The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Cantonese House

Guangweilou is a restaurant with a history of hundreds of years in Guangzhou.

It is a time-honored brand, and the Cantonese-style morning tea here is very charming.

The building is three stories high, with hundreds of tables, chairs and benches on the first floor, which is the most lively in the early hours; the second floor has more than 50 private seats, which is the busiest during lunch; Ascot, still partying here.

The private rooms are divided into four, plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. There are only four private rooms, but they are very elegantly decorated. Even the orchids planted in the corners are orphans.

Now this place has been taken over by someone, and Nian Gengyao paid for it.

The big merchants wanted to pay, but Nian Gengyao didn't give up. He had a lot of money and was not short of it.

What's more, it's for the fourteenth master to clean up the dust. How could he let others take the money and pay the fourteenth master.

This time, many people were watching the fun at the Guangwei Building, but the Guangwei Building was surrounded by soldiers and no one was allowed to approach.

The hundreds of tables, chairs and benches on the first floor are full of big merchants. A merchant with no more than ten ships at home is not qualified to sit here. Big merchants, big merchants, which one is not rich?

But this meeting can only sit here on the first floor, and the second floor is full of officials from Guangzhou.

Basically everyone is here, so the second floor is also full of people. Compared with the time when Lord Kangxi came, more people will not be able to see the Lord Long Live, but this meeting can see the son of the Lord Long Live, a prince.

It's still a prince with a double salary. A prince's salary is not low. There are also various royal estates, properties and various gifts for the prince.

Think about it, this guy is probably not short of money, but I heard that this guy loves money very much.

The sea merchants are trying their best to find out what the fourteenth master likes, thinking about getting something that suits him.

The last time the salt merchants were unlucky, it is said that there was this shadow.

But there is no real evidence, and this person is far away in the capital, and no one can reach him who lives in seclusion.

Now that someone finally came over, everyone wanted to get on line with this noble man from Tianhuang, but unfortunately, it was a bit difficult.

After the fourteenth master came, he passed the first floor, passed the second floor, and went directly to the third floor.

I went to the top of the semi-open attic. This is a place that can be seen from the first and second floors, and it is usually used as an important place for lectures.

Sometimes, when some scholars here get together, there will be wonderful literary fights, and some good articles can even be circulated through this, and their reputation will rise.

So the fourteenth master stood here, and basically everyone could hear what he said.

But he can't know what other people say. This design is already good.

However, who is Master Fourteen?At the beginning, he had studied the loudspeaker for Kangxi. After a while, Ma Lianying gave him the big loudspeaker to ensure that everyone could clearly hear what the Fourteenth Master said. .

In case there is something unclear, they will spread rumors.

The Fourteenth Master stood in front of the loudspeaker: "Everyone, good afternoon."

The voice was so loud that it shocked everyone who was whispering!

"Master Fourteen has quite a voice, doesn't he?"

"I didn't see it, the fourteenth master is a thin man with a loud voice."

"It's the emperor's son after all, it's a big deal!"

"What does a loud voice have to do with whose son?"

After everyone was shocked, they started talking nonsense.

The fourteenth master had a black line on his face: "This is called a loudspeaker, which can amplify people's voice. Don't use your voice to shout at you. Don't be so ignorant."

Everyone immediately fell silent, in order to show that they were not ignorant.

"Prince Xun, good afternoon!" Everyone has been trained, although they are in a hurry, but when someone directs them to say hello, they all salute, a little uneven, barely qualified.

"Get up." The fourteenth master called, and everyone slowly got up, especially on the first floor, where the big merchants came from the old masters who had the final say. They were old and moved slowly. very.

But all of them are old foxes.

"This time, this king is here in Guangzhou. I know that the people sitting on the first floor are all big businessmen, the second floor is full of local officials, and the third floor is full of my confidants, Ergen Jue Luo Hao Siwen General, Lord Nian Gengyao and Lord Cao Yong."

When everyone heard it, Nian Gengyao was still ahead of Cao Yong!

Cao Yong didn't think there was anything wrong, Nian Gengyao had the merit of saving him, and he was Si Ye's cheap uncle, who was two years older than him, why would he be unconvinced?

Nian Gengyao has only been here for more than a year, but he has tamed everyone in the Guangzhou Navy. When he first came, Nian Gengyao could only scratch a few times, but now he is a mess.

I can't accept it!

It took Cao Yong three years to learn it, and Nian Gengyao accomplished what he did in three years in just over a year.

