I can't die

None of the ministers of military aircraft belonged to Zai Chun. Zai Chun was very aware of such disadvantages, but in order to get Jiao Youying out, Zai Chun finally felt that it was worth it.

Zeng Guofan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who was far away in Anqing, Anhui, was relieved when he knew that Jiao Youying had finally been saved. He hurriedly wrote a letter and sent it to Beijing Zhongjiao Mansion to express his congratulations. And promised to put down these bandits in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom within three years, and return the Qing Dynasty to Haiqing and Heyan.

Looking at Zeng Guofan's memorial, Zai Chun couldn't calm down for a long time.Later generations all know the four famous ministers in the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, and Zhang Zhidong.Three of the four became famous for their pacification of the Taiping Rebellion, and it was precisely these talents in the late Qing Dynasty that made this empire survive the Opium War for another 50 years.

At the moment, Zai Chun was writing in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and immediately replied in Zeng Guofan's memorial: 300 million silver is half of the family property of the household department, and I hope you use it carefully; although national thieves are hateful, foolish people are also sad. How to stabilize the people's hearts, think twice .I know that Sushun has been kind to the public, but the law of the country cannot tolerate it, so he must be killed to prevent mutiny.For the rest, you don't need to think too much. When you return home triumphantly, I will forgive the sins of your people and repay the favor on your behalf.

Although Sushun didn't respect the emperor after Xianfeng's death, he was still very talented when Xianfeng was alive. The guard of honor of the Qing Dynasty against the Taiping Army.And Jiao Youying was also promoted by Sushun, and had an old relationship with Zeng Guofan, which is why Zeng Guofan was willing to plead for Jiao Youying's life. (Why don't you speak for Sushun? Even if the butcher's knife of the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces is about to strike Zeng Guofan at any time.)

After Zai Chun finished writing the reply, he read it three times and felt that there was no problem at all, so he called Prince Gong Yi to send the memorial.Prince Gong, as the leader of the Military Aircraft Department with the greatest authority, looked at Zai Chun's reply, then looked up at Zai Chun, and bowed: "Your Majesty, wait for the slave to hand over the memorial to the Empress Dowager, then you can go down." sent."

Now that the Military Plane Office has been established, the rules set by Xianfeng have also begun to operate. In addition to the "Tongdaotang", the signature of the "Royal Reward" is also required to take effect.

Zai Chun waved his hand, indicating that he knew, and asked again: "Uncle Huang, I heard that Guiliang said that you have paid 100 million taels of silver from the Ministry of Households, and plan to buy ships from the British?"

Now five-thirds of the Manchu nobles in the Military Aircraft Department, although Han Chen did not say anything openly, he hardly dared to refute Yi in private. Behind Yi stood Cixi Ci'an, who could be said to be the great master of the real power of the Qing Dynasty. up.

Listening to Zai Chun's question, Yi felt surprised, thinking that the military department was really firmly controlled by the little emperor.The news was spread so quickly.

(No, the minister of the Ministry of War, Shengbao, is a royalist, and the minister of the Ministry of War, Zeng Guofan, has a relationship with the emperor Jiao Youying, and he has just received 300 million taels of military pay. It is obvious how to stand in line.)

"Returning to the emperor, I personally think that all countries now have navies, but the Qing Dynasty does not have one. This is very detrimental to coastal defense. Moreover, I have always been on good terms with the English envoys. The 100 million taels should be paid for."

At this time, the national treasury was only 500 million taels in deposits. Zai Chun used his position as a minister of military aircraft to withdraw 300 million taels from Guiliang, and Yi took another 100 million taels in this way, leaving only 100 million taels, which is pitifully small. .

However, Zai Chun thought about it and felt that this money should be spent.Yi's vision is really good.

"So there are only 100 million taels left. Hey, it's really pitifully small."

Isn't it? One million taels sounds like a lot, but it is only a little over one hundred million when converted into RMB. Think about how worried the country's economy would be if the country's treasury deposits were only 100 million yuan!

Why doesn't Prince Gong know the emptiness of the treasury?It's just that the 100 million taels really had to be spent. Not to mention that the Qing Dynasty didn't have a navy in the first place, but it was just to win over the British, so the 100 million taels had to be spent.Before the Xinyou coup, the foreign powers did not take advantage of the internal strife in the imperial court to loot. It was all due to Yi's hard work in the UK and promised to give the UK a large order after he came to power. This made the UK agree to stabilize France and Germany, otherwise the consequences It's really hard to say.

"Why don't you cut some money from the palace? Let some maids go back? Think about it and save a lot of money."

Zai Chuncai was only 6 years old and naturally had no concubine to raise in the harem. The harem of his short-lived father Xianfeng had already been cleaned up by his fierce mother Cixi, and there were almost few people left.There are really a large number of servants who have no errands in all the palaces.

Zai Chun was thinking about this matter in his heart, and suddenly came out this sentence.Unexpectedly, when Prince Gong heard this, he hurriedly said to stop it: "This is absolutely unacceptable. The Empress Dowager's birthday banquet will be held soon. At this time, cutting the money in the palace will definitely cause trouble."

Not to mention the holy birthday banquet, Zai Chun almost forgot that every year at the end of November in the lunar calendar is the birthday of his own mother, Cixi. This year is the first year that Cixi is on the political stage. For Cixi, it has extraordinary political significance.

"This Qianqiu Shengshou, 10 taels is enough?"

Yi shook it in embarrassment, and stretched out five fingers to compare: "At least 50 taels."

50 taels is not much. During the reign of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, when Qianlong had a big birthday, he started with a million taels.

But today is different from the past. At that time, Lord Qianlong had three to four thousand taels of deposits in treasury silver every year. It is nothing to spend a few million to let the ruler extravagant, but now!

Hey!

So annoying!

Sometimes Zai Chun really can't understand his mother. On the one hand, he is really talented in government affairs and strategy, but on the other hand, he is always narrow-minded in terms of the overall situation.

"The Empress Dowager also said that she spent her birthday in the Old Summer Palace in previous years, but now she can't go there. Uncle Emperor, tell me, how much does it cost to build the Old Summer Palace?" (During the Second Opium War, it was looted and burned by the British and French allied forces. )

Prince Gong didn't expect Cixi to have such thoughts, it's really fatal.The Old Summer Palace is the first royal garden in the Qing Dynasty. It took three generations of emperors to build such a strong family background in the Kangxi and Qianlong periods. What is Cixi thinking in her mind?Could it be that he is trying to test the minds of the courtiers?

"1000 million taels can be roughly repaired. If we want to restore the previous situation, it may not be less than 3000 million taels."

Fuck!Prodigal girls!It's no wonder that my Qing dynasty is about to perish.

3000 taels!

30 billion RMB!

Fix it!

With this silver, it is enough to equip eight Hunan armies and establish four Beiyang naval forces. (Historically, the late Qing government allocated only 400 million taels a year to the Beiyang Navy. Let’s do the math yourself.)

"No one should mention the matter of this garden. As for the matter of the holy birthday banquet, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I will take care of it myself. The money can no longer be allocated from the state treasury."

If the treasury is used to allocate money to Cixi for her birthday, if something unexpected happens again, I will not be the emperor anymore!

I can't die!

I can't GODIE!