Ermao smiled, "Actually, I want to leave. When I was in Nanyang before, I didn't have to come back with Long Live. If I stayed in any city in Nanyang, I can live a good life..."

"Since Long Sui has given you freedom, don't call me a slave, and the Ai family doesn't like to listen!"

"Why... Since the Queen Mother's grace is so much, I will talk about it in my name!"

"Now my godfather's kindness has been paid off, but the friendship of Long Live has not been settled... Next time I go back to the capital, I also want to accompany Long Live for two more years, and do my best to help a little bit!"

"For General Cai's arms proposal today, what I mean is that the Queen Mother still needs to consider it!"

"You can't veto it in one go, and of course you can't agree immediately!"

"I can't agree, that's because this kind of arms transaction is too expensive, it's unimaginable. I didn't say a lot of things just now. In fact, this kind of arms business has a professional name within the Chinese people!"

"It is called military modernization... Listen to it, this is not a simple transaction at all. The purpose of this system is to completely transform the entire army!"

"If the nine airships are just to play, it would be simple, but the purpose of this airship is to fight, so in theory, it is necessary to prepare for the enemy in advance!"

"Can a base be? The cunning rabbit has three holes. The rabbit knows how to find three nests, let alone such a killing weapon!"

"There is also the navy. Three warships are not enough to see at all. A whole fleet requires dozens of warships to cooperate with each other. If the Qing Dynasty did not prepare to pay 40 to 50 million taels of silver, it would not be enough!"

"How much does it cost to build a naval base alone? Along the coastline of the Qing Dynasty, the court had to build dozens of deep-water ports and also have supporting naval bases!"

"The officers and soldiers in the naval battle have to be sent to Europa for further study. Zuo Zongtang's Mawei Shipyard has sent away a group of students, but the number is far from enough..."

"It takes decades of hard work to build a navy. The empress dowager of such a big business doesn't need to reply to the other party immediately!"

When Ci'an heard about so much money, she turned pale, "You can't ask for it, you must never ask for it... 40 to 50 million taels of silver? It's difficult for the court to ensure a surplus now. Where can I have money to fill this bottomless pit?"

Ci'an felt sorry for the airship contract of 5 million taels, let alone the navy with 50 million taels of silver!

Ermao had long guessed that the Empress Dowager would have such a reaction, and sighed, "Yes, it's really too expensive! So I want to stop Master Long Sui, so I can't let Master Long Sui be reckless when he gets angry!"

"But..." Ermao changed the tone of the words, "But sometimes this military expenditure is not something we can spend if we don't want to spend it!"

"The Empress Dowager clearly understands... When Changmao was in chaos, no matter how ruling and foreign guns and cannons were in conflict, the final defeat of the enemy would still have to rely on foreign guns and cannons, and even the Nanjing city walls had to be bombed by foreign **!"

"Although Master Long is impatient, he has gone abroad to see the world. He knows that no country can survive alone in this era and close his life!"

"I, the Qing Dynasty, will not bully other countries, but I can't stop others from bullying us!"

"This is the arms business. If we can't bear to buy it, there must be some countries who are willing to pay for it... And if we enter the modernization of the army in advance, we will definitely cut the flesh of our Qing Dynasty with a knife in the end!"

"Empress Dowager...you have to think about it. Sometimes, don't let the enemy snatch away the silver you have left with foreign guns and cannons in the end!"

"This is what Master Wansui is afraid of. Judging from this intention, Master Wansui has not done anything wrong!"

Ci'an looked at Ermao with a complicated expression, "Are you going to retreat to advance? The Ai family understands it. In fact, you still want the court to spend money in your heart, and you still want Xiao Letian to make money!"

"No! Queen Mother, you are wrong... I will always stand with Your Majesty. Your Majesty wants the Qing Dynasty's military strength and the power to protect itself. There is nothing wrong with this book!"

"The Empress Dowager wants to spend the money in the court first and let the people live and work in peace first, which is nothing wrong!"

"Who is wrong? The word "competition" is actually the word "success". The desperate competition between countries in the world is this sense of insecurity, this law of wolf packs that fight against each other, forcing us to make choices!"

"What is wrong is this cruel competition world! Instead of the queen mother, the emperor and the civil and military ministers in the court!"

"As for whether my godfather can make money, I have never thought about it... I'm going to hide it from the Empress Dowager, will the head of state still be short of money now? The Chinese people are ten times more capable of making money!"

"Even if I make a few transactions, I'll be priced in a friendly manner and can't make much money!"

"Besides, there are many countries in the world that can produce good arms. Britain, France and the United States are potential sellers. The court does not believe in the Chinese people, so you can find new sellers by yourself!"

“The British shipbuilding industry is also very developed!”

"Military and national affairs cannot be decided by me, a slight bitch. I am just to summarize what the Europeans heard, looked at, and thought into a little bit of opinions for the Queen Mother to make a choice!"

"I'm just a little bit of fireflies. I don't dare to boast about whether I can help the court... I can have some counselor's achievements, even if I'm not in vain!"

"I have said all that I should say, I will take my leave... I will take my leave!"

In the past two hundred years, a strange eunuch like Ermao was born! Before the empress dowager could speak, he said goodbye and left!

He didn't even go back to the Forbidden City, and he went out of the palace and went back to his small house in the capital!

Ci'an watched Ermao walk away casually, turned his head and stared at the big Sixi and Xiaosixi who were serving in the distance, with fierce eyes full of light!

"Get over!" Ci'an roared. Big Sixi, Xiao Sixi and three eunuchs and supervisors around Emperor Tongzhi, all knelt in front of Ci'an.

"You three dog slaves are useless! They are all going to Europe together, why did Ermao learn the ability to get rid of everything?"

"I have been back to the palace for several days, and the Ai family has also seen you several times. Why isn't there anyone who can tell you the truth?"

"What did you learn when you went to Europa? Open your mouth and suck it hard!"

"Stop the anger of the Queen Mother, please calm down..." The three eunuchs knelt in a triangle face to face, and Da Sixi reached out and slapped Xiao Sixi.

Xiao Sixi gave Manshun another mouth, and then Manshun beat Da Sixi again!

The three of them slapped in circles and had to shout, "Thank you the Queen Mother...Thank you the Queen Mother..."

Zaichun did not leave Beiyuan. He was anxious and sat on the ice car and asked the two eunuchs to take a ride on the Beishan Mountain!

"Run...Run...Run, I'm so hot!Run...Run...Run...Run..."

The whip staggered on the eunuch's back, but they still had to run forward desperately and didn't dare to stop for a moment!
Chapter completed!