736 The Emperor's Private Money

Aixinjue Luo Zaichun will always be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he must safeguard the interests of the Qing Dynasty, although he also knows that it is shameful for the imperial court to forcibly apportion debts, but isn't this also a way to do it.

So on the surface, he scolded the filthy officials in the household department, but in the end, he still tried to bargain with the master, hoping that the master could pull the court along.

Xiao Letian quietly watched his apprentice act, not only did he feel angry but he felt very relieved, not to mention that the current Zaichun at least knows how to solve the problem, instead of either following the rules like a piece of wood as in the past, or giving the responsibility and power to the minister with one push.

It doesn't matter if a man is a scoundrel sometimes, at least it's an attempt to solve the problem.

Zaichun made Xiao Letian look at it more and more, and finally lowered his head and muttered, "Isn't there really no way to apprentice, if you don't help, you won't help, so why do you look at me......"

"Hahaha......" Xiao Letian smiled, "Three million? Is His Majesty of the Great Qing Kingdom so profitable? Your private money is more than that!"

"What?...... "Jae Chun jumped up in shock, "When did I have any private money?"

What the little emperor said is not wrong, although people say that the shore of the land is not the king's minister, and the whole world is not the king's land, but in fact, there are not many Chinese monarchs who have money.

Can the emperor use the money of the imperial court as he pleases? The answer is no, the household department has a fixed proportion of the annual appropriation to the royal family, and this year's tax revenue is sufficient, and the money and grain handed over to the Ouchi will be more, and if the local tax is in arrears, then the emperor will have to live a hard life for a few days.

Of course, the so-called hard life does not mean that there is no food, no drink and no clothing, and the emperor's quality of life can still be guaranteed, but does the emperor just give the old farmers in the crop field the same as eating a bowl of white rice three times a day?

No, the emperor also has to spend money, and it has to spend a lot of money. The eunuchs and maids in the palace are all supported by the emperor's money, so many wives have to be provided by the emperor, and the clans who share the same spirit as the royal family have to use private money to maintain relations.

Even the emperor had to make some small bribes to the courtiers from time to time to maintain their loyalty, and the bigger the family, the more expenses were needed, so there was no emperor in his right mind in all dynasties who did not open a side job.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent eunuchs to be mine supervisors and tax collectors, and the money and grain collected were all into the Inner Palace, and the Qing Dynasty's internal affairs government managed the imperial villages up and down the country, and the annual land output was a considerable wealth.

For example, the Jiangning weaving position inherited by Cao Xueqin's family for three generations is actually an industry belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to put it bluntly, the emperor's domestic slaves monopolized part of the silk weaving business in Jiangnan, and some of the high-end goods can be worn by the palace itself, and the other part can be taken to the market for money.

When silk and money entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was equivalent to entering the emperor's personal purse.

There are countless such industries, and they have not stopped since the enclosure at the time of entry, silk weaving, porcelain firing, tea ...... Countless traditional Chinese violence industries, the one that does not have the figure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But all this has nothing to do with Emperor Tongzhi, on the one hand, he is not in power yet, and on the other hand, even if he is in power, he may not be able to control the resources of the royal family as quickly as a strong monarch, after all, he still has two Buddhas on his head.

The last one is more critical, many industries in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have withered after years of war, and the richest Jiangnan Golden Rice Bowl has been broken, and it is absolutely impossible to wait for the economy to recover there, without ten or eight years.

On the one hand, the money of the Internal Affairs Office is getting less and less, and on the other hand, the power of Emperor Tongzhi cannot directly command the Internal Affairs Office, so what does Xiao Letian mean when he says that he has his own private money, and there is a lot of it?

Soon the master patted him on the shoulder and pushed a piece of tempura in front of him in front of Jae-chun.

"Don't think about it, I'm not talking about the Internal Affairs Office, it's good to expect those corrupt officials and corrupt officials to leave you some silver slag...... In fact, when you requisitioned those three hundred guards from Sijiu City, I had already begun to calculate the problem of money for you......"

"Don't you want to have a modern army that is completely subordinate to you? But how can this army do without money? Thinking about it, I set my sights on Japan......

"Don't underestimate this small island country, although there are many mountains and few lands, the population is sparse, the agricultural foundation is very poor, and the level of science and technology is not high, but because this island country has very frequent geological activities, it has been rich in gold and silver since ancient times......"

"Gold and silver?" Jae-chun even forgot to eat the food when he heard these two words.

"That's right, gold and silver...... Iwami Silver Mine and Sado Gold Mine are both well-known large-scale deposits in Asia, but unfortunately the Japanese are not good at technology and management, so the production has not been high......

"Now why do you think I went north to Japan with my troops? Do you really think that I am the savior of Japan? Big mistake, my purpose is to control here, not only for our strategic security, but also for you!"

Xiao Lotian threw out the Osaka secret agreement, this is the first time that Zai Chun has seen the details of the secret agreement, when he saw the shares written in it, his eyes suddenly became rosy, he didn't expect the master to give him the most shares of Fuso Bank.

Although Japan held 60% of the shares, it was divided between the shogunate and the daimyos, and even the largest shogunate held only 14%, and the rest of the shares were diluted into the hands of the daimyos.

And Jae-chun alone owns 25 percent of the shares of Fusang Bank, what else can it be if this is not the master's affection? The strategy was designated by Xiao Letian, and the battle was fought by the new army, and it is really unimaginable that he was only frightened and got so many shares.

Looking at Zaichun's stunned gaze, Xiao Lotian then added a handful of firewood, "I don't dare to say the benefits of Fusang Bank in the future, but after professional calculations, you should be able to have a dividend of nearly two million dragon pattern silver coins by this time next year...... How's that, it's enough for you to raise soldiers......"

"Child, it's better to ask for others than for yourself, and it is expected that you will ask me to help underwrite the bonds, why don't you send a telegram to the country yourself, just say that you An Xinjue Luo Zaichun is willing to underwrite three or four million taels of household debts, so that your reputation as an emperor will not rise......

Xiao Letian's words ignited a fire in Zaichun's heart: "I, I, I...... Where do I have so much cash?"

"Silly boy, you don't have what I have! You can use your shares in Fuso Bank as collateral, and then borrow a sum of money from Lotte Bank first, and use the money to send back to Beijing!"

"But...... But the money has been sent to the household department, where is the money I use for military training?"

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