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Daoguang glanced at Zaiquan, Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, Qi Liaozao, Zhuo Bingtian, Sai Shang'a, He Rulin, Du Shoutian and other ministers who he relied on weekdays, and said in a gentle tone: "All flat, sit down." As he spoke, he picked up a fold and said, "This is Yi Zhi's excerpt about Yuanqi's issuance of banknotes, Zhuo Bingtian, you come to read it." ”

Yi Zhi's excerpt was written after visiting Zaiquan, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, and Zhuo Bingtian, and it was written in great detail, not only introducing in detail the situation of the issuance of banknotes by Britain and the United States, but also describing the many benefits brought by Yuanqi's issuance of banknotes.

The excerpt is very long, enough for tea, Zhuo Bingtian finished reading, the whole warm pavilion was quiet, Zaiquan and Pan Shien, who knew everything about this matter, were too involved because of this matter, and it was detrimental to the interests of the princes and ministers of Jingshi, and no one was willing to speak easily.

And Mu Zhang'a, Qi Liaozao and others heard about it for the first time, in addition to being shocked or shocked, Yi Zhishu actually planned Yuanqi to issue banknotes, and Daoguang also convened a group of important ministers to discuss this matter, which was obviously tempting!

The people who saw it were silent, and Daoguang did not urge, he knew very well that this matter was too big, and none of the courtiers knew about the currency issuance in the West, so they did not dare to speak rashly.

And he himself is indeed very excited about this matter, I have to say that Yuan Qi's issuance of banknotes, it is indeed a great way to alleviate the financial crisis of the imperial court, and the amount of paper money issued is based on the imperial court's indefinite treasury bonds and the total amount of Yuan Qi's own funds to approve, and by the imperial court and Yuan Qi jointly supervised, enough to ensure that the banknotes will not depreciate, for the imperial court, this move has great benefits!

After waiting for a long time, seeing that no one still spoke, Daoguang took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Now the financial situation of the imperial court, you should all know that the war with the British, the silver treasury is empty, the Yellow River has burst its embankment year after year, and the imperial court is already seriously unable to make ends meet.

In addition, there is the construction of the railway, the Qincha to Guangzhou and the officials of Guangzhou have very detailed reports on the Focan-Guangzhou railway, and the railway is not affected by the bad weather, even if it is snowy and icy, it can operate normally, and I have a hunch that the railway will be the most important mode of transportation in the future.

In view of the importance of railways, the construction of railways in the Qing Dynasty could not be said to be built by private individuals, and some important trunk lines still had to be controlled by the imperial court, which required a huge amount of silver.

In addition, there is disaster relief, since I took the throne, disasters have been frequent, and in recent years, it has been continuous, I have a hunch that disasters may increase in the next few years, how can such frequent disaster relief be affordable with today's financial situation? ”

Daoguang's meaning is very clear, the imperial court now and in the future need a huge amount of additional silver, and the only solution is to authorize Yuanqi to issue banknotes, seeing that no one said anything, Wang Ding took the lead in speaking: "Authorizing Yuanqi to issue banknotes can be said to benefit the country and the people, as long as it can ensure that the banknotes do not depreciate, Weichen strongly agrees." ”

Seeing that he opened his mouth to support, Mu Zhang'a hurriedly spoke: "Once the banknotes issued by Yuan Qi are widely circulated, Yuan Qi will be in a very transcendent position....... And then control the entire Qing Dynasty's money industry, and no one will be able to check and balance. ”

Listening to this, everyone was silent, if Yuanqi has the right to issue banknotes, Yuanqi banknotes are widely circulated, Yuanqi wants to monopolize the Qing Dynasty money industry, it can be said that it is effortless, really at that time, even if Daoguang, want to move Yuanqi, all weigh it carefully, once Yuanqi has an accident, the entire Qing Dynasty's money industry will collapse.

This problem, Daoguang has not considered it, no matter how big Yuanqi is, after all, it is managed by people, Yi Zhizhi's status in Yuanqi is estimated that no one can shake it, and Yuanqi can't do without him, as long as he controls Yi Zhiqi, it is equivalent to controlling Yuanqi, there is nothing to worry about.

Pan Shien said slowly: "Since the imperial court and Yuan Qi jointly supervise the issuance of banknotes, the imperial court will inevitably appoint officials to supervise the issuance of paper money. ”

Du Shoutian said: "Weichen steals that it is not enough to supervise the number of banknotes issued, and the equivalent amount of cash of the banknotes issued by Yuanqi should be supervised, so that there is no need to worry about the formation of Yuanqi's tail." ”

This proposal is not bad, Daoguang secretly thought in his heart, if the imperial court can supervise the cash of Yuanqi and the issuance of banknotes of the same amount, then there is really no need to worry about it, and it is up to Yuanqi to toss, however, this idea is good, I am afraid it will not work, after all, the banknotes issued by Yuanqi can be cashed at any time, and Yuanqi's cash is controlled, how can Yuanqi still cash out?

