Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 364: Wang Danwang became the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang. Why was Heshen angry?

Chapter 364: Wang Danwang became the Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang. Why was Heshen angry?
Fahui Temple,
Green smoke curled up and Buddhist sounds were heard.

Miss Xiaoqi, who had specially washed and dressed up, wore a plain skirt and no makeup. She clasped her hands together and walked into the Buddhist temple reverently.

She immediately saw the handsome and intelligent face on the futon.

Pretty face slightly red
I don't know why, but every time I see this handsome bald man, I feel an indescribable joy in my heart.

Spring in Beijing usually comes later than in the south.
"Lady, please take a seat."

"Brother Wuzhen, I heard that you are leaving the capital to travel around the world?"

Jia Xiaozhen nodded slightly and struck the wooden fish.

Xiao Qi suddenly became a little anxious and asked in a low voice:
"Isn't the capital city good? If you find the environment here too noisy, I can recommend another quiet place outside the city for cultivation."

……

Jia Xiaozhen, who was meditating with his eyes closed, instinctively wanted to reject this evil relationship.

But when I opened my eyes, I saw a fairy-like aura in front of me.

The body is already in Guanghan Palace, Chang'e is beating the wooden fish, and the maids are dancing.

He murmured to himself:
"What a beautiful wooden fish?"

Xiao Qi had a stunned expression, he covered his mouth, his eyes wide open.

Master Wuzhen, who was usually calm and gentle, had sweat on his forehead and an indescribable smile on his face.

A string of vicious words came out of his mouth.

"I am the demon-slaying general of the Heavenly Court. Why don't the maids of Guanghan Palace bow to me?"

Jia Xiaozhen, dancing with joy, grabbed Xiaoqi by the chest and exerted force suddenly.

Tear it~
"Where did you hide the wooden fish, you evil creature?"

Xiao Qi was confused.

She wanted to shout, but was afraid of causing trouble. A group of maids and servants were still drinking tea and eating snacks in the side Buddhist hall outside the palace.

Whispering:
"Brother, are you possessed? Don't be like this~"

……

Jia Xiaozhen has been completely immersed in the virtual world.

Press Xiaoqi onto the cushion.

His eyes were wandering, his expression was dazed, and he whispered:
"What a big wooden fish! I'll beat it for you."

Poor Xiao Qi could only beg for mercy and explain:
"Brother, please let go. This is not a wooden fish."

"The violent demon barrier! The great wrathful one! Destroy! Wow, how come the demon is hiding a huge wooden fish? I can actually have two warm jade wooden fish at the same time? I can't hit them all, I only have an iron pestle!"

This is what mushroom poisoning is like.

Jia Xiaozhen's eyes were filled with all kinds of strange visions, all topsy-turvy, bizarre and absurd.

of course,

He would never have thought that Jiang Tianmu was also going crazy at this moment, chasing butterflies crazily in the yard, shocking all his men!
……

Xiao Qi didn't know what happened.

But I also guessed that he was probably insane or poisoned.

That's it,

Since we can't resist, we might as well follow God's will.

I worship Buddha devoutly, thinking that this is the critical moment to overcome the tribulation. Letting my senior brother to overcome it is not against the "virtue of a woman".

A psychological construction,
The futon is regarded as a red couch, the Buddhist chanting is regarded as elegant music, and the incense and candles are regarded as red candles.

When leaving,
Xiao Qi sighed softly, tidied her hair, left sadly, and closed the palace door behind her.

Jia Xiaozhen was left lying there drunk.
He was still running back and forth in the hallucination, busy slaying demons and snatching the wooden fish.

After two full hours,

He was only awakened by a bowl of water poured on him by Senior Brother Miekong who had returned from South City.

Who am I, where am I, what have I done? What wooden fish am I beating? Jia Xiaozhen looked dazed, and only after Miekong had poured him four bowls of tea did he regain his human form.

……

Miekong, who was experienced in martial arts, found the cause quickly after some inquiries - mushroom poisoning!
Jia Xiaozhen gritted his teeth and wished he could pull Jiang Tianmu over and beat him up.

but,

He has an important task on his shoulders and dares not delay.

