Road to Shunzhi

The leader of the Cao Gang Yan stayed in the capital for a long time.The Governor of Rivers and the Governor of Water Transport are constantly changing. The newly appointed Governor of Rivers, Zhu Zhixi, and Governor of Water Transport, Kang Deshi, are not familiar with Yan Gangzhu, and they need to re-open their joints.However, he still has some contacts. Through some previous staff, he got to know the chief steward of Wang Yuele in An Jun. At the same time, he also sent staff to get to know other people who have the right to speak.

"Guangzhu, there's a letter from over there, saying that we can meet," a small man with a fair face trotted all the way over, not caring about calming his breathing, and rushed to inform Gangzhu Yan of the news.

Gang Leader Yan was overjoyed: "Nie San, is what you said is true? That eunuch is greedy, why can't he agree so easily?"

Nie Sandao: "Naturally he is quite demanding. The young one agreed to him 1000 taels of gold without authorization before he was willing to meet with the gang leader. I figured that if he was to help, it would not be less than this amount." As he spoke, he raised his head. Five fingers.

"This eunuch!" Chief Yan gritted his teeth, "Can he really speak in front of the emperor?"

Nie San replied: "This man is the most beloved personal eunuch of the king of Xiangjun. The younger one has also inquired about it. It is said that the king of Xiangjun obeys him. And the king of Xiangjun is the emperor's youngest brother. The emperor has loved him since he was a child." He, the emperor will listen to whatever he wants."

Leader Yan thought for a moment, and said: "You go and arrange it, I will meet him personally. There is also King An, and we can't be left behind. The Edong family must keep an eye on it."

Nie Sandao: "Don't worry, the leader, the little ones are all bright in their hearts!"

The meeting place chosen by Gang Leader Yan was an ordinary-looking small house in a small alley in the outer city. From the outside, it could not be seen that this was a foothold of the Cao Gang in the capital, but there was a lot of space inside.

After Wu Liangfu came in, he secretly admired him.He has seen the big world, the imperial concubine and Boguoer are both rich, and the Xiangjun Palace is beautifully built. In the capital, except for the Prince Regent's Palace, the Xiangjun Palace should be the best residence. The mansion of Prince Ze Shuosai is not as good as that of Bogor, and the emperor knew about it, but he didn't say anything.However, this small mansion is no worse than Xiangjun Prince's Mansion. The layout is exquisite, and the things on the treasure shelf can be seen to be rare and exquisite.

Wu Liangfu withdrew his gaze from a multi-colored heart-changing bottle among the lotus leaves, and calmly looked at Gangzhu Yan in front of him, showing a haughty look.Ever since he entered the door, Master Yan has been paying attention to his expression. Seeing that his eyes are attracted by some playthings, Master Yan is determined: In any case, the problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

Wu Liangfu returned to the Prince's Mansion in Xiangjun with a thick banknote in his pocket, and began to whisper in Bogoer's ear.

"The emperor's vigorous development of shipping and training of sailors this time is really a blessing to the Qing Dynasty!" Because he had nothing to do and went to watch two military trainings, Bogor also became very interested in the navy.Tong Layue calmly cleaned the lotus pond at home to remove the silt, so that the county king could swim and play in it when it was hot.So, one day when Bogoer was thumping in the pool again, Wu Liangfu began to sigh.

Bogor nodded repeatedly. He had worshiped the emperor's elder brother since he was a child. In his eyes, whatever the emperor did was right.A while ago, when he entered the palace, he happened to see Fulin fiddling with a small musket. At that time, his eyes were straightened. Then he heard the emperor say that he wanted to send the gun to the Ministry of Industry for research. Bogor was very excited, thinking that with a musket on his waist, he would become a general, and he would look proud wherever he went.

Wu Liangfu continued: "I have heard before that the transport of goods from the north to the south depends on water transport. Now that sea transport is on the rise, what about water transport?"

