History of Cannon Fodder Struggle [Qing]

The last decree issued by the new emperor before he sealed the pen was to order the seminary to compile a chronicle in the name of the Supreme Emperor, just like the West, and compile it according to Arabic numerals.

The order spread, and it was published in the newspaper the next day.

For the common people, it has nothing to do with them just waiting for the New Year, whether or not to make up a year name for the court, but it has a lot to do with scholars.

In particular, the detailed explanation of the history of the Western Yuan Dynasty was announced on the paper, and some people with vision immediately became a sensation. It would be more convenient if the Yellow Emperor was used. Year.

The editorial academy received such a task at once, and began to recruit troops. It is not difficult to compile the Huangdi calendar. I arrange it according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and directly convert it into Arabic numerals. The difficult thing is the future history, which has to be replaced with Arabic numerals , This involves a lot of books and is a big project.

Fortunately, the Chinese New Year has started to be on holiday, and this time we can move it to the next year, so that we can take advantage of this time to think carefully about what the new emperor wants.

The fourth master became the emperor, and even the situation of Hong Yun who was far away in the hospital changed. He suddenly became where the prince was, and immediately became very popular. At least people sent by Shuntian Prefecture surrounded him to protect him.

Hong Yun has been in a daze all this time, never has his Ama become the emperor, and he has never become the prince.

Everyone's attitude towards him has changed, and the child who hasn't changed is Uncle Zhang who he regards as a teacher.

Hong Yun became the prince, and the patients in the small building where he lived were immediately invited out.

Fortunately, he protested again and again, so his Uncle Zhang was not cleaned out together.

On this day, Hong Yun went out to look for Uncle Zhang, but when he knocked on the door, he found someone in Uncle Zhang's room.

Zhang Tingqi opened the door and invited him in, and then the man sitting inside introduced, "Second brother, this is my little apprentice."

Zhang Tingyu glared at his younger brother, then stood up and saluted Hongyun respectfully, "I have seen the second prince."

Hong Yun waved his hand in embarrassment, he has not yet adapted to his identity.

Did Zhang Tingqi say anything? It's not that he doesn't know that his second brother is a bit old-fashioned.

At this time, Hongyun spoke, "Uncle Zhang is my teacher, and you are my teacher's elder brother, so you don't need to salute me."

Only then did Zhang Tingyu straighten up.

Zhang Tingqi introduced to Hong Yun, "This is my second brother Zhang Tingyu, who is now the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

Hong Yun had no idea about this, even if his status changed to become a prince, it didn't change much for him. It is impossible for his body to become stronger recently because he became a prince.

"Uncle Zhang, Mr. Zhang came to see you, so I won't bother you any more." Hong Yun obviously realized that he was disturbing others, and at this moment he said goodbye.

Zhang Tingqi didn't continue to stop him, and sent him away with a smile.

After Hongyun left, Zhang Tingqi looked at his second brother and asked, "How about being the second prince? But I taught it myself."

Zhang Tingyu looked at him solemnly, "What do you mean? Could it be that you have taken a fancy to the second prince?" The Zhang family would never take part in seizing the heir.

After the new emperor ascended the throne this time, they stood up to support the new emperor.

What's more, the fierce status struggle in the past few decades has just stopped. Could it be that a new round of succession is about to start again?

Zhang Tingqi smiled and said, "How is it possible, the second prince is in poor health and has long been excluded from the throne." Zhang Tingqi himself knew this very well.

Then he opened his mouth and said, "Second brother, although it is said that the second prince is out of position, he has a very good heart and is suitable to be a virtuous king."

Zhang Tingyu shook his head, "If you don't have a good health, it's useless to say anything." Then he looked at him seriously, "When will you be discharged from the hospital?" This younger brother's health is almost the same, but he just stays in the hospital If he didn't leave, he picked him up when he returned to Beijing the year before last, but Zhang Tingqi refused to do so, and Zhang Tingyu was so angry that he directly cut off his support.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually got a job in the hospital, helping to edit some manuscripts in exchange for spending money.

This time, Zhang Tingyu was so angry that the new emperor finally came to the throne. Next year, Enke will definitely be opened. The third child, Zhang Tinglu, will definitely participate. Zhang Tingyu also wants to include his fourth brother. With his brother, The future is definitely indispensable.

