And the imperial court can't really do anything. We ourselves are big landowners! We really let the landlords relax the rent, and if the peasants don't rebel, the landlords and nobles have to rebel first. Qingyu sighed lightly, a little sighing.

"Yes, yes, the people are suffering, the people are suffering, no matter how hard I try, it seems impossible to make the people live well." Xianfeng was in pain again, his pain at this time was really not for the people, but because he felt that everything he did was meaningless! Because no matter how hard he tries, he can't change these faces.

"Your Majesty, if these factories succeed, we can collect taxes, and then use these taxes to buy these old and rich land, and distribute these lands to local farmers. Isn't that a joy for everyone? Qingyu looked at Xianfeng.

Xianfeng was stunned, and the court asked the landlord to build a factory, and the machine turned, and the income was a hundred times that of the land. And the court could collect much more taxes than the peasants. The money was used to buy the land of the landlords, who were already industrialists, and to distribute it to the peasants......

"It's still not right, don't fool me. As you said just now, let them build factories, and we will give them preferential policies, so within three or five years, we will not be able to collect money. Besides, if they succeed, they will have to expand production. Factories require a large number of workers to work. At that time, they will be able to work in factories and be strong in farming. So who goes to farm? Even if I do give them the land in the future, will they be able to go back to farming? ”

"You're so smart, that's what it means. It's a long process. Maybe we won't be able to do it in our lifetimes, and even, at the beginning, we will go through some labor pains, but we still have to do it. These are the basis for our resistance to foreign enemies, and even if the Qing Dynasty is finished in the future, these people themselves will be able to drive the foreigners out of Greater China. Qingyu took a deep breath and said softly.

"You're really, you said you'd teach your children well." Xianfeng is used to being told by Qingyu every day that he is losing the country or something, and he was uncomfortable before, but now he is not even uncomfortable, so he can only stop it powerlessly.

"We also said that we would do our best in life, and after we died, we would be in charge of the flood. Your ancestors didn't miss you, and we can't think of future generations. Qingyu is now correcting Xianfeng's concept, and now she is glad that she can't have children, if she has her own children, she can't be so detached.

"Also, I was pitted by them, and my children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Xianfeng let out a long sigh, "But you really only build factories and don't let them farm?" ”

He can ignore future generations, but he can't ignore the present. He didn't want to be the king of the country. He just hopes that after he dies, he will not be written as a faint king.

"Before, the Americans begged to see their concubines and wanted to bring American grain to us. Their food is cheaper than what we grow ourselves. Qingyu smiled and put forward the American's request.

The United States is far away, and they see the huge market of China, but these people believe that free trade can change a lot of things.

In the 26th year of Daoguang, they signed an embargo with the Qing court on opium, promising that if their merchants were caught smuggling opium, they would respect the laws of the Qing court. Qingyu has checked that the United States has 600 merchant ships trading with China, and the annual trade volume has reached 7 million US dollars. This time they sent only one lady, and they wanted to talk about business.

"You don't have a fever, do you? Remember how Goujian, the king of Yue, made the state of Wu fall? It's food. "Xianfeng is not really stupid, he is just not strong enough.

"Did we say we were going to use their grain for food? To put it mildly, how much food is not enough for us. When there is a disaster, we will put the delivery location at the port where it is directed. In this way, even the freight for disaster relief is saved. Qingyu smiled.

At this time, the Chinese peasants were still relying on the weather for food, and if they didn't get anything right, they would not reap anything. And she looked at the chronology, and every year several catastrophes were reported from all over the country. And the imperial court is cleaning the granary under the management office every year. But at this time, were there any officials in the Qing Dynasty who were not greedy? Especially the granary, all kinds of ** unspeakable. But as long as there is no food for disaster relief, it will provoke a popular uprising.

In the past two years, the Taiping army has almost swept half of China, and this year they are destined to run out of food. And she didn't dare to expect those big granaries to come up with grain. Even if, in theory, the imperial court kept three to five years of grain in case of emergency, it was all based on theory.

So from the requirements of the Americans, she thought of the place of delivery in their bidding contracts in later generations. Wherever there is a disaster, the big ships will carry the grain. It is efficient, and it eliminates the problem of wear and tear in the middle of the process.

"Didn't that let the captain drive in?" Xianfeng frowned, the food for disaster relief every year is indeed a problem, and all places are complaining, killing people and raiding homes, can they copy out food? But asking the court to buy grain to ask for disaster, no matter how he thought about it, he didn't feel right.

"How is it possible for a ship to enter a river? If they want to complete the contract, they have to think. You have to hire someone to hire a ship, and then you don't think about it, and then, should I talk to them about it, and build a shipyard. Qingyu smiled lightly at Xianfeng.

Xianfeng was stunned, and immediately understood what Qingyu meant, she can buy foreigners' grain, and it will be at your price, but you have to transport it to the place I designated, as for how to transport it, you can figure it out by yourself.

Then these people will come up with a way, such as renting civilian cargo ships on the river, and hiring people to carry them, which is also a good thing for the imperial court. As long as the people are rich, the court can save a lot of trouble. And then I took the opportunity to tell them that we could actually work with a small shipyard, which would be much more efficient.

"Only the United States has grain?" Xianfeng remembered Qingyu's bidding for the medicine store, and set up three offerings, and now he wants to cry when he looks at the accounts of the two comparisons.

The ancestors of the first two hundred years were what they were made of by this group of coats. At this time, the medicine purchased in the palace was ten times that of Dao Guangnian, but the price was one percent of what it was before. This made Xianfeng very surprised by this procurement method, and he was determined to use this method for all court procurement, including grain.

Qingyu smiled, Xianfeng's progress at this time is really fast, so it is not easy to learn well, but it is very fast to learn badly. However, too, Britain and France have no food, but they can't stand up to having colonies! smiled at Xianfeng, "Your Majesty, this is a really good idea, we can bid at a low price this time." ”

"Low-cost bidding?"

"That is to say, under the same quality, whoever has the lowest price, I will buy whom." Qingyu looked at Xianfeng with a smile.

Xianfeng laughed, yes, before buying medicine, it was the medicine merchants in the capital who bought it at the guild price, so that they could make a profit, and they would not oppress the medicine farmers layer by layer. But for these foreigners, there is no need to be so polite.