Old Summer Palace, Shende Hall.

Daoguang frowned and drank a small bowl of soup and medicine in one go. Then he rinsed his mouth with tea, then took a towel and wiped the corner of his mouth. The eunuch Cao Jinxi, the eunuch in front of him, glanced at the folds piled on the desk and bowed, "The emperor is not safe in his body, so it is not advisable to work too much..."

Daoguang waved his hand and said, "Let's go down." As he said that, he got up and walked to the desk to sit down, picked up his pen and slowly wrote on the paper - Li Chu, Annan, Yiwu Affairs, military system, and finance.

A minor illness made Daoguang feel unprecedented urgency. He realized that his body became weaker and weaker. While he was lying in bed, he thought a lot, and the five he wrote were all urgently needed to deal with.

Although the princes were still young, he was now sixty-two, and he was not very good at his body, so he had to prepare for the future.

Annan, the expedition to Annan, was related to his reputation in front of him and behind him, and it was directly related to whether he could erect the divine magic power monument behind him. Yuanqi's regiment defeated Annan's 200,000 troops in Hongji, allowing him to see hope of embezzling Annan.

With the signing of the Treaty of Jiangning, four trading ports including Guangzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai were opened, allowing the British to do business, live, preach, open schools, factories, banks, etc. at the trading ports. The Qing Dynasty inevitably faced more and more trading ports.

The military system, the establishment of the navy, and the incorporation of the Yuanqi regiment into the economic system division have actually touched the reform of the Qing army system. Although this matter is difficult, he does not want to leave it to his son to deal with it. The reform of the military system has touched the Eight Banners, and it is not something that the new king can easily touch.

Finance is what he needs to solve most urgently, but it is also what he feels most difficult. Now the court has borrowed 30 million taels of silver. He doesn't know how to clean up this mess, nor does he want to leave this mess to his son to deal with it.

In addition to the one who established a crown prince, the other four are closely related to Yi Zhizu, which is also the reason why he suddenly summoned Yi Zhizu to Beijing. Even when he established a crown prince, he also wanted to hear Yi Zhizu's views. Yi Zhizu not only has a long-term vision, but also talks about things when he meets people and often shows what others have not seen and what others have not yet expressed. It is not bad to listen to it.

"Emperor." Cao Jinxi walked in lightly, bowed and presented a memorial, and said, "The Admiral of Nanyang Yi Zhizu has arrived at the capital and moved into Huanghua Post..."

The sea route is fast, Daoguang felt quite pleased and ordered: "Let him hand him a sign to meet him tomorrow."

Huanghua Post, the head of the Tianxia Post Station, is affiliated with the Ministry of War Huitong Hall. Officials who come to Beijing to report their duties generally live here. According to the court rules, officials who come to Beijing can only live at the post station before meeting the saint. Even if they have a home in the capital, they are not allowed to return.

However, the law of this dynasty was not strictly enforced, but Yi Zhizu moved into Huanghuayi in a regular manner. When he entered Beijing this time, he did not know whether it was a blessing or a disaster, so he naturally would not give him a handle. He was a local official and was from the first rank. In addition, there were not many officials living in Huanghuayi in this season, so he occupied a single courtyard.

Not long after the resettlement period was set, Sushun hurried over. As soon as Yi Zhizu entered the city, he sent someone to inform Sushun so that he could find out the news about the capital from him. To be honest, he felt a little uneasy when he entered the capital this time, mainly because it was too abrupt. However, he thought there would be no big risks. Even if Daoguang had the idea of ​​destroying the bridge across the river, it was not the time. To be honest, the court today cannot be separated from Yuan Qi, and Yuan Qi is now unable to do without him as the shopkeeper.

Sushun was also very surprised at Yi Zhizu's sudden arrival in Beijing. As soon as he met, he asked directly: "Why is Brother Zhizu going to Beijing with the order this time?"

"Go to Beijing to report on your work." Yi Zhizu said and let him into the room.

When he went to Beijing to report his work? Su Shun looked suspicious. After entering the house and sat down, he said: "It may be because of Annan. I haven't heard of anything in the capital recently. The emperor has been in a state of peace and has been recuperating for nearly a month, but I heard that it has been great."

Yi Zhizu picked up the cigar box and gave it to him, then took out one and lit it. Daoguang was sick. He had been recuperating for nearly a month. It seemed that he was not very sick. Calculated the day, it should be that Daoguang ordered him to Beijing when he was seriously ill. There must be a connection between the two, which should be for Annan. Daoguang should be urging Yuanqi to annex Annan as soon as possible.

But if it is just like this, it would be over if it is issued directly. Why bother to let him come to the capital? This round trip will take as long as a month. Wouldn't it be even more delayed? It wouldn't be so simple, but the holy heart is unpredictable and he couldn't figure it out for a while.

