Royal Gold Magistrate

After two days of tossing and turning, accompanied by eunuchs.

Lai Gouer arrived in the capital smoothly.

He seemed unusually silent along the way, just silently surveying the world around him with his eyes.

The landscape has changed, but not completely.

Halfway from the capital to Jiangling Port, he saw many people busy on the ground, and there were people who were transporting rails and wooden strips, which seemed to be laid to Jiangling Port.

But when he entered the capital city, there were many bungalows with an unusually large area in what should have been wasteland in his memory.

Occasionally, huge chimneys can be seen erected on some houses, which are constantly emitting black smoke.

He secretly guessed in his heart that it should be related to the train mentioned in the letter, but unfortunately, he did not see the legendary train until he entered Beijing.

This change is even more obvious when entering the capital.

Certain places were crowded with crowds, and there seemed to be more people eating in restaurants.

The spirits of many people were completely different from when he left, and passers-by were discussing some topics of unclear meaning.

What bank deposits, and what financial products have been released today.

Housing prices will always rise. Buying real estate in Taoyuan County is better than buying stocks.

A worker in a certain factory was twisted into the machine due to improper operation, causing the machine to be damaged. The owner took the coffin to claim compensation from the worker's family, and each made a large board for the yamen and the mud.

The fairy got the willow, and the price plummeted... In short, I don't understand a little bit!

The accompanying eunuch seemed to be very interested, and wanted to show off to him in a somewhat ostentatious manner.

But Lai Gouer politely declined.

It is rare to return to Beijing this time, he still has a lot of time, he can go see his eldest brother, and then the two of them will chat slowly.

The changes in Dajing over the years seem to be beyond his imagination... It is not easy to understand in a few words.

Wait for them to appear outside the palace, facing the guards in the palace.

The accompanying eunuch looked at him and said: "Master Lai, according to the rules, you have to wait here for a while. Wait for the servants to enter the palace first to report, and someone will lead you in later."

Lai Gou'er smiled and said, "Thank you, Eunuch, the journey has been tiring, and Eunuch has worked hard."

After all, he took out the money and stuffed it into the hands of the eunuch.

The eunuch quickly dodged and laughed dryly: "Don't, don't, our family doesn't charge money!"

Just kidding, this person is connected with Jianyehou and is also valued in the palace. If Eunuch Guo finds out about this, he will not be cut off?

"We're leaving now, just wait!"

......

An hour later.

All the ministers gathered in Fengtian Hall.

Fika is very important to the imperial court, and it is the first gateway for Dajing to go deep into the West.

Moreover, the evacuation of the cargo funding card has been continuously earning a large amount of gold and silver for Dajing.

Although Lai Gou'er is a military minister of Caohai, the value created by the report to the court has far exceeded his status.

Although he has not been in Beijing for a long time and is far away from the big scene, no one knows more about Western affairs than him.

Everyone recognized Lai Gou'er's ability.

Now that he suddenly returns to Beijing, it is definitely a big event.

For this reason, Emperor Jing directly made a decision to call the officials into the Fengtian Hall.

The hall was quiet, until Lai Gou'er walked into the hall with his head held high and his chest held high, the eyes of the officials changed.

All eyes began to focus on Lai Gou'er.

Fang Zhengyi also looked at him, and it happened that Lai Gou'er also raised his head to search for him.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Lai Gou'er immediately returned to a serious expression.

Although I was happy to see Fang Zhengyi and had a lot to say, the occasion was obviously not suitable.

When he stood in front of him, he said sonorously and forcefully: "The servant Lai Gou knocks on His Majesty!"

Emperor Jing smiled: "The Qing family has worked hard, so there is no need to be polite! Over the years overseas, the Qing family has also experienced meritorious service. It is a great fortune to have such abilities at a young age. I will definitely reward you!"

"You are going back to the voyage in person this time, you must have something important to report."

Lai Gou'er took a deep breath: "I really have something important to do. Since the last time I replied to the court, the relationship between Fika and the Holy City has changed a lot."

