Emperor Kangxi's "Fire and Thunder Policy" and Zhu Heji's "Sugar and Medicine Route" somewhat coincide with each other. They are both trying to create monopolies as much as possible... This is a sharp weapon for the country and must be firmly grasped!
And you have to hide it from the foreign devils, so let the magician from Rome do a good study!
Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi said to Tuhai again: "I remember that the question book handed over by Shang Zhijie mentioned a certain Zhang Zhenren from Longhu Mountain. He seems to be quite good at deceiving people."
Tuhai said: "There is such a person, his name seems to be Zhang Hongtian, his Taoist name is Qiling, he seems to be staying in Huizhou Mansion now."
Kangxi said: "Send a clear edict to Liu Bingquan, saying that Zhang Zhenren knows the method of fire and thunder and is a master of Taoism. Ask him to carefully escort this person to Beijing... This fire and thunder of the imperial court, On the surface, it has to come from him!
When the mage from Xiyi comes back to our place, we will also ask Master Zhang to deal with it. "
"嗻!"
Tu Hai responded, and then reminded: "Your Majesty, a large amount of white sugar is needed to configure this explosive, and white sugar is mostly produced in Guangdong and Fujian... Should the imperial court order the two provinces to purchase private sugar for the army? use?"
"No." Kangxi said, "With this order, either the sugar will rise to the sky, or the local officials will disturb the sugar farmers and make them afraid to plant sugar cane and make sugar... Shi Lang, you are from Fujian. , what do you think we should do about this?"
"Your Majesty," Shi Lang replied, "this sugar in Beijing only sells for a hundred cents per catty...it's cheaper in Fujian and Guangdong, so it's nothing. As long as you send some capable minions to buy it secretly, you can It’s enough for military use, so there’s no need to do it in a big way.”
"Okay," Kangxi said to Shi Lang with a smile, "I will leave the task of buying sugar to your family. You are from Fujian and your family has been in business, so you can definitely handle it. Just give me as much money as you need. Zhezi, I just believe you!"
"Slave, thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Shi Lang kowtowed quickly, he was so touched that Emperor Kangxi had sent the most important "military industry order" from the imperial court to his family!
Although Shi Lang did not dare to take Kangxi as a scapegoat, reasonable profits still had to be made...and Kangxi also said "just trust him", which made his meaning very clear, and he was telling Prince An Yue Lehe Bachelor Tuhai, no one is allowed to cause trouble to Shi Lang on the issue of buying sugar!
If someone insists on interfering without opening their eyes, then an elder of their clan or a chief bachelor will go and level that person, and they are not allowed to stab him upwards.
Yue Le and Tu Hai are both smart people, and of course they know what Kangxi means. Kangxi no longer mentioned buying candy, but changed the subject and talked about the Guangdong rural examination.
"Xue Zhang handed me a note and asked whether talented people from the occupied Guangdong prefectures and counties can come to Shaozhou for the imperial examination? Prince An, Tu Hai, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty," Prince An Yue Le said, "these scholars have no responsibility to defend the territory. We cannot hold them accountable even if their territory falls! I think they should be allowed to take the exam."
Tu Hai frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I also think that I should let them take the exam, but this braid..."
The braids are gone!
Xue Zhang's excerpt actually asked this question. Of course, Guangdong scholars with pigtails could take the provincial examination, but Zhu Heji did not allow adult men registered in his jurisdiction to wear pigtails.
"Let them take the test!" Kangxi said with a smile, "Compared with braids and head, head is more important... I can't be unkind!
Besides, if the head is gone, where can the braids come from? What else is there to take the imperial examination? How can you serve me? Although I cannot tolerate those who are true thieves, those who cut off their braids in order to save their heads are not true thieves.
I issued an edict telling scholars and scholars in Guangdong that regardless of whether they have braids or not, they can go to Shaozhou to take the provincial examination or come to Beijing to take the national examination. I will treat them equally and will not blame them because their braids are cut. "
Kangxi ordered Xue Zhang to conduct a large-scale provincial examination in Guangdong, with the purpose of poaching Zhu Heji and consolidating his own camp. How can you deny the exam just because a scholar has no braids? Doesn't this mean that he is stabilizing the camp for Zhu Heji?
"Your Majesty!"
