On the sea, the "Feiyan" chops the waves, almost sticking to the sea surface and moving forward quickly, the speed is nearly twice as fast as the average Western sailing ship, but because the hull is long and narrow, the freeboard is low, and the tonnage of the ship itself is also small, and there is no anti-shake device, it is fast enough, but it is bumpy and shaking, especially easy to make people seasick. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Yi Zhizhi is content to come and go on a long-distance voyage is to take the "Feiyan", has long been accustomed to it, Yizeng first ride, and has never been to the sea experience, not long to feel a little uncomfortable, can't help but smile bitterly: "Riding a horse is also bumpy and bad, but never dizzy, how can you feel so fast on the boat?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "When riding a horse, you can grasp the rhythm of the horse's movement, reasonably buffer the horse waves, and have a wide field of vision, concentration, and naturally will not get dizzy, but the bumps of the sea ship are irregular, up and down, left and right, and the cabin space is narrow, it is naturally easy to get dizzy, however, you have a strong system, and you will get used to it after a few days." ”

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and then asked: "The clan is not allowed to go out of Beijing, it should be out of consideration for consolidating the imperial power, this time the emperor let so many clan children join the navy, so he doesn't worry about leaving behind?" ”

Hearing this, Yizeng couldn't help but smile, "It's not that the clan is not allowed to go out of Beijing, but not allowed to go out of Beijing without following orders, this is to prevent the clan from harming the place, in fact, there are not a few clans who go out as officials, but most of them are outside the Guan, and it is relatively rare in the south.

This time to force and encourage the children of the clan Jueluo to join the navy, I heard that it shows the importance of the imperial court to the navy, and it is estimated that it also has the meaning of solving the livelihood of the clan Jueluo and allowing the idle clan Jueluo to regain the title, after all, it is too difficult for the current idle clan Jueluo to obtain the title. ”

Showing the importance of the imperial court to the navy? This is pure! Yi Zhishu couldn't figure out how much Daoguang meant for a while, and when he saw that Yizeng's face was a little ugly, he said: "Go up there and blow the wind, it will feel better." ”

Waiting for Yizeng to leave, Yi Zhishu was too lazy to think about it, extinguished the cigar at hand, got up and untied the hammock, ready to sleep, there was nothing left and right on the boat, and it was best to pass the time to sleep, but before the hammock was tied, the maid Yuehua staggered in, and said timidly: "Sir, the slaves and maids are dizzy, I don't know if there is any way to stop dizziness?" Several spitting messes ...... ”

"I didn't let you eat in the morning, how can I vomit?"

"Spit sour water!"

Yi Zhishu shook his head and said, "There is no effective way, one word, endure!" Try to endure as much as possible, don't lie down if you can stand, forcibly endure not to vomit, or try to vomit as little as possible, it's good to be ...... As he spoke, he went to the box and flipped through a few vials and handed them over, "This is the Huoxiang Zhengqi Water I bought at Tianjin Longshun Rong Pharmacy, rub it on the navel, try it." ”

"Lord Xie." Yuehua squatted down to thank him before taking the medicine, and then said with some embarrassment: "Slaves and maids can't serve the lord like this, ......" ”

"Just take care of yourselves." Yi Zhi's contentment was disapproving, this time when he entered Beijing, his biggest harvest was to receive more than ten maids, all of whom were good-looking, and he took them all on the boat.

Shanghai, the Huangpu River outside the county is densely packed with all kinds of large and small ships, including a lot of Western sailing ships, although it is just opened, but because Yi Zhixin promised the merchants of various countries that the river customs is duty-free, many Western merchant ships have diverted to Shanghai, the reason is very simple, Guangdong Customs is too dark!

The arrival of a large number of Western merchant ships in Shanghai to promote the prosperity of trade at the same time, but also breed countless disputes and incidents, Shanghai is not as good as Guangzhou, the merchants lack the experience of dealing with foreign merchants, and do not know the language, the translation is also very few, there is no thirteen lines of the business house specializing in foreign trade, there is no special for foreign business accommodation in the merchant house, everything is very chaotic, coupled with the Chinese and foreign miscellaneous, the language barrier, clothing and food and other customs are different, naturally there are a lot of disputes and incidents.

Nanyang Minister Qi Ying, Shanghai Daotai Wu Changqing, and Shanghai Governor Liu Guangdou have been busy for the past two months, but fortunately, Wu Changqing is proficient in English and Portuguese, and is quite familiar with foreign trade, so he finally didn't make any big trouble.

