Can one tael of gold be found per person a day? Kong Jian'an and Wei Jingping both looked incredible. The gold-silver exchange ratio is 1 to 16 taels of gold, and one tael of gold is 16 taels of silver. It is simply terrifying that Yuan Qi's wages are high, and ordinary workers only have only four silver dollars a month. This is simply incomparable. No wonder people flock to them!

The two people looked at each other and smiled with distraction. "In order to broaden their territory and annex the land, Citigroup has been actively promoting the westward movement, encouraging the people to move from the Atlantic coast to the west. The discovery of gold mines in California can greatly promote the westward movement. The government and newspapers exaggerate the gold rush in the west, and there should be an exaggeration in this.

However, even if it is exaggerated, analyzing the current situation is enough to prove that California has a huge reserve of sand gold. No one knows how big it is now, and only after he goes there will know." As he said that, he reminded him again, "Don't leak this news for the time being, so as not to cause a sensation."

If this news spreads, it will inevitably cause a huge sensation. I am afraid that countless people will try their best to go to Citi to hunt gold. One or two gold a day is really jealous.

Wei Jingping hesitated before saying: "Big shopkeeper, will Citi Congress limit the outflow of gold?"

"Good question." Yi Zhizu glanced at him with approval and said: "Citi Country implements a double standard of gold and silver, that is, a duplicate system. Because its gold and silver exchange ratio is set to one to fifteen, slightly lower than Europe, resulting in a large amount of gold flowing to Europe. Now that the discovery of the California gold mine, Citi Country will definitely take measures to limit the outflow of gold.

However, California is the newly annexed territory of Citigroup. It can be said to be an undeveloped territory. The government's control is very low. It will definitely not be able to effectively stop the outflow of gold in the early stage. Yuanqi needs to seize this opportunity. Of course, you can also take appropriate measures. However, remember that you represent Yuanqi. Try to avoid head-on conflicts with Citigroup officials, which will be detrimental to our future trade cooperation."

"I understand." Wei Jingping bowed slightly.

"Citi allows four people to own guns." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "It's still some days before departure. Please set the personnel as soon as possible and conduct short-term assault training. You must learn to use guns and will equip you with a certain number of rifles and pistols."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Wei Jingping smiled, "Can the salary of the shopkeeper of the semi-colon be increased properly? Otherwise, it may be difficult to manage."

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Yes, depending on the situation, you can decide less than ten times. You can make your own decisions without asking for instructions. In addition, you will also give you appropriate stock rewards. If you perform well, you will be given a heavy reward."

In the blink of an eye, it was late April. Shortly after the fleet heading to San Francisco left Guangzhou, Shanghai frequently reported disasters. Since the beginning of summer, it has been raining and water cannot be excreted. A large number of houses and fields in all prefectures, prefectures and counties in Susong Changtai have been flooded, embankments have been destroyed, and seedlings have been soaked.

After receiving these disaster reports, Yi Zhizuo was also in a heavy mood. Su Song Changtai suffered serious disasters. Yuan Qi's relief was unavoidable. He glanced at Bao Shichen and asked slowly: "Su Songchang was too large to suffer disasters, and he was three parts of the disaster. How much money should I get for relief?"

"It's not a big disaster," Bao Shichen gently shook his folding fan and said, "However, this year's plum rain is abnormal, and it's a bit like the time in the early years of Daoguang. The shopkeeper should not take it lightly..."

Yi Zhizu said: "Sir, maybe it may be a disaster?"

"A major disaster that is rare in a century." Bao Shichen said slowly: "That major flood seemed to be in the third year of Daoguang. The entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River encountered extremely serious floods. The plum rain came early that year and lasted for a long time. The shopkeeper might as well make arrangements early. Anyway, the harvest was a failure this year."

A major disaster in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River? Yi Zhizu was a little confused. He worshipped God and would cause trouble in Guangxi. It should be the major disaster in Guangxi. He pondered for a moment and said: "Yuan Qi's report last year, the amount of disaster relief expenditure is not small, and the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are flooding..., will there be still this year?"

"I'm just guessing, not sure." Bao Shichen said: "However, Shanghai is one of the foundations of Yuanqi after all. Once a major disaster occurs, the victims will inevitably flock to Shanghai nearby. It is always good to be prepared for any trouble."

"Sir, I'm reminding you." Yi Zhizuo said first, but he thought in his heart that the Yellow River and Yangtze River flooded last year, and the price of grain would have increased significantly. If the Yangtze River flooded again this year, I don't know what the price of grain would rise. This is not a joke. It's better to believe it than to believe it. In addition to arranging people to purchase a large amount of grain from Annan and Siam, the navy must also raise a large amount of grain in Luzon.

