Lao Jiu Yinzhen asked quite depressedly: "Brother, why did Zhang Penghong refuse to see guests? Does the 14th Party want to recruit officials?"

"It's better not to recruit." Old Shi Yin said gloomy: "I want to see what the outcome of those fence-bearers?"[.]

Yinsi shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "The fourteenth brother often acts unexpectedly. Since we can't figure out his thoughts, we don't have to worry about it. We should do the two errands, namely, the transformation of the outer city and the pilot of industrial and commercial tax reform, to do a good job. The situation is complicated at the moment. If we have more holy relatives, we will have more opportunities and strength."

"What the starling said," the two of them hurriedly echoed.

Seeing that the fact that the title of honor has successfully attracted the attention of the court, Crown Prince Yinreng naturally would not miss this opportunity. In the next few days, he began to frequently contact his confidants and actively make arrangements in secret.

When he returned to Yuqing Palace in the court, the Crown Prince Yinreng asked the palace maid to change the court uniforms, while muttering to himself, "It's so hot this day, it's only March, and it's almost June." After muttering, he was stunned. Yes, how many days have it been sunny all the time? It's not raining in Qingming Festival. He was shocked and ordered outside: "Come on someone to ask Zhu Tianbao to go to the study room to wait."

After changing into casual clothes, Yinreng hurried to the study room. As soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Jiuru, how long has it been sunny?"

Zhu Tianbao was not careful that Yinreng would ask him this question. He was stunned. He quickly recalled it before saying cautiously: "Go back to the prince, the last time it rained on February 24th." After that, he also reacted. It has not rained for half a month. This is March. Will there be severe drought this year?

Yinreng had already repeatedly ordered: "Send people to collect the rainfall in Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Chahar and other places. In addition, people went to the Imperial Heaven Supervision Supervisory Supervisory Commission to ask what they said?"

The Imperial Heaven Supervisor, French missionary Jilian, was reporting to Kangxi at this time, "...It is expected that there will be no heavy rainfall in three months north of the Yellow River."

When Kangxi heard this, his eyebrows were suddenly locked. The drought in the spring equinox was too great. This was the season for sowing and seedling cultivation. If the drought continued, the blow to the people's hearts could be imagined. Although the officials were boasting about the prosperous times, he knew very well that the common people were just barely living a food and clothing. Normal years and the time when the green and yellow were not met was the most difficult time. Once the famine was encountered, the day would be sad. After pondering for a while, he ordered: "Course Minister Xiao Yongzao, the provincial, prefectures and county officials north of the Yellow River, are ready to prepare for disaster resistance. The Ministry of Revenue sent personnel to Liangjiang and Huguang to raise food."

When Yinreng got the news, he excitedly walked around the study for a few times. The opportunity he had been waiting for finally came!

Xiamen,

Xiamen was built lately and only started building the city in the 27th year of Hongwu (1394) of the Ming Dynasty. After the completion of Xiamen City, it was several times expanded, expanded, widened and repaired. It was destroyed twice by Zheng Chenggong's troops in the second and twenty years of Kangxi. The current Xiamen City was rebuilt and expanded on the old city site by Shi Lang, the Marquis of Jinghai, in the 24th year of Kangxi. Xiamen is currently an important link in the defense chain of the Southeast Sea, and its strategic position is extremely prominent.

It has been a few days since Yinzhen arrived in Xiamen. Although Shipiao had just taken over the Fujian Navy, he left all his military affairs behind and accompanied Yinzhen to inspect the front and back every day.

Yinzhen only read and said nothing every day. After a few days of turning around, he didn't say a word of support. Shi Shipiao tried every means to hint, remind, and stir up the topic. Yinzhen just didn't respond and made Shi Shipiao very depressed for a few days.

Yande and Liu Zhisheng brought out by Yinzhen were not idle, but they were eager to carry ships and soldiers in the navy camp. After they had already made the report, Yinzhen said goodbye to Shi Shipiao.

When did Shi Shipiao suffer such a big loss? He was busy inviting Yinzhen to the Navy Admiral's Mansion for the farewell act. Before the banquet was held, he said with a shameless face: "Fourth Master, you have been watching this Fujian Navy for a few days. Such a big stall has just taken over again. At least the Fourteenth Master must support it, right?"

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Of course I have to support it. Let's do this. Most of the warships of the Fujian Navy are old. After I built the ocean fleet in the shipyard in Shanghai, I will replace all the warships of the Fujian Navy's large and small. How about it?"

That doesn't mean that the ocean fleet has been built and the shipyard will be returned to the court. Isn't this fooling me? Shi Shipiao was full of complaints and did not bring such a playful person. He immediately squeezed out a bitter face, "The Fourteenth Master, after all, he still has the vice president of the Naval Academy. When the Fourteenth Master came to Xiamen, he left such a sentence. How could he be born to meet people without being able to?"

Isn't there just ten broken ships? I'm so embarrassed to remind my master? Yinzhen cursed inwardly, but said seriously: "It's not that I don't support you. The country has special funds for the coastal defense. As the saying goes, the name is not right, and the words are not right. You can't let me pay the money and commit the crime of destroying the imperial system, right?"

When he heard this, Shi Shipiao immediately grinned and said, "I will give you a memorial to the emperor and report it to the Ministry of War. However, Fourteenth Master, you have also seen it. Compared with the Navy, the soldiers of the Fujian Navy are just beggars. They don't dare to look up when they walk these few days, for fear of seeing their resentful expressions. Fourteenth Master, see, can you change your clothes first? Only after speaking without saying anything?"

Why is this guy so tired and sluggish? This is a bit far from the records in the information. Yinzhen shook his head depressedly and said, "The navy's military uniform is specially approved by the emperor. If the navy wants to change his clothes, you should write a memorial to the emperor first."

Want to write a memorial again? Shi Shipiao was also very depressed. Such a big financial advisor came to Xiamen and did not lift the hairs. He was really shameless to see people. He smiled and said, "Then I won't change my navy uniforms for the time being. Now it's the season for changing my spring and autumn clothes. I can just give the soldiers two new suits first."

"Didn't I give Shi Junmen a gift of 60,000 yuan?" Yinzhen looked at Shi Shipiao with a smile, "Isn't it enough to change the number jacket for the soldiers?"

"Hehe, how dare you hide your own privately?" Although Shi Shipiao was laughing, his face looked like bitter gourd. "The Fujian Navy did not issue three consecutive deaths and disability pensions. The 60,000 yuan would not be enough to make up for the three years of pensions at one time."

Yinzhen's expression suddenly became stern and gloomy, and he said coldly, "How dare Wu Ying (formerly the navy admiral) embezzled the soldiers' casualties and disability pensions?"
Chapter completed!