What's more, according to his opinion, their Zhang family had already taken refuge in the new emperor, and they had more or less done some meritorious deeds from the dragon. If the younger brothers really embarked on official careers, they would definitely be reused.

Zhang Tingqi said immediately after hearing this: "Second brother, my health is better. Do you think I can take the scientific examination?" The scientific examination not only tests human knowledge and opinions, but also human physique. People who died in the examination room, this is no joke.

What's more, Zhang Tingqi thinks he has found new fun, and he doesn't want to get involved in the officialdom at all. Besides, he has become the teacher of the second prince. Even if he has a teacher-student relationship, if he really wants to be an official, then Studying the size can also make up an official.

However, he is not interested in being an official, he is more interested in the outside world.

Seeing this, Zhang Tingyu didn't persuade him, and said: "Okay, you can do whatever you want, but don't get too close to the second prince, otherwise it will be very easy for my Zhang family to be behind the second prince again."

Now among the princes, apart from those who have not grown up, only the third prince Hong Jing is the most conspicuous, especially now that he was brought up beside the Supreme Emperor to personally educate him, relying on this alone, the crown prince cannot escape.

It is precisely because the situation is clear that there is no movement between the princes. Of course, it is also possible that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and the attitude of the Supreme Emperor is still unclear, so the officials in the officialdom are naturally the first to act according to the face of the Supreme Emperor.

This year's New Year was very lively. Firstly, the country ushered in a new monarch, and secondly, this time the new emperor ascended the throne. It was rare that there was no national mourning, and he thought it was a rare happy event in a thousand years.

The imperial decree of changing the Yuan Dynasty had been spread out a long time ago, and it was called the first year of Yongzheng after New Year's Day.

This year, Fourth Master began to accept greetings from brothers in the Forbidden City.

The first prince hadn't moved out of the palace at this time, and the fourth master planned to let him spend the last new year in the palace before moving out.

Regardless of the conflict in his heart, his face was still full of joy. Seeing the brothers kneeling down towards him, fourth master immediately felt refreshed.

After the new year, before the first lunar month, the fourth master issued an imperial decree to seal the brothers, and secondly, to study the name change of the princes.

"Rename? It's not necessary, is it?" Minning said after hearing the account book in his hand.

The fourth master was eating watermelon, which was sent from Xiaotangshan. Minning ordered Xiaotangshan to plant watermelon last autumn, and it was ripe now, and was sent to the palace. Although it was a circle smaller than summer, but It is still very fresh to be able to eat watermelon in the winter.

Fourth master likes to eat, he has a hot body, especially after he became the emperor, he has been supplemented constantly, and he has been on fire several times.

A total of three carts of watermelons were sent to the palace, one cart was sent to the Changchun Garden to honor the Supreme Emperor, one cart was distributed to the brothers, and half of the cart was sent to the harem, and the last half cart was kept by Fourth Master himself.

This is a car that works hard when it is not busy, especially after eating hot pot, it is a perfect match to eat watermelon!

"This is the past, and it must be obeyed." The emperor's name must be avoided.

Minning put down the ledger in his hand, looked at the fourth master and said, "These names are all given by the emperor, you changed them to be careful not to make the old man unhappy."

Fourth Master threw the watermelon rind into the shed, took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands and asked, "Then what's your idea?"

Minning shook his head and said, "In the past, there was no custom in the Qing Dynasty for brothers to change their names to avoid taboos." It was from the fourth master that they adopted a unified seniority.

At the time of the Supreme Emperor, the brothers had different names.

"Or as a grace, the amnesty does not need to change the name of others, and you have to save some face for the Supreme Emperor."

If the fourth master proposes to change his name at this moment, it would be a slap in the face of the Supreme Emperor. I changed his son's name before he was dead. Will he change some policies later?

With the Supreme Emperor in the fourth master, the emperor must have scruples, just like Qianlong was in Jiajing. Fortunately, Kangxi will not directly treat his son as a puppet like Qianlong.

However, you have to take care of the emperor's mood.

Fourth Master was a little embarrassed, "This courtier is not easy to explain."

