Cixi said in a low voice: "Sixth Master, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Prince Gong said helplessly: "Queen Mother, this matter, we can't hurry, first, Li Tai said in the article that it is necessary to appoint the British as the commander of the fleet, this will not work, the sharp weapon of the country, how can it fake others?" What's more, it's still a foreigner? Second, they only allow British retired soldiers to board the ship to operate, so if there is a discord between the two sides, these people operate the fleet and leave, then we will be empty, who will we cry to? Third, a fleet will cost five million taels of silver to buy, who knows if there is any catty in this? There is still a need for 1.5 million taels of funds for a year, which is also a lot of money, but a fleet is only equipped with six or seven hundred people, is it really that much to spend? ”

Cixi and Ci'an glanced at each other, what Prince Gong couldn't figure out, how could the two of them understand?

Cixi asked, "Then the sixth master, what should I do next?" The Taiping bandits in the south are very tormented, Zeng Guofan has repeatedly used troops, only to see results, the south is the richest place in the imperial court, a day of tranquility, our taxes will not be collected, and the treasury will be extremely difficult......"

Prince Gong said astringently: "It is precisely this reason that this matter cannot be delayed, but who can the court rely on now?" ”

Gui Liang on the side said: "King Gong, look, can we summon the Chief Tax Secretary Hud to come and ask?" ”

Prince Gong said angrily: "Hurd? Hurd, isn't he also British? Will he turn to us and not to the British? ”

Gui Liang's face was embarrassed for a while, this is true, these foreigners are most accustomed to complicity. There's no guarantee that Hurd will make a fuss. In the end, it made it even worse.

Ci'an frowned and said, "Sixth Master." Is there no other way? I can only ask Yu Zeng Guofan or Li Hongzhang and others? ”

Prince Gong smiled bitterly and said: "Queen Mother, this matter is not good, not to mention that Zeng Guofan and others are far away in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but it will take half a month to go back and forth, even if they are consulted, they may not understand that this Western ordnance still needs to be more proficient in talent." After all, it involves millions of taels, or even tens of millions of taels of silver, we can't ignore it, you know, the imperial court's annual tax is only thirty or forty million taels of silver, and this kind of thing requires several rounds of negotiations. How can it be in time? ”

However, there has to be a way to do it. But what should I do?

Prince Gong gritted his teeth and said: "Queen Mother, now I can only put down a few days, first get a letter from Zeng Guofan, ask their opinions, in a few days, the minister will go to Guo Ye in person, this kind of thing, only Guo Ye knows best, after all, he is proficient in foreign languages, he can directly understand the writing of foreigners, and the most important thing is that he is proficient in Western ordnance, the last time I bought American ordnance, isn't it cost-effective, if it wasn't for our late purchase, if we didn't train into an army, we may not lose in a war with Britain and France!" ”

At this time, Cixi also remembered, Guo Ye, Guo Ye is the most suitable person, this guy is not only proficient in foreign affairs, but the most important thing is that he knows how to bargain with foreigners the most, and can reduce the price of foreigners to the lowest!

However, now, Guo Ye has resigned, and even the top has been thrown down, and now it is still thrown on the ground, what should I do? Go and invite Guo Ye back again?

Cixi smiled bitterly: "That's it, this matter is not to blame Guo Ye in the first place, he has nowhere to vent his anger, and it is normal to be playful, Sixth Master, this matter still has to bother you, after all, you have the grace of knowing him, and only you can persuade him!" ”

Yixin is full of reluctance, but there is no way now, who let his brother cause trouble, if he doesn't wipe their butts for them, can he let someone wipe them for them?

Yixin said helplessly: "Queen Mother, Guo Ye, this kid is very stubborn, if the monk is here, the two of us will persuade together, and we are sure, now only the minister is going to persuade alone, but I am not sure......"

However, whether you are sure or not, you have to give it a try, the buying and selling of millions of taels of silver is not a joke, and now the treasury of the Qing Dynasty can't even take out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the original more than one million taels of silver are all robbed by foreigners! Now even if you want to be broad, you don't have any money.

Yixin came out of the palace, called Shang Wenxiang, and walked towards Guo's mansion.

Came to the door, the generals were still busy cleaning up, the whole courtyard was smashed by the group of princes, seeing this scene, Yixin was angry, these uncompetitive brothers, if one of them has half of Guo Ye's ability, why would he have to come to the door to invite people?

Now, things are on the head, and it is impossible for me not to show my face.

"Wang Haonan!"

Yixin saw Wang Haonan who was shouting and working from a distance, and hurriedly shouted.

Wang Haonan looked up, it turned out that Prince Gong had arrived, and hurriedly ran over, and said with a smile: "Hey, the prince is here, the little one has asked the prince to say goodbye, the prince, isn't it that those princes are not fun, you have to smash it again?" ”

"Fuck off!"

Prince Gong didn't expect to be teased by a little boss today, and he was so angry that he scolded, but fortunately, he also knew that this guy was Guo Ye's sworn confidant, and he regarded him as a brother, so he didn't care too much, "What about your family?" I want to see him! Go and report to me! ”

Wang Haonan's face was bitter, and he said bitterly: "Lord Wang, don't be embarrassed, after our adults came back, they were furious, and the brothers were all whipped by him, he had already spoken, no one has seen him for the past few days, the sky is falling, don't look for him......"

"What? Not even this king? It's against him! ”

Wang Haonan hurriedly smiled and said: "I drop the prince, this matter has made the adult angry, since he came back, until now, he has drunk a jar of wine, even if you go in, you just see a drunk, you can't do anything......"

Prince Gong was stunned, could this Guo Ye have been hit to this point?

Wang Haonan said with a smile: "You don't know, our adults came back today, but they were scolded by that girl and taught him a hard lesson, that was his heart, he was almost robbed by others as a concubine, and no one could stand it......"

Forehead......

Prince Gong's forehead is full of black lines, ******, there is still a jealousy in it!

(To be continued.) )