Chapter 143: Looking forward to the greed (2

The salt officials in each province are called the "Salt Law Road", and only Sichuan is uniquely called the "Salt Tea Ceremony". The reason why salt becomes a great place is not because of the large output, but because it can be sold. Each has its own territory, which is called the "Salt Land". In addition to the province, Sichuan and salt has five other places: **, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, and Yunnan.

The two lakes do not produce salt, and the salt from Lianghuai, Guangdong and Sichuan is consumed the most. Naturally, Sichuan Salt Industry and Dafali City, but the salt tax revenue did not increase much, which is naturally the reason why salt merchants colluded with salt officials to steal and cheat.

During the middle of Daoguang period, Sichuan Governor Dai Sanxi reused Tao Shu as a salt tea ceremony during his term, and set up fifteen articles of the "official transportation business sales" regulations. He established the General Administration of Salt Transportation in Luzhou to completely rectify, curb leaks, eliminate fullness, and reduce salt prices, while official classes surged. "Public expenses" also rose, rolled in, becoming a legal shortage of fat.

The transportation and sales of tea are like salt, and there are differentiation of "border leads" and "border leads". The border is the border and the belly is the hinterland. Sichuan is listed as "border leads". Sichuan tea is sold exclusively on the plateau, and no vegetables are produced, so tea is an indispensable item. During the Qianlong and Jiaqing period, ** gave birth to a sunny day and consumed more tea, so Sichuan tea was as prosperous as Sichuan salt. However, there is a fixed quota for "tea leads" with five packs of each, each pack of twenty kilograms, so one guide can only transport and sell 100 kilograms of tea. Tea leads are sent by the Ministry of Revenue. According to the fixed number of years, it is not enough to give more than one. So someone offered a plan to the salt tea ceremony. In addition to attracting tea, tea was sent and sold by Sichuan. In fact, there are taxes but no tickets, but the tea was sold in storage and the tax was collected.

The tax on tea is light, so it has become a "public and private welfare". The quota is unlimited and there is a lot of tea required. Therefore, laymen with insufficient strength also do a big tea business. In order to strive for sales, prices have fallen, and the quality of tea is getting worse. Some of the "old merchants" who have been operating the tea industry since the Qianlong period and call for real goods is not the case. They have expressed their feelings from many parties. In the late Jiaqing period, tea finally stopped.

However, during the Daoguang period, the tea traded again. Because the capital was light and the profit was heavy, I didn’t know how many people changed to tea merchants. The tea leaves were insufficient, and the transportation and sales were abundant, and the tea tax increased sharply, and the "public expenses" of commissions were quite considerable. Sichuan’s "salt tea ceremony" became a shortage of fat for both ingredients.

Wen Duan had such thoughts and sent his son back to Beijing to move. When he thought, he would have changed his position to the second-rank official of Jiangning to the third-rank official, and had the greatest backer in the world like the emperor, so he would definitely be asking for it.

The current Sichuan salt tea ceremony is named Zhaolin, who is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is nothing extraordinary, but his brother is a well-known figure - named Demuchukzhabu, the fourth daughter of Emperor Shangxian, and Princess Shouan Gulun, who is the sister of Emperor Xianfeng. From this perspective, Zhaolin, like Wen Duan, is also considered the in-laws of today's son.

With such a friendship between marriage, Demuchukzhabu was also the former minister of the imperial court, so he naturally could not, so he did not dare to take off his robe and give way. Wen Duan thought about it and decided to send his son to the emperor to meet him and to make an appointment with him by the way, so that the emperor could give him such a good or bad advantage due to his years of hard work. Unexpectedly, Huixiang went north and encountered a very big hard-headed nail

Wen Duan had two sons, one named Huixiang and the other named Huirui. Huirui was born in the side room and was not loved by Ama, so he left him in the capital. Huixiang was the eldest son, and was born well-behaved and smart. Wen Duan regarded him as the pearl in his hand and took him to office. He only did one thing all day: help him Ama spend money

After taking Ama's life, Huixiang arrived at Rehe. The emperor knew that Huixiang had arrived and summoned him personally. He asked about the situation of the exchanges. Huixiang said it and said it was elegant and loved by the emperor.

