The next morning, when Zhao Xin went to the military camp to see Wu Siyu, the other party complained to him that except for the capture of Qing army scouts a few months ago, his hair was almost growing in the past few months.
Zhao Xin smiled and said: "This is not easy. Next year we will go to the island country, and you will take two battalions with us."
"Who are you going to hit?"
"Ogihan and the shogunate must deal with it."
"Ogi Fan?"
"It's the Choshu clan in later generations. We have to settle an old score with them. As for the shogunate...hehe"
Wu Siyu's eyes lit up. For him, fighting against the Qing army was a bit awkward, after all, they were all Chinese; fighting against the island country did not burden him at all. But then, Wu Siyu mentioned something, which made Zhao Xin a little confused.
"What do you think of Tang Xiao?"
Zhao Xin said in surprise: "Huh? I don't have any opinion."
Wu Siyu said: "She has approached Chen Yin'er several times, asking about you in a roundabout way."
Zhao Xin was a little confused and asked, "Why is she asking about me?"
Wu Siyu said "hehe" and showed an expression that said, "Don't pretend to be stupid with me anymore." "When I was looking for a thin horse in Yangzhou, you were the one who went to see her..."
Zhao Xin suddenly realized: "I said so!" He finally understood why Tang Xiaolai delivered the meal yesterday. However, Zhao Xin did not intend to continue this topic. He asked with a gossipy face: "How are you and Miss Chen doing? When are you going to get married? I will give you a big gift."
Now it was Wu Siyu's turn to be embarrassed. His own affairs were also quite disturbing, and they were far from being as beautiful as he had originally imagined. Although Chen Yin'er has done everything for him and never knows how to play a spoon, the problem is that the two of them don't have much in common unless Wu Siyu changes his career to music. However, Wu Siyu decided to make a fool of himself and refused to say anything.
One afternoon later, Zhao Xin returned to Fuldan City. As soon as he returned to his place, Guisheng burst into tears when he saw him. While wiping his tears, he buried his grievances and said, "Master, why did you leave me alone? How can I explain this to the young lady in the future?" .
After Zhao Xin had patiently listened to Guisheng's ramble, Guisheng then mentioned that a caravan came to the city yesterday, bringing dozens of horses and lots of goods.
Zhao Xindao: "You brat, we're talking about such a big thing now." After hearing this, Guisheng stuck out his tongue, lowered his head and went out to fetch water.
Chunlai, who was waiting outside the door, saw Guisheng coming out, and hurriedly went up to take the kettle from the other person's hand, and said flatteringly: "Brother Guisheng, I'll do it, I'll do it."
Guisheng looked back, and after walking more than ten steps, he handed the kettle to Chunlai and said, "If the master sees this, he has to tell me." When he saw Chunlai looking at him eagerly, he patted him. Shoulder said: "Spring is coming, we can't rush this matter. Master is usually too busy, so I have to find an opportunity to mention it to him."
Chunlai smiled and said, "Then it's all up to Brother Guisheng to help."
On Zhao Xin's side, he waited for Guisheng to go out, then picked up the phone and dialed Liu Sheng; to his surprise, the person who answered the phone was Wang Yuanfang. He told Zhao Xin that Liu Sheng went to inspect the prisoner camp. Zhao Xin asked about the caravan, and Wang Yuanfang said that there were more than a dozen people coming, led by a Hezhe man named Saimar, who said he bought matches from us last year. Liu Sheng did not see them, and temporarily asked Serdan and his son to accompany them, saying that they would meet formally tonight.
Zhao Xin hung up the phone and decided to ask Serdan about his situation first. After a while, the door of the room rang, and Guisheng came in with a kettle and put it on the stove to boil. Zhao Xin asked: "Guisheng, do you know where the caravan that came yesterday stayed?"
Guisheng said: "I know. Master Liu asked them to live in the two newly built wooden houses in the south of the city."
Zhao Xindao: "Oh. Then go there and call Serdan over now, and tell him that I have something to ask him. Don't let other people know."
