On October 25, the third year of Bunkyu (1863), in order to resolve the Shimonoseki bombardment incident as soon as possible, Naohide came to deliver money, but he did not expect that Oguri Tadayun did not want it.

What should I do if my friend is arrogant? I’m waiting online, it’s very urgent.

Naoto showed off his friendship with him earlier and took out the pocket timepiece produced in Beidi to remind his friend:

"We are in the same group!

It is with your great help that I am in today's situation. And our ambition to rejuvenate the shogunate has never changed.

Now, we two have to join forces."

But the atmosphere was calmed down in this way. After Naohide said that he would advance money for Changshu, Oguri was angered again. He still said the same sentence at the beginning:

"What are you talking about? Military and state affairs have their own regulations. You don't distinguish between public and private affairs, and you have exceeded your duty!"

It means that you were entrusted by Satsuma and Choshu to change the relationship between Edo and Choshu. Why are you doing this? Take away the dirty money quickly!

Naoxiu knew that Xiaoli was jealous:

"It makes sense to change things around. Satsuma and Bai Zhu are sons and daughters, and they have a close relationship. No one is a god and can avoid eating the fireworks of the world.

But if you take the initiative to ask for money in advance, this is going too far."

Although Naohide said earlier that the details such as the amount of compensation were obtained from Harukaze Takasugi, he heard that the settlement of the Shimonoseki bombing incident was currently stuck in paying for it, so he made a generous donation.

But the question is, if you can find out from Changzhou Fan Takasugi, why don't you come and discuss it with me, Oguri first?

This is a big issue related to the difference between inside and outside, and the distance between closeness and distance. Don’t break your straight elbow!

But Oguri Tadashi said so, but he was a bit stern in appearance, which Naohide couldn't see - when he first heard about Naohide's intention, he was about to leave in a hurry.

Naoxiu laughed secretly while explaining to his good friend:

"What an injustice!

I don’t want to save Changzhou from the siege. In fact, with this money, I am preparing to support my own shogunate."

It turned out that Naohide had set up a chain. He first gave the money to the shogunate, and then the shogunate advanced the money for Choshu, and Choshu could pay it back slowly.

The advantage of handling it this way is that not only can the Shimonoseki bombing incident be resolved smoothly, but also the shogunate can maintain its role as the big brother who takes the lead, and Oguri, who is handling the matter, can also live up to his reputation as a "capable minister".

"Damn it, you didn't tell me earlier!"

Naohide was waiting for this sentence. This scene of Oguri's arrogant failure must be quite beautiful.

But Xiaoli didn't play according to common sense:

"How did you get such a large sum of money?!"

According to the latest agreement on the Shimonoseki shelling incident, the amount of compensation is 200,000 pounds. In fact, there is also 50,000 pounds in consulting fees. However, this matter is top secret and the Choshu side is not allowed to hear about it. Naohide can only pretend to

have no idea.

Two hundred thousand pounds is equivalent to 1,040,000 ten thousand dan in small judgments, and the height of the Matsudaira family, the white master, is only 50,000 dan. Therefore, no matter how you calculate it, Naohide should not be able to come up with this money!

Even if prices are skyrocketing and money is no longer valuable, Master Bai has to pay a donation of 30,000 yuan every year, and there are still a thousand soldiers and horses in Yokohama to help with the military service. Therefore, even if Master Bai does not eat or drink, in theory, he still gets

I can't afford this money.

After all, bragging must also comply with the laws of the Wu family, right?

"You're right. As for this money, it really doesn't belong to the Matsudaira family."

Zhongshun's father, Zhonggao, was dumbfounded. His son and Naoxiu were close friends, and they were having trouble. He was getting more and more confused.

As for Oguri Tadatsun, he sneered slightly and didn't ask any further questions, quietly watching Naohideo's performance.

Naohide explained to him:

As for this money, since Satsuma wants to come forward, the Shimazu family will definitely have to bear part of it.

However, the Shimazu family was not willing to seize the shogunate.

However, the shogunate secretly wanted to compensate the Shimazu family.

There was a lot of quarrel among the five big guys before, but there is no conclusion yet. Now that Satsuma is so loyal, is it not too much for Qi Bin to occupy a position?

People seek tigers and tigers seek others, this is what the question should mean.

Moreover, the Shimadzu family is also an important part of the innovation plan that Oguri is promoting, so Oguri nodded, meaning that this is possible, please continue to talk about it.

The amount of compensation is so huge, and it has to be paid within a year and a half, so the Shimadzu family must not have the strength - and even if it can be paid, the shogunate is not willing to advance it, so why should Satsuma be taken advantage of?

Of the 1.04 million gold, Oguri estimated that it would be good if Satsuma could provide half of it. As for the rest, he was waiting to see how Naohide would explain.

"Changshu can provide 200,000 yuan in cash, and now that Satsuma has promised to pay part of it, we, the Tokugawa family, can't be stingy."

White wolf with empty gloves, who belongs to our family and our family with you!

