There is a saying that is very exquisite. Women like two kinds of flowers most in their lives, not roses, lilies, tulips, etc., but money and casual flowers.

Although the Empress Dowager was the mother of the country and was the most powerful woman in the entire Qing Dynasty, he was the same as ordinary girls when it comes to money.

Small households make little money, but spend less, and have little desire. In the palace, although there is a lot of money, the expenses are also very large. It is not enough to expect the amount of money allocated by the imperial court every year.

Master Qing San’s gift of 600,000 yuan in cash was really helpful to Ci’an. God knows how many loyal ministers and guards he would buy in the future, and how many details he could put into his opponent as spies.

No soldiers are gathered without money. Ninety-nine percent of all forces in the world gather together by money, especially in countries with a system like the Qing Dynasty.

Listening to Master Qing San said the three words I am willing, the masculine feeling that came to his face made Ci'an feel moved. This feeling was so wonderful. The feeling of being protected and cared for was like this. Just three words and a sense of security that surged from the heart wrapped her up.

If there weren't many eunuchs and palace maids here, and if there weren't meetings in broad daylight, Ci'an might have been able to get into the arms of Master Qing San.

"You... you have to waste a lot! Why did you even buy golden nanmu for me when you build a few houses? Are you not waiting for outsiders to gossip..." At this moment, Ci'an was tactful and tactful like his young wife.

Master Qing San said domineeringly, "The Empress Dowager is the mother of the Qing Dynasty and the most valuable person. It is nothing to use a few golden nanmu... Besides, these golden nanmus were purchased in the name of Lotte Foreign Company, and it didn't cost much money to go on the sea route throughout the journey!"

"Someone outside said that this golden nanmu is worth 150,000 taels of silver. This is right, it is wrong, and it is wrong. According to the idea of ​​those dirty officials, you have to be a little greedy if you pass through the water and wet silver. If you ask them to buy golden nanmu, you can really make a high price of 200,000 taels..."

"But it doesn't matter if Lotte's foreign company purchases. The whole process is commercial behavior. It is important to be fast and safe, and no one will be greedy for themselves! So I understand and tell the Queen Mother that a golden nanmu even costs more than 70,000 taels of silver. We can afford this little money!"

Our words softened Ci'an's heart, and her little face turned slightly red, "Forget it, I've entrusted it to you anyway, let you do it... But I have one more thing to ask you!"

"A debt of six million, how did Xiao Letian become so much cash? Could it be that he really knows the magic of turning stones into gold?"

In fact, Master Qing San couldn't explain the complex financial knowledge clearly. He could only say that everything was attributed to the loyalty of his subjects to the empress dowager.

"Lotte Bank takes away national debts and it is impossible to lose money. He can only transfer the risks by splitting them. The local governors and governors have no money in their hands, so they can only rely on the people and wealthy families of the Qing Dynasty..."

"The bonds of one yuan, ten yuan, and one hundred yuan are sold in Jiangnan. When everyone heard that it was to raise funds for the empress dowager to build a garden, who wouldn't offer some filial piety, so the bonds were bought everywhere..."

Ci'an smiled and covered his mouth, "Sycophant, don't do this, I don't believe your nonsense... If the common people didn't embezzle 30% of the money and interest rate and the hope of future tax cuts, they wouldn't have bought it, they're sloppy!"

The third master also smiled, "Actually they are the same, they are both filial and profitable. How can they not be enthusiastic? Besides, Lotte Foreign Company is a gold mine that cannot be dug out. It is not a problem to make 30% of the profit in three years, so everyone is relieved, and naturally the subscription will be soon..."

Ci'an nodded and then said, "I'm ugly, but I'm not going to blame you if you can't fulfill your promise in the future. Then don't take the blame for you..."

"The Queen Mother puts her heart in her stomach. No one will cheat you if I cheat!"

Speaking of this, Ci'an gave Zhou Daoying a wink. Zhou Daoying smiled and called a thousand yuan to Master Qing, and then handed over a golden key. "Third Master, the Queen Mother still has 60,000 taels of gold in her hand. That is the last little private money for the Queen Mother. I want to entrust Master to invest..."

"No one dares to believe the Queen Mother in the world. There is only one reliable person, San Ye, you are a reliable person. The Queen Mother is embarrassed to say something, but I have to say it... San Ye, please give me a accurate letter. How much money can you earn and how many years can you get your capital back?"

The third master pondered for a while, "Empress Dowager Zhou... I don't say anything fooling people. I can only understand 60% of the banking transactions, and 40% of them are their secrets, but I can still analyze one or two..."

"Now the Qing Dynasty obviously had a low silver and precious gold. According to convention, the exchange ratio between gold and silver should be one to ten, but the actual exchange has reached one to fifteen, which means that one tael of gold can be exchanged for fifteen taels of silver, and the Empress Dowager's 60,000 taels of gold can be exchanged for at least nine hundred thousand taels of silver..."

