Ruined it if you can't grab it? Bao Shichen's heart sank, he didn't expect Yi Zhishu to be so direct, he couldn't help but secretly worry that tea was the largest commodity in the Qingying trade, and the British must be extremely concerned about the tea plantations in Assam. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Moreover, the Taiping army's entry into Burma is like water without a source and a tree without roots, and it is difficult to compete with the British for a long time, so Yuan Qi will send troops directly...... Will it provoke a war? ”

"War—." Yi Zhizu said in a heavy tone: "In the next fifty to one hundred years, war will become a norm all over the world, we must not be afraid of war, but learn to use war, at the right time, in the right place, choose the right enemy to provoke war, in order to obtain the greatest benefits." ”

Bao Shichen was taken aback by these words, and said in disbelief: "This is impossible, right? ”

"It's not the time of farming." Yi Zhizu sighed lightly: "With the rapid development of industry, all kinds of new technologies emerge in an endless stream, with the popularization of railways, cable telegraphs, and steam ships, the world will become smaller and smaller, and all countries in the world are also entering a new era of hegemony, whether you want to or not, you will inevitably be involved in this war for global hegemony."

This war for hegemony that has swept the world, whether it is long in duration or in scale and cruel, will far exceed our imagination ....... ”

Bao Shichen was dumbfounded when he heard this, and muttered: "Can there still be a country like the Qin State back then, which dominates the whole world?" ”

"Not really." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "After all, this world is too big, and the biggest possibility is that there will be a bipolar or tripolar or five-pole world-that is, two or three or five overlords...... ”

Hearing this, Bao Shichen felt a little better, and groaned slightly, before he said: "Does the lord want the Qing Dynasty to become the overlord of the East?" ”

"Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "If the Qing Dynasty can't become the hegemon, it will be divided and divided by various powers. ”

These words caused a great shock to Bao Shichen, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was not unreasonable, Jiangning to Jingshi, more than 2,000 miles away, it took more than a month to take the waterway by boat, it also took 20 days to ride a horse, and it cost 20 taels of silver, and the opening of the railway only took 2 or 3 days, and the silver only needed 35 taels.

The telegraph is even faster, even if it is 800 miles expedited, it cannot be compared with the telegraph, whether it is an inland river voyage or a sea voyage, it is not comparable to a sailing ship, and even the two provinces of Northwest and Nanyang, which were originally extremely far away, are now not far away, but is not the world becoming smaller and smaller?

Retracting his thoughts, he said: "Didn't the lord say many times that the Qing Dynasty is currently unable to compete with the British, and these twenty years are the most precious golden years for the Qing Dynasty to catch up and develop industry, why do you want to go to Burma to provoke the British?" ”

"When the Taiping army enters Burma, it will inevitably clash with the British or even start a war, which can greatly divert the goals of the British and weaken the strength of the British in Asia, which can buy more time for Yuan Qi to develop." Yi Zhixiang said and flicked the ashes, "The Taiping army is exhausted, and the Yuanqi New Army can justifiably continue to enter Burma, after all, the Qing Dynasty is the suzerainty of Burma, and the Taiping Army is the rebellion of the Qing Dynasty."

In addition, Burma faces the Bay of Bengal, and if the Qing Dynasty can occupy Burma, it will not only encircle Southeast Asia into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, but also facilitate the expansion of the Qing Dynasty into South Asia and West Asia.

If we don't occupy this place now, I'm afraid we won't have the opportunity to occupy it in the future, and after the end of the Crimean War, Britain and France will inevitably join forces to expand into Southeast Asia. Besides, it's really a pity that the Taiping Army's knife is not used in Southeast Asia! ”

Listening to the last sentence, Bao Shichen couldn't help laughing, the Taiping Army has been used by Yuan Qi from beginning to end, but he didn't expect it to be used by Yi Zhisuff to disrupt Southeast Asia in the end, I don't know if Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing will vomit blood in anger after they know it!

After thinking for a while, he said: "The lord does not want to turn against the imperial court, or the last excerpt will report the plan in detail, and explain the arms trade between the northwest and the Russians. ”

"That's what the gentleman said." Easy to know the head of the jaw.

