Seeing Yi Zhizuo, he refused without thinking. Wu Changqing poured him a cup of tea attentively, and then he thought about it: "The foreign trade targets of the Thirteen Fronts are mainly Britain and the United States. Now the United States is in great economic panic. If a war breaks out with Britain again, foreign trade will inevitably be cut off.?

This is second. When the war comes, let alone Guangzhou City, Xiguan and Henan Island hang outside the city, it will be poisoned by war. A hundred years of prosperity will be destroyed. Many merchants and people will be destroyed, and Yuanqi and Thirteen Jones are inseparable from the ruins.

Brother Zhizu has a brilliant vision, has always been resourceful, is familiar with the European pattern, and understands the national conditions of the United Kingdom. He may be able to come up with any way to avoid this war. This is a great good deed and great merit for the generation of Buddhas from all families."

At present, stopping the outbreak of the Opium War may be considered a great good deed, but in the long run, it is definitely not considered a good deed. Although Guangzhou has traded in one go, the entire Qing Dynasty is actually in a closed state. The British forced the Qing Dynasty to trade in the five ports through the Opium War, and if they forced the Qing Dynasty to open their arms to the world.

This was a good thing for the Qing Dynasty, and even more so for Yi Zhizu. If the world is not chaotic, he could not establish his own private armed forces legitimately and did not have the strength to protect himself. His business empire was built on high-rise buildings on the beach and made wedding dresses for the court. It can be said that he was looking forward to the outbreak of the Opium War. Only in this way can he respect himself!

After a while of silence, Yi Zhizu looked at Wu Bingjian and said, "The court has strictly prohibited ravens and films in all respects. It is inevitable that the outbreak of war will be inevitable. Relying on the court's troops to protect the territory and the people is a luxury. The most urgent task is to expand the scale of Yuan Qiyixuexue!"

Expanding the scale of Yuanqiyixue is to prepare for the establishment of a private army. Wu Bingjian glanced at him and said in a muffled voice: "Can expand the scale of Yuanqiyixuexue maintain peace in Xiguan and Henan?"

"Yes!" Yi Zhizu said with a firm tone.c

"Oh?" Wu Bingjian stared at him in surprise. The 20,000 people of the Guangzhou Green Camp Navy were unable to protect the country and the people. Can the newly built private army protect the peace of Xiguan and Henan Island?

Wu Changqing couldn't help but ask, "How large a private army is going to be built by Brother Zhizu?"

"Weapons are important, not many." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "Besides, too large will make the court afraid. Therefore, it is best to control it to about one thousand to about."

Wu Bingjian said with some emotion: "Will Henan lose Xiguan if you can protect one thousand people?"

"These thousand troops are openly. Once a war breaks out, they can be publicly stationed on Henan Island or Xiguan under the banner of regiment training. "Yi Zhizu said: "In secret, we still have four fast patrol warships, and the conventional troops of one warship are about 400 people. The troops of the four warships are at least about 1,566.

The combat power of our 2,500 soldiers is not comparable to that of the Green Camp Navy. Not to mention that it can be compared with the British Navy, it can at least be strongly restrained. It is not difficult to cooperate with the Green Camp Navy to protect Xiguan and Henan Island."

Although Yi Zhizuo was full of confidence, Wu Bingjian was still worried. After pondering for a moment, he said: "I remember that the American merchant ordered three thousand muskets."

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Those three thousand muskets are only used for training. The muskets are very high. Muskets that have been frequently used for three or four years must be scrapped." As he said, he smiled and said, "Pinghu Gong does not need to worry. Although our private army has few troops, its combat power must be good. If you fight naval, you will not dare to boast about it. However, in the six battles, you can definitely take one to ten, and protect Xiguan and Henan, which is more than enough.

In fact, I also hope to expand the scale of the private army, but I am worried that I can’t afford it by raising a large-scale private army. Our private army is not the Eight Banners Green Camp. Warships, artillery and guns are extremely expensive, with 25600 people. The annual expenditure is estimated to cost 200,000 taels of silver. No matter how large the scale is, I really can’t afford it.”

The size of more than 2,000 people costs 200,000 taels of silver a year? This expense is too great. Wu Bingjian really didn't expect this. He said in confusion: "The expense is so great?"

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "The private army's salary will definitely not be lower than that of the Eight Banners Green Camp. Daily live-fire training is also indispensable. In addition, the maintenance of warships, 200,000 is still a small amount. Once there is a war, the expenses will be even greater."

After hearing what he said, Wu Bingjian was relieved. The other party was calm, not eager for quick success or instant benefits, and not aiming too far. At his age, it was very rare. After a while, he said: "How to expand the scale of charity studies, how to eliminate the vigilance of local governments?"

"Cultivate technical talents." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "The Governor's Office and Guangdong Customs have agreed to build the Fo-Guangzhou Railway. Next, I will apply to build railway-related factories, such as steel factories, machine manufacturing plants, etc., which require a large number of technical workers, so I will expand the scale of Yixue in this name."

This is feasible. With the permission of the Governor's Office and Guangdong Customs, no local prefecture and county officials dared to care about the idle affairs of Yuanqi Yixue. Wu Bingjian pondered for a moment and expressed his opinion: "Since this is the case, there is no need to worry about it and expand the scale of Yixue."

After coming out of Wu Family Garden, Yi Zhizu was in a good mood. He really didn't expect that in May, the court had made such a big move in banning smoking, which was equivalent to buying him another half a year. Now there is only two years before the Opium War breaks out, and the time is still a bit hasty, but there is still hope to catch up with the bustle of the Opium War.

Seeing that it was already noon, Yi Zhizu did not go to Yixue again, and returned to Xiguan and returned to Yuanqi General Office. Before he could enter Rongyuan, Kong Jian'an chased him from behind and said, "The shopkeeper was back just in time. Someone from the Governor's Office said that the Governor was invited."

Deng Tingzhen was most likely looking for him about Huang Juezi's "Please prohibit the omission of the country to cultivate the skills". Yi Zhizu was puzzled unconsciously. How could he interfere in this matter? However, it was just so convenient for him to report on the construction of the factory, so he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately turned around and went out of the gate and rushed to the Governor's Mansion in a sedan chair.

Sitting in the sedan chair, he remembered that he seemed to have made three suggestions to Deng Tingzhen about the strict ban on smuggling, one was to strictly prohibit smuggling, the other was to plant smuggling in vassal states, and the third was to narrow the surplus of foreign trade and form a virtuous cycle. After that, there was no movement. It was thought that Deng Tingzhen did not write a letter to the court.

After thinking about it, he felt normal again. The first of these three suggestions is a cliché, the second is a stance on smoking bans and relaxation bans, and the third is simply impossible for the court. Now that silver is lost, the Qing Dynasty has become a deficit in foreign trade. No, is it possible for him to import a large amount of steel and build railways now? (To be continued.)

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