Bogor was stunned: "What should I do? With the emperor here, there will naturally be a suitable solution."

Wu Liangfu felt powerless for a while: My master, every time you mention the emperor, you trust me 100%, making it difficult for a eunuch like me, okay?After thinking for a while, he cautiously said: "The master is young and promising, why not go to the palace to ask for an order, and be willing to share the water transportation for the emperor. In this way, the slave will follow the master, and he will have a good face when he goes out."

Bogor kicked him and scolded with a smile: "Why, is it embarrassing to follow the master now?" Even so, he was also moved.He went to Shanxi before, but came back lying down. In his opinion, he lost his adulthood. Therefore, he always wanted to have a chance to prove that he was very useful!In addition, Bogor never admitted that he was jealous.Let's not talk about Shuo Sai, who is both civil and military, he can't compare, but what about Gao Sai and Chang Shu?They are just Fu Guogong, and they are the county kings themselves, but they have been reused by the emperor, and they are idle at home, what is the matter!

So, King Xiangjun tidied up and went to the palace to find the emperor's brother to ask for an errand.Fulin was very surprised: "Water transport? Why did you suddenly think of getting an errand in this area?"

Bogor said confidently: "Share the worries for the emperor's brother."

I'm thankful that you boy didn't make trouble.Fulin looked at him and said, "I have already entrusted King An to take charge of this matter. As for you, stay at home well. I have more things for you to do in two days."

Bogor's job is to count the poor soldiers of the Eight Banners and give them rewards.This is a rather cumbersome task. Compared with the drastic work of rectifying water transportation, Bogor is not good at it. Coupled with Wu Liangfu's constant blowing, he wanted to go to the palace to complain, and changed jobs by the way.

Tong Layue stopped him in time: "My lord, the emperor valued your talent and asked you to do this kind of thing. How can you just say no to it? Wouldn't the emperor feel sad by doing this? "

Bogor still liked this Fujin very much, and she could listen to what she said. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "What you said is also reasonable, but I just don't like to do this kind of errand."

Tong Layue persuaded: "Perhaps it is the emperor who gave you practice skills. If you do this job well, you will be very pleased with the Eight Banners. You have a bright face. You do it well, and then the emperor can give you a better job." Errand."

That's right, Bogor stopped, and obediently followed the servant of the household department to count the list of the poor soldiers of the Eight Banners, and even went to their residences for field inspections.While Wu Liangfu was disappointed, he didn't dare to continue talking, and sent someone to return half of the bank note to Chief Yan.

"So, this leader Yan is helpless now, and put all the chips on E Shuo?" Fulin knew Wu Liangfu's little tricks, but turned a blind eye to them, but Yue Le was different here. .It is said that Yue Le loves the Fujin Wu Yunzhu very much. Fortunately, the emperor decreed a few days ago to lower the status of Fujin, otherwise the existence of Wu Yunzhu would definitely affect Yue Le's descendant Fujin Nala.E Shuo is Wu Yunzhu's father, and he has always been rough, so it is only natural that the Cao Gang would have their ideas on him.

Yue Le was actually a little flustered.When the emperor told him that his beloved Ama from the side Fujin had become brothers with Nie San from the Cao Gang, his first reaction was: Impossible!The second reaction is: bad.

He knelt on the ground immediately: "After the servant returns, he will immediately make it clear with E Shuo, and ask the emperor to make amends!"

Fulin smiled: "Actually, it's nothing, it depends on what E Shuo does."

Leader Yan and E Shuo got on the line, and along this line, he met Yue Le again.Hearing from Yue Le, the emperor did not intend to let the Cao Gang go, and wanted to suppress it, so he immediately panicked - the current Cao Gang is not an opponent of the imperial court with navy and firearms, and they are begging for help.Yue Le pretended to be helpless, Yan Gangzhu sent a bank note, and Yue Le said he could intercede.

