After leaving Huanghuayi, Zaidao whispered to complain along the way. Then, after chatting with Yi Zhizu, her sister got up and said goodbye. She still had many questions but didn't have time to ask. Don't you know how rare this opportunity is? Zaidao ignored her and said nothing along the way.

It was not until the two got on the carriage that Zai Tong could not help but say, "What else do you want to ask?"

"I want to ask too much." Zaidao raised his face and said, "For example, he took a concubine before he got married, and how did Xiguanzi's reputation come from? And..."

Zaitong gave her a blank look and said, "Do you dare to ask these questions in front of him? Can you ask?"

"What... dare not..." Zaidao felt guilty and said that the voice was already weaker. "If you don't ask these things clearly, can you still regret it?"

"Who is rich and powerful men not three wives and four concubines?" Zaitong whispered: "Who is the Mongolian princes and nobles of the Eight Banners whom our royal family married? How can we force them to him?"

"Even if you don't ask about this, you should ask others and understand his temperament." Zaidao pouted and whispered: "What a great opportunity, it won't work in the future."

Zaitong smiled and said, "I have asked what I should ask, why should I stay more? If a guest comes to visit us and runs into us, it will be a joke if it is spread. Don't forget that he is the Admiral of the Nanyang Army. Which family of Jueluo, a clan of the capital, has no children in the Nanyang Navy?"

Zaidao really didn't expect this, so he quickly flattered, "It's still my sister's thoughtfulness." As she said that, she asked curiously again: "What does it mean to ask? From beginning to end, my sister said a few words."

"What my sister wants to know is two points." Zaitong said softly: "One is the reason why he has not gotten married for a long time, and the other is his attitude towards the emperor's accusation."

After thinking a little, Zaidao said, "Sister, are you willing?"

"How can my arms bend over my thighs? Even if my sister doesn't want to, she can still bend over my elder brother?" Zaitong said slowly: "I don't know how many families in the capital are looking forward to marrying that person."

"Sister is here to lie to me again." Zaidao's nose frowned, "Among all the brothers and sisters, mother loves you the most. If my sister doesn't want to, can my elder brother beat her up?"

Zaitong smiled softly, "He can think about Yuan Qi, why can't I think about our family?"

However, Li Wang walked around outside and returned to the post station and reported in detail about the situation of the Manchu and Han Dynasty's failure to intermarry. Yi Zhizu then realized that the so-called Manchu and Han Dynasty did not intermarry, but the so-called Manchu and Han Dynasty did not intermarry, and there were no explicit regulations. It was just an unwritten rule and made many exceptions. Qianlong once married his daughter to Confucius' 72nd generation of Confucius's legitimate grandson, Yansheng Gong, Kong Xianpei. This incident was quite sensation at the time. There were many royal nobles below who took women as concubines, and there were many people who married legitimate wives. However, they often used the method of being the top name.

Generally speaking, there are two forms of intermarriage among the people of the flag. If a flag man marrys a civilian woman as a wife or takes a concubine, he usually brings a citizenship into the flag. If a flag woman marrys a civilian man, he usually takes a citizenship out of the flag, and his descendants do not belong to the flag.

In other words, when people marry the daughter of the royal family, they may not necessarily have to carry their citizenship into the flag, but let the woman get rid of the flag, which made Yi Zhizu a little excited. However, after calming down, he realized that his situation was special. Daoguang would not miss the opportunity to carry his citizenship into the flag. Promoting his citizenship into the flag these days is a kind of honor. Since Daoguang is determined to win over him, how could he miss this opportunity?

He suddenly felt that the identity of the banner people was somewhat similar to that of the party members, and that the entry of the banner was similar to that of the party. The Qing Dynasty consolidated and maintained the imperial power through the banner people. However, the treatment of the banner people was generous and the price paid was quite high. Not to mention that the banner women had to go through a talent show before they could get married, the banner people themselves also had many restrictions. They were not allowed to do business or find another job, but in fact they were military households.

The next morning, Zaiquan walked into the western warm pavilion of Ganqing Palace with brisk steps. After greeting the ceremony, Daoguang asked, "What is Yi Zhizu's reaction?"

"Happily agree." Zai Quan replied, Yi Zhizuo was resistant and he did not mention anything about pursuing a free marriage, dislike the flag girl's big feet, etc. After all, Yi Zhizuo's marriage with the royal family was of great benefit to him, and he made an indelible contribution to this marriage, and there was no reason to say bad things about Yi Zhizuo.

Daoguang was not so easy to mess with. He pondered for a moment and said, "What's the reason why he was not married before?"

