At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 607: Buying the Huns and Economic Control

The Mansion of the Governor of Sha County.

Under the guidance of a minor official, Zhang Pijiang met the prefect Jin Ridi. Compared with his high-spirited self a few years ago, he now looked haggard and dejected, and appeared much older.

Jin Ridi smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Zhang Pijiang said: "It's a special period, we just have to get through it."

He did not mean to mock. The Han Dynasty had experienced this kind of crisis three times, and each time it left a mess. This was the first economic crisis for the Huns, so it was normal that they had no experience.

Jin Ridi asked: "How does the court plan to help us Xiongnu, and what are the conditions?"

Zhang Pijiang said: "On the way here, I also learned about the economic crisis of the Xiongnu Kingdom. I found that the crisis of the Xiongnu Kingdom is different from that of my Han Dynasty. Your factories are mainly scammers. There are too many scammers' projects. They use various means to drive up the prices of their own projects. They squeezed the money of the Xiongnu Kingdom. When this bubble became bigger and bigger, it finally burst and we have the current situation.

If you want to change this situation, you must first clean up those fraudulent projects, tighten up the supervision of the stock market, and inject a certain amount of funds into those high-quality projects that can create wealth. The situation will naturally improve. At the same time, your Xiongnu country must also open up the railway network between the Western Regions. In this way, your Xiongnu country's goods can enter the Western Regions, and the Han Dynasty will expand foreign trade, and the economic difficulties will naturally improve. "

Speaking of those stock market scammers, Jin Ridi said viciously: "These people should be cut into pieces. They have caused great harm to our Xiongnu nation."

These financial scammers are the most well-informed in the stock market. Before that report, they already knew that the bubble of Quanzhou Stock Exchange had been blown big enough. The total value of all the factories here exceeded 2000 billion, which was higher than the value of the two major stock exchanges in the Han Dynasty combined. It goes without saying that there was a problem. The Han Dynasty had so many people and so much wealth. The Xiongnu had only developed for a few years, and the value of the stock market could exceed that of the Han Dynasty.

So after reading this article, these financial scammers realized that the Xiongnu market could no longer be boosted, so they decisively cashed out all the stocks they held, and then used fraud to get out of more than one billion yuan and get away with it. It was the loss of these more than one billion yuan that directly collapsed the Xiongnu stock market.

Jin Ridi looked at Zhang Pijiang with a complicated expression. The Xiongnu Kingdom had always refused to connect with the Han Dynasty's railway, but now they were afraid they could not escape.

When the Han Dynasty merchants learned of Zhang Pijiang's arrival, they immediately found him and cried, "Ambassador Zhang, please help us. We are all honest merchants who made some investments in the Xiongnu Kingdom. Who knew that the Xiongnu people were so unscrupulous that they swallowed up our capital. I helped the Xiongnu Kingdom transport rails, and the more than 2 million yuan has not been repaid to us yet."

"The Xiongnu are simply liars. I bought shares of the Xiangzhou Oil Factory. They said that the factory could produce tens of thousands of tons of oil every year and that they could double their profits every year, so I invested 3000 million. But it turned out to be all fake. I found the oil production area, but there was only a desert and a simple factory building, nothing else. The Xiongnu are simply liars, lawless. They dared to cheat hundreds of millions of dollars with a piece of wasteland. The Quanzhou Stock Exchange didn't even check the qualifications of the company."

Zhang Pijiang looked at this group of people helplessly. They dared to believe in a profit of one times. This was not the era when the Han Dynasty's industry had just started to develop, nor was it the Age of Discovery more than 30 years ago. Now, as long as there was an industry of a certain scale, the profit of % was a high-tech industry. In the Han Dynasty, only machinery factories could maintain such high profits. If there was a profit of one times, either the industry scale was too small, or it was a scam.

Zhang Pijiang knew that they were not as honest as they said. In fact, most of those shell factories in the Xiongnu Kingdom were related to these maritime merchants. These people took advantage of the lax supervision of the Quanzhou Stock Exchange, fabricated projects, amassed huge wealth, and used the pass-the-pattern method to defraud. It was unknown how many of these crying businessmen were in cahoots with them. They were just the last batch of buyers.

