Ye Zhao didn't expect to see Lan Guiren the day before, and he was announced to the palace the next day, but he also knew that it was not the pillow wind blown by Lan Guiren.

Don't say what Lan Gui thinks about herself, let's just say that Lan Guiren's current situation, although the news has recently been that she may be a concubine, and she may have been helping Emperor Xianfeng to see the excerpts, but for political affairs, how dare she talk in front of Emperor Xianfeng? How dare you comment on the figures in the DPRK and China?

There is a plaque of "diligent and virtuous" written by Emperor Yongzheng in the middle room of the Xinuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace, the font is vigorous, which makes people look at it and can't help but be fascinated leisurely, and when Ye Zhao saw the four characters, he thought of the most diligent emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

The glazed windows on the four walls are very bright and open, a plate of kang on the east side, there is a copywriting table, the four treasures of the study room are complete, and there are several stacks of folded documents that are high in a few feet, and there is naturally no Prince Zheng present in this meeting, Ye Zhao kneels on the yellow jacket kneeling mat, with a loyal and commendable demeanor.

"Among the Manchurian disciples, you are also outstanding." Xianfeng was a little sickly, but his voice was clear.

He was summoned twice alone, once when he just came back from Shanghai, and once before he got married, Ye Zhao can also be said to be familiar with Shengyan now.

"The slave doesn't understand anything, the slave just listens to the master, and the master tells the slave to do whatever the slave does." Ye Zhao kowtowed a few times, and what he said was sincere.

"I read your excerpts, you said that the Western gunboats are indestructible, what kind of shipping bureau should be established? Learn Western skills and build more steamships? ”

In fact, Ye Zhaozi knew that with the current Qing Dynasty system, there was only one way for government-run enterprises to fail, and the habit of using the yamen to run errands was used in enterprises, corruption was rampant, and redundancy was everywhere, and it was impossible to talk about seeking new knowledge in technology, and it was strange to be successful, but there must always be a process, and there must always be a cause.

However, the excerpt in the sky a few days ago can be described as bold in the current environment. Ye Zhao kowtowed repeatedly, "The slave doesn't understand anything, the slave just went to Shanghai, and he thought about it all the time, and if he didn't say what he thought to the emperor, the slave felt uncomfortable, the slave should die, the slave should die!" ”

The corners of Xianfeng's mouth showed a rare smile, "Now there are fewer and fewer people who dare to tell the truth, you are a piece of filial piety, even if you say it wrong, it is nothing." ”

"Yes, yes, the emperor is magnanimous, and the slave's nonsense, and only the emperor is merciful, so he doesn't care about the slave." Ye Zhao kowtowed a few more times.

"When you came back from Shanghai, I have been thinking about entrusting you with an errand, and I can't always be idle in the palace, but coincidentally, the foreigners are clamoring to change the contract, and they have to come to Beijing. Ye Mingchen is not a mediocre minister, but he is a barbarian, and he is always ineffective in appeasement. I thought of you, someone must educate foreigners' wild surnames. ”

Ye Zhao listened intently and didn't say a word, when it came to Ye Mingchen, an important minister of the frontier and a celebrity in front of Xianfeng, it was not easy to speak.

Xianfeng said again: "I will give you the status of the Minister of Trade and Cooperation of the Five Families, and you will go to Guangzhou to assist Ye Mingchen in handling the affairs of the country, are you willing?" ”

Ye Zhao hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the slave doesn't dare to say that he can share the emperor's worries, but he will do his best to do his errand and not disgrace the reputation of his ancestors." ”

Xianfeng's pale face had a smile again, "Okay, do your best, say it well, you are young, and in the eyes of outsiders, you are stained with the light of your ancestors, I will reuse you, there is little to talk about outside, you can understand how good." ”

"Yes, the emperor is very kind to the minions, and the minions will do something to show them!" Ye Zhao didn't know how he could speak so much, and the more he said it, the more he seemed to be one with Xianfeng.

Xianfeng nodded slightly, took a sip of the fragrant tea from the top of the table, and said, "I also heard about something, you went out on an errand last time and brought back a few Western firearms?" ”

Ye Zhao was shocked, it seems that the matter of the guards in the house fighting with people with firearms actually reached Xianfeng's ears, and the circle of Guibeizi is inseparable, Ye Zhao's mind is spinning, but he hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave should die, the slave should die, the slave sees that the Western firearms are sharp, and he can't help but see the hunting heart, the slave deserves death!" ”

Xianfeng groaned, Ye Zhao wanted to say that he was not nervous at this moment, it was fake, the holy will was unpredictable, who knew what Xianfeng was thinking?

