Chapter 253 Shanxi Fushen 2

Shanxi businessmen are rich, and there is no need for Yang Shiming to say this.

There is only one problem in Shanxi, that is, conservative and rigid. According to the principle, the thinking of business people should be flexible, but Shanxi merchants have occupied the first place in the Silver Empire in the Qing Dynasty for too long, and they do not want to make any changes at all.

In addition, the problem of silver cellars in Shanxi merchants is too serious. The political axes require residents to exchange their silver for Qingyuan or apply for precious metal reserve certificates.

Shanxi merchants are very powerful. The more they feel that the troubled times may come, the more crazy they are, the more they apply for vouchers at all.

Jin merchants like to talk about the ancestral system and the rules, which is a good thing, but they themselves are bound by the rules.

Or, they are too arrogant.

Hu Chuyuan's visit to Shanxi this time was very secretive and low-key. He decided who he wanted to meet in advance, and he asked Yang Shiqian to arrange it in advance.

When the car arrived at the Shanxi governor's office, he entered the Xihua Hall in the backyard with Yang Shiqi. As soon as he arrived outside the door, the people waiting inside had come out to greet him.

In the crowd, there was also an 83-year-old gentleman, wearing the official uniform of a second-class official of the Qing Dynasty and wearing a first-class ruby.

He is not someone else, but Qiao Zhiyong.

Qiao Zhiyong is really old. There are too many old people's spots on his face, his silver hair looks too sparse, and his eyes are turbid, but his hearing is not bad, his body is also tough, and he doesn't need help him when walking.

Seeing Hu Chuyuan's figure vaguely, Qiao Zhiyong walked in front to lead others to worship together.

After all, Hu Chuyuan stepped forward quickly and supported him. Among the more than a dozen people to meet in secret this time, Hu Yuyuan, Ye Tongguang, Lu Sanyuan and Li Hongling were also present.

If we want to talk about Shanxi's economic problems, we can't talk about it without them.

A group of people sat down. Hu Chuyuan asked Qiao Zhiyong to sit in the second seat on his right side and glanced at everyone, especially Qiao Jing Yan, Qu Benqiao, Chang Lixun and Cao Zhongyu.

These are all the bigwigs in the Shanxi business community. They are easy to deal with, but the difficult ones are the businessmen in Pingyao, Jiexiu, Taigu, Qixian and Pingyang.

In Shanxi, local squire is a businessman, and a businessman is a local squire, which is extremely difficult to deal with.

After a little brewing in his heart, Hu Chuyuan and Qiao Zhiyong said, "Qiao Lao, I'm going to gather everyone here this time to talk about the construction of Shanxi. Shanxi is a good place. It is rich in coal and iron resources. The data surveyed by the political axe is very gratifying. I want to build Shanxi into a heavy industrial base. Technology and equipment are not the problem. The current problem is investment.

Qiao Zhiyong heard it clearly, but he was old and slow to think about problems.

After a while, Qiao Zhiyong and Hu Chuyuan agreed, "Lord Shoufu, don't worry, money is not a big problem."

Hu Chuyuan smiled, but said, "Wrong, money is a big problem. The money I want to talk about here is not the money to invest in heavy industry. Even if you don't invest, others can invest. The key problem is to do a good job in the construction of agriculture in Shanxi first. In recent years, the political axe has paid a little money, but it is far from enough. I want to ask you to help me run the local agriculture together, and we will pay for it together!"

Qu Ben Qiao replied, "Your Excellency, don't worry, our Qu family dare not say that we are rich, but we are also willing to do our best to serve the court. In this matter, our Qu family is willing to donate three million yuan."

Hearing this, others also hurriedly wanted to donate money.

Hu Chuyuan waved his hand and said, "I don't want you to donate money. If you can donate for a while, you can't donate for a lifetime. I want you to take the Shanxi Agricultural Credit Society seriously. If you don't do it well, let others do it. If others don't do it well, I will send troops to disperse all the land in Shanxi and divide the land from door to door, ten mu of land for each family. Although I'm still at war with Russia, I'm in a hurry, and the troops of 70,000 or 80,000 people can still be pulled out. You send me the words back to all over the country and tell the rich gentry in those places that I don't have time to spend with them. Within three years, I will make great agricultural economic achievements in Shanxi, and there should be at least 1 million rich farmers in Shanxi.

At this point, he suddenly looked at Yang Shichao next to him and said angrily, "Yang Shichao, you give me 20 points. Whoever continues to pinch the land and does not let go, and dares to give me private opium without tax returns, all of them will be confiscated and severely attacked."

Yang Shiqi immediately got up and stepped forward and said, "Yes, the subordinate's order must be strictly investigated and punished."

Hu Chuyuan continued: "You check the matter of private cigarettes first, and then check the cellar silver. Whoever does not register or registers will be confiscated."

