Daoguang was also very conflicted about the huge naval development plan submitted by Yi Zhizi, if it was approved, the imperial court did not have enough financial support, and if it was not allowed, what was the point of preparing for the construction of the navy? As Pan Shien said, how can we defend the sea without building a naval fleet capable of confronting the Western maritime powers?

He vaguely felt that Yi Zhi's submission of this huge naval development plan was simply to test the attitude of the imperial court, in fact, he didn't want to build a powerful fleet enough to resist the Western navy, but the problem was that it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and it was already good for the imperial court to be able to maintain the existing situation in this situation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Over the years since Yuji ascended the throne, he has never been so embarrassed, it seems that all things have erupted in a concentrated manner, like a mess, the more rational the more chaotic, no matter how big or small, one by one, it takes a huge amount of silver to solve!

There was silence in the warm pavilion, the atmosphere was a little dull, Mu Zhang'a lowered his head and kept silent, he had a feeling that this easy contentment was like a hornet's nest, he couldn't poke it, and if he poked it, there would be chaos.

Naval academies, shipyards, military factories, naval bases, and much more are all about bargaining with the imperial court and asking for payment! Once allowed, Yuan Qi can take the opportunity to develop on a large scale, after all, these things are not understood by the big people in the DPRK, and can only be led by Yuan Qi.

Seeing that no one was silent, Pan Shien said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this naval development plan is a long-term plan, it doesn't take much money to establish a naval academy, the shipyard, Yuan Qi's Changzhou shipyard in Guangzhou is quite large-scale, as for the military factory, the imperial court really needs a military factory that can manufacture Western firearms, and it can be built by Yuan Qi first."

The imperial court has always had very strict control over firearms, and the scale of preparation and production of military factories can be supervised by officials stationed in the imperial court or local governments, and the construction of naval ports may also be prepared by the ministers of Nanyang and the governor of Nanyang. ”

As soon as the words fell, Mu Zhang'a said: "Yuan Qi has strong financial resources, and has more than 10,000 strong combat power of the regiment training, once Yuan Qi is allowed to lead the establishment of the Naval Academy, shipyards, military factories, and military ports, I am afraid that it will become a big trend and cause disaster to the southeast." ”

"It is true that Yuanqi has strong financial resources, but Yuanqi branches are all over the inland provinces and counties, and the shareholders of Yuanqi are all officials and gentlemen." Pan Shien refuted without hesitation: "If Yuan Qi dares to do trouble, a decree can seal all the large and small semicolons of Yuan Qi's distribution in various provinces, besides, the new navy is the division of the imperial court, even if Yuan Qi has the heart to trouble, he has no ability to do trouble!" ”

This can be regarded as talking about Daoguang's heart, he has always been extremely wary of Yuanqi, if he is not sure to control Yuanqi's life, how can Yuanqi develop like this, this time to build a navy, the children of the Eight Banners will account for half of the troops, Yuanqi wants to rely on the navy for trouble, it is almost impossible!

He deliberately let Yuan Qi toss and see what situation Yuan Qi can toss, faintly, he has a feeling that Yuan Qi should be able to open up a new situation for the imperial court, and Yi Zhizhi that kid not only has vision, but also seems to be capable.

On November 6, the imperial court promulgated the "Concise Regulations of the Railway", which vigorously encouraged and supported the local gentry and merchants to invest in the railway, and clearly stipulated a series of guarantees for the legitimate rights and interests of privately built railways, and made a clear commitment to give official rewards to the gentry and merchants who invested a huge amount (more than 500,000 taels of silver).

On the 10th, Yuanqi Beijing-Hangzhou Railway Co., Ltd. was listed and opened on Yaqian Street in front of the Yamen of the Jiangning Liangjiang Governor's Mansion.

On the 11th, "Jiangning Daily" and "Lin'an Daily" simultaneously published the "Concise Regulations of the Railway" and reported the news of the establishment of Yuanqi Beijing-Hangzhou Railway Co., Ltd. in Jiangning.

At the same time, Yuanqi Beijing-Hangzhou Railway Co., Ltd. publicly stated in two major newspapers that the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway passed through Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, Zhili five provinces to raise funds to build railways, the five provinces of officials, gentlemen and businessmen can invest in Yuanqi Beijing-Hangzhou Railway Co., Ltd., one yuan per share, the amount of shares that each province can buy according to the length of the provincial railway, can go to the nearest Yuanqi branch to purchase shares, the purchased railway stocks, can be freely traded and transferred.

As soon as the news spread, it caused a sensation, and all the prefectures and counties in Zhejiang and Jiangsu were boiling, originally thinking that the construction of the railway was a matter for the imperial court, and they didn't want this railway to be completely private, built by Yuanqi, and everyone could buy shares, would it make money to invest in the railway? This is nonsense at all, everyone knows that the railway makes money, and the newspapers have introduced the Western railway companies during this time, and the construction cost, operation status, profitability, payback cycle, railway life and so on of the Focan-Guangzhou Railway are particularly detailed.

