The fleet that secretly transported this huge amount of gold was shipwrecked and sunk? Putiyatin reacted instantly, and his eyes immediately lit up, this is really a bold and extremely feasible method!

Such a huge amount of gold is naturally impossible to exchange, can only be secretly escorted, between the Qing and Russia thousands of miles, it is impossible to go by land, can only go by sea, the escort fleet was shipwrecked or mysteriously disappeared, the responsibility lies with Russia, as for the ship is loaded with gold or brass or something else, anyway, it is missing, only God knows!

The two countries have joined forces to direct this shocking scam, and it can be done seamlessly! In this way, the Qing State did not need to give out gold, and the Tsar could sell the land east of the Altai Mountains to the Qing State in a grand manner, and the two countries could smoothly make peace and resume trade, which can be described as a great joy for everyone!

No wonder the other party took the initiative to raise the price so high! It's no wonder that you want to bring him over for a secret talk! What shocked him even more was that the other party was so thoughtful and quick to react, he pondered for a day and a night and failed to figure out a proper way, but the other party came up with such a bold and proper way in a blink of an eye.

After glancing at the other party with complicated eyes, Puti Yatin hesitated: "What about the truce and peace talks and the resumption .......of trade?" ”

"That's nature." Yi Zhizu chuckled: "Truce and peace talks, the resumption of commerce, can be an additional condition for this famous territorial deal. ”

Putiyatin hesitated for a while before he said, "With such a large piece of territory for a transaction, can your country compensate a little more?" ”

After a long silence with a cigarette in his mouth, Yi Zhizhi spoke: "How about my country borrowing five million pounds from London to remit it to your country under the pretext of making up for the shortage of gold?" ”

Five million pounds is twenty million taels of silver, Putiyating didn't expect him to be so generous, and nodded again and again: "With these five million pounds, this territorial transaction will be more real." After a pause, he continued: "I can't send a telegram on this matter, and mine will return to China immediately." ”

"After signing the treaty and returning to China, if the emperor of your country agrees, he will directly use the seal to take effect." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "My country's expedition to Goryeo, at least half a year, more than a year, if there is no result within a year, my country will go all out to the west!" ”

"One year is perfectly enough." Putiyatin smiled and said, "I'll go and draw up a point agreement first." ”

After waiting for Putiyating to leave, Lin Meilian said with a puzzled face: "The big shopkeeper, obviously he doesn't spend silver, and the other party will agree, why do you want to pay 20 million taels of silver?" ”

"Only by spending these 20 million taels of silver can this territorial transaction be completely confirmed." Yi Zhizu explained to her softly: "This is tens of millions of equal kilometers of land, which is not much smaller than the existing territory of our Qing Dynasty, and we must consider in the long run and leave no hidden dangers."

Now Russia is ruled by the tsar, but what if one day the tsar is overthrown? Will the successor regime recognize the deal when it becomes militarily strong? Will it be cheating? Will it refuse to recognize the transaction on the grounds that it has not received the gold?

With the £5 million, things are different, and I'm going to arrange for someone to leak the news out and make it public in the newspapers that the world's largest territorial deal is going to make a splash around the world, so that's it. The successor regime of Russia will not be able to recognize it if it wants to! ”

Thinking so long-term? Lin Meilian was secretly speechless, but Yi Zhizhi ordered: "I'm a little hungry, get some snacks to cushion, and in addition, let someone send a map of Asia." ”

Lin Meilian turned around and went out, Yi Zhishu also got up and walked slowly to the yard, in fact, according to his understanding of later generations, the resources of the Kazakh steppe are also extremely rich, no less than the vast land east of the Altai Mountains, in terms of mining conditions, the former is also much superior.

However, he really can't compete with Russia for the Kazakh steppe, for Russia, Kazakhstan is the gateway to Central Asia, absolutely not to be lost, for the Qing State, to occupy Kazakhstan, it is not only a slap in the face, but also can threaten Russia's security at any time, which is absolutely unbearable for Russia, and the two countries will inevitably die because of Kazakhstan.

In the current situation of the Qing Dynasty, Russia was fit to be an ally, not an enemy, and he was counting on Russia to disturb the situation in Europe and create problems for Britain and France.

In the afternoon, Putiyatin came with a draft trade agreement, and at the same time took a huge map, and the negotiations continued, and at ten o'clock in the evening, the two sides agreed that in the future, because of the unclear demarcation, the two countries would be bounded by the Yenisei River, and the purchase amount was also slightly adjusted to 500 million silver dollars (mainly for the sake of authenticity), which was paid in silver dollars in principle, but was allowed to be paid in gold and pounds.

