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Looking at the three dense folding boxes sent from Guangzhou Express Horse lined up on the table, Daoguang first opened the box of Qi Shan, the governor of Liangguang, without thinking, took out the secret fold and glanced at it slightly, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and the dividends were expanded? Sure enough, it is not surprising that Yuanqi does not have cash dividends, but Yi Zhizhi has a lot of tricks for this kid.

However, this kid actually revealed the valuation of Hongji Coal Mine, why? Is it to stabilize the stock price of Yuanqi silver shares on the exchange? Or was it to prevent the imperial court from sending troops to conquer Annam? This matter spread, if the imperial court sent troops to Annam, it would be suspected of competing for profit!

Thinking in his heart, he opened the secret fold of Yu Kun, the supervision of the Guangdong Customs, Yu Kun first reported the price of Guangzhou Annan coal, honeycomb coal four wen a catty, Guangzhou has more than 300 large and small coal ships, the annual import of Annan coal is about 300,000 tons, because of the high quality of Annan coal, extremely popular, in short supply.

Seeing this, Daoguang was slightly surprised, the price of coal in Beijing was only three yuan a catty, and Guangzhou honeycomb coal was actually four yuan a catty? One ton of coal is two thousand catties, eight thousand wen, and five taels of silver, no wonder Yuan Qi wants to forcibly occupy Hongji Coal Mine?

300,000 tons are still in short supply, it can be seen that Guangzhou's coal consumption is not small, may be higher than the annual consumption of 400,000 tons in Beijing, which is a bit amazing, after all, Beijing has a long winter, and the consumption of coal for heating is large, and Guangzhou basically does not have heating coal, it seems that either the consumption of surrounding prefectures and counties is large, or the consumption of coal by Guangzhou steam engines is large.

For coal, Daoguang is very familiar with and is very familiar with, the population of Beijing is more than one million, kitchens, heating, winter greenhouses all rely on coal, casting, smelting and other handicrafts are also completely dependent on coal, for Jingshi, the importance of coal is no less than grain.

It is said that Xishan coal is the treasure of Beijing, inexhaustible, and the most convenient, but Daoguang knows in his heart that what is inexhaustible, pure nonsense, since the 26th year of Qianlong, the imperial court has carried out four large-scale coal mine surveys around Beijing to open up and expand coal resources, and vigorously rectify and strengthen the mining of coal mines, so as to stabilize coal prices.

Then look down, after Yu Kun reported the dividends of Yuanqi's share expansion and the valuation of Hongji Coal Mine, he reported another piece of news that shocked him, Annan sent 200,000 troops, and surrounded and suppressed Yuanqi in Hongji Port on three roads!

Seeing this news, Daoguang's heart sank, and he hurriedly opened Yi Zhi's secret folding box, which confirmed the news that Annan sent 200,000 troops to attack Hongji, and also listed a series of crimes against Annan over the years, of course, the most difficult thing for Daoguang to accept was to change the official country name "Vietnam" to "Da Nan" without authorization, and usurped the "Seal of the Son of Heaven of Da Nan".

Holding the fold and staring for a long time, Daoguang instructed the outside world: "The Minister of Military Aircraft on duty Xuan is here." ”

Soon, Mu Zhang'a, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, and Qi Liaozao rushed over, and after the four of them greeted the salute, Daoguang slowly explained the situation in Annan.

As soon as Daoguang's words fell, Mu Zhang'a's mind quickly calculated, Annan is a vassal state, but he changed the name of the country awarded by the suzerain, arrogated the production of the treasure seal of the Son of Heaven, and claimed to be the Son of Heaven, this is to be on an equal footing with the Son of Heaven of the suzerainty of the Qing Dynasty, this is a provocation of the prestige and status of the Son of Heaven of the Great Qing Dynasty, and it is simply intolerable.

Yi Zhizu reported this when Yuanqi Tuanlian was attacked by Annan's 200,000 troops, what was his intention? Counting on the imperial court to send troops to conquer Annam? Is this possible? Where did the imperial court still have silver to expedition to Annam at this time? Birthright! What Yuanqi needs to practice is the reputation of the grand conquest of Annam! With a reputation, Yuanqi regimental training can expand the war in Annam in a grand manner, no, it is to use the war in Annam to expand the army!

Thinking of this, his heart sank, this easy contentment is really calculating! Daoguang Baba summoned several of their military ministers, obviously angry, and had the intention of conquering Annan, and he knew very well that Daoguang had intended to annex Annan in order to win the prestige of opening up the territory and expanding the territory.

