After a full cup of tea, Wu Bingjian asked with some difficulty: "What does the hegemony of the pound mean?"

"Simply put, it means making the pound a currency in circulation all over the world, a hard currency like gold." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The UK wants to indirectly control the whole world through the pound. The Qing Dynasty has almost no gold reserves. If the Qing Dynasty defeats the Qing Dynasty's silver system, the Qing Dynasty will be forced to accept the use of the pound."

"How to use it?" Wu Changqing couldn't help but say: "The pound is a paper currency. Whether it depreciates is completely controlled by the British. Once the paper currency depreciates, it will be worthless."

"What I said is." Yi Zhizu nodded and said: "The reason why Britain wanted to promote the hegemony of the pound was to control the wealth, resources and all countries of the world. British bankers once said that if you want to control the world, you must first conquer money; if you want to conquer money, you must first conquer gold; and if you want to conquer gold, you must first conquer silver.

To conquer silver, we must naturally conquer the Qing Dynasty, which has the largest market, the largest population, the largest trading center, and the largest silver standard country in the world."

The hegemony of the British pound! Wu Bingjian was a little lost for a moment. He knew very clearly that one pound was equivalent to more than two cents of gold. It can be exchanged for gold at any time in British banks. It is a fixed exchange rate that has remained unchanged for decades and has a very good reputation. It can be said that the pound is equivalent to gold.

British pound banknotes are not uncommon in Guangzhou. British, American, Indian merchants, Guangzhou merchants and foreign merchants have a lot of pounds in their hands. Although they are not circulated on the market, it is not uncommon to use pounds when trading in small amounts in private, because pounds are easy to trade and carry.

Not only in Guangzhou, but also in Southeast Asia and India, he was also very interested in the pound because the pound is easier to carry than gold, but he never expected that there would be such a big article on the small pound.

He also knew that the pound was in bank interest, while the pound was in bank interest, while the pound was in bank interest, not only did it have interest, but also had to pay the custody fee. This also proves from the side that the UK is indeed vigorously promoting the pound.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Bingjian said, "There are some truths about contentment. Thirteen abilities should be prepared for the future. You young men who are not involved in business will first open a money shop, practice your skills, and then recruit some people."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu couldn't help but feel very happy. Wu Bingjian was finally moved! He quickly followed the conversation and said, "That young man has invested in the money bank with a hundred thousand dollars."

"It's not too silly right now." Wu Bingjian shook his head and said, "Just invest 50,000 first. Thirteen-Shanxing's energy has been greatly damaged in recent years, but it can't stand the tossing."

After leaving Yanhui Tower, Yi Zhizu was in a good mood and was comfortable. This time he saw Wu Bingjian coming in vain. Although it was both painstaking and hard to talk, it was all worth it. Not only did he gain Wu Bingjian's trust and appreciation, but he also had basically settled what he wanted to do. Next, he could show off his strength and make a lot of effort.

Seeing that he was brisk, Wu Changqing knew that he was in a good mood and immediately tentatively said: "Brother Yi, the Pan family has always had a great interest in running workshops. Does the Tianbao Watch Factory still need someone to invest in it?"

Speaking of this, Yi Zhizu immediately felt a little painful and teased: "Don't Changqing have 20% of the shares on hand, why don't you transfer 10% to the Pan family?"

Wu Changqing smiled and opened the folding fan with a scrubbing sound, saying, "How can you spit out the meat you eat when you eat it?"

Yi Zhizu knew that the reason why Wu Changqing was so tempted was because he had no confidence in the Tianbao watch factory. In this regard, he was far less courageous than Wu Bingjian. He immediately pulled out the folding fan from the fan bag and opened it skillfully. He said while fanning: "Tianbao watch factory is just the first factory I have planned to build. There will be factories in the future, and the Thirteen-tier businessmen have the opportunity to invest.

At present, our task is to run the Tianbao watch factory well and build it into a model factory, let them see it, make them jealous, and build a factory in the future. Only then will they have confidence in us and actively invest in shares.”

After hearing what he said, Wu Changqing smiled and said, "I'll agree to it first and then build a factory. I'll give you the priority to invest."

"The factory is a small matter, the bank is a big matter." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "How many businesses have the ability to invest 50,000 yuan in the money bank?"

After walking a few steps, Wu Changqing said: "The situation in Shisanxing has not been very good in recent years. Except for the two of us, there are probably only the Pan family and Lu family. The other companies can take out 20,000 yuan to invest in the ocean."

In other words, the Thirteen-Shanxing Bank could not even make up 400,000 yuan. Yi Zhizu had a brief calculation and said, "What if the loan was given priority based on the amount of shareholders' investment, and the loan was doubled?"

Wu Changqing's eyes lit up when he heard this. He pulled the folding fan away, knocked his palm, and said, "This method is good. They must rush to invest 50,000, but..., nine companies want to borrow, one company has 100,000 to 900,000, and the investment funds are only 650,000, which is probably not feasible, right?"

"What's not working?" Yi Zhizu said distractedly: "If we absorb deposits, it's just not big. It should be fine to absorb one million oceans."

This is not big? Wu Changqing quickly reminded: "My grandfather has repeatedly reminded that the scale cannot be large."

"Absorbing one million deposits, is it more?" Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said, "It's the peak season for sea trade. Even if it's two million, three million will be borrowed by those merchants in a blink of an eye. The money house will leave at most tens of thousands of oceans to turn around. Is this a big scale?"

That's true. As long as there is not much ocean in the money house, there is nothing to worry about. Wu Changqing nodded and said, "Can you absorb so much deposit? It's the peak season for sea trade, and all the money on hand have been released."

"Try it." Yi Zhizu said, "Do you understand Pan Shiming?"

Wu Changqing nodded and said, "I have been playing together since I was a child."

"We have a lot of things on hand, and I don't want to be too tired." Yi Zhizu said: "Look, how about entrusting the newspaper to Pan Shiming?"

After hearing this, Wu Changqing couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that after a long conversation with his grandfather, he would have let go of the newspaper. Otherwise, he would be too busy to be busy. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Pan Shiming is a skilled person and has a steady behavior. He is not as pedantic as an ordinary scholar. He is very interested in running newspapers. He should be relieved. Let's talk to him in detail tonight before deciding."

As the two of them were talking, they had already arrived at the backyard wharf. Yi Zhizu took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was only half past 11. He was going to Yan's mansion to meet Yan Qichang and to attend Pan Shiming's banquet in the evening. He didn't have to think about doing things today. He stopped and said, "It's still early, I'll go back to Xiguan first..."

Wu Changqing was also eager to go back and record and sort out the conversation between Yi Zhizu and Wu Bingjian just now. After a long conversation today, there were a lot of things involved, and there were a lot of contents. He was very unfamiliar with him. Even if his memory was good, he was worried that he would not remember it for a long time. He bowed and said, "Pan Shiming held a banquet at Shuzhuqiao Restaurant, Brother Yi, don't forget it."
Chapter completed!