"I'll make up for the Queen Mother, it's okay to calculate the number of one million!"

"Ah? Why are there so many..." Zhou Daoying couldn't believe his ears. "We go to the capital to exchange it, at most one to thirteen. How many of these black-hearted ghosts eat so many miscellaneous families?"

"You didn't find the right place. What I gave you is the internal bulk transaction price of Lotte Bank. For gold and silver exchange on the market, small vendors have to make a difference, otherwise wouldn't they have to drink the northwest wind?"

"I heard from the old shopkeeper Fan Jian that Europeans are different from us Asians. They regard gold as money, and only Asia uses silver as money. In Europe, silver has only two uses, one is for decoration, and the other is for doing business with our Asia, especially the Qing Dynasty..."

"This situation has occurred since the late Ming Dynasty. Over the past few hundred years, there are more and more gold in Europe, and more and more silver in China. Gradually, the strange phenomenon of precious gold and low silver in our Qing Dynasty has also appeared in the Qing Dynasty..."

"My brother Xiao Letian once said that if the phenomenon of gold outflow in China is not suppressed, there will be a big disaster in the future! I don't know what big disaster, and he didn't tell me in detail..."

Of course, Xiao Letian would not tell Sanye about anything like currency wars. An economy that has not even been popularized in paper money cannot understand such profound economic theory.

Without a large number of mature economists to protect the country, the only thing Xiao Letian could do is to get the moon first, exchange a large amount of Chinese folk gold first, and then store it secretly.

No matter how many hundred years have passed, these secretly hidden gold may play a decisive role in the moment when the nation survives. Gold is actually a cave in Xiao Letian's cunning rabbit.

The third master slapped his thighs suddenly, "The Empress Dowager's million-dollar silver, I will give up my face and beg my brother Xiao, I will ask him to give up some of the shares of Lotte Foreign Company to you, but the most primitive shares. I can't guarantee that after three years of repaying the principal, I will get no less than the interest rate in the previous three years..."

Ci'an was stunned at the time. After three years of repaying the principal, he would pay 330,000 yuan a year. Moreover, this was the original share. In the future, as long as Lotte Foreign Company exists, he would receive no less than 300,000 taels of silver every year!

"Three million taels in ten years, six million taels in twenty years..." Zhou Daoying's mouth trembled. "Is this true? Are you cheating on slaves, aren't you?"

"Hahaha, 300,000 a year is just the current market. Who can compare my brother's economic layout that is so arrogant that he can compare? As long as he is given time, it is not impossible to divide 600,000 or even one million a year in the future?"

"He came back from Europa empty-handed and created such a big family business in just a few years. What about ten years later? The future is unlimited..."

The two parties reached a deal, and at this time the eunuch outside Qiwang Tower also ran in, "Qi Bao, Empress Dowager Cixi and all the princes and ministers have arrived. When will they be summoned?"

When Fu Qing heard this, he quickly stood up from the stool and stood sideways in the position where his grade should be. The more respectful the expression was, the more respectful it was.

"Okay, it's cool outside. Let my sister and all the adults come to the store... prepare osmanthus sour plum soup to relieve the heat!"

Cixi was the first to come into the hall. After saluting Ci'an, she sat aside with rosy eyes and said nothing. Obviously, the news of her son's assassination made her very sad.

Following closely were the princes and ministers. When they saw that Fu Qing had already stood in the hall in advance, their faces were strange, and some of them even looked angry.

Master Qing San pretended that he didn't see it, lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, and was honest like a statue.

The ministers saluted the queen mother and then gave her seat. Everyone was in the mood to drink the sour plum soup, and quietly waited for the queen mother's opening remarks.

After a moment of silence, Ci'an finally spoke, "My dear friends, everyone already knows the news of His Majesty's assassination in Japan. This is something that the dynasty has never encountered in 200 years. How to solve it? Let's discuss and pay attention to it..."

The biological mother of Emperor Tongzhi was immediately following Ci'an. Even though Cixi was vicious in history, she still loved her own son in her heart. Zaichun's stupid news was like a thunder sound to her.

"Wuwuwu... Ai family has said a long time ago that the emperor cannot leave the Forbidden City, and he must not believe that evil demon Xiao Letian. What's the result? Something happened after all, it was the foundation of our Qing Dynasty, the foundation of the country..."

Cixi slapped the table and tried hard to vent her resentment. This time no one dared to refute him. Even Ci'an had to give in to her. Don't blame her when a woman protects her. This is life experience.

After a whole cup of tea, Cixi calmed down a little. Finally, she said, "I only have two requests. The first is to take His Majesty back to Beijing, and the second is to send troops to Japan to take revenge. The small country dared to assassinate the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty! It is not enough to calm the public's anger if it is not killed!"
Chapter completed!