Zhuo Bingtian said slowly: "It is feasible to supervise the number of banknotes issued, just supervise Yuanqi's banknote printing factory and Yuanqi's cash, not to mention that Yuanqi will not agree, even if Yuanqi agrees, how will the imperial court supervise?" Yuanqi's branches are all over several provinces, and the cash in and out is frequent, and the exchange of banknotes and cash is bound to be frequent, so it cannot be supervised at all. ”

"There are many shareholders of Yuanqi, and there are many factories and mines under its name, the principal is abundant, beyond imagination, and the indefinite treasury bonds issued by the imperial court are not small." Du Shoutian retorted: "It is certain that if Yuanqi issues banknotes, it will inevitably be as high as seventy or eighty million or even hundreds of millions of taels of silver, such a huge amount of banknotes can threaten the money industry of the Qing Dynasty at any time, if it cannot supervise the cash, it cannot allow Yuanqi to issue banknotes." ”

"It's impossible to supervise cash!" Zhuo Bingtian said in a deep voice: "Such a large amount, such a large range, and frequent exchanges in and out, not to mention the imperial court, even Yuan Qi is difficult to effectively supervise, and the investigation is nothing more than accounts." ”

Du Shoutian is the teacher of the fourth prince Yixu, and Zhuo Bingtian is the teacher of the sixth prince Yixu, the two faintly have some-for-tat meaning, Daoguang frowned, looked at Zaiquan, and said, "Zaiquan, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Yuan Qi's issuance of banknotes is not a good thing for the princes and ministers of Jingshi, and Zaiquan wants to win over Yi Zhicontent, he neither wants to explicitly oppose nor explicitly support, he has long planned to be a stuffy gourd, but he didn't expect Daoguang to point to his head, and he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and Yuan Qi's issuance of paper money must also have advantages and disadvantages, its advantages lie in providing a large amount of indefinite treasury bonds for the imperial court, and its disadvantage lies in the transcendent status of Yuan Qi, who monopolizes the Qing Dynasty money industry, however, in the slight view of Wei Chen, Yuan Qi does not seem to have the intention of monopolizing the entire Qing Dynasty money industry...... ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "Yi Zhizhi is content to raise his nationality and enter the flag, and he marries the clan, and he is a first-class viscount, the governor ......of Nanyang, he has repeatedly shared worries for the monarch, expressed difficulties for the country, and maintained the dignity of the Qing Dynasty everywhere for foreign affairs, and it is beyond reproach for ministers and businessmen. ”

The meaning of his words is very clear, Yi Zhicontent is beyond reproach, there is no need to always question Yuan Qi for trouble, the words fell, Mu Zhang'a took over the conversation and said: "It's against Yuan Qi!" Yi Zhifen may not be the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi for a long time.

Yuanqi has banks, schools, factories, mines, companies, etc., and the staff under his name should be conservatively estimated to have 200,000 people. ”

Du Shoutian also followed: "Regardless of whether Yuanqi has the intention of monopolizing the money industry in the Qing Dynasty, once Yuanqi banknotes are circulated in large quantities, who can compete with them?" Even if there is no name of monopoly, there is a monopoly! ”

Qi Liaozao, who has not spoken, also said slowly: "The issuance of banknotes has a lot to do with it, and at the beginning of the issuance of Daming treasure banknotes, it was also strictly regulated and circulated unhindered, but in the end it ended up like waste paper. ”

Sai Shang Ah and He Rulin also echoed the opening of their mouths, and they all agreed to take a long-term view.

Seeing this situation, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, and Zhuo Bingtian were silent, and the issuance of banknotes was really not a trivial matter.

"Let's talk about it here for the time being, kneel down." Daoguang didn't have much interest in listening to it anymore, and it could be seen that the attitude of support was not resolute, but the opposition was extremely resolute, and this matter was really considered in the long run.

Waiting for everyone to retreat, Daoguang got up and paced back and forth in the warm pavilion, pondering the controversy of everyone, Mu Zhang'a's worries are a little unfounded, Yuanqi itself is extremely huge, there are many silver numbers, factories, mines, companies, schools and the like under his name, but they are not a whole, the status of Yuanqi Bank is transcendent, it does not mean that all the factories and mines under Yuanqi's name are transcendent, and with the strict supervision and supervision of local officials, it should not be a big problem.

