"And the two sons of General Feng, and his lady who understands righteousness!" The look of admiration on the scholar's face, "The country has such a loyal minister, it is really a model for us, and it is also a blessing for the country!" ”

"That's true!" The young man with the English book hurriedly put the book under his arm, and hurriedly applauded, and the street burst into applause one after another, and for a time the street was very lively, and everyone's face showed a look of admiration and joy, when the glorious characters are always liked by the masses, "Now," the merchant shook his head and shook his head, "Those iron-mouthed storytellers on the streets of the teahouse are busy again, and they will never give up if they don't make up the story of General Feng hundreds of times." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers!" The newsboy continued to shout, "The household department has issued a notice to sell treasury bonds!" Vietnam War Tickets Sale! The newsboy saw that the businessman's eyebrows were upside down and he was about to scold, and quickly stuck out his tongue and grimaced, "This master, don't stare at me, please watch the third edition!" ”

The people who were reading the third page were already looking at the newspaper and screaming in shock, and at this time, there were still people there who could not bear to buy the newspaper, and hurriedly swarmed up, sweeping away the newspaper in the newspaper boy's hand, and the merchant looked down at the contents of the three pages above, and looked up at the order of the household department, "Announcement on the sale of treasury bonds, Vietnam War bonds." ”

In the Palace of Raising the Heart, the Minister of Military Aircraft was there, and Yan Jingming, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, was also there, and he said about the preparations of the Ministry of Households to sell securities, "It is planned to sell 100 million taels of silver for treasury bonds, divided into five-year treasury bonds and 10 years of treasury bonds, each of which is 5,000 taels of silver....... In addition, the additional sale of Vietnam War bonds is 80 million taels of silver, and the two items add up to 180 million taels of silver, which is not a lot of money, but the time to repay the money here still needs to be considered. Yan Jingming said.

Prince Li didn't say a word when he half closed his eyes, and the military aircraft department was silent, only Erle and Bu felt that it was inappropriate, "Xisheng, this court lacks silver, it is a matter of all dynasties, it is not unusual, to ask people outside to borrow, this is also a common thing, but to openly borrow silver from the common people, and it is so much money, the slave thought, is this reputation not very good?" I'm afraid that we will be despised by foreigners, and we have no money to fight, and I'm afraid that it's not good news for the people. Moreover, according to Yan Shangshu's plan, 180 million taels of silver, about a year's worth of treasury revenue is enough to spend, which is still counted in the part of other expenses not to be used, if you can borrow money now, you can repay the money in the future, if you can't pay it back, I'm afraid that there will be a big storm. As for the national debt, we should be cautious and consider everything thoroughly in order to make preparations for the war in Vietnam. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi listened and nodded, "This is Lao Cheng's words to seek the country, Yan Jingming, look at it, what does it mean?" These three questions, how to answer? ”

Yan Jingming was obviously prepared, calmly, and said slowly, "The things that Lord Erle and Bu are worried about, the household department has also done a good job of coping, this first thing, the matter of national bonds, although it is a groundbreaking thing in our country, but in the West, it is not a rare object, England and France have repeatedly issued treasury bonds, treasury bonds, and securities are mortgaged by the credit of the state, and the risk is extremely low. And the credit of the imperial court is the highest, so the foreigners will never have any strange words, "of course this is the scene, the treasure banknote issued by the former Ming Dynasty is an official banknote with the lowest credit, such a sequelae, that is, until now, the Empress Dowager Cixi does not dare to issue paper money easily, if the credit of the banknote is not established, this is a huge disaster for the Chinese economy that has just begun to take off."

"Now the people's hearts are available, in the war in Vietnam, countless people want to shout to serve the country, naturally the soldier is to fight to serve the country, the rest of the people, also want to follow the example of the Mountain Guild and others, with donations to support the front, but the West Sage is wise and wise, not to let the people break the bank, so there has been no donation, and now the issuance of this Vietnam War bond just gives the big guy a way to protect the country and be loyal, and lend the silver to the country, one to support the front-line operations, and the other can also get a little interest."

"Then it seems that the Vietnam War bond is 80 million taels here, and the corresponding interest can be higher." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and said.

"The interest rate is already 30% higher than that of the government bonds, and the money is a three-year period, which is short, and the interest is also more than silver, and there are also one-year and two-year ones, with different interest rates," Yan Jingming said. He turned his head to Erle and Bu and continued, "The second thing, the silver that is repaid, but don't worry, the national debt is so year after year, the repayment is not within a year, but after five and ten years, so that it can be turned, second, with this silver to the court to do big things, open mines, run factories and foreign affairs, pay interest, naturally there is no impossible, and if the national debt is sold well, the people are willing to buy, then once a year, you can continue to hairstyle, when the time comes to borrow the silver after a few years, It can be used to pay the principal and interest of the first treasury bond. ”

Erle and Bu were silent, this does not seem to be a big difference from the banner people's Yin's food, the only difference is that the silver borrowed from these national bonds is used to do things, not to squander, which is acceptable, the Empress Dowager Cixi glanced at the ministers of military aircraft, silent, Yan Jingming continued, "Today's newspaper has published the news of the issuance of bonds by the Ministry of Households, and in the next few days, we will publicize the details and regulations therein, then after a few days of brewing, it can be implemented, and the silver will be collected, There is no need to worry about the military quartermaster at the front. ”

"The Ministry of Communications has begun to correct the official road from Nanning to Zhennanguan, although the railway is too late to build, but the official road is laid with cement and expanded, which is extremely convenient, Nanning to Guangzhou originally had a railway," Jing Shou recalled, "The silver of the national debt is in place, the official road is built, the traffic between Guangxi and Guangzhou, and then there is no problem at the front." ”

Jing Shou didn't know if he was used to being cleaned up by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and suddenly thought of why he gave priority to the construction of the railway from Nanning to Guangzhou in the past, here, Guangxi has nothing to produce except for some ore, even if it is ore, it can be used to use the waterway of the two big rivers on the left and right to go downstream, and it is very convenient to transport it to Guangzhou, why set up a railway in Nanning Prefecture? You must know that Nanning Mansion is not the provincial capital at this time. It can be seen that the Queen Mother's wisdom is as deep as the sea, and she has already made up her mind about Vietnam. (To be continued.) )