Yuanqi's disaster relief this time is equivalent to advertising in Anhui, Henan, how can it be through the hands of the local government? Moreover, for the officials of the local states and counties, Yi Zhixin does not trust, those dirty officials who have plucked their feathers over the goose will make a handful of money if they have their hands, and a group of officials are also pigs who have plucked their skins, embezzled and deducted layer by layer, how much can be left in the mouths of the victims?

He didn't want most of the money Yuan Qi used for disaster relief to fall into the pockets of corrupt officials, but he was an official himself, so these words were difficult to say, so he immediately glanced at Wu Feiyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wu Feiyang smiled and said with a big bag: "Yida shopkeeper rest assured, Yuanqi's disaster relief this time can be called an unprecedented feat, the Cao Gang will definitely do their best to help, the Cao Gang lacks everything, but there is no shortage of people." ”

"With Feiyang's words, I'm relieved." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile, and the kung fu of talking should have been sent up like water earlier, sugar porridge lotus root, sugar taro seedlings, spiced eggs, dried meat and vegetables, crispy baked cakes, xiaolongbao, potstickers..... There was a big table.

Wu Feiyang came early in the morning, poured a stomach full of tea, and was already hungry, so he immediately hurriedly greeted him attentively, Yi Zhizhi was indeed a little hungry, so he immediately stopped talking and filled his stomach first.

After eating breakfast and rinsing his mouth with tea, Yi Zhizhi ordered a cigar, and then said slowly: "There have been a lot of major events in the recent period, and I plan to take the opportunity to write to the imperial court and once again propose the construction of a railway, and clearly propose the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway - the railway from Beijing to Hangzhou. ”

"So fast?" Wu Feiyang said in surprise.

"It's just an opportunity to create momentum." Yi Zhizhi said: "At present, the imperial court has no time to think about the construction of the railway, and it will have to wait until it settles down before it will consider the construction of the railway, at least in a year or two." ”

"Beijing-Hangzhou Railway?" Du Changde said tentatively: "How sure is the shopkeeper of Yida?" ”

"Yingyi's invasion of the coast, the Hubu bank deficit case, and the Henan flood, these three things happened one after another, and the root of them all lies in the ..... of silver." Yi Zhifu paused before he said: "If it was only three points sure that prompted the imperial court to make up its mind to build a railway in the past, after going through this series of things, now it can be at least six or seven points sure." ”

So sure? Du Changde was a little skeptical, but Wu Feiyang said: "We have never asked about political affairs, can the shopkeeper of Yida explain in detail, what does the construction of the railway have to do with Yingyi?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said: "The Yingyi fleet invaded the coastal area of the Qing Dynasty, and the sailors had no strength to fight, so they could only let the Yingyi fleet rampant along the coast and wreak havoc, what does the imperial court think about this?" The most urgent thing is to reorganize the coastal naval division and build warships that can compete with the Yingyi fleet, so as to maintain the tranquility of the southeastern wealthy land.

How expensive battleships are, you know? A warship can cost hundreds of thousands, or even millions of taels of silver, and it takes tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels of silver to build a huge fleet of sailors.

The outbreak of the Hubu Treasury Deficit Case shows that the emptiness of the treasury has reached a very dangerous point, and the Henan flood is even worse for the imperial court. Silver! The construction of railways, especially the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway, once completed, can save at least millions of taels of silver for the imperial court a year. For the imperial court, there is nothing more important at the moment than to increase the revenue of the state treasury! ”

Du Changde nodded and said, "It's still the shopkeeper of Yida who sees it thoroughly." ”

After chatting a few words, seeing that Yi Zhizhi didn't mention anything serious, Wu Feiyang and Du Changde got up to say goodbye, they had to reply as soon as possible, after all, it was not a trivial matter.

After the two left, Jiang Yuheng, the chief treasurer of the Jiangning branch, said cautiously: "The Yellow River broke this time, more than ten prefectures and counties in Henan were affected, and the Jiangning branch was quite a little unable to open the turnover, and there was no branch in Henan, can the amount of disaster relief be lowered, 5,000 taels ...... a state and county." ”

This time Yuanqi disaster relief, Yi Zhixin set a state and county relief scale of 10,000 to 20,000, not only because of the large number of states and counties affected by the disaster, but also considering that Yuanqi was short of money during this time, listening to this, he shook his head and said: "Yuanqi has not opened a branch in Henan, but sooner or later it will be opened, and there are many Henan nationals in Yuanqi's regiment, which is conducive to enhancing the cohesion of Yuanqi. ”

Jiang Yuheng thought that a disaster relief could involve so many things, and immediately said: "It's still the long-term consideration of the big shopkeeper." ”

"Guangzhou will soon have a large amount of remittances, so I don't have to worry about not being able to turn around." Yi Zhishu got up as he spoke, and said as he walked: "In this disaster relief, we must ask about every detail, accumulate experience, and summarize afterwards." ”

"The subordinates respectfully respect the orders of the great treasurer." Jiang Yuheng hurriedly responded.

