Chapter 488: Clan Marriage
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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace. γγ
After winter, the weather is cold like a day, Daoguang is old and weak, and he is most afraid of cold, it is to enter the winter, the West Warm Pavilion will burn the earth dragon, the cold wind outside, the cold air is pressing, but the West Warm Pavilion is as warm as the twilight spring.
After reviewing an excerpt, Daoguang put down his pen, got up and stretched, and then leisurely paced back and forth in the warm pavilion, in the first half of the year, he occasionally felt a serious illness of wind chill, which made him palpitate.
However, he is no longer as diligent as before, he is afraid of being overworked, except for major and important matters he will personally review, other matters are handed over to the Minister of Military Aircraft to handle, the only exception is that the excerpts related to Yi Zhicontent, no matter how big or small, he has to personally review and approve.
For him, the most important thing at the moment is to maintain his body and live for a few more years, although he is more than sixty years old, but the princes are only twelve or thirteen years old, he has to live a few more years, waiting for the princes to grow up, so that the imperial power can be smoothly transferred.
The reason why I pay attention to things related to Yi Zhifen is actually because there are no trivial things related to Yi Zhifen, such as the conquest of Annam, Yiwu foreign affairs, economy and finance, Nanyang Navy, etc., all of which are not trivial, and furthermore, Yi Zhishu will always bring him some surprises and inspirations from time to time.
The creation of the Nanyang Navy, he let the navy close to the people and love the people, and also set up a supervisor in each battalion - instructors, the army has always been able to achieve strict military discipline, no offense against the people, it is already a rare strong army, let the army close to the people and love the people, but it is really a little new, but, I have to say, quite reasonable, if the Eight Banners Green Battalion can do a good job of military-civilian relations like the navy, the British invasion will definitely be difficult to move an inch, and they will not dare to go deep alone and enter the inland river to fight Jiangning.
It is not a new thing to set up a supervisory army in the army, but it has never been set up at the battalion level, and those supervising troops are still selected from the middle and low-level military attaches at the grassroots level, and I don't know if the kid learned from the West or figured it out by himself.
What made him feel particularly pleased was that at the end of the navy's three-month recruit training, nearly half of the children of the Eight Banners of the Clan Jueluo stood out in the free competition selection and were appointed as military attachΓ©s at all levels.
Judging from the letters from the children of the army, it is easy to be content to choose military attaches through free competition, otherwise, it would be impossible for so many children to stand out, which not only makes him feel gratified, but also feels a lot more relaxed. γγ
Now that the military generals of the DPRK and China are not in good shape, the veterans are withering, and the new generals have not yet shown their heads, and there is no general to send in a war with England, which makes him realize the seriousness of this problem.
Naturally, he couldn't hide this thought, and the other party was able to follow his wishes and vigorously cultivate the children of the Sect Jueluo and the Eight Banners, which shows that the other party has no disobedience, although the establishment of instructors in each battalion has the meaning of controlling each battalion a little, but as a battalion officer, the children of the clan lords will still be constrained by the instructor? Besides, what kind of instructor, as long as he treats them differently and does not confer real positions, then he is nothing!
"Your Majesty." Cao Jinxi came in and reported: "Mu Zhang'a handed over the sign outside and asked to see him. β
"Let him in." Daoguang said casually, said, then paced to the side of the kang, sat cross-legged on the kang, and after a while, Mu Zhang'a walked in quickly, bowed down and presented a fold after the salute and said: "General Zhengnan, Prince Hui Mianyu reported that the king of Annam, Nguyen Phuc Xuan, sent an envoy to ask for a truce and peace talks, expressing his willingness to dedicate the Xin'an Mansion occupied by the Nanyang Navy to my Qing Dynasty." β
"What do you mean by dedication? It was shot down by our Nanyang Navy. Daoguang said disdainfully, what made him wonder was that there seemed to be no movement of the navy in Annam recently, why did Nguyen Phuc Xuan prefer to cede land and sue for peace because of Baba's envoy? After taking the excerpt and looking at it, he understood the reason, the navy posted notices everywhere in the occupied Xin'an Province and Langjiang Province, declaring that all counties in Annan Province were exempted from taxes and forced labor, and the people of Annam were shaken and the morale of the army was unstable.
After the invasion of Annan, Annan was exempted from taxation and forced labor, and the matter was reported in detail, and the pros and cons of the gains and losses were analyzed very clearly, but Daoguang was full of worries and never gave an order, but he didn't expect the Nanyang Navy to make decisions on his own.
