You can't be in a hurry to control the navy, besides, the imperial court also needs to train a new army with the help of Yi Zhifen, Daoguang retracted his thoughts and said slowly: "Why didn't Yi Zhixiang come to Beijing this time?" ”

"Go back to the emperor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Su Shun hurriedly replied: "The Wa State is a minister, Yuan Qi wants to open a branch in the Wa State, and the military gate is in a hurry to return to Guangzhou and Shanghai to transfer manpower ...... After a slight pause, he continued: "The military gate also brought a secret fold with his subordinates. So saying, he took out a fold from the bag and presented it.

In addition to the red flag, there is also a secret fold? Daoguang was slightly surprised, took the fold and looked at the sealed fire paint, and then opened it, Yi Zhishu mainly said two things in the secret fold, one is a detailed introduction to the Western countries from time to time in these years have merchant ships and warships to visit the Japanese country, put forward trade requirements, but were rejected and expelled by the Japanese state, after the outbreak of the Qingying War, the attitude of the Japanese country towards the West has changed significantly, from the tough expulsion to allow the dock to replenish fresh water, grain and coal and other necessities.

He then introduced the current situation of the Wa State, and predicted that the Shogunate's indemnity payment would inevitably cause the dissatisfaction of the local daimyo and lead to civil strife in the Wa, and now the Qing Dynasty did not have enough strength to use troops against the Wa on a large scale, so it could only use the Shogunate to maintain the stability of the Wa State first, so as to buy time.

Later, it was mentioned that a regiment of marines and a small fleet were stationed in the Wa Kingdom to prevent Western countries from encroaching on the Wa Kingdom and to assist the shogunate in maintaining the rule of the Wa Kingdom.

The second thing is to ask for money, the military expenditure for the southern expedition to Annam and the eastern expedition to the Japanese state, the construction fund for the two military ports of Dinghai and Hongji, and the budget expenditure for the navy to increase the purchase of warships and weapons..... All of them add up, a full 10 million taels of silver.

At the end, it was also mentioned that the establishment of a gold standard system was established, and Yuan Qi was willing to exchange the gold handed over at a ratio of 1 to 14 gold to silver, and suggested that the imperial court use the surplus silver to buy shares in the Shanxi Railway.

After reading this secret fold, Daoguang was speechless to the extreme, and escorted this batch of gold into Beijing with it, which was just a formality! Fourteen million taels of silver, the navy will go to 10 million as soon as it is drawn, and even the remaining four million have been arranged! This is not going to let the court deposit some silver at all!

According to this analysis, it is indeed necessary to garrison the Japanese state, but the Qing Dynasty has never had a precedent for stationing troops in a vassal state, and this matter will inevitably cause controversy.

If the garrison of the Japanese State is not allowed, once the Japanese State is in turmoil, it will be difficult to receive the two million taels of gold that will be paid later, which is 30 million taels of silver! Not to mention that the imperial court will not be willing, and the navy will not be willing, how many warships can be bought with this silver? Besides, Yuan Qi will not be reconciled, once the Wa Kingdom is in turmoil, how can Yuan Qi use paper money to plunder the gold and silver of the Wa State? Besides, it is not a good thing for the Qing Dynasty to let Western countries get involved in the Japanese Kingdom!

It is obviously not possible to allow the garrison of the Japanese country! Daoguang sighed secretly in his heart, he could only start from the aspect of supervision, but fortunately, there was no shortage of people in the navy now.

As for the silver, since Yi Zhishu opened his mouth, he also had to give, although 10 million is a lot, but the cost of conquering the Annan Kingdom can not be ignored, and the navy's construction of a military port to buy warships and weapons is also a legitimate expense, if it is not given, the navy will soon become a private army of Yuanqi, and furthermore, the indemnity obtained by the navy in the future foreign conquest will not be handed over, and the kid will definitely do it, and the court will not have the face to ask for it!

Thinking about it on the other hand, there is really a lot of gold and silver paid by Annam and the Wa Kingdom, even if all of them are used to invest in the navy, it is quite a cost-effective thing, which means that the imperial court does not spend money, and has a navy of good scale for nothing, what is not cost-effective?

Although it made sense, the gold in his hand changed hands and spent it before it was hot, and Daoguang still had a pain in his flesh, ten million taels of silver! This navy can make money, and it is not ambiguous to spend it!

After a few glances at the list attached to the list, Daoguang slowly put down his fold and said in a gentle tone: "As the saying goes, the south ships and the north horses, the children of the Eight Banners have always been afraid of water, you have been in the navy for a year, and now you can swim well?" ”

Hearing this, Su Shun and the three of them all had a palpitating look on their faces, and Zaizhao said: "Back to the emperor, there is no one in the navy who can't swim now." ”

"Back to the emperor." Yizeng continued: "Actually, swimming is not difficult to learn, just drown in the sea a few times. He was telling the truth, the navy's method of teaching swimming was extremely simple, throwing people directly into the sea from the battleship, drowning half to death and then rescuing them, and coming down again and again, one by one quickly learned to swim, but the hardships they endured were really not small, and now that I think about it, I still have palpitations and fears.