"Junior brother, you'd better leave quickly. Otherwise, the female donor will regret it and report it to the police. Don't worry, I'm not a pedantic person. I'll keep it a secret for you."

Jia Xiaozhen said nothing.

He packed his bags and left in a hurry. He wanted to leave Beijing before the city gates closed, first go to Tongzhou, and then take a boat south to Qingjiangpu in Huai'an.

before going out,
Miekong stretched out his hand:

"Hey, do you have any extra silver bills?"

……

Jia Xiaozhen took out two bills, with a total value of 2 taels.

"Brother, listen to my advice. The capital is a troubled place. Let's go somewhere else."

Of course Miekong heard the hidden meaning in the words.

Fold the banknote and put it away:
"There is a Cheng'en Temple on Cuiwei Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing. The monks there do not accept incense or hold a temple. They are truly the backbone of Buddhist disciples. I would like to go there and register. I think it will not interfere with the business of those henchmen in Jiangnan."

Jia Xiao was really relieved.

He was really worried that after he left, the intelligence agency would come and kill him. Kill him, kill him, it would be nothing if he was killed!

So he nodded and said:
"That's good. Before you leave, can you tell me the truth? Why are you giving alms everywhere? What's your purpose?"

Miekong was silent for a long time:
"Atonement!"

……

Acting Foreign Minister Jia Xiaozhen, escorted by four intelligence agency personnel, paid to board a merchant ship flying the flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and set out on the water journey back to Jiangnan.

The owner of this ship has many connections.

The flag of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was hung on the bow of the ship, and all the scoundrels retreated and dared not go on board to ask for benefits.

The captain vacated two rooms for Jia Xiaozhen and his group, because the net profit of 2 taels could go into his own pocket.

It does not harm the master's profits, nor does it cost a penny. Just by asking the sailors to squeeze into each other and make room, 100 taels of silver can be obtained. It is very cost-effective!

The captain travels on the canal all year round and is knowledgeable. He knows a lot about the bizarre things in the Qing Dynasty.

It is not uncommon to see a group of strong bodyguards escorting a high-ranking monk to Huai'an Prefecture to perform a few Taoist ceremonies to make money.

The officials, gentry and royal families in the capital made some money, as did the monks, Taoists and nuns!
……

Hall of Supreme Harmony,
Qianlong and his ministers discussed several important personnel arrangements.

One is Wang Danwang, the governor of Zhejiang!

The second is Liu Yong, the imperial commissioner who investigated the smuggling of saltpeter in the south!

The third is Zheng Jinsheng, the imperial commissioner who was inspecting Jiangbei!
"Your Highness, I, Su Shaha, the head of the Ministry of War, have fulfilled the emperor's order and have verified the battle report that Wang Futai led the officers and soldiers of southern Zhejiang to defeat the 6th Army of the fake Wu King. It is true and correct."

There was a commotion in the hall.

Qianlong also asked in a cold voice:
"Evidence, physical evidence, circumstantial evidence?"

"Lord Wang personally led a team to a valley in Quzhou Prefecture. My colleagues and I, as well as the palace guards, were present. We witnessed with our own eyes the piles of corpses of Wu thieves wearing red and black military uniforms in the underground dug up, as well as flags, broken swords, broken guns and other objects. This is enough to prove the authenticity of the story."

Wang Danwang paid for all the money for his acting career with real money.

A set of tattered military uniforms costs 20 taels, one pound of tattered swords and guns costs 1 taels, and a flag costs 30 taels.

The Qing army forcibly captured more than 1000 young civilians, forced them to shave their heads, and then put on military uniforms, swords and guns that they had purchased at great expense.

They were driven into a valley, killed with bows and arrows and shotguns, and buried in a large pit.

Realer than real!

……

Qianlong turned his gaze to a Manchu guard who was accompanying him.

The guard immediately knelt on one knee:

"Everything Lord Su said is true. A total of more than 1000 bodies were dug out, and there were too many rotten limbs and arms to count."

"Okay, okay." Qianlong was very pleased and finally felt relieved.

