The Yuanqi Stock Exchange opened for the issuance of 10 million taels of treasury bonds, and all the civil and military officials in Guangzhou went to congratulate and buy treasury bonds, and the big businessmen and tycoons from the surrounding prefectures and counties of Guangzhou gathered in Xiguan to enthusiastically buy treasury bonds.

As long as Yuanqi has any action, the business of Xiguan's large and small teahouses will be hot, and Xiguan's time-honored Tianhai Pavilion teahouse will not be an exception, early in the morning, the lobby on the first floor is more than half sitting, and there are many fresh faces, and a group of guys are full of energy, inside and out, busy, waiting, they all know that these faces are rich businessmen from nearby prefectures and counties, maybe many of them are Yuanqi's owners, but they dare not dare to slack off because they are outsiders.

The topic of discussion in the lobby is naturally treasury bonds, and these tea customers came early to drink morning tea in order to inquire about matters related to treasury bonds; although the "Xiguan Daily" has introduced treasury bonds and stock exchanges in a row in the past few months, but anyone who reads the newspaper can almost be said to be familiar with this, but after all, this is a new thing that they have never come into contact with, and before taking real money to buy treasury bonds, they naturally want to listen and read more.

"Guest officer, please." Under the courteous greeting of the guys, Yi Zhicontent, who was sticking to his beard, wearing a pair of black wide-rimmed flat glasses, and wearing a jacket robe slowly walked into the lobby, he came to drink morning tea in the morning, and he also wanted to understand the direction of the wind in the teahouse, the quality of the issuance of treasury bonds meant a lot to him Yuan Qi, he didn't want to just listen to the report below, he wanted to hear it in person.

Under the leadership of the guy, he just walked to the table, and he heard a table of guests at Buyuan say loudly: "Don't listen to the national debt promoted by Yuanqi, the risk is small, why the imperial court issued national bonds, is because of the war with England, although we Guangzhou is not afraid of England, but the southeast and north are not comparable to our Guangzhou, England has repeatedly burned and looted on the southeast coast, but the imperial court has no way at all, this battle is lost, the imperial court can repay the national debt?" ”

"That makes sense." Someone immediately chimed in, "The imperial court has not used less troops over the years, and when the emperor used troops in the northwest at the beginning of the imperial pole, he did not see the imperial court issue treasury bonds, could it be that the imperial court can't open the pot?" ”

"Look at what that's said." One person said unhurriedly: "The Northwest uses troops, and the imperial court did not issue treasury bonds, but at that time, there was no Yuan Qi, as we all know, it was Yuan Qiyi's big treasurer Shangshu "On National Debts" who first advocated the issuance of treasury bonds. Besides, with the use of troops in the northwest, how much did the gentry and merchants from all over the country donate? Let's not talk about other places, let's just say that we are Guangdong, Zhang Ge rebelled for five years, and Guangdong donated at least three or four million taels of silver.

The imperial court issues treasury bonds, which is better than ordering local donations, right? Moreover, this treasury bond is still profitable, with a monthly interest rate of 8%, and it is issued at a 9% discount, which is almost the same as the monthly interest rate. ”

"Don't talk too far, what is the interest, first ensure the capital, we are worried about whether the imperial court can repay the national debt, if it is five or six years with England, it costs tens of millions of taels of silver, what will the imperial court use to repay the national debt?"

"If the imperial court does not repay the national debt, it will inevitably be discredited and its reputation will be lost, I am not worried that the imperial court will not be able to repay the national debt, even if the imperial court has no money, it will order the provinces to donate to repay the national debt."

"It's hard to say, in the war with England, it is the southeast coast that suffers, the southeast has always been a place of heavy wealth, if the southeast is a continuous war, the imperial court not only can not guarantee the income, even if it is ordered to donate, I am afraid that it will not be able to collect a few silver."

"You are alarmist, the English are coming, they are all sailors, it is impossible to land on a large scale, how can you cause chaos in the entire southeast? It is nothing more than the suffering of several coastal prefectures and counties, and it does not hinder the overall situation. ”

"Ahem." A middle-aged man in his forties spoke: "Haven't you heard that the minister of the Imperial Mission, Qi Shanqi Zhongtang, has signed an agreement with Yingli, and I am afraid that this battle will not be fought. ”

"An agreement with Anglia? Is there such a thing? ”

