"Remember from now on, don't inquire about anything about the CIA. Except for the part you are responsible for, the rest has nothing to do with you..."
"As for how much funding you can get, it depends on whether your plan is reasonable. If your intelligence network can ensure effective control of a province's officialdom, shopping malls and underground world... then I think one year It’s no problem to get about one million silver coins in funding..."
"In addition, your swallows also have the task of publicity. The Ryukyu Women's Liberation Draft needs you to widely publicize it, and you are responsible for rescuing a certain number of women and children every year, so the budget will still increase... I think it can be achieved One and a half million silver coins..."
The Kirigakure kid was stunned at the time. She didn't expect Xiao Letian to attach so much importance to intelligence work. Just an action team under the Intelligence Bureau could get so much funding, and a budget of 1.5 million a year. .
Mr. Long glanced at her, "Let me remind you first, you have a lot of money, but don't spend it carelessly. The Audit Bureau under the Prime Minister is not a vegetarian... The Prime Minister understands the difficulties of your intelligence work, so 30% of the annual funds are not needed. After the review, you can spend it as you like without explaining it to anyone...but for the remaining 70% of the funds, you must have a secret account of the transactions."
"This money can burn your hands, but you can't be too greedy."
Sister Wu took half a step back and bowed solemnly, "Master Long, you are worrying too much. When I, Kirigakure brat, was in the shogunate, I spent up to 80,000 copper coins a year. I have never been greedy... even I also figured out how to pay for the expenses of the women's village. Today, the Prime Minister gave me a second life, how can I not cherish it."
"That's good... I can also tell you the truth. As long as it doesn't harm the world, you can raise some extra funds on your own, and the Prime Minister's Office will not interfere... For example, if you reveal the sale of treasures in the Forbidden City, your Excellency actually approves of it. of……"
Master Long suddenly shook his head, "It's a pity. You sold all those good treasures to places like Liulichang. Remember to sell these treasures to adults first. I heard that adults are going to do something... a museum."
Sister Wu smiled faintly, "I still have a batch of treasures from the Forbidden City, which I am willing to dedicate to the Prime Minister."
"No need to donate, Prime Minister can just buy it at the market price... You can save more girls in distress if you keep the money, but I have a question, how many treasures have you stolen from the Forbidden City? Has no one ever discovered it? You bribed the eunuch, but the masters couldn't find out..."
Listening to Master Long's question, Sister Wu smiled, "Manchus, haha...don't you know their virtues? They have been rotten to the core for a long time. Who can count how many treasures the Manchus have looted in more than two hundred years?" It’s clear.”
"Although I stole a lot, it was just a drop in the bucket compared to the total number of treasures... When the British and French burned down the Old Summer Palace, that was the bulk of what they stole..."
"I heard from the old eunuchs in the palace that the Manchus did not rebuild the palace when they entered the customs. Instead, they used the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty. They claimed that it did not hurt the people, but in fact it was not the same thing at all... That was because the Manchus When people first entered the customs, they never thought that they would be able to stay for a long time..."
"They don't even think that they can persist until the new palace is built. They will have to go back to the outside world sooner or later, so let's make do with it in the Ming Dynasty palace first..."
"But later during the Kangxi period, the Manchus suddenly found that their country had been firmly established... Especially after the San Francisco Rebellion was settled, it was then that they began to consider long-term rule of the Central Plains. It was then that the Manchus began to build a palace……"
At this moment, there was sudden applause behind them, and they turned around to see Xiao Letian walking over at some point.
"Yes, you're right. I really didn't choose the wrong person. Sister Wu is indeed a natural expert in intelligence. She is always looking for secret information anytime and anywhere. You even figured out such rumors..."
"Prime Minister..." The two of them quickly saluted.
Xiao Letian waved his hand to signal them to relax, and then took out a silver bucket from his back like a magician. The cold inside was full of ice cubes, and inside the ice cubes was a bottle of newly brewed rum.
"It was just sent by a speedboat from the brewery on Yulun Island. It has been chilled for several hours in advance. You guys have to take it orally..." There were three crystal cups on the ice, and Xiao Letian shared one.
The amber wine syrup rolled up the ice cubes in the glass, making a clanking sound when it touched the crystal glass. The spirit was first cold and then hot in the mouth, and people's spirits were immediately lifted.
"Sister Wu is right. The Old Summer Palace is not an isolated garden. It is actually part of a garden system project. The Qing Dynasty called it Three Mountains and Five Gardens..."
"The three mountains refer to Wanshou Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain and Yuquan Mountain, while the five gardens refer to Old Summer Palace, Summer Palace, Jingyi Garden, Jingming Garden, and Changchun Garden. Do you still remember that Emperor Qianlong died in Changchun Garden? It’s not the Forbidden City.”
"This shows that the construction plan of three mountains and five gardens has been started since the Kangxi period, and the first phase of the project is already ready for use, followed by the gradual expansion during the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties..."
"I have to say that the three emperors of the Qing Dynasty were really a little smart. They knew that the Confucian officials were very opposed to the emperor's large-scale construction projects. When Emperor Yongli was planning to move the capital to Beijing and build the Forbidden City, there were courtiers who opposed it, let alone foreigners like them. The emperor..."
"So, the cunning and cunning emperor broke it all into pieces and started deceptive tactics... You ministers will definitely not agree to investing tens of millions in a project, so you can't say anything if I invest one to two million taels, right? Can’t the majestic emperor even afford this small amount of money?”
"But investing one or two million this year is nothing. I can't afford to throw money into it every year. Moreover, three generations of emperors have made endless investments... Among them, when there is a flood or drought, the court will of course suspend it for a year. , but that won’t help. In the end, we have to make up for it..."
"It took three generations of emperors and nearly a hundred years to realize that the system of three mountains and five gardens was finally completed at the end of the Qianlong Dynasty... That was the period of complete victory for the three mountains and five gardens."
“From Haidian Town to Xiangshan, there are Jingyi Garden, Jingming Garden, Qingyi Garden, Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden, Qichun Garden, Changchun Garden, West Garden, Xichun Garden, Jingchun Garden, Shuchun Garden, Mingchun Garden and so on. Crane Garden, Langrun Garden, Hongya Garden, Chenghuai Garden, Zide Garden, Hanfang Garden, Morgan Garden, Prince Cheng Garden, Prince Kang Garden, Princess Shouen Garden, King Li Garden, Quanzong Temple Garden, Shenghua Temple There are more than 90 royal palace gardens and gardens, including gardens. The gardens stretch for dozens of kilometers, which is really spectacular..."
"But how much money did it cost?" Xiao Letian's face turned gloomy.