Finally, Xianfeng said slowly: "It's good to have a desire for knowledge, but I have to do it with the murderer and the Jingshi, since it is Duanhua's guard, it will fall on his head, and I will inform the Zongren Mansion and punish him for half a year." ”

Tired of the prince being punished, although the ministry cared about that bit of silver, Ye Zhao couldn't help but feel depressed for a while, but his face naturally didn't show it, and he kowtowed respectfully, "The emperor's grace." ”

Xianfeng said again: "But this matter has reminded me again, I will appoint you to be the deputy commander of Guangzhou, you will go to Guangzhou, buy some Western firearms, I want to see, Western firearms can really be stronger than our Qing Dynasty cavalry?" ”

Ye Zhao didn't expect Xianfeng to have such a discussion, it seems that Prince Zheng's Mansion Goshha with firearms and murdering the Beijing master will also bring another consequence, so that the Beijing magnates who are blocking the public have to pay attention to the power of Western firearms. It was Xianfeng who suddenly said this.

And Xianfeng hit and pulled, and he wanted Ye Zhao to go to Guangzhou to do a good job, and even had some expectations for Ye Zhao, if Ye Zhao really regarded himself as a Manchurian magnate, I am afraid that most of them would be obedient. But at this moment, Ye Zhao just sneered in his heart, disgusted by Xianfeng's set. Especially now that he really understands the authority of the emperor, he punished the prince for half a year with one mouth, and he may not feel anything if he changes to others, but Ye Zhao is quite annoyed, because Ye Zhao suddenly felt that his family seemed to be noble, but in fact, it was life and death, honor and disgrace, but it was only in the thought of others. How can Ye Zhao, a modern person, be comfortable in his heart? How can you accept it?

Ye Zhao's face was not moved at all, he just kowtowed respectfully, no one knew how he was turning over the river and the sea in his heart at this moment.

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Xianfeng Lou Xinuan Pavilion, scalded a pot of wine, Ye Zhao sat on the kang and poured himself a drink, still pondering the errand to Guangzhou, it is estimated that after Xianfeng and the military aircraft department discussed, there will be a holy decree tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, no big accident, this Guangzhou deputy capital and five trade co-organizers are decided.

The Minister of Five-Mouth Trade Cooperation, what he didn't say, although Ye Mingchen has a strange temper, he naturally has to look at his horse's head, otherwise this is the easiest thing to cause trouble, and in the end, the fault will fall on his head.

The vice-capital of Guangzhou? It was a veritable military attache of the second grade, controlled by the Guangzhou general, who was actually the supreme commander of the army in Guangdong, commanding the Eight Banners, and the green battalion soldiers of the whole province were also subject to his control, and the official rank was the same as that of the governor of Liangguang, but in fact his status was higher than that of the governor of Liangguang.

If you are outside the customs, such as the Heilongjiang general, the Jilin general, and so on, in fact, it is the highest military and political governor of a place, and the deputy commander of each city is the highest military and political commander of each city. In addition to military affairs, it is still necessary to be in charge of the household registration, production, upbringing, training and other matters of the flag people, and it can also be regarded as the military and political chief of the local flag people.

Guangzhou has 1,500 people in the Eight Banners of Manchuria, 1,500 people in the Han Army Banner, and the attack system of the permanent army for generations, plus the family members of the army are afraid that there are more than 10,000 people, and under the rule of the Guangzhou general, there are two deputy capitals, one is the deputy capital of Manchuria, and the other is the deputy capital of the Han army.

I'm probably going to get an errand for the deputy capital of Manchuria, right?

However, when it came to configuring firearms, Ye Zhao couldn't help but shake his head, the Eight Banners had no combat effectiveness now, so what about buying muskets? has been raised in vain for more than 200 years without worrying about food and clothing, if there is still combat effectiveness, it would be strange, the children of the Eight Banners who don't do things, the only thing they can do when they are full is to play. Walking birds, fighting crickets, and listening to operas, this is good, and the bad ones are smoking. The flag people generally do not do the things of abduction and deception, murder and overhauling. However, the emperor counted on them to ride and shoot, and they did not do it.

Let's just say that a few years later, the Eight Banners of Guangzhou City set up a foreign team, but the Eight Banners locked the foreign guns in the cabinet and didn't look at them.

However, the people of the city banner in Guangzhou are quite popular, because most of these people do not care about money because of the hardcore crops. If you have money, you will spend it, you will not be able to bargain with others when you buy things, and if you don't have money, you will take credit when you don't have it. So they were wronged all day long, and they had to spend a penny on what they could buy. Not only in Guangzhou City, but also in all parts of the country, how can it not be popular?

Although Emperor Xianfeng did not explicitly say the word "training", what can he do with firearms? Still not that means?

But the flag soldiers? Ye Zhao couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, these old men can't support the wall with mud, and there is no cure at all, how can they practice?

"Ruyi, it seems like you're from Guangdong, right?" Looking at the pretty girl who was serving her wine and food next to her, Ye Zhao suddenly saved.

Ruyi wore a cheongsam with light white and silver edges, clear and delicate, but also pretty and lovely, Jixiang and the young grandmother went back to her parents' house, and she was left alone to serve the little prince.

"Yes." Ruyi was a little surprised, and he didn't want the little prince to know his hometown.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and didn't say anything more.

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