Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 151 Long live the princess who dedicated herself to the people

Chapter 151 The princess sacrifices herself! Long live the people!

Su Yi said: "Shopkeepers, what are the conditions?"

Rishengchang's shopkeeper in the capital bowed and said: "Sir Su Yi's popularity is rising, so there should be no problem in trying to get tax exemption for Jiangxi for the next three years. So we want to cover Jiangxi's tax burden for these three years. "

"From now on, the first year's taxes belong to us. In the second year, after we collect them, we will only take 70%, and the remaining 30% will be handed over to you. In the third year, we will only take 60%, and the remaining 40% will be handed over to you. .”

"In addition, we want the right to purchase one hundred official positions." Shopkeeper Ri Shengchang said: "Of course, please don't misunderstand. It does not mean that we want to interfere in your political affairs. This is not the case."

"We may recommend some officials to you, but whether or not to accept them is entirely up to you."

"The purchasing power I'm talking about refers to which officials you need to promote. You have a good reputation in front of the emperor. Basically, as long as you recommend them, they will be appointed. You are a decent person and are not willing to sell your official position or title. These recommended officials Officials, put the money to buy an official position into our bank, without it passing through your hands."

"Of course, in many cases, these officials do not have the money to buy an official position, so we will lend them loans. So from beginning to end, your hands will not be dirty."

Suddenly, Su Yi was amazed.

The thinking of financiers is indeed awesome.

Not to mention the taxes of a whole province.

There is also the business of selling officials. I really want Su Yi to be the King of Qing, Yi Kuang, and set up a Qingji company to specialize in selling officials. Moreover, by dividing one transaction into two and lending it to these officials, you can make another wave of profits.

Su Yi was silent for a while.

In this world, this business is not excessive and is normal.

But for him, it was a bit unacceptable.

Especially the latter. Selling officials and titles was a source of income for the Qing court. If it were purely for the social order, it was not so evil.

Although the Qing court had no officials and was not corrupt, and openly sold officials and titles, the economic situation of the entire country was much healthier than that of the Ming Dynasty, and the national treasury was much richer. One of the financial resources of the Hunan Army is the sale of officials, and there are also special ticket accounts to contract this business.

But for Su Yi, he wanted to build a base.

It may even be used as a base for rebellion in the future.

And if you sell your official position or title, the foundation will suddenly change.

Su Yi said: "Several shopkeepers pledged three million acres of fertile land, why are you unwilling?"

The shopkeeper of Rishengchang Capital City said: "Let me tell you, Mr. Su, fertile farmland is important. However, Jiangxi has lost too much population and these fields cannot be cultivated. The key is that even if we hold these three million acres of farmland, the management cost is too high. "

Understand, for them, these three million acres of farmland are important assets.

For traditional country gentry, fields are their lifeblood. But for the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols, and for the Shanxi chaebols, that stage has passed.

Su Yi said: "Then how about we cooperate in another way?"

The shopkeeper of Rishengchang Jingcheng said: "Please tell me."

Su Yi said: "I want to set up a factory in Jiujiang and engage in Westernization. You can consider it an investment. These seven million taels are equivalent to 20% of the shares."

The shopkeeper of Rishengchang Jingcheng was silent for a long time and said: "Brother Su Yi is talented. He is a person who does big things and can accomplish big things. But there is no precedent in the country for setting up a factory of this scale. We can't see clearly. , can’t understand, we are very careful about things we can’t understand.”

This is a polite refusal.

Then, shopkeeper Rishengchang said: "But we are very eager to please Mr. Su. With the money, everything will be easier for you. If you think it is less, we can also add a little more."

Su Yi cupped his hands and said, "How about you, shopkeepers, allow me to think about it for a few days?"

To a certain extent, this is also a rejection.

The shopkeeper of Rishengchang Capital said: "Of course, of course!"

Then, several ticket shopkeepers came to salute and say goodbye.

After they completely left, Shen Baozhen walked out of the next compartment.