Zhang Pijiang said: "Don't worry, the court will definitely handle these matters according to the law. For those factories with industries, the court will help you negotiate with the Xiongnu Kingdom for a solution to this problem. Don't worry, as long as the factories are valuable, they will naturally generate profits after the economic crisis. Although not as high as before, at least you won't lose too much. As long as these factories develop smoothly in the future, the value of these stocks will naturally increase again."

Some Han businessmen breathed a sigh of relief. Half a year ago, they thought that less profit meant loss, but now, less loss means profit to them, and they earn as much as they can get back.

But it is not good for other Han businessmen. They bought stocks of those shell companies. This is a financial fraud. The factory has no value at all, and their investment is naturally lost.

Zhang Pijiang said: "The imperial court will not let those scammers go. The imperial court will join hands with the Xiongnu Kingdom and issue a global wanted order. As long as their whereabouts are exposed, they will not be able to escape."

These merchants could only despair. No matter how powerful the Han Dynasty was, the world was too big. If these people just hid, where would they be able to find them?
Zhang Pijiang stayed in Quanzhou for a day, then took a train to Xinqufu and stayed at the consulate.

In the consulate, more than a dozen money bank managers, including Song Chang, the manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, were already waiting for Zhang Pijiang.

Zhang Pijiang asked Song Chang, "What does the court require from this negotiation?"

Song Chang smiled and said, "At the very least, the railway should connect to the Western Regions. The court can help the Xiongnu Kingdom integrate resources and build a general railway company for the Xiongnu Kingdom. The court's idea is to take a 30% stake at least. We have acquired many bankrupt railway companies during this period. We can give Junchen a decent share and take a 45% stake."

"Also, we see that there are business opportunities everywhere in the Xiongnu Kingdom. The Xiongnu spent hundreds of billions to build railways, which are now only worth two or three billion. However, these railways are real things, not empty shells listed on the stock market. As long as they operate normally and the railway network in the Western Region is opened up, their profits will increase significantly. As far as the current stock price is concerned, it is profitable to buy these railways or even acquire their railway companies.

This economic crisis is the best opportunity for our Han Dynasty. The ambassador wants the Xiongnu Kingdom to open up its oil, mining, and bank industries and allow our Han Dynasty to intervene. Although the Xiongnu Kingdom is a bit poor, these assets are worth acquiring. "

Song Chang is the grandson of Song Yi, the head of the bank. His family is the third generation of the Han Dynasty version of finance. This is not a good thing for the Song family. Although the financial system is relatively profitable, their family was born as a general, and they are naturally incompatible with the elders of the Han Dynasty. This has led to a certain exclusion of the descendants of the Song family who want to enter the official career. Their descendants can only work as errands in the system with a certain degree of financial discourse power.

Zhang Pijiang was stunned and said, "Isn't Manager Song too greedy?"

He originally thought that this negotiation was mainly for the connection of railways, but he did not expect that the owners of these money houses actually set their sights on the assets of the Xiongnu Kingdom.

Song Chang said with a smile: "These industries of the Xiongnu Kingdom were developed with the money of our Han Dynasty. Now we are just occupying some shares. In a sense, it is still a bargain for the Xiongnu people."

Xiong Bin, the manager of Kaifa Bank, said with a smile, "We thought that the court was going to establish a Xiongnu Shaofu Office to directly control these investments. This is a business that is sure to make money. As long as the crisis is over, the daily income is not low, and even if it is sold, the price can be multiplied several times."

"Buying out a country at the bottom is the most profitable business. It is too petty to just become a Shaofu of the Xiongnu. The Shaofu should be divided into two parts, internal and external. The Shaofu within the Han Dynasty will still manage the internal affairs of the Han Dynasty, while the Shaofu outside the Han Dynasty will manage the external investments of the Han Dynasty. This can also integrate the gold and silver mines in the territories of the princes. If we don't find a way to solve it now, big problems will arise sooner or later." Song Chang said.

The Han Dynasty court generally did not interfere with the special products of the princes' territories, but the three precious metals of gold, silver and copper were exceptions. Generally, the princes were required to hand over 3% to 5% of their profits. In the past two years, copper mines were abolished from the list of precious metals by the Han Dynasty, but gold and silver mines still required the Han Dynasty court to hold a certain percentage of shares.

