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Zuo Zongtang was momentarily stunned. Seeing that the old and worn out oil paper bag did not have a hand, but asked in astonishment, "This is … His Majesty gave me the military funds to fight? "

"Yes, Marshal …" The His Majesty does not have a personal authority, nor can he order the household and army. The wealth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not have the authority to be transferred … "

"Fortunately, His Majesty was forced to study outside the palace, so he had no choice but to have a certain amount of wealth. Otherwise, not to mention six hundred thousand silver taels, even if it was sixty thousand silver taels, His Majesty still wouldn't be able to afford it …"

"Marshal, don't think that it's too little. The silver taels that the His Majesty has mentioned are only his intentions …" "It would be really embarrassing to let the western troops raise their own funds to fight …"

"This is a reassurance given to the western troops before His Majesty comes to power in person …" "When His Majesty comes to power in the future, he will definitely not let the marshal and the brothers of the army worry about him!"

A warm feeling spread out from Zuo Zongtang's heart. Thousands of years of being loyal to a sovereign was not just for fun. Gui Chen, who was raised with such traditional knowledge, had a natural reverence towards the monarch's power.

No matter how many complaints he had secretly made about the decadence of the Qing Dynasty, when the Son of Heaven showed the slightest bit of kindness to his subjects, they would all be grateful.

Zuo Zongtang knelt in the direction of the Beijing with the old and worn out oil paper bag, his eyes filled with tears.

Suddenly he shouted, "Brothers..." Opening my eyes, I saw that His Majesty saved our military expenses from the cost of our own rations! "

"This subject kowtows to you for your kindness …" Long live our Emperor … Long live... "Long live …" Zuo Zongtang faced Beijing and kowtowed heavily, his forehead hitting the ground hard and tears streaming down his face.

Since the commanders of the three armies were already like this, the soldiers were even more agitated … The ancients were such simple and honest people, and the hearts of people were so pure and pure. If you treat him a little better, he will take out his life to repay you.

"Long live... Long live... "Long live …"

Killed Stellar Gorge... Resume the entire Western Regions... Flatten Rebel...

The hundred thousand soldiers and civilians outside Guazhou City shouted like thunder, their murderous cries shaking the skies!

The faces of Gordon and the other English people all became serious, especially those who were visiting Asia for the first time, they were all shocked by this scene, Sai Mouerbeike muttered to himself.

"Wrong, all of them were wrong …" All the propaganda in Europe is wrong. They are misleading our people and our politicians! "

"How are they a bunch of smokers?" How was this a group of East Asian sick men? All those ugly Chinese cartoons in European newspapers are wrong... "

"This race is like a pack of tigers and wolves. They are loyal, hot-blooded, and willing to risk their lives!"

"However, our politicians and citizens are still influenced by those unrealistic caricatures. We still believe that this people are backward barbarians …"

"Such arrogance will make us make mistakes, make serious strategic mistakes... "I can't do that, I have to remind the country!"

There were more than a hundred thousand soldiers outside Guizhou City and their supplies. When the news of Tongzhi giving away his private property to reward the troops spread, flames of anger started burning in the hearts of everyone present during this bitter winter.

Only Duo Luo and Guan Lu had serious expressions. The two of them looked at each other and sighed in their hearts: "It's all thanks to Your Majesty leaving the Beijing and being brought out by Xiao Letian to meet the market …"

"Otherwise, His Majesty would never have imagined that the role of pro-soldiers and pro-citizens is this great!"

That's right, Imperial Advisor Tongzhi had inherited Xiao Letian's Emperor's Heart technique, and as a transcender, Xiao Letian was extremely good at instigating the hearts of the people, and was also very good at showing off.

In terms of controlling public opinion and shaping his image, he was fully deserving of his title as a marshal in this era.

Forget about Asia, there were countless fans who worshiped Xiao Letian in Europe, and the most typical one was the Princess Cissie who was crazy for Xiao Letian.

The perfect image of a strong politician who is good at shaping his image, and who is also kind to his people, is certainly pleasing to the eye.

Zai Chun moved stealthily by Xiao Letian's side, and under the influence of his experience, he naturally learned a little bit!

But don't underestimate these three points. One must know that the end of the 19th century was not the era of the Big Bang of Information. The people did not have much experience, and there were not many routines they could come across in their lifetime.

What did you think Tongzhi's six hundred thousand silver looked like? Well, even if the people knew that His Majesty was acting, what could they do?

In that era, not a single overlord would be willing to put on such an act, and those rich and resourceful nobles wouldn't even bother to put on an act.

They did not even bother to spread a clean tablecloth. The citizens would be directly beaten to their hearts' content if they were to be flayed!

Under this era's background, the fact that Tongzhi was able to show off and act like he was family already made the citizens grateful to him!

It wasn't because of how shrewd the methods were, but because other people's hearts were really too evil. In such an evil era, as long as you showed a little bit of kindness, you could reap billions of hearts of the people.

Looking at the exciting scene in front of him, Guan Lu sneakily walked to Zuo Zongtang's side and whispered, "Marshal … "There is one more thing that this official wishes to say …"

"This bag is worth more than six hundred thousand silver taels …" When the Yili was escaping, in order to get rid of the Russian cavalry, we spent three hundred thousand to buy a horse and cow for the herdsmen … "

"There's only three hundred thousand here …" "This subordinate is guilty, please punish me …"

"Shut up!" Zuo Zongtang stretched out his hand to stop him from speaking, "Don't say anything, don't say anything now … "No one cares about the amount of silver in this bag. Even if it's only six taels of silver, it doesn't matter …"

"His Majesty wants to boost the morale of the civilian and military. If you dare to drag us down, be careful of my military laws!"

Guan Lu was so scared that he stuck his tongue out, not daring to speak anymore, and quickly retreated to the back.

The joyous ceremony at the east gate continued all the way until the sky turned dark. A banquet had already been prepared inside Guazhou City's Grand Commander's Estate to welcome the Expedition members who had struggled their way here for thousands of miles.

As they toasted, they listened to the thrilling stories of each and every one of the Expedition members. These officers who accompanied them all started to praise the good man.

The people at the banquet forgot about the estrangement between the mandarin men, and could not help but praise the guards from Manchu. These were all hot-blooded warriors who fought with their heads on their belts, and did not have so many twists and turns.

No matter what status you have, you will be respected. If it wasn't for that thing, no matter how noble your bloodline is, you still have to be careful of cold weapons on the battlefield!

"F * ck!" For the sake of our brothers, we offer a bowl to the Expedition... All of you should go exchange for big bowls! "

Liu Jintang was still in high spirits, he stood up and stepped onto the chair with one foot and grabbed Gordon's collar, and started drinking!

Gordon's eyes were already blurred from drinking so much, and his tongue had become short from drinking. "Cheers …" Bang! Gordon's head knocked against the table and he fell asleep.

Hahaha … After a short period of silence, the entire lobby was filled with the sounds of laughter!