When Prince Gong said others, his head was the way, but when he was told by others, he was a little breathless, holding a teacup, putting it down heavily, and snorting heavily.

Prince Gong was about to speak, but he didn't know that all his subordinates were waiting for this kind of opportunity.

A big guy like Prince Gong naturally doesn't have to go out to quarrel with others by himself, Zhilin was overjoyed that the opportunity came, and suddenly rushed over from the table next to him and said: "Lord Zuo's words are not right, what the prince said is not that it is wrong to do foreign affairs, but to insist on doing foreign affairs!" The current urgent task should still be based on foreign affairs and coastal defense, and the prince means that he will wait until the national strength is slightly restored, and then consider using troops in the northwest, which is the right way. Otherwise, even if Lord Zuo wants to use the money, the court can't come up with the money? ”

Hearing Zhilin say this, Yixun's anger eased a little, and he secretly regretted that he shouldn't have quarreled with a guy like Zuo Zongtang just now, and surrendered his identity.

In fact, there are not many people in the court who can afford Zuo Zongtang, but Li Hongzhang is often impeached, but impeachment is not necessarily a bad thing, and it is precisely because Li Hongzhang is often impeached that Li Hongzhang's status as an agent in Cixi's heart has increased!

Zhilin qualified to act as Prince Gong's helper, secretly proud.

Zuo Zongtang is not alone! Behind Zuo Zongtang, a man who had never spoken for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth, "In Xia Hu Xueyan, I want to ask Lord Zhilin a question, you said that Lord Zuo has no money to use soldiers, so doesn't Prince Gong need money to do foreign affairs?" ”

Young Master Meng sweats, it's really lively today? Who has it? Hu Xueyan is out?

Young Master Meng knows Hu Xueyan, one Hu Xueyan and one Sheng Xuanhuai, those are the two leaders of the business world in the late Qing Dynasty!

Even in later generations, they were role models for merchants.

The collusion between officials and businessmen is what these ancestors are talking about!

Moreover, isn't Young Master Meng also walking this path himself?

Business can never be the business of ordinary people!

It will always be an official subordinate, and only power can easily turn into money!

Zhilin was speechless for a while, coughed, and then relieved himself, "We can partner with foreigners to do foreign affairs, and moreover, if we do foreign affairs, the Great Qing Kingdom will become richer and richer, and when the time comes, we can naturally take out money to levy the northwest to make it more useful!" ”

Hu Xueyan laughed, "Lord Zhilin, isn't this an old saying?" Don't start with no money, it's a matter of prioritization! To run foreign affairs is to borrow money from foreigners, so why can't you borrow money from foreigners when you use troops in the northwest? Or is the northwest not the land of the Great Qing Kingdom? ”

Young Master Meng secretly admired Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan's views, indeed, as an iron-blooded nationalist, Young Master Meng couldn't stand such a thing as being invaded by the country. Even in the foreigner's concession, Young Master Meng can't wait to burn it all!

An apprenticeship banquet quickly turned into a polemic, Young Master Meng never said a word from beginning to end, he didn't want to offend anyone, even if he was an iron-blooded nationalist, but Young Master Meng knew that people here were talking like farting, and the one who took the idea still had to be the Empress Dowager Cixi, right?

However, Young Master Meng didn't speak, he quietly found Hu Xueyan to say that he was tired, and pulled the corner of Hu Xueyan's clothes: "Mr. Hu, I also do a little business, I admire Mr. Hu very much, and I also admire Lord Zuo's great feelings for the country and the people, I donate 100,000 taels to Lord Zuo, please Mr. Hu collect it on your behalf!" ”

As Master Meng spoke, he quietly stuffed Hu Xueyan with a silver ticket of 100,000 taels!

Of course, Hu Xueyan also knew that Young Master Meng, Young Master Meng's fame was too great, but he was still shocked by Young Master Meng's actions, and then he knew why a one-year-old child could rise so fast!? This is what a person does, and he is simply not as good as a child!

Of course, Hu Xueyan knew why Young Master Meng didn't give this silver ticket directly to Zuo Zongtang, because he was afraid that people would know his tendencies and didn't want to offend Prince Gong.

Hu Xueyan smiled and nodded, in the tone of a senior, "Yuemeng, don't be humble, I, Hu Xueyan, can't even speak well when Yuemeng is so old!" I accepted it on behalf of Lord Zuo and kept it secret for Yuemeng. ”

Young Master Meng was overjoyed, and secretly praised Hu Xueyan for being shrewd, and immediately understood his intentions!

