Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 509
On November [-], the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, the first batch of [-] Jiangxi people who immigrated to Malacca took ten large transport ships of the Fourth Fleet, escorted by the main force of the Fourth Fleet to Malacca for a change of defense, and set off in Quanzhou, Fujian. The prelude to the great immigration of Malacca began. The new prefect of Malacca, Cao Xiandong, and the chief officials of the counties also went together on the battleship of the Fourth Fleet. By May of the ninth year of Yuanzhuo, the first batch of [-] immigrants arrived in Malacca. With the assistance of the garrison, they quickly gained a firm foothold and started the construction of the new Malacca. In mid-November of the ninth year of Yuanzhuo, the second wave of more than [-] Jiangxi people also arrived in Sumatra Island one after another escorted by the Fourth Fleet. The tenth year of Zhuo ended in mid-March, and the immigration that lasted for more than two years came to an end.Because most of the immigrants were riot participants, it was called "mob tide" in history to distinguish it from the subsequent large-scale economic immigration.

In mid-January of the ninth year of Yuanzhuo, the construction of the Jinshang Railway was officially launched. More than [-] English prisoners of war and more than [-] Japanese prisoners of war were guarded by the defenders of the Nanjing Military Region and put into arduous paving work. The Shanghai Steam Locomotive Factory also started construction simultaneously. However, due to lack of experience and huge project, not to mention the slow progress of railway laying, many prisoners of war were killed and injured, and there was a shortage of manpower. Until May of the ninth year of Yuanzhuo, the project did not make much breakthrough. The emperor was very dissatisfied, so he An edict was issued to admonish Wang Helan, ordering him to re-deploy and ensure the progress of the project; at the same time, he ordered the various ministries of the Dongying garrison to launch "Operation Sun Hunting" to attack the imminent Dongying shogunate. After defeating the main force of the Japanese shogunate, they captured more than [-] Japanese pirates alive. All the captured Japanese pirates were escorted back to the country one after another, and they were all invested in the construction of the Jinshang Railway. After the newly tested blasting method was applied, the progress of the project was greatly accelerated. In the middle of March in the tenth year of Zhiyuanzhuo, the paving work that was originally expected to be one and a half years ended, more than three months earlier than the original plan, and it will be open to traffic only after the final acceptance.

In March of the ninth year of Yuan Zhuo, after more than half a year of wrangling, China and the Netherlands reached a memorandum of understanding and signed the "Sino-Dutch Asia Treaty": China gave the Netherlands the right to free trade and promised to increase the Dutch trade quota by [-]% Dutch merchant ships can call at the four major ports of Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Tianjin along the coast of the Qing Dynasty, and they are allowed to set up trading companies at these four ports, but they are not allowed to participate in industrial and commercial activities within the Qing Dynasty. According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, private possession of weapons is not allowed; the Dutch side announced the abandonment of colonies such as Malacca and Batavia, and recognized the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty over the above-mentioned areas.

In mid-September of the ninth year of Yuanzhuo, the English envoys who traveled across the oceans were long overdue. They humbly tried to restore the old relationship with the Qing Dynasty, and wanted to redeem all the British officers and soldiers who participated in the naval battle of Badass Island. Emperor Xuzhi ordered the Ministry of Rites The corresponding clauses were issued-first, England had to cede the poison and compensate the Qing Dynasty for the war loss of 5000 million taels of silver; Silver, officers doubled one by one, at least 500 taels of silver for each prisoner of war.The negotiations came to a stalemate. After more than half a year of fierce debate, the negotiators of the two sides failed to reach an agreement. The only successful thing was to redeem the officers. However, because the price was too high, England only redeemed some generals who were born in noble families. , As for other officers and soldiers, they ignored it.

In February of the [-]th year of Yuan Zhuo, the negotiations between China and Britain officially broke down, and the two sides were still in a state of war. It was only because England and France and other European powers were fighting fiercely at this time, and they were temporarily unable to look east, and the Qing army had not yet completed the "India Raiders" plan. In all preparations, the two sides are in a state of calm war, and they are living in peace for the time being.

On March 28th, the tenth year of Yuanzhuo, the news of the full completion of the Jinshang Railway reached the capital. Elder Brother, Ma Qi, Fan Shijie, Li Guangdi, and Shi Shilun are the military ministers staying behind. Prince Yi Yunxiang is in charge of the court affairs, and he leads the empress Lan Yueer, Feng Guifei Wang Xifeng, and Cao Guifei Cao Chunyan to accompany the military ministers. For Zhang Tingyu and Li Zhenyu, the dragon boat set off from the capital on March [-], the first year of Yuanzhuo, arrived in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province on April [-], and consecrated Mount Tai on the [-]th; left Jinan Prefecture on April [-] and headed for Yangzhou, and on May [-] At a quarter of noon on the [-]th, the dragon boat arrived outside the city of Yangzhou. He Lin, the governor of Liangjiang, led the officials of Jiangsu and the people of Yangzhou to pick him up at the pier. There was a lot of excitement, but there is no need to mention it.

emotion!Since Kangxi came to Yangzhou in 37 years, it has been 20 years now. Thinking of the scenes of pursuing Wang Xifeng in Yangzhou at the beginning, Yinzuo couldn't help but smile a little. This time, bringing Wang Xifeng to Yangzhou, in addition to wanting to comfort Wang Xifeng Outside of the heart of my hometown, there is also the uncommon desire to relive old dreams.As the saying goes, the old man chatted and became a teenager. He had just arrived at the palace and hadn't settled down yet, so Yinzuo sent away all the officials who came to greet him, and asked Gao Nianying, the eunuch of the ceremony, to announce Wang Xifeng. .

