Chapter 464: Positive (1)

Although life in the palace is rich, it is really boring. Every New Year's Eve, the royal family members have to divide it into men and women for a reunion dinner. Bead curtains have to be used as partitions between the two rooms, so there is no reunion. The food and drinks are good, but at this moment, who is really interested in eating and drinking, basically just telling some jokes and making the emperor Yinzuo happy. It is so boring. No matter what others think, at least Yinzuo is very fucked by this.

After having dinner, it is naturally time to watch the play. Poor Yinzuo has not been better since he called this dynasty. He barely watched the hat show with everyone, and then he lost his patience. He stood up and greeted several old princes who were accompanying him. He pulled the third, the thirteenth, and the fourteenth brothers and three went up to the study. A strange light flashed in Yunzhen's eyes, but he quickly calmed down. Although Yunzhen's movements were hidden, he could not hide it from Hongli sitting beside him. However, Hongli didn't say anything, pinched the folding fan in his hand and watched the lively play on the stage silently.

"Old Thirteenth, you, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, report your family to me." As soon as you arrived at the study room and had not yet sat down, Yinzuo asked.

Brothers together had known that Yinzuo had to ask for something to explain, but unexpectedly, on New Year's Eve, Yinzuo actually asked about political affairs, which made the three brothers very surprised. The Thirteenth brothers were stunned for a while before he came to his senses. He looked at Yinzuo with a strange expression and hurriedly replied: "Report to the emperor, this year, the reason for severing trade with England. Although Spain, Portugal and other countries filled some vacancy, the overall trade volume decline was an indisputable fact. As of December 20, the seventh year of Yuanzhuo, the cumulative customs tax was 180 million yuan, a decrease of about 40 million yuan compared with the same period last year; the domestic fiscal revenue was 280 million yuan, and the income was also three times lower than last year.

Tens of millions of yuan are generally caused by the reduction of overseas trade volume; after deducting various expenses, the main reason is that military expenditure accounts for the majority. Among them, the army is 120 million yuan and the navy is 210 million yuan. Last year, the fiscal loss was 80 million yuan. Including the income from the owed income, the treasury now has a total of 334325 million yuan; next year, the army basically does not need to continue to change clothes on a large scale, and only needs to invest about 80 million yuan to maintain the relevant expenses; the navy needs to invest about 130 million yuan to barely maintain its existing combat power, but the trade volume of the West, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries will be further increased, and the implementation of the allocation of vacancies and the implementation of the joint payment of officials and gentry. Next year's fiscal surplus can basically be ensured.

"Well.  " Yinzuo nodded without comment. He knew all of these data in his mind. Yinzuo was also very open about this year's fiscal deficit. It was impossible for the military revolution to not pay the price. As long as there is money in the treasury, it would be a good thing. Furthermore, even if the treasury is empty, Yinzuo would not be very worried. Not to mention the upcoming tide of treasury next year.  It is not considered the upcoming tide of commodity economy. Now, the property owned by Yinzuo's inner treasury alone exceeds that of the treasury. Even if it is filled, Yinzuo can fill the void of the treasury.

"Old Thirteen, it's hard for you to help me manage such a big family business. I know that you have always been diligent. I feel so relieved that your two sons are also at the age of enrollment. I will give your eldest son Hongchang the son and the prince Hongtou the bele. It can be regarded as the New Year's money I give to the children." Yinzuo said with a smile on his lips.

This reward is very great. Not to mention that Yinzuo's other sons have no titles yet, even the two adult princes are only the identity of Beile. Hongli, Hongyang's brothers, was obtained through military achievements. Such a great reward made Yunxiang stunned and stared at Yinzuo blankly. He even forgot to thank him. It was not until the old fourteen on the side pushed him and fell to the ground like a dream. He kowtowed and said, "My brother thanked the Lord for his kindness. But this reward is too much. I really dare not accept it. I hope the emperor will take it back and die."

"I don't want to give you a reward easily. You Lao Thirteen can afford it." Yinzuo stood up, walked to Lao Thirteen, reached out to help Lao Thirteen up, and said with some emotion: "Lao Thirteen, you have helped me with so many years, and you have never complained. I feel sorry for you. Look, you are only how old you are, and your hair is all white on your head, I feel sorry for you."