The next morning, Yi Zhizu rushed to the Old Summer Palace in a sedan chair. The Old Summer Palace is located in the northwest suburbs of the capital. It consists of the Old Summer Palace, Changchun Garden and Wanchun Garden. It is also called the Three Yuanming Gardens. It is one of the famous royal gardens. It covers a vast area and has beautiful scenery. It is said to have more than 100 scenery, known as the "Garden of Wanyuans", and has started since Yongzheng. Every emperor would come here to govern in the midsummer season, so it is also called the "Summer Palace".

This is the first time Yi Zhizu came to the Old Summer Palace. He was very excited. After all, this famous garden burned by the British and French forces is so famous. He handed over the sign outside the palace gate. He was about to take a look at the outdoor scenery of the famous garden. A little eunuch trotted over and bowed and said, "Mr. Yi, please come with me. The emperor has already asked me once."

Yi Zhizu kept stuffing a 100 taels of silver bill over, without asking more questions, and followed him in a muffled voice. The little eunuch glanced at the silver bill, tugged it into his sleeve, without giving a reward or saying a word, and led the way straight ahead. This made Yi Zhizu wonder, damn, is it a pity or something? It’s okay to give him a smile!

The two of them walked into the palace gate and walked through the Xianliang Gate. They saw Prince Rui Renshou, the minister in the inner guard, greeted him with a smile on his face. Yi Zhizu quickly bowed and greeted him, "The official Yi Zhizu has seen Prince Rui."

"Mr. Yi doesn't need to be polite." Renshou smiled and said, "I will lead Mr. Yi in."

Entering the door was a large courtyard. When he walked through the courtyard, he was the Guangmingzheng Hall. Renshou led him directly into the door of the Xihun Pavilion. Only then did he stand firm. Yi Zhizu glanced inside and saw Daoguang looking at the note. He quickly lowered his head and went in to see the salute. Until he knelt down on the white felt blanket, Daoguang said, "Give it a seat."

"Thank you for your grace." Yi Zhizu hurriedly thanked him, feeling relaxed and puzzled. It was not the first time he had seen a saint. He knew that giving a seat was a rare honor, and being able to receive the seat was a treat, which shows that Daoguang had no malice to him. However, why did Daoguang treat him so politely?

Without letting him think too much, Daoguang asked lightly, "How much does Yuanqi regiment plan to expand his army in Annan?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu, who had just stood up, quickly knelt down again, suppressed the panic in his heart, and said calmly: "Back to the emperor, Yuanqi's regiment training is not expanding its army in Annan. Hongji Coal Mine occupies a large area and there are many miners, and it is increasing. In order to maintain the safety of the coal mine, a mine protection team has been formed."

Daoguang looked at him and said calmly: "How big is the mine protection team?"

Yi Zhizu dared not respond too much, nor did hesitate, and said without hesitation: "One thousand."

Yi Qian? Daoguang looked at him suspiciously and said lightly: "Sit down."

Yi Zhizu was secretly alert and sat half of his butt on Xiao Shao with caution. He really didn't expect that Daoguang asked about this as soon as he opened his mouth, but his tone seemed not severe and there was no intention of pursuing it.

After pondering for a moment, Daoguang asked again: "Qiying once submitted a memorial to propose an expedition to attack Annan and slowly planned to do so. What do you think about this?"

Qiying Xu Tu Annan's advice was originally a point of view from Yishizu. After all, he planned to slowly strengthen the strength of the Yuanqi regiment through the conquest of Annan, and to use Annan troops to hone and improve the combat power and accumulate practical experience of the Yuanqi regiment. Naturally, this cannot be said.

After pondering for a moment, he spoke: "Report to the Emperor, the Annan army is assisted by French people in training. Over the years, the Western style of military training has been adopted. The firearms are not inferior to the Western style and the combat power is not weak. In addition, war requires a lot of financial and material resources. Now that the imperial treasury is empty, the Yuanqi funds are also unsustainable. It is almost impossible to sweep Annan in one fell swoop. It is the best strategy to slowly plan to do so."

The Annan army also adopted the Western-style military training method. Daoguang was quite surprised and said, "The Yuanqi regiment trained Hongji and defeated the 200,000 Annan army in one fell swoop. I have not seen any good news, but the rumors are untrue?"

"The 200,000 army is Annan's bluffing." Yi Zhizu said calmly: "In fact, it is only 100,000, while the rituals are only 50,000. Hongji's victory is true. It has been wiped out more than 40,000 enemies, but most of them are not the rituals, and they have not actually hurt Annan's roots."

After a while of silence, Daoguang said: "How long does it take to conquer Annan?"

