Chapter 704 Economic Pressure
"Same, can I take the train to go there in Songjiang? Go slowly... You are in Songjiang, and you have Zhengyuan, and you have a great place to save money in Songjiang. From this perspective, the people should be grateful to you. Without you, the God of Wealth, they may not even be able to survive the rubber stock market crash."
Songjiang's economy, which was once hit hard by the rubber stock market crash, has now recovered in full swing. Those companies and factories that went bankrupt due to lack of capital turnover have long turned losses into profits. However, most of them have become industries under Zhao Guanhou's name, and their profits have also become part of Shandong's revenue.
Without Zhao Guanhou's rescue, Songjiang's economy would not have recovered so quickly. A large number of merchants went bankrupt and workers were unemployed, so it would not be easy to recover. Even if the strength gradually recovered in the future, it would have been mostly reduced to a part of the profits of foreign merchants. Take money houses as an example. Chen, Dai and Lu's three families were three points on that day, but now the Lu family has already gone bankrupt. Her second sister-in-law has become more and more rude and more merciless. Anne can maintain her dignity because she relies on her own wings, but she is no longer as rich as Miss Dai's that day.
Thinking of the different situations of the three families, Chen Lenghe also sighed quite emotionally, "That was your credit, not mine. Now that I think about it, I was still too idealistic at that time. I always thought that I could reverse something with my own strength, but I found that nothing could be changed. Just like now, although they have escaped the stock market crash, they may not be able to escape the level in front of me."
She is not just waiting for birth and does nothing. She has never relaxed the Chinese economy. After all, changes in the external economy have also had an impact on the development of Shandong. On this battlefield, as the supreme commander, she cannot relax her vigilance.
"There are more and more banknotes being handed over in total. On the market, silver dollars have become the most popular currency. As for banknotes, they can only shop at 30% off. If Liang Shiyi still does not control the amount of banknotes and prints money blindly, the depreciation will probably be faster and faster. Once the two banknotes become waste paper, our economy will inevitably suffer a huge blow. You finally won the war against the Fusang people, but unexpectedly, in the economic field, our financial officials will send this fruit out again."
"Fortunately, Fusang's economy is not very good. The rice turmoil in China has not improved at all. The riots between the bottom-level soldiers and farmers have become increasingly fierce. Parties with the poor as the basic base have begun to exert influence and guide the rebellion, so their money is also tight."
Zhao Guanhou sighed, "The front line is a bottomless pit. The maintenance of the troops and rewards require a large amount of money. It also costs money to purchase military supplies. If the banknotes are not printed, the front line will be poor, but the more printed the country, the poorer the country will be. Otherwise, the emperor would not send a telegram, allowing me to be the King of Jiangnan. He may not know how serious the situation is, but I must see that if it drags on, the country will be bad."
Leng He looked at her husband and asked tentatively: "You...want to be this Southeast King?"
"If I say I want to, will you help me?"
Leng He was silent for a moment, "You know my position. In order to overthrow Dajin, I even thought that if necessary, I would become a stand-up team and throw fried eggs into the Jin Dynasty's yamen. Even if I sacrificed, I would not regret it. Although Dajin is gone, there is an emperor in our country. I really can't accept this... However, if you want to be the King of Southeast, I will support you with all my strength. Because, you are my husband, I will go wherever you go. I don't want to lose to Sister Hanzhi."
"With your words, I'm happier than being the King of Southeast." Zhao Guanhou smiled happily.
"I'm really afraid that if you want me to support Cai Feng, then I'll be in a dilemma. Yuan Weiting treats me with kindness. No matter for the sake of the country, nation or justice, I can't make him rebellious. But if I want me to die with him, I won't do it. Shandong has just fought a war, and now soldiers take off their military uniforms and pick up hoes. They either go to farm to reclaim farms, work in military factories, or become breeders. The Jiaodong Battle has greatly affected our economy. If we fight Cai Feng again, maybe Lu votes will become waste paper like the co-payment of tickets. Just maintaining the value of Lu votes and ensuring the handicraft market in Shandong will be very difficult. When I fight, I won't go."
"What about half the world?"
"Not need half of it, I am not interested in the whole world. There is enough Shandong. I am very lazy. Just the problem with Shandong is enough. If I have the whole world, just thinking about the documents I have to process every day, I will be crazy. By that time, where will I get time with you, and where will I get time with others? Where will I get time with other girls... I mean Xiaoci and the others."
