Cutting 1719

Chapter 531 Stock Exchange
The news that Zhu Yigui wanted to enclose naturally reached Ning Yu's ears at the first time, and also notified the cabinet ministers at the first time-but whether it was Ning Yu or the cabinet ministers, they were in ecstasy. Besides, I couldn't help but wonder, what exactly is Zhu Yigui's plan?
If it is said that Zhu Yigui has no ambitions, no one will believe it. Of course, ambitions can be divided into big and small.

At that time, Zhu Yigui, taking advantage of the chaotic situation in Fujian of the Qing court, sent troops to occupy the Fuzhou area, and he still had plans for the southeast half of the country.It’s just that before his ambition could grow, he was defeated by the Fuhan Army in the First World War. In that defeat, not only thousands of rebel soldiers died, but also Zhu Yigui’s inner ambition for the mainland.

Later, Zhu Yigui sent Huang Dian to seek peace, which also enabled Ning Yu to successfully use Huang Dian's pawn to insert a nail in Zhu Yigui's power, prompting Zhu Yigui to choose to separate himself and defend himself in small Taiwan. Dao and Huang Dian staged a love-hate relationship.

Strictly speaking, before the Northern Expedition, Ning Yu had no direct plan to take back Taiwan by force. He basically turned a blind eye to Zhu Yigui. It's too extreme. Of course, the main reason is that we don't want the strategic focus to return to the south.

The matter in Mongolia is not yet completely over. Ning Yu thought that it would take at least two years to recover Taiwan, but he didn't expect that it would only take a few years, and Zhu Yigui himself thought of enclosing it first!

"Report to Your Majesty, Zhu Dazhang, the governor of Anhui Province, and Cheng Zhien, the general officer of the army, have submitted some brochures." Li Fu, the second assistant, presented two white brochures with a smile on his face.

Ning Yu nodded slightly, he had already obtained the news through the channel of the Military Intelligence Department, and the news about Anhui Governor Zhu Dazhang and Chief Military Officer Cheng Zhien was a little bit late, but it doesn't hurt to read it, so I opened it and read it carefully Again, compared to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, the notes of Zhu Dazhang and Cheng Zhien are more detailed.

"You all have a look, Zhu Yigui is really causing trouble this time, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us."

It took a long time for Ning Yu to pass the memorial to Li Fu, and after all the ministers finished reading it, their expressions became solemn.

The reason why Zhu Yigui wants to enclose is very simple. In the process of developing to Southeast Asia, he was coveted and attacked by the Dutch East India Company, and got into some troubles, so that he had to enclose himself with Ning Chu now. Save.

In today's era, the East Indies are almost completely controlled by the Dutch, specifically the Dutch East India Company. Although their strength in Southeast Asia has suffered setbacks, they are still very strong now, especially the naval warships with four full The dozen or so ships were a force that Zhu Yigui could hardly resist.

Li Fu first said: "Returning to Your Majesty, no matter what, we must accept Taiwan's attachment. As for the East India Company, we can talk or fight. We must never repeat the old things in Penghu and Taiwan."

"That's right, fight if you want, we are not afraid of the Dutch!"

"Our naval strength is not necessarily inferior to that of the Dutch. If we really want to defeat them, it's hard to say who will suffer!"

The cabinet ministers and the privy envoy Ning Zhongyi expressed their opinions one after another, not only because they did not think highly of the Dutch East India Company, but also because there were very painful lessons in history.

You know, the Netherlands has a long history of stationing in the Far East. After defeating the Spaniards that year, the Dutch gradually established their maritime hegemony and began to occupy colonies around the world. For example, in the early [-]th century, they began to unite with the Kingdom of Johor to attack Malacca. , although it was not successful at the time, but later began to continuously challenge the Portuguese colonial system in the Far East.

At that time, the Dutch were not only focused on the East Indies, but even occupied Magong Island (Penghu Island) during the Wanli period when the Ming army changed defenses, and even planned to use the name of mutual market to attempt to occupy Macau from Portugal. The same will always occupy the Penghu Islands, making Penghu a colony of the Netherlands in the Far East.

