This time, the meeting, which is not much recorded in historical books, lasts very short, as if it has never happened before.

Zaichun didn't even go to the General's Mansion to rest. The simple meals were placed in the city gate building, the doors and windows were closed, and silver charcoal braziers were burned in the room. The bright lights and candles were shining, and the king and his ministers were straight to the point without any politeness.

Zaichun's wedding date has been set a long time ago. According to the requirements of the ancestor's family law, it is 16 years old, and there are still three years left. The ancients' wedding means formal adulthood. By then, the two empress dowagers and princes will have no reason to prevent Zaichun from taking power.

By then, Zai Chun would face the military and civil affairs important matters of the entire empire alone. His orders were no longer legally restricted, and the emperor's words were the empire's strategy.

Zaichun has three years to study, and these three years are the busiest time between masters and apprentices. The trip to Europe will be an important opportunity for Emperor Tongzhi to show himself in the entire West. No one knows how much reputation he can gain, how many allies he can gain, and how much help he can get.

However, if you want to fight against those conservative forces in the country, you have to rely on other external forces. Now the conflict between the two sides has gradually become clearer. Conservatives will not step down on their own. The conflict between the two sides has become a high probability of time, and people have even smelled the smell of war.

Only three years later, Zaichun had only two military forces in the Qing Dynasty. One was the New Imperial Army in Fujian, and the other was the Hunchun Army entrenched in Heilongjiang and Jilin.

In three years, Hunchun had to train at least 100,000 troops to Emperor Tongzhi. In addition to some armed forces controlling the local areas, Hunchun must have a mobile cavalry unit of about 50,000 people who can reach the capital.

Not only that, Hunchun also had to tighten his belt and live a life. This army also had to provide enough supplies, at least enough for them to fight a bloody battle in the Gyeonggi area that lasted for three months.

This is not a simple task. It is simple to recruit soldiers, and it is not difficult to raise soldiers. Training soldiers is Hunchun's old profession, but there are two types of soldiers: one is the soldiers who defend the territory and the other is the soldiers who are mobile expeditions. The combat power between them is huge.

The cavalry force that can reach the capital requires at least 100,000 war horses, countless supplies to the army, new foreign guns, bullets, and cannons must also be equipped, and the soldiers must be trained to death.

Two of the three provinces outside the pass were lost, and one was left in Shengjing, Liaoning. The Japanese 6 must not be lost. In the next three years, military strength will be gradually increased and troops will be increased to build fortresses. They will lock Hunchun outside the pass.

Even the Mongolian cavalry had to mobilize to guard against Hunchun's army taking a detour to Mongolia attack Zhangjiakou. This kind of strategic siege is bound to be there. In other words, Hunchun's army must have the ability to break through the entire Liaoning defense line, break through Shanhaiguan, and rush to the capital thousands of miles to provide force to the emperor.

Difficulty! Hunchun said three difficult words in a row, which directly highlighted the difficulties. It is easy to train soldiers and train, but without money, Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces are really barren. After cutting off many business with Tsarist Russia, it is destined to become more barren.

If there is no money, this army cannot get up!

At the critical moment, everyone turned their attention to Xiao Letian, especially Zaichun looked at his master pitifully. Now the only Chinese people can solve the financial crisis in Hunchun.

Let's go! Xiao Letian promised to provide Hunchun with an interest-free loan of 300 million silver dollars and a low-interest arms loan of 700 million silver dollars within three years.

Twenty percent of the billion silver dollars was distributed in cash and 80 percent was supplied in the form of materials. It also promised to build seven large ports in the Far East and expand three important post roads in the border areas.

Goods in Jilin and Heilongjiang can enjoy the power of tax-free transactions for three years, and directly contact the merchants in the port, and convert goods outside the control into money and materials through the power of sea transportation.

Xiao Letian said earnestly, "The three provinces outside the pass are originally a treasure land of wealth. It was because of your own closed policy that has not changed here for two hundred years..."

"Along the way, I have seen countless huge trees over a hundred years. I have even heard from locals that there are even larger giant trees deep in the woods. Do you know how much it is worth to send these woods to Jiangnan?"

"The giant tree that the two of them hugged each other doesn't have to pay for here. They just go to the old forest to cut it out as long as you can transport it. The only cost is labor and travel expenses. If you send it to Shanghai via Vladivostok, I guess it will be over 1,000 silver dollars!"

"But how much can such a giant tree be sold in Jiangnan? The Jiangnan area worships Buddhism and builds temples in countless good men and women. Such a giant tree can be used as the main beam of the main hall, and the value of one piece is 20,000 to 30,000 silver dollars!"

"Just like this, you will know how profitable the ocean trade is! You are begging for food with a golden rice bowl..."

"I give you a word. It's better to beg for yourself than to ask others. If I just pay for money, it won't last long. Hunchun, you have to find a way!"

When it comes to war, Hunchun is nothing that experts don’t understand. If it comes to civil affairs, he also knows 60% to 70% and 70% of them. Relying on officials at all levels will not make any major mistakes.

However, doing business is definitely not Hunchun's strength, especially the policy formulation based on commercial trade, which is even more like a heavenly book for him.

He knew everything Xiao Letian said, but he was completely disgraced at how to find ways to stimulate business and what policies should be formulated.

Hunchun Zhengrong stood in front of Xiao Letian and bowed with his hands clasped his fists, "Mr. Xiao, you are Your Majesty's imperial teacher, I respectfully call you a sir... Please teach me how to make these two provinces change greatly within three years?"

Xiao Letian frowned and looked at him with regret, "Hey... I don't need to teach you this kind of thing at all. You were wrong in the past. Wouldn't you just turn it over for him?"

"The three provinces outside the pass are wrong. The mistake is that you are the closed policy of Manchu. You turn this policy over... In the past, you can let go of the door first, and don't have so many thresholds. Any businessman who comes to Northeast China to do business, wouldn't you just welcome it?"

"Even if they don't have documents issued by the government, even if they are just maritime merchants who try their luck and go around casually, don't arrest them, don't expel them, and don't exploit them. If you let them come happily and leave happily, isn't this the policy?"

"There are uneven floods and droughts in the major provinces in the city every year. Many refugees have nowhere to go, so you can't take in some? Spend some money to hire a few ships and walk around the Shandong Peninsula. Even if you accept one thousand poor refugees in a month, won't you have one thousand more people here?"

"You must know that the Han people in the pass have skills, and even farming is better than you. Why do you keep those who are capable?"

"You built the high walls. Isn't it enough to smash them now? I have to teach you this!"
Chapter completed!