Coming out of Huanghuayi, she muttered and complained softly along the way, and then she got up and said goodbye to Yi Zhixiang without chatting a few words, she still has a lot of questions that she hasn't had time to ask, don't you know how rare this opportunity is? Zaitong ignored her and kept silent all the way. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It wasn't until the two got into the carriage that Zaitong finally couldn't help but say, "What else does my sister want to ask?" ”

"There's a lot I want to ask." Zai Dao raised his face and said: "For example, he took a concubine before he got married, and how did the reputation of Xiguan's prodigal son come about?" And also....... ”

Zaitong glanced at her and said, "Do you dare to ask these questions in front of him?" Can you ask? ”

"What's ...... Don't dare...... Zai Dao's heart was weak, and when he said that the voice behind him was already quiet, "If you don't ask these things clearly, will my sister still be able to regret it then?" ”

"A rich and powerful man, which one is not three wives and four concubines?" Zaitong said softly: "Those Mongolian princes married by the women of our clan, the Eight Banners and nobles, who is not like this?" How can you force it on him? ”

"Even if you don't ask about this stubble, you should ask the others to understand his temperament." Zaidao pouted and whispered: "How good this opportunity is, it won't happen in the future." ”

Zaitong smiled lightly: "The one who should be asked has already been asked, why bother to stay more, in case a guest comes to visit and bumps into us, it will be a joke to spread out, don't forget, he is the governor of Nanyang, which family of the Jingshi Sect Jueluo has no children in the Nanyang Navy?" ”

Zaidao really didn't expect this, and hurriedly flattered, "It's still my sister's thoughtfulness." As she spoke, she asked curiously: "What do you mean by asking, from beginning to end, my sister said two words." ”

"There are two things my sister wants to know." Zaitong said softly: "One is the reason why he has not married for a long time, and the other is his attitude towards the emperor's marriage. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Zai Dao said, "Sister is willing?" ”

"How can my arms be too hard for my thighs, and if my sister is unwilling, can I still be too strong for my eldest brother?" Zaitong said slowly: "I don't know how many people in Jingshi are looking forward to marrying that person." ”

"My sister is lying to me again." Zaidao wrinkled, "Among all the brothers and sisters, your mother loves you the most, if your sister is unwilling, can your eldest brother beat her mother?" ”

Zaitong smiled softly, "He can think about Yuanqi, why can't I think about our family?" ”

But said that Li Wang slipped around outside and returned to the post station, and reported in detail about the situation of the Manchu and Han non-intermarriages, Yi Zhizhi was content to make it clear that the so-called Manchu and Han did not intermarry, in fact, the flag people did not intermarry, and there was no explicit provision, just an unwritten rule, and repeatedly made exceptions, Qianlong once married his daughter to Confucius's seventy-second generation grandson Yan Shenggong Kong Xianpei, which was quite a sensation at the time, and the following clan nobles also had many concubines as concubines, and there were not a few who married as concubines, but, Often, the method of using the top name is used.

Generally speaking, there are two forms of intermarriage, the flag man marries the people's daughter as his wife or takes him as a concubine, usually the people's daughter is carried into the flag. When a flag girl marries a man, it is usually a flag girl who leaves the flag and her descendants are not in the flag.

That is to say, when a person marries the daughter of a clan, he may not necessarily have to carry the flag to join the flag, but to let the woman leave the flag, which makes Yi Zhixiang a little excited, but when he calmed down, he found that his situation was special, and Daoguang was afraid that he would not miss this opportunity to raise his nationality and enter the flag.

He suddenly felt that the identity of the flag people is somewhat similar to that of party members, and this flag is similar to joining the party, and the Qing Dynasty is to consolidate and maintain the imperial power through the flag people, however, the flag people are well treated, and the price paid is not small, not to mention that the flag girl can only marry through the draft, and the flag people themselves have a lot of restrictions, and they are not allowed to do business or find another career, but they are actually soldiers.

The next morning, Zaiquan walked briskly into the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and after the ceremony, Daoguang asked: "What is the reaction of Yi Zhicontent?" ”

"Readily agreed." Zaiquan replied, Yi Zhicontent has a feeling of resistance, what kind of free marriage is pursued, and he doesn't mention anything like dislike the flag girl Big Foot, after all, Yi Zhi's marriage with the clan is very beneficial to him, and he has contributed to this marriage, there is no reason to say bad things about Yi Zhi.