Minning closed the ledger, looked at Fourth Master and said, "If the courtiers have any opinions, just go to the Supreme Emperor and talk."

Then she asked about the deposed prince, "When will the second prince move out of the palace?"

Fourth Master put the handkerchief aside, poured a cup of tea for Minning first, "I plan to mention it when the Lantern Festival is over and the first court ceremony is over."

Fourth Master is now used to discussing some things with Minning, occasionally not discussing, and still feels that something is missing.

But these are all secrets, and no one in Ningshou Palace dares to spread them out.

Minning has subtly influenced the fourth master for so many years, just wanting to meddle in the government affairs, and he was finally cultivated, how could he let it go at will?

This time fourth master became the emperor, this is the time for her to pick the sweet fruit.

Afterwards, she mentioned her son Hong Jing again, but she was interrupted by the fourth master at the beginning, "I don't intend to make another prince, so as not to repeat the past."

Min Ning didn't show any strange expression on his face, he looked at him and asked, "Then Long Live, what do you mean?"

The fourth master said, "I plan to build another site behind the righteous plaque, and after a hundred years, I will order someone to open the will and the new emperor will succeed me."

Min Ning was noncommittal, and then said, "It just so happens that this kid Hongjing still needs to be tempered. It is naturally good to have the Supreme Emperor to teach him, but Long Live Lord, don't forget to bring this kid out and put more burdens on him."

The fourth master thought that Minning came here to ask for a position for Hong Jing, so he asked her calmly, "What's your opinion?"

Minning said, "I plan to issue banknotes, which will be circulated throughout the Qing Dynasty just like the banknotes circulated in Xincheng."

The fourth master flatly refused, "This won't work, the paper money from the previous dynasty has already told us that paper money won't work."

But Minning said, "This matter is imperative." She patiently explained to him, "Master, over the years, a large amount of gold and silver has poured in not only from Japan, but also from Southeast Asia and even America, which has caused currency inflation. Prices have risen. However, people’s wages have not risen much. Facing the rising price of oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, grain and dishes, this is definitely not a good thing.”

Hearing this, fourth master frowned, he really didn't pay attention to this situation.

"It would be fine if the people in the Qing Dynasty could share this money, but it is only in the hands of a few people. Once it floods into the market, sir, can you think about it, who will be affected by the rise in prices?"

Fourth Master hesitated and said, "Then I will issue an imperial decree to stabilize the price?"

"But please don't..." Minning shook his head hastily, and then said, "There are tens of thousands of things in this world, sir, can you guarantee that one imperial decree can solve them?"

Fourth Master also knew that this was impossible, so he asked her, "So you plan to issue banknotes?"

Minning nodded, "Yes, after issuing banknotes, only banknotes will be circulated in the market, and gold and silver can be in our hands."

Fourth Master shook his head, "How can paper currency win people's trust?" Fourth Master thought that Min Ning was whimsical, who would exchange gold and silver for a piece of paper?

Minning was very sure, "So what I mean is, issue as many banknotes as you receive, and make sure to tie the banknotes with gold and silver, so that there will be no run."

Hearing this, Fourth Master's expression became moved, "Go on."

"Since ancient times, the currency that was first used was not gold and silver but shells. Business is just metal, which has no added value in itself. It is only added by us humans as currency. If we add currency value to banknotes, then It has the same function as gold and silver. At the beginning, we can hang the value of paper money on gold and silver, and use paper money to purchase goods and pay taxes with paper money. At the beginning, bank notes can be exchanged for gold and silver at any time. Don't refuse, otherwise it will easily cause people to not believe that a banknote run happened."

"In this way, the country has the right to mint coins and controls the currency, so it doesn't have to worry about a large amount of gold and silver pouring into the market."

Fourth Master vaguely understood, but he still had some doubts in his heart, "This matter is very important, I can't make a decision lightly, so I will send someone to inspect the new city and see how it works there."

The banknotes in Xincheng had already flowed to the capital, but they were only circulated in a small area, so they did not attract the attention of the court.

After hearing Minning's words, fourth master immediately made up his mind and sent someone to investigate. If the new city is running well, it may not be impossible to apply it.

