"Well said!" Zhuo Bingtian praised lightly: "Contentment is not only long-term, but also ambitious, and the old man is not convinced of the old." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info" said, he raised his glass and said: "Just rush to be content, the old man should also float a glass." He raised his glass and drank it all.

Yi Zhizu glanced at him, raised his glass to accompany him, and then said: "In this way, Lord Zhuo is strongly supporting the development of the military industry?" ”

Zhuo Bingtian didn't dare to take these words, and after taking a bite of the dish and chewing it slowly, he said: "The old man is now in charge of the Ministry of Officials, not the Ministry of Households, even if he agrees, he is powerless." ”

Seeing that he wanted to be sloppy, Yi knew where he was willing to do it, and said bluntly: "To vigorously develop the military industry, the imperial court must fully support it, and if you want to get the support of the imperial court, you must reach a consensus ..... the central government." As he spoke, he glanced at the three of them and said: "Although I am far away from the Beijing Division, and my time as an official is short, I have heard that the dispute between the Manchus and the Han in the DPRK is very fierce, and there is also a partisan dispute between the Manchu and Han camps. ”

There are four people at a table, Qiying is Mu Zhang'a's party, Seng Lingqin is Zaiquan's party, Zhuo Bingtian is Pan Shien's party, Yi Zhizhi is a firm opponent against Yingyi, and it can be regarded as Wang Ding's party.

Seeing this situation, Monk Lingqin said with a big grin: "If you are content, you can say it directly. ”

"If the skin doesn't exist, the hair will be attached?" Yi Zhixiang didn't look at the three of them, took the wine jug and poured the wine while saying slowly: "To put it mildly, our Daqing Dynasty is like a stage, whether it is the dispute between the Manchu and Han Dynasty, or the party struggle, it is nothing more than you singing and I appear, but no matter how we toss, we can't dismantle this stage, on the contrary, each of us has the responsibility and obligation to do our best to stabilize this stage and make this stage bigger and stronger."

A rich country and a strong army is the cornerstone of this stage, if you want to make the country rich and the army strong, you must develop the military industry, I hope that all the court officials can clearly understand this and actively support it! ”

This kid actually compared the Qing Dynasty to a stage, and compared the big players in the court to a play, although it is appropriate, but Qiying and Zhuo Bingtian's faces are not very good-looking, after all, the play is a ninth-rate, but Monk Greenqin said with a smile: "Well said, no matter what you do, you can't tear down the stage!" ”

Zhuo Bingtian secretly laughed at him for being naïve, who doesn't understand this truth, but once huge long-term interests are involved, how many can take care of the overall situation? Although the development of the military industry is important, the rights and interests involved in the military industry are beyond imagination. How can we work together?

Sure enough, he was smiling secretly, and Qi Ying had already spoken: "All along, the production of firearms has been under the strict control of the imperial court, whether Yuan Qi can assist the imperial court in developing the military industry, and the manufacture of guns and ammunition by machines can be said to be the foundation of the country." ”

"The military industry is the foundation of the country, but it is not suitable for the imperial court to lead." Yi Zhishu said without thinking: "Firearms have been introduced into China since the previous dynasty, and have been dominated and strictly controlled by the imperial court, and it has been three or four hundred years now, and now the Eight Banners Green Battalion still uses arquebuses, but the European countries have developed from arquebuses and flintlock pistols to the current firing guns, and you also know how big the gap between the Mini gun and the shotgun of the Eight Banners Green Battalion is, so have you thought about it?" Why is the gap so big? ”

After taking a sip of tea, Yi Zhixin continued: "The reason is very simple, the model and system of our Qing Dynasty stifled and restricted the innovation and improvement of muskets, and in European countries, the imperial court encouraged private individuals or factories to research and manufacture arms, taking Citigroup's latest Mini gun as an example.

The people who developed the Minnie gun applied for a patent after success, and then sold the patent for the production of the Minny gun to the military factory to obtain a large amount of wealth, reputation and status, and the military factory produced the Mini gun and sold it to us to earn a huge profit, the more the Mini gun was produced, the more wealth the developer obtained, which prompted them to spare no effort and concentrate on invention. ”

Speaking of this, he said sarcastically: "We don't need to say more about the production management system of firearms in the Qing Dynasty, no one will think about developing, improving and innovating, even if it is a good one, it is kept secret and treasured." ”

Zhuo Bingtian said: "This can be improved. The imperial court can also encourage ...... ”

"Improvements? Encourage? Yi Zhizhi sneered: "Do you think that the development and improvement of weapons and the production of machinery are very simple things? Let me remind you that the development and improvement of firearms requires a lot of money, requires continuous attempts and improvements, and the development and improvement of weapons is a never-ending ......

