In 1875, the wind of reform in East Asia became more and more fierce. The conservatives in the Qing Empire either turned against each other or responded in depression. In the end, the remaining few diehards actually gathered in the circle of the Han minister Qingliu.

Weng Tonghe, as he had performed in history, stood firmly on the side of the Confucian landlord class. Of course, he cannot blame him. It is really a new era that he cannot keep up with it, and all changes have exceeded his imagination.

One first month, all government affairs of the Qing Empire basically stopped. Except for important military and national affairs, the six imperial court departments had no other economic memorials.

But the quietness on the surface cannot conceal the undercurrents in private!

In the first month of the capital, the wind of New Year greetings among the powerful and nobles became more and more intense. Banquets were held in the houses of all the royal palaces and nobles and Manchu and Han ministers, and theaters were set up. The rich even invited the Chinese Western orchestra.

A performance costs 2,000 silver dollars, and only those top powerful people dare to enjoy this sky-high price!

They are just a trick. All the lively family banquet scenes are just to cover up secret transactions in private!

The Qing Dynasty Ocean and the Beijing-Han Railway, these two stocks have become Tang Monk's meat, and anyone with some spare money in the capital has set their sights on it.

"The Third Master drinks this cup all over the cup! You must drink this cup all over the cup! If you don't drink it, you won't give me face... Don't do anything about your subordinates. You are a righteous and prosperous lineage, and you are the descendant of the Qing Dynasty!"

"What's so great about the Fucha family? The queen of Emperor Qianlong! You and our iron hat share weal and woe, let's talk about the title according to our cousins!"

Prince Zheng is shameless, he is a dignified king of iron hats, and he insists on talking about his cousins ​​with Fu Qingpan!

Isn’t this fart? Fu Qing should have a relationship with Emperor Qianlong’s direct descendants. Fu Heng, also known as Fu Kang’an’s father, was Qianlong’s brother-in-law!

This is the real relationship between cousins. Where is your Prince Zheng the bloodline of Emperor Qianlong? It was Jirgalang at the beginning. You inherited the throne of the dead Prince Zheng Duanhua!

This bloodline has been different since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. You are so shameless!

There are many shameless things. Have you heard of the princes greeting their ministers in the first lunar month of the Qing Dynasty? This year is still so evil.

Fu Qing's family held a banquet and invited some colleagues to have a drink together. Unexpectedly, Prince Dun, Prince Li, Prince Zheng, Prince Yu, etc., all the princes sent a butler to give gifts!

After giving the gift, it was not enough. Prince Dun Yiqiu suddenly turned to his doorstep. Suddenly he was thirsty and insisted on coming in for a cup of tea. Then he suddenly "studyed" the third master and he was posing for wine. He suddenly "hungry" and sat in the main seat and started eating.

This is not the end. After a while, King Yu also said that there was an important business to find Prince Dun, but he found the third master's house and made it to dinner. Then let's make do with him!

Then Prince Li's son, Prince Zheng Chengzhi, also came over and had all kinds of excuses. Anyway, if you don't say it's a New Year's greeting, you can't force me to admit it!

It is really bad to say that the prince greets the servants in New Year’s greetings, but by chance, he asked the servants to "respect" a meal. This is still the case, and no one can say anything.

How can the Third Master still not know what they are thinking? He is preparing good wine and food. After halfway, Prince Zheng started to see the brilliance!

"Good alcohol content! Third Master has a good alcohol content... It seems that this best flower deed in Shaoxing will not be drunk anymore! Change to foreign wine, red wine from Bordeaux, France, I know that Third Master has a good cellar here!"

This is not wrong at all. The servants now carried an oak barrel from the wine cellar with hemp ropes. The red wine inside has been divided into more than fifteen years!

"Good wine, really good wine... I heard that the wine treasured by the head of state is better, how good can it be?" Prince Zheng asked knowingly.

The third master went down the donkey "Of course, it's good. Many of the wines were left behind when Emperor Napoleon was in power. Unfortunately, the 1804 vintage was still not transported on the sea that day, so the head of state gave me a few bottles of 1821 vintage..."

"The 1821 vintage is not good. I drink a scent of decay. Where can I have the 1804 vintage flourishing? I can drink it with pleasure!"

King Yu asked in confusion, "Can you still taste this different this year?"

"Haha, you don't understand, Prince Yu, this batch of fine wines were all stolen from the French palace. They were all royal wines from the Napoleon family, and they were related to the royal spirit!"

"Why is the year 1804 good? That's because Napoleon ascended the throne this year!"

"Why is the year 1821 not delicious? Because Napoleon died of illness this year, and all the plants and trees in France this year have to be mourned for the emperor to observe silence!"

"Then the grape fruits don't grow well, so they taste bad... These are all lucky techniques, and they make a big sense!"

"Ah! The third master is so proud, the third master is so awesome!"

Prince Zheng said with envious expressions, "I have such a good wine, but I don't have the blessing to taste it. It's really a pity... I'll ask the third master, do you have any way to buy it?"

"No... really not!" Sanye spread his hands. "Many of European wineries have been private, and some good grape varieties are produced in that area!"

"You have to use the grapes in that field, and you have to make them in special processes... This kind of good wine from a private winery has been bought before it is released!"

"Even many wineries are royal and noble industries, and they are produced by their own families and collected!"

"Where are the good wines sold on the market? They are even said to be shipped to our Qing Dynasty! It's difficult..."

Prince Zheng was angry as soon as he heard this, and slapped the table with a bang, "There are good things that our royal family can't enjoy? What's the reason?"

"San Master...you plan for me how much money it takes to buy a sailing ship? How much money it takes to recruit captains and sailors to run European trade routes?"

"I sent someone to buy it myself in Europe, but I don't believe I can't buy good wine!"

The third master understood as soon as he heard this. He wanted to reach his hand into the Qing Dynasty ocean. He was not afraid of you, but he was also afraid of you not coming. "Prince Zheng really wants to make this? In fact, there is not much money!"

"If you want to say that safety is high, it's better to have steamships. The steam-powered one with iron armor... One hundred thousand taels per ship, the captain and sailor recruited the start-up capital to prepare one hundred thousand taels!"

"Two hundred thousand, there is no problem with a cargo ship running European routes! If a sailing merchant ship can be cheaper than 30,000 taels, but it is not recommended that the prince get this!"

"Our porcelain, silk, tea, rhubarb, pig bristles... Anyway, as long as all kinds of goods can be transported to Europe safely, the average profit will be three or four times!"

"Twenty-hundred thousand taels, two years of return to the capital, and you will make a pure profit in the future... But you have to think about it. If you personally build this ocean freighter, you may be discussed!"

When Prince Zheng heard that he had made money for two years, he would make money in vain for decades. His eyes lit up, "I am afraid of them? I am not trying to make money!"

"I just want to have a sip of good European wine. Can I buy it myself?"

"I, I... I don't drink it myself, I bought it and sent it to His Majesty. This is a good wine for the royal family. I see who dares to sue me!"

"Affiliate! My ship is attached to your Qing Ocean... What's wrong? The third master looked ugly. Is he unwilling to do this?"

Note: Let’s update first! The body is still in the recovery period.

It’s cold in autumn and winter, so everyone should keep warm. I was a mild infarction caused by a gastrointestinal cold, and the pain was unbearable for several days to rest!
Chapter completed!