Seeing Daoguang's slight jaw, Yi Zhizuo breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Daoguang did not object, there would be no obstacles to conquering Japan. Now Japan is in a state of being closed to the country. With its excellent Western artillery and Minnie guns, it can completely crush the Tokugawa Shogunate Army.

Not only did he want to expose his anger, but he also had long-term considerations for future raw silk trade. The silk weaving industry was Yuanqi's first choice for promoting the industrial revolution and would also be Yuanqi's most core industry in the future. Because the silk weaving industry has little investment, fast results, and has a huge overseas market. What's more important is that the Qing Dynasty itself is the largest raw silk production place.

Judging from the commercial information he has obtained so far, Japan's silk production and silk weaving production have made great progress. No one knows better than him that the biggest competitors of China's raw silk and silk in the international market are not Italy, not India, but Japan! He must take advantage of the early days to kill this potential competitor with the greatest potential!

Daoguang took a sip of tea slowly and found that since the Yuanqi regiment trained troops to occupy the Hongji Coal Mine, even he seemed to have been aroused from the interest of external expansion and plunder. However, the Eight Banners Green Camp is difficult to protect themselves, let alone external expansion and plunder. It seems that the construction of the navy is the right move, and Yi Zhizu seems to have a great interest in external expansion and plunder.

After a while of silence, he slowly asked, "How large is the British Marine Corps?"

Marine Corps? Yi Zhizu hesitated for a while before saying: "The Marine Corps can be affiliated with the navy or a branch of troops, and the size corresponds to the scale of the navy."

Daoguang said slightly: "I intend to include the Yuanqi regiment training marines in the name of the Qing Dynasty's Nanyang Navy and become the military commander of the court. What do you think?"

Is this trying to recruit Yuanqi Group Practitioners? Yi Zhizu's heart sank. It is obviously impossible to refuse. He quickly stood up and knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace. The reason why I did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and a lot of energy, equipment and training Yuanqi Group Practitioners is that I hope that Yuanqi Group Practitioners will one day be included in the imperial court's economic system and become a model for the imperial court to train a new army. However..."

But what? Daoguang stared at him and said, "If you have any requirements, please make sure."

Yi Zhizu said without hesitation: "I don't want the navy to be infected with some bad habits of the Eight Banners Green Camp, such as generals eating empty quotas, deducting military salary, unequal treatment of officers and soldiers, beating and scolding soldiers at will, taking officers and soldiers into military citizenship, and being promoted to middle and low-level officers through donations, etc."

"Stop calming." Daoguang ordered, pondering for a moment, then continued: "I plan to build a navy to train a new army. Since it is a new army, it is naturally different from the Eight Banners Green Camp. You can imitate the West and let it go."

"I obey the order." Yi Zhizu hurriedly bowed.

"The Eight Banners Green Camp is no longer useful, I am interested in reforming the recruit system." Daoguang said slowly: "Planning to build a navy and train a new army is to accumulate experience for reforming the recruit system..." As he said, he glanced at Yi Zhizuo, "I want this capital to select a group of young children to go to the navy to promote the new army in the future. You should focus on all matters of the navy, and those who dare not disrespect the orders can do the military law."

This is a high-sounding sentence, but Yi Zhizu's heart is sank. Obviously, this group of young children is not simple, and the number may not be small, and there will be no only this group. Daoguang intends to use the Eight Banners children of the capital to gradually control the navy! Although he is unhappy, he can only pinch his nose and respond.

After talking about this, Daoguang seemed to be much more relaxed. He changed his mind, "There will be a huge increase in trade with Western countries, and there will be various barbarians to deal with. Have you considered it?"

"Opening the trade port and having equal exchanges with Western countries will inevitably lead to many foreign affairs such as diplomacy and trade." Yi Zhizu said carefully: "For the first time, the Qing Empire established an equal diplomatic relationship with Western countries, and should maintain a cautious and cautious attitude towards diplomatic affairs. Diplomacy is related to the dignity and sovereignty of the country, war and peace, and the country's foreign trade and economic interests. It cannot be ignored at all.

Western countries have always pursued diplomacy without any trivial matters and attached great importance to diplomacy. My dear ministers personally believe that the court should set up a yamen specializing in diplomacy and commerce - the Prime Minister's affairs office."

The Qing Dynasty's foreign relations have always been a vassal and tribute system. As the sect leader, the Qing Dynasty has always been high and established equal diplomatic relations with England and Geely. It can be said that it is the first time that I heard that diplomacy is so important and that it also requires a special establishment - the Prime Minister's affairs office in various countries. Daoguang hesitated and said for a while: "At present, England, is it a bit of a big deal?"