After going through this again and again, Lord Yan finally agreed to Fulin's conditions: the Cao Gang changed from dark to bright, from black to white, the head of the Cao Gang took the position of military officer, and the leader of Yan Gang became a seventh-rank official Put the total.In exchange, the Cao Gang must establish a complete logistics system that cannot be robbed, and everyone in the Cao Gang can join the navy at any time to serve the country.

Fushi always remembers the slogan of his previous life: If you want to get rich, build roads first.The transformation of the Cao Gang is the first step. Next, he will also transform the postal system. Only when the logistics flow is smooth, can the goods be transported out at the fastest speed and the economy will develop.

The postal system of the Qing Dynasty followed the pre-Ming Dynasty, and to be honest, it was very old.Generally, wealthy families will send their own people to deliver letters back and forth between the two places, while ordinary people live together as a group, and there is no need to deliver letters.

Money, another huge expense.The improvement of the postal system cannot be seen in a short time. The initial investment is very important, and this money cannot be embezzled at all.Fulin once again missed Gao Sai and Chang Shu who went to sea. According to their letters, they should be driving in the direction of the Cape of Good Hope, which is a subordinate territory of the Netherlands. It's a hassle.

Forget about these, in September, the capital was hit by an earthquake.Fulin wanted to complain: Since he took office, how many earthquakes have he encountered, and there are solar eclipses!He didn't care about these things, but the ancients cared. In the eyes of everyone, an earthquake is a punishment from the heavens, and there is no reason!

As a result, a rumor quietly spread in the capital: firearms are too heavy to kill and abuse, and anyone who is wounded by a firearm will surely die, which is against the harmony of heaven.

This kind of talk became more and more popular, and finally reached Fulin's ears.Fulin gritted his teeth, and first issued an edict: "Since ancient times, life has never been in vain, and the rate is determined by personnel. I have been in charge of the government for seven years, and the government affairs have been misbehaved. Disasters have been reported and earthquakes have been heard. I have been practicing the province, and the civil and military officials should also cooperate. Dedicated to my duty. I have something lacking, and the assistant minister Chen Zuowuyin." There was no mention of firearms, but the ministers were pulled in together.

The rumors were quieter.Then, the emperor issued an edict to worship Confucius in the Hongde Hall, honoring Confucius as the first teacher of Confucianism, and wanted to use this news to cover up the previous rumors.However, things backfired. The saying that firearms are inauspicious still spread. Many people jointly signed a letter, stating that firearms are extremely harmful, and the research and development costs are high. And seal up all firearms and do not allow them to be used again.

That's great. People with the eight major surnames in Manchuria have signed the booklet. This is persecution!Fulin knew that firearms were always a great threat to the Manchu minority, who were about to conquer the world.They instinctively resist all arms that are stronger than cavalry, and they instinctively do not want to believe that there are still firearms in this world.Moreover, the firearms of the former Ming Dynasty were relatively advanced. They had suffered enough when they fought against the Ming army, so of course they did not want this thing to reappear.However, they didn't think about it. Without firearms, how did Taiwan recover? Without firearms, how could the Spaniards in Luzon pay the Qing's account?They only thought about the danger of firearms, but they didn't think that the dangerous thing still depends on who is in control.

Fulin reused the craftsmen who made firearms left by the former Ming Ministry of Industry, so that these Manchu nobles saw the threat, and they knew the simple truth that political power came out of the barrel of a gun. Of course, they were unwilling to let their superior status be affected A little shaken, so, with this earthquake, the conflict finally broke out.

Fulin rubbed the notebook, his mind kept spinning, trying to find a better solution, but he heard Xiao Huazi say: "Your Majesty, the Regent is asking to see you."

The author has something to say:

Tomorrow I can finally sleep late, I am happy just thinking about it, people who have to get up at six o'clock every day can't afford to be hurt.I found that I have no pursuits at all now, and I can be satisfied after a day of rest and sleep, which is really depraved. . .