659 Two Mad Women
"Everyone said, under the feet of the emperor, Xiao Letian's new army came and left as soon as he wanted to come. He went into and out of the inner room of the nobles just like his own family. Is there any other kingly law..." Cixi looked gloomy with a gloomy face.
Opposite were Prince Gong and Prince Chun, two nobles of the Qing Dynasty. Cixi's iron team. Ci'an and Xiao Letian's joint counterattack were really fatal. The direct line of the capital was wiped out, especially the direct line of the military basically became the commander of the bare commander.
I originally expected the Japanese Six to pull up a Western-style army for their own use, but the Western-style army was not so easy to form. It became a long-term problem to choose which country's training model.
Britain, France, the United States and Russia have all sent olive branches, and they all desperately promoted the advantages of their own troops, and even put diplomatic pressure on the court one by one, and they have the stance of turning against each other if they don't agree.
Not only that, the national fundraising problems also encountered. The oil and water in half of the Yangtze River had been drained by the Hunan Army, and the north was unable to withdraw money. As for the Hui tribe in the northwest, the rebellion of Agubo in Xinjiang was vaguely caused by the rebellion of a piece of silver.
The northern passes and Mongolia have always been places where the imperial court does not collect taxes. They have always drawn blood from the Han people in the inland to feed them. I have never heard of them paying money and food to the imperial court.
The only way to make the plan for the present is Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, which has not been destroyed by the war, but the poor mountain valley is not enough to make up even if it scrapes three feet of the ground.
The Japanese Sixth year was extremely miserable. Cixi hid in the Forbidden City as a turtle, and the pressure outside was all over him. It was not easy to form a new army. In addition, the defeated half-reborn man in the capital caused trouble, and the Eight Banners were all dissatisfied and resentful.
After finally surviving this year, the young emperor who was studying outing in the spring had a mess again. He also wanted to form a personal army of the emperor. Isn't this a mess?
Today, the news that the new army entered the city and forced the robbers of each family from door to door have spread throughout the four nine cities. The new army holding the emperor's imperial edict would not give anyone any face. Even if the princess and viscounts on the opposite side were sneered, they snatched each other according to the list of the imperial edicts.
Those family inheritors who were impersonating the name were beaten up by the Xinjun. The streets were filled with young masters running home crying, causing the idle men in Sijiu City to burst into laughter.
"Wangfa, Empress Dowager, I'm afraid we can't say anything about this matter today. After all, Xiao Letian's new army came with the emperor's imperial edict. I have no choice..."
"There is no choice. The complaints from the Ai family here have become a mountain. As the prince, you actually told me that there is no choice. Guizi Liu, you have the will to say it again..."
Cixi has become completely perverted. The palace revolution has completely failed. Her power has been wiped out by Ci'an, and her son has been Daizhou by Xiao Letian. Now even her two brothers are starting to be disobedient.
Especially when you are damn, how did you promise me when you are hiding on the Ai family? Didn’t you say that you would protect us and enjoy peace forever?
Yi? Feeling Cixi's anger, but he could only bow and say, "Although the emperor is the nephew of the minister, he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. There are prides and inferior people in front of him. What can I do? To expel the new army or expel Manshun?"
"The emperor has not taken power yet. You have to remember this. The Qing Dynasty is now an era of rule behind the curtain. I can't expel these more than 30 new troops if an eleven-year-old child makes any decision. Xiao Letian can capture the capital again."
Cixi was really crazy. Her facial features were already ferocious and distorted, so ugly. Yi and Yihuan looked at each other and smiled bitterly and sighed secretly. Do you really think you were the formerly powerful Queen Mother Xi, and now the woman who figured it out on the coal mountain is the powerful Qing Dynasty. With two major aid supporters from the Hunan Army and the New Army, Ci'an's power is already overwhelming.
Yi? sighed, "Your Majesty has not taken power in power, but he is also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Some people are willing to listen to the emperor's orders. In the eyes of those people, even if the current emperor has not passed the ritual of taking power in power, they are willing to obey the orders..."
"Your Majesty wants to train the emperor's personal army, so let him train. Anyway, I haven't asked the court for money and food. What are you worried about..."
Before Yi was waiting for Yi? After saying that, Cixi suddenly became furious, "What am I worried about? That's the flesh that fell from my body. My child is going to train his own army. Should I stand by and watch? Go and find a way for me to raise money and food..."
The crazy roar of Cixi sounded from the Yangxin Palace, and soon the two princes ran out in their arms.
Standing by the corridor, Prince Chun Yihuan said with lingering fear, "Brother, is Cixi going crazy? Why is she inconsistent with the foreword? At first, she said she wanted to stand up for the nobles who didn't steal her son. How could she finally ask for money and food for His Majesty? What exactly did she want to do..."
"Let's go, don't worry about her. An old woman who lost her son, why don't you wait for crazy? I'll just raise 200,000 to 300,000 taels of silver for you, don't compete with the madman..."
The two princes sighed and left the harem.