Immediately, he glanced at Minning, "Is it not suitable for your bank to be in your hands?"

Minning immediately looked at Fourth Master with wide eyes, just wanting to take her bank over?

When fourth master thought of the empty treasury and the money piled up in the bank, his heart was immediately moved.

But Minning shook his head and said, "Master, it's not the time yet. If I hand it in now, can you guarantee that the officials in the court will not reach out to get money?"

Fourth master couldn't guarantee this.

Minning pulled back a round, and then did not slap him in the face, and continued, "Don't worry, Lord, after the reform of the currency system, the bank will definitely be handed over to the state, and it is still useful to me at present."

Fourth Master withdrew his gaze and could only trust her.

In the first big dynasty after the new year, the new emperor wantonly conferred the titles of his brothers, and he was not stingy when giving the titles, which seemed very generous.

And the most eye-catching thing among them is probably that the prince was named Prince Li and moved out of the palace.

In the same way, the eldest prince also restored the title of King of Zhijun.

Fourth Master's generous move this time surprised all the courtiers and princes.

You must know that in everyone's mind, the fourth master should be very taboo towards these two people. After all, one is the prince and the other is the former prince. As a result, the emperor couldn't wait to release the two of them as soon as he ascended the throne. What should I think?

Afterwards, the fourth master announced the new responsibilities of the two, one went to the West and the other to the Americas, everyone immediately understood, no wonder the emperor had no fear, originally he planned to exile these two people out of the country.

Sure enough, he was the son of the Supreme Emperor, who killed without blood. Once these two princes go out, they don't know if they will have a chance to come back again in this life.

The comparison between the emperor and us can be said to be a double win, one is to win a good reputation among the people, and the other is to exile the two political enemies.

Sure enough, no one who can become emperor is a fool.

Eighth Master and Ninth Master looked at each other, and they both understood the meaning in each other's eyes. Although they don't know if the fourth son communicated with the Supreme Emperor, it doesn't prevent them from making a complaint.

After solving this matter, the fourth master took a look at Zhang Tingyu. Sure enough, Zhang Tingyu got up, first talked a lot, and finally pointed at the names of the princes, offending the emperor's name.

This immediately made Baye and the others feel disgusted. What does it mean that their names offended the emperor's name?Their names were given by the Supreme Emperor. If they were afraid of offending them, why didn't the emperor change their names?

The emperor changed his name alone to benefit everyone.

After Zhang Tingyu said it, many ministers also remembered this and stood up. After all, the fourth master has already ascended the throne, and these ministers naturally dare not confront the emperor. Don't forget that although the new emperor's position is still unstable, there is a big mountain behind him .

The fourth master showed a face of embarrassment, seeing the different faces of the brothers below, he finally waved his hand cheerfully, "All the names of the brothers were given by the Supreme Emperor, how can they be changed so easily, I will forgive you and order the brothers not to change their names. "

Eighth Master pursed his lips. The Fourth's move was really disgusting. After going around the name without changing it, it turned out to be his grace.

In the end, I kowtow together with others.

After talking about this matter, the fourth master became concerned about the yellow calendar and said to the cabinet, "The emperor's calendar will be renamed the Gregorian calendar in the future, and the first year will be changed to 1 AD. You can calculate the Gregorian calendar as soon as possible to figure out what this year is." In which year, the year name will be used together with the AD."

Cabinet ministers lead.

After the fourth master burned two fires, there was still one fire left, and the last fire was aimed at the household department.

"Check the accumulated accounts from previous years. I see that Prince Lian has done a good job, so I can continue to take on this important task."

The household department has always been under the management of Eighth Master, and the clan’s clan is easy to repay the deficit because of the shipping business to replenish blood, but it’s different for some marginal nobles.Now this fat meat has been controlled by the clan, and some people can't get in at all, which leads to a part of the debt that has not yet been recovered.

Some of these nobles were conferred when they accompanied the emperor in attacking three points. These mansions of dukes and generals were unable to keep up because they had no successors, and they were not well informed about the news of the court. They lived in a corner and closed their doors to pass on little days.

And these are the main goals of this collection

Ba Ye stood up and said, "Your Majesty, these people have made great contributions to our Qing Dynasty. At this time, they are forcing Qing to pay the owed money. If the news spreads..." It must be said that the new emperor will not tolerate people, and these heroes will be attacked.

