Especially the people of Shaanxi, after arriving in the capital, they were fascinated by the prosperity of the capital, and some of them had changes in their minds.
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Just yesterday, Shangguan Yuer set up a stall at the street entrance, selling small items she knitted...
Unexpectedly, there happened to be an old lady from a brothel passing by with her big ass...
This old lady from the brothel, after seeing Shangguan Yu'er's appearance again, she thought of the special habits of those old customers, but her thoughts were moved...
The old woman in the brothel proposed to a middle-aged beggar who was guarding Shangguan Yu'er that she buy Shangguan Yu'er for thirty taels of silver.
When the middle-aged beggar heard that he had the benefit of thirty taels of silver, he immediately forgot about his feelings for his fellow countrymen and Shangguan Yuer's life-saving grace, and immediately agreed.
The middle-aged beggar forced Shangguan Yu'er to sign a deed of betrayal, received thirty taels of silver as a benefit, and then ran away alone.
Shangguan Yu'er, who was only ten years old, was unable to resist such a tragic fate...
She could only beg the old lady at the brothel to see her grandfather one last time and explain the matter clearly so that he would not worry.
The old lady, who had the deed of prostitution in hand, felt that this was not a big deal, just like a kind grandmother who loved her granddaughter, and she agreed with a smile.
However, even Shangguan Yu'er herself did not expect that she would be taken by two turtle men from the brothel. After meeting her grandfather and the others...
These fellow villagers from Shaanxi, thinking of Shangguan Yu'er's kindness along the way and the horror of that hellish place in the brothel, got excited and snatched Shangguan Yu'er back.
After snatching Shangguan Yu'er back, these people led by Shangguan Yunsheng also knew that the people in the brothel would definitely not give up...
Therefore, they wanted to find a place with a lot of people so that the people in the brothel would not dare to take action.
Then, there was this farce in front of Changyuan Restaurant tonight.
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When the old beggar Shangguan Yun was released, He Shen secretly glanced at Shangguan Yu'er, but saw that Shangguan Yu'er had always been peaceful and stood beside his grandfather obediently...
It was as if the tragic experiences Shangguan Yunsheng mentioned had nothing to do with her.
For some reason, He Shen always felt that this kind of peacefulness and well-behavedness was a little bit pitiful.
What a tragic experience can make this little girl, who is only ten years old and in the most naughty period of childhood, become so mature.
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Here, after listening to the words of the old beggar Shangguan Yunsheng, He Shen shook his head thoughtfully and let out a faint sigh.
In the eyes of the world, a businessman is a person who sells or buys anything of value.
Robbers and thieves are people who kill, steal, and engage in business without capital.
There must be a certain connection between them...
In fact, this understanding is not wrong.
Because in the extremely hidden and safe black market, merchants and robbers and thieves have a unique tacit understanding...
Under the surveillance of a group of thugs, the robbers and thieves took out the stolen items and people one after another, and like young men who had just joined the industry, they sold their goods to the passing merchants...
They couldn't name most of the items themselves, and they didn't know their prices.
Businessmen like this kind of business very much. Not only is the price cheap, but if you are lucky, you can also buy a rare treasure of unknown origin from unsuspecting robbers and thieves...
The most important thing is that it is safe here. Even the most ferocious gangsters and strongmen have to suppress their inner impulses and dare not touch a finger of the merchants carrying gold and silver.
The merchants have paid a price for this. They paid protection fees in exchange for the privilege of not being harassed by bandits.
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And a fine girl like Shangguan Yu'er is worth a thousand taels of silver on the black market...
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It's no wonder that the people in the brothel are so hard on each other.
A person with thirty taels can resell it for a thousand taels. Who would give up such a profit...
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After standing there and thinking for a while, He Shen fumbled from his arms, took out a large banknote, and threw it on the face of the scar-faced man Yu Peng...
He Shen looked at the scar-faced man Yu Peng coldly and said, "You bought this little girl for thirty taels of silver..."
"Today, I bought her for three hundred taels of silver. From now on, she will be my own. You can take the money and leave. By the way, keep the deed of sale."
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The scar-faced man Yu Peng couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart after hearing He Shen's words, and he stuttered.
"But Mr. Guan, my boss, wants this girl, no...not money..."
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When He Shen heard this, a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"What? Are you not satisfied with the way I handle it?"
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"Master Guan, please don't go too far. Our boss also has official connections..."
Faced with He Shen's request, the scar-faced man Yu Peng still expressed his rejection although his attitude was still very humble.
"How outrageous! This is the head of the Household Department, a big shot named Niu Hulu. Why don't you obey orders quickly?"
