"Become a real household? How to change this?"
Yang Qilong seems to be a little interested in the matter. He has many disciples under him who can connect with the Eight Banners group!
"How else can it be changed? Isn't it just like the situation where the father dies and the son succeeds, and the master dies and the slave succeeds? If the principal member of the direct line is gone, it might be better to let someone from another household or the account holder with unknown origins take over as the principal. Some strong slaves will be promoted to be new household members and account holders, and then people from the lowest tenants will be selected as household slaves."
Wang Zhongxiao is very familiar with the layer-by-layer personal dependence system of masters and servants in feudal society. This is the situation in his family! He and Wang Jizhen are considered to be the first brothers. There are a bunch of younger brothers who have not been registered in the banner, which are equivalent to opening another household (other households and opening accounts are under the banner), and Wang Fuchen's adopted sons and servants are equivalent to family members. Slave.
In the books of Zhengbai Banner, the principal members of the old Wang family are Wang Fuchen, Wang Jizhen, and Wang Zhongxiao. They will be extinct after their death. But if you include those who are not naturalized and those adopted children and servants, you will not be finished even if you die to the bottom of a hundred!
"This is Xiaomi's chance!" Yang Qilong said thoughtfully, "If she can take advantage of this situation and become a regular family member, with Prince Yu's favor, she will be able to get a side Fujin, and she will have another one in the future. Son, that would be even more favored."
Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "With her speaking for you, it shouldn't be too difficult for Third Brother to set up a shipping company in Tianjin, right? With Third Brother's power on the ground in Zhili, as long as he leaves Beijing, it will be easy." No one can hold you anymore.
In addition, in the past, the imperial court was not short of money, so it could retreat to implement the sea ban. Now it is necessary to fight Wu Sangui to death. It is the time to use money, so of course it is necessary to open up more ways to make money. Third brother, you just take this opportunity to work harder on maritime trade. If you can seize the trade with North Korea, you can run the fleet. This maritime merchant's fleet is actually similar to that of the navy! If Third Brother has a fleet that can sail across the Beiyang, you will be the Minister of Commerce of the Beiyang. What else is there to be afraid of? "
"Minister of Commerce of the North?" Yang Qilong tasted the product, "It sounds quite big. But how can we monopolize trade with North Korea? North Korea also imposes a maritime ban, and its trade with us is mainly through tribute."
"The Qing Dynasty suffered a lot in paying tribute and North Korea took advantage," Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile. "In the past, the Qing Dynasty had a lot of money, but now they are taking advantage of it. Now the court will have to spend a lot of money. How can it fight with North Korea?" Thin exchanges? As long as the emperor wants to attack North Korea, you and King Yu can find an excuse to take the monopoly of North Korea's foreign trade. "
"Excuse? What excuse can I make?"
"Haha, that's too much!" Wang Zhongxiao said, "Japanese pirates are one, sea pirates are one, heaven and earth are one. If that doesn't work, Obai can also enter North Korea!"
"Obai? Is this okay?"
"Of course!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded, "Let Fu Fu make arrangements later. Now that the imperial court has been defeated in Sichuan, it needs a big victory to boost people's hearts! It's time to drive away Ao Bai and regain Ruian. Ao Bai is staying in Wenzhou If we don’t go down, we will either go south to Guangdong, or we will go eastward to North Korea and Japan! By then, the third brother will just set up a shipping company to make money and catch Oboi at the same time.”
Yang Qilong said heartily: This Obai is really useful, you can go wherever you need it!
"There is one more thing." Wang Zhongxiao suddenly lowered his voice at this time, and waved to Yang Qilong and Wang Jizhen, motioning them to come forward, "It's about the late emperor!"
Yang Qilong asked: "Which former emperor? Yongli or Chongzhen?"
"No," Wang Zhongxiao said, "It's Shunzhi!"
"Shunzhi?"
"What happened to Shunzhi?"
Wang Zhongxiao pretended to smile mysteriously, and then whispered: "Shunzhi is actually not dead yet. After the death of Concubine Dong E, he saw through the world of mortals and went to Qingliang Temple in Mount Wutai to become a monk!"
"What? Shouldn't the emperor become a monk?"
"is this real?"
"You can't be wrong!" Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "Then Kangxi was so smart that he asked King Li Jin's son to guard Mount Wutai!"
Yang Qilong muttered: "This is an opportunity."
