Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1154 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 80

In fact, for Big Fat Orange, business is secondary. The most important thing is that Jiang Xinxin's move will definitely announce the news of the Western land to the world, so that the court can increase its control over the Jiangnan area, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian.

But everything has two sides, and you will lose a lot when you gain something. As for what he lost, Big Fat Orange only had a vague sense at the moment, but he knew that he couldn't let the Han people become too active, otherwise the rule of Manchuria would be shaken.

Big Fat Orange was unsure of what Jiang Xinxin meant, so he could only try to find out: "The late emperor had dealings with the Russian royal family, and the Qing dynasty had discussed border issues with Russia, but the Cossack cavalry was no less powerful than the Mongolian elite, so the late emperor temporarily backed down. The queen now mentioned the trade route and fleet to the west of Junggar, what did you think of?"

Jiang Xinxin just found it funny. She had so many ideas in mind. One of them was to wait for Big Fat Orange and Zhalong to die and then take the opportunity to end the Manchus' rule over the country.

So she is now taking the opportunity to enlighten the people.

Jiang Xinxin is dissatisfied with this world, so she wants to do something to change some things, but at the same time, she does not think it is her responsibility and obligation to make this world a better place. Otherwise, she could completely use her Manchu family background and her status as queen to ascend to the throne and take power.

Just because she doesn't want to become the one in power, she chooses a more roundabout and conservative way to push the people to awaken themselves, let them pursue everything they want, and create the world they want by themselves.

The Manchu upper class tried their best to hide all news from the outside world from the Han people, and what Jiang Xinxin had to do was to break this shackles and let people know how big the world is and what the outside world is like. What should people do if those countries outside want to do something bad to this land?

So Jiang Xinxin smiled and replied: "I just heard that many people in Fujian and even Guangdong and Guangxi ignored the maritime ban and went out to sea privately to make huge profits. Even officials protected each other, and only the court was kept in the dark."

"So I thought, since this is a way to make money, why not let everyone participate in it? The court only needs to collect heavy taxes from those sea merchants, and when necessary, send troops to eliminate the pirates who hinder merchant ships. In this way, we can also take the opportunity to train the navy and completely control Jiangnan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi."

Big Fat Orange knocked on the table, reminding Jiang Xinxin of the inscription in the Jiaotai Hall that Emperor Shunzhi specially set up for Empress Xiaozhuang Wen: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

Jiang Xinxin was speechless, "Does the emperor have to say that?"

Big Fat Orange sighed helplessly, "It's not that I have to say this, it's that the Queen is shaking the rules set by the late Emperor with just one move."

Jiang Xinxin smiled, "I didn't know the emperor would be such an obedient person."

"Some things cannot be stopped by imperial decrees alone."

"Therefore, I hope that the emperor can recall Dai Zi, who was exiled to Ningguta during the reign of the previous emperor."

There are many handwritten annotations of Emperor Kangxi in the Qianqing Palace. From those texts, Big Fat Orange can know the thoughts behind many of Emperor Kangxi's decisions. For example, regarding the exile of Dai Zi, Emperor Kangxi clearly pointed out in his handwritten letter that he knew Dai Zi was framed by Nan Huairen and others, but he still exiled Dai Zi to Ningguta because he was worried that the Pan Changniao rifle and other firearms made by Dai Zi would be used on the Manchus and shake their rule.

Big Fat Orange himself values ​​the Han people a lot, so even if he doesn't mind adding a few more Han officials to the court, the Manchu clans will not give up more interests, especially the eight iron-hat princes who are still a considerable force. Otherwise, why would the late emperor give up one of his own sons to marry Prince An's granddaughter Guo Luoluo, the daughter of a criminal?

Prince An and Yue Le are members of the royal family who were almost pushed to the throne by Big Fat Orange's grandfather, Emperor Shunzhi!

However, Dapangju's road to the throne was not smooth. The drama he staged of forcibly marrying Rouze directly offended the Manchu military honors and made the royal family look down on him. No one wanted to see another emperor who loved beauties and messed up the country, so when the eighth prince spread the rumor that Dapangju had usurped the throne, no one in the royal family was willing to come forward to clarify it, and there were even people among them who really hoped that the fourteenth prince would succeed to the throne.

At least the Fourteenth Prince is indeed brave, has real military achievements, and is also sensible when it comes to women. There is no need to worry that he will suddenly lose his mind due to love.

To put it bluntly, Fatty Orange has a criminal record!

After much thought, Dapangju felt that recalling Dai Zi would be a good thing for the court. However, this would increase the influence of Queen Jiang Xinxin on the government, which was a situation that Dapangju did not want to see.

Jiang Xinxin continued: "There is no dynasty that lasts for a thousand years, nor does there exist a powerful noble that lasts for a thousand years. The Qing Dynasty has been in the country for decades. Your Majesty, do you think the Qing Dynasty can still have a few hundred years of national prosperity?"

"Sometimes, a country cannot be destroyed from the outside. Instead, internal conflicts intensify, making it easier for dynasties to change. So in the current conflict between the Manchus and the Han people, it is very necessary to introduce foreign enemies."

"Wool is a tactic that will kill off the entire family, whether it is Mongolia, Dzungar, or even Tibet. By then, the only threat the Manchus will face will be the huge number of Han people."

Da Pangju was finally persuaded by Jiang Xinxin and agreed to everything Jiang Xinxin proposed. The two of them signed a contract. Da Pangju still used 4 million taels of silver from his private treasury to buy 60% of Jiang Xinxin's wool business shares. Da Pangju himself would use the 4 million taels of silver to help her find a fleet to go out to sea, and borrow 1,000 soldiers to escort the fleet out to sea, and then recall Dai Zi back to the capital to work.

Jiang Xinxin didn't know whether Dai Zi was still alive, but among the people who went out with Jiang Fuhai to announce the decree, there were two imperial doctors and a lot of medicinal materials.

Fortunately, Jiang Xinxin was well prepared. When Jiang Fuhai and his men found Dai Zi, Dai Zi was already terminally ill. If it weren't for the two imperial physicians' good medical skills and a lot of good medicine for Dai Zi to use, Dai Zi might not have been able to get through that hurdle, and might not even have the chance to return to the capital.

After Dai Zi was exiled, he did not stop his research on firearms. Unfortunately, in addition to the bitter cold in Ningguta, there was a severe shortage of various supplies. Dai Zi's research had to remain on paper. What was even more unfortunate was that none of his sons inherited his talent, so Dai Zi had almost given up.

Jiang Xinxin's space could not be opened, and she was unable to extend Dai Zi's life. Dai Zi was not destined to die, but after years of hard work, he only had time to put his research into practice. He passed away before he could even find a disciple. At this time, Dai Zi had only been back in the capital for three months.

Jiang Xinxin felt very unhappy because of the loss of Dai Zi, the firearms expert. Among the sixty shares bought by Da Pangju, the brothers Prince Zhuang and Prince Yu bought six shares together. Da Pangju privately kept two shares for each of his sons, and four shares for the nephews of his beloved thirteenth brother.

The rest were all sold publicly as if purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.