C725 Financing Her Majesty

In the late summer, just after noon, the capital was shrouded in dark clouds. The streets were empty as the chilly wind blew away the stifling heat. It seemed like a storm was about to arrive.

Who knew when the heavy rain would arrive, but at this moment, there were countless palanquins rushing towards the North Sea from all directions. The sedans that were jogging in the direction of the city were constantly complaining, and even the steward, who was accompanying them, was tired and had his tongue stuck out.

But no one dared to complain, because the one who summoned everyone was the one who held the final authority in the Beijing, Empress Dowager of the East Ci An.

Military Secretary, Minister of the Head Office, Noble Prince of the Eight Banners, Leader of the Chinese Officer … Although they were not proper Grand Commission, but all of the people gathered here were people with real power.

The Prince Kung Yi and the two Prince alcohol brothers were naturally present, and like that the situation got better and better. The two palanquins entered the newly renovated southern gate of the North Sea at almost the same time, and the cold, wet wind that had just ran in from the North Sea lifted the curtain of the palanquin.

"Do you know why they summoned us?" He asked even though he already knew the answer.

"What else can we do? It's just the matter of His Majesty being assassinated. In the past month, the entire Beijing has no other topics to talk about and it's almost been filled with noise!" Yi Xuan's eyes were sunken in, a pair of panda eyes showing that his minister of nine city gates was really busy these past few days.

The two of them silently walked side by side, looking at the chaotic construction site outside of the palanquin. It was unknown where these old willow trees and pines came from, but they were currently busy with their eunuchs, tied to a rope and fixed.

Many of the new palaces were being tiled up, and artisans came down from their shelves to secure the debris with ropes and tarpaulins. The pleasure boat on the North Sea returned to the harbor. The strong wind blew waves against the white jade stone steps, causing them to crash against each other.

"Damn it, how much money will it cost?" How could that Fu Qing have so much money! " Ye Zichen fiercely twisted the bead on his neck, while his eyes were filled with malice.

On one hand, he felt sorry for the money, and on the other hand, he was afraid that the Empress Dowager of the East would hold his own strength in the Jingshan.

Chinese politics is very ritualistic, and many things are based on people's speculation rather than the western version of the paper in black and white.

Although it was just a small matter of the Empress Dowager of the East moving to the Jingshan, in the eyes of the people with discerning eyes, it was already a political signal to draw a line between the Empress Dowager Xi and themselves. Furthermore, when separated from the Forbidden City, it was obviously to support the Inside Eight Flags.

Look, my country's empress dowager isn't living in the Forbidden City anymore, and if I start to break the rules, then the people below will naturally understand and look up to the officials of the reformist.

Furthermore, all the officials and students were watching. If the Great Qing Dynasty did not manage to invite Empress Dowager of the East back to the Forbidden City, then it would mean that the control over the Bureau by the traditional forces was no longer working.

Thus, from the very beginning, they had firmly opposed Ci An living in the Jingshan, and the fact that the national treasury did not have any money was a very reasonable excuse.

He did not expect Ci An to be more shrewd and directly stated his attitude. Give me the promissory notes, and then I, Ci An, will take these promissory notes and directly go to the various daoyin s to collect their debts.

Don't even mention that it was just a joke, there was a very special situation in the late Qing where the power of the daoyin increased greatly, and everyone had the authority to do so.

After a campaign against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the local powers of the Chinese Officer were no longer strong enough. Although there were no rebels, in terms of finances, they were no longer listening to the words of the central government.

There had never been a full payment for the provincial fees, namely the local business tax, and the provincial land. They had to be sold at a discount of seventy percent this year, and then next year, they could be sold at a discount of forty percent, for a very simple reason: there were too many rebels.

If one or two daoyin s could not afford it, the imperial government would be able to deal with them. In the end, it was formed that the local government owed Beijing money. Then, the local government owed the officials more money, and the local government owed them more money. This was an unfathomable debt.

The work department has made out the project budget, and then asked the court officials to discuss it together. If there is no objection, the Ministry of Revenue will give me a promissory note, and as for how I is going to get the money, you don't need to worry about anyone else.

If the entire imperial court could hear this, it would be feasible! Putting aside the problem of money being too little, even if you had a budget of ten million taels, it would be useless if you didn't get the money.

In the end, the work department generously created a budget of six million silver taels plan. Furthermore, it had even allowed the Pattern Lei to draw out a detailed blueprint, just by looking at the beautiful scenery on the blueprint, one could easily guess how exquisite the future garden was.

The work department prepared the budget, the Military Secretary nodded in agreement. The empress dowagers used treasures, and in the end, the Ministry of Revenue issued out a white note. In other words, it was using the local daoyin's promissory note.

The Ministry of Revenue worked very meticulously and actually split the six million silver taels into different provinces, including Jiangsu 500,000 silver taels, Zhejiang 500,000 silver taels and Guangdong 500,000 silver taels. Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Anhui, Zhi Li, Shuang, Henan and Shanxi province had a total of 2.5 million silver taels.

