Sugarcane and brown sugar are abundant in Guangdong and Fujian, and Shimazu Qixing and Hiroshi are not aware of the reason, but the profits from buying black sugar from Guangdong and Fujian are far less than those of the Amami Islands, and under their harsh exploitation, the black sugar produced in the Amami Islands can make the Satsuma Clan make an astonishing profit. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the profit from selling sugar from Guangdong and Fujian is low, and it has to be shared with Yuanqi, and the income is far less than the sugar of the Amami Islands, but now the situation is stronger than people, and some businesses are good, and they can maintain the status of domestic monopoly, Guangxiang immediately cheered up and said: "Sugar prices are now high, even if they are monopolies, it is difficult to raise them again, however, I heard that the output of sugar in Guangdong has increased steadily in recent years, but sugar prices have not ..... fall." ”

Is this a low profit, hoping to lower the price of sugar in Guangdong? Yi Zhixiang secretly laughed, what has it fallen to, and he still picks and chooses, do you have this qualification? What he looks at is just the other party's channel, if he really doesn't know what to do, it's a big deal to change people, control the black sugar on the islands of the Ryukyus, and I'm afraid that no one will cooperate with him?

However, he was really curious, how big was the profit of the black sugar controlled by the Satsuma Domain? When even asked, "How much profit did you have from brown sugar before?" ”

Without waiting for the mediator Hirogo to speak, Shimazu Qixing said: "Twenty times the profit." ”

Twenty times! Yi Zhifen was shocked fiercely, and actually sold crows. A piece of a fight! The British grow crows in India. The film is sold to Guangzhou, and the profit is just like that! I don't know how much they have oppressed the Ryukyuan people, but the black sugar has such a high profit!

Although the price of black sugar is not expensive, it is better in large quantities, the territory of the Japanese country is small, but the population is large, the market is not small, Satsuma can specialize in black sugar, no wonder it is so rich!

After a slight sigh, he said: "Selling sugar from Guangdong and Fujian is very profitable, and if the Satsuma Domain is not interested, ......." ”

"Interested, interested, how can you not be interested." Guangxiang hurriedly said: "The Satsuma Domain now has designated sellers in various places, and the price of sugar is also maintained at a high level, even if it sells sugar from Guangdong and Fujian, the profit can reach five or six times ...... ”

Shimazu Qixing also hurriedly accompanied him and said with a smile: "Now that the Satsuma Domain is poor, not to mention two or three times the profits, as long as there is a business that can make money, it will inevitably be rushed." ”

Hearing him mention being destitute again, Yi Zhishu frowned and said, "Still heartache about those golds?" ”

Shimazu realized that he had said the wrong thing again, and said in a panic: "No, no." ”

"If you can take a stake in Yuanqi and join forces with Yuanqi to monopolize the trade between the two countries, what is that idea of gold, it won't take long to earn it back." Hiroshi hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "For the Satsuma Domain, this is ..... A blessing in disguise. ”

"That's a good thing, you have to look forward to everything." Yi Zhi nodded and said: "You might as well understand that the shogunate paid three million taels of gold, and it was our Qing Dynasty's two that saved Edo from disaster!" Choshu, Hizen, and Tosa Domains, sooner or later, will also end up with the Satsuma Domain, and you should be glad that they don't have a chance to take a stake in Yuanqi! ”

The shogunate also paid so much gold? Shimazu Qixing found a balance in his heart, according to the two of the Qing Dynasty, although the Satsuma clan also lost more than one million taels of gold, but it also got the benefit of investing in Yuanqi!

"You just know about the shogunate's payment of gold, and don't publicize it to the outside world." Yi Zhixiang then advised: "If we want to make money in business, we must have a peaceful environment, understand? ”

"Understood, understood." Shimazu nodded hurriedly: "Subordinates will never be leaked." "Now that the Satsuma Domain is impoverished and its strength has been greatly damaged, it is not a good thing that the world is really in chaos, which he naturally understands.

Nodding with satisfaction, Yi Zhizhi said: "Let's discuss how to start a bulk trade ..... between the two countries as soon as possible." ”

Half a month later, a small fleet composed of twelve Western sail warships slowly arrived in Tianjin, led by a warship, Su Shun, Zaizhao, and Yizeng stood side by side, looking at the familiar and still noisy and busy dock, Yizeng said with emotion: "Think about how we left Beijing from here back then...... It's like a dream! ”

"What year?" Su Shun smiled: "It was last year." ”

"In just one year, it feels like years have passed!" Zaizhao said in an old-fashioned manner: "Now that I have returned to Beijing, I have a trace of cowardice for no reason. ”

"Hometown is timid, and people are normal." Su Shun said, "No, we're all full of joy, why are you cowardly?" ”

Coughing, Zaizhao took off his military hat, he hadn't had a haircut for two months, and his hair had grown, "Do we want to shave our heads and change our clothes?" ”