"My grandson really didn't expect that none of those Han officials were trustworthy! The governor, the admiral, and the commander-in-chief of a province all voted for Wu Sangui! Even Ma Siwen, who was bestowed upon the emperor for his life, was a member of Wu Sangui."
In the main hall of Cining Palace, a little pockmarked emperor was heard crying and sobbing. The old queen mother was sitting on the kang, leaning forward. She didn't know what she was thinking. His little eyes were just narrowed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
There was a burly man lying next to Xiao Mazi, it was Fei Yanggu. He had just told the old lady the whole process of the collapse of the situation in Sichuan. As soon as he finished speaking, Kangxi, who had been tense before, could no longer hold himself tight and started crying in front of the old lady.
After finally waiting for the little emperor's cry to come to an end, Bumu Butai slowly said: "None of the Han officials are reliable, so how can the imperial court rely on the Manchus and Mongols to defeat Wu Sangui? Now there are Han military governors everywhere. Although some of them are They raised the flag, but deep down they probably still thought they were Han Chinese. If they all voted for Wu Sangui, would we still have the Qing Dynasty?"
"But now my grandson really doesn't know which Han members and Eight Banners and Han Army are reliable, and which Han members and Eight Banners and Han Army are unreliable." Kangxi said with tears, "Mom Huang Ma, you have seen too many monsters, ghosts, and snakes. Why don't you ask Sun Yat-sen for advice?" How do you know people?"
Bumbutai sighed and said: "People's hearts are separated from each other. You know people but don't know their hearts! Xuan Ye, if you want to know people, you can't just listen to what they say, but also look at what they do. And there are also Think carefully about whether what they did really forces them to follow the Qing Dynasty and follow you, the emperor!"
"Have to follow?" Kangxi looked at the old lady.
Bumbutai nodded and said: "Those who have to follow are the most reliable people. Why are the Manchus the most reliable? It's because they have to follow you, the emperor! There are many people in Obai's party, but this time he betrayed in Sichuan The people in the imperial court are still Han!
why is that? This is because the Manchus can only keep their hereditary glory and wealth by following you. Wu Sangui's side does not have a good life for them. "
Kangxi frowned: "But my grandson can't just rely on the Manchus to fight Wu Sangui. Although the Manchus are reliable, their force is not as good as before, and the number is too small, so they can't afford to die!"
"Of course the Han people have to use it," Bumu Butai said, "but if you want to reuse it, you must keep two points in mind. One is to use what you have to use. For example, Geng Jingzhong, Shang Zhixin and others have people, soldiers and territory in their hands, and their power has already been Nurture. If you don't use them, they will be used by Wu Sangui! For these people, you can only make do with them and coax them while using them.
The second is to use someone who has enmity with Wu Sangui or has already offended the Ming Dynasty, pirates or Han officials to the root, and cannot and dare not be used by Wu Sangui! "
Kangxi frowned and thought thoughtfully: "Wu Sangui's killing of Yongli would have offended the Ming Dynasty and Han officials."
Bumbutai snorted: "But there is a third prince Zhu who has solved the problem for him. Now Wu Ni has risen in response to the third prince Zhu. His righteousness and reputation are a bit lacking, but he can make do."
"What Madam Huangma said is true," Kangxi thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there any Han member in the court or a senior member of the Eight Banners Han Army who meets the conditions for re-employment?"
Bumbutai thought for a while and said, "The only one I can think of right now is Zhu Guozhi. When he was the governor of Jiangnan, he organized the 'Memorandum Case' and the 'Crying Temple Case'. He not only killed dozens of scholar-bureaucrats, but also His tone has won more than 10,000 people honors. Wu Sangui is now in the limelight and is at the right time to capture the hearts of scholars all over the world. He will not want someone like Zhu Guozhi!"
Kangxi asked again: "What about Wang Fuchen and his son?"
"They..." Bumbutai glanced at Kangxi, "They are Obai's mortal enemies, but they are not necessarily Wu Sangui's mortal enemies! If you want to use them, you have to turn them into Wu Sangui's mortal enemies!"
"How to change?" Kangxi asked.
Bu Mu Butai said coldly: "Let Wang Jizhen and Wang Zhongxiao raid Wu Yingxiong's house, kill Wu Yingxiong's son, and then take over Wu Yingxiong's daughter. In this way, you can safely use these two brothers.
