Who did you learn from? Yi Zhixiang secretly said that it was not good, he was overdoing it, he collected these things intentionally when reading novels and shopping forums on the Internet, arguing with others, but the original Yi Sanshao was a master who didn't like to read, and ate and drank all day long, the contrast between before and after was too great.

How to explain it? couldn't find a reasonable explanation for a while, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Pay attention everywhere and learn, the younger generation doesn't like the eight shares, not only rigid, but also not practical, the younger generation likes miscellaneous learning, and he also likes to scrutinize analogies when encountering things, and this insight is all figured out on weekdays." ”

Seeing that he was talking nonsense, Wu Bingjian squinted slightly, and said: "Since you are careful everywhere, as a disciple of the Thirteen Elements, you should also pay special attention to the Thirteen Elements, and you also have unique opinions if you want to come, you might as well come and listen to it." ”

This question was not at all expected by Yi Zhicontent, he couldn't help but slander for a while, just borrowing some silver, is it necessary to take endless exams? Slander is slander, he still has to deal with it seriously, and after a little thought, he said: "The Thirteen Lines prospered because of a mouthful of trade and monopoly of foreign trade, and because of the joint and several mutual insurance system, the Thirteen Lines have virtually turned into a huge unlimited liability company.

In the face of the poor reputation, weak financial resources, mercenary and unscrupulous British and American retail merchants, if they do not know how to adapt, the decline of the Thirteen Lines is only a matter of time. ”

"Why be flexible?" Wu Bingjian glanced at him and said, "Guangdong Customs can't rectify British and American retail businessmen, can't it also rectify those foreign businessmen?" Without foreign businessmen, British and American retail businessmen will not be obedient? ”

"Pinghu Gong, this is a junior who is sincerely admitted to the school." Yi Zhizhi said calmly: "If it was so easy, the thirteen elements would not be in today's situation." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The imperial court has banned smoking, why is the imported Furong a year?" The reason is simple, profit! Because smuggling Hibiscus has a huge profit, it has been repeatedly banned.

In the same way, the collusion between foreign businessmen and British and American retail businessmen also has huge profits, so there are more and more foreign businessmen, just like leeks, cut a stubble, and grow a stubble, as long as the British and American retail businessmen have demand, this leek will never be cut! ”

These words can be described as hitting the nail on the head, pointing to the essence, the expression on Wu Bingjian's face suddenly became solemn, and said, "Then how to be flexible?" ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi slowly spoke: "Naturally, it is the right medicine, in the past, the British East India Company monopolized the trade with the Far East, and the Thirteen Lines also monopolized the foreign trade of the Qing Dynasty, and no one suffered a loss from monopoly to monopoly."

Now that the East India Company has collapsed, it is the British retail merchants who trade with the Qing Dynasty, and the retail merchants are naturally suffering losses from the monopoly, so the British retail merchants have done everything possible to collude with foreign merchants outside the thirteen lines.

To be flexible, it is very simple, to lift the monopoly of foreign trade of the Thirteen Banks, which is divided into two situations, one is passive flexibility, the other is active flexibility, the so-called passive flexibility, is to cancel the status of Guangzhou's one-stop trade, and the foreign trade monopoly of the Thirteen Banks will naturally be canceled ....... ”

"Impossible." Wu Bingjian categorically denied it: "Guangzhou's trade is the ancestral system set by Qianlong, and now it is just a king who keeps the success, and he follows the ancestral system everywhere, how dare he change it easily?" ”

Daoguang will not change, but the British will use strong ships and cannons to force him to change, but this cannot be said at the moment, and even if it is said, the other party will not believe it, Yi Zhizhi does not argue, and said tactfully: "Thirty years in Hedong, forty years in Hexi, the world is changing, who can see it thoroughly?" At the beginning of Kangxi's opening of the sea, it was a four-port trade, and then it was changed to a one-port trade, but do you know if it will be changed back?

