After hearing Zhao Xin's words, He Shen showed a trace of anger in his eyes and sneered: "You don't need to worry about this matter. Your Majesty is in good health and has a long life. Mr. Zhao does not need to sow the relationship with Prince Hejia. "
Zhao Xin nodded and said with a playful expression: "Speaking of longevity, I think of a monument. It is said to be written by Kangxi to his grandmother. Do you know where the monument is now?"
The muscles on He Shen's face twitched a few times, and his originally fair and thin face became paler under the light, and his heart suddenly filled with fear. How come he even knows this? !
Speaking of the origin of that stele, we have to go back to the 12th year of Kangxi. It was written by Kangxi to pray for his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. It was later carved into a stele and has been treasured in the Forbidden City.
A few years ago, He Shen braved the disapproval of the world and bribed eunuchs to smuggle the stone tablet out of the palace, then hid it in a cave in his back garden and embedded it tightly on a Taihu stone.
He did this very secretly, and even few people in the mansion knew about it. You must know that stealing the most important treasure in the imperial family is a serious crime against the Nine Clan. No matter how much Qianlong favored him, if he knew that he actually dared to steal the "Fu" Monument, he would have to skin him.
I heard Zhao Xin say again: "Master He must be thinking, how do I even know about this? Do I still have spies in the palace? I advise you not to bother."
He Shen was really embarrassed now. He didn't know how many secrets Zhao Xin knew about him. The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid. What do you want? As long as it doesn’t hurt the emperor or He X’s family, everything else is easy to discuss.”
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Zhao Xin said with a smile: "I'll give you a month to make a list of the land, farms and shops you hold. The specific location, area, and the name of the person who holds it. You need to write it clearly and then sign it. One month later, our people will contact Liu Quan, and then Butler Liu will pay a visit and hand over the list to the person coming."
He Shen's eyes widened and he said in shock: "You are really concerned about He's family property!"
Yes, Zhao Xin was thinking about Heshen's family property, but meeting him was definitely an accident.
Two weeks ago, a male from Beihai Town Primary School suffered from acute angina pectoris. Although he was rescued by Wu Xianhou and others, considering that the man was nearly seventy years old, it would be troublesome if he had another episode. So Zhao Xin called Hong Tao to discuss with him, and finally reached an agreement to send him back to reunite with his family and recuperate.
Since we have to go back, we can't just make a trip for this matter. Immediately, the civil affairs, health, propaganda and military-industrial complex all threw over a pile of purchase lists; including medicines, medical equipment, books, fertilizers, pesticides , milling machines, drill presses, agricultural tractors, cranes, off-road vehicles, trucks, broadcast equipment, small generators and related accessories, including a lot of them. Since the development of the Nenjiang Plain will begin before the spring of next year, Chen Qingsong alone will need to add another hundred crawler tractors.
As a result, Zhao Xin had to wait for a while in another time and space before returning to Beihai Town. At least he had to wait until all the most urgently needed supplies arrived. So what should you do next to pass the time? You can’t stay at home every day, right?
Take a break? Forget it, kidneys are precious. It’s rare to be alone for a few days, so don’t waste them.
Go to the Forbidden City to see Qianlong? What's there to see in a rotten old man who is dying? Besides, the security of the Forbidden City makes people's scalp numb just thinking about it.
After much thought, Zhao Xin finally set his target on He Shen. In the past two years, as the "driving tigers and swallowing wolves" plan has been implemented, he can't help but think about one thing, that is, if He Shen leaves Beijing, what will happen to his properties?
Of course gold, silver, jewelry and antiques can be taken away, but there is also a large amount of real estate including 3,000 houses, 8,000 hectares of land, 75 pawn shops and 42 bank accounts!
This is more than half a million acres of land! And most of them are in the Zhili area. Even Zhao Xin, who is not short of money and land, cannot help but be tempted.
Not to mention that with so much land in hand, land reform in the Zhili area will be much easier after entering the customs; in addition, Beihai Town will also need to acquire a large amount of land for industrial and construction land after entering the customs. Building a new administrative center will require at least hundreds of thousands of acres; in addition, if the pawnshops and banks under Heshen's name are controlled, it will also be of great help to stabilize the financial order of Zhili and even the northern region.
However, there is the biggest trouble here. Without the land deed, the location of the land store cannot be found out. When the time comes and Heshen Juan runs away, it will become a complete bad debt.
Put pressure on Beihai Town through its intelligence station in the capital? Then Zhao Xin first had to go to "Huang Shengtai" on Qianmen Street to find someone. The problem is that shopkeeper Guo has a single line of contact with Xu Dayong and does not know him. Moreover, even if he is disguised, his height cannot be concealed. Appearing rashly on Qianmen Street in the Qing Dynasty will definitely attract the attention of others and bring risks to shopkeeper Guo.
Zhao Xin spent a few days thinking about it, and finally decided not to bother, and simply went to the back building of He Mansion to explore it in person according to the research of historians. Anyway, with his abnormal skills, even if he is discovered, he can just leave.