"There are quite a few people who know about this." The middle-aged man said slowly: "Actually, your worries are unnecessary, since Yuan Qi dares to undertake the national debt, you don't have to worry about repayment, Yuan Qi has ever made a loss-making transaction since its creation?" Besides, with such a big stall as Yuanqi Bank, can Yuanqi allow this 10 million national debt to ruin Yuanqi's reputation? Excessive anxiety! ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhifen smiled slightly, it seemed that there were still people who understood, but the middle-aged man continued: "You still don't know, this time the treasury bonds, the shopkeeper of Yida called on all the owners of Yuanqi to actively buy, and encouraged all the shopkeepers, men, workers and gentlemen of Yixue under the name of Yuanqi to actively buy treasury bonds. ”

At half past seven, Yi Zhizhi rushed back to the exchange, the street outside the gate was already crowded with people, many of them were workers wearing blue overalls from Changle Machinery Factory, Yi Zhizhi walked all the way, greeting the salutes one after another, entering the gate, Xie Xiuyuan quickly greeted him, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of people today, I'm afraid the amount will not be large." ”

"Not necessarily." Yi Zhizhi said: "Gather all the shopkeepers to go to the conference room." ”

Yuan Qi has the habit of having a meeting in the morning, Xie Xiuyuan naturally understands Yi Zhi's habit of contentment, and has already instructed the exchange to wait early, and when he entered the conference room, Yi Zhizhi glanced at everyone and said: "Originally, I was worried about the lack of popularity, so I let the workers of each factory take turns to come to the exchange on vacation, but now it seems that this worry is a bit redundant."

In addition, a special counter for large accounts will be opened to handle business of more than 1,000 yuan, and priority will be given to more than 3,000 yuan. ”

Hearing his orders, Xie Xiuyuan was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that the news from the outside was good, and sure enough, after one morning, the sales had exceeded one million, reaching 1.32 million, although it could not be compared with yesterday, but it had far exceeded his expectations.

Listening to the report, Yi Zhizhi couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, although there are many Yuanqi employees participating in the purchase today, but the purchasing power of the staff is limited, it is good to be able to break 100,000, which is equivalent to a solid sales of more than 1 million, it seems that 2 million a day is not a problem, as long as this sales can be maintained tomorrow, he does not need to worry.

In the afternoon, when the store was closed, a total of 2.06 million yuan was sold, and the next day, the momentum continued unabated, with a total of 2.18 million yuan sold, a total of 9.6 million yuan in three days.

After the report, Xie Xiuyuan said tentatively: "Big shopkeeper, now the sales momentum of treasury bonds is good, it is expected that they will be sold out in three days at most. ”

"It makes sense." Yi Zhizhi glanced at him with satisfaction and said, "Sell it for another day tomorrow, and we must keep one or two million on hand." ”

"Keep one or two million?" Xie Xiuyuan said: "Why? ”

"Deal." Yi Zhizhi said: "If it rises by one or two points, I'm afraid that no one is willing to sell, and if we don't keep a little bit on hand, we won't be able to promote the normal transaction, this bond is like a bargaining chip, we must have a certain amount of chips in our hands, so that we can control the whole situation." As he spoke, he commanded: "Urge all factories below to purchase them uniformly, and it will be terminated tomorrow afternoon." ”

As soon as the stock exchange opened on the fifth day, it was announced that the treasury bonds had been sold out, and all bonds entered the stage of free trading, and a striking red price plate was hung on the column in the trading hall, Treasury bond 001, with an auction price of 0.91 yuan.

On the first day, it rose by 0.01 yuan, which made the people who did not buy the currency regret it, and the buyers were very happy, some people were curious to try to sell it at the counter, but they did not sell much, a few yuan and more than ten yuan were sold, mainly to see if it could be sold, and soon, the price card in the hall marked the number of 0.91 yuan to sell.

It's just that as soon as the price tag was hung up, the number of sales was immediately erased, and everyone asked, and the guy quickly explained, "It's been bought." If you want to buy or sell, you can go to the counter to pre-register. ”

At noon, the auction price rose to 0.92 yuan, seeing this momentum, a group of currency holders still dare to hesitate, have gone to the counter to place orders to buy, and the number is getting bigger and bigger, seeing this situation, Xie Xiuyuan hurriedly rushed to the backyard to ask Yi Zhi's opinion, "Can we sell a large number of bonds at hand now?" ”

Yi Zhishu ordered a cigar unhurriedly before asking, "What is the current task of the exchange?" ”

"Promote the normalization of transactions."

