Kowloon wins

Chapter 975

"Hmph, old thirteen, tell me!"

Although he was extremely disturbed by the quarrels of the officials, Emperor Chengde obviously did not intend to accept his fate. He looked around all the people in the hall with a gloomy expression, and his eyes finally fell on the old thirteen who hung his head and said nothing. He took a sip coldly.

"Everything is up to His Majesty, and I dare not violate it."

The old thirteen is a shrewd person, although he doesn't really like Emperor Chengde in his heart, but he doesn't intend to announce it, and he doesn't intend to get involved in the battle for the heir apparent, answering Emperor Chengde's question Come on, perfunctory has become his only choice.

"Huh? Hmph, I've made up my mind, I'll see the outcome in court, pass on my will, and go to court early tomorrow!"

Emperor Chengde has a stubborn temper, even if the old thirteen is just a perfunctory remark, but Chengde emperor realized the meaning of the old thirteen's disapproval from it, and the anger in his heart suddenly rose. He slapped the copy angrily, shouted angrily, and then, regardless of the expressions of the officials, he flicked his sleeves and turned back to the apse.

"Lord Li, Er'an dares to deceive the king with such false words, I will definitely not give up with Er'an!"

When Emperor Chengde walked away in such a rage, Ma Qike became impatient, and regardless of the occasion, he pointed at Li Minquan's nose and scolded angrily.

"Please."

Li Minquan thought to himself that the holy family was flourishing, and he didn't take Ma Qi seriously at all, so he snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"A traitor, a traitor who has wronged the country, I will definitely join you!"

Seeing Li Minquan being so arrogant, Ma Qidang was so angry that he was trembling all over, pointing at Li Minquan's back, and cursing with his nose crooked and mouth slanting.

"Ugh……"

The old thirteen looked at Ma Qi, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he wanted to speak, but in the end, he still didn't say anything, just shook his head and sighed, and walked out slowly.

"Master Ma, speak carefully, calm down, it's never too late to discuss things slowly."

Zhang Tingyu and Ma Qi have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have a good personal relationship with each other. Seeing Ma Qi's agitation, he felt a little sad, but Zhang Tingyu was naturally cautious, and he really didn't want to talk too much on such occasions, but He didn't want to see Ma Qi get into trouble because of this, so he stretched out his hand to give Ma Qi a hand, and comforted him in a low voice.

"Heng Chen, it's not old man Meng Lang, it's really..."

Zhang Tingyu was kind-hearted, but Ma Qi was on fire, but he didn't care so much. He relentlessly scolded Li Minquan for his insidiousness. It doesn't matter if he has such a big seizure, but Zhang Tingyu and others dare not get involved. Everyone rushed to leave. Seeing this, Ma Qi was still angry, but he didn't know what to do. He could only leave the Hall of Mental Cultivation worriedly...

At the end of the day, Hong Qing, who hastily had her lunch, started to get busy again. She was not busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, but the affairs of military reform. In my heart, no matter how little tricks Emperor Chengde plays, in front of absolute strength, he is nothing more than a chicken and a dog. It is not worth mentioning. It is related to the future of the country, and it cannot be ignored at all. Hong Qing will never do such a stupid thing as picking sesame seeds and discarding watermelon.

"Report to the lord, Ma Qi, Lord Ma is here."

Just when Hongqing was busy arranging various matters, she saw Ding Song hurried in from outside, grabbed the copywriter with a few strides, bowed, and rushed to report.

"Oh? Wait and leave first, Ding Song, go and invite Mr. Ma here."

As soon as Ma Qi came running, Hong Qing frowned, but he didn't hesitate, first waved away the generals who were listening to orders in the room, and then gave Ding Song an order.

"twitter!"

Hearing Hong Qing's order, Ding Song didn't dare to delay a bit, he hastily agreed, and left the study in a hurry, and after a while, he came in from outside accompanied by Ma Qi, who was in neat court clothes.

"The lower official has seen the prince."

Seeing Ma Qi entered the room, Hong Qing immediately stood up to greet him. Seeing this, Ma Qi dared not lose his courtesy, hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed to the front, and respectfully asked Ann.

"Master Ma, you don't need to be too polite, please sit down and say, come, let's have some tea!"

Hong Qing has always respected Ma Qi as a loyal and important minister of the court. Even though he knew that his coming here might not be a good thing, Hong Qing would never lose courtesy, and very politely stretched out his hand to support Ma Qi's arm, He gave way to the reception area.

"twitter!"

As soon as Hong Qing said this, the guards who were waiting on the side hurriedly agreed, and quickly served the freshly brewed fragrant tea, and they all retreated, leaving only the Xia Hongqing and Ma Qi sat opposite each other.

"My lord must have known about it. His majesty has already issued a decree. The court will be held in the morning of the next day. At that time, it will be time to decide on the affairs of the Lord Xinjun's Ministry of Science and Technology. What is the lord's plan to do about it?"

