lied to Kangxi

Chapter 222 Urgent Recall to Beijing
Half a month later, Niu Tai came back and reported that the foreign ship smuggling firearms had been refusing to dock, and suddenly sailed to Nanyang.

There is no way, the speed of the three-masted ocean-going ship is much faster than the warship of the Humen Navy Battalion.The foreign boat wanted to run deliberately, but couldn't catch up at all.

I can only give up!
After Yuzhu became the supervisor of the Guangdong Customs, he neither had large-scale layoffs nor made too many adjustments.

After the substantial reduction of the fee for shipping banknotes, the number of foreign ships arriving at the port has increased day by day, and there is an endless stream.

Moreover, after the form of customs declaration and tax payment was changed, the tariff on foreign goods not only did not decrease, but increased dozens of times within half a year.

Originally, Kangxi's request to Yuzhu was to pay a tax of 100 million taels of silver within one and a half years.

Now, only half a year later, the customs duties received by Guangdong Customs have exceeded 90 taels.

Obviously, the task of earning money assigned by Kangxi to Yuzhu will be easily completed.

The main reason is that under the detailed customs declaration form, the foreign goods carried by foreign ships can be seen at a glance, which leads to a natural increase in taxes.

Before the reduction of the ship currency, the number of foreign ships arriving at the port was only a dozen per month.Nowadays, several foreign ships come from India and Southeast Asia every day.

After there are more foreign merchants, it is inevitable that there will be frequent commercial disputes and public security frictions. The Guangzhou government was overwhelmed and sued Yuzhu.

In the end, what Yuzhu was waiting for was the magistrate's complaint.He took advantage of the opportunity and applied to Kangxi to open up the wasteland in Hong Kong as a new gathering place for foreign businessmen.

Kangxi was proficient in politics and military affairs, so he naturally relied on Yuzhu for overseas trade and how to make money.

So, after Kangxi nodded, Yuzhu designated Hong Kong Island as a special trade zone.

Foreign businessmen are not allowed to leave Hong Kong Island, while Chinese businessmen are free to enter and leave Hong Kong Island.

As a result, the Guangzhou Thirteen Bank, which was sitting on the ground to collect money, was lifted up by Yuzhu in the blink of an eye.

Today's Tianzi Nanku has become Hong Kong Eighty Lines.

It's just that the plans didn't change quickly.Just when Yuzhu was about to show his great achievements, the old emperor suddenly ordered him to return to Beijing as soon as possible and continue to be the supervisor of Chongwenmen.

There is no way, after Yuzhu was replaced, the new supervisor of Chongwenmen was incompetent, sitting on the treasure mountain, but the money he made was getting less and less day by day.

The old emperor got angry and simply transferred Yuzhu back to the capital.

In history, Emperor Jiaqing only lived happily for three years after killing He Zhongtang.Then, whether it was the national treasury or the emperor's private treasury, the income plummeted, and it soon became impossible to make ends meet.

No matter when, talent is always the most important!
This time going south, Yuzhu's biggest gain is that the fifty or so officers are not only able to skillfully shoot with guns, but also have reached the excellent level of four shots in one minute.

Furthermore, the land in Hong Kong Island that Yuzhu bought in advance, under the competition of foreign businessmen, made dozens of times the net profit in the short time of changing hands.

Regrettably, because the time was too short, Little William only recruited a group of French gunsmiths, and none of the foreign craftsmen who built ships, made flintlock guns, and made steel.

When Yuzhu left Guangdong, Alice's belly was enlarged, so she could only stay on Hong Kong Island and wait for delivery.

On the day of the summer solstice in the 46th year of Kangxi, Yuzhu's official ship arrived at Tongzhou Wharf smoothly.

According to the usual practice, when imperial envoys return to Beijing, they cannot go home directly, but should live in a post in the suburbs of Beijing.You can't go home until your Majesty sees you.

However, before Yuzhu disembarked, someone came to her.

"Come into the palace immediately with Yuzhu, and play chess with me." Wei Zhu passed on Kangxi's oral order with a smile, "Master Yu, Long Live Lord misses you very much, and ordered this old servant to come and pick you up into the palace."

Wu Jiang didn't need Yuzhu to wink at all, and he saw a loophole, and secretly slipped a bank note to Wei Zhu.

We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Seeing that Yuzhu is still so transparent, Wei Zhu couldn't help talking, and whispered: "The west side of Qinglong Hutong has not been very peaceful recently."

Yuzhu immediately understood that the west side of Qinglong Hutong is the Baylor Mansion of Lao Ba.

The fourth child and the eighth child are neighbors, and the fourth child's Baylor House is on the west side of the eighth child's house.

Wei Zhu is an old fritter. When he speaks, even if it is a hint, he only points to the point and does not reveal it.

Whether you understand it or not, it's up to you to savor it yourself.

After entering Qianqing Palace, as soon as Yuzhu entered Jingxinzhai, he ran over, hugged Kangxi's leg, and cried with red eyes: "Old man, you miss me so much."

"Alas..." Kangxi couldn't help but get reddened eyes from Yu Zhu's provocation, and after choking for a long time, he said, "I miss you too, come on, sit down and talk to me."

"Wei Zhu, the tea is already cold, here comes a warmer." Following the old emperor's order, Wei Zhu hurriedly made arrangements.

However, after changing the tea, Wei Zhu huddled by the door, thinking in her heart.