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Before the Qing Dynasty established an equal diplomatic relationship with Britain and Geely, Western countries will come to visit, and Western countries such as France, the United States, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and other Western countries come to request an equal diplomatic relationship with the Qing Dynasty."

The Qing Dynasty and Britain and Geely established an equal diplomatic relationship because they were helpless. When they heard that so many Western countries would come, Daoguang resisted from his heart and pondered for a moment before saying, "Is it necessary to establish diplomatic relations with so many countries?"

Yi Zhizu was speechless for a while, and then said solemnly: "It is very necessary that if the Qing Dynasty only established diplomatic relations with Britain and Geely, and had concerns that the Qing Dynasty's foreign trade was monopolized by Britain and Geely, it would also refuse to establish diplomatic relations with France, the United States, Russia and other countries, which might bring war to the Qing Dynasty."

After hearing this, Daoguang sighed softly, "Increasing one yamen means adding a considerable amount of expenses. This matter will be discussed in the future."

After leaving the Old Summer Palace, Yi Zhizu was a little depressed. He didn't expect Daoguang to have such a courageous spirit - to reform the recruit system! And he was so impatient to incorporate the Yuanqi regiment training into the name of the Nanyang Navy, which caught him off guard!

From letting Yuanqi regiments be stationed in the four-trade ports, preparing to build a navy, to including Yuanqi regiments under the navy, Daoguang obviously had a plan, and then, was he to send a large number of Eight Banners children into the navy, gradually take control of the navy, and then decentralize power, undermine him, the admiral of the South China Sea? Or will he be directly transferred from his position as the admiral of the South China Sea to deprive him of his control over the navy? Or do you take a two-pronged approach?

There should be no situation at present. The navy has not yet been established, and Annan also has a five-year plan. It is estimated that within five years, he, the admiral of the South China Sea, will still be as stable as a rock. In five years, it may take less than five years, and Daoguang will take action!

What puzzled him was why Daoguang was so impatient to recruit Yuanqi Tuanjian. The court now has a serious financial crisis. He estimated that no matter what, it would be three or five years before the court could recruit Yuanqi Tuanjian. Now it was completely beyond his expectations.

It was estimated that after Daoguang was seriously ill, he began to prepare for the transfer of power. Moreover, he converted the 20 million yuan debt into life-time treasury bonds, and proposed issuing life-time treasury bonds, lottery bonds and issuing lottery tickets in provincial capitals, which gave Daoguang enough confidence.

He still underestimated Daoguang's courage. Yi Zhizu thought to himself that although Daoguang was a bit conservative, he was not an incompetent person. At the beginning of his succession, he reorganized military operations, investigated bad rules, rectified the administration of officials, and subsequently tried sea transportation of grain, innovated salt law, and allowed the mining to be encouraged. He still had no lack of courage and courage, otherwise he would not ban smoking and triggered the war of crows and scattered war. He still had to restrain himself in the future.

Yi Zhizu thought about it all the way and rode his horse back to Prince Zheng's garden. He turned over and dismounted outside the gate. He saw two middle-aged men dressed in gentry and quickly met up. The guards behind him quickly stepped forward and stopped the two of them. One of them quickly bowed and said, "Jiexiu Hou Yinchang, pay homage to Mr. Yi!"

Jiexiu Hou Yinchang? Yi Zhizu raised his eyebrows and said, "But the boss of Jiexiu Wei, Shanxi?"

"It's just below." Hou Yinchang said hurriedly.

"Let him come here." Yi Zhizu ordered that there are many tickets in Shanxi, but the most powerful ones are Rishengchang of Pingyao and Weifang of Hou Yinchang of Jiexiu. It is not uncommon for Hou Yinchang to appear here. It is obvious that Shanxi and Zhili may become the first provinces in the Qing Dynasty to pilot the Yuanqi model. They hurried to Beijing to conduct activities. When they heard that he was in the Yuanqi shopkeeper in Haidian, they would naturally try every means to meet him.

Hou Yinchang did try every means to meet Yi Zhizu. When the guards dodged, he rushed to Yi Zhizu's heels for a few steps. He raised his robe and wanted to kneel down and bow down. Yi Zhizu quickly reached out to stop him and said, "There is no need for too much politeness to the boss."

Hou Yinchang quickly bowed and said as a greeting. He raised his body and said with a smile on his face: "I have heard of Mr. Yi for a long time, and I am so lucky to see him today."

"The Hou Dong family is not polite." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Your name has contacts with Yuan Qiduo in Guangzhou Branch. The Hou Dong family is famous and my name has also been heard of."

Seeing Yi contented and friendly attitude, Hou Yinchang hurriedly said, "There is a different garden nearby. Can you ask the Lord to condescend and move..."

