The Red Mansions

Chapter 791 Adding the title of imperial censor, isn't this... governor?
Governor's Mansion
When Bujialu heard that Carlos was going to be executed, his face changed slightly, and he was silent for a moment, and said: "Count, can you not execute Carlos, his family has a high reputation in the country, if he is killed in Haojing for a crime Being executed, I am worried that it will cause some domestic changes."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Sir Boogaroo, because of him, you and I have lost nearly a thousand precious lives of soldiers. It is not appropriate if we do not punish severely."

Bujialu thought for a while and said, "Count, can he be spared, even if he is sentenced to imprisonment?"

Nona on the side listened to the conversation between her father and the boy, blinked her eyes, looked at Mrs. Haili not far away, got up and went over, and whispered in Portuguese: "Mom, why did you execute Uncle Carlos?"

Hai Li gently took Nona's hand and whispered: "These are grown-up things."

Jia Heng refused to give an inch and said: "Sir, if you let him go, he will definitely become a future trouble. Only by putting him to death can we avoid future troubles and avoid unpredictable risks in the future."

He felt that Boocarlo should not be worried that Carlos' family would cause trouble in Portugal. He could serve as the governor of Haojing, and he was also a jazz. It is impossible to have no background behind him.

It can only be said that if Carlos was beheaded by him, it would cause attacks and public outcry in Portugal.

After all, Portugal at this moment is still the overlord of the sea among the barbarians, and obviously cannot accept this kind of "humiliation", so it is possible to recall Bujialu and replace it with a new Australian governor.

Thinking of this, Jia Heng pondered and said: "Our country will send an official document to your country to explain the war crimes committed by Carlos. If your country withdraws the governor who signed the lease agreement in Australia, we believe that the lease agreement is no longer valid and will Portuguese people in Haojing will be deported.”

When the next governor of Australia is changed, it will be an opportunity to completely solve the Haojing problem. Now he really can't spare a hand, and this time coming here was originally an extra problem.

When Bujialu heard the words, his eyes flashed, obviously he understood Jia Heng's intention, which was to help him put pressure on the country, but there were advantages and disadvantages to this matter.

In His Majesty's eyes, would it be suspected that he had reached a tacit agreement with Han?But after Carlos made such a fuss, Han Guo had an excuse.

Jia Heng looked at Bujialu, who was clearly thinking, and said: "Sir, if you feel uneasy, you can also write to the king of your country to explain the situation here. If your country chooses to trade with our country, you will get more money." prosperous profits."

The Maritime Silk Road not only brought trade, but also the exchange of Eastern and Western cultures and technologies. With Hao Jing as a window, it is logical to introduce other Western technologies.

Bujialu nodded his head, agreeing.

The two chatted casually. In the past few days of contact, Bujialu had already been deeply impressed by Jia Heng's knowledge. A lord of the ancient empire of the Han Dynasty actually knew about England, France, and even ancient Rome thousands of miles away. Knowing everything well, Bujialu was shocked.

In the afternoon and evening, the guards of the Jinyi Mansion escorted Carlos and Alam to the Governor's Mansion, and Bujialu also left the living room and came to the courtyard, seeing Carlos and Alam bound by ropes. people.

At this moment, Carlos's young and handsome face was almost full of joy, and he said excitedly: "Sir, you are back?"

And Aram also pretended to be happy, but compared to Carlos's superb acting skills, this young man with bronze skin had a somewhat stiff expression on his face, his thick lips moved, and he mumbled: "Sir. "

Bujialu looked at Carlos coldly, and said in Portuguese: "Carlos, before I left, I told you many times to wait on the island, why did you deceive Poole and the others and launch an attack on the Han Kingdom?" attack?"

Carlos argued: "Sir, it was an attendant who reported that you were detained by the Han army. After I heard the news, I was worried about Sir's safety."

"That's enough!" Boogaroo let out a deep voice, then turned to look at Jia Heng, and said, "Count, I'll leave the two of you to you."

Now that Jia Heng had already helped to figure out measures to eliminate future troubles, the Portuguese governor abroad also resumed his killing and decisive momentum.

No matter what the reason, he didn't obey his orders, and he was hiding sneaky thoughts, so he didn't know?The war started here, and the people of Han became angry with embarrassment, and he might never come back.

Jia Heng nodded, looked at the Jinyi mansion guards who were holding Carlos and Alam on their shoulders, and said, "Take them to the Yuehai Naval Camp."

Carlos' complexion changed drastically, he struggled violently, and said anxiously, "Sir, you can't let the Han people take me away..."

