C3465 I want to rob! (1/2)

Zai Chun's heart seemed to have been stuffed with burning straw. His entire seven orifices started to spurt out fire, why was it that the first thing he did upon returning home was so unfavorable?

Did this portend something bad? As the ruler of a nation, he personally went to England to negotiate and raise military expenditure for the soldiers... Open up the history and take a good look, is there an emperor like this?

However, they couldn't spend the military expenditures. These dog slaves couldn't even do such a small thing, yet the entire Fujian didn't even have one million silver taels?

How can I count on you? No wonder his master kept on saying that this was a vile medieval bureaucracy. Indeed, it stank from the inside to the outside.

Zai Chun paced back and forth in the tent, all the officials kneeled on the ground and kowtowed as if their lives depended on it, while the generals stood awkwardly at the side, not knowing how to persuade them.

Ma Ming and the others immediately gave Da Sixi and the other eunuchs a look, their meaning was for them to properly advise the emperor. However, Da Sixi had already slapped him several times because he said the wrong things previously.

These eunuchs were all things that resembled ghosts. They did not dare to offend the emperor, so they all kept quiet.

Actually, Shen Baozhen was not a useless subject. He was the one who had been recommended by Zuo Zongtang as the successor.

This was one of the few capable servants in the late Qing, but no matter how capable he was, he could not withstand the slow and inefficient nature of the system.

Zuo Zongtang was a man who did real things. If he wanted to create a Southern Ocean Fleet, he would have to pacify Yaqub's rebellion, and he would even need to help raise funds for the army.

With the power of Fujian Province, it was definitely not enough to do all this, Shen Baozhen had been worrying until his head turned white for a long time!

In fact, after Ceng Guofan, there was a period of confrontation in the late Qing and at that time, the power between Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang was equal.

But unfortunately, Zuo Zongtang died too early, and there were too many things he had to do while he was still alive.

On the other hand, Li Hongzhang lived a long life for one, and focused all his resources on his cause in Beiyang.

A person who was even willing to throw away Xinjiang, it was clear how hard this person's heart was and how purpose was strong!

Li Hongzhang was a North Ocean force that was being protected and operating like a hatching egg. This force was so powerful that it had almost become a nation by itself, and it had even attracted the entire Japanese army to come and fight with him!

When Shen Baozhen met Zuo Zongtang, it could be said that he had fallen into the hands of his stepmother. The reward for the mission was extremely heavy, and the Mawei Shipyard was even more so a gold-eating monster.

He really didn't have any money, he had never lied to the Tongzhi Emperor. A million silver was indeed not a lot, but because the Tongzhi Emperor did not inform him beforehand, Shen Baozhen suffered a huge loss this time.

He was already regretting it. If he really knew that His Majesty would return home at this critical moment, he would have to raise enough money even if he were to sell his life on the spot!

”Ah, His Majesty … ”If there's no other way, let's use a southern ticket. I'll explain it to the soldiers myself …”

”Bullsh * t, your fart …” Do you think you can make me go back on my word after what I just said yesterday? ”

”Then there's only one way left …” ”Let's wait for Steward Wang to come back. Hopefully, he'll have a way …”

After he finished speaking, Shen Baozhen took off her flower plume and placed it on the ground with tears flowing down, ”This humble one is useless, Your Majesty, please severely punish me …”

Zai Chun was so angry that his nose was crooked, ”Good, good, good … The resignation threatened me? This is a loyal subject and a filial son? ”

”What about you? Do you mean to say that you're not an official but you're threatening me? ”

This roar scared all the civil officials down to the ground, and at the end, one of them who was a junior official even fainted out of fear.

”If you don't have the ability, why don't you resign? It was a beautiful dream! If you can't raise the money, none of you should think of escaping! ”