If you are so tough, only Guo Ye dares to say it in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

But even if Guo Ye said it, Prince Gong was still shocked, and shouted: "Guo Ye, now is not the time for us to cause trouble, you give me to be honest, provoke a prince and a marquis, we can still put out the fire, provoke the foreigners, no one can help you!" ”

Guo Ye said helplessly: "Lord Wang, are you so afraid of foreigners?" In fact, foreigners are not unreasonable, as long as we set up the rules with them, foreigners will seriously do things in the rules, of course, your rules have loopholes for them to drill, then it's another matter, do you think I will leave them a gap to drill? ”

Prince Gong sighed, Guo Ye's question is a bit redundant, this kid is very shrewd, except for being a little impulsive sometimes, he almost does things without leakage, and he will definitely not leave a hole for foreigners.

Prince Gong asked: "How are you planning now, first give the Queen Mother and me a thorough understanding, let us know in our hearts, don't when the time comes, you poke out the basket, and we can't control the situation......"

Guo Ye replied: "First, in Yanzhou, where there are a lot of coal mines, I plan to import equipment from the West to develop coal mines, with a coal output of 20,000 catties a year, so that we can have enough coal to ensure the use of our fleet, and the rest can also be used for other purposes, Lord Wang, now that technology is developing, there are too many places that need to use coal, and I also suggest that the imperial court can open mines, so that we can expand our financial resources; Second, in Laiyang, there is still an iron ore mine, and I plan to introduce iron-making equipment and set up an iron-making plant. Whether it's making guns. Or make artillery. Or the future of building warships, absolutely inseparable from steel, we use foreign procurement, after all, there is a large amount of silver that has been earned by foreigners, for foreigners to earn, why not leave it to their own people to earn? Third, in addition to these two, the minister also reached a consensus with the American minister Warren. An ordnance factory will be set up in Shandong, this ordnance factory will be established by me in cooperation with foreigners, I will produce technology and territory, foreigners will produce equipment and people, hehe, once a large number of foreign guns are made and marketed all over the world, when the time comes, it will be a huge cornucopia! ”

Cixi's eyes lit up and she asked, "Guo Ye." When will you be able to work with the Americans? Manufacture guns. Do you know these things? ”

Guo Ye smiled and replied: "This, the minister knows a little bit about it, the minister himself designed a foreign gun, which is very advanced, but unfortunately our imperial court, now there is no talent, and there is no equipment, and the third has not yet produced raw materials for muskets and ammunition, and can only cooperate with the Yankees, although some money was earned by the Yankees, but the majority still stayed in the country, why not?" ”

Prince Gong was overjoyed, he had his own ordnance factory, that is a very strong arm, whether it is to suppress bandits or destroy long hair, if there are a large number of foreign guns, it is not easy?

Prince Gong laughed and said: "Great, great, as long as this ordnance factory is built, we don't have to worry about running out of muskets, Guo Ye, definitely, we must build this factory as soon as possible, and when the time comes, all the troops will be allocated, and there will be a large number of foreign guns, don't say that the bandits have long hair, they are foreigners, we don't have to be afraid!" ”

Guo Ye said angrily: "Lord Wang, the beauty you think, even if it is produced, the imperial court will spend money to buy it, this is not an iron mine or coal mine, it is opened with the taxes of the imperial court, and it can be allocated when the time comes; This firearm is a joint venture with other Americans, everything must be in accordance with the rules, we have to buy it at the market price, people have to pay taxes according to the tax law, the two have nothing to do with it, if we requisition, don't think about it! ”

Prince Gong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Guo Ye, what do you mean?" ”

Guo Ye replied, "What do you mean?" Does this need to be asked? Lord, this is my private property, I built it with the Americans with my own money and technology, not a government-run enterprise of the imperial court, if you want foreign guns, of course you have to pay for it! ”

Prince Gong was furious and shouted, "Bastard! What you think is quite beautiful, guns are the weapons of the country, how can private people have them? This is no child's play, the factory must be handed over to the control of the imperial court! Guo Ye, you don't want to be impeached by the courtiers, and then end up with five horses, right? ”

I,!

Guo Ye felt aggrieved for a while, grandma, Lao Tzu will expand your financial resources again, a large number of weapons can still arm the army, you don't even allow me to build an arsenal by myself? What's more, if it becomes a government-run arsenal, then this arsenal will be completely closed, can you expect those officials to manage the enterprise for you?

"Lord Wang, this is impossible!"

Guo Ye didn't think about it, and directly rejected Prince Gong's accountability, and replied, "Lord Wang, you must know one thing, this ordnance factory, I will completely hand over the operation of the Americans, my existence, the first is to develop more advanced weapons, second, to supervise the finances of the ordnance factory, third, to train our own apprentices and even technicians, and the rest, I will ignore it, because I know that for management, we are all laymen, and the imperial court will never be able to come up with a decent talent, but because of various intricate relationships, Stuff in a large number of idle people, and the entire ordnance factory will be in ruins! An ordnance factory that does not make money, an ordnance factory that raises idlers, is of no use to the imperial court! ”

Prince Gong said angrily: "Even so, it is absolutely not allowed to have a huge ordnance factory in Shandong that is beyond the control of the imperial court, let alone leave it all to the Americans?" If they take weapons and directly arm an army, then what's the deal? Where do you put the country? When the time comes, I'm afraid that the impeachment of you will be piled up! Don't talk about you, even this king is to blame! ”

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, you must not know that this factory was originally built in the United States according to the will of the Americans, and people are not willing to come at all?" What are the benefits of coming to China? Is there a technician? Are there any mature workers? Do you have any equipment? Nothing, building a factory in China, at least to delay people to make money for a year or two, I gave up my face, soft grinding and hard bubbles to invite here, we must build a team of people who understand these technologies, this is the foundation of our rich country and strong army! Isn't it possible to rely on the mature experience and technical equipment of others to build guns ourselves? It's a dream! In any case, it must be done according to my opinion, and if something happens, I will bear it! ”

"Can you afford it? Once something happens, it's a sin to lose your head! ”

Prince Gong roared angrily, he really didn't understand, why Guo Ye was so stubborn, Lao Tzu would rather not want this ordnance factory, and definitely not let the Yankees control it, let the Yankees control it, it is simply a powder keg that can be detonated at any time!

(To be continued.) )