In the blink of an eye, the time has reached the forty-second year of Kangxi, which is 1702 AD, and it is almost April. Spring has arrived in the northern part of Mongolia, and it is a good time for spring flowers to bloom, but here in Pingtianfu, Nanjing, it is about to enter the hot summer. According to the practice of Great Mongolia, it was time for the imperial court of Great Mongolia to go to the summer resort to spend the summer.
Outside the north gate of the Forbidden City in Nanjing, Mongolia, along the official road going west, there is a long line of Western-style carriages parked, all with four wheels and two horses. The carriages are wide and have small transparent glass windows on both sides. carriage. This kind of carriage was originally brought to Mongolia by Queen Sofia, and Emperor Kang Mazi, who wanted to bring about the "mechanization" of India, found that the structure of this kind of carriage was relatively complex and could bring about the "mechanization" of the Indian handicraft industry. ". Moreover, this car is indeed more comfortable to sit in, especially when walking on the "Sankyo Chi Road" with hard pavement, it is really fast and stable. So Kangxi began to work hard to promote it, and from time to time he would give a reward of "giving a ride in a four-wheeled carriage"... Of course, he only wanted to "give a ride" and not buy a car. Officials who received rewards had to pay for the cars themselves. Driven by Kang Mazi's "gift", India's "car manufacturing industry" has really improved.
At least in the opinion of Soetuso Zhongtang, who has traveled to the West for many years and has just returned, this Indian-made carriage is no longer inferior to the Western four-wheeled carriage.
"Lao Liu, your car is really good. It's light, fast, not too bumpy, and it's spacious inside. It must be very comfortable for long distances, right?"
The person who spoke was Suo Etu, who had joined the "Sofia" Suo Party. He was now the Minister of the South Study Room and the Grand Bachelor of the Baohe Palace. He seemed to have gained Kang Mazi's favor again...
"That's because the bearings and spring mechanisms of this car are all made of steel imported from Ming Dynasty, which is why it is so smart. If it uses iron parts from India, it will be far behind."
The person who replied was Suo'etu's brother, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, and a first-class public law protector.
"Steel parts imported from Ming Dynasty? This is not easy to get, right?"
Although Soetou traveled to the Franks, the Rakshasa Kingdom, and the Ottoman Empire for two or three years, he was busy concluding various "explicit agreements" and "secret agreements", and also contacted all parties to complete the Suez Canal project. But he was not ignorant of the affairs in Mongolia. He knew that Kangxi Khan was very concerned about "Made in India". He was unwilling to import anything from the Ming Dynasty that India could make by itself, especially those made with Ming Dynasty. All things related to organs and equipment are encouraged to be made by oneself.
"Hey...why is this so difficult for us? Even if we don't have any means, don't we still have the emperor? The emperor has an exchange market with the Ming Dynasty, and we can buy all kinds of good things. And the emperor What does it have to do with our family? If you have any good things, you won’t forget to send some to our family.”
The legal security guard disagreed, but Suo'etu didn't understand for a moment and asked again: "Your Majesty? Isn't your Majesty the Great Khan..."
At this point, Suo'etu suddenly realized that the emperor his brother was talking about was not Kangxi Khan, but Kangxi Khan's good son, Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty Yinreng! When he learned that the steel parts of the carriage he was riding in were actually given by Yinreng, his expression suddenly changed, and he was at a loss for words.
"Lao Liu, you, you..."
"Third brother, what's wrong with you?" Fa Bao was shocked when he saw Suo'etu's performance, thinking: "He won't have a stroke, right? Why can't he speak?"
Suo'etu was shocked for a while, but finally recovered. He pointed at Fa Bao's nose and said, "Old Liu, why did you get on the pirate ship of King Xiqing? You still don't understand King Xiqing's thoughts? He He wants to rebel... If our Suo family follows him, won’t we all end together?”
The legal security guard was stunned when he heard this. He looked out of the slightly blurry car window warily, and then lowered his voice and said, "Third brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if the emperor doesn't become the emperor for the time being, , but he is still the crown prince of Great Mongolia. This was elected by the Kuritai Conference, and even the Great Khan cannot overthrow it. Once the Great Khan dies, the emperor will be the emperor again. What can we do wrong by following the emperor? Besides, there is peace in the DPRK. Our family is not the only one the Emperor has dealings with... If the law does not punish everyone, what can the Great Khan do?"
After listening to the words of the legal guardian, Suo'etu was like falling into an ice cave!
He never thought that after so many years of being cautious and fawning over Sofia, he just thought he could draw a clear line with Yinreng. As a result, his brother got closer and closer to Yinreng, and it seemed that he was already a die-hard "second master party".