At that time, Shen Yourong, the general of the Ming Dynasty, sailed to the Dutch ship in a single boat after a rigorous deployment. Backed by the armed forces gathered in Jinmen, he forced the then Dutch general Wei Malang to retreat, and only then did he save Penghu.

But after that, the Netherlands did not give up its ambition to occupy Penghu. In the second year of Tianqi, it occupied Penghu again, and planned to build a city in Penghu for a long-term occupation, and then regained it after being surrounded by the Ming army in the fourth year of Tianqi. After withdrawing from the Netherlands, Taiwan was occupied in a blink of an eye. At this time, the Ming court's national power had already been greatly weakened, so it could only choose to ignore it. It was not until 38 years later that the Dutch were expelled from Taiwan with the efforts of Zheng Chenggong. .

"The old incident in Taiwan must never be repeated. No matter what, Da Chu must recover Taiwan!"

Ning Yu firmly said that although Ning Chu's strategic focus has always been in the north, it does not mean that he must swallow his anger against the Dutch. Besides, Zheng Chenggong drove them away from Taiwan when the Netherlands was at its peak. Now the Netherlands, which has experienced three Anglo-Dutch wars , It's just yesterday's yellow flowers.

Zhu Yigui couldn't reach the Dutch because he didn't have much accumulation, and he had to be wary of the Huangdian inside and Ningchu on the mainland, which made him seem a little clumsy to deal with, especially when facing the Dutch navy, he didn't know how to deal with it. There is no good way.

Everyone also nodded, and they also had the same thoughts in their hearts. As the new Chu regime, when facing challenges from external forces, they often considered how to fight rather than how to negotiate peace.

Ning Yu pondered for a while, and said: "There is nothing special to pay attention to in the north right now. In addition to paying close attention to the battle between the three tribes of Kalkha Mongolia and Zhungeer in Mobei, we must speed up the movement of our army's horse-riding infantry division. For the construction work, the privy envoys should stay in the capital to preside over this matter!"

Ning Zhongyi smiled slightly, "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have negotiated with the Mongolian tribes in Monan through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, asking them to provide at least 15 Mongolian horses before the beginning of spring and February next year, and [-] horses in the second half of the year." Mongolian horses, all horses will be purchased at market prices, and they will not suffer much."

"Hahaha, that's right, when it's time to make money, let others make some money. In business, you have to settle not only money, but also politics." A smile appeared on Ning Yu's face.

In fact, the promotion of such a large Mongolian horse transaction itself is of great benefit to attracting the various tribes of Monan Mongolia. In addition, it is also very cost-effective in terms of economy. After all, they sold their horses in exchange for a large number of horses. If you want to buy silver coins from the Central Plains, you have to choose to buy commodities from the Central Plains, which can stimulate economic growth.

Ning Zhongyi nodded, and continued: "As for the soldiers needed for the newly formed twelve cavalry infantry divisions, they have been recruited through the Fifth Army Commander's Office before that, and they are still training recruits in Hebei and Zhili. It will probably be officially restored by the beginning of next year.”

In the current system of the Fuhan army, compared with the real cuirassiers, mounted infantry only use horses as a tool for strategic transportation, so the requirements for riding skills are not high, and the difficulty of training is naturally greatly reduced. After the previous routine training, it is enough to go through a short-term equestrian training.

Because of this, Ning Zhongyi has the confidence to complete the restoration in the spring of next year. After a certain amount of training at that time, he can consider sending these cavalry infantry divisions to fight on the grassland. At that time, it will be his turn Zhungeer was passive.
After listening to the plan of the Privy Council, Ning Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this case, I can go back to Nanjing with peace of mind. I believe that after I return to the capital again, the problem in the north will be finally resolved. gone."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, especially Ning Zhongyi understood from the very beginning that it would be too wasteful to use newly trained 12 cavalry infantry to deal with Zhungeer, who has only tens of thousands of people. The emperor must have already set his sights on it. The Russians are in the northern territory, but how far can this battle go?

North Sea?or further?
When the time came to December, the Nanjing Stock Exchange was finally officially established. On a piece of open land on the bank of the Qinhuai River, a magnificent building rose from the ground. The height of ten floors almost made it a Nanjing stands a new scene, and there is a gold-plated plaque hanging on the building, with the seven characters of "Nanjing Stock Exchange" written, which makes people feel dizzy when looking at it.

