C729 A boisterous student

"Start a war? "Fine, fine, fine. I don't have any objections. In any case, there's no need for me to use the knife. But let me tell you, the treasury has long since been filled with mice. I've already spent all my money …"

"If you want money, you don't need it. If you can't, I'll give you white sticks as well. You can pay those who serve as soldiers with white sticks!"

"Where's the money?" How do you control the Department of Revenue? The Great Qing's income of ten million silver taels a year, how did it all disappear? Just how much did you embezzle! "

"Bullsh * t, I did my job perfectly. Every single silver in my family is clean. If you want to settle the score, you can do so …"

No wonder the saying goes, don't talk about money, talk about money hurts feelings! When the meeting agreed to be tough on Japan, there was a question of spending money.

Whether it was the negotiations or the mobilization of troops, spending money was a must. The negotiator was like a messenger sent abroad, representing the face of the Great Qing.

Whether it was renting a battleship from the United States or the United Kingdom, the rent was not a small amount. The food and clothing of these small countries could not be ruined.

After all, he couldn't afford two hundred thousand taels of silver on this trip to Japan.

Old Lin from the Ministry of Revenue went crazy. What did he say? Sending an envoy would cost him two hundred thousand taels of silver? Would the Ministry of Rites even have any sense of shame? I don't have any money, anyway.

While asking for money, the two sides were already in an uproar since they didn't have the money to talk about it. In the end, there were all sorts of scolding coming from the inside, causing the surrounding eunuchs and maids to be stupefied.

Looking at the age of the military's president, this guy was even more infuriating. He took out a small ivory abacus from his sleeve and started counting with it on the tea table.

Yi Xiao turned his head to look at his nephew who was standing far away and asked in surprise, "What do you think you are?"

"Aiya, my royal uncle, if you use troops, I will have to count as food and money! According to our intelligence reports, there are a total of 60,000 soldiers in the Japan's Mu Estate and the Southwest Rebellion. Even if Xiao Letian fights them until they are crippled, half of them are still left with 30,000 elites … "

"I heard that these soldiers are all western troops formed by the power of Japan. The penetration rate of western rifles has reached 80%. In addition to the Japanese garrison troops, I think it's impossible for us to not send out 40,000 new troops …"

"40,000 rifles, bullets, military uniforms, departing salaries, and silver for military officers' rewards …" "The cost of renting a civilian ship, the cost of finding a convoy of Western ships, and the cost of recharging at sea..."

"Aiyo, let me calculate a bit more. I'm still missing the cost of the medicine …" While calculating the age, he explained it to Yi Tian Uncle Wang. On the surface, it seemed like he was explaining it to his highness, but in fact, everyone in the house could hear him.

Gradually, no one made any more noise. Each and every one of them straightened their necks to listen to the Military Department's Minister's accounting. "Alright, the total number has finally come out …"

Right at this moment, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by a clap of thunder. The entire Kiki's tower was shaking, and the two emperors were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

After the thunder, several of the Han Lin who were sitting on the edge stood up and asked, "How much is it? "I didn't hear it just now, raise your voice a bit …"

There was a burst of noise outside the window, and the soybean-sized raindrops fell down with a pitter patter sound. Looking at the few princes sitting beside them, their faces turned pale.

"Nonsense! The forty thousand soldiers were actually going to pay seven million! Zuo Jigao brought 60,000 Xiang Army s all the way across tens of thousands of miles to Xinjiang, but the imperial government had only approved 10 million silver for military expenditures, yet your 40,000 people is worth 7 million? "

A huge commotion broke out in the main hall. It was as if they were all crazy.

At this time, the officer shrugged his shoulders, "Then there's nothing we can do. We don't even have a navy." Zuo Jigao will be in our Da Qing Empire's territory the whole way to Xinjiang. We can pay for the food on the spot, so how can we collect it after crossing the ocean?

"The people's ships need to be rented, and the battleships need to be escorted. Who else do they rely on other than the foreigners? If he didn't like the sound of it, how would he expect the previous navy master of the Great Qing to cross the ocean? Let alone fighting with the Japanese Navy, even the wind and waves would probably shatter the ship! "

At this point, everyone felt a bit sad. Being stronger than others wasn't something that could be made up for with words.

Just as the atmosphere in the hall was stifling, a young eunuch suddenly rushed in from outside. His entire body was drenched by the rain, and he knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

"Reporting to the empress dowager … His Royal Highness and the various ministers … No... This is bad! "

"What's wrong? Tell me quickly... Why are you panting heavily! " He slammed the table.

"Oh no, a group of students surrounded Social Security Council. It seems like the official who is stationed at Japan is called Shentu Tai Lang." She was beaten to death by the too many students! Japanese's long term rented house has also burnt down … "

"AHH!" Prince alcohol hurriedly took his hat and walked out. "I will go take a look, and turn them around!" Yi Xuan was the minister of nine city gates, so he was most suitable to appear in this kind of situation.

Weng Tonghe could not sit still any longer. He was the Qingliu Leader, so he had to protect these students of his. "This subject will go and take a look as well, try to advise me as much as possible …" He then chased after them.

The Imperial College was actually the government's prison. The exact location was on the west side of the Yonghe Palace. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Imperial College was the highest institution in the country to train intellectuals.

When the late Qing was still young, the importance of being too educated was no longer the same as before. Due to the increasing trend of studying in the west, as well as the increase in the number of officials who were willing to sacrifice themselves, it was already difficult for the students of the capital's imperial university to obtain good positions.

Not only that, the rise of the local daoyin's power had allowed the political power of the Ancient China to begin to revive. Even if you managed to sneak into the Palace, the influence of the Dao Tai, you might not even be able to surpass one of the aides by Ceng Guofan's side.

As the country's path to becoming a scholar became narrower and narrower, it became harder and harder for scholars to follow the old path of the imperial examinations. The number of scholars these days was less than a third of the size of the students in the Kanggan period, so the sense of existence in the capital was very low.

However, even if there was only one person in this group, they still had the character of a scholar. When the news of Emperor Tongzhi being assassinated in Japan arrived, they shouted for the army to come.

These students gathered together, forming a line to write the books for the officials. They were so angry that they wanted to kick Japan to the ground and turn the world upside down. In the end, they weren't even willing to let Xiao Letian go, they wanted the imperial court to punish them for not protecting themselves.

The students shouted fiercely, but it was impossible for the imperial government to listen to their opinions. Almost all the yamen and senior officials refused to listen to them from a thousand miles away.

The students who were unable to vent their emotions were like volcanoes about to erupt, beginning to ponder about causing trouble.