Chapter 465: Domineering (2)

On the first day of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the snow fell, and the roaring north wind swept the entire Beijing division with goose feather-like snow, the weather was very cold, and this weather was only suitable for hiding in the quilt to sleep, but the promotion got up very early, the genius was just bright, and the promotion of something in his heart got up, and he didn't have time to have breakfast, so he hurriedly ran to the bedroom where Xiao Yao was, hesitated at the door for a long time, and resisted the urge to knock on the door, and went back to the front yard in a daze, and used breakfast at will, and hurried up the sedan chair to the palace, This busyness was busy until nearly noon before turning back to the Lingering Garden.

"Mr. Xiao, good news. Hongyang, who had just returned to the Lingering Garden, strode into the study, and when he saw Xiao Yao, who was burying his head in reading the newspaper, he immediately said with a smile.

"Oh?" Xiao Yao raised his head from the thick stack of newspapers in his hand, looked at Hongyang, seemed to think of something, and a layer of blush appeared on his pale face.

A hint of a playful smile appeared on his face, and he deliberately paused for a while before he said slowly: "Mr. Xiao went to bed early last night and got up late today, but the good news of Ben Baylor has been holding back in my heart for a long time, hehe, it's a little itchy." ”

Although he didn't say that it was good news, how could he hide it from Xiao Yao, who was a wise man, but seeing that the flush on Xiao Yao's face was getting thicker and thicker, after being silent for a long time, Xiao Yao asked softly: "Is she okay?" ”

"Hmm. Carry forward nodded, paused and said: "In order to pass a word to Mr., eldest sister, alas, eldest sister, she has suffered a lot, she asked me to tell Mr. a word: wait." ”

Xiao Yao turned his head to look at the heavy snow outside the window, the blush on his face slowly faded, and he let out a long sigh. Said slowly: "Second Master, the time for a decisive victory has come, the depth of the Shengshang's layout is breathtaking." ”

"Well, this June will be the time for a decisive battle between Ben Baylor and Big Brother. Carry forward said calmly.

Xiao Yao looked at Hongyang, and suddenly laughed and said: "Hehe, I'm afraid the second master is thinking a little shallow, this year is not only a decision between the second master and the eldest brother, but also a critical moment for the rise and fall of the Holy Lord and even my Great Qing Dynasty." ”

Carry forward obviously did not expect this layer. Suddenly stunned, he looked at Xiao Yao suspiciously, and said, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

"The second master must have heard some news when he entered the palace to pay New Year's greetings today. Xiao Yao shook the stack of newspapers in his hand, and said with a smile: "Early this morning, the inner court issued a bunch of edicts, the third master and the thirteenth master all won a big prize, and the fourteenth master was ordered to transfer troops to Guangdong, which has a deep meaning, well, that's right." Did the saint talk to the second master about anything yesterday? ”

Carry forward the natural heard the news that Yunzhi and Yunxiang's sons were canonized, but he didn't pay too much attention to it, at this time, he heard Xiao Yao say so carefully, and then thought of his own conversation with the saint, and suddenly realized something in his heart. nodded and said: "I see, Ben Beile has seen a little clue, well, yesterday Ben Beile only mentioned the treatment of technical officials to Huang Amma." Then there is the fact that the Emperor Ama asked Benbel to complete the technical assessment in mid-June this year, and asked Benbel to submit it together with a solution to the problem of the treatment of technical officials, is it ......"

"Well, that's right, originally there was only 60% certainty, but now it can be said that there is 80% certainty. Xiao Yao looked at Yang Yang with burning eyes and said: "The envoy of the big brother and the local household department should be almost finished in March, and the next step is to fully implement the policy of apportioning the land into the mu and the officials and gentry to pay the grain in one, although these two policies are for the benefit of the country and the people." However, it's not a good thing for scholars and rich people, hehe, the saint reformed the military system, rectified the armament, in addition to fighting against foreign enemies, in general, it is still to prevent domestic turmoil. If their interests are too much to lose. Although this big chaos cannot be discussed, I am afraid that small troubles will continue. I'm afraid that the saint has already seen this, in addition to the armament, he pointed to the things in the hands of the second master to divert the contradictions, well, and then there is a big victory of the fourteenth master to stabilize people's hearts, and the saint is so generous. ”

