Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 464 Domineering ([-])

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On the first day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, heavy snow fell, and the howling north wind swept the entire capital with heavy snow like goose feathers. It was very cold. This kind of weather is only suitable for sleeping soundly in the bed, but Hongyang is very excited. Early in the morning, as soon as the sun was shining, Hong Yang started to have something in his heart, and before he had time to eat breakfast, he hurried to Xiao Yao's bedroom, hesitated at the door for a long time, resisted the urge to knock, and sighed in dismay. Back in the front yard, casually ate breakfast, hurriedly got up the sedan chair and rushed to the palace, this busy work did not return to the Lingering Garden until near noon.

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

"Oh?" Xiao Yao raised his head from the thick stack of mansion newspapers in his hand, glanced at Hongyang, as if thinking of something, a layer of blush appeared on his pale face.

There was a playful smile on Hongyang's face, he deliberately paused for a while, and then slowly said: "Mr. Xiao went to bed early last night, and woke up late today. The good news of Ben Baylor has been held in his heart for a long time. Hehe, it's all itchy."

Although Hongyang didn't say it was good news, how could he hide it from Xiao Yao who is a wise man, but seeing the blush on Xiao Yao's face getting thicker and thicker, after a long silence, Xiao Yao asked softly: " Is she okay?"

"Yeah." Hongyang nodded, paused and said, "In order to pass on a message to my husband, my eldest sister, alas, my eldest sister has suffered a lot. She asked me to tell my husband one word: wait."

Xiao Yao turned his head to look at the heavy snow falling outside the window, the blush on his face gradually faded, he let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Second Lord, it's time for a decisive victory, the depth of the layout of the Holy One is amazing! .”

"Well, this June should be the time for the decisive battle between Ben Baylor and Big Brother." Hongyang said calmly.

Xiao Yao looked at Hongyang, suddenly laughed and said: "Hehe, I'm afraid the second master is thinking too shallowly. This year is not only the decision between the second master and the elder brother, but also the rise and fall of the Holy One and even me. critical moment."

Hongyang obviously didn't expect this level, he was stunned, looked at Xiao Yao suspiciously and said, "Why did you say that, sir?"

"Second Master must have heard some news when he came to the palace for New Year's greetings." Xiao Yao shook the stack of residence newspapers in his hand, and said with a smile: "Early this morning, the inner court issued a bunch of edicts, Third Master, The thirteenth master has won the big lottery, and the fourteenth master was ordered to transfer to Guangdong, which has a deep meaning, um, by the way, did the Holy One talk to the second master about anything yesterday?"

Hongyang naturally heard the news that Yunzhi and Yunxiang's sons were granted titles, but he didn't take it too seriously. Hearing Xiao Yao's words so cautiously at this moment, and then thinking of his conversation with the Holy One, his heart suddenly felt like Having realized something, he nodded his head and said: "So that's the case, Ben Baylor has seen some clues, um, yesterday Ben Baylor just mentioned the issue of the treatment of technical officials to Huang Ama, and Huang Ama asked Ben Bayle to The technical assessment must be completed in mid-June, and Ben Baylor is required to submit it together with the solution to the treatment of technical officials. Could it be..."

"Well, that's right, at first there was only [-]% certainty, but now it can be said to be [-]% certainty." Xiao Yao looked at Hongyang with burning eyes and said: "Brother's household mission will be due in March. It's almost finished, and the next step is to fully implement the policy of sharing the income of the people into the mu and the government and the gentry paying the grain together. Although these two policies are beneficial to the country and the people, they are not good for the scholar-bureaucrats and rich men. Hehe, the Holy Majesty reformed the military system and reorganized the military equipment. In addition to fighting against foreign enemies, it is mainly to prevent domestic turmoil. The land of China has always been respected by scholar-bureaucrats. If their interests are too damaged, this chaos is out of the question. I'm afraid that minor troubles will continue, and the Holy One may have seen this point long ago. Apart from armaments, he pointed to those things in the hands of the second master to divert the conflict. Well, another thing is to use the fourteenth master's one Great victory to stabilize people's hearts, what a great skill of the Holy One."