"Feng'er, you're at the end of the land, are you homesick?" Before Wang Xifeng finished the salute, Yinzuo said with a smile: "I remember the old incident of Feng'er making a big fuss about the boat, haha, it's been 20 years in a flash , Feng'er is not old yet, but I am so old that I will lose my teeth."

Yinzuo's joke immediately made Wang Xifeng's face turn red. Thinking of her fierce appearance back then, Wang Xifeng couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, stomped her foot, and turned her head away in embarrassment. The blush on her face was obvious Yin Zuo was almost drunk, got up, walked to Wang Xifeng, took Wang Xifeng into his arms, and said with a smile: "Feng'er, I happen to be free today, so I will go shopping with you Slender West Lake, is Feng Er still making trouble?"

Wang Xifeng, who was leaning on Yinzuo's chest, was happy when she heard that she was going to visit the Slender West Lake, but when she heard the last joking words, she suddenly refused to follow her, and lightly smashed Yinzuo's chest with a pair of pink fists, her face turned red Like a ripe apple, he said: "The Holy Majesty is making my concubine happy again."

"No, I'm telling the truth." Yinzuo smiled and said, "I and my concubine changed into plain clothes, and no one else took them with us. Can we go immediately?"

Wang Xifeng was originally a son and daughter of the Jianghu, with a very bold temperament. Even now that she is an imperial concubine, her temperament has not changed much. Hastily changed into plain clothes, without alarming others, accompanied by Qingsong and several other inner guards, sneaked out from the side door of the palace, and wandered all the way to the Slender West Lake, perhaps because they were too relaxed, Yinzuo and his party I didn't realize how many tails were following behind me.

Yangzhou was originally an important city for salt transportation. In the Qing Dynasty, it was said that the world’s salt merchants came out of Yangzhou. However, since Da Yinzuo proposed the sea transportation, Yangzhou’s transit status has deteriorated. Since the reform of the salt government and the gradual reduction of salt tax, the profits of salt merchants have been reduced. The space is getting smaller and smaller, and the large and small salt merchants in Yangzhou City have gone bankrupt and changed careers. The originally prosperous Yangzhou City has now declined. Yes, the scene is gone forever. Fortunately, in the Eight Banners Asset Auction launched by Yinzuo a few years ago, many businessmen in Yangzhou relied on their strong economic strength to win many projects, which saved Yangzhou a bit of vitality. , obviously, the rich people in Yangzhou don't have much favor for such a powerful emperor as Yinzuo, and many salt merchants who have suffered bad luck due to the reform of the salt administration hate Yinzuo to the bone. A chance was given to one person——Xu Yaozi.

Xu Yaozi, a native of Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, has been a key member of the White Lotus Sect for generations, but they are only the first-class middle-level personnel of Xiangzhu. The throne of the head of the hall, the Jiangxi riots in front of us is Xu Yaozi's masterpiece, but because the imperial army came so fast, Xu Yaozi was beaten and fled before he even got a taste of the emperor's addiction. His wife, son, and brothers were all shot to death. Only Xu Yaozi managed to escape. Relying on the cover of the White Lotus Sect figures in the Yangzhou salt merchants, he escaped the pursuit of the court, lurked in Yangzhou City, and took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the salt merchants. The white lotus sect has developed emotionally, and a good climate has formed in Yangzhou City. This time, hearing that Emperor Yuanzhuo is coming to Yangzhou, he has already set a trap, planning to avenge his wife, children, and children.

Xu Yaozi's abacus Yinzuo didn't know about it, so naturally he wouldn't take precautions. He strolled leisurely around the Slender West Lake with Wang Xifeng, Qing Song and other guards, and walked slowly along the road by the lake towards Wang Xifeng's former residence. He planned to visit Wang's house to satisfy Wang Xifeng's homesickness. Just as Yin Zuo and others passed a street corner, something happened—first there was a sound of bowstrings, and dozens of feathered arrows shot from the second floor on both sides of the street. Shots shot out of the window, and then the hawkers who set up stalls on the street suddenly drew out their hidden weapons and rushed towards Yinzuo and Wang Xifeng.

The incident happened suddenly, except for Qingsong, all the guards had no time to react, but seeing Qingsong let out a long roar, he flew up, took out the sword at his waist, shook his hand, and drew sword circles, desperately killing most of them. Arrows shot down.Although Yinzuo hasn't practiced martial arts in these years, but he hasn't touched anyone for a long time, and his reaction is half a beat slower than Qingsong's. It wasn't until Qingsong flew up that Yinzuo roared angrily, picked it up and returned it. Wang Xifeng, who was at a loss as to what had happened, fled to the side of the street. At this chaotic moment, gunshots rang out...

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