The floods in Shanxi did make Guangxu a little uneasy, but fortunately, there was no danger. No matter what, it still goes according to the original plan. Shanxi's disaster relief was carried out under the supervision of Cen Chunxuan, headed by Prince Li Shiduo, and recruited by the United States and Germany. I believe there won't be much of a problem. Groups of victims are being transferred to the black soil in the northeast.

Although the construction of the railway has not yet begun, the industrial construction of various countries in the Qing State has begun the first small**. In particular, American businessmen have been in full swing in the construction of the Northeast. Although they complained about the location of the Qing State to limit the location of the factory, complained that they could not recruit enough manpower, complained that there were not enough construction materials, complained about this and complained about that. But the construction has not stopped.

On the one hand, a large number of unemployed people have entered the factory to work, and Chinese with stable incomes are more willing to work hard for a bite to eat. On the other hand, the population of the three eastern provinces was already small, and as the land of the Qing Dynasty, more land became the private land of the royal family and major officials. Guangxu used the emperor's name not only to buy land in a big way, but also to lease the land to peasants, providing grain to help build simple residences. This has led to an improvement in local law and order. And the American factory owners, who do not have enough manpower, go directly to the Zhili area to recruit workers. Breaking into the eastern part of the country became a new term in the Zhili region at that time.

And Guangxu was in a daze at Lin Qizhao at this time. Because he has no money again. Let's talk about it, what kind of emperor is this, what kind of thing you want to do, the first thing you want to do is not to test how to do it, but where you want to get money to do it.

"Your Majesty, it will take another month for Daqing Bank to officially open. Before the official operation, the reserve of 8 million taels could not be used. Otherwise, if you lose your trust in the world, you will be in trouble in the future. ”

Hi. Guangxu sighed heavily: "There are too many places to spend money, and too few places to make money." This Cen Chunxuan has been going for more than half a month, and this official has also copied a lot, why didn't he see a tael of silver back, and it was not easy to urge. It's really urgent. ”

Lin Qizhao smiled faintly: "The emperor still has to think of another way to make money, copying an official's home is not a long-term solution." After a long time, I am afraid that there will be rebellion, and the emperor will still rely on these officials to govern in the future. If it really doesn't work, the textile school and Shunfeng logistics on the side of Dasheng will be expanded slowly, and it is estimated that five or six hundred thousand taels of silver can be taken out in a month, and the Beijing Hospital will also be suspended first, so that there will be nearly 700,000 taels of silver, plus the local area will take out a little more, and the money saved for settling the victims is enough. ”

"No, the matter of the school is related to education, and this is also the first school sponsored by the private sector, and I also hope that this move can drive the atmosphere of private schooling, and it must not be stopped. And you know very well that Daqing Bank and Shunfeng Logistics are the two routes for me to collect financial power from the local government. These are two things that I am trying. You can't stop doing either thing, you have to tell the people below to let them not think like this, as long as they don't ask me for money. Guangxu looked at the recital and briefing on the dragon case. Picked up one of them: "Let's just say that this Lang Weili, every half a month thunder can't beat the last part, urging ammunition, coal, etc." And it's all these things every time. He can't write anything, I'm tired of reading it. But don't say that the Chinese characters of this Lang Weili are getting better and better. He wouldn't use this to practice calligraphy. ”

"Your Majesty, there are 200,000 taels of silver tickets here." Lin Qizhao didn't seem to hear the emperor's complaint, and handed over a silver ticket: "Due to the relationship between the ministers, my Lin family learned that the emperor wants to open up the three northeastern provinces. Therefore, industries were arranged in the three northeastern provinces in advance. Now, with the people of all over the country, the construction of the three northeastern provinces has begun. The Lin family's industry has made a lot of profits. The patriarch of the family heard from the ministers that the emperor was now short of funds, so he entrusted the ministers to serve one or two. Because the time is still short, there are less. ”

After speaking, Lin Qizhao watched Guangxu look at him with vicious eyes, and hurriedly knelt down in fright.

