Maturity is definitely not a natural thing. You must experience the blows of wind, frost, rain and snow before you can grow up!
In today's conflict, the Han ministers became spectators. Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzao, Weng Tonghe and other high-ranking officials were stunned, and then they felt sad for the little emperor.
Zeng Guofan looked at the two Manchu ministers kneeling on the ground and then at Zai Chun, whose face was filled with anger and his muscles were shaking. He sighed in his heart but did not say anything.
You humans are dog-eat-dogs, so go ahead and bite them. If you don’t bite them and it hurts, how can you take the initiative to get into Xiao Letian’s urn!
Marshal Zeng simply closed his eyes in the end, not wanting to see the scene in front of him!
Hanlin Feng Fu also wanted to argue with the emperor, but was stopped by Weng Tonghe. When Yi Xin saw the old man's intervention, he hurriedly walked out and said pretending to be angry at the people who were putting pressure on the emperor.
"Nonsense! Aren't there any rules? Baojun, let me ask you, why did Long Live Master's money go to your household department?"
"The property of the royal family is naturally managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if Long Live has this money, it will be placed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Why are you, the Ministry of Household Affairs, robbing it?"
"And you, Yinggui, naturally have long-lived plans. You are using market rumors to force the palace. Do you want to rebel?"
"Back off! There are really no rules!"
After scolding his two colleagues, Yi Xin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. This Baojun is famous for his lack of discipline. When the late emperor was here, he asked him for 200,000 taels of silver to build the palace, but he refused to give it!"
"Yinggui is even more stubborn. Sometimes the wind will lead to rain!"
"But you two adults still have good intentions for the court. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty!"
After trying to smooth things over, Guiziliu decided to roll up his sleeves and get off in person. "Your Majesty! Several adults spoke and acted inappropriately. They will be punished, but...but since this rumor has come out, Your Majesty should give an explanation!"
Zai Chun's heart was beating wildly and he suppressed his temper and said, "Explain? There are so many rumors in this capital, I have to explain them all? What explanation do you want..."
"Of course it's still a matter of money! Your Majesty has also seen the situation in the household department. Although there is a bit of surplus, there are too many hands on it!"
"It is obviously unrealistic to expect the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate funds to repair the ironworks, but Your Majesty has made up his mind and it is unjustifiable not to repair it...but at this time, rumors have started!"
"Your Majesty, it's better to refute the rumors. If we really don't have money, we, the imperial court, will work together to find a way. We have to wait and do it. At worst, it will take two or three years to save enough money to build the iron factory!"
"If His Majesty really has this money... Well... The King means that it cannot be given to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Without that rule, it is better to keep it in the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Where is Director Lianxing?" Yi Xin asked.
The minister-in-chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is generally held by the emperor's trusted cronies or very high-status palace nobles. Many military ministers hold this job!
For example, Heshen was one of the managers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs appointed by Qianlong himself!
During the reign of Emperor Tongzhi, since the young emperor did not personally take charge of the government, the general minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was concurrently held by several military ministers. Baojun and Yixin were actually doing errands!
However, they are all officials wearing hats, and they are not really in charge of errands. The real hands-on leader in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is Manren Lianxing!
Even though most of his officials are deputies to Yi Xin and others, his errands are purely for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is very skilled in business and spends time here every day. All the people who handle errands are summoned by him.
He is a small official, but he holds real power!
It's not like Baojun who still has to take care of the household affairs department, or like Yixin who still has to take care of the errands of the Prime Minister's Yamen and Xishan Camp!
It can be said that Lian Xing has been employed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three lifetimes. He is very familiar with the rules here. He did not dare to neglect when Yixin summoned him and quickly stood up from the end and knelt in front of the emperor.
"Slave Lian Xing would like to pay my respects to Lord Long Live and the Queen Mother!"
"I don't dare to lie. Since the Kangxi period, all expenses in the palace have been recorded in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I only show the account books to Lord Long Live!"
Lian Xing said with a flattering smile, "Just now, several princes and adults expressed their opinions on the large iron factory. I actually have a little analysis, and I don't know whether to say it or not!"
Yi Xin pretended to be angry and said, "I asked you to come out to speak! I didn't ask you to be mute! Speak..."
"Hey... Long live my Lord, I think this big iron factory still needs to be repaired, and it needs to be built to be very big and very good!"
"Why?" Upon hearing this, Zai Chun became more interested and even lost some of his anger.
"Your Majesty, you are wise! What does the Ministry of Internal Affairs do? The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the yamen that makes money for Lord Long Live. Whether it is Jiangning Weaving or Guangzhou Thirteen Industries, they are all controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"The yamen established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs still have business, so of course the Ministry of Internal Affairs will divide the money in the end!"
"If you want me to say that... this iron factory should also be placed under the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I won't believe it. These foreign devils can make a lot of money through the iron factory, but we can't make it?"
"Look at the steel mills in the Chinese Northern Special Administrative Region. The smoke coming out of the blast furnaces is all silver dollars! Why not do profitable business?"
There really was someone who understood. Zai Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could even say a few words of praise, Lian Xing's words later made him so angry that he almost fainted.
"But the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which the slave is now in charge of, has been without money for many years. The business of Thirteen Industries was ruined by foreigners. Jiangnan Weaving is no longer available because of the war. The salt and iron business in various places has also been affected..."
"So... So please, Your Majesty, please put the British money in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I promise to be a good accountant and prepare the iron factory for Long Live Lord!"
Hold! Still asking for money, going around and around to figure out the little money in Zaichun's hands!
Throughout the court meeting, whether it was a good person or a bad person, whether it was straightforward or conspiratorial, the ultimate goal of all was the British military aid!
Yi Xin made a plan to force you, Emperor Tongzhi, to jump down!
The Ministry of Revenue asked you to reach out, and then Yixin came out to smooth things over, but he lured it into the pocket of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But did the Ministry of Internal Affairs really listen to Zaichun?
Starting from Lianxing, there are thousands of officials at all levels and tens of thousands of people working under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they have all been connected into a network. There is me among you and you among me.
They say they are loyal to the emperor, but no one can tell which force they are loyal to behind the scenes!
You can guess, but you will never find the evidence. Even if you find the evidence, you can't deal with these people, because the law does not punish the public, because all the people who handle the errands have joined the forces!
Zai Chun's eyes kept darkening, and he seemed to have heard the emperor's uncle laughing ferociously in his mind!
"Hahaha... Zaichun, you little bastard is still trying! Aren't you awesome? Can't you even capture the Donghua Gate?"
"It's still a trick! As long as you admit that the British gave you money, then you have to hand it over. The Ministry of Finance is reaching out, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also reaching out!"
"You can't trust both money bags, right?"
"If you refuse to admit that the British gave you money, that would be even easier! If you don't admit that you have money, we won't have the money to build an iron factory for you, so your plan will be ruined!"
"Hahaha... What's the point of industrialization? What's the point of Tongzhi ZTE? Without the nod from me, the Japanese, you still want to govern? Damn you, you're such a fool!"
