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Rare floods in the south of the Yangtze River, Liangguang also came to join in the fun, there was no rain for several months, the drought has been extremely serious, the provincial capitals and counties frequently reported disasters, imploring disaster relief and free money and food, delaying the clearing of the arrears of the folds like snowflakes and reported to the Military Aircraft Department, a group of military aircraft ministers and military aircraft Zhang Kyoto busy people turned their backs and horses - read the excerpts to write abridges, check the information, the military aircraft ministers who were not on duty all rushed to come, even Pan Shien, who rarely showed up because of his old age and frail health in recent years, also entered the duty room early in the morning.

Although there are many people, but everyone is busy with their own work, because the disaster is serious, the atmosphere in the room is more dull and depressing, the chief military minister Mu Zhang'a looked at the fold in front of him with a solemn face, and his heart was indescribably depressed, the house leak was rained overnight, and the cleaning up of the local state and county arrears actually encountered a rare catastrophe.

"Crane Xiang, this is the excerpt of Qiongzhou Mansion." A big Zhang Jing respectfully presented a copy of the excerpt, Mu Zhang'a took it and looked at it, the excerpt was written by Shi Degao, the chief soldier of Qiongzhou, to report that the fleet of the Guangdong Navy Division had set sail from Yulin Port to Manila Port, and also reported that the fleet in Yulin Port has been coming and going frequently recently, and a large amount of grain and ammunition have arrived one after another, and there is news that the main fleet of the Nanyang Sea in Java will return to Yulin Port for replenishment.

Mu Zhang's heart is bright, what supplies? It is clear that he rushed back to think that he was a countermeasure, worried about the safety of Guangzhou and Shanghai, it seems that Yi Zhixiang does have a ghost in his heart, otherwise, why bother to transfer the main fleet back to Qiongzhou?

Putting down the excerpt, he secretly thought to himself, Daoguang's attitude towards Yuan Qi was uncertain, he had already been tempted to eradicate Yuan Qi, but he changed his mind, and actually planned to summon Yi Zhizhi to enter Beijing, and also handed over the southeast coastal defense and northwest border defense to the other party, can you make a fuss about this?

As he was thinking to himself, a eunuch walked into the duty room, cleared his throat, and said, "The emperor has an order, and the Minister of Military Aircraft in Beijing will meet him." ”

summoned all the ministers of military aircraft in Beijing, could it be that Huang Entong has news? Yuan Qi is not willing to provide disaster relief? Mu Zhang'a secretly wondered in his heart, if Yuan Qiken gave money for disaster relief, why did Daoguang announce that everyone would come to see him? If that's the case, this time it's time to take advantage of the opportunity!

After everyone entered the Fang Bi Cong, Daoguang said in a flat tone: "Flat, sit down." ”

This is the rhythm of important things to discuss, everyone secretly pondered in their hearts while thanking the seat, Daoguang said slowly: "The navy conquered the South Seas, expelled Spain entrenched in Luzon, incorporated Luzon into the territory of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, and took a series of measures in Luzon to consolidate Luzon's rule, and at the same time obtained tens of thousands of fields for the imperial court.

Now that Jiangnan and Liangguang have been severely affected one after another, and the imperial court is unable to provide relief, Huang Entong, the governor of Liangguang, suggested that the land of Luzon be used as collateral to borrow a large amount of money from the Western Bank to solve the urgent needs of the imperial court. ”

Listening to this, everyone knows that Huang Entong, the governor of Liangguang, must have obtained the consent of Yi Zhisuff, otherwise, he would not dare to make suggestions on the excerpt, Lin Zexu is naturally actively supportive of this, he knows very well that this is an opportunity for the imperial court to definitely conquer the South Seas, the navy conquered the South Seas to open up the territory for the imperial court, and even won the battle, but the court has not rewarded it for a long time.

Of course, he would not miss such an opportunity, and after a slight groan, he took the lead in speaking: "Your Majesty, the people often use the land as collateral to borrow money, Yuan Qi has also borrowed a large amount of money from the Western Bank for the construction of the railway, and it is a low interest rate.

