The sky is very overcast, the cloud layer is extremely low, almost sticking to the city head of the Jingshi, the lightning flashes in the thick dark clouds, the bursts of thunder roll through the sky, the rain is about to fall, the atmosphere is so stuffy that people are out of breath, Yinzuo, who was already quite irritable in the mood, has no intention of continuing to correct those folds that can never be approved, strolling to the windowsill of the Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion, staring at the darker and darker sky silently, with mixed thoughts in his heart.

It's been thirty years, it's been thirty years since I came to this dynasty, how many thirty years can I have in my life? After 30 years of hard work, it has finally come to the year when the land of China has a new look, but it is difficult to say whether it can guarantee success. At the beginning of the reform, there are always a lot of things, whether it is Jiangxi counterinsurgency, overseas conquest, the sale of the Eight Banners business, the formulation of the new commercial law which is not a big deal, everything needs to invest a lot of energy, not to mention that there is a pole of court affairs, local government affairs to worry about, this kind of life is really annoying, what is even more annoying is that he has done so many things, but he has not been approved by the people of the time, if it is not for the gun in his own hands, the world would have been in chaos. Yin Zuo shook his head fiercely, trying to put all these annoying things behind him, let out a sigh, and walked heavily to the huge chart hanging in the room, crossed his hands on his chest, stared at the direction of the Strait of Malacca on the chart, and recalled in his mind the eight-hundred-mile urgent war report that had just been sent from Guangdong, and did not say a word for a long time.

Well, the strategy of the old fourteenth is feasible, to soothe the enemy's back, cut off his way back, and then solve the Dutch first, and finally force the English fleet to go to sea for a decisive battle, on the whole, this strategy is not very serious, just divide the troops to attack, once you can't stop your fist in time, if you are broken by the English fighters. The outcome of this battle is still unpredictable, and even if it is won, it will be a miserable victory. The only chance for the English fleet was to ignore the entanglement of the First Fleet and make an all-out assault in the direction of Batavia, striving to take Batavia and obtain a supply base before the main force of the First Fleet arrived. However, the old fourteen should also be able to calculate this, then, the possible battlefield of this Armageddon should be between the Basda Islands and Tanjung Pandan Island, and the time may be within this month. Yinzuo stared at the sea chart, and silently prayed for the Qing fleet in his heart.

"Holy Lord, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu are here. Gao Nianying's words rang out, interrupting Yinzuo's contemplation.

"Oh, proclamation. Yinzuo didn't reply. Some of them replied absent-mindedly and casually.

"Shengshang, great victory, Jiangxi good news, Wuning, Yongxiu have been overcome, and the riots have been quelled. Except for the whereabouts of the bandit leader Xu Harrier, the rest have been captured. As soon as Ma Qi walked into the Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion, he immediately said excitedly.

"Huh?" Yinzuo turned around and looked at Ma and Zhang, who were kneeling behind him. There was no joy on his face, and in Yinzuo's opinion, it would be effortless to exterminate the White Lotus Sect with the strength of two armies, and there was nothing to be happy about.

"Holy Lord, it took only eight days for our army to exterminate the rebels and behead thousands, which is really a great victory, thanks to the blessing of the Holy Lord. The military newspaper is here, please take a look at it. Ma Qi held a military newspaper above his head and said in an excited tone.

Yinzuo waved his hand, signaled Gao Nianying to step forward and take the military report, glanced at it quickly, and casually threw it to the head of the bandit of Floating Astronomy to arrest and bring it to justice, and ordered the governor of Jiangxi to send personnel to screen the captured bandits, and all the White Lotus Sect members are not allowed to indulge lightly, as for the disposal of the troubled people, we will discuss it later. ”

"Yes, Holy, the ministers obey the order. Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu saw that Yinzuo seemed to be in a heavy mind, and they didn't dare to say anything, kowtowed, and then got up and stood aside respectfully.

Yinzuo walked back to the back of the desk, sat down, frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly looked at the eunuch Gao Nianying and said, "Wait for you to retreat." Gao Nianying hurriedly bowed down, answered yes, and led the eunuchs and palace maids in the pavilion to hurriedly withdraw from the pavilion.