Huixiang came here, asking for peace is a false promise, and it is true to plan for the Ama. He tactfully said Wen Duan's meaning. The emperor was very dissatisfied with Wen Duan's three consecutive Jiangning Weaving Manufacturers, who still wanted to make a plan. He wanted to make a plan a lack of money? He was willing to agree, what would his sister's house think?

Zhaolin is now doing the errand of Sichuan salt tea ceremony, but in fact, his brother-in-law Demuchukzhabu asked for help many times before picking up the errand.

Zhaolin has no practical knowledge and has never studied many books. In addition to making money, he made jokes. The most common jokes of the bannermen are to recognize the words "white". Zhaolin is famous for his official position, so the jokes of the words "white" are even more famous. Once, when the rice price in the province rose sharply, he asked his subordinates why? The man answered four words: "The market is rogue and Juqi."

Ju Qi understood, but he didn't understand the word "Zhi Yi". He asked in surprise: Who is the "Four Monsters"?

However, he is honest and quite self-aware, so a Tongzhi named Mi was distributed to the province. When he first visited him, he held the "handbook" and said honestly: "My brother's surname is too remote, I don't know what it means. Please tell me." Everyone who heard it wanted to laugh or dared not laugh.

Of course, the court heard about Zhaolin's jokes, and his "official voice" in Sichuan, the court heard even more. But he was "good at the official position" not only because he was generous and had a very good popularity, but the main reason was that his sister-in-law was the emperor's only blood relative of compatriots. The emperor loved this young sister who surrendered, and she felt pity for everything in the palace. Because of this, Zhaolin could not bear to stand tall.

This time, Huixiang Bi saw that he wanted to take over the Sichuan salt tea ceremony, and the emperor felt very embarrassed. He knew nothing about Wen Duan's actions during the Jiangning Weaving Office. He heard that he had put his ideas on this Feiqu head, and he felt a little displeased. His tone was not as gentle as when he first met a few days ago: "Why, do you still think you didn't make enough money in your office?"

"... Now there are countless memorandums that have been impeached by all parties. I have never left it to the end. I will not be able to conquer you and your father and son have investigated the history. Since the fifteenth year of Qianlong, have you ordered three consecutive errands of Jiangning weaving?"

Huixiang was so scared that he met his head repeatedly when he heard the emperor's bad tone that his forehead was purple. In the end, he still failed to win back the heart of heaven. The emperor immediately sent him out and ordered him to return to the capital to pay tribute to the old lady first, and then quickly returned to Jiangning to stop being disgusted with him.

Huixiang asked for honor and humiliation, and knew that if he had not seen the opportunity, when the saint's family declined, he would be afraid that there would be a disaster in his family. He sent a hearing man to Jiangning to report to Ama in detail, and he received the order from Rehe and returned to Beijing all the way.

The residence of the central government of Beijing was Mrs. Xuxian, whose surname was Fei Mo, who gave birth to a son and a daughter. His son was Huirui. His daughter was named Guanger and his courtesy name was General Shengjing. He followed his husband to take office and was not in Beijing.

Wen Duan is absurd person and thinks that his wife is not romantic and has no interest. Therefore, when he took office, he only took his son and his concubine to drink and drink in Jiangning, and ignored his wife in Beijing. He only returned to the house to live on the New Year holiday when he returned to Beijing to report his work. However, the couple looked at the shadows and avoided them, but they couldn't even say a few words.

This time Huixiang returned to Beijing and greeted his wife. After asking about his brother's errands, he realized that Hui Rui had actually entered the Tongwenguan as a student. He couldn't help but feel funny: What can he learn from foreign devils? You still want to take this opportunity to climb the dragon? It seems that his younger brother is really confused.

After saying a few casual words, Huixiang left the old lady's upper room and returned to his room. He was used to being romantic in Jiangnan. He sat in the mansion for a while, feeling particularly unenergetic. After thinking for a while, he asked his servants to prepare a soft sedan chair for him, and carried it all the way to the Ding Street south of Xisi Pailou.

