Daily life of Heshen's pet wife

Both Yinglian and Guarjia's eyes were red and swollen, but they were much better than the previous two days.

Thanks to He Shen's support in the past two days, he and his wife were able to rest for a while, otherwise they would have to suffer a serious illness if they dragged their bodies and were so sad to hold on.

Guerjia asked Feng Zhixi, and He Shen reassured her: "Zhi'er just fell asleep. She didn't have a good rest last night and kept guarding in front. I thought she was really weak, so I let her eat something. Then Coaxed her to sleep. I asked Lin Huaxue to hug her, she fell into a deep sleep, and probably won't wake up for a while."

"Grandmother and grandfather haven't eaten something properly for a while. I asked the kitchen to prepare some vegetarian dishes, which are all your favorite flavors. Why don't you use some. It's definitely impossible not to eat."

Mrs. Guerjia twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "Uncle is thoughtful. Your grandfather and I just ate something. Although it is not much, it is enough. It is your grandfather who wants to talk to you. I'm in good spirits right now, so I'll go ahead and have a look, and then I'll go back and rest. I'll come back when you're done talking."

He Shen originally wanted to let Yinglian take a rest, but Yinglian waved his hand and said no.

In just one or two days, the skinny old man had sunken cheeks, but his eyes were still as bright as before: "Last night, I slept for a while, and after waking up, I didn't feel sleepy anymore. I mean. Your grandmother stayed with me all night talking, and she still felt a little panicked when she got up in the morning, but she is much better now."

"Brother Shen, you don't have to worry. This happens to everyone. Your great-grandfather is very old, and he has not been in good health for the past few years. In fact, I have already prepared in my heart. It's just that it is inevitable when things happen. It will be a little sad. After a while, it will be fine if you let it go."

Ying Lian asked He Shen to sit closer, then took his hand and said slowly, "Your great-grandfather passed away. According to the rules, I have to guard Ding You. According to the rules, it is three years, but according to the emperor's attitude, I am afraid that when the emperor dies It won't be three years. But in the next two years, the emperor will still not ask me to go back. The positions and errands that are vacant in my body must always be replaced by someone, and there must always be someone to handle them."

Ying Lian and Heshen said this because he thought that Qianlong had already told Heshen twice in the past few years, and Heshen was such a smart person, so he had already guessed Qianlong's attitude.

This time Ying Lian talked to He Shen again, and that was what he said directly.

"The emperor won't let someone do the errands in my hands at will. You should have guessed it, the emperor has taken a fancy to you."

Ying Lian said: "You are doing business outside. People have repeatedly told the emperor that you are not targeting you. The emperor stopped him and defended you. Why is this? It is because the emperor likes you." Your ability to make money. The emperor thinks that you are loyal and smart, and you are considerate, and more importantly, there is no one else in the court who can earn money so seriously, except you."

He Shen nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Ying Lian didn't know that He Shen was reborn, and he had a clear understanding of Qianlong's intentions. He only thought that He Shen only knew Qianlong's intentions, but he didn't know much about the current situation. After completing his errand, Ying Lian and He Shen talked about the current financial situation of the Qing Dynasty.

Yinglian sighed lightly, and said: "Now the national treasury is not full. That is to say, it looks good on the surface. But in fact, it is already a little unsustainable. I have thought of many ways, but I still can't change it. In the future, we will not be able to make ends meet.”

In fact, from the Kangxi Dynasty to the Yongzheng Dynasty, and then to the early Qianlong period, the treasury was very full. At that time, the financial situation of the Qing Dynasty was very good. If the Qianlong period can still implement the policies of the Kangxi Dynasty and Yongzheng Dynasty, and follow the example , the situation in the treasury will only get better and better, and there will never be a phenomenon of making ends meet.

Both Kangxi and Yongzheng were emperors who worked hard to govern, and they were committed to leaving a fortune to their descendants.But when it came to Qianlong, the treasury finally filled up, and the world was prosperous and peaceful, and Qianlong fell in love with showing off the taste of Haiyan and Heqing.

The three southern tours made a lot of noise, and the foundation of the national treasury was already mobilized.

Ying Lian secretly calculated for Qianlong. If this continues, the treasury will be emptied sooner or later.The money brought in from outside is simply not enough to fill in.

On the other side of Qianlong, he was already thinking about making his fourth southern tour.Ying Lian kept Ding You in control, and the job of spending money naturally fell on He Shen.

Qianlong didn't know this, but he knew very well that the southern tour cost a lot, and he didn't want to get the money from the internal treasury, so he could only get it from the national treasury. money.

