Listening to Yi Zhicontent, he spit out a series of fresh words that he had never heard before, and Wu Qijun, the left waiter of the household department, couldn't help frowning, the general meaning of these words He understood that the household department does not have this condition to open a securities exchange, and the so-called long-term discussion is just a euphemism.

After a slight groan, he said, "Can you elaborate on contentment?" ”

"It's going to be detailed, but it's a long story." Yi Zhicontent said with a smile: "Let's talk about the financial system, including financial regulation, supervision, enterprises, markets, environment and other five systems, such as banks, banks, and money banks belong to the enterprise system, and stock exchanges belong to the market system. ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps behind him, turned around and looked, and saw the head of the doorman walking with an official who was not in the stream, he didn't care, but Wu Qijun stopped and asked, "But is the Jingshi urgent?" ”

The official saw that the other party was wearing a second-grade official robe, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Go back to your lordship, the capital division is five hundred miles in a hurry." ”

Five-hundred-mile expedited? Wu Qijun turned to the side slightly and said, "Fu Guogong is in the backyard, go." ”

Listening to the five-hundred-mile urgency, Yi Zhizu frowned slightly, Guangzhou is not a big deal now, the issuance of treasury bonds is smooth, and the negotiations with England are also smooth, he thought that Qishan's negotiations with England are cut first and then played, could it be that Daoguang is angry because of this? Then he can't get rid of it, and he is also named after the excerpt played by Qi Shan.

Wu Qijun also realized that there was something important, otherwise it would be impossible for Jingshi to have five hundred miles of urgent paperwork, and there was something in his heart, and both of them lost the interest in talking, and walked silently all the way to the backyard.

Entering the courtyard and turning to the front of the main hall, Wu Qijun saw Mian Xing and Qi Shan in the hall standing and kneeling at a glance, and immediately stopped and said softly: "There is an edict." ”

Listening to the edict, Yi Zhishu felt a little drumming in his heart, and at this time Qi Shan had already kowtowed and got up, and then he listened to the hearty greeting: "Come in, two of you." ”

"It seems like a good thing to look at it." Wu Qijun said and quickened his pace.

Entering the hall, Yi Zhishu bowed down to the two of them, and said with a smile: "Qi Zhongtang is no longer a Qincha now, and he will take over as the governor of Liangguang." ”

It turned out to be a personnel appointment and dismissal? Yi Zhixiang glanced at Qi Shan, and didn't know what to say for a while, Qi Shan was originally the governor of Zhili, the head of the eight governors, but now he was transferred to the governor of Liangguang, which is equivalent to a downgrade, but the words of congratulations are unspeakable, and he is more concerned about Lin Zexu, and immediately asked: "What about Lord Lin?" ”

"Lin Zexu was transferred to the governor of Liangjiang." Mian said: "The governor of Liangjiang, Yi Libu, was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Naerjing, was transferred to the governor of Zhili. ”

The three governors are reversed! Lin Zexu took over as governor of Liangjiang? This came as a surprise to him, but what does that mean? Yi Zhishu reacted as soon as he thought about it, Daoguang was determined to start a war with Yingli, even if this was the case, why would he let Qi Shan, who was the most powerful appeaser, take over as the governor of Liangguang? Immediately he reacted, it was for negotiation! It seems that Daoguang is preparing for both.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Qi Shan: "Congratulations to Qi Zhongtang." ”

Seeing him say goodbye, Qi Shan glanced at him and said, "Where does the joy come from?" ”

Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "The war between the imperial court and England is imminent, and Qi Zhongtang took over as the governor of Liangguang at this time, which shows the emperor's reliance on Qi Zhongtang. ”

This was vague, but Qi Shan understood that the other party was referring to the negotiation with Yingjili, and the other party had already said that in a battle with Yingjili, regardless of victory or defeat, he would eventually negotiate, in fact, the moment he received the edict to be transferred to the governor of Liangguang, he already understood Daoguang's intentions, he immediately smiled and greeted: "Sit, sit, feast in private, no formality." ”

The four of them sat down, and Mian looked at Yi Zhicontent, and said, "Since the emperor has decided to start a war with England, will he tour Jiangning south?" ”

"Southern tour of Jiangning?" Qi Shan said in astonishment: "Where do you start with this? ”

Mian smiled and said: "The two of you don't know, our Yida shopkeeper is bold, and when the Beijing master was facing the saint, he tried his best to suggest that the emperor should tour Jiangning in the south to lure the British army to attack Jiangning. ”

And what's going on? It is suggested that the emperor use his body as bait to attract the British army to attack Jiangning! Qi Shan immediately said in a deep voice: "Confused, the emperor is in danger of the world, as a courtier, how can he put his father in danger?" If the emperor really made a southern tour and was in distress in Jiangning, what would be the consequences? ”

These words looked fierce, but Yi Zhizhi knew that the other party was worried about him, and immediately bowed and said: "What Qi Zhongtang taught is that he was eager to win at that time, and he was reckless in his words, and he already regretted it in his heart. ”

