Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 96

Li Yu didn't turn around at first. What kind of operation was this?
The matchmaker is not an outsider either;
It was the famous gold medal Yuelao in Fucheng, the one who was beaten and thrown into the river by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Wang.

A bright smile on his face,

As long as you see this face, you will know that your luck is coming.

"A high-ranking official is so young, but he has such a strong career. When did such a luxurious person like you appear in Suzhou City, I don't even know."

"What are you doing here?"

"I want to find a matchmaker for a high official."

Grandma Wang calmly took out the gold-gilt red sticker with the birth date written on it.

3 sheets!
"The women of Fan Mansion are all descended from heaven, with extraordinary temperament. They can play chess, calligraphy, and painting, play string instruments, and chant. They are neither angry nor jealous. They are virtuous."

"The dowry is also first-class and generous, with gold foil for the bed and silver bowls for meals."

"Oh, by the way, there are also four maids for the dowry. They are plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. They have their own tastes. They never lose their temper. They are trained by the family since childhood. They are the best at serving and the most annoying."

Wang Po spoke incessantly with an accent that sounded like a siren singing.

Except for Li Yu, everyone else listened with fascination.

This woman understands men's thoughts very well.

Every word touched the sore spot hard.

It makes one unable to refuse.

……

Wang Po said something and saw that the atmosphere was in place.

He smiled and asked:
"Dare you ask the official's birthday and horoscope?"

Li Yu wrote a line of words and handed it over.

Today is a big day, Du Ren, Fan Jing, President Hu Qian, and other key players are all present.

Only Yang Yunjiao and Wei Xiu had dark faces.

There was fire in his eyes, and he wanted to beat the king's wife out violently.

It's a pity that they don't have the fierceness of the elder sister-in-law.

Otherwise, Mrs. Wang would have to fall back into Shihu Lake today.

I saw this woman holding the birth date and reading it once, and exclaimed:
"Oh my God, how could there be such a perfect match in the world?"

"If this happens, there will be another pair of divine lovers missing from the sky."

"I only envy mandarin ducks, not immortals. I envy officials every day."

Hahahaha.

The scene was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Without him, Wang Po is simply a performing artist.

……

Only Fan Jing was a little stunned.

Because of his sharp eyes, he saw the birth date written by Li Yu.

It was not his own, but his.

Thinking back to this morning, Li Yu suddenly asked about his family situation and his birth date.

He felt dizzy.

Li Yu also noticed it, so he separated from everyone, pointed at him and said:
"This birth date belongs to my brother."

"Wang Po, you are right, a perfect match!"

There was an instant silence at the scene.

The smile on Mrs. Wang's face was frozen, and her performance was very exciting.

For a split second, her CPU absolutely burned.

……

There was only one thought in her mind,
The matchmaker must not be screwed up.

Otherwise, the one hundred taels of silver promised by the Fan family will be gone, and they will probably be rewarded with a stick.

Li Yu smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter, that's what I mean. Go and report it to Mr. Fan, he won't blame you."

"This brother of mine donated his life as a prisoner and is also an official of the imperial court. He has a promising future."

As he said that, he glanced through the three red papers again.

Pointing to one of them, he said:

"Who is this?"

"The granddaughter of Patriarch Fan's brother, Fan Lanxin, is twenty-eight years old."

"Just her."

Wang Po looked Fan Jing up and down, then slipped away.

Fan Jing didn't care about the complexity in the woman's eyes, and quickly pulled Li Yu aside:
"Military advisor, you can't do it."

"Why don't I help you renew your string? Are the girls from the Fan family not worthy of you?"

"that's not what it means."

"What does that mean? People with the same surname cannot intermarry? The genealogy has been changed, and you are not the same model."

Fan Jing was speechless, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

Li Yu said to him seriously:

"You are loyal to me, so I will not treat you badly. Marrying a girl from the Fan family will kill two birds with one stone. It will be good for you and me."

Fan Jing was stunned, and he suddenly understood.

Kneel down:

"Everything depends on the master's arrangement."

