few days later
Outside the Winterwarm Pavilion, Li Zhang, Zuo Tang, and Zhang Dong had been waiting for a long time.
"Xiao Da, what do you mean by the emperor calling us but not summoning us for a long time?”
Li Zhang glanced at Zhang Dong and asked. Actually, it wasn't that he was lacking in self-control skills. It was just that the two Yang Yong and Superflame patrol ships that he had purchased from the State of Zhao a few days ago were about to arrive. Although ships of this level were only cannon fodder in Zhao Bei's eyes, they were a first-class event for the Yunxiang Navy that had just been built.
Zhang Dong smiled and said to Li Zhang.
"You mean…"
Li Zhang was a little stunned. During this period of time, he had been focused on the Yunxiang Navy and had not paid much attention to this.
"Humph! Didn't you see that wangye and wangye are almost not involved in politics? His Highness had taken in most of the Great Western Alliance's henchmen and had asked for instructions on everything. His Highness had even pretended to be ill at home!”
Fortunately, Xiao Shunzi just happened to rush in and ended this farce.
"These things! I usually write it casually. Take a look!”
Wang Guangxu couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the restless few of them. Aren't you afraid that I will seize your military power? Was there a need to do this?
Little Shunzi handed the books to the three of them.
"This…"
After reading it, the few of them could not help but break out in cold sweat. Their expressions were different, but they all had a trace of excitement.
However, when they really looked at it, they were deeply immersed in it. They did not reveal a look of confusion and realization.
This was something that Wang Guangxu came up with based on some of his later experiences, especially the so-called solutions pointed out by some eloquent players on the Internet, as well as some of the reform experience of the Great Western Alliance.
Although it was a little messy, with the knowledge of these three people, it was enough to extract the essence from the rough.
"Dear ministers! What do you think?"
Seeing that it was almost time, Wang Guangxu asked.
"The emperor is a great talent! If these systems were implemented, it would naturally be able to enrich the country and strengthen the army! If you want to make the country rich, you have to have a strong army first. However, money is the first priority. Now…"
"Li Zhang! When can the two ships of Changyuan and Wangyuan return home?”
Wang Guangxu didn't want to listen to Tang Sanzang's recitation and directly interrupted him.
"Long term! Faraway vision! The second ship had been built, but it needed to be tested. It would take about a year to return to the country!”
Li Zhang wiped the sweat off his forehead and replied.
"Give the German side an extra 100,000 taels and let them send people over first. The navy can learn from them on the way back! Then, in addition to the Jingfeng that was under construction, he would add two more ironclad ships of the same size!”
Wang Guangxu was quite anxious. This was a great opportunity for him to earn points.
"Your Majesty! Absolutely not! The two ships of Dingzhen needed more than 1.7 million taels of silver. Adding on the artillery shells and maintenance, they needed 300,000 taels of silver every year. The national treasury was really…”
Li Zhang couldn't help but feel anxious. As for the 300,000 taels of silver needed to return to the country in advance, he was even prepared to complain to Xishou.
"After all, he's still a child! You don't know how expensive rice is if you don't take charge!"
He thought to himself.
"Zhen will send twenty million taels of silver from the palace treasury to the Ministry of Revenue to be used to build new recruits and navy! Zhang Dong, you will take over the Ministry of Revenue from now on! If he dared to touch this money! Zhen will kill!"
Wang Guangxu still ignored Li Zhang and turned his gaze to Zhang Dong.
"I accept your orders! However, I'm afraid this military expenditure…"
Zhang Dong originally had the empty position of the governor of the two rivers, but now he was only given the same rank. However, among the things that Wang Guangxu had just given him, he needed to build three towns of new recruits, all of whom would use the weapons of the Great Western Alliance, and purchase more than ten ironclad ships. This 20 million was not enough.
"You want money! Easy! I support it too! It's just whether you dare to do it or not!"
Seeing that the three of them looked defeated, Wang Guangxu decided not to farm them anymore. Otherwise, it would be a waste of time when he went back and make a mess.
"Emperor, please speak! As long as I can strengthen the army, I, Zuo Tang, will do it even if I have to live this old life!”
This time, Zuo Zhongtang stood up first. He had been fighting in Genjiang and the Southern Kingdom for the past few years. Even the firearms of the wandering soldiers and landlord armed forces in the Southern Kingdom were better than his. He had long been holding back his anger.
"The one in the west has retreated! Rong Mi is still here!"
"But the emperor has always been in charge of this matter in the Supreme Court. With Sir Rong's relationship…"
The three of them naturally understood and couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
He was going to take Xi'an's number one general as an example, and he was going to take his assets.
Moreover, the timing was very good. The officialdom was chaotic. Even if the three of them were injured, it would not be clean. A large-scale rebound would definitely not work, but it was possible to make a move on Rong Mi.
"Even if Rong Mi collapses, these assets will be inherited by his descendants!“
The three of them couldn't help but think.
"There's not so much trouble with rebellion! Moreover, there's no need to interrogate a dead person!"
Wang Guangxu stared at the three of them with bright eyes. He was forcing the three of them to board the ship.
The three of them couldn't help but be shocked. If these words came out of the mouth of an old fox, they would believe it. A twelve-year-old youth…just thinking about it made them feel terrified.
Framing! Murder! He actually played very well and was even so confident!
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