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The Yangtze River wharf outside the Chengjiang Gate, the Wharf of Nuoda has been cleaned up and down for several miles, and there is not a single ship in sight, and the wharf is dressed in red and hung with green lanterns, and in the temporary shed, the prefect Liu Sucai led the officials of the city to wait for the arrival of the naval fleet.

The wind was strong on the riverside, the wind blew on the face like a knife, a group of officials shrunk their necks, wrapped their hands in their sleeves, stomped their feet, and talked in a worried whisper while waiting, the naval fleet withdrew, the Yangtze River can no longer compete with the strength of the Taiping Army's naval division, Taipingfu is a strategic location, once the Taiping Army's naval division goes east, the Taiping Mansion will inevitably be unspared, how can they not worry?

"It's coming, it's coming!" An official reminded softly.

Listening to the reminder, a group of officials turned their heads to look upstream, and sure enough, several small steamers with black smoke slowly appeared on the river, and the prefect Liu Sucai was in good spirits, and hurriedly said loudly: "All cheer up." ”

The fleet slowly arrived at the dock, Yi Zhicontent got out of the cabin, glanced at the officials who greeted him on the dock, and said with a smile: "This is not a Qincha, it is necessary to be so grand?" ”

Bao Shichen, who came out with him, smiled when he heard it, "Hou Ye is not a Qin Cha but he is better than Qin Cha, for them, Hou Ye is a big gold lord, how can it not be grand?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled, for the Taiping Mansion, as the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, he is indeed a big financier, in order to mine the iron ore, Yuanqi has invested a lot, after a pause, he ordered: "Pass the order to go down and repair in the Taiping Mansion for a few days." ”

How many days will it take? Bao Shichen glanced at him and said, "Master Hou has taken a fancy to the Taiping Mansion?" ”

"Not bad." Yi Zhisuff said unabashedly: "If the navy is preparing to build the Yangtze River Naval Division, this marquis plans to build the Admiral's Office in the Taiping Mansion, repair it here for three or five days, and wait for news from the imperial court." ”

"Supposedly, there should have been news a long time ago......" Bao Shichen said slowly: "It seems that the imperial court is still a little hesitant. ”

"They'll make the right choice." Yi Zhishu said and walked slowly onto the gangplank, and as soon as he got on the dock, the prefect Liu Sucai led a group of officials to greet him, "The lower officials and others greet the Hou Ye." ”

"No need to be polite." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, and said in a warm tone: "It's cold, and you have to welcome you from afar." ”

Seeing that he was so kind, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Liu Sucai hurriedly said: "Master Hou is coming, and the lower officials and others should welcome him." After a pause, he continued: "The army is stationed in the camp, and the supplies for the army have been properly arranged. ”

Yi Zhizhi rarely participates in banquets, but considering that Yuan Qi and the navy will need the cooperation of local officials in many places in Taiping Mansion in the future, he is not easy to shirk, and even said with a smile: "It's still early, Mr. Bao is a little unwell, how about taking a half-day rest and changing it to a dinner?" ”

Seeing that he agreed to go to the banquet, Liu Sucai was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "It's the lower official's thoughtlessness, the dinner is good, the dinner is good." Bao Shichen, who looked up, got off the boat, and he hurriedly greeted him again.

Yi Zhizu and his entourage entered the city in a sedan chair, and directly lived in a mansion arranged by Liu Sucai, and settled down, Yi Zhizu was about to take a rest, but Lin Meilian came to report, "Liu Futai is out asking to see him." ”

Didn't you say that you had a dinner party, why did you come to see you again? Yi Zhizu frowned, and Lin Meilian smiled: "It should be a good thing, that Liu Futai looked happy." ”

Could it be that the Di has arrived? Yi Zhishu hurriedly ordered, "Let him in." ”

Liu Sucai walked in quickly and arched his hand with a happy face: "Congratulations to Master Hou!" No, congratulations to Grandpa Guo! ”

Guogong? Xianfeng promoted him to duke? Yi Zhishu didn't say anything, stretched out his hand, Liu Sucai hurriedly bowed down and presented the newspaper with both hands, opened it and looked at it slightly, before saying: "The Admiral of the Yangtze River Navy Division plans to be stationed in Taiping Mansion, and he will inevitably bother Lord Liu in the future." What he said was not kind words, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy Division was stationed in Taiping Mansion, and the construction of government offices, camps, docks, ports, and recruiting troops were all indispensable for the cooperation of the local government.

