Zhongcui Palace is the palace where Prince Zhu Cixi often comes to live.
"Meet the Queen."
I saw Queen Zhou wearing Yanju's royal robes and sitting on a chair. Her appearance and temperament were graceful, noble, and a model for women in the world.
When Qichunnian and Gu Tianci came together, they couldn't help but look at each other for a moment, and then bowed in salute. They didn't dare to be rude, and at the same time they were secretly surprised, why was the Queen the only one here?
Where did the emperor go?
"Give us a seat for the two representatives." Queen Zhou greeted warmly and asked the palace maid to bring two soft chairs for them to sit down.
"Empress, may I ask where your Majesty has been? Why can't you see your Majesty?"
Qichunnian was an impatient man. He couldn't sit still until he saw the emperor he wanted to see most, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Well, Your Majesty has been unwell in the past few days. The royal family's financial affairs will be left to me. If you have any problems, just tell me. I have the right to handle it." Queen Zhou said in a clear and gentle voice.
"this……"
Qichunnian suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Zhu Youjian's move was so good that he had been brewing sarcasm and ridicule for several days. He actually had no one to release. This feeling was really uncomfortable, as if his big move was being used by someone.
interrupt.
"Your Majesty, the deficit of 6 million silver dollars and several debts are not trivial. Can your Majesty really make decisions on your behalf?" Gu Tianci, the bank president, expressed doubts.
"Xiao Xizi, bring the jade seal and show it to the two representatives."
Empress Zhou asked a eunuch to bring a tray over. Inside was a jade seal, the one needed to cover the imperial edict, which was equivalent to the highest representative of imperial power.
The emperor Zhu Youjian placed this jade seal here, and the meaning is naturally clear at a glance.
"Okay, you can talk to the queen."
At least half of Qichunnian was wilted, but he still cheered up and said: "Empress, look at how much trouble your Majesty has put in. You have stocked up a lot of food, but you owe a lot of money. In previous years, you would have owed a lot of money.
It is definitely more cost-effective and more practical to stock up on food, but now is the era of large-scale overseas colonization. Food supply is no longer a problem. There will be more and more in the future, and the price will become cheaper and cheaper. Your Majesty is giving us a good hand.
It’s broken.”
"Sir...that's what you said."
Seeing him complaining about her husband like this, Queen Zhou felt very embarrassed. Although she agreed with these remarks in her heart, he was her husband after all. The so-called husband and wife were one, which made her look very unhappy.
As for Emperor Zhu Youjian, who was hiding behind the curtain, his eyes twitched and his fists clenched. This was rubbing salt on his wounds.
"Forget it, forget it. We are here today to help solve the problem. We are not here to find fault. We are here to do our best to recover the losses of both parties."
Fortunately, Qichunnian was more measured and did not continue to talk. Instead, he got to the point and said: "It's just that this time... it's a little difficult to handle. There is a deficit of six million and an debt of more than fifteen million."
With the current financial situation of the royal family, even if we don’t have food or drink for two years, it will be difficult to solve this big financial hole.”
Gu Tianci said: "If it weren't for His Majesty and the royal family, who are our largest and most high-quality customers, if we were to replace them with ordinary customers, they would only be bankrupt and liquidated, and the whole family would be sent to Nanyang to develop. The probability of turning around would be almost zero.
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Hear these words.
Empress Zhou suddenly became nervous and panicked. She couldn't help but fall into their rhythm and said: "Two representatives, what do you think we should do to solve this problem?"
"My Lady, don't be anxious. We are here to solve the problem this time. We are not here to exert pressure. We are here to help the royal family establish a healthy and sustainable financial order. We do not want to increase the burden on the royal family. We are here to add fuel to the fire.
The royal family are definitely the most well-meaning and sincere people."
Qichunnian said warmly, and the emperor behind the curtain, Zhu Youjian, sneered and shook his head repeatedly, secretly saying, I believe you are a ghost!
"As for the solutions, we have brought three sets in total, namely the upper, middle and lower plans. Let President Gu tell you what the specific contents are."
Qichunnian pushed Gu Tianci out.
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Then he took out three drafted plans - which can also be said to be agreements - from his briefcase, handed them to Queen Zhou, and introduced them one by one:
"The first set of plans, which is what we think is the best way to solve the problem, can be called the 'comprehensive alliance' plan."
"That is, the royal family and Xujiazhuang have become permanent allies, establishing a community of interests and advancing and retreating together in each other's interests. The royal family fully supports the development, expansion and establishment of a new order in Xujiazhuang, while Xujiazhuang has given the royal family a large number of economic benefits and consolidated
The authority of the imperial power, assisting in comprehensive reforms, etc., have brought unimaginable benefits and benefits to the royal family."
"For example, Xujiazhuang can forgive all its shortfalls and arrears this time and does not have to pay them back! In addition, it can also receive financial assistance of 10 million silver dollars and 10 million shi of grain every year, and it may increase in the future. That is, as long as it forms an alliance with Xujiazhuang, it will
You no longer have to worry about insufficient money and food, and you can live a very comfortable life every year.”