As mentioned before, there are 111 rooms in the back building of Heshen Mansion, which are divided into upper and lower floors. The lower floor is a row of rectangular windows, while the upper floor has 45 brick-carved windows of various shapes, including square, round, peach-shaped, fan-shaped, pomegranate-shaped, scroll-shaped, Fuqing Youyu-shaped, etc., completely Not the same. It is said that because Heshen embezzled so much property that he couldn't even remember it, and it was difficult to organize them together, he divided the treasures into different categories and placed them in different rooms, corresponding to different windows. Just by looking at the windows, you can tell whether the room is filled with jade, calligraphy, paintings, or jewelry.
After making a plan, and after repeated deliberation, Zhao Xin booked tickets in advance to visit Prince Gong's Mansion in the afternoon, and then wandered around there for more than two hours; until it closed at five o'clock in the afternoon, he I found a surveillance blind spot near the back building, and then arrived at He Shen's house without anyone noticing.
Because I had prepared weapons in advance, I thought that if the servants of He Mansion were to discover me, I would give him a shot and an anesthetic first. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and he was completely unnoticed when he appeared. Then Zhao Xin slipped into a servant's room and hid under the bed, thinking to wait until it got dark before taking action. Unexpectedly, he came out quietly and was about to pick the lock when he bumped into He Shen who was about to enter the Shuifa Building. This led to what happened next.
Seeing the surprised look on He Shen's face, Zhao Xin smiled: "You can't take it with me anyway, so why do you think so much and have nothing?"
He Shen argued without confidence: "Why do you have that?!"
"Behind me are 100,000 Beihai navy! Because Beihai Town has occupied thousands of miles of mountains and rivers outside the pass! I just want to rob it openly and distribute the land gathered by you corrupt officials to the landless peasants all over the world, so that the people can have a different way of living! If I don't come , you people can only drag this country into the abyss of eternal destruction!"
"So this is the reason why you forced the Jin gentry to sell their land in Shandong. Aren't you afraid of offending the Jin gentry in the world? He Mou advised me that since ancient times, the emperor has ruled the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people. What you are doing is simply self-inflicted. Disorganize your roots and do whatever you want!"
"Haha, sir, haven't you understood it after all these years?"
"Understand what?"
"The foundation of Beihai Town has never been the gentry and scholar-bureaucrats, but the common people you look down upon."
"You want to equalize the land?" He Shen felt that he understood what Zhao Xin was thinking, so he laughed and said: "Your Excellency turns out to be imitating Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, which is ridiculous! Do you know how many Dingkou there were in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and how many are there in the world now? How many Dingkou? Nowadays, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the southern provinces, there is almost no land for cultivation! "
"That's right! If you people hadn't been annexing land like crazy, how could Beihai Town have grown so much over the years?"
"Well"
He Shen thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Zhao really admires He for his military skills. Although He is not good at this, I can see that your troops are deployed like a national master, with careful planning and precise and ruthless chess moves. The Qing Dynasty is surrounding me step by step! But Mr. Zhao, since ancient times, conquering the world and taking over the world are completely different. Ruling the world depends on moral principles, not who has a big fist. You are so forceful to buy the land of the Jin gentry and seize people. If your family property is ruined and your life is ruined, you are not afraid that everyone will fight against you?!"
"Sir, do you know what revolution is?"
"Mr. Zhao, are you testing me? Although He is not talented, he also knows the principle of 'the revolution of heaven and earth is the result of the four seasons, and the revolution of Tang and Wu is in accordance with nature and in accordance with man'."
"Are you talking about the change of dynasties or the theory of destiny." Zhao Xin smiled contemptuously, and then slowly said the famous saying about "revolution" in another time and space. He Shen was dumbfounded.
"Is this the reason why you came to your home and demanded property from a certain family?"
"Master He, you are well versed in the principle of the cunning rabbit's three burrows. You know how much gold and silver has been transported from the warehouse rented by Ma Basan in Anping Port in the past few years due to corruption and bribery. You know it, and I also know it clearly. But I haven’t moved, do you know why?”
He Shen stared at Zhao Xin with hatred and was speechless. Sun Shiyi, Liu Yong and others could argue with this, but he, the biggest corrupt official in the Qianlong Dynasty, really lacked confidence.
"Gold and silver are nothing to me, and treasures and antiques are nothing more than items used in exchange for funds. They should not be eaten or worn. But the land is of great use to me, and you can't take it away. Rather than giving someone else a free advantage, why not If you leave it to me, you can do a good deed for the world."
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"I might as well tell you, do you know why your master is so indulgent to you? He has cultivated a money bag for his successor, a super-big wallet that has amassed wealth that exceeds the Qing Dynasty's annual income in several years! As long as he steps forward , Yong Yan and countless others will jump out to deal with you, no matter how much you flatter me, it will be useless, there is only one end, confiscate your property and die!"
"He is loyal to the emperor and to the Qing Dynasty!"
"Do you believe this? Are there any 'loyal ministers' who have been greedy for hundreds of millions in the past and present? Thank you for your words! Unless you die, many people will have trouble sleeping and eating! Yong Yan, Yong Lin, Fukang'an, Zhu Gui, Wang Jie, and even Liu Yong, have been trying to deal with you for more than a day or two. Do you think they are afraid of you? They are afraid of Qianlong behind you! But he is already eighty-two, seventy-three or eighty-four, and the King of Hell does not invite him to go, How long do you think he can protect you?"