"What the gentleman said is very true. Hongyang thought about it, bit his lip and said: "The reward for the thirteenth uncle is to stabilize the cabinet, and the reward for the third uncle is to balance, as for the transfer of the fourteenth uncle, in addition to a big victory to stabilize people's hearts, I am afraid that there is also the meaning of not wanting the fourteenth uncle to stir it up." These Ben Baylor can understand, it's just ......, it's just, alas, it's just that Ben Baylor still has no clue about what is in the opponent until now, and losing to the eldest brother is a trivial matter, for fear of missing the big event of the Emperor Ama Land, if so, Ben Belle is to blame for his death. ”

"It's really not easy for the second master to recognize this, and it's not in vain that the saint has worked hard to cultivate the second master. Xiao Yao said with a smile: "Once the two policies of apportioning the land into the mu and the gentry and paying the grain are implemented, the tax is heavy for those who have more land, and the official eunuchs are also not lightly damaged, so that the wind of land annexation will inevitably come to a standstill, but the money in the hands of the rich people must have a place to go, and now because the war is about to start, overseas trade will inevitably be affected, although in the long run, the potential of overseas trade is still huge, but for the time being, it is not the best investment direction, to calm the rich people, scholars and doctors have a grievance in their hearts, The key is to let them see the opportunity to make money, as long as everyone has money, no one will have too much complaint because the land tax is heavier. The needs of the people are nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the second master may wish to consider more from this aspect, so as to speed up the progress of data assessment and free up time for final preparations. ”

"Final preparations?" Carry forward was stunned for a moment, and for a while he didn't understand what else was the final preparation, and asked tentatively: "What is Mr. referring to the 'Eight Banners Firm'?" ”

Xiao Yao smiled and said: "That's just a problem in one aspect, what the Holy Lord gave to the eldest brother is the eternal problem of Taoist governance, and what is given to the second master is also a problem that the Tao has never had since ancient times." What the saint wants is to establish the country with business, to strengthen the country with technology, not those called the Tao in Confucianism, hehe, the dispute between the Tao and the art has been settled since ancient times, it is not easy to change it once it is, the saint has painstakingly laid out for more than 20 years, it is to prepare for this matter, the second master is facing four problems: one is how to start the market, the second is how to solve the situation of the monopoly of the Eight Banners firm, and the third is the system problem. Fourth, it is a battle of public opinion. The first three are not easy, one is not careful, the world is in chaos, but a certain already has some eyebrows, and then give some time, when it can be solved, but the last problem is not so easy to get around, and a certain can only try his best to plan one or two. ”

"Hmm. The gentleman is very good. Carry forward shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Once the market is started and the debate is settled, how to guide is the key. Xiao Yao could only smile bitterly and shake his head in the face of this situation......

On the eighth day of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, Wang Yunyu, who was ordered to transfer the first fleet, couldn't wait for the Lantern Festival. Bidding farewell to the Queen Mother, he hurried out of Beijing and rushed to the Qingdao Naval Base, and on the 18th day of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, more than 100 large and small warships of the First Fleet set sail. Travel to Guangdong. Since the end of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, all kinds of strategic materials have begun to be sent to the former location of the Second Fleet in Guangzhou, and relevant training facilities have been built in Shantou, including the buildings imitating the city defense and forts of Ma Xi and Malacca. There are also related street simulation buildings. On February 20, the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the First Fleet arrived in Guangdong without much adjustment and immediately entered the relevant exercises, a busy scene before the war. On 20 March of the 8th year of Yuanzhuo, the First Fleet joined 20 large seagoing ships of the "Eight Banners" loaded with various strategic materials that had been ordered to rush to the support site, with a total of 31 large warships, 48 medium-sized warships, 52 small warships, and 30 transport and supply ships, with a total of more than 73,400 troops swearing to go out at the Guangzhou wharf. The target is the Straits of Malacca.

