"Lending? Did he really say that? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's what he said...... This is probably also the practice of the Ming Dynasty, which has been practiced since the time of King Wuzhong. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, when he supported the Rakshasa Kingdom to fight Napoleon, the weapons and ammunition given were all 'leased', and now he supports the Mexican emperor, and the weapons and ammunition given are also 'leased'. ”

"Do you want to pay it back?"

"Also...... It's definitely going to be returned. ”

"Rakshasa is still on?"

"It's being repaid, a little bit a year, and it will be paid off in another ten or eight years."

"That's ...... The accounts of 1812 in the Western calendar are now fourteen years old, and they will be repaid for another ten or eight years? It's too dark, isn't it? ”

"Your Majesty, there is a loan and a return, it is not difficult to borrow again!"

"No, no, what if there is this, won't I become the debt-ridden King of Zhou?"

When it was dark, in the upper study in the Xianmen Palace, Emperor Daoguang and his most trusted minister He Shen were discussing debts and begging for food.

Emperor Daoguang and Lin Zexu did not discuss any substantive issues at the banquet before, but at the end of the banquet, the general policy of "aid printing" was finalized.

And He Shen's conversation with Zhuge Weidao in the carriage was substantive - the two talked in the carriage for nearly half an hour, and did not reach any agreement, but only put forward and explained their own requirements and quid pro quo.

The Ming demand was very simple, that is, the Dajin Kingdom would take the lead to harass India under the British Empire, and if possible, introduce the war into Afghanistan. The quid pro quo given by the Ming Dynasty was to send an advisory group of naval and army divisions, and at the same time lease a batch of naval and army equipment and ammunition to Dajin State...... Of course, there are borrowed and repaid, and if you can't pay it back, you have to pay for it.

And this practice of providing assistance in the form of "lend-lease" can be seen at a glance to be handed down by King Zhuge Wuzhong. Since it is the rule handed down by King Zhuge Wuzhong, the real "ancestor" of the new Ming Dynasty, it is naturally the ancestral family law.

But Emperor Daoguang was still a little unhappy, he was only poor now, but he was debtless and light. Now if you "lend" the weapons of the Ming Dynasty and go to India to "ask for food" from the British, it is okay to ask for it, but what if you don't? Wouldn't he have become a debt-ridden "gold debtor"?

The debts owed by the Rakshasa Kingdom next door to Daming have to be repaid for more than 20 years, and Daoguang is not willing to spend the rest of his life under the pressure of repaying debts, let alone being a debtor with high debts.

However, He Shen had a very open view of the debt, and saw that Daoguang did not dare to boldly engage in debt management, so he smiled and said: "Does the emperor know whether King Zhou Yu finally repaid the money owed to the rich family in Luoyang?" ”

"!" Fat Daoguang said, "It's all on the debt shelter, what else do you have to pay back?" Besides, he doesn't have any money to pay back! ”

He Shen smiled: "That's a debt...... So does the emperor think that King Zhou Yu should borrow the money of the rich to fight this battle? ”

"Of course you shouldn't have borrowed it," Fat Daoguang said, "If you don't repay the debt, you will be forced to put people on a high platform, how ugly it is!" ”

"Oh," He Shen said, "then don't do anything, and watch the eight hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty be lost in your own hands?" ”

"This ......" Daoguang was stunned.

He Shen said: "King Zhou Yu borrowed the debts of rich people to raise five or six thousand people, and then the princes went to attack Qiang Qin...... In the end, although he was defeated without a fight, he himself came into debt. But after all, he did his best to keep the Great Zhou world! Although he didn't succeed, he had already tried his best, and even if he died, he would be worthy of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Let's say the other way around, if he doesn't borrow this debt, does the emperor think that the Great Zhou Jiangshan can guarantee it? ”

"Of course it can't be saved," Daoguang said, "how could the tyrannical Qin let the Zhou Dynasty go?" ”

He Shen smiled: "Isn't this it...... borrowed a lot of debts and lost the country. If you don't do it, you will also lose the country. It's a death anyway, so why don't you bother it? What if you win? ”

"That's right," Daoguang heard the reason, "If he wins, Da Zhou may be able to continue for a few more years." ”

"That's it!" He Shen asked again, "Your Majesty, if you can be in the position of King Zhou, will you borrow this debt?" ”