After breaking up with Jiang Yuheng after leaving the 'Sun Chu Restaurant', Yi Zhizhi did not return to the Governor's Palace, but walked slowly along the west bank of the Qinhuai River, enjoying the scenery of the Qinhuai River, stopping and stopping for half an hour, and came to the front of an inconspicuous courtyard, he slightly tilted his head and signaled the guard to step forward and knock on the door, and soon, the door opened, revealing Jin Ying's pretty face.

Yi Zhicontent, who was waiting, walked in slowly, closed the door, and Jin Yingcai said in surprise: "The young master has come to Jinling?" ”

After taking a look at the situation in the yard and seeing that the pickers were even tidy, Yi Zhizhi smiled and said, "How many days have you been here, what is unusual recently?" ”

"That young master must not have seen the news of the slave's new report." Jin Ying led him into the hall before saying, "In recent days, Jiangning has come to many friends on the road, all of whom came from Guangzhou, Guangxi, and Fujian. As she spoke, she quickly poured a cup of herbal tea for Yi Zhicontent.

After drinking a cup of herbal tea, Yi Zhizhi said, "Didn't inquire about their intentions? ”

"How can you not inquire about ......" Jin Ying said: "These people came to Jiangning to celebrate the birthday of an old-timer who collected mountains. ”

Birthday? Yi Zhishu asked casually: "Who has such a big face?" ”

"I don't know the young master." Jin Ying said with a smile: "Xu Tingshan, Jinling 'Shuntai Dart Xing' Old Man Xu, this year's sixtieth birthday, Xu Tingshan has traveled south and north for 40 years, has a wide range of contacts, has a wide face, and can be regarded as a well-known No. 1 person in the rivers and lakes." ”

"How long is the birthday?"

"On the eighth day of the next month, there will be more than half a month."

As expected, these Jianghu people who came to Jiangning to celebrate their birthday should all be from the Heaven and Earth Society, but for the sake of secrecy, the Heaven and Earth Society kept these congregations in the dark, and when the British warship entered Wusongkou, the Heaven and Earth Society would deploy specific tasks.

However, from this point, he can also be more sure that Yingyi's attack target is Jiangning, on the eighth day of the seventh month, it seems that Yingyi's attack on Jiangning is indeed scheduled for July and August, all of which echoed his speculation, and after a while, he asked: "Is there anyone from the Qinglian Sect who has come to join in the fun?" ”

"Yes." Jin Ying nodded and said, "Jiangxi Huguang came sporadically, but I don't know each other. As she spoke, she rolled her eyes and said, "There won't be any danger, right?" ”

Yi Zhicontent smiled: "What danger can there be? As long as they don't make trouble, no one wants to pay attention to them. ”

It was almost noon, Yi Zhishu wanted to go back to the governor's palace, return to the private courtyard where he was temporarily staying, take a bath, and he was about to take a nap, but Li Wang came in and reported: "Lord Wu, the left attendant of the household department, has come to visit. ”

Wu Qijun? Yi Zhishu was a little surprised, he didn't walk around the officialdom when he came to Jiangning, and not many people knew about it, how did Wu Qijun know? Puzzled in his heart, he still hurried out, although the other party was preparing for the Hubu Bank in Jiangning, but after all, he was the official body of the Hubu Zuo Shilang, and he was really not slacking.

Yi Zhishu rushed to the door, and saw Wu Qijun dressed in a long shirt, shaking the folding fan unhurriedly, with a faint smile on his face, and immediately hurriedly smiled and said: "Lord Wu has something to send someone to inform him, how dare Lord Lao come to the door in person." ”

Wu Qijun returned the salute with a smile and said, "Contentment quietly came to Jiangning, and the old man dared to summon it openly?" ”

"Your Excellency, please." Yi Zhixiang hurriedly stretched out his hand to give courtesy.

The two entered the room and sat down, and Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "How is the preparation of the household bank, and when do you plan to open it?" ”

Speaking of this stubble, Wu Qijun shook his head slightly and said, "Now in this situation, the old man is really a little worried, and he doesn't dare to open it rashly." ”

Yi Zhixin wasn't sure if the other party knew about the battle of Jiangning, and he really didn't know what to say for a while, so he smiled, and then he said vaguely: "This is the first government-run bank in the Qing Dynasty, and it is reasonable for adults to be cautious." ”

"I heard that Yuanqi's actions are fast enough, and now branches have been opened in Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces." Wu Qijun said slowly: "When the Hubu Bank opens, contentment can help a lot. ”

What does that mean? Yi Zhizu said tentatively: "What do you mean, the household bank and the Yuanqi joint number are transferred?" ”