"The Lord..." Yun Xiang's eyes suddenly turned red, and he was so excited that he couldn't speak.

"Okay, this matter is settled like this. I will give you the decree when I look back." Yinzuo patted Yunxiang's shoulder lightly, walked back to his own seat and sat down.

"Master, I will definitely devote myself to the Master and die until I die!" Yunxiang knelt down and kowtowed.

"The Thirteenth Lao must do this. This is what you deserve. I want you to live well and accompany me all the way." Yinzuo said with a smile.

"Yeah." Yun Xiang nodded vigorously and replied.

"Thirteenth brother, next year is a critical year. You have to help me keep the cabinet well. Don't take advantage of it. Don't be afraid of things. I will take care of everything." Although Yinzuo said with a smile, the cold air in his words was very strong. The fourth and third brothers couldn't help but chill. The Thirteenth brothers didn't think so much and kowtowed, "Please rest assured, my brother will definitely live up to his mission."

"That's good," Yinzuo obviously didn't want to continue the topic. He waved his hand and signaled Yunxiang to calm down, looking at Prince Cheng Yunzhi and said, "Third brother, how is the negotiations with the Netherlands and England progressing?"

Yunzhi had not yet awakened from the dramatic scene just now, and he was still deducing the significance of Yinzuo's move. However, even though Yunzhi was smart, how could he see through Yinzuo's layout? At this time, he heard Yinzuo's question, and stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the English ambassador has returned from Europe, but England insisted that this was a misunderstanding and expressed his willingness to apologize to the Qing Dynasty, but rejected our request for compensation. At the same time, he proposed to renegotiate on trade issues with us, agree to withdraw from Japan's forces, and stop providing weapons to the Japanese shogunate. In return, we are asked to continue trade with England."

"That's all?" Yinzuo sneered, interrupted Yunzhi's words, stood up, and walked around the study room angrily, with a frightening cold face. It took a while to calm down, and said in a cold voice: "There is no need to talk about this negotiation. Pass on my decree: drive the ambassador of England out of the Qing Dynasty, recall our ambassador to England, declare our ambassador to England in a state of war, and inform the envoys of all countries that whoever dares to provide help to England in the Far East will be the enemy of our Qing Dynasty! Pass on the orders of the Japanese garrison and the Second Fleet to drive all English merchants and merchant ships out of the country, and a limited time for one month, all those who do not leave will be detained."

"This..." Yun Zhi didn't expect Yinzuo to get so angry. He suddenly became frightened, afraid that Yinzuo would attack him. After all, Yunzhi was afraid of being beaten by Yinzuo, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Sage, please calm down, please calm down. I deserve to die, I have to bear the grace of the Holy One, I..."

Yinzuo didn't expect Yunzhi to be so scared, and was stunned for a moment. He hurriedly raised his hand and said, "San brother, please get up quickly. I'm not blaming you. I'm just dissatisfied with the British man's approach and have no other intentions. Well, I can still trust my third brother's ability to do things. Get up."

"Master, I don't know whether I should say it or not?" Yun Zhi wiped off the sweat beads from his head. He stood up and plucked up his courage.

"After saying that, I'm listening." Yinzuo was scared Yunzhi in front of him, feeling a little disgusted, and said in a warm voice.

Yun Zhi carefully said in a tone: "Master, I dare not neglect my efforts to take over foreign affairs. I always have to verify carefully whenever there is something. Well. According to the reports of my officials, the English ambassador frequently interacted with the Dutch ambassador when he returned to the capital. I think there must be something strange about it. If I had a Qing Dynasty and England were in a bad relationship, I was not afraid, but I was afraid that the Dutch might do some tricks in it. I must be careful. I hope the Lord will think twice. "

Well, the third brother seems to have put in a lot of effort into diplomacy, and has not let down our efforts. Yinzuo was very satisfied with Yunzhi's performance and smiled and said, "I understand the meaning of the third brother. After that, my Qing Dynasty and England have become evil, but I have not declared war explicitly. No matter whether I declare war or not, the Dutch always stands on the side of the English. I just want to declare war explicitly, and the Dutch plays in my heart privately.