Half an hour later, Serdan came. After the two of them performed the military salute, Zhao Xin smiled and said: "Sit down and chat. Where did that caravan come from?"
Serdan said: "This man's name is Saimar. He is from Hezhefeyaka. He is the same Huo Jihun who went to Beihai Town last year. This time he brought twelve people and thirty loads of goods. Apparently he was here. He came to do business with us because he was actually ordered by Na Qitai, the vice-capital of Ninggu Pagoda, to come here to inquire about the news."
Zhao Xin nodded and said: "The son-in-law of the Manchurian. What is his attitude towards us?"
Serdan smiled and said: "I am extremely respectful. Compared with last year, I am a completely different person."
Zhao Xindao: "What is their purpose?"
Serdan habitually took out his cigarette pouch and filled the cigarette while saying: "They brought a lot of things with them this time, including deerskin, fur, turquoise, but what surprised me the most was ginseng and dongzhu. That horse racing horse I said I wanted to exchange for matches, food, clothes, shoes and hats, and oh, ironware. But today he has been asking me about Fukang'an and Duerjia. I said I didn't know much about it, and he didn't ask anymore. ”
Zhao Xin's eyes narrowed and he asked: "Why do you feel strange?"
Serdan struck a match, took two puffs, and then said: "Sir, you don't know that treasures such as ginseng pearls are not allowed to be touched by outsiders in the imperial court. They have always been under the control of Buthaulla, and the pearls collected are sent directly to Jingli.”
Zhao Xin suddenly asked: "Is Butha'ullah the same as the animal-killing Ullah?"
Serdan said: "My lord, you know so much about how to kill animals!"
To kill animals, Ula is "Butha Ula" in Manchu. "Butha" means Yu hunt, and Ula means river. The animal hunting Ula represents the concept of region, which can be called the land of rivers, fishing and hunting. Its geographical scope is roughly in the later counties of Yongji, Shulan Jiutai, Yushu, Jiaohe and Shuangyang in Jilin City. The circumference of the area under its jurisdiction is about 560 miles.
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there were four major tribute institutions, namely Jiangning Weaving, Suzhou Weaving, Hangzhou Weaving and Dasheng Wula Yamen. Different from the three major handicraft production institutions of Suzhou, Ningxia, and Hangzhou inherited from the Ming Dynasty, the animal hunting Ula is a production method of gathering, fishing and hunting, and the tribute items collected are all produced in the Northeast; and the collection of tributes is to meet the royal family's sacrifices, rewards and In addition to enjoying themselves, we must also take into account the needs of the princes and nobles for Northeastern products.
Since the 14th year of Shunzhi, the Qing government established the Dashou Ula Yamen, which was directly under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The mountains and rivers in the area under the jurisdiction of Dashouula were designated as Gongshan and Gongjiang, and the special products produced were transported to Beijing as a routine. Both Gongshan and Gongjiang sent troops to patrol and guard, and deforestation, land reclamation, hunting and living were strictly prohibited.
What Zhao Xin thought at this time was that Na Qitai was just the deputy commander of Ningguta. He could not have the power to mobilize the tribute materials for the animal sacrifice Ula; not even General Jilin had the power. So, how did Saimal get his hands on ginseng and dongju?
"Is it Agui?" Zhao Xin quickly denied this person. Agui has great power, serving as the foreman, military minister, and bachelor of economics. But even so, he did not dare to touch the things in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and put his hand on Qianlong's personal pocket.
"Oh no! Has he arrived at Ning Guta?!" Zhao Xin slapped Serdan on the shoulder, startling him.
The answer is ready to come out. The "him" in Zhao Xin's mouth is currently the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is deeply trusted by Qianlong, and only he dares to do this.
Serdan asked with some confusion: "Sir, who came to Ninggu Pagoda?"
Zhao Xin put down his hand and said: "I just have a guess in my mind. By the way, a lot of new refugees have arrived at the port recently, and we don't have enough iron tools now. Let's give him a little appetite for fishing first. If he wants a bowl , just give him the plastic ones. You tell him that by next summer, we will have a surplus of iron here, and we will replace it then."
