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A long sedan chair of all sizes was parked on the side of the street in front of the door, and Yi Zhishu returned with his family, and the local and nearby prefecture and county cultural relics officials, local businessmen, and large and small public offices came to congratulate and send congratulatory gifts, and even the consuls and businessmen of Britain, France and the United States in Shanghai also came to congratulate the locals.

Yi Zhi's contentment and clan marriage, Daoguang decreed to encourage the people to intermarry, authorized Yuanqi Bank to issue banknotes, this is a great event, people with a discerning eye know in their hearts, Yuanqi is now not the first merchant gang of the Qing Dynasty so simple, Yi Zhicontent, the first-class viscount, the Nanyang Admiral, Yuanqi treasurer, whether in the imperial court or in Yuanqi's position will be more consolidated, the icing on the cake, who is not willing to do it?

After three busy days, it can be regarded as a stop, Tingtao Pavilion has also returned to the former tranquility, but Yi Zhizhi has not been idle, leaving for several months, a large number of things are waiting for him to deal with, not to mention, the matter of the Eastern Expedition has also begun, all kinds of intelligence analysis, material transportation, and troop transfers have been launched, how can he be idle.

"Recently, there is a handwritten book "Overseas New Words" circulating in the Wa Kingdom, which seems to have not been written yet, and it is written based on the ...... of our war between the Qing Dynasty and England." Ren An took out a manuscript and placed it on the table as he spoke, and continued: "The Wa Shogunate also took the situation of that war very seriously, and all the maritime merchants who went to Nagasaki to trade were asked to report in detail about the war.

The Wa State also asked the maritime merchants to collect books on the description of that war in the Qing Dynasty, and the ones we currently know include "Records of the Invasion of the Bandits", "The Strategy of the British Invasion", and "The Collection of Songs of Zhapu". ”

Yi Zhishu casually flipped through the book of "Overseas New Words", and then handed it to Bao Shichen on the side, and then spoke: "The Nanyang Navy, and the war against Annan...... Didn't the shogunate pay attention? ”

"Go back to the treasurer." Ren An bowed slightly and said: "Now the maritime merchants who go to Nagasaki from Zhapu are all our people, and their tone is very tight, and the Japanese country doesn't know much about it. ”

Yi Zhiren nodded with satisfaction, the Wa State collected the intelligence of the Qing Dynasty through the Tang Dynasty style storytelling, once the maritime merchants who controlled the trade with the Wa State were also equivalent to controlling the intelligence channels of the Wa State, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "There will be a large number of materials and warship soldiers in Dinghai recently, and the merchant ships going to Nagasaki must be strictly selected from the ship's owner to the crew and sailors, and there can be no leakage of the slightest rumor." ”

"My subordinates understand!" Ren An said simply.

After Ren An left, Bao Shichen put down the book in his hand and said, "The Naval Expedition, the emperor allowed it?" ”

"I mentioned it last year, and the emperor didn't object." Yi Zhishu said nonchalantly: "It should be regarded as agreeing." ”

Hearing this, Bao Shichen couldn't help but be speechless for a while, this lord is good at everything, but he is too bold, such a big thing, he dares not to ask for an order, and he is an ordinary military general and a local official, and a few heads are not enough to be cut, but, think about the fight against Annan last year, the other party is also the first to cut and then play, the court not only did not condemn the crime, but also took advantage of the situation and conquered Annan on a large scale, it seems that Daoguang should also be in favor of the Eastern Crusade.

After a slight sigh, he said: "The lord is full of saints, and the navy is not well trained, why are you in a hurry to go east?" ”

"Military system innovation." Yi Zhixiang didn't hide it from him, and said truthfully: "The emperor has long had the intention of reforming the military system, and now that the emperor is old, and the imperial court has obtained a large amount of indefinite national debt, it is estimated that the military system reform should be implemented soon.

