Road to Shunzhi

With the cruel precedent of the Jiangnan fraud case, who would dare to tamper with the imperial examination.Shuntian's imperial examination went very smoothly, and both Kabula and Suo'etu were on the list.Although the ranking is not high, it is enough to make them happy.After all, Manchus value martial arts over books, and all Manchus who can rank in the imperial examination can always get more care.

Facts have proved that Fulin gave Hesheli some preferential treatment for Xifu's sake.Kabula was appointed as a bodyguard, while Suo'etu was sent to the Hanlin Academy as a small Hanlin.The position was not high, but it was enough to make the Hesheli family rejoice. Xifu bought a house in the outer city and let his two nephews live in it. After many years, Sony and his family were finally able to step into the capital again.

In May, Chang Shu, who was sailing far away, finally received a letter.After a long voyage, they did not reach Holland, but they arrived in the Philippines.The people there all looked strange, dark, with thick lips, and their speech was completely incomprehensible.However, Gao Sai's language talent and affinity played a role at this time, and it didn't take long before he was able to communicate with the local natives.And this place was controlled by foreigners, and the fleet of the Qing Dynasty was hit hard.This is thanks to Gao Sai, who reached an agreement with the leader of the local natives and attacked the foreigner's camp at night, otherwise the Qing Dynasty would have suffered casualties.However, the goods from the Qing Dynasty were extremely popular, and the local natives exchanged many gems, and the merchants made a lot of money.Attached with the letter is a pistol used by foreigners. It is said that although the firearms of foreigners are not as powerful as the long guns of the Qing Dynasty, they are convenient to carry around. I bought one and gave it to the emperor. Let the Ministry of Industry imitate it.

So, have the two elder brothers learned to copycat?Fulin looked at the pistol, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.If Gao Sai and the others figured out a business route, it would be very beneficial for the future.However, the cost of training the navy is quite high, and several members of the household department are already clamoring that they cannot afford the cost.Most people are still superstitious about the Eight Banners system, thinking that with the Eight Banners soldiers, there is no need to find another person to serve in the military, and they even sneer at the navy.

This is not acceptable.Fulin does not intend to head-on with the thoughts of an era, and he has been infiltrating slowly all along.He called Xiaohuazi and ordered him to pass the news to Sangji. He wrote something on the paper, and then threw it into the brazier.

Not long after, news gradually spread in the capital that the Emperor's naval training was too expensive and he wanted to stop it.How can this be!The businessmen were in an uproar.The business of imported products is easy to do, and the Qing Dynasty also opened the two ports of Guangzhou and Weihai. Foreigners rushed to exchange their gold, silver and precious stones for the porcelain, silk, satin, tea and other things here. .There are also many people who have quick thoughts, organize their own fleets, hire some warriors and pirates, and go overseas to reap benefits.The Qing Dynasty trained the navy, and together with Zheng Chenggong beat off the Dutch in Taiwan, allowing them to understand the benefits of a strong country for the first time. Taiwan is in its own hands, and the business is doing well, as if money is falling from the sky every day.If there is no navy, will the court change the sea ban in the next step?The businessmen were in a hurry.Doesn't the country have no money?They have it, please donate!

However, even if it was a donation, they couldn't say it blatantly, after all, the imperial court wanted face.Therefore, the excuse of the merchants was to thank them, the court was so kind to them, they were moved, but they had nothing but some money, so they could only express their gratitude with this vulgar thing.Coincidentally, aren't Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion affected by the disaster?They happened to express their hearts for the victims, which can be regarded as a repayment for the court's kindness.

The disaster situation in Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion is actually not serious, and I have already exempted them from the tax of the year, and it has not reached the point where they need to raise funds, really.Hearing the news in the newspaper below, Fulin found that as long as he could find a reason, anything could be a reason.Sangji was entrusted by Fulin to handle related matters with full authority.The silver donated by the merchants was used to train the navy and strengthen its equipment, and promised that if these merchants went to sea one day, they could pay for the navy to escort them.

What a great news.The merchants are satisfied, but there are still some people who are not satisfied - Cao Gang.

As the largest gang on the water, the Cao Gang has always monopolized the logistics industry of the canal.After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Dorgon and Fulin attached great importance to the smooth flow of the canal, and consciously or unconsciously gave a lot of convenience to the Cao Gang. In the past ten years, the Cao Gang has also developed and grown.But now that shipping has begun to develop, Caobang's business has been hit hard.

The head of the Cao Gang, Yan, frowned, and the deputy head of the gang suggested: "Why don't our Cao Gang also contribute money to suppress those merchants?"

"You bastard!" Chief Yan scolded, "Isn't this clearly telling the emperor that our Cao Gang family has a great career? Are you afraid that the emperor has not calculated enough?"

Leader Yan thought for a while, and said, "We can't think of any way here, so go to Beijing."

On the other hand, Fulin also got the news that the Cao Gang had entered Beijing, smiled, threw the piece of paper into the brazier, and said to Yue Le beside him, "Hang them up first, I will make my own decision."

Yes, Caobang is an unstable factor.No emperor would allow such a huge gang force to exist in his jurisdiction.Shipping certainly hit Caobang, but what Fulin wanted was more.There are so many masters in the Cao Gang, all of whom are proficient in water skills. If he can recruit some soldiers and disperse them, on the one hand, the strength of the navy will be strengthened, and on the other hand, the power of the Cao Gang will be reduced. It's a profitable business.

Yue Le took the order to resign, Fulin looked at the sky, and ordered: "Go to Kunning Palace."

Princess Coral is more than half a year old, she was born very well, and has begun to recognize people. She remembers Ama very well who hugs her every day. It's a slobbering kiss.After a long time, Fuquan and Jinger also began to be greedy, and every time they went to see their sister, they had to move their faces closer, and Coral would have a watermark on each of their faces, making the two little boys very happy.

