If Prince Gong wanted to see Feng Shui, why did he have to go to Fuso's Kusanagi monk? Could it be said that there are no experts who can read Feng Shui in the Qing Dynasty?
Of course not, this is an excuse, this is the signal for the Sixth Japanese to release their alliance with the forces of the Chinese Prince Faction.
The subtext is, I'm going to take action. I want you to calculate the auspicious times and when is the most appropriate time to start a rebellion! I have told you such confidential things, which shows that there must be close cooperation between us!
Yi Xin knew very well that Emperor Tongzhi's ally within the Chinese clan was actually Xiao Letian alone, and Fu Qing Fuhui's power could only be counted as half!
Within the Chinese clan, Madam Tiger’s power is much greater than Madam Fuhui’s!
Basically everyone else is more or less close to the Prince Force, so in a sense, the Prince Force and Guiziliu have many common interests!
For example, a common enemy! Emperor Tongzhi was a threat to Yixin, but wasn't he a threat to Fuyin'er? Zai Chun has always wanted to compete for the inheritance rights of the disciples who broke into the house, and anyone with a discerning eye can see this ambition!
In addition, Mrs. Tiger and Mrs. Fuhui were originally competitors. Now that Fuhui has not given birth to a child, will it be a threat if she has children in the future?
Using Yi Xin's help to eradicate Emperor Tongzhi and Fu Qing, including the Empress Dowager Ci'an, was in line with Fu Yin'er's political interests! As for whether it would harm Xiao Letian's interests, that was not their concern.
Yixin made up his mind to rebel, and Ito also gave him a lot of help. The first aspect was intelligence. A lot of top-secret information could be shared with him.
The second point is financial and weapons support. After all, Ito is also a Fuso person, and a lot of funds and weapons can be transferred to the Qing Dynasty through Fuso's secret channels.
Rebellion is not that easy. Of course, the more money, the better. The first batch of military supplies Ito prepared was worth five million silver dollars!
The third and more important point is that Ito can coordinate the large grain merchants within the Chinese community, especially the Mi Group and Sihai Trading, the two super trusts.
At a critical moment, the quantity of grain originally sold to the north of the Qing Empire could be 'accidentally' reduced rapidly!
Snow disasters in Zhili and Shanxi this winter seem inevitable. In this era, the extremely poor people are already poor and their families don't have much. Once the heavy snow closes their doors and they can't go out to work part-time, they will be left with nothing.
The heavy snow closed the door and even made it a problem for them to collect firewood. Without fuel, this winter will be even more difficult!
If a large area freezes to death, there will be an even greater shortage of labor for spring plowing the next year, although snow can ensure soil moisture and the water content will be higher.
But if you want to have a good harvest, water alone is not enough, you also need people to work, and people need to eat food!
In February or March of the next year, if the Chinese suddenly cut off their grain trade to the north, a huge gap will suddenly appear.
To add insult to injury, the disaster will immediately intensify, and the Manchu government has no way to deal with this natural disaster. Their only solution is to let the exiles leave their hometown and go begging everywhere.
This tragic situation was common in the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years. In ancient times, ordinary people were not allowed to go out at will. They only allowed people to travel at will within their own counties.
Once people want to leave their county, they must find a Yamen to open the way, which is an official identification certificate!
However, when there was a famine disaster, this system that originally restrained the people suddenly became the last resort for the court to provide disaster relief. The county magistrate would guide the victims who were unable to provide disaster relief and lead them out of their hometowns to beg everywhere.
This is the refugee problem that has been a headache for all dynasties! Once refugees spread all over the country, social security will be out of control, and careerists like Guiziliu will have the opportunity to use their brains.
The refugees can directly serve as your own cannon fodder, and the proliferation of refugees can prove that you, Emperor Tongzhi, have no virtue and are not worthy of being emperor!
All your political achievements and achievements will turn into a pile of stinking shit in front of tens of millions of refugees!
"There is no stability without farmers! Zaichun, don't you even understand this? You will be doomed sooner or later if you go against the grain!"
"The food security of a court depends entirely on overseas imports? Is there something wrong with your brain? Agriculture is not stable, food security cannot be guaranteed, and there is still industry..."
"You stupid king, in order to build the Capital Iron Works, build railways, and build a new army... you have drained the labor force from the countryside. Originally, there was a shortage of labor in Shanxi and Zhili areas. There are not enough people to farm the land. Where can we find more people?" It can withstand your industrial blood-drawing!"
"Peasants have become workers, and a lot of land has been abandoned. The landowners in the countryside have long been resentful of you!"
"Not only that, what kind of stock market are you going to do! You issued so many stocks that almost all the cash in the northern provinces of the Qing Dynasty was drained!"
"The people are completely impoverished, there are not many food reserves, and the money reserves are close to being exhausted... What kind of country are you governing?"
"Is your so-called reform and your dream of an industrial power just trying to feed a dying old man ginseng soup, draining him of his last bit of vitality, and creating the illusion of a comeback?"
"What a castle in the air! Zaichun, you are too young. It's time to teach you a lesson..."
Guiziliu muttered like a lunatic, "The Chinese people have already made promises, now you British people have to show some expression! If you want to eat meat for free without paying anything, that's not okay..."
The snow this winter is really heavy. Shanxi and Zhili provinces are the main snowfall belts from south to north along the Taihang Mountains. In early December, almost all the post roads in the Taihang Mountains were buried by heavy snow, and the mountains were closed early. Mountain stage.
Shanxi's terrain is already high, and it is greatly affected by the cold air from Siberia. It snows a lot and is cold. This year, almost the entire province is covered in white.
Zhili is not much better. Except for some counties near Shandong, which have slightly less snow, the rest of the country is still covered in snow.
Weather like this is killing the poor!
The people in the countryside can only burn some dry grass to keep warm when it is cold, but in the prosperous capital, the snow all over the sky has become the best dish for the people in the capital to accompany wine.
Watching the snow and eating hot pot is the ultimate enjoyment and the greatest fun of the northern hot pot pie!
The establishment of the Great Clear Water Division gave strong reassurance to the financial market. The stocks that had plummeted before have now recovered, and the market has returned to its previous prosperity.
Today is another good day with heavy snowfall. The stock market has reached a new high. At noon, all the restaurants and private restaurants under the heavy snowfall were full.
The windows overlooking the scenery along the street were pushed open, and the cold wind blew into the box with snowflakes, but no one felt cold, and the huge cast iron coal stove was almost red-hot.
It's like a hot coal on the bricks, and the guests drinking and eating hot pot are so hot that they open their arms!
The top-grade white coal shipped from Shanxi has no smoke at all. When it comes to the Chinese, it is top-grade military goods for burning warships. However, in this restaurant, it all becomes fuel for the wealthy to keep warm!
The copper hot pot was steaming, the water was tumbling, and the aroma of meat, sesame sauce, wine, and wine drifted out from the window. The beggars and wild dogs outside were sniffing the aroma and looking at the lively scene of the restaurant in a daze!
"Master, please do a good job...please give me a reward...Master, please do a good job..."
The beggar was so hungry that he knelt at the door of the restaurant and kowtowed repeatedly!
