“…… I asked the imperial dining room, about six taels of silver! Why is Liche so interested in eggs? "Guangwei loves to eat eggs, four or five a day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

I also asked Weng Tongyi if he had eaten such a precious thing, and the old man knew that he was deceived by the imperial dining room, but he didn't tell the truth to Guangwei, but only said that eggs were used during the family sacrifice!

"Qiqi Sheng, Weichen thinks this matter is quite mysterious! I wonder if Lord Weng can afford to eat eggs? "This is a deadly weapon for chickens

Master Weng thought to himself: It's broken! But I couldn't help but answer, so I had to say perfunctorily: "...... Occasionally! ”

"Enlightening the Holy One, can you summon all the guards to come and talk? Rong Caomin asked one or two? The chicken asked again

Master Weng had already sensed what this thing wanted to do, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, you can't tolerate this king's misdeeds!" ”

"Alas~! Anyway! Guangwei thought it was novel and interesting, and asked the old ladies again: "I don't know what my father wants?" ”

"You say yours, just listen to the mourners!" Galeries Lafayette loves to watch the excitement, and he doesn't have to pay for it anyway.

Guang Wei nodded, and immediately twenty Ouchi guards in yellow coats bowed their heads and walked quickly to the front, kneeling down to greet the two saints.

"Qi Qi Sheng, Cao Min wants to play a game with the big brothers of the guards, who can answer, and ask the Holy Lord to reward some silver taels! If you open your mouth, it is the crime of defrauding the king, and you will be severely punished! ”

The guards have already fainted, since it is a game, why is it still involved in the crime of bullying the king? This is a great sin to lose your head and destroy the Nine Clans!

Master Weng's delicate body was shocked again, and his heart said: It's over, it's all exposed!

But he was in a hurry, and he couldn't think of a way, if only a few protégés were still there.

Guang Wei didn't know how big a hole this thing had dug, so he cooperated: "...... Allow! But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

"Listen, everyone, how much did an egg cost yesterday?"

The guards of the "............" were afraid of being punished, and they did not dare to speak.

Mi Ji is not afraid of these silent words: "If you don't say it, you deliberately conceal it, and if you don't report it, it's a crime of bullying the king, it seems that you already have a heart of disobedience!" ”

"......" The guards immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and bowed their heads to apologize.

"From now on, who can answer, the past is not to blame, if it is to the death, the whole family will be assigned to the army!"

The "............" two goods had to keep silent and huddle together to keep warm.

Master Weng saw that things had taken a turn for the better, so he interjected: "Wang Liche, you are so bold, who gave you the right to be arbitrary?" Don't listen to this person's nonsense! ”

Mi Ji was no longer polite: "Lord Weng, are you the same as them?" When you deceive the king for a long time, I don't say that you can forget it, why do you still kick your nose in the face? ”

Master Weng immediately hugged his thighs: "You...... The gangsters in the market, full of foul language, maliciously slandering the old man! Your Majesty, this fang is unpredictable, and it is by no means a good kind, I hope the emperor will think twice! ”

"Qi Qi Sheng, the matter is about to be clear, if the Holy Lord stops here, he will miss the show!" Second, the young people used this to fish

Guang Wei was a little confused, and it was inconvenient to ask directly, so he had to get angry at a group of doglegs: "...... Listen to me, whoever doesn't answer, will be decided! ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" The chicken immediately agreed, turned around and grabbed a guard: "It's just you, how much did you say yesterday's egg cost?" Answer truthfully, otherwise you will be decided! ”

The ......" guard was scared to pee, and he didn't know how much money to report, and he was under a lot of pressure...... Be...... Be...... Wuwen ...... Wuwen ...... One! ”

"Be louder, I didn't hear you!" The chicken pulled the collar of the goods and asked

As if the soul had been captured, the unlucky animal shouted hoarsely, "Wuwen! Wuwen! Five texts one! ”

As soon as he was released, the guard collapsed to the ground like mud, and the chicken ignored him, grabbed the second one and asked, "It's your turn!" ”

"Siwen! Four texts! Four texts! One! I asked ...... yesterday Asked my mother-in-law! "This is a bit of a back-up

Then the cattle quoted one by one, for fear that they would be left behind, and the faces of the two saints of the earth sank like water.

"Qi Qi Sheng, the grass game is finished, please reward the guards with the holy brothers!" The chicken is coming, and he is a good person

The bare light, who had darkened his face, commanded: "...... Ten taels of silver per person, and all of them should be withdrawn! ”

No matter how stupid the emperor is, he understands that it is impossible to deceive this kind of random inspection, and besides, the other party has no merit and reputation, and will not collude with the guards.

The Imperial Dining Room and the Internal Affairs Office have been fooling themselves, saying that they are all light in bullying the king, and these people should all be charged with the army!

Lafayette knew that his subordinates were tired, but he didn't expect the profit to be so large, and the annual expenses of the two palaces were four or five million taels!

