Everyone was waiting to see Zai Chun's joke. The little emperor's arrogance just now was gone!
When the emperor was choosing a queen, he looked at Zai Chun's disdainful look, as if he didn't care about that candidate. In the end, he even ordered him to choose the queen himself first!
The officials don’t say anything, it’s your royal family’s family affairs anyway!
Then we talked about industrialization. Good guy, Zaichun, you are even more arrogant and domineering! Look at what you said, it's heart-breaking!
He also said that all those who oppose industrialization will eventually become traitors and weaklings on the battlefield!
You even dug up the old accounts from when Lin Zexu banned cigarettes in Humen thirty years ago! This scolding, your scolding is so enjoyable!
What people in officialdom fear most is settling old scores. This is a big taboo. Anyone who likes to settle old scores is not popular!
Because officialdom is formed by the entanglement of countless forces, each of which has its own interests and political ideals!
Sometimes some of the things they do may not be consistent with common sense, but if you analyze it from their standpoint, you can find a reasonable reason!
A very simple point is that in order to curb the growth of the Han bureaucracy, the Eight Banners of the Manchus attacked the foreign devils and betrayed the country. This is not a big deal!
Didn’t Cixi say it all? I would rather give it to foreign invaders than to domestic slaves!
You may think it's wrong, but if you're in that camp, it's not wrong. On the contrary, it's absolutely correct!
The life of an official and the rise and fall of a political force do not happen overnight. All kinds of conflicts and even fights with each other are inevitable!
Either you kill all your opponents and cut off the roots of your descendants for three generations!
If you can't do it, then you can only talk about balance and compromise!
The most important thing when it comes to balance and compromise is to look forward and don’t dwell on old scores! Because the buttocks of all forces are unclean and full of shit!
Why do you, Zai Chun, want to bring up the old accounts from thirty years ago? Reverse the case for Lin Zexu? Do you still want to open your grandfather's case?
This method of settling old scores is a taboo in the court. If you always do this, all the forces in the court will be frightened!
It's okay for you to go over the affairs of grandpa and grandpa's generation, and you still want us to survive?
Offend people! You, Zaichun, have offended people so much. This is political naivety!
If there are more people to offend, there will be more people to watch the excitement and laugh at the joke. When the devil Liu Tuqiong Dagger sees it and directly attacks your private money, there will not be many people to help you!
None of the courtiers at the scene asked Chun to come forward. They all looked at the little emperor, waiting for his answer!
Is this rumor of British military aid true or false?
If it is true, then this money should be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs. If it is false, then your steel plant should wait for a while before repairing it!
Zai Chun was kept silent for more than ten minutes, and finally he was forced to speak by Guiziliu!
"Ah...um...ahem..." Zai Chun's throat felt like he had chicken feathers, and he felt uncomfortable for a long time!
"This thing! It's half true and half false!"
"When I visited Europe, I had many contacts with the British royal family and European bankers. Our relationship has always been very close!"
"When they heard the news that the Qing Dynasty was about to launch industrialization, they all expressed their willingness to do their part for me!"
"So I raised a military aid in Europa. To put it bluntly, it's just a low-interest loan... I don't have much money!"
"Haha, that's it...so how much money is there?" Guiziliu asked Zai Chun unwilling to let go.
"Hmm... um..." It seemed like the feathers in Zai Chun's throat couldn't come out.
"Don't you know, Your Majesty? Wei Chen thinks that no matter what, he must have 15 million taels!" Yi Xin sneered.
"Where is it... What a joke. Europa's money didn't come from the strong wind. How could it be thrown away in vain? There's not that much..."
"There has to be a number! If the court lives its life without a plan, wouldn't it mess up the account books?"
Zai Chun was forced to have no choice but to stomp his teeth and grit his teeth, "Five million! Only five million...and it's still deposited in a British bank!"
"You can't even ask for it from me!"
With a bang, there was a sudden uproar in Dongnuan Pavilion. The most exciting part of this court meeting had finally arrived. Zizai Chun still bowed his head and gave in!
Forcing him to admit that he had five million taels of private money, Yichen coerced the emperor to this point. Guiziliu was very cruel. This scene was like a reappearance of Obai!
Cixi slapped the armrest of the chair angrily, and her long enamel nail coverings were knocked off. She thought to herself, what an ignorant, silly boy!
Are you hiding something from your mother-in-law? This money should be left with your mother. Do you, a little brat, have the ability to protect so much money?
Both my mother and I are hiding our minds! Thinking of this, she even glanced at Ci'an viciously, "You are the evil woman who instigated this. If it weren't for you, how could we, mother and son, be like this!"
Ci'an ignored Cixi's gaze and looked at Zai Chun on the throne with pity. He only felt pity in his heart!
"My child...when you first came back, the Ai family said...you have to be patient, you have to be patient first!"
"First you have to endure the wedding, then you have to endure the pro-government, then you have the patience to mix sand into the courtiers little by little... Finally, you have to have the patience to wait for your uncles to grow old!"
"Time is your greatest ally. As long as you endure the past, the future will be brighter at your age. You will have plenty of opportunities to be the master of your own country!"
"Why do you always imitate the impatient and overbearing methods of the Europeans... It doesn't work, do you think you are at a disadvantage?"
When Zai Chun reported the figure of five million, everyone knew that this figure must be false, but no one was willing to check whether it was true or not!
It doesn't matter whether it's true or false. What's important is that your emperor was forced to admit that he had private money!
This is a very important signal. First, Emperor Tongzhi has private money, and second, you were forced to tell it by Guiziliu!
What does this prove? This proves that you, Zaichun, are a rich but cowardly little emperor!
Once this label is attached, it is not easy to take it off!
Yi Xin nodded with satisfaction, "Five million! Five million is not bad, just enough for your Majesty to build a steel plant... Then where will your Majesty plan to allocate this money?"
"Ministry of Household Affairs or Ministry of Internal Affairs? Since His Majesty is ready to expropriate land and relocate people...then take out the money and start doing it!"
"I have agreed in advance that as long as I don't let Wei Chen raise money to find money, as for how to carry out industrialization... I support it and support it with both hands!"
Upon hearing this, Manshun quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! It's better to keep this money in the Ministry of Internal Affairs! This is the emperor's money, this is the property of the royal family! It should be placed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Nonsense!" Baojun, the Minister of Hubu, stood up and said, "This money should be placed in the Hubu!"
