Treasury bonds, as the name suggests, are debts borrowed by the imperial court, the issuance of treasury bonds, this kid really dares to think, but I have to say, this method is really feasible, the issuance of treasury bonds is better than apportionment to the provinces, than to the businessmen and wealthy households to ask for donations!

Yuan Qi can take on the heavy responsibility of issuing treasury bonds for the imperial court! With this article, no one in the government and the opposition dares to oppose Yuanqi's monopoly on the finance of Guangdong Province!

Deng Tingzhen suddenly felt comfortable, originally thought that this Yi Zhizhi was just a businessman with a little brain, and he didn't want to be a talent who was well versed in the way of economics, so he smiled and glanced at Yi Zhizhi, and saw that he was calm and calm, neither arrogant nor humble, and suddenly loved talent.

There is no shortage of civil servants and military generals in the imperial court, but there is a shortage of economic talents, this son is young, he is calm and capable, decisive in killing, long-sleeved and good at dancing, and has a way to collect money.

After a slight groan, Deng Tingzhen said: "Can contentment have merit and fame?" ”

Wu Bingjian, who had been silent, heard this, and knew that this level had passed, and his mood was relieved, and he immediately replied for Yi Zhicontent: "Lord Huibutang, contentment has no intention of taking the imperial examination, and he likes miscellaneous studies, especially Western studies, although he is young, he is erudite and talented, and he has a lot of research on Western economics. ”

He spared no effort to praise, naturally he heard that Deng Tingzhen intended to promote Yi Zhi's contentment, of course, he wanted to take this opportunity to strive for some benefits for Yi Zhi, and he praised it is not an exaggeration, Yi Zhizhi is indeed erudite, proficient in Western studies, and good at economics.

Yi Zhizhi was a little blushing by his praise, and was waiting for two words of humility, but Deng Tingzhen said with interest: "Contentment is also good at learning economics in the West, and now foreigners are smuggling crows. Piece, resulting in a serious loss of silver, contentment thinks how to deal with it? ”

Crow. Smuggling and silver outflow, which has something to do with Western economics? Yi Zhishu secretly scolded himself before he said: "Crow. The smuggling of pieces is endless, and the outflow of silver is more than one day long. ”

"Contentment is in favor of strictly forbidding crows. Slice? ”

"Crow. Tablets are addictive, extremely difficult to quit, and even if you quit for a while, it is easy to relapse. Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Unless it is a strict law of torture, crows are completely banned. so that the crow can be eradicated. Pieces of trouble, however, for the moment crows. The film has been flooded everywhere, and it is completely banned, not because it can't, but it is extremely difficult. ”

The coastline of the Qing Dynasty is long, from Liaoning to Guangxi, not to mention thousands of miles? Crow. Smuggling is a huge profit, and foreigners are willing to take huge risks for it, but why is this not the case with domestic illegal traders? Under the collusion between inside and outside, where can you not land on the long coastline? How can smuggling be stopped? ”

Wu Bingjian was a little apprehensive, he didn't expect a compliment to make Deng Tingzhen turn the topic to the crow. The piece of smuggling came up, for fear that Yi Zhizhi would lose his mouth, so he immediately deliberately guided the conversation and said, "What does it mean to be content? It is difficult to become a strict ban on crows. Piece and forbidden sea? ”

"Of course not, the Qing Dynasty is now an indispensable part of the world trade system and has a pivotal position, how can it ban the sea and close the country?" Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "If you are not alarmist, once the Qing Dynasty bans the sea, there will be war in the sea frontier, and Britain will definitely not allow the Qing Dynasty to close off the country." ”

Deng Tingzhen only cares about crows. piece smuggling, asked: "According to the words of contentment, crow. Piece smuggling cannot be stopped, and the loss of silver cannot be eradicated. In the long run, wouldn't the Qing Dynasty have no silver to use? ”

"There is no silver to use, not really." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "Why do foreigners smuggle crows. Slice? Because of the smuggling crows. Is the film profitable? Not exactly, the main reason is that the Qing Dynasty's foreign trade has always been in surplus.

Do you know what foreigners say about the Qing Dynasty? The Qing Dynasty had the best grain in the world -- rice, the best drink -- tea, and the best clothing -- silk, cotton cloth and leather goods, and the Qing Dynasty was self-sufficient and did not need Western goods, and Britain and the United States had to bring a large amount of silver to the Qing Dynasty if they wanted to trade with the Qing Dynasty.

Since the opening of maritime trade between China and the West in the Age of Discovery, a large amount of silver has flowed into China through trade for two or three hundred years, so that there is no silver available in the West, but the trade cannot be stopped, because the West needs the tea, silk, porcelain and cloth of the Qing Dynasty. Slices smuggled silver to maintain trade with the Qing Dynasty.

From the perspective of world trade, the outflow of silver from the Qing Dynasty to a certain extent, once the formation of a silver shortage, silver will naturally flow back to the Qing Dynasty, this is because the Western countries adopt the gold standard, silver is not legal tender, but also because the world trade is inseparable from the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty not only has the necessary tea, silk, porcelain, cloth and other commodities in the West, but also has the world's largest population, the largest market, the largest production capacity.

However, because of the crow. The piece led to a large loss of silver in the Qing Dynasty, which is indeed more than worth the loss. In order to form a virtuous circle of commerce, the Qing Dynasty must learn to buy goods that are beneficial to the Qing Dynasty. ”

Deng Tingzhen has no shortage of staff around him, and there is no shortage of talents in money, food, punishment, famous documents, cases, etc., but there are no talents who are good at economics. The analysis of the causes of smuggling was completely analyzed from the perspective of East-West trade, and he had never heard of it, and he agreed with it in his heart, and could not help but praise it lightly: "The opinion of contentment can be described as far-sighted and thought-provoking. ”

After a pause, he continued: "To be able to say this opinion shows that contentment is with crows. The film is smuggled with in-depth research, and there must be a way to deal with it. ”

"It's a bit superficial." Yi Zhishu said without humility: "To put an end to crows. Piece smuggling to prevent the loss of silver should be three-pronged, one is strictly forbidden crows. Once smuggled cigarette dealers are discovered, regardless of foreigners or Chinese, they will be put in prison, or severely fined or executed.

Then you can grow crows in the vassal countries of the Qing Dynasty. Slice and let the crow. Piece smuggling is unprofitable, crow. It is difficult to quit, smuggling is difficult to stop, and the immediate method is to plant it in the vassal country, which can greatly reduce the number of crows. Piece smuggling eases the outflow of silver, but it can't eliminate crows. The area and area of planting must be strictly controlled, but despite this, it will also be scolded, so it is better for adults to be cautious.

Finally, it is a virtuous circle of foreign trade, and the Qing Dynasty must learn to purchase goods that are beneficial to the Qing Dynasty from foreigners, so that the trade deficit and surplus between Western countries and the Qing Dynasty will become smaller, and it will become so that Western countries can bear it, and foreigners will naturally be willing to do legitimate business and not smuggle crows. Slice. ”

Deng Tingzhen nodded and said: "Contentment is young, it is indeed rare to have such insight, and no one in the imperial court can be as thoughtful as contentment. It has been planted in China for a long time, but due to the lack of planting technology, the quality is poor, and it is difficult to sell. ”

"There may be poor technology, but the main thing is that the planting area is wrong!" Yi Zhishu blurted out: "The border between Myanmar, Annam and Yunnan is the most suitable place to grow crows. Myanmar and Annam were both vassal states of the Qing Dynasty, so the two countries set aside a place to plant crows. It's not difficult to think about it, but it's worth it to send troops to occupy a place. ”