Why is it that the firearms of our Qing Dynasty are backward and have been stagnant? The biggest reason is that the peace has been peaceful for a long time, the world is peaceful, and the imperial court will not invest a large amount of money to develop and improve firearms! But private factories are different, where there is war there is a market!

The Mini gun in Yuanqi's hand is from Citigroup's private arms factory! In European countries, there is no imperial court to run military factories, all military factories are privately run! ”

Qi Ying said suspiciously: "Then how does the imperial court control it?" ”

"Naturally, it's internal and external supervision." Yi Zhizhi said: "Externally, it is strictly forbidden to privately possess muskets, and it is strictly forbidden to sell them to the country without authorization for military factories, and the production quantity of muskets must also be produced in strict accordance with the order." ”

Privately made firearms, this matter is not ordinary, not to mention Qiying, Zhuo Bingtian, even the smug monk Greenqin did not dare to take this stubble easily, after a while, Zhuo Bingtian said: "Satisfied with Yingyi's free construction of the railway from Shanghai to Baoshan, but plan to set up a factory in Baoshan?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Yes, some polluting factories are not suitable for construction near the county seat of Shanghai. ”

Zhuo Bingtian secretly thought, sure enough, but he didn't expect Yi Zhixiang to hide it at all, and admit it so happily, he chuckled: "The cost of this railway is at least millions of taels of silver, right?" ”

Yi Zhicontent said disapprerovingly: "In the first battle of Jiangning, no matter what Yuan Qi said, he also invested millions, and the imperial court can't let Yuan Qi lose all his money, right?" This railway, in the next meeting of the imperial court, the ownership belongs to Yuanqi. ”

Zhuo Bingtian nodded slightly, in the battle of Jiangning, Yuan Qi invested a lot, and this battle was able to obtain this ending, and it was completely dependent on Yuan Qi's team training, this request was really not too much.

The three of them came to Shanghai, each with their own tasks, and it was inconvenient to talk deeply at the banquet, and today was mainly to celebrate Yi Zhi's contentment to be promoted to a first-class viscount, not that Monk Lingqin wanted to take advantage of Yi Zhi's contentment to talk about it, no one would be so uninteresting, Zhuo Bingtian immediately split this stubble and chatted about some light topics.

When the sky was dark, the wine banquet was dispersed, Yi Zhizhi had been sending the three out of the gate before stopping, watching the three of them get up in a sedan chair and leave, he turned back to the yamen, as soon as he entered the gate, he saw Bao Shichen with a few staff members to meet him, and said in unison: "Congratulations to the lord, Jin Feng first-class viscount." ”

"Rejoice and rejoice." Yi Zhishu smiled and arched his hand: "The court has allowed you gentlemen's protection, you gentlemen should have seen it, right?" ”

"The grace of the lord's promotion is unforgettable in the inferior."

"You gentlemen, you need not be polite." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "This lord leads the troops to fight outside, and the Taoist government depends on you gentlemen to take care of it, this battle merit deserves a share of the gentlemen, and if there is a real shortage in the future, this lord will try his best to fight for all gentlemen." ”

There is a world of difference between the real lack and the false title, and all the staff members are overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Lord Xie!" ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand, and went straight to the backyard, he was promoted to a first-class viscount, and was awarded the Nanyang Admiral, and a group of staff members were also rewarded with the false titles of seven to four grades because of their military exploits, and they were all grateful to him, which is also the meaning of the question, as for his promise to fight for the real shortage for everyone, it is also to attract people's hearts, the bigger the stall, the more manpower he needs, however, after this matter spreads, it will inevitably attract many scholars to come to take refuge.

Thinking all the way into the backyard, when I looked up, I saw Yan Xiaomei waiting with Bai Xue, Lin Xuan, Chunmei, Xia He and other maids, all of them were beaming with joy on their faces, and they were naturally satisfied with the rising tide, and when they saw him come in, Yan Xiaomei said with a smile: "The concubine is waiting to welcome the lord." ”

Chunmei and the other maids squatted down and said, "Slaves and maids congratulate the lord." ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Reward! This month, everyone's monthly case doubled. ”

"Thank you!" All the women hurriedly said in unison.