"What you said is very true." Hongyang thought for a while, bit his lips and said, "The reward for the thirteenth uncle is to stabilize the cabinet, and the reward for the third uncle is for balance. As for the transfer of the fourteenth uncle, in addition to a big victory In addition to stabilizing people's hearts, I am afraid that there is also the meaning of not wanting the fourteenth uncle to get involved. Ben Bayle can understand these things, but..., it's just, alas, it's just that Ben Baylor still has no clue about what he has in hand, Losing to big brother is a small matter, but I am afraid that Huang Ama's important event will be missed, if so, Ben Bayle will die and be blamed."

"It's really not easy for the second master to recognize this point, and it is not in vain for the painstaking efforts of the sage to cultivate the second master." Xiao Yao said with a smile: "Once the two policies of sharing the land into the mu and paying the grain by the government and the gentry are implemented, those with more land will be taxed." It is serious, and the officials and families have also suffered a lot. In this way, the trend of land annexation will inevitably come to a standstill, but the money in the hands of the rich must have a place to go. Now that the war is about to start, overseas trade will inevitably be affected. In the long run, the potential of overseas trade is still huge, but in the short term, it is not the best investment direction. The key to appease the grievances in the hearts of the rich and scholar-bureaucrats is to let them see how to make money. As long as everyone has money to earn, no one will complain too much because of the heavy land tax. The needs of the people are nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation. The second master may wish to think more about this aspect. Speeding up the progress of data evaluation can also free up time for final preparations."

"The final preparations?" Hongyang was stunned for a moment, trying to figure out what else was the final preparations, and asked tentatively, "Mr. Are you referring to the 'Eight Banners Company'?"

Xiao Yao smiled and said: "That's just one aspect of the problem. What the Holy Majesty gave the elder brother is the eternal problem of Daoist governance, and what the Holy Majesty gave to the second master is also a problem that Taoism has never had since ancient times. What the Holy Majesty wants is to use Shang established the country and strengthened the country with technology, not the way called in Confucianism. Hehe, the dispute between the way and the art has been settled since ancient times. This matter is being prepared, and the second master is facing four problems: one is how to start the market, the other is how to solve the situation that the Baqi firm is the only one, the third is the system problem, and the fourth is the dispute of public opinion. The first three are all It's not easy, one carelessness will cause the world to be in chaos, but someone has already got some clues, and given some time, it can be solved, but the last problem is not so easy to get around, and someone can only do his best to plan One or two."

"Well, what you said is very true." Hongyang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Once the market starts and the debate settles, how to guide it is the key. What can I do?" Facing this situation, Xiao Yao could only smile wryly and shake his head in silence...

On the eighth day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, Wang Yunzhen of Yongjun, who was ordered to transfer the first fleet, could not wait for the Lantern Festival. He bid farewell to the Queen Mother and hurried out of Beijing to Qingdao Naval Base. More than a hundred large and small warships of the ready First Fleet set sail for Guangdong.Since the end of Yuanzhuo Seventh, all kinds of strategic materials have been continuously sent to the site of the former Second Fleet in Guangzhou, and related training facilities have been built in Shantou, including the buildings that imitated the city defenses and forts of Maxi and Malacca, and related The street simulates the building.On February 31th, the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the First Fleet arrived in Guangdong and immediately went into related exercises without any adjustments. It was a busy scene before the war.On March 48th, the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the First Fleet gathered 52 large sea-going ships of the "Eight Banners Company" that were ordered to come to support them. There were a total of [-] large warships, [-] ​​medium-sized warships, and [-] small-scale warships. Fifty-two warships, thirty transport and supply ships, and a total of more than [-] people from the entire army swore to march at the Guangzhou Wharf, aiming directly at the Strait of Malacca.