Moreover, the Eastern Crusade will not be able to drag on next year at the latest, and even if it is delayed until next year, naval training will still be insufficient. Besides, we only attacked Annam last year, and the Japanese would never have expected that our large-scale eastward crusade would be regarded as a surprise and unprepared. ”

Bao Shichen knows his temperament as a Dongweng, once he makes up his mind, he will not change it easily, not to mention that the Eastern Expedition is not a whim of the other party, but a premeditated plan, naturally it is not easy to persuade, and he groaned a little, before he said: "The major affairs of the country, only worship and Rong, the Eastern Expedition is not a trivial matter, once the arrow is on the string, it must be reported in time, so as not to give people a handle." ”

Give someone a handle? Yi Zhishu smiled secretly in his heart, he gave people a handle a lot of things, and he didn't care about one or two more, if he was convicted by the court one day, there would be absolutely no problem with eight out of ten, I thought so, after all, the other party was also kind, when even the jaw said: "What Mr. said is, just bother Mr. to draft a fold." ”

How to write this excerpt? Bao Shichen frowned, "If the division moves the people, it will inevitably become famous, and Annan still has an excuse to conquest, and the Japanese state is neither a vassal state, nor is there a conflict between the two countries, and even the trade conflict is not ......." ”

"Sir is a kind man." Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Ying Chili beats us, is it famous for the teacher?" This is a time of power, the big fist is the truth, if you have to find a reason, the Qing Dynasty has been established for 200 years, and it is a crime for the Japanese to not surrender, and in the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese have plagued the southeast coast for decades, this is a potential threat, who can guarantee that the Japanese will not invade the southeast coast in the future?

It is also a sin to close the country and not allow normal trade between the two countries! Collecting information about my Qing Dynasty through Tang Renfeng storytelling is also a crime, and it is ill-intentioned! ”

Bao Shichen was secretly embarrassed when he heard this, and the other party casually cited it, but everything made sense, it was really a crime that he wanted to add, so there was no excuse!

Listening to the backyard of Tao Pavilion, all the maids and women are careful not to even dare to speak, and they try to press their steps as much as possible when walking, so as not to make too much noise, and the atmosphere is far from being as relaxed as before.

Now the situation is very different, with an official wife, and the identity is extraordinary, Dorogge of Baylor Mansion, the dignity of the identity is far from being comparable to that of ordinary women from large official families, the status is noble, and the rules are naturally big, which invisibly causes great pressure on the women in the backyard.

In the small courtyard, Ling Xuan, who had always been unrestrained, begged Yan Kexin and said, "Sister Xin, you're almost suffocating to death, why don't we go out for a walk." ”

"You can do whatever you want." Yan Kexin glanced at her and said, "Now that I have a wife, I will ask my wife for everything." ”

The backyard has always been taken care of by the lady of the main room, and Ling Xuan is naturally clear about this rule, but after all these years, she has been used to following Yi Zhi's contentment and unrestrainedness, and suddenly a scary lady of the main room with big rules suddenly came, which is really difficult to adapt, she sighed faintly, "Now I am a little envious of the snow in Guangzhou......." ”

"Don't worry." Yan Kexin smiled: "It's not clear whether our Gege lives in Guangzhou or Shanghai. ”

Ling Xuan's eyes lit up, "Why don't you probe the lord's tone at night." ”

"I don't know when the lord will be able to come over." Yan Kexin sighed lightly and said, "Let's find a chance." ”

At dinner, a table of wine and food, he and Zaitong sat down, Yan Kexin, Ling Xuan, and Xia He all stood behind him and waited, he knew that this was the rule, and the concubine was not allowed to sit at the table, but he had never taken these rules seriously over the years, and the two daughters of Chunmei and Xiahe, who were born in the connecting room, had been eating at the table, and he also took Yan Kexin and Ling Xuan to the restaurant outside for a few banquets.

Yan Kexin, who was waiting, poured the wine, and then he looked at Zaitong and said: "Madame is from Baylor Mansion, she has a strict family education and many rules, but if she is not in Beijing, we don't need to be too particular, no one laughs at the left and right, it's all a family, it's better to be casual, isn't it?" ”

Zaitong's age is the youngest among all women, only eighteen years old, but he is very intelligent, and his own temperament is also very gentle, when even he said with a smile: "Don't mention the Lord Baylor Mansion, at home is naturally everything is respected by the Lord, the Lord is not informal, and his sex is casual, and he is naturally casual." ”

"It's rare for Madame to be considerate." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, glanced at Yan Kexin and the others, and said with a smile: "My reminder to you, there should be rules or there should be rules, and you should all be seated." ”

Yan Kexin hurriedly blessed and said, "Lord Xie, Mrs. Xie." The lord and lady are easy-going, and the concubines will definitely not lose their sense of proportion and mess up their dignity and humility. ”

The three girls who were waiting for the table were seated, and Yi Zhizhi said: "Tomorrow I will take you to Yongyuan Building for a banquet." ”

Jonway Building? Zaitong couldn't help but say: "Is it a restaurant?" ”

"Well, one of the best restaurants in Shanghai." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Xin'er will explain it to Madame." ”

Yi Zhisuff brought his family members to Yongyuan Building for a banquet, which is not only to get close to a group of local officials, gentry and merchants, but also to give the local gentry and businessmen an opportunity to directly contact him.