"The old man is old, and he is already living one day at a time." Bao Shichen said slowly: "The old man has sent a letter to Lin Xiang, asking him to let Mo Sheng come to Shanghai, and besides, the situation of the lord is getting bigger and bigger, and he should recruit more staff members to perform his duties." ”

Listening to his gloomy tone, Yi Zhi's heart tightened, although Bao Shichen was in good spirits and could talk to him for half an hour, but after all, he was not around, he was already in his seventies, he was a little nervous and said: "Sir, I feel that my body is not ......." ”

Bao Shichen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the old man is fine, but his energy is a little lacking, and he is afraid that he will miss the lord's big event." ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhishu relieved his heart and said slowly: "It would be better if Mo Sheng could come to share his worries for Mr., as for the staff, they have been recruiting ....... one after another. ”

Bao Shichen twisted his long beard and smiled silently, he knew that Yi Zhizhi had always adhered to the principle of not having more than enough for the staff, it seemed that he had to work this matter, and he had to take the initiative to recommend some well-educated people to this Dongweng, and now Yi Zhi's contentment has become a trend of separating the southeast, no less than before, there should be no fewer well-educated people who are willing to enter the scene.

Seeing Bao Shichen away, Yi Zhizhi pushed open the window to disperse the smell of smoke in the house, Lin Meilian came in and said while cleaning up: "Sister Xuan has someone to bring a letter, please come over at night." ”

Yi Zhizhi tacitly calculated the next days, but some days have not passed, and he nodded slightly, it is also troublesome to have many women, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence, if you really want the three palaces and six courtyards to die of exhaustion, he can't take care of it after only ten days.

After looking at his watch, it was only three o'clock in the afternoon, and he said, "Don't clean it up first, polish the ink first." ”

After waiting for Lin Meilian to grind, he closed the window and said, "Yinghui Garden next to it, remember that it seems to be the Xi family, let Yan Shikuan talk to Xi Wensu, come over, and the price is fair." ”

Yinghui Garden is close to the Zhenhai Mansion, it is a small medium-sized garden, Lin Meilian said curiously: "The lord plans to expand the garden?" ”

"Add a place to work." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Connect the book house and Yinghui Garden and become independent." ”

Lin Meilian said with a smile: "Why should the shopkeeper come forward in this matter, let the news go out, and the shopkeeper will not take the initiative to come to the door." ”

"Let Yan Shikuan come forward." Yi Zhizu said as he walked to the back of the desk and sat down, "They are familiar, let's come forward, and we will be a little overwhelming." ”

Jingyuan Street, Honggui Garden.

Honggui Garden is not big, but it is very exquisite, and the location is excellent, just by the Huangpu River, not far from the bustling Yanjiang Avenue, this garden is Yi Zhishu specially bought and given to Xu Yixuan, he is also helpless, Xu Yixuan is unwilling to live in Zhenhai Mansion.

Xu Yixuan is busy all day and night on weekdays, the newspaper hall, girls' school, and women's guild are all in charge of her, and she can't stop seeing people to talk about endless things, but today she hurried back in the afternoon, and after cleaning up the neatness, she was busy cooking and tidying up a table of Cantonese food.

Yi Zhizhi entered the hall and smelled a fragrance, and when he saw a table of dishes in the restaurant, he couldn't help but say, "What day is today?" ”

Xu Yixuan, who was dressed up in flowers, smiled and turned out with a plate of steamed fish, and said, "Today, I specially invited Changle monks, so it is naturally more hearty." As he spoke, he commanded, "Sister Qiu, bring the wine." ”

Changle Jushi is the pen name of Yi Zhishu who published an article in the newspaper, and when he heard this, Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "I am here to ask for a manuscript today?" ”

"The big shopkeeper can't favor one over the other." Xu Yixuan smiled lightly: "The big shopkeeper also contributed an article to the "Women's Daily", calling for the abolition of small foot binding, advocating women's freedom and marriage freedom, and encouraging women to study and work ........ ”

"Okay." Yi Zhizhi is full of promises, the women's liberation movement he really must vigorously support, now Shanghai's yarn factories are facing a serious shortage of recruitment, the same is true for women's schools, Western medicine female nurses are more difficult to recruit, although Shanghai is open, but there are still many people who are unwilling to let girls go to the school to study, it is indeed a good appeal.

Seeing that he agreed happily, Xu Yixuan continued: "There are also female workers' wages, can you increase it a little to attract more women to work in the factory?" ”

"Equal pay for men and women for equal work is a matter of principle, female workers will increase their wages, but male workers will not rise? Besides, blindly raising wages is not the way to go. Yi Zhicontent poured himself a glass of wine and said slowly: "It is easy for wages to rise, but it is difficult to fall, and increasing wages means that the cost of production increases, which is not conducive to competitive ......., and more consideration can be given to improving the protection of the rights and interests of female workers." ”

Xu Yixuan hesitated: "Protect the rights and interests of female workers? ”

"Not bad." Yi Zhizhi took a shallow sip of wine and said: "Women are different from men, women have menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, etc., and stipulating that female workers enjoy special treatment during these special periods is also conducive to attracting women into the factory. ”

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

In the excerpt, Yi Zhicontent briefly explained the reason for the large arms deal with the Russians in the northwest, and also explained the reason for driving the Taiping army into Southeast Asia.