Zeng Zhi, the seventh-rank officer who was following him, immediately became furious when he heard what the scar-faced man Yu Peng said. He strode forward and shouted angrily.
"He is the master behind you. You must be polite when you meet with adults. You are a dog. How could you be so bold?"
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The scar-faced man Yu Peng, after learning He Shen's true identity, lowered his head and said softly: "Everything, I will obey your orders!"
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At this time, He Shen said calmly: "You know what's going on, otherwise something will happen, and you will be the unlucky ones in the end!"
After saying this, He Shen didn't bother to pay attention to Yu Peng, a scarred man with a gloomy face, and said to the old beggar Shangguan Yunsheng.
"From now on, you two, just follow me. If you are alone, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect her, and it will cause more trouble."
After hearing what He Shen said, the old beggar Shangguan Yunsheng was shocked. He looked at He Shen blankly, opening his mouth to speak, but he didn't know whether he should agree or disagree.
However, without waiting for the old beggar Shangguan Yunsheng to refute, He Shen looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he stopped delaying and walked towards the sedan that had been waiting for a long time.
Because of this matter, He Shen has been delayed a lot of time. If he continues to delay, he may have less time to sleep.
The reason why He Shen saved Shangguan Yu'er from the clutches of the brothel turtle was firstly because Shangguan Yu'er's experience was indeed pitiful, which made He Shen feel pity; secondly, it was He Shen's affirmation of his own conscience.
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He Shen, on his side, waved his hands and said goodbye to his colleagues, then took Shangguan Yunsheng and Shangguan Yu'er into the carriage and left here quickly.
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Time passed in a hurry, and five years passed by in a flash.
He Shen, who had worked as the head of the household department for five years, was successfully promoted to the third-rank official position of director of the Neicang Division at the age of twenty.
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The Neicang Division is one of the divisions under the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is responsible for the salaries and all financial expenditures of officials, petty officials and other state departments. It has great power.
And as He Shen is the highest officer of Neicang Division, ordinary officials must act based on his face. Otherwise, they will not even be able to pay their salary, and food will be a problem...
He Shen's official position was promoted so quickly and so smoothly that no one expected it.
A twenty-year-old third-rank imperial official. How many people in history have achieved such an achievement...
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Since the treasury was empty during the Qianlong dynasty, He Shen had an innate talent for current affairs and finance, especially national financial management. Therefore, it is said that he rose to great heights with ease.
Such an easy road to promotion is inseparable from the financial management skills that He Shen is good at.
It can be said that in the past five years, He Shen has indeed done a lot of practical things for the court.
Before He Shen entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, Qianlong had difficulty with financial turnover and could not make any expenditures. However, after He Shen's tricks, things improved a lot, and the money in the treasury increased.
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In fact, to be honest, He Shen didn't do anything big.
He just targeted and attacked the petty officials and officials at the middle and lower levels, and the taxes across the country increased a lot.
Most of these middle and lower-level officials and officials are poor scholars. Perhaps they were afraid of poverty and hardship when they were young...
These middle and low-level officials and clerks have extraordinary persistence and enthusiasm for money and things...
In other words, after becoming officials, they were corrupt, perverted the law, extorted money, and committed all kinds of evil.
After they became officials, they cleverly set up names to collect taxes, plunder people's wealth, dispose of wealth, and collect wealth from tens of millions of people to enrich their own wallets.
Thinking about the past five years, He Shen has beaten the middle and lower-level officials and clerks to obtain 8.6 million taels of silver for the national treasury, and we can see a hint of...
This is the result of He Shen's five years of hard work...
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What kind of greed and madness is this...
Just squeezing out a little bit of oil and water from the bureaucracy is enough to feed the people of several provinces.
It can be seen that most of the world's wealth lies in the hands of the bureaucracy...
During these five years in the Ministry of Finance, He Shen saw countless corrupt officials in the Qing Dynasty.
They trade power for money, accept privately, steal openly and covertly, embezzle and accept bribes, and use all kinds of means to make money on millions of people.
For He Shen, he only needs to beat them a little and let them swallow a little bit, which will be enough to fill the treasury.
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There are no so-called secrets in officialdom.
In particular, Heshen, as the top official of the Neicang Division, has control over the salaries and wages of all state officials and departments and all financial expenditures.
Whether and how much officials have embezzled can be known after He Shen's salary paid through the Ministry of Household Affairs corresponds to the official's own family property.
"Three years to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver." Although this sentence is somewhat too directed at officials all over the world, it is also true that nine out of ten officials are corrupt.
It was precisely because of Heshen's series of financial management methods that the current Emperor Qianlong had extraordinary favor for Heshen.
