Chapter 104 Cheng Xiang handles the job (1)

After the New Year's remarks, the couple didn't have much time to be together. Sometimes they met in the queen's harem. They not only did not make fun of the words of Concubine Jia and other concubines, nor did they respect each other as much as the queen. Instead, they were talking to ministers, with some official taste, which was extremely boring! The queen talked to Yang Guiren several times in private, but the woman never cried. She just said that the heart was hard to reply and could not move. On the emperor's side, the queen observed the words and expressions and knew that her husband was also very pity, but because Yang Guiren failed to get the opportunity to make a formal apology to him, she could not collect the tent. Therefore, this has been delayed to this day.

She thought of a solution, "Emperor, the emperor went north to return to the palace last year. The river fish offered by the general of Heilongjiang, and the concubines and sisters in the palace ordered the imperial kitchen to be cleaned up and presented it to the table. It was really delicious! The girls of the Yang family cherish their blessings on weekdays, and they rarely return the bowl twice!"

"Is that right? If you really like it, I will issue an edict to Yishan, asking him to consider this item as a delicacy, and he will be able to eat fresh every month from now on. However, the salmon produced in Heilongjiang is only fished out of water during the *** month, which is the most delicious. In normal days, it is difficult to catch, and the meat is not so delicious."

"why is that?"

The emperor explained with a smile, and the girls were in a slight look in their eyes. Some thought it was just his family's words and might not be able to take it seriously. How could such a thing be? Some were moved, as if the fish could not forget to be born in the river and go up the peak, which was admirable. Although the emperor knew, many things could not be investigated, so he had to give up with a wry smile.

Yang Guiren also heard others talk about the extremely cold land in the Northeast. There are fish in nature, and they must go back to the strange story of laying eggs in the river. When she was in Shanxi, her husband was doting on her first husband, and her mansion was wrapped in gold and jade. The way of drinking and drinking was even better than that of the Tian Family. He nodded after hearing this, "This matter has been happening in ancient times. When he was in Jin Province, he also heard people say it, but it was difficult to distinguish the authenticity at that time. Now when he heard the emperor, it seems that it is not false."

The emperor did not pursue her disrespectful words and looked around proudly, "How is it? I haven't lie to you, right? Someone can prove it this time."

The queen chuckled repeatedly, and was very happy for Yang Guiren. If the emperor could speak like this, most of the things had been successful. She gave Yang Guiren a wink, and the latter nodded tactfully, stood up and squatted to salute, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Please beg the emperor for your kindness."

"Hmm? What's the matter?"

"I missed my words back then and forgot my taboos. I always thought about it in the dark night, and always wanted to find a good opportunity to apologize to the emperor in person... Emperor,"

The emperor felt soft. He had bad habits that all men had. He really liked them by his pillow. However, he was romantic by nature and always had a desire for a strange smell. Therefore, he chose beauties endlessly and filled the harem. Not to mention Yang Guiren, in this harem, when it comes to appearance, she and Youjia, but Yang Guiren could not match the latter was that he always thought about his husband who passed away. This was also the first reason why the two people were not compatible with each other! This time, he heard her soft begging and sighed slightly, "Get up and talk first."

"Slaves dare not."

The emperor coughed a little embarrassedly. Before the queen could understand, Concubine Lan was the first to stand up, "Emperor, there is still something in the slave's room, please give up first."

There was a leader who was not at ease with the sitting side, and they stood up and knelt out. Even the queen hid quietly.

He then stood up from the soft couch, walked to Yang Guiren, pulled her hands and lifted her up, "I won't be like this in the future, do you understand?"

Yang Guiren cried loudly. She had been in the palace for a long time and was self-conceited and talented. However, the number of times she received graces was almost counted. This was not counted. Every time a concubine in the palace had a dragon seed. Although the emperor was not around, it was only at that time. After the day, there would be a decree for the children and would be rewarded. But it was her own child, and she could not even name her name until the full moon passed. Although there was a special reason, did the emperor not have the intention to pass it down after returning to the capital? The woman felt more and more wronged and told her about the crying.

The emperor could guess a little about her sad voice, gently embraced her arms, stroked her plump curves, and comforted her, "Be good, stop crying."

