Seeing Daoguang bowed slightly, Yi Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as Daoguang did not object, there would be no obstacle to the conquest of the Wa Kingdom, and now the Wa State is in a state of seclusion, with excellent Western-style artillery and Mini guns, it can completely form an absolute crush on the Tokugawa Shogunate Army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He is not only to export the evil spirit in the chest, but also out of the long-term consideration of the future raw silk trade, the silk weaving industry is the first choice for Yuanqi to implement the industrial revolution, and will also be the most core industry of Yuanqi in the future, because the silk weaving industry has less investment, quick results, and has a huge overseas market, and more importantly, the Qing Dynasty itself is the largest raw silk producer.

Judging from the business information he has obtained so far, the silk production and silk weaving production of the Wa Kingdom have developed greatly, and no one knows better than him that the biggest competitor of China's raw silk and silk in the international market is not Italy, not India, but the Wa State! He must take advantage of the fact that he has the most potential potential to take out this potential competitor as soon as possible!

Daoguang took a sip of tea slowly, he found that since the Yuanqi Regiment trained troops to occupy the Hongji Coal Mine, even he seemed to be aroused by the interest of foreign expansion and plunder, however, it is difficult for the Eight Banners Green Battalion to even protect itself, let alone external expansion and plunder, it seems that the preparation for the construction of the navy is the right move, and Yi Zhishu seems to have a great interest in expanding and plundering outward.

After a long silence, he slowly asked, "How big is the English Marine Corps?" ”

Marine corps? Yi Zhifen hesitated for a moment before he said: "The Marine Corps can be subordinate to the navy, or it can be an independent branch of the army, and the size corresponds to the size of the navy. ”

Daoguang nodded slightly: "I intend to include the Yuanqi Regiment Training Marine Corps under the name of the Qing Nanyang Navy and become the division of the imperial court, what do you think?" ”

Is this to incorporate Yuanqi group training? Yi Zhi's heart sank, it was obviously impossible to refuse, he quickly got up and knelt down and said: "Thank you for the grace of the emperor, the reason why Weichen did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and a lot of energy to equip and train the Yuanqi regiment is that he hopes that the Yuanqi regiment will one day be included in the division of the imperial court and become a model for the imperial court to train the new army." But....... ”

But what? Daoguang stared at him and said, "If you have any requirements, just mention them." ”

Yi Zhicontent said without hesitation: "Weichen does not want the navy to be tainted with some vices of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, such as the generals eating empty quotas, deducting soldiers' salaries and silver, unequal treatment of officers and soldiers, beating and scolding corporal punishment of soldiers at will, inclusion of officers and soldiers in military registration, promotion of middle and low-level officers through donations, and so on. ”

"Flat." Daoguang commanded, groaning slightly, before he continued: "I am preparing to build a navy for the purpose of training a new army, and since it is a new army, it is naturally different from the Eight Banners Green Battalion. ”

"Wechen obeys." Yi Zhishu hurriedly bowed and said.

"The Eight Banners Green Battalion is no longer of great use, and I intend to reform the military system." Daoguang said slowly: "Preparing for the construction of the navy and organizing and training the new army is a ...... to accumulate experience for the reform of the military system. As he spoke, he glanced at Yi Zhicontent, "I intend that this Beijing division will select a group of young people to go to the navy, so that it can reform the military system and promote the new army in the future. ”

These words are high-sounding, but Yi Zhi's heart is sinking, obviously, this group of young people is afraid that it is not simple, the number may not be small, and it will not be only this batch, Daoguang is planning to gradually control the navy with the help of the children of the Eight Banners of the Beijing Division! Although he was unhappy, he could only pinch his nose and respond.

After saying this, Daoguang seemed to be a lot more relaxed, and the conversation changed, "The trade between the four ports will inevitably increase greatly with Western countries, and it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of affairs to deal with, have you considered it?" ”

"Opening treaty ports and engaging with Western countries on an equal footing will inevitably lead to a lot of diplomacy and trade and other foreign-related affairs." Yi Zhisuff pondered: "The Qing Empire established equal diplomatic relations with Western countries for the first time, and it should maintain a very cautious and cautious attitude towards foreign affairs, which is related to the dignity and sovereignty of the country, war and peace, and the foreign trade and economic interests of the country, and cannot be neglected.

