After Naha left Lu Han and Lu Zhiyuan on two ships, Qin Kai took the 701 heavy patrol to return first, along the way, he visited the Weihaiwei Beiyang Naval Division Military Port, this time with the cooperation of the Beiyang Naval Division, the generals on both sides of the battle are well aware of it, and the strength is there, which is a great face given by the Nanyang Naval Division. (Remember me.dukankAn.)

Ding Ruchang was a senior member from the bottom, and he became the current first-class admiral step by step, and he understood very well that this officialdom was a human being, but this time this Qin Liefeng suddenly gave a big gift to Huai Jun, and he was somewhat incomprehensible.

Qin Kai passed by just to get in touch with the relationship, and in his vision, there should be more cooperation between the two sides in the future, especially before the matter on the Vietnamese side is not settled. He raised 300,000 taels of silver, as the hard work of the Beiyang Division, Ding Ruchang accepted it half-pushed, the expenses in the Beiyang Army are not small, this silver can solve a lot of problems, especially the relationship with the Fujian generals, of course, several pipes and bands by Xu Shoushan also sent a sum of silver, as a reward, but also the meaning of enveloping.

He visited Zhang Shusheng, the governor of Zhili, in Tianjin Wei, the second person in the Huai Army is definitely a powerful faction in the court now, with this recovering of the Ryukyus, although there is still a gap in prestige compared to Li Zhongtang, but it is also a great stable position, for the great affection of this Qin armor sale, Zhang Shusheng is naturally well aware.

However, this kind of officialdom was originally a matter of reciprocating the peach, Zhang Shusheng was naturally an old treacherous and cunning, and he also didn't understand Qin Kai's hard pull Beiyang into the gang this time, but in this whole process, this feudal official who was promoted quickly in the Qing Dynasty officialdom did show his scheming and ability, just in terms of these two points, it is also worth befriending.

After the two met, they naturally complimented each other, and Qin Kai also saw Zhang Shusheng for the first time, this thin and extremely ordinary old man, this appearance made Qin Kai quite surprised, you must know that this is not an ordinary character, the backbone generals of the Huai Army, Liu Mingchuan, Zhou Shengbo, Zhou Shengchuan, Pan Dingxin, and Wu Changqing were all personally recruited by him back then.

Four of the five battalions -- the Inscription Army, the Shengzi Army, the Dingzi Army, and the Qingzi Army -- were all from the "Shuzi Army" in those years, and the energy of this one can be seen, and after the pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Li Zhongtang abolished several battalions subordinate to the Hunan Army in large numbers, and then abolished and merged the five battalions.

Zhang Shusheng looked at Qin Kai with a smile, the youngest governor of the Qing Dynasty, people who knew his promotion experience and political achievements and achievements would inevitably be shocked.

After being polite, he naturally wants to talk about the topic, Lao Zhang naturally understands that Qin Kai will not have a second purpose when he comes this time, that is to ask for benefits, he naturally can't talk about wooing Qin Kai now, the two are at most a relationship that uses each other, Qin Kai sold a big favor to Beiyang, and today he came to get some benefits from Beiyang to go back.

"Gale Wind, I won't just chat with the old man today, if there is anything else to say, if I can do it, I will definitely help" Zhang Shusheng is in a really good mood, he is now almost to the top of the ministers, and when the reward for the Ryukyu meritorious service comes down, this time the marquis will definitely not be able to escape, that is the real top of the ministers.

This Zhang Shusheng is a real person, fortunately, what he wants, Zhang Shusheng is definitely not interested, Qin Kai smiled slightly, and said: "Lord Zhang, our Mawei Shipyard is now short of manpower, I heard that the Jiangnan Bureau Shipyard has been shut down recently, and it will take over some merchant ship business, which I don't think is profitable, so I wonder if I can merge the Jiangnan Shipyard into the Mawei Shipyard Bureau."