The tea just served, Long Live said it was cold.Hey, in the half year since Yu Zhu left, the Holy Grace has not only not declined, but even better than before.

Lord Long Live prepared tea in advance, waiting for the minister to come down to drink.Apart from Yuzhu, there is no other person who has met with such kindness.

There was no need for Kangxi to ask questions, Yuzhu reported to Kangxi everything he had done in Guangdong.

At the end, Yuzhu said a little embarrassedly: "To tell you the truth, I didn't manage myself well, and actually made a foreign woman's belly bigger."

This remark is extremely vulgar and extremely rude.

Kangxi was startled, and after pondering for a moment, he asked Yuzhu: "Didn't you bring two maids with you, and they didn't move?"

When the old emperor asked such a question, Yuzhu knew in his heart that the old emperor knew about Alice in advance [-]% of the time.

In the whole city of Guangzhou, there are Guangzhou generals stationed.

Every move of Yuzhu, General Guangzhou will definitely report it to Kangxi in secret.

"Hey, old man, do you mean to be annoying? There are not too many women around me. The main room and the second room are not pregnant, but a foreign woman is pregnant. What is this? Huh?" Yuzhu sighed for a while.

Kangxi suddenly smiled and said, "It's okay. After she gives birth to your cub, you can pick her up and live in the capital. I'll pick a good place for her, and it will be more comfortable for her to live in."

These words seemed to be an understatement, but Wei Zhu's heart shuddered.

Wei Zhu thought to himself, if Yu Zhu hesitated a little, Lord Long Live might become suspicious.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuzhu immediately said, "The house in your hand is a good place. I thank you for your kindness on her behalf."

While playing chess, Yu Zhu told the old emperor in detail what he had done.

When Kangxi heard that Yu Zhu had trained a foreign spear team of more than [-] people on Humen Island, he couldn't help but smiled slightly: "You are too cautious. With just such a small number of people, why don't you bring them back to the capital?"

Yuzhu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, this level is considered to be half over.

"Old man, if you don't speak, how dare I mess around?" Yuzhu raised his vigilance in his heart, but he was smiling.

What the old emperor said was nothing more than a scene, and whoever believed it was stupid.

If Yuzhu had not given permission, he would have quietly brought the officers with foreign guns back to Beijing.

Hehe, that nature has completely changed, how could Yu Zhu not know how powerful it is?
Yuzhu took the initiative to talk about this matter, which means that there is no ghost in his heart, and there is no serious problem.

Wei Zhu at the side took a deep look at Yu Zhu.

Lord Long Live already knew about those things in the Humen naval camp.As for how to know, Wei Zhu is not too sure.

"Let's call them back. I'd like to see how the foreign gun team is different from the firearms battalion?" Kangxi's decision was not a discussion.

"Hey." Yu Zhu naturally obeyed.

Chess has been playing, and the chat with Kangxi is still going on.

Although Kangxi was gossiping endlessly, Yuzhu had already tasted the peculiar smell in it.

Hehe, after Lao Jiu went to guard the mausoleum, Lao Ba's momentum plummeted.

But the problem is that the old eighth has stopped, but Prince Yinreng wants to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results of the battle.

"Director Rehe, it's a big deal." Kangxi talked about the matter of Chief Rehe to the point.

Yuzhu immediately understood that the prince wanted to seize military power, and had his eye on the general manager of Rehe.

Manager Rehe, affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the full name is the manager of Prime Minister Jin Manor Affairs.

After the Qing army entered the customs, the Rehe Palace was built in front, and the Chengde Mansion was built behind.

Rehe is only within the scope of Chengde Mansion.The high-ranking governor of Zhili can't manage the military affairs of Rehe, but can only manage the civil affairs in Chengde Mansion.

The great thing about the general manager of Rehe is that he is not only in charge of the Manchurian Eight Banners garrison in Rehe, but also responsible for the security of the Rehe Palace.

The problem is that Rehe is very close to Gyeonggi.If there is a change, the Jehol cavalry will be able to reach the capital in one day if they are fast, or in two days if they are slow.

Historically, Sushun was finally sent to Caishikou, and Rehe, who held the military power in his hand, won the victory and made great contributions.

To be close to each other is the kingly way!
Prince Yinreng, if there are another 1 people who are not, Kangxi is just complaining in private at most.

To put it bluntly, Yinfeng is the son raised by Kangxi himself, and the relationship between father and son is very deep.

The current Kangxi still has expectations for Yinfeng, not despair.

Of course Yuzhu understood the power of it, so he deliberately lowered his head and pretended not to hear it.

Seeing that Yuzhu didn't agree, Kangxi took a deep look at him and asked, "What do you think?"

"Old man, you asked me to come back because you cared about me and told me to enjoy my life. How could I have the time to think about such nonsense?" Yuzhu's answer stunned Kangxi.

Prior to this, Kangxi also complained to Ma Qi in private.As a result, Ma Qi blatantly yelled at the prince, causing a very unpleasant disturbance.

Yuzhu put on an attitude that it was the emperor's housework and he didn't want to take care of it, which was quite interesting.

However, the more Yuzhu didn't want to get involved, the more Kangxi wanted to hear his opinion.

"Wei Zhu, step back." Kangxi waved his hand and drove Wei Zhu away.

After Wei Zhu left, Kangxi stared at Yuzhu and asked, "There is no outsider, I want to hear your truth."

(End of this chapter)