"Okay, then I will tell him what you want."
"Also, tell Saimar that I will meet him at the military camp in Jurgen City tomorrow morning. Whether it is in public or in private, let's talk about it together tomorrow."
...
"Sneeze!" Thousands of miles away in Ninggu Tower City, He Shen just walked to the door of the signing room and sneezed loudly. He took out a handkerchief and wiped his nose, wondering if the woman at home was thinking about him.
As soon as the door curtain was lifted, an old man in his fifties said hurriedly: "Sir, it's too cold here. You have to be careful not to freeze. If I don't go back, the ladies will scold me."
"Quan'er, is Semar back?" He Shen lowered his head and entered the room, feeling a rush of hot air hitting his face.
"Listen to what the adult said, it will still take twenty days anyway."
This old man in his fifties is Liu Quan, the steward of He Mansion, who is seventeen years older than He Shen. When Heshen's father, Chang Bao, died in office in Fujian, Liu Quan took on the important task of taking care of nine-year-old Heshen and five-year-old Helin. He stayed with them and never left them. It wasn't until He Shen's rise to prominence that Liu Quan finally became famous.
The fire was burning in the room. Liu Quan helped He Shen take off his fur coat and said, "I didn't sleep well yesterday either. Nothing will happen now. You'd better go back to the backyard and sleep for a while."
"Why are you squinting? The emperor is very worried. We have been here for more than ten days and there is no news at all." He Shen took the hot towel handed by Liu Quan and wiped his face, saying: "Momo, I want to write a memorial."
Liu Quan responded, took the towel and handed it to his servant, and sent him out. He walked to the desk and polished his ink and said: "I understand my thoughts. After this matter is done, your face will be exposed. Long live the master. I will take the lead. Qian Feng and Wang Jie, who are they?" How dare you stab me!"
It is said that since Heshen and his eighth elder brother Yongxuan left Beijing, Qianlong has been urging them to inquire about the progress almost every day. After the two arrived in Wula, Jilin, they first took off Agui's yellow mantle according to the order and asked him to write Fubian notes behind closed doors.
At present, the morale of the military in various parts of Jilin is scattered, and Mingliang is a new recruit. So Heshen and Yongxuan petitioned Qianlong to let Agui temporarily sit in Wula, Jilin, to help Mingliang regain morale and stabilize the morale of the army. Qianlong agreed to their request, but still urged them, and even issued secret edicts to severely reprimand them many times.
After several discussions with Yongxuan, Heshen proposed to let Yongxuan sit in Jilin and go to Ninggut City to be responsible for the specific negotiations. Anyway, the land route from Ninggu Pagoda to Jilin is only more than 600 miles. If anything happens, you can know it the next day.
As soon as he came up with this idea, Yong Xuan was so excited that tears filled her eyes, saying that she didn't expect Zhizhai that you could go deep into dangerous places, and that you were really a hero of the Qing Dynasty.
He Shen returned with a smile: "Eighth Master is too modest. I am a slave working for the emperor, so what is the danger?"
However, the reason why He Shen dared to do this was that he was deceived by the secret letter written by Na Qitai to Qianlong, and the second was the political struggle between the various factions in the DPRK.
The first is Na Qitai’s sealed seal.
Regarding the siege of Ning Guta, Na Qitai did not dare to tell the truth. If he dared to say that the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty could not defeat Zhao Xin, Qianlong would just slap him to death. So what he said was that he led all the soldiers and civilians of Ninggu Tower to clear the country and retreat to the city, vowing not to surrender until death. Fortunately, due to the inconvenience of road transportation, Zhao Ni's troops only carried repeating muskets and did not bring heavy artillery to attack the city. Furthermore, it was freezing cold and the thieves were short of food and grass, so they asked for a sum of money and hurriedly evacuated. He then followed and pursued him all the way and recaptured Hunchun. However, the rebels occupied Karen in Mongolia and sent heavy troops to guard the important roads; then they withdrew their troops.