"It's just one of the missions." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Don't forget what was the original intention of our exchange? We set up an exchange to issue stocks, in order to raise idle funds from the private sector, treasury bonds 001 as the first trading securities, we must ensure that everyone makes money, so that we can successfully issue stocks in the future. ”

"I see." Xie Xiuyuan said and asked, "What is the right position for the price?" ”

"It's not for us." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "To determine the price according to the proportion of buying and selling, not to the point of danger, the exchange is easy not to interfere with the price, we have the bonds in hand, in order to enliven the trading atmosphere, you can throw some appropriately, but don't throw more, if the price is too high, rise too fast, a large number of throws, try to make the price stable." ”

Xie Xiuyuan said: "What if it falls too low and too fast? ”

"That's a lot of it, of course." Yi Zhizhi said: "The first bond, try not to let everyone suffer, can not let everyone lose confidence, we are currently cultivating the market stage, so that everyone can make stable profits is the main task, you remember, financial speculation, must be a few happy and a few worried, some people make money and some people lose money, the exchange has just started, we need to be careful care, to prevent big ups and downs." ”

Treasury bond 001 is sold at a nine-percent discount, the expectations of the holders are higher, the target price is almost all seen one yuan, everyone is reluctant to sell, fortunately, there is a constant sell-off of Yuanqi, the price has not risen rapidly to stabilize, but only four or five days, it still rose to 0.95 yuan, to this price, the transaction between buyers and sellers is active, some people see a good to receive, some people rush to absorb.

Seeing that the transaction was active, Xie Xiuyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, in order to enliven the trading atmosphere, stabilize the price, and prevent the price from rising rapidly, he threw out more than 200,000 yuan one after another, and now he can finally ignore it.

The smooth issuance of treasury bonds, the normal operation of the exchange, and the free trading of treasury bonds, not only Yuan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but also the ministers of the Qin Mission, Fu Guogong Mian and Qi Shan, Wu Qijun, the left attendant of the household department, and all the senior officials in Guangzhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Mian specially set up a banquet in the Yamen of the clan to entertain Yi Zhi.

Yi Zhi's attention during this period of time has long been diverted from the exchange, and he has been meeting people all day and night, preparing for his appointment in Shanghai, the smooth issuance of treasury bonds, and the end of negotiations with England.

When I entered the gate, I saw Wu Qijun, the left attendant of the household department, greeted him, and Yi Zhishu hurriedly said: "The lord personally came out to greet him, but he can kill the lower official." ”

Wu Qijun said with a smile: "The smooth issuance of this 10 million treasury bonds is a great achievement, and it deserves to be welcomed by the old man." ”

"It is within the scope of the lower officials to share the worries of the court for the Shanghai Road and for the court." Yi Zhishu smiled and said: "Besides, the issuance of treasury bonds, the lower officials are just doing what they want, and they don't dare to take credit." ”

"To be content at such an age is to know that you are not proud of your achievements." Wu Qijun said with a smile: "No wonder Wang Zhongtang appreciates you so much. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go, the two Qincha are waiting in the backyard." ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhixiang knew that Qi Shan was also here, and the two went all the way, Wu Qijun said tentatively: "The issuance of treasury bonds this time is smooth, does it mean that the imperial court can continue to issue them in the future?" ”

Yi Zhizhi didn't dare to express his attitude indiscriminately, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "My lord, the treasury bonds issued this time will be borne by Guangdong Province, and if they are reissued, Guangdong will probably not be able to bear it." ”

Wu Qijun said with a smile: "Contentment is something in the words." ”

"Xiaguan proposed that the imperial court issue treasury bonds, naturally not for the purpose of issuing only one issue." Yi Zhisuff pondered: "Guangdong can be said to be in a remote corner, both geographically and richly inferior to Liangjiang, and the lower officials are pondering that building another exchange in Jiangning will have the ability to undertake larger-scale treasury bonds." ”

Jiangning is indeed more suitable than Guangzhou, and Jiangning is much closer to Beijing, Wu Qijun slowed down and said, "Is it suitable for the household department to come forward to open a stock exchange?" ”

"Of course it is." Yi Zhisuff said without hesitation: "It is only right for the household department to open an exchange and issue treasury bonds. ”

Hearing this, Wu Qijun couldn't help but smile, "It's true that the name is right, but the problem is that it must be issued smoothly, and most of the 10 million treasury bonds this time were purchased by Yuanqi, and the household department does not have the appeal of Yuanqi." ”

Hearing him say this, Yi Zhizhi was not vain, and said slowly: "At present, the Qing Dynasty does not have a mature financial system and financial market, and the household department does not have its own financial network, so it is indeed difficult to open a stock exchange, and it is necessary to think about it in the long run. (To be continued.) )