Chapter 26 The twenty-sixth chapter of Zhi Ji Yun Mingzhe's persuasion to good generals Fu Hengxi to manage civil affairs

The three fell silent. "On the ferry across the river, Ji Yun recited a section of "The Inscription of the Humble Room" for me." Qianlong said with a smirk, "Well, today's officials say, 'If you are not a big official, you will be famous if you have power; if you are not a senior official, you will be spiritual if you have money. ''Talking and laughing, there are shopping malls, and all contacts are stoves'! The county magistrate of Wuxi wrote "three don'ts" in front of his yamen—no money, no officials, and no concubines—someone with good deeds wrote a footnote in small print. No money: Too little; don’t want officials: don’t like small; don’t want concubines: don’t think old—greedy, dirty...Iyhudi? If things go on like this, it’s unknown if the people’s upheavals will be triggered. Let’s talk about the world of prosperity?”

Fu Heng's heart was a little suffocated by his heavy tone, he stretched a bit, and said breathlessly: "Li Deyu once said in the book of Emperor Zhaodi of the Han Dynasty: 'The virtue of a gentleman is no greater than the ultimate light. If the light shines well, then One hundred evils cannot be concealed.' The emperor resides in the ninth place, and he thinks of grass. This is the ultimate light. Although there are many crowned dogs, the slaves think that the crowned dogs have not yet approached the emperor. People, sometimes if they are not careful in cultivating virtue, they will not be able to discipline themselves. Become a crowned dog. The servant himself is on the side of Ding Xuan, and he is always vigilant by this. Dear, I have never dared to do anything wrong in the center of the machine hub. Therefore, it can be said that the Lord is above and the gentleman is helping, so that there will be no big troubles. From the perspective of the people, it is nothing more than the management of money and food. There is a very important point here. The emperor has never had any blemishes since he was on the verge of death—there is no tyranny in the world. With this rule, Xu Tu will rectify himself, and there will be no troubles."

"The imperial court is good, the people are safe -- what you said is good at both ends, and there are disadvantages in the middle." Qianlong chewed on Fu Heng's words, his eyes shifted and his heart seemed to be moved, "This insight has meaning." He paused, lost in thought : I have discussed with Fu Heng Jiyun Agui several times that the corruption of the government should be rectified, but it is not very effective.Since he ascended to the throne, he has killed two great scholars, a great general, and deposed several officials in the borderlands. When he killed Liu Kang, he even ordered hundreds of officials to watch his sentence.It can be said that it took great pains, but afterwards it remained the same, and the shock was not great.Although the two battles of looking up and down and Jinchuan were defeated, it makes people feel ashamed and indignant to death, but the military aircraft department has added a young and promising civil and military all-rounder Agui, and recognized that the two members of Zhaohui Hailancha can general... He felt that there was some truth in it, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked Zhao Hui, "Why don't you talk?"

Zhaohui and Hailancha only met Qianlong during the court meeting. It was the first time for such a small number of people to discuss matters closely with Tianwei.Zhaohui is a calm person, thinking about his words, Hai Lancha has already said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this servant is wrong. What you are asking is about the country's rise and fall!" Qianlong sat for too long, stood up and walked slowly, and couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "You are not Confucius, who wants you to make every sentence without flaws? Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country, let alone you are a minister. !" Hai Lancha felt that it was inappropriate to sit and talk about etiquette, and wanted to move a little bit, so he got up and knelt down, and said: "The slaves don't have much reading experience. They are only at the level of leading soldiers, and they can't be idle. He's a bachelor, he misses his family and women when he's free—" He said, Qianlong and Fu Heng laughed, and Qianlong put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "Go on, what you said is very true!"

"That's why it's easy to lead soldiers in war, and it's easy to lead soldiers if training is harder." Hai Lancha was encouraged, touched her head and said, "I'm afraid of stationing soldiers. In fact, they have nothing to do and gather to gamble. ** *Fuck, those who sneaked on the wall of the east toilet to watch women relieve themselves, and those who smashed restaurants and tea gardens, all happened at this time! Comparing this to that, these officials are not only idle, but also rich, and the restraint of the officers is far less than that of the army. It is really hard for them not to be a jerk. Therefore, the knowledge of slaves, in addition to the strict system and severe punishment for violating the law, the errands will be smashed for them, full, and the errands will be broken. , One is afraid, the other is busy, so there will be fewer bastard things!"

