Feng Yibo thought Li Shouzhong had finished speaking and had already stood up to leave.
After seeing the old one, he went to see the younger one.
Prepare to tease daughter Feng Yan.
After not seeing him for half a year, his daughter doesn’t even recognize him.
After a quick glance when he entered the house, Xiao Feng Yan didn't dare to look directly at him.
"By the way! There is another thing that is also related to this matter."
As soon as he got up, Li Shouzhong seemed to think of something.
He sighed first and then said:
"Alas! Speaking of which, what you were worried about half a year ago has finally happened."
half year ago?
Feng Yibo sat down again after hearing this and said hesitantly:
"My mentor refers to..."
When he mentioned half a year ago, his heart skipped a beat.
Apparently there were some not-so-good guesses.
Sure enough, Li Shouzhong sighed again and said:
"Alas! Not long after you left, in order to cope with the border army's payment demands, the court issued a lot of new banknotes, so..."
As Feng Yibo expected, it was about the new banknotes.
For a moment, his mood was a little complicated, and he said with a wry smile:
"Is it really super good?"
Although he had already made corresponding preparations, he still didn't want this to happen.
Otherwise, Feng generally wouldn't have gone to school to show off his half-baked economics.
It's a pity that Li Shouzhong nodded when he heard this, and responded with a wry smile:
"Currently, money orders and new banknotes can only be exchanged at half the price, and they are still verbal. The Ministry of Accounts has suspended payment, and is discussing to reduce it further."
What Feng Yibo told him back then.
What are the consequences of "reserve funds", "excess issuance", etc.
Now most of it has been fulfilled.
The rest is probably just a matter of time.
If it weren't for the huge benefits contained in the terms of this peace negotiation, the court and officials would see hope again.
It is estimated that the new banknotes and money orders have already been as predicted by Feng Yibo.
Become a piece of waste paper!
Li Shouzhong sometimes felt regretful and felt that he had an unshirkable responsibility for this matter.
He felt that he did not take his apprentice's words seriously at the beginning.
Let Feng Yibo fight alone and go up alone.
This led to the cabinet and the emperor not paying enough attention to it.
Now that such a situation has been caused, he inevitably feels guilty in his heart.
Therefore, he left this matter until the end.
It looked like he just remembered it, but actually it was because he was a little embarrassed to say it.
But this matter involves this conflict of interests, and Li Shouzhong has to mention it.
This situation was caused by not believing in Feng Yibo.
Now, he is back with huge benefits.
Li Shouzhong can't let him go to court in a daze and be eaten dry, right?
"Have we reached this point in just half a year?"
Not only were there new banknotes, but the money orders had been redeemed at half the price.
Feng Yibo's heart is inevitably a little complicated.
I don’t know whether I should be thankful that I had already made arrangements to sell all the money orders.
We should still lament that what we did was limited and failed to prevent this from happening.
"Whether it depreciates or not depends on confidence. The result of issuance too fast is evaporation."
In the end, his happiness and emotion turned into a sigh and he said:
"I have said before that finance is a wild horse running wild."
Speaking of which, in fact, this matter has nothing to do with him.
The money order in Donghai County's hand was already quite large.
In addition, the Xue family is adding fuel to the flames...
The Nanjing Household Department's money was almost wiped out by these two families.
The number of money orders issued each year is twice the amount of taxes, which is an over-issue.
As accumulation continues year by year, inflation is inevitable.
If it had been based on Fei Hong's original design, it might have slowly depreciated in value.
But now there is a run on the money, and the bank account of the Ministry of Accounts has been emptied all at once.
The subsequent collapse is inevitable.
Moreover, not only were money orders over-issued, the court also issued new banknotes.
This time, the amount of the overpayment is more than doubled!
After Feng Yibo left, in order to allow the border troops to send troops as soon as possible.
A large amount of new banknotes were used for military pay in Liaodong.
In other words, this year’s taxes haven’t even been confiscated yet, and the over-issuance of banknotes has begun again!
The cabinet is also helpless in this situation.
Even if Emperor Jingshun remembered Feng Yibo's memorial, it was already too late to make amends.
The most important thing is that there is no cash.
After passing the accounting of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he finally had to withstand the pressure of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
Emperor Jingshun and the cabinet decided on a method of halving the exchange rate.
Hope this can temporarily alleviate the pressure of the run.
But, just like Feng Yibo said.
Financial matters are often related to confidence.
Once the halving began, the government and the opposition immediately lost confidence in banknotes.
This time, don’t say it’s halved.
Even if it is 10%, everyone is rushing to cash in.
As a result, the Ministry of Accounts had to suspend the payment business.
