Lin Zexu came in small convinc, stayed in Shanghai for only one night, and returned to Jiangning via Jiangsu early the next morning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the same day, Yi Zhishu couldn't wait to board the "Feiyan" and rushed to Guangzhou, less than two months before the Yuanqi account period, he had to rush back to Guangzhou as soon as possible to preside over the Yuanqi dividend.

Yuanqi Bank monopolized the money industry in Guangzhou after its establishment, which caused a sensation, and then monopolized the money industry in Guangdong Province, opened the Changle Machinery Manufacturing Factory, established the Donghuang Silk Industry Co., Ltd., established Yixue, founded a newspaper, founded a stock exchange, undertook the issuance of treasury bonds, opened an ammunition bureau, a shipyard, mined Changhua iron ore, promoted Western-style schools, formed group training, and expanded the Liangjiang .........

In just seven years, Yuanqi has developed into the largest and most dazzling business group in the Qing Dynasty, even the top ten merchant gangs in the Qing Dynasty are difficult to match, the government and the opposition, the gentry and businessmen, few people who do not know the name of Yuanqi, the limelight is unique.

This time, the news of Yuanqi's first dividend spread, and it attracted great attention when it landed, not only Yuanqi and other large and small shareholders were looking forward to it, but also the gentry and businessmen of the world were all sideways, and even the central government and local officials of all sizes were also extremely concerned, and there was no way not to pay attention to it, Yuanqi's every move now is enough to affect the entire southeast.

However, Yuanqi and other high-level and major shareholders do not have any extravagant expectations for this dividend, others do not know, but they know very well, with the English war, Yuanqi paid an unimaginably huge price, not in debt is a miracle, where is the ability to dividends.

However, no one knows why the big shopkeeper insists on dividending dividends in this situation, and it is even more unclear where the big shopkeeper moves a large amount of cash to dividends, the only thing that is certain is that Yuanqi's first dividend will not be shabby.

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

Yuanqi account period dividends? Daoguang frowned, put down the secret fold in his hand, Yuan Qi actually has silver to pay dividends? How is this possible? In the past few years, Yuan Qi has successively donated not 10 million but 8 million silver, and also undertook 10 million treasury bonds issued by the imperial court, plus the military expenditure of the First War with England, at least tens of millions of taels of silver, and there are surpluses and dividends?

How much money has Yuan Qi made in recent years? With a slight groan, his brows gradually relaxed, impossible! Not to mention that it is impossible for Yuanqi to have a large amount of surplus cash to pay dividends, even if there is, it is impossible for Yuanqi to pay dividends at this time! What tricks is this kid playing?

"It makes me look forward to it." He muttered, "This kid hasn't stopped ......" As he spoke, he opened the next dense folding box, took out Lin Zexu's fold, and only looked at a few lines, and the corner of his eye jumped, Hongji Coal Mine is worth as much as two billion taels of silver!

After reading the excerpt carefully, he still couldn't believe it, two billion taels of silver, this is equivalent to the sum of the annual income of the Qing Dynasty in 50 years, and the coal reserves that cannot be dug up in 200 years, how big a coal mine should it be!

Could it be because he ordered Yuanqi to stop at Xin'an Mansion, and Yi Zhishu deliberately exaggerated the value of Hongji Coal Mine? Daoguang was a little skeptical in his heart, after all, the previous excerpt only emphasized that Hongji Coal Mine played an irreplaceable role in Guangdong's industrial development, and there was no specific valuation.

But think about it, even if it is a little exaggerated, even if it is only worth 200 million silver, the Hongji Coal Mine also makes him warm, Xin'an Mansion must be included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, such a huge value of coal mines, since Yuan Qi has forcibly occupied it, he will definitely not let go, the imperial court only needs to be tough to get 500,000 taels of silver a year, where to find such a good thing?

Thinking of 500,000 taels of silver a year, he had some doubts in his heart, 500,000 taels of silver, this is not a small amount, how many tons of coal can Yuan Qi mine in Hongji Coal Mine in a year? What is the price of coal in Guangzhou? Thinking of this, he picked out the secret fold of Yu Kun, the superintendent of Guangdong Customs, and wrote at the end: report the price of coal in Guangzhou and investigate the consumption of coal in Guangzhou.

Putting down the pen, he has already reacted, even if Yuan Qi forcibly occupies the Hongji Coal Mine, it is impossible to earn 500,000 taels of silver a year, this silver is not tax silver, but a bribe, and the imperial court wants to let Yuan Qi's actions in Annan not stop at Xin'an Mansion!