"As for what the king is here for? To be honest, the king is not very clear. Huang Ama only needs the king to sit in Guangzhou, but he didn't specify what to do. Maybe the king will take care of the weather, or The tax money on the sea merchants, the king is very concerned about the tax money you handed over to the court. If I let the king know that you have paid less tax money, different punishments will be given according to the seriousness of the circumstances, such as malicious tax arrears , this king will confiscate your house and send you all to the northwest as horse slaves! If you have no choice but to forget, as long as you complete it, this king may be in a good mood and let you go. And if you are not close to women, whoever dares to play tricks with this king, I will play you to death! Don't think that you are large and powerful, and use the excuse that the law does not punish the crowd. This king is not a local official. No matter who you are, dare to If you don't abide by the law, this king dares to deal with you!"

The fourteenth master's words were full of hostility, and neither the big merchants nor the officials dared to say anything, and the scene was very quiet for a while.

"However, when I come to Guangzhou, I don't just deal with you. I also have to take a look at the outside affairs. You can't go out to do business so hard, and let people from Nanyang and Western countries bully you. I heard that there are many Han people in Nanyang?" The Fourteenth Lord wrote to him one year, and the content was usually about Nanyang.

On the Nanyang side, there are now some Westerners occupying it, as well as the local aborigines. The Han people have suffered a lot of crimes there.

The Fourteenth Master was a Han Chinese for more than 56 years in his previous life, living under the red flag, and he paid attention to the fact that [-] ethnic groups belong to one family.

Basically he has no ethnic hatred.

Although, when the Manchus entered the customs, they also did things like burning, killing and looting, but this is the case in every dynasty. He can't make decisions for the ancestors in this life, but he can make up for it. At least, everyone is the descendants of ** , You can't watch others bully your own people.

"Perhaps I will go out and wander around. When the time comes, it's not a bad idea to go and have a look." Fourteenth Master said lightly, but the big merchants below looked at each other in blank dismay.

Although the Qing Dynasty had the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy's fleet, when it went to sea, the tallest was Cao Yong, the head of the Royal Navy, who was said to be a senior official of the fourth rank.

However, none of the nobles from Tianhuang had ever been to Nanyang, not even to the sea.

While the Manchu people were afraid of the sea, they didn't pay much attention to the sea. Now that they knew that the sea was useful, Kangxi sent his fourteen sons over to see the situation.

In order to keep Fourteen's son free from hands and feet, he gave Fourteen a lot of power, and his power activities were very extensive.

It can be said that the Fourteenth Master is now the local emperor of Guangzhou.

"Okay, Master Fourteen is interesting enough." Several military generals liked the tone of Master Fourteen, and they took the lead in applauding.

"Don't applaud you guys. If it wasn't for committing crimes, I have no problem with you, and I won't order everyone to fight blindly. It is not easy for you to go to sea to fight pirates. You can share the spoils with the emperor's Ama equally. Don't forget, you are the Royal Navy." The Fourteenth Lord knows that every time these people go to sea, they fight with their heads pinned to their waistbands, so the navy's spoils are divided equally with Kangxi, and the emperor takes the best, followed by It's the sailors.

Only a generous return can mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers, especially the Manchus who started their careers with military exploits and won the world on horseback.

"Then where can it be!"

Several generals broke the embarrassing situation, and the others were covered in cold sweat, but they couldn't help but admire this young Prince Xun, he really was a powerful character.

This domineering, worthy of being the emperor's son, just dare to speak and act.

The Fourteenth Master immediately left the big trumpet and sat on the main seat prepared for him. Behind him was a group of servants lined up with wild wings, all dressed in the costumes of the servants, which was particularly dazzling.

And the food delivery person can't go up to the third floor.

The dishes will be brought up by a special internal guard, and the food will be tested for poison by a professional internal waiter.

The corners of Nian Gengyao's mouth twitched. When he and the Fourteenth Master were together in private, they ate and drank very casually. Even if they went out for a snack, the servants around the Fourteenth Master would just take a few bites first. Put on such a formation.

He also took a silver needle to test the poison, which made the people around him nervous.

However, Guangzhou is located in the Pearl River Delta, with a hot climate but rich products. It has been a diversified economy since ancient times.

Guangzhou cuisine, also known as Cantonese cuisine, is one of the most important schools of traditional food culture and a representative of Cantonese cuisine.Cantonese cuisine originated in Guangzhou, and is popular in the Pearl River Delta centered on Guangzhou, western Guangdong, parts of northern Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and other places. All areas that use Cantonese belong to the Cantonese cuisine cultural circle.

