Lost and Spy

Chapter 1102 Silver Act
"To use this fund, I now face two problems."

Zai Rong sighed: "First, if you want to use the special funds of Longxing, you must have my own seal and a 'Siyi seal'."

"Si Yi Zhang?"

"It's a seal carved by Jinshi master Chen Jieqi for Emperor Daoguang. The four characters on it are the four characters of 'Siyi Binfu', so it is named Siyi chapter."

Zai Rong roughly explained: "Lafayette Shengming, in order to prevent accidents, these things have already been agreed with the Americans. In the Xuantong period, after the Yuan thief forced the Holy Majesty to abdicate, this seal mysteriously disappeared."

This Li Shiqun can also understand.

Xuantong abdicated, and the Forbidden City was in chaos.

Those eunuchs stole treasures from the palace one after another.

As a result, the various firms of Beiping Liulichang made a lot of money.

It is reasonable to lose a seal.

"I inquired everywhere, and finally got the whereabouts of this Siyi seal." Zai Rong continued: "At that time, Beiping Liulichang Baoyi Zhai once received a seal, which seemed to be the Siyi seal.

The owner of Baoyizhai did not know anyone, and married his daughter to a man named Xin Yichen. After Baoyizhai collapsed, Xin Yichen ran to Shanghai and opened a Xinyizhai. It is very likely that this seal is in his hands. This is why I came to Shanghai. "

No wonder Zai Rong will come to Shanghai.

Li Shiqun finally understood: "Then Xin Yichen is still in Shanghai?"

"Yes." Zai Rong said with certainty: "But he mysteriously disappeared last year. No one knows where he went, but I suspect he is still in Shanghai. Shiqun, this big Shanghai, big Shanghai, I want to find someone. But there is really no other way.”

"You have nothing to do, but I have." Li Shiqun smiled slightly: "As long as Xin Yichen is still in Shanghai, I will definitely find him out."

"If that's the case, please." Zai Rong was overjoyed: "After the matter is completed, I will definitely not miss your benefits."

Li Shiqun just pretended not to hear: "Is there another difficult matter?"

"Actually, it's not a problem at all." Zai Rong's expression became more relaxed: "The Americans are the most cunning, but this money is stored in **** Bank. I discussed it with the president of Morgan Bank. The Americans said that, in principle, this deposit is the property of the Qing government. Now that the Qing Dynasty is gone, the deposit is complicated, and private individuals have no right to withdraw it..."

Li Shiqun was immediately disappointed.

But Zairong went on to say: "Of course I fought hard with reason, and I even wanted to go to the international court. I won't go into details about the hardships involved. Anyway, in the end, the other party promised me that I could withdraw the money, but only if I wanted to withdraw the money." Pay ten percent damages."

"What's the point of this?"

Zai Rong sneered: "The 'Silver Purchasing Act' enacted by the Americans has caused the price of silver to rise. It stands to reason that since the price of silver has risen, Morgan Bank should compensate us, but instead of compensating, they even moved out the Silver Purchase Act. It is said that the U.S. government strictly prohibits the export of silver in large quantities, so this loss naturally falls on my head."

Li Shiqun nodded slightly.

He also believed this. Americans are the most shrewd in doing business, and they would never lose money.

In 1934, the United States enacted the Silver Acquisition Act, which aimed to raise the international price of silver, and the United States became the most important buyer of silver in the world at that time.

As a result, silver dollars, the main currency of China, flowed out in large quantities.From April 1934 to November 4, China's silver reserves plummeted from about 1935 million yuan to 11 million yuan.

On September 1934, 9, Shi Zhaoji, the Chinese Minister to the United States, was ordered to send a note to the U.S. State Department, saying: "Recently...a huge amount of silver has flowed out, which is shocking....Therefore, I would like to guarantee that the U.S. government will not take it. Another outflow of silver and cooperation with China...to stop the price of silver from rising."

But Roosevelt declined the Chinese request.

In order to survive, the national government launched the reform of legal currency, but in the end it still had to surrender to the United States.

The silver policy of the United States is the direct cause of the deep outbreak of the national financial crisis.

Despite this, the government still hopes to get the support of the United States in the reform of the legal currency.However, the cooperation conditions offered by the United States are: China's foreign exchange reserves are deposited in American banks, reforms are guided by American consultants, and the new currency must be linked to the US dollar, not the British pound.

Zai Rong said this and took a sip of tea: "Ten percent, that's 800 million taels of silver, converted into US dollars, it's about 600 million."

Li Shiqun gasped.

This is an absolutely astronomical figure.

Zai Rong seemed to have a plan in mind: "Let me take out the 600 million US dollars alone. I definitely don't have the financial resources. Even if I go bankrupt, there is still a gap of [-] million US dollars. But I thought of a way to get it out.

This 8000 million silver, even if I have squandered it for several lifetimes, I will not be able to squander it cleanly, and I can't pay for the damages that the Americans demand. If this is the case, why don't everyone add firewood to the flames?
I am overseas, and I issue shares at [-] U.S. dollars per share. How much you buy will be repaid ten times after Longxing's special funds are unfrozen.

This time I returned to China, in addition to looking for Xin Yichen, I also planned to raise funds in China.Shiqun, as long as you help me find Shiyizhang, I will give you ten shares! "

Li Shiqun's heart skipped a beat.

Ten shares equals 100 U.S. dollars. Once Longxing's special funds are unfrozen, the return will be [-] million U.S. dollars!
He is a delicate person, so he pondered for a while: "Master Belle, the money is in the bank, there must be a certificate, right?"

"Hold on."

Zai Rong got up and walked into the bedroom without using Butler Lu.

After a while, he came out with a box in his hand.

Carefully opened the box, took out a certificate inside, and handed it to Li Shiqun.

Li Shiqun carefully opened the certificate. Although it was slightly yellowed after a long time, it was beautifully printed.

On it were written in English and Chinese the words "Longxing Special Fund of the Qing Dynasty, totaling 8000 million taels of silver" and so on.

"Long experience, long experience."

Li Shiqun returned the voucher to Zai Rong: "Once the money is handed over, it will be incomparably rich. Shiqun wish Lord Baylor success."

"Be careful, Shiqun."

Zai Rong received the voucher: "As long as I can open this special fund, I will definitely not treat you badly. Hey, the restoration of the Qing Dynasty is hopeless, and I have no choice but to do it... Shiqun, this is Japanese. Land, I live in a sparsely populated area, so please protect my Zhou Quan."

"Lord Baylor, don't worry, there is a crowd of soldiers, and Lord Baylor will never be surprised."

Li Shiqun looked at the time: "Today's conversation with Lord Baylor has benefited Shiqun a lot. Don't dare to disturb Lord Baylor's rest. Besides, I still want to help Lord Baylor find the whereabouts of that Xin Yichen, so I will leave now."

"Steward Lu."

"exist."

"Help me see off Mr. Shiqun, and everyone who came with Mr. Shiqun will be rewarded."

"Yes."

"The crowd."

Zai Rong reminded again: "Only you and I in the room today know about this matter."

"The scholars naturally know."

(End of this chapter)