"Big news! The imperial court builds a new navy! ”

"Sell newspapers! Naval academies were established in Guangzhou and Shanghai to recruit a large number of students! ”

The crisp and slightly immature sound of the newsboy rose one after another in the drizzly streets and alleys of Jiangning, attracting many pedestrians who were hurrying by, and the shadow of the English fleet ravaging the southeast coast had just dissipated, and the imperial court actually began to build a new navy? Not only the gentry and merchants were very interested in this, but also the small merchants and hawkers were also very concerned about it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the newspapers were snatched up, the imperial court built a new navy, and the establishment of the Naval Academy also spread, causing extremely heated discussions, although Jiangning was not attacked by the British fleet and broke the city, but the British fleet also caused a lot of panic when the British fleet came to the city, besides, Baoshan and Zhenjiang were razed to the ground by the British army The matter has long been spread, where will the gentry and merchants of Jiangning who were almost besieged and broken the city not care about this?

What is more concerning and hotly discussed is that the establishment of a new navy and the establishment of a naval academy by the imperial court this time is very different from the Eight Banners Green Battalion, which can be said to have made a bloody investment, and this time the navy was recruited for the eighteen provinces of the Qing Dynasty, five generals' districts, and two ministers' districts, recruiting a total of 7,000 navies, and the silver was two oceans per month on land, and the ships went to sea, four oceans per month, including food and accommodation, military uniforms, weapons, and training throughout the year.

Don't look at the salary is not high, but this is the income, food, housing, gowns, weapons do not need to be equipped by themselves, but should be all-inclusive, this is much higher than the treatment of the soldiers of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, especially rare is the year-round training! This means that you don't have to do miscellaneous work in the navy.

It is not the navy that can be called a big deal, but the naval academy, the two naval academies in Guangzhou and Shanghai, which recruit 3,000 students every year, and the cadets also include food and housing and military uniforms, and they are also issued a piece of ocean every month! After graduating from the Naval Academy, he entered the Navy and was awarded a minimum of eight official positions.

Not only can you get money as soon as you enter the Naval Academy, but after graduating and entering the Navy, you will be a military attache of the eighth grade! The most attractive thing is that those who apply for the Naval Academy, regardless of their status, as long as they meet the conditions - those who are coarse and innocent can apply for the examination!

No one dared to question the authenticity of the news published in the newspaper, because the notice in the newspaper was jointly issued by the Minister of Nanyang, Qi Ying, and the Governor of Nanyang, Yi Zhifu.

The news spread, the whole city was a sensation, the whole people were hotly discussed, teahouses, restaurants, guild halls and colleges, inns and docks, streets and alleys, everywhere discussed, "What can a silver dollar buy?" You can't buy half a stone of rice in Jiangning, but twelve silver dollars a year can buy one acre of high-quality land! In four years, five years, it is four or five acres of good land! ”

"Youdao is a half-sized child, eats a poor man, enters the Naval Academy, eats and wears, and has a piece of ocean a month, and after graduation, he is still an eight-grade military attaché! Where the fuck are you going to find such a good thing? ”

"It's really a good thing that you can't find it with a lantern, after ten years of hard study, all the showmen are smoking from their mother's ancestral grave, where can the showman be worthy of the eight-grade official?"

"The navy's salary is high, and the treatment is good, but, as the saying goes, the risk of going to sea is not ordinarily large."

"Not a big risk? Can there be such a good thing? Seeking wealth and danger, such a good thing, ordinary people must rush to it. ”

"That is, don't look at the risk, don't look at the number of places, this is for our entire Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid there are not many places in a province, it is estimated that it will be a bloody battle."

It was not only the "Jiangning Daily" that published the news of the establishment of the navy and the establishment of the Naval Academy by the imperial court, but also the "Lin'an Daily" and "Xiguan Daily" controlled by the other two Yuan Qi at the same time.

It is still about the Naval Academy, Yuan Qi will set up Western-style schools in Guangzhou and Shanghai, and recruit Mongolian children aged seven to nine free of charge, including board and lodging, and three years later, the Naval Academy will recruit cadets and only recruit Mongolian children from Western-style schools.

Liangjiang Governor's Palace, two halls.

