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Volume 4 Leviathan Chapter 78 Reasons

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    Speaking of this, Shen Hongmao found that Chen Zaixing just looked at him with a smile and did not express his position. He couldn't help but was stunned and asked: "Why don't you say anything, Fu Sheng? Could it be that you already know about this?" "Haha!" Chen Zaixing smiled slightly.  With a smile, he did not answer Shen Hongmao's question directly, but asked: "Do you know why Shanghai's national debt fell so sharply this time?" "Why?" "Thanks to the imperial court's ban on grain imports!" "What, that and  What does the plummeting national debt have to do with it? " "Brother Shen, let me tell you the truth, Shanghai's food prices have been falling in the past two years. The main reason is the large import of Burmese rice, and the largest Burmese rice importer is my company.  Hua Company! So far this year, Shunhua Company has imported 250,000 tons of rice, including 150,000 tons in Shanghai." "What?" Shen Hongmao was shocked and stared blankly.  Looking at the old friend in front of him, it was as if he was meeting each other for the first time.  "What's wrong? Myanmar has abundant land, a large amount of free land, and a suitable climate, which can produce three crops a year. In the past, because the land belonged to the nobles, farmers had no motivation to open up wasteland and cultivate it. In recent years, after the land was distributed to farmers,  The canal is newly built, and the grain is abundant every year. It is very cheap, so it is natural to find a market to sell it. Shanghai is the largest economic center and port in Dashun. What problem does it have for me to export to Shanghai? " "That's it!" Shen Hongmao nodded!  : "Then what does this have to do with the sharp drop in the national debt?" "Brother Shen, Shanghai is densely populated, and all the rice it needs needs to be supplied from nearby villages. With the import of Burmese rice, the price of food will naturally fall, and the wages of workers will  , the living burden of citizens has also been reduced. However, after the imperial court banned the import of foreign grains, the price of rice in Shanghai rose three liters a day. Workers had to raise wages, and factories opened increased costs. Naturally, money was tight in the market, and the national debt naturally fell.  Come down!" "That's it!" Shen Hongmao couldn't help but sigh.  A sneer appeared on Chen Zaixing's face across from him. He came here to implement his next plan, and he had to convince Shen Hongmao first.  It turns out that the recent plunge in national debt was somewhat related to the ban on food imports, but the main reason was that banks joined forces to sell short. However, Shen Hongmao did not understand the inside story. Chen Zaixing deliberately muddied the water in order to realize his next plan.  "Brother Shen, if we go back like this this time, I'm afraid Xianggong Wang will have a hard time with it, right?" Chen Zaixing asked in a low voice.  "It's nothing more than personal gains and losses. It's just that the imperial court was already tight on money. Now that it has such a heavy debt, I'm afraid, I'm afraid -" At this point, Shen Hongmao couldn't help but sigh again.  "Well, even if Mr. Wang lets him go, the Yushitai can't let him go. Mr. Hu is old anyway, so he can just go back to his hometown to take care of his old age. But Brother Nian, you are in the prime of spring and autumn, but you are implicated in this matter. It's really  It's such a pity!" When Shen Hongmao heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad. He studied hard for more than ten years and won the Jinshi. The ups and downs along the way are really not enough for outsiders to know. Now he is only a few years away from the cabinet.  There is only one step left, but we encounter such an unreasonable disaster. How can we bear it?  But in front of Chen Zaixing, he couldn't show it, so he had to force a smile and said: "Well, at most, like Brother Chen, go for a walk outside the territory, maybe it will be a different world!" Chen Zaixing said with a smile: "Brother Nian, I still want to  There is a way, I wonder if you are willing to take it?" Shen Hongmao looked at the other party in confusion: "There is another way? What do you mean?" "What if the banks in Shanghai are willing to increase the discount on the national debt to 65%?  , or 30% off, I wonder if Brother Nian has paid the job?" "65% off, 30% off?" Shen Hongmao couldn't help but perked up after hearing this. Although this discount is much lower than in previous years, it is still lower than the 50% discount just now.  The 50% discount is still a considerable discount. If you take into account the specific situation of this year and the urgency of fundraising, it is barely acceptable.  Shen Hongmao glanced at Chen Zaixing and asked in disbelief: "Fu Sheng, what do you mean? Could you possibly persuade the bank to make concessions?" "I'll tell the truth! I have had many negotiations with Houde Bank in Shanghai over the years.  There are many business dealings between the two parties, such as the import of Burmese grain and tin ore, which are all done with the Liu family. If I insist on speaking out, Houde Bank will have to give me a favor! " "That's great!  "Shen Hongmao was overjoyed when he heard this, but he was also a man who had been in officialdom for many years, and he immediately understood the implication of Chen Zaixing's words: "If I insist on speaking!" Obviously, this mouth is not that easy to speak.  Shen Hongmao quickly calmed down: "Then under what circumstances would you say this?" Chen Zaixing replied decisively: "Lift the ban on food imports! Only in this way can I say this. Only in this way, be virtuous.  SilverOnly then are they willing to make concessions, and they can compensate for this loss in other ways!  " " Lift the ban?  But this ban has just been issued!  