"Okay, now the bribes are all on my head. Your Lin family has made a lot of money. It seems that choosing you as the president of the Daqing Bank is really the right person, and it will really make money for me. ”

"The courtiers have no intention of bribery. Since it was rumored in the palace that the emperor wanted to build a railway, the Lin family had repeatedly approached the ministers to inquire about the meaning of the imperial court. The minister was a little annoyed by the family's question, so he agreed that the imperial court would build a railway in the northeast. Kechen didn't expect the floods in Shanxi to start the Northeast Railway ahead of schedule. Therefore, the patriarch of the family decided to do the things of the Northeast with the words of his ministers. Afterwards, people from the family came to explore the imperial court's measures again, but the minister did not mention a word, only saying that the emperor's funds were insufficient, and the minister had no time to take care of it. The minister had no intention of revealing the imperial court's measures. I also hope that the emperor will be clear. ”

Guangxu thought about it, and what Lin Qizhao said was right. The railway was originally intended to be built after the Qing War, but the sudden flood in Shanxi was forced to advance. It was a coincidence to let the Lin family have a coincidence. Thinking about it, I was relieved: "Get up, I have accepted the 200,000 taels, and you thank your family patriarch on my behalf." You remember to tell the Lin family that businessmen should follow the rules of businessmen, and don't do such a reluctant thing. I can't do anything now, but one day I will end the bribery of this official. Not to mention the emperor who is the head of a hundred officials. But don't wait to remind me. In the current situation, there are really ways to make money. I just have to trouble your Lin family. "It's just that Guangxu doesn't understand one thing, not many people know about this matter, how did the Lin family in the south of the Yangtze River know. Is it Lin Qizhao or someone else?

"Chen is now the president of Daqing Bank, and he is also quite authoritative in the Lin family. If the Lin family can work effectively, please make it clear to the emperor. ”

"If you want to make money, the fastest and safest way is to collude with officials and businessmen. But this can never be done again. Only when the Qing Dynasty's own goods prospered, could the imperial court truly have an inexhaustible supply of taxes. Tell me what kind of industry your Lin family has. ”

The collusion between officials and businessmen from the emperor's mouth made Lin Qizhao on the spot like five thunderbolts. That's the emperor, the lord of the world. Ran Ran said: "The patriarch of the family often said that in the past, Hu Xueyan used his strength to fight against the entire foreigners, and if there was one or two supported by the imperial court, he would not end up in defeat and death." Foreign businessmen have the support of the foreign court behind them, and the merchants of the Qing Dynasty are more able to do business than the foreigners, and if they get the support of the imperial court, it is not difficult to expel the foreigners and revitalize our own industry and commerce in the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Okay, don't sigh there, but I have a word first, I won't get out if I lose anything, and I want half of what I earn. Also, the ugly words said earlier, this kind of thing must be done in advance with my permission, if you dare to do your own thing, I want your family to be ruined and killed is just a holy decree. ”

"I am willing to be driven by the emperor."

"Okay, I, the Emperor Yanjing, have come forward, and if you want to play, you can play big. I don't have a profit of 10 million taels, and I can't look at it yet. Come forward and let's have a good discussion. How can our official collude with that businessman in your family? ”

Guangxu and Lin Qizhao were still in collusion in the imperial study, and at this time, Cixi in Cining Palace was sipping tea without being angry. Li Lianying, who was waiting on the side, looked at Cixi with a long face, and he had already ordered him to go down and let his subordinates serve carefully. It was in a book.

Early in the morning, Li Lianying presented a book of excerpts, saying that they were written by people over there, and they were all things that the emperor had said and done in the first month. Cixi looked at it roughly, and her face was long.

The emperor must be the emperor after all, although he has set up a secretariat behind his own back and built several factories. Ben Bao let the emperor do his own things outside, and he still held the power of the court, so he let the emperor toss outside. Even if it was the protest of the Three Kingdoms, it delayed the emperor's construction of the railway for half a year. I never thought that there would be a big flood in Shanxi, so that the railway began to be repaired. Judging from the news from Prince Shiduo of Shanxi, the United States and Germany, especially the United States, have worked harder than the imperial court in disaster relief because of the recruitment of workers. This disaster relief to the imperial court really didn't cost any money. But because of the construction of the railway, the three secretaries of the imperial court, the six prime ministers, and the affairs of various countries have been like decorations, and no one has cared about them for several months, and the ministers of various countries have broken the threshold of the emperor's secretariat. The emperor is older, and he has his own thoughts. But if the emperor wants to seize power, why has this matter in the court always been to Cining Palace to ask for a decree?

