Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

There was a phrase that was very well-spoken. Women loved two types of flowers the most in their lives, not roses, lilies, tulips, but flowers with money and money.

Even though the empress dowager was the most powerful woman in the Great Qing Dynasty due to her status as the imperial mother, she was still the same as the other young girls when it came to money.

The small households earned less, but spent less, and had little desire. As for the palace, although there was a lot of money, the expenses were also very high. The government could not allocate that much money every year.

The six hundred thousand silver in Qing San Ye's possession was simply too much of a help to Ci An. Who knew how many loyal ministers and guards he would buy in the future and how many spies he would be able to place in his opponents.

Without money, they did not gather troops. 99% of the powers in the world relied on money to gather in one place, especially a country like the Qing Dynasty.

Hearing the Qing San Ye say the two words "I'm willing" made Ci An's heart move. This kind of feeling was too wonderful, the feeling of being protected and protected was like this. Just two words and a sense of security came out from his heart and wrapped around her.

If not for the fact that there were a lot of eunuchs and maids here and the meeting was still in the broad daylight, Ci An might have been able to roll into the Qing San Ye's embrace.

"You …" Even if it was wasted, there had to be a measure to it! How come you even bought a few houses for me? "Isn't this waiting for outsiders to gossip …" At this moment, Ci An was being tactful like his own wife.

The Qing San Ye said in a domineering tone, "The empress dowager is the national mother of the Great Qing, she has the most precious identity. Furthermore, these Golden Silk Nannan were purchased in the name of the Letian Firm, so it would not cost much to travel by sea! "

"Some people said that this Golden Thread Nannan is worth 150,000 taels of silver, which is true, but it's also wrong. According to those dirty officials' views, even water would have to be a bit greedy after using it. If they go to purchase Golden Thread Nannan, they can really make a high price of 200,000 taels of silver …"

"But it doesn't matter if you buy in the Letian Firm, it's all business. The whole thing is about how fast and how well you do it, no one would covet you! "So I understand and tell the empress dowager, that even a single gold thread nan is only worth seventy thousand silver taels, and that we can afford to spend that!"

She blushed a little, "Forget it, since I'm entrusting it to you, I'll let you handle it … …" But I have one more thing to ask you! "

"A debt of six million, then how did Xiao Letian become so much cash? Does he really know the art of turning stone into gold? "

In truth, the Qing San Ye didn't know much about the complicated financial matters either. He could only say that everything was due to the loyalty his subjects had to the empress dowager.

"Letian Bank has sold all his debts to the country, he can't possibly lose money, so he can only use a split method to pass on the risk. The local daoyin don't have much money either, so we can only rely on the citizens and wealthy families …"

"One round, ten round, one hundred round bonds were sold well in Jiangnan. Everyone heard that they were raised for the empress dowager's garden, so who hasn't offered their filial piety to her? So wherever she goes, bonds are bought …"

Ci An laughed so hard that he covered his mouth with his hands, "ass-fart, stop with this nonsense. I don't believe your lies … "If it weren't for the fact that I embezzled 30% of the interest and the hope of reducing taxes in the future, I wouldn't be buying it, Slick!"

San Ye also laughed: "Actually, it's all the same, they are filial people who make money, how can you say they aren't enthusiastic? Furthermore, the Letian Firm is just a gold mine that cannot be dug out. Making 30% of the profits in three years isn't a problem at all, so everyone can be at ease.

Ci An nodded his head and said solemnly: "I will say this first, if you all are unable to keep your promise in the future, I will definitely not accept it, and at that time, don't find me to be the scapegoat …"

"The empress dowager put her heart in her stomach. I won't screw you over anyone!"

Saying that, Ci An gave Zhou Daoying a look. Zhou Daoying smiled and called the Qing San Ye a thousand times, then passed him a golden key: Third Master, the empress dowager still has sixty thousand gold, that is the last of the empress dowager's private money. He wants to entrust it to Third Master for investment …

"No one in the world dares to believe you, the empress dowager. There's only one reliable person in the world, and that's you, Third Master. It's embarrassing for the empress dowager to say something, but I have to say it …" "Lord Third, please give me a confirmation. How much money can I earn? How many years can I earn back?"

Lord Third thought for a while. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, Eunuch Zhou …" "I'm not going to lie to them. I can only understand 60% of the business transactions, the remaining 40% is their secret. However, I can still analyze a bit …"

"Right now, it's obvious that the Great Qing has cheap and expensive silver and gold. According to usual practice, the exchange ratio of gold and silver should be one to ten, but the actual exchange ratio has already reached one to fifteen. In other words, one tael of gold can be exchanged for fifteen taels of silver, and the empress dowager's sixty thousand taels of gold can be exchanged for at least nine hundred thousand taels of silver …"

"I'll arrange a match for the empress dowager. It should still count as a million, no problem!"