Daoguang nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that you have also suffered a lot, since you have returned to Beijing, I will allow you to take a three-day vacation, and the children of the Eight Banners in the army will all return to their homes for reunion." As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed, "Go back to the house and shave your head, and you are not allowed to wear a military uniform." ”

Su Shun and the three of them were overjoyed, and hurriedly said aloud: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Shanghai, West Garden, Tingtao Pavilion.

It was not easy to send away a group of officials, gentry and businessmen who came to congratulate Daoxi, Yi Zhizhi went to the study, Wu Changqing, Xie Xiuyuan, Yan Shikuan, and He Shutai, who were chatting in the study, saw him come in, and hurriedly got up to greet him, Yan Shikuan chuckled and said: "We are still discussing, this time the Eastern Crusade is a great victory, and the title of the big shopkeeper is only afraid that it will be promoted again, is it an earl, or a marquis?" ”

Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit down, and sat down casually, and then said: "To the point of the earl and marquis, there is not much difference, they are all superb." Saying that, he smiled, "Don't say I'm hypocritical, the title can be rewarded and reformed, don't take it too seriously, even those ***** the imperial court are not merciless." ”

"Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and a marquis of ten thousand households, I don't know if this is what many scholars dream of." Wu Changqing said with a smile: "It's also the big shopkeeper who is free and easy, and he can see it thoroughly." ”

"Let's not talk about that." Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said: "The great victory of the Eastern Expedition, the submission of the Wa State, and the opening of the port, this is a great time for Yuan Qi to enter the Wa State, and Yuan Qi must hurry up to go to the main ports of the Wa State to open branches." Saying that, he glanced at He Shutai and said: "The color of the raw silk of the Japanese country is light yellow, not as good as the Jiangnan silk, nor as good as the Guangdong silk, but it is also in demand in the international market.

Moreover, it is the trade with the Wa State, Yuan Qi must set up a special fleet, responsible for trade with the Wa State, monopolize trade, Yuan Qi must monopolize the trade with the Wa State! Nowadays, the most scarce thing in the Wa country is food, and it is necessary to form a fleet to transport food to Edo and Osaka as soon as possible. ”

The few people who listened to his words looked at each other, and Yan Shikuan couldn't wait to say: "Yuanqi Bank went to the country to open a branch, how many branches do you plan to open?" How many people do you need? How much cash? ”

Yi Zhifen glanced at him and said, "Difficult? ”

"It's a lot of difficulty." Yan Shikuan said unabashedly: "If there are not many people, they can be drawn out, the problem is that no one can speak the Japanese language, let's go to the Japanese country to open a branch, the language is not clear, how to conduct business?" In addition, there is a serious shortage of cash nowadays, and it is impossible to withdraw a large amount of cash. ”

"It's not a problem." Yi Zhizhi said: "If you don't understand the language, you can hire a translator, or even directly hire a Japanese person as a partner, and select young people as much as possible, so that they can learn and master the Japanese language as soon as possible."

My initial plan is to open branches in the four major ports of Edo, Osaka, Kagoshima, and Nagasaki, which do not require too many people, and the business is mainly based on exchange and lending, and the main task at present is to establish the credibility of Yuanqi, expand the influence and popularity of Yuanqi, and cultivate talents, so as to prepare for a significant expansion in the future. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Xie Xiuyuan and said, "The country is rich in gold and silver, with a population of 30 million, and the market is not small. ”

Xie Xiuyuan, as the third shopkeeper of Yuanqi Bank, has not gone to sea by boat over the years, and he also knows that the country is not far away, and Yi Zhixiang personally ordered the general, how could he shirk, and immediately said cheerfully: "No problem, you can leave at any time." ”

"The situation in the Japanese country is more complicated." Yi Zhizhi said: "Yuan Qi opened a branch in the Wa Kingdom, not only to coordinate relations with the Wa Shogunate and local daimyos, but also to coordinate the trade between the two countries, in addition, the Nanyang Navy stationed a regiment in the Wa Kingdom, there is no need to have any worries. ”

He Shutai said with a smile: "The big shopkeeper attaches great importance to the silk of the Japanese country, and I also want to go to the field to understand it in person." ”

"It's good that you have this idea." Yi Zhizhi said: "If you want to go, you might as well bring more experienced mulberry farmers and silkworm farmers, and communicate more with the Wa country, mulberry varieties and silkworm seeds can bring some, the Wa country is raw silk, we will monopolize it sooner or later." ”

"I understand below." He Shutai said with a smile.