Guangzhou cuisine combines the characteristics of Nanhai cuisine, Panyu cuisine, Dongguan cuisine, Shunde cuisine, Zhongshan cuisine, Siyi cuisine, Shenzhen Baoan cuisine, etc. The rich and delicate selection of ingredients and light taste are important reasons for its popularity.

Guangzhou cuisine pays attention to "clear, fresh, tender, smooth, refreshing, and fragrant", and pursues the original taste and fresh taste of raw materials. Guangzhou cuisine has a wide variety of seasonings, including sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, and fresh.But only a small amount of ginger, onion and garlic are used as the "ingredients", and less spicy condiments such as peppers are used, so it will not be too salty and sweet.

This pursuit of lightness, freshness, and original taste not only conforms to the climate characteristics of Guangdong, but also meets the requirements of modern nutrition. It is a scientific food culture.

The Guangwei Restaurant where the Fourteenth Lord is located is the best restaurant in Guangzhou.

The Buddha jumping over the wall and the roast suckling pig that came up are all unique.

Braised squab, barbecued pork in honey sauce, baked lobster in soup, steamed grouper, abalone, abalone sauce with Liao ginseng, boiled shrimp, bird's nest with coconut milk and rock sugar, Laohuo soup, Guangzhou Wenchang chicken, claypot rice, Cantonese style Roasted stuffed duck, steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce...

In short, it is all Guangzhou style.

And they are expensive dishes.

Especially braised abalone with lobster, stewed shark fin with vegetable gall, and king oyster chicken feet.

The Fourteenth Lord knows that later generations call the Oyster King Phoenix Claw "Oyster King Phoenix Claw", but now the word "Huang" is taboo, so it is called "Oyster King Phoenix Claw".

These are all things that Nian Gengyao asked someone to prepare. As soon as the dishes were served, Master Fourteen took a few bites with chopsticks: "Not bad!"

In fact, my heart is already rolling.

Yummy, so delicious!

Anyway, it is the strength of Cantonese cuisine, and it is delicious.

But the fourteenth master can hold it, the little bottle secretly remembers all the delicacies that the fourteenth master likes, and cooks for the fourteenth master later.

Eating, at the moment, it is not important to eat without talking or sleeping without talking.

Guo Shilong took the opportunity to tell the Fourteenth Master: "Because the Shanxi bandit Chen Si and others sneaked into Huguang and ganged up with party members to flee and plunder, the slaves must sit in Guangxi. Here in Guangdong, I will leave it to the Fourteenth Master to sit in charge."

He is a person who knows current affairs, and he directly entrusted Guangdong to the Fourteenth Lord to act as his agent, and went to Guangxi to handle errands by himself, and he was well-known as a teacher.

The fourteenth master is so domineering, Guo Shilong dare not challenge the fourteenth master.

It's better to hand over Guangzhou to Fourteenth Lord, and he will go to Guangxi to deal with Guangxi's affairs.

"Yes, but I don't know much about these things, so I need Nian Gengyao to deal with some things here. As for the army, I only care about the navy. The army is under the control of my master, so I don't worry." Ten The fourth master lowered his head and ate a dish with chopsticks: "Besides, this king is not good at government affairs. He said he came here to sit in charge, but in fact he has to rely on the three of them for help."

To put it bluntly, the Fourteenth Master is a political novice. All his premise is that he knows some historical knowledge, and he is only sure that his brother will be the next emperor.

"You're welcome." Cao Yong welcomed the arrival of the Fourteenth Master the most.

The same is true for the other two. As for the prefect of Guangzhou, Tong Jiayan, he is also very happy. With such a backer, he can at least live a more comfortable life in the officialdom.

Others wanted to come to toast, but found that the fourteenth master didn't drink at all.

Moreover, the fourteenth master was so grand that no one dared to come to toast.

After eating a meal, some people have indigestion, and some people feel that their knowledge has increased. So this is how the princes use their meals?

Thirty servants serve one person.

I heard that this is still a simple ostentation, otherwise there would be old mothers, aunts and palace maids serving, and as soon as a prince landed, there would be six No. 70 people serving.

This is only half, let alone a prince.

Which prince's mansion in Beijing doesn't have 80 No. [-] people serving it?

After the Fourteenth Master returned to the other courtyard, he jumped up immediately: "Liang Gong, those dishes are delicious!"