Zhaohui also knelt and kowtowed and said, "What Hai Lancha said is absolutely true. Now the defeated soldiers in Sichuan are acting indiscriminately for this reason. There are raging soldiers, and a raging nest. The same is true for officials. Shi Yizhi is in charge of Zhan Shifu—— It was an idle yamen—the servants had visited it, and it was very well-organized; Yin Jishan was in Guangzhou, and a colleague there wrote a letter saying that Guangdong and Guangxi were places with rules, and the officials did not dare to dismantle it. I can't shirk the responsibility of Hai Lancha's words, what the slave wanted to say, and after he said it, the slave didn't have anything to say. The officialdom is not like the barracks, the situation is much bigger, and the things are much more cumbersome. If you have both, you really can’t afford it.”

"It's all very well said, and we need to add the article of enlightenment. I have already told Yin Jishan that officials, students of politics, education, and discipline must be tested step by step according to the system, and included in the examination file." Qianlong was very happy. Shang Fangguang lightly waved the bamboo fan and said with a smile: "Rectify and cheer up, that's what Fu Heng said just now. If there is nothing to enjoy peace, there will be some monsters like dogs. When the soldiers are prosperous, not only the military spirit will rise, but also the military spirit will rise. All the provinces have to get busy, so they won't be idle—" He suddenly felt a sense of inspiration, "A pool of stagnant water, officials are promoted based on their qualifications, and the talents they discover are either mediocre or helpless, cheer up. , Start a career, and talents will stand out! Rectify and cheer up, get busy and manage strictly, coupled with enlightenment and persuasion, since both ends are good, don't be afraid of disadvantages in the middle - without tyrannical government, ordinary people will not go to Liangshan, and they are afraid of these The official will not succeed!"

Fu Heng's expression was high when he heard it, and he also knelt down, and said, "Should I write down these orders of the master and send them down?" "Don't post it out loud, just understand it in your heart. If you post it, they will think about the promotion scriptures on it." Qianlong's smile seemed a little helpless: he didn't want to figure out the "talent" he wanted, so he shifted his attention before saying: "Zhao When you come to discuss Jinchuan’s military affairs, let’s talk about so many political matters first. Don’t feel that they are digressing. In fact, they are related. Fu Heng has been thinking about the military plan for several years, and discussed it with Yue Zhonglin and Agui repeatedly. Yes, clear Jinchuan, ensure the safety of the up and down, and the road to Tibet will be smooth. This is also a big government affair. If you can't settle this place, I will conquer it myself, so we must capture Sha Luoben alive, and we must clear it. !... As for the whole army, there will definitely be people who kill people, but blindly killing people is just called purge of military discipline - it is to improve morale and fighting spirit, "the brake of a bird is in the air", there are many examples of such battles in ancient times, the battle of Feishui , the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Kunyang, all traced back to the Battle of Muye, all of which are the same reason." He stopped his mouth slowly, and said for a long time, "Kneel down!"

The three of them kowtowed deeply: "Zunzhi!" The dinner was still served by Qianlong in the yamen of the supervisory office, but it was Fu Heng, Jin Yu and Yin Jishan who accompanied him for dinner.In the afternoon, Ji Yun met with the officials of the Jiangnan Book Acquisition Department, had dinner together, and met Liu Tongxun in the North Study Room, arranged for Qianlong's personal guard, and talked about the delivery of the yellow box sent by Agui and other provinces. He just said, " Your body and bones—" Liu Tongxun had issued an order to evict guests after half a sentence, "You should worry more about the food and daily life of the master! Keep your spirits up. When the master returns to Beijing, I will set up a special banquet for a long talk all night. In a while, I want to see the hall official of the yamen, and the admiral of Jiangnan Daying. Liu Yongzi will also come to see me at any time. Tonight is not enough for one night! There is another ugly saying in the end, the customs in Nanjing are not good , to prevent the bad woman from seducing the master. Our personal friendship is a personal friendship, and if you get sick, you will throw away your dignity and sympathy." Ji Yun knew his temperament, so he didn't take it for granted. He stood up with a smile and said: " Three days before my departure, Lafayette saw me enter the Palace of Compassion and Ning twice, and it was all about you. The master called Fu Heng, probably to restrain my younger brother from messing around. Don't worry—although the master is suave, he is not righteous Emperor; I am not Jiang Bin either!" Liu Tongxun also laughed.