"Shh, you can't call me lord so openly. The heat is not yet there."

The so-called killing two birds with one stone,
I can’t go into details, you just need to know that the Qing law punishes the nine tribes for the crime of rebellion.

So there is a very imaginative way of revenge,

First enter a wealthy family as a son-in-law, and then find a lively life.

Announced rebellion at the gate of the Yamen, raised a big flag, and wore dragon robes.

He shouted angrily at the emperor on the spot.

then,

All members of the wealthy family were tied up and stabbed at the food market.

With a smile on your face, great revenge has been avenged.

Just ask you, are you afraid?
……

2 hour later,

Wang Po came again, beaming with joy.

"The official is really good at it. Mr. Fan agreed as soon as he heard it, tsk tsk."

"I am responsible for organizing the whole wedding ceremony. Does the official have any other requirements?"

"It's just a request, and it's done beautifully."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Wang Po smiled happily and pulled Fan Jing aside.

I don’t know what they were muttering about, but they didn’t discuss anything good.

The two of them nodded frequently and seemed to be having a good conversation.

Li Yu returned to the house,

Taking a closer look at the loot, real estate is difficult to put a price on, but it is worth a lot of money anyway.

The total amount of banknotes and jewelry was at least 5 taels.

Half of the Fan family's wealth is probably mixed with water.

However, it was enough for him to cope with it for a while.

On Wang Shenxian's side, try to give him as much real estate as possible.

Because real estate can be appraised at a higher price and be more desirable to the world.

In peacetime, high-quality real estate was worth more than gold and silver.

And there are some real estates among them that Li Yu will definitely keep.

For example, Xujiang Wharf, two warehouses in Fengqiao Town, and hundreds of acres of paddy fields.

These real estate properties are in excellent locations.

It is a Feng Shui treasure that cannot be bought with money.

No matter which dynasty it is in, it will be concentrated in the hands of that group of officials and gentry and will never enter the circulation market.

At a meeting of key members of Lijiapu,
Everyone was smiling and thinking about the future.

With so much money in your account at once, there is so much to do.

Bricks, stones, copper and iron, open to buy.

Xishan Island’s major infrastructure is in full swing.

The officials of this government used silver bullets to blind their eyes.

There are also the hearts and minds of his subordinates, which can be purchased with salary.

"Everyone, don't be polite."

"Write down everything that needs to be spent on the stalls under your command."

“No problem in this world that can be solved with money is considered a problem.”

Li Yu's prestige in the group has almost reached its peak.

……

Three days later, outside Lijiabao.

"master."

A horse came running quickly, smoke and dust billowing.

It was actually the person who went to Chaozhou Prefecture with Lai Er.

"When our ship was replenishing in Ningbo Prefecture, the villain was ordered to ride back on a fast horse to report the itinerary. This is the list of goods on board."

"Okay, great."

All the money he brought was spent.

With the cooperation of Fucheng,
Purchased 4000 kilograms of high-quality sulfur, 500 pieces of flint, 5000 kilograms of fine steel ingots, 5000 kilograms of wrought iron, 3000 kilograms of brass, 20 flintlock muskets, 1 ship-based gun, 5 telescopes, 20 barrels of whale oil, and pocket watches. 5.

There are also some odds and ends, such as woolen cloth, coffee, otter skin hats, perfume, etc.

Laiji is a flexible person. In the front, he does it for public purposes, but in the back, he does it for personal gain and flattery.

"Where did you buy them all from?"

"Most of them were purchased from Guangdong businessmen. Mr. Fucheng came forward and the prices were affordable. The guns and guns were purchased from foreign businessmen."

"This naval gun?"

"A British merchant ship carrying tea was priced at 3000 taels. It was unloaded directly from the ship and sold to us."

"The price is a bit dark."

"Yes, Mr. Lai originally wanted to buy the captain's navigation instrument, but the foreign devil refused to sell it."

"How is Fucheng?"

"He is thinking about you. By the way, he also gave you gifts, an enamel gold pocket watch and two foreign women."

"You accepted it?"

"Yes, I brought it back with the ship."