Everyone knows in their hearts what the Focan-Guangzhou Railway is? Can it be compared with the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway? The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the lifeblood of the imperial court, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway that replaces the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is also the lifeblood of the imperial court.

Jiangning, Yaqian Street, Yuanqi Beijing-Hangzhou Railway Co., Ltd.

As soon as the news spread, there were a lot of people gathered outside the gate of the Yuan Tie Company, most of whom came to inquire about news and consultation, a small green cloth sedan chair hurriedly came to drop off the sedan chair outside the gate, Dong Qiuhuang got off the sedan chair, and saw a large group of people outside the door, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect there to be so many people.

Dong Qiuhuang is a silk merchant, two hundred looms at home, is also quite wealthy, he hurried over when he saw the newspaper, with intuition, he felt that the shareholding of Yuanqi Railway Company is a good choice, not only has confidence in Yuanqi, he also has confidence in the railway, after all, the transportation advantages of the railway are not comparable to the canal, he feels, the railway replaces the canal, is the trend of the times, he can not only benefit from the railway, but also future generations can benefit, at least more cost-effective than buying land.

Because it is stipulated that the amount of railway shares that can be purchased in each province depends on the length of the railway in each province, he is worried that there will be no opportunity to buy shares in the back, so he hurried here, what is the situation in other provinces, he doesn't know, but Jiangning is rich He knows very well, to the back, it will definitely be in demand!

A middle-aged man walked up quickly, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Dong is also here, but you plan to invest in the railway?" ”

Seeing an acquaintance in the business, Bian Qingyuan, a raw silk merchant, Dong Qiuhuang hurriedly returned the salute, and said with a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper Bian also has the idea of buying shares? ”

Bian Qingyuan, who is in his early forties, said unabashedly: "It is difficult for Yuanqi Bank to become a shareholder, and this railway company founded by Yuanqi cannot be missed." ”

"Shopkeeper Bian is so optimistic about Yuanqi?"

"Shopkeeper Dong is not optimistic about Yuan Qi?" Bian Qingyuan said with a smile: "The Yuanqi semicolon has now spread all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it has only been a few years? I think in a few years, the Yuanqi semicolon will be able to spread all over the provincial capitals and counties of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that the Yuanqi shopkeeper is now a first-class viscount, the governor of Nanyang, and a first-class official, which businessman can have his ability? ”

"That's right." Dong Qiuhuang echoed: "This Yida shopkeeper can also be called a genius. As he spoke, he asked casually: "I heard that it costs hundreds of millions of taels of silver to build this railway.......?" ”

Bian Qingyuan nodded and said, "This number is a bit large...... I don't know if I can pay back in ten years? ”

"Shopkeeper Bian, this is a bit of a worry." Dong Qiuhuang said: "When will Yuanqi be a loss-making business?" Think about it, just Cao Yun, how much silver does the imperial court need a year? I'm worried about whether Yuan Qi can raise such a large sum of money? After all, it is only limited to the five provinces. ”

"What five provinces, this is just a trick." Bian Qingyuan said disapprerovingly: "People use the province to share, is it possible that the silver can also be shared?" As soon as it becomes profitable, provincial silver will flock to it. ”

Dong Qiuhuang smiled: "Then we can't lag behind the ......" ”

Shanghai Daoya, study.

Yan Shikuan, the shopkeeper of Yuanqi Shanghai Branch, said with a cigar in his hand and grinned: "The Beijing-Hangzhou Railway is a fragrant bait, as soon as the news spreads, many people from various branches have come to inquire about the news of the shares, and it is estimated that it should not be a problem to raise seventy or eighty million, right?" With this silver turnover, we can also take a breather. ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at him and said, "Seventy or eighty million? Are you so easy to raise money for? It would be nice to have thirty or fifty million! ”

"Thirty or fifty million?" Yan Shikuan said puzzledly: "No, if you really want to raise only 350 million, how can this railway be repaired?" ”

"Salty and don't worry about eating turnips." Yi Zhizhi said: "You just have to take care of this stall in Shanghai and build a railway ......" Before he finished speaking, Li Wang hurriedly came in and reported: "Sir, Jingshi is in a hurry." ”

Putting down the fold, Yi Zhixiang smiled and ordered: "Notify Wu Changqing to come to Shanghai immediately." ”

After Li Wang left, Yan Shikuan asked: "Unprovoked, what are you doing letting Changqing come to Shanghai?" ”

"The imperial court agreed to Wu Changqing to take over Shanghai Dao."

