Chapter 805: The Winged King's Choice

Although it has been roughly judged that the economic crisis in England will break out in the near future, Yi Zhizu cannot accurately judge when the economic crisis will break out, however, with his judgment, it should not be so fast, and the fastest should be next year or the year after next.

With the Yuanqi general account to withdraw funds, he intends to enter the financial center of London to stir up trouble, shorting several influential stocks when necessary, causing panic, to ensure that the economic crisis in England is detonated at the most appropriate time.

Although Europe has a tradition of launching foreign wars to transfer the crisis, he firmly believes that England does not dare to break out a large-scale war with the Qing Dynasty in West Asia, naval warfare is England's strength, land warfare, he really didn't take England in his eyes, not to mention, he began to lay out in the northwest in advance, occupying a great advantage.

Northwest expansion, he is not afraid of England, but if Britain, France, Italy and Austria and other countries join forces to curb the expansion of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Qi is really a little unable to resist, Russia, an ally in his opinion, basically cannot be relied on, unless there are major interests, otherwise Russia will inevitably stand by.

Xie Xiuyuan exited the study and was about to run the Yuanqi General Account in person, but he ran into Kong Jian'an when he left the courtyard and immediately smiled and said: "I was planning to go to the General Number, and Lao Kong came just in time ......." ”

The two are old acquaintances, and at the beginning of Yuanqi's founding, the two worked together in a team, and they got along very well. ”

"The big shopkeeper has something to explain...... Xie Xiuyuan lowered his voice as he spoke, "The big shopkeeper intends to stir up the financial market in London, and let the general number transfer 350 million as a backup. ”

Thirty or fifty million is not a large amount for Yuanqi Bank, but Kong Jian'an said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid this matter is a little troublesome, let's go, go to see the big shopkeeper together." ”

As soon as he heard that there was trouble, Xie Xiuyuan's heart sank, and he said tentatively: "Those people on the board of directors are restless again?" ”

"Not really." Kong Jian'an shook his head, since the last time Yi Zhizhi submitted a resignation, all the directors of the board of directors of Yuanqi have become more stable, not to mention just transferring thirty or fifty million, that is, one or two hundred million, as long as it does not affect the normal operation of Yuanqi Bank, no one dares to jump out and neigh, unless they don't want the position of Yuanqi's director.

After pondering for a while, he continued: "The collapse of cotton prices has had a great impact on Shanghai's money industry...... ”

As soon as he heard this, Xie Xiuyuan put his mind at ease, Yuanqi is the backbone of Shanghai's money industry, as long as Yuanqi Bank is fine, there will be no major incident in Shanghai's money industry.

Seeing Xie Xiuyuan and Kong Jian'an, who came in to greet him, Yi Zhixiang was also a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Such a coincidence? ”

"Isn't that a coincidence?" Xie Xiuyuan said with a smile: "As soon as you get out of the yard, you can meet the shopkeeper Kong." ”

"Sit down, no formality." Yi Zhixiang greeted with a smile, and as soon as Kong Jian'an sat down, he said straightly: "Big shopkeeper, the price of cotton has plummeted, and the banks that speculate on cotton trade have suffered large losses, preliminary statistics, a total of 43 Chinese and foreign banks have suffered losses of varying degrees, and there are no less than 100 of these banks, if they are allowed to develop, I am afraid it will cause panic ........" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi couldn't help frowning, it is not easy for Shanghai finance to have today's prosperous situation, and he has poured a lot of effort into it, if Yuan Qi stands by and watches this matter, once it causes panic, I don't know how many banks and money banks will be run and closed, don't England has not yet had a major financial turmoil, but the Qing Dynasty appeared first, it has really become a joke.

Seeing him frowning, Xie Xiuyuan couldn't help but complain: "Those cotton merchants will not fall to the point of losing their money if they have the slightest bit of self-knowledge. ”

Kong Jian'an's face was also a little unsightly, but he still mustered up the courage to say truthfully: "The big shopkeeper, the largest amount of money borrowed from those banks is Yuanqi Bank, and saving them is to save yourself." ”

This truth is easy to understand that Yuanqi, as the largest bank in the Qing Dynasty, has close capital exchanges with many small and medium-sized banks and money banks, which is simply inevitable, Kong Jian'an just doesn't say it, he also knows it.

