After Li Jingxiao finished speaking, Bai Tao took the lead in applauding.
"Comrades, please feel free to kill the enemy boldly. I will help you take care of your family."
"Bai Tao, Qin Hai, Zheng Ziqi."
"My subordinate is here!"
"Every Tenglong soldier, regardless of the army, navy, armed police, police, or militia, in addition to normal subsidies, will also have priority in medical treatment, priority in children's education, unconditional custody of the children of martyrs, and priority in housing."
"yes."
"By the way, we also arrange blind dates for the soldiers on a regular basis. We also need to care about everyone's life events."
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. It's my fault today."
"Today is the Chinese New Year, but you are on the front line here, so you must not drink alcohol. We use water instead of wine. Everyone eats and drinks well."
"I wish the Tenglong Empire will become more and more prosperous, defeat the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible, and restore our country of Han people!"
"I wish the people of Tenglong Empire happiness and good health and all the best!"
"I wish all soldiers good health, strong skills, and the ability to fight, fight, and win!"
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"And here's to our shared future."
"Finally, I wish you a Happy New Year in advance!"
"Happy New Year!"
The moment Li Jingxiao stood up, everyone stood up and clinked glasses together.
Then a group of people started eating and drinking, and Li Jingxiao also enjoyed the food. He liked the feeling of being with the soldiers very much.
It made him feel like he was back in the afterlife.
I had lunch here, then went to another regiment in the evening, and exchanged a few words with the soldiers on guard.
The next day at the Luoyang Government, Li Jingxiao also summoned a group of political talents from the Tenglong Kingdom and expressed his affirmation for their work.
On the last day, Li Jingxiao chose to spend New Year's Eve with the people.
In the morning I visited some families to talk to them.
In the evening, Li Jingxiao also called Li Hongzhang and chatted with his family for a while.
He had previously asked Li Hongzhang and his family to come to Henan to celebrate the New Year, but Li Hongzhang refused. Now he just wants to stay in Anhui and does not want to come to Henan.
My younger brothers and sisters are all too young and are still in school and have not come to Luoyang.
Li Jingxiao spent the New Year alone again.
This year has been very quiet, and the Qing Dynasty is also celebrating the Spring Festival, and they are not ready to fight a tough battle with the Tenglong Army.
Except for a small quarrel between Britain and France on the southwest border, everything else was peaceful.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the first batch of supplies from Japan arrived at the Tongzhou Military Port in Jiangsu Province.
On this day, countless people came to the beach to watch, and saw more than fifty large warships and transport ships approaching in a mighty manner.
There were Tenglong Army warships escorting them from the front, rear, left and right.
Li Jingxiao ordered all supplies to be transported to Tongzhou, Jiangsu.
This first batch of supplies was mainly gold, silver and jewelry.
There are 30 million taels of silver, 10 million taels of gold (500 tons), various types of jewelry, and 1,000 tons of rare earths.
The total amount exceeds 70 million taels of silver, and the Tenglong Empire still owes 50 million taels, which will be paid off in the second batch.
After this batch of materials arrived at the Tenglong Empire, the gold and silver were sealed in the Tenglong Kingdom's treasury. The silver could be circulated, but the gold could not be circulated and stored.
Rare earths are sealed and stored in storage as special raw materials and are only allowed to be used by the Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Gems are of no use and can be bought and sold abroad.
After this batch of supplies arrived in Tongzhou, they were photographed by Tenglong reporters and made the front page of the newspaper.
Most people across the country have seen this spectacular scene and are very grateful that they live under the rule of the Tenglong Army.
Li Jingxiao also saw the newspaper and wrote very well, praising the Tenglong Navy.
This time the first batch of supplies arrived, once again condensing the national soul of the Tenglong Empire.
It has also been recognized by more people. It is incomparable to Da Qingzhen and can make people angry to death.
Li Jingxiao has been paying attention to the opening of Tenglong Bank these days.
Tenglong soldiers, government and other staff are paid allowances on the 10th of every month.
In 1875, their subsidies were reformed, and banknotes and coins began to be issued.
Except for Li Jingxiao's system talents, others are still a little worried about this.
On this day, early January 8, 1875, the Tenglong Imperial Bank was officially established.
Tenglong Imperial Bank was formerly known as Lee's Bank.
After its establishment, business was booming everywhere, mainly due to Li Jingxiao's various talents and their family support, who began to exchange gold and silver for banknotes in large quantities.
Finally, they discovered that the banknotes were really beautiful, just like exquisite paintings.
All shops in the market must accept banknote transactions. Those who do not accept banknotes will violate the laws of the Tenglong Empire.
It can range from fines to jail time.
Li Jingxiao took Shang Qi and Lu Wantong to inspect various banks. Seeing this heated scene, he felt that the matter was stable.
"Shang Qi, how much gold and silver reserves does our treasury have now?"
"Back to the Lord, we now have 250 million taels of silver and 1,050 tons of gold."
"The main reason is that we account for a large proportion of commercial taxes in various countries, which provides us with a large amount of tax revenue."
"Okay, I finally got some blood back. Don't touch the gold. Use the exchange rates of gold and silver in various countries to earn the price difference. Try to recover as much gold as possible from various countries. Everything is done secretly."
"This is all left to the two of you, and the two departments cooperate."
"Yes, Lord."
Two days later, the Tenglong Army began to pay out subsidies.
Soldiers and officials handed out banknotes.
Those with higher wages also had taxes deducted.
The moment they got the banknotes, all their doubts disappeared.
Their great governor did not deceive them. The banknotes were so exquisite that they were reluctant to take them out and use them.
The financial system of the Tenglong Empire is also improving step by step, and many things have to be clearly marked.
The tax bureau will conduct unified management of each shop and large company to facilitate tax collection.
Anyone involved in tax evasion will be severely punished, no matter who they are.
It is said that being rich is unkind and doing business without treachery, but in the area controlled by the Tenglong Army, there are still many people who do business honestly.
Many dishonest people are still engaged in modernization construction in various places.
Tenglong currency began to circulate in the market, and merchants gradually became accustomed to using banknotes for settlement.
In the past, when talking about working hard, you would have to haul a few boxes of money to deliver the goods.
Now I just need to wear a small box of banknotes, which is very convenient.
It is becoming more and more convenient for people to go out and buy things.
Gradually, fewer and fewer people use copper coins, gold and silver, but this is a story for another day.
It's still in its infancy.
A month later, Zheng Yong and others returned to Tongzhou with the last batch of Japanese compensation.
This time there were more people waiting at Tongzhou Pier, including many foreigners.
The coastline and the demilitarized zone were crowded with people.
Everyone wants to witness this historical moment again.
Tamron Poster reported on the matter again.
This time Zheng Yong and the others brought back 10 million taels of silver and 10 million taels of gold (500 tons).
There are also rare earths worth five million taels of silver.
This time Li Jingxiao made a lot of money.
For the price of ordinary soil, rare substances were purchased.