After Ji Yun resigned, the sky had already come up, walked to the back wall of the flower hall in front, but saw Zhaohui coming, and asked: "Has the master eaten dinner? Who is on duty?" "This time it is Battelle, Hailancha has already gone to the ferry, and took the two masters to Jiming Temple." Zhaohui said: "Master told me to call you, prepare incense candles for offering silver, and a palanquin, and then go to Pilu Courtyard for the night. Me and Hai Lancha will send you to the gate of the mountain, and the guards will be handed over to the inspector's yamen. Isn't it enough to guard Jiangnan Daying, the standard yamen, and the governor's yamen—do you want Mr. Liu to worry about this again?" Ji Yun said with a smile "You don't understand. There is only one master in the sky and on earth, how can there be one or two yamen in charge of guards? Let me tell you a letter, the head of the prison who bullied you in the prison—what's his name?"

"Hu Fugui!" "By the way, Hu Fugui." Ji Yun looked at the geese that were gradually heading south in the red clouds of the day, and he couldn't tell what kind of air he was, and said slowly: "In order to hide from you, he asked someone to be transferred back to the Jianrui Camp, and the Ministry of Military Affairs transferred someone. Call him by name, and go to Jinchuan camp to serve as Goshha, and I will send troops with you!" Zhaohui was silent. "I heard that you swore to the sky that you would kill him?" "Master Zhongtang! You... how do you know?" Ji Yun pursed his lips, and said without hesitation: "You have played the emperor, I naturally know. The emperor said that heroes wish to repay their vengeance. In the past, Li Guang killed Baling Captain. Why can't I fulfill Zhaohui's wish?" "Your Majesty!" Zhao Hui felt the blood surge in his chest, and he was so excited that he was boiling inside.He stood still, and said: "Master knows my heart, and I am so sensitive, I, Zhaohui, will not be able to pay for it!" Ji Yun also stood still, for some reason, he sighed, and only said: "You should really read "Li Guang Biography"——I'm going to prepare a sedan chair incense candle for the emperor." After saying that, he walked away . This sigh was in Zhaohui's heart, like a mystery that couldn't be solved. The warship sailed to Wuhan Wharf, groaning silently on the bow.For the past few days, Fu Heng has been reading Jinchuan's military reports in the cabin, studying Jinchuan's situation in front of the wooden map, and he is also exhausted and sleepy. Knowing that he saw Hai Lancha standing by the side of the boat, twisting his body and dangling back and forth to urinate into the river, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "What's wrong with you? You're not old enough to urinate!" "Back to the commander!" Hailan said Cha laughed and said: "I'm trying to put my energy out for a while, and when I get to the battlefield, I can let go of my energy and fight!" Hai Lancha said with a smile: "Hey, Zhaohui, you've been in a daze these days, Did you miss that little Yun girl of yours?" Zhaohui heard that and walked over with a smile. "What Hai Lancha said is true," Fu Heng said with a smile as he bumped up and down the ship, "I also think you seem to have something on your mind." Zhao Huiyin told Fu Heng and Ji Yun's words.Hai Lancha asked: "What are you muttering about? Killing a son of a bitch with one knife, what is it worth? Mr. Ji is just kind-hearted-what's the point of this matter!" Fu Heng looked at the river bubbling eastward for a long time. Then he asked, "Are you going to kill him?" "You have military power in your hands, killing him is like strangling an ant." "Fu Zhongtang... If you had experienced the situation and suffered the humiliation yourself...you would have sworn to kill him too!" "Will do." Fu Heng squinted his eyes, looking at the blood-red water of the river, and the Yellow Crane Tower getting closer under the sunset shadow. The sound, amidst the howling waves of the river, gently patted the side of the ship, like the harmony of billions of people singing in a distant chorus... He seemed a little intoxicated.After a long time, a lonesome cry of a sand gull came, his eyelids trembled, and he came to his senses. He turned to the two of them slowly, and said to them, "Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. Captain Baling is drunk. Li Guang It’s another idle general, he couldn’t bear the humiliation, and if he takes over the military power again, he will kill this ignorant person. It’s very happy—your business is similar to his.” "Then why did Ji Zhongtang—" "As far as the emperor is concerned, if Hu Fugui dies, he will gain an admiral. This