"Qiqi Sheng, in Caomin's view, the emperor is diligent and loves Min, lives a frugal life, and the price of eggs in the palace is so high, most of them are deceived by the villains and traitors around him!

If you exclude cheating, squeeze out the profits that the villain grabs from it, and use the real price, I am afraid that the expenses in the palace will be halved, but life will be more than doubled!

According to the calculation that some villains defraud two million taels of silver from the palace every year, ten years is a huge amount of 20 million taels! "The chicken has already begun to turn its guns

Master Weng hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, don't listen to this person's nonsense!" ”

"Lord Weng, if you are incorruptible, just like Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan's virtuous ministers, how can you not know the price of eggs?

Hum~! With a ghost in his heart and deceiving the king, he is really in vain for the name of the emperor, and after a hundred years, he will definitely be spurned by the world like Qin Hui! ”

"You ............"

"Facts speak louder than words, Lord Weng, are you still embarrassed to talk back? The etiquette, righteousness and shame of the scholar have made you lose everything! If Master Confucius had the spirit of being in heaven, he would be ashamed of you! ”

In addition to being shocked by the price of eggs, Guang Wei also hated Weng Tongyi in his heart for deliberately calculating himself, and even the emperor dared to deceive, which was really hateful!

The little emperor has already begun to think about his master, has he long been worried about his own silver with the Internal Affairs Office.

The two saints who were fooled enough to choke from below couldn't save face, and then went crazy, and the consequences were very serious.

Ki-su was dismissed from his post as Minister of Internal Affairs, and Tateyama took over, and the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs was thoroughly investigated and the relevant personnel held accountable.

Isn't it 4.6 million taels to buy two cruisers? Just let this group of moths who eat inside and outside pay for it!

Removed Weng Tonggong from the post of Minister of Military Aircraft (Xu Jingcheng was replaced), temporarily hung the title of secretary of the Ministry of Households, stayed in the government for reflection in the first month, and thought about it behind closed doors!

There is a drop and a promotion, Wang Xiaoxiao is regarded as loyal, and the official to the Nanyang Navy is a second-grade deputy general, and he can enter the Forbidden City in a sedan chair (he will not be able to ride a horse).

Of course, it's a fictitious position, the focus of the imperial court is still Beiyang, and if you want to buy a ship in Nanyang, then it's better to raise your own funds......

Although he disposed of his teacher, the little emperor still had some pity in his heart when he remembered his past achievements.

But when I saw the price list made by the chicken, I returned to the state of being exposed, and I didn't take care of Master Weng at all.

However, it can be regarded as merciful, and the old man was not sent to prison to raid his home, otherwise he would get a small surprise drop!

The Queen Mother Lafayette also intended to take the opportunity to cut off the assistants around Guangxu, so this pair of teasing mother and son complemented each other.

The successive chief and deputy officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to pluck their feathers and make sure to scrape together 4.6 million taels of silver for the purchase of two cruisers.

This is just wishful thinking, and the last group of moths is dotted up and down, and it is a big deal after just paying three million.

The remaining 1.6 million naturally have to be paid by the household, and it is an unrealistic luxury to expect the old ladies to take the initiative to pay for it.

Long Yan was furious, and Master Weng's official title of Hubu Shangshu was not kept, and Xu Yongyi of the main battle faction became his successor.

With the full cooperation of the household department, the plan of the Beiyang Naval Division to purchase two new cruisers came to fruition.

As for the matter of replacing artillery and purchasing ammunition, it needs to be solved by Lao Li Tou out of his own pocket.

And Lafayette also beat this important minister, the court has done its best, and if your Beiyang sailor can't do it, then ......

There are rumors that this old lady embezzled tens of millions of taels of military funds in Beiyang, resulting in the defeat of the naval battle, which is made up.

In order to repair his "small garden", it is well documented that less than 5 million taels of military funds were embezzled, but they were later returned in full.

Now that the soap bubbles blown by the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been punctured, even if the garden is repaired and a birthday banquet is held, there is no need to embezzle military funds.

"Let's see which cruiser is the best way to purchase this time?" knocked down his rival, Lao Li was in a good mood, so he recruited his subordinate staff officers.

Although I hate Liu Buyun, the head of Min Fu, I hate it very much, but I am a professional studying in the UK, so I have to use it.

"Lord Nakado, looking down, this sister ship of the 'Yoshino' (the Enkarada) is indeed very good, with fierce firepower and very high speed, and it is very suitable for suppressing the Japanese 'Yoshino'! If the price is 2.3 million taels of silver, it should not be expensive! Liu Buyun is finally looking forward to purchasing new ships for his "own fleet".