If it weren't for Feng Yibo's negotiation terms, he would have been sent back in time.
It is estimated that all banknotes will be turned into waste paper by now!
When Li Shouzhong heard his sigh, he could only smile bitterly and continue:
"So, when your peace terms come back, in addition to being jealous by many people, there are actually many people who support it."
Most people knew only a little about the terms of the peace negotiation and did not pay attention to the words on the Black Dragon Coin.
I habitually thought it was 400 million taels of silver.
Even if it is divided into forty years, there are tens of millions of silver every year.
With such endorsement of interests, it is possible for money orders and new banknotes to come back to life.
Many people even regret that they sold a lot of banknotes at low prices.
There are also many conflicts over this.
Li Shouzhong was naturally a little emotional about the huge benefits of the peace terms.
However, I thought of the complex situation Feng Yibo was about to face.
He inevitably had a headache for Feng Yibo.
"Because they hope that after the money arrives, they can pay new banknotes and money orders normally."
Hearing what Li Shouzhong said, Feng Yibo suddenly became more confused.
He frowned and murmured:
"Then why are people still impeaching me?"
As soon as the words came out, Feng Yibo suddenly realized it again.
"Oh, I see!"
He couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and then said coldly:
"After all, it's not that they don't agree with the terms of the peace negotiation, but they are just concerned about Donghai County's money?"
No wonder, Li Shouzhong just said that the New Party is thinking about Donghai County.
Feng Yibo thought that they were jealous of the benefits just like the founding fathers!
After working on it for a long time, it turned out to be this.
"Yes, the New Party is worried about Donghai County mostly because of this matter."
It is precisely because of this that Li Shouzhong is even more helpless.
Having said this, he couldn't help but sigh and said:
"To put it bluntly, they are doing it for Wei."
There must be many people in the new party who are simply jealous of the huge interests.
But as the leader of the new party, Zhang Songyue, the chief minister of the cabinet, is definitely not just jealous.
In his position, there is more than just one party to consider.
But the big picture.
Of course, whether it is one party or the whole situation.
In the end, it’s all those two words.
Benefit.
"Ah!"
Feng Yibo snorted coldly and sneered:
"What a new party! What a great one for Wei!"
His eyes gradually turned disdainful, and he sneered:
"This is 'in the name of patriotism, generosity to others', what a good plan!"
Donghai County beat him to death and gave half of the benefits to Wei.
Are these people still not satisfied?
It was really for Wei, why didn't they donate their wealth?
What's more, even if the interests of Donghai County are given over, it will only benefit the Wei bureaucracy in the end.
After all, money orders and new banknotes are large-denomination banknotes, and ordinary people are rarely involved.
For the sake of Wei, what happened to these bureaucrats?
Why should Donghai County pay for them?
As mentioned before, Feng Yibo does have a sense of belonging to the Central Plains dynasty of Wei.
But his sense of belonging, or “loyalty.”
It’s not a feudal dynasty with one family and one surname!
Not even a class that lies on the dynasty to suck blood!
It is the Chinese civilization that has been passed down endlessly by the descendants of Yan and Huang!
It is a diverse and unified flower-growing nation!
If necessary, he can dissipate all the wealth in the East China Sea!
If necessary, he can also throw his life and blood!
If necessary, he is willing to do anything!
But the premise is that it is when the entire nation encounters a crisis.
It is not the crisis of those famous eunuchs, royal families, families and surnames.
The foundation of most dynasties in ancient times was a small-scale peasant economy.
This is doomed to the rule that most people at the bottom are self-sufficient.
Money orders and new banknotes were extended to merchants at most.
Further down the line, they may never earn a single note of the smallest denomination in their lifetime.
Even, to put it bluntly.
Many people may not even have seen silver!
Although, it is said that the annual expenditure of an ordinary family is about 20 taels.
But this twenty taels is just a valuation, not cash.
This includes the family's basic necessities, including all food and clothing expenses.
Among them, food and clothing are the most important, that is, rice and cloth are the most valuable.
The actual cash you see may be just a few strings of copper coins.
"Those who are covered with silkworms are not sericulture people."
This sentence is suitable for all ancient dynasties!
Feng Yibo can't sympathize with people who are "covered in luxury"!
Li Shouzhong saw that his murderous spirit was showing again, and worriedly warned:
"You must not have such an attitude in the court room tomorrow!"
Although he did not express his position in the court, he actually hoped that Donghai County would give up this benefit.
After all, Li Shouzhong is also a member of the bureaucracy of this era.
He was an upright man and loyal to the Wei Dynasty.
Of course he would think about the Wei Dynasty.
Naturally, he would not really distinguish his family, country and nation as clearly as Feng Yibo did.