After listening to Yan Kexin's detailed explanation, Zaitong smiled, "I heard that the lord advocated the feminist movement and encouraged women to go out of the house. ”

Early the next morning, Yongyuan Lou received a notice from the West Garden, the news spread immediately, and the whole county was a sensation, although Yi Zhishu said that he was not in Shanghai for a long time, as long as he returned to Shanghai, he generally went to Yongyuan Building for ten days and a half to feast guests, and entertained local officials or local gentry, businessmen and celebrities.

This time caused a sensation, mainly because of the newly married lady Zaitong, now who in the whole of Shanghai does not know that Lord Yi married a Dorogge, and this matter is still a model of intermarriage between the banner people, many people are still arguing whether Dorogge will go, and there are not a few people who want to see Doroggege's demeanor. For a while, the price of seats on the second floor of Yongyuan Building doubled, but it was still hard to find.

This time he left Shanghai for a short time, Yi Zhizhi not only invited the prefectural and county officials of Shanghai and the businessmen of the General Chamber of Commerce, but also invited the British and French consuls, as the host, he arrived at Yongyuan Building a quarter of an hour early.

Zaitong's hairstyle and dress are all Manchurian women's dress, she knows that this banquet, Yi Zhicontent also took the opportunity to promote the meaning of intermarriage between the flag people, so she knew that the full clothes were not as good as the Han clothes, but still chose the full clothes, as soon as she got off the sedan chair, the streets on both sides were crowded with men and women, and even the second floor of the shops on both sides was full of people, and she couldn't help but feel nervous, but fortunately, she had not gone out to hang out in Beijing, and she was soon relieved.

Yi Zhicontent, but like no one, greeted him and smiled: "Isn't it a little nervous to be watched?" Come, give me your hand. ”

In front of so many people, can it be said that he is holding in front of everyone? Although the flag woman let go, Zaitong was still a little shy, hesitated, and then stretched out his hand with a red face, and let him lead him slowly into the restaurant, and when she entered the restaurant, she found that the restaurant was actually overcrowded, the first and second floors were like this, however, all the diners were mixed men and women, and they couldn't help but secretly wonder, this Shanghai atmosphere is much more open than Beijing's, is this the result of Yi Zhi's advocacy?

Yi Zhi is enough to lead by example to advocate women to go out of the house, driven by him, Shanghai's officials, gentry and businessmen have followed suit, bringing their dependents to banquets and gatherings, plus Yuan Qi and a female general Xu Yixuan led a group of women to swagger through the market all day long, Shanghai's atmosphere was soon driven, and on weekdays, you can see the well-dressed big girl and the little daughter-in-law hanging out with the maid on the street from time to time.

Yan Shikuan came the earliest, saw Yi Zhishu and his party went upstairs, and hurriedly greeted her, seeing that she was not old but graceful, she was secretly worried about her own sister, facing a woman with such a noble status, even if she was quite spoiled by Yi Zhicontent, I am afraid that this day will not be easy, and when Baylor Mansion comes out, the rules can be smaller?

After a brief introduction, he arranged for the ladies to sit at a table, and Yi Zhizhi and Yan Shikuan sat at another table, and as soon as they sat down, Yan Shikuan said: "The big shopkeeper will go back to Guangzhou recently?" ”

"What? Something? Yi Zhizhi poured himself a cup of tea and asked casually.

"A letter from my father, I feel unwell." Yan Shikuan said: "I can't get away here, I want my little sister to go back to Guangzhou to do my filial piety." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Don't talk about the old man's body, wait for you to find an opportunity to ask the meaning of the little sister." ”

Hearing this, Yan Shikuan put his mind at ease and sneered: "My father is indeed a little uncomfortable...... ”

"I haven't had the time to go back to Guangzhou recently." Yi Zhizhi said: "If you are really not at ease, I will arrange for the 'Feiyan' to send you." ”

"Don't-." Yan Shikuan hurriedly said: "It's the peak season of maritime trade soon, and I really can't pull away." ”

In this way, the old man is fine, Yi Zhicontent is familiar with his temperament, and immediately changed his head and said, "Take me to see Bai Zhi after the banquet." ”

Bai Zhi is in Shanghai, arranged by Yan Shikuan, and has been busy socializing these days, Yi Zhixiang has not found time to visit, but he has always been very worried in his heart.