Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 171: Those who don’t have hard fists are called rogues, and those who have hard fists are called elder brothers.Those who have no money are called rogues, and those who have money are called high officials.

There are many types of strong women.

Some are focused on getting men, and some are focused on getting money.Both are worthy of respect!

The White Lotus Saint is different.

They only want to make money from men!Take the money, then take your life!

After Li Yu watched Pan Saiyun leave, he asked Liu Qian:

"Has she recently purchased food for shipment to the west?"

"Yes, very often. My subordinate was just about to say this, but she appeared in public to buy food too frequently, which aroused Master Qian's suspicion."

"So, Mr. Qian's life is almost over."

Both of them couldn't help but laugh, which was to be expected.

At this time, Qian Mansion in Wangting Town.

Pan Saiyun's head was full of pearls, and he knelt pitifully on the floor tiles.

Mr. Qian was roaring crazily:

"Bitch, you borrowed my name to buy grain, and you bought more than a dozen ships in one go. Who are you?"

The maid named Bai who was kneeling next to her couldn't help but glance at her from the corner of her eyes.

I thought to myself, could a noble saint be bullied by a country squire like this?Why don't you kill him quickly?
Pan Saiyun thought about it several times and finally sighed.

Stand up slowly:
"Master, I thank you for taking me in during this time. You are a good person. But what kind of coffin material do you prefer? Phoebe? Mahogany? Or fruit wood?"

Mr. Qian could hardly believe his ears and was trembling with anger: "It's reversed, it's reversed, someone's coming."

……

What came in was not the familiar housekeeper, but two strange men.

One left and one right, holding him hostage.

"You, who are you?"

"Husband, go in peace."

After that, Mr. Qian was given powder of unknown ingredients and served with a pot of tea.

Pan Saiyun took out his handkerchief and wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth.

"Master is sick. Please help him to rest on the couch."

"From today on, the disobedient people in this house will be cleaned up."

"According to the master's will, we will find a distant nephew to adopt the family property."

"Holy girl, why do you want to take advantage of others?" The maid couldn't help but ask.

This time, Pan Saiyun didn't slap her.

Instead he sighed:

"If the name is not right, the words will not be right. No man can keep such a huge family fortune. Even if he is a puppet or a fool, his name is more upright than us. This is the case in our Qing Dynasty."

"The servant understands."

"You prepare ships as soon as possible to transport firearms and grain to the west."

Ten days later, Mr. Qian of Wangting Town died of a sudden illness. A teenage nephew who couldn't hit a pole inherited the family property.

All four women in the original house were sold, along with their children.

The above is all based on Master Pan’s will.

It seems a little unreasonable to say that a dove occupies a magpie's nest, but it is in line with common sense to spill a lot of money.

The county government determined that the will was authentic and completely consistent with my true wishes!
The arrangements of the deceased should be respected.

……

At this time, Jiangsu official circles were shocked.

The news that Governor Fukang'an, Admiral Nan Yunsheng and 6000 Jiangnan Green Camp soldiers were killed in battle has spread.

Jiangbei,

Imperial envoy Qian Feng, who was supervising the dredging of the canal, rolled down the embankment when his vision went dark after receiving an emergency military report.

The followers dragged him out of the muddy water and handed him a cup of hot tea, and he gradually regained his senses.

The situation was too serious and exceeded his expectations.

His original plan was to protect the water transport first, and then slowly plan to encircle and suppress the bandits.

The significance of water transportation is a hundred times more important than a fleeing bandit.

As a result, the mob actually swallowed up the imperial army, which was the biggest joke in the 41st year of Qianlong's reign.

I checked the military report again and gave the instructions:

"The bodies of Futai, Junmen, and all the generals must be found as soon as possible so that they can be restrained."

"This imperial envoy wants to temporarily control all the green camps in Jiangsu, and temporarily allocate a mobile force of 2000 people from the green camps in Huaiyangtong, with double pay. It will be completed within 3 days, and we can cross the river at any time to respond. Commander Haidu, I'm sorry to bother you."

"This officer has no shirking responsibility." Hailancha still had a cold expression on his face and followed the order.

