Chapter 313 Small talk
In many cases, as the emperor, Kangxi's every move provided the Qing people who lacked entertainment activities to talk about after dinner, especially the old and young men in Beijing, who had a deeper feeling. Recently, he has been "dedicating his duties" and bringing this "speciality" to the extreme.
The prince was deposed for his moral failure, and a large group of officials and royal family were killed. Not to mention the deposed, there are many others. First of all, last winter, the only one remaining among the four ministers in the early Xi Dynasty, Gao Shiqi, who had always won the emperor's heart, was dismissed by him, but the charge was only one, "inappropriate behavior". When Gao Shiqi left Beijing, he got the four-character plaque "Zhong Jinsu" written by him, which made people puzzled his true purpose for Gao Shiqi. However, even so, except for Xiong Cilu, the first four ministers in the Xi Dynasty, did not have a good result, which also made the people of Beijing sigh. After a while, Kangxi sent his eldest son, the eldest prince Yinzhen, to Manchuria, and he had to send him to the north to explore the ice ocean. Although it is said that gold mines were found across the sea, the dignified Prince Huang was actually sent to mine, which still made it difficult for people to think about this matter. But just when people thought that Kangxi was very dissatisfied with his eldest son and the officials began to make a statement to impeach Yinzhen, he issued an order to promote Yinzhen to Prince Zhi, and his son Hongyu was a hero, and he seemed very close! For a moment, from the officials in the court to many people in the capital who were chatting, they were all confused.
Of course, in addition to this, there are some news that are not worse than these two. First, a civil war broke out in Japan. As the sect leader, Kangxi ordered the Lifan Academy and the Ministry of War to command the three major naval divisions to investigate the chaos. This is a big deal. Since the slaughter in Japan in China, the people of the Central Plains have become very interested in the opposite sea country. I don’t know where the rumors came from, saying that Japan has a population of nearly 30 million. They are all quite warlike, but because the island is lonely and the sea is everywhere, they have always done little. Although the source of this rumor is suspicious, because there are examples of Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty, the people did not have much doubt.
Then, the western region, which had been prepared for a long time, finally started fighting. The new Ulya Sutai general Pengchun came out of Altai Mountain. The Fuyuan General Sabusu came out of Hami, and the two sides came out together, aiming directly at the old nest of Cewang Alabandan. At the same time, General Anyuan Feiyanggu personally led a large army, set out from Lanzhou, Gansu, with Lanzhou General Fuerdan as the vanguard, leading Xi'an General Erente, Zhenwu General Funing'an and others to attack Xining, Qinghai's capital, and at the same time, Bai Jingqi and Wang Shenglong's troops were accumulating strength in the Aba area of Sichuan.
Relying on the powerful firepower provided by Yuzhong, he attacked the numerous defense lines set up by Albutan General Dundo on the Sichuan-Qinghai border. In just three days, he attacked Qinghai. Then, he advanced along the Jiuzhi, Gande and Mado lines, trying to rush to capture Golmud in central Qinghai through the gap between Bayankara Mountains and Buda Mountains of Buerhan, and then went straight to the Laomangya area. Then he marched into Ruoqiang, blocking the necessary path for Albutan to enter Qinghai, and waiting for the support of Feiyanggu's army there. While attacking Qinghai, Sichuan Admiral Yu Zhong also led nearly 10,000 troops under his command, led by himself and his general Yue Zhongqi, and forced him to enter Tibet from Sichuan. The target pointed directly at the killing of Lazang Khan, who had just finished the winter land in Lhasa.
"You said that Bai Jingqi and Wang Shenglong had good news all the way, why didn't there even sound in the other ways? Feiyanggu, Sabusu, and Yuzhong, these are all generals! You can't beat those two deputy generals, right?"
The teahouses in the capital are the favorite places for the old and young men of the bannermen. They live a worry-free life and have less pursuit. They often sit here for a day. These people are well-informed and not afraid of causing trouble. They often dare to say anything or make nonsense!
