Xiaotangshan Palace is in the southeast of Changping Prefecture fifteen miles, is the expansion of the palace on the basis of the former Ming Dynasty, the water quality of Xiaotangshan Hot Spring is sweet and beautiful, light yellow and clear, and the general color is turbid, with sulfur smell of the hot spring water is completely different, so it enjoys the reputation of 'a pot of golden soup'.

Kangxi originally liked it here, every time he went to the Qing Dongling Tomb to worship the filial piety of Emperor Shunzhi, he would stay here, after a stroke hemiplegia, he followed Yinzhen's advice to move from Changchun Garden, and under the careful care of a group of imperial doctors, he soaked a few times, and did not find anything wrong, of course, there was no obvious benefit, but in the water, he moved much more freely, and he did not need to be supported at all.

This made Kangxi quite excited, he insisted on walking every day after being a big man, soaking in the hot spring felt more refreshed, moved over for nearly half a month, he could clearly feel that his recovery speed was accelerating, although he still needs to be supported, but the original unconscious half of the body has obvious feelings, and can barely be slightly controlled.

This made Kangxi's mood better day by day, and the imperial doctors and his close attendants such as Li Dequan and others were the most sensitive to this, and they were secretly relieved to see this situation, Kangxi had a great chance of recovery.

When Yinzhen rushed over, Kangxi had just finished soaking in the hot springs, was drinking tea and resting and listening to books, after getting the report, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, Yinzhen now comes to ask An to report every five days, and he came today, so what's the matter? After a little hesitation, he ordered someone to tidy it up a little, and then Xuan Yinzhen came in.

Come in and say goodbye. Yinzhen said with a smile: "Erchen came to congratulate Huang Ama today. The Qing Dynasty gained another vassal state. ”

As soon as he heard this, Kangxi immediately reacted and asked happily: "Japan is a minister?" ”

"Congratulations to the Emperor." Yinzhen said calmly: "I just received the thirteenth brother flying pigeon message, and yesterday I officially signed the Sino-Japanese "Edo Treaty" Japan bowed down and paid 70 million yuan, following Nagasaki, and opened up Osaka and Edo to trade. ”

Indemnity of 70 million! Kangxi felt that his hands began to tremble a little, and when Yinzhen saw this situation, he was afraid that the irritated Kangxi would have a second stroke, so he hurriedly said: "Huang Ama." This compensation is to be paid in instalments. ”

Kangxi also noticed that his emotions were a little excited, so he hurriedly suppressed them forcibly, and asked in a deep voice, "How much is the first batch?" ”

"Two million taels of gold." Yinzhen said softly.

"Good!" Kangxi nodded in praise, after a long silence. He said: "Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, I have always wanted to include Japan in the clan system, but I have never been able to enter the vow, and today I can be regarded as a long-cherished wish." After a slight pause, he continued: "Many people from the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty fled to Japan, and Japan has always been hostile to our Qing Dynasty, and has repeatedly funded the former Ming Dynasty to oppose the remnants of the Qing Dynasty and the Zheng clan in Taiwan. Hmph, it's really a toast and don't eat, and eat and punish wine. ”

Seeing that Kangxi was still a little excited, Yinzhen hurriedly said: "The thirteenth brother said that there was a big battle in Edo and tens of thousands of enemies were killed, and the retainer immediately sent a letter and asked the thirteenth brother to return to Beijing to explain it to the emperor in detail." ”

Kangxi nodded slightly: "This is a national war, and meritorious soldiers should be rewarded." After speaking, he said worriedly: "What about the casualties of the navy?" ”

"Back to Huang Ama, there are not many casualties. Twenty-three people were killed and more than 240 wounded. Yinzhen said with a smile.

Kangxi was surprised for a long time and didn't make a sound, this difference is so huge? How was this battle fought? I heard that the Japanese iron cannon was already very good in the former Ming Dynasty, so I really want to let the old thirteen come and talk about it in detail, for a long time. He said: "Okay, it doesn't affect the expedition to Europe." The list of meritorious soldiers should be reported as soon as possible, and the reward should be awarded before the expedition to Europe, so as to boost morale. "...," the regents decreed. Yinzhen hurriedly bowed and said.

Kangxi rested slightly, and then asked, "Why do you want so much gold?" Two million two hundred and twenty thousand gold, exchanged at market price, is enough for 30,000,000 silver, what are your plans for this silver? ”

Yinzhen couldn't help but secretly disdain in his heart, so he just said a few words, and began to play the idea of this silver? Fortunately, he had a plan along the way, and said calmly at the moment: "Back to Huang Ama, since the development of a large amount of silver in the Americas, the price of silver in Europe has plummeted, and the existing silver in the Qing Dynasty has enough circulation, Europe is the main trade object of the Qing Dynasty, and the continued use of silver to trade with Europe will inevitably lead to a steady inflow of silver, and the consequence is that silver is cheap and expensive, and the country is ruined."

Therefore, Erchen plans to accumulate gold, and is ready to be consistent with the European countries, and gradually replace the silver standard with the gold standard, so that we will not suffer losses in trade with European countries. ”

Gold standard? Kangxi Yileng, how much gold does it cost? How big is the market in the Qing Dynasty, and the amount of silver in circulation is billions, so how much gold is needed to meet the circulation needs?

Seeing Kangxi's puzzled expression, Yinzhen hurriedly explained: "Huang Ama, this is a long process, with the mining of gold in Australia, with the division of the Americas and Africa, the gold flowing into the Qing Dynasty will increase year by year, let's first promote the circulation of gold, while customizing a slightly higher gold-silver ratio, while restricting the inflow of silver, so as to absorb gold from all over the world, reach a certain reserve, and then launch the gold standard." ”

Kangxi nodded slightly, it seems that it is none of his business, in this regard, he asked himself not to mention the knowledge and vision of the old fourteen, and he was lazy to bother, in short, a large inflow of overseas gold is always a good thing, but, listening to the old fourteen's left and right, should these gold be deposited in the treasury?

"For this gold, Erchen plans to deposit the 'Four Great Hengs' and exchange it for silver tickets." Yinzhen continued: "Naval construction, Australian immigration, low-interest loans, the development of Western studies, agricultural colleges, and the rectification of flag affairs require silver, and the sons have to make a good calculation with the household department." ”

Hearing this, Kangxi nodded slightly, 70 million is not a small amount, he was worried that Yinzhen would put it in his pocket, after all, this silver was earned by the navy, and the court did not have a big son, and now even the matter of the Eastern Expedition to Japan, the ministers of the imperial court are still in the dark.

Listening to the words of the old fourteenth, Kangxi not only put his heart at ease, but also sighed, the second prince is desperately trying to get silver from the treasury to buy people's hearts, and the court has no benefit, the old fourteenth prince is also desperately making money, from home to overseas, but it is used for the imperial court, do not deny that he has selfishness, but the court is a little benefit, the people and businessmen have benefited, from the dense fold, the Qing Dynasty has changed a lot in recent years, and I really want to go down to the south of the Yangtze River to see.

After a slight groan, Kangxi smiled slightly: "I'm happy to patronize, Li Dequan, go cut a plate of Phnom Penh lotus root to reward the prince." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )