Emperor Tongzhi in Shanghai did not expect such an unexpected harvest. Fuqing was the first to blossom, and the post office was reorganized into the hands of the Qing Telegraph Bureau.
What is very surprising is that at this impromptu meeting in the Shanghai Dao Back Garden, the proposal was unanimously approved, and there was no resistance after it was sent back to the Forbidden City. The reform continued smoothly.
The empress dowagers of the two palaces would not be constrained by such trivial matters. Ci'an wished that her men would have more rights, and Cixi wished that her son would get better and better.
Only Yixin and Yixuan had another simple secret conversation in Prince Gong's palace after receiving the telegram from Jiangnan's cronies.
"Brother Six, what kind of medicine do you think Fuqing is selling in this gourd? We raised our own funds to repair the telegraph network. Isn't this thankless and thankless?"
Guiziliu put down the telegraph newspaper in his hand and sneered, "Give it to him, let him make trouble! You can't understand this? Isn't it just for money? How can the telegraph office lose money? Send a few words for one silver dollar, can you What the hell is it about losing money?”
"Isn't this a little too greedy? He's quite wealthy, but he's so rich that he can't match the country, so he's trying to make money from you?"
"You're confused!" Guiziliu slapped the table. "Is he trying to get money for himself? He's trying to get money for that brat Zai Chun! The only thing Shanghai Dao kept saying over and over again was, where's the money?"
"This little brat Zai Chun is looking for trouble with us. He blames us for not allocating funds to his new Yulin Army, and blames us for controlling the finances of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"Bah! You got so much money from the British, do you think I don't know about it? The money you Zaichun got from betraying the interests of the Qing Dynasty to the British is not enough for you to train your troops? Are you still worried about the country's military expenditure?"
"You really think you are the emperor, and give you all the power? Are all the bastards in our Eight Banners going to starve to death? That's great. Isn't this what Zai Chun wants?"
"Haha... If Hubu gives it to him again, will we still have a way to survive in the future?"
The Japanese were angrily wandering around the study room, "It's all yours, I'll give it all to you! Isn't it the king's land in the world? Is it the king's ministers who are on the shore of the land... Why don't you let Weng Tong and those people brainwash you?" You’re stupid!”
"Just a few nice words, do you really think that this empire of more than 10 million square kilometers belongs to you alone? Damn... you motherfucker!"
It was rare for Yixuan to see his sixth brother lose his temper like this. The imperial education of the Aixinjueluo family was still very strict, and no one dared to say bad words since he was a child.
Yi Xin really made his nephew crazy today, fuck... Your mother-in-law said these words, and then I thought about it, your mother-in-law has not been around for a long time!
Yixuan quickly shook his head and threw away his random thoughts. "What should we do? Just let Fu Qing and the others do what they want? How about I ask my subordinates to give some refutations?"
"No need!" Jaap Liuyi waved his hand, "Give him... How much profit can the telegraph office make in a year? Seven to eight hundred thousand taels of silver, but it can't exceed one million taels. Let them be greedy!"
"I don't believe it. With this extra million, he can still train heavenly soldiers and generals! Give him..."
Two years later, when Yixin and Yixuan learned that the actual annual profit of the Qing Telegraph Bureau was not the seven or eight hundred thousand taels they imagined but the proper five million taels, the two princes immediately exploded.
Although these two men are Manchus who are willing to open their eyes and see the world, their so-called seeing the world is just sitting in Beijing and passively waiting for others to indoctrinate them.
Mr. Qing and Emperor Tongzhi were people whom Xiao Letian took him out of the country to conduct actual inspections. The depth and breadth were simply incomparable.
At the end of the 19th century, telegraph technology was no less than cutting-edge profit-making technologies such as bioengineering and 5G communications in the 21st century. The added value was unimaginably high.
A few sets of false accounts deceived them all. Even the two princes knew that there were false accounts but never imagined that the scale of the false accounts would be so large.
But all this is already a thing for the future!
After venting his emotions, Guiziliu took a few sips of fragrant tea and suddenly said quietly, "Why is the person you are looking for so useless? Can't even take the blame?"
Yi Xuan had a dark look on his face, "You can't blame my people. Who knows what Zai Chun will suddenly do? All the people are carrying the imperial chariot. The entire imperial chariot is full of ordinary people, and they are crowded together to make it airtight..."
"And the Eagle under Ninth Commander also brought people in, so my people have no chance at all..."
"Opportunity... opportunity... what a great opportunity this is! As long as we make an assassination attempt, we can kill several birds with one stone..."
No one thought that the mysterious assassin holding the Fenshui Emei Thorn, the killer who was attacked by the eagle, was actually sent by the two uncles of Emperor Tongzhi.
But this assassination was not really about killing Emperor Tongzhi, but an incident that disturbed the political situation!
The first purpose is to take the blame for the Hunan Army. The assassin failed to assassinate the emperor in Jiangnan. So you, the Hunan Army, have always been the most powerful in Jiangnan. If you don't suspect it, who will?
We don’t want any conclusive evidence, we want this vague possibility. As long as there is such a possibility, we can start a war of words and even stir up public opinion among the people.
Purpose two, you Zeng Guofan are awesome, if you don’t give me face in Yangxin Palace, then I can only attack your brother!
It's rude to come back without reciprocating. You forced me to have no way out, and I had to attack your family. Anyway, in the end, Jiu Shuai would definitely be charged with unfavorable escort or even premeditated assassination.
As long as I make a move, you will have to neutralize it. If you want to attack me then, your strength will not be enough!
The third purpose is to beat and beat Zaichun, and use this invisible assassination to remind you that it is not your turn to point fingers in the Qing Dynasty, and you have to give in when it is time to give in!
The fourth purpose is to take this opportunity to purge the security forces around Emperor Tongzhi. When we return to the Forbidden City, I can use soldiers to disarm you. I will say that your new imperial army is a group of thugs, and I will isolate and monitor them for you first.
There are many benefits. As soon as this happens, you can take advantage of it!
It's a pity that the good plan was ruined by Emperor Tongzhi's impromptu plan to carry the royal chariot. To say that an assassination requires many people and chaos, but it can't be too chaotic.
At that time, Emperor Tongzhi's royal chariot was already floating above the heads of the crowd, and thousands of people were crowded together as densely as canned sardines sold in Ryukyu.
Assassins also need space to move. They are so crowded in there that they can't move. It's a miracle that they can get through two moves with an eagle!
"I didn't expect that Zai Chun still had some energy to break this situation by himself..." Yixuan sighed.
"Haha... it's broken? It's not that simple. The further away he is from Beijing, the safer he will be. As long as he returns to China, the closer he is to Forty-Nine City, the more he will be ruined!"
"At such a young age, do you really think that you can stir up such a big power? It's naive... Wait until he comes back and give him a few blows, and he will know how powerful he is!"
"Send a report to the south and keep an eye on him!"