Before they could finish speaking, Carlos and Alam were dragged out of the courtyard by the guards of the Jinyi Mansion, and they suddenly regained their tranquility.

There was nothing unusual on the Buga road, and he extended his hand to invite him and said, "Your Highness, let's talk in the living room."

In any case, he was the governor of a place. He had been the emperor of the country overseas for many years. The previous episode only made the knight lose his mind for a moment before he made up his mind.

Carlos really couldn't keep it anymore, otherwise, he would be known in the country as a shameless person who colluded with Han and betrayed the interests of the country.

Jia Heng nodded, and followed Bujialu back to the living room.

next day at noon

As the Guangdong Marine Division gradually took over the Haojing waters around, Jia Heng also took some time off and wandered around Haojing City with Chen Xiao, planning to buy some gifts and return to Jinling. The two wandered along the streets along the way. Xiao looked at Jia Heng who was buying in bulk, her eyes flickered.

"You don't seem to be afraid that they will turn to bracelets, necklaces, and rings after they meet." Chen Xiao looked at the young man who was ordering others to hold a string of pink beads, and said sarcastically.

She knew where his jewelry came from before.

The jewelry that Jia Heng gave to Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue was naturally seen by Chen Xiao.

Jia Heng raised her eyes to look at Chen Xiao, smiled lightly, and said, "They are all special products from the Portuguese side, and they are all given as a gift. There is no other intention, as long as the styles are different."

This is the same as bringing back some souvenirs from a trip, it has no special meaning, Xiaoxiao is still young after all.

Chen Xiao's eyes lighted slightly, and she said in a low voice, "You really are planning everything."

Jia Heng said softly: "You are preconceived, see which one you like, come and pick."

"I don't like these." Chen Xiao looked indifferent, and glanced at the necklace that was full of emerald gemstones.

Jia Heng said in a low voice: "Then help me choose two for Xianning, you two have similar looks and temperament."

Chen Xiao: "???"

The girl's eyebrows twitched, her eyes were dark, and the hand that clenched the sword at her waist was clenched a little bit.

Jia Heng walked straight towards the street, and said to the girl who followed silently, "I haven't seen anything interesting along the way."

All the way around, Haojing or the West in the middle and late seventeenth century did not have epoch-making technological products, because the industrial revolution had not yet come, and what happened in the 60s was almost a hundred years behind the present.

The girl observed Jia Heng's expression, and she didn't know if it was her illusion. The man in front of her seemed to be thinking about these strange things.

Could it be that he has been to the country of barbarians, otherwise how could he speak those barbarian languages?In other words, it was originally for the purpose of fleeing to the Yi country if it was discovered by the palace, so I learned the Yi language in advance?
"What are you looking for?"

Jia Heng said: "Look for traces of modern technology."

Looking at the dazed Chen Xiao, Jia Heng said, "Maybe one day, there will be a car that can run by itself without mules and horses. It can transport goods on the established track, saving a lot of manpower."

Chen Xiao: "???"

Really stupid?Have you been talking nonsense in Haojing for the past two days?

In fact, the girl didn't know that this was caused by the relatively modern environment around her. Before Jia Heng was in Shenjing, she didn't think about any future technology at all, because not only was there little divergence of associations in an ancient environment, but also because she knew it was unrealistic. .

Without Taobao's ready-made combination of modules, how could one be created from scratch?

Give an ordinary person who has never learned carpentry a piece of wood, a saw, or make a chair without understanding. After time travel, you still want to make great technological inventions?

Jia Heng said: "A gentleman's nature is not different, and he is good at falsehood."

Chen Xiao said softly, "You've been a little out of order recently."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "I was a little emotional when I saw the barbarians for a while."

As he spoke, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the vendors in the distance.

Go forward and pick up a saber. This is a dagger with a wooden handle and a silver body with patterns. The blade is as bright as water, and the whole has a simple and heavy feeling.

Damascus saber.

Jia Heng recognized the dagger at a glance, picked up the saber, and asked, "How do you sell this?"

The saber forged by the Persians has obviously passed through some years, and there are many traces of time on it.

Seeing the young man opposite him speaking Chinese, the Portuguese also said in a strange tone: "20 taels of silver."

Jia Heng took out the silver, bought a dagger, turned over, and said, "Yes."

Chen Ling looked at the young man with eyes full of water, and his eyes fell on the dagger in Jia Heng's hand, and said in surprise: "This is..."

Jia Heng explained: "This is a Damascus saber, a hand-forged knife in ancient Persia. There are not many real ones left in the world, and it is very sharp. It is the best for you to peel pears and apples."

Chen Xiao: "..."

