Chapter 91 The naughty boy (2

The Empress Dowager Niu Hulu likes the sixth prince Yi the most, but he doesn't like the fourth prince Yi? It's not because of Yi's nature, but because of their mothers.

Yi's mother was Borjigiet, the concubine of Jing. She was healthy and bright, and everything was not lingering in her heart. And Yi's mother was Empress Niu Hulu. When she was a concubine and an imperial concubine, she was not very popular with the empress dowager. She thought she was arrogant because of her favor. She always had something to ask for, which made the emperor feel embarrassed.

Emperor Daoguang is famous for his frugality, and he naturally knows the need for the queen. However, he is used to being spoiled on weekdays and is reluctant to reject it. Finally, he had to say, "What do you want? There is ready-made in the treasury, or you can get it without any additional funds. I am sure of everything."

With the emperor, the empress is more busy on weekdays, so naturally the chores of the Office of the Internal Affairs will become busier, because the concubines have some needs, and it is nothing more than some decorations and is handled by the Office of the Internal Affairs.

The emperor himself had to count the words he said. He often took a piece of paper when summoning the Minister of the Interior, which was filled with a list of items he needed. He asked him to do it and handed it to Jingshifang. According to the people in Jingshifang, most of these things were transferred to Chengqian Palace, the queen's bedroom.

There was a minister of the Interior Department named Yinghe, whose courtesy name was Shuqin. He was very loyal and knew that after the 22nd year of the Jiangning Treaty, the cost was tight. The palace was so extravagant that he was very dissatisfied. He often gave up on official matters and gave up on his own. In the summer of the last year, the emperor and the empress were very annoyed for one thing.

It was the queen's 30th birthday. The emperor agreed to give the queen a pair of jade bracelets and let Yinghe do it. There was no large material for bracelets in the warehouse in the inner palace. If he issued a tribute to the pair of bracelets in Yunnan, he felt that it was unnecessary, so Yinghe made a report truthfully.

The emperor nodded and expressed his understanding. When he returned to the queen's bedroom, Niuhulu was very unhappy and said that the emperor promised the slave to give him a pair of jade bracelets. Although the following words were not given due to the great defense of the monarch and his ministers, the emperor felt very embarrassed and said, "Let me think of another way."

Later, I thought of him that on Emperor Gaozong's 80th birthday, Guangdong and Guangxi presented an emerald longevity peach, right? Where is it now? So I asked Yinghe.

"Yes. Jade longevity peach was brought by Fu Kang'an, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Now it is packaged and stored in the warehouse."

"Have you seen it?"

"I saw it when I was in the bank library the year before."

“How good is it?”

Yinghe thought for a while and said, "It's seven or eight inches square."

"How is the color?"

"It's the best glass jade, a rare treasure."

"Although it is a rare treasure, it's a pity to put it in the warehouse. Just cut it and change it to a bracelet. If you can change it, you can change it to a few pairs."

Yinghe was very dissatisfied. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to make a frank advice: "I think it is not possible. The old emperor's life weapon is very inappropriate to be used as a play by the concubines. Moreover, it is a pity to change the size from the big to the small, which is a rare treasure."

The word "delusion" is very heavy. The old emperor's life utensil was changed to a bracelet. When he went to bed and went to the toilet, he would stay away for a moment and be everywhere. It was really a blasphemy. After hearing this, the emperor did not speak for a long time, and finally waved his hand with a very ugly expression: "That's it."

After that, Yinghe gradually fell out of favor. In July of the previous year, in order to open a silver mine in Yizhou, he put on a chapter, but encountered a big nail. The emperor said that Yizhou was the mausoleum of Yongzheng and Jiaqing, and how could he ask for the earth veins to be opened in such a serious place? He issued an order to severely denounce Yinghe's presumption, and changed from Hushang to the Minister of the House of the House. Later, because of a matter of other matters, he removed the Minister of the Interior and the Nanshuo's errands. Some people said that this was the fate of Yinghe offending the queen.