"Don't mind!" Su Shun hurriedly said: "The military gate wants to know what will be the consequences if we change into military uniforms and enter Beijing?" This head can't be shaved, this is evidence, the navy doesn't have long braids, there is a lot of gossip in Beijing and places, let's go to Beijing like this, the emperor asked, and it was good to reply, let's stay at sea for a few months, how can we have the kung fu to shave our heads? With long braids, you can't stun people? ”

"You're afraid that you won't be able to see each other when you go back, right?" Yi Zeng quipped: "The great victory of the southern expedition, the great victory of the eastern expedition, Annan paid five million taels of silver, and the Japanese state paid three million taels of gold, let's escort one million taels of gold back to Beijing this time, the Nanyang Navy is now sonic shock the world, our outfit is far more majestic than the Eight Banners!" Make sure people love you! ”

With the fleet docking, the news of the great victory of the Eastern Expedition immediately spread far and wide, the navy went eastward, the soldiers who surrendered without a fight, and the Japanese surrendered to the courtiers, and compensated three million taels of gold, the news seemed to have wings, and quickly spread throughout Tianjin, and countless officials, gentry, businessmen, and ordinary people flocked to the dock to see the Nanyang Navy that had won a great victory.

Yuanmingyuan, Xinuan Pavilion of Zhengda Guangming Palace, Daoguang, who was talking to Mu Zhang'a, caught a glimpse of the chief eunuch Cao Jinxi probing his brain at the door, and couldn't help frowning, thinking about it, it was estimated that there was an emergency, and immediately beckoned, Cao Jinxi hurriedly bowed in and said: "Your Majesty, Pan Shien handed over a sign to ask for a meeting, saying that it was a great victory in the Eastern Expedition!" ”

Victory in the Crusade! Daoguang raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly said, "Quick, announce him in." ”

Listening to the victory of the Eastern Crusade, Mu Zhang'a felt indescribably greasy in his heart, but he still hurriedly kowtowed: "Congratulations to the emperor, the servant." ”

Didn't see the good news, Daoguang's reserved slight jaw did not say a word, the Eastern Expedition to the Japanese State, although it was he who ordered the Eastern Expedition, but in fact he was forced to be helpless, the original opponents, he tried his best to exclude the public opinion, the cadres were arbitrary, although he never mentioned it these days, in fact, he was always thinking about this, and now the Eastern Expedition has won a great victory, and he can finally rest assured.

Retracting his thoughts, he returned to the topic of Fang Cai, "I never expected that the recovery of the deficit in the household treasury would affect the localities, the officials involved in the case back then, the places that were released, and now they are all local officials, and they will be disposed of rashly, which will inevitably involve too much and cause panic in the people, resulting in local restlessness, and the rule of officials is a big article, and you can't rush it, and now the court has an indefinite loan, and the matter of recovering the deficit can be postponed for a while, and after the rumors are over, you can settle accounts with them one by one!" ”

Is this to rectify the rule of officials? Mu Zhang'a faintly felt that this was a good opportunity, and hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Pan Shien walked in quickly, and after seeing the salute, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to present the red flag, and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, the victory of the Nanyang Navy in the Eastern Expedition, the Japanese state is a minister, and the compensation of three million taels of gold, Su Shun, Zaizhao, Yizeng and other two thousand naval escorts The first installment of one million taels of gold has arrived in Tianjin." ”

The Wa Kingdom is a minister! Pay 3 million taels of gold! Daoguang's hand holding the fold trembled a little, and he hurriedly opened the fold, and Yi Zhizhi recounted the process of the Eastern Expedition in detail in the fold, and even took the attack on the Satsuma Domain and helped Ryukyu recover the five northern islands occupied by the Wa State, and reported them truthfully, and said that the Wa Kingdom and the Ryukyus would send an embassy to Beijing later, one was to ask for the seal, and the other was to come to thank him. Of course, he did not mention the more than one million taels of gold seized in the Satsuma Domain.

After reading it carefully, Daoguang was full of joy, and the unhappiness caused by the recovery of the deficit was swept away, and he laughed loudly: "Okay! What a soldier who surrenders without a fight! After a slight pause, he immediately ordered: "Tell the world as soon as possible about the submission of the great victory of the Eastern Expedition!" ”

"Wechen obeys." Pan Shien continued: "In the past two years, the Nanyang Navy has made successive expeditions to the south and east, which not only raised the prestige of our Qing army overseas, but also brought a lot of benefits to the imperial court. ”

"Reward! Naturally, you have to be rewarded! Daoguang smiled: "You guys are discussing, how should you reward you for contentment?" ”

Without waiting for Pan Shien to speak, Mu Zhang'a preemptively said: "The navy has won many great victories, and the emperor should be the first to make the first contribution, it is the emperor's foresight and the order to build the navy, and it is also the emperor who ignores the opposition of the ministers, and the cadres are arbitrary, and Na Yuanqi is trained as the master of the imperial court's economic system, and it is the emperor who moves the candle and the machine is weak, and he decrees the southern crusade to the east."