Zhang Shusheng was really stunned when he heard it, he originally thought that Qin Kai would make requests such as mutual aid, but he didn't expect it to be the industry of Jiangnan Shipyard, he didn't know this very well, he pondered it, and promised to give Qin Kai a reply, and after sending off the guests, he immediately asked people to find Zhou Fu and Sheng Xuanhuai, two Huaijun cadres.

Although Sheng Xuanhuai is the financial manager of the Huai Army, he only cares about the money-making of the steamship China Merchants Bureau, and does not care much about the affairs of the Jiangnan Bureau, but the Jiangnan Shipyard has been making money-making all these years, and it has not built warships for several years, and there is no profit from building some merchant ships. ,

Zhou Fu naturally knows the details of this cooperation, this Qin armor is an alternative, put forward such a request, the Huai army is engaged in foreign affairs, and the work of building warships has been done for more than ten years, but even now, Jiangnan Shipyard even has to purchase the iron threat of the battleship from the British, and the ships built are far more expensive if they are counted than to buy them directly from the British.

The three of them discussed for a while, since it is a chicken rib industry, it is not bad to transfer it to Mawei Shipmaster and have an extra income, but these three are absolute human spirits, how do you think that this Qin Liefeng is not a person who burns a lot of money, and this unprofitable business will definitely not be operated.

After interrogating several general offices and superintendents of the Jiangnan Bureau, they were all the same arguments, the shipyard put the Jiangnan Bureau as a money-burning business, and also raised a group of workers who had nothing to do, and finally decided to transfer the Jiangnan Shipyard to Qin Kai for 500,000 taels of silver.

On March 20th, Qin Kai had returned to the special dock of the Mawei Shipyard, and went to meet Lao Ding first, and happened to meet Dr. David who was doing a physical examination for Ding Richang.

Lao Ding is now an absolute casual faction, and he has been thinking about his Tibetan building all day long, but when he saw Qin Kai coming back, he immediately retreated left and right, took Qin Kai to the inner room, and said with a stern face: "Gale Wind, you are ** annoyed"

Qin Kai was confused when he heard it, we just came back from a great feat, and we arranged it very well, pulled Beiyang Zhang Shusheng into the gang, and there was a clear stream to create momentum, how could there be ** annoyance, but Lao Ding's words naturally had a way to come, and he hurriedly asked: "My lord, what is going on?" ”

"Zhang Youqiao sent a message, the palace intends to make trouble with your sailor, and now the court is arguing, the palace and a group of iron-hat relatives are planning to go to Nanyang to take charge of the troops, gale wind, you have to make plans early" Ding Richang also blew his beard and glared when he said this, and he was really angry, this Nanyang sailor is strong in his hands

This news naturally made Qin Kai stunned, this Nanyang Navy Division is his own foundation, these warships, generals, and soldiers have all spent a lot of effort to cultivate, if the imperial court sends down an edict and wants to transfer himself, the situation will be very embarrassing.

Rise up against the Qing Dynasty now? That is absolutely impossible, the great turmoil that swept most of China has only passed more than ten years, causing great disasters to the domestic people and their own foundation is not stable, hastily starting the facts is not a good strategy, but the war of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke the Manchu people's control of the country's military power, this point, but the Huai army, the Hunan army and the Han senior officials are unwilling to lose the situation, this is an advantage that can be used, we must act immediately, change the passive situation.

At present, the protection * is only in Vietnam, and the court will naturally not interfere, and there is still the name of the Marine Corps won by Zhang Peilun, and there should be no problem in the control of these two armies, but the matter of the Nanyang Navy Division is still a little troublesome, Lao Ding is an old officialdom, thinking of this, Qin Kai opened his mouth and asked: "My lord, look at this matter, is there any way to alleviate it?" If these noble sons who don't know soldiers are allowed to take charge of the army, then the sailor will be defeated!"

