Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 163 Chapter 160

Grandpa Kangxi has never been back to the palace since he returned from his southern tour in early February, and he has never been to court. He has always lived in Changchun Garden, and all government orders are issued from Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion, all of which are dictatorial of the old man's sacred heart, let alone ah Dude, even the minister who went to the study with the screwdriver only has the right to be a counselor and handle affairs.The old man was very busy with receiving high officials from all over the country, promoting new talents and mobilizing the army. It was not until the beginning of July that he finally stabilized.Others may not know what the old man is going to do, but Yinzuo knows very well in his heart that the old man wants to monopolize the power and revive the court.

Ever since he came to this era, Yinzuo has been smooth sailing and has not suffered any major setbacks. Even if he fought fiercely with those brothers a few times, he still has the upper hand. The only thing he can do is to take the old man—the power of the age is The truth, the old man is in control, he can do whatever he says, and the old man is too shrewd to be fooled, Yinzuo is really helpless, but now things are getting to the head, Yinzuo can only pretend to be bold and try to fool The old man gave it a go.No, Yinzuo got up early in the morning, had another discussion with his two big counselors, had a quick breakfast, took a sedan chair and rushed to Changchun Garden outside the city.

Yin Zuo arrived early, and at this moment the elder brothers and the ministers of the study room have not come yet, only a young official wearing a flowered coral top, wearing a nine-python five-claw official uniform, and a golden pheasant patch on the outside. Stand quietly in the water pavilion and wait to see you.This buddy Yinzuo recognizes that this person is Zhang Tingyu, who is new to the study.

Zhang Tingyu, courtesy name Hengchen, nickname Yanzhai, was born in Tongcheng, Anhui, the son of Zhang Ying, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and was born as No. 36 Jinshi in the 7th year of Kangxi. ) "Silence is worse than ten thousand words" is the motto of this buddy.

When Zhang Tingyu saw Yinzuo coming in, he quickly bowed and saluted, saying: "I have seen the king of Yijun." The courtesy was thoughtful, but there was no expression of flattery on his face. aside.Yinzuo nodded with a smile and said, "Hengchen, you came early, and your diligence is commendable." Zhang Tingyu didn't answer, but just saluted respectfully again.

Heh, this kid is interesting, he looks like his father, he looks like a famous minister.Seeing that Zhang Tingyu didn't want to get close to him, Yinzuo didn't force himself, smiled and beckoned to a little eunuch waiting outside the waterside pavilion: "Eunuch Li, hand over my king's signboard." He rewarded the little eunuch 50 taels of silver Tickets, the little eunuch smiled happily, and went to pass the sign without mentioning it.

Not long after, the elder brothers and the ministers of the upper study all arrived, and they exchanged pleasantries for a while, and naturally they talked about nonsense such as the weather is good today.An imperial decree came from Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion to let the elders have an audience. A group of people groomed themselves and lined up to enter the pavilion. After three shouts of long live, brothers stood on the right, courtiers stood on the left, and discussed the government affairs Now, it's time for officials from other places to meet and report their duties. The governor of Yunnan, Cai Ting, and the governor of Sichuan, Wu He, entered the cabinet one after another, but it was not a big deal. They sent them out one by one, but the fun came when it was Liu Yao's turn.

When Yinzuo was still living in the elder brother's house in the palace, Liu Yao followed Yinzuo. It was not the first time that Miansheng was familiar with the rules. As soon as he entered Yanbozhishuang Pavilion, he immediately knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Miansheng Liu Yao, general of the Fujian navy, has seen the emperor."

"Well, you little monkey has also grown up, and now you are also a third-rank member. I think it was the first time I entered the palace, and when I saw me, I asked who I was here. A few years have passed, and you are promising. "Master Kangxi said with a smile.

When Liu Yao first entered the palace as an errand, he was in a daze. The roads in the palace were complicated. This brat lost his way and wandered around. He happened to meet Mr. Kangxi who was planning to go out of the palace for a private visit, so he hurriedly stopped him to ask questions. It was a good joke, but it also made the old man remember him. Later, Liu Yao followed Yinzuo to make military exploits in Zhaomodo, and then followed Yinzuo to break the White Lotus Sect. The old man still has a good impression of him.

