Honghui is reborn in Legend of Zhen Huan, I will protect my mother

Su Peisheng responded with a "yeah" and left first, leaving the two brothers alone in this huge Yangxin Palace.

"Brother, it seems that the profits from maritime trade are not just dozens of times, but hundreds of times."

Ah?? So he didn’t say it wrong?? He didn’t hear it wrong?

Yinzhen looked at his ninth brother in astonishment, who was uttering words of surprise without realizing it, but seeing that his expression was extremely serious, he immediately knew that this was most likely true.

"I know everything about business. Merchants are very secretive, fearing that others will know the truth. However, large and small fleets go out to sea to trade regardless of pirates' plunder, sea storms, and high tariffs. This shows how lucrative the profits are. I wonder if the tariff is too low."

"Not low. We cannot change the tariffs for now, otherwise all the fleets of the Qing Dynasty would rather risk smuggling than go through the ports! But these people will only be proud for a while. When the Qing Dynasty's navy dominates the world, the navy will escort all those who pay the tariffs obediently. As for those who smuggle and evade taxes, we will catch them and pay them ten or eight times the amount. When they feel the pain, they will know that the imperial court's decrees cannot be violated!"

Yinzhen said a few harsh words, then nodded and said, "Okay, you've worked hard on the fleet and the shipyard. I'll host a reception for you tomorrow. You should go back and rest as soon as possible today."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

……

Time passed quickly like flowing water, and in a blink of an eye it was the fifth year since Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne.

However, this year's New Year was not very lively. On the one hand, several princes were far away in Southeast Asia, and people in Beijing could not help but worry. On the other hand, just as the chieftains in the southwest were pacified, small movements began to occur in Tibet, and there seemed to be signs of unrest.

The Khorchin and other tribes secretly reported a lot of information to the court and strived for a large share of wool yarn in the coming year. Just like the Russian invasion of Khalkha Mongolia last year, it was actually reported by the Mongols who were controlled by the Qing Dynasty. That's why Russia acted as fiercely as a tiger, but turned around and was blocked by the Qing army at the border.

The negotiating ministers who went to Russia for "talks" in the second half of last year have arrived in Russia for several days. It is expected that they will be able to grab a big piece of sweetness from Russia. No one in the court is worried about this! However, Tibet is different. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Tibet has repeatedly rebelled. Hui Hui people have made a lot of noise, and every time it has been difficult for the court to deal with it.

After being unhappy for three or five days in a row, even the joy of having a new twelfth prince could not make Yinzhen happy. The idea of ​​placing Qing officials in Tibet thus came to his mind.

As it was New Year, Yinzhen put the matter on hold for the time being and left it for further discussion after the seal was issued.

Of course, last year's election was cancelled because of the government's internal affairs, although the finger pointing is still there...

Nowadays, each palace grants concubines and princesses to enter the palace, but rarely does it include palace maids. The reason is that they cannot afford the price of wealth and glory!

As for Prince Zhao's mansion, of course no one had entered, except for a few small cats.

However, Honghui himself got together with Prince Fu Yunlu, who had just returned to Beijing, and pondered the two-wheeled vehicle that could travel long distances just by riding the feet, which was the so-called "bicycle" in memory.

However, it didn't take much time. In less than two months, the craftsmen in the workshop had replicated it, adding a unique scene to the capital.

In March, Emperor Yongzheng established a minister resident in Tibet and sent Prince Xian, Yunti, who was far away in the southwest, to Tibet to clean up the situation and lay a solid foundation for the minister's stationing in Tibet.

Prince Xian stayed in Tibet for less than two months and then hurried to the Khalkha Mongolian border to intimidate and support the Qing envoys who were attending the talks.

As for the territory of Khalkha Mongolia that was later occupied by Tsarist Russia, it was naturally taken back by the Qing Dynasty. Even the territory lost when the Treaty of Nerchinsk was signed was taken back. Although it was just a grassland, it was of extraordinary significance.

When the news reached the capital, Emperor Yongzheng was overjoyed. At the same time, news also came from Southeast Asia that most of the pirates along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang had been wiped out, and the reputation of the Qing Navy began to spread far and wide.

This is double joy, but there is no news yet about the Qing fleet that is heading overseas. I wonder where it is now?

After a moment of worry, Yinzhen began to think about rewarding people according to their merits. The various royal palaces bestowed many rewards one after another, and Prince Xian Yunti even received a yellow jacket bestowed by the emperor as a reward for his merits.

But he didn't feel happy for long, as something happened that made him furious.

It was in early September. A commander of the Eight Banners reported, "Your Majesty, recently many soldiers of the Plain White Banner, Bordered Red Banner, and Bordered Yellow Banner have been lazy and slack in training. Some of them can't even draw a three-force bow..."

"What? What did you do? You can't even control the soldiers under your command?" The Bannermen are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, how could they be shaken?

"I am incompetent, but I don't know why these people are so bad. Everything was normal before the New Year... I have already ordered people to rectify it, but there has been no effect so far."

Even though Yinzhen was angry, he knew that these generals were not negligent in their duties. He also knew that people's hearts were fickle and only strict discipline would work!

"I will take good care of this. We plan to deploy troops in the Southwest and Southeast Asia. All flags and camps must be careful. Anyone who dares to slack off will be punished according to military law."

"Yes, your servants will obey your orders." If they dare to make me suffer, I will teach those little bastards a lesson!

Not only these three flags, the other five flags also began self-inspection and training, but there were no results yet.

Less than half a month later, the Prince of Zhi, who was far away in Southeast Asia, suddenly sent back a message saying that there were many people in Guangdong and Guangxi who did not work, and the garrison there rarely trained. At the end, he even complained, "I don't know what these people are thinking? They are so skinny and hungry, but they still do nothing. Aren't they just waiting to starve to death?"

Yinzhen felt that this memorial was a slap in his face and he immediately flew into a rage. He sent an oral order to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi at full speed, ordering him to investigate the matter immediately and to leave the crime of negligence to be punished later.

As soon as the self-defense memorial of the Guangdong and Guangxi governor arrived in the capital, the three banners commanders came back to report, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and have failed to discipline the Eight Banners... Beating them is useless, scolding them is useless, these soldiers are even worse than before! It's strange, is there really a world where the more you train, the worse your health becomes?"

Thinking back to the self-defense memorial he had just read, Yinzhen became furious and pointed at several people's noses and wanted to scold them.

At this moment, Honghui hesitated and said, "Father, how about letting me go to the military camp to take a look?"

No way? No way? Why does this sound so familiar?