His thoughts are all about the foundation of patriarchal society.
The family is a small country, the country is a big family, the father is the king of the family, and the king is the father of the country.
This is the so-called "the king and father share the same foundation, and the family and the country share the same structure."
This pattern cannot be said to be wrong, it can only be said to be a limitation of the times.
So what he is actually worried about is not the ownership of huge benefits at all.
It's about how far this apprentice will go to challenge all the forces in the DPRK and China for the sake of Donghai County.
I heard him say before that Donghai County might become independent.
Li Shouzhong was very confused about this.
He was afraid that if his apprentice forced himself on him, he would no longer have a foothold in the court.
He also didn’t want Donghai County to be forced to rebel and break away from the Wei Dynasty.
This kind of entanglement is also the reason why he emphasized "attitude" twice.
In fact, Feng Yibo's murderous spirit is indeed very strong.
But it has nothing to do with the division of interests.
But if Feng Yibo's attitude becomes serious, it may be difficult to deal with it in the end.
Countless forces in the DPRK and China are paying attention to the progress of this matter.
It can be said that except for the upstart side.
Everyone is looking forward to sharing this huge benefit.
As long as everything can be returned to the national treasury, they will be the ones who benefit in the end!
But Feng Yibo didn't seem worried at this time.
Hearing Li Shouzhong's instructions, he smiled and said:
"Don't worry, mentor, I already know what's going on."
Li Shouzhong stared at him for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said:
"If you don't climb a mountain, you don't know how high the mountain is; if you don't go to a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is."
What's the meaning?
Feng Yibo couldn't help but frown slightly when he heard this.
Is this a warning to me not to know the heights of the sky?
Fortunately, Li Shouzhong continued:
"It's good to experience everything firsthand, but you can't just jump to measure the height and thickness of mountains."
At first glance, these words come together.
It's like telling him not to be anxious in everything.
If you don’t know how high the mountain is, just go climbing.
Not knowing how thick the ground was, I went to Linyuan.
But don't be hasty and jump in to measure.
But in fact, it is said.
I don’t know if the height of the sky is terrifying or not.
But in order to measure the depth of the sky and the earth, there is no need to put yourself in it.
No matter what it means, it is the teachings of the teacher.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he smiled and said:
"Being a person who knows what is impossible and does it will live up to the Master's teachings."
"He who knows something is impossible but does it" comes from "The Analects" and is about a gatekeeper's evaluation of Confucius.
As soon as Li Shouzhong heard this, he knew that he had an iron heart.
When he sighed and waved his hand, he said no more.
Sometimes, something happens.
As close as a master and a disciple, we can only go so far.
The last words of the master and apprentice sounded like they were trying to make excuses.
In fact, we just don’t want the other party to get off the stage.
Li Shouzhong is a good teacher, so he naturally knows this truth.
All the information that needs to be said has been said, and all that needs to be persuaded has been given.
If you continue talking, it will not be good for both the master and the disciple.
Feng Yibo is also a good disciple, so he naturally understands the painstaking efforts of his mentor.
After both of them had expressed their feelings, he stood up and left.
The secret conversation here ended, but Feng Yibo's heart could not calm down for a long time.
With his intelligence, he naturally heard the hidden meaning of Li Shouzhong.
He also understood that he would be in court the next day.
It is inevitable to face the public outcry.
The situation was not optimistic, and he had expected it.
But the over-issuance of banknotes is related to the peace terms.
It still caught him a little off guard.
Once these two things are connected, the possible consequences are as follows.
The emperor and the cabinet will also most likely be biased towards eating up all the benefits.
The cabinet is dominated by the New Party, which obviously wants to wipe the slate clean.
Otherwise, his mentor would not have said so much to him.
I just don’t know the importance of Donghai County in Emperor Jingshun’s heart.
If he swallows Donghai County and Fatty Island in this peace negotiation.
These overseas enclaves are regarded as his great achievements in opening up territory and expanding his territory, which will go down in history.
Then Feng Yibo felt that there was still a lot of room for maneuver in this matter.
It should be easy to agree on in the end.
But if Emperor Jingshun would rather give up overseas, he would first have to bear all the compensation from the Japanese country.
Then it will be very troublesome to solve this matter.
However, he was just a little worried.
But no matter what Emperor Jingshun thought, Feng Yibo would not sit still and wait for death.
It doesn't matter whether he is over-issuing banknotes or simply coveting profits.
If you want to take food from your own mouth, you need to see if his teeth are in good condition!
As I walked, I was still thinking about these bad things.
Unknowingly, Feng Yibo arrived at Sister You's children's courtyard.
(End of chapter)