Is this also the benefit of Yuanqi's external expansion to the imperial court? Daoguang picked up the fold and carefully looked at the back paragraph - the land is narrow and dense, the number of teeth is increasing, the shortage of food, land annexation, and the only way to alleviate it is to expand outward. The South Seas are the sea barrier of the Qing Dynasty, it is a place to fight, the Western powers have long coveted the heart of the South Seas, and now they are gradually encroaching on the South Seas, the imperial court should rise up and fight against each other, and expand to the South Seas, not only to plunder the resources such as the land of the South Seas mines, but also a strategic need!

This kid is really interesting, he can't make a break, but let Lin Zexu make a break, this is to win the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China? Or is it pre-doing? Could it be that the Yuanqi regimental training has expanded the war in Annam? Daoguang pondered for a long time, and then wrote on the fold - I know.

Guangzhou, Xiguan, Lei Garden.

As soon as the news of Yi Zhi's return to Xiguan spread, Lei Yuan quickly became lively, and the door was full of large and small sedan chairs, naturally they couldn't wait to come to visit, Yi Zhishu returned to Guangzhou at this time, everyone knew that it was for the Yuan Qi account period dividend, and all those who were familiar with him wanted to come to inquire about the news and satisfy their curiosity.

Yi Zhizhi returned to Yifu to ask for peace, and then hurried back to Lei Garden, and as soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Is Yan Yangtian here?" ”

"Back to the sir." Manager Liu also said: "Came, just came to ......" ”

"Let him come to the study." Yi Zhisuff commanded, he was eager to find out about the situation of the Yuan Qi group training in Annan.

Yi Zhizhi took a sip of tea in the study, and Yan Yangtian said loudly outside: "Report." ”

"Come in." Yi Zhizhi said and put down the teacup.

Yan Yangtian, who was wearing a short-sleeved Xia military uniform, strode in and saluted: "Yan Yangtian, the commander of the first brigade of the Yuanqi regiment, has seen the principal. ”

"Sit." Yi Zhixiang said for a moment, and asked directly: "Is there any news from Annan?" ”

"I heard that Feng Renxuan is deploying to attack Liangjiang Mansion."

"What about the casualties?"

"There are not many casualties in the capture of Xin'an Province." Yan Yangtian said slowly: "A mansion in Annan is not comparable to our Qing Dynasty at all, some mansions are not as big as our county, Xin'an Mansion is like this, and Xin'an Mansion is basically mountainous, and it has not encountered decent resistance at all, and it has been destroyed all the way, and the casualties are all minor injuries caused by non-combat." ”

Feng Renxuan also reported these situations, however, Feng Renxuan was born as a scholar, and Yi Zhishu was really a little uneasy, and after hearing Yan Yangtian say this, he was completely relieved, and then asked: "How is the situation of the recruits in Annan?" ”

"Up to now, Guangzhou has sent 1,500 recruits to Annan."

During this time, Shanghai was also transporting new recruits to Annan, but it was not even a thousand, after all, Guangzhou could send a fleet to Annan in the name of transporting supplies, and Shanghai could only take the opportunity of transferring naval recruits to Dinghai. ”

"My subordinates understand."

"Uh-huh......" Yi Zhishu pondered for a while before he said, "Tell Feng Renxuan and let him clearly declare that all the territories occupied by Yuan Qi Tuanlian will be exempted from all taxes." ”

Hearing this, Yan Yangtian couldn't help but be stunned, and said puzzledly: "No tax, why are we fighting Annan?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Without taxation, Yuanqi group training can gain the support and strong support of the people of Annan, and minimize casualties, besides, we didn't pay attention to the idea of taxation, tell him that there is strict military discipline, but there is resistance, severe suppression!" ”

"Yes!"

"Go get busy." Yi Zhizhi said: "Let the shopkeeper Kong come in." ”

As soon as Kong Jian'an came in, he smiled and said: "The big shopkeeper can be regarded as coming back, and it is annoying to come to inquire about the dividends during the account period these days." ”

"Sit down and talk." Yi Zhizhi smiled and lit a cigar, and then asked, "How are you talking with the East India Company's agent in Guangzhou?" ”

Kong Jian'an shook his head and said, "Their conditions are harsh, and the interest rate has never been lowered." As he spoke, he was taken aback, "The big shopkeeper doesn't want to borrow money to pay dividends, right?" ”

