The Northern Confederation's victory at the Battle of Antenham, followed by the Emancipation Proclamation, can be called a turning point in the American Civil War.

Everyone knows that once the war burns to the plantations in the south, it will cause great damage to the cotton in the south, and in addition, the blockade of the north to the south will inevitably become more and more severe, even if there is cotton in the south, it may be difficult to transport it.

Although it is easy to be content with foresight, early in the early years began to vigorously promote the planting of cotton, the annual output of cotton is also higher than a year, despite this, still can not meet the needs of the European textile industry, moreover, Yuanqi's cotton still takes an intermittent supply, although cotton has been sky-high, but the market is in a state of cotton shortage anytime and anywhere.

Cotton prices continue to rise, bulk trading prices are soon breaking through fifty cents, whether in the East or West, the whole world is crazy about cotton, which is undoubtedly a great stimulus to promote cotton planting around the world, Asia, America, Europe, Africa have begun to actively promote cotton planting.

It wasn't just cotton that was affected by the Battle of Antenham and the Emancipation Proclamation, but also gold! The gold exchange in New York is unprecedentedly hot, however, the price of gold is not rising, but falling, and the North has turned the tide of the war, resulting in the issuance of green-backed dollars to strengthen, and the exchange rate with gold is naturally falling.

The ups and downs of the exchange rate between the dollar and gold attracted a large number of speculators from various European countries, and also led to the unprecedented prosperity of the New York Gold Exchange.

"Big treasurer, New York gold has fallen hard." Xie Xiuyuan walked into Yi Zhi's study with an anxious face, and hurriedly said before he saw the ceremony: "It fell by ten dollars overnight, and now the price is one hundred and sixty-three, looking at this trend, it will definitely continue to fall." ”

The amount of investment in the New York Gold Exchange is not small, and it plummeted by ten dollars, and it is not to blame Xie Xiuyuan for being anxious, they entered the market early, and entered the market at a price of more than 120 yuan, because of inflation, the war is not going well and the domestic chaos in the United States, the exchange rate between the dollar and gold has been maintaining a continuous and steady upward trend.

This time the market reacted strongly, the decline is fierce, if you can sell in time, you can still guarantee profits, but if the price of gold continues to fall, it is difficult to say, it is very likely that all the previous profits have to be spit out, and even face the possibility of losses.

"Cotton is rising, gold is falling, and it seems that the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation is really not small." Yi Zhizhi didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, "Let's see." ”

Take a second look? Xie Xiuyuan was a little dumbfounded, the decline was so fierce, every day of delay may be a drop of a few dollars or even ten dollars, for Yuan Qi, who has invested a lot, a dollar fluctuation means a profit and loss of 200,000 yuan, and he has always been decisive and content, this time he actually said to take a look again, what does this mean?

Xie Xiuyuan didn't say anything, but Zhao Liewen said: "Is there still ups and downs in the situation?" ”

"There will definitely be ups and downs." Yi Zhicontent said without thinking: "Although I said that the defeat of the south is decided, it does not mean that there are no ups and downs in the war, as long as the war is not over, it is full of countless possibilities, and it is still too early to end the war, how can there be no ups and downs?" ”

These words are cloudy and foggy, and there are some contradictions, Xie Xiuyuan was confused when he heard it, and Zhao Liewen was also puzzled, since the war still has ups and downs, how can he dare to assert that the defeat in the south is decided?

Yi Zhixiang didn't want to explain more, in fact, he didn't know how to explain, he was not worried about the gold speculation in New York, because he knew that the price of gold during the civil war could not turn around and fall, and the war would last for two years, and there would definitely be big ups and downs, otherwise, it would not last that long.

After a little muttering, he ordered: "The profit of cotton trade is not small, and it is a waste of money to be idle, so allocate a part of it to the New York Gold Exchange and buy it when it is cheap." ”

Contrarian operation again? Xie Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment before he said, "I have already invested more than 20 million, and I will continue to add more?" Since the defeat in the south has been decided, the day the war ends, it is the time when gold plummets, and we hold too many of them, I am afraid that it is not conducive to shooting, and it will be a big trouble to smash it in our hands. ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "Let's be flexible, do band operations, we can't always make money without making money." ”

Hearing his relaxed tone, it was like picking up gold on the ground, Xie Xiuyuan also relaxed, and said, "Then the subordinate will go to the ......" ”

"There's one more problem." Yi Zhizhi said: "The fall in gold prices this time is too fierce, and some are not normal, so they are looking for news in Europe." ”

Zhao Liewen reacted very quickly, "Does the big treasurer mean that the financial forces in Europe are deliberately suppressing and causing panic in order to destroy the financial affairs of the north?" ”

"It's very likely." Yi Zhizhi said: "In order to raise military expenses for the war, the Northern Federation issued nearly half a billion dollars, which are completely unsecured by metal currency, which can be said to be a pioneering initiative, but this initiative offended the bankers in Europe because it harmed the interests of the bankers."