After hearing this, fourth master squinted his eyes and looked at eighth master, who looked back unceremoniously.

Fourth Master thought this was right, how could Old Ba give up so easily?

"I believe that Prince Lian will definitely be able to recover these accumulated accounts. If he recovers, I will give you credit in front of Khan Ama."

Of course, Fourth Master also knew that Lao Ba was not dismissed so easily, so he continued: "Prince Lian's ability is obvious to all, presumably this small matter should be able to be handled properly."

The ministers who stood together in the hall seemed to have sensed the spark between the emperor and Prince Lian, and they dared not show their air.

In the end, Ba Ye took a step back, "Then I will accept this task, and promise not to disappoint Brother Huang."

Although he had already left the Forbidden City, the Supreme Emperor of Changchun Garden soon learned of what happened in the court.

After all, he had just abdicated, and the Supreme Emperor still knew everything about the court.

After the fourth master came down from court, he came to pay his respects to the Supreme Emperor. After paying his respects, the Supreme Emperor pointed him out, "You are too hasty in clearing up the owed money."

Fourth Master admitted it straightforwardly, and then said, "Son, I know I'm in a hurry, but I'm not waiting for this time."

The Supreme Emperor turned to look at him, "Oh, what happened?"

The fourth master immediately said, "Over the years, a lot of hot money has flowed into the Qing Dynasty due to trade with the outside world, and a considerable part of it has raised prices. After checking, my son found that in the capital alone, eggs that cost two cents a penny can only be bought now. When it comes to one, the price of rice, flour, grain and oil has also risen." Having said this, Fourth Master took a deep breath and told the Supreme Emperor, "The most important thing is that people in the outer city have started hoarding real estate."

The real estate in the imperial city, except for the bannermen, the common people cannot buy, but there are not so many confinement in the outer city.

The Supreme Emperor failed to understand, what does this have to do with the rush to recover the owed money?

The fourth master continued, "Once the yellow color in the outer city is hoarded by people in large quantities, the people will see the opportunity to sell their houses. At that time, the housing price in the outer city will definitely rise, and the businessmen will definitely flood in when they see the profit. , the influx of a lot of money into the real estate will definitely make the housing prices in the capital unbearably high, and the people who lost their houses will not be able to buy back their original houses even if they get the money in their hands. Leave Beijing."

The Supreme Emperor gave an "um" and motioned for him to continue.

"When the house price rises, the prices of the shops will also rise. Once the prices rise, the goods in the shops will definitely rise. This forms a vicious circle, causing the goods to rise to the point that the common people cannot afford it."

This is for sure, Taishang Huangguang can think of this scene as soon as he thinks about it. "Then tell me, what good solution do you have? Could it be possible to recover the owed money and let the imperial court buy those houses?"

The fourth master continued, "My son has this plan. The imperial court will take down the house and sublet it to the common people."

The Supreme Emperor snorted, "This is an extremely stupid move."

Fourth master was a little dumbfounded. This move is still like the emperor's building a flag house. How can it be done in the inner city, and how can it be foolish in the outer city?

The Supreme Emperor immediately taught his son, "How much money can the imperial court use to buy a house? This situation must not only exist in the capital, but also everywhere in the Qing Dynasty. Could it be that the imperial court should take care of this mess?"

The fourth master suddenly came to his senses, and then asked the Supreme Emperor, "Please ask Khan Ama to give advice to my son." In fact, he didn't know, but he followed Minning's idea and asked the Supreme Emperor about something.

The Taishanghuang was a little proud, as expected, he couldn't play without his son.

Touching his beard, the Taishanghuang thought for a while and said, "This matter is really difficult. If money enters the people, it is impossible that prices will not rise. But the fourth..." The Taishanghuang turned to look at him, "Don't move the price of food. .”

When the Supreme Emperor was in power, he kept suppressing the price of grain so that the people could afford it. He was afraid that the price of grain would rise this time.

"Son obeys the order." Fourth master immediately complied.

The Emperor Taishang nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The problem of housing prices can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. This matter cannot be clarified in a short while. You should go back and discuss with the cabinet how to deal with it."

