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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty Volume 12 Chapter 712: Looking back to the new world (4)

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    The black muzzle is the most powerful force in this era.

    Because there are no enemies, the equipment of the East China Sea Fleet is not the most advanced of the Chinese Dynasty. Generally speaking, the distribution ratio of the new warships of the Chinese Dynasty to the West Sea Fleet, the South China Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet is three to two to one.  Therefore, the fleet that intercepted Zheng Sen and his party were still steam wooden ships, and the artillery installed were also the artillery from eight years ago.

    Outsiders think that Yu Guozhen is aggressive in military affairs. In fact, Yu Guozhen knows very well how much he should control his defense investment. He is very active in researching new weapons, but he is very cautious in fielding them.

    Even so, these warships are by no means something Zheng Sen¡¯s two ships can resist. In order to enter Shanghai, these two ships are ordinary sailing merchant ships with no weapons and equipment at all.

    Zheng Sen had already returned to the cabin to rest. When he heard the news, he came out and stared at the five warships, with no color on his face!

    "They already knew it!"

    Generally speaking, when Chinese warships encounter merchant ships or passenger ships, they will not assume such a battle formation, but will assume a convoy formation.  The other party was obviously waiting for them with such murderous intent.

    Zheng Sen even understood why the other party chose to be here.

    Having left the main channel and the scope of Shanghai Port, he and his fleet disappeared inexplicably into the ocean. When word spread throughout the world, there was only one possibility, and that was that he was "disappeared."

    There are sea monsters, storms, reefs, and there is internal strife. In short, there are countless reasons to make the world believe that the disappearance of him, Zheng Sen, and the opponents who moved to America with him have nothing to do with Yu Guozhen  .  Yu Guozhen could even take advantage of this opportunity to reach out to Yanping City and take over all the things Zheng Sen left behind.

    Zheng Sen even felt that he saw Yu Guozhen laughing, and said loudly to him: "I will support your wife!"

    If it were him, it would definitely be like this.

    "Let's fight. Lord!" someone shouted sadly.

    "Fight!" Feng Chengshi also shouted. He was a scholar, with his sleeves rolled up and his face full of anger.

    "Protect the lord!" Feng Xifan rushed towards Zheng Sen, accompanied by several guards around him.

    "I¡­¡­"

    Zheng Sen felt the blood boiling in his chest. He reluctantly spoke, and then he saw a short musket pointed at his heart.

    The short musket was in Feng Xifan's hand, and Feng Xifan's face was full of excitement and ecstasy at this time.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.  Zheng Sen figured it out. He was very cautious when he came back this time, and his departure was a temporary decision. Why could the Chinese navy intercept him midway?

    "Lord, please give the order to surrender. I don't want to bleed." Feng Xifan posted.  The short musket was already pressed against Zheng Sen's heart: "My lord, the only thing we can do is save our lives!"

    "My lordyour lord is Yu Guozhen, right?" Zheng Sen glanced at Feng Chengshi, with a sarcastic sneer on his lips.

    The irony is directed at himself.

    Feng Chengshi, whom he relied on as his adviser, and Feng Xifan, who he regarded as his assistant, turned out to be the craftsman sent to him by Yu Guozhen!  Thinking about it this time, even if there is no accident like the cow being castrated, I am afraid it will not be successful.  And it is very likely that Yu Guozhen caught them all at the scene of the incident!

    Now he only has one doubt: "Chengshi, when did you betray me and join Yu Guozhen?"

    "Let's not talk about betrayal. I was ordered to assist you a long time ago. His Majesty originally had good intentions and wanted to secretly support you so that you can make a career overseas." Feng Chengshi grinned.  : "But you don't know what is good or bad. Now that you have some strength, you want to return to the country to cause trouble. King Yanping, we are kings and ministers after all. I also want to start well and end well!"

    "What a good onea good beginning and a good end!"

    Zheng Sen felt that the churning energy and blood in his chest could no longer be controlled, and turned into a stream of sweetness and spurted out from his mouth.

    He has never been a broad-minded person, so after learning that he had fallen into Yu Guozhen's trap eight years ago, he was so angry that he vomited blood.

    "Zheng Sen fell into Feng Xifan's hands, and the rest of the people who followed his lead naturally had no resistance.  After all, even if they subdued Feng's father and son's gang, the Chinese navy warships ahead were beyond their control.

    Seeing Zheng Sen like this, Feng Chengshi couldn't help but feel a little unbearable. He sighed: "King Yanping, just don't worry. It's just an assassination attempt like yours. You won't die. After ten or twenty years, you will be able to do it again."  Come out. My boss has already said that he will give you a proper trial"

    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to kill us and throw us into the sea?¡±

     "At this time, His Majesty's reputation is just because he publicly said that you are all traitors and will be punished with death. The people can only rejoice. Who will object? If the Chinese people know your plan, you will not hesitate to destroy China.  Chaos, I'm afraid you will all be torn apart by the people before the court trial. Now that the world is finally at peace, everyone works together to improve their livelihood first. What's wrong? As for other things, they can't be used as food or clothing.  Why don't you postpone the matter for a while? King Yanping, when you proposed to return to your country to take action, I tried to persuade you, but you refused to listen. Could it be that your personal achievements and the so-called righteousness you are pursuing are more important than  Are the lives, food and clothing of millions of people important?"

    Zheng Sen wiped the blood on his lips and sneered silently.

