On April 16, the first year of Chengde, Emperor Chengde issued three edicts in a row. The situation in the capital, which was already in chaos, suddenly became boiling. With many different opinions, various forces began a new round of competition and reshuffle. Whether it was the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Personnel, or even the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Academy were involved. The court was full of chaos and various versions of rumors spread everywhere. No one could see where the dynasty would develop, and the chaos pattern began to appear.

On the first day of the fifth month of the first year of Chengde, Xi'an General Heda was ordered to return to Beijing and took charge of Fengtai camp. Prince Yong Yunxiang and Prince Ren Hongqing came forward to welcome Heda. During the meal, Prince Ren Hongqing wanted to hand over the matter of reorganization to Heda. Heda refused to accept it, saying that he knew nothing about the matters of the new military and did not dare to transgress. However, he was willing to assist the two princes in handling various meticulous matters, and all the people left happily.

On May 27, the first year of Chengde, the fleet of the "Eight Banners" voyages in the South China Sea returned with full load again. Forty-six large merchant ships were escorted by a giant "Zhen" class ship and four "Wei" class medium warships. After accounting by Guangzhou Customs, the gross profit totaled more than 58.785,000 taels. After deducting various costs, the net profit was more than 36.89 million taels, which increased slightly from the same period last year. However, the growth rate was not large, and there was a risk of subsequent weakness. However, this was not the key to the return of the fleet that attracted attention. What really caused the court to make a slight turmoil was the arrival of the British envoys with the ship.

Since the Kingdom of Great Britain defeated the Spanish Armada in the Battle of England and the West, it has become the current maritime overlord. As early as the late Ming Dynasty, it sent merchant fleets to set up spots in Guangzhou to start trade with China. Later, because the Qing Dynasty moved the boundary and banned the sea, it had to end the trade with China. Moreover, because the Kingdom of Great Britain was the main business direction in North America, and it was only to do its best to operate India in the Far East, and it has not yet had direct conflicts with old Far East colonists such as the West, Portugal, and the Netherlands.

As the trade volume of the Qing Dynasty ocean fleet continued to grow with Spain and other countries, Spain and other countries made a fortune, but the British East India Company suffered a lot. Without a single point, the British East India Company's main business projects were taken over from Spain and other countries. Not to mention the price, the current silver has always been in a pure outflow state. Over the past decade, despite the blood transfusions of India, a huge colony, the current silver has been unable to support it.

The British East India Company did not want to trade directly with the Qing fleet. In fact, as early as the Qing fleet first arrived in the South China Sea, the company had sent a specialist to contact the Qing fleet and tried to get a piece of the pie, but the Qing fleet was rejected mercilessly. It was not that the person in charge of the fleet was rich and did not know how to make money, but this secret order came from Hongqing, the actual helmsman of the "Eight Banners Business", and no one dared to violate it. Therefore, the British East India Company could only watch Spain and other countries make great profits. Looking back, it had tried to send a not-so-large fleet to Guangzhou, trying to establish a commercial base in Guangzhou again, but was rejected by the Guangdong side. Needless to say, this secret order came from Hongqing again.

After several twists and turns, although the British East India Company did not operate at a loss, its annual profit was shrinking year by year. In order to open up such a huge market as the Qing Dynasty, the company had to lobby for the Imperial Parliament. After spending a huge price, it finally obtained the full support of the parliament and the first prime minister of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Robert Walpole. At the beginning of last year, a delegation of envoys came to the Qing Dynasty to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty on trade issues. The delegation had been wandering on the sea for more than half a year before arriving in India. Due to the monsoon, it had been rushing to Nanyang and took the Qing ocean fleet to Guangzhou. It had experienced ups and downs along the way. Fortunately, it finally set foot on the land of the Qing Dynasty without any danger.

Although the envoys from the Kingdom of Great Britain were still on the way to Beijing from Guangzhou, the copy of the letter of the country was sent by Guangzhou to the capital according to international diplomacy. The copy of the letter of the country was quickly sent to the capital by the Guangzhou side. The translation of the letter of the Lifan Academy translated the copy into Chinese. However, the Secretary of the Lifan Academy Lang Erheng had no experience in handling relevant negotiations and did not dare to make random suggestions. He just submitted the copy together with the translation to the imperial court. Emperor Chengde saw that he didn't know what to do. This was nothing else. In the mainstream thought of the Qing Dynasty, merchants were still waiting, even over the years,

The Qing Dynasty's industry and commerce have already flourished, and the status of merchants has increased slightly. However, the mainstream is Confucianism, and the status of merchants is difficult to change substantially. There are very few people who know business in the civil and military affairs of the court. Moreover, the situation like the British envoys who came from thousands of miles to discuss business matters is the first case since the founding of the Qing Dynasty. The military ministers did not know who should send to contact us. After discussing, they still had no idea. At the end, Emperor Chengde was impatient and directly made a decision to let Prince Ren Hongqing take care of the matter.