The Empress Dowager naturally disagreed with the empress's favor and arrogance. However, as the emperor's concubine mother, she could not say something directly, so she had to speak with her grandson, "Emperor?"

"Yes, mom."

"Since the Sixth Prince also wants to fire a gun, why not let him let him go too." The Empress Dowager said with a smile; "It's just that he is not inferior to others. When he grows up, he will be a pillar of the country."

"Yes, my mother has a life, and my son should obey it." After agreeing, the emperor asked the eunuch to prepare and reload the ammunition, and let Yi release it once. Naturally, the ministers cheered again.

The queen felt very uncomfortable. This time, the emperor brought the concubines and ministers to Jianting to fire the gun. It was originally his own son's request. The emperor had a whim. Why didn't the fourth prince shoot the gun yet, but let the sixth prince taste the fresh first?

The emperor didn't think so much, and let Yi go again, but in the queen's opinion, his son always fell behind others, and it felt that it was not the case.

Holding a short gun in his hand, ten years of past events rushed to his heart, and the young emperor was stunned. Liu Fu took a step forward and called softly: "Emperor, Emperor?"

"Ah," the emperor woke up from his dream and weighed the musket: "Has the swan son been good?"

"Long live, look, three hundred steps away, you have already set up."

The emperor looked up and said, sure enough, the imperial guards set up a target by the lake and launched a warning at the same time, in order to avoid someone coming in and risking it. When the arrangement was made, the emperor raised his gun and fired a shot.

After a while, two red flags waved and naturally hit the red heart: "The emperor's sharp shot is extremely impressive, and it can be said that Yang Youji is alive."

Listening to the constant flattery of the people, the Emperor pretended not to hear it, and took another gun and fired it one after another. With the sound of bangs, smoke filled the air, choking the mouth and nose.

After a while, the emperor put the musket aside, took a hand towel and wiped his hands and face, and turned around and asked, "Have you seen the note from Ji Zhichang and He Rulin?"

"Yes, I've seen it."

The emperor threw the towel away: "Go, let's go to the pavilion to talk."

The pine winds of thousands of valleys are built on the lake, especially suitable for young people to live in. On one side are hundreds of black-skinned pine trees with dense branches and leaves, on the other side are steep rock walls. There is a pavilion called Qingbiting below. The king and his ministers walked around the corridor and entered the pavilion. Sai Shanga was leading the way. Several merchandisers knelt down in a row and answered the emperor's question just now: "Reply to the emperor, I have seen it."

"What do you think of what you said in the memorial?"

"Yes." Jia Zhen was the veritable chief minister. He replied: "I think that the construction of the railway is expensive, so I will not mention Ji. Why did the two adults report in the memorial that the people had "many viewers of the railway, and those who knew a little about it were nothing." The court would cost 7.29 million taels of silver for the construction of the railway. In the first year, the emperor issued an order that among the eighteen provinces in the world, all the people who had never had smallpox would have to be vaccinated with the good policies of cowpox, and they would only cost more than 20,000 taels of silver."

"I think that compared with this, the railway has not seen its benefits and has seen its harm before it is seen. Not to mention that the common people are stupid and lose their land in vain. Even if the court compensates it slightly, it will be difficult to offset the resentment in the hearts of the people. At that time, it is still unknown whether the railway can be completed. Because of the railway, the railway affairs have hurt the people's fear of the court. I am deeply worried."

"Well, Zhou Zupei, have you heard what Jia Zhen said? What did you say?"

Since He Rulin and Ji Zhichang were ordered to go to Jiangnan to pacify the people's errands for the railway paving project they took after the beginning of this year, Zhou Zupei has also jumped to the second highest position after Jia Zhen in the Military Affairs Office. He was inexplicably happy and only hoped that Ji He and the others would stay in Jiangnan forever and not come back to fulfill their wishes.