    "If your great righteousness is not to let more people live a good life, whether your great righteousness is passed down by Confucius, or you came back from America, or it was fabricated by some evil spirit, you are making enemies of the people.  ¡­¡±

    "Can Yu Guozhen speak for the people?"

    "In the past eight years of His Majesty's rule, you have also seen for yourself whether the people's livelihood has become better and whether they have more hope for the future." Feng Chengshi sighed: "King Yanping, you want to destroy their livelihood and  I hope it¡¯s just for the sake of your own family¡¯s reputation in history!¡±

    Zheng Sen still sneered.

    Apart from sneering, he had nothing to defend himself.

    The report about Zheng Sen and others soon appeared in the hands of Yu Guozhen.  Yu Guozhen just glanced at it casually and threw it aside.

    Although assassinating the royal family, especially the prince, was one of the few "great treason" crimes in China, Yu Guozhen still did not take it seriously.  He has more important things to solve, such as selecting a first assistant.

    According to his original plan, he would also hold the position of chief assistant and would only last two terms.  That is eight years. Now that time is approaching, he must identify a successor.

    At this time, in China, after eight years of cultivation, the people have become accustomed to using the "referendum" method to rate officials. Therefore, when officials implement policies, they cannot only consider the preferences of their superiors, but must also account for the people.  This has increased the workload of some officials.  But the effect is excellent, at least the official atmosphere is correct.

    If the people have no right to evaluate the work of officials and no power to interfere with the promotion and removal of officials, then the so-called serving the people as public servants is just empty talk.

    But this is the lowest level, and the highest level is only at the county level.  China is too big and has a large population.  If provincial-level officials want to hold a direct referendum, not only will it take a lot of time and money, but it will also be impossible for the people at the bottom to understand the specific affairs of provincial-level officials.

    When it comes to the central government, it is even more impossible for officials at the cabinet level.

    So for the time being, Yu Guozhen has no other way to recommend the chief minister. He, the emperor of the empire, can only appoint and remove him directly, but in order to make the process formal.  And in order to possibly adopt the referendum election system in the future, he decided to take another step.

    Looking at the four assistants sitting in front of him, he sighed softly.

    "The four of you have worked hard in the past eight years and made great achievements. I remember that when there was an earthquake in Shaanxi Province in the second year of China, it was Wang Chuanlu who went to provide compensation. He worked almost without sleep for more than a month before the situation was stabilized. Whenever there is a disaster in the future, Chuanlu, you will always  It was you who came to the scene in person, commanded the rescuers and dealt with the aftermath. It was you who fought against the Rakshasa people. It was you, General An, who coordinated Liaodong. Now Liaodong has become an industrial base and a grain and oil base that is no less than that of Xixiang, and its population has exceeded 10 million!"

    "The central government's tedious official affairs are all handled by Zhang Chi. We all know that it is easy to be excited for a moment, but he has been working conscientiously for eight years like an old scalper. For this, both I and the three of you must express our gratitude to him."

    "In the past eight years, China's industry has developed extremely rapidly. The number of people directly engaged in industry has increased from 6 million eight years ago to 27 million today. The revenue from the national treasury has increased from 1.5 million gold yuan per year at the beginning.  It has increased to four million gold dollars now, and Zhang Zheng is in charge of the industrial planning and layout."

    Yu Guozhen talked about the achievements of the four people one by one, and all four people were refreshed.

    But Jiang An felt a little sad. From Yu Guozhen's words, he could tell that although Yu Guozhen spoke highly of him, he was afraid that he would not be the one to propose the chief assistant this time. After all, he only focused on one place, and the rest  All three of them have extensive experience.

    "Anyone of the four of you is an excellent candidate for the first assistant, but there is only one first assistant, so if you can't take the position, don't be discouraged. Except for Mr. Zhang, who is older, we all have a long future. The first assistant is elected every four years.  , do you know that the next person will not be the loser?"

    "All four are suitable, and I can't choose between them. Therefore I convened this joint meeting. One of the topics is that the joint meeting will decide who among the four will serve as the first assistant."

    Yu Guozhen said thisDuring the discussion, Jiang An was stunned. He originally thought that there was absolutely no hope for him, but he never thought that there was still a chance of recovery here.

    But when I thought about it, the meaning of Yu Guozhen's words was already obvious. If he had to grab this position of chief assistant, he might not be able to get it.

    Therefore, Jiang An signaled that he wanted to speak. Yu Guozhen nodded and Jiang An said: "I feel that I am only familiar with Liaodong. I have yet to understand the situation across the country. Therefore, I intend to withdraw from this referendum on the chief minister."

    After saying this, the other three people's expressions moved slightly.

    Yu Guozhen was a little surprised and looked at Jiang An, who lowered his head and did not meet his eyes.  After a while, Yu Guozhen smiled and said: "Jiang An's high moral integrity is really admirable."

    He saw the other three people again, Zhang Chi smiled and said: "I have been with His Majesty for a short time. In the previous dynasty, I failed the imperial examination, so I could only indulge in a staff matter. I served as second minister twice, and I was already in Mengdu in the previous dynasty.  I don¡¯t dare to be a high-ranking official anymore. I really don¡¯t dare to expect to be the chief minister anymore, so I will give up"

    Zhang Zheng and Wang Chuanlu looked at each other, and they could only give up.  Yu Guozhen smiled and said: "So, don't I want to appoint another person to be the chief and assistant? I won't wait for you to do this let's do this. I will propose two people, and the joint meeting will decide on the chief and assistant among the two. What do you think?"
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