The brick tower alley west of Ting Street, commonly known as the "Pocket Bottom", is a beautiful cave in the inner city. It is not as famous as the Bada Hutong, but the identity of the guests is mostly more noble than those who search for the Bada Hutong.

In recent years, Huixiang made a fortune with Ama in Jiangning. Everyone in the imperial family in Beijing knew about it. Some people said that the court beads he had stored were as many as 300 times. If one was changed every day, he could not repeat it all year round. Zouma Zhangtai, waved his hand and made a fortune, which was considered a common thing, and he also regarded it as the emperor's noble relatives. Therefore, he was very high in status and was filled with praises from everyone wherever he went. He didn't want to be in his pocket, but met someone who didn't take him seriously. This person was treasure?

Bao? There is a good look at the bottom of the pocket. It is a famous ji from Yangliuqing, Tianjin, called Luyun.

Bao? is not only rich, but also handsome and good at speaking. Therefore, the Tianxi class under Lu Yun, from the squad to the squad, all regarded him as the God of Wealth, and was extremely attentive to entertain him. However, since the establishment of the General Administration Office in the early years of Xianfeng, Bao? has been in the middle of the busy official business and has not come very diligently.

As the end of the year approached, the Tianxi class commander sent several groups of people to search for several "Qingyin Small Class" and restaurants that Bao? often visited. Finally, he was intercepted at Taifeng Building in Coal City, and he pulled him to the bottom of his pocket.

Since he arrived, Bao? He let go of his arms and kept me intimate with Miss Luyun for a while. Luyun is the top aunt of Tianxi class, occupying the three best houses in the team, the main hall in the middle, the bedroom in the east, and the guest in the west. When the guests come, if they see the door curtains in the east, they will know that there are guests. They sit in the west room temporarily and wait for the team to try to move the guests elsewhere and make a vacant house to move them over.

Who knows Bao? He just talked to Luyun on the bed for a while and Huixiang arrived.

When Huixiang was in the capital, he was also a frequent visitor in the Fengyue field. Moreover, his family was rich and loved by Ama. When he talked about being careless, no one could compare to him. When he saw Lu Yun, he was immediately shocked. He originally wanted to redeem Lu Yun's home and stay with him forever, but Lu Yun was a woman of Fengchen. He wanted to lead such people into the mansion and pass through the clan mansion. Even if Wen Duan spoiled his son, he would not dare to commit such taboos.

Huixiang had no choice but to look nostalgic in order to make the most of his life. However, in less than a few years, he heard that Miss Luyun was meeting guests. He was accustomed to being arrogant and had some doubts in his heart: What kind of flying guests can be more noble than me? If Luyun gives her a little color, would she really dare to open a dyeing workshop?

So regardless of the rules, he reached out and opened the curtain and broke into it.

This was a big taboo in the jiyuan. The treasure inside was furious and was about to break out. He felt that the person who came was a little kind-faced. Think about it carefully and recognized that it was Huixiang, who was forced to restrain himself and did not make bad noises, but his face would not look good.

Seeing the two people in the room being dressed in disheveled, Huixiang knew that they had made a joke, and left, and sat down in the west room. The team knew that something had happened, and the madam and the old mother hugged each other to show their concerns, saying good things, while trying to get the house. Huixiang was angry, raised his face and ignored it. After a long time, he asked: "Where is the person?"

Lu Yun just got tired of Bao? After a while, his hair was not flat and his powder was broken. He had to redecorate it before he could see people. And Bao? He was also angry and had to be comforted with kind words. This time, the delay would be a lot.

After finally urging her to come, the madam and the old mother had to breathe a sigh of relief, wink, and retreat, let Lu Yun go alone in the house. "What are you doing? You're so arrogant?" Lu Yun put one hand on Zai Zhen's shoulder and sat down on his thigh, "Uncle Hui, you haven't been here for a long time. I heard from the people in your mansion that the old man has come to office with the old man. Why are you back today?"

