"How much silver does the Yoshino ship cost?" I gritted my teeth and asked after a while of silence.

"When the emperor, the price offered by the British was 1.5 million taels, and it was also the same price for Japan. But we agreed to sell the face of the old ministers. As long as 1.3 million taels were handed over to the British, the ship would belong to us." Li Hongzhang saw hope and spoke quickly.

"Okay. I'll find a way to do this money. There will be news within the next two days. If you have something to go back, you must keep someone you can trust here. I will bring the money back to him."

Li Hongzhang knelt three times and kowtowed for a long time, but couldn't get up for a long time, and thanked him in tears.

I sighed, this is not a solution. I should think of a long-term solution. A few ideas quickly turned around in my head. I frowned and said, "Li Zhongtang, get up and talk. I ask you, how much is your wealth?"

Li Hongzhang pondered for a moment and replied: "The old minister has been managing his life. Although he dare not say that he is rich, he is about tens of millions of taels. But the country..." I knew what he was going to say, so he raised his hand and interrupted: "What is the amount of money that Li Zhongtang often uses?"

"The food, clothing, and food, and the price, and the price of the food, the price is the most used," Li Hongzhang replied in confusion.

I smiled and said, "That's it. I'll ask you again, where are Li Zhongtang's money that cannot be used?"

"Even if it is a money shop, there are some banks opened by foreigners."

I patted Li Hongzhang on the shoulder and reminded him: "Did Li Zhongtang not expect it yet? There is more than Li Zhongtang, a wealthy family in the capital? According to Li Zhongtang, I, the Qing Dynasty, will gather idle silver for the people on weekdays, and pay interest for foreigners, and collect huge sums of money to meet the national urgent needs. I can also lend it to the people to establish farmers and workers. What do you think about Li Zhongtang?"

Li Hongzhang's eyes lit up, and Han said in his first words: "The emperor is really a talented person. If you do this, you may lose some money at the beginning, but it will definitely be more than in the future. The government can borrow silver from the bank, and the government will pay back from the bank in the future. This is a good idea. The emperor, Sheng Xuanhuai, a Taoist at Tianjin Customs, also told me that he had to run a Beiyang money house or jointly run a bank with foreigners. However, the old minister was afraid of rumors, so he did not dare to prepare for it in the name of Beiyang. Now..."

"Li Zhongtang is afraid that Master Weng's subordinates will be... ", I said with a smile.

"The emperor knows it clearly. Since the emperor knows it, the old minister won't say much. To be honest, the old minister has just sent Yan Jingming away and has also talked about this, but Yan Jingming has already..." Li Hongzhang hesitated and said nothing.

"What has it been?" I suddenly thought that Yan Jingming is quite talented and has many years of experience in the Ministry of Revenue. He is the best candidate for the president of the National Bank in the future.

"Have the emperor forgotten? Five days ago, the Empress Dowager scolded Yan Jingming for getting out in front of the emperor, saying that Yan Jingming made Lao Fu uncomfortable for his birthday, and would make him uncomfortable for the rest of his life..." Li Hongzhang looked at me intriguingly and stopped his words.

Oh, it turns out that this famous saying is to scold Yan Jingming. In this way, I want to protect this person even more. I ignored Li Hongzhang's eyes and said unquestionably: "Li Zhongtang, I have protected this person. You should send your personal soldiers to recover him back to me. I have my own opinions on the Empress Dowager."

"Old minister... receive the order." Li Hongzhang knelt down and took the order, looking at me hesitantly with the look of knowing me for the first time. I also looked at him coldly.

A moment later, Li Hongzhang got up and walked to the door, but his thin back made a loud shout: "Sanjun! Come here!"

A shrewd and capable man ran to kneel down quickly, and Li Hongzhang issued orders in a short and powerful voice: "You ride a fast horse and get Lord Yan back, and you will say that there is a big deal! And there is also! Call Lord Sheng over, there is a big deal!"

"yes!"

While waiting for the two, I discussed the Emperor's military parade with Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang reported that the Japanese Emperor would inspect the Japanese Navy next month!

Damn, this is going to fight us! I was inexplicably angry and immediately rushed out and said, "I want to review the navy too!" Thinking of Yihuan's body, I added: "And hurry! Li Hongzhang, you prepare for this for me, and the Prime Minister of Naval Affairs, you can also pick it up for me. The edict will be issued tomorrow."

Li Hongzhang was stunned, then received the order to thank him, and asked dumbly: "The old minister stole Prince Chun's position..."

Ah? Is the original Prime Minister Naval Affairs Minister Yi Huan? It doesn’t matter, what does it have to do with my relatives? Then nodded and said, “I know what I know. Oh, I’m not afraid to tell you that Prince Chun is... It’s almost there.”

"Ah!" Li Hongzhang couldn't hide his surprise, and then a sad look appeared on his face.