Mu Zhang'a was a little frightened in his heart, for fear that Daoguang would be angry, after all, if the navy forced Daoguang to agree to exempt Annan from tax and conscription, he groaned slightly, and then he spoke: "Exempting Annan from returning to Shunfu County for tax and conscription, there is really a trick of surrendering the army without a fight, otherwise Annan will not be in a hurry to cede the land and sue for peace, however, after considering it as a whole, this move is inappropriate, and the news spreads, and the vassal states of all sizes around the Qing Dynasty will inevitably panic, worried that they will also fall into the situation of Annan." β
The Navy has already posted the notice in Annam, even if it is not proper, what can it be? Stern reprimand, order the Navy to withdraw the notice? This will damage the reputation of the navy and shake the morale of the military, and he is still looking forward to the annexation of Annam by the navy, but Muzhanga's worries are indeed reasonable, and this move will indeed make the surrounding vassal states panic, even if he wants to turn a blind eye, it will not work.
After a long silence, he spoke: "Yi Zhizu once mentioned that it is necessary to follow the example of Western countries, clarify the boundaries of the Qing Dynasty, and change the strategy of guarding the border in the middle and guarding the border in Siyi, which said that Korea, Ryukyu, and Annam will be included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, so as to determine the boundary from the northeast to the southwest of the Qing Dynasty. β
There are many children of the Eight Banners of the Sect in the Dinghai New Army camp, and Mu Zhang'a, as the chief minister of military aircraft, is also his initiative to build a navy, and he has always been extremely vigilant against Yi Zhi, and Yi Zhi's words and deeds in the military camp can be said to be well understood, and he naturally knows this point of view.
Hearing Daoguang say this, he suddenly had a feeling that Daoguang seemed to be being led by Yi Zhifen's nose, this thought flashed, he quickly abandoned it, and said with a slight groan: "The treasury is empty, it is really not appropriate to use troops with foreign countries repeatedly, and I hope the emperor will think twice." β
"Elite soldiers are fought, not trained, and I think that actual combat is the best way to train soldiers." Daoguang said slowly: "As for the expenses, the navy is no better than the Eight Banners Green Battalion, otherwise the British fleet will not be tens of thousands of miles away, besides, there is no Yuan Qi." β
After a pause, he continued: "Annan is capricious and has been away from home for a long time, if you want the people to be attached, the exemption from taxes and forced labor can have immediate results, but it is not feasible to be permanently exempted, and it is still possible to exempt two generations from taxes." β
Mu Zhang'a was secretly anxious when he heard this, and when he saw that the words were cracked, he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The emperor has far-reaching thoughts, but even if he wants to exempt Annan from taxes, it is best to fully annex Annan. β
"Do you want to send an umbrella after the rain?" Daoguang interrupted him and said: "At this time, spreading the word to the world is conducive to buying the hearts of the people of Annan, breaking the morale of the Annan army, facilitating naval warfare, and reducing casualties." β
"Your Majesty." Mu Zhang'a said on the ground: "If the emperor announces to the world at this time, the heart of annexing Annan will be known to passers-by, and it will damage the emperor's reputation. β
Hearing this, Dao Guangjue was not unreasonable, and secretly thought that this matter had to be carefully considered, and when he changed his words, he said: "Yi Zhixin has never been married, can you know the reason?" β
Yi Zhishu is twenty-three or four this year, this age seems not to be big, but the children of large families generally have a few children at this age, and the death rate of children in this year is high.
Yi Zhixin was born in business, and in recent years, he has been added to the rank of knight, and he was promoted to a first-class viscount at a young age, and he was actually awarded the Nanyang Admiral, a member of the first grade, and his net worth is not comparable to that of ordinary wealthy businessmen.
Although it is unreasonable, but Daoguang personally asked, it is even more unreasonable, Mu Zhang's heart is tight, is it possible that Daoguang wants to get married? Want to be content with Yi in the way of marriage? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little worried, Yi Zhizhi was already valued now, if he married again.
