C3531 The plot succeeded

These words were said with grievance, Fu Qing's tears were about to come out, his eyes were about to turn red, and once these words were said, the entire hall was in complete silence.

The anger that Weng Tonghe and the others had just shown had vanished like smoke into thin air. When they heard the words "self-financing", everyone was scared witless.

Such a large Great Qing was worth seven or eight million silver taels to hold a royal council. If this was in the era of dryad, wouldn't the Emperor scold him to death?

To be unable to produce such a small sum of money, how embarrassing!

However, what was even more shameful was that they did not have any money even after opening the imperial council meeting. None of them could afford the money that the Ministry of Revenue had given them. In the end, they had to raise their own funds even though they had forced their subjects to do the chores.

Thinking about it, it was really sad. The company had to work hard to open up a market for their boss, and in the end, they had to think of ways to raise transportation fees, lodging fees, food and beverages … He had to raise his own money for everything, and pay it back himself!

The market has been established. The boss will at most give a medal!

Wasn't this management shameful? It would definitely be embarrassing, but this was reality right in front of Great Qing's eyes!

Zai Chun wanted to blurt out that he had spent seven or eight million, since he still had a lot of British military assistance funds!

However, those words were pushed back into his mouth. The joke about the pay in Fuzhou was not far away. Hairy # 2 had reprimanded him quite a bit, telling him to not act impulsively when he was in charge of the country.

His own New Imperial Army should be split the money, but this is a telegraph office for the entire Great Qing. If it is successfully established, all the powers will benefit.

Sure enough, when Tongzhi thought about this part, he suddenly discovered that Fu Qing's expression of feigned grief was different from before, as if the Qing San Ye was trying his best to stop the little emperor from speaking nonsense.

Tongzhi's heart skipped a beat. He knew that there was something in the water, he couldn't say it carelessly!

"Mm …" I know, the imperial government's finances are tight! Even Zuo Jigao had to self-finance his own military expenditures, there really is no money left … "

"But even if he doesn't have the money, he still has to do something! Everyone, don't forget, back then, if not for our Great Qing who did not have any cash, how could we have been scammed like that by the French? "

"He must be lying to us because he said that the Führer died in the outer seas. That's why he took such a risky military action …" And in the end, there was such a huge conflict! "

The French large nose lied to the imperial government and said that Xiao Letian had died abroad. In order to gain more power, these brainless people had actually attacked the Tanggu District militarily.

In the end, Xiao Letian received the secret decree of Ci An saving his master and directly broke through the Beijing. Only then did he bring the little Emperor out of the Great Qing to study!

He could still see it clearly! If he was at a disadvantage, it would be because the news was not good, so in the future, no one in the Great Qing would object to cultivating telegraph network!

Weng Tonghe this old man Qing Liu sighed, "That's right, we still have to fix this telegraph network. It's really useful to fix it … "But money …"

Tongzhi suddenly took a seat at the back of the row, "Let me ask the various love officials, do you think we should build this telegraph network that covers the entire Qing Dynasty?"

"It should be! "Of course we have to …" Everyone expressed their opinions.

"Good …" Since they wanted to build it, but they didn't have the money, they could only discuss about Fu Qing's proposals! "Let's vote now. This Emperor wants efficiency!"

Zai Chun also saw that although he was not in Grand Commission today, the representatives of the various powers had all gathered!

Lian Xing and the eunuchs in the palace represented Ci Xi's opinion. Fu Qing was Ci An's direct descendant, and he was close brothers with General Xie Zi Liu and Yi Xuan.

Weng Tonghe represented the, and the Xiang Army directly represented Jiu Shuai and Li Hongzhang. Even the merchant representing Hu Xueyan was listening at the side.

Other than the Chinese and foreign devils who were not represented, all the other factions of the court were present. It was just right for them to vote!

The eyes of the Tongzhi Emperor swept over the officials, and they all felt their hairs standing on end. In the end, under Jiu Shuai's instructions, the first person Li Hongzhang spoke out.

"This subject thinks that Master Fu Qing's suggestion is correct! "Other than not being able to use Chinese and foreign funds, I agree with other rules!"

"The teleportation station system was stripped off from the military and incorporated into the Great Clear Telegraph Office. The cost of establishing the telegraph network would then be raised by the teleportation station itself …"

"That's right, this official is right too …" However, the time must not exceed four years. After four years, the telegraph office must pay the Ministry of Revenue the money, no matter how much it is, it must pay it with one tael of silver! "

Each of them expressed their positions, and in the end, Yi Cong could no longer pretend to be mute. He stood up and said, "This Subordinate is with you too …"

"Good!" Since all my beloved officials have agreed to it, I shall draft a note and send it to the Beijing to use the treasure! Let all the ministers sign their names together … "

At the moment, the Tongzhi Emperor did not have a personal authority, so he could not directly issue an imperial decree. This was because the Great Qing's Seal was still in the Forbidden City.

But the Tongzhi Emperor is also smart. He allowed all the officials present to sign their names together so that they could tell the empress dowagers that the representatives of the various powers in the Great Qing have accepted this proposal.

Fu Qing's eyes were filled with tears and excitement as he kneeled on the ground and chanted, "Your Majesty, this subject has already prepared proposals and documents, and even has the details of the fees, this subject will go and fetch them right now …" When that happens, all the ministers can just sign their names on the paper! "

"Go, quickly return …" Let's talk about other things! "

Actually, Tongzhi only wanted to understand the situation in the country today, especially the financial, military and political affairs as well as foreign affairs. He never expected that it would actually be possible to unify a single decree.

In the palace, they were discussing whether or not the Da Qing Empire needed to build Steel plant s. If they wanted to build them somewhere, Fu Qing would anxiously walk out from the palace, detour around the maze of gardens, and head towards the courtyard.

Just as they passed through a moon gate, they heard a voice from the shadows, "All of you nod?" Fu Qing heard Hairy # 2's voice.

"Good brothers, I nod my head. It's really good that you chose this time …"

Hairy # 2 and Fu Qing crowded into the shadows of the empty place, surrounded by the guards and eunuchs who were loyal to them, on guard at a distance.

Fu Qing said excitedly: "Our plan is complete, we have finally gotten another piece of rights for the His Majesty, if we approve this proposal, I guarantee that we will earn the His Majesty more than two million gold coins every year!"

"Qing San Ye, no need to be agitated. How could I not believe you? Those arrogant people in the imperial court didn't even know what foreign affairs are. They all thought that foreign affairs were hard work. Actually, foreign affairs are the biggest cake in the world! "

Hur Hur sneered and said, "Hur Hur …" If the telegraph office can afford to lose money, I'll button my eyeballs! "

This was not a joke. Telegrams were the most new technology in this era, and the prices were ridiculously high when they were first introduced.

Sending a telegram of a few words was worth a silver dollar, how many people in the entire Great Qing would need a telegram to send a message? [Gathering Sand Towers is an incredible amount of money!]

In the eyes of the imperial government, the telegraph office was a bottomless pit that swallowed gold. However, they did not know that after the telegraph line from Shanghai to Beijing was completed, the Great Clear Telegraph Office's annual profit would be around six to seven hundred thousand silver taels.

Currently, all of the telegraph network in the Central Plains had been repaired. Their annual net profit was around two to three million taels, but if reported to the Imperial Court, they would suffer annual losses.