What should I do?
Seeing Suo'etu's devastated look, Fa Bao laughed and said, "Third brother, you have been traveling abroad these years and don't know the situation in the junior high school. Queen Sofia has been in poor health for the past two years and has been taking a summer vacation. While recuperating in the villa, the relationship with the Great Khan has become much colder. The sixth master, the King of Kabul, is also following the Queen and his wife, and is also responsible for the military affairs in Afghanistan. He is very busy, and he is not very friendly with the Great Khan anymore. On the contrary, those of the Great Khan The bastards gained power one after another, becoming banner masters and kings, and each one became their master... The one who can control these masters in the future will not be the Sixth Master, but the Second Master."
Suo'etu sighed helplessly: "There is no father and son before the imperial power! The Great Khan and the second master have a grudge, how can he allow the second master to ascend the throne? I think he has made so many masters in the past few years to plan against the second master. Master... Our Suo family can’t be in the wrong team!"
Fa Baoyun said calmly: "What are you dealing with? The Great Khan's body has become worse than before in the past two years... The queen is not here, and there are more and more orchids around him, and his iron-clad body is also I can’t stand it. Moreover, this year is the 42nd year of Kangxi’s reign, and the Great Khan is already over fifty, how can he still..."
Having said this, he quickly shut up. This was indeed a bit disrespectful...
However, Kangxi's health was indeed failing. Starting from the second half of last year, Kangxi, who had been insisting on going to the morning court, began to be absent from work frequently. At the beginning of this year, Dahan fell ill again. Then he simply canceled the morning court and just handled the court affairs in the South Study Room.
After a period of silence, Suo'etu spoke again: "Does the Second Master have any ideas?"
Fa Bao nodded and smiled: "Second Master has been thinking about it for twenty years... and finally it will come true!"
Suo'etu sighed.
He was originally a staunch "Sophia Party" (Sofia Party), but now that he heard what his brother said, he couldn't make up his mind.
After all, the Sixth Master is still young and cannot compare to the Second Master Yinreng who has been operating in Shangjing and Suiye for many years. The Confucian Eight Banners underneath are as hard as iron plates, and there are also Confucianism and the Green Gang to assist. If both the Great Khan and Sofia are no longer good, leaving only Liu Ye alone, it seems difficult to control the situation!
If the Sixth Master falls, how can he, the "traitor" of the Second Master's party, survive?
But he had already betrayed the Second Master's Party before, and he might not be in good luck if he goes back now... What if he bets on the wrong bet and the Sixth Master wins in the end?
Just when Suo'etu was in a dilemma, a rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly came from his ears, and then there was the neighing of the war horse and the sound of the horse's hoof hitting the ground heavily.
Suo'etu knew that someone had come to deliver a message to him or the legal security guard, so he quickly opened the window and looked around. Sure enough, he saw a man in a yellow mantle had been flipped off his horse and arrived at the side of the carriage.
"Is Suo Zhongtang here?" the man in the yellow mantle asked loudly.
"Yes, yes." Suo'etu quickly agreed.
"Publish the oral instructions of the Great Khan, and see them in the car with the Suo Etu map!"
When Suo'etu heard that it was Kangxi's oral edict, how could he dare to be a little bit negligent? He quickly pushed open the car door and walked out. He bowed respectfully to the man in the yellow mantle who was delivering the edict, and said, "I asked for the edict on my forehead."
Then he rode on a fold-eared horse led by an Indian slave from the Suo family, and followed the man in the yellow mantle toward the Forbidden City. When he got close to the north gate, he saw a particularly huge one that almost occupied the Forbidden City. A large four-wheeled carriage with gilded dragons and two lanes.
There was a circle of people surrounding the carriage, including Tong Guogang, Tong Guowei, Xiong Cilu, Ma Qi (son of Mi Sihan), Sihana and other bachelors and ministers of the South Study Room, as well as the eighth master Yinsu and the thirteenth master Yinxiang. , Fourteenth Master Yinqi, and Xiao Guizi, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony. A little further away, there was a group of Indian beauties wearing gorgeous saris who were being held by black eunuchs and were crying... Seeing these The Indian woman was crying, and Soetu's heart twitched.
Because he knew that these women who believed in Brahmanism were all concubines of Kangxi. According to the rules of their Brahminism, once Kangxi died, they would have to burn themselves in the fire and be buried!
The Eighth Master Yinhu was also the banner master prince. He was the banner master of the Zhengbai Banner of the Eight Banners of Meng. However, Kangxi seemed to trust him particularly and did not let him go to Kaitian Mansion in Beijing to take up the post. Instead, he took the position of banner master from Pingtian Mansion in Nanjing. At the same time, he was given the job of general manager of Guangshan Treasury.