"Sir, in fact, their conditions are not excessive." Shen Baozhen said: "This is done in many places. The conditions they offer you are actually higher than those of the Hunan Army."

Su Yi said: "Did the Hunan Army agree?"

Shen Baozhen said: "It has never happened before. Zuo Zongtang said fiercely, I will do it myself. As a result, he did it himself and brought a steady stream of money to the Hunan Army. But this time the Hunan Army captured Hubei Province. I don't know if it was I will agree to the conditions of Shanxi businessmen."

Zuo Zongtang had enough time and could do it slowly, but Su Yi couldn't.

Seven million taels of silver and nine days left.

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Back home, Su Yi picked up the tablet and went online again, recounting tonight's negotiation with Shanxi Bank.

Silence fell within the small group.

"We took it too much for granted, thinking that fertile farmland would be very valuable in the eyes of the Qing Dynasty people."

Negative Bamei said: "Those people in Shanxi Bank seem to be very similar to those financiers on Wall Street. They only want to make money and make money, and they are no longer interested in heavy assets."

Ying Nian Zaobal said: "The conditions proposed by those in Shanxi Bank are not harsh for a Qing Dynasty official. But... they don't understand the cause of the group leaders."

Negative Bamei said: "But Shanxi Bank is the only one in the entire capital who can get seven million taels of silver."

Ying Nian Zao Bald said: "There is also Dasheng Kui."

Negative Bamei said: "No, Da Shengkui can't get it. His current total assets may only be around 10 million taels. At his peak in a few decades, he will only have 20 million taels of assets."

Ying Nian Zao Bald said: "It is impossible for Dasheng Kui to give Su Yi seven million taels at once, but... the Mongolian princes behind them can."

Negative Eight Sisters: "..."

"Damn, I forgot about this, it's really okay."

Negative Bamei said: "These Mongolian princes are completely imprisoned in Mongolia because of the Qing court's policy. They have a huge amount of gold and silver, but they can't spend it at all, and they are full of desire for land. So these two to three million acres of fertile land, these Mongolian princes will be very interested."

"Although these Mongolian princes are in Mongolia, they all have important members in the capital. Princess Shouan is the princess who cares for Mongolia. She can call them over for a meal and sell these millions of acres of fertile land to these wealthy people. The oily Mongol prince."

Negative Bamei said: "Besides, Dashengkui is engaged in industrial trade. In the future, many of Su Yi's factory's products will be sold to them. The cooperation between you can be very close."

Ying Nian Zao Bald said: "But one thing is that Seng Gelinqin is the leader of these Mongolian princes, and he is Su Yi's enemy."

Negative Bamei said: "So at this time, it depends on Princess Shou'an's ability. Su Bacun can use your beauty trick and continue to pour ecstasy soup on this princess sister."

Red flags were planted all over the Qing Dynasty: "Su Bacun, I think you have ignored the most powerful force in the capital."

Su Yi said: "What?"

Red flags were planted all over the Qing Dynasty and said: "People."

These words really fit this person's ID.

Red flags were placed all over the Qing Dynasty and he said: "Who are you, Su Yi? A star of civil and military affairs, the youngest feudal official, a national hero of the people in the capital, an idol worshiped by all, you are a golden sign, a superstar."

"And those people in the capital who have a little money are the easiest targets for scammers. In the modern world, they are the ones who are fooled by everything from P2P to pyramid schemes. And how do these scammers make money? First promote an idol. The platform represents authority. Then we package a shit-like thing into a golden financial product and sell it to these people."

"You, Su Yi, are a super idol. You actually have millions of acres of fertile land on hand. You package these fertile fields into financial products and sell them to the people in the capital. You just say that you don't need to grow these fields yourself, you buy them." After you come down, I will arrange for people to plant it and give you 20% of the dividend every year."

"After three years, you can take the money back with interest at any time. Of course, you can also go to Jiangxi if you want these farmlands. These farmlands will be yours, and you can be a safe and sound landlord."

