Chapter Forty-Eight: Help Arrives
Zeng Guofan's recital was quickly placed on Xianfeng's bookcase.
"Please prepare for the construction of the Anqing Armament Institute, the governor of Liangjiang Zeng Guo Fan Qi, respectfully ask the emperor to sage: since the beginning of this year, many places in Anqing have been led by the ministers to calm Xiangyong, relying on the emperor's blessings, and the military heart can be used. However, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places are still under the control of bandits, and I am afraid that they will not be able to achieve all the results in a single day, and for many days, the ships of the Western powers are strong and sharp, and the sharpness of the muskets is rare in the world. In this way, the ministers asked Anqing Mansion to prepare for the establishment of an ordnance station, which was specially designed to produce guns and ammunition for the use of Hunan Yong to suppress bandits...... In a hurry, it was impossible to raise money and grain within the year, so he specially requested the imperial court to allocate money and grain to purchase a number of muskets and artillery from the Western powers, thinking that they would be military ...... The ministers begged His Majesty, put state affairs first, determine the troubles of the sea and frontier as soon as possible, and make every effort to expropriate and twist the hair to determine the state affairs! Gong folded by the post play, Fu begging the emperor to sage the instructions. The governor of Liangjiang and other places, the commander of military affairs, and the management of food and salary, the management of the river, and the control of the affairs of the Nanhe River, Zeng Guofan. ”
Xianfeng looked at it, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, not only the war ahead was worry-free, but the most important thing was that Zeng Guofan's recital, not sooner or later, just when it should have appeared, appeared, with Zeng Guofan's recital, the treaty with the United States agreed between Prince Gong and Guo Ye did not have to bear so much pressure, Guo Ye was soft-spoken, even if it was reasonable, it was difficult to convince these important ministers in the court, but Zeng Guofan was different, a great Confucian, and at the same time coordinated the affairs of the two rivers, responsible for exterminating the Taiping bandits in the south, Like Monk Greenqin, one south and one north, that is the pillar of the imperial court, how can the weight of words be comparable to the current Guo Ye?
With Zeng Guofan's recital, and for the sake of the Taiping banditry, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee naturally did not dare to do more beaks, so as not to delay the war ahead and make it impossible for them to end.
Xianfeng handed the excerpt to Lu Xi and said: "Show the chapter of Lord Zeng Guofan to all the ministers, Zeng Guofan, in order to be able to exterminate the Taiping bandits, please prepare for the establishment of the Anqing Ordnance Institute, specializing in Western firearms, ammunition, and fire wheels, this matter is the same as that played by Prince Gong and Guo Ye, everyone will discuss it." ”
A piece of music turned around in the hands of the important ministers, and returned to the dragon book case again, and many ministers were all silent, agreeing? That means that the treaty signed between Guo Ye and Prince Gong will be adopted by others, and no obstacles can be set up, otherwise, the same problem, two treatments, even if Guo Ye is easy to bully, Prince Gong is not given in vain! Disagree? That's not even worse, the war ahead is urgent, the imperial court has always been invited to the war in the south, and it will be dealt with a special attitude, otherwise it will delay the plan to exterminate the Taiping Army, but not everyone can bear it, not to mention that Zeng Guofan's temperament is also old and strong, and if he offends him today, if people think about it in the future, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist!
Ministers, look at me, I look at you, they are all a little hesitant, Su Shun on the side sighed secretly, that's it, after all, Zeng Guofan was promoted by himself, and those people in the south have a closer relationship with him, Zeng Guofan's invitation is also reasonable, he can't sit idly by, and he will have to rely on their soldiers more in the future.
Su Shun replied: "Your Majesty, Zeng Guofan's performance is very reasonable, the matter of the conquest should be quickly broken, and the matter of the ordnance office can be handled by Zeng Guofan in Liangjiang, as for the cost, it is also self-funded, only the purchase of arms ......"
Su Shun paused, this matter, Guo Ye has already planned it, and it is not right to buy it from the Americans? In whose hands is it not a purchase? Guo Ye's fundraising is killing two birds with one stone!
Xianfeng snorted coldly and replied: "Okay, Zeng Guofan's performance, yes, let him act cheaply in Liangjiang, as for the purchase of firearms, at this time, since Guo Ye has already negotiated with the Americans, then handle it accordingly, and when the muskets and artillery arrive, divide a batch and allocate them to Xiangyong for use!" As for the contract signed between Prince Gong and Guo Ye and the Americans, let's do it, find it together! ”
All the ministers look at me one by one, I look at you, your face is really not good-looking, especially the university scholar Wu Ren, because of his previous willfulness, he was brushed several layers of skin by Guo Ye one after another, and finally had to bow his head and let the treaty pass, it is really embarrassing.
Prince Gong hurriedly bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Guo Yecai, the leader of the Langzhong and Firearms Battalions of the Li Fan Yuan, can be used, and he has made strong reinforcements for the imperial court, and he thinks he should be rewarded!" ”
Xianfeng nodded, yes, Prince Gong's performance is not bad at all, a small Langzhong, but a five-grade official, with a great backbone, has relieved the siege for the court, and above the court, he was attacked by the ministers, it is really not easy, the affairs of Britain, France and Russia, there is still a lot of effort for him to make a big effort, and he must not cold people's hearts.
Xianfeng replied: "What the emperor said is reasonable, I and Guo Ye have made military orders, and I even said that if the peace talks are successful, I will not hesitate to take the position of governor, although I have not completed the whole work now, but it is also indispensable, and I was promoted to the firearms battalion staff Guo Ye as a deputy general, in charge of the firearms battalion, promoted to the young Zhan affairs of the Li Fan Yuan, and the minister of negotiations with various countries!" Guo Ye, I don't live up to you, I hope you don't live up to my hard work, and when you succeed, even if you are given the position of governor, so what's the matter? ”
Guo Ye hurriedly knelt down and thanked him, wiped it, this Xianfeng is not a bastard, at least in less than a few months, he has been promoted to five or six levels in a row! Without a certain authority, he can do everything he wants!
Su Shun's eyes flickered, this Guo Ye Feihuang Tengda was just around the corner, but he hadn't come up with anything decent to envelop him, watching him get closer and closer to Devil Liu, this is not good, he must not be allowed to get out of his grasp!
Su Shun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the slave heard that Vice General Guo has lost his parents since he was a child, has no family business, every time he returns to Beijing, he still needs to enter the post house, there are many inappropriate, and today he has made new contributions, and the slave thinks that there can be the first house given by the emperor to show his reward." ”
Xianfeng nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, now he is also a Beijing official of the fourth grade, and he doesn't have a residence, which is also inconvenient, so the Internal Affairs Office allocated a set of mansions to reward Guo Ye, and a few servants from the Internal Affairs Office were allocated to serve." ”
Su Shun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to play!" ”