Qian Feng thought for a while and found the four major merchants in Yangzhou.

"The imperial court is in trouble, and here's your chance to report."

After hearing this, the four major businessmen all secretly complained that they were asking for money again.

"10 taels! Every tael will be used in practical ways, to provide food and medical treatment to the civilians who dred the canal, and to pay the soldiers who are mobilized. I will write your contribution in the book and let the emperor know."

Well, when it comes to this, the salt merchants have nothing to say.

If you don't pay for it, you don't know how to appreciate it.

Jiang Chun took the lead and accepted the job.

On the way back to the city, Mr. Mi complained:

"Corrupt officials want money, and honest officials also want money! Why are we Yangzhou salt merchants so miserable?"

Jiang Chun patted his shoulder and comforted:

"Old Mi, there is a difference between the two. One goes into the pockets of the government, and the other goes into the hands of civilians and soldiers."

"But, does this make any difference to us?" Lao Mi turned his head to the side angrily.

"Just treat it as the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva twice a year, and open a porridge factory to give alms to the poor."

"Hey, I just feel so worried and distressed."

"Lao Mi, listen to my advice. Our money is not earned by our own skills, so it doesn't really belong to us."

……

Seeing that Lao Mi didn't say anything anymore,

Jiang Chun looked at the blue sky, swaying to the rhythm of the carriage, and sighed:

"This is the fate of us salt merchants! Just accept it, don't think about it, I will go to your house tonight and have a taste of your craftsmanship."

"Okay, I recently developed a new dish, hehe, I guarantee you will never forget it."

"Lao Mi's cooking skills are of course nothing to say."

"Ingredients are the most important, cooking skills come second. I'm going to find a few scholars to help me compile a book called Mi's Huaiyang Cookbook."

"Yes, this money is worth it. It will be passed down for hundreds of generations in the future."

Jiang Chun was speaking from his heart. In his mind, the main business of a salt merchant is to spend money!
In addition to eating, drinking and having fun yourself, you also have to spend money on others.

The big-headed flower was given to the court in exchange for protection and peace.

Flowers with small heads in local areas gain fame and the love of the people.

The rest of the scraps will be spent on all kinds of heroic entrepreneurs to save them trouble.

Spending money is also an art!
The people Qianlong could appreciate were naturally not ordinary people.

Jiang Chun's knowledge is far beyond that of ordinary people.He truly achieved the unity of knowledge and action and placed himself in the position of "warehouse manager".

It’s just a job as a worker, don’t think of yourself as the boss!

……

Mr. Mi's mansion is extremely luxurious.

Whenever it rains, a red carpet will be laid on the floor, extending from outside the house door to under the eaves. If it gets dirty, it will be replaced with a new one.

Others like to raise dancers and singers, but Lao Mi likes to raise cooks.

It’s not a vase, it’s really a superb cooking skill.

Just pick any cook out,
In terms of knife skills, a piece of tofu can cut 3000 shreds.A white radish can carve a blooming white lotus.

In particular, you should be good at Huaiyang cuisine and be able to taste the ingredients.

In addition to cooking skills, she must also be unmarried and good-looking, so that the dishes cooked by such a cook will be pleasing to the people.

Although she is a cook, she wears silk and satin.

Jiang Chun found that none of these women wore makeup, gold or silver jewelry. They were veiled, covering their mouths and noses, and their professionalism was very good.

Just watching them busy is a pleasure!
The charcoal used is all high-quality silver charcoal.

The wood used for cooking pots is actually the finest fruit wood, beech.

Gold and silver dishes, brass spoons, the level of luxury is surprising!

The entire kitchen covers an area of ​​1 acre, with clear divisions for washing, cutting, frying, stewing, and plating~
The outside is surrounded by bamboo trees. Although the inside is filled with smoke, it is not choking and the ventilation effect is very good.

Even the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls are very appropriate to the occasion and are all related to food.

Especially Su Shi's words appear very frequently.

People who spend money for style look down upon the nouveau riche and avoid them.

This is very salty!

Jiang Chun couldn't help but laugh:
"Lao Mi, your kitchen looks like a study room no matter how you look at it."