Xiaoli was immediately infuriated:

The shogunate, Satsuma, and Choshu families are all paying for it, but you, the Matsudaira family, won't pay a penny, and you're still planning to earn a favor!

Tadaka also frowned. He didn't think Naohsiu would give up anything, but even if Bai Zhu offered a small part, the sincerity would not be enough. Could it be that he had misjudged Naohsiu? Now he has become a talker, right?

"No matter how much Changshu and Satsuma pay, I will show you all the details of this 1.04 million!"

Zhong Gao and Zhong Shun were shocked. The two families were close friends. Naoxiu dared to say this. If he couldn't do it, then their friendship would be completely over!

"Moreover, it would be better not to hand over the money in Changshu and Satsuma to foreigners, but to invest all the money in colonial and industrial development."

Shocked, completely shocked, Oguri and his son looked at each other. What does this mean? Could it be that the compensation will not be paid, and Naohide will continue to talk nonsense or even start a fight?

Of course that's not what Naohsiu meant.

He straightened his back and finally said earth-shattering words:

"I will show off all of this 1.04 million gold!"

His clear voice echoed in the house; his high-spirited attitude made everyone present feel heartbroken.

There were four people present at this time, Oguri and his son, Naohide and Ryoma.

Many years later, it was Long Ma's turn to govern Fusang. At that time, the people were extravagant and wealthy businessmen were fighting for their wealth. Long Ma was quite disdainful of this. Once when he was drunk, he spilled the beans:

"What is this? If you want to be richer, it must be my master. He is rich. He is so rich!"

The reason why Naohide made this impression on Ryoma was because of this meeting. At that time, Naohide promised to cover all the compensation, and he paid 200,000 pounds himself!

Actually, Naoxiu really didn’t think it was anything:

It's only 200,000 pounds, which is equivalent to only 600,000 taels of Chinese silver.

According to "Research on the Modern Noble System in England", on page 131, the income standards of each class in 1803 were: hereditary nobles of the House of Lords, with an average annual income of 8,000 pounds; barons, with an average annual income of 3,000 pounds.

Moreover, today's England has greatly increased its strength after the industrial revolution. Nowadays, it cannot be said that there are many millionaires worth two hundred thousand pounds, but there are quite a few - referring to total assets, not cash.

Another example is Naohide's partners in the United States, the Vanderbilt family. When the elder Vanderbilt passed away in 1877, their assets were said to be over 100 million, which means their assets exceeded 20 million pounds.

To put it bluntly, now that we have entered the industrial age, the accumulation of wealth is quite rapid:

In 1652, China's total tax revenue was 24.38 million taels, and the British tax revenue was 6.93 million taels. China's tax revenue was 351.85% of that of the British.

In 1766, the total fiscal expenditure of the British began to exceed that of China; in 1791, the total tax revenue of the British began to exceed that of China.

In 1849, the total tax revenue of China and Britain was 37 million taels and 165.3 million taels respectively, and the British were 4.47 times that of China. In the same year, 1849, the British government's fiscal expenditure was 13.04 times that of China.

In 1853 alone, British exports to America and Australia totaled 38.2 million pounds!

From this point of view, not only was the result of the Battle of Yarrow unsurprising, but the strength of the Western powers against East Asia at that time was also due to their strength.

So, two hundred thousand pounds is a small amount, so so.

This year's estimated revenue from Northland (Hakodate plus White Master), excluding the Lady Atoka's treasure, is as much as 870,000 pounds.

Of course, Beidi is still in the investment stage. Even if the legacy treasure is included, the net income will be negative, so the two hundred thousand can only be paid by Zhixiu himself.

Anyway, it’s really affordable to show off.

In recent years, as the Vanderbilt family's violent expansion in power in North America, the Naohsiu family has really made a lot of money.

Especially in 1861, when the Mi people fought between the north and the south, there was even more money.

Two hundred thousand, that's trivial, you can be so arrogant when you have money.

Therefore, Naohide told Oguri Nao that the shogunate would not have to pay a penny of the compensation of 200,000 pounds. You should use all the money paid by Satsuma and Choshu to promote colonial industry!

Xiaoli gritted his molars and told him about the 50,000 yuan consultation fee.

Zhixiu waved his little hand, and as Beidi said, "One horse can be driven, two horses can be let go," it's all mine!

"Is this about money?"

The two of them have a gentle and calm relationship, but the old master Zhonggao can't stand it anymore. Is this style of painting too strange now?

Naohide told Oguri that he had some overseas properties, and now he was benefiting a lot, so he could use them to support the shogunate, but his son Oguri acted like he should be taking it for granted, what the hell is this?

Even if the focus is not on Naohide's overseas business, my dear, how are you going to explain to the shogunate after you received Naohide's money?

If you just say it's money for show, that's definitely not acceptable; if you don't say it directly, it's even more nonsense - can't it be said that it's picked up?

But Zhonggao gritted his teeth and remained silent.

why?
To be continued...