Combined with the memorial received yesterday from the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Chen Zulo, who once again severely criticized Wang Danwang for drawing a salary without doing any work and participating in the smuggling of salt and timber, the emperor has made up his mind.

"If the governor and governor-general are not in harmony, everything will be hindered. Transfer Chen Zuluo to be the governor-general of Huguang. Wang Danwangsheng~ First serve as the acting governor-general of Fujian and Zhejiang." "Your Majesty is wise."

Heshen felt annoyed.

Although Wang Danwang paid a lot of tributes every year, he was not as important as Chen Zuluo, who was one of the core members of him and his family army.

After losing Fujian and Zhejiang, we went to Huguang, which seems to be the same.

But now the situation in the south is very bad, and Huguang's situation can easily get into trouble.

Fujian is different. Even if we can’t win, we can still defend ourselves!
As long as they build wooden and stone fortresses in the pass valleys and establish good relations with the Shi family of Jinghai Hou, Fujian will be a paradise. With the calculating Jiangnan merchant style of the pseudo-King of Wu, he will definitely not go to Fujian!
……

There was another reason why Heshen was so angry.

The imperial court abolished the Guangzhou port and banned official maritime trade, but private smuggling can still be carried out secretly!
The lucrative profits from maritime smuggling are beyond the reach of ordinary people. This is a major historical issue that has been overlooked by history books!
From Song to Qing,

Policies regarding the ocean have been changing throughout the dynasties.

But no matter how it changes, the maritime smuggling, led by southern officials and gentry and the capital's behind-the-scenes shareholders, has never stopped! It's just that the scale is different.
Sea ban, that’s the official attitude!

Tonghai, that is the collective choice of the imperial officials and gentry!

……

Heshen knelt on the gold brick, feeling very upset.

Fujian is the most suitable province for smuggling at present. It is really sad that it was lost so accidentally.

He secretly thought that Wang Danwang was a bastard and that he would be brought down sooner or later!
The Shi family, Marquis of Jinghai, who had long lived in Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, was also quite special.

The Shi family had no cliques or factions. Apart from being loyal to the emperor and money, they maintained friendly but not close relations with any powerful officials.

Half of the arable land in the southern part of Dayuan Island belongs to the Shi family! The rent collected from the land alone is an astronomical figure every year.

If the Shi family wanted to raise an army of 10,000 people, it would be easy. They have money, food, territory, and influence!
Just as Heshen privately said to his favorite concubine Xiaoqi in his mansion:
The situation in Fujian is too complicated!
……

"Imperial Commissioner Liu Yong has been traveling in Sichuan, Hubei and Guizhou for several months, cutting off countless smuggling chains and reporting the local saltpeter mining situation to the court. I think he is doing his job well."

He Shen quickly took over the conversation:

"I second the motion. The war in the south is in full swing right now, and we need loyal officials like Lord Liu to stay in office. If we can make the Wu bandits run out of gunpowder, then the court will win even if it means losing."

"Well, what you said makes some sense. Let Liu Yong continue his inspection and add one more responsibility. Except for saltpeter, all military raw materials will fall within his inspection scope."

"The Emperor's Holy Might."

So Liu Yong's hope of returning to Beijing was dashed again.

……

"Your Majesty, the Minister of Justice Zheng Jinsheng requests permission to return to the capital?"

"Okay. There's not much point in him staying in Jiangbei."

This is the most uncontroversial personnel arrangement today!
From the assassination of Qian Feng during the investigation, to the limited inspection of grain storage in the granary, to his subsequent detention due to various matters, Qianlong was neither satisfied nor unacceptable with this person's work.

Anyway,

Zheng Jinsheng was a mature and cautious bureaucrat who had a very good grasp of the timing.

People live up to their name!

He handled the dangerous Qian Feng case and the bottomless granary case with ease, and he had to give an account to his superiors, subordinates, and colleagues in the capital.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will most likely be promoted to the Minister of Justice when he returns.

Many people lamented:

Everything is determined by fate and has no control over us!

Who would have thought that hot sweet potatoes would suddenly become a hot commodity.

……

Zheng Jinsheng himself was also immersed in the joy of completing the task.

Taste all the delicacies of Huai'an Prefecture and collect various local specialties.

