Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 461 The Real Exam Questions
On May [-], the seventh year of Yuan Zhuo, the Qing court protested to the English ambassador, demanding that the British side explain the Black Island naval battle. Kent Green, the British ambassador who knew nothing about the war, except for the In addition to expressing regret for the misunderstanding, he rejected the Chinese side's request for compensation, and was expelled from the capital by the Qing government within a three-day deadline, and was escorted by officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty to board a cargo ship bound for Nanyang and sent back to China, accompanied by Chinese officials sent to England. Asking the envoys to blame, the Western trade between China and Britain was completely suspended.

On May [-]th, the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the Qing court protested to the Dutch ambassador, asking the Dutch ambassador to explain why he provided the English Far East Fleet with a port of call and supplies behind his back. The Dutch ambassador first argued that there was no such thing, but then On June [-], Yuanzhuo Seven Years, the Chinese side presented the relevant evidence that the English fleet berthed at Tan Masek, and was forced to admit that it had happened, and declared that it would never do it again. Shanmaxi was ceded to the Chinese side, and the two sides launched a messy negotiation on compensation, but the bilateral trade not only did not stop, but the trade volume increased a lot because of the interruption of trade between China and England; Spain, Portugal and other countries also Taking this opportunity to share a lot of trade quotas, all Western European countries participating in bilateral trade have re-signed trade agreements with China. The Qing Dynasty declared war. So far, the plan to divide the European powers on paper has completed the first step.

On July [-]th of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, France, which has no military presence or colonies in Asia, visited and signed the "Sino-French Beijing Secret Treaty" with the Qing Dynasty. The treaty clearly stipulates that China and France form an alliance and send ambassadors to each other. To deal with England together, the two sides will implement a free trade agreement, which will last for ten years. However, since neither China nor France actually have the relevant plans and strengths to send trading merchant ships to each other's port cities for trade, the trade agreement in this treaty is just a dead letter at present. .

On the second day of June in the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the emperor invented an edict, saying that Gushan Beizi Yunyu was loyal to the country, and Jin was granted the title of King of Yongjun, and he was appointed as an envoy of the Ministry of the Navy. The Ministry of Industry allocated ten newly built large warships and twelve medium-sized warships to the First Fleet for training purposes.On the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, Prince Yong arrived at the Qingdao Naval Base with hundreds of troops and began to train the First Fleet. Most of the entourage were blond and blue-eyed barbarians.

On the seventh day of October in the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the Second Fleet of the Qing Dynasty, which was ordered to move to defend Dongying, sent warships back to the country to report victory. The battle report stated that the Japanese in Dongying rioted on the eighth day of August in the seventh year of Yuanzhuo. Killed countless enemies and captured thousands of enemies; the emperor issued an edict to reward the three armies, and ordered the Japanese slaves who rebelled to be escorted back to the country, and they were dedicated to building roads and bridges.

On the eighth day of October in the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, Prince Yong Yunzhen and elder brother Hongli, who were ordered to supervise the settlement of debts, stated in a statement that Zhejiang Province had a huge deficit. Colluding with the Hangzhou Branch of Minfa Bank to produce fake deposit certificates to fill the treasury, most of the provincial officials were involved. All the evidence has been seized by the officials sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs and submitted to the Holy Tribunal.When this memorial was published, the government and the public were shocked by it, and they were furious. Prince Xuanyong Yunzhen and elder brother Hongli had an audience.

"Finally, what's going on?" Yin Zuo, who was supposed to be furious, waited for Yun Zhen and Hong Li to see Li, but there was no trace of anger on his face, and he just asked a question lightly.

"I would like to report to Emperor Ama that since I was ordered to supervise the settlement of debts, my sons and ministers have not dared to make any mistakes. Now most of the treasury silver owed by the officials of the capital has been put into the treasury, and the rest are guaranteed as collateral. The deficits of all provinces are cleared. It has come to an end. A total of four provinces including Guangdong, Sichuan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi have all been cleared. The remaining provinces have huge deficits. Officials at all levels are unable to make up for it. A total of 5000 million yuan has been cleared, and 6000 million yuan is left It has not been cleared, but apart from a small part of this part of the debt is the private loan of officials at all levels, it is generally accumulated Dingfu arrears, all of which are old accounts, and some of them can be traced back to the founding of our dynasty. In the first year, the minister thought that it is appropriate to end the debts here, and it would not only be useless but would damage the court's magnanimity. Please learn from the foolishness of this minister." Hongli talked freely. , but did not bring up the Zhejiang case at all.