"Cooking is an elegant thing, and ordinary people don't understand it."

The skinny Mr. Huang said disdainfully:

"Lao Mi, we salt merchants have to deal with money all day long in our lives. We are not very elegant."

"Old Huang, you are as skinny as a monkey and your mouth is too naughty. Try my new dish later and I will make you gain three pounds, hahahaha."

Jiang Chun smiled slightly, although the four major general merchants were slightly at odds.

But the relationship was generally harmonious, and he played a big role in it.He has always said that salt merchants must unite and never engage in internal strife to make others laugh.

……

Jiangbei,

Qian Feng was sipping tea and eating steamed buns.

The official boots under his feet were still stained with mud, which made the officials and gentry of Yangzhou Mansion marvel.

He wrote more than a dozen official documents in one breath and asked the guards to ride out overnight.

Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and Changzhou Prefecture should be on wartime alert and patrol the city day and night to ensure that the prefectural city is not captured.

As for the county seat, just ask for your blessings.

After all, if such a capable bandit attacks a certain county regardless of casualties, he will probably be able to defeat it.

Everyone recognizes this.

It's just that I don't dare to say it.

The impact of losing a county town was not too great, but the impact on the capital city was different. The court was shocked and the emperor was shocked.

The people above are shocked, but the people below are shocked.

At this time, all the people in Songjiang Mansion were hiding at home and did not dare to go out.

The sun was shining brightly and the streets looked like Silent Hill.

There were only the occasional soldiers from the city guard camp running in a hurry on the street. The people were strong and looked nervous.

The prefect offered rewards several times and recruited people to go out of the city to find the bodies of the governor, admiral and others.

No one dared to answer,

It wasn't until the reward was mentioned at 150 taels that a few guys who were bold enough to gamble their lives signed up.

Along the Huangpu River, there is never a shortage of adventurers!

The government solemnly promised that as long as the governor's body was brought back, he would be rewarded with another 200 taels, and the admiral would be rewarded with another 70 taels.

The corpse cannot speak, so the only way to determine its identity is to look at its clothing and belongings.

This was quite good in the Qing Dynasty, as the hierarchy was very strict.

Fukang'an's jade pendants, armor, and gadgets must be very valuable, and they are very different from ordinary Green Camp soldiers.

Even though he was dead, he could tell at a glance that this was a corpse with money.

These daring Songjiang gangsters spent a whole day and night pulling back 10 corpses in a cart.

Don't tell me, you are really wrong.

Fukang'an, Nanyun Sheng, and many lieutenants were among them.

The scoundrels are getting rich!After receiving the reward, he also hid some gold and silver found in the nobleman's armor.

Suddenly, he became a successful person in this house.

When he opens a shop and wears silk clothes, everyone should respectfully call him "big official" when he sees him.

An unknown writer once said:

Those with weak fists are called Pipi, and those with hard fists are called Gege.

Those with no money in their pockets are called rogues, and those with bulging pockets are called high officials!

……

The prefect of Songjiang ordered a craftsman to make a head out of nanmu. After collecting the body, he sent heavy troops to the north of the Yangtze River.

Qian Feng was silent and lamented for half the night.

Although Hailancha was not so sad, he rarely thought about life and death.

When he was in Jinchuan, he had fought side by side with Fukang'an and had some friendship.

Qian Feng felt that he had encountered the biggest crisis in his career.

He vaguely felt that there was a giant beast hidden in the Yangtze River.

From time to time he would come out and flick his tail, then dive into the water and laugh at the angry people on the shore.

However, there is calmness in every big event.

Restoring water transport first is the top priority.

When looking for the person behind the scenes, you should do it slowly and never alert the enemy.

After thinking about this clearly, he immediately wrote a secret note and sent it back to the capital along with Fukang'an's body.

The grief-stricken Qianlong roared in the Jinluan Palace.

All civil and military officials knelt on the ground, trembling, for fear of being implicated.

"It's appalling, it's appalling, is this still my Qing Dynasty?"

"Fu Kang'an, he was only in his early 20s, and he still had a long future. He conquered the east and west for me. He was still a child, and he died in the same group~"

"I still don't know who killed him? Huh? Is it absurd? Is it ridiculous?"