Zai Quan had long expected Daoguang to ask this question, and quickly said calmly: "Yijia Futai Store ranks low among the 13 companies. In those years, small businesses were in a difficult situation. Futai Store was not well-managed and had a risk of bankruptcy at any time. Yishi's marriage was delayed. After he was preparing for Yuanqi Bank, his affairs were complicated, and he also rushed too quickly and had a high vision. Ordinary people looked down on him. After he was promoted to the title, he proposed many people, but it was difficult to find a good match, so he delayed it."

Yi Zhizhu was promoted to the first-class viscount at a young age. It was indeed not easy for the admiral of the Nanyang Sea to find a match in the local area. This reason was justified. Daoguang said slightly: "Where is Rongbeile Mansion?"

"Rongbeile's Mansion is also extremely satisfied." Zai Quan said with a smile, "Go back to the emperor, Zaitong disguised himself as a man and went to Huanghuayi yesterday. The two met. The empress pointed out later. Although Yi Zhizu was extremely satisfied, Rongbeile was also happy."

There is also this? Daoguang also smiled when he heard it. Since he gave marriage to win over Yishi, he naturally hoped that it would be passed on as a good story. When both parties were satisfied, he felt relieved, pondered for a moment, and said, "Come, Xuan Yishi is content with him."

After the eunuch left, Zai Quan tentatively said: "According to the rules, the flag girl married, usually the flag girl left the flag girl, and the descendants were not in the flag. Emperor Gaozong..."

"That's an exception." Daoguang interrupted his words and said that when Qianlong married his daughter to Yansheng Gong Kong Xianpei, he first made him recognize Yu Minzhong, the Minister of Revenue, as his adoptive father when he was co-organizing the university, changed his surname to Yu, and then got married. He made Yi Zhizu marry the royal family, which was not only a simple matter.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "It is easy to be content with the country and should be promoted to the flag. I want to carry it into the Manchu of the Yellow Banner."

Carrying into the Manchuria of the Yellow Banner? This is simply one step! Zai Quan was secretly amazed. The Eight Banners were divided into three upper banners and five flags, three upper banners - the Yellow Banners, Zhenghuang, and Zhengbai Banners were personally led by the emperor, and the Five Banners were controlled by several princes and princes. The Five Banners under the Three Banners actually caused a difference in the social status of the Zhengshen Banners.

Shangsanqi guarded the imperial city and took over the guards. When the emperor went out, he was the emperor's most respected personal army. In addition to guarding the capital, the Lower Five Banners were sent to various places to garrison and guard. In terms of participating in politics, Shangsanqi also had obvious advantages.

In fact, there is a mandatory flag among the people who are carrying their ranks into the flag, and there is also a mandatory flag among the people who are carrying their ranks from the lower five flags into the upper three flags, and among the upper three flags, there are also Manchurian flags carried from the Han army flag into the same flag.

Daoguang wanted to directly carry Yi Quest into the Manchurian Banner of the Yellow Banner, which was truly in place, which shows how heavy the weight of Yi Quest in his heart. Zaiquan was both happy and worried. Yi Quest was so profound that it was possible to be in the general and the prime minister in less than a few years.

The eunuch who sent the order to Huanghua Post was vain. Yi Zhizu was not at the post station and went out after breakfast. He thought that this matter would be delayed for two or three days. Daoguang would not summon him before the matter was settled. Because he was worried that someone would come to visit, he took a few guards out shopping in the morning and relaxed. He did not say that he had been rushing for a while, but his heart was always hanging. After knowing that Guang's purpose of summoning him to Beijing, he immediately relaxed.

The emperor summoned him but could not find anyone. The eunuch was naturally anxious and hurried out to search for the post station and Yi Zhizu's entourage. It was not until the afternoon that Yi Zhizu hurried into the palace and handed over the sign while waiting. Zai Quan walked over slowly and gave some advice. He was naturally worried that the other party would let go in front of Daoguang that the crime of deceiving the king was not a joke.

Yi Zhizui was quite grateful for Zai Quan's concealment, and immediately bowed: "The prince's kindness is remembered in his heart."

Zai Quan smiled and said, "This is a beautiful thing, so naturally there can be no omissions..." As he said that, he saw the eunuch who was sent to the order quickly approaching, so he quickly left.

After entering the Western Warehouse, after seeing the ceremony, Daoguang said warmly, "Please sit flat."

The gift of Daoguang to sit means another long talk, and Yishi was used to it. After thanking him, he sat down on the little slaughter. Daoguang said like a family: "You landed in Jinkou Port, Jimo County, Laizhou Prefecture, Shandong, but because it is a Shandong Doushi distribution center, it has frequent trade with Shanghai?"