Seeing that the old man Kangxi praised him, Liu Yao hurriedly replied: "I have received great love from the sage, and I should die to repay the emperor's kindness."

"Haha..." Mr. Kangxi was in a good mood, and he laughed loudly: "You little hozen, you are trying to fool me with good words. Well, I am very relieved to hear that the Fujian Navy has wiped out several bandits recently."

"It's all about the emperor's blessings and the sky, the whole army's officers and men are using their lives, and the ministers dare not take credit, but..." Liu Yao's hesitant expression immediately aroused the curiosity of the old man Kangxi, who sized Liu Yao up and down for a while, and asked with some doubts Said: "Just what? Tell me to hear it."

"Your Majesty dare not lie to your Majesty. The reason why our Fujian navy was able to destroy the pirates was not because of the strength of our ships and guns. In fact, our navy has fought against pirates several times without success. It's just a surprise attack at night. But it did not completely wipe out the pirates. Banditry has always been rampant in the Taiwan Strait, and the red-haired country (Netherlands) has never died in seizing Taiwan. The biggest one is the thousand material ship, with two storeys of gun towers, each with eight cannons, each with a range of [-] zhang. The largest battleship of our navy, the Longwei class, is only a [-] material ship, with only six cannons. The shooting range was only less than two hundred feet, and the firepower of the small ship was weak. It was all due to the desperate efforts of the soldiers to repel the Deng Sanpao pirates several times, but they were often stopped by the fleet of the Red-haired Kingdom during the pursuit, so they could not do their best. Waiting for the grace of God, I dare not lie."

"Huh?" The face of the old man Kangxi immediately sank, and he didn't speak for a long time. The red hair country was driven away by Zheng Chenggong, and the Qing army defeated the Zheng's forces entrenched in Taiwan. According to the old man's idea, the Great Qingshui Division It should be far superior to the Red Hair Country, but now hearing Liu Yao say that his ships and guns are far inferior to the Red Hair Country, and even the sea bandits, his heart will be very angry.

Haha, the old man is angry, well, it's time to add fire, what a little monster, I didn't let us train you for nothing, hehe, it's time for us to show off next.Yin Zuo strode out and knelt down and said, "Huang Ama, how can my kingdom in heaven tolerate those creatures who invaded our sea and borders and violated our prestige? My son thought that he should reorganize the navy and build up the prestige of our Qing Dynasty." .”

Grandpa Kangxi thought for a while, looked at the ministers who went to the study and asked, "What do you think, Zhu Aiqing?"

Tong Guowei, as the head of the ministers in the upper study, was the first to stand up and said: "My lord, I think this matter should be investigated in detail. Zhungeer Gangping, I really shouldn't use the sword again."

Ma Qi is the secretary of the transfer department, and he knows that his family is so weak that he is unable to prepare an army. After hesitating for a while, he stood up and said: "My lord, I also think it is better to be more cautious about this matter. If there is something wrong with Haijiang Jing, it’s not too late to make a decision.”

Grandpa Kangxi nodded his head and did not speak. He glanced at Li Guang and said, "Jin Qing, you are from Fujian. What do you think about Haijiang?"

Li Guangdi is known as the "tumbler" in the official circles of the Xi Dynasty, and he has always been the most tactful person. Seeing that the two chief ministers of the study room have expressed their position to suspend the rectification of the navy, he already had some calculations in his heart, and immediately came out and replied: "My lord I think the words of Master Tong and Ma are justified, but the unrest in the sea will definitely affect the water transportation, but I have to guard against it. I don't understand maritime affairs, so I dare not speak falsely."

Old man Li is really a cunning old man, he said nothing for a long time, no wonder he was called "greasy gourd", damn it, that's really the case.Yinzuo despised Li Guangdi fiercely in his heart, organized his thoughts secretly, and was about to speak, but the old man looked at Zhang Tingyu who was standing at the end of the line and asked, "Hengchen, what do you think about this matter?"

