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On June 22, the third year of Renhe, the Jiaoao Customs and the Guangzhou Customs arrived in Beijing almost at the same time, and the things played were basically the same, all of which reported that the "Eight Banners Firm" fleet that had previously returned to China carried the booty tariffs according to the military regulations of the Qing Dynasty, but all the booty captured by the army, one-third could be retained for the army to distribute internally, and the rest would be handed over to the national treasury. The total price of the booty declared in Jiaoao Customs was 20 million silver, and the total price of the goods declared in Guangzhou was as much as 45 million taels of silver.

The customs composition of the Qing Dynasty is simple, the tax system is also simple, basically every twenty draws, in and out are so, than the domestic commercial tax every ten draws is half lower, the fundamental reason is to encourage ocean trade, although the tax rate is not high, can not stand a large amount, the annual tariff revenue is about to catch up with the income of Tian Fu, the control is extremely strict, all actions are basically in accordance with the rules and regulations, few dare to do anything wrong, basically do not need Hongqing to worry, its own supervision Yuan is strictly assessed, The reason why the tax declaration matter was brought to Hongqing this time was not because the two customs did not act, but because there was no precedent for the declaration of war booty, and there was also a lack of legislation in this regard, and the two customs did not dare to make their own claims.

It's not a big deal, and the tax that can be drawn is only more than three million taels, in Hongqing's view, but Er'er, but it can't be disposed of carelessly, after all, this is a matter involving legislation, once a precedent is set, it will be difficult to change it later, because of this, Hongqing did not rush to make a decision, but convened the ministers of military aircraft to discuss, and then made an order, one is to levy the tax on the spoils of war according to one and a half of the ordinary tariffs, two, It is to let Shangshu Haitao of the Criminal Department organize manpower as soon as possible and improve the relevant laws as a criterion for future implementation.

Although the matter of tax on war trophies is still important, it is not a big deal after all, after the disposal is completed, Hongqing did not pay much attention to it, but he never thought that such a small matter would set off a huge storm of asking for war, first in Beijing, many officers of the First Group Army jointly signed to seek war, and then, the Sixth Group Army stationed in Xi'an, the Third Group Army stationed in Shengjing, the Seventh Group Army stationed in Chengdu and the border guards stationed in Ili sent urgent telegrams, all of which were from the top to seek war. Even Zhang Miao, the commander of the Fourth Group Army stationed in Jinling, sent a telegram asking for war, and as soon as this trend came out, many courtiers also followed this chapter, all calling on the imperial court to send troops as soon as possible, smash Huanglong, and completely exterminate such a bad neighbor as Lao Maozi.

Of course, the war is to fight, Hongqing has worked hard for more than 20 years, isn't he just thinking about changing the century-old tragedy of China in the time and space of the previous life, if it weren't for this purpose, he wouldn't have needed to work so hard to make all kinds of layouts, but the current time is obviously not ripe, Hongqing wants not only to save the soil and Kazakhstan in the fire and water, what he wants is to lay a huge territory for the future generations of China, and to win the maximum living space for the descendants of China, in order to achieve this purpose, even if the sacrifice is great, He did not hesitate to do anything, of course, Hongqing categorically would not take the lives of his soldiers to make senseless sacrifices, because of this, he did not rush to send troops to meet the surging Russian army, not only to let Turkey and Kazakhstan automatically join the territory of the Qing Dynasty in desperation, but more importantly, to use the strength of Turkey and Kazakhstan to consume the strength of the Russian army.

Originally, Hongqing had already made arrangements to delay for a period of time, but he never thought that such a sudden storm of war would be disturbed, which inevitably made Hongqing quite annoyed, there is no other, morale should be drummed up and not discharged, and now, if you don't come up with a safe way, I am afraid that the morale of the army will inevitably be bruised, and when it is really time to mobilize, it will be difficult to boost morale again?

"Go, announce Fang Bao and Zhang Tingyu."

Such a storm of war came too suddenly, the so-called abnormal thing must be a demon, Hongqing doesn't believe that there is nothing strange inside, there is no side, the second, fifth and the navy fleets are certainly making a lot of money in Dongying and Nanyang, it will indeed provoke the eyes of all departments, the problem is that the speed of this kind of transmission is obviously a bit unreasonable, if no one is stirring up trouble in it, how can it make the storm to such a big place, for this reason, Hongqing called Chen Size, director of the National Security Bureau, to the palace of nourishing the heart for the first time, After carefully inquiring about the origin of the turmoil, and after figuring out the general situation, Hongqing did not make a decision immediately, but gave a cold voice.

"Wow!"

Hearing Hongqing's order, Li Dequan, who was waiting on the side, did not dare to delay in the slightest, hurriedly bowed down to answer the promise, and hurriedly withdrew from the main hall.

