In the first month of the eighth year of Guangxu, the whole of China was still in a mess, and the people still did not have enough to eat. But he didn't hear of anyone dying of starvation anywhere, and Guan Xuqing knew that local officials would not report this kind of thing to him.

The disarmament of Zuo Zongtang and Dong Liang has been preliminarily completed, and the Hunan army, the Huai army, and the Chu army have been completely integrated and become the Qing Army. The ten generals were also recommended by Zuo Zongtang and personally decided by Guan Xuqing, respectively by Liu Mingchuan, Nie Shicheng, Lu Yiwei, Dong Liang, Wu Ping, Wu Guang, Chen Heng, Wan Tianjie, Shen Danyang, and Pan Dongmin. These were young generals with a Western military education. They are stationed in Yunnan, Guangdong, Dalian, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Mongolia and Gansu. The army purchased all German equipment, and at that time the army was close to the world level. Claimed to be armed to the teeth.

And schools around the country have also opened, and students have come one after another. I heard that after graduation, you can be a teacher, and every year the imperial court gives the teacher a subsidy of five taels of silver, and the whole family doesn't have to go hungry.

As the saying goes, if there is something good at the top, it must be followed by the bottom. The governors of various places had long heard that the little emperor was enthusiastic about foreign affairs, and they all sent telegrams to please the emperor. For example, the reconstruction of the Machinery Bureau in Sichuan, the expansion of the Guangdong Arms Bureau, and the establishment of the Daqing Daily Newspaper have caused a storm of foreign affairs across the country.

Among them, the establishment of the Daqing Daily Fold aroused Guan Xuqing's interest, right. Set up a newspaper to let the people of the world know about the Qing Dynasty and the world. Before the emperor was far away, each governor was a hegemon, and the officials protected each other. The people have nowhere to redress their grievances...... If a newspaper is set up and the true side is presented to me, those governors should also be more restrained.

At first glance, the person who started the performance was called Zheng Guanying. This person is the general office of the Shanghai machine weaving layout organized by Li Hongzhang, and he is also the general office of the Shanghai Telegraph Bureau.

"Li Hongzhang, the intended purpose." Guan Xuqing said.

"Wow." Li Hongzhang waited with a brush in his hand.

Zheng Guanying immediately established the Daqing Daily Office and served as the general office. The name of the newspaper was set as Daqing Daily, and I and the Emperor could speak freely, but the authenticity of the content must be guaranteed. I want to let the people of the Qing Dynasty understand what the world is like through the newspaper, and what the Qing Dynasty is like in the world. The disadvantages of the Qing Dynasty can also be written out in full, without scruples about offending people. I will not sin with my words. After the publication of the Daqing Daily, all of them were given away to the local people free of charge. The time limit is one year, and I will allocate 10 million taels of silver to you, and you must do it within three months, and the Daqing Daily will be all over the country. ”

"Your Majesty, now the treasury is empty. Isn't it too much to spend 10 million taels to run a newspaper? Li Hongzhang raised his head and asked.

"Ever? When did I ever trade at a loss? Guan Xuqing pointed to the heavy snow outside the window and continued, "Ruixue Zhaofeng year, this snow is a good sign. Let's look at the tax money sent by the provinces in two months. It's a lot more than that. ”

Li Hongzhang looked dazed, looking at the snow floating outside the window, his heart was blank.

Due to the extremely outdated financial system of the Qing Dynasty, taxes were handled by the local yamen. Layers of interception, by the time it was handed over to the household department, it was already less than a third.

However, this year, since the Daqing Daily has been opened in various places, it is not easy for the yamen to intercept it. The newspaper wrote clearly about the tax collection of the local yamen officials, and they held the emperor's holy decree, so they could not beat or scold.

"Look, Lord Doge. Since this newspaper came out, how much tax we collected, he was faster than our performance, and he sent it directly to the capital. We don't have any oil or water. There are old and young officials. Relying on this little bit of money from the imperial court, how can you live this life? Xu Minghua, the prefect of Hangzhou, said.

"Hehe, our little emperor is hateful. Stick your eyes in front of us. Don't think about the taxes, just pay the money. In the future, you can pay attention to things, otherwise the old man will not be able to protect you, the old man was forced to buy the treasury bonds of our Daqing Bank last year, 10,000 taels of silver. If you can't cash it in now, you're happier than I am. Zhejiang Governor Chen Tao said.

"Alas, Xia Guan also bought a thousand taels. Do you think the emperor is really only eleven years old? Xu Minghua said bitterly.

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In March of the eighth year of Guangxu, the national tax revenue was paid in full. The household counted and verified, and it was 370 million taels of silver. Because the people are encouraged to open factories and engage in business. With the support and stimulation of the imperial court, the enthusiasm of the people was high. This has helped this year's tax revenue, but the main thing is that there are no layers of interception. It looks like the treasury can finally run a little surplus this year.

Guan Xuqing looked at the tax collection and looked pleased.