Listening to Yinzhen's left sentence is not a strong robbery, the right sentence will not be difficult for strong people, Jia Shidu only felt panicked, this fourteenth prince is young, he can be shameless to such a point, worthy of being a royal family, but he is willing to buy according to the cost, Jia Shidu is also relieved, this is better than robbing, and the Dutch finally have room for maneuver, he hurriedly said: "The villain will go to sea to talk to their leader." ”

"Okay, I'll give you two days." Yinzhen said briskly.

After Jia Shidu went out, Yinzhen couldn't help but be excited, it was better to come early than to come by chance, the second-level battleship naturally didn't say, the kind of 30-40 guns fast sailing ship he had to get his hands on, one is to be used as an auxiliary ship for battleships, and the other is that if the customs inspector can have this kind of Chapter 123 drought fast armed sailboat, it will be twice the result with half the effort, which can greatly deter and combat smuggling.

He wasn't at all worried about whether the deal could be negotiated, he couldn't help but sell the second-class battleship, and if he didn't want their fast armed sailboat, he wouldn't have bothered to say anything.

After meditating for a while, Yinzhen called Zhang Chunlei, Yande, Liu Zhisheng and Song Fanjiang, and only after the four of them arrived did he order: "Liu Zhisheng, Song Fanjiang, you two will immediately send someone to invite all the personnel on that battleship to disembark, find a place to settle down, and carry out uncooperative force, but no one will be harmed." Also, be prepared to defend. ”

"Zhang Chunlei, Yande, you two select soldiers who are proficient in artillery to control the battleship, and aim the muzzle of the gun at the pilot channel to prevent the warship from attacking Macao."

"I didn't respect my life." The four of them said loudly.

There is a way is a blessing is not a double to, the disaster is not a single line, not only the north of the Yellow River suffers from drought, Fujian Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Funing area since the beginning of the spring is also a serious drought, this area began in June last year is a big drought, rice prices soaring, Kangxi heard the report, immediately issued an order to intercept the grain of Zhenjiang 100,000 stones, as well as Songjiang, Huzhou of grain 100,000 stones, and ordered Fu Chapter 123 drought to build a water division warship to transport the 300,000 rice to Fujian to help the people who were affected, Fujian and Zhejiang Governor Liang Nai also borrowed silver to other provinces to buy rice to sell at a low price,

The measures of the imperial court can be described as ineffective, however, 300,000 stone grains have been withheld by the government at various levels, and then embezzled by the officials, and less than 20% of them have fallen into the mouths of the victims, and the landlords and gentry have taken this opportunity to wantonly annex the fields and hoard grain. It was not until August, when the drought eased, that the price of rice slowly lowered.

But after the beginning of the year, the price of rice began to rise slowly, after the beginning of spring, the drought was heavy, the price of rice was even more crazy to rise, the porridge of the disaster relief porridge shed is also getting lighter and lighter, at first the scarf does not seep, the chopsticks do not fall, and now it is so rare that it can shine the figure.

Grass roots, bark, leaves, as long as they can be eaten, are all picked, and finally develop to the point of eating Guanyin soil.

Anyway, if you don't eat it, you die, and if you eat it, you die. Once a person is hungry, he can do anything, not to mention that he can't die, as long as he can fill his stomach, even if he dies, he is still a full ghost.

I thought that I would be able to see hope after surviving the winter, but the drought at the beginning of spring made countless victims begin to feel hopeless. In all counties and towns, people who do not know the details continue to gather the victims in the name of soup kitchen, and there are also people of all kinds of religions and religions who are concentrated in the places where the victims are concentrated.

This abnormal situation naturally attracted the attention of several prefectures and county officials, once the victims were used by others, and a popular uprising broke out, they were the first to bear the brunt, not to mention the handling of the imperial court, just the troubled victims could put them to death, and a group of officials of all sizes began to panic at this time, while sending out all the grain in the Changping warehouse, and appeasing the victims, while contacting large households everywhere and asking them to take out as much food as possible to tide over the difficulties. At the same time, people were sent to report this abnormal situation layer by layer.

However, what made them very frustrated was that the big households in various places only symbolically took out a little food to prevaricate, and the layers of reports were all mud cows into the sea, and there was no news, and they were helpless when they saw that the situation was getting worse and worse.

At the same time, grain prices in Shandong and Shanxi also began to rise wildly, and when the big households in various localities saw this situation, they were even more hoarding and refusing to leak a grain of grain, which further contributed to the crazy rise in grain prices, and not only poor peasants, but also ordinary households began to run out of cooking, and the situation of turmoil and unrest began to spread.

Capital.

Although it is a rare spring drought, there is no uneasiness in the capital, it is still orderly, although the price of grain has risen slightly, it is only a rise of one percent, the transformation of the outer city needs a large number of people, people who have no money can go to work, a family has a labor, and the livelihood of the whole family is no problem.

The innovation of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes has also begun to advance in an orderly manner, and the large and small shops in the capital have been registered.

Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi was carefully reviewing the new tax rates of various industries that had been reported, but he heard the report from the next person, "Master He is here." ”

When Yinxi heard this, he hurriedly put down the report and went out. Bachelor He is He Zhuo, a bachelor in the Lianbeile Mansion ordered by Kangxi, and a teacher of Yinxi.

He Zhuo Zi Qi Zhan, the number of righteous doors. A native of Suzhou, a disciple of the scholar Li Guangdi, in the forty-second year of Kangxi, Kangxi personally gave him a jinshi and entered the south study. Yinzhen has always respected him, He Zhuo is also full of praise for Yinxi, and the relationship between the two is also a teacher and friend, He Zhuo can be called half of Yinxi's strategist.

As soon as they met, Yinxi saluted respectfully, "Yinxi has seen Mr. Yimen." ”

After He Zhuo received the ceremony, he asked Yinxi to give a salute, and after the two sat down in the study, Yinxi said: "Yinxu has been busy with the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes recently, and he has delayed his studies, and he is very ashamed. ”

He Zhuo chuckled and said: "Why should the eighth master feel guilty, the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, if the pilot project in the capital can be a great success, the eighth master can be described as a hard worker, and it is for this to come today." ”

Hearing that He Zhuo was actually here for the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes, Yinxi couldn't help but be overjoyed, leaned over and asked, "What do you have to say, sir?" ”

He Zhuo restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Now it is a spring drought that has not been encountered in a century, the so-called spring sowing and autumn harvest, spring is not sown, how can the autumn harvest come?" Although it is not obvious at present, the eighth master may wish to take precautions, and he thinks that this is a good time to introduce a revolutionary tax rate for industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes.

If the eighth master at this time to introduce the grain and oil shop tax rate halved, not only can stabilize the price of grain, but also can win the hearts of the people, a number of beneficiary businesses will also vigorously support the industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax innovation, which can play a role in differentiation, and the future implementation of the reform, the resistance will inevitably be greatly reduced. When the price of food is stable, the people are at ease, how will the emperor think of the eighth master when he learns of this initiative? This is a good idea to kill one stone. ”

Yinxi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he blurted out praise, "Mr. is a good plan." ”

Note: Guanyin clay is a kind of white soft clay, with fine grains, similar to flour, which can be used as food to temporarily relieve hunger. But after eating, the abdomen is distended, it is difficult to defecate, a small amount of food is not fatal, although it will not be hungry, but because there is no nutrition, it will be malnourished after eating for a long time, the hands and feet are swollen, and the Guanyin soil will swell after encountering water, and many people will be strangled to death after eating Guanyin soil!!