Seeing that it was a gap in the words, Wu Changqing interjected: "For a long time, the Japanese country has been closed to the country, this time the port is opened, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang coastal areas are afraid that there are many maritime chambers of commerce to trade with the Japanese country, and Yuanqi monopolizes the Japanese trade, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of criticism, and there is also a ...... the imperial court?" ”

"The Japanese state was forced to open its ports." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "The Wa Kingdom itself does not want the situation of the Great Qing Maritime Merchants flocking to it, even if the imperial court does not allow it, Yuan Qi can join forces with the Wa State to monopolize, as for the ..... of the maritime merchants on the southeast coast." He smiled and said: "You can give them the opportunity to give some places to the provinces, so that the maritime merchants can compete to participate in the trade between the two countries, with the current situation of Yuanqi, it is not ...... to monopolize the monopoly without sufficient strength." ”

Listening to this, He Shutai smiled, not surprisingly, this is another copy of a chain franchise, want to join and participate in the trade between the two countries, do not have strong strength, do not pay a large amount of franchise fees, I am afraid that there is no door, I really don't know, in another ten or eight years, how far will Yuanqi grow!

"The treasurer is thoughtful." Wu Changqing nodded and said: "In this way, it is enough to block the mouth of the maritime merchants, but on the court side, it is best to have some benefits, so as not to let the villain play right and wrong." ”

"It makes sense." Yi Zhizu approvingly, in fact, he was not worried about the imperial court at all, as long as he was very good, with Daoguang's temperament, he would definitely support Yuanqi to monopolize the trade with the Japanese.

Li Wang hurried to the door at this time and took a look inside, Yi Zhizhi estimated that there should be an important guest visiting, and immediately ordered: "These few things, you discuss them first, the fleet will go to the country with the help of the wind, but you can't afford to delay." With that, he got up and walked slowly to the door, Li Wang didn't say a word, and handed over a famous sticker.

Seeing the name sticker with the word Huang Yourong, Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly, Huang Dianyuan's news was really well-informed, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Take him to the East Wing." As he spoke, he walked out slowly.

Huang Dianyuan actually rushed to Shanghai half a month ago, and the Heaven and Earth Association has always been highly concerned about the movement of the Nanyang Navy in Yuanqi's group training, and he is sure that the navy is going to conquer the Japanese country, so he is naturally full of interest, and he is content to return to Shanghai, he is not in a hurry to come to see, and only after inquiring about the situation clearly, he came to visit.

In the room led by Li Wang, Yi Zhizhi was smoking a cigar by the window, and Huang Dianyuan smiled and said, "Congratulations to the big shopkeeper for another city." ”

Yi Zhishu returned the salute with his hand, and said nonchalantly: "Brother Rong's news is also well-informed." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Please be seated." ”

"The great victory of the Navy's Eastern Crusade is now known to the whole world, and it is already a little hindsight." Huang Dianyuan said and took a look at the robe Shi Shiran sat down, and said tentatively: "This side is fighting Annan, but he is snatching it in a false way, and he is conquering the Japanese kingdom in the east, should Annan stop halfway?" ”

"Why do you have to ask Brother Rong knowingly?" Yi Zhizhi didn't sit down, leaned against the window, knocked the cigar lightly on the window frame, and said, "Are you here for Annan?" ”

Huang Dianyuan smiled, "If you say that you are also interested in the Wa Kingdom." ”

"The sake of the Wa Kingdom is light and soft, and its taste is sweet and sour, which is not suitable for the taste of Brother Rong."

"It's good to drink too much spirits and change the taste once in a while." Huang Dianyuan smiled: "The big shopkeeper should have brought a lot of sake back, right?" ”

"Don't spoil it." Yi Zhizhi said and walked to the door and instructed: "Take the jar of spirits and a small jar of sake, and get a few snacks and send them over." ”

Hearing this, Huang Dianyuan's eyes lit up, and when he turned around, he smiled and said, "The big shopkeeper is here to welcome us to the Wa Kingdom?" ”

"Please have Brother Rong to drink, it's a personal relationship, don't think too much." Yi Zhizhi said and sat down opposite him and said, "There are almost no Han people in the Wa Kingdom now, why are you interested?" ”

"Is there no now, isn't there an open port?" Huang Dianyuan said: "In fact, there have always been many Fujian Tong'an businessmen in Nagasaki. ”

There are many maritime merchants in Tong'an in Quanzhou who have settled in Nagasaki all the year round, and he is content to listen to Ren An's report, and he also plans to let Yuan Qi go to Nagasaki to recruit some guys, and when he heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, "Why, Nagasaki has your people?" ”

Huang Dianyuan smiled and said, "Any maritime merchant in Guangdong and Fujian will have something to do with us more or less. ”

This tone is not small, but Yi Zhishu does not doubt that the maritime merchants who have gone to sea to trade in recent years have more or less something to do with the Heaven and Earth Society, especially the maritime merchants who go to the South Seas, it is impossible to bypass the Heaven and Earth Society, even if it is like Yuan Qi, who has strong strength, will it have something to do with Heaven and Earth?