Aisin Gioro Zaichun will always be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He must protect the interests of the Qing Dynasty. Although he also knows that it is embarrassing that the court forcibly leverages debts, isn't this impossible?

So on the surface, he cursed the dirty officials of the Ministry of Revenue, but in the end he tried to bargain with his master, hoping that his master could win the imperial court.

Xiao Letian watched his apprentice act quietly. Not only was he not angry, but he felt very relieved. Not to mention this, Zai Chun now knows how to solve the problem, instead of either following the rules and being like in the past, or giving responsibilities and power to the ministers with one push.

Sometimes it doesn’t matter if a man is a little rogue, at least that is an attempt to solve the problem.

Zaichun made Xiao Letian look more and more tired. Finally, he lowered his head and muttered, "Isn't this really impossible for apprentice? If you don't help, don't help. Why do you think of me so cunningly..."

"Hahaha..." Xiao Letian laughed, "Three million? Is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty so promising? Your private money is more than this!"

"What? Private money..." Zai Chun jumped up in shock. "When did I have private money?"

The little emperor said nothing wrong. Although people say nonsense like "no matter who is the king's minister," and "no matter who is under the world," in fact, not many monarchs in China have rich dynasties.

Can the emperor of the imperial court use money at will? The answer is no. The Ministry of Revenue has a fixed proportion of funding to the royal family every year. This year, the taxes are sufficient, so the money and grain will be deported to Danei. If there is arrears in local taxes, then you will have to live a few hard days.

Of course, the so-called hard days do not mean that there is no food, no drink or clothing. The emperor's quality of life can still be guaranteed. But is the emperor just like the old farmers in the fields, and he is satisfied with eating a bowl of white rice three meals a day?

No, the emperor also has to spend money, and also has to spend a lot of money. The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace are all supported by the emperor's money, and so many wives have to pay for them. The royal family who are in the same mood as the royal family must use their private money to maintain relationships.

The emperor even had to make small bribes to the court officials from time to time to maintain their loyalty. The bigger the family, the more expenses it would cost. Therefore, no normal-minded emperor in all dynasties did not have a side job.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent eunuchs to be mine supervisors, tax officials, and the money and grain accumulated from them entered the Da Nei. The Qing Dynasty's Interior Government managed the imperial villages across the country, and the annual land output was a considerable amount of wealth.

For example, the position of Jiangning weaving, which was inherited by the Cao Xueqin family for three generations, actually belongs to the industry of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To put it bluntly, the emperor's slave monopolized part of the silk weaving business in Jiangnan, part of the high-end goods can be worn by the palace, and the other part can be taken to the market for money.

When silk and money enter the Office of the Internal Affairs, it is equivalent to entering the emperor's private money bag.

There are countless industries like this, and it has never stopped since the enclosure of the land when entering the customs. Silk weaving, porcelain firing, tea... countless traditional violent industries in China, the figure without the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

But all this has nothing to do with Emperor Tongzhi. On the one hand, he has not taken power, and on the other hand, even if he takes power, he may not be able to quickly control the resources of the royal family. After all, he still has two Buddhas on his head.

The last one is more important. Years of war have caused many industries in the Office of the Interior to wither. The richest Jiangnan golden rice bowl has been broken. It is absolutely impossible to wait until the economy there recovers without ten or eight years.

On the one hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is now less and less money, and on the other hand, Emperor Tongzhi’s power cannot directly command the Ministry of Internal Affairs. So what does Xiao Letian mean that he has private money and there are still a lot of money?

Soon the master patted his shoulder and pushed the tempura in front of him into Zaichun.

"Don't think about it. I'm not talking about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It would be good to expect those corrupt officials to leave some silver coins for you... In fact, when you recruited the three hundred guards from Sijiu City, I've already started to calculate the money for you..."

"No money can gather troops! Don't you want to have a modern army that is completely obedient to you? But how can this army do without money? After thinking about it, I turned my attention to Japan..."

"Don't underestimate this small island country. Although there are many mountains and few lands, thin population, poor agricultural foundation, and low technological level, it is precisely because this island country has frequent geological activities, so it has been rich in gold and silver since ancient times..."

"Gold and silver?" Zaichun even forgot to eat the food when he heard these two words.

"That's right, it's gold and silver... Ishimi Yinshan and Sado Gold Mine are all famous large deposits in Asia. Unfortunately, the Japanese are not good at technology and management, so the output has always been low..."

"Now do you think I took my troops north to Japan? Do you really think I was so full that I became the savior of Japan? It's a big mistake. My purpose is to control this place, not only for our strategic security, but also for you!"

Xiao Letian threw out the Osaka secret agreement. This was the first time Zaichun saw the details of the secret agreement. When he saw the shares written in it, his eyes suddenly became rosy. He did not expect that his master actually gave him the most shares of Fusang Bank.

Although Japan occupies 60% of the shares, it is divided by the shogunate and the daimyo. Even the shogunate, which has the largest equity, only holds 14% of the remaining shares, has been diluted to the hands of each daimyo.

Zaichun owns 25% of the shares of Fusang Bank alone. What else can this be the master’s affection? The strategy was designated by Xiao Letian, and the battle was captured by the new army. He was only frightened and got so many shares, which is really unimaginable.

Looking at Zai Chun's astonished gaze, Xiao Letian continued to add firewood. "I dare not say the benefits of Fusang Bank in the future, but after professionals estimate, you should be able to get nearly two million dragon-patterned silver coins at this time next year... How about it, is it enough for you to raise soldiers..."

"Child! It's better to beg for yourself than to ask others. I hope you ask me to help underwrite the bonds. Why don't you send a telegram to the country by yourself? You are An Xin Jueluo Zaichun, who is willing to underwrite the debts of the Ministry of Revenue for 30,000 taels of debt. Then the reputation of your emperor will rise..."

Xiao Letian ignited a fire in Zai Chun's heart with just one sentence, "I, I... where do I have so much cash?"

"Silly kid, I don't have it! You can use your shares in Fusang Bank to mortgage it, and then lend a sum of money from Lotte Bank and use this sum of money to send it back to Beijing City!"

"But... but the money has been sent to the Ministry of Revenue. Where can I use the money to train troops?" Zaichun still couldn't understand the profound financial knowledge.

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