Monk Lingqin had a very unreal feeling from beginning to end, he always felt that the amount of this transaction was amazing, and the land transaction of the trading territory was equally amazing, it was like a farce, he knew very well, not to mention that Yuan Qi couldn't take out 500 million silver dollars, and even if he could get it, it would be impossible to use it to buy this land that was not suitable for human existence.

After the dinner, he couldn't hold back after all, and went to Yi Zhishu to ask for an explanation, he understood that since Yi Zhizu asked him to participate in the negotiation, he asked him to report this matter to the court, but if he didn't figure it out, how could he report it?

In the room, Zhao Wenlie said tentatively: "The big shopkeeper plans to send Alaska to the imperial court?" ”

"It's not for the imperial court, it's for inclusion in the territory of the Qing Dynasty." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "That place belongs to Yuanqi, and it is the greatest wealth I left to Yuanqi. ”

The greatest wealth? Zhao Wenlie's eyes lit up, "There is a big gold mine in Alaska? ”

"Yes, not only are there big gold mines, but there are also all kinds of rich resources, and Alaska is a cornucopia!" Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Alaska and Kamchatka Peninsula purchased for 20 million silver dollars will wake up with a smile in the dreams of future generations." ”

Cornucopia? Zhao Wenlie was a little suspicious, the other party had never been to Alaska, how did he know that place was a cornucopia? And how do you know that there is a gold mine in that place? He forcibly didn't ask, but asked, "If the place east of the Yenisei River is bought, it will be the same as Alaska?" ”

Yi Zhizu said softly: "It's enough to have Alaska, if you are too greedy, it will not be a blessing, but a curse, of course, it can't be sent to the imperial court for free, this silver still has to be recovered, and the interest will be added, otherwise you can't give an account to the shareholders of Yuanqi." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Meilian came in and said, "Big shopkeeper, the monk king is here." ”

"Let him in." Yi Zhicontent commanded casually.

The waiting monk Greenqin entered, Yi Zhizhi didn't get up, smiled and stretched out his hand to beckon: "Sit, can the excerpt be written?" ”

"The clouds and mountains are covered in fog, I haven't figured out anything, how to write this fold?" Monk Greenqin said with a wry smile, and after sitting down, he continued: "Where is Alaska?" Kamchatka was bought for silver? ”

"Let's let Huifu explain the doubts to the monk king." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "Even this transaction will be explained to the monk king." ”

Jingshi, Qianqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

Su Shun slowly unfolded the large world map, and then pointed on the map: "Your Majesty, this is the Kamchatka Peninsula, this is Alaska, with an area of about one hundred and seventy square kilometers, equivalent to ten Jiangxi. ”

Ten Jiangxi! Xianfeng and several military ministers were all jumping, this was really shocking! Peng Yunzhang hesitated for a while before saying: "The Kamchatka Peninsula is a bitter cold land, and it is frozen for half a year, is this the same for Alaska?" ”

"Alaska is indeed a bitter cold place, uninhabitable, and there are many places covered in ice and snow all year round." Su Shun said slowly: "But in the south, southeast and coastal areas, the climate is not very bad...... But it is still not suitable for farming. ”

Hearing this, Xianfeng lost interest, in his opinion, Yuan Qi spent 20 million silver dollars to buy this bitter cold land is purely an unjust act, after all, that place is too far away from the Qing Dynasty, what about ten Jiangxi large areas? For the imperial court, after all, there is no benefit, and it is no wonder that the Russians will sell it, he asked casually: "Where is the Yenisei?" ”

Su Shun hurriedly outlined the entire Yenisei River on the map with a thick pencil, looking at the large area on the map, Xianfeng nodded slightly, "Although this place is also a bitter cold place, it is enough to eliminate the Russian threat from the north, but what is going on with these 500 million silver dollars?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the slaves don't know the specific situation." Su Shun hurriedly said.

Xianfeng and the ministers of military aircraft no one believed that Yi Zhifu would take out 500 million silver dollars to buy this bitter cold land from Russia, everyone knew that even if Yuan Qi had strong funds, it was impossible to get 500 million silver dollars, but no one could figure out the reason for this.