Of course, Hu Xueyan is qualified to pose here in Young Master Meng, as a senior, he is a senior! Hu Xueyan's grandsons are much older than Young Master Meng! Hu Xueyan is a few years older than Xuan Zonglu!

Hu Xueyan assisted Zuo Zongtang in suppressing the Twist and Returning Uprising, raising military salaries for him, purchasing new Western firearms, and transporting pre-military medicines, so he was able to guarantee Zuo Zongtang's performance after "collecting merit". Because of Hu Xueyan's "special merits", the imperial court made an exceptional award, wore a yellow coat, and wore coral, and became a "red-top businessman". As a result, the government helped the business situation, and Hu Xueyan's development also reached its peak.

In fact, no matter what period the Qing Dynasty was in, even if it was the late Qing Dynasty now, it would definitely be unreasonable to say that there was no money, Young Master Meng roughly estimated that Sheng Xuanhuai and Hu Xueyan were at least worth more than 10 million taels of silver, and Hu Xueyan may have exceeded 30 million taels! Young Master Meng estimated that Hu Xueyan had more than 40 million taels, and Young Master Meng estimated it according to the number of Hu Xueyan's money and turnover!

It's only six million taels, and you don't need to shout earth-shattering!?

Young Master Meng thinks that Hu Xueyan can raise it alone, but the money of these countries cannot be paid by individuals, and Young Master Meng can understand it.

The end of the Qing Dynasty is not bad for money, especially at the top level!

No matter which dynasty, even at the end of the period, the top is actually not bad for money!

Young Master Meng believes that the tragedy of the late Qing Dynasty is by no means due to the country's economic inability to afford the war, but mainly caused by the shallow knowledge of the ruling class!

A big card, no matter how you play, won't you lose to Little Japan?

However, Young Master Meng also knows that he will never be able to achieve the position of the ruler of the Qing court, and there is only one way for him to rebel, overthrow the Qing court, and replace the Qing court, so that the nation can really rise!

Young Master Meng also wanted to give money to Prince Gong, but Xuan Zonglu told him, like to Prince Gong, Cixi, people with such an identity can't give money directly, you can't give it if you want to, if people don't want it, it's not only a shameful thing, but it will also have the opposite effect!

Because, if you are either a friend or an enemy, isn't it self-defeating to be the enemy of these people?

Young Master Meng found a gap and came to Zhilin's side, "Lord Zhilin." ”

Zhilin was very curious, he didn't expect Young Master Meng to come back and talk to him? "What? Young Master Moe? ”

According to Zhilin's thoughts, Young Master Meng has now become Li Hongzao's disciple, and he is the son-in-law of the Zeng Guo family, which is equivalent to being invincible in the world! If he doesn't commit the great crime of rebellion, who can move him?

Young Master Meng smiled, "Before, there was a little misunderstanding between us, I want to ask Lord Zhilin to let me go, you see, I'm just a child, isn't it?" ”

Zhilin looked at Young Master Meng in surprise, he never thought that Young Master Meng would actually come to reconcile with him, but he had kidnapped him! The two of them still have a dispute of interest! Disputes of interest are the most difficult knots to untie!

Your special mother just came to me and earned tens of thousands of taels of silver, and now this is?

Although Young Master Meng didn't make Zhilin's money, he just robbed Zhilin's business, and Zhilin counted all his losses on Young Master Meng's head.

Zhilin was especially angry that he felt that the silver that Young Master Meng had earned recently should have been his. People are like this, he doesn't think about the factors of Young Master Meng's own ability, he thinks anyway, he is the strongest, and without Young Master Meng, all the business should be his.

Zhilin: "What do you want to do?" Young Master Meng, you won't be, you want to set me up too, right? I'm not Japanese, I'm not French, so I don't have a few million taels for you. ”

Young Master Meng smiled, "Everyone is friends, there is so much business, the world is so big!" Besides, I also approve of Prince Gong's foreign affairs, we are one head. ”

Zhilin sighed in his heart, when will I be with you? However, if it is counted from Li Hongzhang's side, based on the relationship between Young Master Meng and Li Hongzhang, it is not unreasonable to say that they are the same.

Zhilin smiled: "What about Tianjin's business?" (To be continued.) )