"Where do you want to go?" Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "If you really want to borrow and pay dividends, Yuan Qi is still discredited?" After a pause, he continued: "Borrowing from the Bank of England is because of the low lending interest rate in the Bank of England, and the economic crisis that has broken out in England in recent years, the bank funds are eager to find a way out. ”

After hesitating, Kong Jian'an said: "The interest rate of the correspondent bank is a little higher, but the loan is real money, I heard that the Bank of England lends paper money and pounds, and our borrowing cycle is ...... long, will there be risks?" ”

"There will be no risk." Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said: "Whether it is the pound or silver, its essence is just currency, as long as England does not die, there will be no problem with the credit of the pound, and there will be no problem." ”

Kong Jian'an nodded and said, "If our Yuanqi can issue banknotes, there will be no pressure." ”

"You can't just issue banknotes, and the pressure is still there." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "If we want to develop rapidly, we must face a huge funding gap, which can not be made up by issuing banknotes, and the issuance of banknotes requires strong backing. As he spoke, he turned his head, "Can Hongji open a semicolon?" ”

"It opened last month." Kong Jian'an said with a smile: "Because of the Hongji coal mine, the trade between Guangzhou and Annan has surged, and if there is no longer a semicolon, the maritime merchants have opinions." ”

In recent years, Guangzhou's domestic coal and industrial coal have grown sharply, which has greatly stimulated the mining and transportation of Hongji coal mines, and the scale of the coal transportation fleet at sea is also getting larger and larger.

Yi Zhizu nodded slightly, and said: "Because of the Hongji Coal Mine, from next year, Yuanqi may pay 500,000 taels of silver to the imperial court a year, to stimulate the consumption of coal as much as possible, support related industries, and in addition, try to collect trade taxes in Hongji ......." ”

"500,000 taels of silver a year?" Kong Jian'an was taken aback, isn't this a loss?

"Don't be so heartbroken, I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "This silver is for Yuanqi, it is to buy land, and most of Xin'an Mansion will be assigned to Yuanqi, and with the opening of the railway and the development of shipping in the future, the mining volume will be larger and larger, and it will not lose money."

And the meaning of this silver is far more than that, for this income, the imperial court will not hesitate to annex Xin'an Mansion, firmly control this land, and after tasting the sweetness, it is very likely to stimulate the ambition of the imperial court to expand to Annan to the South Seas, which is a rare good thing for Yuan Qi.

And the biggest and most direct benefit is that Yuan Qi can recruit mining workers in Hongji, set up a mine protection team, and strengthen Yuan Qi's team to train his strength, and I am afraid that the imperial court will not want this silver. ”

"Listening to the big treasurer, this money is worth a thousand dollars." Kong Jian'an flattered, pulled the topic back again, and said tentatively: "Big shopkeeper, where does the cash for the account dividends come from?" ”

"Who said that cash dividends are going to be paid?" Yi Zhizu glanced at him, and said slowly: "Don't say that there is no cash silver, there is cash silver and it can't be used for dividends, now that the court is poor, Yuan Qi can't show his wealth." ”

Kong Jian'an was confused, "If you don't need cash dividends, what dividends?" ”

Yi Zhixin said crisply: "IOU." ”

Account period dividend IOU? Kong Jian'an lost his voice and said: "That Yuanqi has not become a big joke? After speaking, he muttered softly: "It's better not to pay dividends, and then push back one period, Yuanqi spent a huge amount of money to assist the imperial court in fighting against Yingyi, who in the world doesn't know, and no one has an opinion if they don't pay dividends." ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him, and then said slowly, "I don't want to push it back for another period, but I can't push it back, and if I push it back, it may be disheartened, Yuanqi has thousands of shareholders, but not everyone is willing to share the worries of the court, and not everyone can see the long-term."

Yuanqi developed rapidly and became famous, but he took a huge amount of silver to donate, used it to form a regimental training, and spent a lot of military expenses to go to Liangjiang to fight against Yingyi, I am afraid that many shareholders have opinions, if it weren't for me, the big treasurer, who rose all the way to become a first-class viscount, the governor of Nanyang, I am afraid that someone would have jumped out and publicly questioned it.

Besides, there are no dividends for two account periods, and my big shopkeeper is not tasteless, and more importantly, Yuanqi's current scale is far from enough, and it is necessary to continue to attract new shareholders to join in, without a good reputation, how can it attract people to join? ”

Speaking of this, he gently knocked down the cigarette ash and said with a confident smile: "IOUs are also a science, and the dividends of IOUs from my big shopkeeper Yuanqi are naturally different from ordinary white strips, otherwise I wouldn't have to rush back to Guangzhou so early." (To be continued.) )