By the way, Wang Jizhen's father-in-law Jia Hanfu, Huguang Governor Cai Yurong's aunt Cai Shiying, and Shi Lang whose whole family was killed by Zheng Chenggong can all go to raid Wu Yingxiong's house, kill Wu Yingxiong's son, and rape Wu Yingxiong's daughter! "
Kangxi breathed out heavily: "My grandson understands, my grandson will give them an order now!"
Bumbutai shook his head and said: "It's not you who gave them the order, but they took the initiative to submit a petition to kill Wu Yingxiong's sons and banish all their daughters from the official ranks!"
"My grandson understands. I will make arrangements now."
On the afternoon of the next day after returning to Beijing, Wang Zhongxiao was called to the Mingzhu Mansion by his brother Wang Jizhen - Wang Jizhen is now the chief-level pen clerk of the Ministry of War and is Mingzhu's subordinate. In the morning, Mingzhu ordered Wang Jizhen to take Wang Zhongxiao to her house after class, and said she had something important to discuss.
Wang Zhongxiao was planning to visit his backstage officials in Beijing - King Yu Fuquan, Imperial Minister Guanyin Bao, University Scholar Mingzhu, and the residence of Duolong, the Governor of Liangjiang. They were all must-visits.
However, according to the original order, the first person he wanted to visit was King Yu Fuquan. But now that Mingzhu has spoken, of course Wang Zhongxiao has to visit.
So he immediately asked his housekeeper Li Fuhan to go to Dashilan and spend two thousand taels of silver to buy a calligraphy imitation of Mi Fu by Nalan Xingde, and then took the calligraphy to Nalan's house with his brother.
When he arrived at Nalan's mansion, Wang Zhongxiao found that the mansion was more than twice as big as when he first came back, and it was splendidly decorated. It seemed that Nalan Xingde's income from "selling calligraphy" was quite good!
"Mi Fu's calligraphy..." Nalan Mingzhu took the calligraphy imitated by his son and looked at it, then smiled and said to Wang Zhongxiao, "Two thousand taels, right?"
"No," Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "This is not the real thing, it's not worth that much... When the student was shopping in Dashilan yesterday, he saw a good imitation of this word, so he bought it for twenty taels and gave it to the teacher today. Let’s express our feelings.”
Mingzhu smiled and put away the calligraphy, "Then I will accept it...but I won't take your things for nothing. There is a good job to make a fortune now. Do you want to go?"
"What's a good job to make a fortune?" Wang Zhongxiao asked, "What's a good job?"
Mingzhu looked at Wang Zhongxiao and said word by word: "Search the house...run the house of Wu Yingxiong in Shihu Hutong!"
"What?" Wang Jizhen exclaimed, "That's Princess Heshuo's Mansion! Can this be copied?"
"Why not?" Mingzhu said with a sneer, "Wu Sangui has rebelled, and Wu Yingxiong has also rebelled... Maybe in a short time, one of them will be the emperor, and the other will be the prince! Do you think this family should be confiscated?"
"That's right!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded heavily, "That's right! Teacher, is this the emperor's intention?"
"Of course!" Mingzhu said with a smile, "But it is not convenient for the emperor to take the initiative... You two are loyal ministers, and you are not on the same page with Wu Sangui and Wu Yingxiong. Why don't you ask Wu Yingxiong's mansion to be searched and his children arrested and punished severely? !”
This is to...
Wang Zhongxiao understood immediately!
Xiao Mazi wants to hand in another certificate of surrender! Probably only after handing in this certificate of nomination can I go to Guangdong to carry out the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, right?
"Teacher is right!" Wang Zhongxiao immediately made up his mind and nodded, "The student and the student's eldest brother will prepare the zhezi as soon as they return home. Teacher, do you want me, Ama, to also give me a zhezi?"
That’s a good attitude!
Mingzhu looked at Wang Jizhen again, and Wang Jizhen also quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, I have to let my Amma do the trick too!"
But we can't let Wang Fuchen go, otherwise he might "exterminate his relatives out of righteousness"!
Mingzhu smiled and said: "All governors in the world have to make mistakes, but you two brothers should take the lead in the first batch of troubles, so there is no need to go to the king's platform."
There is a completely different difference between following the trend and taking the lead!
Wang Zhongxiao knew that Kangxi was digging a hole for him, but he still nodded with a smile and said: "The teacher is right. My brother and I will do the good work of the leader!"