Du Shoutian's son Du Han said softly: "Your Majesty, Yuan Qi seems to have a soft spot for these bitter cold places...... ”

Hearing this, Su Shun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, these places bought by Yuan Qi will be included in my Qing Dynasty's territory." ”

"It's all barren land, unsuitable for habitation and reclamation, that is, the map looks like the territory is vast." Xianfeng was not interested, and even a little dissatisfied, "Now that the imperial court is in urgent need of silver, Yuan Qi would rather use this silver to buy those barren lands than lend them to the imperial court....... His heart can be punished. ”

The hearts of all the military planes are tight, even if Yuan Qi's move is a little ridiculous, but it is also for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, saying that his heart can be punished, it is really a bit too much, this word will reach the ears of Yi Zhi, maybe something will happen, that guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

Peng Yunzhang faintly guessed Xianfeng's thoughts, Yuan Qi has been fighting in the east and west over the years, fighting in the south and in the north, and laid a great territory for the Qing Dynasty, Nanyang Luzon and Java have established provinces, Annam and Burma are estimated to be not far from the establishment of provinces, and Siam is estimated to be unable to escape, and now he has bought such a vast territory, purely in terms of the size of the territory, it has been almost the same as the original territory of the Qing Dynasty.

Furthermore, from the perspective of the imperial court, if Yuan Qi really bought a large area of land east of the Yenisei River, it would be equivalent to completely cutting off the opportunity for the imperial court to communicate with Russia, Kyakhta trade would also be cut off, and Qing Russian trade would turn to the northwest. A reprehensible comment is really not wronged at all!

Su Shun was speechless in his heart, he really couldn't imagine how Yi Zhishu would react when he learned that Xianfeng was so attitude? The problem is that Yuan Qi hasn't gotten his hands on this place yet, and when this news spreads, will he let it go?

Thinking of this, he knelt down on the spot and said: "Your Majesty, Russia is also a big country in the world, and it is ambitious, and it has always been eyeing the Qing Dynasty for more than a hundred years. ”

"The court can't intervene in this matter." Xianfeng said in a sullen voice, and then waved his hand impatiently, "Kneel down." ”

With Xianfengming's holy edict announcing the lifting of the state of war against Britain, France, Spain and the Netherlands, the gentry and people in Beijing and Tianjin rejoiced, and newspapers of all sizes in the north and south of the river reported one after another on the signing of the armistice in Tianjin, and the "Treaty of Tianjin" concluded with various countries was also excavated and published in the newspapers.

The most sensitive to this war is the stock exchanges in Shanghai and Guangzhou, since the imperial court declared war on Britain, the stock markets in the two places began to plummet, although Yuan Qi took a series of measures to stop the stock market from continuing to plummet, and once rebounded, but with the spread of the European economic crisis, with the arrival of the large fleet of the four-nation coalition in Guangzhou, the stock market fell sharply again.

Because of the spread of pessimism about this war, many people have sensibly chosen to sell their stocks, even if there is no report in the newspaper, but the vast majority of people know that once they lose this war, Yuanqi is very likely to collapse, even if Yuanqi unites more than ten financially powerful ticket numbers, silver numbers, and money banks, it is difficult to escape the end of collapse and bankruptcy!

At the beginning of the war, the stock markets of the two places can be said to have fallen to the lowest point, and many stock prices have been cut in half and again, and some have even fallen below the issue price, and the shares of Yuanqi Bank are typical, from a high of more than two yuan to 0.6 yuan, and the most unfortunate thing is that most of the newly listed stocks have fallen below the issue price.

Outsiders don't know, but the big shopkeepers of the two exchanges are like a mirror in their hearts, if they hadn't been prepared this time and raised a huge amount of funds in time to save the market, this stock market crash would be much more terrifying!

Since the news of the great victory in Zhangjiawan spread, the stock markets of the two places began to rebound somewhat, and after the news of the great victory in the Miaodao Strait, the blockade of Bohai Haikou by the Nanyang Navy, and the great victory in Majiakou came one after another and was confirmed, the stock market began to rebound all the way and heat up rapidly.

During the peace talks between the imperial court and Britain and France in Tianjin, the securities market was already in full swing, the exchanges were overcrowded, the business of buying stocks by telegram was also booming, and the brokers of large and small brokerage institutions were also very busy.

As soon as the armistice decree issued by Xianfeng was issued, it completely detonated the madness of the stock market, and all stocks rose like chicken blood! Everyone knows that buying stocks at this time is definitely a sure profit, but almost no one will sell the stocks in their hands at this time.