第三三八章 上海道
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道光从火药问到火炮再到炮手,显然是倾向于与英吉利开战,站在易知足的立场,他当然希望道光下决心打这一战,不管输赢,对他对元奇来说,都是好事,回话之后,他主动说道:“皇上,英吉利所依仗者,无非是海军,微臣窃以为,与英夷开战,有两处须的驻扎重兵,严加防范,一为江宁,一为天津。龙腾小说网ltxsba.com”
跟他说话,道光不象对待老臣那般如对大宾,注重礼仪,而是颇为随意,听的这话,他微微往后仰了仰,道:“杭州无须重兵防守吗?”
“杭州钱塘江虽然通海,但水文情况复杂多变,英军舰队不可能溯江而上,不会成为英军重点攻击目标。“易知足缓声说道:“但江宁不同,英军舰队可以溯江而上直达江宁,再则,江宁不仅是运河中枢,亦是两江之中心,乃江南政治经济文化交通中心,必然是英军的重点攻击目标。天津是京师门户,需要的防范英军分兵进犯,直接威胁京师。”
这番分析不无道理,道光微微颌首道:“广州呢?”
“广州亦是英军舰队重点攻击目标之一。”易知足道:“不过,广州一直都积极备战,虎门防御堪称固若金汤,只要水师官兵不贪生怕死,英军即便能够攻下虎门,也必然伤亡惨重。”
道光沉吟着道:“能否吸引英军攻击广州?”
“可能性不大。”易知足不假思索的道:“虎门的防御情况,英军一清二楚,以微臣愚见,江宁,当是主战场,若能部署得当,江宁一战,可定胜负。”略微一顿,他接着道:“皇上若是驾临江宁,微臣敢担保,英军必攻江宁。”
道光翻了他一眼,似笑非笑的道:“你这是让朕以身为饵?”
若是其他大臣,听的这话,早就诚惶诚恐的下跪了,但易知足却不知道这些规矩,依然老神在在的道:“英军统帅实则一直想觐见皇上,与皇上直接谈判,若是听闻皇上在江宁,必然会兵临城下。”
正所谓千金之子,坐不垂堂,让道光置身险境,估计满朝文武也就易知足敢如此进言,道光饶有兴致的打量了他两眼,见他神情平淡从容,知道他不懂规矩,否则如此大不逆的话,哪会说的如此平淡,看来,对方是一心想着打赢这一仗。
不得不说,对方这个想法是大胆了些,但却实用,江宁本就是英军的重点攻击目标,他若驾临江宁,必然会引来英军攻击江宁,问题是,大清八旗绿营有这能力,在江宁城下毕其功于一役?
略微思忖,他才开口道:“圣主不乘危而徼幸,这句话可听说过?”
这话易知足没听说过,但字面意思他明白,圣主在危急之时,不可心存侥幸,这是怕遭遇危险,不敢去江宁?他连忙欠身道:“皇上御驾前往江宁,只须转一圈就走,造成假象即可。”
这倒不是不可行,道光不由的砰然心动,略微沉吟,他转移了话头,问道:“元奇义学是怎么回事?”
见他问及元奇义学,易知足心里暗自警惕,避重就轻的道:“回皇上,元奇义学是采用的是西式新学,所授课目亦侧重于西学——语言、算数、经济、物理、化学、动植物学、天文地理以及机械船舶冶炼等行业的技术工匠。微臣是想培育一批语言翻译,勘探测绘等专业人才。”
道光闷声道:“不考科举?”
“科举艰难,能获功名者,毕竟是少数。”易知足沉吟着道:“微臣窃以为,如今朝廷最不缺的就是科举人才,但其他方面的人才却是奇缺,比如翻译,机械制造、船舶制造,冶金冶炼,勘探测绘,化工,金融经济等方面的人才可说都是朝廷眼下所急需的,微臣目前只是尝试推行西式学堂,若是朝廷允准,微臣还准备送一批优秀的学生去西洋学习。”
道光也不知道心里是如何想的,半晌没吭声,易知足心头惴惴,略微沉吟,他才试探着道:“皇上,咱们大清的火炮火枪,数十年没有显著的改善,如今已经远远落后于西洋各国,大清得发展自己的军工,自行研造性能优良的火枪火炮,否则,始终无法改变被动挨打的局面。”
英吉利的船坚炮利这次给了道光极大的震动,大清若有精良的火炮火枪,何至于让数千英军在大清沿海肆意抢掠?他开口问道:“元奇有能力研造性能优良的火枪火炮?”
易知足苦笑着道:“回皇上,元奇初建,基础薄弱,眼下根本没能力研造枪炮,如今正在铸造的小口径铜炮,都是仿造西洋即将淘汰的老旧的火炮款式,要想自行研造性能优良的火枪火炮,须的积蓄人才。”
道光担心的是西式学堂对科举造成冲击,科举是朝廷笼络天下人心,也是朝廷选拔人才的根本制度,断断不能受冲击,但易知足说的也有道理,朝廷也需要各类各样的人才,尤其是军工方面的人才,稍稍沉吟,他才道:“元奇义学,仅限于广州府县,不能再向其他府县扩展。”
这就是允许在广州府范围内试行西式学堂了?易知足不由的大喜,连忙躬身道:“皇上圣明,微臣遵旨。”
略微一顿,道光抬手道:“跪安,去户部罢。”
易知足一头雾水的出了乾清宫,道光着他去户部自然是商议发行国债之事,可他的江海关监督呢?装糊涂,不想给?
皇城,千步廊,大清户部。
朝廷要发行一千万两国债,由元奇银行承揽发行的消息在户部大院已经传开了,一众官吏都找着各种借口和理由聚集在一起议论,原本元奇大掌柜易知足进京,道光连着三日不间断的召见,京师都传闻是因为元奇团练协助广东水师收复定海一事,皇上要大用易知足,却没料想到,居然是为了敲定发行国债的事。
这年头在官员士绅眼里,举债是一件不光彩的事情,《国债论》当初就在京城引起了不小的争议,争议的焦点就是朝廷举债,颜面扫地,威信全无,谁也没想到,如此大事却不声不响的就敲定了,众人哪有不议论之理。
易知足在户部大门外落轿,打量了一番,这才缓步上了台阶,他身着三品武官袍,倒也没人不开眼,一个小吏快步迎上来躬身道:“小的见过大人,不知大人办理何事?”
易知足递上自己的贴子,道:“皇上让我来见卓大人。”
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