On the same day, he issued the first decree on the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes, the tax of grain and oil shops was halved, the rice shops were not allowed to raise grain prices privately, people were sent around every day to inspect illegal traders, and reporting points were set up in imitation of the customs system.

As soon as the order came out, it not only stabilized the price of grain, but also was praised by the people of the city, and Kangxi was also very satisfied when he heard it.

On March 22, the lively Halloween pilgrimage has passed, and the drought of the days made Kangxi feel very uneasy, and Kangxi issued an edict: "From the 24th of this month, no animals will be slaughtered for three days, and pray for rain sincerely." And chanting scriptures in various temples, praying sincerely, I was vegetarian for three days, preaching to the dining room to know it, beating deer and releasing eagles, and prohibiting it. ”

Yang Xin Palace, Kangxi opened a letter from all over the world, Shandong Chapter 124 to take precautions, Shanxi's abnormal rise in grain prices naturally attracted his high attention, and after a long silence, he scolded with a blue face: "Evil animal." Then he got up and paced quickly in the hall, turning more than ten times, and his face softened slightly.

After the Wanshou Festival palace was busy, the crown prince Yinren also quieted down, except for the last court, the rest of the time stayed in Yuqing Palace honestly, neither saw anyone, nor went out, he had already arranged the arrangement, and now he is waiting for the result.

Guangzhou.

Yinzhen spent 1.3 million yuan to buy the second-class battleship Montedo and two armed clipper warships in Macao, and then poached more than ten experienced Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch shipbuilders in the Macao ship repair yard. Money is a trivial matter, and being able to catch the line of the fourteenth prince Yinzhen is of great significance to him.

The Fujian Navy, Yan De, Liu Zhisheng and the 600 Navy were all left in Macao, and as soon as the Montedo was repaired, it was to be driven back to Shanghai for research purposes.

On March 20, Yinzhen arrived in Chapter 124 to prepare for a rainy day, and the governor of Guangdong, Man Pi, personally brought a group of officials from Guangzhou to Huangpu Port to greet him. Yinzhen didn't like officialdom, and the Guangdong officials were also very dissatisfied with Yinzhen, as a result, as soon as the welcoming ceremony was over, Man Pi was a little polite, and the officials dispersed.

Yinzhen knows that Shanghai's cotton cloth and raw silk monopoly has led to a sharp decline in business at Guangzhou port, cutting off people's money, how enthusiastic can he expect others to be? He didn't pay any attention to the indifference of Guangzhou officialdom, and he tried his best to resign from the Qincha station prepared for him by Man Pi.

Zhu Yanzhi had already taken over the supervision of the Guangdong Customs, so he naturally prepared a place for him to collapse, and as soon as the ceremony was over, he sent Yinzhen to Guangde Garden near the Taiping Gate, which was very close to the customs yamen, which was convenient for Yinzhen to inspect the yamen.

After Yinzhen came out after washing, he gave Yinzhen a new salute as a subordinate, Yinzhen raised his hand and asked kindly: "Everything is still used to it, right?" ”

After bowing to Yinzhen to take a seat, Zhu Yanzhi sat down carefully, and only after a while did he say: "Thank you for your understanding, everything is very good." His subordinates rushed to Guangzhou on the second day of February, and after a half-month visit, they officially took over the Guangdong Customs on 20 February. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yanzhi's face was a little unnatural, hesitated, and he said with difficulty: "The Guangdong Customs is more complicated than the subordinates think, most of the officials have an intricate relationship with Guangdong officials and local forces, although the more than 20 subordinates brought by the subordinates from the Jiang Customs have been installed, but they are all excluded badly, and they do not understand Cantonese, it is difficult to communicate with the officials below, and the subordinates have not even dared to announce the new customs system. ”

Yinzhen listened quietly, did not make a sound for a long time, Guangdong Customs as the first of the four major customs, the largest, the largest number of personnel, the annual tax accounted for more than half of the total amount of customs, the oil and water of its officials is naturally unimaginable, can be called the shortage of fat.