Li Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he couldn't blame Lai Er.

How dare he make the decision for himself and refuse gifts from others.

It's just two more freeloaders.

Keep it as a sight.

"You two foreign ladies, what's their skin color? They can't be black, right?"

"I didn't dare to look at it, it was wrapped up tightly."

but,

Laiji's return trip was not so smooth.

On the ocean, I encountered a suspected pirate ship.After they fired a shot, the other party retreated.

It seems that he is not a professional pirate.

At best, it's just a cameo by a fisherman trying to make some profit.

A sailor also disappeared along the way, most likely he accidentally fell into the water.

……

Entering the Yangtze River Estuary also took a lot of thought.

Avoid the naval patrol outside Susong Town.

After entering the Yangtze River Channel, the flag of Guangdong Customs was also hung.

Although it was a bit abrupt, it successfully avoided two naval patrol boats that wanted to scrape oil and water.

If someone boarded the ship for inspection, it would be over.

Entering the southern section of the Grand Canal from the Yangtze River, we encountered several twists and turns.

First, the water level was too shallow and it rubbed against the bottom of the boat.

Sea ships have sharp bottoms and have deep drafts, while sand ships have flat bottoms and have shallow drafts.

Fortunately, the boat was not very fast and no serious water leakage occurred.

Later, the biggest crisis was encountered in Xushuguan.

A conflict almost occurred!

These tax collectors insisted on boarding the ship to inspect and collect heavy taxes.

Hanging the flag of Guangdong Customs is not easy either.

Because all the tax customs in the world are managed by the royal servants.

They are all yamen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so who is afraid of whom?

Laiji scraped together 500 taels of silver and talked hard before passing the test.

Therefore, it was 3 days later than the original schedule.

Li Yu almost worried to death, thinking that the ship had sunk.

……

Lai Er became darker and thinner.

The 6% new sea-going ship under his feet was also bought from a Chaozhou businessman.

The original owner went bankrupt due to poor management.

The sailors on the ship are also the whole crew.

He paid five times the wages and hired them to sail back.

Li Yu happily looked at this weathered ship and these restless sailors.

Judging from the accent, he is from Cantonese, Hu Jian.

There was no tragedy of eating Hu Jianren. It seems that the rations on the ship are sufficient.

"Laiji, you are the first to take credit for this business. If you want any reward, just ask for it."

"Thank you sir."

Laiji almost cried, it wasn't easy.

He finally managed to get ahead and gained the favor of the military advisor.

"Instruct a banquet to be held in the fort. Entertain Brother Lai and the guests on the ship."

Good wine and good food finally made these sailors feel relieved.

The ancients were very worried about being killed in a foreign land.

Once you fall out with the locals, you basically can't get out.

Helping relatives but not taking care of family members was an important rule of conduct in the feudal era.

I got five times the salary.

But Li Yu, as the owner of the castle, warmly greeted them to stay and have fun.

Once the expenses are met, I'll cover it myself.

The owner is so enthusiastic and can't help but know good from evil.

Li Yu privately ordered Lai Er to keep as many of these sailors as possible.

Lijiapu needs sailors!
As for how to retain people, I believe you don’t need to elaborate.

People all have weaknesses and hobbies.

A bunch of miserable sailors are not just living for nothing.

……

After the banquet,

Li Yu and Lai Er were having a secret conversation in the study.

There must be some secrets along the way that cannot be told in public.

"Military advisor, Mr. Fucheng is a loyal man. He just gave me 1 taels."

"oh, I understand now."

"There's another thing. I made the decision privately and spent a lot of money on it."

"what's up?"

"I bribed the local county government and convicted an iron factory of smuggling overseas. Everyone in the iron factory, from the shopkeeper to the furnace head and furnace workers, was sentenced to two thousand miles of exile and forced to serve in the army. It cost 5000 taels."

"You continue to elaborate."

Lai Er breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Yu's expression remained normal.

Along the way, he worried whether it was too expensive or too outrageous.