He was pondering to himself here, Wang Ding had already spoken: "Your Majesty, Vietnam is just a small country, and you dare to change the name of the country without permission, and use the seal of the Son of Heaven, it is really no suzerain, arrogant and arrogant, if you don't punish it severely, the prestige of the Celestial Empire will be gone, and the micro-ministers prayed to the emperor to reprimand him sternly, send troops to conscript, and include Vietnam in the territory of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, so as to set an example!" ”

Mu Zhang'a didn't rush to argue, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the Vietnamese army of 200,000 besieged Hongji, what is Yuan Qi's reaction?" ”

Daoguang also noticed this, and immediately said: "There is no movement in the Yuanqi group practice in Guangzhou, and there is no report in Shanghai. ”

What does this mean? It is impossible for Yi Zhizu to wait for the imperial court to send troops to relieve the siege of Hongji, and there is no movement in the Yuanqi regimental training, which shows that Yi Zhizu firmly believes that Hongji's Yuanqi regimental training is enough to resist the 200,000 troops of Annan! It was precisely because Daoguang thought about this clearly that he moved the idea of conquering Annam.

Pan Shien no longer hesitated, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Vietnam is a vassal state of my Great Qing Dynasty, but it has no suzerain, and it is reckless in its military force, and it has sent troops to attack and even destroy other vassal states without authorization, and even changed the name of the country without permission, usurped the seal of the Son of Heaven, and has obvious ambitions. Weichen implored the emperor to tell the world and ask the teacher to ask for guilt! ”

Qi Liaozao also echoed: "Is it tolerable or unbearable, Vietnam is capricious and ambitious, if it is revealed, if it is not collected, it may be a disaster for the southwest, and I sincerely pray that the emperor will raise troops to crusade to show the prestige of our Celestial Empire." ”

Seeing that the three of them all advocated raising troops to fight, Mu Zhang'a secretly complained in his heart, this time, is it just easy to be content? Yuanqi group practice is now trying to muddy the waters, and then fish in troubled waters, in order to take the opportunity to expand strength, but this can not be said clearly, it is not appropriate to refer to Yi Zhi's contentment secret performance is one side, Yuanqi group practice is now in Annan, besides, such a big thing, Yi Zhishu does not dare to bully the king, in the end, it is still Daoguang tempted!

Kowtowing slightly, he pondered and said: "Your Majesty, the war is over, the treasury is empty, the top priority is to cultivate with the people, the trouble of Vietnam, not in a hurry, when the navy is completed, it is not too late to calmly crusade." ”

"A war with England will damage the prestige of the imperial court, and the conquest of Vietnam will help restore the reputation of the imperial court." Wang Ding immediately refuted in a deep voice: "It is true that the treasury is empty, but the conquest of Vietnam does not cost much silver, and there is a Yuanqi regiment training as the vanguard, and the two provinces of Guangxi and Yunnan will send troops to cooperate, and the two sides can win a complete victory." ”

"It's easy to say." Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "Since the Qin and Han dynasties, all dynasties have conquered Vietnam, countless, and repeated for thousands of years, Vietnam is now only a vassal state, once the army cannot be quickly victorious, and it is in a stalemate, isn't it a dilemma?" ”

Daoguang glanced at him lightly, wait? He can't afford to wait, he knows everything by himself, his physical condition has deteriorated in the past two years, how many years can he wait? This time, Yuanqi Tuanlian sent troops to forcibly occupy Hongji without authorization, and was attacked by 200,000 troops from Annan, which can be said to be a rare opportunity.

There is Yuanqi's regiment training in Hongji to drag the main force of Annan, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces send troops, and they will inevitably be able to hit Annan by surprise, as for the military salary, this is to support Yuanqi, so naturally Yuanqi has to pay out of his pocket, take 10,000 steps back and say, the battle situation is unfavorable, the withdrawal of troops is, Annan still dares to counterattack?

As for the expansion of the army by the Yuanqi regimental training through the battle of Annam, he also considered taking this opportunity to incorporate the Yuanqi regimental training into the division of the imperial court in one fell swoop, so that he could expand the army, if the imperial court is difficult to control, the Yi Zhishu will be summoned to the Beijing Division, without Yi Zhicontent, the Yuanqi regimental training can still turn out of his palm?

After a slight groan, Daoguang spoke: "You three fold up. ”

The upper fold is naturally a clear fold, and when the matter was made public, Pan Shien, Wang Ding, and Qi Liaozao hurriedly kowtowed: "Weichen and other respects." ”

Guangzhou, as the day of open trading on the exchange of Yuanqi silver shares is approaching day by day, many Yuanqi shareholders scattered in various prefectures and counties have rushed to Guangzhou, the arrival of these shareholders has detonated the heated discussion of Yuanqi expansion dividends in Guangzhou, and the teahouses, restaurants, guild halls, and even various academies inside and outside the city are hotly discussing Yuanqi's dividends.

Yi Zhicontent feels the pressure doubling these days, not only from the huge selling pressure of Yuanqi silver stock listing, but also from the pressure of Annan Hongji.

