"You go back and tell Xiao Letian that anyway, the imperial court has received tens of millions in cash. The money is in our hands, and we will not suffer at all. If he wants to break it up, the money will be completely wasted. When the time comes, the bond He can’t issue it, and he can’t get the money back.”
"Although Xiao Letian is rich, I don't believe that his finances can withstand the loss of ten million taels of cash."
This is acting like a rogue, just like those people in later generations who borrow money and don't repay it, and still treat themselves as uncles. I lent you money, and your money went into my pocket. If I pay you back, I will reward you. If I don't pay you back, You dare to bite me.
At worst, it breaks up and turns into a pot of porridge, and then I have even more reason not to return any points to you.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Letian's hob meat burst into laughter. "Afraid, of course I'm afraid, that's more than 10 million in cash. If it's all wasted, Ryukyu won't be able to breathe for ten years..."
"But although we can't breathe, at least we can still live... Then we will make a big publicity and expose all the treaties signed by the imperial court and the British, French, Russians, and Americans throughout the country, and expose you Let the people know about the ceded land, and even expose the dirty and smelly secrets in your Manchu court..."
"It's just a one-on-one breakup. No one is afraid of the other."
"Get out...get out of here." Yi? He didn't have any respect for the prince at all, and he yelled and kicked out the Ryukyu envoy.
Looking back, Yi? He took his hat and rushed to the Forbidden City. His face was gloomy along the way, as if it was about to rain heavily. It was he who gave the order to steal the banknote crafts this time, and he was also the final commander. At that time, he patted his chest and promised There won't be any big problems, but I didn't expect that Xiao Letian would flip the table over for a few bonds.
The two queen mothers and two princes gathered together in the Yangxin Hall. There was not a single Han official present, because the whole thing was done by the Manchu royal family and had nothing to do with other Han officials. They did not even know about the plan.
Four powerful Manchu people were sitting together with livid faces. There was not a single maid or eunuch around them. This was considered the highest secret of the royal family.
Yi? sneered and said, "Open the skylight and speak frankly. We are all descendants and wives of the Aisin Gioro family. Our brothers are descendants of Aisin Gioro Zhenggen, and our two sisters-in-law are also recognized by all countries as being from the Aisin Gioro family." Women...we must always consider the interests of the Aixinjueluo family in everything we do..."
"Why am I working so hard to get the formula for banknotes? Is it for myself? I want to earn more money for the court and train more recruits..."
"If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, if you don't train in the new army, you don't know that this is a bottomless pit... The new foreign guns shipped from France, the chair costs more than sixty taels of silver, the full military uniform, cowhide armed belt, leather boots, backpack, bayonet , kettle, lunch box...all the bits and pieces added together cost more than 120 taels of silver..."
"Xishan now has a total of 15,000 taels of new troops. This is 1.8 million taels of silver... It cannot be counted as a cannon. The price of a new cannon is 7,000 taels. It cannot be negotiated. What do you want me to do..."
"The Qing Dynasty compliments the capital's new army. If we can't even purchase forty or fifty fast cannons, why should we build a new army? Let's go play with big blades..."
Yi? came up with a lot of complaints. He was originally engaged in Westernization. He was nicknamed Guiziliu in the capital. He was really knowledgeable about the purchase prices of Western arms.
Don't talk about corruption, this money is really not expensive, because it is the middle of the 19th century, and the scale and efficiency of industrial production are not very high. The cost of weapons and equipment is very staggering, plus the freight is even more. A huge sum of money.
In fact, by the beginning of the 20th century, that is, after 1900, the cost of purchasing new ordnance in Beiyang was also very high. At that time, the purchase price of 12 7.5 cm caliber mountain fast guns imported from the United Kingdom, plus 6,000 rounds of artillery shells, was 17 Ten thousand taels of silver.
That was fifty years later. Western steelmaking technology and industrial capabilities have improved a lot, and the cost is much lower than in 1867. So now the foreigners give Yi? a guaranteed price of 7,000 taels for a fast cannon, then It’s really a reasonable price.
Listening to Yi?'s complaint, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces frowned: "Old Six, we all know that you are in trouble, and no one has said anything to you. Don't worry too much about it..."
I don’t know what happened today. Even Yixuan, who has always been taciturn, became angry. “I don’t blame my sixth brother for being angry. In the past few days, the admirals of the Nine Sects and the officials of Shuntian Mansion have reported to me that the disciples of the Eight Banners in the capital spend all day in teahouses, In restaurants and theaters, they just talk about paper money..."
"These heartless little bastards saw that if we print more money, the value of the bonds will depreciate... They actually spoke ill of our court behind our backs."
"Asshole, are we doing this for ourselves, or for the sake of the Qing Dynasty... But just for that little profit, they leaked the news and took the lead in selling bonds, which caused the price of goods in the capital to rise by a full 30%."
"I can see it now. From the bottom of their hearts, they are not of the same mind as us. They definitely belong to our Aixinjueluo family in the Qing Dynasty. They just come here to enjoy the blessings. As long as they suffer a little grievance, they will be killed immediately. Fall out."
Yi? He slapped the table with a bang, "Yes, they have learned the bad habits of the Han people since they entered the customs. They are all based on personal calculations and small calculations. The Eight Banners Iron Army, which was invincible back then, has long since dispersed..."
The topic was very heavy, and everyone was speechless, because it involved many old news and secrets within the Manchu people. Originally, the Manchu people were a military aristocratic group, and several tribes got together to rob and strengthen themselves. The Aisin Gioro family was just a The leader who became the toughest with his fists.
In the past, everyone had a common enemy. They went to the south to rob the Han people. They came together for a common ideal and became close. But when we are in the country and no longer have to fight for everything, people's hearts will slowly weaken. Dispersed.
The elders of the three generations before the founding of the People's Republic of China can still remember the hardships of fighting and fighting, but the Eight Banners born three generations later all grew up with hard-core crops in their mouths. They have never suffered since they were young, and they are all blessed.
These children who grew up in honey have no ideals and ambitions. They open their eyes every day and are disobedient and resentful. He is the third child among the boss and the earth.
What's so great about the emperor? According to the Manchu people's surname, the emperor has to call me brother. If they encounter any unfair distribution, they will get angry and jump on the street to curse, as if the empire of the Qing Dynasty belongs to his ancestor. Same as beaten down.
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