"Your Majesty."

As soon as they saw Hongqing, who was sitting on the top, his face was a little wrong, Fang and Zhang couldn't help but jump in their hearts, but they didn't dare to lose their manners, so they hurriedly rushed forward and paid homage together.

"Excuse me, come, give me a seat."

Although Hongqing's anger in his heart was not small, but he did not get angry at the two old ministers, but calmly raised his hand and gave him a seat very politely.

"Your Majesty Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Although there were doubts in their hearts, Fang and Zhang were both people who were as deep as the sea in the city, so they would not be in a hurry to ask what was going on, so they just thanked each of them respectfully, and sat on the Jindun brought by a group of little eunuchs on both sides, and they all made the appearance of listening to the instructions.

"Wait for all of them to stand down!"

After Fang and Zhang sat down, Hongqing did not rush to say anything, but waved his hand at Li Dequan and the others, and made a will with an expressionless face.

"Wow!"

As soon as they heard Hongqing's order, Li Dequan and the others did not dare to delay it slightly, so they hurriedly responded to the promise, and exited the main hall after a long time.

"The gang of bastards down there are going to go on the expedition, I think the Qing and the others already know, and I won't talk much about it, what I want to say is that the reason why this turmoil is big is that someone is making trouble behind the scenes, and the intentions are extremely impure, what do the Qing and the others have to worry about this, and they all said that they would listen to me."

As soon as Li Dequan and the others retreated, Hongqing didn't say much to greet, and bluntly explained the intention of calling the two to come.

"Doesn't Your Majesty want to send troops too soon?"

Although Hongqing didn't say who the troublemaker was, Fang and Zhang knew what was going on when they heard it, and now they still dare to make trouble with a powerful emperor like Hongqing, except for the fourth master, I'm afraid there is no one else, in this regard, although the two of them know it, they both pretend to be confused wisely, and after glancing at each other quickly, Fang Bao took the lead in opening his mouth.

"Yes, the current battlefield is far away in the territory of the Kazakh Khanate, even if the nearest Tashan is located, it is also thousands of miles away from the battlefield, if our army travels a long distance, the grain road is too long, the loss will be great, and Lao Maozi is too close to his country, even if he can be defeated, it is difficult to gather the possibility of annihilation, I originally planned to let its main force to our border and then move again, in one fell swoop to wipe out the enemy's main force in one battle, to create a favorable situation for the subsequent battle, now, public opinion has been fierce, I am afraid that it will hurt morale, and it is inevitable to launch it in advance, however, But it's not what I want, can you have a good plan? ”

Fang and Zhang are Hongqing's most trusted people, and he won't hide too much, but when he saw his eyebrows raised, he had already briefly explained the original strategic deployment.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is necessary to send troops in advance, if you set up a large camp in Xi'an, the soldiers and horses who are going to go out are gathered first, the grain and straw go first, and the army will slow down for a while."

Zhang Tingyu is best at this kind of scheduling details, and he doesn't even need to think about it, he has already given a sound suggestion.

"Well, I think it is feasible, this matter is decided first, and I will issue an edict to let Yue Zhongqi take command of the expedition, transfer the first part of the First Group Army, the Seventh Group Army and the Sixth Group Army stationed in Xi'an to form a westward camp, and in addition, order Li Shuangchun, the governor of Shaanxi, to be the head of the grain road, with full authority to oversee the transfer of grain and heavy loads, and the households, workers, soldiers and other departments will fully cooperate to ensure the need for military supplies."

What Zhang Tingyu said was exactly what Hongqing needed, and he would not hesitate too much, and after a little groaning, he had already made a decision.

"Your Majesty."

Hongqing is determined, Fang and Zhang will not have any objections, and they just praise it together, but the heartstrings have not been relaxed because of this, no side, both of them are old and sophisticated, and they don't think that Hongqing's posture of secret talk will be just for such a trivial matter.

"The matter of military affairs is discussed here, I will call Qing and others to come today, what I want to talk about is not limited to this, so let's say, the fourth uncle has made such a big turmoil, his heart is unpredictable, it is not only to destroy my strategy of delaying the army, the fundamental, there is only one, that is, to take advantage of the emptiness of the country, the army is dangerous, although I am not afraid, however, but I am also impatient, I plan to take this fang as soon as possible, so as not to cause more trouble, Qing and others see if it is feasible?"

Fang and Zhang were indeed right, after solving the matter of the expedition, Hongqing's words only turned around, and he already said murderously that he wanted to make a move on the fourth master immediately.

“……”

As soon as they heard Hongqing say this, even if Fang and Zhang's hearts were beating like hitting a deer, they really didn't dare to speak casually for a while, and the hall was strangely quiet......