"Qi Zhongtang doesn't have to be harsh." Mian said disapprerovitically: "Contentment does not mean to put the emperor in danger, but only suggests that the emperor should make a big fanfare to tour Jiangning in the south, and then leave quietly. ”

Be brave and strategic, and serve the country wholeheartedly. Judging from these two praises, Daoguang seems to have the meaning of patrolling Jiangning in the south, Yi Zhishu groaned slightly, and then said: "The other party lured the British army to attack Jiangning, it is still too early to say, it depends on the increase of the British army, it depends on the deployment of Jiangning, if the disparity is too great, I really dare not lure the British army to attack Jiangning." ”

In other words, this matter cannot be decided at present, Mian Xing can't help but be a little disappointed, he cares about whether Daoguang is touring Jiangning south, not about the war, but about whether there is a chance to go to Jiangning, Jiangning is not only beautiful, prosperous and rich is no less than Jingshi, if Daoguang is visiting Jiangning south, he will have the opportunity to go to Jiangning to see the driver, and play in Jiangning by the way.

He finally went out of Beijing to take a trip, came to Guangzhou and took a boat, but saw nothing but the sea, naturally wanted to take this rare opportunity to play a few more places, if there is a chance to go to Jiangnan, back to Beijing he can take Huguang.

In terms of investment, Qi Shan was a little relieved, secretly thinking that although this kid was bold, he was not cautious or stubborn, and immediately echoed: "What contentment says is that the military situation is changing rapidly, and the plan must be adjusted accordingly, how can it respond to all changes with the same?" As he spoke, he looked at Mian Xing and said, "Fu Guogong, the guests have also arrived, it's time to start the banquet." ”

Mian clapped his hands lightly, ordered the banquet to open, and then asked: "How long will it take for the Fozhou-Guangzhou Railway to open to traffic?" ”

"The construction of the railway has been completed." Yi Zhizhi said: "The opening ceremony is temporarily scheduled for the fifth day of the first month. ”

Qi Shan said: "Contentment plans to go to Shanghai after the fifth day of the new year? ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said: "The plan is to take office before the opening of the seal, otherwise I am afraid that it will be criticized." ”

Mian Xing said: "The fifth day of the first month? Isn't it early? Saying that, he also winked at Yi Zhi, seeing his small action, Yi Zhizhi couldn't help but smile, he knew what the other party meant, and tried every possible way to stay in Guangzhou, and immediately said: "It's not early, Lin Butang was transferred to Liangjiang, and he plans to hold the opening ceremony in Layue a few days in advance according to Lin Butang's itinerary." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The railway is open to traffic, the train is in trial operation, it will go through a period of debugging, formal operation, and it is estimated that after half a month, this is the first railway in the Qing Dynasty, the running speed of the train, the carrying capacity, profitability, operation and management, etc., all need a series of detailed investigations, I hope you can provide a detailed information for the imperial court to decide whether it is necessary to build a large-scale railway." ”

Hearing this, Mian repeatedly said: "It makes sense, we must submit a really detailed investigation report to the imperial court." ”

While a few people were talking, all kinds of drinks and dishes were sent up, and they raised their wine glasses and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, this first glass of wine, let's celebrate Yuanqi's successful completion of the first phase of the imperial court's treasury bond task, dry." ”

Qi Shan, who took over as the governor of Liangguang, didn't have the heart to drink at all, and the banquet was dispersed in less than half an hour, and he came out of the yamen of the domain, and sent Qi Shan to leave the sedan chair, Yi Zhizhi was content to turn around and get on the sedan chair, and was about to tell the sedan chair man to go back to the house, and a long man rushed to the outside of the sedan chair and said softly: "Lord Yi, Qi Zhongtang invites your Excellency to go to Yuehua Academy for tea." ”

Is there something to talk about? What is there to talk about when you take office? However, Qi Shan invited, how could he not go? Yi Zhishu immediately ordered: "Go to Yuehua Academy." ”

The two sedan chairs fell one after the other in the Qincha line, Qi Shan stopped and waited after getting off the sedan chair, and waited for Yi Zhizhi to get out of the sedan chair, he greeted warmly: "The sun is just right, walk in the yard." ”

Entering the courtyard, Qi Shan slowed down and paced for a while before he spoke: "It seems that the emperor is determined to fight first and then soothe, be content and say, is it possible for Yingyi to attack Guangzhou?" ”

Qi Shan is now the governor of Liangguang, Yi Zhishu naturally will not be relieved of his heart, and even said: "This is difficult to say, it stands to reason that the British army came from afar, and it should pick up soft persimmons and pinch them, and first fight against the empty Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the British army is arrogant, and it is also possible to gnaw the hard bone of Humen first and capture Guangzhou, so as to deter the imperial court."

