Chapter 59: Joke

The emperor naturally didn't know about the scene that happened in Yi's mansion. When he entered the palace to report the good news to him, he was talking sneakily to Sushun. Both of them were pressing down very low, as if they were afraid that people would hear it. However, they could guess from the lines and Jingyu's understanding of him. There must be nothing good to hear.

The woman rolled her eyes and spat in her heart, "Is that so? Have you seen it?"

"I saw it." Sushun smiled mysteriously, "I really have to kowtow to my master a few times. I don't mention it, but the emperor's wise wisdom of insight and opportunity made me admire him." After using two idioms in succession, Sushun raised his lips proudly.

"Well..." the emperor nodded, not asking too much, "Then, what about Miss Gongzi?"

"I heard that I am still sick. I thought, it was probably because I was in the Qing Dynasty and was not adapted to the local conditions. The Japanese have asked the doctor to prepare it. I have seen a lot of things like this. I heard from the doctor that Japan is very humid, so I can eat a few pairs of yào, use yào such as elphrite, castor beans and other yào. After a few days, when the disease is cured, I will be beautiful and energetic again. At that time, I can be sent to the palace to serve my master."

Since the emperor had received the three young nuns in Yuyu Temple, there had been no new people in the palace for a long time, and the matter between husband and wife has become an official article. Now I heard that the Japanese have really sent a girl? They are both excited and funny. Japanese huā girl? Well, for a long time, he was about to laugh out loud.

Su Shun smiled and leaned closer, "I was worried that I could not speak and get in the way of each other. Who would have thought that as the emperor said, the little Japanese was really flawless in doing things. Although the two Japanese women in the slave's mansion had an inevitable accent, they did not prevent them from being able to understand what they were saying."

The emperor glared at him, "You have already..."

"I haven't had it yet, I haven't had it yet."

The emperor wanted to ask, "Isn't it yet? What are you doing?" But even if Sushun was his closest minister, he could not help but be frivolous. He said "um" and said nothing, "Oh, Sushun,"

"yes?"

"This time the Japanese came to Beijing. In addition to exchanging agreements, they also had to discuss with Lao Liu about the specific matters of setting up a camp in Beijing. I thought, so I was right as requested." He said, "However, the Japanese are the most cunning, not the British, French and other countries with pure character. At that time, don't get too close to them, so as not to have any trouble in the future."

"Yes. Master, don't worry, the slave understands. The people also said that if they are not of my race, their hearts will be different. In the future, whenever they deal with Japanese people, they will be more conscientious."

"Not only you, but also Duanhua and a few people, the same is true. The Japanese are all-inclusive, and these people are idle all day long. After a long time, Japanese must take the opportunity to approach. Tell them that it is not good to have less contact with Japan."

"Yes, the servants have recorded it. After a while, they will immediately spread the emperor's holy intentions to everyone."

The king and his minister said a few words, and Yi rushed in excitedly, and as soon as he entered the door, he smiled, "Emperor, be overjoyed, be overjoyed."

"What's wrong?"

"Emperor, I invite Japanese warriors to compete in my house. Our Chinese heroes live up to expectations and defeat all the Japanese and won a great victory."

"Oh?" the emperor raised his eyebrows hard and asked with great interest, "Win? Really? How did he win?"

"It's like this..." Yi said the battle. When he reached the rise, he danced and said and performed. Although the two people in the warm pavilion had never seen it with their own eyes, he seemed to be immersed in just looking at his extremely excited expression. "Good" the emperor slapped his big tui hard, "It's an unexpected surprise to fight well. However, have you all figured out the identity of the warrior sent by the Japanese this time?"

"Yes. I have sent someone to inquire just now. The last one who appeared was a master of Shintori's third tier, named Masato Okamura. He was also the leader of the Japanese warriors who came to China this time. I didn't expect that I would defeat the master of the Celestial Empire."

"It's just a three-stage?" The emperor was excited to see Yi and Sushun, knowing that they didn't understand the difference between Japan's sections. If a master of about seven-stage was defeated by the Chinese people, it was worth celebrating. Now he was just a three-stage karate warrior, what's there to be proud of? He thought for a while and asked, "Then, how are my Qing martial artists injured?"

Speaking of this, Yi's face immediately collapsed, "After the doctor in my brother's mansion, Zhang Xingde's right arm was seriously injured, and he was afraid that he would be disabled. The other few people were just wounded by flesh and blood.... they could recover after a few days of resting."

The emperor cursed in his heart that the little Japanese was so cruel that it was just a competition, and he actually made a decisive move? "Then, how are the Japanese's injuries?"

"This, I don't know." Yi said without mentioning it anymore, and said with a radiant face. "Your Majesty, I think that in the Sino-Japanese competition, I am afraid that the other party may not be willing to fail, and will definitely summon other experts from China from China." He blinked and said quickly, "Why not just let the Japanese fully understand the martial arts of the Qing Dynasty. I ask the emperor's will to issue the emperor's will to various provinces and summon the long-standing martial arts masters in the province to Beijing and compete with him?"

"Lao Liu, I heard you say that the Japanese sent three people, and I, the Qing Dynasty, have four people, right? They each have one win and one defeat, right?"

This is a little different from what Yi said, but it is not far from that. He nodded immediately, "Yes."