Yi Zhizu didn't expect that he would start from here, ponder for a moment before saying: "Weichen really wants to investigate Shandong's beans trade. However, we feel that Jiaozhou Bay is a good port, and it will not be frozen all year round. It is suitable for military ports in terms of geographical location and port terrain. Moreover, it is necessary for the court to strengthen Shandong's coastal defense."

Daoguang wanted to ask about the Doushi trade, but he didn't expect that he would have a military outbreak. He was surprised and silent for a moment before saying: "Strengthening Shandong's sea defense is not an urgent task. If the court has sufficient financial resources, it would be fine..."

Although Yi Zhizu was interested in Jiaozhou Bay, he knew that his hands could not be so long. He built a naval base in Jiaozhou Bay. He wanted to prevent Daoguang from being too worried. Besides, the court had no money, and Yuan Qi was now nervous about the current bank turnover. He immediately said: "If the emperor wants to build the Beiyang Navy in the future, Jiaozhou Bay is a good naval base. The court might as well prepare for the future."

This is OK. Daoguang thought to himself that he had already had this idea of ​​establishing the Beiyang Navy. After all, protecting the safety of the capital is the most important. In recent years, the Western fleet has sailed directly to Tianjin to show off his might. He, the supreme emperor, also felt a little faceless. If there was a Beiyang Navy, it would not be afraid of internal strife in the outer ring.

However, now I can only think about it. The Nanyang Navy has just started. I hope that the Beiyang Navy will be realized in his lifetime. The financial resources of the court are really unsatisfactory.

Immediately, he turned his mind to the bean stone trade. The reason why he cared about the bean stone trade was actually still relied on open source. The production of soybeans in Liaodong and Shandong has increased year by year over year, and now it has reached two million stones. The bean stone trade is extremely prosperous, but the tax rate of soybeans and bean cakes has not changed over the years. It still follows the tax amount set during the Qianlong period. The silver tax of soybeans is only 2 cents and 2 cents. He wants to increase the tax rate. After all, the current silver cannot be compared with sixty or seventy years ago.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "What do you think about the bean stone trade?"

"It is really wise to lift the ban on Doushi." Yi Zhizu was not sure about his intentions, so he could only flatter him.

Daoguang didn't go around the circle and said straight: "The bean stone commercial tax has not been adjusted for sixty or seventy years. I want to increase the bean tax appropriately."

The soybean stone trade is the largest trade between the north and the south, and it is also the key to the prosperity of sea trade between Shanghai and Shandong and Liaodong. It is easy to understand that the price of soybeans is similar to that of rice and wheat, close to two taels of silver and one stone, and one stone is levied on commercial tax of two cents and two cents. It is indeed a bit low. However, once the soybean commercial tax rate is adjusted, will all commercial taxes be significantly adjusted next?

What's more, the bean stone trade is directly related to the rise and fall of Shanghai's maritime trade. Now that Shanghai has just started, he doesn't want to cause trouble. After pondering for a little, he said: "Prince, the bean stone trade is related to the rise and fall of Beiyang maritime trade, and also to the development and economic development of Liaodong. Moreover, the bean stone trade is only 2 million stones a year, and a commercial tax of one cent per stone can be collected. How much can it be? Even if it doubles, how much can it be? It is only 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver, but it is possible to curb Beiyang maritime trade. I beg the emperor to think carefully."

But Daoguang said: "I care not only about soybean trade tax."

A large-scale adjustment of commercial tax? Yi Zhizu's heart sank and hurriedly said: "The commercial tax set by the imperial court is indeed not high, and it has not changed for decades. It is indeed unreasonable. However, there are many local checkpoints and layers of collection are not conducive to commodity circulation. If taxes are increased, it is not conducive to commerce. Can it be slowed down for several years and the commercial tax will be re-determined after the railway is built?"

There were many levels of checkpoints, and Daoguang felt a little weak. The court set up a lot of taxes. If this was adjusted, it would be widespread. Originally, he was just trying it out, but after hearing this, he immediately gave up his thoughts. Now he didn't have the energy to tinker with this matter. He immediately followed the verbal saying: "Is there any progress in the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway matter?"

Seeing that Daoguang did not insist, Yi Zhizu breathed a sigh of relief and replied: "The British have sent line surveyors to conduct line surveys, and it is expected that the survey will take at least one or two years."

Daoguang said unexpectedly: "It takes so long to survey?"

"The main reason is that there is insufficient manpower." Yi Zhizu explained: "However, it will not affect the progress. There is no need to wait until the entire line is surveyed before construction. You can build and survey while building."

Daoguang was quite conflicted about the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway. He was eager to see what it was like to open to traffic, but he was also worried that the railway train was not only unknown to him, but also beyond his cognition.
Chapter completed!