"You know nothing! Feiyanggu and Sabusu are both generals, but who is Yu Zhongshou? He is a man who makes up the numbers! He is lucky and cruel enough to be vicious and has enough hands to get such a reputation. It is to cut off the credits earned by more than 100,000 ordinary people from Taiwan and Japan. His top is full of unjust souls! Blood-red and blood-red!" said a bannerman wearing a light blue short shirt.
"It's also a skill to dare to kill people. Didn't you see the murderer in Caishikou? That prison officer is so handsome! 'The hour has come, kill it!' With one knife, it's clean and neat. If we can get such an errand one day, we'll be happy!" There were only two people on the table opposite the "light blue shirt" and another bannerman with a mole on his eyelid said.
"Exciting? Humph, killing is different from killing. What you said just now is called killing! Also called killing! It is acting according to the law! But what others do is called 'slaughter'. Treating people as animals, one by one! Cut the head and string it together, like candied haws... Do you dare? A string of more than ten or twenty, more than ten thousand people are enough for you to pile into a mountain! Just disgusting can even disgusting you to death!" "Blue blue short shirt" said disdainfully.
"So that's called ability! If I have the courage and ability, I will join the army! Even if I can't get the admiral, I have to be the general!" "Eyelid mole" said in self-indulgence.
"You? Let's save money first! Don't say that you can lead troops to war, I will take you five miles without breathing! Besides, do you still want to learn from others? Who are you? You can learn when you want to learn? But they have seized the opportunity. They either kill Taiwanese traitors or Japanese foreign vassals, so there is nothing to do. If you dare to kill indiscriminately, you should just stop your head first!" "The light blue short shirt" mocked again.
"What are you doing to keep your head good? Who is Mr. Bi Er vomiting again? Do you want me, Mr. Liu, to help me?" As soon as the words of the "light blue short shirt" finished, the "eyelid mole" had no time to turn back, and she sat next to them alone.
"Oh, Mr. Liu, you are not busy at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you are blown to this little teahouse by some wind?" Hearing the words, he turned his head, and immediately stood up and bowed to the man with his fists.
"What manager? I'm not a joke? They are all my family. Come on, don't be polite, sit down, sit down!" The person who came seemed to enjoy their enthusiasm. He waved his hand with a smile and signaled that they would sit down again.
"Haha, I said, Mr. Liu, if you don't go back to the mansion to serve you, aren't you afraid that Mr. Liu will get angry?" "Eyelid mole" looked at the guy who suddenly appeared and said with a smile.
"What's so angry about him? Liu Jinze has long disliked me and is eager to drive me to the village. We dare not bother to recruit him. It's only a day to hide!" The person who came said indifferently.
"Oh, I said Mr. Liu, isn't General Manager Liu your cousin? Why did you even get rid of your family? Could it be that you offended him somewhere?" "Light Blue Short Shirt" said strangely.
"Isn't it just his cousin who is jealous in the Interior Office? Mom, I don't know how much I have. When I arrived at our house, I was still a little surprised. I couldn't see it for a while and slapped her. As a result, his grandmother's... is really unlucky to even put her teeth in drinking water!" The Liu, the man surnamed Liu, shook his head and sighed.
"You, did you beat Liu Dacheng cousin?" The "light blue short shirt" and "eyelid mole" looked at the person named Liu and said in surprise.
"She deserves to be beaten! Didn't she rely on her brother being the chief executive of the Taifu? What's so great? She was beaten by someone before. She even sued the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She wouldn't have done anything if she hadn't been a sacrificial face? If Liu Jinze hadn't had a physical face, she would have been bombed back to her hometown to farm! Damn, I don't know if I had known today, I would have kicked her a few more!" The Liu shouted.
"Then you are now...?" asked carefully.
