Bao Jun blindly shirked, Guo Songtao explained again and again, he just didn't listen, "Park Cungong, I'll tell you the truth, this is raising tariffs, Hurd has already told me, this is a lose-lose trick, unless you live or die, you can't use it easily, you must know that our raw silk, silk, tea, and porcelain are the bulk of exports, and this counts, six or seven times out of ten are shipped to the British mainland or the British colonies to sell, just say your friend, Hu Xueyan, the richest in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, What he exports is the raw silk business, if the British in turn also raise tariffs for us, you say, who suffers more? ”

"This is just an expedient measure, Lord Zhongtang's meaning, it is just to blackmail the British, as long as the British make concessions on the visit to China, we will immediately revoke this tariff increase, and the reduction and exemption of mechanical tariffs that the Duke said before can also be implemented as a reward for the British. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Baojun just shook his head, he now wants to see Zuo Zongtang unlucky, Zuo Zongtang has a strong personality, no one in the court can be put in his eyes, in the past, he had a discord with Zeng Guofan, although he promoted Li Hongzhang as his successor, but because of the contradiction between coastal defense and Xinjiang defense, plus other things, he also became an opponent. How could he look down on this Baojun who was attached to Prince Gong and had been in charge of the world's finances for more than 20 years in the center, and had eaten a fat brain? Even Prince Gong didn't pay much attention to him, and the words of "being in the position of Duke Zhou, without the ambition of Duke Zhou" were also from his mouth.

Of course, Zeng Zuo and Li each have their own merits, Zeng's strength is to recognize and employ people, and to train people, Zuo's strength is strategic acumen and military talent, and Li's strength is to be proficient in current affairs, to be capable, and to be good at each other. After Zeng Guofan's death, Zuo Zongtang seemed to have fewer opponents, fortunately he was still in the center, everything had the effect of killing time, he saw Bao Jun blindly shirking, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, he put down the teacup, and made a wooden face, "Bao Gong is unwilling to help his brother?" ”

"It's really not that I'm unwilling, but I'm powerless," Seeing Zuo Zongtang deflated, Baojun's heart was as happy as Shaoxing's daughter who had drunk it for thirty years, but he couldn't show it on his face, he just smiled and prevaricated, "Pu Cungong must be considerate." ”

"Yun Xian!" Zuo Zongtang glanced at Bao Jun and said loudly, but Bao Jun was taken aback, "Since Bao Gong is unwilling to help, let's forget it, but the excerpt I want to go on tomorrow, you can take it out and show it to Pei Yungong!" ”

Guo Songtao smiled bitterly, took out a white-skinned fold from his sleeve, and presented it to Baojun, "Please give me some advice." ”

Bao Jun took the fold, looked at Zuo Zongtang suspiciously, and saw that the anxious look on Zuo Zongtang's face had subsided a lot, he opened it and took a look, but he looked at it slightly, and his face had changed greatly, he slapped the fold on the sandalwood table fiercely, and made a muffled sound, "Zuo Zhongtang, what are you going to do?" ”

Zuo Zongtang because his name is close to the pronunciation of Zhongtang, so he has always disliked others to call him Zuo Zhongtang, it seems to be like calling his name directly, so people who know his temper either call him "Pu Cungong" or just call him "Lord Zhongtang", Bao Jun called Zuo Zongtang like this, obviously it is something in the excerpt, which makes him very dissatisfied.

Zuo Zongtang said leisurely, "I am just seventy this year, Pei Yu Gong is three or four years older than me, in terms of age, I really can't be so exhausted in the military aircraft department, but what, Xisheng knows the ability of Pei Yu Gong and us, blindly retained, this is not why we continue to work on errands in the military aircraft department, this was originally nothing to say, but the military aircraft in the court, now look at the only Pei Gong is still in the position of Shangshu, and nothing else, but it is still a very cumbersome and complicated ministry of this household, I am worried about Pei Yu Gong, There are so many errands in the household department, and you are so old again, why are you busy? ”

"So you take this fold and hand it to Xisheng?" Bao Jun pointed to the fold on the table and said viciously, "Split the household? ”

"Yes, the Western countries have not collected taxes and silver, and the financial support is combined into one," Zuo Zongtang ignored the treasure that glared at him, and said in a leisurely manner, "One hand is in charge of collecting money, and the other hand is in charge of spending money, such a thing, even if there are so many divisions in the household department to do it together, it is not good to do it, and now the customs tax is like the mountains and seas of silver, and the prince has to manage the world's field editions, etc., it is really hard, the brother has nothing to repay, he can only go to this one fold, and turn the household into the tax department, The degree branch and the household department, of course, the tax department is only responsible for tax collection, the degree branch is in charge of spending money, and the expenditures of all parts of the country and the ministry are found in the degree branch, the household department, naturally it is still in charge of the civil affairs household registration and disaster relief and other things, with the old age, or the household department is still in charge of the household book, usually disaster relief, management of the copyright, it is very virtuous, the degree branch and the tax department for young people to do," Zuo Zongtang smiled at Baojun, he pointed his finger at Guo Songtao, "I will be virtuous and do not avoid relatives, my in-laws, it is very suitable to be a degree branch book." ”

Guo Songtao also put away the smile on his face, and looked at Bao Jun coldly, there was a solemn appearance in the hall, and Bao Jun made a straight face, "This matter, I'm afraid that the king of the council will not approve it." ”

"I will directly hand it to the Xisheng secretly, no matter how great the authority of the king is, he can't control the Xisheng," Zuo Zongtang smiled, "Do you think the Xisheng will approve this fold?" ”

Bao Jun's heart jumped, the Empress Dowager Cixi used Mu Yang'a to replace herself as the head of the Ministry of Household Books during the Tongzhi period, but was blocked back by Prince Gong, and then the new Ministry of Communications arranged for Mu Yang'a, the Ministry of Communications originally had the right to collect money, official roads and train income, Mu Yang'a was affected by the political turmoil in the early years of Guangxu, although it was not implicated, but it was also removed from the position of the Ministry of Communications, and changed to the idle position of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites is the head of the ministries, and it seems that it has been promoted, but the authority in the hand is not as good as before. The new Shangshu of the Ministry of Communications is a close figure to Prince Gong, and it is difficult to fight for power, so the right to register the cashier was given to the Ministry of Households, but Bao Jun knew that he had presided over the Ministry of Households for so many years, and he had already committed a big taboo, as long as he had the opportunity to move himself, the Queen Mother would definitely be willing.

"Oh yes, I haven't seen it clearly, I also said in the excerpt, the General Administration of Customs has been very good over the years, isn't it under the management of the household department now, it's better to be established together as a ministry from a product, independent of it, Hurd is cautious and diligent, and he should also be given this Shangshu dangdang, with the duke," Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "Did you say it?" (To be continued.) )