"It's really magnificent."

Wang Jingqi, the new editor-in-chief of Qingliu News, stood in front of the Nanjing Stock Exchange with a bit of surprise on his face. He came here for an interview, and the interview object was the new Nanjing Stock Exchange.

When Wang Jingqi walked into this slightly luxurious building, he realized that it was worth it, because from his vision, he could see that almost all the dignitaries in Nanjing gathered here. And the chamber of commerce they represent all appeared in this place.

"Buying Northeast stocks, the Northeast immigration plan is a super long-term plan, and the court also attaches great importance to it, and its profits are quite high!"

"Hey, I think it's okay to buy North Korea. Although North Korea is not doing well now, it has a large population. After the domestic labor department issues special visas, it will be very profitable to organize people from North Korea to mine in China! "

"Hey, what do you mean is that Myanmar is dead? Haven't you heard? Cheng Shumi has defeated King Baigu in Myanmar, and now all of Myanmar is in our hands, and the lords have also begun to establish their own fiefdoms in Myanmar. The country is gone, and the benefits here are incredible!"

Everyone was chattering about the three major projects of the imperial court, and of course some people were concentrating on chatting about the stocks of other commercial firms. Everyone's eyes were flooded with a kind of greedy look.

You must know that whether it is the dignitaries of Dachu or the chambers of commerce below, money is not rare, especially the wealth gathered among the people, which is calculated on the scale of trillions of yuan.

In the past, because there were no good investment channels, these funds were usually taken out for lending, and it was enough to collect interest. Some people even hid the money directly until it rotted—— From Ning Yu's point of view, this is naturally a great waste.

Promoting the circulation of currency in society can itself promote economic development and taxation growth of the imperial court. Therefore, it will be very important to dig out this money through various channels and means.

Therefore, now that there is a stock exchange, let alone the question of whether it can make money, at least let the money come out, and the meaning behind it is very important.

Wang Jingqi's heart moved, and he was very keenly aware of one point, that is, the people who came to this stock exchange seemed to be well-informed, and the news from the South China Sea and the North cannot be read by a small newspaper. , I believe that behind them should be the foundation of the major families. What makes Wang Jingqi even more curious is, does this business really have such a big magic power?Can it attract so many people?

It seems that behind the stock exchange, there seems to be the supreme emperor His Majesty. Thinking about it this way, it seems normal.

For a person like Wang Jingqi who is keen on climbing the ladder, he will not let go of any channel that can help him in his future career, so he walked into the hall with a smile on his face and began to follow People around are chatting.

Although most of the big guys are the spokespersons of wealthy families or the leaders of the chamber of commerce, they still know the "Qingliu News" quite well. Naturally, they dare not neglect the new editor-in-chief of the Qingliu News, otherwise he will write something on the Qingliu News. , that is not a big or small trouble, so everyone treats Wang Jingqi very warmly.

"President Qian, this stock trading can really make money, and can it be more profitable than our two chambers of commerce?" Wang Jingqi smiled, and the charcoal pencil in his hand was lit on a small booklet. He knew what President Qian represented. Qian's Chamber of Commerce has been doing business with Japan, and its annual trade volume has reached a new high.

President Qian is a rather fat man, he looked at Wang Jingqi and smiled, "Editor Wang doesn't know, it's not easy for our chamber of commerce to make money on weekdays, especially in trade like Japan, You can't make much money, and there will be risks of wind and waves in the middle, if you are not careful, hehe, you can lose all your money."

Hearing Chairman Qian ramble about how hard it is to make money for a long time, Wang Jingqi did not show any impatience, but asked with great interest, "Then what does this have to do with stocks?"

"It's related, this relationship can be even bigger!"

President Qian patted his thigh, and said: "When we were in business before, we took the risk alone. It's okay to make money, but once we lose money, we have to pay for it, but this money can withstand several times. ? Our chamber of commerce will be ruined if we lose money several times in a row, but now that we have a stock exchange, we can sell our shares. At that time, the cost of doing business will be borne by others, and the stock will appreciate in value. We also make money along with it, and it’s not just us who lost the loss, but the shareholders will also share it!”

(End of this chapter)