Beiyang reactionaries

Especially orders from the customs side.

Make overalls for customs officers.The new General Administration of Customs was established, and the Customs Department was a very rich department.All their staff, including the newly established customs anti-smuggling force and the customs police force, should be given new work uniforms.

This makes Liu Hongsheng's current business very good.

jealous.

Many people are jealous.

Being able to receive large orders from the government made Liu Hongsheng a "red-top businessman" in the eyes of many people.

Liu Hongsheng smiled.

Liu Hongsheng is only 36 years old, but he already has a lot of experience.Since I came out to work, I have experienced many things until now.

Especially after Shanghai's financial industry suffered a huge blow this time, many financial bankers who were in charge of the wind and rain in Shanghai are far inferior to industrialists who do business in terms of strength.

Therefore, Liu Hongsheng's status in the Ningbo Gang has been greatly improved.

After all, for businessmen like them, their power comes from money.At present, many people in Ningbo have suffered heavy losses, and they are far from Liu Hongsheng's opponent in terms of assets.

Therefore, Liu Hongsheng didn't care about their ridicule at all.

Liu Hongsheng said directly to Yu Qiaqing: "President Yu, the matter has come to this point, and I don't think we can do anything about it. And I think it is better to use banknotes, which are more convenient than gold and silver."

panic?

There is a beginning.

But Liu Hongsheng quickly accepted this situation.

In the world now, only China's currency is so chaotic.A few years ago, there were gold and silver in circulation in the Chinese market, copper coins in circulation, and dozens of hundreds of currencies in circulation.

There are currencies issued by Chinese government-controlled banks such as Bank of China and China Bank of Communications, as well as currencies issued by various local banks, that is, banks established by warlords, and currencies issued by foreign banks.

I don't know how many of these there are.

In addition to these, there are also those bank accounts, bills issued by banks, etc., which are all circulated as money.It is very troublesome when doing business.Because some money can be circulated across the country, and some money is only circulated locally.When doing business, do you want the money?How to convert between them is a problem.Well now, the whole country uses one currency.

Doing business will be much more convenient.

"President Yu, I think we still use the credit notes we issued internally, which is better than paper money. Anyway, we have enough gold and silver in our hands."

Seeing that Liu Hongsheng didn't care about their opinions at all, someone immediately offered advice to Yu Qiaqing.

What are you afraid of?

Ningbo merchants have a pivotal position in Shanghai.Although it has been hit hard this time, it is the financial compradors who have been hit the hardest this time.

Although the Ningbo Gang has suffered losses, it is still powerful.

"It's useless."

Yu Qiaqing shook her head in the middle.

Looking at everyone, he said: "You may not know that this time there are several measures. In the future, the national taxes and the salaries of government employees will be issued in banknotes. The order has been issued downwards, which means that in the future the national circulation will be It’s legal currency. What’s the use if we don’t accept it, when everyone uses legal currency, don’t we do business with them? They buy our things with legal currency, can we still refuse?”

"If others don't accept it, I'll see how they promote fiat currency. With such a large population in China, there are only a few government workers. As long as they don't use fiat currency, I don't see how currency will circulate."

But there are still people who are not convinced.

If the people don't accept it, the legal currency is still useless.

"Everything you can think of, the government has thought of it a long time ago. I have received news that in the future, ordinary daily necessities, including rice, wheat, salt, tea, wine, cigarettes, etc., must be purchased with legal currency by the government. The monopoly rights are all in the hands of the government. As long as legal currency is used for the sale and purchase of these items, the people of the whole country will naturally use legal currency.”

Yu Qiaqing looked at these people and shook his head.

In the past, whether it was the Ningbo Gang, the Nanxun Gang, or the comprador financial forces headed by the Xi family, they still had some strength in the three-acre land in Shanghai.If they make trouble, they can turn Shanghai's economy upside down and even affect China's economy.

It is the ability to bargain with the government to a certain extent.

But now?

After the banking crisis at the beginning of the year, the strength of these people has dropped significantly.

Where is the ability to resist.

"President Yu, what do you mean?"

"Times have changed, situations have changed."

Yu Qiaqing said leisurely: "You are all excellent businessmen, don't you know what kind of business makes the most money? In the late Qing Dynasty, whether it was Sheng Xuanhuai or Hu Xueyan, what did they rely on to become rich? It was relying on harmony. The government's business, relying on the support of Li Hefei (Li Hongzhang) and Zuo Wenxiang (Zuo Zongtang), became a huge fortune. Including how HSBC became the giant bank in the Far East, it also relied on undertaking business from the Chinese government , to be able to have the current status. The current Beijing government is far more powerful and controlling than the late Qing court and the previous government. We are just some businessmen and have no ability to confront such a government. The only way is to cooperate with the government , doing government business."

Yu Qiaqing has seen too many big businessmen.

There were only two types of businessmen who were powerful in Shanghai in those years.One is comprador capital and the other is bureaucratic capital.What is comprador capital? It is doing business with the backs of foreign powers and foreign businessmen.Bureaucratic capital is "red-top businessmen", who rely on the government and do government business.

These two types of people are the most powerful.

In fact, the same is true of the Ningbo Gang.After taking refuge in Duan Xun, the Ningbo Gang gained a lot of benefits in a short period of time as Duan Xun made a fortune.

This is the case with China's political system.

Whoever can win the favor of the government and who can get the support of the government will rise far faster than other businessmen.

Compared with them, it is even more difficult for pure national capital to rise.Under the suppression of comprador capital and bureaucratic capital, it is really difficult for national capital to rise.

This has been evident over the past few years.The influence of the great powers in China is rapidly fading, and the strength of the Chinese government is rapidly increasing.You can tell just by looking at Shanghai.

The Shanghai police used to be unable to even enter the concession.

As long as the wanted criminals of the government go to the concession, no one can control them.

But now?

The Shanghai police entered the French Concession and the Public Concession to arrest people at every turn, and the French Concession and the Public Concession did not care, they just turned a blind eye.As long as nothing big happens.

That's a clear sign.

Under such circumstances, if you want to develop greatly, you must label the government.

"President Yu, what do you mean?"

"Do you know that Shanghai recently established Shanghai Publishing House?"

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"Do you know the Shanghai Publishing House recently established in Shanghai?"