He sighed, "My talents are not enough to take charge of such a big country. Even Shandong and northern Jiangsu have already given me a headache. The Dali Pills I make now are to anesthetize foreigners, and the money I earn is used to anesthetize the people. I can't give them ideals and beliefs, or the righteousness that the Ge Ming Party said. I can only try to ensure that the poor have food to eat and let them not rise up and rebel. No matter how chaotic other places are, Shandong can live a peaceful life. In this way, I can be a stable general. Hefei Prime Minister said back then that he was a pasting maker, and I am the same now. However, my skills are not as good as Zhang Hefei. He can paste a country, and I can only paste this province. If I want to paste a country, I don't have the power and cannot bear such a great responsibility. It's more comfortable to be my Xiaoyao King. If you also want to be the imperial concubine, you will be disappointed."
Leng He smiled, "Even the imperial concubine, there would not be such an obedient emperor, and he would not let the emperor cook to make ice bowls for her. So, I think I am happier than the imperial concubine. I am very happy to hear that you have no ambitions. I am really worried that you will be blinded by power like Yuan Weiting and ignore people's livelihood. Most of the expenses of this war are borne by the Shandong official economy and are not shared with the people. This is of course a good thing, but it also makes us feel so suppressed.
If Fusang hadn't encountered an earthquake and then had an accident, and another attack, I was really afraid that our economy would collapse before the military. Even if we could fight, it would turn Shandong from wealth to poor, and the little Eastern Cape, which was finally built, would be knocked back to its original form. I can think of your intention to print a large amount of Lu coins, but to achieve that step, you need sufficient precious metals as reserves. We don't have enough reserves in our hands, and there are too few precious metals."
Zhao Guanhou nodded and said, "I admit it. Before the war, when I let Jason go abroad to lobby, another thing I did was to open a household registration overseas and save the gold, silver and treasures in my hands outside. If I lose, I will let you continue to be rich ladies, so that you will not worry about your livelihood, nor will you have to go out to work and make money by working. Once this part of the gold and silver is transported away, of course, the reserves in Shandong will be insufficient, but I will not do anything. I am afraid.
...A large number of people will go bankrupt. More and more of these bankrupts will come out to rebel. Once an organization with the poor as the basic foundation appears, the position of our supervisors will not be jailed, and the whole world may be in turmoil. So, just like pumping big soil, you will be anesthetized as long as you can. You can paste as long as you can. You can only grit your teeth and try your best to eliminate this disaster. Besides, if you do it well, it may be a business opportunity."
"Of course, this must be a business opportunity. I am just worried that with our current conditions, can we take over this business. If the principal is insufficient, it may be a pity. This is not so much a business opportunity, but rather a speculation, the risk... is too great."
Leng He's expression was very serious, and she also understood the importance of this business. But no matter how important it is, it is impossible to win without troops.
Her biggest worry is that she lacks reserves and does not have so many precious metals in her hands, so she will be unsure of doing this business. Although Shandong has begun to issue regular strategies to restrict the exchange of precious metals, this is still not guaranteed, and there will be sufficient resources at that time. This time, she may only be able to take risks and make a bet...
A burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and Ajiu ran all the way from outside, waving a telegram in his hand: "Telecome from Tianzhu!"
"Take it here!" Leng He said first.
Zhao Guanhou was most concerned about the situation of the Indian troops. After all, this is a whole division. Although the main troops are composed of reinforcements from other places, they are nominally the Lu army's troops. There are too many new recruits and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the main force. They are fighting with foreigners, which is not difficult. Once they suffer a big loss, they will lose the face of the Lu army. In addition, the current climate, Lenghe thinks that the temperature in India is probably higher than that in Shandong, so can the soldiers bear it?
She had the telegram password in her hand. Because she was bored, she would read it after all. Now she didn't need a password, and she could translate the telegram almost the same. After reading the telegram, Leng He was very happy.
"Darling, our precious metals have been settled this time. They are so capable that they have made such a large sum of gold and silver. With these, your plan can be implemented."
Zhao Guanhou also said: "Yes, they did a good job and got so many spoils. But compared to these, I have more to worry about casualties. This weather... It is not fun to have a plague. Ajiu, I will write a telegram later. You can send it to Tianzhu for me. The front line must pay attention to the health of the soldiers and not be greedy for me."
Ajiu asked, "Sister Leng He, Dashen, have we won?"
"Yes, I won, and it was a great victory. Now the faces of the Albion people are about to be swollen by us. Let them see if it is my soldiers or his soldiers. Chinese new recruits are better than Albion's regular army!"
Chapter completed!