Western countries have always pursued diplomacy as no trivial matter, and they also attach great importance to diplomacy, and Wei Chen secretly believed that the imperial court should set up a special yamen in charge of foreign affairs and trade affairs -- the prime minister's national affairs yamen. ”

The Qing Dynasty's foreign relations have always been a system of suzerainty and tributary, and the Qing Dynasty, as the suzerain, has always been high above the top, and has established equal diplomatic relations with England. ”

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Since the Qing Dynasty has established equal diplomatic relations with England, next, Western countries will come, France, the United States, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and other Western countries will come to ask for equal diplomatic relations with the Qing Dynasty. ”

The establishment of equal diplomatic relations between the Qing Dynasty and England was forced to be helpless, and when he heard that so many Western countries would come, Daoguang resisted in his heart, and pondered for a moment before saying: "Is it necessary to establish diplomatic relations with so many countries? ”

Yi Zhisuff was speechless for a while, and then said solemnly: "It is very necessary, if the Qing Dynasty only establishes diplomatic relations with England, there is a concern that the British monopolize the foreign trade of the Qing Dynasty, and furthermore, refusing to establish diplomatic relations with France, the United States, Russia and other countries may bring war to the Qing Dynasty." ”

Hearing this, Daoguang sighed lightly, "Adding a yamen also means adding a lot of expenses, and this matter will be discussed in the future." ”

Coming out of the Old Summer Palace, Yi Zhixiang was a little depressed, he didn't expect Daoguang to have such courage - to innovate the military system! And he couldn't wait to include Yuanqi Tuanlian training under the name of the Nanyang Navy, which caught him off guard!

From letting the Yuanqi regiment train be stationed in the four treaty ports to prepare for the construction of the navy, to incorporating the Yuanqi regimental training into the name of the navy, Daoguang obviously had a plan, and the next step is to send a large number of Eight Banners into the navy, gradually control the navy, and then divide power and elevate him, the commander of the South Seas? Or will he be transferred directly from the post of Admiral of the South Seas to deprive him of control of the navy? Tilt or both?

At present, there should be no situation, the navy has not yet been formed, and Annan also has a five-year plan, it is estimated that within five years, he, the governor of Nanyang, will still be as stable as a rock, five years, maybe not five years, Daoguang will take action!

What made him wonder was why Daoguang was so eager to absorb Yuanqi Tuanlian, now that there was a serious financial crisis in the imperial court, he estimated that no matter what happened, it would be three or five years before the imperial court could adopt Yuanqi Tuanlian, and now it was completely beyond his expectations.

It is estimated that after Daoguang's serious illness, he began to prepare for the transfer of power, and he converted 20 million arrears into indefinite treasury bonds, and proposed the issuance of indefinite treasury bonds, lottery bonds and lottery tickets in provincial capitals, so that Daoguang has enough confidence.

Still underestimated Daoguang's courage, easy to be content with his heart, although Daoguang is a little conservative, but not incompetent, at the beginning of the succession to the military aircraft reorganized, check bad rules, rectify the rule of officials, and then tried to transport grain, innovate the salt law, allow to encourage mining, courage and courage are still not lacking, otherwise there will be no ban on smoking, causing crows. The film is in war, and it will have to be a little more restrained in the future.

Yi Zhifen thought all the way, returned to Prince Zheng's other garden, turned over and dismounted outside the gate, and saw two middle-aged people dressed as gentlemen who walked up quickly, and the guards behind him hurriedly stepped forward vigilantly to stop the two, one of them hurriedly bowed down and said loudly: "Jiexiu Hou Yinchang, meet Lord Yi!" ”

Jiexiu Hou Yinchang? Yi Zhizu raised his eyebrows and said, "But the owner of Shanxi Jiexiu Weizi? ”

"Exactly down there." Hou Yinchang hurriedly said.

"Let him come." Yi Zhizu commanded, Shanxi ticket number is a lot, but the most powerful is Pingyao Li Daquan's Rishengchang and Jiexiu Hou Yinchang's Wei number, Hou Yinchang appeared here is not unusual, obviously heard that Shanxi and Zhili may become the first province in the Qing Dynasty to try the Yuanqi model, hurriedly entered Beijing to activities, heard that he was in a Yuanqi big shopkeeper in Haidian, naturally will do everything possible to see each other.