He also became half a "Jiangbei native"!
A small group led by the Grain Inspector Guan Ming'en, the Huai'an Prefect Chang Huoyan, the Grain Inspector Yu Yunhe, and the Yangzhou Prefect Hu Zuoyou let down their guard and came up with all kinds of excuses, which were dazzling.

The harvest was very rich.

If there is a fully enclosed advanced accounting school in Tilanqiao, the team of financial advisors they hired at a high price would definitely be qualified to enter.

Moreover, they can win the high-end talent training program with the longest study time, the highest gold content, and once graduated, they can enter large companies to work as "cleaners".

……

The secret of the Jiangbei camp's plan to cross the river for a surprise attack could not be kept secret for long.

All four of them knew!
Holding hands and laughing.

It was both a cheer for General Fuyuan's brilliant strategy and a solution to the huge deficit in granaries.

loss!
Losses during crossing the river!
Suffered heavy damage from bombardment by pirate ships in the Yangtze River!
It is reasonable to sink hundreds of thousands of dan of grain in such a huge Yangtze River, right?

Moreover, the river was surging and all the grain ships were washed into the sea in one go, leaving no trace of them.

……

But no one could have imagined that

The huge change happened overnight.

A servant of the imperial envoy Zheng Jinsheng encountered a strange thing while visiting Qingjiangpu.

An inconspicuous man quietly stopped him.

"My Lord, I have a great fortune to give you."

"Hey, which master's house are you from? I don't think I have seen you before?"

"Sir, please allow me to report. I was sent by the salt merchant, Mr. Jiang~"

"What's in the carriage?"

The man lifted the curtain of the car and saw an uneasy woman sitting inside, her face hidden behind a veil.

The nanmu box next to it contains jewelry~
"Is it for the Imperial Envoy?"

"The wooden box is for you. This woman is the one who honors the Imperial Envoy."

"My master doesn't mind women very much. I'm afraid that this gift from Chief Jiang won't please you."

The man quickly bowed:

"Chief Jiang said that this woman is extraordinary. She is the key to helping the Imperial Envoy get promoted to a higher position in the Ministry. Ahem, I dare not tell you anything more."

……

The wooden box was slightly opened, revealing jewels and treasures.

"Okay, okay. Don't worry, Chief Jiang's affairs are my affairs." The servant was very happy and took the responsibility.

The man respectfully watched him drive away.

With a wave of his hand, several pedestrians in the dark quickly followed. They watched the carriage all the way into the imperial envoy's residence and monitored it on the spot.

Zheng Jinsheng was very confused and muttered:

"I have heard of Jiang Chun, the chief of the Yangzhou salt merchants. He is a big shot. But we have no dealings. Why did you suddenly send me a woman~"

The servants benefited.

Naturally, I had to say something good. I rolled my eyes and said quickly:

"Master, why don't you meet him and ask him?"

"Well, bring it in."

……

I saw a plain woman about 30 years old, wearing plain clothes and a simple hairpin, with a charming look in her eyes.

Come in,
Fall to your knees:
"Your Excellency, the Imperial Envoy. Jin Yu, a commoner from Yangzhou, risked her life to expose a huge crime. The assassination of Lord Qian Feng was the collective work of officials and gentry from Huaiyang! The head of the Yangzhou Prefecture Express Team was my lover, and he was killed by them because he knew the secret! I have a lot of confidential evidence."

As she spoke, she took out a warrant for arrest stamped with the seal of the Yangzhou prefectural government.

Below the picture, it was written:

A reward is now offered for the capture of the Yangzhou native Jin Yu, a human trafficker. Anyone who captures this woman alive and delivers her to the government office will receive a reward of 10 taels of silver. Anyone who delivers her body to the government office will receive a reward of 20 taels of silver.

The servants beside him were dumbfounded.
The mouth is opened so wide that an egg can be stuffed into it.

Zheng Jinsheng looked as if he had seen a ghost. He jumped up and slammed the table wildly:

"Slut, you, you shut up."

He rushed over again and slapped the servant twice:

"You little dog slave, where did you get this jinx from? You, you've caused me so much trouble!"

(End of this chapter)

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