Chapter 352 The Eight Banners New Army, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang! (Please order and vote)
"Daopu, Gain, Bowen, Xiajun, Shengfu, Baxian...\n..\n..\nDo you all know what this Mr. Xianfeng means? How can you sell your official position and let the Eight Banners do it?
Soldiers go to the battlefield and die? What happened in the country during my absence?"
Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden, Dianchun Hall. After seeing off Ronglu who was delivering a message for Concubine Yi, Luo Xueyan immediately called a group of his subordinates and secretaries to inquire about the situation in the court.
Wu Jianzhang, Cheng Fupei, Wang Yi, Weng Tongjue, Weng Tong, and Qian Zhenchang, who are now named by him, are all subordinates and secretaries who did not go to Japan with him. Among them, Weng Tong is a newcomer who has just joined the job today, and is still a senior official.
Those who came from Beijing with Ronglu must know the situation best.
Now that I heard the question from my immediate superior, I was naturally duty-bound and was the first to reply: "Xue Shuai, your Majesty has taken out the shortages from the southeastern provinces and sold them this time. One of them really has no money to spend. These days, the Beijing court has been tossing around the New Deal.
, the first of this new policy is the new military policy, which requires building a new army, purchasing foreign weapons, and hiring foreign generals.
In addition, Prince Gong also proposed to open an ordnance factory in Tianjin, introduce foreign craftsmen and machines, and produce his own guns. He also wanted to open a Tongwen Museum to train barbarian talents himself.
None of these New Deal barbarian affairs cost a lot of money? At the same time, the imperial court also had to deploy troops for defense in many places, which cost money...\n.\n.\n.\
n.\nAlthough the imperial court instituted a mining ban and a smoking ban, and raised money through the sale of mines and forest farms outside the customs, and implemented a monopoly on foreign cigarettes, the money was not enough to spend.
So I just wanted to steal a few coins from Xueshuai, Mr. Zeng, and Mr. Zuo...\n...\n. Isn't this an indiscriminate medical treatment for an emergency?"
Actually it’s not!
Luo Xueyan secretly thought: "It's hard to say whether Zeng Guofan has any money in his hand. After all, he only has half a Huai salt in his hand. But I am making money very quickly from guarding Shanghai Beach! The customs office alone can collect sixty-six dollars in import tax plus export tax in one month."
One hundred thousand silver dollars!
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In addition, Shanghai also has commercial tax, salt tax, land tax, deed tax, stamp tax, city wall tax and a lot of other exorbitant taxes!
Moreover, Luo Xueyan had already opened a foreign cigarette monopoly in Shanghai that Xianfeng had just opened in the north. Moreover, he also launched a casino.
If you get a brothel business license, you can make a lot of money.
Not to mention how much the booming real estate industry in Shanghai can contribute to Governor Luo.
Therefore, the monthly tax in Shanghai exceeded 800,000 yuan at the end of last year, and it exceeded 1 million silver yuan in the fourth year of Xianfeng!
One million a month...\n....\nThat's twelve million a year!
During the Qing Dynasty, when the world was still in chaos, the annual income was only 40 to 50 million.
The endowment of one city is as much as 12 million, which shows how much wealth is concentrated in Shanghai today.
As for the Shanghai Governor's Office, the Nanyang New Army, the Nanyang Minister's Office, the Nanyang Naval Association, the Jianghai Customs Office, as well as the monthly tribute to Hong Xiuquan of Tianjing, the "filial piety" to the Wu Palace of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, etc., they are all added up.
, it will never exceed 400,000.
Therefore, the Shanghai Governor's Yamen can save a large amount of money every month in the HSBC account!
"Xue Shuai, we really have too much money in our accounts to spend now, so we might as well buy a few official positions to increase our power!"
After Weng Tong finished speaking, his brother Weng Tongjue continued: "Looking at the intention of the court this time, it is planning to sell the officials on the territory that each marshal can actually control to each marshal's house. This is justifiable.
Xueshuai, I think we can create a Shanghai Prefecture first, and put several county offices under the direct jurisdiction of the Shanghai Governor's Office into the Shanghai Prefecture. The Shanghai Prefecture will naturally buy it first, and the counties and offices below it will also be bought.
Then he bought Susong Town. The general military headquarters of Susong Town was located on Chongming Island. Although there is only an empty shelf left now, it is still a town and a naval town. If you don’t buy it, what if it is destroyed?
If someone else did it, it would be bad if you pull the flag and embarrass Xueshuai."
Luo Xueyan nodded slightly, but did not speak.
The idea of ​​establishing the Shanghai Prefecture is a good one!
However, the other positions are not that important. With the Nanyang New Army and the Taiping New Army here, there is nothing to worry about.