……

Agui, the Minister of Military Aircraft Department, said with a sad face:
"The military report from Jiangsu Province to the Ministry of War stated that he died at the hands of the rebel Lianghuai Zaoding, and that group of people took up the banner of the Jiangnan Salt Army. The officers and soldiers of the six Jiangnan prefectures are currently encircling and suppressing them, and the bandit leader Lingchi will be killed by then."

Qianlong looked crazy and took pictures of the pillars in the palace:

"Agui, do you believe it? Heshen, do you believe it? My ministers, do you believe it?"

"I! No! Believe it!"

The ministers continued to observe the gold bricks on the ground to see if there were any cracks.

Kowtow from time to time while remaining silent.

The new official in the capital was still frightened, and even thought about analyzing for the emperor and sharing the worries of his father.

The veteran Beijing official looked sad and surprised on the outside, but he was actually quite stable inside.

If you kowtow more and beep less, you will be able to get by.

After being around for a long time, you can still get a reputation as "mature, prudent and stable".

When in doubt, kowtow and shout "but it depends on the emperor's holy decree", admitting that one's abilities are not good, there is no shame.

The most I could get was a scolding and a fine of a year's salary, which was not painful at all.

To put it bluntly, for an official at this level, who would point to that little salary?

Of course, the above is limited to Beijing officials.

Local officials cannot be avoided. As the specific handlers, they have to bear the responsibility themselves. They may be demoted, exiled or executed.

Accidentally, the whole family ate sand in Yili and built snowmen in Ninggu Tower.

Maybe, the female family members will be bought by Li Yu, cleaned and put in the Xishan Island entertainment area!
……

Lin Huaisheng led the 500 "Jiangnan Salt Army" all the way south.

Don't be too hasty, just kill any patrol soldiers or patrols you encounter along the way.

If you are short of food and drink, you will suffer a lot along the way.

The wealthy people are very well-behaved and never dare to be short-changed. They just ask the King of Hell to leave as soon as possible.

Soon, we reached the border between the two provinces.

"After passing this stone monument, it is considered the boundary of Zhejiang."

"Take a rest and take care of the mules and horses. The journey ahead is quite long."

"Commander Lin, where are we going?"

"Changxing County."

In the eyes of the government, they were still the rebel bandits with Jiangbei Zaoding as the main body.

In fact, the civet cat had already replaced him as the prince.

So complicated and frustrating.The only purpose is to gain more "preparation time for rebellion."

At least, don't let the Qing court point all the fingers at yourself.

Only when the White Lotus Sect's food shortage uprising started in Yunyang Prefecture, Hubei Province, could Li Yu breathe a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, he would not have sold 1500 matchlock guns so happily.

Leader Hong knew this, and so did Pan Saiyun.

However, they had no choice.

Leader Hong once thought carefully about whether to make a name for Li Yu.

As a result, everyone in the East and West will be forced to revolt.

But considering that it would anger Li Yu, the source of future arms was cut off.

In the end, Hong Dachang, who was keen on paper deductions, decided to be a good person and independently raised the tragic banner of the rebel army.

Li Yu didn't know any of the above.

However, the gears of fate were turning and luck passed by.

……

At this time, Changxing County was no longer as peaceful as before.

The heroes of Qingfeng Village in Bianshan were like crazy, causing trouble everywhere.

Check out the spots first, and then come to grab some.

They wanted everything from grain to gold and silver, mules and horses, causing chaos in the county.

Wealthy households and gentry went to the county government one after another to complain, requesting the magistrate to send troops to suppress the bandits.

More than 300 people from Lvying, Yamen, and Minzhuang went out to suppress the bandits. After circling for three to five days, they were killed by the bandits and fell into an ambush.

In the ambush battle, Miao Youlin concentrated all firearms and spear throwing.

As soon as it appeared, it caused huge casualties to the officers and soldiers.

Then he took the lead and led the number [-] men under his command who dared to risk their lives to rush into the formation of officers and soldiers.

With just one spear, he knocked down the Changxing camp guerrillas on horseback.

This person also has another identity: he is Zhen's husband.

(End of this chapter)