The Times of London once issued a statement: If this disgusting new fiscal policy originating from the United States is perpetuated, then the political . The government will be able to issue its own currency at no cost.

It will be able to pay off all its debts and no longer owe debts, it will get all the necessary currency to develop commerce, it will turn into a prosperous country like never before in the world, and the best people and all the wealth of the world will flock to North America. This country must be destroyed, or it will destroy every monarchy in the world.

From this statement, it can be seen that the Northern Federation has become the public enemy of almost all financial forces in Europe, and the victory in the Battle of Antenham and the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation will certainly arouse the fear of European financial forces, and it is very likely that they will take action to destroy the financial affairs of the North. ”

Xie Xiuyuan said worriedly: "If it is really the European financial forces that are stirring up the wind and rain behind the scenes, are our funds on the New York Gold Exchange safe?" ”

"Don't worry, you can't lose money." Yi Zhishu said in a firm tone: "If they are really manipulating behind the scenes, we can cooperate with the federal government. The government joined forces to ensure that they would lose all their money. ”

Seeing that he was so determined, Xie Xiu Yuandeng put his mind at ease, and discussed the details again before getting up and saluting and retiring, and rushed to Yuanqi to negotiate with Kong Jian'an, after all, things like the transfer of funds need to go through Yuanqi Bank.

After Xie Xiuyuan retreated, Zhao Liewen said thoughtfully: "Big shopkeeper, is Yuan Qi considered a financial force?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhi couldn't help but smile, "Huifu is worried that the imperial court will follow the example of the Northern Federation to issue new banknotes?" ”

Zhao Liewen nodded and said, "The imperial court is financially constrained, and it lacks gold and silver reserves, so it is inevitable that it will not be moved. ”

"The situation of the imperial court is different from that of the Northern Federation, and the national conditions of the Qing Dynasty are also very different from those of the Northern Federation." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "If the imperial court follows the example of issuing new banknotes, it will definitely not be able to implement it, and the currency reform of the Xianfeng Dynasty is not a good example?" ”

Jingshi, Prince Gong's Mansion.

As soon as he returned home, Yixun sent someone to the next post to invite Prince Hui Mianyu, Prince Yu Yidao, Minister of Military Aircraft Wenxiang, and University Scholar Jia Zhen to the dinner. He knew very well that the implementation of the constitution was not a trivial matter, and even the preparation of the constitution was extremely risky, and they had to discuss it carefully with their own team.

After receiving Yixun's post, Mianyu, Yidao, Wenxiang, and Jia Zhen all arrived as promised, and Yixun invited the four of them to the study, and said bluntly: "In the past few days, I said that I was sick and recuperated in the house, but in fact, I took the time to go to Shanghai, and I just returned to ....... today." ”

As soon as they heard that he went to Shanghai, Mianyu and the others were a little surprised, no one thought that he would go to Shanghai in micro-service, and Jingshi didn't even hear a little rumor, even a few of them didn't know about it, let alone others, Wen Xiang said with concern: "Can the prince's trip to Shanghai be rewarding?" ”

Yi Xun said with a smile: "I talked with Mayor Yi Guocheng for an afternoon, and I benefited a lot. After a pause, he continued: "Yi Guocheng said that the Qing Dynasty does not have the basis and conditions for a constitution, but he put forward the idea of preparing a constitution. ”

Hearing the constitution, Mianyu couldn't help frowning, "Since there is no basis and conditions for the constitution at present, why rush it?" It's been peaceful for two years, and you can't plan calmly? ”

"I also want to plan calmly and step by step, so as to achieve success, but the current situation is forcing us to speed up the progress of the constitution." Yi Xun said slowly: "One is that the current opportunity is rare, and the other is the threat from Yuan Qi, what will happen if it is really delayed for a few more years?"