"I won't let you work in vain!" Mingzhu smiled, "Wu Yingxiong has three daughters, all of whom are rare beauties. You two brothers will each choose one to be your concubine, and give the remaining one to Huguang Cai Zhijun."
Wu Yingxiong himself doesn't look very good, but his sons and daughters all look outstanding. I don't know how they were born?
Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said: "Teachers and students have also heard that Wu Yingxiong's daughter is beautiful, but Wu Yingxiong is a traitor after all. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for students to take his daughter as a concubine, right?"
"What's wrong?" Mingzhu said with a smile, "Are you still afraid that a little lady will kill you in revenge for your brother?"
"That doesn't mean it's just whether the emperor knows it or not."
Mingzhu waved her hand: "No. To be honest, that's what the emperor meant! You two brothers broke up Wu Yingxiong's family and took his daughter back as a concubine. Hey, what else is the emperor worried about?"
Wang Zhongxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay. It's impossible for my family to take refuge with Wu Sangui. Even if Wu Yingxiong claims to be emperor in the future, he will be my family's mortal enemy!"
Wang Jizhen also nodded: "Yes, yes, we are mortal enemies!"
Mingzhu smiled and said: "That's right. If Wu Yingxiong really claims the title of emperor, then Wu Shilin will have to pursue the title of prince, and his two daughters will be princesses! Kill the prince and sleep with the princess, hahaha!"
Looking at Mingzhu who was laughing wildly, Wang Zhong said filial piety: What does it mean to sleep with a princess? My son has already fallen asleep. What does it matter if one more sleeps in? But killing the prince is a bit troublesome.
When the two Wang brothers left the Ming Mansion and returned to the Dafu Lane house, they found a somewhat shabby carriage parked at the door.
"Whose car is this?" Wang Zhongxiao was stunned for a moment, "Why is it so shabby?"
"That's my father-in-law's car!" Wang Jizhen sighed, "The old man's book of saints and sages has been ruined. He spent a lot of money to set up an academy in Shaanxi, but he couldn't bear to eat or wear it. Today, he probably came and I’m talking about wedding etiquette, right?”
Wang Jizhen and Jia Hanfu's daughter had been engaged for a long time. During the time when Wang Zhongxiao went on the expedition, all the procedures had been completed. Now they were waiting for the right time and auspicious day to get the good things done.
It's just that now Wang Jizhen has to take a concubine again. I don't know if Old Man Jia agrees or not?
However, contrary to Wang Jizhen's expectations, Old Man Jia was not here to discuss wedding etiquette, but to discuss with Wang Jizhen the impeachment of Wu Yingxiong for his rebellion.
"What? Lao Taishan, you also want to read a copy of Wu Yingxiong?" Wang Jizhen was stunned, "You have already become an official, why are they still looking for you?"
Jia Hanfu had a sad look on his face. When he heard his son-in-law's words, he immediately realized something was wrong, "What do you mean? My uncle, do you also..."
"What does Prime Minister Ming mean?" Wang Jizhen said, "Neither Shikai nor I ran away, and Prime Minister Ming also said that Wu Yingxiong's three daughters will lose their official positions, and then give them to us one by one. The other one will not be given to you, old man. Alright?"
"What?" Jia Hanfu was shocked, "Why is this happening? You didn't tell me."
Wang Zhongxiao glanced at Jia Hanfu, who was getting stronger and stronger, "Old man, how about I tell you that Wu Yingxiong's little daughter is stunning!"
Wu Yingxiong's youngest daughter was a concubine. Historically, she was taken as a concubine by Chang Ning. You can imagine how beautiful she is.
In addition, Wu Yingxiong’s youngest son Wu Shifan is also a very rare and beautiful boy.
"No, no, no." Old Man Jia is not interested in being Wu Sangui's grandson-in-law. "Are you kidding? Wu Sangui and I are of the same generation. Can I have his granddaughter? How can we meet each other after we do?"
Meet?
Wang Jizhen and Wang Zhongxiao were stunned.
What does this mean? Are you still thinking about becoming a third minister?
Jia Hanfu also knew that he had made a mistake, and immediately frowned and changed the subject: "It's okay for you two to take Wu Yingxiong's daughter as your concubine. It might be a good thing!
But if Wu Yingxiong’s son dies because of you, there might be trouble in the future! "
(End of chapter)
