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The Tang Empire had some intentions on Fusang, and although the courtiers did not know the direction of future history, it was undoubtedly the right direction to strengthen penetration and capital control over the vassal states, saving time, effort and worry.

It is not the first time that the empire has done so, and the North and the South of the United States are clear examples of being kidnapped by capital.

Although the Confederate States of America (Southern) were allies of the Tang Empire, the principal and interest of the huge war debts owed during the Civil War needed to be repaid on an annual basis, and it would take another 30 years to borrow new debts to repay old debts.

The United States of America (North) is even more miserable, its domestic economic lifeline is basically controlled by the Chinese capital of the Tang Empire, ports, steel, shipbuilding, finance and a large number of urban properties, all in the hands of Chinese capital.

It also has to repay a huge amount of debt principal and interest every year, including money owed to the Tang Empire and international loan sharks, borrowed and repaid, which is a huge debt that will not be repaid by the end of this century.

This North American brother and sister, one crippled and one disabled, at least in this century, can't make any waves.

Nowadays, there is no such thing as inflated, the value of the pound and the Tang Yuan are bound to gold, and the purchasing power of the currency is extremely strong, and there is no possibility of the absurd practice of "printing money to repay debts".

The huge loan principal and interest that the north and south of the United States need to repay every year is close to 40 million Tang Yuan, which has injected strong financial support into the economic development of the Tang Empire, and has made a small fortune from top to bottom.

Except for a small part of the principal and interest to repay the bank, about one-eighth of that fund belongs to the imperial treasury and the imperial treasury, that is, a stable income of more than 1,600 yuan per year.

"Your Majesty;

But when you think about it, it was in North America...... There's something wrong with that.

Juan sat low under the throne, and before listening to the report of the Satsuma Clan, the minister of the Colony Department, his expression was noncommittal, and he did not express his position, but turned his head to look at the Colonial Minister Richard-Luo Fengxian, and asked; "Richard Aiqing, what does he think?"

Seeing that the courtiers had reached an agreement on that question, Emperor Juan said with a slight bow;

Emperor Juan's first gaze fell on the Satsuma Clan, a minor minister of the Rijiao Ministry, implying an inquiry.

Among them, the richest should be Carlos, who is the head of the "Seven Little Weak Domains", with a territory of 770,000 stones, and the weakest economic strength.

"Your Majesty, what He Rong villain said is reasonable, it is not beneficial to the country or the people, and Weichen seconded it."

The situation of Fuso Kingdom, His Majesty the Emperor and all the ministers present here, knew that this was really a matter that could not be summarized in a complicated way, and in the early Edo period, the shogunate's annual revenue was offset by expenditures, and the shogun's sashimi was even eaten slowly.

Weichen thinks that the way to get along with countries is also like the human relations in the world, and there is no reason for unilateral blind giving.

For example, today's "policy of aiding the Japanese" was strongly advocated by Count Richard-Ho Ronghong, a minor minister of the Colonial Department, and if it succeeds, it will be encouraged, and if it fails, it will be blamed and resigned, and the Japanese people can only blame the head of Count Ho Rong-Luo Fengxian.

On weekdays, the majority of the policies of the foreign court are subordinated to the minority, which will lead all the contradictions to the royal family.

He Ronghong's annual financial income was converted into Tang Yuan, which was about 1.65 million Tang Yuan.

In the past 10 years, if there is a similar need for assistance, the Imperial Government will follow this spirit, and there will be no minor changes, and it will be discussed again.

One Tang Yuan is about 1.5064 grams of gold, and one Great Rebellion Gold is about 11 Tang Yuan.

Opinions of the Ministry of Communications; The Reich should still come to the aid at the right time. ”

Without the help of the Empire, the Shogunate Army has a small probability of suppressing the rebels of the southwestern feudal domains who are weak and rebounding, and the situation may be completely reversed.

Nowadays, the form of Fuso Island has become simpler, and the rebellious southwestern weak feudal clan has not recovered its military strength after half a year of recuperation before the defeat in the Battle of Toba Fushimi, and it is better than the future.

When the arguments between the parties are suspended, the emperor can guide the emperor in a timely manner, so that the entire empire can move smoothly along the expected development track.

also into saying;

The amount of loan funds and armaments and materials requested by the Wa State this time is huge, worth about 15 million Tang Yuan, even if your Xiao Tang Empire is strong, it can be easily allowed.

Emperor Juan was very arbitrary in court discussions, unless some important issues would be deliberately guided, so as not to get out of control.

"Your Majesty; Luo Xiaoren didn't pay attention to what he said, but the Xiao Tang Empire was able to let the Japanese take what they wanted, and they always had to benefit from each other. Richard Luo Feng stood up first and said proudly.

During the Edo period, Carlos's annual financial income was converted into about 170,000 taels of gold, and in the Edo period currency system of Japan, the large gold was one tael and weighed about 16.5 grams.

In less than 4 years, the money has not rolled to 88 million Tang Yuan (including the value of the equity of the company's minerals held by the government fund), which is a small pillar of the empire's finances.

I am not a spokesperson for the interests of the Japanese state, and there are any disadvantages of confiscating the Japanese state, but I am just a bit irritable in terms of policy stance.