The emperor is getting older, the power of the queen mother is increasing, and she will inevitably vigorously oppose the constitution, and Yuan Qi will infiltrate the northern provinces, the cotton trade in the past two years, Yuan Qi not only made a lot of money and won the hearts of the people, in addition, Yuan Qi also sold an astonishing amount of arms to the American Northern Union.

With money, soldiers and the support of the people, will Yi Guocheng have the ambition to replace him? Will his subordinates covet their own selfish interests, instigate or even force them to rebel? Chen Qiao's mutiny, Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe, isn't it a living example?

At present, it seems that the world is peaceful, but in fact it is full of crises, we must implement the constitution as soon as possible, and the preparation of the constitution can greatly promote the process of constitutionalization. ”

"The constitution restricts the imperial power, and the Queen Mother will inevitably not agree, even if the constitution is prepared, once it is proposed, it will inevitably be an earth-shattering shock and cause turmoil in the court." Prince Yu said slowly: "This matter must be cautious, and it is best to let Su Liu come forward." ”

Let Su Shun come out? Yi Xun glanced at him and said, "The matter of constitutionalism is risky, but it can get Yuan Qi's strong support, and it can minimize the possibility of Yuan Qi causing chaos. ”

Hearing this, the room was quiet, Yuan Qi's strong support means strong financial support and military support, the three forces of the imperial court, whoever can get Yuan Qi's full support will be able to suppress the other two. Yixun and Su Shun actually have a close relationship with Yuan Qi, but on closer inspection, the relationship between Su Shun and Yi Zhicontent is more intimate.

Yuan Qi's attitude towards the constitution does not need to be said, if Yi Xun advocates the implementation of the constitution, the relationship with Yuan Qi will be closer, and furthermore, there is another layer of meaning, everyone knows that once the constitution is realized, the position of prime minister is none other than Yi Xun.

Even if you put these aside and minimize the possibility of Yuan Qi causing chaos, it is worth taking this risk! Yuan Qi is like a sharp sword hanging above the court that may fall at any time, threatening the safety of the court all the time, and now the court is most worried about Yuan Qi making trouble, after all, everyone knows that if Yuan Qi is in chaos, the fall of the Qing Dynasty will be a matter of time.

Mianyu couldn't help but ask: "If you implement the constitution, you can ensure that Yuanqi is not opposed?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Xun smiled and said, "What is Yuan Qi?" According to the West, all that Yuanqi represents is the emerging bourgeoisie, what Yuanqi needs is to implement constitutionalism to ensure their interests, and the imperial court implements constitutionalism, so why should Yuanqi make trouble?

Moreover, Yi Guocheng said very clearly, the autocratic imperial power will inevitably be overthrown, this is the era of constitutionalism and republic, I think, this should also be the reason why Yi Guocheng has not raised troops to make trouble, because he wants a hypocritical monarchy, and the throne has no attraction to him. ”

Jia Zhen said with a wry smile: "That is to say, if the imperial court does not implement the constitution, Yuan Qi will rebel!" ”

"Not bad. Yi Guocheng also said this sentence himself when I met with me. Yixun's tone was a little heavy and said: "The imperial court actually has no choice, except for constitutionalism, there is no other choice, at least take the initiative to establish a constitution, and you can keep the throne." ”

After a pause, he continued: "I have pondered repeatedly in the past few days, Yuan Qi has actually been preparing for the constitution all these years.

For example, the newspaper was used to continuously promote the Western ideas of freedom, equality and human rights, which was the necessary ideological basis for the constitution, and Yuanqi also organized people to compile the constitution and improve the law, and Yuanqi's growing shareholders of all sizes can be described as a new bourgeoisie, which is the staunchest supporter of constitutionalism, as well as economic ........ ”

Hearing this, several people couldn't speak, and Yuan Qi has not stopped all these years, and has been preparing for the constitution in a silent voice!

"Since Yuan Qi is determined to implement constitutional government, the imperial court really has no other choice." Mianyu said and sighed lightly, "However, this matter can't be rushed, first release some rumors, build up the momentum, and then find someone to fold, so that it will not be too abrupt." ”

"That's right." Yidao continued: "To implement the constitution, I am afraid that many people in the clan will oppose it, so let out the rumors first, let them understand the actual situation, let them have a spectrum in their hearts, and when they propose to prepare for the constitution, they can also have less resistance." ”

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