Luo Xueyan’s “big butler” Wu Jianzhang answered: “Shuai Shuai, Minister to Japan, Minister to the United States, Consul in California, Consul in Nagasaki, Supervisor of Ryukyu, Supervisor in Lanfang, Supervisor in Sulu, Supervisor in Vietnam
, Supervisor in Siam and other official positions, Xueshuai, you can also get them first.
These are the righteous honors you show overseas!?
Of course Wu Jianzhang now knows how "close" the relationship between Luo Xueyan and Luo Yaoguo is!
That means they are as close to each other as one person!
And by winning these diplomatic positions, Luo Yaoguo and Luo Xueyan can expand the business of "selling piglets"...\n.\n.\n. Only then can they export their excess population!
"These diplomatic positions must be taken down!" Luo Xueyan frowned, "Foreigners generally do not recognize envoys and consuls sent by local officials...\n.\nWhat else can I buy?"
What else to buy?
Wang remembered what Ronglu had said to him a while ago, so he asked with a smile: "Xue Shuai, do you want to buy the governor of Jiangsu?"
Cheng Fupei immediately shook his head and said: "What's the point of being the governor of Jiangsu? Xuzhou, Huai'an, and Haizhou in the north were all occupied by Zeng Disheng.
Xueshuai can't get it even if he becomes the governor of Liangjiang! It's better to...:... buy the governor of Zhejiang!"
"But Xueshuai is an official in Shanghai, how can he buy the governor of Zhejiang?" Qian Zhenchang shook his head and expressed confusion.
Luo Xueyan's eyes lit up, and just when he was about to type the layout, Zhao Liewen on the side spoke first: "Why buy the Governor of Zhejiang...\n.\n:.\n. If you want to buy it, buy the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang! The Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is older than the Governor of Zhejiang
, can also take care of the affairs of Fujian Province, isn’t this better than buying a governor of Zhejiang?”
With a "pop", Luo Xueyan slapped his thigh: "Huifu is still right! It's just a purchase, so why not buy a governor... The governor is not much more expensive than the governor, right?"
Weng Tong shook his head and said: "But there is no way the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang can sit in Shanghai...\n. You are going to Zhejiang, what will you do in Shanghai?"
Zhao Liewen smiled and said: "The Shanghai Governor is not permanent. Xueshuai can completely set up the Nanyang Minister's Yamen in Shanghai and put all the new troops under the Nanyang Minister's Yamen. Then appoint a reliable Shanghai Governor and Shanghai General Soldier.
That’s it? Then
Hou Xueshuai can lead the Nanyang New Army to Hangzhou and take office... If Zuo Jigao can buy the governor of Zhejiang, then the two posts of governor of Zhejiang belong to Xueshuai and Zuo Shuai. The imperial court only has
There is only one admiral and one general left!"
Luo Xueyan thought to himself: "If this thing can really be done, let alone Fujian, Zhejiang Province can probably win it!"
Thinking of this, he asked again: "Then...\n...\nWhat does it mean that Xianfeng wants me to invite the Eight Banners soldiers together with Mr. Zeng and Mr. Zuo?"
Weng Tong smiled and said, "It's still for the money."
"What?" Luo Xueyan didn't understand at first, "Does he want to send away all the Eight Banners soldiers?"
"Of course that's impossible," Weng Tong shook his head. "The emperor's intention is that a few generals will come forward to ask for people from the imperial court, and the imperial court will use this as an excuse to send the Eight Banners soldiers south. Those Eight Banners soldiers will definitely refuse.
, so the emperor can use this to reduce the hardcore crops of the Eight Banners disciples, and won’t this money be saved?”
"Those Eight Banners disciples are so easy to talk to?" Luo Xueyan didn't believe it.
Weng Tong smiled and said: "I don't know what I am doing now... maybe the emperor has other clever tricks?"
Luo Xueyan smiled and said: "This is not very kind...\n...I have to think of something for those Eight Banners disciples!" He looked at the people around him and said with a smile, "How about I take the lead?
How about asking the imperial court to establish a new Eight Banners Army?"
"Zhonghua, I have read the letter from the imperial concubine, and I have also communicated with several of my friends and Zuo Jigao from Ningbo!"
Three days later, in the Dianchun Hall, Luo Xueyan smiled and said to Ronglu who came to hear the news: "I don't want to be the governor of Jiangsu..."
I really can’t put it to good use here in Jiangsu.”
"Yeah?"
Ronglu nodded, feeling a little disappointed.
"However, I am somewhat interested in the position of Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang!"
Luo Xueyan's next words made Ronglu's eyes light up.
The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang is older than the governor of Jiangsu!
Big, definitely more expensive!
Chapter completed!