The Supreme Emperor threw the problem back on Fourth Master, who had already abdicated, and his son had to deal with such troublesome matters by himself.

Fourth Master was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor didn't care about it at all.

Seeing that his son was dumbfounded, the Supreme Emperor felt a little proud, and then he talked about the debt owed, "Let's take it easy on the debt owed, you are all veterans, don't really hurt your face."

Fourth master immediately understood that when the Supreme Emperor was alive, the method of recovering the owed money should not be too drastic.

Fourth master returned to the palace, and after reviewing the rest of the memorial in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, seeing that it was getting late, he thought about not telling Minning.

Ever since the fourth master came to the throne, he basically rested at Minning's place, and he didn't hide it at all.

The other concubines are used to it. After all, when he was in the mansion, the fourth master basically rested at the imperial concubine's place.

This time it's just going back to the past.

On the contrary, Nian's temperament is very strong, and falling out of favor after entering the palace is definitely a huge blow to her. No, just after the Lantern Festival, she was thinking about fighting for favor.

"Long live God, the concubine Nian sent you health-preserving soup." The fourth master became the emperor, and Su Peisheng ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs, and became the chief steward of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

What else could it mean to send soup this time?It's just to remind fourth master not to forget her in the past.

Seeing that the candles in the room were all lit, the fourth master came back to his senses, pinched the bridge of his nose, and asked Su Peisheng, "Concubine Nian, do you have any message for me?"

Su Peisheng immediately replied, "The Nian Concubine only told the Long Live Lord to take care of the dragon's body."

Fourth master hummed, and then asked, "Did the imperial concubine send someone over?"

Su Peisheng replied: "The imperial concubine hasn't sent anyone over, my lord, this soup..."

The fourth master glanced at the soup in Su Peisheng's hand, "I've rewarded you." Thinking that Nian Gengyao still has great uses, and he couldn't really ask Nian Shi to put it aside, the fourth master said again: "Let's drive to Yikun Palace. "

"Your Majesty, Lord Long Live is here."

As soon as the fourth master's chariot sedan came over, the people in Nian's palace were overjoyed when they saw the end, and hurriedly announced the good news to Concubine Nian.

This made Nian's pale face stained with blood, and she hurriedly called for someone to dress her up, but it was too late to change her clothes, so she could only paint her eyebrows, put on powder, and put on rouge.

"I've seen Lord Long Live." As soon as Fourth Master came to the door, Nian Shi stood in front of the door delicately and greeted Fourth Master.

Fourth master yelled to flatten his body, and walked inside unceremoniously.

After sitting down, Fourth Master looked at Nian, "Are you used to living in Yikun Palace? If there is anything you need to buy, just tell the queen."

After sitting down, Nian replied: "Everything is fine in the palace, but I miss the life in the hidden mansion." At that time, it was easy for her to see the Lord Long Live, but now she can't even reach the shadow of the Lord Long Live, so she can only Stay in the palace and wait for the Lord Long Live to come.

The fourth master pretended not to understand the hidden meaning in her words, nodded and said, "That's good, this place is very busy these days, and I don't care about the harem. If you have anything to do, you can find the queen."

Concubine Nian wanted to refute when she heard that, since she doesn't care about the harem, why does she run into the imperial concubine's yard every day?

Concubine Nian also knew that she would definitely not be able to control Lord Long Live, and she felt a little disappointed when she thought of Concubine Nian she saw in Changchun Garden that day. ?

Fourth Master didn't stay too long, and after asking for a while, he drove away. Concubine Nian sat blankly on the chair, a little dazed, could this be the life she would live in the future?

Fourth master ascended to the throne, so Minning's business naturally does not need to take care of others, and can expand wantonly.

As a result, she became busy, and the secretary's office kept passing documents to the palace for her to sign.

Minning is only in charge of two things at present, one is personnel affairs and the other is accounting affairs.

Of course, the accounts only involve less than 10 taels, and she needs to take care of all expenditures involving more than [-] taels.

Groups below 10 taels can handle it by themselves.

Back then, there will be more places where her signature is needed for expansion, such as companies and factories that need to be opened in various places, as well as shipyards built along the coast, etc.