account does not need to be counted." Fu Heng's clothes and braids fluttered slightly in the river wind, and his face seemed to be happy or sad, and said: "Sima Qian The mention of this in the article is not to praise Li Guang, but to belittle his stamina——Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch, and after being handsome, he used the person who humiliated him. The mention of this is to praise Han Xin ——Think about it. Li Guang's achievements in hundreds of battles are not allowed to be a Marquis, is it because he was born at the wrong time, or is he not good enough?" Both of them were stunned when they said this, Zhaohui was still pondering, Hai Lancha touched his head and smiled, "It's really a bit like that...someone said 'lifting the pot (daigo) empowerment', I have to give birth to Fang'er Read the book, you often carry a few pots, and often enlighten us." Fu Heng smiled, and he had heard the drums and music from the Yellow Crane Tower, so he stopped talking, and did not enter the cabin again, just stood upright After getting up, Zhaohui and Hailancha took a step back, leaning on their swords like nails and standing behind them. The guards on the ship had already lined up, standing on both sides of the cabin with their sabers. There are many armors in the room, very solemn and majestic. Jiang An gradually approached, and even the people beside the temporary reception pavilion could see clearly, but it was Le Min who took the lead.Huguang General Ji Du stood beside Le Min like a black tower, Li Shiyao, Qian Du, Yue Zhonglin, Zhuang Yougong, and Lu Zhuo stood in the second row, and a few people stood a little distance to the left. Fu Heng also knew them all. Several officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War, Huguang's second secretary of the vassal state, and all officials below the Taoist government stood behind the third row in sequence.This group of people faced west, and the guards of honor of the Huguang Navy and the Hanyang Banner Camp stood in line, as well as the Chinese soldiers who followed Fu Hengxi to Sichuan. It seems more spiritual.Fu Heng saw Xiao Qizi standing in front of the Chinese army's front line wearing a military general's overall crown robe and his hair like a green onion. In an instant, the ship anchored. The "bridge deck" was prepared in advance, wide and narrow enough for three people, extending to the middle of the river, and docking with Fu Heng's warship.After the two escort ships anchored behind, there was a clatter of iron chains, and three thunderous cannons. There was no sound on the shore in an instant, only the old black raven, startled by the sound of the cannons, croaked and danced beside the cornices of the Yellow Crane Tower. Falling more and more.Fu Henglue flicked the corners of his clothes, firecrackers and firecrackers had already sounded, and he slowly disembarked in the misty smoke of the sunset. All the officials who greeted the imperial envoy and the gentry from the three towns of Wuhan, led by Le Min, knelt down together On the ground, he bowed his body and kowtowed and said: "Slaves (ministers) wait for Sheng An!" "Saint Boon!" After Fu Heng accepted the ceremony on behalf of the sky, he seemed a little more easy-going.He helped Le Min up with a smile, and shook hands with Qian Du, Li Shiyao and others.Smiling, he said to the few officials who came from Beijing: "I'm sorry for you! Go to Wuchang and transfer me to the military - I will have to work hard for half a year, and I will give you three months' leave when it's over." Because he held his hand to Yue Zhonglin Said: "I said it all in the correspondence. You are stationed at Baiyu Temple in Jiejie - your body is important, and you usually use carrier pigeons for letters - has the military carrier pigeon you tamed for me arrived in Sichuan?" "Back to the adults," Yue Zhonglin said with a smile, his head as white as snow, his voice as loud as a bell, "seventy pigeon trainers and three hundred and sixty pigeons have all arrived in Wenchuan. How many times have we tried?" Don't worry!" Fu Heng turned his head to talk to others again, seeing Ji Du looking at him with a smirk, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Isn't this 'Confucian General'? I'm used to this place. Ji Du laughed and said, "I still want to go back to the Northeast, it's too hot here, it's already August in Mombazi, and I can't live without my fan all day long!" Li Shiyao also said: "It's so hot with Yunnan. It can’t be compared. Fei Zude, the magistrate of Hanyang, came to see me, and the fan in his hand fluttered like a butterfly’s wings while talking. I said that since it’s hot, your mansion will