Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 125 What is this move called?This is called killing two birds with one stone!
Pierre knew that people from the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty were very rich.

For example, Pan Zhencheng, the leader of Guangzhou Shisanhang, has a family property of about 300 million francs and spends [-] million francs a year. His property is more than that of a king in Western Europe. "World 's richest man".

But what the French treasury lacks is not 20 million francs, but a full [-] ​​billion francs. Pan Zhencheng is the richest man in the world, right?But no matter how rich Pan Chengzhen was, it would take twenty Pan Zhencheng's entire family property to make up for the shortfall in the French treasury.

Even if your Ming country is much more powerful than the Qing Dynasty, but your Ming country can still spend as much money as the twenty richest men in the world?

Bragging is not like that.

After thinking about it, Pierre felt that Zeng Cheng must have misunderstood the value of francs.

Pierre simply explained to Zeng Cheng: "Take Mr. Pan Zhencheng, the richest man in the world of Guangdong Thirteen Banks, as an example. His property is about 5000 million francs. Converted to your silver, it is about [-] million taels."

"And our French treasury is now in a deficit of 20 billion francs, which is one billion taels of silver when converted into silver."

"I think, let alone Mr. Pan Zhencheng, even the original treasury of the Qing Dynasty, or the treasury of your Ming Dynasty, may not be able to provide one billion taels of silver, right?"

Zeng Cheng couldn't help feeling lucky for Pierre when he heard the key words of one billion taels of silver from the treasury of the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, today I came to negotiate with Pierre by myself. If it were Liu Huaiwen, the old man who was in charge of the money bag of the Daming treasury, he would have to kill Pierre directly—the entire Daming treasury, even 100 million taels of silver No, one billion taels?
Of course, I secretly rejoiced for Pierre's return, but in fact, Zeng Cheng's family didn't pay much attention to the one billion taels of silver.

How should I put it, it would be nonsense to ask Daming’s treasury to take out one billion taels of silver. Even if all the people in the five provinces of Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Shanxi, and Fujian under Daming’s current rule are searched, it may not be possible. One billion taels of silver can be made up.

The reason why Zeng Cheng didn't pay much attention to the one billion pieces of silver was that this matter had nothing to do with Daming or Zeng Futai himself.

If it was Zeng Cheng and Zeng Futai himself, let alone taking out one billion taels of silver, even if Pierre dared to ask for ten taels of silver, Zeng Cheng and Zeng Futai could directly break his three legs.

Shaking his head with a smile, Zeng Cheng said with a smile: "In my opinion, the deficit of your country's treasury and the turmoil of your country's people are actually one and two, two and one."

"As long as the problem of the deficit of the treasury can be solved, the problem of unrest among the people will naturally be solved. If the problem of unrest among the people can be solved, then the problem of the deficit of the treasury is naturally not a big problem."

"Of course, it's really unrealistic to use one billion taels of silver to solve the problem of the national treasury deficit. So, why doesn't Mr. Pierre think about it from a different angle?"

Pierre wondered if you are talking nonsense, who doesn't know that solving the problem of people's turmoil can solve the problem of the national treasury deficit?The key is what do you use to solve the problem of unrest among the people?

Is it you, the Ming Dynasty, who can give me one billion taels of silver, or is it your once big mouth?

Want to think about it from another angle?
If I can think of a solution from another angle, do I still need to go to the Far East to do business?
Just when Pierre was complaining secretly, Zeng Cheng smiled and pointed to the direction outside the door, and said: "Mr. Pierre, the turmoil of the people under the French rule was once comparable to that of the people under the original Qing Dynasty." turmoil? Or, if this turmoil happened in France, what would happen to France?"

After being said by Zeng Cheng, and thinking about the scene after this kind of thing happened, Pierre immediately shuddered.

The original Qing Dynasty was also well-known in the world. After all, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Netherlands twice, but I, the Daqing Dynasty, destroyed the Ming Dynasty. Who would dare to disrespect my Daqing Dynasty?

Didn't you see that Holland, who is known as the coachman of the sea, has always wanted to do something to Lansu, because he has taken into account the existence of me, Daqing, so he has not dared to act rashly until now.