On the morning of this day, Wu Changqing and Liu Guangdou hurriedly walked into the West Garden and came to Sansui Hall to meet Qiying....... ”

Building a church? According to the "Jiangning Treaty", English missionaries did have the freedom to preach in the treaty ports, but he really didn't dare to make a decision when the church was built outside the concession, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Is it possible that France also has the freedom to preach in the treaty ports?" ”

"The French mission sailed north to Tianjin in order to conclude a treaty with the imperial court." Wu Changqing said slowly: "If nothing else, you should be able to obtain the right to preach freely. ”

"Drag it out." Qi Ying said: "The stakes are very high, and we will make a decision when Master Yi comes back." ”

"And—." Wu Changqing said slowly: "The British and French consuls have proposed to set up foreign-related courts as soon as possible, and during this time, there have been several trade disputes. ”

"It's not appropriate to delay, you have to wait for Yi Zhizhi to come back." Qi Ying frowned and said, "No one understands the affairs of the foreign-related court, so I have to wait for Yi Zhizhi to come back and negotiate with them." ”

"My lord." Liu Guangdou followed: "Because of the over-price of the compensation for the demolition of the leased land, the French consul frequently urged ..... during this time. ”

Hearing this, Qi Ying smiled secretly in his heart, he knew that the French had taken a fancy to the place on the right bank of the pidgin, but the local people opened their mouths and opened up a land of 300 taels per acre, a house of 100 taels and a house, and a few dwarf trees were priced at 200 taels of silver each.

A bunch of Diao people! However, Qi Ying was also happy to see the Westerners deflated, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "Don't ignore this matter for the time being, allowing Xiyi to demarcate the concession in Shanghai is a private consent of Lord Yi, whether the imperial court can allow it, it is not yet known, wait for Lord Yi to come back." ”

Before the words fell, a long man trotted into the courtyard and reported at the door: "Master, Master Yi is back." ”

Coming back? Qiying was happy in his heart, looking forward to the stars and the moon, but he was looking forward to him back, he quickly stood up, thought about it and regretted his identity, and said, "You two go to greet him." ”

Wu Changqing and Liu Guangdou hurriedly got up and walked out quickly, and when they came out of the main gate of Sansui Hall, they saw Yi Zhishu coming quickly, and the two hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile: "The lord is back." ”

Yi Zhizu chuckled: "What's the matter, it's a lot of pressure? ”

"It's really not small." Wu Changqing smiled, however, he soon smelled a sour smell, and immediately took a step back, "How many days have you not taken a bath?" ”

"Where is the water on the boat for bathing?" Yi Zhishu smiled: "Let's wait for me to take a bath and change clothes, and then we'll talk." ”

After a bath and changing clothes, Yi Zhishu suddenly felt refreshed, the speed of the "Feiyan" is fast, but the hull is long and narrow, the cargo hold is small, and it is impossible to store a large amount of fresh water, and he also brought more than a dozen maids this time, naturally there will be no fresh water bath, out of the bathroom, he remembered the group of maids, and immediately instructed Lin Xuan: "I brought a group of maids back from Jingshi, they are all seasick and dizzy, you arrange someone to take care of them." ”

A group of maids? Lin Xuanleng paused, and then nodded: "Don't worry, the concubine will arrange someone to take care of her." ”

"Let someone tell Xu Yixuan and let her come over for dinner." Yi Zhishu left quickly, and saw a lot of Western merchant ships docked on the riverbank along the way, he knew that the people in Shanghai might be in a hurry during this time, and it would be difficult to deal with it, after all, the port had just opened, and all aspects could not keep up, and he did not expect that a tax exemption would attract so many merchant ships.

When I came to Sansui Hall, as soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the three of Qiying coming out, Yi Zhizu quickly greeted him and said with a smile on his face: "Xiaguan has seen an adult." ”

Qiying returned the salute and said with a smile: "This trip to Beijing has gone well?" ”

"It's fine." Yi Zhixiang smiled, and a few people entered the room and sat down after a little greeting, and Qi Ying said with a smile: "During the days when Master Yi is away, we are busy enough. As he spoke, he said with concern: "Britain and France have already demarcated the concessions, and the emperor can approve the concessions of the treaty ports?" ”

"The emperor has allowed it." Yi Zhi said with a full jaw: "If the concession is not demarcated, Huayi is miscellaneous, which is easy to breed trouble, and furthermore, the demarcation of the concession is also easy for local officials to manage the place, which is actually a reference to the management model of the thirteen commercial halls in Guangzhou." ”

Hearing this, Qi Ying hesitated and said: "There is a great difference between the concession and the Thirteen Merchant Pavilion ....... He was worried that Yi Zhixin would deceive the monarch, he knew very well that the matter of the concession could not be concealed at all, and he was now the minister of Nanyang, if Yi Zhixiang concealed this matter, he would also be to blame.