However, what Du Shoutian said has some truth, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels of silver banknotes are circulated, if Yuan Qi's cash cannot be effectively supervised, this is equivalent to hanging a sword on the head of the imperial court, but, then again, so many industries under the name of Yuan Qi can be described as a handle, Yuan Qi will never dare to act arbitrarily, and the court can seize Yuan Qi's silver money and all the industries under Yuan Qi's name at any time.

Mutual restraint, yes, is mutual restraint, the court and Yuan Qi have the means to restrain each other, this matter seems to be nothing to worry about, but, in this way, in response to Mu Zhang'a's words, Yuan Qi will be difficult to check and balance in the future, and throw a mouse taboo, because moving Yuan Qi will affect the money industry of the Qing Dynasty.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, the benefits are obvious, and the disadvantages are also very obvious, if such a huge Yuan Qi is difficult to check and balance, it is indeed a heart disease for the imperial court!

Xianyou Palace, Yi Mansion.

The two carriages stopped outside the gate, and the carriage was generally not allowed to park outside the main gate, and before the doorman stepped forward, the brightly dressed Yi Zhicontent got out of the carriage, and saw his own lord, the two guards hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and Tang Youliang, the guard who was temporarily in charge, also hurriedly greeted him.

A few maids also came out of the latter carriage at this time, looking at the Yi Mansion in front of them with some curiosity, Tang Youliang, who was waiting, stepped forward to salute, and Yi Zhizhi casually ordered: "These are a few maids sent by Rong Beile Mansion to help, you can arrange them for them." So saying, he hurried into the door.

Today, he went to visit Rongbeile Mansion, only to know that his future mother-in-law, Zaitong's mother, is actually a well-known female lyricist in Beijing, and her name is not small. This Cheng Rong Ruo is the famous Nalan Xingde.

Gu Taiqing is not old, but he is only in his forties, gentle and virtuous, graceful, and very friendly to Yi Zhi, and he heard that Yi Fu was still looking for maids, so he sent a few maids directly, and the eldest brother Zaijun, who took the title of Viscount Bei, was even more enthusiastic about him.

This trip to Rongbeile Mansion had a very good impression on him, but unfortunately he couldn't see Zaiton, and the girl should be shy and didn't dare to come out to see him.

Returning to the main courtyard and washing up a little, Yi Zhishu was about to go to the study, but saw Tang Youliang hurrying over, with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but say: "What a good thing, look at you happy." ”

Tang Youliang himself is a personal guard who is easy to be content, and he has been by his side for several years, and when he heard this, he immediately reported softly: "Great joy!" After a pause, he continued: "Someone from Haidian said that my aunt and grandmother felt a little unwell in the past few days, and asked a doctor to take the pulse, saying that it was a happy pulse!" ”

Joy? Easy to be content, pregnant! There are a lot of women around him, and he is not abstinent in his life, but he didn't expect that the first one to conceive would be Bai Zhi! He hurriedly asked, "Can it be confirmed?" ”

Tang Youliang nodded again and again: "Then I invited a doctor, and I was indeed happy." As he spoke, he said with a smile on his face, "Congratulations to the sir." ”

It's time to congratulate! Yi Zhi's content couldn't help but bloom for a while, and ordered: "All the guards, reward ten taels of silver, maids, reward four taels!" There is one in the house, and it is the same whether it comes first or last! ”

"Thank you." Tang Youliang said with a smile: "However, before the lord got married, he took a concubine and gave birth to a child, and spreading it would hinder the reputation of the lord, this is not Guangzhou and Shanghai." ”

"Reward!" Yi Zhishu said indifferently: "Don't say the reason, in addition, the Haidian Garden will be rewarded together." ”

Tang Youliang left, Yi Zhishu still couldn't contain the excitement in his heart, so many years, there has been no out, he began to suspect a little bit that there was something wrong with his body, he didn't want Bai Zhi to give him a surprise, think about it carefully, this Bai Zhi's luck is really not ordinarily good, he was absent in Dinghai for a few months, returned to Guangzhou, Bai Xue and the two girls came to menstruation, and they couldn't accept the joy, if they learned the truth, the two girls would be annoyed.

I have to take a chance to go to Haidian to have a look, Yi Zhizhi secretly thought in his heart, last time Su Mengdie's child was not saved, this can't be any mistakes, Bai Zhi is not young, and she should ask a doctor to recuperate for her, in addition, by the way, do you also show yourself, if you have to abstain in order to reproduce, but it is a little painful! (To be continued.) )