After pondering for a moment, he asked tentatively: "Can you understand the situation in Guangxi?"

Guangxi? Bao Shichen didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Guangxi. He guessed that Yuan Qi was about to expand Guangxi. He thought for a while and then said: "Guangxi has not had a good year in recent years. There have been floods, droughts and locust plagues in succession. It has become the norm for harvests, but it is not very noticeable. The disaster last year seems to be too low. However, Guangxi is located in a remote area, and local officials often report the disaster situation in falsely to deceive the court to reduce tax exemptions. But it is not clear what the truth is."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizuo was speechless and thought that when Huang Dianyuan came back, he would be able to understand the situation in Guangxi in the century. He would have a rebellion in Guangxi and could easily gather tens of thousands of people. I think it would be difficult for the local people to live. It would not be that they would have lost their livelihoods or no way out. The people generally would not participate in the rebellion.

While the two were chatting, Lin Meilian quickly walked to the door and reported: "The shopkeeper, the navy Master Maiting Zhangmai is here."

After hearing this, Ma Tingzhang came, Yi Zhizuo smiled and said, "Please hurry up."

After the Eastern Expedition, Mai Tingzhang was promoted to general for his merits and was in charge of the Western sail fleet of the Guangdong Navy. It was Guan Tianpei's strong support. He has been proud of the past two years, but if he had the opportunity to come to Guangzhou, he would definitely come to Leiyuan to sit and chat. For him, Yi Zhizu is the noble person in his destiny. Even the promotion was followed by Yi Zhizu's expedition.

Soon, Mai Tingzhang rushed over quickly, and after a few greetings, he said, "Dou Zhenbiao, the general of Qiongzhou Town, is seriously ill and prays for a rest. The court has already agreed. The newly appointed general of Qiongzhou Town is Shi Degao, the former general of Jinmen Town..."

Dou Zhenbiao was seriously ill, and it was easy to be content with this matter. It was normal to pray for a rest when he was seriously ill. After hearing this, he smiled and said, "I'm here to talk about this matter? Mr. Dou has been in poor health in the past two years, I know."

Mai Tingzhang smiled, "Guan Junmen said that Shi Degao is not a good bird, so let the shopkeeper restrain himself in Qiongzhou."

Since Guan Tianpei said this, it was obvious that there was a reason for the incident. Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "I am sending a message to Bashu and Yulin."

Yi Zhizu did not pay attention to this matter. He didn't really take it seriously as a general in Qiongzhou Town. Now the local gentry in Changhua has completely integrated into Yuanqi. He really has nothing to worry about. What he is worried about is the situation in Jiangnan.

Continuous information shows that not only the Changtai area of ​​Susong-Changtai was affected, but also the Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and other provinces were affected to varying degrees. Although the disaster was not too severe, the court cleaned up the accumulated debts this year. Once the two intersected, the problem arose.

In April, villagers in Lou County, Jiangsu Province fought against grain, causing more than 30 lives, causing a big sensation. One wave was not suppressed, and another wave started again. Changzhou, Suzhou and Changzhou, Suzhou caused hungry people to loot large households. Then, large-scale villagers fought against grain, and appeared in Qingyang, Anhui Province. Meng County, Henan Province reorganized people to resist owes and refused to injure officials.

In Changle Bookstore, Yi Zhizu smoked the cigarette and pondered for a while, and looked at Bao Shichen and said, "I know the small things, and it seems that cleaning up the accumulated deficiencies will cause a lot of trouble. However, will the court stop when the situation is not good?"

Bao Shichen smiled and said, "I am afraid that the information of the shopkeeper is not visible today when he is far away in the capital. The greatest ability of officials is to report good news but not bad news. These things are mostly suppressed if they can be suppressed. If they really can't be suppressed, they will be reported layer by layer. The same is true for the level of governors. The big things that can be turned into small things within their ability. If they are small things, they will never report them if they can't report them."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu felt that his official position in the past few years had been in vain. After pondering for a moment, he said: "The people in Lou County have fought against food and caused more than 30 lives. This incident caused a lot of sensation. Meng County refused to injure officials. Are these things hidden?"

Bao Shichen smiled and said, "What's the point of more than 30 lives? A word of a fight between villagers can be covered up calmly. As for the officials who refused to injure in Meng County... As long as the silver flowers are in place, what can't be covered up?"

Yi Zhizu said: "Will local officials take advantage of the disaster and ask for delays in cleaning up the accumulated debt?"

