Chapter 358 Controversy
As Yinzhen returned to the sea, Kangxi's decree for rewarding the navy was quickly spread. Yinzhen was awarded the prince who was punished by Orolongtai and was rewarded again. Yinxiang was awarded the title of Beizi, Wuge, Yande to the deputy general, Delga, Liu Zhisheng, Lin Wei, Fu Anding, and Fu Han five members were awarded the title of the general, and the title of the garrison, Qianzong, chief officer, deputy military academy, and guardian military academy, which was even more of a large level.
The navy did not want Kangxi to pay the pay, so he gave the reward without any delay. Moreover, at this time, the war in the South China Sea was about to break out and the navy expanded its troops. Such rewards can not only attract people to the hearts, but also stabilize the morale of the army, and will also be of great benefit to the integration of major coastal navy in the future. [.]
As soon as the news of Kangxi's large-scale reward for the navy spread, it directly triggered a craze for joining the navy, and naturally caused huge discussions in the court and the country, especially Liu Zhisheng, Lin Wei and Fu Anding, three unbacked Han people, who had no background, have become third-rank officials since Yi Jie Buyi, which has never been heard of since the founding of the Qing Dynasty.
Although the civil servants were jealous, they didn't say anything. Kangxi was much more shocking to Gao Shiqi's seven moves a day. Besides, the navy won a great victory in the national war and had a brilliant record. Now it means that when the navy is working, who can't touch the bad kangxi and the Fourteenth Master? Isn't that going to attract the wind?
But the generals were so arguing. Who had no idea about military achievements? Why could the navy be so super-transferred? How many generals could not overcome this threshold in their lifetime? The navy was better. They raised three of them at once, and they were all promoted from white to general, and they were not allowed to enter the life of them.
However, the Guangdong Navy and Fujian Navy were in trouble. The generals of the Guangdong Navy felt ashamed. The Wanshan Islands were defeated by the Spanish fleet in the battle, but the Navy captured the entire Spanish fleet in one fell swoop. He couldn't raise his head, so how could he dare to have any objections?
The Fujian Navy not only witnessed the power of the navy, but also was also a vested interest. During the battle of Penghu, the 14th Master also recommended the Fujian Navy generals. He had rewarded many of them since the admiral Shishizhu. Moreover, the incorporation of the coastal navy into the navy was a general trend, so how could the generals be willing to offend the navy?
No matter how quarrels or howls, no local military generals have the courage to steal from Kangxi. The last time they were involved in paying money for the navy, the Fujian Navy Admiral Wu Ying complained. Not only was he scolded by Kangxi, but the position of admiral was also cut off. This matter had long been spread in the officialdom. Who was so idle that he would repeat Wu Ying's mistakes.
The generals in the capital were more careful about this matter and had more concerns. There were also many royal family members who were rewarded together. If they had to send a group of fire, the offensive would be a big deal. Therefore, even if they complained, they would have to look at the occasion. At most, they would have to discuss it privately.
Yinzhen was greatly disappointed with this reward. The navy soldiers were rewarded with great rewards, but Kangxi was much more stingy to the group of technical craftsmen. Dai Zi said that he was rewarded with a false title of a worker, while the general manager of each factory workshop was awarded with a false title of a worker, while the other craftsmen were awarded with a ninth-ranked worker's rank.
Although Yinzhen was not satisfied, as soon as the news spread, the various factories and workshops were overjoyed. These days, the status of craftsmen was so low that they were outrageous. Although the court explicitly abolished the craftsmanship system in the second year of Shunzhi, various places still used and used craftsmen in various forms of remodeling. Craftsmen in some places even "one for two jobs".
When they arrived at the sea and entered the factory, the craftsmen were already grateful for the treatment given by Yinzhen. Unexpectedly, the craftsmen could still be awarded the title of official position. Although they were only a ninth rank, they were a serious official position. This social status was quite different. As soon as the news spread, those who were granted were ecstatic, but those who were not granted also saw hope. Under the Fourteenth Master, they also had the opportunity to be a craftsman!
The entire Honggang immediately became boiling, and the sound of firecrackers continued, and half a day rang. After discovering the whole story, the people of the sea were also very jealous. Many gentry secretly sighed that even craftsmen could reward officials. Could this world be changed?
However, Yinzhen was not satisfied and specially held a grand ceremony for the craftsmen's rewards. Not only did he receive 5,000 taels of silver, but he also made a public promise that all technical craftsmen would reward them at any time whenever they made major improvements or inventions. Moreover, the rewards to craftsmen were not limited to the ninth rank.
As soon as the news spread, it immediately caused a huge response. Craftsmen and miscellaneous scholars from all over the country came to fame. The rich and wealthy children from all over the country also turned to the sea, and joining the navy has become a shortcut to joining the government.
When Yinzhen returned to the sea, Liuchun Garden immediately became bustling with traffic, and the passengers were constantly entering the river. Since early March, Yinzhen led the navy to sea to fight the Spanish fleet, and he has not appeared in the sea publicly. In just less than three months, the entire Qing Dynasty was changing. Yinzhen has been at the forefront of the storm. After the calm, he has become the biggest beneficiary. Many officials clearly realized that the Fourteenth Master had become the biggest winner in the competition for the crown prince.
It is difficult to provide timely assistance, and it is easy to add icing to the brocade. The officialdom is still like this. Therefore, when Yinzhen returned to the sea, officials from all over the country came, and wealthy businessmen from all over the country also came to see him for the shares of the trading fleet.