"Although the Yuanqi regiment training has strong combat power, its military strength is limited, which is similar to the situation of the British invasion of our Qing Dynasty." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Although the Annan is not deep, the Yuanqi regiment training dare not go deep alone. I plan to clean up the Annan Navy first, then go deeper along the inland river and advance steadily. It is planned to gradually erode in five to ten years."

Five to ten years? Daoguang was speechless. With his current physical condition, he didn't know if he could live to see the day of Annan. After a long time, he said: "The coastal navy is not enough?"

"The Guangdong Navy today may have the power to fight Annan." Yi Zhizu said: "Before I entered Beijing, I had already drawn two regiments of 3,000 from the Yuanqi regiment stationed in Guangzhou, and 20 Western warships from the Guangdong Navy were transferred to reinforce Annan, intending to destroy Annan in one fell swoop."

"It's only been a year since the Yuanqi regiment was established to the Dinghai army." Daoguang stared at him and said, "The newly built navy should also form combat power within one year..."

After hearing this, Yi Zhizu had already fully understood Daoguang's thoughts. It was obvious that Daoguang hoped to quickly annex Annan. It seemed that Daoguang understood his own physical condition very well. He was afraid that he would not live for a few years, so he couldn't wait to annex Annan in his lifetime.

"Five years." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "I would like to give the emperor five years. Within five years, the minister will definitely be able to sweep Annan and incorporate the entire Annan into the Qing Dynasty!"

After hearing this, Daoguang smiled a little on his face, "Okay, I have been to Ping'an South for five years, and I am not willing to give him a reward for the Marquis!"

The title of the Qing Dynasty - Duke and Bo Zinan, Han ministers, has not been seen since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and most of them were Han ministers who founded the country by Long. After Qianlong, it was very rare. Yi Zhizu is now a first-class viscount, and is separated from the marquis by an earl. Daoguang's promise can be said to be a real reward.

Although Yi Zhizu didn't care about this marquis, he had to pretend to be happy, excited and excited, stood up and knelt down and said, "I will definitely live up to the emperor's high expectations and will definitely set foot in Ping'annan within five years!"

Daoguang nodded with satisfaction and said warmly: "Sit flat, give me a seat." The reason why he gave me a seat was that he hoped that Yi would speak with all his words. He knew very well that when he knelt down and made a speech, the monarch and ministers were very concise in the comments. This time, he deliberately summoned Yi to Beijing to see him, because he wanted to understand the other party's ideas in depth and detail, so he naturally treated him with good courtesy.

After a little consideration, Daoguang spoke: "In the battle with the British, the Eight Banners Green Camp was defeated repeatedly, but the Yuanqi regiment was winning consecutively. In your opinion, what are the disadvantages of the Eight Banners Green Camp?"

Yi Zhizu was stunned by the listening. This topic was a bit big. Although he is now the admiral of Nanyang, he actually does not control the local green camp. Why did Daoguang ask him? Besides, Daoguang would not see the disadvantages of the Eight Banner Green Camp thoroughly? Why should he ask him? Is it a test? Or has other intentions?

After pondering for a moment, he tentatively said, "Tell the truth?"

But no minister had ever spoken to him like this, and Daoguang couldn't help but smile, "Can you still want to deceive the emperor?"

"I dare not." Yi Zhizu bowed slightly and said, "However, I dared to speak out, and I hope the emperor will forgive me first."

Hum? Daoguang immediately restrained the smile on his face. Did this kid really have an unusual opinion? He immediately said with a slight hint of his jaw: "It's okay to admit it, I forgive you for not being guilty."

"In the eyes of my husband, the Eight Banners Green Camp should be separated." Yi Zhizu said calmly: "At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Eight Banners Cavalry was invincible, invincible, and invincible, and invincible. It was a world-class strong army. However, after the world was determined, the Eight Banners' combat power dropped sharply. When the Three Feudals and the Galdan were conquered, the Eight Banners' combat power was far inferior to the Green Camp. What was the reason that the invincible Eight Banners' combat power decreased so quickly? I personally think that the fundamental reason is to fight with mercy!"

"Sigh War?" Daoguang was stunned. This was completely unexpected answer.

Yi Zhizu nodded slowly and said, "At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Eight Banners fought for years, and all the soldiers of the Eight Banners were veterans in a hundred battles. At the beginning of entering the pass, the soldiers of the Eight Banners were seriously damaged, and the veterans were injured and new soldiers were replaced, so their combat power naturally decreased.

When facing the Southern Ming Dynasty, surrendering to the Han army was already the main force. The Eight Banners were basically just plundering formations and supervising troops. As a deterrent existence, not the main force. The elite soldiers were fought, not trained! At the beginning, no one expected that in order to preserve the strength of the Eight Banners, the combat power of the Eight Banners would be destroyed."
Chapter completed!