"Fifth brother...what do you mean?" Yi Xin was really a little angry, thinking, I have already agreed to your request, why are you going back on your promise?
Yang Zhi laughed at the side and said, "Prince Gong, you misunderstood. It's not that we won't give you gold, but that gold cannot be directly put into the treasury. There are several reasons. You will understand as soon as I tell you!"
"First point, don't you know what those people in the household department are capable of? If the money falls into their hands, they will spend it all on you in less than two years!"
"Such a huge golden mountain suddenly appeared. Are all the civil and military officials in this dynasty jealous and want to eat meat?"
"Civil officials will report the dilapidated areas of water conservancy, farmland, Confucian temples, examination rooms, seawalls, rivers... Don't all the dilapidated places in various places need to be repaired?"
"You set up a clever name and ask the court for approval and money. Once you spread the word, you will never come back!"
"Second point, don't generals need money? Your Majesty, you think too highly of those people. Those reckless men are actually very smart. One moment there are bandits, and the next moment foreign invaders invade!"
"Today I'm asking you for a war horse, tomorrow I'm asking you for a rifle, and the day after tomorrow I'm asking you for soup and medicine for your wounds... As long as they can reimburse their military expenses, they will even start provocations privately! Do you believe it?"
"The purpose is actually to divide the money. As long as the money is divided, you won't be able to see what happens next!"
"If all the gold goes into the national treasury, it means that the meat buns will never come back... Don't refute me, because this is collective corruption and collective profit sharing by the entire Qing Dynasty bureaucratic class, and you can't stop it!"
"The third point...if this gold goes into the national treasury, may I ask, Your Majesty, will you still not pay it back?"
"Don't forget, Emperor Tongzhi forcibly exchanged this gold from the people and gave people gold yuan coupons! If these people hear that the gold has arrived in the treasury and come to your Majesty to exchange it for gold, will you give it to them or not?"
"Ah? Of course I can't give it... How can I give it to him? He has already spent part of Zai Chun, and the total no longer matches up. How can he pay it back?" Yi Xin blurted out.
"That's right! That's the truth. When the gold yuan coupons were printed, the interest was already added in. The face value written on the ten taels of gold yuan coupons is twelve taels and one cent!"
"The people will come to redeem it at that time, but the redemption must be based on the printed face value, and other people's gold cannot be used in vain! And at this moment, part of the gold has become a deposit for arms and entered the Chinese treasury!"
"Even if you want to exchange it for the people, you don't have enough gold! Do you pay for it privately? To be honest, you can't afford it!"
"Fourth point, since Your Majesty can't afford to repay it, but the gold has entered the treasury again, and the people know it...then when the time comes, won't the public anger, which is clearly caused by Emperor Tongzhi, be transferred to you?"
"The people in the capital rose up in rebellion last night, and two-thirds of them were actually forced out by this cruel government of gold yuan coupons. The people are filled with hatred!"
"As a result, your Majesty, as soon as you came to power and the gold entered the national treasury, you didn't return it to the people... Then this hatred will be on your head. Please tell me why you are doing this!"
After hearing this, Yixin lowered his head and said nothing, "Well... what you said makes some sense, so what do you mean? Don't you want to give it to me?"
Yi Pei shook his head, "No! What Yang Zhi means is that this gold will be treated as secret margin gold, and these fifteen tons of gold will be used to support credit... and that gold yuan certificate will be monetized!"
"Hey... Your Majesty is right, that's the truth... Let's lock up the gold, and then decree that the gold yuan coupons can be used as banknotes, and no one can refuse them!"
"Our court can accept gold yuan coupons as tax payment, and also use gold yuan coupons to pay military pay... If there is a run on gold yuan coupons or people sell out, and confidence is loosened... At this time, we will take out a small amount of gold and sprinkle it on the market to recycle the gold yuan coupons. After stabilizing the people's hearts, the gold cannot be moved!"
"As long as we maintain a slow growth in the amount of margin gold instead of a sharp decrease, the credit of the gold coupons will be established in less than a year, and the stock market will also be stable..."
"Your Majesty, what do you think? Emperor Tongzhi grabbed this gold for us, do we still want to give it back?"
Yixin stopped talking. What Yang Zhi proposed was the latest economic principle in the West. People in the Qing Dynasty did not understand it very well, but Yixin could understand the advantages of this system.
"Haha... If this gold is not turned over to the national treasury, will it always be in the hands of your fifth brother? Isn't this too greedy? It's a waste of money!"
Yi Pei shook his head, "How about you and I co-managing it? There are places with high mountains and dense forests in the Taihang Mountains that can be used as treasury... How about you and I each send half of our troops to guard it and supervise each other?"
"When it comes to daily gold management, my opinion is still Yang Zhilai! After all, he is more professional... If you are worried... pick one of your two sons and supervise the management together with Yang Zhi in name!"
"Each person has one key to the vault. As long as there is a large-scale gold extraction, two people must share the key. Now you don't have to worry about me taking it all, right?"
"Hahaha... Fifth brother, you are so hidden! Only now do I realize that Huang Ama was so wrong. Why did you bury this great talent?"
"I can leave the country of the Qing Dynasty in your hands! You are much better than Fourth Brother!"
"I didn't say anything, brothers are united..." Yi Xin stretched out his hand.
At this moment, Yi Pei could no longer be called Prince Dun, but was respectfully addressed as Prince Regent Yi Pei. He also stretched out his hand to hold his brother's hand.
"It's sharp enough to cut through gold... Don't worry, Your Majesty!"
Hahaha... Yixin laughed and said goodbye, and the secret talk in the Old Summer Palace was concluded successfully!
After leaving the palace gate, Zai Tu rushed up to Yi Xin and asked, "Your Majesty! How was the discussion? What did you say?"
Yi Xin looked behind him in the direction of Qin Zheng and his relatives without saying a word, muttering inwardly, "Haha...Fifth Brother can do it! In the end, he didn't forget to mix in the sand. What do you mean by choosing one of my two sons?"
"Who should I choose? Who should I give up? Does this have to be mixed with my matter of establishing a reserve? Fifth brother, you have a lot of desire for power? Haha, let's wait and see, wait until I stabilize the country first!"
Thinking of this, Yi Xin got on his horse and said, "Let's go! When I see your fifth uncle in the future, I will address you as the Regent! No one can be rude to the Regent. You must listen clearly!"
"Ah? Huh... Your Majesty is Holy Ming!"
Only then did people understand that the negotiation had ended and the outcome was still very satisfactory, but they didn’t know the specific details!
After Yi Xin left, Li Tuo appeared in front of the Fifth Master, "Hey... the last sentence of the Fifth Master was too talkative! It's clear that a nail must be buried!"
"But it doesn't matter. For the time being, he wants to stabilize the country and deal with Emperor Tongzhi, and he has to rely on our strength..."
"I'm afraid that after he takes control of Emperor Tongzhi... we will become the next target!"
Yi Pei thought about Lao Liu's pure white braid and sighed in a low voice, "Hey... just take it one step at a time! At least for three or four years, you and I will have nothing to worry about!"