"Such a good financial product, I and others were not in the Qing Dynasty, otherwise I would lose all my money to buy it."

"The fertile land in Jiangxi is very expensive, basically sixty-seven taels of silver per acre. If you just pay three to forty taels of silver and sell it at a half discount, I don't believe that the people in the capital won't be tempted."

After saying the words "Red flags planted all over the Qing Dynasty", everyone fell silent.

Suddenly I didn't know what to say.

Because what he said makes perfect sense and seems very feasible.

However, it feels very difficult.

It is really difficult to take money out of the hands of ordinary people, because the money is likely to be their coffin books.

The key is that the chemical reaction among hundreds of thousands or millions of people is very subtle.

Small actions can turn into completely polarizing consequences.

Negative Bamei said: "Then consider the Mongolian prince and Dashengkui as plan A, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital as plan B."

“There are still nine days left, it’s really too urgent.”

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Next, everyone in the capital knew.

Su Yi wants to set up a factory in Jiangxi and engage in Westernization.

I am raising money everywhere and have already hit two snags.

The entire court watched with cold eyes.

Set up factories and engage in foreign affairs.

Has anyone done this in Qing Dynasty? Guangdong businessmen once had a small fight, but in the end they were rejected by Emperor Daoguang.

Therefore, so far, officials of the Qing Dynasty have never done this, which is unprecedented.

And I heard that Su Yi was going to make it big, maybe 20 to 30 million yuan.

If you take too big a step, your balls will be pulled.

The Qing Dynasty has never engaged in this kind of thing. Who dares to invest this money? What will happen if the money is lost?

You, Su Yi, were able to succeed every time you did things before. In addition to the greatness of your new army, there is another fundamental reason.

That means the emperor always supports you.

But will the Emperor support you this time?

The emperor's attitude was very negative, and he just verbally asked Sushun to allocate 700,000 taels of silver.

This already shows the emperor's attitude. It's just that you are a favorite. The emperor is not willing to pour cold water on you directly. He hopes that you can't raise the money yourself and return in spite of the difficulties.

Everyone knows that the emperor is very conservative.

Even most people in the entire Qing Dynasty were very conservative and felt that they were a celestial country. Although the foreign barbarians had strong ships and powerful guns, they were also barbaric countries and were very satisfied with this kind of self-sufficiency.

It was not until the Second Opium War, when he was completely defeated, and the Battle of Baliqiao, which resulted in an extremely humiliating outcome, that foreigners invaded Beijing, and the emperor began to run away. Only then did he realize his shame and become brave, and finally proposed to start Westernization. .

Now, there is still no pain from being beaten.

So, will this second Opium War come again?

Say something heart-wrenching.

Most likely.

Because Bao Ling will step down soon, and Elgin will come to power soon.

The British Parliament was a staunch hawk and wanted to go to war to oppress the Qing court.

Bao Ling, Su Yi, and Basia Li are taking a secret route B.

Therefore, the most critical node will still come.

And at this critical node, Su Yi will seek the greatest benefit since he traveled through time.

So, everything is just right now.

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Inside Sanxi Hall!

The emperor asked: "Su Yi, what's going on recently?"

Sushun said: "I heard that those who searched for Shanxi bank accounts failed to raise any money."

The emperor said: "I understand."

Sushun said: "Your Majesty, could you find a day to summon him and give him some advice, so as to prevent the young man from going further away?"

The emperor said: "His temperament is just like this. I will wait until he hits the wall a few more times before I can talk to him."

Sushun said: "To set up a factory and engage in foreign affairs is too illusory. It requires real money and silver to be invested in it. He wants seven million taels of silver at once. Who can take it out? Who is willing to take it out? It's all in vain. Who can be responsible, so he can’t raise this amount.”

"Let him give up his thoughts early and return to the right path." Sushun said: "He should honestly go to Jiangxi to be the governor, restore people's livelihood, train troops by the way, and help the emperor quell the rebellion as soon as possible. What kind of factory, what kind of Western business?"