Lao Li asked Deng Shichang again, who came with him, but he was the cruiser pipe band (captain) of the 28th classic: "Zhengqing, what do you think?" ”

"The last general seconded Liu Zongbing's opinion, this cruiser is my best choice in Beiyang! However, there is only one in stock, if I buy two ships at a time in Beiyang, then the other one ......" Deng Shichang's concerns are here

If you don't take advantage of the above appropriations to be in place this time, you will spend it immediately, and then you want to buy a boat, maybe the rest of the silver will be removed long ago!

Lao Li Tou also understands this truth, this money must not wait until it is hot to spend: "Liche, what do you think?" But it won't hurt! ”

"The second cruiser 'Brad' of the Chilean Navy can be considered, built by the French shipyard La-Seyne, launched in 1890, with a displacement of 6,900 tons, and the main guns are 4 9.4-inch 35-caliber French Griffonia guns, supplemented by 8 4.7-inch 45-caliber rapid-fire guns!

It's just that the speed is slow, only 18 knots. Our Beiyang Naval Division is a formation of two ships, and it is quite difficult to cooperate with the sister ships of the 'Yoshino'!

However, if this ship can join our Beiyang, it will definitely be able to completely suppress the Japanese 'Yoshino' and other fast cruisers! ”

Everyone listened thoughtfully, and began to compare the performance of the two ships in all aspects, this cargo is nearly 7,000 tons, which is not bad.

"Such a huge ship, the tonnage is comparable to the two ships of 'Ding and Zhen', and the cost is only ......" Lao Li Tou is still worried about money

"This 'Brad' cruiser will not exceed 3.5 million taels at most, and the younger generation is not talented, so you can donate 500,000 taels of silver to my Beiyang, and the rest will depend on Lord Zhongtang to raise it!"

Although Lao Li Tou is crying poor, he still has a little family background in private, and he can still do it if he makes up for 700,000 taels.

"Housheng, is this true?" It is impossible for Lao Li Tou to know the true value of the second-class young man

The chicken nodded affirmatively, and it was all about the accommodation fee: "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" The younger generation has been adrift overseas for many years and also has some savings. However, the younger generation will only put the silver directly into the Western Bank after the matter is decided, so as not to regenerate the difference in the middle! ”

“…… That's good, I can't imagine that the old man will still receive the benefits of your future life! Lao Li Tou was also grateful

He is now the deputy general of the Nanyang Naval Division, and he can take out 500,000 taels of silver to buy a ship in Beiyang, which is already considered benevolent and righteous.

Liu Buyun looked down on this young man who hung up the rank of deputy general at a young age, and he must be a relational person.

However, people's generosity had to impress him, and he bowed his hand: "Thank you for helping me with the power of Beiyang!" ”

500,000 taels is not a small amount, it is almost half a year's expenses in Beiyang, and Deng Du on the side also reciprocated with grateful eyes and gestures.

"If it is difficult to buy a ship from the Chilean Navy, I might as well consider the German Navy's 'Empress Augusta', which was launched in 1892 with a full load displacement of 6,318 tons and is equipped with 12 150 mm guns and 8 88 mm guns.

The speed reached 21 knots, which was only one speed difference from the Yoshino's sister ship "Enkarada", and the formation of the two ships was more suitable. Although the German-made cruiser has a short endurance, it pays attention to the protection ability, which is more suitable for our Beiyang, and the price will not exceed 3.5 million taels! ”

Refer to the current mutually beneficial cooperative relationship between Qing and Germany, as well as the personal friendship between Lao Li Tou and the German side.

Even if the "Empress Augusta" is an active ship of the German Navy, as long as there is enough money and ventilation, it must not be too difficult to get this ship.

After some comparison, everyone felt that this German-made cruiser was better than the battleship of the same tonnage of the Chilean Navy, because it was faster.

In view of the fact that the two sides have done business with Germany several times before, the cooperation between the two sides is quite pleasant, and it is not impossible to win this ship with three million taels if you bargain.

If the "Empress Augusta" can really be bought, then this ship, which has a higher level of indicators in all aspects, will be the nemesis of the natural enemy of "Yoshino".

The speed difference between the two ships is not too much, and if it falls behind the "Yoshino", this cargo can't be shaken off if you want to!

The "Empress Augusta" can be called "your uncle at sea", which really fulfills the old saying: your uncle will always be your uncle!

If Yoshino had sailed at full speed, it would have thrown off the other three ships of the 1st Guerrilla Detachment (Naniwa was only 18 knots).

And if this cargo is determined to run away alone, it will really be chased and beaten by "your uncle at sea" all the way!

"Yoshino" turned around and went head-to-head, and he definitely couldn't beat the "Uncle at Sea", which was 50% larger in tonnage and twice as powerful as the firepower!

The difference in performance between the two battleships, which is about the same as that of the armored cruiser PK battleship, is not something that can be easily made up for by speed.

If the four ships of the 1st Guerrilla Group dared to come over and fight, the first to die would definitely be the "Akitsuzusu" with a displacement of less than 3,200 tons!

As for the situation of the other three ships, it depends on the performance of both sides......