(2nd Update)

Yu Lang, as one of the royal ministers that Zaifeng relied on the most, has been entrusted with important tasks since the day the latter took charge of the country, in addition to serving as Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion and the right attendant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he is also the newly established Minister of Praetorian Guard Training, the Minister of Military Advisory Management, and holds military power, if it were not for Ye Kai's sideways appearance, he is undoubtedly the closest person around Zaifeng.

Among his list of positions, there is one title that is particularly noteworthy, the commander of the infantry yamen, which seems to be more clear to ordinary people.

Admiral of the Nine Gates.

How prominent this position is, you can see one or two from the past dynasties of the Nine Gate Admirals, Fukangan, He Shen, Yinxiang, Long Keduo, Yi Xin, Rong Lu, these people are either powerful court ministers or the emperor's confidants, in short, they are even big figures in the officialdom when they become the admirals of the Nine Gates. The infantry yamen not only oversees the defense of the capital, but also supervises the functions and powers of night patrols, firefighting, armor inspections, prohibitions, arrests, and prison breaks.

However, in the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty, everything changed with each passing day, and the originally prominent infantry yamen gradually became a chicken rib.

Since the New Deal, the imperial court has imitated the Western system, a more professional police force has been organized, a special Praetorian Guard has also begun to bear fruit, and the Anti-Smuggling Bureau, the Industrial Training Bureau and other functional departments have also been established one after another.

Yi Liang just wants to take advantage of the trend of abolishing the infantry yamen to attack the active commander Yu Lang, Yu Lang has only been on an errand in the infantry yamen for a year, his foundation is shallow, and the people are not convinced, and it will be easier to deal with it, of course, because of the initiative of Yi Liang, the original resistance will completely disappear, because he is the biggest behind-the-scenes boss of that special interest group.

If once abolished, it means that they have passed on the iron rice bowl for several lifetimes, and it will be crushed, so at the beginning, Yi Liang strongly opposed the abolition of the infantry Yamen, coupled with his high prestige, those hard-working Eight Banners disciples have run to the door of Yi Xuan, and the latter also took the opportunity to win a large number of people's hearts.

In the eyes of Yi-Xuan, these people's hearts are excellent accelerants, and a spark can be completely ignited. The answer is no, and Yu Lang is the scapegoat for all these crimes, and if the means are right, he will solve another trouble by the way, killing two birds with one stone, which is a good deal.

When he put out this plan and discernment, Longyu naturally praised it again and again, and even Xiao Dezhang, who knew people and inspected people, secretly couldn't help but admire, Lao Qingwang is Lao Qingwang, and the means are really extraordinary, and after decades of officialdom, many people pay too much attention to the greedy and useless side of Yi-Lu, but ignore the more deadly side.

Ding You's political tide, how many people thought that Yixuan would be in a slump from now on, but he was able to pass on the disaster with a PS photo, stand still, and drive out the dissidents who have a chance of winning from Beijing.

This is a counterattack, and the spearhead is directed at Yu Lang.

Coming out of the palace, Yi-Xuan went straight back to his home, of course, he did not take action immediately, and in the following month, he went in and out of the military aircraft as usual, reviewed the official documents, and presented Zaifeng, respectfully as if nothing had happened together, as if he was hiding in the court.

In addition to meeting Zai Ze from time to time, Yi-Xuan's mood has been adjusted to the level of a Tai Chi master, and the latter's arrogant appearance makes him quite uncomfortable to watch.

How Zai Ze climbed up, Yi - Xuan knew very well, every time at this time, he would involuntarily think of Na Tong, who was sad in the end, and couldn't help clenching his fists.

The real officialdom veteran is not not holding grudges, but hiding all this resentment in the wrinkles, and Yi-Liang has been enduring it, and is waiting for a suitable opportunity.

The officialdom rarely spent a period of calm, which can be regarded as giving all parties a chance to breathe, and even more so for Ye Kai, the massive military expenditure really solved his urgent need, and the Praetorian Guard no longer had to worry about food and salary, with the golden bag of the Du branch, his plan to take charge of the army can develop more healthily and sustainably, and with this rare opportunity, his plan to expand the army can finally be put on the agenda.

