After retiring from the dynasty, Guan Xuqing called the new head of the household department, Li Zhen. In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Guan Xuqing sat on a recliner with his eyes closed. Sighing slightly.

"Minister Li Zhen knocked to see the emperor." Li Zhen knelt on the ground.

"Flatten, sit and talk." Guan Xuqing said with his eyes closed.

"Your Majesty." Li Zhen sat opposite Guan Xuqing and lowered his head.

"The errand of the household department is doing well, and all the people in the province have been saved." Guan Xuqing has always paid attention to Li Zhen's performance in the household department.

"Emperor Xie praised him, but the minister thought it was not enough. Otherwise, the emperor would not have laid off his troops because he had no money. Li Zhen said guiltily.

"Hehe, I didn't dismiss them because I wanted to save those few dollars. It is better to keep them than to keep a bunch of dogs, give them guns, and they also exchange them for silver to drink and visit the kilns. The enemy came and hid one by one. What do I want them to do with this kind of army? Guan Xuqing suddenly stood up and shouted.

"Emperor Shengming" Li Zhen also stood up.

Guan Xuqing waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, lay down on the chair and continued: "I asked Zuo Zongtang to form an army, and it was inevitable that he would ask for silver. I want to build the strongest force in the world. Now we in the Qing Dynasty do not have the ability to make the best guns by ourselves, so we can only rely on buying foreigners. ”

"Your Majesty, this foreign gun and cannon are very expensive," Li Zhen hurriedly replied.

"That's why I called you, let's sum it up and see if we can squeeze it out from somewhere." Guan Xuqing squinted his eyes and continued.

"Li Hongzhang set up a Shanghai weaving layout a few days ago, and it sold very well. The minister felt that the private sector should be encouraged to set up such factories on their own. After the Opium War, a large number of foreigners' gadgets poured into our Daqing market. Those things are indeed much better than those of our Daqing, which has caused many businessmen in my Daqing Dynasty to have no way to live. The country has no tax revenues. Now that foreigners have, I can also build it in the Qing Dynasty, and encourage the people to engage in business, so we don't want to compete with the people for profit. The Western powers do not arm themselves with rich business, but with powerful industry, and the same should be true of our Qing Dynasty. Only when business is prosperous, can the silver of my Qing Dynasty roll in. Li Zhen said.

"That's right, the road has to be taken one step at a time. Do what you say. But now that the army is reorganized, the silver is coming soon. It's not the time since I formed the 500-strong Imperial Forest Army. It's a force of half a million people. Guan Xuqing said slowly.

"......" Li Zhen was speechless. Curse in my heart: If you let me be greedy again, I have no place to be greedy for so much silver.

"Come, I'll give you an idea," Guan Xuqing opened his eyes and said suddenly.

"Please make it clear to the emperor." Li Zhen was also excited, this little emperor has the most ghost ideas.

"Encourage the private sector to set up factories immediately, which will not cost the court much silver. We will see results next year. In addition, I will immediately set up my own bank in Daqing, so that we can collect the idle funds of the private sector. It is also possible to issue a little treasury bond for a period of three years. and give two cents, which I have borrowed from them. When commerce prospered, the country became rich. Give them back again. Guan Xuqing said with a smile.

"National debt? Can the people lend it to us? Li Zhen wondered.

"Now there are many bandits, and it is not safe to keep the silver around. Besides, there are still a lot of rich people in my generation in the Qing Dynasty, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and if you give two cents of interest, will they not buy it? In this way, I will take the lead for you, and this year the expenditure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be halved, and the silver saved will be used to buy treasury bonds. I am your first customer. Then send it to the provinces, and let the officials of the imperial court buy it first. I took the lead in buying it, and I don't believe they won't buy it. Guan Xuqing replied with a shake of his head.

"The emperor is really a strange person! Such a good strategy is wonderful, wonderful! Dare to ask the emperor, how many national debts will be issued? Li Zhen asked.

"Well, there are still about 10 million taels of silver in the treasury today. At least another 30 million taels will be issued, and those who have bought will also be collected in full. Guan Xu said clearly.

"Chirp," Li Zhen replied.

"Your Majesty, Li Hongzhang asks to see you." Wang Shang came in and said.

"Oh? He is coming, call him in. Guan Xuqing said.

"Chirp" Wang Shang got up and retreated.

"The minister avoided it first." Li Zhen said.

"No need, let's hear what he has to say." Guan Xuqing said.

After a while, Li Hongzhang walked up to Guan Xuqing and knelt on the ground: "The minister knocks to see the emperor." ”

"Let's be flat." Guan Xuqing said.

"Your Majesty." Li Hongzhang stood up.

"Li Zhongtang, is there anything going on with the Military Aircraft Department?" Guan Xuqing asked.

"Back to the emperor, last year, the minister purchased two ironclad ships from the British Armstrong shipyard through the Englishman Hurd of the General Department of Taxation. Now the two ships have been built and are ready to return to China today. But ......," Li Hongzhang said.

Guan Xuqing's eyes lit up and said, "It's already built?" Is it the Chao Yong and Yang Wei? The top speed can reach 16 knots per hour. It's the fastest ironclad in the Qing Dynasty. Hurry up and get them back. All over the South Seas Naval Division. ”

Li Hongzhang looked embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "But, the emperor." At the same time, the Japanese and French envoys put pressure on Britain, saying that they could not favor one over the other, and that Japan also wanted two of the same warships. But I didn't want to wait another year, so I actually started two of our ...... So ......"

Guan Xuqing listened and wanted to scold his mother, something. Little Japan doesn't take us seriously now??

"You are the Minister of Foreign Affairs, so I will leave this matter of negotiation with foreigners to you. The British must not ignore international credibility. Can I go back what I have already sold to Daqing? He wants to buy it in Japan, and let the British figure it out themselves. I order you to get Chao Yong and Yang Wei back within a month. Guan Xuqing said angrily.

"But...... Your Majesty, France has a fleet in the English Channel. I am afraid, I am afraid that the two warships will be destroyed by the French as soon as they leave the Armstrong shipyard. Li Hongzhang said worriedly.

"Wow, the French have decided to make enemies of our Qing Dynasty for the sake of little Japan?" Guan Xuqing said indignantly.

"Li Hongzhang, you go to negotiate with the British, and the British will be responsible for transporting the two ironclad ships back to my Mawei shipyard. Provide technical training and help train the officers and men of our Dashimizu Division. Then part of the shipbuilding technology was introduced. In two days, I will ask Li Zhen to allocate 10 million taels of silver to you. I tell you, all silver shall be used on the edge of the sword. If anyone dares to touch the idea of this money, I will not kill people. Guan Xuqing gritted his teeth and said.

As Guan Xuqing spoke, Zhang Yu, the former commander of the first company of the Youth Battalion and the current commander of the Imperial Forest Army, raised his gun at this Li Hongzhang at the right time.

"Zhang Yu, what are you doing here? Put the gun down, this is my important minister. Guan Xuqing said dissatisfiedly.

"Chirp" Zhang Yu immediately put down the gun and retreated to the back.

Li Hongzhang has seen the power of these people with his own eyes, and at the beginning, a hundred people solved nearly three hundred imperial forest troops in one stick of incense. The strength of the combat power can be called terrifying.

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister must use the silver on the blade." Li Hongzhang knelt down and said.

"Let's go on an errand." Guan Xuqing sat back on the recliner and closed his eyes. I have a beautiful blueprint in my mind......

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