At the same time, on the Jingshan Mountain, in the newly repaired Qiwang Tower, a red candle swaying a pair of men and women were panting and hugging each other, with gauze curtains hanging on the mahogany bed, Ci'an snuggled in Fuqing's arms, and his fingers were constantly drawing circles.
"Good man, you just hurt me. I can't hold it in my arms until I haven't seen you for half a month. Next time, the Ai family promises you to go out and steal a few times. I will pick a few beautiful palace maids to reward you..."
"You are such a fairy. I'm so busy that I don't touch the ground every day. How can I eat the energy? The contract of an American company has been signed. The telegram line will be sent to our Qing Dynasty in at most two months. Now is the busiest time..."
Master Qing San put on his clothes and walked out of the bed, pushed open the window of Qiwang Tower, looked down at the dimly lit Sijiu City, and sighed, "Oh, what's wrong with our Qing Dynasty? Your Majesty can cause such a big deal if you recruit a group of personal troops. Why are these powerful people so brave? Even the emperor dare not listen to the emperor's imperial edict, and if you say you can change people, what's wrong with the state dynasty..."
Ci'an leaned on the pillow and said coldly, "What else can I do? Isn't it just bullying the emperor? In their eyes, as long as the matter is turned into a law and not blame the public, it doesn't matter if the emperor is strong, let alone the little emperor is only eleven years old... By the way, tell me whether the personal army that His Majesty has made is reliable or not."
"I think it's okay. If Xiao Letian's military training method can be taught to His Majesty, let alone 300 personal troops, even 3,000 can be trained. I have come into contact with these soldiers when I was in Tanggu, and it is so elite that it is unimaginable."
"Oh, so what Your Majesty did was supported by Xiao Letian. That's great. Looking back, I asked Zhou Daoying to send 500,000 taels of silver. How can you do without spending money on training troops..."
Master Qing San walked over and hugged Ci'an gently. "Now I know that you are the only one who really cares about the Qing Dynasty. What you are pretending to be in your heart..." As he spoke, Master San grabbed Ci'an's chest with his big hand. Empress Dowager Dong was intoxicated again.
Outside Qiwang Tower was Zhou Daoying and Ci'an's most loyal imperial guards guarding. Listening to the twists and turns of breathing in the building, everyone looked at their noses and their noses without saying a word.
Around the Jingshan Palace Garden, the brightly lit palace gates come out, and countless building materials are continuously transporting between Jingshan and Beihai. This is the grand project that the court promised the Empress Dowager Dong. The entire Jingshan Beihai renovation project and even Lotte Foreign Company have invested a lot of money.
Beihai and Jingshan have now been connected together. The old palace has been repaired, brand new buildings have risen from the ground, golden nanmu, mahogany transported from South China Sea, and red pine trees that have been around for a hundred years, large pieces of white marble and bluestone... countless materials have gathered together. Behind the support of this major project are countless funds. The imperial court is expressing its loyalty to the Queen Mother in this way.
In contrast, the dusk atmosphere of the Forbidden City was in the old palace. Cixi didn't know how to abuse her sister, but she was powerless because she was a loser.
Facts have proved that China has never been short of money. When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, the gold and silver in the treasury were only 200,000 taels, but the family of the minister was finally confiscated and 70 million taels were collected.
The Qing nobles made money in two hundred years was not slower than the Ming Dynasty's powerful people. When the construction of the construction of the Empress Dowager Dong's repair of the Beihai started, the silver coins of the people who were interested had accumulated to five million taels.
This is not much at all. When Xiao Letian transformed Longxugou into a commercial street a few years ago and sold countless land to these powerful people at a discount, the Longxugou project collected 25 million taels of house purchases within three days, which shows that the real estate industry has been a huge profit-making industry since ancient times.
The Eight Banners group is so rich, but the court is so poor. Prince Gong wants to train a Western-style army, and the national treasury is already stretched to the budget of more than 2 million taels.
In Manchu's eyes, to serve the Empress Dowager Dong, it is a sign of loyalty that can repay the official position, and in the least it can also protect the family's safety.
Longxugou has transformed Xiao Letian into the highest-end commercial street. Even fools can see the future economic benefits. A few sets of them are the ten thousand years of industries.
As for the imperial court's practice of Western-style army, these Eight Banners men must support it, and they must support it with both hands. Didn't the Qing Dynasty suffer the consequences of Westerners? But if you want me to pay, it must be just two words, no.
If you want to train the army, you can ask for money from the treasury. If the treasury has no money, you can just find Han people and collect taxes. Anyway, the groups of Han people are like ants, and it will be uncomfortable if you don’t work for a day.
This is the current situation of the Qing Dynasty. Whenever Master Qing San felt like he was worried when he thought about this, all he could do was rely on his own strength to build a treasure pot for the court that could make money continuously.
"A country is not a country, even Manren doesn't care about this country anymore. So who else can you still hope to love this country? Manren has given up on this country, so do you still want to expect the country to care about you?"
Aisin Jueluo Zaichun, standing in front of the window, looked into the direction of Beijing, was repeating what the master said, pressing his heart like a huge rock of thousands of pounds.
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