"Ma Qi and Hengchen, both of you are old ministers of the two dynasties, for many years, you have assisted the emperor and me, and you have always practiced it, and I have always known it. This time, I asked you and others to help me take care of and carry forward the excerpts, and it is precisely because of your two selflessness that this matter is related to the national fortune of my Qing Dynasty. Yin Zuo pondered his tone and said slowly.

Yinzuo's words were a bit heavy, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu couldn't stand still, they hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The ministers must bow and do their best, and after death, they will not dare to have the grace of the saint." ”

"Well, that's good, the ability of the two Aiqing, I can trust. Yinzuo nodded, paused, and said suddenly: "I heard that the Eight Banners have been gathering from time to time recently, but is there such a thing?" ”

Although Yinzuodi's voice is not high, it can be heard in the ears of Ma and Zhang as loud as thunder, the two of them have been together for many years, there are many subordinates, and the dynamics of the court can not hide from their ears and eyes, the eight banners magnates gathered to discuss the matter in their hearts is very clear, the left and right are just complaining about the decline in the profits of the Eight Banners firm, and the decline in the dividends of the children of the Eight Banners, thinking about taking advantage of the auction of the assets of the Eight Banners firm, to join hands to win the fattest piece of it, which is not a big deal. But the problem is that there is a figure among them - several minions under the big brother Hongli Sect also frequently haunt among the magnates of the Eight Banners, which inevitably complicates things a little. The matter involves the heavenly family, before Yinzuo asked, Ma and Zhang did not dare to mention such things, at this time, seeing Yinzuo suddenly asked about this matter, Ma and Zhang were a little confused, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.

Zhang Tingyu is a Hanchen, he can pretend not to know about the affairs of the Eight Banners, Ma Qi is a person with a yellow flag, but he can't pretend to be deaf and dumb, peeking at Yinzuo's face, Ma Qi has a layer of fine sweat on his forehead, and he said lightly: "Qi Qi Sheng, although there are regulations in the Eight Banners, all banner people are not allowed to engage in other businesses, but this article has existed in name only when the first emperor was in power, and there are many people in business among the banner people, except for the official title of the person who asks others to come forward." The rest are basically fiddling with themselves, and the prospect of the asset auction of the Eight Banners firm is attractive, and it is normal for the flag people to be tempted. ”

When it comes to business, Yinzuo started by himself, and the "Fuyuan Ji" that Yinzuo asked Liu Mingchuan to come forward to engage in has caused a lot of trouble, if it wasn't for the old man Kangxi who stood up, where would the "Eight Banners Firm" come from, but. Then again, neither the old man Kangxi nor Yinzuo himself actually didn't want to use a lot of money from the court to feed a large group of idle flag people, so they never mentioned this so-called flag rule, and they have always turned a blind eye to the business of the flag people, even if the Eight Banners magnates plan to participate in the auction of the assets of the Eight Banners firm, Yinzuo Yuan didn't want to care, but the shadow of Hongli appeared in it, and Yinzuo couldn't stay silent anymore. At this time, seeing that Ma Qi avoided the heavy and light, his heart suddenly became angry, his face straightened, and a pair of eyes were sharp like knives to look at Ma and Zhang who were kneeling on the ground.

The Eight Banners system was originally the basis of the Qing Dynasty's armed forces, but since Yinzuo reformed the military system. After the establishment of the military academy, the Eight Banners system has existed in name only, and all officers must come from military academies graduates, which has blocked the way for the children of the Eight Banners to automatically become officers, although the children of the Eight Banners have an advantage over the common people in the selection of military academy students. However, the original situation in which the children of the Eight Banners occupied an absolute monopoly position in the military series has long since ceased to exist, which made the children of the Eight Banners shift their attention from joining the army to doing business, and the number of people who set up businesses among the bannermen has increased dramatically.

