Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 190
On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the 41st year of Kangxi, it was sunny, and the sun hung in the sky early, but the winter sun was not strong enough, and even the heavy snow last night could not melt away.Thick white snow is piled up on the road, and when pedestrians step on it, it turns into icicles. It is very slippery, and you can make a big somersault if you don't pay attention. Even so, there is still an endless stream of pedestrians on the street. If you get relatives and acquaintances to visit, don't you want to pay New Year's greetings?No matter how difficult this road is, we have to go.

In front of Prince Yi's mansion, a group of teenagers dressed as book boys were laughing and playing.This is the only chance in a year to be able to let go, and just received the red envelope, it is open to play, what kind of firecrackers, fireworks are set off non-stop, and there is a commotion.A tall and thin little book boy said with a smile: "Hey, everyone, calm down, who can bite his own nose with his own teeth?" Didn't even bother to talk back.

"I can't, hehe, I can't either, but Ah Fu can, who dares to bet with me, one loses ten, the bet is more, we lose more, come on..." The tall and thin book boy tempted the big guy vigorously , never thought that a rough voice from behind interrupted him: "Dog, you little bastard, are you planning to cheat money again?"

"How can we, what an honest person we are, why..." Li Wei turned his head while talking, and saw a dozen soldiers standing behind him at a glance, led by two military officers in regular second-rank uniforms, one In his early fifties, he has a calm face, and the other is in his 25s and sixties, with a playful smile on his face.Li Wei was stunned for a moment before he remembered who it was. He jumped up and shouted, "Xiaoyao, haha, it's Xiaoyao who has returned. Hey, congratulations to Master Liu for being promoted again. This is..."

Liu Yao was used to messing with Li Wei in the palace back then, even though he has become a big official now, he didn't mind Li Wei calling him a little demon at all, and laughed and cursed: "Stinky boy, cheating everywhere all day , be careful that the lord beats you. This is my father, dog, is the lord in the mansion?"

Liu Yao's father, Liu Shuangcheng, is also a servant of Yin Zuo's family. Although Li Wei has never seen it, he has heard of it. He knows that this old man is always serious and doesn't like joking. , the master went to the palace early in the morning, and I have to go to Ma Qi and Mrs. Ma's house for a while, and I won't be back until after noon, so please feel free to invite the two adults." Liu Shuangcheng didn't make a sound, just nodded, indicating that After saying hello, Liu Yao scolded with a smile: "My lord, you brat will do the same thing with us. I will see if I will force you down tonight." After speaking, he followed Liu Shuangcheng and led his subordinate Goshha into the room. the palace.

Li Wei continued his plan to defraud money and encouraged him with his tongue for a long time, but there were very few people who responded. It is estimated that everyone was deceived by him on weekdays, and there were only one or two unbelievers who bet a few taels of silver Take a chance.Seeing that not many people were taken in, Li Wei himself felt bored, but even though sparrows are small, they are still meat, right?Li Wei smiled and said: "Ah Fu, it's up to you to perform. Anyway, I got back the money for the fireworks today, and I can buy some food for Cui'er." Zhou Yongcheng squinted his eyes and said slowly He took out two teeth from his bosom, and pressed them on his big nose a few times, without saying a word, Li Wei laughed loudly and said: "Did you see, Ah Fu's tooth just fell out, biting his nose Let's go, haha..." He Kenyi, who had lost money, suddenly became a mess.

After noon, Yinzuo sat in the carriage with Xiao Yixue, who was already tired and fell asleep, feeling a little proud - today, the whole family went to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, and the old man even gave special comments on Hongli and Hongyang. The two little brothers took a quiz on the homework of the two little guys, and the two little guys did not disappoint Yinzuo. Not to mention their elegant and polite manners, they also showed their skills in their homework: one memorized "Thousand Characters", the other One memorized the "Three Character Classic", and the old man could answer all the allusions in it fluently, which made the old man very happy. He rewarded the two little guys with a lot of good things, especially Hongyang. The old man even gave him his frequently used Duan inkstone He has a lot of praise in words.As for Ma Qi's "cheap father-in-law", Yin Zuo, the "hair-footed son-in-law", came to visit by order.

The old man in front of him made Yinzuo a prince. When he entered the palace to thank him, the old man Kangxi was half joking and half serious. Yinzuo Haosheng went to Ma Qi's house to walk around.Although Yin Zuo didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the old man's gourd, but since the old man opened his mouth, Yin Zuo was not hypocritical. He could have a good relationship with the chief minister, so why not do it?Just like that, he carried the big gift bag and dragged his family to Comrade Lao Ma's house as a guest, and the gift was also given, and he cheated on lunch by the way, and made a good relationship with him, which can be regarded as a big gain.