"Father Soljay caused a big incident in the Holy City, and the Holy City did not pursue responsibility when it was out of face, but it held a grudge."

"Since Father Soljaer returned to Fika, he decided to establish his own family and break away from the development of the church, but he still maintained contact with the Holy City on the surface. The next few months were still relatively stable, but for a period of time before Chen returned to the voyage , the Holy City seems to be a little unable to hold back, rumors about Father Soljay's apostasy spread, and some people planned to assassinate him, but they were all stopped."

"The other thing is my Dajing's overseas trade. I have been bypassing the Holy City for transactions before, but now the Holy City can no longer tolerate it. I went around attacking Dajing's overseas business, and also sent a cardinal to negotiate with the minister. They Dajing is allowed to be traded openly in various countries, but the church is extremely greedy and asks for [-]% of the selling price.”

"The holy city has a rampant attitude, saying that if it is found that we continue to trade privately with other countries without the permission of the church, it will be regarded as a provocation to the church and it is ready to use force to expel it."

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers went into an uproar!

How the fuck does that make sense!How dare you ask for [-]% of the selling price?Dare to take the initiative to provoke?

As long as you want to be reasonable and ask for half a success, everyone will agree. If you do business well, no one wants to fight.

Although the finished products of Dajing's goods are not high, the cost of transportation personnel can not be ignored.

You just want to sell [-]% of the price, are you looking for death!

"The barbarians are extremely arrogant! Don't they know how powerful my country is?"

"This is simply Wang Yang Bandit!"

"I've heard that the church is also using the banner of integrity to carry out such banditry. Didn't they even cover it up?"

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to give them a blow first and then talk about it!"

There was a mess in the hall, and Emperor Jing didn't stop it.

Fangzheng remained silent, watching everyone's reactions.

The response from the civil servants was good, advocating a display of national power and continued negotiations.

But the military officer was obviously excited, and those who usually don't show their faces are also full of vicious faces.

Dajing is in good shape now, but the army is the most confident.

Not to mention the newly replaced cannons and long guns, because the mining fever brought by the railway has led to the discovery of many new iron ores in Dajing.

Coupled with new mining auxiliary equipment, the price of steel has been slightly lower than the previous market price.

Combined with the mass production of armor by the steam engine, the strength of the military can be fully improved!

However, due to the limited budget, and many of them have been invested in the research and production of warships, mass production has not yet been implemented.

Right now, no one dares to fight around Dajing. If an overseas war breaks out and the budget doubles, then these generals will support with both feet...

Military merit is not as easy to earn as it used to be.

A group of strong young men under his command eat better than before, and they are strong, but they have no chance to fight.

If this continues in the future, there may be disarmament.

Moreover, when they were young, everyone was killed by the rain of guns and arrows. Seeing that there is no hope of promotion, they are lying at home speculating in stocks and losing a lot of money. Is this appropriate!

The quarrel in the courtroom grew so violent that some people started swearing loudly.

Lai Gou'er was extremely embarrassed. He originally wanted to remind the court to prepare early, but now it seems that the more he said it, the more he said, and everyone wanted to call him directly.

Don't do business anymore, grab it by hand?

Fang Zhengyi also made a face.

This group of people is thinking about fighting now, but he is a farmer!

The speed of making money in war is not faster than that of business, and now doing business overseas is not much different from robbing money.

And fighting will undoubtedly take up a lot of resources and affect industrial development.

As long as the industrial system is fully established, how can we play in this era?

After listening for a long time, Fang Zhengyi felt more and more desperate. Why didn't he realize that this group of people are even more bandits than him!

The civil servants also quarreled, and things gradually got out of hand.

The discussion probably has a result.

Now, the moderates believe that they should attack the holy city directly and capture the Pope alive.

The war faction believes that it should be pushed from one country to another, directly to the Holy City and then captured the Pope.

"Okay, stop arguing and listen to him." Emperor Jing's voice interrupted the noise in the hall.

......

(The last card sank, I don’t know what to do)