Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 48 My surname is Ma and my first name is Zhongyi
Chief Fang of the prefect's Yamen arrived with three police officers with sabers.

"Are you trying to break into a house in broad daylight?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Yu knew the purpose of his visit.

He used his status as chief catcher to support the Wang family.

Several of his close associates were obviously ruthless people.

He actually drew his sword in his hand and stopped in front of the Wang family's door.

Du Ren's heart tightened:
"Ayu, it's broken. We can't have conflicts with officials in the street like this."

"This changes the nature."

Li Yu is not a fool, he can see the danger in this.

If people from Weigtang forcefully break into Wang's house today and take away Zhen, there will inevitably be a conflict with officials, and casualties are inevitable.

……

"Captain Fang, we will meet again later."

Li Yu took out his handkerchief, wiped his hands slowly, and threw it on the ground.

Everyone followed and left without looking back.

He didn't know who stuffed this scented handkerchief.

He took it out casually and threw it away.

Fang Captou laughed proudly and was welcomed into the Wang family as a distinguished guest.

When Mrs. Zhen learned about it, she burst into tears.

He smashed all kinds of things in the room, feeling extremely depressed.

However, that very day, a letter came in from the maid.

"Miss Zhen, please rest assured and wait patiently for a few days. Weigetang is entrusted by others and is a loyal person. I will defend to the death the right of free love for women in the Qing Dynasty."

The words "free love" made Ms. Zhen lose her mind.

She repeated it many times until the maid reminded her that it was time for lunch.

In the government office, Huang Tongpan smiled happily.

This time, Fang took action because of his instructions.

The position of the prefect was vacant, and the co-prefect was old and had nothing to do. He, the general magistrate, acted as agent for almost all the affairs of the prefecture.

Although he was not a Zhengyin officer, he enjoyed the feeling of a prefect.

He instinctively disliked Li Yu.

Therefore, after hearing the verdict, he felt that Zhang Youdao was too greedy.

A county magistrate was at the mercy of a litigant.

If you get a chance, give him a good beating.

If he is sensible and obediently shows his filial piety, this matter will be forgotten.

Otherwise, he will definitely mention it in the prison documents to his superiors.

……

Just as he was immersed in the joy of power, suddenly the door was pushed open.

"Third Master, the Master is here."

"what?"

"The new prefect sent by the imperial court has arrived at the Yamen Gate."

"You bastard, why didn't you report such a big thing earlier?"

Huang Tongpuan stood up quickly and accidentally overturned the tea bowl and spilled it on his official robe.

He didn't care about cleaning up and walked out quickly.

Along the way, I saw the experience, jailer, Zhaomo, six-room warden, and three-shift team leader, all hurriedly coming out of their respective rooms.

Just like the queen ant returning to the nest, the worker ants come out to greet her.

This is the real officialdom.

A strong middle-aged man in casual clothes stood in front of the screen wall.

"My officer, Ma Zhongyi, is from the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. I have been favored by the emperor and know the Suzhou Prefecture. Colleagues, from now on we will use the horse spoon in the same pot."

"Greetings to Mr. Fu Zun."

It was a mess, and all the officials fell to their knees in a hurry.

Some official etiquette are vague.

For example, it is common sense for low-ranking scribes to kneel down immediately when they see the prefect.

However, the assistant officials of the prefecture, such as Tongzhi and Tongjian, do not need to kneel down and just bow and salute.

Huang Tongpuan didn't want to kneel down, but everyone around him knelt on the ground like wheat.

He seemed very abrupt and quite embarrassed.

Magistrate Ma glanced in his direction inadvertently, his eyes calm.

……

This new prefect, who was carefully selected by the officials and given advice by Qianlong, naturally attracted a lot of attention after taking office.

The welcome was sent off, and the banquet arrived half a month later.However, to everyone's surprise.

When this new official took office, he did not burn three fires, not even one fire.

Everything seemed so peaceful.

However, Huang Tongpan is not so optimistic.

He smelled a breath, "The rain is coming and the wind is filling the building."

Before the typhoon comes, the clouds are always calm and the wind is gentle.

Therefore, he has been very low-key recently.

Ask for instructions in the morning on official matters and report in the evening. Never neglect.

And Ma Zhongyi, a bureaucrat from the Hanjun Banner family, was also very polite.

Ask him what he thinks every time, and occasionally send him to the door.

The more polite Magistrate Ma was, the more nervous Huang Tongpan became.

He always felt that behind the polite words of the prefect, there was an ambush from all sides.

If Huang Tongpan knew that there was a second person in Suzhou who had the same feeling, he would definitely make him a confidant.

This person is Li Yu.

He is trying to find out the details of Ma Zhongyi through various channels.

I spent 20 taels of silver to get a piece of information from a clerk in charge of documents in the governor's Yamen.

The Ma family was originally the owner of the Eight Banners nobles, and their ancestors achieved military exploits in the Battle of Yishi.

The second generation made another military exploit in the battle to pacify the Three Feudatories.

Later, he was favored by Kangxi and carried into the Han army flag.

Belonging to Zheng Miaohong, a die-hard loyal minister who has been favored by the emperor.

Li Yu has no shortage of money recently and is busy with infrastructure construction and large-scale production.

He has basically understood all the production techniques of matchlock guns. Not to mention how exquisite they are, at least he can make weapons of reliable quality.

On Fangfang Mountain, shooting tests were conducted.

I fired 40 shots in a row without any explosion.

He also used 30% excess gunpowder and fired five times in a row without any explosion.

Lin Huaisheng, Fan Jing, Xiao Wu and other close confidants all knew that he was making guns, and no one had any objections.

They have long been kneaded into a whole, without any second thoughts.

The rest of the people in Weig Hall also knew that there were firearms at the entrance of the hall.

As gangsters, they all thought it would be nice to have a few firearms close by.

Just keep a low profile and don't get noticed by the government.

Not to mention anything else, when the escorts in the escort agency travel far away, they are all equipped with sharp swords, bows, arrows and spears.

Li Yu also often instructs his subordinates that strength is king.

If you want to live a good life, you must have strength.

Otherwise, country squires, green skins, water bandits, and official servants will all come to take advantage of you.

And Cunjutang quietly absorbed some refugees with children.

More than a dozen counties in Huaibei were flooded by the Yellow River.

Those who can make it here alive are all refugees with tenacious vitality.

……

These people begged all the way to the nearby area, and Li Yu selected some to stay as laborers and take care of food.

A dozen men were temporarily arranged to live outside the fort.

Everyone feels that it is more appropriate to call this manor Lijiabao.

Li Yu felt that it seemed like a good call, so he acquiesced.

The infrastructure construction in Lijiabao has not stopped and labor is needed.

And their children help with some light work. Children from poor families are like this.

As for wages, that is impossible.

"Ayu, you called me?"

"Yes, Zhen's case should be concluded."

"Can the prefect's Yamen listen to us?"

"Take this piece of paper and you're guaranteed to win."

Du Ren took the paper and unfolded it.

Suddenly his face turned red and then turned white, and his hands trembled with excitement.

"Ayu, you are such a fucking talent."

"The Master looked at this paper and hesitated for even a second, it would be a sign of disrespect for the official career."

(End of this chapter)