To put it bluntly, Qianlong hoped to use Heshen's ability to make money to find ways to get the money out, and even hoped that Heshen could use his ingenuity to earn back the money he had spent before.

As for how to make money, Qianlong didn't care.But He Shen knew very well in his heart, how can he earn back the money?If you want to earn money back for a business that doesn't even pay out the principal, isn't that a clear robbery?

He Shen had done a lot for Qianlong in his previous life.During Qianlong's southern tour, He Shen really tried to make up for the hole in the money. The internal treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not release the money, nor did the national treasury. He just wanted to coax the money from the bottom up. , and then spend it out to make Qianlong happy.

Several tours to the south cost millions of taels of silver, not a penny of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' money was missing, and Qianlong played happily. This is his skill with Heshen.

He Shen just wanted to show off his ability in front of Qianlong. At that time, he was wholeheartedly trying to please Qianlong alone, and nothing else was on his mind.

He made Qianlong happy, and after those few southern tours, he himself accepted the first few hundred thousand taels of silver.To say he is greedy is to be greedy.

In this life, He Shen is not greedy for a single penny, and it is even more impossible to use this method to collect money for Qianlong for his enjoyment.This kind of search for people's wealth, within ten years, the people will be in dire straits.It will also encourage corruption in the officialdom.

He Shen made up his mind early on not to do this.

He Shen and Ying Lian were still able to speak their minds. He slightly lowered his eyes and said softly: "I can understand my grandfather's worries. However, if I persuade the emperor to give up the idea of ​​the southern tour and rest for a few more years, the money will be worthless." It can be turned around. It won’t make ends meet.”

"People at the bottom will not always look at the emperor, and they won't work so hard. There are fewer errands to do every year, and the money will naturally be saved. If you don't save, the deficit will be bigger and the treasury will be even more empty. , At that time, there is no way to fill it out even if you want to.”

"You—" Ying Lian became impatient when He Shen said that he wanted to persuade Qianlong to give up his southern tour. He was afraid that people would hear him through the wall. At that time, everyone was sent away again, and no one was allowed to come close. There were only him, Tong Heshen, in the study, so Ying Lian felt relieved.

"Brother Shen, the holy ruling is arbitrary, how can you persuade the emperor?"

Ying Lian said in a low voice, "You can be regarded as I watched you grow up, and now you are also my grandson-in-law. Let's talk about our own things behind closed doors. In the current situation, you can persuade anything, but you can't persuade me alone. This. The emperor is in high spirits, and has made up his mind to go on a southern tour, but persuasion will not work. Be careful and lose your head."

Ying Lian was afraid that He Shen would take it seriously and rush forward to persuade Qianlong. He stared at He Shen and asked him to promise that he would not act like this. Only after receiving He Shen's assurance did Ying Lian feel relieved.

He Shen said: "Don't worry, what I said is just to talk to you. I understand the emperor's thoughts, and it is not so easy to make the emperor change. This southern tour will not stop. Many things, the emperor is not I don't know, I don't want to know."

"But this money, you have been the secretary of the household department for so many years, you know very well in your heart that this money is not easy to get. I have always followed the right way in business. But if I take the right way, the treasury It’s not so fast to fill up the money. If it is fast, then the deficits of the provinces will have to be accumulated. For the current plan, we still have to clear up the accounts, and then we can talk about what to do.”

Ying Lian got a headache when he mentioned this.

He has been doing business for these years, and his ability is very good, but he is loyal and will never disobey Qianlong, and he will do whatever Qianlong wants.He is cautious and down-to-earth, but Qianlong also personally said that he does not have the courage of He Shen, and it is completely fine to maintain success, but it is still not enough to develop.

Ying Lian really couldn't think of a way to make money, and luckily he had He Shen as his successor.

Yinglian agrees with Qianlong, and believes that Heshen must have a way to solve the current predicament.

He also knew that it was difficult, but seeing what He Shen meant, it seemed that he didn't want to blindly follow Qianlong as he did, so Ying Lian was still a little worried.But he understands better that He Shen's worries are also imminent, and if they are not resolved, the future consequences will be disastrous.

Just thinking about it left and right, Ying Lian felt a splitting headache, and really couldn't think of a good way to solve the current predicament with the best of both worlds.

He Shen saw it, quickly let Ying Lian drink some hot water, rubbed his temples gently, and said in a gentle voice: "Don't think too much. Don't worry, since this matter is entrusted to me, I will definitely It can be done well. Take good care of your health, and you will just rest at home for the next two years, and I will be in charge of the court affairs, so don't worry too much."

"Anyway, when the time comes, there will naturally be a way to deliver it to you. You don't care about this now, so you can raise it quietly at home. Zhi'er doesn't want you to work too hard."