I was also silent for a while. Although Yi Huan had no real blood relationship with me, I could feel his deep love for licking my calf several times when I spoke to him. I was not a cold-blooded person, so how could I have no feelings? My eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"Your Majesty is relieved..." Li Hongzhang comforted me, maybe at this moment, he really saw that I was not as filial to Cixi as I was on the surface.

However, all of this can only be understood, not expressed in words.

"Oh, by the way." I deliberately changed the topic: "The governor of Jiangsu Gangyi wants to transfer Beijing Shenji Camp. If there is a gap, do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Hongzhang also shook his mind and pondered for a while: "Liu Kunyi, the current governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Minister of Trade in South China, is a long-time general of the Hunan Army. He has been in Guangdong and Guangxi for more than ten years. It is better to be transferred to Liangjiang as the governor. The candidate for the governor can ask him what he meant. If the emperor wants to develop military affairs, he must use this person, and the Jiangnan Naval Academy can also be managed by him. The current governor of Liangjiang Zeng Guoquan, the current governor of Liangjiang can be transferred to Guangdong and Guangxi. But...", these words were fluent at the beginning, but at the end, they did not come, and seemed to have to say something but stopped.

I smiled and said, "But what?"

Li Hongzhang bowed and said, "The emperor clearly understands that it seems that the empress dowager has had a righteous conscience. The appointment and removal of first-rank officials should be subject to imperial edicts. Why not ask the empress dowager what he meant?"

Humph, Empress Dowager! I said in my heart: I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will not be able to pass this year! In fact, when I was in Prince Chun's mansion, I had an idea, but the details had not been agreed with Yihuan, but I had roughly already had a direction. This year, just this year, I want her to die! Because she doesn't die, this country will die!

The activities in my heart easily appeared on my face, so I quickly changed my face, took a deep breath, and smiled and said, "I'll just go and say it. What's wrong with you? Li Zhongtang?"

Li Hongzhang looked at me in a daze at this moment, listened to my question, and was stunned, and quickly said: "I am old and I am distracted when I talk to the emperor. I deserve to die..." He picked up the teacup and took a sip. His hands were trembling...

At this time, Xiao Dezi came to report that Sheng Xuanhuai and Yan Jingming had arrived.

Seeing the expressions of these two people, I knew that Yan Jingming must be from Li Hongzhang's side. No wonder he offended Weng Tonghe. Although he was surprised when he saw me, he should have been prepared before when he saw Xiao Dezi, so he bowed and greeted him.

I asked them to get up, and when it comes to running a bank, both of them were quite interested. Of course, I wouldn't say it very carefully, that was their business. As long as I give them a supportive attitude and the emperor's attention, they will do the things for me.

Sure enough, these two people were specialists in doing business. Sheng Xuanhuai quickly explained several plans and profit methods. Yan Jingming showed the experience of a veteran in the officialdom. He hesitated and worried that people in the capital would not dare to show off their wealth easily. He said that many noble officials and nobles, the family members and nobles were extremely rich, but showing off their wealth would attract people to attract people, and it was not appropriate to handle it in the name of the country in the early stage.

I thought about it and made sense, but the wealthy people in the family he just mentioned aroused my interest and said, "In what name you can do as appropriate, I can not interfere. But Yan Jingming, you just said that many wealthy people in the family are, who do you think? Let me tell me?"

Yan Jingming said hesitantly. Before I could speak, Sheng Xuanhuai had already seen what I meant and said from the side: "Mr. Yan, don't worry. Now you are no longer from the court. You have already planned to resign and return home. Why worry about offending anyone? Besides, the Emperor, the Emperor, will the Emperor, not protect you?"

I looked at him with a smile, with a lot of praise.

Yan Jingming thought for a while and said, "Xingsun said that Yan Jingming has retired and is not afraid of saying it. I only talk about one person, but this person is in heaven, and I dare not speak nonsense. I will just die, but I am afraid of shocking Your Majesty..." (Xingsun, Sheng Xuanhuai.)

"Is it Li Lianying?" I guess. Who else is there except Li Lianying?

Yan Jingming replied: "The emperor is wise. But what I want to say at this moment is not Eunuch Li." I was just feeling that it was difficult to deal with. How could I move Li Hongzhang easily?

"What I said is Xu Chang, the Minister of the Office of the General Administration of the Internal Affairs!"

"Xuchang? How could he be so virtuous?"

"Reporting to the emperor, Xuchang is a member of the Empress Dowager. He is deeply favored by the Empress Dowager and has a good bus service with Chengen. He is really a perfect match. According to my knowledge, Xuchang's family property is about 50 million taels. It is almost the same as Eunuch Li!"

I hesitated for a moment, and I couldn't move...

Seeing that the three people in the room were looking at me, I knew that I would never undermine their confidence in me just established, so I slapped the table and said, "Do it! Look at me!"
Chapter completed!