"It's unlucky! I originally wanted to mention me as a manager, but now I'm fine. I'm going to take care of the back door! Alas..." The surname Liu sighed.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. This is the back door, at least you can have some leisure time. Come and drink tea, drink tea!" "Eyelid mole" said, holding up the tea cup.
"Thank you!" Liu Di also picked up the teacup and took a sip, and asked the two of them again: "Before I came, I heard the two of them seem to be talking about something 'Don't be good at my head, oh, what are you talking about?"
"The war in the west!" "The mole on the eyelid" smiled and poured a few cups of tea for the few people. "We are all idle people who have no jobs and powers. They are bored when they have nothing to do. Anyway, they are just nonsense! Just use it as a pastime!"
"This kid wants to learn from Yuzhong to kill civilians as military merits! But he is too brave and can't stand blood..." "The light blue short shirt" smiled.
"Go away, when did I say I can't stand it? If you have the ability, please bring a knife. Do you dare to stab you a few times?" "Eyelid mole" shouted.
"I killed someone in the middle and took the initiative to make a contribution? Who did you hear? How can you believe this news?" Liu sneered.
"Isn't this a rumor from the court? It is said that Yuzhong killed hundreds of thousands of ordinary people..." "The light blue short shirt" asked.
"Bad! That's all rumor! Our third master Longkodo is under Yu Zhong's command. He has never said this in the letter he sent back!... Let me tell you the truth, those charges of murder are actually the blame for Yu Zhong's substitute!" Liu Di looked around and said in a low voice.
"Taking the blame? Mr. Liu, my grandpa Liu, aren't you kidding? This is hundreds of thousands of lives! Can you bear it by just carrying it? He doesn't want to live anymore?" "Eyelid mole" shouted in disbelief.
"How about saying that people have the morale of the army! Such a great crime is willing to bear for the people below. Which general or soldier dare not say anything? "Subhu, the word "? You didn't see that now, except Feiyanggu and Sabusu, there is no general in the court who can compete with others for a long and short time. What is this? This is called ability, this is called spirit! Do you understand? Liu Jinze's like that can't even compare with others!" Perhaps the person surnamed Liu was touched on the suffering and actually helped Yu Zhong speak good things.
"Grandma, I'm convinced too! I'm a genital! This guy insists on getting it!" "Light blue short shirt" sighed.
"Master Liu, have you read the letter from Master Longkodo? Otherwise, how do you know these?" asked "Eyelid mole".
"Hmph, you forgot the old guy Liu Jinze before? That guy has been in charge of the house for so many years and knows more secrets than those ministers!...I don't hide it from you. The real killing place is Nian Gengyao, who was originally the first general under his command and the current general of Taiwan! The fourth prince's disciple!" The Liu surnamed broke another piece of information.
"Fourth Prince? Oh... I understand! Isn't that Yu Zhong wants to flatter the Fourth Prince?" The "eyelid mole" looked like he suddenly realized.
"Bao, bah, bah, bah, bah! I just say you don't understand anything! What is Yu Zhong's identity? I need to curry favor with the Fourth Prince? Besides, the Fourth Prince doesn't usually have a reputation, so what's the point of currying favor with?" "Bright blue short shirt" sarcastically.
"That's right! Alas..." The Liu surnamed suddenly sighed again: "Mom, why haven't I met such a leader? If I met him, I will be rampant now!"
"What's wrong?" both of the other two asked.
"You don't know?" Liu shook his head and sighed again. "I heard that Nian Gengyao and Yu Zhong still had a great grudge! It was said that when Galdan came in the attack, Nian Gengyao almost killed Yu Zhong and Ma De in order to compete for military merits. This is a great grudge for life and death! It is an irreconcilable feud! But after Nian Gengyao arrived under Yu Zhong, they helped take on such a big culprit, and didn't say a word of suffering... Tell me, what's this? Why don't we have such a good life and meet such a direct boss!"
"Responsible! Damn, the soldiers are trying their best! It seems that General Yu may have made great contributions again when he attacks Tibet this time!" said the "light blue short shirt".