Because it is far away from Shanghai, he was afraid that Zhu Yanzhi would not be able to control it, so he originally wanted to change it step by step and change it slowly, it seems that this method will not work at all, and after a long time, Yinzhen said: "Withdraw all the people you brought, and arrange all of them to go to the Macao General Customs, this time the king will bring 600 navies and leave you 50 people, you first firmly control the Macao General Customs, and register the ships and goods in and out clearly."

In addition, secretly find out their bribery, two months later, the naval academy eliminated the cadets, this king will pick some good ones for you from these people, and then transfer some people from Jianghaiguan to replace them all in one fell swoop. Your main task at the moment is to find out the details of their bribery, and when the time comes, this king will kill them with their heads, and the customs will not allow any local forces to interfere. ”

Zhu Yanzhi was greatly excited when he heard this, during this time, he was squeezed out hard enough, and he was almost hollowed out, Yinzhen arranged it like this, it was very good, he got up and said: "My subordinates respect the prince's order." ”

Zhu Yanzhi quit the door, and Da Chun reported outside the door: "Lord Wang, Zheng Qingyuan, and Zhang Decai came to knock on each other." ”

Zheng Qingyuan was sent last year to collect all kinds of talents from the West, Zhang Decai is Zhang Mengjiao's second brother, who came to Guangzhou last year to escape trouble, Yinzhen said in a deep voice: "Let them come in." ”

As soon as the two entered the door, they kowtowed to Yinzhen to say goodbye, and after getting up, they bowed and stood solemnly, Yinzhen looked at the two, Zhang Decai was in his thirties, he was the smartest and most capable of the brothers in the family, and he looked very stable, Zheng Qingyuan was less than thirty, he was Zheng Shichang's son, smart, bold, and aggressive, and the two partners were a good combination.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but move in his heart, these two people are people who can be trusted, during this time at sea, he has been thinking about the problem of Nanyang, these two people are good candidates, after a little inquiry about the situation of the two, Yinzhen asked: "Are you two interested in going to Nanyang?" ”

Zheng Qingyuan is an idle person, following Yinzhen all the way from the capital to Shanghai to Guangzhou, it is already an eye-opener, Nanyang he has already had the idea of going to take a look, and he replied without hesitation: "Go back to the prince, the slave is willing." ”

Zhang Decai hesitated, he arranged for him to go to the South Seas last year to avoid trouble, but Yinzhen said no, how could he let him go to the South Seas now? Is there an errand? This is a good sign, he said calmly: "The prince is punished, and the little people will never give up." ”

Yinzhen said with a smile: "You two can think about it, there are risks in going to the South Seas, not to mention the risks at sea, even in the South Seas, it is not comparable to Guangzhou and Shanghai, danger is everywhere." ”

Zheng Qingyuan knelt down and kowtowed: "The prince is very kind to the Zheng family, and the slave is not afraid of death, so why not be afraid of the risk." ”

Zhang Decai is a child of the Haimao family, he knows that the greater the risk, the higher the profit, although his sister is Yinzhen's Fujin, but it is a Fujin, if she wants to be rich and rich, she has to fight by herself, and now that he has the opportunity, he is naturally unwilling to let go, and he also knelt down and said: "I can serve the prince, and I will not hesitate to break my bones." ”

"Okay." Yinzhen said with a smile, "This king will reward you two with the status of third-class guards in the palace now, and the twenty people brought by Zheng Qingyuan will also go to Nanyang with the two of you, and this king will draw thirty more personal guards for you, and they will all be rewarded with seven products."

There are many people living in Nanyang in Liangguang and Fujian, but the local aborigines and Westerners are wantonly oppressing and slaughtering them, you go to Nanyang for two tasks, first, to find out in detail the situation of the ports in Nanyang, to prepare for the navy to go south, and second, to give the lord a foothold in the local area, and then slowly absorb the local Chinese, a little climate, the lord will send people to transport guns and artillery to you, to grow the power, the day the navy goes south, Nanyang will become another province of the Qing Dynasty. ”！！！