Nonsense, these principles are also brought out, damn, what is this brat trying to say?Yinzuo cast a sideways glance at Hongli, didn't ask any further questions, looked at the silent Yunzhen, and asked very politely: "Fourth Brother, what's going on with the case in Zhejiang?"

"Returning to the emperor, the incident in Zhejiang is actually a crooked trick that the official who opened the door came up with after being forced to go nowhere. He took the fake deposit certificate from the bank and planned to deceive the official sent by the Ministry of Households. I never thought that the official would not be fooled. Following the clues, he found out the radish and brought out the mud, and revealed all the collusion of the provincial officials, and this is how the Zhejiang case happened." Yun Zhen replied with a bowed expressionless face.

"Forced?" Yin Zuo was a little curious, smiled and said: "Although the officials sent by the Ministry of Households also served my imperial decree, they can be regarded as imperial envoys, but they only care about paying off debts. The provincial officials are all coaxing him? Who is this person? I am very curious."

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, this man's surname is Tian, ​​his name is Wen Jing, a member of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, and a supervisor. He once served as the magistrate of Changle County, Fujian Province, and the county magistrate of Jiuyan Prefecture. , from the fifth-rank official rank, this person is among the officials sent by the household department this time." Yun Zhen replied calmly.

Tian Wenjing?Haha, it turned out to be this mean guy, no wonder all the officials in the province of Zhejiang have to coax this kid together, hehe, interesting, interesting!Yin Zuo suddenly remembered who this Tian Wenjing was. Isn't that one of the three famous ministers under the fourth brother in another time and space?It is still a model famous all over the world for the implementation of the sharing of food into the mu, and the integration of officials and gentry.Yin Zuo smiled slightly, laughing so that Yun Zhen and the elder brother were confused, they didn't know what was funny about Tian Wenjing's resume, but they didn't dare to ask, so they pretended not to see it .

"Forget it, call this Tian Wenjing back. I want to see this person later." Yinzuo waved his hand with a smile, and vaguely explained the matter of Tian Wenjing to the past, glanced at Hongli and said, "It is the responsibility to clear the debt." In order to fill the national treasury, if there is a lot of turmoil, it will not be a good thing, um, Hongli, in your opinion, since the settlement of debts is about to end, how should it be ended?"

"When I returned to Huang Ama, I thought that the debts owed by the officials themselves would still be cleared, but the old debts accumulated by the local government over the years are in the realm of avoidance. The progress of officials and gentry paying grain is assessed, and the money owed to the treasury is reduced or exempted. One can reassure the hearts of local officials, the other can enjoy the convenience of sharing the income into the mu, and the third is to be kind to the people of the world. This is really meaningful. It’s a good thing to benefit from nothing.” Hongli replied respectfully.

Hmm, this kid has seen the true purpose of clearing the debt, not bad, but I'm afraid he hasn't seen the final exam questions yet.Although Yinzuo was very satisfied with the solution Hongli said, he was not satisfied enough to judge Hongli as the winner, and he didn't say much, but said lightly: "Yes, turn around I will issue a clear edict to inform the world."

"Huang Ama Shengming! The common people in the world are lucky." Hongli kowtowed excitedly.

Alas, the kid really thought he had won.Well, the fourth child must have seen something, hehe, interesting.Yin Zuo smiled wryly in his heart, but he felt helpless, glanced at the silent Yun Zhen, smiled and said: "Hongli, I ask you, how should the officials of Zhejiang Province deal with it?"

Hongli, who was so happy, didn't expect Yinzuo to ask about this again suddenly, and he was taken aback for a moment before he said: "If you go back to Huang Ama, my son thinks that although the officials in Zhejiang Province are forced to do nothing, but conspiring to deceive the imperial envoy is deceitful." According to the law, the crime of the king should be to copy the nine clans, but thinking that there is a reason for it, the sons and ministers thought that the generals, vassals, and nephews should be questioned, and the rest should not be investigated, so as to show the great kindness of the emperor Ama."