Qianlong was deeply convinced after receiving Na Qitai's secret message. Although he hated him for paying the city redemption fee to the rebel bandits, he wanted to recover Hunchun and Karen along the way, which would offset his merits and demerits. And He Shen soon received this secret copy. When I looked at it with the adults, oh, that’s what happened. That’s it! But if he knew the real reason why Zhao Xin didn't attack Ning Guta, he wouldn't dare to kill him!
As for the political struggle between North Korea and China, it is now becoming clear.
The military attache faction headed by Agui was defeated! After suffering such a huge defeat, Agui's position as the leader of the military aircraft may not be guaranteed. Fukangan said he was alive, but he didn't know whether he was injured or not. Now that he is defeated and captured, even if he is redeemed, let's see how he behaves arrogantly with himself in the future. Liang Guozhi of the Qing school was already old, and Dong Gao was too young. As for Fulong'an, he is Heshen's close comrade-in-arms!
Now that everything is in order and there is no danger, if he can go to Ninggu Pagoda to handle the redemption matter now, the credit will be great. Not to mention being able to become the foreman of a military aircraft, even the fifteenth elder brother has to think about his merits. So after he petitioned Qianlong and received praise, Heshen took 1,500 soldiers and horses to Ninggu Pagoda to sit down and negotiate.
Heshen cannot fight. When Su Shishisan rebelled, Emperor Qianlong was afraid that Lanzhou would not be protected, so he ordered Heshen to go to Gansu as an imperial envoy to quell the rebellion. At that time, Heshen arrived at the Hailancha tribe and found that the Hailancha tribe had defeated the rebels, so he ordered the army to march in four directions. However, many members of the Fourth Route Army were dissatisfied with Heshen, an officer who had started out as a flatterer, so only Hailancha and Tuqinbao went on the expedition. As a result, Hailancha advanced around the mountain and wiped out the enemy's ambush, while Tuqinbao was surrounded and died; Agui almost killed him afterwards. After the battle, more than 30 generals including Agui and Hailancha wrote a letter asking Emperor Qianlong to prohibit Heshen from leading troops again. The relationship between him and Agui was also formed because of this incident.
Knowing this well, Mingliang sent three generals he brought back from Yili to assist. They were all capable of conquering and fighting. Heshen felt relieved and set out on the road with peace of mind.
On the second day after he arrived at Ningguta, he caught up with Saimar to bid farewell to Naqitai and prepare to set off. He Shen thought about it carefully and felt that since Zhao Ni was a gang of money-grubbing people, it would be better to bring more pearl treasures to lure him to cooperate with Saimar's spying.
In this way, Saimar waited for some more days. After receiving the secret order from He Shen, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Dasheng Wula Yamen did not dare to neglect, and braved the wind and snow to send a batch of fine furs, ginseng, dongzhu and turquoise. Saimar then hurriedly set out on the road, and has been walking for ten days now.
After hearing what Liu Quan said, He Shen frowned, took a sip of hot tea calmly, walked over and watched Liu Quan polishing ink, and said slowly: "Liu Quan, I have told you several times. , you are now helping me to manage the Chongwen Gate Customs. You are a court official, a person with fame and status. How can you be so impudent in what you say? We men do things above board! I hope that I will show my face in front of the emperor. Is this a thought? Wrong, but why bother with others!"
"Yes! I taught you the right lesson!" Liu Quan was startled, then immediately stopped smiling and returned to his honest and docile look.
There is no news yet, so the contents of the memorial reported every two days are still the same.
"I would like to report to you that I would like to request an edict. According to the report from Tong Naqitai, the deputy capital of Ningguta, it has been more than ten days since Uketunhuojihuo Saimar and others from Qihechen Township went to Fuldan City. So far, There has been no reply yet. It has been snowing heavily recently and the roads are difficult to travel. I am afraid that there will be no news for another twenty days..."
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