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3943 War Business

Cai Bixia's curse! It was a matter of revealing the truth of the Qing Dynasty. The officials at the scene blushed like monkeys!

Since the First Opium War, the Qing Dynasty began to pay the money from outside. In the end, there was no money to pay, so they could only borrow money from foreigners' banks and then return it to foreigners!

How much more will the interest rate be spent on positive and negative? In the end, I really couldn't afford to pay the customs to the British, and I relied on customs taxes to pay back the foreigners' debts every year!

This is the huge harm caused by war reparations to the Qing Dynasty. It is not that Manchus do not understand this truth, but the mediocre people in the entire court do not do serious things, but instead contraindicate the conservatives!

Even this year, there is still a group of people who call the conservative forces, who refuse to reform!

There is no way, everyone is pretending to be confused in the paper house that is pasted. Occasionally, one or two people who understand must be punished by this group of waste!

Only when outsiders break this layer of window paper without hesitation will these people pretending to be deaf and dumb know that they are so blushing and shameless!

Xiao Letian chose Cai Bixia as this special envoy. On the one hand, Cai Bixia and Zaichun have a good relationship, which is an advantage in the negotiation. In addition, Cai Bixia is also a military background, so she will not suffer any losses in the negotiation!

The key point is that she is a woman! Even if you find a man to be a special envoy, it doesn’t matter to these Qing officials!

Only when a woman pointed at her nose and mocked her will they realize that they would be anxious and that their faces like a wall would turn red!

In front of Taihe, the ministers asked a woman to use the words to squeeze them like chickens and ducks, their faces flushed, but they couldn't find any words to refute!

What they said is right. Xiao Letian made such a big Chinese nation with bare hands. Didn’t he rely on strengthening the army first and then industrializing?

When the Chinese were the poorest, they secretly minted silver coins and saved up all the limited amount of money for the army!

Spencer, Mauser, hand#Thunder... are all precious weapons that Man Qing was reluctant to use!

It was this army that was armed to the teeth, and walked over with blood marks step by step. The more you fought, the stronger you became, the more you won the battle!

The more victorious the Chinese people's national strength will increase, and a virtuous cycle has been formed!

Looking back at the Qing Dynasty itself, the more money it is, the more difficult it is to upgrade military affairs. The less the army is, the more uncontrollable it is, the more uncontrollable the situation!

The successive failures emptied the national strength, and tens of millions of taels of silver flowed into the pockets of foreigners!

Even if the suppression of Changmao is a victory, this war is a total loss-making business. It will be a destruction of half of Jiangnan for decades, and the population and economy will be difficult to recover!

War is also a business. This sentence is like a thousand-pound olive weighing heavily on everyone's tongues, so they can't even say a word!

After a moment of silence, Zeng Guofan said, "It seems... the 600,000 yuan last night will eventually be reimbursed by my court?"

One sentence aroused everyone's anger. The ministers stared at Cai Bixia and waited for her to answer. Some even looked at Emperor Tongzhi nervously for fear that the little emperor would say something inappropriate!

Cai Bixia smiled indifferently, "This... I can't say anything about it. There is still time for us, so there is no need to worry about it..."

"Your Majesty!" Weng Tonghe shouted miserably, "Your Majesty, we can't give in anymore! The foreign devils have already made the people feel heartbroken... Do you have to add a second devil now?"

"Your Majesty! If this battle last night... finally fell into our Qing Dynasty and lost money... I... I will hit and die on this lion!"

There were two huge copper lions left by Qianming in front of Taihe’s door, glaring at everything in front of him!

With Weng Tonghe taking the lead, the other officials also knelt down, "Your Majesty! The national system cannot be humiliated! We must be tough and cannot be bullied by others like this!"

The fifth master Yi Qiong was also anxious, "Long live! This year is your year of marriage and rule... You can't get another scandal of cede land and paying compensation!"

"If this is the case, why are Tongzhi Zhongxing? I see it's gone..."

Zai Chun saw that the scene was a little out of control and immediately said sternly, "What kind of tradition is it? As the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, I naturally refuse to let our Qing Dynasty's interests suffer!"

"Last night, the Chinese people bullied people too much. I must give an explanation to the casualties of the military and civilians!"

"Mr. Cai, no matter how you argue, it would be impossible for me to have so many casualties in the Qing Dynasty to be false... I am willing to negotiate with you because of the past situation!"

"This matter will not be exposed so easily! I will join forces with Britain, France, the United States and Russia... that is, all the ministers from various countries who have experienced last night in Dongjiaominxiang jointly set up an investigation team!"

"We must be beneficial, polite and polite in the whole thing... Whoever has the responsibility is who! Maybe the method of leaving Huang Xie Doctor in the Qing Dynasty was wrong, so I should get the responsibility of a few percent!"

"But your Chinese slaughtered our soldiers and civilians and burned my house... This is a crime! Even if we detained Doctor Huang Xie, it is not a reason for you to send troops to attack the capital!"

"How much responsibility should you bear in your actions last night? I think you have to bear in your hands!"

"Go back and tell the master! Although my disciple respects him, I am the emperor of the Qing Dynasty after all... If something happens, I will make the decision for the Qing Dynasty! This matter cannot be good!"

"I said, reserve all the right to retaliate!"

This official speech is beautiful, and Cai Bixia knows that it can no longer be squeezed. "Yes! Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will pass your proposal to the head of state intact!"

"As for me personally, of course I don't want the situation to expand... I don't want this conflict to escalate into a war! Everything can be negotiated, and the door to Chinese negotiations will always be open. Please rest assured by Your Majesty and all the ministers!"

Finally, Cai Bixia's words and attitude made everyone feel more comfortable. Is that right? It was because His Majesty summoned you to criticize him. You can't let you teach us a lesson!

It was almost eleven o'clock at noon at this moment. From morning to now, the ministers in front of Taihe Gate had nothing to eat, but a few cups of ginseng soup were in between, and many old ministers could hardly bear it!

Cai Bixia's mission today was almost completed. She knew that she couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so she still had to negotiate in private!

It is not that easy to negotiate some things between countries. It is possible to negotiate for a month or two or even a year or two!

"Your Majesty! If nothing happens, the foreign minister will take his leave now... He will send a telegram to the Chief of the People quickly!"

Zai Chun was also tired and nodded. He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Zeng Guofan was full of energy today and finally spoke again!

"Wait a minute... I have another question to ask the envoy!"

"Master, please ask, I dare not regard you as a expensive word!"

"Ahem... The special envoy just said that the head of state spent a lot of money to equip the new weapons of soldiers, and also showed its power on the battlefield..."

"And you also said...the investment needs to be rewarded and make money...ahem...can you ask if you can do business with me, Daqing?"

When Cai Bixia heard the opera, he came, "Master! There are all items that cannot be sold in the world. Don't consider whether we sell them or not. You should talk about what you are going to buy first!"

"Okay... I think this airship and Zhiyuan-class warship are very good... Do you sell it to the Chinese?"
Chapter completed!
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