The domestic precious metal control law is very strict. Gold and silver are not allowed to circulate as currency. Only political axe currency is allowed on the market. Private holdings of gold and silver in excess of a certain amount must be registered. According to the amount of gold, long-term tax must be paid. Holding silver does not need to pay tax, but it must also be registered.

In the Jiangnan and Zhili areas, the gold and silver control has been very strict, and the southwest region is a little chaotic. It is mainly a ethnic problem, but in Shanxi, the chaos is even more ridiculous.

Hu Chuyuan didn't have the energy to take care of Shanxi's problems before, so he first let Yang Shiqian be the governor and secretly prepared. Now he is going to start the prelude to Shanxi's big investment, and naturally he should also rectify the Shanxi market and investment environment.

Listening to Hu Chuyuan's continuous spells, Qiao Jingyu and others were afraid. The silver cellar is the money of the children and grandchildren. They can't help but have the cellar. This is the rule of the ancestors.

However, the cellar silver is not a big problem. Let's talk to each other and deposit the silver in Jinshang Bank and Tongshang Bank for Qingyuan to hide from the wind.

The division of land is a troublesome thing.

It seems that it really needs to be divided!

Hu Chuyuan is now forcing a rich peasant economic policy, but he does not forcibly deprive others of their land, but uses tax laws and agricultural subsidies to let the market complete this change by itself.

However, there are some real means in Shanxi.

The phenomenon of Shanxi merchants buying fields is very serious. This is a common problem of all Chinese people in this era. As long as they have a little money, they still want to buy some fields to rent out for others and collect rent.

The income of this money may not be high. The advantage is that it is stable, and the risk of doing business is too great. In case the descendants do not manage well, there are at least a few thousand mu of fertile land to cultivate.

Hu Chuyuan put forward another view, that is, the consumption power of a landlord is not necessarily stronger than that of ten rich peasant families. For China's industry to develop, the rich peasant economy must first develop.

Of course, before he put forward this point, the large areas of land held by the Hu family had already been digested by CITIC.

The current Hu family does not have an acre of farmland under its name.

Today, since Hu Chuyuan has arrived in Shanxi, he will not go back empty-handed.

He was not in a hurry to speak. He drank tea silently and waited for Qiao Jingyu and others to give a reply.

Everyone is silent, and no one speaks. Hu Chuyuan is not in a hurry. Qiao Jingyu and Qu Benqiao are in a cold sweat. Now they are not the richest man sitting here in the south of the Yangtze River.

At that time, he was still a businessman, but Hu Chuyuan was richer.

Now, Hu Chuyuan is already the prime minister of this empire, under one person, above ten thousand people... Wrong, he is simply the first person above 40,000, and there is no branch.

At this time, everyone looked at Qiao Zhiyong, hoping that he could stand up and say two words, and perhaps there would be room for relaxation... Now it is not to let the market change by itself. This time, Hu Chuyuan forced the squises in Shanxi to give up the over-standard land in his hands.

Eighty-three-year-old Qiao Zhiyong seems to be old, but he is still shrewd.

He quietly raised his turbid eyes, looked at the people in front of him, and said, "This matter... Your Excellency is right. The court has the law of the court, and our people should do things according to the law of the court, not to mention that this matter is beneficial to the people of the world. We can't do both. We not only want to occupy the benefits of the land and produce, but also want to run a state-run factory. How can we get the best? What's more, the prime minister's family is unavoidable. How can we make a second one?

Listening to this, Hu Chuyuan secretly praised in his heart that Qiao Zhiyong is worthy of Qiao Zhiyong!

You can't do both!!!

This statement can't be better. There is no such good thing in the world if you want to be both a big landlord and a big capitalist.

Qiao Zhiyong is a real leader of Jin merchants. He is highly virtuous. As soon as he opens his mouth, everyone will know... This matter has been decided. Let's find a way to sell the land when they go back.

Qiao Zhiyong said to Hu Chuyuan: "Lord Shoufu, if the old man remembers correctly, there are detailed rules in the Land Management Law promulgated by the court the year before last. If each household has less than 45 mu of land, and the average person is less than 7 mu and 5 cents, the grain tax will be given a preferential treatment of two percent. If all households in the world are less than 45 mu of land, won't the imperial court's grain tax be greatly reduced by 20%?

Hu Chuyuan nodded slightly and said to Qiao Zhiyong, "Qiao Lao, your algorithm is almost right. I won't tell you the truth that there will be some room for modification of the Land Management Law in the future. The key depends on the setting of the standards for rich farmers. As far as the current level of economic development is concerned, we believe that if 70% of the country's farmers are rich farmers, that is, each family has three to four labor force, the field holdings is about 30 mu, and the market purchasing power of the people can at least double, then the total output value of China's steel mills, coal mines, machinery factories and textile factories is It can be doubled.

Qiao Zhiyong nodded silently while listening and said, "Your Excellency Shoufu is highly talked about it. However, the field is the foundation of our Shanxi people. In the past few years, our Shanxi gentry have contributed a lot to the court. I don't know if the court can give a little lenient treatment?