Hearing this, Liu Sucai couldn't help but be overjoyed, there was a naval fleet stationed in Taiping Mansion, and he, the prefect, could sit back and relax, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "The commander of the Yangtze River Navy Division stationed in Taiping is really a blessing for all the people in Taiping Mansion, and the lower officials and others will definitely do their best to cooperate." ”

Liu Sucai, who was waiting, stepped back, Lin Meilian turned her eyes, squatted down, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the big shopkeeper for being promoted to the Duke of Jin." ”

"No reward." Yi Zhifen smiled: "Go and invite Mr. Bao, and also, call Chen Hongming too." ”

"Stingy." Emperor Lin Meilian said a word, hurriedly left, Yi Zhizhi lit a cigarette, and took a closer look at the newspaper, Xianfeng can be described as a generous reward this time, crowning him with the title of prince and taibao, and being promoted to the third-class Zhenhai Gong, rewarding the three-eyed dazzle, wearing a yellow coat, and the first-class light car captain of Shigong plus a cloud cavalry captain.

In addition to these fictitious ones, there are also real ones, Chang Bao, the commander of the Yangtze River Naval Division, was transferred to the governor of Jiangxi, and Chen Hongming was transferred to the commander of the Yangtze River Naval Division, which is equivalent to letting the navy prepare for the construction of the Yangtze River Naval Division.

Bao Shichen came quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to say, "What about the Yangtze River Sailor?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, handed him the Di Bao, and after a quick flip through it, Bao Shichen slowly put down the Di Bao and said, "The imperial court has changed its strategy, changing its defense to care!" The stroke is not small, after Qianlong, there is only one person who is the prince - the elder ...... who quelled the Zhang Ge Rebellion. ”

"Don't talk about the crown, it is the king, it's all virtual, you can give it and take it." Yi Zhizhi said disapprenantly: "However, Chen Hongming, the commander of the Yangtze River Navy, is real. ”

Bao Shichen said: "If you control the Yangtze River waterway in the name of righteousness, the plan of the big shopkeeper will be more certain." ”

Report ——。 Chen Hongming said loudly outside.

"Come in." Yi Zhishu glanced at him and pointed to the newspaper, "Take a look." ”

After reading the Di newspaper, Chen Hongming said with a bitter face: "This Yangtze River Commander Admiral, can the principal change the ......" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Don't look down on this Admiral of the Sailor?" This is from a product of the master. ”

"Headmaster, students are not interested in the official titles of the imperial court." Chen Hongming hesitated and said: "The student is still staying in the navy, and his heart is steady. ”

Yi Zhixiang was quite clear about his thoughts, and immediately smiled: "The navy has not fought in the past two years, and those who can train are the Taiping Army, and if there are major operations, I will transfer you back to the navy, and the Yangtze River sailors will be trained as soon as possible in these two years, and it is very important for Yuan Qi to control the Yangtze River waterway." ”

Hearing this, Chen Hongming was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "The students obey the order, and they will not disappoint the principal!" ”

"Hmm." Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "The Yangtze River Naval Division is located in this Taiping Mansion, you go around to survey the surrounding situation and choose a suitable place to set up camp." ”

After a slight hesitation, Chen Hongming said, "Principal, how large is the Yangtze River Water Division expected to be?" ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him and said: "The Yangtze River Naval Division temporarily set up five towns of Hankou, Hukou, Anqing, Guazhou, and Langshan, and the establishment of one town is temporarily based on two regiments, and Hankou is the front line of the battle against the Taiping Army, and two brigades are set up, and after capturing Yuezhou, Yuezhou Town will be added. ”

More than 20,000 people, nearly 30,000 people, this is still temporary! Chen Hongming couldn't help but secretly speak, he really underestimated this Yangtze River Water Division, he reacted immediately, this is definitely not as simple as a Water Division, this is an opportunity to prepare for the Yangtze River Water Division to garrison troops in various provinces!

"With this 10,000 troops, the shelf will be built first, the establishment is insufficient, recruit on the spot, grassroots officers, and I will transfer a group of ..... from the Navy and academy graduates for you." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "However, at present, the war in Hubei is tight, and the encirclement and suppression of the Taiping army requires the cooperation of the fleet. ”

"Students obey!" Chen Hongming replied loudly, not realizing that his voice was much higher than usual.

"Let's go down." Yi Zhizhi said: "The preparation plan of the Yangtze River Water Division and the list of officers stationed in each town will be submitted to the imperial court as soon as possible." ”

"Wait." Bao Shichen opened his mouth and said: "Is the Imperial Court ..... cut the troops in half?" ”

"There's no need to hide it." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Even if it is covered up, it can't be covered, two regiments in one town are not much, and two brigades in Hankou, the imperial court is even more happy to see it." As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked Chen Hongming to step back.

