Hu Xueyan acted like a nephew in front of Fan Jian. When he saw that Fan Jian was really angry, he got angry and knelt down quickly to explain, "Old uncle, don't say that. We Chinese recognize dual nationality... I am superficially I’m from the Qing Dynasty, but I’m also a member of the Chinese ethnic group!”
"You know, you can't doubt me so much!"
"Then you are still doing these things behind my back? What's the point of trapping me in Shanghai?"
Hu Xueyan, Mi Fu, Niu Jinfu and others really made a little conspiracy. They deliberately let the old shopkeeper stay in Shanghai.
Everyone knows that the risk of triangular debt in the financial market is already very high, and it will not work unless it is resolved. Therefore, even if the head of state feels sorry for his father-in-law and does not allow him to take a boat to the Lion City, he will definitely go.
Some people may not understand, couldn't the old shopkeeper wait in Shanghai for a few days?
I really can't wait, because after Xiao Letian arrives in Lion City, the expeditionary force will be divided into two parts, and the main force will return to Ryukyu to repair, including naval battleships.
And Xiao Letian cannot return home early. Nanyang is the sphere of influence that he has just conquered. Borneo, Luzon and Annan need to go to understand it in person and formulate practical policies.
Xiao Letian is very likely to stay in Nanyang for more than five months!
Fan Jian simply couldn't wait five months. He had to see his uncle in person and try every means to solve this problem.
This involves a very important contradiction, that is, the contradiction within the Chinese nation... Industry and commerce hope that the central bank will release more water, while the military ministry also hopes to build more warships and train the army, the Ministry of Industry hopes to build more railways, and the Ministry of Education also hopes to build more warships and train more troops. I hope more schools will be built.
The fight for the fiscal budget has reached the point where bayonets are red, and capitalists can be said to be the fastest to react in this war.
Fan Jian must not be allowed to go to the Lion City, because everyone knows that Fan Jian will only help his uncle to share his worries without increasing the pressure. Once the father-in-law and the head of state are allowed to negotiate, isn't it up to the head of state to make arrangements?
Obviously we can strive for 100 million, but in the end we can only strive for 50 million!
The only way was to let the old shopkeeper stay in Shanghai. They changed the departure time and asked the old shopkeeper to wait in Shanghai stupidly, but the clippers left Shanghai early.
These people even kept Hu Xueyan to stabilize the old shopkeeper. It can be said that they have good intentions!
Hu Xueyan knew that he could not hide it and could only say aggrievedly, "Old uncle, you know the situation... To what extent is our current market short of cash? We cannot alleviate such a huge triangular debt without rushing in about 100 million new blood. The scale!”
"Mi Fu and Lao Niu told me before they left... How pitiful are they now? They have already begun to use government notes as money!"
Hu Xueyan is right. When cash flow is extremely scarce, businessmen will do anything they can!
For example, Mi Fu wants to purchase one million silver dollars of grain, but he really has no money, and the other party refuses to give credit for fear of owing too much.
What to do about this? Mi Fu could only think of a solution based on credit, and finally took out a bunch of Chinese official IOUs to transfer!
"Look, these are all the white slips given to me by various Chinese departments for purchasing supplies. You can choose as many as you like, and you can pick up an amount of one million... When the head of state comes back, you can take the white slips and exchange them for silver!"
"You can't trust me anymore. Don't you still trust the head of state and the Chinese people who just defeated France?"
The businessmen were tempted by this. They first chose IOUs from the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, followed by IOUs from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
This shows that various systems within the same government also have different credibility!
Take away one million white bars and give you one million grains? That's not how this deal works. This kind of I-Tiao transaction has very high interest rates.
"Mi Fu wants 1 million in grain, so he has to pay 1.15 million in white paper... The interest rate is actually as high as 15%!"
"Old shopkeeper, all the merchants are going crazy now that they've reached this point... They really can't stand it any longer!"
"Even businessmen of Mi Fu and Lao Niu's size only have two to three million in cash at home... With such a small amount of money, they can control tens of millions of transactions. Why wait until it collapses?"
"The house was already in flames, so I didn't tell you clearly and made a little conspiracy... We really don't have two intentions!"
The old shopkeeper is also an old man. As soon as he heard these words, he realized that the reality was more serious and complicated than he thought. The old shopkeeper closed his eyes and shed tears.
"Forget it...I don't care, you go ahead..."
"But I have to make it clear! You should never forget your roots. What do you rely on to get where you are today? You rely on the Chinese army to protect you!"
"Without a strong army, you will have to be eaten alive by the foreign devils and the Manchus!"
"If we Chinese people want to live and live a better life... we must not lack money for the army! The dark blue navy that my uncle wants must be built!"
"Without cannons to protect you, you still want to make money? Bah...they are all a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered!"
Hu Xueyan could not refute the words of the old shopkeeper, and Mi Fu and Lao Niu of Lion City could not refute the Four Heavenly Kings and the Head of State.
"You guys...in order to get more budget, you are using your tactics on the old shopkeeper? You are really capable..."
"Forget it, I won't punish you. After all, you have made contributions in this war..."
Xiao Letian stood up and paced around the room with his hands behind his back. "The 400 million war reparations...half of them are left in European banks. The main uses of this money are naval construction and the purchase of new equipment..."
"If we Chinese people want to industrialize, we must develop the entire industrial system. There must be no shortcomings in any link...steel metallurgy, mechanical processing, chemical manufacturing, petroleum industry, military industry...including future electricity, etc.!"
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. If we want to produce the equipment ourselves, then the first batch of equipment must be purchased!"
"There is also a navy, and even a gold-eating monster... So no one can even think about the two hundred million people in Europe..."
"The remaining 200 million...funding for education must be fully guaranteed, and then there are railways and industrial zones...which are our fortresses! These are also the big ones..."
"leftover……"
Mi Fu and Lao Niu both cried. They wiped away their tears and snot, "Leave some for us... You can't be rich without business. This is what the head of state said personally!"
"In the end, the products of the industrial zone must be sold by merchants, and the production companies must also rely on merchants to operate... Please leave some share for us! Woo hoo hoo..."
It was so desperate that the two of them burst into tears at Xiao Letian! Where is the majesty of the God of Wealth, who dominates the business community outside, and they are just two wretches.
Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and said, "Stop using the bitter trick! I didn't say I don't care about you..."
"I do have a plan, let's see if it works!"