After a long time, Yang Guiren stopped crying, buried his head in the emperor's chest, and whispered, "Master, you won't blame the slave anymore, right?"

"I don't blame me." He agreed casually, holding the woman's hand and sitting beside the bed, saying, "You, I ask myself that although there are many romantic behaviors, I have always been sympathetic to these concubines in the palace, or..." He asked as if he was in a hindrance, "Is it still worse than what I did... your devil husband?"

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On February 13, Shankui and Chengxiang and his son arrived south to Jinling. Chengxiang did not mention it. He went to Jiangning City with a special mission, but Shankui took up the new woven-made Jiangsu. When he arrived at the ground, he had to visit the Governor of Liangjiang first. So, after the father and son rested for a night, the next day, he went to the Governor's Office to hand over the famous sect and waited for the summons of the Lord.

Zeng Guofan was talking to He Guiqing and Qi Shichang. He was the governor of Liangjiang and was very busy with official duties. This time he recruited two people to Jiangning to discuss important matters. He Guiqing was the governor of Jiangsu and Qi Shichang was the new governor of Anhui. He asked them to come, one for transportation of grain, and the other for a lawsuit that appeared in Anqing Prefecture.

This happened on the 11th day of the first lunar month after the ban, a merchant from the north claimed his surname was Ma. He went to Liangjiang and went back and forth in temples and Buddhist places. His words were mysterious and suspicious. Moreover, what he talked about was not what people who were serious about Buddha should say, but some romantic and romantic words. At the beginning, the disciples of the Buddhist sect in Jiangsu could tolerate a few things after seeing that he was generous and never left behind. Later, he heard that he was able to tolerate a few things.

He spoke more and more distortedly and became cold to him. Later, he went to Anqing and used his old tricks again. He went to a nunnery called Guluotang to rejoice. He asked the host Niu about the matter of Fengyue and gave it to others. Anqing Mansion sent someone to take him to court and asked in public. Unexpectedly, the merchant surnamed Ma refused to take any action. Finally, he threatened to punish him in the hall. Then he said that he would only say that he would meet the Governor Zeng, the Governor of Liangjiang. No matter how many people asked, he would only answer correctly with this.

At the end, he had to submit the file to the governor. Qi Shichang was the governor of Anhui appointed by the emperor. He was less than two months old when he took office. He was curious when he heard this. After opening the yamen, he interrogated the mansion. Who knew that he would not say it. This time he angered Qi Shichang and sent the order to be punished. The merchant surnamed Ma said that he would say it is OK, but he could not be in the lobby. He said, "If you want to ask, the villain said, but if the villain said it, the adult's wealth and life would not be saved!"

How could Qi Shichang deceive him with one or two crazy words and orders to be punished? This time, the Ma confessed, but only one sentence: "I was sent from the Lord Su's mansion in Beijing!"

Qi Shichang was shocked. Only Su Shun could call him Lord Su. He removed the title of Military Affairs Office from the Emperor a few years ago, but the saint's family had not yet declined. At this moment, Qi Shichang knew that he could not ask any more. He ordered the man surnamed Ma to be brought into the back hall and interrogated privately. The man surnamed Ma replied, "It is related to hundreds of lives in my family's home. The villain really dares to tell the truth. If the adults don't believe it, they will only take the villain to the Governor's Office of Liangjiang. When they see Lord Zeng, the villain dares to reveal their true feelings."

The Governor of Liangjiang, a chief official of the border, Zeng Guofan was also a minister who was highly trusted by the emperor. How could he meet him as soon as he was not known? Qi Shichang naturally did not allow him to detain him, and while detaining him, he wrote a letter to Jiangning and asked the Governor to give advice.

Zeng Guofan received the Anhui article and thought carefully for a long time, but had no clue. He asked the Qingkes around him Qian Dingming and Li Shuchang, "Diaofu, Yuzhai, who do you think this Ma merchant is? What's the purpose of coming to Liangjiang?"

Li Shuchang was the Westernization Chief, and there were not many people who could contribute to this kind of work. However, Qian Dingming took the file and looked at it, and smiled, "What's the difficult thing to break down? It's just a trick that Su Yuting wanted to increase the favor of the emperor."

