What's the situation? There is only a newspaper and a reward? There is also a secret fold that has not been returned, it stands to reason that these two things should be faster than Di Bao, Yi Zhishu was puzzled, took Di Bao and looked at it quickly, Daoguang gave a very high evaluation of the conquest of Annam and the Wa Kingdom in the edict, and rewarded the Nanyang Navy up and down, he was not only promoted to a third-class marquis, but also served as a minister of Nanyang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yan Yangtian, Feng Renxuan and other officers who were trained in the Yuanqi regiment are also promoted to the rank of knight, and there are a lot of general soldiers, deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, and capital divisions, and the titles of baron, light car captain, cavalry captain, and cloud cavalry captain are even more cabbage-like, and basic battalion-level officers are rewarded with knighthoods.

The sons and daughters of the Eight Banners of the Clan's Jueluo are also added to the knighthood, but the title is not high, Su Shun, Yizeng, Zaizhao, etc. can only be awarded the general of Zhenguo (equivalent to a military attaché), and the military generals of the Guangdong Navy Division who participated in the Eastern Expedition are also all rewarded, which can really be described as the emperor's grace!

After reading this reward, Yi Zhi's face did not have any joy, the scope of this reward, the weight of the reward exceeded his expectations, he faintly felt that Daoguang was not at ease behind the reward, let him take over as the minister of Nanyang, it was more like a foreshadowing to deprive him of military power.

Retreating from Li Wang and turning back to the room, Huang Dianyuan smiled and said, "Congratulations to the grand treasurer on the Marquis of Rongjin." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and asked for the newspaper.

Handing him the newspaper casually, Yi Zhishu sat down and picked up the wine glass and poured himself a drink, but he wondered in his heart what was going on with us? The so-called Eastern Crusade is actually just a formality, and there is not much military merit, the submission of the Japanese state is nothing more than a number of vassal states, and the benefits are many, but it is not considered to open up the territory and expand the territory, such a large reward is obviously not normal, Daoguang wants to use the official to buy people's hearts? Or are you not going to allocate the ten million taels of silver?

After a quick reading of the newspaper, Huang Dianyuan pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "When the big shopkeeper created the Yuanqi group practice, I am afraid that I didn't expect to make a wedding dress for the imperial court?" Plans to create a new society, but plans to secretly Chen Cang and secretly build a private army to back up Yuan Qi? In this way, even if the navy is controlled by the imperial court, it has enough strength to protect Yuan Qi. ”

"I'm not in the habit of making wedding dresses for other people." Yi Zhizhi glanced at him as he spoke, and then said in a deep voice: "Heaven and earth will have a lot of power in Nanyang, I also said before, Nanyang, I am bound to win, even if a big war breaks out with Western countries because of this, I will not hesitate."

From the bottom of my heart, I don't want to be an enemy of Heaven and Earth, but for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of Nanyang, I can't tolerate that Heaven and Earth will have such a big power in Nanyang, unless I can control this force, otherwise, it can only be to expel ..... by force. ”

Eviction by force? This is just a polite statement, it would really be as simple as expellation! Huang Dianyuan thought for a moment, and then said tentatively: "How does the big shopkeeper plan to support the formation of a new gang?" ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, "When Brother Yourong makes a decision, let's discuss it again." ”

"That's good." Huang Dianyuan got up as he said and said, "I'll go back and try to reply to the big shopkeeper as soon as possible and say goodbye." ”

Yi Zhizu got up and sent to the door, and after seeing the other party leave, he turned back to the room, smoking a cigar sullenly, and asked Huang Dianyuan to come forward to form a new gang on the basis of the Nanyang Tiandi Society, so as to achieve the purpose of indirectly controlling the Nanyang Tiandi Society, and he was also temporary.

The Heaven and Earth Society has a lot of power in the South Seas, and if it can control the Heaven and Earth Society in the South Seas, it will be a big help for the South Sea Islands, but the Heaven and Earth Society is not easy to control, and if it is not strictly controlled, it will inevitably become a big disaster in the South Seas.

Now is the era of hegemony, but also the best time to annex the Nanyang Islands, the Nanyang Islands are not only a treasure land for planting rubber, but also an indispensable springboard for the Qing Dynasty's foreign expansion, steel, rubber, oil, these three things are not only the most important strategic resources, but also the indispensable resources for the future development of industry.

After solving the problem of steel and rubber, he naturally wants to aim at oil, and there is a large amount of oil on the bottom of the South China Sea, but it is uncertain when the exploration technology and oil production technology will be able to keep up, in addition, the closest is naturally the oil in the Middle East, which is the world's largest oil field, no matter what means are taken, the South Sea route channel is the first to be guaranteed.