Bao Shichen pondered for a while before he said: "Hukou can go directly to Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, through Poyang Lake, Taiping Mansion is the gateway to Jiangning, and the big shopkeeper is so deployed, which is equivalent to controlling Wuchang, Anqing, Nanchang, and Jiangning in his hands, and the court is afraid that there will be criticism." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled disapprovingly, and said: "The land of these five towns is also the place where the Yangtze River must be guarded, besides, even if the imperial court realizes this, it doesn't matter, the imperial court now needs the navy to guard the Yangtze River route, otherwise it will not let the navy prepare for the Yangtze River Naval Division." ”

Bao Shichen nodded, and changed his words: "The court is so rewarded, you have to write a thank you excerpt, and in addition, the list of meritorious service should also be reported ......." ”

"That's what the gentleman said." Yi Zhi nodded and said: "Since the imperial court has rewarded me, it is impossible to say that the list of meritorious service is not reported." ”

The crown prince and the prince, the third-class duke, the three-eyed dazzle, these are all great honors, not to mention the Han people, even the flag people are also very rare, Xianfeng is so rewarding Yi Zhi, which has caused a huge response in the government and the opposition, officialdom, Shilin, and shopping malls are all hotly discussed.

Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the reward of the title has been extremely cautious, especially the reward of the duke of the higher title, and even reached the point of stinginess, and the Han people have only a handful of dukes, since Qianlong for 50 years, only one of the dukes was Saltuk Changling, because of the pacification of the Zhang Ge rebellion and the tin seal of the second-class Weiyong duke, Yang Fang, Yang Yuchun, are only the marquis, easy to be content is not only the status of the Han official, but also not for Xianfeng, to be named a duke, it is really beyond everyone's expectations.

For those scholars in Hunan and Hubei who hope to find another way to form a regiment to practice military merits and even make meritorious contributions, this news undoubtedly makes them ecstatic and excited.

For the local officials in the southeastern provinces, this is undoubtedly a great news, for them, the last thing they want to see is that Yuan Qi and the imperial court are so deadlocked, and now the imperial court takes the opportunity of the reward to convey goodwill to Yuan Qi, which will undoubtedly greatly ease the relationship between the two.

The governors of the two rivers and the officials of the prefectures and counties along the Yangtze River breathed a sigh of relief, so that they no longer had to worry about the Taiping army going east along the Yangtze River, and the navy would prepare for the Yangtze River Naval Division to protect the Yangtze River, and they could rest easy.

Long sigh of relief there are also a lot of Yuanqi's large and small shareholders, Yuanqi's many employees and businessmen who have close business dealings with Yuanqi, Yi Zhi's contentment and the court's tense relationship, many people are worried, for fear that their big treasurer will raise the flag to rebel, as a local gentry and businessmen with a lot of money, no one wants to be involved in a big case of rebellion, that is a big crime of the Jiu clan, enough to make them bankrupt overnight.

Of course, some people are happy and some people are worried, Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan and other kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were all sullen when they heard the news, and the court's unscrupulous envelopment was undoubtedly a shadow on their alliance with Yuan Qi that was not strong and secret.

Yi Zhizhi did not stay long in Taiping Mansion, and two days later quietly set off down the river, and went ashore from Baoshan, he took the train back to Shanghai without alarming anyone, and called a carriage back to Zhenhai Mansion.

However, when he came out of the bath and changed clothes, Yan Kexin greeted him and said with a smile: "The fifth brother is here." ”

How did Yan Shikuan know that he was back? Yi Zhixin couldn't help but be satisfied, seeing his expression, Yan Kexin smiled, "He knows that there are flies flying in Shanghai." ”

"Take him to the study." Yi Zhizu casually ordered, he knew that Yan Shikuan was in such a hurry, there must be something important, otherwise he would not be so uninteresting, he didn't stay, and rushed straight to the study, as soon as Yan Shikuan got up to greet him when he entered the door, he smiled and said: "The nose is smart enough ......." ”

Yan Shikuan smiled, "As soon as the shopkeeper gets off the train, I'll know." As he spoke, he arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to the big shopkeeper." ”

Yi Zhishu casually threw a cigarette over, and then said, "What's the matter, it's worth your hurry over." ”

"I haven't seen you for a long time, and as soon as I heard that you were back, I hurried over." Yan Shikuan said with a smile, "There is a whole table in the evening, congratulations on the addition of an official to the knighthood, this letter is really not easy." ”

Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovingly: "Isn't it just a duke, what's not easy, even if it's a king, it's not uncommon." ”

"Crowned king?" Yan Shikuan shook his head and said, "Seal the king, don't think about it the third brother, after the rebellion of the three feudatories, the Han people will not be crowned kings." ”

"At this time and at that time, today's Qing Dynasty is not as good as before." Yi Zhishu glanced at him and said, "It's not difficult to be crowned king. ”

Yan Shikuan's small eyes immediately widened, "Can you really be crowned a king?" ”

"Don't grind your teeth." Yi Zhifu raised his chin, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's not a rush." Yan Shikuan sneered and said, "Huang Dianyuan and Yi Zhenren have come to Shanghai, and they are all anxious to see you." ”

Yi Zhizu sneered: "It seems that I can't sit still." ”