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is related to water transportation, so don't be careless. However, the matter of warships and artillery is under the control of the Ministry of Industry. Why don't you ask Liu Shangshu?" Zhang Tingyu replied respectfully.

"Okay, Liu Siyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Propaganda, will meet you." Grandpa Kangxi nodded his head and said, Qin Wuyong, who was standing beside him, immediately received the old man's order, and hurried out of the pavilion to meet Xuan Liu Siyuan, the yamen of the Ministry of Industry.Taking advantage of Liu Siyuan's future, Mr. Kangxi inquired in detail about the current combat readiness of the Fujian Navy and the process of suppressing bandits. Liu Yao responded fluently and quickly reported the current staffing, number of warships, and artillery numbers of the Fujian Navy. At the same time, they submitted several confessions of the captured pirates, and in a daze they put the shit pot on the Dutchman's head.

To be honest, the Dutch have always had ambitions for Taiwan, and they did support those pirates, but they did not hand over the entire warship to the pirates, nor did they really come forward to intercept the Great Qingshui Division. Yinzuo was just directing, in order to arouse the old man's desire to save face. Seeing that the fire is almost ready, Yinzuo didn't say anything more, just stood in the queue of brothers and listened quietly.

Not long after, Liu Siyuan hurried into the Yanbo Zhishuang Pavilion with a pile of blueprints in his hands, knelt down and said, "Liu Siyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has seen the emperor."

"Aiqing, let me ask you, how is my Daqingshui division supervising the construction of warships and artillery?" Kangxi asked Liu Siyuan to stand up and answer.

Liu Siyuan bowed and replied: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the Ministry of Finance allocates 500 million taels of silver every year to manufacture ordnance, which is divided into livery, artillery, weapons, bows and arrows, warships, etc. There are two large pieces of silver for the division. After deducting weapons, livery, etc., only 50 taels can be used on the navy. Since the 26th year of Kangxi, the navy has never added new ships, only repairing old ones , Just replace the damaged artillery."

A warship has not been updated for ten years, so it is conceivable that the warship is dilapidated. Mr. Kangxi was thinking with a sullen face. Kangxi is a hero of a generation, so he naturally understands that the navy is basically in vain now, and it is simply unbearable One blow, but if you want to rebuild the Navy, you need a lot of silver taels, and the treasury is empty at the moment, it really feels like a smart woman can't live without rice; second, the old man may provoke a war against the Red-haired country Although he was on guard, he didn't really believe that it was true. He always felt that the matter was a little unbelievable, so he didn't say anything for a while.

"Your Majesty, although the Ministry of Industry has not built new ships, it has not stopped the development of new ships and new artillery. You can find detailed information here. Now the design drawings of new ships and new artillery have been completed, and only need to be tested. Putting into production. Two thousand materials for a big ship, and a total of 32 silver for each ship with a cannon, and a thousand materials for a small boat, a total of more than 21 silver for each ship with a cannon. The cost of each artillery is about 300 taels of silver, and the range can reach more than [-] feet. , and a new type of gunpowder, which is twenty times more powerful than black gunpowder." Liu Siyuan reported all the situations in one breath.

Hey, the old man is probably worried about money, hey, it's our turn to perform.Yinzuo came out again and said: "Emperor Ama, it is a major issue for the country to be a soldier. You must not be careless. Now that the sea transportation of grain has been started, a total of more than 500 grain boats have been put into grain adjustment. This matter is related to the south-to-north grain transfer. For major events, there is absolutely no room for loss. If the sea is uneven, the waterway will be difficult to stabilize. It is imperative for the navy to reorganize its armies, and the only thing that is lacking is silver. The minister thinks that this matter can be divided into three steps: The policy of donating silver in exchange for salt can be postponed for another year. First, [-] million taels of silver will be raised for the Ministry of Industry to improve the warships, artillery, gunpowder, etc., and a small number of warships will be trial-produced to prepare for the escort of the tank ships, and use them to train the new army. This is one of them; I believe that overseas trade will definitely bring huge profits. Based on the current tariffs, it should be more than ten million taels per year. If the customs lijin is used to allocate naval forces, add warships, and train the navy, it will definitely have a miraculous effect. The second thing is to use the newly trained sailors to escort our Qing Dynasty merchant ships and collect escort taxes. Firstly, we can promote our country's prestige and the sea, and secondly, we can use the escort income to support the army. The third is also."