And disaster relief is like fighting fires, at present, millions of victims are gathered in various towns and cities to be fed, if the imperial court can not provide relief in time, it is afraid of causing trouble, Weichen prays that the emperor will issue an order as soon as possible, and Huang Entong and Yi Zhizhi will promote this matter. ”

Qi Liaozao, who was acting in charge of the household department, was in a hurry during this time, and tens of thousands of fields suddenly appeared in Luzon that could be mortgaged and loaned, which was simply timely rain for him, and immediately echoed: "Weichen secretly thinks that there should be nothing wrong with mortgaging loans for disaster relief for the time being, and repaying the loans with indefinite loans later." ”

Seeing Pan Shien about to speak, Mu Zhang'a hurriedly followed the conversation and said: "This time, the five provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are rare floods on a large scale, the drought in Guangxi and Guangxi is also serious, and Henan and Shandong have also suffered disasters to varying degrees. How much can I borrow as collateral? Even if you borrow tens of millions of taels of silver, it is a drop in the bucket.

At the beginning, Yuan Qi was allowed to issue paper money, which was convenient for the imperial court to need from time to time, Yuan Qi was able to provide a large amount of indefinite loans, but now a large-scale disaster, and the disaster is extremely serious, Yuan Qi neither borrowed nor disaster relief, but threw out tens of thousands of barren fields in remote Luzon, what is the intention? ”

Hearing this, Lin Zexu unceremoniously refuted: "Yuanqi's industries are mainly in Jiangnan and Liangguang, this catastrophe, Yuanqi also suffered heavy losses, how can he still have the spare money to borrow?" Moreover, not long ago, Yuan Qicai was attacked for no reason, resulting in a large-scale run, under repeated blows, Yuan Qi was able to hold on without closing down, it was a fluke, so out of nothing, groundless accusations, I don't know what the intention is? ”

Seeing that the two of them pinched in front of Daoguang, Pan Shien hurriedly said to the mud, "When Yuan Qi obtained the right to issue banknotes, it was indeed conditional on providing a large amount of indefinite loans to the imperial court, but this time Yuan Qi did have difficulties, so this matter will be put on hold for the time being." As he spoke, he glanced at Daoguang and said: "Luzon hangs overseas, even if it is fertile land, it is difficult to sell, even if it can be sold, it cannot be sold at a high price, and the mortgage loan should be limited in amount, and if you can borrow money with connivance, it is far from water to quench your thirst." ”

Sai Shang'a, the commander of the infantry army and the co-organizer of the university, said in a deep voice: "If the distant water does not quench the thirst of the near, how can Huang Entong dare to make suggestions?" No matter how much you can borrow, something is better than nothing, Wechen agrees! ”

Seeing that he opened his mouth to support, Chen Fuen, a core member of Mu Zhang'a's family, hurriedly said: "Although Luzon is a new land, it is already my Qing Dynasty land, and since ancient times, I have never heard of anyone who uses the land as collateral to foreign borrowers, and spread it out, isn't it in vain to make the world laugh?" How do Western countries view my Daqing? ”

He really got to the point, it was a matter of the face of the court, no one dared to refute rashly, Daoguang also felt a little headache, and no one opened his mouth when he saw it, so he said slowly: "Yuan Qi is not without disaster relief, although Yuan Qi himself has suffered heavy losses this time, but he still donated two million taels of silver to the imperial court for disaster relief, and also called on Yuan Qi to spontaneously donate money for disaster relief, so as to drive the gentry and merchants in various provinces to donate money for disaster relief." ”

It turned out that Yuan Qi still donated two million taels of silver, Lin Zexu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then he thought about it: "Your Majesty, can the tens of thousands of fields in Luzon be mortgaged and borrowed in the name of Yuan Qi?" ”

"This method is feasible, it not only takes care of the face of the imperial court, but also solves the current urgency." Daoguang didn't give others a chance to speak.

Only then did everyone react, Daoguang was inclined to borrow, Mu Zhang'a didn't dare to disobey Daoguang's intentions, Chen Fuen didn't dare to speak, and Pan Shien, Sai Shang'a, and He Rulin hurriedly agreed, and the matter was decided.

Secretly relieved, Daoguang continued: "Huang Entong also pleaded, I implore permission to immigrate to Nanyang on a large scale, not only to immigrate to the real border, but also to divert the victims and reduce the burden of relief, what do you think about this?" ”

What's going on in Wong's mind? How can you be content everywhere? Mu Zhang'a was puzzled, and without waiting for a few people to speak, he took the lead in objecting: "Your Majesty, Nanyang hangs overseas, which is not conducive to the control of the imperial court, and large-scale immigration, people with ulterior motives may have an opportunity to take advantage of it, divide the locality, support the army and respect themselves, and it is categorically not allowed." ”

