The modern financial elite assumes the role of Emperor Guangxu, and the Qing Dynasty is about to go bankrupt at the beginning - the national treasury is only 300,000 taels, the Beiyang Navy is waiting to be paid, Lafayette is waiting to repair the garden, and the Japanese are waiting to beat him.
Guangxu: So now I want money but no money, I want power but no power, and I still owe a lot of national debt?
Calm down and do your due diligence first.
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Introduction to the serious version:
Xu Yuanzhou, the VP of the investment banking department of a leading brokerage, died suddenly after staying up late.
He woke up and became Emperor Guangxu, the time point is one year before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894.
Good news: Become emperor.
Bad news: The treasury only has 300,000 taels left.
Even worse news: Li Hongzhang handed over a bill - the Beiyang Navy still owed three months of military pay.
The worst news: Empress Dowager Cixi opened the curtain and came in. She said with a smile: "Emperor, the Longevity Festival is coming soon. Isn't it time to approve the money for the garden?"
Xu Yuanzhou looked at the account book in his hand, then at the historical celebrities in front of him, and was silent for three seconds.
Then he raised his head and showed a standard investment banker's smile:
"Everyone, let's hold a board meeting."
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Introduction to soul version:
I, Emperor Guangxu, nineteen years old, CEO of the Qing Dynasty.
On the first day I took office, the finance department told me that the company only had 300,000 taels left in its account, but the employees' wages were three months in arrears. The largest customer (Japan) was preparing for a price war, and the second largest shareholder (Lafayette) wanted me to pay for her office decoration.
I looked at the list of directors: Li Hongzhang, Weng Tonghe, Zhang Zhidong...
Each one costs more money than the other.