"Oh? How did you say this?"

"When the surname Ma is heading south, although the north is clear and the water is cold, what's the beauty in the south? Besides, after seeing him reaching the province, he kept lingering in the Buddhist holy land, and all the people he seeks were lewd sacrifices, which shows that he was a plotter. In the eyes of the students, this man named Ma must have come to the south to select beauty for the emperor to fill the harem!"

Such words are terrifying, but with Zeng Guofan's understanding of the emperor, he cannot say that his words are false: the emperor is good at everything, but the woman cannot be seen through at one level. It seems that this time, I will have to put my mind on the Buddhist girl! If this is promoted, hey! Zeng Guofan sighed secretly, and he really doesn't know what to say.

Li Shuchang asked curiously, "Dafu, you can't talk nonsense! Is this person coming south, or is he just asking for Su Yuting?"

"If that's the case, why do you have to go to the Buddhist gate to find it? Besides, what can't be said to others? This Ma surname is not aware of the fact that he has another hidden truth, which is because the venerable is taboo."

Zeng Guofan fully agreed with Qian Dingming's words in his heart, and shook his head helplessly, "Since that's the case, what do you think I should do?"

"Since the adults took office, they have taken Taoism as their own heart and vigorously attacked such weathered places under the province. At this moment, they wanted to satisfy themselves and were afraid that they would not be able to do so. Therefore, the students thought it would be better to let Mr. Ma move to the land early." Qian Dingming said, "This matter should not be too much, so as not to make a bad face for the emperor."

Zeng Guofan thought he was kind, so he immediately returned to Anhui and asked Qi Shichang to let Ma leave. He also told him vaguely that under the rule of Liangjiang, after Zeng Guofan was appointed, there was no place for love in the province. The kind of defilement of Buddhism has long been gone, so it would be better to return to the capital to report quickly.

Unexpectedly, after Ma was released from prison, he thought he could not do his job well. When he went back to Wuyan, he returned to Jinling and searched again. This time, he was caught. Before the previous incident, he had a new case. However, the relationship between this person was very close, and Zeng Guofan was not easy to deal with it forcibly, so he had no choice but to temporarily detain it. Just so happened that He Guiqing and Qi Shichang came to the provincial government to discuss politics. Zeng Guofan kept them and sent Qian Dingming to the two of them in detail.

After hearing Qian Dingming's words, He Guiqing and Qi Shichang were also very troubled. Of course, they were not incapable of dealing with it, but in that case, they completely offended Sushun. There is no need to mention the emperor's failure to seek beauty. How could they be dissatisfied? But if they let it go, the people and gentry did not understand the truth, which would definitely damage Zeng Guofan's reputation. Such a dilemma would be really difficult to solve!

Several people were talking, and the subordinates came to the hall to report that the new Jiangning Weaving Manufacturer Shankui met with Lord Zeng, the Governor of Liangjiang.

Zeng Guofan was stunned, calmed down, nodded, "Tell him to come in."

Shankui entered the ceremony and went to the hall to celebrate, "It is my duty, Jiangning weaving Shankui, see the Governor General."

In fact, Jiangning Weaving was under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and had no responsibilities with the Governor of Liangjiang, so Zeng Guofan was very polite in his words, "Mr. I am very happy when I heard that the Duke was about to take office as Jiangning in Liangjiang."

Shankui was given the title of the third-class benefactor, so Zeng Guofan had such a title. He was born with a rough face and was completely unlucky. His clothes were extremely clean, but his natural sting was not handsome at all, but he showed a sense of poverty. He smiled and said silly, "This is all the cultivation of the emperor, and I dare not make any contribution. Compared with Lord Zeng's opening of Liangjiang, my slightest ability is really worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Zeng Guofan was a little strange. When he was in Beijing, he heard that Shankui was at a loss and was at a loss when he was treating people. But from the moment he looked at it, it was not so unbearable? Or did he receive some guidance from someone in advance? Just thinking about it, Shankui said, "Son, why don't you come to see a few adults?"