"Ah?" "Why are there so many …" Zhou Daoying could not believe his own ears. "If we go to the Beijing Bank, the most we can get is one to thirteen. Why are there so many unscrupulous people eating here?"

"You did not find the right place, I gave you the price for the big transaction in Letian Bank, and for the gold and silver exchange on the market, the peddlers would have to earn a difference, if not they would have to drink northwest wind?"

"I heard old shopkeeper from before, he said that Europeans are different from us, Asian. They recognize gold as money, and only we, Asia, use silver as money. In Europe, silver has two uses, one is used for decoration, and the other is used to do business with us in Asia, especially Great Qing Province."

"This situation has existed since the late Ming Dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, there has been more and more gold in Europe, and we have more and more silver in China. Gradually, we Great Qing also have the strange phenomenon of gold and silver …"

"My brother Xiao Letian also said before that if he does not suppress the phenomenon of the gold outflow, there will be a disaster in the future! "I don't know what kind of disaster it was, and he didn't tell me in detail …"

Of course, Xiao Letian would not tell San Ye about currency wars. An economy that didn't even have a common currency wouldn't be able to understand such profound economic theories.

Without a large number of mature economists protecting his country, the only thing Xiao Letian could do was to get his hands on the most valuable gold in the world, exchange it for a large amount of gold from the citizens of China, and then secretly store it.

No matter how many hundreds of years pass, these gold that were hidden secretly might be able to play a decisive role in the moment of the survival of the nation. Gold was actually one of the caves in Xiao Letian's Three Rabbit Hole.

The Third Master slapped his thigh, "With the empress dowager's one million silver taels, I'll go and beg my brother Xiao. I'll ask him to give you a portion of the Letian Firm's shares, but it'll be the most original shares. I can't guarantee that it won't be less than the interest of the previous three years if we pay it back every year for three years …"

At that time, Ci An was startled. To pay it back in three years was equivalent to paying three hundred and thirty thousand silver taels a year, and this was only the original share. In the future, as long as Letian Firm existed, he would be able to get a share of the interest of no less than three hundred thousand silver taels a year!

"Ten years and three million taels, twenty years and six million taels …" Zhou Daoying's mouth trembled, "Is this for real? Are you kidding me? "

"Hahaha, three hundred thousand a year is just the market price now. Who in the world can compare to my brother who is so infuriated by his economic layout? As long as he's given some time, splitting six hundred thousand or even one million a year isn't impossible? "

"He came back from Europa empty-handed. In just a few years, he had already established such a large family business. What about ten years later? "His future is limitless …"

When both sides reached an agreement, the eunuchs outside the Kiki's tower came in as well. "Reporting to the empress dowager, the Empress Dowager Xi and the various officials and officials have arrived. May I ask when they will be summoned?"

Hearing that, Fu Qing immediately stood up from his stool, and stood at the position where he should stand. His expression was extremely respectful.

"Alright, it's cool outside. Let your little sister and all the lords come in …" Prepare the Osmanthus Acid Plum Soup for everyone to enjoy the warm air! "

Ci Xi was the first person to enter the palace hall. After bowing to Ci An, she sat by the side with reddened eyes, not saying a single word.

Following closely were the various officials and officials. When they saw Fu Qing standing in the hall ahead of time, they all had weird expressions on their faces, some of them even had expressions of anger.

Qing San Ye acted as if he didn't see it, and didn't say anything as if he was a statue.

The officials bowed to Her Majesty before giving her a seat. No one was in the mood to drink the sour plum soup and quietly waited for Her Majesty's opening words.

After a moment of silence, Ci An finally spoke out, "My dear sirs, everyone already knows that His Majesty was assassinated in Japan. This is a matter that has never happened before in the past two hundred years, let's discuss on how to settle this first."

The one who followed closely behind Ci An was the birth mother of the emperor. No matter how vicious the historical Ci Xi was, she still loved his own son. Zai Chun's foolish news were like a clap of thunder to her.

"Wuwuwu …" I had already said before, the Emperor cannot leave the Forbidden City, he absolutely cannot trust that evil demon Xiao Letian. "In the end, something has happened. That is the national capital of our Qing Dynasty, the national capital …"

This time, no one dared to refute him, even Ci An had to give way to her, so when a woman wants to protect a child, do not go against her, it is life experience.

After the time it took to make a cup of tea, Ci Xi calmed down a little and said in the end, "I only have two requests. First, to bring His Majesty back to the capital. Not killing is not enough to quell the anger of the people! "

Ci Xi's cold words were filled with killing intent, causing everyone to feel a chill down their spines. They had just thought that this woman was going crazy, and these unrealistic words could even be said.