Daoguang is not so easy to be confused, and he groaned slightly before saying, "He was unmarried before, what is the reason?" ”

Zaiquan expected Daoguang to ask like this, and hurriedly said calmly: "Yijia Futai Bank ranked low in the thirteen lines, in those years, the small merchants were in a difficult situation, Futai Bank was not operating well, and there was a risk of bankruptcy at any time, and the marriage of Yi Zhizhi was dragged down. ”

Yi Zhizhi was promoted to a first-class viscount at a young age, the governor of Nanyang, it is indeed not easy to find the right person in the local area, this reason is also said in the past, Daoguang nodded slightly: "What about Rongbeile Mansion?" ”

"The House of Rongbel is also extremely satisfied." Zaiquan said with a smile, "Back to the emperor, yesterday Zaitong disguised herself as a man and went to Huanghuayi, the two met, and the micro-minister broke it afterwards, Yi Zhizhi was extremely satisfied, and Rong Beile was also happy." ”

And what's going on? Daoguang also smiled when he heard it, not only to give marriage in order to envelop Yi Zhizhi, he naturally hoped that it could be passed on as a good story, and both parties were satisfied, so he put his mind at ease, groaned slightly, and said: "Come here, Xuanyi Zhizhi will meet you." ”

After the eunuch left, Zaiquan said tentatively: "According to the rule, when the flag girl marries, it is usually the flag girl who takes off the flag and the descendants are not in the flag, and Emperor Gaozong ...... back then." ”

"That's a special case." Daoguang interrupted him and said, back then, Qianlong married his daughter to Kong Xianpei, the holy prince of Yan, and first asked him to recognize Yu Minzhong, who was also the secretary of the household department when he co-founded the university, as his father-in-law, changed his surname to Yu, and then married, and he let Yi Zhishu marry with the clan, which is not only as simple as enveloping.

After a slight sigh, he said: "Yi Zhi's content is due to the community, and he should be raised into the flag, and I want to carry it into Manchuria with the yellow flag." ”

Carried into Manchuria with the Yellow Flag? It's a one-step approach! Zaiquan secretly said to himself, the eight flags are divided into three flags and five flags, and the upper three flags - the three flags of inlaid yellow, yellow, and white are led by the emperor himself, and the lower five flags are jointly held by several princes, and the system of five flags under the upper three flags has actually caused a difference in the social status of the people who are in the flag.

Shangsanqi guarded the imperial city, picked up guards, and served as a servant when the emperor went out, and was the emperor's most important pro-army. In addition to guarding the capital, the lower five banners were sent to various places to garrison and defend in large numbers, and in terms of political participation, the upper three banners also had obvious advantages.

In fact, there are flag-bearers who carry their nationality and join the flag, and there are also flag-bearers who carry flags -- that is, from the lower five flags to the upper three flags, that is, among the upper three flags, there are also those who carry the Manchurian flag from the Han military flag to the same flag.

Daoguang wants to directly lift Yi Zhi's content into the Yellow Flag Manchurian Flag, which is really in place in one step, which shows how heavy Yi Zhi's weight is in his heart, Zaiquan's heart is both happy and worried, Yi Zhi's content is so deep, I am afraid that in a few years, it will be possible to enter the phase.

The eunuch sent the edict to the Huanghua Post but it was empty, Yi Zhizhi was not in the post station, and went out after breakfast, he thought that this matter would be delayed for two or three days, and Daoguang would not be summoned before the matter was decided, because he was worried that someone would come to visit, so he took a few guards out in the morning to go shopping and relax.

The emperor summoned but could not find anyone, the eunuch was naturally anxious, and hurriedly went out to look for the post station and Yi Zhicontent's entourage, until the afternoon, Yi Zhishu hurried into the palace, handed the sign and waited, Zaiquan slowly paced over, and admonished, he was naturally worried that the other party would say something in front of Daoguang, and the crime of bullying the king was not a joke.

For Zaiquan's cover-up, Yi Zhixiang was quite appreciative, and immediately arched his hand and said: "The kindness of the prince is remembered in my heart." ”

Zaiquan smiled and said, "This is a beautiful thing, naturally there can't be any omissions...... As he spoke, he raised his eyes and saw the eunuch coming quickly, and he hurried away.

After entering the Xinuan Pavilion, after respectfully saluting, after he knelt down on the white felt carpet, Daoguang said kindly: "Flat, sit." ”

Daoguang sat down, which means that it was another long talk, and it was easy to be content and used to it, and then sat down on the small pestle, and Daoguang said as if it was homely: "You landed from Jinkou Port, Jimo County, Laizhou Prefecture, Shandong, but because it is a distribution center of beans and stones in Shandong, and there are frequent trade exchanges with Shanghai?" ”

Yi Zhishu didn't expect him to start here, and he groaned slightly, and then said: "Wechen does have the intention of inspecting the Shandong bean stone trade by the way, but Weichen feels that Jiaozhou Bay is a good port, which does not freeze all year round, both the geographical location and the port topography are suitable for military ports, and it is indeed necessary for the imperial court to strengthen Shandong's coastal defense." ”