When the imperial edict was issued, Hongqing was busy with military reorganization in Fengtai camp. He received an edict asking him to be responsible for negotiating matters with the British envoy. Although Hongqing had expected it, he was still extremely unhappy. He was not alone. Although Emperor Chengde's edict was so exaggerated, it seemed that no one could handle such a negotiation except Hongqing. But in fact, it was necessary to create an opportunity for Heda to enter the reorganization of the new army. He did not see that the edict was very clear. All states should be put first, and we must discuss a safe way with the Kingdom of Great Britain. We should not lose our prestige of the Qing Dynasty. As for the matter of reorganization, it can be handed over to Heda, or both of them can be appropriate.

The two are suitable? What's the difference between them is nothing more than asking Heda to seize the opportunity to stuff people into the new army and dig Hongqing's corners. The meaning is too obvious. The British envoys have just set off from Guangzhou. No matter how much they drive, it will take more than a month to arrive in Beijing. If Hongqing wants to transfer the power of the army so early, even a fool can see the strangeness inside, let alone Hongqing is the ultimate smart person.

"Go, invite Admiral He."

No matter how unhappy he was, Emperor Chengde's edict had arrived, but he could not tolerate Hongqing's delay. After sending Li Dequan, who came to pass the imperial edict, Hongqing immediately ordered with a cold voice.

"twitter!"

Ding Song is the eldest son of Ding Yan, the "Thousand-Armed Guanyin". He grew up in Xiaochuanzi Hutong since he was young. He has been a leader of several schools. Since he was transferred to the guard team by Hongqing in the 51st year of Kangxi, he has been following Hongqing for ten years. Although he had just been promoted to commander of the guard team, he has a good understanding of Hongqing's personality. When Hongqing heard that Hongqing's voice was wrong, he dared not neglect it. He quickly responded and hurriedly left the office, and went to summon Heda to come and not mention it.

"The last time I will bow to the prince!"

Heda came very quickly, but he was in a mess and was left alone. Because he had been in office for nearly a month, Heda had never worked in the yamen. Heda worked with ordinary soldiers every day and trained with ordinary soldiers. Whether shooting or struggling, Heda could put down the admiral's airs and treated himself as an ordinary soldier. Today, he was no exception. He was originally performing tactical actions with the soldiers of the First Regiment of the First Division of the First Army. He heard Hongqing's summons and didn't even have time to change his clothes, so he came here wearing a soldier's uniform. He was respectful, but he was wearing the sloppy robes and asked people to see them and not pinch them.

"Is Lao He good? He has become a big soldier after such a whole thing."

Since Hyuk arrived at Fengtai Camp, Hongqing has never had too many conversations with him, nor has he ever tested Heda's true thoughts. Heda was unrestrained, but Hongqing would not reveal it. So, when he joked about Heda, he was as casual as before.

"It made the prince laugh. The general was so frightened that he was treated so kindly by His Majesty. The poor general was just a man and could fight with the hands and feet. But if the general led such a new army, it was beyond the ability of the general. You see, the general was not even a big soldier. Today, he was underestimated by the group of men. It was really pitiful."

Heda obviously did not know that Emperor Chengde issued an edict, and thought that Hongqing was going to take the exam to take the exam and then he immediately laughed at himself.

"Ha, Lao He can suffer so much. After several months, you will be able to master the key to the training of the new army. The so-called sweat more in daily life and less in war is this. I can trust your Lao He's ability. For nothing more. I won't talk about this. I just received the imperial edict from the Emperor Ama and must return to the city to preside over the negotiations with the envoys of the Kingdom of Great Britain. According to Your Majesty's will, you Lao He will be responsible for the reorganization of the new army. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Prince Yong for advice or discuss with the generals. If anyone dares to make trouble, just come and find me. I will make the decision for you!"

Hongqing smiled and praised Heda for a few words, then turned to the topic, and her face turned to the point. She had already explained the intention of asking Heda to come. After saying something, it seemed casual, but there was a unique mystery inside. As for whether Heda could understand it, it depends on whether he had the intention.

"This..., the prince clearly understands that the soldiers of the Imperial Army have not yet taken the lead. How can they be capable of scheming the army? If they fail, the consequences must be tricky. It is inappropriate. It is very inappropriate. The Imperial Army will resign. I also ask Your Majesty to appoint a skilled person, whether it is Tashan or Zhang Miao, they are countless stronger than the Imperial Army."

Heda obviously didn't expect that what Hongqing asked him to come and say was actually like this, so he couldn't help but be stunned. Then, he quickly resigned in a high-profile manner.

"It's okay. Since Emperor Ama has entrusted the mission to you Lao He, he believes that you Lao He will be able to do something. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore, and it's better to just decide it like this. I will hand over all the matters with you first."
Chapter completed!