Gave her a saber?

However, he still pulled out the dagger from the scabbard curiously, seeing the cold front like water, reflecting a cold face, he thought to himself: "This knife is indeed sharp."

Jia Heng stared at the girl with clear eyebrows, and said softly: "It's getting late, do you have anything else to buy? If not, let's go back."

In fact, there is nothing to do here in Haojing, there is nothing he wants, or the difference in technology between the East and the West at this time is not too big.

After all, according to the timeline of parallel time and space, it is still the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and the country will be closed for another 100 years, when the Industrial Revolution took place.

Chen Xiao put away the saber and said softly: "I have nothing to buy, let's go back."

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Time flies, and three days pass in the blink of an eye.

As Haojing and other places were gradually taken over by the Guangdong Yuehai Navy, at Jia Heng's suggestion, the Guangdong feudal secretary selected a councilor to serve as the governor in Haojing and set up a government office, and Jia Heng stayed in Haojing for a few more days. Days later, he bid farewell to Bujia Road and returned to Guangzhou Mansion.

Regarding the opening of the sea ban, it is once again on the desks of high-level officials in Guangdong.

The governor’s yamen, the backyard, Zhou Zao, the governor of Guangdong, dressed in regular clothes, walked in the garden of the rockery corridor, stopped in the corner gazebo, sat down on the stool, looked at the southwestern corner, and asked Said: "Is it over at Haojing?"

"It turned out to be scabies, and the Guangdong Navy has calmed it down." The staff lowered their voices and said, "Dong Weng, the Wu family and the Jia family used to wear the same trousers. That Uncle Yongning also reciprocated. He planned to withhold part of the tax money to support the Guangdong Marine Division after reopening the Shibo Lifting Department. Isn't this changing the soup but not the medicine?"

Zhou Zao said in a cold voice: "I have already discovered this Yongning Bo. When Jiangnan and Jiangbei camps were reorganized, everyone else was taken down and dealt with. On the other hand, Shui Yu of the Jiangbei camp, as the leader of the army Jiedu envoy But he is safe and sound, who knows how many generations the Shui family and the Jia family have been friends with? You say that he does not show favoritism and is dedicated to the public? This old man doesn't believe it!"

"What Dong Weng said is not bad. This rectification is just to attack dissidents and cultivate party members." Master Liang said softly.

Zhou Zao twirled his beard with his hands, his gaze was serious, and he said in a low voice: "Old Zhao Ge from the middle of Beijing wrote back, saying that the DPRK and China have a lot of controversy over the re-opening of the sea ban. Elder Zhao Ge reminded us to proceed with caution, this family member of Uncle Yongning is in the midst of prosperity, so we need to avoid the sharp edge for the time being."

Master Liang nodded and said with a smile: "It's wise for Dong Weng not to confront Uncle Yongning head-on. As long as he can stay in Guangdong, he will always go back to Jiangnan and back to Shenjing. With the introduction of firearms from the Red Barbarians, in order to fight the Eastern Captives in the future, this wish has been fulfilled, and we will naturally leave, even if we open the sea, is it not up to us to decide on the promotion of the city and ships?"

Zhou Zao nodded slightly and said, "That's a good statement. Opening the sea and returning to the sea, the key is who will take the lead."

Master Liang said: "Dong Weng is the governor of a province, so it is logical for Dong Weng to preside over it."

"Elder Zhao Ge and Elder Han Ge in Beijing also mean the same thing, but..." Zhou Zao's expression became tangled.

It's just that when the sea ban was unavoidable, he had already stated his position to the court many times, but now he has changed his course and withdrawn easily.

Master Liang turned his old eyes, and said in a low voice: "Even if Dong Weng can't preside over this matter, he should be left in the chief envoy so that he can intervene at any time. Thinking about how high the rank of Shibo Tiju is, then Isn't it time for Dong Weng to say a word?"

"That's what I mean too." Zhou Zao nodded, with calculations in his eyes.

And just when Zhou Zao and his staff were dealing with Guangzhou's reconstruction of Chaoguan, Jia Heng also arrived in Guangzhou Fucheng by boat.

Liu Xiaoyuan, the Chief Secretary of Guangdong who was on the same boat, said: "Uncle Yongning, the imperial court has recently re-discussed the strategy of opening the sea. I don't know what it is?"

During this period of time, whenever this Guangdong political participant had time, he would talk to Jia Heng about the benefits of opening the sea.

Jia Heng said: "Liu Shenzheng is calm and don't be impatient. There should be an imperial decree in the near future. In the future, Liu Shenzheng will preside over the reconstruction of the Shibo Lifting Department."