On the first day of the third month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, Prince Yong, who was in charge of household affairs, and the eldest brother Hongli said that the measurement and statistics of the acres of land in the provinces had been completed, and requested that the two policies of apportioning the land into the mu and the integration of the gentry and the gentry should be promoted nationwide. The new tax law has been fully implemented. As soon as this edict came out, the people applauded. However, a countercurrent is surging in the dark - the "Jingshi Chronicle" has received a lot of non-governmental manuscripts, and the voice of dissatisfaction with this two policies has begun to sound.

On the twentieth day of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the Ministry of Rites of the Great Qing Dynasty suddenly reversed its style of swallowing water, no longer negotiated with the English ambassador on the issue of compensation for the Battle of the Black Island, announced the severance of diplomatic relations with England, and was in a state of war, requiring the English ambassador to leave Beijing within three days, appointing officials of the Ministry of Rites to escort the English ambassador home, and at the same time submitting a declaration of war to Queen Anne of England, and recalling the Qing ambassador to London, England. At the same time, the Qing Dynasty informed its ambassadors that anyone who helped England in the Far East would be an enemy of the Qing Dynasty, and that the Qing Dynasty reserved the right to respond according to the actual situation.

On the 22nd day of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty protested to the Dutch ambassador against the fact that the Netherlands had once again violated the agreement between the two countries and secretly provided ports and supplies for the Far East Fleet of England, and explicitly demanded that the Netherlands cede Shan Maxi, Malacca and the entire island of Sumatra as compensation. The Dutch ambassador rejected the request of the officials of the Qing Ministry of Rites and asked to meet the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but this request was rejected by the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty on the spot. Subsequently, after several setbacks and countless costs, the Dutch ambassador finally met with Prince Cheng Yunzhi, who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and after being cheated by Yunzhi Haosheng several times, he finally got a clear message - the Qing Emperor would receive the Dutch ambassador on March 18, the eighth year of Yuanzhuo.

Dutch Ambassador Dikstra; Van Drake is a career diplomat, in his early forties, full of flowing blonde hair, strong figure, looks simple, but a pair of eyes are too flexible, this person has participated in the signing of the "Sino-Dutch Secret Treaty", has been in China for several years, has been able to speak fluent Chinese, but it is the first time to meet the Qing Emperor, under the leadership of a small eunuch, Dikstra walked all the way to see, was shocked by the majesty and grandeur of the Qing Palace, to the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, the whole person was still confused and sighed, If it weren't for the little eunuch on the side who ordered him to kneel, I was afraid that he wouldn't have realized that the person sitting on the top and wearing a bright yellow costume was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Foreigner Dikstra; Van Drake knocked on His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, long live my emperor, long live, long live! Adhering to the custom of the Dutch envoys, Dikstra respectfully bowed to Yinzuo and bowed three times and nine times.

"That's it. Yinzuo let Dixstra finish the salute, and then said without saltiness: "You must see what I have to do, let's say." ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, on behalf of King William IV of the Netherlands, I would like to pay tribute to you, and I beg you to make a case to His Majesty the Emperor. Dikstra stood up, bowed, and said very respectfully.

"Pleading? What do you have to say? I ask you, you Dutch have a treaty with me in the Qing Dynasty, and I have already reminded you to wait many times, England is the enemy of my Qing Dynasty, and to help England is to be the enemy of my Qing Dynasty, you don't know this, right? Well? Yin Zuo said expressionlessly: "Don't tell me that you don't know about this matter, if the incident before April last year is a misunderstanding, then what have you done since I protested to you in the Qing Dynasty?" Hum! Your country has asked for an increase in the mutual trade quota, and I have agreed, but what has your country done? In October-November last year, which country was the fleet docked at Shan Maek, eh? ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a complete misunderstanding, it is a misunderstanding, it is only because of the delay in the transmission of news, Shan Maxi has not yet received a notice from my embassy, so ......" Dikstra didn't expect Yinzuo to bring out this matter as soon as he came up, leaving no room for anything, and he couldn't help but panic a little.

"Misunderstanding? What a misunderstanding. Yinzuo said with a cold face: "What I don't like the most is misunderstanding, I called you today, I want to clearly inform you, because your country has violated the agreement between the two sides, according to the diplomatic practice of European countries, I hereby announce to Mr. Ambassador that I will punish you and confiscate Shan Maxi, Malacca, and Sumatra as compensation for your breach of contract, and this order will take effect immediately." ”

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