Hu Chuyuan heard Qiao Zhiyong's meaning, but said, "No, the world is the same. Not to mention that there is no difference between Shanxi people and Hebei people, even Manchu and Han people are not different, and there is no difference between Han people and Hui people.

Qiao Zhiyong didn't know how to answer for a while.

He was old and looked down on these things. After thinking about it, he said, "That's enough."

After a pause, he said to Hu Chuyuan, "At present, the court is at war with the Three Kingdoms. As a rich gentry, we should contribute to the country. Before Lord Shoufu left, the old man had already donated money through each family and was willing to donate 30 million yuan to offset military expenses. I hope that Lord Shoufu and the court can accept it with a smile."

When he said this, Qiao Jingyu, the youngest son of the family, took out a bill of exchange and wanted to present it to Hu Chuyuan.

Hu Chuyuan said, "Mr. Qiao... Everyone, you don't have to follow the old routine. Now is the era of constitutional monarchy. The political axe does not compete for the interests of the people, and even our Hu family did not donate military pay. If you are interested in serving the country, you can actively buy treasury bonds. National debt is also a very stable debt. Last year, Zheng Axe's revenue was 1.07 billion yuan. With a ten-year period of repayment of treasury bonds, plus the official stock assets held by Zheng Axe, it can bear at least 7 billion yuan of total military expenses and treasury bonds. Everyone invests in the purchase of treasury bonds, and at the same time, they can mortgage the treasury bonds in the bank to borrow a sum of money to continue operation. The country has money to fight, and everyone still has money to do business, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

Listening to this, Qiao Zhiyong couldn't help sighing and said, "The times have changed dramatically. The new policy of Lord Shoufu is refreshing. Now that the national strength is so strong, this is all the credit of Lord Shoufu."

"Yes!"

The rest of the Jin merchants also echoed one after another and flattered Hu Chuyuan together.

Hu Chuyuan nodded flatly. After a while, he said to Qiao Zhiyong, "Jin Shang is the head of the world's business gang. He holds Beiyang Bank and Beiyang Commercial Bank, as well as Jinshang Bank and Shanxi Bank. There are many other ticket numbers. They should contribute more for the country and sell more treasury bonds to the public. I still have the same point of view. One yuan saves the country. As long as each of the people can buy a few yuan of treasury bonds, we can fight with foreigners to the end.

Qiao Zhiyong nodded slightly and said, "Lord Shoufu, you can rest assured that Dadefeng Ticket Number and Beiyang Bank first bought 30 million yuan of treasury bonds, and Laoxiu personally contributed another 100 million yuan to buy treasury bonds and support the court to go to war with foreign powers."

"Good!"

Hu Chuyuan shouted, was quite happy, and then looked at other families.

There are eight merchants in Jin. However, the Qiao family is definitely the number one in recent years. Hu Chuyuan transferred to Beiyang Bank and Beiyang Commercial Bank in those years, and the Qiao family bought it with all his possessions, with a shareholding ratio of more than 40% in both.

Now that the Qiao family has a fortune, the Qiao family is far better than the four Changqu Hou Kang families, and their assets have already exceeded hundreds of millions. If the other four families had not joined hands with Qiao Zhiyong to buy Beiyang assets in those years, the gap with the Qiao family would have been even greater now.

After Hu Chuyuan looked at it one by one, Changqu Hou Kang's four families also promised to buy treasury bonds and vigorously sell treasury bonds.

In total, 300 million yuan of treasury bonds have been sold.

Hitting on this number, Hu Chuyuan sighed in his heart that Shanxi merchants are still a little rich, but... they really can't compare with Hui merchants and Guangdong merchants.

After talking about the national debt, Hu Chuyuan retracted the topic back to the Shanxi Agricultural Credit Society.

Talking about this, Hu Yuyuan suddenly opened his mouth and said to Qiao Zhiyong and others: "Guys, taking into account the history of Shanxi agricultural cooperatives, it has been 20 years since the establishment of the Agricultural Credit Society, but there has been no achievements. The joint land accounts for half of Shanxi, but the results have not been achieved. Big. Well, our CITIC Society is willing to buy land at a guaranteed price of 40 yuan per mu of land and eat the Agricultural Credit Society.

After listening to this, Qiao Zhiyong did not speak, while Chang Lixun and others bowed their heads to drink tea and were silent.

What is Yang Fengyin disobey? This is called Yang Fengyin disobey.

They felt that they had invested in the purchase of treasury bonds, and the court could no longer be entangled with them on the issue of land, but they didn't expect that the Hu family would be so cruel.

At this moment, there was no expression on Hu Chuyuan's face. He lowered his eyes, held a tea cup in his hand, and gently scraped the tea soup foam.

The guaranteed reserve price of 40 yuan per mu of land was negotiated by him and Hu Zhenyuan in advance. With the quality of the fields in Shanxi Province, this price is already very fair.

If those rich gentry are not happy, it can only explain one thing... These people are not going to give up the land they hold at all.

(to be continued)