Now there is very little understanding of the situation of the British successor fleet commander Pu Dingcha, I don't know this person's personality, I don't know this person's command style, and I can't make a judgment. ”

This is a very objective statement, Qi Shan nodded slightly, and then said in a muffled voice: "The Ministry of the Jue Pavilion is in charge of the two Guangzhous, which is not conducive to negotiating with Yingyi. ”

What does this mean? Yi Zhicontent, who was slightly half a step behind, glanced at his side, the other party was the governor of Liangguang, and he had the responsibility to defend the territory, he was not worried that the other party would dare not resist, but he was worried that the other party would suffer from gains and losses, and he groaned slightly, before he spoke: "Qi Zhongtang doesn't understand the habits of Yingyi, they respect their opponents, especially the opponents who deserve their respect, the more ruthless they fight on the battlefield, the easier it is to get their respect."

In this battle with Yingli, every victory is our bargaining chip at the negotiating table, the more chips, the more confidence we have, otherwise, Yingyi will once again put forward conditions such as land reparations. ”

After a slight sigh, Qi Shancai asked, "Contentment goes to Shanghai, how many regiments are you going to bring?" ”

"Five thousand."

"It's only the month of wax now, and there are five or six months left to be the peak season for maritime trade." Qi Shan said and groaned, as if he was struggling to say, "Can Yuan Qi recruit thousands more regiments?" ”

Yi Zhixiang was a little surprised when he heard this, but he quickly reacted, as the governor of Liangguang, the other party's first task is to ensure that Humen is not broken, Guangzhou is not lost, and if the provincial capital is lost, he will be dismissed at least and beheaded at worst.

After pondering for a moment, Yi Zhizhi said before he spoke: "Zhongtang should know that the current scale of Yuanqi's group training has caused unrest in the imperial court, and if the scale is expanded further, I am afraid it will bring disaster to Yuanqi." ”

"The combat power of the Guangdong Green Battalion, contentment should be clearer than this Jue Pavilion." Qi Shan said in a deep voice: "If the British army attacks Humen, it will rely on the sailor and the existing 5,000 yuan odd group training, and be content to think that it can resist?" ”

"It depends on the size of the British fleet." Yi Zhizhi said: "If there are no more than 20,000 people, Humen should be able to defend it." ”

"The British army now has more than 10,000 men, and since there is a large increase in troops, the scale will not be smaller than the current size." Qi Shan said: "If it reaches 30,000 or even 40,000, will it be possible to temporarily recruit the group?" Once Yingyi breaks through Humen, Guangzhou has no danger to defend, and contentment does not worry about Yuanqi being destroyed in the war? ”

"Yuanqi is destroyed, but it can be rebuilt." Yi Zhishu said without hesitation: "But if it is suspicious for the imperial court, there is no hope of even reconstruction." ”

"Then don't recruit Tuan Yong in the name of Yuan Qi." Qi Shan said in a deep voice: "In the name of the local gentry, a regiment training will be formed, but Yuan Qi will have to donate silver, provide firearms and food, and be responsible for training. ”

After making trouble for a long time, I asked him for silver, but fortunately he was not fooled, Yi Zhishu took out a cigar and lit it, took a slow breath, and then asked: "How large is Qi Zhongtang going to form a group practice?" ”

"Ten thousand." Qi Shan stopped, turned to stare at him and said, "The treatment is completely modeled after Yuanqi's group practice. ”

"Qi Zhongtang may not know how much it costs for the Yuan Qi group to train 10,000 regiments in a year." Yi Zhizu stretched out two fingers and gestured as he spoke, "Two million yuan, at least two hundred yuan." Slowly shaking his head, he said with a bitter face: "Yuan Qi really has no silver, there are still two million national debts in hand, and it will also take a lot of money for the five thousand regiments to bravely open Shanghai." ”

Qi Shan really didn't know that the cost of Yuanqi's group training was so large, and said with a suspicious face: "Ten thousand Tuanyong costs two million a year?" ”

Yi Zhisuff is willing to make a wedding dress for Qi Shan, not to mention that this group training is very likely to become the force to restrain Yuan Qi's group training, and immediately said slowly: "In front of Qi Zhongtang, how dare you lie that the reason why the cost of Yuan Qi's group training is large is because the muskets and artillery equipped are expensive, because there is a lot of live ammunition training, and the ammunition consumed for a live fire training is tens of thousands of yuan." ”

General Qi Shan said suspiciously: "Live ammunition training costs so much money? ”

Nodding slightly, Yi Zhishu didn't explain much, and said slowly: "The soldiers are fine, not many, Qi Zhongtang and rest assured, all the foundations of Yuanqi are in Guangzhou, if you are not very sure, how dare you divide 5,000 troops to Shanghai?" ”

"Contentment is adventurous." Qi Shan said: "Benjue Pavilion doesn't dare to take Guangzhou to risk, 10,000 is not good, at least 5,000 regiments must be formed, and it is not that Yuan Qi wants to take out 1 million in one go, and donate 500,000 yuan first." ”

Yi Zhishu shook his head and said: "500,000 yuan, even if Yuan Qi can't get it, he can get it together in the next fundraising, the main problem now is not the group training, but the weapons, Citigroup merchant ships have not dared to come to Guangzhou to trade, and they can't buy muskets and artillery at all, and besides, the Ammunition Bureau has limited production capacity now, and ammunition must be reserved. (To be continued.) )