"Regent, this is the excerpt of the minister's request to prepare for the construction of the second town of the Praetorian Guard, the minister's plan is to learn from the Beiyang army to build six towns, and it is best to replace them, so that the imperial power will naturally be permanent, and the regent will not have to worry day and night."

Limited to financial and material resources, Ye Kai only proposed to increase the strength of one town first, and at the same time, he also gave Zaifeng a space to look forward to, six towns, this plan can be called ambitious, and Ye Kai said that the imperial power is permanent, which is more in line with Zaifeng's appetite, as for whether it can be realized, it is another matter.

"How's the silver? A few days ago, Zaixun also said that he would rebuild the navy and that he would personally go to the shipyards of various countries to select warships next year, which is another big expense. ”

Zaifeng took the fold, took a few casual glances and put it down, he agreed to agree, but the silver was a little uncertain, the limited military spending, all parties were fighting, and he, the generalissimo of the land and sea, always wanted a bowl of water.

"There is enough silver, and a lot of silver has been saved by the removal of the old Eight Banners over the years, Ze Guogong said that there is still some surplus, and Xun Beile will take a year to travel to overseas countries, it will take a year to inspect, and it will take another year to sign the contract, and the silver will not be delayed."

After listening to Ye Kai's explanation, Zaifeng relaxed, thanks to many measures to encourage industry and commerce, the imperial court's taxes are increasing day by day, but they are still stretched, the government's palace expenditures are hundreds of millions of taels of silver a year, it seems to be too much, but it is always not enough to spend, and I don't know how many people's pockets flow into the middle.

Although Zaifeng was worried, there was one thing that made him curious, the latter was quite clear about the money account.

"Liangbi, when did you start to take an abacus?" Zaifeng said with a smile.

"Although silver is a red and white thing, scholars despise it, but it is the guarantee of the survival of all countries, rich countries and strong soldiers, the country is not rich, and how can it be strong, the minister does not worry about it." After talking for a long time, Ye Kai then replied: "The minister has read some books related to finance in the West, although they are strange, but the minister has benefited a lot. ”

"Oh? What does it say? "Zaifeng is interested.

"Westerners have always valued commerce, and even did not hesitate to travel far and wide to set up trade with all countries for hundreds of years, but in that book it is said that commercial trade certainly produces money, but the effect is very slow, buying and selling, it only produces a penny, but finance is different, this thing is not specialized in physical goods, it is specialized in money to make money, and ten parts of wealth can be produced in a short period of time."

"Ten portions!" Zaifeng was slightly surprised, "Making money with money is finance?" ”

"Approximately" Although this explanation is a bit vulgar, it is the easiest answer for beginners, Ye Kai continued, "This is not an unfathomable method to make money with money, the bank opened by foreigners is finance, and the regent thinks about how much profit foreigners make a year?" ”

"That's right." Zaifeng lowered his head, a little pensive.

"Foreigners have banks, we also have ticket numbers, really want to talk about this method of making money with money, we are not bad foreigners, but, after all, the ticket number is no match for foreigners' banks, the minister thought about it, this is not a matter of more money and less money, but these banks have foreigners' governments behind them, and there is an army behind the government, how can the ticket number be the enemy, if the ticket number is combined, a national bank will be established, guaranteed by the imperial court, and it will be able to save the country financially."

"Financial salvation?"

Zai Ze has heard of the new slogan of saving the country through industry and education, and this is the first time he has heard of the new slogan of financial salvation, but it is indeed demagogic.

Zaifeng thought about it, making money with money, and without capital, there is the original ticket number, everything is ready-made, this is a good idea, he has no reason not to agree.

"You and Sheng Xuanhuai, Zai Ze, and Dai Hongci discussed first, they have been abroad, and they understand something, and they will report to me after thinking about it."

Zaifeng's reply was very much in line with Ye Kai's heart, and he nodded happily.

At this moment, an announcement came from outside the door, and when he heard it, Zaifeng, Ye Kai frowned.

"****** to ~"

"Why is he here?"

Jae-bong muttered to himself.