Section 435: Military and Political Proposals of the Elders
Qian Shuiting leaned down from the wicker chair, pulled down the pants that were stuck to his buttocks, and touched to see if they were frayed. Although this pure natural cotton and linen blended material is ventilated and breathable, it is not wear-resistant enough.
If you sit on a wicker chair for a long time, it will wear out and become very unsightly. Occasionally, there will be a risk of holes "exposed".
As the Speaker of the Senate and the leader of the "house party", if he wears pants with holes in his buttocks under the "big democracy", he will be "friendly to the people", but under the "small democracy" of the Senate, he will only suffer
People just laughed at it.
Qian Shuiting looked at the pile of documents delivered to the table. Several of them were "senior military and political proposals" that were to be included in the "general vote". One of them was the assassination proposal proposed by Lu Zeyang. Who is Zhu Dadian? Qian Shuiting
I don't know anything about the proposal - the man in charge of the proposal is an official of the Ming Dynasty. But as soon as the proposal was announced on BBS, several people immediately came to him, scolding Lu Zeyang for "forgetting the scriptures" and being "wolf-hearted", saying that the proposal was "absolutely
It cannot be passed", otherwise it will be "nailed to the pillar of shame in history" and so on.
Then he saw someone from the Huaxia Society posting on BBS, asking "Heaven to punish" Yuan Lu. Only then did Qian Shuiting feel that Zhu Dadian was really not an ordinary person - you have to know that even if he killed Zheng Zhilong, he would not have such a strong backlash. It happened to be in Hubei.
Shui came to the executive committee compound to do business, so he stayed and asked him to tell him who Zhu Dadian was.
"Zhu Dadian was a very famous figure for his integrity in the late Ming Dynasty." Yu Eshui briefly introduced how he rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, defended Jinhua, and finally sacrificed his whole family for his integrity.
"I see." Qian Shuiting nodded. No wonder Liu Zheng and others were so opposed. It turned out that they had stepped on the sensitive topic of "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming". Of course, it was precisely because of this man's strong integrity that Lu Zeyang wanted to assassinate him.
his.
"My personal opinion: I am against assassinations," Yu Eshui said. "Not for anything else. First, whether we want to extend or end the Denglai rebellion early, we all have the strength. There is no need to resort to assassinations.
One method is a waste of resources; secondly, it is said that Zhu Dadian is very greedy for money - since he is greedy for money, there is a lot of room for discussion."
"Greedy for money?" Qian Shuiting was a little surprised. If he was greedy for money, why did the whole family commit loyalty to death after the fall of the Ming Dynasty?
"This is indeed a bit contradictory. However, Lao Zhu's greed for money is somewhat famous. But I think sometimes the difference between Huayi and Hua is higher than money - after all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty wanted to use the barbarian to change the Xia. There may be other
We just don’t know the inside story.”
Qian Shuiting recalled the conversation between him and Yu Eshui, and felt that it was indeed a bit incredible. Emotionally speaking, he respected everyone with integrity, but it did not mean that he liked them. But since Lu Yuanlao has proposed
When making a proposal, he has to follow the process - this is his job.
He has prepared specific documents and is ready to distribute them to all the senators.
The senators who are in Lingao can naturally browse the full text from the Senate BBS. The senators who are sent abroad will read all the information from the "red file box" sent every week. As for the specific voting, it can be carried out by telegram.
Qian Shuiting felt that this proposal was basically impossible to pass - it was not that Zhu Dadian himself was popular, but his long-term observation: the elders generally did not approve of assassination, especially in the general direction.
Things: "Kidnapping and assassination cannot be a big deal." This is a common view among everyone. Furthermore, according to the current operating rules of the Senate, any project involving a unanimous vote, unless it is a project with relatively consistent opinions, such as steel
For things like factory expansion, someone would have to be canvassing for votes, otherwise it would basically fail.
The last time we carried out work with Japan, Zheng Zhilong’s work and Zhao Yingong’s Hangzhou Silk Reeling Factory proposal, all aspects were operated privately in Lingao through agents. In particular, there were differences over the specific methods and methods of Zheng Zhilong’s work.”
The "crushing faction" and the "exploiting faction" engaged in a fierce game in private, and even before the vote, Skade frequently canvassed votes in the Nanhai Cafe even though he was clearly at a disadvantage.
Qian Shuiting knew: at least until now, no one has been campaigning for Lu Zeyang's military and political proposal. Xiao Lu's proposal is just to show his presence.
Qian Shuiting finished working on Mr. Lu's proposal and started working on another one - he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
This document bag contains his proposal - the Manila Silver Robbery Proposal. He has proposed this proposal every year since 1630, but it has not been approved by the Senate for two consecutive years. Sometimes it is due to lack of strength, sometimes it is
There are too many constraints from all aspects, and the situation this year is particularly ideal. Not only can we obtain a huge amount of silver to increase our reserves, but objectively speaking, another trade route of Zheng Zhilong is blocked.
