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Lin Yuan called Liu San up and asked, only to find that Liu San knew very little about this matter, Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It's not surprising, because things like banking and finance must be a bit esoteric for them. , so they usually don’t talk about these things.”

Lin Yuan said to Shen Wanqing: "Now Li Jingfang is left, and we may be able to find out about the Bank of Daqing with him, but now it is almost dawn, I will go tomorrow, you go tomorrow Newspapers, banks and Zhang's Industrial Company to see the situation."

On the next day, Lin Yuan went to Li Jingfang's residence. On the way, Lin Yuan thought: "You might as well tell Li Jingfang about the banning of my bank in Wuhan, Guangzhou and Shanghai, and then let him go to the Qing court. Being able to poke things up and keep me out of it.”

Lin Yuan made up his mind and came to Li Jingfang's mansion. When he saw Li Jing, he made a heartbroken look and said, "Brother Li, I hope you can save me!"

Li Jingfang laughed when he heard Lin Yuan's words, and said, "Brother Lin, you are so powerful that foreigners are afraid of you, why do you want me to save you?"

Lin Yuan said: "Brother Li, do you know that the Holy Spirit ordered to check my Northeast People's Bank?"

Li Jingfang smiled and said: "Of course I know. The Holy Majesty wants to establish the Bank of Great Qing. I know that your Northeast People's Bank is strong. You bought all the bank accounts and banks in the first month of the establishment of the Northeast. The bank became part of the Bank of Great Qing."

Lin Yuan pretended to be surprised, and said, "Is this really true?"

Li Jingfang nodded and said, "Of course it is true!"

Lin Yuan said: "However, my bank's branches in Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou were banned one after another. Those officers and soldiers stormed into my bank like tigers, not only sealed up my bank deposits, but also wantonly beat and arrested me. staff!"

After hearing this, Li Jingfang slapped the table and said angrily, "There is such a thing!"

Lin Yuan said: "I intend to tell the Holy Master about this matter, but I am worried that Chao Zhongxiao will take the opportunity to slander and slander, so I still hope that Brother Li will help."

Li Jingfang smiled heartily and said, "No problem, it's my honor for Lin Xiandi to let my brother help! This matter is left to me!"

Lin Yuan continued to ask: "Then what's going on with this Bank of Great Qing? Are there any foreigners' shares in it?"

Li Jingfang replied: "Of course, the main shareholder here is the Ministry of Accounts, which represents the Qing Dynasty, holds 60.00% of the shares, and sells 600 million taels of silver. The remaining 20.00% will be funded by Japan's Yokohama Specie Bank and several private individuals."

Lin Yuan asked again: "Since it's called the Bank of Great Qing, why do you let foreigners own the shares?"

Li Jingfang replied: "Because foreigners have contributed a lot in the process of establishing the bank. People in the court, except Sheng Xuanhuai, don't understand banking affairs. This Sheng Xuanhuai has a lot of criticism for you, saying that your Northeast People's Bank capital It’s not strong, it’s just relying on your power, and foreigners have been running banks for 600 years, so it’s the idea of ​​foreigners to ask them for help and let the Bank of Great Qing issue banknotes.”

"The Holy Majesty held a banquet in the Imperial Garden that day, listening to foreigners explaining the bank's issue of banknotes. The foreigners said a lot about the benefits of issuing paper money. I didn't understand, so I didn't remember what I heard, but the Holy Majesty seemed to understand. That’s why the bank is required to issue banknotes, and your bank is already issuing banknotes, so Your Majesty asked your bank to take back the banknotes and only use the banknotes from the Bank of Great Qing.”

Lin Yuan frowned and thought to himself: "Since the Bank of Great Qing issues banknotes and does not allow other banks to issue banknotes, it shows that it already has the nature of a central bank. How can our central bank allow outsiders to intervene and buy shares? Now International trade is not too much, so the harm will not be obvious, and when international trade becomes more and more frequent in the future, foreigners will definitely make decisions on the number of banknotes that are beneficial to their country, and it will harm the interests of our common people at that time!"

Just as Lin Yuan was about to speak, Li Jing said conveniently: "Brother Lin Xian, I really don't understand the bank affairs, so you don't need to talk to me anymore. I know you are very busy, so I won't waste your time. Go ahead and busy yourself." .”

Lin Yuan left and returned home, just as Shen Wanqing had also returned, and said to Lin Yuan, "Everything is normal at the newspaper office and the company, and the people from the Qing government in the bank are investigating deposit accounts, and their attitude is better than that of Shanghai, Wuhan and The one in Guangzhou is much better, how about yours? How is the investigation going?"

Lin Yuan said: "I have figured it out. The imperial court wants to establish the Bank of Great Qing. This bank is the central bank with the right to issue currency. The household department holds the majority of the shares, and foreign banks also hold some shares."

Shen Wanqing said as soon as she heard it: "Although I don't know much about banks, I also know that our central bank should not allow foreigners to intervene. How could the Qing court be so confused? Let foreigners own shares?"

Lin Yuan said: "So now we have two major goals, first: clear the foreign shares in the Bank of Great Qing; second: let our Northeast People's Bank become the central bank!"

Shen Wanqing asked: "I know what to do with the first one. As long as the Qing court's trust in foreign banks is dispelled, the Qing court will not allow them to buy shares, but what about the second one? For the Qing court , our bank is a private bank, how can they make a private bank a central bank?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I heard a person's name in a conversation with Li Jingfang today——Sheng Xuanhuai!"

Shen Wanqing asked: "Sheng Xuanhuai? Who is he? What does it have to do with our plan?"

Lin Yuan said: "He is an important person who helped our Northeast People's Bank become the central bank!" Shen Wanqing knew that asking a question would lead to a series of plans, so she stopped asking, but said to Lin Yuan: "Then What are we going to do now? Aren’t you trying to dispel the Qing court’s trust in foreign banks? Do you need me to write some manuscripts?”

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That method is too soft, I want to use some more extreme methods!"

Shen Wanqing asked: "A more extreme method, what are you going to do?"

Lin Yuan whispered in Shen Wanqing's ear for a while, and Shen Wanqing screamed out when she heard it, and asked, "Is that possible?"

Lin Yuan chuckled and said, "Why not? You just wait at home, and I'll come back when I go." After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he came out of the house and went to the garden behind to find Liu Yufeng.

Lin Yuan's mansion was originally owned by a high-ranking official. The high-ranking official built a big garden in the house, but the high-ranking official fell down later, and the garden fell into disrepair. When Lin Yuan moved in, he didn't have the time and energy to take care of the garden. So it remained empty until Liu Yufeng led the personal guards, and then turned it into a training ground.

When Lin Yuan came, Liu Yufeng was leading the crowd to train for a long-distance running. Everyone was sweating profusely. When Liu Yufeng saw Lin Yuan coming, he blew a whistle. Everyone stopped. Liu Yufeng ran to Lin Yuan. As soon as he was about to salute, Lin Yuan waved his hand and said, "There is no need to go through the procedure of asking for instructions and reporting, let the soldiers rest quickly, and follow me to carry out the mission in two hours!"