Regarding Kangxi's decision, Yue Le and Tu Hai, of course, called "Sage Ming" together.
In fact, there are not many holy names, it is just common sense. Although Kangxi was not a holy king, he was not the kind of king who was aloof but ignorant of the fireworks of the world.
Moreover, most of the ancestral family laws of the Manchu Qing Dynasty came from Kangxi... Some were set during Kangxi's lifetime, and some were summarized by Yongzheng after Kangxi's death. Of course, these ancestral family laws could not be used to restrain Kangxi himself.
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"Prince An, Tu Hai, what did Geng Jingzhong want to do all the way to Beijing? Have you asked?"
On the way back to the city from Zizhuyuan, Emperor Kangxi, who seemed to be in a good mood, asked again about Geng Jingzhong's visit to Beijing.
Geng Jingzhong left Fuzhou in May, spent two months slowly traveling north, and finally arrived in Beijing one day ago.
Kangxi asked Yue Le and Tu Hai to greet him, and asked him what he wanted to do in Beijing.
"Reporting to the emperor," Tuhai replied, "King Jingnan is here to ask for power."
"You want power? What power do you want?" Kangxi asked again.
"Your Majesty," Yue Le took the question, "King Jingnan said that he has a great reputation but little power. Although he has the name of King Jingnan, in fact he cannot even control the entire Fuzhou Prefecture. Only a few people are really under his jurisdiction. Ten vassal Zhuangzhuang, fifteen banner troops and six thousand green soldiers. He felt that with this strength, he could not defeat the fake Prince Zhu San and the pirate Crown Prince Zheng. If he could not get more military power, he would wait for those two families. If he comes to the door, he will be as happy as a monk."
"Like Shang Kexi?" Kangxi frowned, "Didn't I give Shang Kexi great power? Shang Kexi has been in Guangzhou for so many years, and he has made hundreds of millions from the Xiangshan-Macau trade alone... But he Why don't you give the person named Zhu the same name?"
Kangxi's tone was quite dissatisfied with the Xiangshan-Macau trade, because Macau Portuguese people such as Luo Dongni and Sampaolo had already arrived in Beijing and became glorious slaves with yellow flags.
Emperor Kangxi personally summoned them and not only asked Zhu Heji about his capture of Macau, but also carefully inquired about Macau's trade situation. I was a little dissatisfied when I learned that Shang Kexi could make at least one million taels of silver from the Xiangshan-Macao trade every year.
It's not that the subordinates are dissatisfied because they are making money, but that Shang Kexi is dissatisfied because he only knows how to make money and have children, and has forgotten all about the war.
Moreover, the money was not spent in the end. Most of it went to the third prince Zhu and the third grandson Zhu!
Do you think Emperor Kangxi could not be angry?
"Your Majesty," Yue Le looked at Kangxi's unhappy face, so he tried, "Why don't you withdraw Geng Jingzhong's vassal and let him return to Beijing to be an idle prince."
"Withdraw the feudal vassal?" Kangxi was stunned, "Is Geng Jingzhong willing to do so?"
"Yes!" Yue Le said, "He told this servant yesterday that if he didn't have great power, he would never be able to defeat the fake Crown Prince Zhu and the false Crown Prince Zheng... It would be better to miss your important event, Your Majesty." , he himself was defeated and died, so it would be better to hand over the power early and return to Beijing to be a rich man. In this way, the emperor can send high officials to Fujian to take charge of the military and political power, so as to prevent the high officials and the vassal princes from constraining each other and eventually causing bad things. It’s a big deal.”
"The officials and the vassal princes are constraining each other?" Kangxi frowned deeply when he heard this. He already understood what Geng Jingzhong meant... There were not many soldiers in Fujian, but there was a vassal prince and a guarding duke. A governor, an imperial envoy.
This can make a table of mahjong!
The four bosses each have their own way, and the people below don’t know who to listen to? It's amazing that this battle went well.
Moreover, the situation in Guangdong is similar to that in Fujian, or even more chaotic! Now there is a governor, a vassal king, a duke, a general Dingnan, and Bingnangege...the five bosses, who should listen to them?
Thinking of this, Emperor Kangxi whispered: "That's the same reason...Okay, let Geng Jingzhong meet me in the South Study later, and I want to question him face to face."