Who is the person with ulterior motives in his mouth, and several people here know it, Lin Zexu sneered at each other: "If you don't emigrate, what is the point of the imperial court's conquest of Nanyang?" Furthermore, how can we consolidate Nanyang without a large number of immigrants? ”

"Now that the war in the South Seas is still going on, will Spain and the Netherlands be willing to lose Luzon Java? Will troops be sent to fight for it? It is still difficult to say, at this time, in a hurry to immigrate on a large scale, can you consider the safety of immigrants? Chen Fuen retorted: "Even if you want to immigrate on a large scale, you can't rush it. ”

Saishana said: "The reason why I invited immigrants to Nanyang at this time is to divert the victims and reduce the burden of disaster relief on the imperial court. ”

Mu Zhang'a got up and knelt down, kowtowed to Daoguang, and said in a deep voice: "With all due respect, such a large-scale and extremely serious disaster is not something that the imperial court can provide. Wechen implored that the limited disaster relief silver be given priority to the local Eight Banners Green Battalion, and then order the northern army to go south to prevent a civil uprising. ”

"Absolutely not." Lin Zexu then got up and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, in this way, it will make the people of the world feel cold, and the court's two hundred years of kindness will be lost." ”

Seeing this situation, where did the other people dare to sit, they got up and knelt down, Pan Shien said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, justice is in the hearts of the people, such a rare disaster, it is difficult for the imperial court to properly provide relief, it is reasonable, as long as you try your best to help, the people will definitely be grateful for the emperor's kindness, how can they be resentful because of the improper relief?" ”

Lin Zexu continued: "Immigrating to Nanyang and diverting the victims is not only to reduce the burden of disaster relief from the imperial court, but also to give the victims a way to live. How can you give up food because of choking? ”

This can be regarded as talking about Daoguang's heart, and he bowed his head and said: "Well said, how can you give up eating because of choking?" Immigrating to Nanyang is a matter of time, sooner rather than later, and it is also conducive to disaster relief. ”

"The Emperor's ——。" Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said, and as soon as he spoke, Daoguang waved his hand and said: "There is no need to discuss this matter again, I am determined to encourage large-scale immigration to Nanyang." ”

"Your Majesty." Lin Zexu hurriedly said: "Since it is to encourage large-scale immigration to Nanyang, the imperial court must establish a province and set up a county in Nanyang, so that it can be justified....... ”

At the end of June, seeing that autumn is about to begin, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the sun is high in the sky, the ground is rolling up, the leaves are hairy, even if it is by the river, it is like a steamer, there is no trace of wind, it is stuffy and hot.

Guangzhou, Shicuizhou, Shicuizhou is located in the southwest side of Xiguan not far from the lush woods, on the opposite side of the river embankment, the governor of Liangguang Huang Entong, Yi Zhicontent, British Minister Wen Han and other people stand on the riverside with a big black umbrella and point, although the weather is very hot, but several people seem to be in a good mood.

Huang Entong pointed to Shicuizhou and said: "This Shazhou is four or five hundred acres, not to mention the appropriate size, and the river in this area is wide, suitable for mooring large ships, and it is a necessary place to enter Guangzhou from Huangpu..... It is the most ideal to open up a concession. ”

Yi Zhishu translated these words before saying, "Your Excellency the Minister is still satisfied with this place?" ”

"Very good." Wen Han said with satisfaction, this place is indeed a very ideal place to establish a concession, close to Xiguan, and suitable for isolation into an independent closed concession, the only regret is that the area is a little smaller, and there is no way to compare with the concession in Shanghai, but it is rare to find such a place in Guangzhou.

When the concession was established, Britain, France and the United States all took a fancy to Henan Island, but Yuan Qi ignored them at all, and refused directly without hesitation.

However, the Thirteen Merchant Pavilion District was too small and surrounded by shops and residences to expand and could not re-plan and establish a concession that satisfied them as in Shanghai.

No, Wen Han complained to Yi Zhiren this year, and this problem was solved at once, which made him both surprised and happy, and this place was extremely ideal in every aspect, and he was naturally very satisfied.

"Since Your Excellency is satisfied, then start construction as soon as possible." Yi Zhizhi said and turned around and pointed to the displaced people gathered on the river in the distance, and said: "These are all good laborers who can endure hardships and stand hard work, but after this stubble, there will be no such cheap labor." ”

In the past few months, a large number of displaced people have poured in Guangzhou, and the city of Guangzhou is not allowed to enter, and the displaced people are gathered in Xiguan, Huadi, and Henan.