Hearing this, Yinxiang was shocked. Lao Sisi had been planning to make an arrangement in Nanyang since last year. He wanted to conquer Nanyang? Thinking of Kangxi recruiting 3,000 Eight Banners in Beijing to station in Taiwan, he already understood that Kangxi had made up his mind to conquer Nanyang. For such a big thing, the entire capital did not hear a trace of wind. This was really a bit shocking. Even if Kangxi was arbitrary, he had to at least act in the court and ask for the opinions of his ministers. How could he not hear a trace of wind? How did Lao Sisi convince Kangxi? How did Kangxi think? Yinxiang immediately had a lot of questions.

Nanyang is no better than Taiwan. Taiwan has been conquered by the whole country for more than 20 years, let alone Nanyang? What is the support behind the Fourteenth Old Man? He has such great ambitions? [The latest updates are all in search.]

"The slaves sailed on the sea for five days. The day after the food was cut off in Tamsui, they encountered a fleet of Guangzhou to Manila, and they were able to escape."

After hearing Zheng Qingyuan's words, Yinzhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The loss of the ocean trade fleet was not very large. However, the Spanish wanted to attack the ocean trade fleet, which was probably spread, and this would inevitably cause people's hearts to fluctuate.

I really didn't expect that Spain was actually difficult to change its badness. It actually created another large-scale massacre in Manila, and it had the courage to attack the ocean trade fleet. It seems that we can't wait any longer and don't fight back hard. The shareholders of the ocean trade fleet will probably cause panic. The pirates in the South China Sea will probably dare to attack the ocean trade fleet in the future. This kind of thing must not be tolerated, otherwise the consequences will be quite serious.

After pondering for a while, Yinzhen asked, "How many troops do the Spanish have in Manila?"

Zheng Qingyuan was familiar with this situation and said, "Back to the prince, there are 800 Spanish musketeers stationed in the city, 2,000 indigenous soldiers outside the city, and there are also a fleet of two-class battleships, five three-pole battleships, and fifteen slightly smaller ones, on the second deck. The remaining ones are more than twenty small battleships, with a total of more than 12,000 people?"

"What is a Level 2, a three-pole battleship?" Yinxiang was confused when he heard this and asked involuntarily.

Zheng Qingyuan looked up at Yinxiang, and saw that he was young and dressed in casual clothes in front of Yinzhen, so he couldn't help but look back at Yinzhen. Yinzhen nodded and said, "This is my thirteenth brother."

The Thirteenth Prince Zheng Qingyuan quickly beat Qian'er and said, "Sister Zheng Qingyuan pays homage to the Thirteenth Master." He stood up and said, "Return to the Thirteenth Master, the second-level battleship is a three-layer deck with artillery between eighty and one hundred gates, and the Western warships with a captive of 750 soldiers and a captive of 750 soldiers and a captive of 2 to three-layer deck with artillery between sixty and eighty gates, and a captive of more than 500 soldiers. The slightly smaller one is the second-level deck with more than 50 guns and about 300 soldiers."

When Yinxiang heard this, he was stunned. How big is the second-level three-pole battleship? This fleet alone has thousands of artillery guns, and even the most powerful Fujian navy in the Qing Dynasty could not compete with it.

Yinzhen was also confused when he heard that Spain had such a huge fleet in Manila. There was no reason why Spain had stationed such a huge fleet in Manila for many years. Was Spain and the Netherlands again having a dispute? After pondering for a moment, he asked: "This fleet has been stationed in Manila?"

"No, Manila originally had only two Tripole battleships and more than ten small battleships. In addition, those battleships only came last winter."

Yinzhen nodded. This is normal. I wonder what Spain had to temporarily mobilize such a small fleet to Manila? It should not be targeted at the Qing Dynasty. It is estimated that it was mostly in conflict with the Netherlands. However, for the current navy, this fleet is huge enough that it can be chewed down with the existing warships of the navy?

After glanced at Zheng Qingyuan with short hair, Yinzhen said quietly: "Go down and rest first. If you have something to do, I will call you."

Zheng Qingyuan said in a deep voice: "Report to the prince, there are more than a hundred people who escaped with the slaves."

"Huh?" Yinzhen thought for a while before saying, "Appoint them all to the Naval Academy to participate in training with the recruited sailors."

When Zheng Qingyuan stepped down, Yinxiang asked, "This Spain is also Western? Why do you rarely hear about it before?"

When Yinxiang asked, Yinzhen was not as blind as Meng Kangxi, and explained in detail: "The West refers to Europe. The Qing Dynasty is called Asia. The Spanish Empire was once one of the largest empires more than a hundred years ago. Even now, its land area is vaster than that of our Qing Dynasty, with a total population of about 70 million. However, Spain only occupied Luzon in the east. During the Ming Dynasty, they invaded Taiwan and were later driven away by the Netherlands."

When I heard that Spain was even bigger than the Qing Dynasty, Yinxiang couldn't help but worry, "Fourth brother, Spain is so powerful. Let's seize its territory, aren't we worried that it will cause war between the two countries?"

Yinzhen chuckled and said, "Don't worry about this. If you give him a blow and give him a sweet date, there will be no big problem. Spain occupied Luzon in order to trade with the East. If we rob Luzon and give him the right to trade, he has a lot of territory overseas and will not care about the gains and losses of the territory at all."