go to Guanpao. He took off his robe, and still fanned Stop, I told you to take it off again, but he refused for a while and took off his jacket and short jacket, but he kept waving his hands! I said, "Take it off again!" and he took off only the waistcoat and trousers , I’m still shaking my fan—Kanqing is a treasure—Chi Jing resigned from my posthouse!” Before he finished speaking, Fu Heng was already trembling with laughter, and said to Le Min and Qian Du with a smile: "Fei Mutuan from the household department has been released to Hanyang Mansion? Take the time to introduce him." Qian Du felt that Fu Hengnian treated him coldly After a while, he talked to himself with a smile, and hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes - a few officials from the household department and I brought the seal to Chengdu, and we will definitely not miss Liu Ye's errand!" "Good job!" Fu Heng chatted up with everyone with a smile, Le Min leaned closer and said, "This time, I will meet Liu Ye at Jiangbin Wufulou. The wind at the Yellow Crane Tower is so loud that the river is noisy—" Fu Heng interrupted in one breath. Said: "It's just that the last time I met my relatives was at the Yellow Crane Tower-what does the Jinchuan matter have to do with the Yellow Crane Tower? I'm still at the Yellow Crane Tower!" After saying that, he smiled and went to Jinshen's side, just bowing, bowing, hugging shoulders and holding hands That's all, I can't elaborate. At the sumptuous banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower, Fu Heng didn't even drink a drop of wine, and he hardly talked to a few senior officials. He only took turns persuading him to drink at the tables of Huguang celebrities and gentry, and said that the emperor would tour the world of Bude in the south for a while. , talk about the customs and customs of Fujian, the harvest in Huainan, the flood in Huaibei, the benefits of setting up free warehouses, the price of land, the market prices of medicinal materials, grain, oil, salt, porcelain, silk and satin, and the writings of local celebrities. When the weather is catastrophic, military affairs and government affairs are never mentioned in the speech, and words such as "the victorious team will return to the court" are only laughed at.Several big merchants who traveled to Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangnan saw that the emperor's first trustee was as easy-going as a family member, and they were all overwhelmed by his demeanor. When they were at the banquet, they ordered their family members to go back to collect the bank notes, and wanted to give "Master Zhongtang a majestic and strong demeanor" .In an instant, more than 800,000 taels of silver were exchanged.Fu Heng didn't say yes or no, he just persuaded him to drink, and came back to the chief, seeing Hai Lancha and Li Shiyao whispering something, he said with a smile: "Why are you talking like a woman?" "He said that if he was a woman, he would marry you even if he was a beggar!" Li Shiyao pointed at Hai Lancha and said with a smile: "I said you are a pig, you can only pour the chamber pot for Master Liu!" Xi's Ji Du blushed drunkenly and dragged a fat man wearing a fifth-rank crown. He introduced, "This is Fei Lu, the prefect of Hanyang." When Fu Heng saw this prefect Fei, he was still holding the He kept fanning the never-ending fan, almost couldn't help laughing, because he pointed to an empty seat outside the table, and said: "There is no need to be formal, please sit down! ——What year are you a Jinshi?" Fei Lu had a dignified face, but his eyes were a bit dazed as if he had just woken up, but the fan kept shaking in a hurry.Also really nice.Hundreds of pairs of eyes were on him now.He also didn't seem to care, Xie Zuo waved his fan and replied: "In the first year of Qianlong, there were five Jinshi in the first class, Zhang Hengchen's teacher." "What is the total population of Hanyang Mansion?" "My lord, one hundred and seven hundred and thirty-four thousand and seventy-one people, regardless of life or death in the past year." "How much is the price of rice?" "Usually, it's three cents and five cents a bucket. Yesterday it rose to three cents and seven cents. The price of food is naturally slightly higher." "Where's the pork?" "Pork is seventy yuan a catty. I think it will increase a little because the price of rice is a little higher." "How many criminals were executed by the Hanyang Mansion last autumn, and how many this year?" "One last year. One was executed this year, and I was given a demerit." "Punishment?" "Yes! He stole the master's chicken. The young master said a few words to him, and he picked up the pole and