Sushun was indeed the tapeworm in the emperor's belly. He knew exactly what he was thinking, but he didn't think so himself.

But for Su Yi, setting up factories and engaging in Westernization was a hundred times more important than destroying Nanjing.

This is real power.

As for regaining Nanjing, Su Yi also wanted to use it to gain huge political benefits.

Not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of troops in rebellion now. How can we recover with a few thousand troops?

And even if it's recovered, what's the use of taking so much credit now?

For Su Yi, war is just a political lever.

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"Lord Su Yi, Her Royal Highness the Princess wants to see you urgently." Night had just fallen.

The princess's confidant maid came to see Su Yi.

She was still very angry at first, but Su Yi didn't go to see her even after returning to Beijing for several days.

Humph, this bitch has defrauded me of all my money and is now ignoring me?

I have no use for it?

He hasn't even taken all of my body into his mouth yet. Is he tired of it?

Men have no conscience.

From now on, everyone will return to the bridge and the road to the road.

Don’t think that I, Shouan, will talk to you again from now on. I will go back to Mongolia and won’t see you again.

As a result, when he heard that Su Yi was in trouble, he immediately became anxious and couldn't care less about being angry, so he quickly sent someone to summon him.

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Su Yi once again entered Princess Shou'an's study.

At this time, the candle is lit.

Princess Shouan was very colorfully dressed and very thinly dressed.

There is a faint feeling of translucence.

A red silk skirt, and it's in Tang Dynasty style.

She is mature and plump, and in this way, she is really beautiful and fragrant.

Seeing Su Yi come in, her beautiful eyes lit up first, and then she said coldly: "What are you doing here? I don't want to see you."

After that, he snorted and turned to leave.

So arrogant. You're dressed like this and waiting for me, and you still have such a harsh tone?

Su Yi stepped forward and hugged her directly, with one hand upward and the other downward.

Capture the peak on the left and the moon on the right.

Princess Shou'an cried and said: "If you are annoying me, you can tell me as soon as possible. I will not be so mean and insist on fawning over you. I will just go back to Mongolia. I don't need to be bullied by you and won't see you for a few days." I did it several times and it made me suffer psychologically.”

Su Yi said softly: "Good sister, I came last night, and the Queen is here."

Princess Shou'an was suddenly startled and hissed: "Then, can't that be..."

Su Yi said: "She already knows about our adultery."

"Bah!" Princess Shou'an spat: "What kind of adultery do you and I have? Don't say it so harshly."

Su Yi picked it up with her finger, and a pool of spring water came out.

It is said that spring rain is as precious as oil, and the ancients do not deceive me.

"It's been like this, but there's still no adultery?" Su Yi said softly.

In the past, Princess Shou'an finally liked to pull and struggle.

But now, he is allowed to be frivolous.

"Don't worry, the queen is very strict. We have a good relationship and she won't tell anyone." Princess Shou'an said softly.

Then, she said warily: "You, you must have bullied her."

Su Yi said: "How is it possible?"

Princess Shou'an said softly: "We don't see each other very often. Please don't torture me in the future. You didn't come to me when you led your troops to Jiangxi. You didn't come to me this time when you came back." . I waited until midnight every day, and it was very painful."

"Xiaoyi, I'll give you whatever you want. Don't play with me or break my heart."

For a moment, Su Yi was moved and quietly held her in his arms.

Princess Shou'an just lay quietly in his arms.

"My friend, you need seven million taels of silver. You've been running into trouble everywhere lately, haven't you?" Princess Shou'an said, "I went to see the emperor today and wanted to ask for money for you. The emperor was very unhappy, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Revenue , can’t afford so much money.”

"I can sell some properties and jewelry, and I can still collect two to three hundred thousand taels. I'll give it to you in two days, okay?"

Su Yi shook his head and said: "No, these silver are your last personal silver, I can't take it away. But good sister, there is something you have to help me with."

"You said, I'll cut my heart out and give it to you." Princess Shou'an said in a disgusted voice, "My old house is on fire and I can't save it."