On the first day of March in the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, Prince Yong Yunzhen and elder brother Hongli, who were in charge of the household affairs, reported that the measurement and statistics of the land mu in each province had been completed, and requested that the nationwide promotion of land-based acreage and official The two policies of the gentry paying grain as a whole, great joy, approval, and a decree to the world, from now on the original provinces will be exempt from deficits, all small taxes will be abolished, and the new tax law will be implemented in an all-round way. As soon as this decree comes out, the people applaud everywhere However, a countercurrent is surging in the dark—the "Jingshi Chronicle" has received many contributions from the people one after another, and voices of dissatisfaction with this second policy have begun to sound.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty suddenly turned against its tepid style and stopped negotiating with the English ambassador on the issue of compensation for the Black Island naval battle. Leaving Beijing within a few days, officials of the Ministry of Rites were appointed to escort the English ambassador back to China, and at the same time, a declaration of war was submitted to Queen Anne of England, and the Qing ambassador in London, England was recalled.At the same time, the Qing Dynasty informed the ambassadors of various countries that anyone who helped England in the Far East was an enemy of the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty reserved the right to respond according to the actual situation.

On the 22nd of the first month of the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the Ministry of Qing Dynasty protested to the Dutch ambassador that the Netherlands once again violated the agreement between the two countries and secretly provided ports and supplies for the English Far East Fleet. At the same time, the Qing Dynasty agreed to further liberalize the trade quota with the Netherlands, and agreed to allow Dutch merchant ships to berth at the ports of Guangdong and Fujian in the Qing Dynasty in exchange.The Dutch ambassador refused the request of the officials of the Ministry of Rituals of the Qing Dynasty and asked to see the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but this request was flatly rejected on the spot by the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty.Afterwards, the Dutch ambassador went through many twists and turns and spent countless costs. Finally, he met Prince Cheng Yunzhi who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites. After being exploited several times by Yunzhi, he finally got a clear message that the Qing emperor On March [-], [-], he received the Dutch ambassador.

Dutch ambassador Dijkstra van der Ak is a professional diplomat in his early forties, with flowing blond hair, a solid figure, and a simple-looking face, but his eyes are too flexible. The signing of the "Secret Treaty between China and the Netherlands", I have been in China for several years, and I can already speak fluent Chinese, but it is the first time to see the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The magnificence and magnificence of the Qing Palace was beyond shocking. When he arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was still lost in confusion and admiration. If the little eunuch next to him ordered him to kneel down, I'm afraid he didn't realize that the high-ranking eunuch , the person in bright yellow clothing is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Foreign minister Dijkstra van der Lak pays homage to His Majesty the Qing Emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Adhering to the practice of Dutch envoys, Dijkstra raised three respects to Yinzuo respectfully. The etiquette of kowtow nine.

"That's all." Yin Zuo let Dijkstra finish the salute, and then said in a flat tone: "You must see what is the matter with me, so tell me."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I would like to pay tribute to you on behalf of King William IV of the Netherlands. Please allow me to present my situation to His Majesty the Emperor." Dijkstra stood up, bowed, and said respectfully.

"Chenqing? What can I say? Let me ask you, you Dutch people have a treaty with Qing Dynasty. I Qing Dynasty has reminded you many times. England is the enemy of Qing Dynasty. To England To offer help is to be an enemy of the Qing Dynasty. You don’t know this, do you? Huh?” Yin Zuo said blankly, “Don’t tell me that you don’t know about this matter. If you say what happened before April last year is considered Misunderstood, so since I protested to you in the Qing Dynasty, how did you do it? Hmph! Your country asked to increase the mutual trade quota, and I agreed, but what did your country do? Last October As of November, which country's fleet is docked at Tan Masek, huh?"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, this is a complete misunderstanding. It is a misunderstanding. Shan Maxi has not received the notification from my embassy because of the delay in the transmission of the news, so..." Dijkstra did not expect Yin Zuoyi When he came up, he brought this matter up without leaving any room, and he couldn't help but panic.

"Misunderstanding? What a misunderstanding." Yinzuo said coldly: "What I dislike the most is misunderstanding. I called you here today. I want to inform you clearly that because your country violated the agreement between the two parties, according to According to the diplomatic practice of European countries, I hereby announce to Mr. Ambassador that the Qing Dynasty will punish you and confiscate Danmasek, Malacca, and Sumatra as compensation for your breach of contract. This order will take effect immediately.”

(End of this chapter)