beat the young master's horse. This is a villain. The poor and the rich can't afford it. He has been in office several times, but he can't reach him. Sin. Everyone in the village is afraid of him. I have to take some responsibility, except for this harm." Fei Lu licked his lips, and said in a neutral way: "If this kind of person is not removed, the atmosphere in the neighborhood will not be good. Just look, Next year, the locals may not even have a single person to vote against." After asking a few words, Fu Heng had already looked at this "Fei Mifu" with admiration, and secretly said: "This man is not confused." He couldn't help but nodded with a smile. Can't figure out the meaning.It stands to reason that since Fu Heng has nothing to say, Fei Lu should resign, but Fei Lu didn't understand this, and asked in an embarrassing way: "My lord is still very strong, how dare you tell me about your age?" "I'm forty-three years old." Fei Lu was tied again, thought for a while, and asked again: "Are you under the banner of Xianghuang?" "You should be in Zhenghuangqi. I think Zhenghuangqi's humble job is better than Xianghuangqi! Why aren't you in Zhenghuangqi?" As soon as this remark came out, all the guests couldn't help but stare blankly. According to the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the inlaid yellow flag is the most honorable; There was also a layer of cold sweat. Fu Heng was also taken aback by his question, and then burst out laughing. Everyone thought he was laughing out of anger, and in a panic, Fu Heng asked back: "Your government has not worked in Beijing, has it?" "No." "How old are you this year?" "Hine teeth forty and nine." "You should be twenty-nine." Fu Heng said with a smile, "I think twenty-nine is better than forty-nine. Why don't you go back to twenty-nine?" Everyone on the Yellow Crane Tower roared and laughed loudly.Fei Lu was ignorant at first, and then he also looked up to the sky and laughed, and the tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared. "When the lord is worried, it is not the day when my minister Yanxi!" Seeing that the cups and plates are messed up, the guest of honor is probably already full, so he suppressed his smile and said: "Brother will stay in Wuhan for a few days, and during this period, we can no I welcome you all. When I come back from a business trip, I will treat guests as hosts. I’m still here at the Yellow Crane Tower. I’ll treat you! Hmm... just now, there are more than 30 gentlemen who are concerned about the country’s concerns and the king’s concerns. They understand the righteousness and donate military expenses. Eight hundred and sixty thousand taels, Fu Heng is very pleased--I thank the soldiers of the three armies!" Amidst the applause of the crowd, Fu Heng took off his hat and got up calmly, and gave a deep bow to the gentleman's seat, which made a group of wealthy businessmen panic Dajia's tables and chairs rattled, and he got up to return the gift to Fu Heng. Fu Heng sat down with a smile, and said: "Nowadays the country is strong, the people are wealthy, and the imperial court is raising troops to stabilize the barbarians in Jinchuan. I don't expect this money at all. It's rare that all the gentlemen are so loyal, so brothers still want to tell the present, Please write the decree. Let the stele be a record. I want to invite Ji Gong Xiaolan to write an article in person, so that everyone can be famous through the ages! I said, please write it down, brother Le Min. They are Mr. Li Jingtao of Huguang Rongxin Trading Co., Xiaogan Ren , donated 150,000 yuan; Mr. Liu Sanwei of Hanyang Shanxi Guild Hall, a native of Lishi, donated 80,000; Two thousand, the Hanyang family..." ... There were thirty-two people in total, and Fu Heng had just been dealt with at the banquet, and asked eagerly in the persuasion room, what kind of business a certain person did, his hometown, and how much he donated, and he counted them all without any mistakes.This memory is really rare.As he spoke, everyone was stunned. "There is another person who has pledged the most, and it is 200,000 silver——Zou Mingchuan from Yangping." Fu Heng suddenly put away his smile, "I dare not accept your money. Because your 'Headquarters of Medicine and Tobacco' needs money every year." Import 300 boxes of opium from some "company" in the East India—do you need to use so much for medicinal purposes? The imperial court has repeatedly ordered to ban the sale of opium cream. Fu Heng will issue a note to approve how much to import. Do you have my note? ?