Huixiang ignored her and asked directly: "Who is the boy in the East House?"

"Don't care who he is? Ignore him, it's over."

"This is so strange," Huixiang asked, "Why are you protecting him?"

"Who is protecting him? My uncle Hui, who is alone, is the one you are eating? "

"Hmph" Huixiang turned her face over and looked carefully, "I just combed my hair and the rouge are also newly applied. What are you doing?"

Lu Yunhong deliberately raised her face to cover up her embarrassment, "What's wrong? Is it unhappy there? Come here to have an attack?" She squeezed her eyes and pulled out a handkerchief and blew her nose.

Huixiang didn't say anything, just sneered. Lu Yun was guilty and even more angry. He didn't dare to anger him, but the situation was stiff and it was not the case. Thinking about it, I felt that there should be some explanation. "It's Lord Bao, and he often comes and goes there, so I must be perfunctory..."

Before he finished speaking, Huixiang interrupted him and asked, "Which Lord Bao?"

"Isn't it just Lord Bao Peihengbao from the General Administration's yamen?"

Fortunately, Huixiang's pores were full of fire. He pushed Lu Yun to the ground with his move and stomped his feet and scolded: "You shameless stinky girl is the friend of that turtle boy, so you can't help but perfunctory. Why? The splashing thing hurts you in vain."

Afterwards, he grabbed Lu Yun and gave her a mouth with his other hand. However, after all, he couldn't bear it. He let go and let Lu Yun fall down. After leaving the house, he was still angry, but he was just a treasure? He had a banquet and had fun in the other room. He was surrounded by golden cups and sandalwood boards and green bamboos. It was so lively that Huixiang looked red. "This traitor who was careless and traitorous, bastard." He stood at the door, jumping and scolding.

Bao? He was furious and walked out, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he came up with some tough meat and vegetables, "I said, who has not tied his crotch on his crotch and exposed the chicken?"

This was the first time in his life that Huixiang scolded people like this. He was stunned for a moment and was furious in an instant, "Grandma, come here, call me."

Huixiang came out with the guards from the mansion, at most twenty or seven or eight, and they all liked to cause trouble. After hearing this, someone immediately took the lead in rushing up, clamping the treasure into it, and beat him up.

Bao? It was the first time that he had such an experience. He was fist-and-footed and scolded himself, "Okay, if you have a good grandson, you will beat your uncle to death, but you won't be beaten to death..."

"Beat me hard, beat me hard." Huixiang angrily scolded him with his fingers behind him, "Beat him to death, Mr. Hui and his family will be in a lawsuit for life."

He was beaten up in the bottom of his pocket for no reason. How could he be content? Unfortunately, it was the end of the third year of Xianfeng. Yi was ordered to report his duties at the Bi. To celebrate the New Year in Rehe, the Empress Dowager passed away, and the funeral ceremony followed one after another. Bao? He didn't care about Huixiang's affairs anymore. However, this anger was not in his heart for a moment, and he always thought that one day he would be able to extricate this anger.

At the beginning of the fourth year of Xianfeng, Huixiang took his father's order and went north to Beijing again. This time he did not dare to ask for help from the emperor again, so he went through Sushun's path and asked Sushun to say a few good words in front of the emperor. The most beautiful thing was that he could finally achieve his wish.

After hearing Sushun tell the story, the emperor didn't say anything for a long time, and there was no expression. Sushun waited for a while, but there was no movement, and then he plucked up his courage and said in a small voice: "Master, Mr. Hui told me to ask me to ask for a reply with my master..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor spitted on Su Shun's face: "Dog slave, he is dreaming, have you not woken up?"

Sushun never thought of hitting such a big nail. He didn't dare to wipe his face after being spitted. He hurriedly knelt down and slapped himself in his mouth and said, "Slave deserves to die."

The emperor's good mood has been mixed up for this matter for a day, "I can tell you that you should stop meddling in this kind of idiot in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes. The slave will never dare to do anything."