It is naturally impossible to sit idly by, but the question is how to save it? Moreover, once an economic crisis breaks out in Europe, it will inevitably have an impact on Shanghai's financial industry, and what should be done then? The money Yuan Qi earned was not intended to be used on them.

Seeing that he was silent, Xie Xiuyuan said: "The big shopkeeper just ordered to buy a large amount of cotton on the market at a price of eight cents, and the news spread, which should be enough to stabilize people's hearts, after all, it is not a loss of money." ”

Kong Jian'an said: "The last purchase price was not twelve cents? ”

"The price of cotton in England is only 12 cents now, and it will continue to fall." Xie Xiuyuan said: "If we still collect at this price, won't we lose money?" ”

"Price increase." Yi Zhizhi said in a sullen voice: "Just collect it at the price of twelve cents, minimize their losses, and reduce the pressure on the bank, but fortunately, the scale of cotton planting this year has been forcibly reduced by a lot of ........" ”

Hearing this, Xie Xiuyuan realized how wise it was to adopt the method of subsidizing and raising the grain order price at the beginning of the year to induce cotton farmers to switch to growing grain; otherwise, the scale of cotton planting would not be controlled at all.

After a pause, Yi Zhishu then asked: "Is the amount of money borrowed with foreign banks large?" ”

"Yuanqi does not have many loans with foreign banks, and the amount is not large." Kong Jian'an hurriedly said: "The amount of money for foreign banks to speculate on cotton this time is not large, but the amount of money they lend to speculative cotton merchants is not small. ”

After a pause, he explained: "There are strict rules on large loans in Yuanqi, and it is difficult for cotton speculators to borrow large amounts in Yuanqi, and many speculators turn to foreign banks to borrow. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded slightly, the cotton trade in recent years has been monopolized by Yuanqi, and foreign banks have no opportunity for speculation at all.

After lighting a cigarette and thinking for a while, he spoke: "There are signs of a financial crisis in Europe recently, take this opportunity to settle with them as soon as possible, and the domestic banks and banks should conduct a comprehensive assessment. ”

Hearing this, Kong Jian'an's heart sank, "The big shopkeeper is saying that the financial crisis in Europe will have an impact on Shanghai?" ”

"Shanghai has been open for more than 20 years, and now Shanghai is the most industrially developed and economically developed city in China, as well as China's largest foreign trade port, the largest cargo distribution center in the southeast, Shanghai's financial economy has been more and more deeply integrated into the world trade system, not 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago, the changes in the global market, financial changes, Shanghai will inevitably be affected."

Yi Zhishu paused slightly, glanced at Kong Jian'an and Xie Xiuyuan, and said in a deep voice: "If the judgment is correct, Western countries are about to face a new round of financial crisis and economic crisis, which will definitely have a big impact on Shanghai's financial economy."

It is really not easy for Shanghai to have today's financial scale, and we must make preparations in advance to minimize the impact of the Western economic crisis and the financial crisis on Shanghai, and we can take advantage of this opportunity to carry out a large-scale clean-up and rectification of Shanghai's money industry. ”

Although Yuan Qi had not experienced the economic crisis and financial crisis, Kong Jian'an and Xie Xiuyuan clearly understood the harm of the world economic crisis in 1857.

After a slight hesitation, Kong Jian'an asked, "How much time do we have to prepare?" ”

"It's supposed to be next year or the year after." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "We must complete the clean-up and rectification by next summer, sooner rather than later." However, be careful not to leak the news. ”

"Subordinates understand." Kong Jian'an and the two said in unison, both of them were convinced of Yi Zhi's judgment, and they knew that this judgment had immeasurable value.

After hesitating, Kong Jian'an said: "It takes a lot of money to stabilize Shanghai's finance, and the big shopkeeper needs to withdraw funds, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to turn around ......." ”

"It's okay, I'll think of something else." Yi Zhizhi said disapprovingly, he didn't have a lot of funds at his disposal, so he wasn't worried about it.