He Shen was really scared now, and Zhao Xin expressed the fear he had always buried in his heart. His face suddenly changed from bright to dark, and he looked at Zhao Xinda slyly: "If Mr. Zhao and I defect to Mr. Zhao, will there be a place for us?"
Zhao Xin sneered a few times and said: "Master He, based on what you have done, where do you think you can hide? If I take you in, what will the people below think?"
By the way, no matter how capable He Shen is, Beihai Town can't take him. Zhao Xin had discussed this matter specifically with Yu Deli, Chen Qingsong, Wang Zhong and others. Everyone agreed that this person was a poisonous weed clinging to a big tree in the Qing Dynasty, dependent on each other. If Beihai Town even tolerates He Shen, it will definitely be like a piece of mouse shit.
Speaking of this, He Shen already had concerns in his mind. He pondered for a moment and asked the biggest question for the Manchu court.
"Mr. Zhao, He has asked his subordinates to search the household registration books all over the world over the years, but they can't find out the details of several big bosses in your Beihai Town. May I ask where you are from? Your Excellency once named Zhu Ming. Banner, what is your relationship with the last Zhao King of Zhu Ming? Who did you learn the official Mandarin of the banner people from?"
Zhao Xin smiled slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Sir, let's make an agreement."
"Please say."
"When you are dying, no matter how far away you are, as long as you send me a message, I will definitely tell you. Even if I am not here, someone will definitely tell you."
Even though he knew that Zhao Xin's methods were unpredictable, He Shen still couldn't believe it. He thought the other party just didn't want to say anything, so he said casually: "What does a gentleman say?"
"Hurry up!" Zhao Xin raised his hand and looked at his watch. He found that it was almost nine o'clock, and said: "We've almost finished chatting, and it's time for me to leave. But I still have to trouble you and your Excellency to see me off, just in case. It would be bad if you go the wrong way and break into the women's residence."
He Shen cursed in his heart angrily, you sneaked into the back house quietly and you actually licked your face and asked me to send you off? But how could he not agree? He could only lead the way with a livid face.
After the two of them left the Shuifa Building, Liu Yin led the way and walked south along the passage across the courtyard on the west side, passing through several doors in sequence. The servants they met on the road bowed to their master one after another, but He Shen didn't say anything to him and walked at a brisk pace. The servants saw the tall and tall Zhao Xin following He Shen. Although they thought this man was strange, no one dared to ask.
After about a stick of incense, he finally arrived at the gate in the southeast corner of He Mansion. Liu Yin didn't bother to call the people in the concierge, and went straight forward to remove the door latch. Just as the servants in the porter were about to come out, they heard He Shen shouting coldly: "Go back! Don't come out!"
Several people were frightened. They still recognized their master's voice, but they didn't know what was going on. They didn't dare to breathe while standing in the door.
Not long after, the vermilion door was slowly opened by Liu Yin. Zhao Xin walked out, stood on the steps and cupped his hands with He Shen inside the door: "Master He, one month, remember."
After saying that, he walked down the steps, turned to the right, and disappeared through the door. Liu Yin, who was standing in the door at this time, couldn't help but peek out, but found that there was not even a ghost in the deep and dark alley. Zhao Xin seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, which scared him so much that he took a breath!
He Shen asked anxiously: "Is the person gone?"
"Master, it's gone!"
"What?!"
"You deserve to die, slave!" Liu Yin raised his hand and slapped himself in the mouth, explaining, "He obviously went west, but he just disappeared after being so skilled!"
"His!"
"Master, would you like me to follow you and take a look?"
"Your head was squeezed by the door, or your brain is swollen! Do you know who he is? You don't want to live anymore!"
"You deserve to die!" Liu Yinxin said, "I don't know who he is."
He Shen rubbed his forehead that was blown tight by the cold wind, calmed down, and whispered to Liu Yin: "Go and call your father, I have something to tell him!"
Liu Quan came soon. When he learned that Zhao Xin suddenly appeared in the backyard of He Mansion, he was frightened to death. Afterwards, he and He Shen discussed it in the study until late at night, and finally admitted that what the other party said was indeed reasonable. If Beihai Town captured Shengjing and then imitated Zhang Xianzhong, Qianlong would be very angry if he couldn't guarantee it.
He Shen then spent a few days thinking, and finally decided on a strategy of closely uniting with He Lin, who held military power, and began to transfer the family property to Kunming, using Yunnan and Guizhou as his retreat. He felt that since Zhao Xin wanted He Lin to fight for Beihai Town in Burma and compete with the British, he would definitely provide support; with military power and fast guns and artillery, Yong Yan would not dare to touch him.
As for the list of properties and shops that Zhao Xin wanted, although He Shen was heartbroken, he still had no choice but to ask Liu Quan to lead people to count and make an inventory. There was no way, Zhao Xin's visit really scared him.
(End of chapter)
