There are many fragrant grasses in the south of the Yangtze River in February, and spring is in the drizzle.

The northern country is still in a vast winter with snow, but in February it is already drizzling in the south of the Yangtze River and enjoying the plum blossoms. It is moving upstream along the Yangtze River. Several of the most common 400-food canal ships in the Qing Dynasty are moving forward, no different from other ships on the river. They are the same broken sails and the same repairing the hull.

But as long as you have the qualification to enter the interior of this ship, you can be amazed at its luxury. It turns out that everything on the outside of this ship is disguised.

Jiangnan God of Wealth Hu Xueyan sat on a rosewood ring chair. He only dared to touch half of his butt and his waist was half bent. It was obvious that the spring cold outside the window was cold, but his forehead was already sweating.

It’s not that the temperature in the cabin is too high, but because opposite him are Xiao Letian, the God of Wealth in the East China Sea, and the owner of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Jueluo Zaichun.

The little emperor came out to study and he would not express any opinions. He just listened quietly, looking at the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan outside the window, but his ears and hearts were placed at the meeting between the two gods of wealth.

Xiao Letian and Hu Xueyan's conversations were all focused on the economy, from the issuance of bonds to the establishment of East Asia Telegraph Company, and even Zuo Zongtang's military expenditure issues, the entire Jiangnan economy was as dull as they talked about.

"How did Brother Hu prepare for Zuo Jigao's military expenditure?"

"It's so embarrassing. The Ganzhou-Shaanxi area has been destroyed, and people's livelihood is in decline. Moreover, the flood and drought in Guanzhong have been uneven in recent years, and there is no extra financial resources to collect on-site. Now, there is no other good way to send it from Shanxi and Luoyang..."

"Unfortunately, the imperial court ordered the deposits from Henan and Shanxi to the capital to collect the local merchants."

Xiao Letian nodded, "I know about this. The court wants to exchange banknotes for local deposits. In the future, Zuo Jigao will have no money to use, so he can only use bonds to pay military salaries."

Hu Xueyan patted his head, "Isn't this a nonsense? If the court blindly adds printing, the bonds will depreciate more and more. At that time, not only will the people be in turmoil, but the morale of the military will be unstable..."

Xiao Letian smiled and said, "This is nothing to do. The court has been short of money for many years and is almost crazy. It is very easy to learn a set of magic to print money, but it is not necessary to use it well... Fortunately, the economy in Jiangnan will not be in chaos for a while. It is best to purchase and transport a lot of materials directly from us. Don't let Zuo Jigao buy bonds locally, as it will destroy the economy in the north..."

"Oh... It's a pity that the freight is really high when the journey is thousands of miles. I would have been better if the Qing Dynasty had a Western-style railway..."

Zaichun suddenly spoke at this time, "There will be everything in the Qing Dynasty. As long as I take power, I will build a cross-shaped railway along the territory of the Qing Dynasty from south to north, from east to west. By then, the north and south trade goods will be connected, and the army can be mobilized quickly and convenient..."

"Your Majesty," Hu Xueyan was owing half of his butt just to kowtow now. When he saw the emperor speak, he knelt on the ground, and he would be as obedient as he would.

"But if Your Majesty builds a railway, he must appease the world's salt gang and the trough gang. These people rely on the Grand Canal to make a living. Once their jobs are cut off, they will rebel."

Zaichun nodded, "I know, I know, if I build a railway in the future, I will give priority to the resettlement of these people born on the canal, and they will not be left without food and clothing..."

Ancient people were simple and fooling, but the little emperor just said a word of humanity, which made Hu Xueyan burst into tears, which shows how low the people of the feudal dynasty had for the rulers.

At this moment, a whistle suddenly roared on the river surface, and then the canal ship quickly dodged and moved violently to the right. The precious porcelain in the cabin and the decorations on the ancient shelf fell down. Zaichun fell to the ground without sitting firmly.

"How can you do it? Will you be able to take a boat..." Master Long rushed out in anger, but when he saw the scene on the river, he was immediately furious.

"This group of damn beasts..." Master Long took off his coat and stabbed it into the cold river.

At this time, Xiao Letian and his men ran out of the cabin. When they saw the steaming wooden cargo ship on the river, they knew what was going on. This was a steam paddle steamer. The thick black smoke rushed straight into the sky. The deck was full of laughter. In the busy inland river, they actually knocked over three canal boats without slowing down.

The boatman who fell into the water swam out as soon as he was young. The owner of the boat was crying and wanted to commit suicide by holding the wooden board. The cargo he bought from all his property on the boat, but it fell into the Yangtze River and was completely helpless.

Master Long and the sailors on the boats around him went down to save people. There was a low curse on the river, but no one dared to stop the foreign freighter.

"Check who it is." Xiao Letian ordered angryly, but Hu Xueyan shook his head and sighed, "No need to check it. I know this ship. It is a cargo ship of Shanghai Shunlong Foreign Company. It has British shares behind it. It is extremely arrogant in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River..."

"Prime Minister, don't act rashly. The dock of Xinglong Foreign Company is close to the British warships, which is not so easy to deal with..." Hu Xueyan knew what Xiao Letian was going to do, so he quickly persuaded him.

"Hmph, it's just a group of scoundrels who bully the weak and fear the strong. If I want to deal with them, I will promote them... There must be a scoundrel to deal with scoundrels..."

"Let the CIA take action and check the industry of Shunlong Foreign Company in the concession, and burn a few to make me lively and lively... and the captain, first mate, second mate who drove the ship today, all of them were accidental."

Xiao Xiulian silently translated the order into a password afterwards, and then handed it to the messenger to quickly leave the canal ship to find the nearest telegraph room on the shore. It is unknown how big the storm this password message sent to the Shanghai CIA branch will bring.

At this moment, Zaichun's little face turned pale, "On the land of my Qing Dynasty, foreigners are so arrogant. Is this the miserable scene of the colony you mentioned by Master?"

"No, my apprentice, Jiangnan can only be considered a semi-colonial. You have never seen how miserable the real colony is. Where are the indigenous peoples all slaves."

"Europeans have been selling slaves in Africa for three hundred years. Those untouchables who colonized India were not as good as a dog. The colonized people in countless mines could not escape until they died..."

"The Qing Dynasty had some of its own governments, and the people were hungry and even had the opportunity to read. The most terrible thing in those places was not colonization, but brainwashing. They even felt that the kind of colonized life was natural..."

"Look, the British ships are domineering on the Yangtze River. Our people at least have anger in their eyes and curses in their mouths... We at least know that this is wrong. Even if this spirit of resistance is only a little bit, our nation will not become extinct." This book was first published from 17K Novel Network, and we can read the genuine content as soon as possible!
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