After handling the government affairs every day, Fulin would always go to Kunning Palace to see her daughter, eat dinner by the way, and then often take advantage of the opportunity to rest at the queen's place, which made other women in the palace envious, and they came to curry favor with this favored woman openly and secretly. Little princess, for a moment, no matter which woman in the entire harem, as long as they see the little princess, they will instantly transform into a loving mother, exuding the brilliance of motherhood.

When Fulin arrived at Kunning Palace, he saw a room full of women, smiling straight around his precious daughter, and when they saw him coming in, they all got up, saluted politely, and then began to flirt with each other.He looked upset, and waved his hand: "It's all gone." Everyone left reluctantly.He didn't care, and directly hugged his daughter: "Ama's little girl, do you miss Ama?"

How could the little princess understand what he said, she just giggled, stretched out the chubby arm, and pulled the foot on his braid.Fulin hurriedly took away her daughter's little hand: "That's not clean, good girl don't take it." The little princess always wanted whatever she wanted, but suddenly she was unhappy, and she was about to cry when she squeezed her mouth, Ren Na quickly took her, Teased her with his agate bracelet, and then diverted her attention.

"This child just likes this kind of shiny things." Fulin sat down beside her, and was very happy to see the big beautiful wife hugging the little beautiful daughter.

Ren Na smiled and said, "Forget it, she stuffs everything in her mouth these days, but she will be jailed."

When she raised her head, the circles of her eyes seemed to be a little red, and Fulin let out a surprise: "What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Ren Na shook her head: "I'm the queen, who would dare to provoke me. It's just that a few wives entered the palace today, and I felt a little touched for a while."

The flower bouquet on the side stood up and began to explain conscientiously.It turned out that today was the day when the queen summoned her wives. Ren Na had been married for many years and had also learned Chinese. Naturally, the wives she summoned included Manchurians, Mongols, and Han Chinese, and the wife of Zuodu Censor Wei Yijie was also included.Her husband did not have a title, but was highly valued by the emperor, so her position was not so far back, and Ren Na saw her somewhat haggard face and red eyes.

Inna has a heart.After the wives retreated, she asked someone to inquire, but the news she got almost didn't make her angry.It turned out that Wei Yijie's wife was not from a high family background. She spent the dowry and showed her face to maintain the family business in order to provide for Wei Yijie's education.However, after Wei Yijie became the censor, he doted on his concubines and several common rooms, and almost never went to the original room.Fortunately, he also knew that pampering concubines and destroying wives is a serious crime. On the surface, there is only one concubine's room, but in fact there are many concubines.Mrs. Wei is getting old, her dowry has been used up, and she has no children yet. Instead, the concubine gave birth to two sons, who are showing off in front of her all day long.Life was hard for her.

Ren Na was naturally angry.She is the empress, the biggest wife in the world, so she naturally considers the issue from the perspective of the wife.After she got married, she has always been favored by the emperor. Now that she has a daughter, she lives a very carefree life, but seeing the other princesses dangling in front of her, she is always a little depressed.Thinking of Mrs. Wei's miserable life, she also felt aggrieved.So, she sent two nuns to Yushi's Mansion in Zuodu, and rewarded Mrs. Wei with many things, which also meant to support her.

"Cousin, would it be inappropriate for me to do this?" She was also furious for a while, but after thinking about it, Wei Yijie was a person who was highly valued by the emperor, and her behavior might be a bit of a slap in the face to Wei Yijie.

Fulin smiled: "How could it be. You are the empress, so it's no big deal if you like a married woman. You can do whatever you want. I'm so ruthless to my wife who shares weal and woe. This Wei Yi Jiezhen dare not use her."

On the second day, Wei Yijie, the imperial censor of Zuodu, was impeached for pampering his concubine and destroying his wife, and being ruthless to his wretched wife.The emperor was furious, thinking that he was a censor, but he was not standing upright, so he demoted him three levels in a row, ordered him to think about his mistakes at home, and issued another decree: the first wife and Fujin who are married by the Ming media are the life wives recognized by the royal family, and other concubines He and Fang Fujin and the others cannot go past them.Officials who dote on their concubines and destroy their wives will not be hired.At the same time, the emperor also distributed a bunch of rewards to the retired old man Fan Wencheng, because he was very good to his wife and deserved praise.

The whole court was in an uproar again.These days, who doesn't have a concubine who loves the cold and the hot? With this decree, doting on the concubine will lead to an unstable official position. Who would be happy!No matter how much men like concubines, they have to compare themselves with their black hats.Han officials are fine, after all, since ancient times, favoring concubines and destroying wives have been looked down upon by others, and the Manchu nobles have a big opinion.Before they entered the customs, there were countless concubines, and there was not much difference in status among the wives.After entering the customs, this situation was suppressed, and the prince had one positive Fujin and two side Fujin.However, although the name of the side Fujin is not close, it still has a certain amount of power.However, this decree dealt an unprecedented blow to the position of the Fujin. Those who married their daughters to become Fujin felt remorseful, and some even began to think: The emperor's brothers all got married. It would be a great loss if you send your daughter to be a side Fujin. It would be better to hire someone to be the first wife. The draft is not compulsory. First, you must see that the son-in-law is serious.

The author has something to say:

Mr. Wei Yijie in history did commit a crime, but it should not be the case of pampering his concubine and destroying his wife. I am sorry for you old man here.

However, Zhang Ailing once said that all women who support men to study will die badly. This sentence is simply the truth.Scholars are all the same. Those who eat their wives use their wives. After passing the exam and becoming an official, they start to take concubines.