The so-called Guangshanku is actually a financial institution that specializes in issuing low-interest loans to bannermen of the Five Eight Banners. Kang Mazi's "Five Eight Banners System" is similar to the original Eight Banners system before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The bannermen of the Eight Banners all He directly received allotments of land, served the people in his spare time, served as a soldier in wartime, and even served in turns. Qiding's allotment is responsible for its own profits and losses, so of course it has to be invested and operated. But where does this investment come from? We can’t rely solely on robbery and rewards! Robbery and rewards depend on talent and luck. There are some people he can't rob and he doesn't get much credit, so what should he do? So Kang Mazi used the silver rupees collected from the working people of India to set up a Guangshan Treasury, and asked this Guangshan Treasury to lend low-interest debts to the May 8th Banner bannermen below, and help them run their farms and pasture.
When the Guangshan Library was first established, the person in charge of the Guangshan Library was Liuye Yin? But this sixth master Yin?'s character is a bit serious and harsh - both Kangxi and Sofia were like this, and his uncle Peter was even more famous for being cruel. It would be wrong for sixth master Yin?'s temper to be good.
Therefore, Mr. Liu is serious when lending money, and he is also serious when collecting debts. If the general managers below who are responsible for a certain flag's business cannot collect their accounts, they will definitely scold him bloody. So the people below had to work hard to collect the debt, which made the group of May 8th Banner disciples below who wanted to default on the debt very dissatisfied - everyone's lives belonged to the Khan, so why did they have to pay back the money they borrowed from the Khan?
In fact, Kangxi didn't want his subordinates to return the favor. He just wanted his son to make good friends, but he didn't expect that it would turn into something that offended people. So he asked Yinxi to go to the summer resort and lead troops to fight the Persians who occupied part of the Afghan land. At the same time, he transferred Guangshanku's errands to Yinsi, the eighth master who was very considerate of the people below, and asked Yinsi to take over. He wipes his ass.
After Yinhu took over Guangshanku, he did a very good job in handling it. He did not waive all debts and interest for his subordinates, but dealt with it as appropriate. Accept what should be collected, exempt what should be exempted, and show no mercy to those who should be sued before Kangxi. And whether it's collection, exemption, or prosecution, it can be convincing.
Of course Kangxi was extremely satisfied with his son's performance. Yin? has a violent temper and his subordinates are too strict. He really needs a "good person" by his side to ease the atmosphere. Of course, Kangxi didn't think there was anything wrong with Yin Xi's fierceness. How could he be the boss if he wasn't more fierce?
So Kangxi let Yinhu walk in the south study room, as if he wanted to train him to be a minister to the sixth elder brother Yinhu, and pretend to be a good person...
Today, the good man Yinhu looked very anxious. He no longer had the elegant demeanor of the past. When he saw Suo'etu coming, he hurriedly went up to meet Suo'etu. When he got to Suo'etu's side, he also supported Suo's dazhongtang who wanted to salute. , and then whispered: "Suo Zhongtang, Huang Ama has fallen ill, please get in the car and see me soon!"
Suo'etu's heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked, "Is it important?"
Yinsu just sighed.
Suo'etu didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he had to follow Yinhu to the carriage. Eunuch Gui who was standing there opened the door, and Suo'etu climbed up the steps and got into the carriage.
Kangxi's large carriage was custom-made, and it was very spacious inside. A tall man like Suo'etu could stand upright inside. There is only one bed for sitting and lying in the spacious carriage. There is a desk in front of the bed and several embroidered pieces on the other side of the desk. Suo'etu also smelled the smell of Chinese medicine. Kangxi had obviously just drank the medicine.
The light in the carriage was dim, and Kangxi was only seen wearing a yellow robe, without a hat on his head, half lying on the bed, his face was a bit frighteningly pale, he was covering his stomach with one hand, pointing to an embroidered pier with one hand, and asked Suo's forehead after the salute. Picture caption: "Sit down, sit down and talk."
"Great Khan, what are you..." Suo'etu asked Kangxi while sitting down.
Kangxi smiled bitterly: "There is a tumor in my stomach. It has been hurting for some days. I can't eat and I always vomit. But this morning I finally asked the imperial doctor to find it... It's not cured. I have to go." Meet the ancestors!”
"Sweating..." Suo'etu looked at Kangxi and was so anxious that he almost burst into tears.
He finally joined Sofia's "Sophia Party". Why was Kangxi about to die now? Once Kangxi died, could Yin? still take over? If Yin? If he cannot ascend the throne and become the Great Khan, then the Great Khan will be Yin Reng. Will Yin Reng let him go, this old traitor?
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