Fortunately, apart from Mongolia, the railway is still in hand. The construction from the capital to Tianjin, and Tianjin to Hebei are all tendered and handed over to businessmen.

After the task was assigned, the construction of railways expanded aggressively, but steel became a scarce commodity again.

It is also necessary to build a steel plant. Without iron, railway construction may be interrupted.

No matter how rich a businessman is, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice.

This time, a few iron ore areas were selected, and they were presented to Minning for selection.

Minning looked at several locations, and finally chose Shengjing, but Shengjing was the place where the Aixinjueluo family made their fortune, so it was not easy to break ground, let alone mining.

Min Ning became embarrassed, if the Supreme Emperor was not around, she could still persuade the fourth master, even if she persuaded the fourth master this time, the Supreme Emperor would definitely not agree.

Digging out the dragon veins of the Qing Dynasty is equivalent to breaking the country's destiny, and the Supreme Emperor will definitely not agree.

Minning thought for a while, and then thought of Jinshan not far from Shengjing. Originally, he didn't want to touch the local Jinshan, and wanted to keep Jinshan underground for future generations, but it seems that this time he can't do it.

When fourth master came over, he saw Minning thinking deeply, with a lot of documents under his hands.

Walking quietly behind Minning, he saw the iron ore in the document at a glance.

He raised his eyebrows. Iron mines are exclusively owned by the imperial court, and An Jia's status is not special, and she will not be allowed to dig mines privately.

"These mines belong to the imperial court, and it is impossible to assign them to you."

Min Ning was startled when he heard the sound, touched his chest before turning back to look at Fourth Master, "It's so scary, why are you walking without making a sound?"

Fourth Master touched an orange on the table, sat down beside Minning, and continued, "I told you about the iron mine, don't even think about it."

Minning touched his nose and said, "It's not that I want iron ore, but that the production capacity of imperial iron ore is too small to keep up with the speed of railway construction."

As soon as he heard the railway, Fourth Master's hand breaking the oranges stopped immediately, "Which section stopped?"

Minning took the orange in his hand and said, "It happens to be the section from Beijing to Tianjin, where the repair is the fastest, so it was broken first."

The fourth master knew that the Supreme Emperor had been paying attention to the railway, so he immediately said, "Iron mines that belong to the country must not be given to you. You give me an idea, and I will exchange it with you for other things."

Min Ning couldn't look down on the little thing in Fourth Master's hand, and then thought of something, her eyes lit up, "Then use the ore from this place in exchange." She pointed to the mountain range not far from Shengjing.

Fourth Master didn't know, she was looking at good things, and immediately became suspicious, "What's here?"

Minning loosened his shoulders and said, "It's nothing, just a small gold mine."

Gold mine?

Fourth Master stopped and looked up at her, "Didn't you say before that you don't want a lot of gold and silver to pour into the people?"

Minning replied: "But I also said that banknotes must be linked to gold and silver. If you want to print banknotes, you must have gold and silver as a backing. Naturally, I need a lot of gold and silver here."

The fourth master couldn't help but think deeply, "Yes, but the imperial court will take [-]% of it." All the money she had worked so hard to save in the past few years was wiped out by the Supreme Emperor, but after the fourth master ascended the throne, looking at the empty treasury, it was simply lust. Cry without tears.

Not only Minning was short of money, but even Fourth Master was short of money.

Minning flatly refused, "It's impossible, at most we can only share [-]% of the imperial court." Then she looked at the fourth master and said, "Master, can you be reasonable? The gold mine was discovered by my people. I also handle the mines, so it is impossible to give [-]% of the silver to the imperial court in vain."

The fourth master took a step back and said, "Fifty percent. Otherwise, you can tell the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme Emperor is not as good as me, and he will definitely confiscate all the gold mines."

Minning stared at him, "Forty percent at most."

Fourth Master chewed the orange, smacked his mouth after swallowing it, and felt that this should be her bottom line, so he nodded in agreement.

Min Ning secretly rejoiced, the gold mine has a lot of content, and according to the existing technology, it can be mined for at least 100 years.

If these gold mines are dug out, the bank will have a place to establish its capital, and it can guarantee that the banknotes will not be sold again.