Ding Richang naturally understood this, this Nanyang Navy Division was originally a fleet under the name of the Fujian Shipping Minister, he naturally refused to let those court disciples who ate and drank to spoil this elite division, he had already heard the news, naturally thought about it carefully, nodded towards Qin Kai, and said: "Gale Wind, I have two compromise methods, you can refer to it"

The two discussed secretly for a long time, Qin Kai hurriedly left, left the governor's yamen, he went to visit Zhang Peilun again, now the important thing is naturally the issue of the Manchurian army in the court, after the two unified some views, Zhang Peilun said that in this matter will unite the governors of various places to oppose the imperial court's direct interference in the military affairs of the provinces.

If this matter was 20 years ago, it would be impossible to report it as an excerpt, at that time, the Eight Banners and Green Battalion soldiers in various places belonged to the direct command of the imperial court, and whoever dared to go to this fold would not be able to get along with the imperial court, but facts have proved that after nearly 300 years of evolution, the result of the direct command of the imperial court is the complete loss of combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion.

And the current governor, who is not in charge of the army under his hands, if the imperial court wants to take troops from the hands of the governor, it is to do it against the governor of the world, which is also the foundation of the Huai army, the Hunan army and the provincial regiments, the general trend of the world, has long changed

After getting the support of Zhang Peilun and Ding Richang, Qin Kai hurried back to Guangzhou, he needed to find his staff to discuss countermeasures, this matter is not simple, what will happen in Beijing thousands of miles away, he can't control it, he has seen too much in history about the means of controlling the old woman of the Qing Dynasty for decades. ,

is now the powerful Prince Gong, that is also the opportunity for this woman to control the country, and the little emperor who is high up is not a puppet

The governor of Guangzhou, the Yamen, and the core officials of Qin Kai have all been summoned, and the strength of the navy and army under his control is already very large, but his family's exploits come from the Nanyang Naval Division, and his commercial system relies on shipping, so the Nanyang Naval Division cannot afford to lose.

On the contrary, the strength of the army under his control is not known to the world now, and it is hidden in remote places such as Vietnam and Fangcheng, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being, and there is France, the biggest enemy, to save zài, and his army has the name of saving zài.

He asked Sun Fu to arrange a trustworthy subordinate to settle down in Beijing, and to get in touch with Chen Baochen with his name and handwritten letter over there, so that he could use the strength of Qingliu to inquire about the dynamics of the imperial court.

"Brother Sun, can I, the governor of Guangdong, be directly under the army?" Qin Kai pondered the way for the golden cicada to come out of its shell.

Sun Fu is much more familiar with the duties of this governor than Qin Kai, this Lord Qin has not done anything serious since he took office, and he has been the shopkeeper of the whole hand, he naturally understood Qin Kai's intentions, but he shook his head and said: "Gale Wind, you governor is empty...... The Guangdong Army and the Guangdong Navy Division are all under the personal control of Lord Liu, and it is difficult for us to interfere."

Hearing this news, Qin Kai's face was black, this Liu Kun's hand was really tight, and he had firmly controlled Liangguang within a few years of his tenure, "Brother Sun, is it possible to prepare for a new army?" ”

Sun Fu's mouth opened wide, he didn't squeak, and he despised the ignorance of this seemingly omniscient Qin Liefeng Zheng in his heart, and after a long time, he came up with an idea, "Gale Wind, I have an idea, Liu Kun and his family have always wanted to reorganize the Guangdong army, but they are suffering from financial resources, although these two vast places have a lot of taxes, they are all silver from the imperial court, I think I can discuss it with Lord Liu......"

Reorganize the Guangdong army, he knows the strength of the Guangdong army, isn't there a garrison in Hanoi, Vietnam, it is said that it is still the elite of the Guangdong army, but it is the role of being beaten by a thousand French, it seems that Liu Kunyi is also unable to see it, this is an opportunity, there is no arsenal in Liangguang, and he has a great way to do this, whether it is purchased from overseas, or self-produced and sold is profitable.

As for Liu Kunyi's financial resources, the tariffs of these two Guangxi are at the disposal of the imperial court, and he, the governor of Liangguang, wants to use silver, one is to increase taxes, and the other is to ask the court for money, and the silver in the court in this era is not enough, and it is even more difficult for this place to ask for silver from the imperial court, not to mention the silver for the reorganization of the Guangdong army.