Yinzuo talked freely and happily, but the gang of elder brothers who were listening were not happy. They were afraid that Yinzuo would be favored, and everyone's faces would be ugly. The youngest Yinzuo stood up first and said: " The son-in-law played the emperor Ama, and the son-in-law thought that what King Yi said was inconsistent with the etiquette, and the navy was the barrier of our Qing Dynasty, how could it be an escort for profit-seeking businessmen?

The old eighth Yinhu also came out and said: "Huang Ama, my ministers also think that the navy is an official tool of the court, how can it be reduced to a profit-seeking thing, what the king of Yijun said is absurd."

Prince Yinreng saw that his brothers were busy attacking Yinzuo, so he couldn't take it easy anymore, so he stood up and said, "Huang Ama, I think the words of the third and eighth brothers are justified, but the words of King Yijun are actually wrong." The words of the country."

Hehe, we intentionally left a loophole, and these guys really broke out, playing tricks with us that are not as good as the rest. We didn't expect this third article to pass, and we brought it up just to let you wait. Yes, as long as you don't object to the first two items.Yin Zuo looked at his elder brothers attacking the third point he raised, and felt very happy, but the expression on his face was indifferent, just looking at the old man Kangxi without opening his mouth to defend.

Grandpa Kangxi frowned and thought for a moment, ignored what the brothers were saying, looked directly at Zhang Tingyu and said, "Hengchen, tell me your opinion."

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I think that what you elder brothers said is all reasonable. The navy is not in order, the waterway is not stable, and the water transportation will inevitably be affected. I think that what King Yijun said should be feasible except for the third item. I have no objection. Everything. I respectfully invite the Holy Judge." Zhang Tingyu replied with a bow.

"Hmm." Grandpa Kangxi said noncommittally, then turned to the other ministers in the study room and said, "All Aiqings, please think about this matter carefully. I will make an account tomorrow morning, and I will see and then decide."

Hey, the old man's heart is moved, but it's just to guard against the court meeting. We don't believe that these ministers in the study will come up with any good opinions. Hey, the top priority is to make overseas trade fruitful, as long as overseas trade can get a lot of money Silver, the old man will naturally see the benefits in it.The reorganization of the navy is not a matter that can be settled in a day or two. As long as the old man has this idea in his heart, the old man will naturally nod when the time comes. Hey, this time depends on how we create it.Although there is no conclusion about the rectification of the navy, Yinzuo was not disappointed. After kneeling down, he didn't get too clingy with the screwball brother and the courtiers, and returned to the palace by himself in a sedan chair.

Wang Hao is in charge of overseas trade, and Liu Mingchuan is assisting, so there won't be too much trouble. Yinzuo is happy to be the shopkeeper. As for things like warships and artillery, Yinzuo doesn't plan to intervene. It should be Liu Siyuan. All the blueprints have been given, and what needs to be explained has also been explained. If you touch this kind of thing more, you will be accused of interfering in government affairs. After all, Yinzuo is not in charge of the Ministry of Industry now, and some things still have to be avoided. Suspect is not?
Yinzuo was in a good mood today, and went back to the palace to discuss today's meeting with the two counselors. After chatting for a while, he strolled towards the backyard. He wanted to go to Chunlan to see his daughter, after all, he didn't give his daughter the day before yesterday. It was birthday, Yinzuo still felt a little guilty, but walking, walking unconsciously to the back garden, he remembered that he seemed to have gone the wrong way, laughed at himself, and was about to turn back, but Hearing a low voice of conversation coming from behind a clump of bamboo not far away, I couldn't help being curious, and quietly walked around behind the bamboo forest, listened carefully, and couldn't help being amused...

(End of this chapter)