Zheng Zhilong's most important thing is trade with Japan, followed by trade with Manila. The Spanish colonies in the Philippines are extremely dependent on trade with China: not only daily necessities, food, fruits and the like need to be purchased from China, but even bricks, tiles and currency.
Imported from China: A large amount of low-quality small coins such as "sand shells" and "canton flakes" - called "lead pieces" by the Spaniards. They are the main small currency in the Philippines, so that every Chinese merchant ship will transport a large amount of them.
Bad money goes to Manila. Every Chinese merchant ship entering the port will cause fluctuations in Manila's currency exchange rate.
The Spanish were not keen on sending their own ships to trade along the coast of China. Firstly, they had few ships, and secondly, their ships were often attacked by the Dutch and British along the Chinese coast. So they basically waited for Chinese merchant ships to trade.
--as long as they have enough American silver to pay for it.
From 1565 to 1815, the Spanish sent large galenic ships from the American colonies almost every year to transport large quantities of silver to the Philippine colonies. They then transported various commodities purchased from the East back to Mexico, and these commodities were added to the Caribbean.
A large fleet of ships that transported the colonial wealth back to mainland Spain. This type of transport ship was called the Manila Galen.
Due to the extreme scarcity of the Philippine colonies and the demand for Chinese goods in the American colonies, the scale of this trade continued to expand, and American silver continued to flow to China, so much so that the Spanish royal family had to stipulate that the silver shipped from the Americas to Manila each year could not exceed 500,000 yuan.
Peso. However, a large amount of silver is actually smuggled into Manila every year, so the number of silver is much higher than these.
Stealing two ships of American silver, the entire Spanish Spanish colony in the Philippines would fall into a state of severe deflation. After the Zheng family's ship arrived in Manila, it would either be sold at a low price, or it would have to return without success. The dual issues of trade with Japan and trade with Manila
The blow was enough to make the Zheng family lose everything.
He worked privately with the backbone of the Home Party for several months. He conducted extensive publicity on the issue - in fact, this publicity campaign had begun the previous year. So he was now very confident about his proposal.
can be passed.
His proposal was to use two steam-powered warships, with the Feiyun as the flagship, and go to the waterway near Manila to wait for an opportunity to attack the Manila Galen transporting silver. He had enough historical information to provide the general route and arrival of the Galen ship.
On a specific date in Manila, interception is very possible.
Qian Shuiting has learned through veterans of the Navy that the Navy currently has two Type 901 gunboats newly launched this year that are in good condition and can be used at any time. Together with the Feiyun, they are enough to perform this task. It will not
Affecting engine operations - The Navy has now entered the summer rest period.
The main problem is that we are likely to encounter typhoons in July, so this is why the Feiyun must go together. There is a weather radar on the Feiyun, which can at least provide some early warning.
Since the operation involves certain risks, in order to enhance his persuasiveness, Qian Shuiting stated in his proposal that he would participate in the operation.
He read through the entire document one last time, and after confirming that there was no doubt about it, he signed his name neatly on the sponsor column at the beginning of the document.
After putting the documents into the "issued" basket, Qian Shuiting was just about to take a rest when someone suddenly came to report that a senior leader wanted to see him.
"Invite him in." Qian Shuiting adheres to the tenet of "getting in touch more and becoming familiar with each other" and is very enthusiastic about all the visiting elders. At one time, his office became crowded, and all the elders who had some ideas came to visit and talk to each other one after another.
He talked about his ideals and visions, leaving him with almost no time to work. So much so that he had to set aside two hours every afternoon to receive the elders.
The weather has been hot recently, and I have been "avoiding the heat" in the afternoons. The elders usually stay indoors and don't go out. I don't know who is so interested in coming to see him.
It was Shan Liang who came in. As an "independent opposition", Shan Liang had been secretly colluding with the Zhai Party, so the two were considered acquaintances. Despite this, Shan Liang still rarely came to see Qian Shuiting, the leader of the Zhai Party.
Yes, after all, he still has to maintain his "independent" identity. The "Once Upon a Time in America" component of the Home Party is too strong, and some elders don't like it. From the perspective of winning the majority of votes, it is not appropriate to combine himself with the Home Party.
The state of one.
"You are a rare visitor." Qian Shuiting was very enthusiastic, "Come, sit down, sit down and drink water."
Shan Liang is wearing a faded blue cloth "Lingao Telecom" overalls, with dark skin and a straw hat, looking like a laborer. In recent months, he has been presiding over Lingao-Chengmai
-Construction of cable telegraph in Qiongshan.
He took off his straw hat and sat down on the wicker chair. He took the cold drink from Qian Shuiting and said, "You are working too hard here. You must at least prepare some iced kvass to be worthy of the Ninth Elder.