The topic returned to the Fusang national fire under the house to ask for help;

Before the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Toba Fushimi, the "Sacho Alliance" slowly purchased a small amount of weapons and ammunition from British merchants, and slowly recovered, shouting that they would fight the shogunate army to the end.

Problems that do not exist in the country should be solved at the cabinet level as much as possible, and they should not be handed over unless necessary, otherwise what will the cabinet gang do?

His Majesty's words from the Emperor put the "policy of aid to the Japanese countries" in the coffin, and that was also part of the East Asia policy.

If it weren't for the fact that the old ministers looked at the Wa Kingdom, the Tokugawa shogunate's fiscal revenue was offset every year, and the gold and silver resources that it relied on were depleted, and there was no decent industry, and it was not able to repay such a huge loan at all.

If the situation is critical, weapons, equipment, and materials cannot be given first, and helping the Tokugawa shogunate to stabilize the current situation is to completely erode, nothing more. ”

All the courtiers present expressed their support, and when they looked at it, they occupied a small half.

The envoys of the country were spitting and talking, and it was obvious that there were no bad intentions in their hearts, and perhaps the shogunate had plans to repay the loan at all.

He Rong-He Ronghong saluted the throne with a respectful expression, and then turned around and looked at He Ronghong, the junior minister of the Ministry of Communications, and said;

"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded Richard's villain's strategy, which is the old minister's words to seek the country."

It seems that it is indeed a lot, and the annual surplus can be less than 700,000 or 700,000 Tang Yuan, which is many times weaker than the shogunate's income and output.

The two loans mentioned by the Wa Kingdom plus the other one, the total amount is about 20 million.

In this case, he acted according to Richard Aiqing's words, and the cabinet came up with a prelude, and the royal approval was promulgated and implemented. The last question is the current war in Paraguay in South America, and Zhong Aiqing has nothing to do? ”

In fact, we did.

It is better to urge the Japanese to sell the land directly under Ezo in the north and use customs taxes as collateral to raise funds to quell the civil strife.

For casual calculation

The Royal Mansion is also a similar operation, but the Royal Household Office started early, the investment is small, and there are many international small funds under its command, with an investment range all over Europe and East Asian countries, including the Melbourne Gold Mine in Australia, and has earned a lot of amazing wealth.

Pay off the loan and pay him back, or pay it off I'm sorry, the collateral in Ezo has been collected.

The rebellious southwestern region of Carlos, Choshu, Sendai, and Tosa were all weak feudal domains of 780,000 koku, ranking in the bottom seven among the vassals.

"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded what He Rong said and disagreed." He Ronghong saw that the small trend was gone, so he sighed heavily and replied respectfully.

It is simply the same for the Wa Kingdom, and the same is true for the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Ranfang Kingdom, and it is carried out mutatis mutandandis.

The situation on the island is like cooking oil on fire, and the situation is becoming more and more dangerous.

According to the arrangement of His Majesty the Emperor;

The Ministry of Communications and Communications has also asked several times what kind of collateral will be used to guarantee the repayment of principal and interest on time before the war.

So as not to chill the hearts of Ryukyu, Lanfang and other countries, and cause the order not to damage the majesty of your Xiaotang Empire.

Wechen thought;

"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal."

Moreover, a small part of the use of funds should be offset by the materials transported by the empire, and the proportion of cash must exceed 20%. lest the corrupt shogunate get under his hands, embezzle money, and crooked monks recite the scriptures.

In particular, it is safe to take out a large war loan that requires collateral from the Japanese country, such as customs taxes, such as mortgaging Ezo (Hokkaido) or taking a step back to open Edo, Tokyo and other places.

The aggressive policy of the Tang Empire was in line with the Confucian concept of "narrow forbearance, and no tolerance is small" since the past dynasties.

A court can also be full of hawkish figures, inclusive, and open up is the king.

In addition to the direct feudal domains under the shogunate, Honshu, Seven Kingdoms, and Shishu and Eight Islands did not have a total of 270 feudal lords and sato nicknames. The fief has a small number of seven or eight hundred thousand stones, and the most is several thousand stones.

The veteran is really the same, the analysis is spicy and sharp, and he hits the nail on the head.

"Oh, I'd like to hear about it." Emperor He Rong said with interest.

Chickens lay eggs, eggs lay chickens.

Maintaining the rule of the shogunate was not conducive to the interests of the empire, and Fuso Island was the most important and influential vassal state of the empire, and it was an important chess piece in the layout of East Asia.

It is precisely because of the lack of weak strength that the last shogunate that has no confidence and decline is calling for the board.

He Ronghong is a representative of the imperial dove, originally a retired scholar of the two lists, and his thoughts are not yet pedantic Confucian concept of goodwill, advocating kindness with others and governing the sky with benevolence and virtue.

Juan saw that a small number of courtiers were in favor of a weaker approach to aid, meaning that the Wa state had to take out the Ezo land as a mortgage and take on the important customs revenue (Note; Due to the long-term isolation of the country, the volume of trade is huge).

The Imperial Ministry of Finance set up an agency dedicated to managing the funds, called the "Little Tang Imperial Government Development Fund", and used the money to invest in mines, invest in Texas oil fields, railroad companies and some emerging electrical enterprises, so as to obtain the investment dividend income of the Philippines every year.