"So this is the best plan!"
Gu Tianci said.
"Comprehensive alliance..."
Queen Zhou suddenly felt moved, but she was not a fool. She asked: "The interests of the royal family and Xujiazhuang are advancing and retreating together, and they are allies. Is it true that there are only benefits and no disadvantages? They will only reap benefits and have no negative effects?"
"Well, of course there is."
Qichunnian took over the conversation and said: "The interests of the royal family and Xujiazhuang have increased, but the interests of the civil servants, the gentry, the nobles and even the vassal kings may be seriously damaged, and they may completely stand against us.
This will cause the royal family to lose some of its supporters, but it doesn’t matter. Xujiazhuang’s resources and support are ten or a hundred times that of theirs, so there is no need to feel any pity.”
"Let's talk about the middle strategy plan." Queen Zhou asked without rushing to make a decision.
"The second set of plans is called the strategic cooperation plan..."
Gu Tianci spoke for half an hour, but the core contents of this plan are three points: First, the debt owed by the royal family will be packaged, and Tianxiatong Bank will also make up for the 6 million silver dollar deficit in the royal family's financial account, and the packaged 2150
The debts of ten thousand silver dollars were put together and regarded as a zero-interest debt of gratitude, as a bonus for the establishment of a strategic cooperative relationship between the royal family and Xujiazhuang.
2. In return, the royal family should grant Xujiazhuang the "right to build roads and explore for minerals", "the right to freedom of movement", "the right to do business tax-free and free passage", and the "right to kill with justice" (that is, in the event of illegal infringement, he can do so without restraint).
restricting counterattacks and even killing people), recognizing and supporting the "unlimited right to expansion" outside the Ming Dynasty, etc.
Third, Xujiazhuang will bring more cooperation projects to the royal family, increase the income of the royal family, and then enjoy the development dividends of Xujiazhuang.
"Representative Gu, please tell me about the last plan." Queen Zhou continued to ask without making up her mind.
"The last plan is an ordinary business negotiation plan..."
Gu Tianci spent about a moment and talked about this next step plan: First, in business negotiations, package the debts owed by the royal family to make up for the shortfall. The packaged debt of 21.5 million silver dollars has an annual interest of 1.5% and is required to be within ten
It must be paid off within the year, otherwise the royal family's assets must be used as collateral for repayment, such as the royal shop, royal farms, overseas manors, etc., which are all assets that can be mortgaged.
Second, still in business, the royal family must be subject to strong constraints and strong regulatory restrictions. For example, the funds in the royal financial account, for the safety of the depositors' funds and reducing risks, the royal family is not allowed to move without authorization, and it will not be approved again. The royal family
Daily expenses should also be supervised. Unless the debt of 21.5 million silver dollars is paid off, you can live a life of freedom and consumption at will. No matter how extravagant and wasteful you are, you will not be warned or stopped.
Third, if the royal family continues to collude with civil servants, nobles, vassal kings and other forces to take actions against Xujiazhuang (whether overtly or covertly), Xujiazhuang can take countermeasures at any time... I hope the royal family will not make a mistake.
After Gu Tianci finished speaking.
Faced with these three solutions before you.
Empress Zhou knew very well that these corresponded to big sweet dates, radish and big stick respectively. Obviously sweet dates are the most delicious, but eating too much will be bad for the stomach and intestines. Radish has no taste, but has some nutrition and fewer side effects.
Small; as for the big stick, normal people would not choose this, because it means actively choosing to decouple from Xujiazhuang and draw a clear line. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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And given the current degree of dependence of the royal family on Xujiazhuang, it is absolutely impossible to draw a clear line.
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And while Queen Zhou was meditating and considering.
Qichunnian suddenly said: "Mother, let me add a few words for your reference. Times have really changed now. Do you know how strong Xujiazhuang is? This year's GDP of Ming Dynasty is about 6 billion.
It looks like silver dollars, but Xujiazhuang accounts for 3.5 billion, which is close to 60%. The average life span of the Ming Dynasty is 42 years old, and Xujiazhuang has increased to 59 years. The literacy rate of the Ming Dynasty is about 5%, and Xujiazhuang exceeds 50%... There is also per capita food,
Meat per capita, none of these can be compared, and as long as the royal family forms an alliance with Xujiazhuang, it can immediately fully integrate with Xujiazhuang, integrate with the most advanced everything, and then enter a new era!"
"Your Majesty, I suggest you not to make a decision right away. You can take the prince and some members of the royal family to Xujiazhuang Harbor City for a visit, experience it, and experience life for a period of time. After you come back, you can make the right decision.
It won't be too late. Although more than 20 million silver dollars is a lot, it is nothing to Xujiazhuang. We are not in a hurry for this moment."
Qichunnian made a suggestion for a delegation of royal family members to visit Harbor City and experience it.
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