Annan claimed to have an army of 200,000, but in fact there were only 100,000, of which there were only 50,000 regular troops in Annan, and there were 50,000 rabbles in the localities.

In order to save carrier pigeons, Feng Renxuan will only pass the pigeon letter when there is a major battle situation, the distance is far away, and Yi Zhishu does not dare to command remotely, and he feels a little relieved that Hongji's Yuanqi regimental training casualties are not large, and the ammunition and food are sufficient, Feng Renxuan not only did not ask for support, but also was full of confidence, saying that this battle has been a considerable tempering for the Second Brigade, and there has been great progress and improvement in all aspects.

Although he was worried, Yi Zhishu chose to believe and respect Feng Renxuan, and did not send reinforcements, he knew that with the superior firearms and sufficient ammunition possessed by the Second Brigade, with the favorable terrain of Hongji and the trenches dug and repaired, it would not be difficult to hold Hongji, and what Feng Renxuan needed now was to find a suitable fighter.

"Your Excellency." Li Wang came in and reported: "Xingtai Xing, Yan Shicheng is out asking to see." ”

Yan Shicheng is the boss of the Yan family, the eldest brother of Yan Shikuan and Yan Kexin, what is he here to do? Yi Zhizu put down the pen in his hand and hesitated before saying, "Please let him in." "Because of Yan Kexin's relationship and the Yan family's business, he is really reluctant to meet the Yan family, except for Yan Shikuan, of course.

Yan Shicheng was in his thirties, and he was neatly cleaned up, and as soon as he entered the door, he arched his hand with a smile on his face: "I've seen the lord." ”

"It's better to be content, big brother." Yi Zhifen smiled and said, "We are a family, so it will be a blessing." ”

The status of the concubine is extremely low, and the relatives of the concubine's family can't be on the stage at all, nor can they be included in the in-laws of the husband's family, so the average big family will not let their daughter be a concubine at all, and the words are kind and natural to listen to, Yan Shicheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately smiled: "Brother Contentment has a lot of things, and he doesn't go around in circles, today is the father's order to come down and ask, Yuanqi silver shares are listed, can you actively buy them?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhishu was slightly moved in his heart, Yan Qichang also did not forget his roots, it seems that he heard the rumors, otherwise he would not have asked like this, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Ling Zun is optimistic about Yuanqi silver stocks?" ”

Yan Shicheng smiled and said: "In the next bluntly, I hope that the contentment brother will not mind, the contentment brother has a great favor in the Yan family, but there is a need, and the Yan family is willing to do everything to help." ”

Hearing that this was not a polite remark, Yi Zhizhi was not polite, nodded and said, "How much cash can you take out without affecting the turnover?" ”

Yan Shicheng slowly stretched out three fingers and said softly: "Three million is the limit." ”

Million! Yi Zhixin couldn't help but be secretly frightened, it has only been a few years, and the Yan family has been able to come up with three million cash, it seems that the Yan family has been crows all these years. The film business is doing the wind and water, crow. The film is really profitable! He has been raising money for the past few days, so he is naturally not polite, and said with his chin: "Since Ling Zun is not optimistic about Yuanqi silver stocks, he will lend me this silver." ”

Hearing this, Yan Shicheng smiled, took out a few Yuanqi instant exchange tickets and put them on the coffee table.

Seeing Yan Shicheng away, Yi Zhixiang paced around the room a few times before instructing: "Prepare a sedan chair." ”

Take a sedan chair to Yuanqi Zonghao, Yi Zhishu directly entered the Banyan Garden, after he left, this became Kong Jian'an's office, seeing him come in, Kong Jian'an got up to greet him, and said straight after seeing the ceremony: "The shareholders who have gathered in Guangzhou in the past few days are really ......." ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, sat down with his robe, and said: "Expanding shares and dividends, silver stock listing, everyone has no bottom in their hearts, and they also care, if they want to see the situation of silver stock listing, they may not all be sincere to sell, Yuanqi has developed rapidly in recent years, it is obvious to all, we have to have confidence in our shareholders." So saying, he asked, "Is my money ready?" ”

"Even the silver with silver tickets, a total of 12 million taels." Kong Jian'an said with some concern: "Otherwise, let's operate in the name of Yuanqi, after all, it is also for Yuanqi, there is no reason to let the big shopkeeper bear this risk alone......." ”

"No, such a large amount of silver can't be hidden from people, and if this matter spreads, it will smash Yuanqi's signboard." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, "Don't worry, when did I miss it?" ”

12 million, this is Yi Zhixiang raised this month, he not only mortgaged and borrowed all the Tianbao Watch Factory, the fleet warships under his name, Lei Yuan and other industries, but also borrowed Donghuang's public funds through connections, plus the Yan family's three million, it is enough fifteen million, which is almost enough. (To be continued.) )