Yinxiang glanced at Yinzhen in surprise. It was only more than two years since the Fourteenth Old Man came to Shanghai. Why did he know so much about the situation of Western countries?

"Call Hong Tianbao in." Yinzhen ordered to the outside world.

Hong Tianbao is the third son of the Wanlilong Tea Tour in Guangzhou. He is only twenty-two years old this year. He is cautious and clever. When he heard Yinzhen call him, he hurried in and bowed and said, "What are the instructions of the prince?"

Yinzhen said: "Tell us that Wu Ge, Yande, Zheng Qinghai, Zhang Yuanlong, Wang Bin, and Lin Babaohou will meet. The rest of the people will ask them to go back first, so as not to delay the main business. If you have any urgent matters, please indicate it on the post."

Tian Bao bowed and responded.

As soon as Hong Tianbao retreated, Jiang Customs Supervisor Chen Pengnian, Songjiang Prefect Wanyan Haifeng, Shanghai Prefect Cha Siting and Shanghai Prefecture Cha Siting came in and greeted Yin and Yinxiang in turn. After the ceremony, Chen Pengnian, Wanyan Haifeng said in unison: "Congratulations to the prince for his promotion to the prince."

Yinzhen smiled slightly and said, "Sit all." The three of them sat down, and they briefly reported the situation in the past few months one by one. After listening, Yinzhen encouraged him as usual, and then said, "Mr. Chen, Shanghai is currently a cotton cloth and a designated trading port for raw silk. You can promote it. From next year, anyone who purchases raw silk and silk must pay in gold. In addition, from next year, all trade must be paid in gold at 20% of the total payment for the goods."

"Is there no gold, so trade is not allowed?" Chen Pengnian asked cautiously.

"The focus should be on this point." Yinzhen said: "Starting next year, all customs will be handled according to this."

"The official is here to receive the order." Chen Pengnian bowed and replied.

After saying that, Yinzhen looked at Wanyan Haifeng again and said, "Starting this year, the number of people immigrating to Taiwan will inevitably increase sharply. All those who immigrate are poor people. They move to another place and lack food and clothing. Fujian is already short of food and cannot take care of it. A group of black-hearted merchants will definitely take the opportunity to make a profit. You will lead me to purchase and hoard 300,000 stones of rice in Songjiang to prepare for emergencies."

Yinxiang's heart was shocked when he was listening. Lao Sisi said it was glamorous. Was this food prepared for the expedition to Southeast Asia?

Wanyan Haifeng hurriedly bowed and said, "I am careful with the prince's order."

Yinzhen nodded, then looked at Cha Siting and said with a smile: "Shanghai is prosperous and prosperous, and there is no need to worry too much about taxes and labor service. However, there are many merchants from south to north like crucian carp crossing the river, and there are also southern and western barbarians who transform from the south and the west. Over time, it will inevitably affect the customs of the people in Shanghai.

Cha’s origins from a family of scholarly etiquette and familiar with etiquette. The emperor asked Cha to take charge of Shanghai, but he had high hopes. However, the land of Shanghai is mostly in the South and Western countries, and is not familiar with the classical Chinese of our Celestial Empire. When Cha’s preaching etiquette, he might as well prepare another vernacular propaganda speech and notice, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve its effect."

Before Cha Siting took office, Kangxi personally met him. Tianyu was full of heart, and he focused on education. He understood Kangxi's meaning. At this time, he was very grateful when he heard Yinzhen's words. He quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "If you keep the teachings of the prince in your heart, you will definitely respect the prince's orders."

Inspired by this, Yinzhen said to Chen Pengnian and Wanyan Haifeng: "The same is true for you, whether it is customs or local governments, most of the people who have never read books. In the future, if you post a notice, you will post a more vernacular text so that the people will understand as soon as they hear it."

"Respect the prince's orders." The two replied together.

Outside Liuchun Garden, Hong Tianbao conveyed Yinzhen's words, and the unnamed general managers immediately dispersed. Zhang Yuanlong was about to enter the garden and wait, but the followers reminded him: "Master, uncle is here."

Uncle, Wang Tongxu? Zhang Yuanlong was stunned. What was he doing here? When he turned around, he saw Wang Tongxu's pace and his expression was nervous. He felt a bad feeling in his heart. Wang Tongxu went to Manila for trade, so why did he come back so quickly? He quickly met him.

"What's wrong? Tell me quickly, the Fourteenth Master is waiting to see me." As soon as we met, Zhang Yuanlong urged anxiously.

"Brother-in-law, something is not good." Wang Tongxu said briefly about his experience in Manila with a bitter face.

When Zhang Yuanlong heard this, his face turned pale. The ocean trade fleet had such a big deal, and it was his brother-in-law. Although it had a lot to do with Zheng Qingyuan, Zheng Qingyuan's affairs were obviously unpromoted. This time he lost 500,000 taels. Will anyone make a fuss about this matter?

After calming down, he ordered, "Have your place outside the door, in case the Fourteenth Master wants to see you."

After Chen Pengnian and the other two withdrew, Zhang Yuanlong, Wang Bin and Lin Babao followed him in. As soon as the three of them met, Yinzhen reached out to give up his seat as usual. These three were the general managers of the three largest shipyards in Shanghai. After the three of them sat down, Yinzhen smiled and said with a smile: "I am most concerned about the construction progress of warships and merchant ships. I will leave for more than three months. You can briefly talk about their own situation."

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