As the saying goes, a penny beats a hero! Zai Chun didn't know what money was before, he had no concept of money at all, but after Xiao Letian taught him for more than five years, he finally understood the benefits of money!
If you don't have money, you can't gather troops, and if you don't have wealth, nothing will happen!
The most fundamental elements of any undertaking, large or small, are people and money, and money is often the more fundamental force!
Talents follow money. When Europe began the Age of Discovery, not many people were willing to leave their homes and venture to North and South America.
That was the result of countless adventurers and bards bragging and telling stories about golden myths, and then they deceived the European people one after another!
Only when you have money will there be talents chasing you. Didn't Xiao Letian's success start from secretly minting silver coins?
It took Zai Chun five years to deeply understand the magic of the world of money from a silly boy in the palace who didn't know how to spend money to buy things, especially since the people he came into contact with were very high-level, and they all lived under the same roof as the queen. Down!
What he has come into contact with is not just money, but huge capital that can make waves around the world!
European bankers are not loyal men and women, and they have no loyal thoughts towards you, Emperor Tongzhi. No one will love you. What they love is your huge dark blue market in the Qing Dynasty!
There are high expectations for the future, so the bait they throw out in advance is even more tempting!
When Zai Chun got the money, what was his first thought? Most people would think of investing right away! Hurry up and let the capital run. Capital is born to pursue profit and increase!
But Xiao Letian taught Zaichun that "the first demand of capital is actually safety! The safety demand of capital overrides the demand for profit!"
"Child, you must always remember that one tael of silver is a soldier in your hand, so use it carefully... If you die, you cannot resurrect. Do you think you can make money again if you die with money?"
“Mediocre people think that it’s enough to recruit soldiers after they die, but it’s enough to make money after the money is gone.”
"This is wrong, absolutely wrong... The soldiers you recruit may not be able to fight, and you may not be able to make back the money you lost... Even if you make it back, what about the cost of your lost time? Don't count it?"
"Don't let your free money fall into the eyes of greedy people, otherwise there will be countless hungry wolves waiting to eat you up!"
Of course Zai Chun obeyed his master's advice, so he had already secretly prepared everything before returning home!
The military assets in Zaichun's hands were divided into three large pieces. Cash was a must. The banking industry in the Qing Dynasty had not developed at all. Many people only recognized cash!
Especially at the critical moment of boosting morale, the effect can only be achieved if you take out the gold and silver treasures!
The second part of the funds is placed in Chinese and European banks. This is necessary. In the future, the purchase of advanced equipment and international trade will require transfers from the banking system!
The third part is to get rid of the old shopkeepers Hu Xueyan and Fan Jian, leaving part of the funds in the ancient ticket number system of the Qing Dynasty!
Although the bank is backward, it has the advantages of the bank, that is, the family operations are different, and the confidentiality is better than that of the foreign devil's bank!
Moreover, ticket numbers have become very popular in the Qing Dynasty. They have already reached county-level cities. Except for some remote northwest and southwest places, the entire Central Plains has been covered by ticket numbers!
The money was divided into three parts, and Zai Chun asked his direct descendants to start this arduous task from the year before last!
Don’t think that making money is difficult and spending money is easy. In fact, for people of Emperor Tongzhi’s level, spending money is sometimes more difficult than making money!
Because wherever funds flow, there must be shadow ripples, and professionals will definitely find clues!
Zai Chun's capital is flowing in the tens of millions, from Europe to Asia, from the banking system to the private sector. With such a flood, how to hide its traces is a big problem!
We can only plan ahead. It was too late to start this work three years ago. In fact, we should have started when Zai Chun just left the capital.
But there were no conditions back then. When Zai Chun left the capital, he was empty-handed and had nothing. He had no shares in Fuso Bank, no military aid from the United Kingdom, and no pocket money given to him by the head of state!
Just three years. With the help of Da Sixi, Xiao Sixi and other close eunuchs, Zai Chun hired a group of loyal and capable people.
There are eunuchs who have been neglected in the palace for many years, there are also potential seeds who have failed within the Eight Banners, there are also some down-and-out Han scholars, and even some businessmen!
These people have done nothing else in the past three years, just like little ants carrying wealth to Zaichun!
Dividends from Fuso Bank, funds from Ryukyu Naha, pounds transferred from Europe... There were even some eunuchs who started stealing treasures from the Forbidden City under Zaichun's hint!
This thing is really hereditary. The last emperor Puyi once stole treasures, and now Zai Chun has also taken this path!
The Manchus worked hard for more than two hundred years, and got so many good things by robbing and cheating!
The number of cultural relics stored in the Three Mountains and Five Gardens, the Old Summer Palace and the homes of various princes and nobles is astronomical!
Many warehouses in the Forbidden City have not been opened for a hundred years since they were sealed, and they are not even bothered to take inventory. Many treasures are gathering dust inside!
It’s no secret that eunuchs in the palace steal treasures to earn some pocket money. Even when the Kirigakure kid was under the command of his ancestor, he also stole treasures from the Forbidden City!
There are too many treasures in the Forbidden City. If you say a eunuch steals an emerald ring or a white jade sign, who can find it?
It's as ordinary as a grain of sand lost in the desert!
However, the eunuchs and Kirigakure brats could only steal some low-grade things. Now Zai Chun has issued a secret order to move out of the Forbidden City. Now all the treasures can be moved!
Seals carved by Tian Huang, incense burners from the Xuande period, porcelain from the Song Dynasty, Buddha statues carved from white jade, and landscape ornaments... Of course, there are more calligraphy and paintings by celebrities from the past dynasties!
These things are sleeping in the Forbidden City, it is better to take them out and turn them into cash! If Zai Chun wants to spend some money in the capital in the future, should he just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs for it? Ask for it from the Ministry of Accounts?
Look at the situation of Yangxin Palace today. Both the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have become the territory of Guiziliu, and they are actually colluding together to put pressure on themselves!
Not only that, even Cixi, the mother-in-law, had been inquiring about news of British military aid!
They are all a bunch of hungry wolves! They are all thinking about their own money!
Zai Chun gritted his teeth on the throne without saying a word. Guiziliu stood below and looked at his nephew calmly, feeling secretly happy in his heart!
After waiting for a few more minutes, Yixin simply asked, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty... you should say something!"
"Are these rumors in the capital true or false?"
