"
"Where is the financial foundation of the Chinese people? Yichen's understanding is actually the following points..."
"First, that is silver! As we all know, the Qing Dynasty is a silver-standard country and does not have much gold reserves. At this moment, the head of state has mastered several silver trade channels leading to North and South America!"
"Why are the business and trade relations between the Chinese and the United States so close? Some contracts require Americans to invest first? After all, he still wants to protect the silver trade channel in the Pacific. At least the heads of state of the United States and Mexico can import silver! "
"There are also silver mines in South America. The Great Battle of Iquique allowed the Führer's power to gradually penetrate into the Andes Mountains. The silver mine reserves there are very impressive!"
"With sufficient silver, the Chinese will also have sufficient money supply, and commerce will naturally develop!"
"The second point is banknotes! With enough silver, the head of state can issue banknotes. In fact, the reason behind this is the same as the British issuing banknotes in pounds..."
"What is circulating in the market is paper, while the silver is sleeping in the warehouse. In other words, no matter what happens, the silver has not actually left Xiao Letian's control!"
"The bank is protected by rifles and cannons. This is the Chinese people's confidence!"
"Your Majesty, look at this. Isn't this much smarter than the currency of the Qing Dynasty? The Ministry of Household Affairs of the Qing Dynasty collects taxes and then spends money abroad. This is a real transaction of silver ingots..."
"We collected 10 million in taxes, but ended up spending 9 million. At the end of the year, the treasury only had 1 million taels of silver left..."
"But the Chinese treasury is not like this. If there are ten million in the treasury, then 10 million banknotes will be issued. By then, business will be prosperous, but the silver in the treasury has not actually moved much and is still under Xiao Letian's control. , how safe it is!”
"The third point is that Xiao Letian has silver and banknotes, and he also sets his sights on taxation!"
"Xiao Letian's earliest banknotes were called military coupons. They were actually used by their soldiers. The people would never believe that such things could be used as money at first!"
“But I never imagined that not only could these pieces of paper be exchanged for the same amount of silver, but they could even enjoy preferential tax policies!”
"Isn't this how the Northern Industrial Zone promotes banknotes? Now in Jiangnan's tax revenue, there is a certain gap caused by the discounts and exemptions of banknotes!"
"People are greedy for small profits. When I see that spending paper money is safe and offers discounts, do you think those businessmen are willing to use it? In this way, will his money bank expand?"
Zai Chun's eyes widened when he heard this. This was really useful information. Gordon said he didn't understand, but what he said was really good.
"Your Majesty! I feel there is a fourth point, which is purely my own imagination... I think Xiao Letian has another thing that stabilizes his finances..."
"That's... that's food!"
"Look at the Chinese farms in Southeast Asia. It is obviously more profitable to grow rubber and spices, but Xiao Letian issued an administrative order requiring all settlements to ensure a basic food production base!"
"And a large amount of grain has been purchased by several major grain giants controlled by Xiao Letian! For example, Sihai Trading Group, and Mi Group..."
"Your Majesty, I have lived and fought in China. I even know that China is huge. I even know that China has uneven floods and droughts every year, causing some places to be rich and some places to be famine..."
"In the hearts of the lower class people in China, the value of food even exceeds money!"
"Xiao Letian controls food, won't he use food to control finance? Once a super disaster occurs, these Chinese food merchants will come out in full force and tell the victims...Only accept Chinese banknotes, no silver and copper coins !”
"Once something like this happens, will the Chinese currency become the most desired currency among the people?"
Hiss...ah! Zai Chun took a breath of air, and his whole body was sluggish!
He was secretly shouting in his heart, "No! This is trying to dig out my Qing Dynasty from the roots! If you do this, won't all the people's support be lost?"
"Xiao Letian! Xiao Letian...you have such a vicious heart! You really don't have the same heart as me!"
"His heart can be punished! The wolf's ambition can be punished by his heart!"
At this point, Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty completely broke with Xiao Letian from the bottom of his heart!
"My beloved, please step aside and rest for a while. I will give you a banquet at noon. We, the king and your ministers, will have a nice drink!"
After sending Gordon away, Zai Chun called Da Sixi, Xiao Sixi and Manshun in with a gloomy face.
"Okay...let the distinguished guest come to see me...it's time to settle some things!"
