Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

When Lin Yuan said these words, he kept a back door for himself. He said "a few days" instead of specific "three days" or "five days". When will it be settled, so I did not specifically say that it will be a few days later, but at this time someone stood up and asked: "Shuai Lin, I believe you will not default on our money, but we also want to know how much money is needed? Oh my god?" As soon as these words came out, everyone echoed.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "I have to prepare for the worst. Yuan Er will definitely not let me take out the silver from the Daedeok Pass, so I have to transport the silver from Shanghai. It will take about three days. I don’t want to say it’s three days, it’s more certain to add an extra two days.” So Lin Yuan said, “I assure everyone that the money will be delivered within five days.”

Everyone left happily, Lin Yuan immediately went to the Yamen of the Fuzhou prefect, came to the door and said directly: "Hurry up and let the Fuzhou prefect come out to meet me, I have something urgent to find him!"

The people at the door didn't dare to be negligent, so they went in to report, and the magistrate came out soon after, and invited Lin Yuan into the room. Lin Yuan asked, "I heard that you have sealed up the bank of Dade Tong, and also put The shopkeeper caught it, is there such a thing?"

The magistrate of Fuzhou smiled all over his face after hearing this, and said, "Then Dadetong is just a small business, why do you care about it so much?"

Lin Yuan said: "I want to use the money in it urgently, do you think I can not worry about it?"

The prefect of Fuzhou whispered: "My lord, I don't blame me for this matter, because the person who caught the shopkeeper was not me at all!"

Lin Yuan said angrily: "You still dare to quibble, your people sealed up Dade Tong, and even arrested the shopkeeper. Everyone knows about this, and you actually said that you didn't arrest him!"

When the Fuzhou prefect saw Lin Yuan getting angry, he immediately fell to his knees and said, "My lord, I really didn't catch him, but the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Xu Yingkui, did it himself!"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Why is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang involved again? The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is in charge of the military and political power in Fujian and Zhejiang, and he is at the same level as me. Could it be that Yuan Er even moved him here?" Lin Yuan thought for a moment: " If you go to negotiate with Xu Yingku by yourself, the matter here will be more complicated. Why don't I just ignore this matter and wait for the money to be delivered from Shanghai. Fuzhou Port is also a big port, and there are many foreigners in it. In this business, no matter how powerful Xu Yingku is, it is impossible to intercept all the money brought in from the port."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan came out from the magistrate's yamen, contacted Shanghai, and learned that the money had been allocated and was being transported to Fuzhou, so Lin Yuan went back to the post and waited. While waiting, Lin Yuan thought: "Now we are still in the Relying on commercial paper numbers for financial activities, why not start a bank yourself?"

"The benefits of banks are too many. They can absorb deposits that ordinary people don't need temporarily, and then lend them to those who need money. In this way, money can be circulated in society, creating more job opportunities, and improving the economy. can also be greatly developed.”

"Not only that, we can also issue our own currency. Originally, we wanted to accumulate more gold and silver, and then use these gold and silver as reserves. Now it seems completely unnecessary. I can directly issue banknotes that do not rely on any real objects. Modern This is the case in all countries in the society, and the currency systems linked to paper money and real objects such as the gold standard and silver standard have long been abandoned."

"In the final analysis, paper currency is a kind of credit currency. The common people believe that the paper can be exchanged for real objects, and it can be used as money. Now I have a high status in the hearts of the common people. This time the scammer pretended to be me. It is a proof, so I You can choose the right time to issue banknotes, as long as the people have enough trust in me, my banknotes will definitely be accepted by the people!"

"Not only that, but the banknotes I issue will enter the international market, and will serve as international currencies in the future. All countries will use the banknotes I issue for settlement when trading, just like the US dollar in my era!"

Thinking of these things, Lin Yuan stood up excitedly, thinking: "Then when is the right time? This has to be considered from the international and domestic situation. In this era, all countries still maintain the gold standard or the gold bullion standard." As for the currency system, I directly issue banknotes that do not rely on any real objects, but only rely on credit, which will definitely have a big impact on the economy of each country, so I should wait until my strength develops, at least the navy must have an ocean-going fleet!"

"As for the domestic aspect, the rulers of the Qing court have not realized the importance of banks and currency issuance rights at this time. The first national bank of the Qing court will not appear until 1905. They can use their ignorance to secretly control The economic and financial lifeline of the entire country lays the foundation for cleverly seizing the rule of the Qing court!"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "However, if you want to open a bank, you will have many opponents. Among them, the largest and most powerful foreign banks are in China. There are more than [-] of these banks, and their branches are located in major cities in China. They even issue banknotes and use these banknotes to squeeze the blood and sweat of the Chinese people. According to historical statistics, the total amount of currency they have issued in China is several billion, and it is self-evident how much blood and sweat they have squeezed from the Chinese people!"

"If you start your own bank and issue currency, you must destroy them completely. In that case, you will also save our common people!"

During the five days when the money was shipped, Lin Yuan was thinking about the establishment of the bank. On the fifth day, the money was shipped over, along with the money for relocation. The relocation of personnel continued. It took about ten days, and the transfer work was not completed until November 11.

By the time Lin Yuan returned to Lushun Port, which is not frozen all year round, it was already November, and the first thing Lin Yuan did when he came back was to see the construction of warships, which was different from Mawei Shipyard and Portsmouth Shipyard The dry dock was adopted, and the Lushun shipyard adopted a floating dock that was more suitable for the construction of large warships.

Another advantage of the floating dock is that it can go to sea with the warship and be used as a base for ship construction.The main part of the floating dock is located below the waterline, so that after the battleship is built, the valve can be opened to let in the outside water. Lin Yuan came to the floating dock and saw welding sparks flickering everywhere on the battleship.

The battleship factory in Lushun used group technology, so the construction speed of the battleship was very fast. Less than a month after Lin Yuan left Lushun, the main frame had been built, and the main engine and weaponry for outfitting had been manufactured. However, the radar and missiles are still under development.

Han Mingguang said to Lin Yuan: "Should we give our warships a name? According to Western practice, the name of the first warship is the name of this class of warships. For example, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is It was named after the first destroyer, 'Arleigh Burke', so we should have a bigger name."

Lin Yuan smiled and said: "In our time, we learned many things from the West because they were more advanced than us. Let's take the naming of warships as an example. Why is the name of the first battleship the name of this class of warships? ? We completely give our warships a separate class name."

Han Mingguang smiled and said, "Alright, what do you think we should name our battleship?"