"Okada Masato is only a master of three ranks, and he can lead all the heroes. Although the final result is not satisfactory, have you ever thought about it? What if the Japanese side sent a higher rank master? Seventh rank, eighth rank, and even the highest tenth rank master, how can I resist the Qing Dynasty?"

Yi really didn't know the difference between the Japanese warrior ranks. Masato Okada was so powerful only in the third rank. What if the other party really sent out the masters of the tenth rank? He couldn't speak for a moment. "This, I did not consider this matter."

"Does a small victory make you feel a little proud?" The emperor seemed to be teaching his younger brother a lesson, or he said to himself, "It's still far away."

Shortly after the beginning of the year, the Military Affairs Office re-reported the matter of the China Merchants Association, which Li Hongzhang submitted a memorandum to apply for the order. At the last court meeting before the year, the emperor discussed this matter and believed that the China Merchants Association could handle it, but it should not be as Li Hongzhang said. The Ministry of Revenue and the government supervised it. The specific ones were all merchants in Fujian Province. These people would use the power of the court to control the market and make the China Merchants Association the dominant one. What else would it be? Didn’t the monopoly enterprises seen in later generations be staged in the Qing Dynasty?

Although the emperor did not understand the economy at all, he knew that some industries such as resources still had to be issued by the state monopoly, while others were placed on the market to allow them to develop freely. Therefore, the government supervised this article and flatly refused the emperor, "There is a precedent for such things. There is no need to mention the other ones. When I implemented salt administration, it was just Tao Wenyi's new law that was reorganized by Tao Wenyi. How many parasites were found in the Yangzhou Salt Industry Association who did not do anything on weekdays and received a salary for the court? What are the various tasks of the church and Xiaolian Hall, each of them had to have a few or more than a dozen directors on their signs, and every year they only paid the silver to these people, they would have to reach more than 200,000 taels."

"...I think the first thing that requires you and my monarch and ministers to pay attention to is not the sky building built in the future as Li Hongzhang said, "All ship capitals of all merchants will gradually return to the official position, and follow the business conditions and strengthen the country's body."

"The emperor is wise." Yan Jingming was the first to meet and said, "I have the honor to hear Lunyin again for less than 20 years. I am really impressed by Wudi."

This made everyone stunned, "Yan Jingming, are you saying this?"

"Some." Yan Jingming said loudly, "At that time, all provinces implemented the Lijin system. I still remember that the emperor once said that the imperial court should think carefully and plan ahead and forth, and never let the art of benefiting the people or benefiting the country take advantage of loopholes for the clerks below, which will become a way to harm the people."

"Oh, you're talking about this?"

"Yes. For many years, I have entered the Qushu Court. Whenever the court has implemented a new policy, I always have to think carefully about the emperor's imperial edict. I am afraid that after I was issued to various provinces, the people below will cover their backs and take things out of context. The people will suffer the consequences before they gain benefits. Now that I see the emperor regaining his heroic spirit, I am really encouraging the people of the world to be happy."

The emperor was immersed in yin for a long time, and Yan Jingming said nothing wrong. Over the years, the imperial power has been increasing day by day. Even the important officials of the country, such as Zeng Guofan and Xu Naizhao, felt a little worried when they saw him - this was something he could see. At the same time, he was used to such a happy life of turning what he thought into words, promulgated decrees, and bowing to the world. The cautious mentality of the past, which was like arriving in the abyss and walking on thin ice, had long disappeared.

Thinking about this makes people shudder unconsciously: Have the orders implemented over the years caused any bad consequences among the people of various provinces? Have the people actually benefited? Or have they made any decisions that they were determined to do their own way without considering the current situation?

The palace of Yangxin was silent for a moment, and everyone looked at each other. The emperor's face did not look like he had just heard Yan Jingming's long-term expression and slap his horse with all his thoughts. Instead, he was worried.

He thought for a moment, and suddenly asked slowly, "All provinces...have you seen any comments from each province that you believe that in the past few years, the court has implemented new policies and encountered resentment from the people?"

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"What I mean is Zeng Guofan, you have been in Liangjiang for many years. As you see, the new policy of the court has been implemented, but is there anything that has not been satisfactory? Or, my plan was originally very good, but when I got to the bottom, I randomly deleted and modified it, and even used the power of the government, regardless of the people's conditions, and implemented it arbitrarily?"

"This?" Zeng Guofan hesitated for a moment. Of course, there are some. Without mentioning the other side, the construction of the railway is a very obvious example. However, this is an old thing many years ago, and it is useless to say. "As far as I know, there is no such thing. The officials of the court are all on the right path, and they always have the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and loving the people..."

"Okay." The emperor interrupted his words, "Yan Jingming's words today make sense. This normal state that has been indulged in the current situation for many years, and we, the monarch and ministers, are indulging in the current situation. It is time to be careful to wake up. In the future, if there is another new policy in the court, not only should we discuss state affairs in the court, but if it is feasible, we should first pilot it in different provinces. First find out the shortcomings and areas that need to be improved, and then promote it to the whole country - just like the preparation of the Investment Promotion Bureau proposed by Li Hongzhang this time, as the first pilot, he will be piloted in Fujian. If there are any problems and disadvantages in the process, it will be better to solve it." @ws
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