Daoguang wanted to ask about the bean stone trade, but he didn't want him to pull out the military, so he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and said silently for a moment: "Strengthening Shandong's coastal defense is not an urgent matter, and if the imperial court has abundant financial resources, it will not hurt ......." ”

Although Yi Zhishu is interested in Jiaozhou Bay, he also knows that his hand can't be stretched so long, he Nanyang Navy is building a naval base in Jiaozhou Bay, and he doesn't want Daoguang to be too careful, besides, the imperial court has no silver, and Yuan Qi's cash turnover is also tense now, when he said: "If the emperor wants to build the Beiyang Navy in the future, Jiaozhou Bay is a good naval base, and the imperial court may wish to take precautions." ”

This is okay, Daoguang secretly thought in his heart, to create the Beiyang Navy, he already had this idea, after all, the safety of the Gongwei Beijing Division is the most important, in recent years, the Western fleet has sailed directly to the sea of Tianjin to show off its might, and he, the supreme son of heaven, also feels that there is some facelessness, if there is a Beiyang Navy, whether it is the outer ring and internal strife, there is nothing to be afraid of.

However, now I can only think about it, the Nanyang Navy has just started, what kind of Beiyang Navy I hope for, I don't know if it can be realized in his lifetime, the financial resources of the imperial court are really unsatisfactory.

Immediately, he turned his mind to the bean stone trade, the reason why he cared about the bean stone trade, in fact, is still counting on open source, Liaodong, Shandong soybean production has increased year by year over the years, now it has been as high as two million stones, the bean stone trade is extremely prosperous, but the tax rate of soybeans and soybean cakes has not changed over the years, or follow the tax amount set by Qianlong, soybean one stone tax silver is only two cents, he wants to increase the tax rate, after all, today's silver can not be compared with sixty or seventy years ago.

After a slight hesitation, he said, "What do you think about the bean stone trade?" ”

"The ban on beans is really wise." Yi Zhisuff didn't know his intentions, so he could only flatter.

Daoguang didn't go around in circles, and said straightly: "The Doushi business tax has not been adjusted for sixty or seventy years, and I want to raise the bean tax appropriately." ”

Soybean stone trade is the largest trade between the north and the south, and it is also the key to the prosperity of Shanghai and Shandong Liaodong sea trade, easy to know that the price of soybeans is similar to that of rice and wheat, close to two taels of silver and one stone, and one stone levies two cents of commercial tax, which is indeed a little low, however, the soybean commercial tax rate is adjusted, and next, is it not all commercial taxes to be greatly adjusted?

What's more, the bean stone trade is also directly related to the rise and fall of Shanghai's maritime trade, and now Shanghai has just started, he doesn't want to have twists and turns, a little groaning, he said: "Your Majesty, the bean stone trade is related to the rise and fall of the Beiyang sea trade, and also related to the development and economic development of Liaodong, besides, the bean stone trade is only two million stones a year, and each stone is subject to a commercial tax, how much can it be?" Even if it is doubled, how many can it have? The left and right are only forty or fifty thousand taels of silver, but it is possible to curb the Beiyang maritime trade, and Weichen prays for the emperor to think carefully. ”

Daoguang said: "I don't just care about the soybean business tax. ”

Wide-ranging adjustment of business tax? Yi Zhi's heart sank, and he hurriedly said: "The commercial tax set by the imperial court is indeed not high, and it has not changed for decades, which is indeed unreasonable, but there are many local checkpoints, and they are collected layer by layer, which is not conducive to the circulation of goods, and if the tax is raised, it is not conducive to commerce and trade." Can it be postponed for a few years, and after the construction of the railway, the commercial tax will be redetermined. ”

Listening to the checkpoints, Daoguang is also a little empty in his heart, the imperial court set up a lot of tax customs, if this is adjusted, it will involve a wide range, originally he was a test to it, listening to this, he dispelled the idea at the time, now he has no energy to tinker with this matter, immediately he followed the beginning of the conversation and said: "Beijing-Hangzhou railway matters, can there be progress?" ”

Seeing that Daoguang didn't insist, Yi Zhizu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "The British have sent line surveyors to conduct line surveys, and it is expected that the survey will take at least one or two years. ”

Daoguang said with some surprise: "It takes so long to survey? ”

"The main thing is that there is a shortage of manpower." Yi Zhishu explained: "However, it will not affect the progress, and there is no need to wait for the whole line to be surveyed before construction. ”

For the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway, Daoguang was quite conflicted, eager to see what the opening of the road was, but also a little worried, the railway train was not only unknown to him, but also beyond his cognition. (To be continued.) )