It is naturally the best to be able to control the world of the South Seas, if you are not interested, you can only eradicate it, the South Sea Islands, if you do not occupy it, if you occupy it, he has no intention of spit it out again, after the 20 th century, the national liberation movement is surging, and he has seized the time of these decades.

He didn't have much ambition, he just wanted to take all the surrounding islands steadily, and the English colonies were all over the world, and in the twentieth century, under the tide of national liberation and independence, one colony after another became independent, and finally ended up in a bamboo basket, he did not want to follow suit, and he is not able to do so at present.

His plan is not to be greedy, chew slowly, occupy a place, assimilate a place, is the most affordable, the Qing Dynasty lacks everything, but there is no shortage of population!

Population is the greatest capital for foreign expansion, occupy a place, a large number of immigrants, the Chinese account for the majority or even the vast majority of the local population, will naturally assimilate, when it comes to the ability of assimilation, China wants to say second, no one dares to recognize the first, in this way, as long as the rulers of later generations are not bad to the extreme, the trend of national liberation movement will not pose any threat!

"Master Hou." Li Wang walked lightly to the door and said softly: "Madame, please go to the backyard." ”

"I'll be there later." Yi Zhizhi stood up as he spoke, and Zaiton looked for him, which was nothing more than to discuss the celebration of his promotion to the marquis, he did not rush back to the backyard, but strolled all the way to Bao Shichen's courtyard.

Bao Shichen is now quite leisurely, as the governor of Nanyang, Yi Zhizhi is not in Shanghai most of the time, and Shanghai has the prefect's yamen, under normal circumstances, he does not need to worry about it, he is now concerned about some major matters, in case Yi Zhizhi asks, the days are naturally leisurely, and when he heard that Yi Zhizhi came, he hurriedly greeted him.

As soon as they met, Yi Zhicontent smiled and said, "I'm afraid that Mr.'s idle life will not be able to pass." As he spoke, he handed over the newspaper.

Bao Shichen took the newspaper but didn't read it, stretched out his hand and politely said, "Please sir." ”

Yi Zhizu said as he walked: "The imperial court asked me to take over as the minister of Nanyang, before, the senior citizen had no director at all, I plan to ask the imperial court to set up the prime minister's national affairs and foreign affairs yamen, and the minister of Nanyang cannot become a decoration." ”

Qi Ying's tenure as the minister of Nanyang in the past few years has been purely ornamental, neither building a yamen nor taking care of things, but in all fairness, it is no wonder that he wants money, no money, no people, and almost completely is empty by Yi Zhi, and he may be happy to step down this time.

Bao Shichen and Qiying are in the West Garden together, and they often have contacts, and they know Qiying's hardships, so they immediately said with a smile: "The elders have asked for transfer several times and recommended the lord to take over, and now they have finally got what they wanted, in fact, the imperial court should have appointed the lord as the minister of Nanyang a long time ago, and it was a waste of these few years." ”

The two talked and entered the room, and after sitting down, Bao Shichen opened the newspaper, glanced at it slightly, and hurriedly said, "Congratulations to Master Hou." ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "I'm afraid this marquis has paid a lot of ......" So saying, he told him about the gold he had handed over and asked for silver.

"Master Hou is too worried." Bao Shichen said slowly: "What the Hou Ye invited, all of them are regular expenses, and the emperor will inevitably allow them, first, there will be indemnities for the successors of the Wa Kingdom and Annan, and secondly, if the imperial court wants to control the navy, how can it be true?" The most important thing is that there is no shortage of silver in the imperial court today. The edicts, rewards, and secret folds may all be brought back by Su Shun and others. ”

It seems that he is preconceived and careful, Yi Zhizhi nodded, and then said: "Will there be another purpose for such a wanton reward?" ”

Bao Shichen glanced at him and said, "But because he took over as the minister of Nanyang, Hou Ye is worried that the imperial court will deprive Hou Ye of his control of the navy in the near future?" ”

Yi Zhixiang didn't deny it, nodded and said, "I am indeed worried." ”

After being silent for a long time, Bao Shichen said slowly: "Annan is now just ceding a land, and the Wa State is only called a minister, and the navy is not even beginning to take shape, and the Naval Academy is still under construction, and the sons and daughters of the nobles of the clan have no prestige in the navy...... unless the situation changes, the imperial court will definitely not deprive the marquis of military power at this time."

"What .....do you mean by sir, that the situation has changed?"