"Hmm." Yinzuo nodded noncommittally and said, "It's common for officials to lie to the top and the bottom. As for officials, there are not a few officials who are people on the surface and ghosts on the back. I also know that clear water ponds don't raise fish, but the officials can't control the people. Uneasy, I would like to know what good strategy you have for this?"

What's the best way?This test question is really too big. Since ancient times, many Ming emperors have hoped to clean up the officials, but in the end they all ended in failure. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who is famous for "corrupt officials' skinning", failed to do it. Corrupt officials will always be the servants. , Continuously, how could Hongli answer it, he knelt there stupidly for a while, the sweat on his head flowed like a waterfall.

Well, it seems to be a bit difficult for this child, but since it is the final exam question, it is not difficult, how can it be done, and the difficulty of Hongyang's exam question is not lower than this question, so it is fair.Yinzuo looked at Hongli's distressed appearance, felt a pain in his heart, and wanted to let it go, but in the end he hardened his heart and said calmly: "I'm not in a hurry to know the answer to this question, you can Go back and think about it, everything should be discussed after the end of the matter of spreading the family to the mother, I am tired, and you can kneel down and settle down." Yun Zhen took a sympathetic look at the sweaty Hongli, and took the lead in kowtow He bowed his head, made a confession, got up and backed out, Hongli, who was stunned, also kowtowed in a panic, and exited Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion with a little staggering footsteps.

After Hongli left Changchun Garden, he had no intention of going to the household department to take care of errands, so he exchanged opinions with Yun Zhen at the gate of the garden, then pretended he was not feeling well, and went straight back to the house in the sedan chair. It's been quite a while, still sitting in the sedan chair without any movement, until the servants boldly greeted him, then he finally woke up, and didn't have the heart to punish the servants for their rudeness, so he hurriedly said to himself when he got out of the sedan chair. The taller man went to the study room, trotted all the way, and when he arrived at the study room, he was out of breath. He looked at Cao Xian who was leisurely kneading melon seeds in a panic and said: "Mr. Cao, things have changed."

"Huh?" Cao Xiandong frowned suddenly, looked at Hongli suspiciously and said, "But the second master finished his errands first? Not so much, today's news: the second master is still tossing around in the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry, How can it be over?"

"It's not about the second child, oh, how should I put it, what Huang Ama really wants to take the exam is not the bad jobs of the household department, sir, I would be wrong!" Hongli stomped his feet resentfully and said .

"Oh?" Cao Xiandong raised his hand, signaling to Hongli not to say any more, and after counting carefully with his fingers, he frowned and said, "It's natural for the emperor to clean up officials, um, it should be a matter of keeping officials clear." institutional issues."

"How did you know, sir?" Hongli looked at Cao Xiandong strangely and said.

"That's right, let me say, how could the big brother's exam questions be so simple, there is still a big hole dug here. Officials and gentry pay their bills together, and rectify the administration of officials at the same time. However, how long can the administration of officials be kept clean? In the end, it has to be cleared again. This week, it will be cleared again and again. It's time to come to an end. Hehe, Your Majesty has such great ambitions to solve this eternal problem, it's amazing, amazing!" Cao Xiandong said with his eyes shining.

"It's not fair! Why do you use such difficult problems to test me, the second child obviously took advantage of it!" Hongli yelled immediately when he heard it.

"Brother, don't forget your identity." Cao Xiandong straightened his face and said seriously: "The Holy Majesty is not biased, and someone in front of him is suspecting that there is something wrong with it. It is a big problem that has never been seen before, and it has never been seen in the future. It makes no sense that the exam questions of the big brother will be so simple. Now that it is all right, everything is clear. Since it is a question, there will be a solution. Let Rong plan slowly. There is still enough time. Well, if a certain one's predictions are not bad, wait until the matter of allotment into the mu and government and gentry paying for food together is over, that is, when the second master shows his cards, he will retreat for a few days, so he can think about it and wait for a certain one to come out. Elder brother, even if he is busy with the affairs of the family and the family first, he must not lose in the details, and leave the other things to someone to take care of."

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