Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 548: Lan Fang's black smoke billows, and she is grateful for her kindness~
He Shen burst into tears:

"Master, I don't care about this grievance. As long as the Qing Dynasty and the emperor are well, I have no other requests."

"I~ am sorry."

"Master, don't say that."

The king and his ministers held hands, their eyes filled with tears.

He Shen wiped away his tears and said:
"Master, there are doubts about the Lan Fang tribute envoy. Wang Danwang is unreliable."

Qianlong waved his hands, looking sad:

"At this point, I can no longer care about these minor issues. The failed candidates are sharpening their knives, and the rebellious sons are impatient. I am having a hard time."

"As long as Lan Fang can send some gold sand to the court every year, let him do whatever he wants."

……

He Shen was silent, and suddenly said:
"If the master doesn't take any action, I'm afraid~"

Qianlong looked around guiltily and whispered:
"I know."

Looking at the cowering emperor, Heshen felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and he left the Forbidden City in a daze.

There were people following us all the way.

There were also Shuntian Prefecture officials patrolling the gate of Hefu on a daily basis.

It is called protection, but it is actually surveillance.

Yongyan has discovered the truth of this world: whoever has the bigger fist holds the truth.

Heshen, how many battalions does he have?

Without military power, Heshen would be just a dog even if he was the highest official in the country.

If I hit you on the left cheek, you have to turn your right cheek to me.

I snatched your concubine in public, and you still had to cheer for me.

……

East Palace.

Yongyan held a jade ruyi and smiled at everyone:

"Do you know where this thing came from?"

"Just now, He Shen and His Excellency sent someone to deliver it. I appreciate his kindness."

Everyone laughed.

Jueluo Fushou bowed:

"Your Majesty, I have a bold suggestion."

Yongyan immediately waved his hand:

"I know your loyalty. Wait a minute, wait a minute~"

"Whoo."

Fushou sat back in his chair. He had been promoted very quickly recently, from a small captain to the general of the right wing of the Infantry Commander's Office.

The Imperial Infantry Command Office has 3 men under its command.

Divided into:

The Eight Banners Infantry Battalion, the Five Patrol Battalions, the Sixteen City Defense Guards at the Inner and Outer City Gates, and the Signal Cannon Battalion.

Among the five patrol battalions, Fu Shou, the right-wing general, controlled two battalions, namely the South Battalion and the Right Battalion.

Rising rapidly and becoming very popular.

……

"Your Highness, the Wu bandits have successively captured Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. I'm afraid this is a dangerous situation. We need to prepare for the Huaihe River defense line early."

"I think that the Central Plains needs to make preparations early."

Yongyan calmed down a little.

If you want to sit on the throne securely, you must first protect the country. Otherwise, you will be the second emperor.

"I am a little undecided. Should we deploy defenses in layers, or should we use all our forces to fight a decisive battle?"

Everyone offered suggestions.

suddenly,

The Minister of Industry mentioned:
"Your Highness, do you know about the secret fleet construction in Lushun?"

Yongyan was stunned and shook his head:

“I’ve heard a little bit about it, but I don’t know the details.”

The Minister of Industry reminded:
"The Ministry of Revenue has invested more than 200 million taels of silver, so I think it's a big deal."

Yongyan nodded:

"Tomorrow, I will go to ask the Emperor in person."

……

Yongyan had never dared to ascend the throne, waiting for the attitudes of local governors and garrison generals.

Without the support of local powerful groups, he can't hold his position.
The Aisin-Gioro family surpassed their predecessors in terms of overall vision. They never forgot their only mission - to protect the Qing Dynasty and the Aisin-Gioro family.

Therefore,
On the one hand, Yongyan delegated power to county officials on the front line, and on the other hand, he allowed gentry to raise their own food and wages and build their own forts. He also gave honorary titles to powerful gentry in northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, southern Henan, and Sichuan, and issued direct passes to their descendants to exempt them from the imperial examinations.

He believed that militia could not save the Qing Dynasty, but could cause trouble for the Wu court.

……

The Lan Fang delegation left Beijing from Dagukou and returned with a full load.