"Two aspects, one is the Hou Ye and the other is the emperor." Bao Shichen said: "As long as there is no sign of rebellion, the court will not make any extraneous branches." The emperor is very old, and before the dragon controls the guests, in order to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power, he will inevitably deprive the marquis of his military power. ”

In this way, there should be five or six years of peace, Yi Zhishu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, there are these five or six years, it is enough!

Coming out of Bao Shichen's courtyard, Yi Zhizhi only felt relaxed, before Daoguang crossed the earl and directly promoted him to marquis, making him suspicious, he was really a fan of the authorities, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, all the way back to the backyard with brisk steps, promoted to marquis, Wu Changqing, Yan Shikuan and others were indispensable to celebrate, and they had to order a good table to be cleaned.

Then he thought that he had to think carefully about the preparation for the establishment of the Nanyang Prime Minister's national affairs and foreign affairs yamen, and he didn't expect that the imperial court would reward them on a large scale, and Bao Shichen, Wu Changqing, Yan Shikuan and others were not on the list of guarantees.

Thinking all the way back to the backyard, when I entered the door, I saw Yan Kexin waiting in the corridor with the maid, and couldn't help but say, "What is worth keeping here?" ”

Yan Kexin greeted him with a blessing, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Hou." ”

"Just to congratulate you in advance?" It's easy to be content and not feel funny.

"It's not." Yan Kexin said softly: "Jin Ying's girl is here, she can't find Bai Zhi, she is running around the courtyard, and the concubine is afraid that she will disturb Madame." ”

How did Kim Young come? Yi Zhizhi was content, and then thought that maybe Yizhen also arrived in Shanghai, and even if he arrived, "Go to your yard and bring Jin Ying over." ”

After a while, Jin Ying rushed in in a hurry, seeing that Yi Zhizhi was content and rude, and said quickly and urgently: "Sister Bai hasn't heard from her for a few months, and there is no one in this backyard, what happened to her?" ”

After everyone in the room, including Yan Kexin, retreated, Yi Zhixin spoke: "Yizhen is also here?" ”

Jin Ying said stubbornly: "What about Senior Sister Bai? ”

Yi Zhizu frowned and said, "What do you mean that there has been no news for a few months, isn't it Bai Zhi who brought a letter to you?" ”

"There is someone else with the letter." Jin Ying said anxiously, "What's wrong with Senior Sister Bai?" Why hasn't there been any news from her in the past six months? ”

"Don't ask so much, I'll take you to see her at night, and you'll naturally understand when you meet." Yi Zhizhi said: "Now let me stay here quietly, don't make trouble for me." ”

The sky is dark, the banquet is over, Yi Zhizhi took Jin Ying out of the West Garden, and called a boat to the nearby wharf to arrive at the city gate along the river, the county will close the city gate after dark, and the water and land are prohibited, Yi Zhizhi handed a silver ticket to negotiate with the boatman, money can make the ghost grind, and soon, the river fence was pulled up.

Out of the city, the boat docked at Santai Wharf, and after landing, after confirming that no one was following, Yi Zhizhi led Jin Ying to knock on Bai Zhi's courtyard door, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw Bai Zhi with a big belly, Jin Ying couldn't help but be surprised and happy, and asked non-stop.

Bai Zhi's temperament has changed significantly since she followed Yi Zhicontent, and after she became pregnant with a child, the change was even more obvious, she patiently explained the truth of the matter to Jin Ying with a smile, and after satisfying Jin Ying's curiosity, she looked at Yi Zhicontent with a smile and said, "Congratulations to the lord on being promoted to marquis." ”

Yi Zhizu chuckled: "This news is not slow, even you know it here." ”

"This is natural, so happy, they naturally came to congratulate them as soon as possible." Bai Zhi pursed her lips and smiled: "Don't think that the slave family doesn't know anything. ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said: "During this time, I will be in Shanghai, and I will come over to accompany you every three or five days." ”

"It doesn't have to be so hard." Bai Zhi said: "It's still early, Lang Zhong said that it will take two months." As she spoke, she wrinkled her nose, "I smell of alcohol, go outside and relax, and by the way, I will tell the maid to make some supper, and then cook some sobering soup, and I will talk to Senior Sister Ying." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled, got up and walked out, after instructing the maid, he lit a cigar when he walked to the courtyard outside, and paced slowly in the moonlight.

Now that he is in control of Yuan Qi and the navy, he must be cautious everywhere, how can he easily see a Qinglian Sect Ten Lands Boss who does not know the fundamental temperament? Even according to the real person, it is better not to meet, this matter is enough to let the Xingqing Gang and the Faithful Society come forward to warn, then it is enough for the Yizhuan to be interested, not interested, and he evaporated directly from the world, I don't believe that the Qinglian Sect can make big waves in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!