As for the last two million silver taels, they would be split among the other poor provinces, while the least, Yun Gui Chuan had only shared over three hundred thousand silver taels. As for the last two million silver taels, they would be shared among the other poor provinces, even though the least, Yun Gui Chuan had shared over three hundred thousand silver taels.

If the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong provinces were unable to produce even five hundred thousand silver taels, no one would believe it even if word of this spread.

Just when everyone in the Beijing imperial court was waiting to see a joke, they never thought that Fu Qing of the Head Office would actually say that he had purchased all 600 taels of silver. The Letian Bank behind San Ye accepted all the funds from the Northern Sea Project of the Empress Dowager Ci An.

Everyone knew that the Letian Bank was Xiao Letian's property, so how could this fellow have so much money? Six million silver taels just like that?

The weight of one tael in the Qing Dynasty was equivalent to 35 grams in the Western Ocean, while the weight of one s was around 27 grams. If 1 million silver was converted into 1 tael, it would be equivalent to 1.3 million Ryukyu s.

6 million silver was a total of 7.8 million Dragon-striated Silver Coin. This amount of wealth left all the merchant guilds speechless. Shanxi Gang, Jiang Zhe Gang, Hui Shang, Shanghai's Buyer, Guangdong's Thirteen Rings... All of the top merchants in China were shocked by this gesture.

"Xiao Letian is indeed the illegitimate son of the Dragon King of the East Sea.

Amidst the questions raised by the crowd, the Letian Firm's silver convoy majestically entered the Beijing. An endless stream of silver carts pressed down on the stone road, causing the citizens on both sides of the road to be stupefied.

When the servants opened the silver boxes, in front of the citizens of Beijing, everyone was blinded by the silver light.

Right now, the Ryukyu had stopped casting Mexican eagle. At this time, the things that were created all belonged to the Ryukyu Kingdom in name, but the actual shares were all in Xiao Letian's hands.

On the front was a coiling dragon, on the back was written '999 pure silver 1 full circle', and the edge of the silver coin was etched with sawteeth marks, afraid that the commoners would use files to steal the silver scraps.

The craftsmanship was much more beautiful than casting. The embossed figures of the coiling dragon were vivid and lifelike, and the handwriting at the back was incomparably clear. Moreover, when the center was pinched and blew on it, this silver coin could sing.

"East Sea Dragon Mark Silver Circle!" It was so beautiful, all brand-new … My ancestor, how can this Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea be so rich? "

"You guys are unaware, Xiao Letian from the East Sea is not a human at all … Haha, this is not a scolding. Xiao Letian from the Eastern Sea Region is the illegitimate son of the Dragon King from the Eastern Sea Region … "No, no, no, that's called a private dragon!"

"Everyone knows that this youngest son is always the most favored. The old Dragon King doted on him the most, so he was allowed to transform into a human …"

"You bunch of northerners are inexperienced. There is a legend in our southern trading circles, as long as you follow the Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea in business, there is no reason for you to lose money. Then why? Just because the Eastern Ocean is the territory of the Dragon King, doesn't that mean that Xiao Letian, this little dragon, has something in his own home? "

"Makes sense, this old man has a point!" "No wonder the Prime Minister didn't want to be the Prime Minister of the Ryukyu. That's my old home, of course I'm not used to water dragons going to dry lands …"

"That's right, that's right. And look, this Prime Minister Xiao's economy and military set-up are all run along the sea, and I've never seen him enter the interior. It seems that he went to Shanxi Province when he returned, and I even heard that he met bandits …"

"What does that mean?" This means that the water dragon cannot be further away from the water, and will be bullied when it comes to the land of the drought dragon! "

A group of superstitious people talked nonsense together. However, they never expected that such superstitious rumors spread among the people would have such a market. Within three days, it had spread across Beijing, and within half a month, it had spread throughout the whole country.

"No wonder. His Majesty couldn't bring anyone out with him. The prime minister was so easily taken away." And I heard that His Majesty specifically listened to Xiao Letian's words. As expected, only dragons can teach dragons! "

The worker guarding the silver chest and the Marine Corps soldiers heard these rumors. Although they scoffed at them in their hearts, they still had a face full of honor. Their lord had been recognized as a dragon. This was a very good thing.

Although they could see some familiar figures shuttling through the crowd, they were still willing to believe that their master was a dragon.

On that day, Letian Bank escorted a total of 2.5 million Dragon-striated Silver Coin, shocking the entire Great Qing. In the following month, as long as there were cities with both Letian Firm s and Letian Bank s, Jiang-Nan and Jiangbei would release something called a national debt.

Although they could not understand what the Letian Firm was trying to do, but just by intuition, they could tell that Xiao Letian had not taken a loss when he attacked.