C776 Not just extravagance!

The amount of silver spent on the Three Mountains and Five Flowers was already too much to check, because it took too long, the emperor had too much, and the system works were too big, but we can estimate it from the side.

Although Ci Xi's budget for recultivating the Summer Palace had not been determined, it was still around thirty million silver and there was no controversy. Furthermore, Ci Xi's budget for recultivating the Summer Palace was already so objective.

Although the price was somewhat high due to the drop in the price of silver and corruption, the actual cost would still be in the range of 20 million taels even if 10 million taels were deducted.

Of course, Xiao Letian couldn't use the Three Seas Engineering that didn't happen as an example now. He could only make predictions in his heart, for a refurbishment of the Summer Palace would cost twenty million silver taels, what if he completely constructed a new one? At least thirty million taels.

Furthermore, the Summer Palace was just one of the Three Mountains and Five Gardens. The cost of the project was at least ten times more than the one in the Summer Palace, which meant that the cost of the project was at least 300 million silver taels.

Alright, for the entire Qing Dynasty, even if they had 300 million silver taels, it would still be a small sum. After all, where would the wealth of China be stored?

The palace of the rookie was filled with treasures! Generations of famous people's calligraphy and paintings could not be filled the study room! The various cultural relics stolen by the British and French combined forces back then could it be considered money?

These scattered financial items were the real gold-eating monsters. This painting was bought with thirty thousand silver taels and the porcelain bottle was five thousand silver taels. There were also all kinds of precious gems, jade artifacts and Western treasures … The sum total was an astronomical figure.

Xiao Letian did not dare to continue thinking about it. He shook his head and sighed, "I estimate that the Three Mountains and Five Gardens Project would cost at least 400 to 500 million silvers …"

"Dragon Lord, you just asked Sister Wu what happened after we were discovered stealing so many things? To be honest, as long as she didn't steal those top-grade treasures, such as the dryad's Great Jade Mountain, the Qing Ming River Diagram, the Mao cauldron, the San Shi Pan, the Creek Mountain Travel Diagram … wait for a peerless treasure, it would not be discovered by the Manchu at all … "

"A huge fire in Yuan Ming Yuan threw all the treasures in the entire Qing Dynasty into chaos. Right now, they don't even know how much stock they still have left. "So many …"

Xiao Letian raised his glass and toasted Sister Wu: "If you don't steal, then naturally there will be eunuchs and thieves from Ministry of Internal Affairs who will steal too. At that time, who knows what kind of country you'll end up in … When you cross paths with the Chun Sanshiniang later on, use all of your hidden spies … "

"Speak, no matter how many royal treasures there are in the Forbidden City, no matter how much the market price is, we will increase it by 30% …"

When the Hidden Fog Kid heard that Xiao Letian had given his a mission, her heart had actually steadied. She was able to give his a mission saying that Xiao Letian truly wanted to use his and not just simply put his on a show.

"As per my lord's orders, I will assemble the brothers and sisters that were left in the Great Qing Dynasty to restore the intelligence network of the past …" "There's also the treasures that I hid in Fu Sang and Da Qing Sect. I'll offer them to Prime Minister as well …"

Xiao Letian nodded his head, "I won't take it for free. I will increase the market price by 30% when I go back and purchase it …"

A loud bang interrupted Xiao Letian's words. When he saw that Dragon Lord's fist had smashed into the railings and a huge hole had been created in the air.

"Five hundred million taels of silver …" Oh my god! How much can five hundred million silver taels do? "According to what the Prime Minister said, one can even do it ten times, let alone one time."

Oh wow, the Dragon Lord was already bewitched, but he was already driven mad by the numbers that Xiao Letian had calculated. Most of the warriors were upright, and even if they wanted to die, Dragon Lord and Xiao Letian had never left each other's side.

Although the Dragon Lord's knowledge base was not high, but it was still in plain and simple vernacular when Xiao Letian taught them, so the Dragon Lord became the first batch of nationalist to be stirred up by Xiao Letian.

These core members of Xiao Letian's forces knew what was the state and nationality, as well as industry and technological development. Of course, they also understood the importance of the sea and the concept of sea power.

Especially those brothers who went abroad with Xiao Letian, they were completely convinced by the power displayed by the powerful industrial civilization in the west.

Dragon Lord was so wronged that tears almost fell out of his eyes, "500 million silver …" How many factories to build, how much technology to invest, how many fleets to build … Why are you being bullied like this by foreigners! "

Sister Wu also let out a long sigh, "That's right … Actually, why was the Japan no longer convinced of China, and what's more, some people even said that there was no China after Mount Cliff … Just based on this matter of losing power and disgracing the country, how could anyone look at it with contempt? "

"Prime Minister, you were able to smoothly sign the agreement in the Osaka, form the Fusang Bank, and regulate the civil war in Japan. If your illustrious military achievements had not intimidated those great names, do you think that those bellicose people would listen to you? "

Xiao Letian patted Dragon Lord on the back. "Don't be angry, there's still time. Our national destiny hasn't reached an irreparable situation … As long as we hurry up, it's not impossible for us to catch up! "

His mouth was urging the Dragon Lord, but Xiao Letian himself was also crying in his heart. There were four hundred and fifty million silver taels building an imperial garden, yet not a single copper coin was investing in the ocean, investing in new technology.

Five hundred million silver coins was equivalent to how much money was currently spent, and it was already hard to estimate. According to the inaccurate grain calculation, the stone and japonica rice from Jiangnan in the year of dryad should be around 180 kilograms, which was 90 kilograms. According to the average price of two Yuan per kilogram, a stone and a piece of japonica rice was worth between 260 and 400 Yuan.

And how much is the average price of japonica rice in the year of dryad? When the annual rice was extremely cheap, it was worth three to four taels of silver. When it was expensive, it could be worth three to four taels of silver.

Of course, the purchasing power of silver was gradually decreasing in the Qing Dynasty as a whole. Adding in the amount of silver inflation, the actual purchasing power of one tael of silver in the Qing Dynasty was approximately the same as that of RMB 180-200 in the 21st century.

Based on this calculation, 500 million silver was probably equivalent to 100 billion yuan in future generations. From this, it could be seen that Qing Dynasty had been rich for 200 years.

Thinking about this, Xiao Letian did not dare to think further. He knew that using the price of food as a target was extremely unreasonable, because the food during the Qing Dynasty was completely different from the food that was fermented by a large amount of chemical fertilizers and hormones.

The difference in yield of the land per mu was not less than ten times, which meant that the value of the grain in the Qing Dynasty was much higher than that of the 21st century. If one were to multiply the figure of 100 billion by ten times, I don't think that would count.

History is sometimes a waste of money, and it is impossible to calculate it.

"Here we are …" Prime Minister, quickly look … The Ryukyu Pier is already filled with people waiting to welcome you! "Let's go home …" The Roman lookout hand roared excitedly.