"Don't worry, Uncle Yongning, I will do my best." Liu Xiaoyuan cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "How do you judge things? Recently, there has been a lot of talk about the opening of the sea in Guangzhou. few."

Jia Hengdao: "I mentioned to the imperial court that the rank of the city ship promotion envoy was too low to resist the local government's meddling in affairs, so the Guangzhou Customs Taxation Branch was re-established, and the Guangdong Feudal Secretary participated in the administration. The rank of Shi, who is in charge of this department, the tax and silver income has not been collected by the Guangdong feudal officials since then, and the tax and silver will be allocated by the central center, firstly sent to the imperial court, supported by the Ministry of Households, and secondly supported by the Guangdong Navy."

In fact, the ideal is for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take over, but this will inevitably push Jinyang to the forefront again, and needless to say, the two parties of Qi and Zhejiang are opposed together, so Duan is not feasible.

Liu Xiaoyuan was slightly startled when he heard the words, and asked: "Is the Customs Tax Branch not under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Feudal Command?"

With the title of imperial censor, isn't this... the governor?
This Uncle Yongning is really generous. Brother Lin's nephew... is incredible.

The full name of the governor is the governor of the capital, and Liu Xiaoyuan is a third-rank government official and the title of the capital censor. Although he does not have the same rank as the governor, it is also comparable to the second-rank governor. It is equivalent to independent of the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong. chief envoy.

Jia Heng said: "Otherwise, the Shibo promotion department will not be able to promote the fifth grade, and will be easily oppressed by the local government."

He believes that this proposal will definitely tempt the court officials, and not only Guangdong Province, Fujian Province can also set up customs, and even Shanghai County of Songjiang Prefecture can also open up business and add customs.

And he believes that this proposal will be realized.

Everyone knows the disadvantages of opening the sea, but the key is that the Ministry of Finance is in short supply. At this time, adding a tax source is a good thing for the Qi Party.

Therefore, even knowing that it was Jia Heng's proposal to open the sea ban, Qi Party officials strongly supported it during the cabinet and six court discussions.

Moreover, Jia Heng proposed in the memorandum, "Use [-]% of the customs' silver to support the marines, use the marines to cruise and wipe out the pirates, and go north to pacify the captives..." It is even more final.

Undoubtedly, it proved what Jia Heng said in the "Pinglu Ce" at the beginning. Combined with the previous invasion of the south of the Yangtze River by the Eastern captives, the navy first threatened Chen Han's wealth and wealth, and the importance of the navy was initially recognized by the officials.

As far as Emperor Chongping was concerned, the Lianghuai Salt Law was popularized, and the good news that the Lianghuai Salt Reform had achieved initial results was eaten together with it, so he naturally had no doubts about opening the sea.

Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's eyes narrowed and his emotions agitated, Jia Heng said in a loud voice: "Guangdong Governor Zhou Zao, don't pay attention to it for now, he can't do much under the majestic situation, and talk about his things, someone will take care of him."

The person standing behind Zhou Zao is still keeping a low profile and won't take the initiative to have any conflicts with him, and even use him to defeat Yang at critical times.

Liu Xiaoyuan nodded his head when he heard the words, feeling a surge of fire in his heart.

In the evening, Jia Heng finally returned to the post house in Guangzhou Fucheng to entertain officials from Beijing and China.

Jia Heng entered the wing room, and after running back and forth in Haojing for a few days, he was somewhat tired.

Chen Xiao said in a low voice: "Those cannons and firecrackers have already followed in the warehouse in Guangzhou Fucheng. According to what you said, the bullets are all waterproof and moisture-proof. Guard of the sailor."

Jia Heng said: "We won't be here in Guangdong for long, we'll go back to Jinling."

The trip to Haojing was basically completed after a small-scale armed conflict. He took away 80 craftsmen in the arsenal, mainly craftsmen in key links, and then there were 28 Hongyi cannons. The cannon is only a preliminary test, and at least one artillery regiment can be equipped, which is almost the same.

As for Haojing's other Hongyi cannons, Bujialu has also promised that they will only be used for the long-distance ships under his command, and even the craftsmen of the cannon factory have been hollowed out by more than half.

Because the firecrackers and cannons are too heavy, a lot of mules and horses were called for transportation this time.

There is no need for sea ships, mainly for the sake of confidentiality.

If the Guangdong Navy sends too many troops, it is possible to detect the news for the pirates in Fujian and Zhejiang, and it may spread to the ears of Duduo who is hiding in the Fujian and Zhejiang Islands.

(End of this chapter)