"You, always so modest, you must know that you are a three-year tanhua in Tongzhi, if you are not a great talent, could it be that I, the second rank and two hundred and sixty-three, am a great talent?" Huang Tifang shook his head helplessly, "Don't talk about this, you know that this year's Spring Festival is coming again, although I am an editor, but the news from the Yushitai can still be heard. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

"I know this," Zhang Zhidong said, nodding. "But this thing, it's definitely no fun."

"Oh? How so? Huang Tifang raised her eyebrows, a little incredulous.

"Who decided on this foreign affairs when you said it?"

"It was decided by the Queen Mother."

"Who did it?"

"The Speaker and the Military Aircraft Division." Huang Tifang replied here, and suddenly woke up a little, "What do you mean?" ”

"There is a saying in Beijing that the wind in the palace is the rain in the military aircraft. If it weren't for this wind in the palace, it wouldn't have been able to rain in the Military Aircraft Department, and you still can't see the current situation clearly? Tongzhi Tongzhi, this is the same governance inside and outside, the Queen Mother and the King of Yizheng are now working hard to make a move, I don't see how many years I have been doing foreign affairs now, you are watching the government in the household department, you know, now this is open to the country, after the trade, not to mention that Shanghai and Tianjin, just say that this Ningbo Mansion, how much money can be collected every year? Just talk about this silver, without this silver, can this Shaanxi and Gansu rebellion be peaceful? You know, at this time, the twelve towns are ready to return to the dynasty in triumph! ”

Huang Tifang nodded, "I look at this center, I'm really scared." In the past three years, in addition to the 300 more people in our department, the patrols of county lieutenants and subordinates in various places have expanded the number of people in the country! These are not a big deal, and the warships bought from foreigners cost 10 million taels a year, and these fragmentary muskets and artillery, which are an indefinite amount every year, and this military expenditure, not counting the silver salary, totals 20 million yuan, to be honest, I think it is too much money! There is also this disaster relief and river work, no wonder, I heard that the Queen Mother said in the Palace of Raising the Heart that whoever gives silver will be promoted to whomever is an official. No, have you seen it, this governor of Tianjin and Shanghai, I heard that he is about to add the title of Shangshu! ”

"It's a bit rough, but it's true." Zhang Zhidong nodded, "This military expenditure is really a lot, you must know that if this money is put on top of people's livelihood, I don't know how many people can solve their urgent needs." However, Brother Shulan, this person from Yushitai, I'm afraid that it won't be able to do anything, so let's not mix it up with this matter. ”

Zhang Zhidong's wife, Shi, bypassed the moon gate, came to the gatehouse, and asked, "Has this newspaper arrived?" ”

"Ma'am. The newspaper is coming! Before the porter could speak, a half-year-old child came running out of breath, "Please forgive me, there are many people buying newspapers this day, and I have been delayed for a few days." As he spoke, he handed a large piece of paper full of pale yellow code to the porter, "Chenghui fifty wen!" ”

Shi frowned, "Why has the price increased?" ”

The newsboy hurriedly explained with a smiling face that this mansion is his old customer, and he can't easily throw it away, "Grandma doesn't know, from today on, the newspaper has changed from the original four pages to eight pages, and the number of pages is more, and the price will naturally rise." ”

"Yo. So much more, what's more? If you know what's going on, I'll give you a few more tips. ”

The newsboy shook his spirits and said, "Yes, here, the first page is the holy decree and news of the Queen Mother and the Emperor," Shi sighed, and hurriedly held the newspaper in both hands, "This is the first time in the world, and many people have already wanted to supply this newspaper; The second edition is the edict of the Military Aircraft Department, about the follow-up resettlement order of the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion; The third edition is the ministry of the six ministries and nine secretaries, and there are no new stories in it, the spring of the Ministry of Rites, and the regulations of the Ministry of Officials to implement the integration of officials in Shanghai, these two are the most important; The fourth edition is Chinese news, and there are the most new things in it! The fifth and sixth editions are Western news, and the remnants of the rebellion have made a lot of trouble in India, and the British have changed several Indian governors, but this is still ineffective; Also, madam, there is a new article in this sixth edition, which is the British experience of the ambassador to the United Kingdom, Lord Guo, this is an article once every ten years but it is worth reading, the seventh edition is an advertisement, I heard that this Haihe cloth shop is going to produce new cloth, let everyone buy it, the eighth edition is the literati's articles, novels and poems, and the young masters and ladies in the house love to read this! ”

Shi nodded, "Could it be that you know everything here, and you know all the words?" ”

The newsboy smiled, "A few days ago, my aunt from the palace came back from the alley, and her old man knew how to read and write-that she learned it from the Xianfeng Dictionary. (To be continued.) )