C1730 Extraterritorial New Deal

This meeting, which was recorded in the historical records, only lasted for a short period of time. It was as if it had never happened before.

Zai Chun did not even go to the general's mansion to rest. Simple dishes were placed inside the city gate tower, and the doors and windows were tightly shut.

Zai Chun's wedding date was already set long ago. According to the clan's laws, it should be 16 years old, with three more years until the present, and the great marriage of the ancients meant to officially become an adult. At that time, the empress dowagers and the princes would have no reason to stop Zai Chun from taking the throne personally.

At that time, Zai Chun would have to face the military and political, civil affairs and other important matters of the entire empire alone. His order would no longer have any restrictions due to the laws, and the words of the Son of Heaven would be the Empire's strategy.

Zai Chun still had three years to travel, and these three years were the busiest time between master and disciple. The journey to Europe would be the most important opportunity for the Emperor Tongzhi to show off his skills to the entire west, and no one knew how much reputation he would gain, how many allies he would win, or how much assistance he would receive.

However, if they wanted to fight against the conservative forces in the country, they would have to rely on other external forces. Right now, the conflict between the two parties was gradually becoming clearer, and the conservatives would not step down on their own.

There were only three years left of Zai Chun's military strength in the Great Qing and there were only two of them. One of them was his New Imperial Army which was kept in Fujian, and the other one was the Hun Chun's army which was occupying Heilongjiang and Jilin city.

Within three years, the Hun Chun had to train at least a hundred thousand soldiers to fight. Aside from some of the armed forces in the areas they controlled, the Hun Chun had to train a mobile cavalry unit that was around fifty thousand strong, capable of reaching the capital.

Not only that, Hun Chun also had to tighten her belt and live her days. This troop had to provide sufficient supplies, which would at least be enough for them to fight a bloody battle in Beijing Belt for three months.

This was not a simple mission, recruitment was simple, it was not difficult to raise a soldier, but it was also the old practice in the Hun Chun to train soldiers, but there were two types of soldiers, one was a soldier guarding the ground, the other was a soldier in a mobile expedition, the fighting strength between them was like heaven and earth.

Fifty thousand men who could fight their way to the capital would need at least a hundred thousand horses, countless supplies, and a huge army. New Gun s, bullets, and cannons needed to be equipped as well.

General Gui Zi Liu was definitely not to be lost. In the next three years, he would gradually increase his military strength here, increase his military strength, and build a fortress. They had to lock Hun Chun outside the fortress.

This kind of strategic siege would definitely exist. In other words, the troops of the Hun Chun must have the ability to break through the entire Liaoning defense line, break through the mountain customs, and rush to the capital city, in order to provide the Emperor with the ability to use force.

Difficult! Hun Chun said the word 'difficult' three times consecutively, making it clear that this was a place where soldiers were easy to recruit and easy to train. But without money, the Black Dragon River and Jilin provinces were really poor, and after cutting off many of the businesses here, this place was destined to become even more barren.

The army couldn't get up without money!

At this critical moment, everyone turned to look at Xiao Letian, especially Zai Chun who looked at his master pitifully. Right now, the only one who could solve the financial crisis of Hun Chun was the Chinese people.

He was going all out! Xiao Letian promised to provide Hun Chun with three hundred million silver taels in interest-free loans and seven hundred million silver taels in low-interest military loans within three years.

The one billion silver taels was given out in cash, eighty percent in supplies, and at the same time, they had promised to build seven large ports in the Far East, as well as three important relay routes in the border area.

The goods of Jilin and Heilongjiang can be traded for three years duty-free, directly contacting the merchants of the ports under the heavens, and turning the goods outside the borders into ready money and goods through the power of maritime transport.

Xiao Letian said sincerely, "The three provinces outside the pass were originally a land filled with wealth and treasure. It was your Manchu's own policy of sealing it down that caused this place to remain unchanged for 200 years …"

"Along the way, I saw an uncountable number of trees over a hundred years old. I even heard from the locals that there are even bigger trees in the depths of the forest. Do you know how much this wood is worth if it is sent to Jiangnan?"

As long as you can bring it out, it will be fine. The only cost is the labor and the fare, if it is delivered to Shanghai via the Haishenwai Sea Road, I estimate that it will end with more than a thousand silver dollars! "Ling Chen said." Alright!

"But how much would it sell for in Jiangnan? "Jiangnan Province worships Buddha. Countless good men and women have built this temple hall. This kind of giant tree can be used as the main beam of the main hall. Each piece is worth twenty to thirty thousand silver dollars!"

"Just this one example shows how much money the ocean trade is making! "You guys are just standing by the golden rice bowl asking for food …"

I'm giving you a sentence, begging is better than asking for it, just relying on me to not think of ways to earn money, that will not last long, Hun Chun you have to think of a way!

If one were to talk about war, there was nothing that the experts of the Hun Chun wouldn't understand. If one were to talk about civil affairs, even if one were to talk about wars, there was nothing that the experts of the Hun Chun wouldn't understand.

However, business was definitely not the strong point of the Hun Chun, especially this kind of policy making that relied on business was even more so for him.

He understood the logic behind Xiao Letian's words, but he was completely blind on how to stimulate business, and on what kind of policy to formulate.

Hun Chun stood in front of Xiao Letian and cupped her fists as she bowed, "Mr. Xiao, you are His Majesty's Imperial Advisor, I also respectfully address you as mister … "Sir, please teach me how to make my two provinces change greatly in three years."

Xiao Letian frowned and looked at him with regret. This sort of thing doesn't even need me to teach you. What were your mistakes in the past?

"In the three provinces outside of, the fault lies in the sealing policy of your Manchu. In the past, we had to restrain merchants from entering, so you should first let go of the door and not have too many thresholds. Anyone who comes to the Northeast to do business, can't you just welcome him? "

"Even if they don't have any official documents, even if they just want to try their luck with the sea merchants, don't capture them, don't expel them, and don't waste them. Isn't this the policy that you want them to come and leave with joy?"

"Every year, there are many places in the province with uneven water supply. Many of the refugees have nowhere to go, but you can't take them in? Spend some money to hire a few ships and wander around the Shandong Peninsula. Even if you only accept a thousand poor refugees every month, don't you have a thousand more people here? "

"You have to know that the Han people inside the pass are all craftsmen. Even the farming is better than yours. Why do you keep people with ability outside the door?"

"The high wall was built by you guys, isn't it fine to smash it down now? You still need me to teach you this! "