——My soldiers are all strong and strong, eating what you bought with this money will cause stomach trouble!" People were discussing in private, all eyes were on their backs, searching for that person named Zou Mingchuan, that person had already left his seat and was so ashamed that he covered his face on the ground and just kowtowed. "Mr. Zou, you are ashamed, I forgive you. Get up and sit down and listen to me." Fu Heng said with a smile: "Opium is poisonous. If you eat too much opium, you will die. If you smoke it, you will prodigal. People are not like humans and ghosts. I have been in Xuzhou, and I saw a beggar who was as thin as a stick and his face was ashes. I gave him money and sent him away. The restaurant hall told me that he was the richest man in Xuzhou ten years ago, with more than a thousand hectares of land, and his family burned cigarettes. , reduced to street freaks, even if you ask for ten cents, you have to send it to the opium den. You can’t sell this kind of thing——Le Min will check it out for me, all opium will be confiscated, you smoker The money will be confiscated as military expenses, and transferred to Jinchuan! You heard it—the same goes for other people, and the cigarette dealers will deal with it like this!" Zou Mingchuan had already been trained out of his wits by him.With a pale complexion, he kowtowed and stood up, saying repeatedly: "The adults teach, the little ones will always be remembered in my heart!" He sat down carefully with his buttocks on his back, and when the chair leg slammed, he was startled.Fu Hengdao: "You are here to welcome this minister, don't be so dejected. Follow my instructions, are you still a good and kind gentry in Anye! Come, come, I will persuade you to have another drink, don't be shocked!" He got up and changed his face. With a smile, he went to Zou Mingchuan to pour wine, and said with a smile, "Don't feel bad luck and shame, Jinzhitai will be banned when you go to Guangdong, and I will also be banned when I return to Nanjing after the business. You know it early, it's still cheap!" Zou Ming Chuan's face was pale, and he drank the glass of shocking wine with trembling hands, even he didn't know what he said. ...After coming out of the banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower, Fu Heng dismissed the crowd and only invited Le Min to take a walk along the river bank. It’s the time of Haizheng now, and Wuhan is known as the “Stove of the World”. Although it’s early August, the wind blowing from the river bank is still slightly smoky.Looking around from the river embankment beside the Yellow Crane Tower, the sky is full of stars, and the lights of thousands of houses are scattered around. Sliding away, both sides of the wide embankment are full of offspring locust trees, like two wisps of thick purple fog, along the river to the farthest point, bursts of fireflies fluctuate in the "fog"... In such a night, walking in the endless howling On the banks of the Yangtze River, Tian Shizhong has a slightly mysterious feeling.Neither of them spoke for a while. "Sixth Lord." After an unknown amount of time, Le Min smiled inwardly and said, "Do you know what's on my mind when I walk with you?" "Hmm." Fu Heng also smiled and said, "I know. You're thinking: Can Fu Lao Liu go to Jinchuan, can he come back? Sha Luoben is not an easy character to deal with!" Le Min was taken aback by what he said, and then smiled and said: "I have thought about this a long time ago. I said in Beijing that Sha Luoben is not your opponent, and now I don't want to do it anymore. I think that together with you My son, I feel at ease and peaceful in my heart, very peaceful and steady." "Really?" Fu Heng turned his face to look at Le Min in the dark, sighed and then walked on, and said, "Maybe... I am the number one minister of military aircraft after all, and I am an authentic uncle—don't interrupt me." , this one actually has no evil intentions. People below the governor of Huguang will have the idea of ​​"relying on the mountain" like you. Even beggars, he also refers to relying on their mothers and fathers. In fact, I am alone, and I myself have the same idea. When I see the emperor, I feel like I have a backbone and strength - we all rely on this country, we rely on the master of the court, such a big government, naturally we are very at ease." He paused, and then said: "Of course, it is possible for a person to be graceful, well-behaved, and well-organized in handling affairs. I feel solid and powerful when I am with him. When I was with Zhang Tingyu, I thought the same way: with him If you are on an errand, you will be able to handle any difficult task under his guidance. Now you go and see, you will definitely not be able to endure it in an hour! He is just like that, starting from the 42nd year of