Having been with each other for many years, Ma Qi has a deep understanding of Hong Qing's ability, and he knows that it is absolutely meaningless to go around with Hong Qing, and he will not do such thankless and stupid things. cut into the theme.

"Your Excellency Ma should be very clear. In this matter, the king has absolutely no room for maneuver, so he can do whatever he wants."

Even though she had expected the intention of Ma Qi's coming, Hong Qing couldn't help feeling restless when she heard him mentioning the matter of the Ministry of Industry. Qi burst out, but just gave an unquestionable answer with a blank face.

"You..., my lord, with your wisdom, it is not difficult to see the danger of factionalism in the court. Now that the lord is in power, why not give in a little bit for the sake of the dignity of the whole court."

Hearing Hong Qing's resolute answer, Ma Qi became anxious on the spot, and almost had an attack. Fortunately, his self-control ability was not bad, and he didn't make any rude words or deeds at last, but seeing him take a deep breath , forced himself to suppress the irritability in his heart, and sincerely remonstrated.

"Master Ma's loyalty, this king has always been aware of it, and has always admired it, so if there is even the slightest possibility, this king will definitely not reject your old horse's kindness, but there is really no room for accommodation in this matter. There is no room for it, unless you don’t want to, it’s really impossible.”

Although he knew that Ma Qi's words had no selfish intentions at all, and he was completely worried about the conflict between Hong Qing and Emperor Chengde becoming public, Hong Qing did not intend to accept it, but instead of getting angry, he explained patiently After a while.

"Oh? I don't know the official, so please ask the prince to make it clear."

Ma Qi was obviously dissatisfied with such an explanation given by Hong Qing, but seeing his brows raised, he asked a question relentlessly.

"Your Majesty, don't you know how much land is paid to me in the Qing Dynasty, and how much the Ministry of Industry earns. The difference between them, I don't need to go into details, and this is just the beginning, and it will take a few years. , the income of the Ministry of Industry will be far greater than the income of the land tax. Even if the sharing of the land into the mu and the integration of officials and gentry are implemented, the income will not exceed [-]% of the annual income of the Ministry of Industry. Let alone the Ministry of Industry is the key to military reform. There is no room for any mistakes. In such a situation, handing over the Ministry of Industry to the second child and other dudes is not harmful to the country, so what? Therefore, whether it is public or private, this king will never tolerate such reckless orders Because, there is absolutely no room for discussion on this point!"

Hong Qing was not offended by Ma Qi's lack of respect and humility, but patiently explained the reasons for opposing the second elder brother's entry into the Ministry of Industry.

"Only [-]%? I'm afraid it can't be done?"

Since Ma Qi became prime minister, he has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry. However, he has seldom intervened in its affairs, but he still has a good idea of ​​the general operation of the Ministry of Industry. He knows that the Ministry of Industry is now released. There are more than [-] factories in the factory, the scale is not small, and the annual income is astonishingly more than [-] million taels of silver, which has already exceeded the land tax income. If the annual income of the Eight Banners is not included, it has already occupied It is more than half of the imperial court's annual revenue, but at this moment, Hong Qing actually said that the income of the Ministry of Industry can increase by ten times, which is too unbelievable. Ma Qi was surprised and couldn't believe it was possible.

"If Lord Ma doesn't believe it, I can gamble with Lord Ma. It doesn't take much, and we will see the result within five years!"

Seeing that Ma Qi was so shocked, Hong Qing couldn't help laughing, and released the bet with confidence.

"Five years? This... I would like to hear the details."

Although he admired Hong Qing's ability to create wealth, Ma Qi still couldn't believe it in front of such an astonishing increase in annual income.

"Master Ma has always been in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and I think he should have some understanding of the inventions released by the Ministry of Industry in the past ten years. Heh, let's put it this way, the more than [-] items released today are all light industries, that is, those that have not been invested. It is considered a large project with quick results, but these projects are limited by the structure, and it is difficult to have a great development. The real highlight is the heavy industry that will be launched within five years from next year. To tell you the truth, the Ministry of Industry has already With the five-year plan, Master Ma will know that what the king said is absolutely true after reading it."

The development plan of the Ministry of Industry is a big article. If you really want to talk about it, it is difficult to explain all the key points in it for three days and three nights. Even if Hong Qing is the chief planner, if you want to explain it clearly in a few words , it is also difficult to do, so we can only give an explanation in general.

"Five-year plan? Forget it, the old man should go and read it when he turns around. If there is such an increase in annual income, the lower officials will desperately want to make a statement and leave."

Hearing Hong Qing's words, although Ma Qi still had some doubts, but at the same time, his curiosity was aroused, and he didn't want to say any more, so he left a scene and left.

Oh, this old horse is really impatient!

Hong Qing originally thought that it would take a lot of talking and talking to persuade the stubborn old horse, but he didn't expect that Comrade old Ma would just leave like this, and couldn't help laughing for a while...

(End of this chapter)