However, the gold and silver mines were in the territories of the princes, and they worked hard to mine the minerals and build furnaces. Many princes would more or less reduce a certain proportion of their tribute, and it was difficult for the Han court to investigate such things. The court also took into account the difficulty of these princes' development, and the fact that the Han Dynasty could let these precious metals flow back to the Han mainland through industrial products, so it did not crack down too strictly and was a bit laissez-faire.

But for money shop managers like Song Chang, being able to control more gold and silver will be more conducive to the development of the money shop system. The current chaotic situation is not very friendly to them.

Zhang Pijiang frowned when he heard what Song Chang and the others said. Although this could bring profits to the Han Dynasty, the political impact was not very good. It felt a bit like taking advantage of others, especially since most countries in the world were the Han Dynasty's minions. He felt that it was too ugly to eat like this. Xiong Bin looked at Zhang Pijiang's face and immediately explained: "Ambassador, as long as we seize these pillar industries of the Xiongnu, the Xiongnu will not dare to say that they only obey the orders of the Han Dynasty, but they will not jump like they are now. If the military officials dare not obey the orders of the court, we can set off an economic crisis in the Xiongnu, which is also a means of controlling the Xiongnu.

War is a matter of great importance to a country, a matter of life and death, a matter of survival or destruction. If the imperial court wants to teach the princes of the Han Dynasty a lesson, if it uses military means at every turn, it will be detrimental to the imperial court's prestige, not to mention the risk of defeat. However, if it uses economic means to teach the princes a lesson, the risk can be greatly reduced, and the damage of an economic blow to a vassal state is not much worse than a military blow. "

Zhang Pijiang felt that Xiong Bin's point of view was suddenly clear to him. Ever since the court first attacked the Xiongnu, he had been a little worried about the court's control over the princes. Just as Xiong Bin said, military means are only a last resort and cannot be used frequently because the consequences will be extremely serious if they fail. The loss of the Zhou emperor's authority was due to the great war with Zheng State. No country can guarantee victory in every battle, not even the Han Dynasty. Using economic means to teach the vassal states a lesson is relatively mild, and failure will not affect the prestige of the court too much.

"Please explain in detail, I will report to the court." Xiong Bin's words made Zhang Pijiang have divergent associations. The court used such economic means to control the countries of Daqinzhou and the princes of the Han Dynasty. This was an extremely low-cost means of maintaining global domination and was worthy of promotion by the Han Dynasty.

June 39, 11rd year of the Han calendar.

The Xiongnu Prime Minister Zhang Yuan entertained Zhang Pijiang, and after a few pleasantries, they got down to business.

Zhang Yuan said: "As long as the imperial court can come up with 50 billion yuan to rescue the market, my Xiongnu country is willing to connect the railway network in the Western Regions."

Zhang Pijiang smiled and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, please do not confuse political issues with economic issues. The Xiongnu Kingdom's willingness to connect the railway to the Western Regions is the prerequisite for this negotiation. If you are not even willing to do this, it means that you Xiongnu Kingdom are still guarding against the court. Why should the court save you?"

Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "If the imperial court is not even willing to pay, how can it save the Xiongnu?"

This crisis was not only an economic crisis for the Xiongnu Kingdom, but also a political crisis. At first, Junchen tried to transform the military aristocracy of the Xiongnu Kingdom into industrial aristocracy, but how could a hand that was used to holding a knife possibly handle industrialization?

The Xiongnu nobles usually played their game by joining forces with the Han merchants. For example, if they had a mineral deposit in their territory, they would unite with the merchants, who would advertise how valuable the mineral was and how much profit they could make, and then they would list it on the market to make some money, with the profits split 70% to 30%.

Some Xiongnu nobles simply resorted to fraud. Even though they had no special products except sand in their fiefdoms, they united together to set up propaganda, saying that there was oil and copper mines there. They then pretended to buy machines to start mining and put them on the market to make money.

According to this model, these nobles would not lose money. However, they were too greedy. They saw that the stock market was so prosperous and kept rising, so they invested the money they earned back into the stock market.

As a result, all the bubbles in the stock market burst and the stock market crash broke out. When the stock market was booming, the Xiongnu nobles and the Han merchants could still cooperate with each other, but when the stock market crash broke out, the Han merchants they had defrauded ran away with the money, and their wealth in the stock market also disappeared.

Faced with their own property being wiped out in the stock market crash, these Xiongnu nobles did not think that it was because of their greed. There is an old saying that goes, it is better to condemn others than to blame yourself.

