Yang Zhi is the general person in charge of gold exchange in the capital, so the actual person who uses gold to purchase arms is naturally his direct descendant Liu Peiqi.
This was a well-known broker in the northern part of the Qing Dynasty, and he was the God of Wealth with his younger brother. He had countless resources under his control. This time he came to Tanggu in advance to bet that the Chinese National Assembly would pass a resolution.
The good news didn't arrive until the evening, and Liu Peiqi, who was sitting in the hotel, breathed a sigh of relief!
"What kind of ghost world is this? I bring gold to buy goods, but I still ask for them and wait for their charity?"
The luxurious private room has three rooms and one living room. In addition to Liu Peiqi, there are more than 20 Manchu masters accompanying him.
Outside the private room, there were more than a hundred new soldiers in civilian clothes, all armed with short guns for protection!
Outside the hotel, the Chinese dispatched two companies of troops to protect Liu Peiqi's safety!
It's not that it's important, but the 50,000 taels of gold he brought this time are real treasures, and there can't be any mistakes!
In ancient times, one pound was sixteen taels, and ten thousand taels was more than six hundred kilograms. If converted in kilograms, ten thousand taels of gold was more than three hundred kilograms!
Ten huge wooden boxes were barely filled with the fifty thousand taels of gold!
This is the deposit for the first batch of goods, and then a steady stream of gold will be delivered from the capital!
How much gold did the capital receive from issuing gold yuan coupons this time? Even Liu Peiqi didn't have the number in his heart, but he knew very well that the families of the iron-hatted princes such as Guang Jingshi had raised five to six hundred thousand taels of gold!
Counting the forced exchanges between the royal family and the private sector? One million taels is a guaranteed figure. If you add in the forcible exchange in other places in Zhili, there is also the gold exchanged from the provinces that the imperial court now controls.
I'm afraid that three to four million taels of gold will be no problem, and the imperial court's financial difficulties will be solved in one fell swoop!
But Liu Peiqi also knew that once these three to four million taels of gold were lost to the Chinese, every bit of blood in the bone marrow of the Qing Dynasty would be drained!
"A conspiracy! This is Xiao Letian's conspiracy. If you want to buy it or not, you will be defeated if you don't buy it. Now you have to go and beg them to take the gold..."
"This is industry, this is the power of industry that Xiao Letian said... Foreign guns and cannons are more expensive than gold, and the cost is less than three melons and two dates, but they are sold as gold after they are made?"
"But it's not enough if you don't buy it. Who told us, the Qing Dynasty, that we can't make it?"
"When His Majesty was building the industrial zone, those bitter scholars were still opposed. Now that he is using gold to buy other people's properties, they have stopped talking..."
"Haha, the muzzle of the gun is pressed against your head, and all the bad habits are gone...that's all, we still have to wipe your butts!"
"Open the door... welcome the guests... Whoever loves prostitution in the Qing Dynasty, then feel free to do it..."
The door to the VIP room opened, and the shopkeepers of various Chinese companies and merchants who had been waiting outside walked in with smiles on their faces.
"Haha...Brother Liu...Brother Liu...our business has really gone through twists and turns! But it's still good. The business can still be negotiated by the Great Council..."
"Everything follows the old rules... No matter how much the final transaction is, you will receive a commission of three points..."
Liu Peiqi smiled bitterly and said, "Open all the boxes and show them to the bosses... The Qing Dynasty has completely wiped out all the family assets..."
There are ten huge wooden boxes, each containing more than 300 kilograms of gold. After opening, the room is filled with bright golden light!
These bosses have all seen money, and tens of millions of taels of silver are flowing in front of them. They remain calm, but human beings have a unique worship mentality for gold from their souls.
Gold naturally has a magical power that attracts people. The visual impact of ten million taels of silver placed in front of you is really not as good as the light of gold.
Under the light, the various gold objects in the box shone brightly, making the faces of these greedy bosses shine with golden light!
People watched as if they were possessed, and from time to time they would take out one or two pieces of gold and hold them in their hands for a closer look.
"Ouch... Look, brothers, this is a golden turtle!" It is indeed a beautiful golden turtle. Its four claws and head can even move. It is as heavy as half a palm in your hand.
"A set of gold cups? Here is Jin Ruyi..."
When people watched carefully, they realized that what Liu Peiqi brought was not cast gold bars and gold ingots, but various gold utensils snatched up in exchange for gold yuan coupons.
They are all businessmen. As we all know, gold is not legal tender in the Qing Dynasty but a precious metal that is accepted by everyone.
Most of the gold collected by the private sector is still cast into works of art or jewelry, so a large part of the gold exchanged by the capital is such handicrafts.
Liu Peiqi sneered and said, "Haha... they are all good stuff. Let alone the price of gold, this craftsmanship is priceless!"
"Why did I bring these treasures here? I just want to tell everyone that these gold objects are all good things that can be put into your museum. They are from the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty!"
"When trading this kind of gold, I have to add a 30% premium...that is to say, I want to purchase one hundred and thirty taels of antique gold as 130 taels of gold!"
"Ah? Liu Peiqi, are you trying to steal money...30% premium? You took away my life..." The man holding the golden turtle in his hand became anxious when he heard this, and wanted to throw the golden turtle back in his hand, but when he got there, there was another A bit reluctant to give up.
The golden turtle was still held in his hand, but he kept shouting that Liu Peiqi was unreasonable, "Gold is gold, why do you have to increase the price? You have to pay according to the amount in the contract..."
"Yes! That's right, you surnamed Liu can't just sit there and increase the price. You must know that you are begging us to buy it. If you don't want it, we won't sell it!"
A group of businessmen were holding their favorite gold objects in their hands and threatening them fiercely.
Liu Peiqi felt so uncomfortable that her eyes were red with embarrassment. He suddenly shouted, "Shut up! What are you arguing about? If you don't want to sell it, you won't sell it. I am willing to come here and give you gold?"
"They are all in business, let me make this clear! I don't know how much it costs to produce arms in your factory, but at least I know that you all earn several times the profit!"
"This arms trade is an unscrupulous profiteering business!"
"How much money did you earn from the imperial court? I don't even know...I know you will say that we begged you to buy the wars in the Qing Dynasty, so you just got along with it?"
"I'm telling you, I'm not afraid of you anymore. I've put all my things back... If I don't want to trade, I'll go back home. Do you still dare to rob me of my gold?"
