Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Ai Xinjueluozaichun had always been the emperor of the Great Qing Empire, he had to protect the Great Qing Empire's interests.

Therefore, although on the surface, he cursed the dirty officials of the Ministry of Revenue, in the end, he still tried to bargain with his master, hoping that he would pull the imperial court over.

Xiao Letian quietly watched his disciple put on an act. Not only was he not angry, he felt gratified, the current Zai Chun at least knew how to solve the problem, and was not like how he used to be, either being like a wooden log or pushing aside all of his responsibilities and power to the ministers.

It didn't matter if a man was a bit of a scoundrel, at least it was an attempt to solve the problem.

The more Xiao Letian looked at Zai Chun, the more furry he became. Finally, he lowered his head and muttered, "Isn't disciple really out of ideas? If I don't help, then I won't help. Why are you looking at me like that …"

"Hahaha …" Xiao Letian laughed, "Three million? Was the great Great Qing only so mediocre? Your private money is even more than that! "

"What?" "Private money..." Zai Chun was so shocked that he even jumped up, "When have I ever had private money before?"

What the little Emperor said was not wrong. Although people were saying that 'the shore to the earth is to the king' and 'the earth is to the king', there were not many monarchs with money in China.

Can the emperor use the imperial family's money as he pleases? The answer was no. The Ministry of Revenue provided the royal family with a fixed proportion of the annual allocation. The tax collection this year was sufficient, so the amount of money and foodstuffs transferred to the royal family would be a little more. If the local tax collection was in arrears, then the emperor would have to live a tough life for a few days.

Of course, the so-called bitter days didn't mean that there was no food or drink, but the quality of life of the emperor could still be guaranteed. But could the emperor just be like the old farmers in the fields, able to eat a bowl of white rice three times a day and be satisfied with it?

No, the Emperor had to spend money, and he had to spend a lot of it. The eunuchs and palace maids in the imperial palace were all supported by the emperor. So many wives had to be supported by the emperor himself, and he had to use private money to maintain relations with the imperial Qi clansmen.

The emperor would even bribe the court officials from time to time to maintain their loyalty. The more families they needed, the more expenses they would have.

The Ming Dynasty's emperor had sent eunuchs to serve as supervisors and tax officials, and the money and grain that had been gathered had all entered the imperial household. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty managed the imperial estates from top to bottom.

For example, Cao Xueqin's family's third generation inheritance, the Jiangning Weaving position, was actually part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs's industry. In other words, the emperor's servants had monopolized a portion of the silk weaving business in Jiangnan, some of the high grade goods could be bought by themselves in the imperial palace, while others could be brought to the market to be exchanged for money.

Silk and money entering the Ministry of Internal Affairs was equivalent to entering the emperor's personal purse.

There were countless of such industries. From the moment they entered the pass, the enclosures never stopped. Silk weaving, porcelain heating, tea leaves … The shadow of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not exist in countless of traditional Chinese violence industries.

On one hand, he still didn't have a personal authority, and on the other hand, even if he did, he might not be able to control the resources of the imperial family as quickly as if he was a powerful monarch. After all, he still had two Buddha statues up his sleeve.

The last point was even more crucial. Many of the businesses in the Ministry of Internal Affairs had withered after years of war, and the wealthiest, Jiangnan Golden Rice Bowl had already been broken. It would be impossible for the economy there to recover in a decade or eight years.

On one hand, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had less and less money now, and on the other hand, the power of the Tongzhi Emperor was not able to directly command the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so what did Xiao Letian mean by saying that he had private money, and not a little?

Very quickly, his master patted on his shoulder and pushed a serving of Sky Woman Luo in front of Zai Chun.

"Don't think too much into it, I'm not talking about the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It's already not bad if I can leave some silver residue for those corrupt officials …" Actually, when you were recruiting for the three hundred guards from Beijing, I had already started to give you the money … "

"Gather troops without money!" Don't you want a modern army that's completely at your beck and call? But how could this army do without money? "After thinking about it, I cast my gaze towards Japan …"

"Don't underestimate this small island nation. Although the mountains are small, the population is thin, the agriculture base is poor, and the technology is not high, because of the island nation's frequent geological activities, gold and silver have flourished since ancient times …"

"Gold and silver?" When Zai Chun heard this word, he even forgot to eat delicious food.

"That's right, gold and silver …" Shi Jian saw that Silver Mountain and Zoudu Gold Mine are both famous large scale mineral deposits in Asia, but it's a pity that Japanese's technology is not good, and their management is also not good, so their output has always been low … "

"Now, why do you think I brought soldiers north to Japan? Do you really think that I have become a savior of Japan after eating my fill? My goal is to control this place, not only for our strategic security, but also for you! "

Xiao Letian threw out the secret agreement with the Osaka, and it was Zai Chun's first time seeing the details of the secret agreement, when he saw the shares that were written on it, his eyes immediately became red, he never thought that Master would actually give him the most shares of the Fu Sang Bank.

Although Japan had 60% of the shares, that was split between the Mu Clan and the other big names. Even the biggest one had only 14% of the shares and the rest was diluted to the big names.

Zai Chun alone possessed 25% of the shares in the Fusang Bank. If this wasn't the face of his master, what else could it be? The strategy was set by Xiao Letian, and the battle was won by the new army. He himself only suffered from a little shock and obtained so much shares.

Looking at Zai Chun's stupefied expression, Xiao Letian added another pile of firewood. "I don't dare say how much Fusang Bank will benefit in the future, but according to the professional's calculations, at this time next year, you should be able to obtain close to two million Dragon-striated Silver Coin as a bonus … "What do you think? Is it enough for you to raise troops …"

"Child! If you're begging someone, you might as well ask yourself. If you were to ask me to help you sell the bonds, why don't you just send your own energy source and say that you, An Xin, think of it as Zai Chun and are willing to undertake three or four million silver taels worth of account debt. Then, wouldn't your prestige as an emperor rise … "

Xiao Letian's words ignited a ball of fire in his heart, "I, I, I... Where did I get so much cash? "

"Foolish child, you don't have as much as me! You can use your shares in Fusang Bank as collateral, and then borrow a sum of money from the Letian Bank to use this sum of money to return to the Beijing! "

"But …" "But the money has already been sent to the Household Department. How much money do I need for training my troops?" Zai Chun was still unable to comprehend the profoundness of financial knowledge.