He doesn't have any opinion on the arms deal with the Russians, after all, it is Yuan Qi who sends troops to the northwest, not the imperial court, there is no need for the imperial court to send troops, and there is no need for the imperial court to pay money, and he really has nothing to say about recovering the lost territory in the northwest and expanding in the northwest, the only thing he needs to worry about is that Yuan Qi loses the battle in the northwest.

In fact, even if Yuan Qi loses the battle in the northwest, he is not very worried, and it can even be said that he still faintly hopes that Yuan Qi will lose the battle in the northwest, which will greatly hit Yuan Qi's reputation and strength.

However, to drive the Taiping army into Southeast Asian countries, although he had long known this plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, but when the real thing came, he could not help but suspect Yi Zhi's intentions, and it was clear that the Taiping army agreed to enter Southeast Asian countries, and it must have reached an agreement with Yuan Qi, that is to say, Yuan Qi and the Taiping army colluded!

The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Taiping Army, if they are not destroyed for a day, they will be a big trouble for the imperial court in one day! What's more, the Taiping Army colluded with Yuan Qi, which was even more of a huge trouble!

This Yi Zhixin is really capricious, first joined forces with the imperial court to encircle and suppress the Taiping Army, turned around, and colluded with the Taiping Army to let the Taiping Army enter Southeast Asian countries! A complete villain!

After a long time, he spoke: "Xuan Mu Zhang'a, Lin Zexu will see you." ”

After a short time, Mu Zhang'a and Lin Zexu came in to salute, and the two of them knelt down on the military blanket, and Xianfeng said slowly: "No courtesy, sit down." After the two of them got up, he handed over the easy contentment of the secret fold and said, "Look at it." ”

The two circulated it successively, and Lin Zexu, who saw it, closed the fold, and Mu Zhang'a said: "Your Majesty, it is not a good thing to drive the Taiping army out of the country, Yungui was able to avoid the disaster of war, and also reduced casualties, and the slave secretly thought that Yuan Qi would inevitably gather heavy troops on the border of Yunnan to prevent the Taiping army from returning to China." ”

Hearing this, Xianfeng was overjoyed, but he ignored this, Yuan Qi wants to maintain domestic stability and focus on the northwest, and he will definitely not allow the Taiping army to kill again, and the heavy troops will gather on the border of Yunnan, and there will be almost no threat to the imperial court!

Lin Zexu went out of Beijing to govern the Yellow River, and then rectified the river affairs, out of Beijing for three or four years, and only returned to Beijing at the end of this year, although he was rewarded with a prince and a prince, but he knew that Xianfeng had an opinion on him, otherwise he would not have been called back to Beijing for several years, and he groaned slightly, and he said: "Your Majesty, Weichen heard that the British invaded Burma twice, not only occupied the two provinces of Burma, but also participated in the Burmese government, and the Taiping army entered Burma in a big way, I am afraid that there will be a conflict with the British." ”

Yi Zhi's explanation in the excerpt was simple, he didn't mention that the Taiping army would clash with the British army at all, Xianfeng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he really didn't expect this, hesitated, and then he said uncertainly: "Is it possible to provoke?" ”

Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "The Taiping army is a rebel, even if it clashes with the British army, it doesn't matter. ”

"What Wechen is worried about is that Yuan Qi intends to get involved in Myanmar." Lin Zexu said slowly: "To drive the Taiping army into Burma, Yuan Qi is obviously not just to end the war as soon as possible, but intends to destroy Burma with the hands of the Taiping army, so Yuan Qi will support the Taiping army behind his back, and may even directly send troops to pretend to be the Taiping army into Burma to participate in the war, which I am afraid that it will not be concealed from the British." ”

"Your Majesty." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said: "Even if a war breaks out with England again, there is Yuan Qi in front. ”

Xianfeng nodded slightly, he agreed with this opinion, Yi Zhi, who was ambitious and devoted to foreign expansion, would definitely not tolerate the British invasion, so it was a great thing to drive the Taiping army into Burma! No matter what the situation is, for the imperial court, there are advantages and disadvantages.

Thinking of this, he was secretly excited, Yuan Qi was fighting in the northwest and southwest at the same time, this was simply a godsend, just in time to take the opportunity to develop and expand the new army of the Eight Banners!