"Ahh Yan Shikuan's heart was a little sour, Wu Changqing actually took over Shanghai Dao, he couldn't help but say: "Changqing comes to Shanghai, who will take over Guangzhou?" ”

"A bunch of old men are all in Guangzhou, what are you worried about?" Yi Zhizu glanced at him as he spoke, and said, "What, do you want to go back to Guangzhou?" ”

"Don't!" Yan Shikuan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I finally opened up the situation in Shanghai, seeing that the hardships are coming, what should I do when I go back to Guangzhou?" After speaking, he noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly said with concern: "Where is the Nanyang Admiralty Office?" Not to mention Guangzhou. ”

"It's really Guangzhou." Yi Zhishu smiled: "What's the matter, are you willing to go back to Guangzhou now?" ”

Yan Shikuan scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Forget it, I'll stay in Shanghai." ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Teasing you, the Nanyang Admiralty Office is located in Shanghai." You choose a place for me in the north of Suzhou ...... ”

"Isn't the Admiralty's office located in the county seat?" Yan Shilen was surprised by the way.

"What are you doing in the county?" Yi Zhizhi said: "The Admiralty Office is located in Suzhou Hebei, so as to drive the development of that area as soon as possible, we have encircled so much land, we have to speculate on the land price as soon as possible." ”

Yan Shikuan blinked his small eyes and said, "That's a good feeling, why don't you just repair the Viscount Mansion again, and ensure that the rich people come with ......" ”

"It's not that you can't ......" Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "This Nanyang Admiral may not be long, it is good to have a garden." ”

Hearing this, Yan Shikuan was shocked and said, "What does the big shopkeeper mean by this?" ”

"How could the imperial court let me be this Nanyang Admiral for a long time?" Yi Zhishu was reluctant to say more, and after a pause, he said: "The seven-rank official body you protect this time, Baoshan Zhixian, are you willing to do it?" ”

Baoshan Zhixian? Yan Shikuan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't rush the ducks to the shelves, we won't be officials, besides, let's go to the county, who will the branch hand over?" ”

Yi Zhixiang didn't let him go to Baoshan Zhixian, Zhixian is not as good as Daotai, not so easy to do, he groaned slightly, he said: "Learn some foreign languages in your spare time, and also get in touch with government affairs, sooner or later, you will take over this Shanghai Daotai." ”

Yan Shikuan was slightly stunned, and hesitated: "Evergreen knows two foreign languages, and is good at dealing with foreigners, isn't it quite suitable for him to do Shanghai Dao?" ”

"There are few talents like Yuan Qi and Changqing, and there will be many places where he is needed in the future." Yi Zhizhi said: "I want to hand over this place to you for a long time, foreigners, officialdom, ****, and shopping malls, you must be at ease, otherwise you can't sit in this place." ”

Hearing this, Yan Shikuan hurriedly said solemnly: "The big shopkeeper can rest assured, he will not let you down." ”

Yi Zhizu raised his chin and said, "Go ahead, let Li Wang invite Mr. Bao here." ”

When Yan Shikuan left, Yi Zhizhi got up and opened the window of the study, and then shouted to the outside world: "Ying'er, add charcoal and make tea." ”

"It's coming, it's coming." Jin Ying trotted in, looked at the brazier, and said, "Young master is afraid of the cold now?" ”

"Mr. Bao is coming, he is old and afraid of the cold." Yi Zhishu said and commanded: "Mr. Bubble Bag likes Longjing." ”

After a while, Mr. Bao walked in quickly and said, "Dong Weng is in trouble?" ”

After stretching out his hand to sit down, Yi Zhizhi said: "At present, the top priority of the imperial court and Yuanqi is to raise shares from the railway company. ”

Yi Zhixiang is not in Shanghai most of the time, even if he is in the Taoist office, he is also the shopkeeper, Bao Shichen has long been used to it, and immediately said: "Don't worry." ”

"One more thing." Yi Zhizhi pondered and said, "Shanghai Dao will be taken over by Wu Changqing of the Thirteenth Rank Wu Family...... Benjue built another Nanyang Governor's Office ..... in Suzhou and Hebei. ”

Bao Shichen smiled when he heard this, "The old man naturally followed Dong Weng to take office. ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "Baoshan Zhixian, is Mr. Bao interested?" ”

Actually awarded Baoshan County? Bao Shichen was a little surprised, groaned slightly, shook his head slightly, and said, "The old man is old, and he still follows Dong Weng for a few years. After a pause, he continued: "Dong Weng's idea is good, Shanghai Dao Yuanqi's people take over is already a bit eye-catching, Baoshan Zhixian can no longer take over with Yuanqi's people, so as not to be attacked." ”

Yi Zhishu really doesn't care about this, he doesn't have to worry about more debts, he doesn't have to itch with lice, Yuanqi's approach is already criticized, and he doesn't care about one more attack, but Bao Shichen is also out of goodwill, he nodded and didn't say anything. (To be continued.) )