Who is the person who scolded the prince? No one expected this person. When everyone turned around, they turned out to be Mr. Qing, the Prime Minister and Post Minister who is usually known for his gentleness!
"Fu Qing! You...you dare to say that I'm fooling around?" Prince Lao Li looked at him in disbelief.
Everyone knows that Fu Qing is a reformer and is of the same mind as the emperor, but overall this person is quite popular.
Even when Guiziliu and Zaichun were fighting at their most ferocious, Prince Gong never thought of attacking him.
In the final analysis, it is because Fu Qing belongs to the moderate reformists. He is a reform official who is close to technology, rather than the kind of reform official who is close to money and military power.
He was given the task of transforming the postal system of the Qing Dynasty, repairing telegraph lines, and changing post stations. These were all hard and high-tech tasks that ordinary people could not do and were not willing to rob.
The Qing Dynasty also sent some government-sponsored students abroad, and even the naval personnel from Mawei Shipyard had to go to Fuqing's yamen for reimbursement when they went abroad, because he was a serious manager.
The Jingshi Iron Works also had railways, and Fu Qing was responsible for many technical connection issues during the construction process.
Technical officials are so safe. No matter which emperor comes to power, he will need people to do the work. In addition, Fu Qing has a restrained temper and is not arrogant, so no one will bully him.
But today, the good-natured Fu Qing suddenly changed his expression and started to argue with these princes!
"Why do you stop trading? Why don't you let others buy and sell? Zhou Yu puts a yellow cover on it. If some people are willing to sell, others are willing to buy! Why are you stopping..."
"If you don't allow others to buy and sell freely, there will only be one result, and that is the flight of capital. If they think you are not safe, they will definitely take the money and run away!"
"This has done too much harm to the market and hurt people's confidence!"
"As for the suspension of trading? It's even more ridiculous. If the price drops, the market will be suspended and no trading will be allowed? When the price went crazy in the morning, why didn't any of you say anything about the suspension?"
"The market is allowed to rise, and you are allowed to make money, but you are not allowed to lose money. What's the rule here?"
"Your Majesty, I firmly oppose the suspension and restriction of trading. This is immoral and against the rules..."
"You!" Prince Li yelled and wanted to say something, but couldn't form the words. Right here, with red ears and trembling hands, he pointed at Fu Qing.
The young Prince Zheng reacted quickly and immediately jumped out, "Fuqing! Are you still a bannerman? We, the bannermen, are losing money in the market today. God knows how many people will jump into the river and commit suicide tonight?"
"If you don't let the banner people make money and you still make sarcastic remarks, you are a traitor to the imperial court! Your Majesty, Fuqing's crime of rebellion must be dealt with severely!"
Fu Qing was full of fire today and immediately attacked him, "Fart! Did the Bannerman lose money? Why didn't the Bannerman talk when he made money before?"
"If you sold the stocks in the morning, would you say you made money or lost money? Who is to blame if you are greedy?"
"Prince Zheng! Think about it. How much did you buy your stocks for? One yuan per share... What you got was the cost price. The current market price is two yuan and eighty yuan! Do you dare to say that you don't make money?"
"Is there such a greedy and shameless person in the world? Isn't your subtext just that you want Long Live Lord to issue a decree and force the stock price to trade for five, six or even ten yuan next year?"
"Let me ask Prince Zheng what you think. If you are currently short, don't have a single stock in your hand, and are holding millions of taels of cash... I would like to ask, would you expect the stock to rise?"
"Haha... I'm afraid you want this stock to fall further and further, until it hits 50 cents or 10 cents. Then you buy it and wait for it to rise!"
"Don't tell me anything about banner people and not banner people. There are so many banner people in the capital who all hold shares? Are there any who are holding money on the sidelines?"
"Those who hold shares definitely hope for a rise, and those who hold money definitely hope for a fall... They are all bannermen. They have two thoughts. Who do you want the emperor to help? Which side is good for you?"
"Your Majesty! No matter what you do, you will always get scolded... If you let the stock go up, the short-positioned bannermen will scold you. If you let the stock fall, the stock-holding bannermen will still scold you..."
"No matter what you do, there will always be people on the other side who are scolding you. This is the stock market, this is human nature!"
With a bang, there was a buzz of discussion in the palace. Fu Qing's words really made sense, and Prince Zheng didn't even have a word to refute.
Zai Chun also said thoughtfully, "But you can't do nothing, right? Just let him fall in the stock market?"
Fu Qing said loudly, "You can't control it! Your Majesty, the stock market fell today. Who can guarantee that it won't rise tomorrow?"
"How dare you Fuqing guarantee that the price will rise tomorrow?" Prince Zheng found the opportunity to retort.
Fu Qing glanced at him contemptuously, "I can't guarantee it! I'm not a god... But I would like to advise the prince, what's the difference between the price rising tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? What if the price goes back up in a month?"
"My lord, you can't open the pot at home? Are you waiting for the money from the stock market tomorrow to buy rice to put in the pot? If you are short of those two taels of rice, I will send you two bags later, so that you won't be hungry..."
"You...you...you dare to despise the prince!" Prince Zheng couldn't say it anymore, so he jumped up and wanted to use the prince's power to suppress others.
Cough cough cough... Zai Chun coughed a few times, holding back all the words Prince Zheng wanted to roar.
"Let's discuss things carefully and don't get emotional... Now that Fu Qing has expressed his stance, let everyone else talk about it too! Should we intervene in the stock market?"
"Fifth uncle...can you say a few words?" Zai Chun looked directly at Prince Dun and smiled.
From the beginning of the meeting to now, Prince Dun has not spoken. Now when he heard the emperor roll his name, he did not hesitate at all: "Your Majesty, I think... what Mr. Fu Qing said makes sense!"
With this sentence, Prince Li and Prince Zheng were all dumbfounded, "Ah? Prince Dun, you are...how can you face outsiders!"
But after Prince Dun said this, he shut up and even closed his eyes!
Zai Chun nodded and looked at King Yu again, "My chief of police, please say a few words..."
Prince Yu kowtowed, "Well... Your Majesty, I also think what Prince Dun said makes sense..."
Come on, another one has turned his back and surrendered. This will drive Prince Zheng and others crazy.
Zai Chun probably felt confident, so he started asking these military ministers again, "Bao Jun, tell me..."
Bao Jun pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty! I generally agree with Master Fu Qing's intention... But doing nothing is not enough. At least the stock market needs to be revised now..."
"Buyers and sellers cannot meet. They should be in two different areas. Otherwise, if they can't reach an agreement and start fighting, it's really a joke!"
"You can keep it secret as long as you want. If you are free to buy and sell, you must also have freedom of identity. Nowadays, many people who buy and sell rely on small errands to do business. In the end, they are still afraid of being recognized by others and afraid of conflicts!"
"If this market wants to be active, it's better to keep it a secret, so that rich people dare to invest money. After all, there is a saying among the people that if you have wealth, don't reveal it!"
"Oh... It seems that you also agree that the court will not interfere? Okay, who else wants to speak, who has any opinions..."