"I have to borrow ...... And borrow a little more! Daoguang said, "If you borrow more, you can recruit more soldiers, so that the chances of victory are greater...... I made a desperate bet, won the re-Xing Great Zhou, and lost the battle, I abandoned the city and fled! ”

He Shen stretched out his thumb and said, "Your Majesty, you are Shengming!" Do you think we should lend more weapons and ammunition from the Ming Kingdom now? Borrow a little more and have a good chance of winning, and if you win, you won't have to worry about not paying it back, and if you lose, you will lose it...... Hehe, Your Majesty, you use soldiers like gods, and my Great Zhou soldiers are all loyal and brave men, and it is impossible to lose. ”

Daoguang was finally convinced, nodded and said, "That's what I said, I should borrow more!" Heshen, you go and explore the bottom again to see how much we can borrow at most? ”

"Minion Command."

He Shen breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to kneel down and leave after receiving Emperor Daoguang's will, but Daoguang said to He Shen: "How about that Nalandili?" Pregnant? ”

"Not pregnant yet," said Heshen, "I heard that the Archduchess Natalie is pregnant." ”

Emperor Daoguang frowned, "Then let her hold on a little tight......"

"Huh."

Daoguang waved his hand, "Kneel down." ”

......

At the same time, in the big mansion arranged by He Shen for the Ming Mission, Zhuge Weidao was also reporting to Lin Zexu, who had just settled down, on the situation of the negotiations with He Shen this afternoon. Yu Hui, the ambassador of the Ming Dynasty to Dajinguo, accompanied him.

"Zhongtang, Na Heshen has been talking about how strong the Anglo-Indian army is this afternoon, how the armament of the Dajin Eight Banners is insufficient, and also said that the brother of Emperor Daoguang, Dost of Afghanistan. Muhammad. Khan also needed a loan-lease supply...... Looks like he's ready for the lion to open his mouth and order more. ”

Yu Hui next to him interjected with a smile: "This old man and Shen are cunning, he must have the idea of borrowing and not repaying it." ”

Zhuge said with a smile: "As long as you can introduce the British into the mud pit in Afghanistan, you can borrow it or not!" By the way, Daoguang and Dost of the Barak Dynasty of Afghanistan. Muhammad. What is the relationship between Khan? ”

This Dost. Muhammad. Khan, as Zhuge Weidao knows, was the leader of the Barakzai tribe, who seized Kabul Province in 1826 and became Khan, inaugurating the Barakzai dynasty. When the first war of resistance against Britain broke out in Afghanistan, he was the emir of Afghanistan. Although he resisted the British and became a prisoner, he had a great filial son, Akbar. Khan, after he was captured, continued to persist in the struggle, led the Afghan tribal fighters and the Anglo-Indian army to fight guerrillas, and cut off the supply of Kabul, forcing thousands of Anglo-Indian troops and more than 10,000 dependents to flee. Khan's army was ambushed and only one man ran away...... After this battle, the British felt that it was still Dost. Muhammad. Khan was easier to deal with, so he put him back and supported his restoration.

Yu Hui said: "This Dost. Muhammad. Khan is considered Daoguang's younger brother, and the Dajin Kingdom is just a small country in the Western Regions in our opinion, which is not worth mentioning. But in the eyes of Bukhara, Khiva, Afghanistan and other countries, Dajin in the Wuji Valley and the Mongols in the Kazakh steppe are all Heavenly Empires and Heavenly Soldiers! With the support of Emperor Daoguang, the emirs and khans of these places can sit firmly. ”

"So speaking of which, Daoguang can enter India as long as he gets our lend-lease materials?" Lin Zexu frowned and asked, "Daozi, do you really think that He Shen is paying off his account?" Will they rely on winning the war? ”

It's always bad to pay off your debts, and there's a problem of responsibility!

Although Lin Zexu will not lose his official position because of bad debts in the leased materials, he will still lose some face...... After all, there was a loss!

"Zhongtang," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "Xia Guan thinks that He Shen wants to repay the debt!" But we can ask Daikin for collateral, so we won't be afraid that they will default on their debts. ”

"What kind of collateral do you want?" Lin Zexu asked.

"The right to build a railway!" Zhuge Weidao said, "We need a railway to the Rakshasa country through the land of Jin. ”