Seeing Lin Zexu, he put down the newspaper in his hand, and Wei Yuan said with a smile: "In order to prepare for the construction of the navy, Yuan Qi has really invested a lot of money, only this one naval academy, how much silver does Yuan Qi have to invest in a year?" Including Western-style schools, it is worth hundreds of thousands of silver dollars a year. ”

"Why-." Lin Zexu said: "The first year of the naval cadets alone is 6,000, what about the second, third, and fourth years? I'm afraid it's more than a million. ”

Wei Yuan listened to it, thinking that this is indeed the case, even if it is four years, the number of cadets in the Naval Academy will reach 24,000, and the Mengtong of the Western-style academy is afraid that it will have to be at least doubled, and in a year, Yuan Qi will have to raise 100,000 people, and it is really possible that there will be more than one million silver dollars, he couldn't help muttering: "This price is too big, right?" As he spoke, he raised his head and said, "With six thousand officers a year, how big will the navy be?" ”

"How can Yuanqi's matter be so simple?" Lin Zexu said with a smile: "The Naval Academy only plans to import 1,000 people to the Navy a year, and the others are all talents trained by Yuan Qi for shipyards, military factories, steel factories and other factories. ”

That's a bit too bold, isn't it? Wei Yuan said in astonishment: "Will the imperial court agree?" ”

"To establish a naval academy, the imperial court does not spend a tael of silver, what is there to disagree with?" Lin Zexu said: "Besides, the construction of shipyards, military factories, steel mills, etc. is also for the needs of developing the navy, and there is no reason for the imperial court to disagree. ”

Wei Yuan was surprised and said: "In this way, the imperial court allowed Yuan Qi to build a shipyard and a military factory?" ”

Lin Zexu nodded and said, "These factories are not suitable for the government, and when the imperial court is not able to run these factories, it is not a wise choice to let Yuanqi be private, it is nothing more than strict control." As he spoke, he turned his head, "Yuan Qi is taking the opportunity of founding the Naval Academy to promote Western learning, but this movement is a bit ...... a big deal." ”

After thinking about it, he said: "Mo Sheng is going to make a part of the excerpt and explain the importance of developing Western studies, I am afraid that the senior officials of the DPRK and China will have some resistance to this matter, after all, Western studies have a lot of conflicts with the imperial examination. ”

After a little hesitation, Wei Yuan said: "How about using Shiyi's long skills to control Yi?" ”

Master Yi's long skills to control it? Lin Zexu pondered for a moment and then smiled: "Wonderful, but it is best to limit it to warships, firearms, and military training, so as not to cause trouble." ”

Shanghai, West Garden, Tingtao Pavilion.

In the study, Yi Zhizhi immersed himself in books, searching his stomach and searching his stomach to plan the Western-style academy and the naval academy's academic system and the subjects offered, which was not a small matter, not only to combine the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty, but also to learn from the Western education model, in addition to his own memory of the personal experience of the education model.

Lin Zexu said well, he does plan to take advantage of the rare opportunity to establish the Naval Academy to vigorously promote Western learning, for this reason, not to mention the education funds of one million a year, that is, three million, five million, he is also at the expense, he knows too well the importance of cultivating Western talents, Yuanqi wants to rise rapidly, need a large number of Western talents, in Guangzhou, Shanghai vigorously Western-style schools, but just a beginning, he also plans to send young children to study in the United States and England, this matter has been done by the Qing court, I think the pressure will not be great.

However, he understands the truth that he eats one bite at a time, and if he wants to be fast, he understands that at present, it is extremely rare for Daoguang to allow Yuan Qi to do this, and it is extremely rare for Daoguang to allow Yuan Qi to do this, and he can first run the two naval academies well, so as to slowly expand the scale, even if he wants to establish universities in Guangzhou and Shanghai with the help of foreigners, it will take two or three years.

There was a sound of gentle footsteps from far and near, and soon, Li Wang came to the door and reported: "Sir, Ren An asks to see." ”

"Let him in." It is easy to know that the head is not raised.

Twenty-five years old, the ordinary-looking Ren An walked into the courtyard quickly, he was in charge of the intelligence system of the four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and after several years of tempering, he showed a maturity and ability that did not match his age, and he also faintly gave people a gloomy and ruthless feeling, walked into the study quickly, he bowed slightly and said: "Sir." ”

"Sit down, wait a moment." Yi Zhishu didn't look up, and commanded casually.

Ren An was a little restrained and sat down at the bottom, his waist was straight, he was full of awe for Yi Zhicontent, the so-called soldier died for his confidant, he was originally just a splash of skin in Xiguan, not even a splash of skin, to have today's status, it is completely Yi Zhizu single-handedly promoted, Yuanqi's intelligence system can develop rapidly, but also thanks to the great attention and support of the big shopkeeper.