The Qing court wholesaled 50 official hats at one time and distributed them to the Lan Fang senior officials.

Lan Fang was also allowed to hold the imperial examination under the supervision of the governor, admitting 30 candidates each year, who could travel to the capital to take the examination at their own expense.

Luo Fangbo was immersed in a kind of satisfaction he had never experienced before, feeling like he was floating in the air.

This mentality may seem absurd, but it is actually very reasonable.

People will eventually be troubled for the rest of their lives by the things they pursued so hard in their youth but failed to obtain.

Analyzing Luo Fangbo's life trajectory,

Even if he became a big shot in Borneo, it could not make up for his failure in his hometown.

Fame and honor are what he has been pursuing all his life but has never been able to obtain.

It has become a demon in my heart.

……

The Qing court awarded him a light and empty hat of the second rank, which made him dizzy and forgetful.

If Guangdong had not fallen, he would have wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors and return to the hometown that he missed so much.

Returning home in glory~
Even the emperor is not immune to this.

Therefore,
Luo Fangbo sighed on the boat, and his hatred for Wu Ting grew day by day. He was indeed a great man, but he could not get rid of the shackles of the thinking of the times.

……

Fuzhou Prefecture.

Governor Wang Danwang was stunned. Faced with the transfer order, he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Old Yu, can you analyze this for me? Transfer to the post of Governor of Lan Fang? What does this mean?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Dong. I just found out that the transfer to Lan Fang was ordered by Emperor Wu."

"The Military Affairs Council also defected to Wu?"

"Ahem, half-throw it."

Wang Danwang held his head and sat back in his chair dejectedly.

Howl:
"I don't want to be with pirates, villains and monkeys. I won't leave, even if I die."

Master Yu Jinguang is from Taizhou.

He had already joined Wu a long time ago, and his family made a fortune with Wu Ting's tacit approval.

He had long known about the plan of "Emperor Wu to transfer Wang Danwang to Lan Fang", but he had never said anything. It was not until the dust settled that he jumped out seriously~
……

"Dong Weng, let me analyze it for you."

"You see, the Wu court will definitely replace the Qing court in the future, and Fujian cannot be defended. Because Xianxia Pass is in the hands of others, they can send troops to attack Fuzhou at any time."

"Ahem, if we resist, the shameless Marquis Jinghai will jump out and kill us first, and then go to Suzhou to ask for credit."

"Dong Weng, we have to admit defeat."

"Actually, think about it the other way around. Lan Fang's land is not bad. A bunch of poor people occupy the gold mine. Let's go and divide the gold."

Wang Danwang was so angry that he laughed.

He was not stupid, he could tell that the master was "100% Wu".

Asked rhetorically:
"What would I be if I went there? Would I be the governor of the Qing Dynasty? Or the governor of the Wu Dynasty?"

Yu Jinguang said solemnly:

"Of course it's the Governor-General of the Qing Empire."

"The emperor is far away, you can take as much land as you want. 3% will be yours, 7% will be Wu, and the infamy will be the Qing."

……

Wang Danwang laughed and pulled his own braid.

"Do I still have to keep my pig tail?"

Yu Jinguang took a step back and bowed:

"Dong Weng is wise and wise."

"Don't worry, although Emperor Wu is cruel, he has one particularly good thing."

"what?"

"Keep your word."

Wang Danwang looked thoughtful and nodded.

After a while, he waved his hand and said:
"Go ahead and do it."

"Yes."

Looking at the master's departing back, Wang Danwang gritted his teeth and said:

"Damn it, I'm here to serve Lan Fang, and I'm going to kill these poor bastards. There's a road to heaven but you don't take it, there's no door to hell but you kneel down to enter it."

……

Pontianak is an equatorial city.

Located on the west coast of West Borneo, 40 miles from the sea.

There are numerous rivers nearby, and large sea vessels can sail upstream along the wide and deep rivers to the port of Pontianak.

There are many gold mines around, and they gradually prospered due to the gathering of Han people who went to Southeast Asia.

port,

The crowd was eagerly waiting.

The top leaders of Lan Fang appeared in groups, some wearing long gowns, some wearing Western dresses, all of them were very excited.