It's a good thing that ordinary flag people are willing to do business, at least in Yinzuo's opinion, it's a good thing, but it's not a good thing for those powerful Eight Banners magnates to do business. The erosion of the situation is just around the corner, if it provokes a civil uprising, it is not a joke, and furthermore, Hongli's intention to stir up this matter also makes Yinzuo suspicious, and Yinzuo will definitely not be unguarded.

"Hey, the same rice raises a hundred people, I am not blind. Yinzuo was silent for a long time. He sneered and said, "The flag people want to do business." I won't stop it, but if I do business, I still have the dividends of the imperial court's Dilu rice and the Eight Banners firm, which will be a bit too much. What should the two Aiqing do about this matter? Yinzuo didn't mention Hongli at all, he just said as if he was talking about things.

Although Yinzuo did not mention the Hongli matter, Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu were relieved, but it was related to the Eight Banners system, this matter was not small, and they couldn't find a safe solution in a short time, Ma and Zhang knelt there with sweat, their eyes turned quickly, but they never came up with an accurate idea.

Yinzuo glanced at Ma and Zhang, sighed and said: "I know that this matter is difficult, only it is difficult, I have to rely on the ability of the two Aiqing, in this way, there is still more than half a year before the official auction, it is not too urgent, the two Aiqing may wish to consider one, two, good life calculation, how to start, but there is one article, those who are officials are not allowed to do business, nor are they allowed to invest in the firm, this is a dead law, no one can violate it, the flag people can do business, but they can't be officials, and the two Aiqing in other aspects can discuss a charter, and they all go down." ”

"The emperor is sage, and the ministers are retiring. Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu saw that Yinzuo had given a guideline, and they could be regarded as having some directions, so they didn't dare to stay longer, so they kowtowed and retreated.

After Ma and Zhang went, Yinzuo was alone for a while, and his face kept changing, most of the time, and suddenly said loudly: "Gao Nianying, go, Xuanfang bud to see you." Gao Nianying, who was standing outside the pavilion, hurriedly answered, and trotted towards Luoyuxuan, where Fang Bao lived.

"The minister knocks on the saint, long live my emperor, long live, long live. Fang Bao came quickly, and as soon as he entered the room, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, but his head was always down, and he didn't look at Yinzuo's face.

Yinzuo didn't call out immediately, and after looking at Fang Bao for a while, he sighed and said, "Get up, I just want to know what Hongli wants to do?" ”

Since beating Lin Xuanyi and Wu Sidao and fading out of the court, the matter of "Honghu" has now been under the jurisdiction of Fang Bao, and the strange behavior of the eldest brother Hongli Fang Bao is naturally aware of it, at this time, when he heard Yinzuo mention this matter, he did not panic, and said with a faint smile: "The eldest brother is just planning to take the path that the saint has walked." ”

Well? What? The road that Lao Tzu has walked? , this stinky boy is really going to pull the mountain to play with Lao Tzu. Yinzuo's face suddenly darkened, and he snorted coldly: "I am not the first emperor, and he does not have the ability I had back then, I am afraid that some of my loving fathers will not be able to stand up." ”

A burst of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, accompanied by a roaring thunder, the downpour fell in an uproar, and the raindrops of soybeans hit the roof of the Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion, and burst into bursts of crisp sounds, Fang Bao took advantage of the explosion of thunder, his whole body shook violently, raised his head to look at Yinzuo, and said in a trembling voice: "Holy Lord, I'm afraid things haven't reached that point yet, if it's ......."

"That's it. Yinzuo shook his hand, stopped Fang Bao's words, sighed and said: "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, I won't do anything with him, I want to see, look again, it's really out of control, I have to be ruthless." Look at his words, look at his shape, I will give him another chance, I hope it doesn't get to that point, I, alas, I'm tired, you kneel down. ”

"Holy Lord, this matter is not incomprehensible, the minister has a few plans, the Holy One may wish to listen to it. Fang Bao's little eyes flashed brightly, and he kowtowed.

"Oh?" Yin Zuo was stunned for a moment, stared at Fang Bao for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said: "Okay, I didn't misunderstand you, here is just you and me, Mr. Linggao has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak up." ”

"Yes, I obey. Fang Bao kowtowed, got up, walked to Yinzuo's side, and said something softly......

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