Hou Yinchang really tried every possible way to see Yi Zhi's contentment side, as soon as the guards flashed away, he hurried a few steps to Yi Zhi's contentment, and was about to bow down as soon as he lifted his robe, Yi Zhizu hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "Hou Dongjia doesn't need to be polite." ”

Hou Yinchang hurriedly bowed down to salute, and when he raised his body, he said with a smile on his face: "I have heard the name of Lord Yi for a long time, and I am really fortunate to see it today." ”

"Hou Dongjia doesn't need to be polite." Yi Zhishu said with a smile: "Your account has many dealings with Yuan Qiduo in the Guangzhou branch, and the name of the Hou Dongjia is also heard of by Benjue. ”

Seeing that Yi Zhi's attitude was friendly, Hou Yinchang hurriedly said: "There is a garden nearby, can you ask the lord to deign to move ......" ”

Yi Zhizu had a lot of interest in the Shanxi ticket number, and immediately smiled and said, "Hou Dongjia still has another garden in Haidian?" ”

Seeing that Yi Zhizhi did not refuse, Hou Yinchang was overjoyed, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Sir, please-." ”

Hou Yinchang's garden is on the east side of Haidian Town, it is not far from the town, the scale is not small, although it is not up to the palace of Prince Zheng, but it also covers an area of more than 30 acres, the pavilions and pavilions in the garden are scattered, you can see the creek, the lotus pond, the strange stone, the ancient tree everywhere, the scenery is beautiful.

Entering the garden, all the way forward, seeing a few people all the way, Yi Zhishu slowed down, while admiring and said casually: "At the opening ceremony of the Foguang Railway, Benjue once suggested that a group of ticket number managers in Shanxi raise funds to build a railway, so as to facilitate the export of coal from Shanxi. ”

Hou Yinchang had already received a letter from Fan Qigui, the shopkeeper of the Guangzhou branch, and hurriedly said: "The construction of the railway is extremely expensive, the terrain of Shanxi is complex, and the leading provinces such as Henan Zhili must pass through heavy mountains. ”

As he spoke, he said tentatively: "I am fortunate to meet the lord today, and I dare to ask, how much silver does it cost to build a railway in Shanxi?" ”

Shanxi's railway is a well-known narrow-gauge railway in the country, the first railway, the Zhengtai Railway, Yi Zhishu vaguely remembered that the Sino-Russian Daosheng Bank -- China's first Sino-foreign joint bank borrowed money to build, how much silver, how many kilometers long, but he couldn't remember clearly, Hou Yinchang's question, really stopped him.

Slightly groaning, he said: "Shanxi to build the first railway, naturally from the provincial capital Taiyuan to connect the Beijing-Hangzhou railway, the railway is a straight line, it is estimated that it will not be too far, that is, hundreds of miles, the specific route survey and cost, but also after the professional line exploration personnel survey, can be determined, however, rough estimates, should be tens of millions of taels of silver." ”

Spend tens of millions of taels of silver to build a railway? Hou Yinchang secretly said to himself, it was purely silver paving! When he came back to his senses, he said: "Sir, in business, tens of millions of taels of silver, Shanxi ticket number is not impossible to make up, but how many years will it take to pay back the cost of the railway built with tens of millions of taels of silver?" I know that the train transportation is not only large and fast, but there are indeed many coal mines in Shanxi, but the coal must be sold after all before it can be turned into silver ....... ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, "Is the Hou Dongjia worried that there is too much coal to sell?" Don't worry, Shanxi coal can be sold along the railway, and there will be more and more railways in the Qing Dynasty in the future, and coal is the main industrial fuel, and the development of industry is inseparable from coal, which is one of the reasons why Benjue recommends giving priority to the implementation of the Yuanqi model in Shanxi.

Guangzhou's coal sales have been rising in recent years, which Hou Dongjia can report to the investigation of your fan, or you can go to Guangzhou to see, now Guangzhou's coal sales have surpassed Beijing, why? Just because the steam engine consumes a lot of high-quality coal!

Following Guangzhou, Shanghai and Tianjin will be the key industrial bases for the development of the imperial court, and in a few years, the demand for coal in Shanghai and Tianjin will surpass that of Beijing, so there is no need to worry about the coal being sold, and Hou Dongjia should consider how much coal can be shipped out of the country in a year? ”

Hou Yinchang listened to it with a burst of enthusiasm, but he said tentatively: "Does the lord know how much coal the Jingshi consumes in a year?" ”

"Hou Dongjia thinks that Ben Jue is open-mouthed?" Yi Zhizu chuckled: "Jingshi consumes about 400,000 tons of coal a year, the coal price is 421 tons, the price of Guangzhou coal is 521 tons, and the sales volume is at least 500,000 tons.

Not to mention that a ton of coal netting one or two silver, that is, netting five dollars of silver, how many years will it take to recover the cost? Besides, in addition to coal, Shanxi also has iron, right? There is also a large number of passenger transport, do your own careful calculations, is it cost-effective to build a railway? A railroad can last for tens or hundreds of years! ”

Speaking of this, Yi Zhi was content, "If you Jin merchants don't repair it, whether it is the imperial court or Yuanqi, they are very willing to raise funds to build a railway in Shanxi." (To be continued.) )