A few days later, a very sunny day occurred. The emperor sent Sushun to Wen Chengen's mansion, saying that he wanted his wife to go into the palace and talked about family matters with the emperor. He also received the order, and his wife's biological son Huirui.

Hearing the imperial edict, the mother and son did not dare to neglect it, and sorted out the description of being ready to enter the palace to see the emperor. Huixiang didn't know what the emperor's old lady and younger brother meant, so why didn't he enter the palace? Find a gap and call Sushun outside to inquire about the news.

Sushun didn't want to say the words he was scolded, and at the same time he felt resentment in his heart to vent, so he started to make fun of him.

"Don't worry, good teacher." He pretended to be extremely serious. "I will nod my words to the emperor. Although there is nothing, it means that I will be willing to do so. It's not enough. It's the original. It's not enough to leave the land of outsiders. If there is a lot of money, I won't give it to my brothers. Who should I give it to? Look, the old lady will enter the palace today and I will tell the emperor again. I will give it to the Military Affairs Office tomorrow and issue an order immediately. Master, just wait for the summons."

After eating this hollow dumpling, Huixiang was overjoyed. He thanked him again and again, so he wanted to say to his wife. Sushun grabbed him again. "Uncle Hui" said: "You know the emperor's temper. No matter how big or small the matter in the palace is, he doesn't want to ask people to go outside to talk. So what I said to you just now must be in my stomach, even the old lady must be hidden. Otherwise, the emperor would be angry and I would be scolded. Maybe your matter will change. You will fly away the cooked duck. How unfair."

"Not bad, no, don't worry." Huixiang was deeply taught, "You know me about this matter. When the order comes, I will thank you very much."

So the old lady entered the palace on this day, and the wife entered the house, so naturally she could not go to the main hall. So the mother and son separated temporarily. The old lady first went to Cuijingzhai where Concubine Zhen lived. Huirui hit her head in Zhanfu Hall on behalf of her mother and invited Sheng'an, "Slave Huirui, come to the emperor. Long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live on behalf of her mother.

"How old are you this year?"

"Reply to the emperor, I am a man born in the twelve years of Daoguang. By this year, I have wasted twenty-two springs."

"I know you are also one of the students of Tongwenguan. I heard Yi say that when you are able to volunteer to join Tongwenguan when the people are watching, you will start from scratch. It can be seen that you are very willing to contribute to the court."

"Yes. I dare not be the emperor to be the emperor's mistaken advice. But I think that the Tongwenguan is the place where the emperor's holy will value. My Eight Banners children should share the worries and work hard for the emperor, so I took the initiative to sign up without taking the initiative to enter."

"It is of course great if you can think like this." The emperor said a few words to him, changed the subject and asked, "This time you go to Jiangning, are you also one of the members?"

"Yes. This time the prince went to Jiangning to do a job, and the servant was also a follower. But the servant was shallow in his knowledge and was afraid that he would not be able to do things. At that time, the servant would be responsible for his own crime and delay the emperor's major affairs..."

"You don't have to be so panic. When you go to Jiangning this time, you should give you students a chance to grow. You can read books for ten thousand years in the classroom of Tongwenguan, and you can learn more than what you learned on site at this time. In particular, I heard that your students in the same subject of Western languages ​​are among the best?"

"Slaves dare not. They have a little strength in Western languages."

"Then, there should be no problem with daily conversations?"

Hui Rui learned English very well. He probably had this talent. He not only had daily conversations, but also at the negotiation table where he discussed with Birmingham and others, and was able to understand them all. However, he did not dare to be too self-conscious in front of the emperor, so he lowered his head and agreed, "Yes."

"This time you go to Jiangning, and you can go and see you in your spare time, and bring him a word." The emperor said slowly: "You go and tell him that he can be re-elected for three years now. I have already protected him. Let him find more people to learn the "Doctus of the Mean" of the saint when he is fine, and don't do anything to the extreme."

Huirui didn't understand what this sentence meant, but since it was a sage, he just took it with just one word. I think Ama would definitely understand it, that's it.

The emperor left his seat and said, "Let's go, take a few steps with me, go to Cuijingzhai to see her aunt."

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