"That's what I think. We want to build an iron smelting workshop, but it's quite difficult. Iron smelting is well developed in Foshan, but people won't believe that we go so far. So~"

"After being exiled for two thousand miles, you just arrived here?"

"Yes, sent to Chongming County Army to serve."

"Hahahaha, wonderful."

Li Yu clapped his hands and laughed, this was a great success.

"Laiji, I have to reward you with 300 taels of silver. You did this beautifully. Do you have any other requests? Put them all together."

"I have a woman I want to bring back to the castle."

"It's just a trivial matter, you can take care of it."

"Military advisor, this woman's identity is a bit embarrassing, and she has never dared to tell you."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Do you remember that there was a scribe's house in Wu County that accidentally caught fire, leaving his wife and children homeless?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was doing.

What an accident, the fire was set by someone else.

"Are you talking about the scribe's widow?"

"Yes, it is."

"How long has it been? How did we meet?"

"I hooked up with her one month before I went to Chaozhou Prefecture. Her father used to be a wealthy family in our village. I have been attracted to her since I was a child. I didn't have a chance before, but now hehehe."

"Row."

"Thank you, Commander."

"But there are some things that you have to hide. If she knows, we set the fire, and she won't be able to keep her."

"I see."

……

If it were normal,
Li Yu must have categorically rejected this request.

Kill your enemy and take in his widow. You think you are Genghis Khan.

But today, Laiji made a great contribution,

The demands he made must still be met, and the hearts of meritorious subordinates must not be chilled.

Laiji left happily,
Probably, this woman was his obsession when he was a boy.

A shabby street kid in a village, working odd jobs in wealthy households.

Secretly, unrequitedly in love with the daughter of a wealthy family.

Very vulgar plot.

The results are inspiring.

The next day, Li Yu saw this woman.

She was really frightened, but it was obvious from her appearance that she had been a wife and was not like an ordinary peasant woman.

At first, Li Yuanwu, the magistrate of Wu County, was worried.

She also flattered Laiji and kept her eyebrows low.

There seemed to be no status, just following him in such an unclear manner.

Perhaps it was this wandering life that made her understand the dangers of this society.

The child is gone. It is said that he died of illness while wandering.

In the era without antibiotics, one rain could kill a person.

Not unusual!
Therefore, Li Yu will never show off his strength.

Try to avoid fever and injuries.

When the power under his command developed to a certain extent, he tried his best not to take risks himself.

……

"Master, did you call me?"

"Yes, let's go talk to that woman when we have free time and see how much she knows."

Yang Yunjiao was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Li Yu was alluding to.

I thought to myself, you men are really cruel.

Li Yu seemed to see through her thoughts:
"This is an era when etiquette is broken down and joy is broken down. We should not have too much compassion. It's like an avalanche. Which snowflake is innocent? Which one is innocent?"

"Only after we use thunderous means can we have the heart of a Bodhisattva."

"Tell me, what will happen if we fall into the hands of the government?"

Yang Yunjiao was silent,
Li Yu spoke softly:

"Cut in half, cut in half, cut out the heart, gouge out the eyes, chop..."

"say no more."

Yang Yunjiao closed her eyes in pain and trembled all over.

These horrific punishments are unimaginable.

"The slave family is wrong, the slave family understands."

"You have a high prestige among the women in the castle. You can pay more attention to inquire about it, and be on the lookout for any mishaps, so that you can help me."

"The servant obeys."

Li Yu looked at the fleeing figure and sighed.

I thought,

The cruelty of the Qing court is far beyond your imagination.

What I said is just an appetizer for them to deal with the rebels.

History is often filtered through multiple layers.

Too many atrocities have become moldy and dusty in the pages of the book.

Don't want to be exposed to the sun.

Thousands of dead souls cannot compare to a trivial matter of emperors, generals and ministers, a woman on the Qinhuai River.

History is for the elite.

Unless, you can "tread all the bones of the prince".

Even if he loses, he can still wake up countless noble officials in the middle of the night, crying and cursing.

in this way,

The history books will definitely open a separate chapter for you, doing its best to smear you, so that future generations can sigh and admire you.

(End of this chapter)