Passive adaptation is determined by external forces, and the 13 banks are powerless to control it, regardless of it for the time being, and the active adaptation is the ...... of the 13 banks giving up their foreign trade monopoly on their own. ”

Give up the monopoly of foreign trade on your own? Wu Bingjian was shocked by this unbelievable proposal, with the collapse of the British East India Company, a large number of British and Indian bulk merchants poured into Guangzhou, and a large number of collusion with foreign businessmen, there is a trend of increasing intensity, although the foreign trade monopoly of the Thirteen Banks does not reach the point of nominal existence, but there is also a precarious appearance.

But even so, the thirteen large and small merchants, but none of them came up with the idea of taking the initiative to give up the monopoly of foreign trade, all of them fantasized that the Guangdong Customs would vigorously rectify, Wu Bingjian was holding this idea, he was ready to take the opportunity of the collapse of Xingtai Bank, and asked the Guangdong Customs to strictly rectify the foreign businessmen and re-standardize the foreign trade order.

After being stunned for a while, Wu Bingjian said with a puzzled face: "Without the monopoly of foreign trade, can the Thirteen Lines still exist?" ”

"It's just a false name, what's the pity to abandon it?" Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Give up the monopoly of foreign trade, if you take off the shackles of Guangdong Customs on the Thirteen Lines, with the experience accumulated in monopolizing foreign trade for decades, and the accumulated contacts and goodwill, are the Thirteen Banks still afraid of fair competition with foreign businessmen?" ”

"It makes sense." Wu Bingjian nodded slightly, and then he sighed lightly: "I can't stop it, even if the Thirteen Lines are willing to give up the monopoly of foreign trade, the Guangdong Customs will not agree, even if the Guangdong Customs can be fed, the Imperial Court will not allow it, do you know how much silver the Thirteen Lines have donated to the Imperial Court over the past few years?" Tens of millions, how can the court let it go easily? I can only think about it. ”

"Not necessarily." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "If the wind is calm, the Thirteen Elements will naturally be difficult to escape the control of the imperial court, but if the wind and clouds are rolling, there will be an opportunity." ”

Wu Bingjian perked up and said, "You mean the ban on smoking in the imperial court?" ”

"Exactly." Yi Zhizhi nodded and said: "Ah Furong's import volume is large, the profit is high, it can be said that it is appalling, the imperial court strictly prohibits smoking, and the British and American merchants will definitely not give up, and there will be disputes ...... at that time." ”

Will the imperial court enforce a ban on smoking? After all, the little guy is young, and he only sees the harm of A Furong's smuggling but can't see the back of A Furong's smuggling, who is the biggest beneficiary, but he can have such insight and judgment, which can be regarded as an extremely rare talent.

Although Yi Yunchang is not very good, he gave birth to a good son, Wu Bingjian sighed with some envy, glanced at Yi Zhicontent, got up and said loudly: "Someone!" Serve tea, with my treasured big red robe! ”

Wu Bingjian, who listened to it, actually ordered to use the treasured red robe to entertain Yi Zhizhi, Wu Changqing couldn't help but secretly say to himself, this treatment is really high enough, but he also admires it in his heart, no one in the Wu family has ever been able to talk so eloquently in front of Wu Bingjian, and he is deeply happy with the old man.

He couldn't help muttering to himself, Yi Zhizhi is content that this kid is really hiding deep enough, I'm afraid no one will believe it, the famous guy in Xiguan actually has such ability, and in a few words, the old man of his family broke his heart, and took out the treasured big red robe to entertain.

Thinking of the treasured big red robe, he couldn't help but be very excited, it was produced by a century-old tree in Jiulongyi, a thirty-year-old red robe, the old man's treasure looked like something, it was easy not to take it out, and now he can finally taste the light of contentment.

Yi Zhizu is also very curious about Wu Bingjian's treasured red robe, but the main purpose of coming here today is to borrow money, seeing that Wu Bingjian is in a good mood, how dare he miss the opportunity, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Thank you Pinghu Gong for your love, but my father is still waiting outside, and the younger generation is ......." ”

Wu Bingjian naturally understood what he meant, and shouted towards the study: "Changqing, go and invite Yi Kunguan." ”