Kangxi, and talking about not doing anything until now, repeating Speaking, no matter how hard-headed people are, they will feel tired and dizzy..." He was already laughing, and Le Min also laughed thinking about Zhang Tingyu, and said: "He is old." Fu Heng nodded and said: " I will also grow old. Some trees are straight and straight when they are strong, but when they grow old, they will grow some weird branches and scars, which are twisted and deformed-so it cannot be done by one person, but by reason-Tao and reason ——It is safe. Take care of your own heart from this, and when you have more experience and knowledge in handling affairs, you will no longer rely on any one person." Le Min lowered his head and thought about his work, and sighed from his dantian: "If you are really in my position, or even lower as a Taoist official, you will know the troubles of the magistrate. I will tell you After all, you just 'know', and don't 'appreciate' - as the country grows old, some weird things will happen..." "The country is old..." Fu Heng suddenly remembered what Qianlong said about the "crowned dog", and a gust of wind from the river swept over him, causing a chill to appear on his slightly sweaty body.Staring at the fishing fire in the river, he said after a long time: "Sun Jiagan was dying, and I went to see him. He was already struggling to speak. He held my hand, only weeping, panting and saying, 'The tree must be empty, Liu Ye... Be careful, be careful. Be careful...'How far-reaching the words are!...” "There are so many things to pay attention to." Le Min followed Fu Heng's footsteps more slowly, as if he was considering his words, and said after a long time: "For example, Zou Mingchuan, do you know who he is?" "……Ok?" "Prince Lao Zhuang's personal dress slave." Le Min smiled wryly in the night, "Gao Heng owns three shares in his medicine and tobacco business. It is said... Qian Du also has a share. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry also gets a dividend from it every year Probably not just these people... I don't know how many people you offended behind this imperial order..." Fu Heng stood still, there were hills under the river embankment here, the wind from the river came over and lifted up their robes and braids.Fu Heng squinted his eyes, his pupils flickering in the dark, calmed down a little, and said, "Don't be soft! The illegal opium, the money made from the opium must be seized and no officials will be seized. There are all cases of this kind of business in the three towns of Wuhan and the whole province of Huguang. Disposal. I will give you a special imperial order from the Military Aircraft Department, and you will send a report to the Military Aircraft Department after finishing it." "As for Sha Luoben," Fu Heng said again, pondering, "I've thought about it carefully, and I'm actually an outstanding person. It's not just because Qingfu Neqin is too stupid to lose his teacher and humiliate the country! Yue Zhonglin said that he is a good general and fights wars." , the more you fight, the more careful you are. I know that I am not a good general, so I am more careful-I want to bully the few, rely on the strong to bully the weak! It is impossible to compete with the army of the Celestial Dynasty. Two soldiers...do you know how much money the court spent?" Le Min stared at Fu Heng's face and said, "Didn't the Di Bao say that the total is 2.2 million taels?" "Di Bao?" Fu Heng sneered, "You believe the Ministry of War is talking nonsense! - They only calculate the military expenditures directly proposed, and the money and food from the provincial treasuries are not included. I calculated the detailed accounts, and the total is 1,063 Ten thousand taels—I still owe the army land and water freight, and the porter’s foot price of one million taels of silver has not been paid!—This is half of the world’s annual income in the middle of Kangxi. It is enough to dredge the canal ten times, rebuild the Yellow River embankment twice, and enough... He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "One million households survived the spring famine without being displaced... It's really heartbreaking and even more painful..." Le Min was shocked by this amount, and felt heartbroken when he heard his settlement. After a long time, he said: "Sixth Master, don't worry, I, Huguang, will do my best to help you win this battle. If there are important people, there are people who want money. Money needs food and food. The two military supply channels, Laohekou and Wuhan, have the slightest blockage, and you have punished me!" "We'll talk about it tomorrow at the Military Affairs Conference." Fu Heng said