Among the welcoming crowd present were not only more than 10,000 Han people, but also Dutch merchants, Iberian merchants, and Borneo natives.

……

"I'm coming.

"Quick, play music, firecrackers."

The pier was bustling with activity.

The fleet from the mother country arrived, connected end to end, quite large.

Wang Danwang brought 1000 of his personal soldiers and 500 Wu troops who had changed their uniforms, and boarded a total of 23 ships of the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce.

The welcoming crowd on the shore had tears in their eyes.

Shouting:

"The court has not forgotten us."

"Now we have someone to back us up. We won't be afraid of foreigners or natives anymore."

A Wu army warrant officer wearing a seventh-rank Qing court robe walked into the cabin silently:

"Master, we're here."

"it is good."

Wang Danwang took a sip of green tea, straightened his clothes, and walked down the gangway.

……

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Facing the dark crowd.

Wang Danwang started to curse:
"This Governor has nothing to say. You are a bunch of outcasts who secretly went to Southeast Asia, claiming to be panning for gold, but in fact you are bandits. According to the law, you should be beheaded. Now, I am grateful for the Emperor's pardon, recognizing you as obedient citizens and Lan Fang as an overseas vassal state."

"From now on, you must abide by the king's laws."

The top executives were trembling in their hearts~
Familiar, a long-lost feeling of familiarity.

Luo Fangbo quickly helped to smooth things over.

"What the Governor said is true. From now on, everyone in Lan Fang must abide by the law. As a vassal state, we can no longer act recklessly as we did before."

"Quick. Get on your knees."

……

Wang Dan looked at the dark crowd below and sneered:

"Come on, let me serve you with my pen and ink."

Lao Wang’s calligraphy is acceptable. He wrote four large characters in Yan style on the rice paper - "Be content with one's lot and abide by the law."

The font is sharp and full of murderous intent.

Leave a word:

"Frame it and hang it in a prominent place in the Lan Fang Council Hall."

The welcoming crowd was feeling anxious, and they all had their own small gathering after the show.

The employees of the Dutch East India Company who were mixed in the crowd always felt that this was strange. How could the weak Qing navy send troops to Southeast Asia?

No, I have to talk to Wu Ting.

The water in the South China Sea has become even more muddy.

……

"Report to the Grand Commander, the Governor-General's Office requires 1000 laborers."

"it is good."

"Report to the Grand Commander, the Governor's Office demands 3000 taels of gold."

"it is good."

"Reporting to the Grand Commander, the Governor's Office requires 30 unmarried, beautiful women."

"it is good."

"Report to the Grand Commander, the Governor's Office is asking for bricks, stones and timber."

"it is good."

~
"Report to the commander-in-chief, the soldiers of the Governor's Office took it upon themselves."

"what?"

Luo Fangbo was stunned and hurriedly got on a carriage to comfort him.

The city of Pontianak was filled with smoke and foul air.

Black smoke billowed and people cried and fled.

Hundreds of Qing soldiers were robbing like wolves and tigers, brandishing whips and scabbards. If the people tried to stop them, they would be beaten severely.

Fortunately, Wang Danwang had warned people not to kill, beat or rob anyone.

The people of Lan Fang have lived overseas for a long time and miss the kindness of our Qing Dynasty.

It needs to be corrected.

……

The 500 Wu troops did not participate in the robbery, but instead took control of a small hillside near Pontianak Port.

A camp was built on the slope, and the dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty was hoisted at the highest point.

Sailors from the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce unloaded cement and moved it into the camp.

Lan Fang will pay for the freight.

Li Ergou opened the telescope and looked at the Pontianak where black smoke was billowing, and grinned.

Instruct:

"Go, find Wang Danwang, and ask for wine, pork, and rice, so we can have meat tonight."

"As ordered."

"Stop. We are Qing soldiers now. You should kneel on one knee and say yeah. Repeat three times."

The messenger looked helpless and clashed three times on the spot!

Li Ergou then waved his hand to indicate that they could leave.

Before leaving, His Majesty gave instructions:
When stationing troops overseas, one must be cautious.

If something happens, take preemptive action.