Cixi couldn't think of a reason. Prince Shiduo, who could discuss something, was still in Shanxi for disaster relief, and Sun Yuwen was sent out by the emperor to handle the Jiangsu Road donation case and did not come back. And this kind of thing cannot be discussed with military aircraft such as Erle Hebu, Zhang Zhiwan, and Xu Gengshen. Cixi put down the tea set in her hand in annoyance, turned her head and asked Li Lianying: "Little Lizi, tell me, what is the idea of the emperor of this railway?" ”

"From the people over there, the emperor felt that Guangxu fought against France in the ninth year. We won the battle in the Qing Dynasty, but we still lost money and ceded Annan. It is because the troops are short of food and grass and are unable to fight. If there is a railway that can quickly transfer troops and horses from all over the country to Annam, this battle will definitely not be won, and Annam will be lost. ”

"Little Lizi is attentive." Cixi Fu picked up the fold again and flipped through it: "This errand is good, don't be stingy when you should be rewarded." Let him run errands with peace of mind. ”

"Minions understand."

Cixi casually put the fold on the table, and the fold seemed to be forgotten. Late at night, a palace maid on night took the opportunity to clean up and gently flipped the fold.

The next day, when Kou Liancai secretly reported the matter to Guangxu who knew about it, Guangxu just said two words lightly, "investigate thoroughly". This time it's just a paraphrase of the method of seeing the brain, and Guangxu has long known that there is such a thing.

In fact, as early as the third day after the return of Guangxu's Tianjin and Shanghai delegation, Leng Jun informed the emperor that the Empress Dowager had received an excerpt of Guangxu's Tianjin and Shanghai itinerary, and copied the full text. For the safety of secret personnel, do not copy it again in the future. Since then, nothing like this has happened, and this is only the second case that Guangxu knows. One thing is certain, though. Both folds are in the handwriting of a man.

"Leng Jun, this is the second time."

There are only two people in the huge imperial study, and Guangxu's gloomy face makes the coldness of the waiter standing on the side of the imperial study in midsummer feel a chill. How much did the Qing Dynasty suffer in secrecy, or how much Ito Hirofumi dared to say after the First Sino-Japanese War: The reason why it is allowed or not allowed is because he obtained and deciphered the telegram sent by the Qing State to Li Hongdan. For this, Guangxu carefully arranged everyone around him, but he didn't expect to leak the secret. It has not been possible to find out who this person is for months. This man is hiding too deeply. We, the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, put our thoughts on dealing with our own people on outsiders, how could our China suffer that hundred years of humiliation.

Guangxu sighed heavily: "If you don't secret, you will lose your minister, if you don't secret, you will lose your minister, and if you don't keep it secret, you will be harmful." Why is it harmful, and it is also a loss of the country. Now that my family and country are in danger, I am tired of dealing with foreigners, and now I have to deal with the people around me carefully. There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people. I don't want to suspect anyone, I'm doing my best for this country. If the confidential matter is only reported to the Queen Mother, I am not worried. But once the confidential matter is transmitted to the foreigners through the Queen Mother, especially to myself, then why do I bother so much, just let go of the fight. ”

"Your Majesty, the servants and Gonggong Kou have already discussed bringing half of each person to monitor each other, and they have never seen anyone behave differently. The minister is incompetent, please punish the emperor. ”

"I'm tired, and I don't have the time or energy to deal with it. Hurry, we have to be quick, I don't want to have a ticking time bomb around me that will kill us all before anyone knows it. Go down and check it out. Cold, many of them have left their handwriting. Find a way to check it off. Guangxu looked up at Leng Jun expressionlessly: "There may be other better ways." So let the brothers pay attention and put safety first. ”

Leng Jun retreated without changing his face, quietly summoned people to arrange it, and conveyed the emperor's words. That sentence is nothing for a later generation, a very common sentence. People who have been engaged in secret work can also do it quietly. But more people will be moved by the phrase "brother". Because the person who spoke was the Emperor.

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