"How much difference can it make?" Yi Zhizu said lightly: "It's just to let the Westerners manage the concession on their own, is it possible to let the magistrate manage the concession?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Guangdou, the magistrate of the county, hurriedly said: "If the magistrate is allowed to manage the concession, it will be nothing more than turning a blind eye, and it will also cause countless incidents ......" ”

"That's a good point." Yi Zhi said with a full jaw: "The consuls of Western countries will live in the concession, and the magistrates cannot manage the concession at all, so it is better for the Westerners to manage the ...... by themselves." ”

"There is another point that the official doesn't quite understand." Qi Ying said in a deep voice: "In the concessions of Western countries, the people of the Qing Dynasty may move in?" ”

"Absolutely." Easy to be content without thinking.

Hearing this, Wu Changqing said: "Isn't that still a miscellaneous place in Huayi?" ”

"You can't look at it that simply." Yi Zhizhi said and took out a cigar and lit it, and then said slowly: "The concession is managed by Westerners, and the people of the Qing Dynasty must abide by the rules of the concession when they enter the concession. As he spoke, he made a gesture to stop Wu Changqing from asking nonsense.

Wu Changqing understood his gestures, but Liu Guangdou was ignorant, and asked after him: "Then if the criminal escapes into the concession, if he doesn't arrest the officials, he may enter the concession to arrest people?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "When leasing the concession, this issue will be negotiated in detail, and it is impossible to abscond from the concession after committing a crime, and in addition, some other details will also be carefully discussed and negotiated to conclude a lend-lease treaty that is satisfactory to both parties." ”

As he spoke, he changed his words, "I didn't expect so many Western merchant ships to come this year, Shanghai lacks experience in trading with foreign merchants, and has not been fully prepared for ...... before. As he spoke, he glanced at Wu Changqing and Liu Guangdou, and said, "The two of you should have encountered a lot of trouble during this time, go back and list them one by one, report them, and I will solve them for you." ”

"The subordinate obeys." Wu Changqing and Liu Guangdou hurriedly bowed their hands.

"Master Yi is back this time, and this official will be much easier." Qi Ying smiled, but she was bitter in her heart, what the minister of Nanyang did was basically an ornament! It's just that he can't do it, it's not the key to not understand anything, the key is that Yi Zhisuff This kid is too strong! didn't take him as a senior official in his eyes at all.

"The sea has been bumpy for days, and the bones of Xia Guan's body are almost crispy." Yi Zhishu got up and arched his hand: "The lower official will retire first." ”

Seeing this, Wu Changqing and Liu Guangdou also hurriedly got up and retired, and followed them out of Sansui Hall. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Go get busy." ”

After Liu Guangdou left, Yi Zhizhi looked at Wu Changqing and said with a smile: "It's been a busy day, right?" He walked as he spoke.

Wu Changqing took off the official hat on his head and held it in his hand, and walked side by side with him, "I am not well prepared, and I am indeed a little caught off guard." As he spoke, he turned his head, "Is there another hidden story about the concession?" ”

Yi Zhisuff took a puff of his cigar, slowly exhaled it, and said: "I can't talk about any hidden secrets, I want to use the concession to drive the economy of Shanghai and Guangzhou, so that the two places can develop rapidly, and in addition, some things also need to be protected by the concession."

However, the most important thing is that I still want to use the concessions of Britain, France, the United States and other countries to let the Qing officials, gentry, merchants and ordinary people see a completely different urban management system from the Qing Dynasty. ”

As he spoke, he pointed north, "Yuan Qi bought a lot of land in the northern suburbs and Baoshan, not just to make money by simply reselling, I plan to build the land between Shanghai and Baoshan into a big concession, a largest concession, and even develop Shanghai into a concession city, completely out of the control of the imperial court, and turn this city into the foundation of Yuanqi." (To be continued.) )