……

The camp was fortified meticulously, with trenches, chevaux de frise, and caltrops all used.

There is a lot of rain and mosquitoes in Pontianak.

The ammunition depot must be elevated, the barracks must be ventilated and dry, and lime should be sprinkled on the corners to drive away insects.

The gun positions and sentry posts must be under the canopy.
Several drainage ditches were dug nearby to prevent waterlogging.

This was not enough, Li Ergou asked for four additional cannons from the Chaoshan Chamber of Commerce's ship.

tell them:

"Take the note signed by me and go to Guangzhou Prefecture to get more guns."

……

The next day,

Wang Danwang ordered 500 coolies to be brought in, and the construction speed of the camp was significantly accelerated.

then,

A customs office appeared at Pontianak Port.

The Qing Dynasty began to collect taxes.

it's nothing,
The Qing army brandished whips to supervise local carpenters to make brand new water and fire sticks, clamps, tiger stools, wooden shackles, wooden donkeys and 50 brand new standing cages.
Wang Danwang didn't take Lan Fang seriously at all. Since he was here, he had to follow the rules of the Qing Dynasty.

rebel?

Does Lan Fang dare?

Wang Danwang is a typical ruthless official of the Qing Dynasty who sees through all aspects of life.

……

Dongwanlu, a small town near Pontianak, is the capital of Lan Fang.

A high-level meeting was held today.

All senior Lan Fang officials participated, and the topic was - how to properly handle the relationship between the vassal state and the mother country.

Groups of leaders walked into the meeting hall with serious expressions.

At the entrance stood Lan Fang soldiers armed with live ammunition, all of them equipped with flintlock rifles produced by the Lan Fang Arsenal.

The hall was filled with smoke.

Smoking is a hobby of most people.

Everyone took their seats and there was no kneeling or bowing.

Luo Fangbo was a man without any selfish motives. He did not want to be emperor, so he established a complete "Shanzhu" system in Lan Fang, which was even earlier than Washington.

Its forward-looking nature will not be outdated even hundreds of years later.

The starting point is good.

It’s just that there is no suitable soil in Nanyang.

……

"Mr. Fang, what the Governor has done is too much. He allowed his soldiers to rob and forcibly abduct women, and he also opened the customs."

"Yes."

"Lan Fang is only a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, and should not have a temporary official."

"Yes. Uncle Fang, you shouldn't have agreed to this when you were in the Forbidden City."

Even his old friend Chen Lanbo was shaking his head.

Luo Fangbo felt bitter in his heart, and he stood up and bowed, saying:
"Everyone, allow me to say a few more words."

"Nanyang is a place full of wolves, tigers and leopards. Both foreigners and natives are hostile to us."

"If Lan Fang didn't have a big tree to shelter it from the wind and rain, it would have faced bloody storms sooner or later. In Guangdong, we were Hakkas. Here, we are still Hakkas."

"Lan Fang, you are walking on thin ice."

……

The leaders' anger subsided a little.

They knew that Luo Fangbo was telling the truth.

Lan Fang was born in blood and fire.

At the beginning, Luo Fangbo led a group of Jiayingzhou miners to first defeat the Chaoshan people, then defeated and annexed the local Tiandihui, and finally went to war with the indigenous people.

Lan Fang, it’s hard-earned.

There is an extreme lack of support from the mother country.

And those colonists had the support of their mother country, with strong ships and powerful guns.

Luo Fangbo's voice was sad:
"Everyone, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Lan Fang is a place that is under attack from all sides. If we want to survive, we must use the tiger's skin and raise the flag."

"I'll just consider the loss of some gold as protection money."

……

Suddenly, there was a sound of suona from outside the door.

There is a clear and pleasant voice of a woman:

"The Imperial Master has arrived, why don't you welcome him?"

Luo Fangbo heard:
"Quick, please come in."

The Lan Fang soldiers standing guard at the door shouted respectfully to a sedan chair:
"Welcome the Imperial Master."

If Li Ergou was present, he would definitely be stunned.

"Isn't this the damn pretending to be a god, Wang Shenxian? Has he become Lan Fang's imperial master? I haven't seen him for three years. I should take a closer look at him."

(End of this chapter)