The news that Lord Daotai was promoted to a first-class viscount and was actually awarded the Nanyang Admiral soon spread in the county, and the next morning, before Yi Zhi's breakfast was finished, Li Wang came in with a stack of worship stickers and said with a smile: "Sir, these are the ...... who came to congratulate." ”

Yi Zhizu flipped through it, and the top was Liu Guangdou of Zhixian County, followed by Yan Shikuan and other gentry and businessmen, all of whom were acquaintances, thinking about it, if they were not acquaintances, they would not come early in the morning, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Take Lord Liu and the shopkeeper Yan to the study, and the others have returned, and told them that the heart is the lord, and they have been busy with official business these days, and they have no time to receive ......." ”

Hearing this, Li Wang secretly said in his heart that it was a pity, this push, I am afraid that it will be pushed away by tens of thousands of taels of silver, these people are not empty-handed to congratulate, but he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly bowed down and responded: "My subordinates understand." ”

After eating breakfast, Yi Zhizu slowly walked into the courtyard of the study, as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, Liu Guangdou and Yan Shikuan greeted each other, and congratulated him repeatedly. ”

Liu Guangdou said with a sneering face: "Sir, the etiquette is not heavy, it is a little bit of the official'..... heart." ”

"If you receive your heart, you don't need to give a gift." Yi Zhizu walked as he spoke, "In the past two days, I called Baoshan Zhixian to accompany the senior and Zhuo to the northern suburbs to see the cash-for-work project and Baoshan County. ”

"The subordinate obeys." Liu Guangdou hurriedly said, he understood the meaning of Yi Zhicontentment, Wusong fought a battle, Baoshan County was seriously damaged, and he took two Qin to send him, so he naturally complained about his hardships and cried poverty.

"Go get busy." Yi Zhifu casually ordered, and when he entered the room, he looked at Yan Shikuan and said, "I came here early in the morning, not just to congratulate, right?" ”

"It's more about worrying." Yan Shikuan took out a cigar from the cigar box on the table without notice, and said, "The big shopkeeper is actually the commander of Nanyang, this Shanghai Taoist ......?" ”

This question, Yi Zhishu also thought about it last night, it stands to reason that he actually gave the governor of Nanyang, this Shanghai Daotai should step down, but the edict did not mention a word, it seems that he has the meaning of concurrently, but even if it is concurrent, he has to mention that no, he estimated, Daoguang wanted to test his meaning, after all, Shanghai Dao is also in charge of Jiang Customs, and Yuan Qi undertook 10 million national bonds but was collateralized by Jiang Customs' tariffs.

After a slight sigh, he said: "Don't worry, the imperial court is still inseparable from Yuan Qi, and I dare not ignore Yuan Qi's interests." ”

Yan Shikuan nodded and said, "The Minister of Nanyang and the Governor of Nanyang are both newly created official positions, right?" ”

"I don't know the specific authority of the Nanyang Admiral now," Yi Zhizu said slowly: "At the banquet yesterday, I didn't mention this, and I will go to visit the Nanyang Minister Qiying in a while." ”

The Qin Messenger of the Elder Ying is in the West Garden in the northwest of the City God Temple, the West Garden covers an area of 70 acres, it is built on the site of the Yu Garden of Pan Fangbo in the former Ming Dynasty, the building in the garden is exquisite, the scenery is beautiful, it is rare to be quiet in the middle of the noisy, easy to be content to hand over the post outside the door, and then it was led in by a long follower, all the way to the 'Sansui Hall'.

'Sansui Hall' is in the middle of the West Garden, the juniper cypress is planted in front of the hall, there is a lake in front, there is a pavilion in the center of the lake, there are stone beams built in the east and west, nine curves are built to reach the shore, the pavilion is planted far and near with a hibiscus ten thousand handles, when the flowers bloom, it is as bright as a cloud brocade, not only has a broad field of vision, but also has a beautiful scenery.

In front of the hall where he arrived, he saw Qiying standing on the steps to greet him, Yi Zhixiang hurriedly quickened his pace, stepped forward and smiled: "Lord Qincha is still used to living?" ”

"The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is not comparable to that of Liaodong." Qi Ying said and stretched out her hand and saluted, "Lord Yi, please." ”

The two of them entered the house and sat down, Yi Zhizhi didn't go around in circles, and said straightly: "The emperor should still have an edict, right?" ”

After a slight sigh, Qi Yingcai spoke: "Lord Yi wants to ask about the specific power of the Nanyang Admiral, right?" After a pause, he continued: "The Nanyang Admiral is set up for the defense of the treaty ports of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, and the Yingyi battle, the Eight Banners Green Battalion has been defeated repeatedly, but the Yuanqi regimental training is a succession of battles, and has not tasted a defeat. ”

Yi Zhizhi said quietly: "What about the establishment of each port? ”

"Originally, the plan was to have a town ...... each port." Qi Ying muttered, "Does Master Yi plan to continue with the Green Battalion or use the new recruit formation...... Is it the preparation of the West? ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhixiang was secretly shocked in his heart, the court seemed to really plan to train recruits, smiled, and then said: "Your Excellency is the Minister of Nanyang, and this matter should be decided by your Excellency." ”

This kid is so easy to talk to? Qi Ying was a little surprised, changed the topic, and said: "In addition to the army stationed in the treaty ports of the four provinces, the imperial court also plans to build a new navy, which is also under the command of the Nanyang Admiral. (To be continued.) )