At this time, Wu Jingui interjected, he is now the chief official of the Guangdong Merchants Bureau, and the real shortage of Guangzhou Tongzhi, the silver he controls is not much, but the amount of silver that flows from his hands every day is huge, and Wu Jingui has only recently started to participate in Qin Kai's core meeting, so he is also quite a bit expressive*.

"My lord, the investment promotion of the new special zone is progressing very smoothly, for the kindness of the governor, the merchants who have obtained the project to build factories can be repaid, I think they can contribute a sum of money to make up for the lack of the reorganization of the Guangdong army."

Qin Kai now has an idea, but he is not in a hurry to solve the problem of this silver, Wu Jingui's topic made him care about the economy of the special zone he founded again, there is no shortage of businessmen in China in this era, rich and shrewd businessmen China has not lacked since ancient times, but these merchants have the power behind them, and they are definitely not something that Qin Kai can control lightly.

And he founded this special zone, one is to let these businessmen see their strength, and the other is to look for future cooperation partners here, and now the horsetail industry is in full swing, but Qin Kai understands one thing very well, the huge industrial system is by no means something that one person can create, even if the horsetail industrial system that has mastered some technological advantages now, there are still too many defects

In a sense, the horsetail industrial system can be used as the leader of the entire Chinese industry, but before the construction of a huge downstream factory, this leader can only become an elite industry, and can not form a huge productivity brought by the industry.

It stands to reason that with the advantages of industrial technology, it is possible to complete the construction of the industrial system within a few years, but the construction of huge industrial capacity will definitely not be possible.

Regarding Wu Jingui's opinion, he didn't have the idea of adopting it at all, shook his hand and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, as soon as this factory opened, I will accept their returns, and there will inevitably be a suspicion of killing and taking eggs.

After he said this, Wu Jingui was the first to raise an objection with a surprised face, "My lord, this is the rule of our Qing Dynasty merchants, if the adults don't accept this money, then the relationship between these merchants and you is not close enough, even if I explain it, I can't understand it."

Qin Kai was confused, and Sun Fu next to him leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Gale Wind, these are all conventional things, just like the regular money and Cheng Yi in our officialdom, if you don't accept it, it seems to be a raw ......"

Qin Kai understands this, this is the product of the combination of government and business in the past few hundred years, since this is the case, then I will collect it for the time being, but I didn't expect that there would be a benefit fee that had to be charged......

Since the plan was discussed today, Qin Kai immediately put it into practice, and the matter of this negotiation was naturally handed over to Sun Fu to go to the front station, and the two masters of the Governor's Mansion had a total of eyebrows, and sure enough, Liu Kunyi was worried about this silver recently.

However, Liu Kunyi did not lack silver to reorganize the Guangdong army, because Lao Liu embezzled half a year's commercial tax in Guangdong, and the silver was not much, only more than 600,000 taels, Sun Fu came back and said to Qin Kai, who expected that Qin Kai did not know anything about the tax burden system of the Qing Dynasty, and the bigger reason was that he didn't care at all, he opened a government-run factory and didn't pay taxes at all.

Counting the huge income generated in the Mawei industrial chain, Qin Kai is definitely a big tax evader, Mawei is the world of the Nanyang Naval Division, except for the export of goods to pay taxes to the customs, other taxes are blatantly exempted, because he has a government name.

So Sun Fu briefly explained the tax burden system of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty never increased the tax during the Kangxi period, and the tax was apportioned into the mu during the Yongzheng period, and the tax sent down by the imperial court has actually been very stable, and the field tax is basically 10 distributions and 1 tax.

The additional tax appeared in a special period, and the biggest name was "local salary", which was originally a temporary method in a special period, such as Shi Langping Taiwan, Nian Qianyao to conquer the northwest, Fu'an Kang to conquer Yunnan, Taiwan, etc., all of which used the method of allocation and local salary, but since Zeng Guofan raised troops to conquer the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the name of "local salary" has rotten.