The sea is prosperous and noisy, but Guangzhou is in the cold wind and rain. A group of officials from Guangdong received news in mid-April that the court would first promote the "spreading acres" in Guangdong, and the lineup of imperial envoys coming was unprecedentedly strong. They were the fourth son of the emperor, Prince Yong Yinzhen, the left censor of the Censorate Zhao Shenqiao, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice Sartai, and the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wang Yuanqi, etc.
As soon as the news spread, the Guangdong officialdom was in a big uproar. Not to mention the two, Wang Yuanqi had been admitted to each other, but Prince Yong Yinzhen was a famous "cold-faced king". Zhao Shenqiao, the left censor of the Censorate, was even known as "official slaughter". With these two places in Guangdong, they were promoted to implement "spending acres of people". I wonder how many officials would suffer?
Zhao Hongcan, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, did not dare to be negligent at all, and immediately rushed to Guangzhou and urgently convened officials at all levels in Guangdong to discuss countermeasures. He unanimously decided to vigorously support the implementation of "spreading the dime into the mu" to invite the Sacred Heart and protect the official hat.
However, no one expected that Prince Yong Yinzhen had not arrived yet, and Zhao Shenqiao, the left censor of the Censorate, arrived in Guangzhou for only four years. He impeached Guangdong Governor Man Pi, governor Tang Yu, governor Liu Zijie, governor Suo Yunfan, and Hegong Road Tai Guan Renxin, embezzled money and grain, and corrupted the remnants.
The Guangdong officialdom was in an uproar and he was in danger. He has always been an official for money for thousands of miles. Guangdong has high mountains and emperors far away, and the local literary style is not strong. There are few officials in the court. In addition, Guangzhou's overseas trade is prosperous, which is the most ideal place to make money. Who can be clean under the butt of a group of officials?
It would be strange if I met Zhao Shenqiao, the left censor of the Censorate, who did not follow the rules of the officialdom and did not ask about the "official slaughter" at the beginning of getting off the bus.
Prince Yong Yinzhen was eight days late and rushed to Guangzhou in contemporaries. At this time, the incident of "official slaughtering" Zhao Shenqiao swept away high-ranking officials in the province had already caused a lot of controversy. As soon as Yinzhen entered the city, he heard about this and couldn't help but secretly surprised, why was Zhao Shenqiao so reckless?
Wu Sidao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Zhao Daru beat the 'killing stick' so fiercely."
‘Kill the Stick’? Yinzhen hesitated and said, “Do he not want to arouse the disgust of officials from Guangdong Hezhou?”
"Then he wouldn't call him, Guan Tu Sidao chuckled, "The Fourth Master does not need to worry about this matter. How can I know if the emperor has the intention to rectify the administration? Just ask for a careful implementation of the "spreading the people into the acres." He continued, "However, it is better for the Fourth Master to visit privately for a few days in a private manner, and they will be even less clear about the Fourth Master's whereabouts."
"It's so good." Yinzhen nodded, turned his head and ordered the guards, "Look for a quiet place nearby, and rest for two years."
After settling down, Yinzhen condemned the crowd to find out the news, but he lie down with a high storm. The sea storm was so strong that he was so seasick that he had been sleeping in the past few days. When he woke up, it was already dusk. Yinzhen stretched his waist very comfortably before pushing out the door and walking into the yard, he saw Wu Sidao lying on the recliner under the shade of the tree, looking at Yaokong in a daze.
Yinzhen couldn't help but be shocked. Is there any bad news again? Thinking of it, he walked slowly over. Wu Sidao was alarmed by his footsteps. He turned his head and glanced at him, and handed him a few pigeon letters silently.
Yinzhen quickly swept it. It was Luzon's sale. He discovered the news of Australia, overseas bans and naval rewards. His face immediately became obscene. Needless to think about it, he also knew that these were all done by the Fourteenth. Compared to discovering Australia, overseas bans, this "spending acre" is not worth mentioning at all.
What is even more worrying is that Lao Si Si sold it through Luzon and overseas bans were all attracted by these two methods. Not to mention him, even Lao Ba can no longer compete with him.
"The Fourteenth Master is really a talented person. Sidao has been conceited all his life, and unexpectedly, there are still many secrets." Wu Sidao sighed, but handed over a pigeon letter that was tightly held in the palm of his left hand.
A hundred secrets? Yinzhen's heart was jumping and he looked down and reported that the news of the Beijing infantry camp searching for pigeon breeders on a large scale 50 miles away from the Beijing. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "Why did sir?" The nearest pigeon whistle is also a hundred miles away from the capital, and it has been transferred and cannot be discovered."
"Since the Fourteenth Master has suspected that Fei Ge's Biography and condemned the large-scale search of the infantry and military camps, why did he stop? "Why did he stop in a hurry?" Wu Sidao said in a deep voice: "The intention is nothing more than to tell other people in this way, reminding other people that if they are using Fei Ge's Biography to spread the news and contact the rumors in the capital, the crowd will naturally suspect the Fourth Master."
Yinzhen was immediately shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. If this were the case, it would be very worrying. Those who were in the top genitals. From Fei Ge, they could naturally think of his secret strength, and maybe even the assassination of the Eleventh in Guangzhou. What should I do?
To be continued
Chapter completed!