The emperor knew that Zhou Zupei was extremely fame and fortune, and not only did he not offend him, but when summoned the Military Affairs Office, he also asked him to answer calmly, "Yes, I also saw the memorial sent by Lord Ji and Lord He from Jiangning. It said that although the people knew nothing about the railway, they also knew that this was a good policy for the country. As a commoner in the Celestial Empire, he should put national affairs first, and occasionally hurt himself, and he could be calmly obedient."

"As for what Lord Jia said, I think it is indeed a frank advice for the country. The wise and wise emperor are not inferior to the emperor. If the temple is alone, the holy heart must have made a decision, and I dare not speak irresponsible."

The emperor laughed, "I'll tell you a story. It means there are two couples and two sons, both of whom are doing small business, the eldest brother sells umbrellas and the brother sells straw hats. The parents are all different in temperament. Every time it rains, the mother will be sad: 'The youngest son who sells straw hats has no business anymore, how can he live his life?' When it's sunny? She is worried again: 'Oh, the eldest son who sells umbrellas can't do business anymore, how can he live his life?'"

"So I was worried every day. Later, the father said to his wife: 'You might as well change it and think about it. On rainy days, wouldn't the eldest son's business be better? On sunny days, wouldn't the younger son's business be better?' Sure enough, when this mother thought about it, she felt much more comfortable."

The emperor said this and asked, "I tell you this story, what can you think of?"

Sai Shanga could understand half of it, but he was just a straw hat and an umbrella. What's the point? Although he couldn't understand it, he knew the sage and rang out, and he said: "The emperor was so polite and incited to the inside. I served the wise king like the emperor. It was really a blessing for the ancestors and the world."

The emperor burst into laughter. He knew that Sai Shanga was not good at speaking, and these words of praise were temporarily arrested and said, and they were not well praised. However, he was always generous to the foreman of the Military Affairs Office. Seeing that he couldn't continue, he took the initiative to distract the topic and relieve his embarrassment. "Jia Zhen, what can you understand from the story I told?"

"Yes. I think that what the emperor said is correct and consistent is what Zhu Xi said, "Survey of things and seek knowledge". Everything can be understood. As the emperor said, the mother in the story does not know that the changes in the weather are the norm of the four seasons, sun and moon, but only knows to look around and worry about the child's livelihood for nothing, and eventually it becomes a joke."

The emperor smiled unanimously and asked Zhou Zupei again, "Zhou Zupei, what do you think of this little story?"

"I think what Lord Jia said is extremely true, but it still has the intention of not completing it."

"Oh? What's the point of not completing?" The emperor picked up the warmth ** and took a sip, "Tell me what you want."

"Yes." Zhou Zupei replied, "Although the story told by the emperor is reasonable, it makes the ministers suddenly feel like they are in the current affairs. It is like this railway matter. Instead of the king and ministers working behind closed doors here, it is better to continue to implement it. When the railway is completed in the future, the people will see favorable points, and they will naturally implement the railway in the future..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor interrupted first: "You are the same sacred words as Saisan, it's better not to say them."

Zhou Zupei refuted the emperor head-on, and dared not say anything again. His expression was very gloomy. Obviously, the few people in the Military Affairs Office could not recognize the meaning of the story the emperor told, which a little disappointed him: "Peng Yunzhang," the emperor pointed with his hand: "What do you think?"

Peng Yunzhang rarely has the opportunity to make suggestions in the Military Affairs Office. It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but that his identity is limited and he cannot rashly report it. This time he had the opportunity, the old man carefully said: “I think that whether it is an umbrella or a straw hat, it just refers to the general meaning. The emperor means that the difference between these two things and the old laws of politics.”

"oh?"