I know, well, the third brother has been talking to the Dutch for so long, it will be a result. Come on, I will give you a few magic weapons, and you can use these things to kill the Dutch. Don’t be afraid that the Dutch will turn against you. I still want to ask for it. As long as it dares to turn against you, I will have an excuse to send troops. Hey, even if I occupy the Dutch territory, it will still have to do business with me in the Qing Dynasty honestly." Yinzuo smiled and handed Yunzhi a bag on the dragon table.

Yunzhi opened the bag and glanced quickly at the lights in the study room. His eyes lit up immediately. Someone said in surprise: "Master, where did these things come from?"

"The third brother doesn't need to worry about where the third brother comes from. I will let go of everything. I have me here, so don't worry. Hehe, the Dutch likes bribes, and I just accept it. Just turn around and tell me. I will not let you hand over the commons." Yinzuo said with a smile.

"Minist honors the order." Yunzhi's favorite thing is to beat the slap. At this time, the Qing Dynasty is in great power and there is more room for diplomacy. He can beat the slap and extort it. It's really a profession. He has both hobbies. Yunzhi is naturally very happy, but what makes him even happier is still behind him. Yinzuo suddenly smiled and said, "Third brother, your prince Hongsheng, I look good, well, just give him the title of Beile. It's better to follow the third brother to get to know the court affairs first."

Yunzhi was knocked unconscious by two consecutive big pies, and his eyes were so narrowed that he could not see them. He knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Master, I will definitely take care of foreign affairs properly, and I will not worry the emperor."

"Well, that's good." Yinzuo smiled faintly, waved his hand, said nothing more, and turned to look at the old fourteen who was eager to try.

"Master, are you going to do it? Hehe, my brother's hands are so itchy. "Yun Zi is so smart that he had already heard from Yinzuo's words just now that Yinzuo planned to teach the British and Dutch countries the meaning. Seeing Yinzuo laughing but not speaking, he couldn't wait to speak first.

Haha, this kid is very stable on weekdays, but he is a little anxious when he hears the war. He is really a war maniac. Yinzuo looked at Yun Zi's excited look and felt a little funny, but he didn't scold him, but just smiled and said, "I'm going to fight, but not now."

"Ah." Old Shishi was a little disappointed when he heard that it was not the present. He nodded to express his understanding, but his face was a little disappointed.

"Old Fourteen, how was the first fleet's training?" Yinzuo saw that Old Fourteen looked unhappy, but deliberately pretended not to see it, and asked slowly.

"If you return to the priest, I have not dared to lose the priest's trust in the past six months. The first fleet has completed the training and can go to sea to fight at any time." As soon as he talked about the priest, Lao Si's face showed an extremely proud look.

"That's good, let me hear it. I have only one requirement. Since I want to fight, I can only win but not lose. If I lose, the sea has no cover, so you can jump down by yourself." Yinzuo put away his smile and said with a serious expression.

"I dare to issue a military order!" The fourteenth old knelt down without hesitation and said loudly.

"Okay, I can trust this. Let's just do it. The First Fleet will go to Guangdong for training first. After the monsoon arrives in March, we will set off immediately, take down the entire Malacca for me, and cut off the British's access to the Far East!" Yinzuo stood up suddenly, and said with a flash of light in his eyes.

"Yes, I respect the order!" The Fourteenth kowtowed, stood up with satisfaction, his chest was undulating, and his heart was surging.

Yinzuo glanced at Yun Zi, smiled and ordered, "I will also allocate Guangdong Land Battle Camp to you. In addition, I will allocate twenty large sea ships from the Eight Banners as logistics supply ships. Is it enough for you to use?"

"Enough, too enough." Old Si Si just let Han Xin go, and the more soldiers he had, the better. At this time, when Yinzuo put the most well-equipped amphibious combat force in his hand, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Forget it, let's all talk about this here today. I'm tired. Let's kneel down and rest." After everyone left, Yinzuo sat alone on the dragon throne, his eyes flashing...
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