"First of all, the disaster is not very serious, and it is two or three parts to cause disaster, which cannot be considered a disaster at all." Bao Shichen said slowly: "Besides, if you clean up the accumulated debts, the officials can take the opportunity to levy money to large merchants. This is a good opportunity to make money. Who will cut off your own financial path? Besides, the court clears the accumulated debts, and you report the disaster? What does Shangguan think of you? What will the court think? Of course, if it really causes disasters, no one dares to hide it."

He was feeling the knowledge of being an official, and Lin Meilian came in to report: "The shopkeeper, Mr. Huang is looking for a meeting outside."

After hearing this, Huang Dianyuan came back. Yi Zhizu was happy and hurriedly said, "Please invite him in."

Bao Shichen was very conscious and quickly stood up to say goodbye. Yi Zhizuo did not try to keep him out. He did not intend to hide it from him, but to support the God worship meeting. It was a bit unauthorized, and the risk was really not small. The less people knew, the better.

Huang Dianyuan was as calm as ever. After the two bowed to the meeting, Yi Zhizu asked, "Can you see Luo Dagang?"

"It is not easy for others to find him, but it is naturally not difficult to find him." Huang Dianyuan smiled and said, "I have already agreed with him, and the delivery of guns along the way is also arranged. When will the shopkeeper deliver it?"

"It's OK at any time." Yi Zhizu said, "I heard that Guangxi has suffered frequent disasters over the years, but is it true?"

"Not only are the disasters frequent, but there are actually famines in many places." Huang Dianyuan said: "Many hungry people flock to Annan."

Yi Zhizuji said first: "This situation is suitable for aggression."

"Luo Dagang also felt that the opportunity was very good." Huang Dianyuan said: "He organized it once a year ago and was quickly disbanded, but he also accumulated a lot of experience. I heard that Nanyang Tiandi would sponsor them a thousand muskets, so I was naturally excited."

"Will Brother Rong find out about the situation of the God Worship Association?"

"Luo Dagang knows the situation of the God Worship Association." Huang Dianyuan said: "As the shopkeeper said, the God Worship Association has indeed become a climate..."

Yi Zhizu laughed in his heart, and that's fine. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom swept over half of China and caused an extremely heavy blow to the Qing court. Huang Dianyuan didn't expect that Huang Dianyuan would change his mind, "Is the big shopkeeper confident that he would worship God? Guangdong is rich and is close to Guangxi. Once worshipping God, he will point the finger at Guangdong, which would make a big joke."

"Don't worry, I can't make a joke." Yi Zhizu said in a relaxed tone: "It's true that Guangdong is rich, but Guangdong not only has heavy troops to guard it, but also Yuan Qi. Hong Huoxiu is also a scholar after all, and she is not stupid. When the uprising is in trouble, he is weak. How could he come to Guangdong for death?"

After a pause, he continued: "Since Guangxi is famine, they will definitely not linger in Guangxi for too long. After the uprising, they will go around Guangxi. The target is naturally a province with weak troops and food. As expected, they should enter Hunan."

Hunan? Huang Dianyuan thought for a while and said, "Huguang is mature, and the world is full. Hunan is a hometown of fish and rice, which is indeed a good choice." After a pause, he tentatively said, "Can you strongly support the worship of God? Let him fight with the Qing court to lose both ways, so we can reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

"What, now you have confidence in worshiping God?" Yi Zhizu joked and said, "Things have to be done step by step, and support them rashly will make worshiping God doubt our intentions. Besides, if there are too many muskets, they are afraid that they will not know the world and come to attack Guangdong.

This matter is not urgent. Take one step at a time. We cannot make the world disturbance, damage the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, nor can we make the court cheaper. Moreover, we must gain enough benefits."

Huang Dianyuan asked: "What are the benefits? Is it profitable again?"

"What's wrong with making money? What's wrong with fighting is money." Yi Zhizu snatched him up and said, "Tell me, after worshiping God, you will enter Hunan, and the momentum will be strong, where will the warhead point?"

Huang Dianyuan said without hesitation: "If it were me, I would have gone north all the way and only refer to the capital!"

"I took it for granted again, not." Yi Zhizu rolled his eyes and said, "The army headed north all the way to drink the northwest wind? If you want to continue to strengthen your power, the first thing you need to solve is food!"

Huang Dianyuan said in a lost voice: "Will they turn their fingers to Jiangnan?"

"Not bad." Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "They will definitely go down the south of the Yangtze River, and the court will definitely deploy heavy troops in the north to prevent them from continuing to advance north."
Chapter completed!