The next day, the Beijing News published the news that the Beiyang Fleet of the Qing Dynasty Royal Navy was a complete success in the Americas, explaining the importance of opening the American route and the American enfeoffment, and reported the various situations in the Americas in detail, describing the land, climate, grasslands, horses, buffaloes, Indian tribes and Indians in detail, and exaggerating the huge amount of silver and gold that the Spaniards had plundered in the Americas for more than a hundred years.

As soon as the Beijing News came out, all the officials from the imperial court and at least the people from all over the country were talking about America, and the huge number of 4 billion taels stimulated the officials, gentry and people in the capital to their blood.

The princes and nobles who were granted the title of America also learned the details of America from the stewards and servants who returned to the capital of America. They all couldn't wait to go to the "Four Great Hengs" to borrow money, condemn people to go south to buy ships, shop, hire sailors, and spare no effort to carry out large-scale publicity and agitation in their respective flags.

At the same time, he also tempted a group of bannermen to go to America by means of officials and making wishes, catching horses and land, high salary, etc., from the age of twelve to fifty, as long as he can ride a horse and hold a bow. Some of the active princes and nobles are not limited to recruiting people within the banner, but secretly condemn people who are strong and capable of riding and shooting in the outer city.

As soon as the wind was heard, a group of princes and nobles followed suit and expanded their scope further. It didn't matter whether they could ride and shoot. As long as they had a skill and had strong bodies, they would be willing to come. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and alleys came. This limelight immediately spread around the capital. The entire capital and its nearby prefectures and counties immediately set off a fanatical American gold rush. The teahouses, restaurants, theaters, streets and alleys in the capital were the Americas.

In a private room in the backyard of the "Danboju", the eighth son Yinsi, the ninth son Yinzhen, the thirteenth son Yinxiang, the fifteenth son Yinzhen, and the sixteenth son Yinlu were chatting and laughing. In the past two days, they visited almost all the European missionaries in the capital to inquire about the situation in West Africa. The situation they obtained made them very excited. Ghana is indeed known as the "Gold Coast". The output of gold is well-known throughout Europe, and it is indeed a stronghold for selling black slaves along the coast of West Africa.

Several people were talking and laughing. Old Shi Yinyi pushed the door and walked in, and said with a smile: "I'm not here too late, so I'll be waiting for a long time. I'll punish myself for three cups later." Then he greeted Lao Ba and Lao Jiu.

Yinzhen stood up with a smile and said with a smile: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army. If the tenth brother wants to drink a few more drinks, there is no need to make excuses. The thirteenth brother is here, and he is still worried that no one will accompany you to have fun?"

The Thirteenth and the Thirteenth brothers also quickly stood up to greet him, and after a brief greeting, the few of them sat down again. The Eighth brother Yinsi smiled and said, "Today, we will invite everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to welcome the ninth brother, tenth brother, and sixteenth brother. The main thing is to divide the brigade for Africa." Speaking of this, he looked at Yinyi and said, "The general situation. The Tenth brother should know, right?"

Yinyi nodded and said, "We came out of the palace. The emperor has told me in detail."

"Okay." Yinsi smiled and said, "The enfeoffment of West Africa is mainly three tasks: one is to capture black slaves, one is to mine gold, and the other is to plant and grazing. Capturing slaves and harvesting gold is the primary task, and there is no need to say anything. What I want to emphasize is the third point: planting and grazing.

West Africa is far away from the Qing Dynasty, and daily expenses cannot be relied on supplies from the Qing Dynasty, and the voyage is too long. Therefore, it is necessary to vigorously promote planting and animal husbandry in the local area to ensure the daily needs of large numbers of garrisons and miners.

No European missionaries in the capital have gone deep into West Africa and have only stayed in coastal ports. They are not very clear about the local situation, but according to them, there are plains and grasslands in the area, and crops include millet, peanuts, and cocoa. The local climate is hot, so I don’t know if it is suitable for rice cultivation. No matter what, I should take some people who are familiar with farming and crop seeds to try planting."

"It's still a long way to think about it. We only focus on gold and black slaves." Lao Jiu Yinzhen said with a smile: "The emperor enfeoffed our six brothers in West Africa alone. It is a huge favor. Ghana's gold is famous for a long time, which shows that the amount of storage is quite large. 40% of the mining income is to be handed over to the court. This is the only income of the court in West Africa. Therefore, gold mining must be put first. Naturally, gold mining cannot be separated from the craftsmen of gold mines for exploration and smelting. These craftsmen must step up their search and recruitment, otherwise we can only sigh at the gold."

"Brother Jiu, didn't you recruit a large number of craftsmen to send them to Nanyang Karopa for on-site exploration and smelting gold and silver mine training last year?" Yin Yi asked in confusion.

Yinzhen smiled and said, "Those craftsmen, I will not expect that group of craftsmen. The Qing Dynasty is now in exploration and smelting ore. Australia, America, and South Africa all need a large number of people in this area. How could the emperor let it go easily? Even if it is given, it is extremely limited.