"I am ignorant. When I was in Fujian, I heard that the emperor had taken the new policy since he ascended the throne. Although it was slightly hindered among the provinces, fortunately, the emperor's holy heart was firm and he pushed it hard. Today, I finally saw the results. I dare not deceive the emperor. When I entered the capital, I asked myself that the new policy was ignorant of the laws, and I was afraid that I would let down the grace of the king and father. After I arrived in the capital, I realized that the laws that the emperor had performed were actually the way of education for saints, but it was more suitable for the actual needs of our heavenly dynasty today."

He suddenly touched his head and his tone increased: "I think that no matter whether the new policy or the old law is beneficial to the people, it should be vigorously promoted. Although the teachings of the moral articles of sages are unchangeable, they should be complemented by the changes in this world and the great changes that have not been seen in three thousand years, they are calculated as useful strategies. If it is not beneficial to the people and harmed the country, it should be eliminated early."

"You can't say this is unreasonable, but is there anything related to the story I've told?"

"Yes, I think that the mother in the story told by the emperor to me is worried about is the livelihood of the two sons. Just like the old and new laws of the new policies, when it is time to use the new policies, we should use the new policies to make the world rich and healthy; when it is time to educate the people, we should use the etiquette and rules of the sages to make the people know honor and disgrace and argue right and wrong. I think that no matter how the weather changes, as long as we can control these two points, not only can the prosperous times of the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties be restored, but also surpass the Emperor Wu and Tang of the Han Dynasty, and the people of our Celestial Empire will definitely see the grand scenes that we will see when we have a lifetime."

The emperor sighed with satisfaction, "Get up, Liufu, bring the lords to you."

It’s fine if Sai Shanga, Jia Zhen and his wife couldn’t drink the taste of **, but the gift from the king and father, so they could not hinder them. They held their breath like they were drinking medicine and drank it all: “I’m grateful to the emperor for the reward.”

The emperor said, "There is a very true sentence in Peng Yunzhang's words just now. No matter the new and old laws, before they are implemented, you must always think about whether it is beneficial to the people. No matter how great the resistance is, you must push it hard; no matter who makes a request, you must immediately throw it aside. Never wait until the evil consequences appear before you think of a solution. In this section, the Military Affairs Office must seriously understand my intention. Do you understand?"

"Since the emperor took office, he always cared about the sufferings and safety of the people, and I am deeply moved by it."

"I have been thinking about the railway for the past few days," the emperor took a few steps in the pavilion. He said: "The people are in love with the court, and the court naturally cannot make a fortune for a lifetime, which will hurt the people's hearts for a while. The Military Affairs Office went down to draw an order. In addition to the expropriated land, land, and ancestral graves, all three years of money and grain taxes will be exempted from the prefectures and counties along the railway, except for the expropriated land, land, and ancestral graves.

Sai Shanga touched his head and replied, "Yes. The railway is not only the first in our dynasty, but also a good policy that has never been seen in history. The emperor strongly recommends it. In the future, people in the world will see that there is great benefits to the country. They must sincerely pray that our emperor is wise and powerful, and be grateful for the kindness of heaven."

"Railways are a major event for the country. Before I left Beijing last year, I had already asked Yan Jing to work with the Ministry of Works and the Governor of Liangjiang to carefully calculate the project funds. A few days ago, I sent Yan Jing to it. After asking, I realized that the railway project of more than 300 miles would cost more than 7 million taels of silver." After saying that, I sighed, and the implication seemed to think it was too much.

"Yes." Jia Zhen also knew about this, and took the initiative to take over the emperor's words and said, "I have also read the memorials submitted by Minister Yan. The railway cost too much. There is only one railway. Purchasing all the items in it, regardless of motorcycles, rails, road pillows, road nails, and turntries is the biggest cost. However, I think that the completion of the railway is a major event that is beneficial to the country. Even if it costs more, it is also the meaning of the question."

"The British transported the things needed to build the railway by sea. After a long journey, they naturally increased the costs. Finally, they fell into our hands. Even though I knew the cost was too much, I had to grit my teeth and endure it."

