"Oh?" The Empress Dowager Cixi didn't seem to be very surprised, it seemed that Prince Li's attitude was already within her expectations," said him. ”

"Prince Li told Weichen that the hardcore crops of the Eight Banners were set by Taizu Taizong, and there have been increases and decreases in the past dynasties, but there has never been such an earth-shattering change, this is simply not a change, but to change the life of the Eight Banners, he spoke very resolutely, saying that other things can be done according to the meaning of the above, and this matter is the same, as long as Jun Zhi, it doesn't matter if he goes to do this errand that offends people, but it must not come from his mouth to advocate this matter."

"To propose this matter is to offend the Eight Banners, he doesn't dare to come forward, but it is also in line with the character of Prince Tali and his family who have been wise and wise to protect themselves since Dai Shan," the Empress Dowager Cixi said indifferently, "This matter is imperative, I always have to ask him what he means, after all, he is the first among the hereditary people." ”

"The rebellion in the early spring of the fourteenth year of Tongzhi has swept away many dissidents in the clan, and then the queen mother has broken out a lot of people one after another, and there is a little less resistance in the clan, although the Eight Banners are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, but now it seems that there is no need at all. Today's foundation of the country is to win people, as long as the imperial examination is proper, a steady stream of talents into the imperial court, there is no need to distinguish any flag people, the people and flag people look exactly the same, the only difference is nothing more than a little hardcore crops, flat to everyone is a small amount of money, but for the finance, it is a big burden, and the flag people do not produce, such a population of millions, it is really a pity, you know, the factories and workshops in the suburbs of Beijing, now the wages of workers have more than doubled compared with the last years of Tongzhi. If these flag people can work, the cost of the factory must be reduced, so that the odds of winning against foreigners are a little bigger. ”

"The Xianfeng Dynasty is in financial distress. Fortunately, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom rebellion, the banner people in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River were killed, which solved the financial crisis to a certain extent, and now the population of the flag has grown to the pre-war level, but these millions of people, there are really a drop in the bucket. The rest are all to be given money by the imperial court, but it is not that they can't afford it, and now that foreign affairs are opened, a lot of gold and customs duties can be collected, but it is always useless to feed people in vain. ”

After Gao Xinkui finished speaking, Wang Kaiyun continued: "In the old years, the Queen Mother went to school and joined the army. Errands are a good strategy. It's just that there are too many flag people, and there are not many who can take care of them, and if you are on an errand, the official position is not enough, and after entering school, you will still have to be an errand in the future. Joining the army, the changes in the past have laid off a lot of people. It's not good to do it again. ”

"It doesn't matter, in the past, there were people with other thoughts in the Fengtai camp, but they were just close relatives. As well as the upper-level people in the Eight Banners, the underground people, can be greatly filled into the new army, I rotate in the North Sea, one is to adapt to training, the other is to remove the turnips, the bad ones are naturally eliminated, leaving the good ones, so the army of the twelve towns is always insufficient. ”

The Empress Dowager said it lightly, but Gao Xinkui's vest was faintly cold sweat, after the "Yihai Change", those who obstructed Wu Yundi, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not deal with it with Prince Rui of Yu, nor did she use other methods, but the rotation of one term to the northwest or the land of the North Sea to engage the Russians, the battle was unfavorable or the defeated were all executed before the battle, if they dared to kill the enemy bravely, this matter was lightly let go, so that the Fengtai camp was cleaned cleanly, Those generals from Xianghuai, Zuo Chu, and other backgrounds who were undecided, were either assigned to local areas to serve as commanders or commanders, or they were ordered to be transferred to other jobs and discharged from the army, and arranged to be local police chiefs, or they were transferred to civilian posts, and their files were transferred from the military department to the official department.

Zeng Guofan has died, the Hunan people have no leader, Zeng Guoquan has been in the office of the local governor, the identity of the martial artist limits his possibility of entering the military aircraft and becoming the prime minister, Jiang Zhongyuan is a little arrogant and cold, not the appearance of a commander, Guo Songtao and Zeng Jize are engaged in foreign diplomacy, and they are not competent, Hu Linyi, known as one of the four famous ministers of Zhongxing, was originally the most able to take over the banner of the Hunan people, but he also died of illness three years ago.

In fact, the Hunan people also have it, but it is just a little mismatched, but now is not the time to discuss this, "You continue to think about the method, there is still a little time for horizontal and vertical, and there are always fewer people to offend, and we have less silver, so it is good." The Military Aircraft Department and Prince Gong naturally agreed, of course they agreed, they didn't have to work by themselves, they just sat back and enjoyed their success, ha, these people are willing to watch others die. ”

"No one will have an opinion on the matter of Cheng'en Gong, but Weichen thinks," Gao Xinkui said, "Cheng'en Gong's weight is not enough, and a big Buddha is needed to control all kinds of small things." ”

"Who?"

Gao Xinkui glanced at Wang Kaiyun and replied, "Prince Alcohol." ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, noncommittal, "Why did you think of the Seventh Master?" ”

"Prince Alcohol dares to offend others for the sake of the emperor, this is the same as Gong Chengen," Wang Kaiyun said with a smile, "Prince Alcohol has a different identity, and ordinary people don't dare to rap." ”

"Seventh Master," the Empress Dowager Cixi thought slightly, "It's not impossible, it's just that he doesn't care about anything now, and rashly gives him this ...... I don't know if he wants to or not. ”

"Weichen is willing to go to Taiping Lake in person to persuade the Seventh Prince." Gao Xinkui volunteered.

"No, speaking for myself, he is not as good as Prince Li," the Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head, "I have to think about it, how to say it." Who else do you think can play a role here? ”

Gao Xinkui was about to say something, and raised his head to see Li Lianying standing beside the Empress Dowager Cixi, "Qi Xisheng: Prime Minister Yamen said that the British ambassador has received news from the Royal Bank of England. ”

"Oh? What did you say? ”

"The shares of the Suez Canal have been bought from the Egyptians," Li Lianying said, "and what to do next is up to Lafayette." ”

"What can I do?" Empress Dowager Cixi was slightly displeased, "The British invaded Egypt, and the Suez Canal is already in his pocket, although we have a share, we still have to listen to the British, just follow them to drink some soup." (To be continued.) )