Su Yi said: "The Mongolian princes are the richest, and they can't spend the money they have saved for hundreds of years. I want to sell them two million acres of fertile land in Jiangxi. Three and a half taels of silver per acre is the normal price." Half of the total. Each of them can buy tens of thousands of acres, or hundreds of thousands of acres, and then send people to grow food, silkworms, cotton and linen. I will collect what is grown at a high price and produce it. Produce cotton, silk, etc., and then sell them.”

Princess Shou'an said softly: "Xiaoyi, this matter should actually be done by the emperor, not by you, a minister."

Su Yi said: "The Emperor won't do it, so I can do it."

Princess Shou'an said: "I am a female and don't understand these things, but I think you are amazing. Only you can do things that no one else is willing to do."

"I will arrange for the family members of the Mongolian princes in Beijing and the boss of Dashengkui Company to meet with you tomorrow."

Su Yi said: "Okay."

Princess Shou'an got up gently, opened her mouth slightly, looked at Su Yi and said softly: "Enemies, are your sister's lips beautiful? Are they gorgeous?"

Su Yi said: "It looks good."

Princess Shou'an said: "Then my sister will serve you and make you happy, okay?"

Damn, good sister, have you decided to change your strategy?

In the past, it was Su Yi's push-and-pull style where Shou'an fell step by step.

But now, Princess Shou'an has become a guest.

Su Ye said softly: "Good sister, then I want to see your other mouth and have a taste, okay?"

Princess Shou'an said: "If you are going to die, what is there to see?"

"Whatever you want is up to you."

"From now on, don't bully this poor woman like me. Just throw it aside and ignore it from time to time."

Su Yi said softly: "Good sister, then turn around and face me."

Shou'an said: "This, this is so embarrassing."

Next up!

The study becomes a water room.

The spring river tide reaches the sea level,

Bi-monthly waves are born on the sea.

The rolling waves are thousands of miles away.

Wherever the spring river does not drown people!

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The next day.

Princess Shouan held a banquet to entertain the children of the Mongolian prince in the capital.

And he was accompanied by the shopkeeper of Dashengkui.

Princess Shou'an was very angry.

First of all, as a woman and Princess Heshuo, how could she show up in public?

But this time, she entertained everyone in person.

But... only one-third of the Mongol prince's family members in the capital came.

The remaining two-thirds did not come.

The resistance was obviously Prince Horqin and Seng Gelinqin.

He is the leader of the Mongolian kings.

This is also a stand-in.

Princess Shou'an was in the compartment, her face turned pale and she was very unhappy.

But after passing through the door curtain, he immediately put on a noble and reserved smile.

Everyone knelt down and saluted.

"Meet the princess!"

"Meet the princess!"

In the Qing Dynasty, Princess Heshuo was of very high rank.

Princess Shouan said: "I called you all here today because there is something good. We are all Mongolian relatives. The gold and silver are rotting at home and cannot be spent. I am thinking of ways to let everyone spend money. Buy property.”

Everyone immediately responded.

"Thank you princess!"

But everyone knew that Su Yi was running a factory and was short of money, so Princess Shou'an came to ask for help.

Princess Shou'an said: "Come, let's have some wine first!"

After three drinks, Princess Shouan said: "Su Yi, tell everyone how much fertile land you have for sale in Jiangxi?"

Su Yi said: "Two million acres."

Princess Shouan said: "Everyone knows the price of land in Jiangxi, which is seven taels of silver per acre, but now it is sold at half the price, seven taels of silver for two acres."

"We Mongolians always come and go at our own pace."

"How much did you each buy?"

The Mongolian prince's family in Beijing fell into a brief silence for a long time.

One of them broke the silence: "I will buy 20,000 acres."

"I'll also buy 20,000 acres."

"I'll also buy 20,000 acres."

Finally, everyone took a stand.

Thirty people, all bought 20,000 acres.

In other words, he got 2.1 million taels of silver.

Princess Shou'an stood up, picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you all, Taiji. I will remember this favor."