Yi Zhicontent is just a line of business, the emperor is eclectic, repeatedly promoted, in a few years he was promoted to a first-class viscount, promoted to a first-class member, as a counselor in the south, the eastern expedition to Qincha, easy to know that the contribution is indispensable, the slave steals that the merit should be rewarded earl. ”

Daoguang who listened to these words was secretly embarrassed, preparing to build a navy, it was easy to be content, the southern expedition to Annam, it was the Yuanqi regiment to train troops without authorization, and I heard that Hongji had a huge value of coal mines, and the king of Annam had all kinds of disobedient actions, he was forced to helplessly, so he issued an order to conquest, and the Eastern Expedition was also easy to meet the needs of first mobilizing troops in Dinghai, forming a momentum of arrows on the string and then asking for orders, and he ordered the Eastern Expedition to be just a matter of taking advantage of the trend.

However, for Yi Zhicontent's repeated promotions, it is a fact, he can be regarded as a good use of people at most, however, these words reminded him that Yi Zhixiang is only how old he is now, and the navy is constantly growing, and the reward is too high, and he will face the danger of not being rewarded in the future.

Pan Shien secretly scolded Mu Zhang'a for being shameless in his heart, of course he knew that the other party was worried that Yi Zhi's contentment and then entering Beijing would pose a strong threat to him, but in fact, all the adults in Beijing knew a little bit in their hearts that it was only a matter of time before Yi Zhi's contentment entered Beijing.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "Your Majesty, this Eastern Crusade, many of the noble sons of the Eight Banners of the Clan Jueluo participated, the Wa Kingdom submitted, and the Qing Dynasty added a vassal state, this achievement is no less than opening up the territory, three million taels of gold, worth more than 40 million taels of silver, Wei Chen secretly thought that as the commander of the Eastern Expedition, Yi Zhizhi was content to be the Marquis of Jin, so, it was announced to the world, and the imperial court paid attention to military merits!" ”

This is not unreasonable, Daoguang groaned slightly, and then said: "Kneel down." ”

After the two retreated, Daoguang picked up the good news fold and read it carefully, and then got up and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, fighting with England, the Qing Dynasty can be described as disgraced, and it was leased to Hong Kong, and it was an open treaty port, and he pinched his nose and asked England to build the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway, followed by the combined fleet of Citigroup and France to Tianjin, almost forcing the imperial court to sign an equal trade treaty with the two countries.

Now that the navy has won many victories in the southern crusade to the east, and the imperial court has raised its eyebrows because of this, how can it not be rewarded in time and publicize it? It's just that this easy to know is not good for rewarding!

Although there is no major war in this crusade, but those noble children of the Eight Banners of the Clan Jueluo in the navy are to be rewarded, one cannot make them chill, and the other is to take this opportunity to encourage a group of children to join the navy enthusiastically, this reward can not be low, after all, the starting point of the title of the children of the clan is much higher.

You can't give a lot of rewards to the children of the clan more than the rewards of the boss who is content with this, right? If this is the case, won't it become a laughing stock to tell the world? It's easy to be content with heavy rewards, that kid is not only a Han person, but also young, and there are very few Han people who are marquises, not to mention that there is a danger of rewarding no rewards in the future, let's just say that at present, that kid is bold and reckless, and if he really wants to be a marquis, he must not be bold?

The entry of the Nanyang Navy into Beijing caused a great sensation, not only the new military uniforms of the Nanyang Navy attracted attention, but the most eye-catching thing was the 60 carriages full of large boxes, and the whole Beijing division spread the news of the great victory of the Eastern Expedition, the surrender of the Japanese state, and the payment of 3 million taels of gold, everyone knew that the carriage was filled with gold, and the news spread, and the entire Beijing division was empty of thousands of people, competing to see the demeanor of the new army.

Su Shun, who was riding on a tall horse, looked at the dense crowds of people on both sides of the street, and was secretly proud in his heart, this dress, I am afraid that many acquaintances will not recognize him, but Yizeng, who is walking side by side with him, said with a smile: "It has always been to enter Beijing to offer prisoners, so our military gate is ingenious, and we will come out of Beijing to donate money!" Look at this lively ....... ”

Su Shun smiled and said: "Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts, one million taels of gold, how many people have seen it with their own eyes?" ”

"It feels like something ..... wrong." Yi Zeng said: "We should open the box and let the people of the city feast their eyes." ”

"How dare you think about it?" Su Shun said and groaned, and then said: "Or, when you see the emperor, in front of the emperor, all the boxes will be unpacked...... That scene should be shocking enough. ”

"I'm afraid I won't have that chance." Yi Zenglang said with a smile: "If the military gate returns to Beijing this time, there may be treatment from the emperor in person, and we can only enter the palace to meet us." ”