"Master, this servant greets you." Liu Shuangcheng and his son were chatting in Yin'an Hall accompanied by Wu Sidao and Lin Xuanyi. When they saw Yin Zuo coming in, the father and son got up quickly, knelt down and greeted them.Liu Yao has been back to Beijing several times, and every time he goes to Beijing, he stays here with Yinzuo. Although he is excited when he sees Yinzuo, he is fine. Liu Shuangcheng has not been back to Beijing for five years. Although he often communicates with each other, But after all, it's been a long time since we saw each other. At this time, I was already too excited to contain myself, with tears running down my face.

"Shuangcheng? When did you arrive? I thought you would only come to Beijing after the holidays. It's good that you come. Get up and let me take a look." Yinzuo smiled and raised his hand, signaling Liu Shuangcheng and his son to get back together.

"Master, I just arrived early this morning." Liu Shuangcheng replied concisely.

"Oh." Yinzuo nodded and said, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Hey, I used it with the two gentlemen before the head, and the slave thought that the master will definitely have imperial meals when he enters the palace, so he won't wait for the master." Xiao Yao said with a smile.

Hey, the country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change. Xiao Yao is a big official now, and he still looks like a joker, which is interesting.Yin Zuo laughed and scolded: "Poor mouth. Have the two gentlemen explained the matter?"

Liu Shuangcheng nodded and said: "Master, the servants are all clear, please rest assured, master."

"Okay, it's good to be clear, don't mess things up, get ready first, when you do it, the king will send someone to notify you, go see your mistress, and have a good drink with you father and son tonight, Go." Yinzuo smiled and waved his hand.Liu Shuangcheng and his son said yes, retreated, and went to meet Lan Yueer and the others without mentioning it.

Liu Shuangcheng had just been transferred to be the Admiral of the Shandong Navy, and Liu Yao took over from his father as the Admiral of the Fujian Navy. It's been more than ten days.Liu Shuangcheng and his son have already grasped half of the power of the Qing Dynasty's outer navy. Of course, the current Daqing Navy is still weak and pitiful. The status of division officers and soldiers is also very low, and they are always excluded in the Qing army series.

Yin Zuo doesn't care what other people think of the Navy Master. The reason why Yin Zuo wants to arrange Liu Shuangcheng and his son in the Navy is naturally his idea, that is to build a strong navy. To achieve this goal, we must wait for the right time—now Whether it is technology, sailors and other manpower or economic strength, the Great Qingshui Division has the opportunity to become a world-class navy.In order to achieve this goal, Yinzuo also made various arrangements in advance, including the last time he fooled the old man, offering steel mills, advanced artillery, warship blueprints, etc., and also trained a large number of sailors through overseas trade. Preparations are being made for the establishment of an ocean-going navy, but Mr. Kangxi's plan to build a navy with customs lijin proposed by Yinzuo last time has never been approved.

Yinzuo doesn't want to wait any longer, the reason is very simple, Yinzuo can't afford to wait anymore - now overseas trade has been in full swing, and the trade volume has risen sharply, but there are more sales and less purchases, and the surplus is huge, although there will be a huge surplus in a short period of time. There will be problems, but after a long time, the European powers will inevitably notice that something is wrong, and by then, a naval battle will no longer be inevitable.According to Xu Zuo's estimation, this war with the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will inevitably break out within ten years. It is just a question of who to fight first and how to fight. If a powerful navy cannot be built within these ten years, then it will be fun But it's big.Yinzuo has been planning for a long time, just waiting for an opportunity. Of course, the opportunity will not fall from the sky by itself. Yinzuo intends to create such an opportunity by himself. Everything has to be operated by Liu Shuangcheng and his son. This is also Yinzuo The reason why the Ministry of War arranged for Liu Shuangcheng and his son to come back to report on their duties.

After Liu Shuangcheng and his son withdrew, Yin Zuo asked with a smile, "Misters, is this king's plan okay?"

Lin Xuanyi smiled and said: "No problem in theory, but it's hard to say whether the eighth master will follow the prince's way."

"Hey, at that time, I can't help the eighth one. If the fourth one pushes me, let's hit him again, and he will have to leave if he doesn't." Yin Zuo said with a smile.

"Yi Yulu thinks that this plan is feasible, but the prince has to pass the test first. The fourth master and the eighth master may not be able to join hands, so this test will not be easy." Wu Sidao said calmly.

"Yeah." Yin Zuo nodded and didn't speak. "Honghu" had already sent the news that the fourth and eighth children were secretly hooking their hands, preparing to make a surprise attack on Yin Zuo.Although Yinzuo already knew the other party's plan, Yinzuo also made corresponding arrangements, but Yinzuo didn't know whether he could pass the test smoothly.

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The new year is here, and Xiao Liu wishes everyone a New Year greeting: "Happy New Year! Is it okay to give the monthly pass a red envelope?"

(End of this chapter)