Su Yi also stood up and said, "Thank you all for your answers. I will also remember this favor."

Many family members of the Mongolian princes raised their hands and said: "You're welcome, you're welcome! I also want to thank Su Yi'anda for not forgetting us even if you have this opportunity to make a fortune."

Then the dozens of people left politely.

From beginning to end, the banquet lasted only half an hour.

Princess Shou'an's beautiful face suddenly turned cold, and soon her eye circles began to turn red.

This is perfunctory to her.

She, Princess Heshuo, risked her face to invite her, so she had to come.

It also symbolizes that each family bought 70,000 taels of silver.

Otherwise, each of the thirty families would be the same and only buy 20,000 acres.

One family is not too many, and one family is not many.

People thought she was Princess Shouan who came to beg for alms.

When Princess Shou'an raised her face and looked at Su Yi, tears were already streaming down her face.

"Xiaoyi, I'm sorry, it's my sister and I'm useless."

Su Yi stepped forward and gently held her in his arms, saying softly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Xiaoyi, this is not just Seng Gelinqin's fault. The crux of this matter lies with the emperor, because the emperor does not support it, and everyone can see it." Princess Shou'an said: "The emperor does not like to set up factories, and does not like to engage in Westernization. That’s why these Mongolian princes don’t spend money, they are afraid of offending the emperor.”

Of course Su Yi saw it, but at least these Mongolian princes paid out about two million taels.

There is still a shortfall of five million.

Six days left.

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Early the next morning!

Su Yi got up, and Qingqing was already up and playing in the yard with her baby in her arms.

The sound of the baby's babbling came.

On the table beside the bed, there was a stack of banknotes, totaling one hundred and fifty-two thousand and five thousand.

This is all the savings of Mr. Chongen’s family.

Qingqing was too embarrassed to give it in person, so she just left it there quietly.

Now the whole capital knew that Su Yi was short of money, so Lord Chongen also sold some precious antiques and spent almost all his savings.

At this moment, Li Qi said outside: "Master, master... go quickly, go quickly!"

Su Yi said: "What's wrong?"

Li Qi said: "Go to Qianmen Street. There are many, many people waiting for you there, thousands of them."

"During this period, Lord Lin Li, Lord Wang Tianyang, and us mobilized all our relatives and friends, pulling people together and looking for people."

"In the end, we found thousands of people."

"We all know you are looking for money for the future of this country."

"You have been taking the upper-level route. We have no ability and can only use our strength among the common people."

"Although these people don't have much money, they have strength in numbers. Master, please give the people at the bottom a chance."

Su Yi was stunned and suddenly became excited.

Then I didn't even have time to change my clothes, so I just dressed casually, wearing a talapan.

After hearing Li Qi's words, he got on his horse and ran towards the outer city.

In this breath, he ran directly out of the inner city.

We arrived outside Zhengyang Gate.

Then, he saw three hundred new troops maintaining order.

The entire Qianmen Street was densely packed with people.

Thousands of people, tens of thousands, and even counting.

In the Qing Dynasty, ordinary people were not allowed to gather on this scale.

But... Su Yi is a privileged person, and no one in Shuntian Mansion dares to trouble Su Yi.

Seeing Su Yi's arrival, the tens of thousands of people's eyes suddenly became fanatical.

Their faces were also full of admiration.

Wherever Su Yi's people arrived, that's where they looked.

"Master Su Yi is here, Master Su Yi is here."

"Master Su Yi, come and tell us!"

"I heard that there are cheap fields for sale in Jiangxi, only half the price. Is this true?"

"I heard that these fields don't need to be planted or managed by ourselves. We can get 20% of the income every year, right?"

"Are these real? Can we buy them?"

Seeing this scene, Su Yi's eyes heated up and her heart surged.

Those four words could not help but emerge in his heart: Long live the people!

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Note: This is the second update. I’m going to have some food. Dear benefactors, please look through your pockets. If you have a monthly pass, can you give it to me?

(End of this chapter)

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