Dear brothers, you are not very generous now, and preparing enough to get gold as soon as possible is the right way. If what I expected is good, the emperor will definitely ask us to help train people in this area."

"The Ninth Brother said this. Now the court spends money everywhere, and the emperor also hopes to get the gold from West Africa as soon as possible." The Thirteenth Old Yinxiang continued: "While the emperor vigorously expanding the American vassal states, he sent troops to West Africa and South Africa. Although he had the intention of training troops, his main purpose was to open up overseas financial resources. This matter should not be neglected."

After a slight pause, he continued: "I have dealt with Westerners in Southeast Asia. In fact, selling slaves is also a high profit, and the income should be even greater than gold mining. The candidates for this slave hunting team must be carefully selected to achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, after several groups of screening of the bannermen in the capital, the rest are all the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and they are not competent. Thirteen feels quite tricky."

Yinsi glanced at Yinxiang with great appreciation, thinking that the Thirteenth Fruit had extraordinary features. No wonder Zhenwu tried every means to dig him from the Fourth Fruit.

The old fifteenth Yinzhen, who had not spoken, said at this time: "The slave trade is not very glorious. Using garrison to capture slaves not only does it do more harm than good, but also can easily cause criticism. Can we follow the crackdown in the capital and recruit unrighteous people from all over the world to go to West Africa to capture slaves?"

"Sixteenth brother is a good method." Yin Yi chuckled and said, "Those gangsters are cheating and stealing everything. Sending them to West Africa to capture slaves is a killing and killing two birds with one stone."

Yinxiang also smiled and said, "The Sixteenth Brother is a good method, but the emperor must nod in this matter."

Tianjin, Beiyang Fleet Military Port.

Wu Ge stood by the sea with a gloomy face, looking at the vast sea surface, dazed in a daze. He lost three warships and more than a thousand officers and soldiers in one round trip in the Americas. This hit the morale of the Beiyang Fleet a huge blow to the morale of the camp. He was filled with sadness in the past few days. He was very tired these days. He had to train soldiers hard during the day, and he had to take a group of officers to patrol the night and check the sentry at night. One was afraid of deserters, and the other was also worried about bombing the camp at night.

Most of these officers and soldiers were trained by him. He knew very well that after several years of training and naval battles, most of the soldiers of the Navy had established a very deep relationship and lost more than a thousand people at once. The officers and soldiers from the entire fleet felt uncomfortable. They were still stronger when sailing on the sea or in the Americas. When they returned to the military port, the feeling would be even stronger.

However, apart from training them desperately, he really couldn't think of any way to boost morale. Perhaps the war could help them recover as soon as possible.

Wu Ge was thinking about it, but a quick footsteps came from his body. He couldn't help but frown slightly, turned around and found that it was Yande. He couldn't help but smile and said, "I finally returned to Beijing, why didn't I stay at home for a few more days? I'll be back so soon?"

Yande forced a smile and said, "I can't rest assured that I can't sleep well in the capital." As he said that, he walked to him, looked at the sea, and said, "Are you exhausted these days?"

As soon as he heard this, Wu Ge knew that he had been walking around the military camp before he found it. He said, "It doesn't matter how tired he is, but how to boost the morale of the military is a careless law." As he said, he asked with concern: "I have not been punished when I come to Beijing to meet him, right?"

Yande shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "The specific pension plan has come out."

"So fast?" Wu Ge was slightly surprised. The court had a strict set of procedures for the pension of the battle. All officers and soldiers who died must be ordered by the commander and the local governor to submit the pension, and the list of resumes of the old officers will be set up as soon as possible. Those with low rank will be submitted to the Ministry of War for the lower rank. The Ministry of War will consult and send to the Ministry of Personnel. The Ministry of Personnel will report the monthly report.

After the order is approved, the Ministry of Rites, Military and Industrial will notify the Ministry of Rites to provide pensions, and the Ministry of Rites will issue silver and burial silver, and the Ministry of Rites will issue silver to provide silver for stele prices. Whether it is silver for tribute, burial silver, or burial silver, they will be based on the grade, and there is no ambiguity at all. Under normal circumstances, it is already fast to complete this procedure within half a year. It is incredible that the Navy's pensions can provide specific pension plans within a few days.

He immediately thought that Zhenwu personally criticized it, and he couldn't help but feel excited and asked: "Is it the emperor who criticized it? Isn't it based on the standards of the Eight Banners?"

"No." Yande said in a deep voice: "The emperor said that the navy has high risks and good military salaries, and pensions must be preferred. Each soldier has a temporary 200 taels of silver, and his family members have exempted their 50 acres of land for 30 years. Another 20 taels of silver is distributed every year. For a period of twenty years, the children in the family will be given other care for their children, joining the army, and entering the government."

Speaking of this, he paused, then emphasized his tone and said word by word: "In addition, the emperor also said that he would build another altar in the Temple of Heaven in the capital, specifically for sacrifices to the fallen soldiers who fought in all directions." {Piaotian Wenxue www.piaotian.net Thanks to all book friends for their support, your support is our greatest motivation}
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