After settling down, he replied: "Back to the emperor, the slave didn't know much about this matter, but I heard that the Xingtai Bank opened by the Yi family was in debt, and Yi Zhixin had a bad reputation, so he didn't get married for a long time." β
This is a rumor in the market, Daoguang has also heard of it, the so-called bad reputation is nothing more than touching flowers and grass, how can young people not love beauty, this is really nothing, a little groaning, he said: "I want to be content to carry the flag of the family, choose a daughter of the gentle and virtuous clan, for her marriage, how about raising the flag of the flag?" β
Raise the flag and marry with the clan, this kid will enter Beijing in the future, and he will not be able to add a strong opponent? Mu Zhang'a secretly complained in his heart, his mind was racing, he kowtowed lightly, and said: "Most of the military attaches of the Nanyang Navy are the old training department of the Yuanqi Regiment, even if Yi Zhixin enters Beijing as an official, he also has great influence and appeal on the Nanyang Navy, plus Yuanqi has strong funds, if he marries with the clan." β
He didn't say this explicitly, but Daoguang understood that he was worried that Yi Zhi's marriage with the clan might endanger the imperial power in the future! Is it possible to recruit Yi Zhishu as a colt? He was a little hesitant in his heart, not to mention that Yi Zhizhi was a Han Chinese, if he was recruited as a concubine, he would inevitably have to stay in Beijing, although it was inevitable for Yi Zhizhi to enter Beijing, but it was definitely not now, if his body allowed it, at least three or five years later.
After a while, he spoke: "Kneel down." β
Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, Mu Zhang'a was still a little uneasy in his heart, he felt that Daoguang did not seem to have any intention of giving up this idea, and Zaiquan would inevitably try his best to promote this matter, Yi Zhizhi was already supported by many Hanchen, and then married with the clan, he could get the support of the two or even three factions of Hanchen and the clan, and he was proficient in Yiwu and was familiar with the economy, once he entered Beijing, he was a powerful threat.
Daoguang really did not give up his plans, and when Mu Zhang'a left, he ordered Xuan Zaiquan to meet him, so that Yi Zhixin could marry with the clan, if it was like the * prince, the prince of the county, etc., maybe it might pose a threat to the imperial power in the future, but what if it was just an ordinary clan?
For talents like Yi Zhishu who are talented but bold, they must be well encircled, otherwise it may be a disaster in the future! Moreover, let him marry the clan, and gradually tie the interests of the clan and Yuan Qi together, so that people can rest assured.
After a short time, Zaiquan walked in quickly, and after his salute, Daoguang said his plan again, Zaiquan and Mu Zhang'a's reactions were completely different, it can be said that he was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The emperor is shengming." β
"You can visit, the daughter of the ordinary clan." Daoguang said slowly: "Identity, appearance, and conduct must all be the best choice." β
"Minions understand." Zaiquan hurriedly responded, happy in his heart, this is a rare beauty difference, easy to be content and dignified, not as short as the average southerner, not only outstanding talent, long sleeves and good dancing, and deep saints, it can be said that it is a rare candidate for a good son-in-law, the only deficiency is that the family background is a little worse, and the background is insufficient, but his own advantages are enough to make up for it.
"It's a quiet matter." Daoguang advised: "If it is spread out, it will damage the face of the clan. β
Zaiquan hurriedly said: "The slave understands. β
Guangzhou Xiguan, "Feiyan" slowly docked at the thirteen lines of wharf, easy to be content to step on the wharf, then rushed back to Lei Yuan in a sedan chair, heard that Annan sent an envoy to plead for a truce, he hurried to Guangzhou by boat to see Prince Hui Mianyu.
Arrived in Guangzhou, he was not in a hurry, after taking a bath and changing clothes, he first went back to Yifu to meet his parents, and only entered the city the next morning to go to Qincha Xingyuan, Prince Hui Mianyu's days in Guangzhou can be described as very pleasant, although as a minister of Qincha, the general of the expedition to the south, and control the southeastern provinces, but in fact he didn't care about things, and he was wandering around in Guangzhou every day, although he didn't take care of things, but his identity and errands were transcendent, and the filial piety of the provincial officials to him was a lot, both silver could be collected, and there was no need to work hard to do errands, and the days were naturally comfortable to the extreme.
Yi Zhishu rushed to Qincha Xingyuan and pounced, Mianyu was not in Xingyuan at all, but the remaining slaves knew the importance and knew that their prince respected him, so he didn't dare to slack off, and invited him in while entertaining him hospitably, and sent people out to find the prince.
It wasn't until after three o'clock in the afternoon that Mianyu hurried back, and said with a smile as soon as they met: "I didn't expect Guocheng to go back to Guangzhou, I'm tired of you waiting for a long time." β
Mianyu doesn't have anything to do to eat, drink and have fun during the day, which is a great thing for Yi Zhicontent, who is embarrassed to blame him, and hurriedly got up and smiled: "It doesn't matter if you leave or right, it's good that you don't ruin the prince's interest." β
"It doesn't matter, the national city will come to Guangzhou in a hurry?" Mianyu smiled and stretched out her hand to give up her seat, and after sitting down casually, she said, "Are you here for the matter of Annan's envoy asking for peace?" β
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