"Crack..."
While the three were sighing, a burst of firecrackers suddenly sounded outside the teahouse.
"What's going on? It's time? Even Qingming Festival has passed. Where are the firecrackers set off? Do you still think about Dragon Boat Festival?" The "light blue short shirt" stretched out his neck and looked out.
"Let's go, I'm idle anyway, go and have a look!" "Eyelid mole" grabbed a handful of peanuts on the table and took the lead and walked out." "Light blue short shirt" and Liu Di hesitated for a moment, and followed.
"Old Fei, how do you think about this scene?"
Not far from the teahouse, in a small tavern that was not very eye-catching. Old Man Mo Jing and Fei were also watching the sound of firecrackers.
"You can think of it! You actually remember to start real estate to promote the bank! It's true that he is Boss Mo!" Old Man Fei smiled twice and said to Mo Ken, who was sitting opposite him.
"It's not my business, I'm helping you! I'm not worried about having no political achievements? I'm giving me some credit to my home and serving you home!" Mo Jing also said with a smile.
"Serve to your home? Humph, the world may not be peaceful in the future when you arrive! After your signing ceremony, it will probably not take long. The entire Qing Dynasty will cause a real estate craze!" Old Man Fei shook his head and smiled.
"This shouldn't be too fast! At least, you have to wait for a year or two! Mr. Fei, you have never dealt with those people. Don't look at the current businessmen, but they are all very realistic. You won't make any blind investments before you figure out the situation!" Mo Jing smiled.
"That's called maturity! Although the investment philosophy is not advanced enough, these businessmen are not fools, and their years of accumulation are not the national property of later generations. They dare to waste it easily!" said Old Man Fei.
"I know!" Mo Jing glanced at Old Man Fei again, "Old Fei, you haven't been in Fengtian for the past two years, nothing is wrong?"
"It's okay! The boy Fuchuan listened to me very much. He is an honest man! As for Ma Wu, he has other things to do! I guess he will last for a few years! Besides, I am still remotely controlling many things. Without my permission, let alone him as the future governor of Fengtian, or even the governor of Manchuria, don't even want to interfere!" Old Man Fei replied.
"But I always feel like I'm waiting like this... Mr. Fei, why do you have to wait any longer? Can't you take out all those things?" Mo Jing asked with a frown.
"I know you are impatient! But you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, girl! Kangxi is too smart and has a long vision! I'm afraid he can see something! So, let's wait until the steam engine is developed before talking. It's probably only in the past two years! At that time, those industries would have no regional restrictions on hydraulic power, and it would definitely be possible to spread the entire Qing Dynasty in a few years. At that time, he would not be able to stop him even if he wanted to stop him!" said Old Man Fei.
"Okay, be safe!" Mo Jing sighed and gently rubbed his forehead. It seemed that he had some wrinkles recently!
It was actually nothing big about her coming to Beijing this time, mainly for business.
HSBC cannot dominate the whole country! This is her unanimous understanding with Wang Weihe and the Shanxi merchants. After all, the current imperial court does not allow a certain person or a group to control the whole country. Even if they don’t know much about it, they will know the huge harm of this situation. Therefore, Mo Jing and the Shanxi merchants decided to start training bank practitioners and also began to build several other banks to distribute the strength of HSBC, at least on the surface, do not attract too much attention from others.
However, because the time is not enough, after the opening, these banks only set up branches in some big cities. Moreover, because of insufficient publicity, and northerners are more conservative than southerners, few people have confidence in new things like banks. Therefore, not many people come to save money. For this reason, the "governors" of these newly built banks in Beijing found her who went to Beijing to visit relatives and asked her to find a way to open up the situation. It just so happened that Yin Tai had been in office for more than a year and had mediocre political achievements, so she also went to ask Old Man Fei for advice. So she thought of this real estate building. She first bought a piece of land and built a two-story building, and then bought low-priced land from the people of the slums.
Chapter completed!