However, such an awesome Qing Dynasty collapsed almost overnight, and even Qian Deaf Old Dog, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, had to order to withdraw his eggs and return to Zhili.

If this kind of thing happened in France, wouldn't France be cold?

If France is cold, Louis XVI, the king of France, must be cold, and if Louis XVI is cold, even if his cousin of Louis XVI is not cold, he will definitely not be much better.

At the very least, the maritime trade in the Far East has to be owned by others, and the wealth in one's own hands has to shrink a lot.

If there is such a day, how can I keep so many mistresses as usual?What should I use to raise so many illegitimate children?
Just when Pierre was terrified by the scene Zeng Cheng described, Zeng Cheng laughed again on the stage of Zeng's residence, and then asked: "Then, does Mr. Pierre know why the original Qing Dynasty suddenly changed?" It’s messed up? Why do the common people have to create new accounts.”

Hearing what Zeng Cheng said, Pierre couldn't help becoming curious.

Having spent so many years in the Guangdong Thirteen Banks, Pierre is not a novice who doesn't know anything about the Qing Dynasty, but also knows a little bit about our Daqing situation.

Before Zhu Jinsong, the great Ming emperor, occupied Shandong, it was not that there were no people in our territory ruled by the Qing Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Almost every year, there would be people making a fuss against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, but it has never been like this time, as if it happened overnight For a while, the entire territory ruled by the Qing Dynasty was full of rebellious rebels, and even the emperor of the Qing Dynasty had to voluntarily give up those territories.

After thinking about it for a long time, but still unable to come up with a reason, Pierre simply shook his head and said, "I really can't think of the reason. I wonder if Mr. Zeng can tell me the reason?"

Zeng Cheng smiled and nodded, and said, "Of course, there's nothing you can't say about this."

"First of all, our great... His Majesty the Ming Emperor chose the right timing."

"When His Majesty the Emperor first started his army, it happened to be near the end of the 49th year of Qian Deaf. The winter of that year was extremely cold, but there were only a few snowfalls in the whole Shandong. There is drought, and drought means that a large number of people will not be able to afford food."

"However, Qian has been deaf for 50 years, and just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty will go to the south of the Yangtze River for the sixth time in his life."

"That is to say, the people in Shandong not only have to face the drought that is already certain in the second year, but also have to work for Emperor Qianlong, which means that the people in Shandong will have a very difficult life, or even can't survive."

"Mr. Pierre, you have been in Guangdong for so many years, you should have seen the ordinary people under our rule of the Qing Dynasty, how difficult is life?"

Pierre nodded.He stretched out his hand and drew a sign of the cross on his chest, and said, "God bears witness, I originally thought that the life of the French peasants was already very difficult, but I never imagined that there are people in this world who are more difficult than them."

Speaking of this, Pierre looked at Zeng Cheng sincerely again, and said, "Fortunately, you are here. You overthrew the ignorant and extremely cruel rule of the Qing Dynasty, and let the people of this hundred countries live a good life."

Zeng Cheng didn't care if the sincerity on Pierre's face was real or not, but he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

Da Dang... His Majesty the Emperor chose the timing of the rebellion really well. First, Shandong was about to usher in a drought, and then the old dog Qian Deaf was going to make his sixth southern tour. A very difficult life becomes so difficult that it is even difficult to live.

In this case, if no one takes the lead in rebellion or if someone takes the lead in rebellion but the disturbance is small, then it is more or less easier to say. Once someone takes the lead in rebellion and makes a big noise, then my Taqing will immediately become a beacon everywhere In this situation, even if I don't want to be cool, I have to be cool.

In other words, if His Majesty the Emperor had been allowed to rebel for a few years in the morning, if it weren't for the fact that His Majesty always had so many fantastic ideas in his head, I'm afraid it would be His Majesty the Emperor who was cold, not me.

After feeling deeply, Zeng Cheng said with a smile again: "What I'm going to say next may not be so pleasant, and may even be a little ugly. I hope Mr. Pierre doesn't mind?"