The Xiongnu nobles blamed Junchen. If Junchen Chanyu had not asked them to invest in so-called industry and commerce, they would not have suffered such heavy losses.

The Chanyu could not ignore them, so after the economic crisis broke out, these Xiongnu nobles united and asked the military officials to solve the stock market crash. If there was no way to solve it, at least they had to help them recover their losses.

At the same time, many Xiongnu nobles went to the north to contact Yizhixie, hoping to persuade him to go south to compete for the position of Chanyu. The business nobles were too difficult to deal with. The Xiongnu should go back to their old ways and rely on guns and cannons to gain territory for survival.

At the same time, the stock market crash caused heavy losses to the Xiongnu and all classes. The Confucian class, the Xiongnu people, and even the lower-level Xiongnu people, everyone pointed the finger at the Xiongnu. The position of Junchen Chanyu was in jeopardy, so this negotiation was extremely important to the Xiongnu. If it failed, the Xiongnu might even have to change its Chanyu.

Zhang Pijiang said calmly: "Only after the political issues are resolved can we discuss economic issues."

Now that the Confucian scholars have besieged the county magistrate's office, he cannot even afford to pay the Confucian scholars' salaries. He does not think that the Huns still have much bargaining chips.

Zhang Yuan said gloomily, "We, the Xiongnu Kingdom, are willing to connect to the Western Region Railway Network. Please, Ambassador, save our Xiongnu Kingdom."

Zhang Pijiang said: "The main reason for this stock market crash is that there are too many scammers in your Xiongnu stock market. First, we need to clear out these scammers, improve the system, rectify the stock market, and keep the valuable companies. These companies can produce ore, oil, cloth, or railway companies also have operating needs. These are all valuable companies. They are just dragged down by the stock market crash. Several big bank managers of my Han Dynasty have already arrived in Xiongnu and prepared 10 billion yuan to buy back the stocks of these valuable companies."

Zhang Yuan was surprised and asked, "A big man is paying for stocks?"

This was completely different from what he had imagined. He had thought that the imperial court would lend them some money to help them save the market, but he had not expected that the Han imperial court would bypass the Xiongnu Kingdom and go straight to the end.

Now the stocks in Quanzhou stock exchange have fallen to a level lower than the price of cabbage. Even the prices of good factory stocks are only about 1% to 10% of the peak period, and the prices of railway stocks are only / of the original price.

Zhang Pijiang said: "This is what someone said, the economy is the economy, the bank pays money, and the stock price rises. We, the Han Dynasty, have already acquired twelve of the more than 20 bankrupt railway companies in the Xiongnu. If you, the Xiongnu country, are willing, you can merge the railway companies you control with us and establish a railway company in the Xiongnu country. This will avoid meaningless consumption, improve railway services, and increase railway profits. In this way, the railway industry can get out of the crisis.

"As for the banks of the Han Dynasty, we will try to acquire the bankrupt and liquidated banks of the Xiongnu Kingdom, consolidate these debts, and try our best to protect the deposits of the people of the Xiongnu Kingdom."

On behalf of the imperial court, I will order 20 tons of oil production capacity, 10 tons of cotton, and tons of copper ore for the Xiongnu. With this order, the Xiongnu's oil, textile, and mining industries will slowly improve, and the Xiongnu will naturally get out of the crisis quickly. "

Zhang Yuan's face turned extremely ugly after hearing this. The railway system, money bank system, oil system, and mining system, the major pillar industries of the Xiongnu Kingdom, would all be controlled by the Han court, and the country would no longer be a country.

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "If we continue to buy like this, what will be left of our Xiongnu country? The imperial court is not saving our Xiongnu country, it is simply selling our Xiongnu country as slaves. And they still want our Xiongnu country to be grateful to the imperial court."

Zhang Pijiang said: "If these Xiongnu stock traders can buy it, why can't the court buy it? This is just a normal market economic behavior. Prime Minister Zhang should not mix political factors."

Zhang Yuan said: "It's really as easy as the ambassador said. Why haven't we seen the court open up the money house system and the railway system? Even the Han Dynasty is still setting off a wave of government-run enterprises. Now the Han Dynasty controls more and more industries, but they say that our Xiongnu country has no market."

(End of this chapter)