As soon as the news spread that Yuanqi bought a large amount of cotton at a price of twelve cents, all the cotton speculators were grateful and rushed to sell the cotton to Yuanqi, everyone knew that the price of cotton in Europe would continue to fall, and even if it did not fall, the cotton shipped to Europe could not be sold at all, and besides, Yuanqi bought at the same price as the European cotton market, which has saved them a huge amount of freight!

Although it is still a serious loss, but this is better than cotton smashed in the hand, the current trend, no one knows when the price of cotton will rise again, and the large loan interest does not allow them to hoard cotton in their hands for a long time.

At the same time, all the banks in Shanghai are also secretly relieved, others are not clear, but they are very clear, Yuanqi's move is to save them, once those cotton speculators have lost their money, waiting for them will definitely go bankrupt!

While they were secretly rejoicing, no one realized that Yuanqi was planning a large-scale clean-up and rectification of Shanghai's money industry, which would set off a financial storm.

On the surface of the Huangpu River, three pure steam-powered warships flying the Daqing Dragon Flag were flying black smoke and quickly going upstream, and on the bow deck of a warship in the middle, Shi Dakai looked at the somewhat familiar and somewhat unfamiliar scenery on both sides of the strait, and his heart was full of emotion.

While Temasek was docking, he was contacted by someone from the Taiping Army who told him that the king wanted him to return to Bangladesh as soon as possible to train a new army in order to expand westward. Therefore, he rushed to Shanghai as soon as possible to ask for Yi Zhi's opinion.

For his current situation, he knows very well in his heart, although he has not officially invested in Yuanqi, but since he was seconded to Yuanqi to conquer Siam, he has traveled farther and farther away from the Taiping army, and the United States has been watching the war for four years, and he is even more estranged from the Taiping army.

However, since Hong Xiuquan dragged people with letters, he couldn't bear to abandon the Taiping Army, and he couldn't pass the level in his heart!

Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Hearing the report that Xiao Mingliang and Shi Dakai were out asking to see him, Yi Zhixiang was unabashedly happy, got up and walked out quickly, and walked to the gate of the courtyard, Xiao Mingliang, who was dressed in military uniform, quickly greeted him and saluted and said loudly: "Student Xiao Mingliang has seen the principal!" ”

Shi Dakai was a little embarrassed, and also gave a military salute, saying, "I've seen the King of Zhennan." ”

Yi Zhishu looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Yes, it seems to be strong, it seems that I have lived a good life in the United States." ”

Xiao Mingliang grinned and said, "Thank you for your concern, the Northern Army is quite thoughtful in taking care of us." ”

"I heard that there are three warships?" Yi Zhixiang said with concern: "Are they all settled?" ”

Xiao Mingliang said loudly: "Principal rest assured, everything has been settled." ”

"Okay." Yi Zhi shook his head and said: "Tell them that a banquet will be held in the evening to catch the wind and wash the dust for them." As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Meilian behind him and said, "Tell the American Consulate and invite them to participate." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Mingliang hurriedly said: "The principal has a banquet, this is a rare honor, the students have to ask the guards to go back and inform ......." ”

"Go ahead." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, after three or four years in the United States, and sailing on the sea for so long, when they arrived in Shanghai, those naval officers and sailors were afraid that they couldn't wait to go out to play.

Entering the study, Yi Zhixiang glanced at Shi Dakai, stretched out his hand to give up his seat, and then said straightly: "Last year, the King of the South and the King of the East came to Shanghai, and the King of the South mentioned to me that he hoped that the King of Wings would return to Bangladesh as soon as possible to train the new army in order to advance westward, what is the plan of the King of Wings?" ”

"At Temasek, the King has also sent someone to contact me." Shi Dakai said truthfully, paused, and asked directly, "What does King Zhennan think?" ”

"If the Wing King wants to keep Yuanqi, now that Yuanqi is ready to continue to expand in the northwest, you can lead the army to the west." Yi Zhizhi said without hurry: "If you are willing to go back to Bangladesh, Yuan Qi will also assist you in training the new army, but in Bangladesh, you are afraid that you will not have the opportunity to lead the army, of course, if you feel tired, you can also stay by my side to help me counsel military affairs, Yuan Qi will have the opportunity to fight in the future." ”

Listening to these words, Shi Dakai couldn't help but be stunned, these three choices, it seems that any of them is very good!

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