Pierre, who had vaguely understood it, waved his hands again and again, and said, "No, no, I know you have a saying that good medicine is good for the disease, and good words are good for the ear, as long as it can help solve the French problem. , even if you say something ugly, I won't mind."

Zeng Cheng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "That's good."

"In fact, what I want to say is that once the people live in difficulty, the country will be in turmoil. If the people can't survive, they will definitely rebel. How is the situation in France now similar to the situation in the Qing Dynasty at that time?"

Speaking of this, Zeng Cheng couldn't help sighing again, and asked: "Then, Mr. Pierre, do you know what is the biggest reason why people can't live?"

Hearing Zeng Cheng's question, Pierre thought it over carefully and asked tentatively: "Is it because the queen of France always spends too much francs on gardening, so France's finances are in trouble? It is precisely because of the financial problems in France that the people of France cannot live?"

But Zeng Cheng shook his head and said: "I am a deaf old dog from the Qing Dynasty who has repaired many gardens, and even went to the south of the Yangtze River five times. In terms of spending money, I am afraid that the little money spent by your queen is only a small amount of money." It’s just a drop in the bucket of my Taqing.”

"Actually, from the beginning to the end, there has been no problem with the finances of the Qing Dynasty, or even if there was any problem, it was only a very small problem, and it did not reach the level of chaos in the world."

Hearing what Zeng Cheng said, Pierre couldn't help becoming curious: "Since there is no financial problem in the Qing Dynasty, why can't the common people survive? Then what went wrong? Is it really To fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty?"

After chatting with Pierre for a long time, Zeng Cheng was finally able to confirm that it wasn't that what he said was too complicated, but that Pierre, a French barbarian, was so stupid. Don't speak bureaucratically with these savages, they really don't understand.

Thinking of this, Zeng Cheng simply smiled and shook his head, and said: "If there is a problem with the finances of the Tartar Qing treasury, then the people under the rule of the Tartar Qing will definitely not be able to survive, but if the common people cannot survive, it is not necessarily our Tartar There is a problem with the finances of the Qing treasury.”

"The main problem, in the final analysis, lies in one word, officer."

"Take the example when you were in the Thirteenth Bank in Guangzhou. The tariff rate stipulated by the Qing court was only 3.9%, but the tax rate you actually paid was about 50%."

"Then here comes the question—except for the less than 4% tariffs collected by the Qing court, where did the remaining 40.00% of the tax money go?"

"This problem is actually the same for you in France. If there is a financial problem with the French treasury, then the French people will be in turmoil. However, if the French people cannot survive, it does not necessarily mean that the French treasury has financial problems. .”

"In the final analysis, the problem lies in the word I just said, officer."

Speaking of this, Zeng Cheng picked up the tea on the table again, took a sip, and said: "As the saying goes, the world is as black as crows. The officials of our Qing Dynasty are corrupt, and your French officials may not be corrupt. Our officials of the Qing Dynasty are corrupt. Officials can't stand the investigation, and your French officials may not be able to stand the investigation."

"As long as your king of France is willing to catch a few wealthy embezzlers, cut off their heads, confiscate their property, and collect the money they used to keep their mistresses and illegitimate children into the treasury, and then distribute a small part of it." Buy some food for the people."

"What is this trick called?"

"This trick is called killing two birds with one stone. It can not only make up for part of the deficit in the French treasury, but also allow the French court to establish a good impression in the hearts of the French people."

"With the money, Monsieur Pierre will be able to go home with a large number of cannon and flintlocks."

"As long as you, the King of France, can control the army, cooperate with the artillery and flintlock guns developed by our Ming Dynasty, plus enough shells and bullets, even if your French people really want to rebel, it's actually no big deal."

"If they dare to rebel, they will be severely suppressed, and a group of them will be killed fiercely, and their homes will be ransacked by the way."

"With a smaller population, the food needed will naturally be less, and a part of the money can be obtained by ransacking the house."

"Look, isn't this problem solved?"

"The problem is solved, is Mr. Pierre's fief and title still a problem?"

(End of this chapter)