After quickly writing two lines, Yi Zhizhi put down his pen, lit a cigar casually, and said, "How is the situation in Zhapu?" ”

"Back to the sir." Ren An calmly replied: "Since the opening of the sea by the imperial court, Zhapu has always been an important port for Japanese trade, and there are not many merchants and children who can speak Japanese language and are familiar with the customs and folklore of the Japanese country, and there are twenty-six people under him. ”

Yi Zhishu asked very casually: "What are the main commodities of Zhapu and the Japanese Kingdom?" ”

"The main goods imported into the Wa Kingdom were raw silk, silk, medicinal herbs, tea, sugar, cotton cloth, dyes, lead and zinc, lacquer, books, and the four treasures of the study." Ren An said without hesitation: "The goods imported from the Wa Kingdom are mainly foreign copper, gold, silver, bronzeware, lacquerware, sulfur, as well as kelp, sea cucumber, abalone, shark fin, etc. ”

Yi Zhishu nodded with satisfaction and said, "The port of trade between the Wa Kingdom and Zhapu is Nagasaki?" ”

"Yes." Ren Andao: "It is not difficult to find out the situation in Nagasaki, but the situation in Edo is ....... ”

Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "I will do everything possible to find out the situation in Edo, especially the situation of the two routes from Nagasaki to Edo and Zhapu to Edo. ”

"Subordinates obey." Ren An said without hesitation.

"Not much time for you." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Next year at the latest, we will send troops to Edo." ”

Ren An hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, I promise to complete the task." ”

Ren An, who was waiting, put the cigar on the ashtray and got up and moved, Wa Guo, next year the navy should have enough real expedition to Edo, the Americans used four warships to force the Wa State to open the door He can't remember clearly, but it is about the past ten years.

If he can preemptively open the door of the Wa State and turn the Wa State into a colony of Yuanqi, it may be possible to delay or even exterminate the rise of the Wa State, for this great enemy of life and death after the Qing Dynasty, there is a chance to strangle, he will never be soft, in addition to the gold, silver, copper, and sulfur that he needs, there is also one of the most important commodities - raw silk, and the Wa State is also a big exporter of raw silk! In both public and private affairs, he could not tolerate the rapid rise of the Japanese state.

The training power of the Yuanqi regiment with the Mini gun is undoubted, but the scale is a little smaller after all, to form an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese state, it is necessary to expand the scale as soon as possible, not to mention thirty or fifty thousand, at least twenty thousand people are necessary, but the expansion of the army is a troublesome matter, once the imperial court finds out that Yuan Qi is secretly expanding the army on a large scale, a bad one may turn the face.

Just thinking to himself, Li Wang walked to the door and poked his head out, and said, "Sir-." ”

"What's the matter?" Yi Zhizu turned around, and saw Xia He behind Li Wang at a glance, and immediately slowed down his tone and said, "Something?" ”

Xia He squatted down and said, "Your lord, a guest has come to visit, and the eldest aunt invites the lord to go back to the backyard." ”

Female guest? Who will it be? The family members of the officials in the Liangjiang officialdom came to visit, it was impossible for him to go back, it should be a woman he was familiar with, Su Mengdie came to Shanghai? In front of Li Wang, he didn't bother to ask more, so he said, "I know, I'll come later." ”

After cleaning up the things written on the desk, Yi Zhizhi slowly went to the backyard, faintly feeling that something was wrong, Su Mengdie should not come to Shanghai at this time, after all, he had not been away from Guangzhou for a long time, and he had also met Su Mengdie before leaving Guangzhou, could it be that Huang Dianyuan was in a hurry? When he entered the backyard, he saw Xia He waiting inside the door, so he asked, "Who is here?" ”

Xia He smiled, "It's the old man, the lord guess." ”

Old people? Yi Zhizhi sighed, "Where did Benjue come from in Shanghai?" If you want to be a newcomer, you will also be a newcomer. ”

"It's really an old man." Xia He said with a smile.

"Cantonese?"

Seeing Xia He, he nodded, and Yi Zhizhi smiled and said, "Could it be the girl from the Wu family who came to Shanghai?" ”

"That's not right." Xia He pursed his lips and smiled: "Miss Wu family, how can Lord Wu not come?" ”

"Could it be Jin Ling? The daughter of Lord Qi's family? Yi Zhicontent said with a smile, Jin Ling likes to dress up as a man, and she has taken a clipper boat to go to sea, and she is not afraid of heaven and earth.

Unexpectedly, Xia He still shook his head, and said contentmently: "That's really unguessable, don't sell it." ”

Xia He smiled: "The lord shouldn't have forgotten Miss Xu's family, right?" ”

"Xu Yixuan?" Yi Zhizhi was content, "Isn't she married?" ”

"Yes, now it should be called the young grandmother of the Xi family."

What is Xu Yixuan doing in Shanghai? Yi Zhifen was surprised, the two had met a few times in Guangzhou, although they were not long apart, but now that they think about it, they have a feeling of being separated from each other, and after a while, he sighed lightly, "Since she is the young grandmother of the Xi family, why did she show up in Shanghai?" Remember well, her husband's family should be from Dongting, right? ”

"The lord has a good memory."

"It sounds sour." Yi Zhifen joked and stopped talking, Xi family, Dongting Xi family? Dongting Merchant Gang? Could it be that the Dongting Merchant Gang wants to take the boat of Yuanqi? (To be continued.) )