Shen Hongmao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this: "Where does this put the court's face?"  " "Other than that, I have no other choice!  " "Resurrection, think about it again if there is any other way!  " "Brother Shen, it's not that I don't help, but in business, you also know these businessmen. If you want them to relent, you must offer benefits in exchange. You let me ask them to make concessions in vain.  ,How can this be?  " "Resurrection, even if Mr. Hu and I agree, we will never pass the test of Mr. Wang. You don't know his strong character. Even when the late emperor was in power, he dared to go to the bull's neck. What's more,  Not to mention the character of Queen Mother Deng now, who can do anything to her?  " "Then the only way is to let Mr. Wang step down!  "    "What?  "This is the second shocking news that Shen Hongmao has heard today. He looked at the smiling Chen Zaixing dumbfounded. Every word they talked about was quickly reversed and connected in his mind. Suddenly, in his mind  A light flashed in his mind. ¡°Chen Fusheng, is this what you came here for today?  "Shen Hongmao stood up. "Yes, I came to you today just to drive Wang Qinian out of office!  "Chen Zaixing looked at his excited friend with a smile. "Is it because Wang Xianggong banned the import of grain and hindered you from making money?  Chen Fusheng, I never imagined that you have turned into such a profit-seeking villain!  " "Yes, but not entirely!  Chen Zaixing ate a chopstick of food happily: "Actually, Prime Minister Wang's ban on grain imports not only did not prevent me from making money, but actually made me earn more."  Because after the ban was promulgated, the price of food in Shanghai skyrocketed. As long as I spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to bribe a few corrupt officials, I could smuggle the food in and sell it at a high price. I still made a profit after all.  More, speaking of which, I would also like to thank Xianggong Wang.  " "You¡ª¡ª" "You may be wondering why I have to drive him out of office?  The reason is very simple. Wang Qinian didn¡¯t block my way of making money. If I, Chen Zaixing, were the only person who blocked my way, I would take that way. There are so many ways to make money in the world, I can¡¯t afford it.  Can't get along with him?  What Wang Qinian blocked was a group of people, the entire Shanghai citizens and the entire Jiangnan industrial and commercial owners.  The price of rice has increased, so factories have to issue more rice stickers and workers have to buy grain at higher prices.  And today Wang Qinian will say that low prices hurt farmers and ban the import of rice, but tomorrow will he say that cotton prices have fallen and ban the import of cotton?  How can this continue?  So it¡¯s not me, Chen Zaixing, who wants him to step down, but many people who want him to step down!  " After hearing Chen Zaixing's words, Shen Hongmao fell silent. The whole world in his heart was suddenly overturned. He had never thought that such a group of guys, who were called merchant villains in Confucian classics, would dare to deal with them.  The court ministers were dictating and even dared to interfere in the court's political situation. He should have jumped up and shouted at his friend's fallacy, but Shen Hongmao did not do so because he knew in his heart what a huge force there was behind Chen Zaixing.  , this force even controls the lifeblood of the imperial court. ¡°Brother Shen, what I say next may be a bit treasonous.  Currently, 40% of the imperial court's annual taxes come from Jiangnan, and even more if income from national debts, loans, etc. are included.  No matter how reasonable what Wang Qinian did was, he was wrong when he offended the Jiangnan area and hurt the interests of so many Shanghai business owners. His mistake was that the imperial court was now inseparable from Jiangnan, even more so.  These factory owners and bankers!  That¡¯s all I have to say today. Please decide for yourself what to do!  " Having said this, Chen Zaixing stood up, bowed his hands to Shen Hongmao, turned around and left. Shen Hongmao was sitting alone at the table. He was the only one left in the room. The sound of a watchman's banging was heard outside.  , the room became even quieter. Suddenly Shen Hongmao stood up and swept the wine bottles and cups on the table to pieces. The servant who heard the sound stretched his head out of the door and saw Shen Hongmao's murderous face.  He looked over, shivered in fear, and shrank back, "The rituals and music have collapsed, the rituals and music have collapsed!  " Early the next morning, in the back garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Hu Keqin was taking a walk along the garden path after finishing two sets of boxing in accordance with the habit he had developed over the years. He must get up every morning, and then he would either walk or practice boxing.  Exercise for half an hour and then have breakfast, and then start the day's study and work, which will not change no matter whether it is windy or rainy. Therefore, Hu Keqin, who is nearly sixty years old, still maintains very strong energy to shoulder the important task of Hu Keqin.  After finishing the walk, I felt that it was almost time. I was about to go back for breakfast, but I sawA person walked over not far away, it was Shen Hongmao.  Hu Keqin was about to say hello, but he saw the other person's eyes were full of red threads, his face was pale, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night. He couldn't help being startled, and stepped forward and whispered: "Master Shen, why are you doing this?  "Looks like you didn't have a good rest last night?" "Mr. Hu, Chen Zaixing came to see me yesterday!" Today's second update, the popularity list is terrible, and I almost got kicked out, but the recommendation list is still very good, which is a mixed blessing.  Anyway, thank you all for your support!
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