Wu Qijun looked at him and said, "Is it possible to cooperate further?" ”

Further cooperation? Yi Zhizhi was content, and then said: "Adults may wish to speak clearly." ”

Speaking of this, Wu Qijun didn't go around in circles, and said straightforwardly: "Wang Zhongtang sent a letter to the old man, proposing a new idea - a joint bank between government and business. ”

What kind of bad idea did Wang Ding come up with? Yi Zhizhi couldn't help but secretly slander himself, the government and businessmen jointly set up a bank, and the court is now poor, what can be done to co-organize it with Yuanqi? Annexing Yuanqi in the name of co-sponsorship? This appetite is too big, and I am not afraid of losing my teeth. took a cigar and lit it slowly, spewing out a cloud of smoke before he said in a muffled voice: "The government and business are co-organized, can there be a specific charter?" ”

"There is no specific charter yet." Wu Qijun said truthfully: "However, the imperial court hopes to join forces with Yuan Qi to monopolize the money industry in Jiangnan. ”

Yi Zhishu said with a slight sneer: "How much silver can the imperial court come up with?" ”

"The emphasis is on supervision, and shares are secondary." Wu Qijun said unabashedly: "The current embarrassing situation of the imperial court, contentment must be very clear, and now the imperial court is eager to monopolize the money industry in Jiangnan, so that it can issue treasury bonds in Jiangnan as soon as possible." ”

Yi Zhizhi smoked his cigar and didn't say a word, the imperial court was eager to issue treasury bonds in Jiangnan, but he was not at ease to let Yuanqi monopolize the money industry in Jiangnan, so he came up with a government-business joint bank, the main purpose is to supervise, this idea is not excessive, and it can even be said to be reasonable, but the question is how to supervise? In these years, it is not easy to supervise thousands or even tens of thousands of bank branches in several provinces.

Seeing that he was silent, Wu Qijun continued: "Wang Zhongtang made it very clear in his letter that if the government and businessmen can jointly set up a bank, let alone monopolize Jiangnan, it is a monopoly on the entire Qing Dynasty's money industry, and the imperial court is also happy to see it. ”

Monopolizing the entire Qing Dynasty's money industry, this temptation is big enough, Yi Zhizhi leaned back slightly, and said, "How does the imperial court plan to supervise it?" ”

Hearing him ask like this, Wu Qijun was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that there was really a play, and when he considered it, he said: "The imperial court fully respects Yuan Qi's opinion, and it is best not to harm Yuan Qi's interests, but also to effectively supervise it." ”

Yi Zhizhi laughed secretly in his heart, that is to say, the imperial court only has this intention now, there is no specific charter, and there is no specific supervision method, but wants to negotiate with him to see if there is a feasible way, to put it bluntly, this is to let him propose a feasible and effective method, which is simply to let him lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot!

However, it has to be said that the government and business joint bank, for Yuanqi has a huge benefit, with the participation of the imperial court, the implementation of monopoly, can be said to be twice the result with half the effort, if refused, Yuanqi in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will inevitably be difficult, and the imperial court may also join forces with other business gangs to open a bank to suppress Yuanqi, Hangzhou now has this sign.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "The joint establishment of a bank by government and business, there is no precedent in Western countries, there is no precedent to follow, and it is not clear under the law, what aspects of the so-called supervision of the imperial court is to supervise?" This is a matter of long-term consideration. ”

Hearing this, Wu Qijun was slightly disappointed, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Can Yuanqi issue treasury bonds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible?" ”

Groaning slightly, Yi Zhi was content to say: "Issuing treasury bonds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, when the war in Jiangnan is over and settles down, you can try, but Yuanqi can't undertake the contract like in Guangzhou, and the adults also know that Yuanqi has not yet gained a firm foothold in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Yuanqi's financial strength has shrunk sharply recently." ”

Significant drawdown? Wu Qijun glanced at him and said, "Disaster relief? ”

"Disaster relief is only a few hundred thousand taels." Yi Zhishu smiled bitterly and said, "Don't you think that this counselor minister is just a counselor for military affairs, right?" ”

Wu Qijun reacted when he boarded, the imperial court appointed Yi Zhizu as a counselor minister completely for Yuan Qi's silver, he shook his head a little speechlessly, I really don't know what the imperial court thinks, even if Yuan Qi is covered in iron, how many nails can he hit? With such a toss, it is Yuanqi who also loses, and if you change to other business groups, you will already cross!

After a slight sigh, he said: "The huge deficit of the household treasury, the current situation of the imperial court is more difficult, but the past that can always be dealt with in front of the present, it will be more difficult in the future, if you can't issue treasury bonds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible, it is the most worrying. ”

This was vague, but Yi Zhishu understood it, and immediately smiled and said, "Master Xie mentions it." (To be continued.) )