He Guiqing and Qi Shichang laughed out loud on the spot! Qian Dingming was also patient and his face turned red. There was no need to say that embarrassed look. The handsome man who followed Shankui stepped forward from behind Nai's father and came to the ground to pay his respects, "See Lord Zeng."

"Who is this?"

"This is a little dog, Cheng Xiang, who is now working in the Office of the Internal Affairs and the General Administration."

"Oh!" Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment. He had heard of Cheng Xiang's name and knew that he was one of the celebrities in front of the emperor. He also relied on the big tree Sushun to raise up. He worked in two yamen and was busy with business, but he had the time to come to Jiangning, thousands of miles away. It can be seen that he came for the matter of Ma. Looking at Cheng Xiang carefully for a few glances, Zeng Guofan exclaimed in his heart: I can't tell that Shan Kui looked cowardly. The son he gave birth to is really a talented person! "Please get up and talk."

"Yes." Cheng Xiang asked for peace in a very slanted manner and stood up.

"Xianqi is appointed as the Office of the Public Administration, and there are many things in the inner government. Why? This time I took office with the Duke? But may my colleagues take office, or may there be other arrangements?"

Cheng Xiang raised his beautiful lips and smiled loudly, "I dare not. My nephew is here to receive the official documents from the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Lord Su, and come to Jiangning to handle official business."

"Oh? Is there any place to ask me for my service?"

"It is to ask the elder to work for one or two golden bodies."

"Dare you ask for details?"

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Cheng Xiang came here, half of it was official business, and half was private affairs. There was no need to mention private affairs. Official affairs were for the court to purchase Wu Mian's small cotton jackets. Sushun went back to his house to discuss with Chen Fuen and several others. Chen Fuen thought it was inappropriate: Forty thousand small cotton jackets, about 80,000 taels of silver could be handled, but the governor of the article was transferred to the prefectures and counties, and sent to the clear view that it was probably not possible to handle 200,000 yuan. Military officials were in urgent need of emergency, so the local officials dared not miss the deadline, so the clerks borrowed things to make trouble and whipped the servants to chase each other, which was likely another harassment. Besides, if no one supervised, the size was not uniform, the thickness was different, and the acceptance and distribution would be constant, so this discussion was not feasible.

When he came to the imperial court, the emperor frowned, "That's good, then what good strategies do you have?"

"I dare not say that there is any good strategy, but I think that silk is from the two Suhu palaces on the side of Taihu Lake. I discuss with my subordinates to discuss with them, and there is a way to save time and money and trouble." His method was to entrust the errand to the weaving yamen in Suhang and Hangzhou, Jiangning to assess the price of the weaving yamen in Jiangsu and Hangzhou, and the wages will be paid by the two vassal treasuries in Jiangsu and Hangzhou. In the future, the consulting department will deduct the return of the military expenses in the north. In the future, the transportation can also be handled by these weaving yamen. They will unload the "dragon yamen" every year, and they will have a batch of proper ships to use.

"The weaving yamen is an expert in this regard, and the purchase of materials is cheaper and better than others. As for the workers, in addition to the craftsmen in this yamen, there are also a group of special machine owners and tailors. As long as you find the person who scratches the head, explain the style and size, get the materials, send large bags and small bags to retail investors, and collect them within a time limit, and you will not waste time, and you will not dare to cut corners."

The emperor was very satisfied, "It's great! Even though it's a small matter, it's a big economy. It shows that you've grown, huh?"

"The emperor praised it, but I am ashamed of being aware of it." Sushun then said, "But I want to ask the emperor for imperial edicts and use it as a private matter."

“How to say it?”

"The slave wants Cheng Xiang to follow Nai's father to go south and handle this job."

So the emperor nodded and said, Cheng Xiang and his son went south by land to Jinling. After visiting Zeng Guofan in the city, they explained the reasons to him. There was no hurry to do the cotton jacket. He had to go to Zhejiang Province. He first accompanied Yang Chunzhen, the Jiangning Niesi, and went to the Jiangning Niesi, and saw the merchant surnamed Ma. He didn't know what the two of them said, and sent Ma out of the province and returned to Beijing without mentioning it. On this side, Cheng Xiang stayed and headed straight for Zhejiang. Please see Zhejiang Governor Shen Guifen.
Chapter completed!