C3408 Three Tasks (2/2)
Shang Tai glanced at Fan Jin, and this nephew of the old shopkeeper stood up with a smile. ”One million is our gift to the marshal, but we also know that if we want to pacify the Western Regions, even one million is not enough!”
”Furthermore, it is too difficult for the great marshal to raise his military might. We are all friends with Hu Xueyan, he has come to us multiple times already!”
”It's not because we want to take credit. One third of the military spending that Hu Xueyan raised for the Great Marshal was actually from us!”
”But this kind of help isn't a solution. It simply can't solve the underlying problem, so this time …” They prepared a package for the marshal to solve the problem of the army's military expenditures! ”
”Aiyo?” Zuo Zongtang laughed, ”You want to solve the problem from the very beginning? Hahaha … Do you know how many gaps I have? Are you thinking of taking care of all of them? ”What big words …”
Fan Jin was originally a nephew of a remote branch of the Fan Lian family.
The nephew of the distant family decisively chose second uncle Fan Lian, and successfully gambled on the right path.
Fan Lian placed great importance on him, allowing him to become the first shopkeeper of the Singapore. When Xiao Letian fought the Poo War and returned, he stayed at the Singapore.
After the Chinese Central Bank changed its system, Fan Jin rose in rank bit by bit and became rich, his status became more and more important, this was a person who had seen the world outside the sea.
After interacting with the foreign people for so many years, he had seen Ocean trade that was like flowing water. This shopkeeper did not care about Zuo Zongtang's taunts at all.
”The Ministry of Revenue has allocated a total of 2 million silver to you. The provincial rates should be 5 million silver, but it has always been in arrears. Currently, you have borrowed 3 million silver from He De, and you have also borrowed 5 million silver from the Bank of Westerners in Shanghai …”
”The account shows that you have raised a total of 15 million silver …” But there's been a delay, isn't there? ”
Zuo Zongtang's face immediately became serious, he did not think that his accounting towards the Hua Clan would be so clear.
”That's right, your figure is basically correct. How much are you prepared to raise for me?”
”That depends on how much the marshal thinks we're lacking …” Fan Jin laughed.
”Haha, what arrogant words. I said I was short of 10 million silver, can you take it out?” Zuo Zongtang sneered.
Fan Jin also laughed, ”Marshal, this is a great war that is at peace with the Western Regions. ”Stop joking around …”
”We, the General Staff s, have prepared a detailed budget. If we want to fight this battle, even the Russian would have to pay for it … It's impossible without fifty million! ”
”Don't forget, our enemies are not only Yaqub, they are also Russia!”
Zuo Zongtang stood up all of a sudden, and his expression was extremely ugly, ”Good, so Your Majesty is here to play with me today? 50 million silver? ”Haha, so you're saying that I still have 35 million silver left?”
”Xiao Letian can take it out? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? ”
Zuo Zongtang paced back and forth in the house angrily, ”Don't think that I don't know Xiao Letian's background, he is just a military man!”
”How many battles has he fought over the years, do you guys count for yourself?”
”He fought with my Great Qing consecutively for a few rounds, got himself involved in Poo War s, fought with France, with Russia, and even beaten up a War of the Far East …”
”Not only that, he even got involved in the Franco-Prussian war... After so many wars, I admit he fought beautifully, but what about the money? ”
”Don't think that I don't understand the damned rules of your paper money. Tell me yourself, how much sand did you put in the paper money?”