Yi Zhizu had a considerable interest in Shanxi Piaohao, and immediately smiled and said, "Wu Dong's family has another garden in Haidian?"

Seeing that Yi Zhizuo did not refuse, Hou Yinchang was overjoyed and hurriedly reached out and said, "Sir, please--."

Hou Yinchang's Bie Garden is on the east side of Haidian Town, not far from the town, and is not small in scale. Although it is not as good as Prince Zheng's Mansion Bie Garden, it covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres. The pavilions and towers in the garden are arranged in a scattered manner, and streams, lotus ponds, strange stones, ancient trees can be seen everywhere.

The garden was winding forward, and there were few people all the way. Yi Zhizu slowed down and said casually while admiring: "At the opening ceremony of Foguanto Railway, I suggested that a number of shopkeepers in Shanxi collect funds to build railways to facilitate the transportation of coal in Shanxi. Can Hou Dongjia hear about it?"

Hou Yinchang had already received a letter from Fan Qigui, the shopkeeper of Guangzhou branch, and hurriedly said: "The construction of a railway is extremely expensive, and the terrain in Shanxi is complex. It is necessary to pass through many mountains to provinces such as Zhili in Henan. Guangdong is not as flat as the Guangdong, so all the votes are a little undecided."

As he said that, he tentatively said, "I am fortunate to meet the Lord today. I dare to ask, how much money does it cost to build a railway in Shanxi?"

Shanxi's railway is a famous narrow-gauge railway in the country. The first railway, Zhengtai Railway, is vaguely recorded by China-Russia Daosheng Bank, the first Sino-foreign joint bank in China, which is built with a loan. He couldn't remember how much silver it was and how many kilometers it was. Hou Yinchang's question really stopped him.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "If Shanxi builds the first railway, it is naturally necessary to connect to the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway from the provincial capital Taiyuan. The railway is in a straight line, and it is estimated that it will not be too far, that is, hundreds of miles. For specific route surveys and cost, professional line surveyors can only be determined after they are surveyed. However, a rough estimate is that it should cost tens of millions of taels of silver."

Having spent tens of millions of taels of silver to build a railway? Hou Yinchang was shocked. It was purely a silver paving way! When he came to his senses, he said: "Judge, I am doing business and doing tens of millions of taels of silver. It is not that the Shanxi Piaohao can't get it, but how many years will it take for the railway built with tens of millions of taels of silver to recover? I know that the train transportation is not only large but also fast, but there are indeed many coal mines in Shanxi, but coal must be sold to become silver after all...."

Yi Zhizu smiled, "Is Hou Dongjia worried that he would not be able to sell it if there is too much coal? Don't worry, Shanxi coal can be sold along the railway line, and the number of railways in the Qing Dynasty will increase in the future. In addition, coal is the main industrial fuel, and the development of industry cannot be separated from coal. This is also one of the reasons why Benjue recommends giving priority to the implementation of the Yuanqi model in Shanxi.

Guangzhou's coal sales have been rising steadily in recent years. Hou Dongjia can report on the investigation and report of the shopkeeper Fan of the Youth League, or go to Guangzhou to see it in person. Now Guangzhou's coal sales have exceeded that of the capital. Why? It's because the steam engine consumes a lot of high-quality coal!

After Guangzhou, Shanghai and Tianjin will be the industrial base that the imperial court will focus on developing. In less than a few years, Shanghai and Tianjin's demand for coal will surpass that of the capital. Don't worry about not being able to sell coal. What Hou Dongjia should consider is how much coal can be transported in a year?"

Hou Yinchang heard this and then felt aroused, but he tentatively said: "Does the Lord know how much coal the capital consumes in a year?"

"Does Hou Dong's family think that my master's mouth is open?" Yi Zhizu chuckled: "The capital consumes about 400,000 tons of coal a year, with a coal price of 4 taels per ton, and a coal price of 5 taels per ton in Guangzhou. The sales volume is at least 500,000 tons. Now Yuanqi promotes machine silk reeling factories in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Tianjin are also going to build factories on a large scale. When the Shanxi Railway is completed, the consumption of both places will not be less than 500,000 tons. In addition, the consumption in other places is enough to guarantee two million tons a year.

Not to mention a net profit of one tael of silver for a ton of coal, it is just a net profit of five cents of silver. How many years does it take to recover the cost? Besides, in addition to coal, there is also iron? There is also a large amount of passenger transport. Calculate carefully. Is it cost-effective to build a railway? A railway can last for dozens or hundreds of years!"

Speaking of this, Yi Jing was satisfied, "If you Shanxi merchants do not build, both the court and Yuanqi will be very happy to raise funds to build a railway in Shanxi."
Chapter completed!