"The emperor is planning for the country and the world, and he is as surrendered as this, and I am impressed."

"I wonder, when will the Heavenly Kingdom have its own place to build such a railway construction? Will the cost be much less? At least, can this large amount of money that is almost wasted? "

Jia Zhen thought for a while and replied: "I am stupid. Since ancient times, our Celestial Empire has always educated all directions with moral articles. There is no craftsman who can build the railway. I don't know the emperor..."

"I think that in addition to teaching railway construction this time, the British will also promote this railway construction technique, including steel smelting method, in our Celestial Empire. In the future... Jia Zhen, do you have something to say to me?"

In the weather of the first month, Jia Zhen was sweating profusely. He really couldn't understand how the emperor's holy intention had been passed down from the emperor, whether it was from the court or the people, it was said that the new monarch had been ascended for a few days. The pilgrimage Emperor Zuren asked his dream of the new monarch, which must be a sign of the long-lasting blessing of the Qing Dynasty.

These words are trustworthy and powerful. Although the emperor is very young, he is very experienced in handling government affairs. Whether it is the removal of the ills of salt grain or the handling of powerful ministers like Yu Muzhanga, it is truly a wise ruler, but his preference for such strange and clever things makes people feel confused.

In the first year of Xianfeng, the British were allowed to enter Beijing, and a piece of land was divided into Dongjiaomin Lane next to the Hanlin Courtyard to establish embassies for various countries. Later, he ordered Prince Zhuang Mianyu and Prince Gong Yi to preside over the affairs of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Affairs of various countries, and to specialize in communicating with the barbarians. That's fine. He even asked the British to help build railways and telegraph systems in China, and to travel between Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Liangjiang. He had no results at all, but he spent a lot of money. Today, he seemed to rely on the help of the barbarians to build steel factories in China in the future?

He was the veritable military chief, and at this time he felt that he could not stop talking: "Your Majesty, I think it's not possible."

"What?"

"Yes, I think that the method of steel forging is already available in our Celestial Empire, so why should we imitate the British? If the railway is required, we can also ask our craftsmen to study it carefully and follow the construction according to the drawings, so we don't have to demand demands from outsiders."

"I also know what you said, but they are all rough techniques. Whether it is the output or the quality of the steel produced, they are not comparable to all the techniques of the Yi people. Last year, Hu Linyi made a note, mentioning the British artillery placed outside Dagukou, Tianjin. It said: 'The cannons cast by the British have excellent texture and are far lighter than those of the Tian Dynasty. There is no hindrance between firing, including three types of mortars. Before my trial, I and the Admiral of the Dagukou Fort were tested, the materials were solid, and they never exploded. They were tested and released many times, and they were still used together.'" The emperor's memory was quite amazing. He repeated the contents of a long passage of the comments, and then he said: "Hu Linyi does not speak empty words. I can still trust his words."

Jia Zhen had nothing to say and agreed, "Yes."

"In fact, not only is the quality of artillery, but it can also make the Qing artillery brave and happy even when used." The emperor said: "This is also clear in Hu Linyi's memorial. Seeing the details, the British artillery technology can be so highly praised by local users, and other aspects can be seen."

"I said back then that being a student is not shameful. The saint also said that there must be my teacher when three people walk. Is it because the teacher is a barbarian with red eyebrows and green eyes that my Celestial Empire regards itself as a country. Even though I know it is not as good as others, I will never learn from them?"

After that, the emperor probably felt that his tone was a little heavy, so he said: "When I first succeeded to the throne, when I visited the statues of the ancestors and the ancestors in Fengxian’s Selfless Hall, I made a vow to myself that the Qing Dynasty must regain the glory of the Holy Ancestors and let all nations come to pay tribute to the world. No matter how difficult or more obstacles there are, I will be completely burdened. Only in this way can I be worthy of the heavy entrusted by Huangkao and the beauty of the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors and the ancestors will be worthy of the brilliance."

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