Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 707 Secret Report Flies to Gongning City

On the second day after Zhao Xin arrived at Qitai, he had non-stop conversations with officers above the battalion of the Western Front Command.Except for the Hami area, which was far away, all the chief officers of the Northern Navy stationed north of the Tianshan Mountains were present.

The arrival of "His Royal Highness Zhao Wang" naturally excited the troops on the western front from top to bottom. Big Dipper".If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Beihai Navy, some people would really shout "Long live Zhao Wang" to show their loyalty.

How many people are sincere, and how many people have acting elements, even if Zhao Xin does not analyze the expressions of movements through applied psychology, he still "cooks dumplings in a teapot-knows what he knows".He has never dared to relax his internal control over the Beihai Navy over the years. There are "little gold medal agents" not only in the civilian population, but also in the army.

With the years of the South and North Wars, including the deliberate and unintentional actions of Zhao Xin himself and some people in Beihai, he has been shaped into the soul of Beihai and even Beihai Town, so many characteristics of the deification of political figures have also followed. of the generation.To put it nicely, it is called "the holy king descended from heaven, upholding the destiny of heaven", in other words, "not a human being".

Under the current rule of Beihai Town, except for the ancestors, Lord Stove and other gods, almost every family enshrines the tablet of "Lord Zhao".Although Chen Qingsong, Yu Deli and others have repeatedly issued orders on this matter, requesting that the enshrining of living tablets is prohibited, but the bureaucratic system in Beihai Town from top to bottom comes from the refugees who are grateful to Dade; especially many people in the early days have seen How did Zhao Xin display his "supernatural powers", so although everyone promised verbally, they refused to implement it secretly.

The experience of ancient Chinese history tells future generations that naked violent rule has always been short-lived, and the issue of the legitimacy of power is a problem that every emerging ruling class must face.

But power has never been equal, so it is difficult to explain legitimacy with rational and logical arguments.That is to say, how can the 29 people headed by Zhao Xin control Beihai Town with a population of over one million?
Advanced industrial and agricultural technology and force?hehe!
Without a solid foundation of national psychology and generally improved cultural quality, that is, before the "grassroots" become "nationals," the political form of hoping to establish a democratic system is a castle in the air.On this point, Yu Deli sees it most clearly.

Although Zhao Xin and the others have done a lot of work to open up the people's wisdom in nine years, Beihai Town has also produced a large number of "citizens" needed by modern countries, but after all, the time is too short, and compared That 90.00% of the agricultural population is just a minority.Therefore, from the psychological perspective of the people, power must be combined with the will of the gods in order to make them consciously obey.

No way, this land has a deep psychological foundation of national culture and awareness of religious worship. When old idols begin to decline, worship of new idols will inevitably arise.This is not something that can be changed by iron-fisted government orders at all. It can only be changed through the education of one or two generations or even several generations.

As an ordinary person can achieve such a foundation, it is impossible for Zhao Xin to say that he is not satisfied. After all, the original intention of this guy in the [-]th century was just to dig for gold.But while he was proud, he would also lie on the bed at night anxious, fearing that he would lose control of Beihai Town, and also worried that he would turn from a dragon slayer into a dragon.

In the traditional politics of ancient China, there has always been a tendency to deify the ruler.And once a deified ruler steps onto the altar of power, he will often rush all the way on the road of dictatorship. If there is any push by ambitious people, it will be that people block and kill people, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas.When this kind of power, which is only restricted by morality, breaks out viciously, it will lead to painful political and social disasters.

When the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the steps of the government office saw the horseman wearing the white flag armor approaching, they raised their hands to signal him to stop.

We must know that since Qianlong unified Xinjiang, under the deliberate management of the Qing government's vigorous development of reclamation, various fields of farmland and water conservancy have developed rapidly, and local food prices have continued to decline.Even Ji Xiaolan said that the price of grain in the world is as cheap as Urumqi, and the price of selling wheat surplus carts is less than three pennies.

Although Gongning City has only been established for 20 years, it is extremely prosperous because it is located at the hub of Xinjiang East Road and also the hub of trade between the Kazakh Khanate and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, no less than in Guannei.When Ji Xiaolan was exiled to this time, she was also surprised at the prosperity and prosperity here, and expressed the feeling of "there are two sides of the house, and the official willows in front of the gate are as green as clouds".

He took out a cigarette pouch from his lapel, filled a bag of cigarettes, lit it and took a few puffs vigorously.When I was satisfied with the smoking, I knocked the pipe pot on a piece of gravel on the ground a few times, and a few sparks danced with the wind, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

At this time, two Qing soldiers had put their knives on A Linbao's neck, and one of them kicked his knee hard. A Linbao didn't resist, and knelt down on the ground.

Several Eight Banners soldiers immediately drew their weapons and rushed forward.A Linbao had been prepared for a long time, he cupped his hands in a calm manner and said: "Brothers, don't get me wrong, I am really ordered by Mr. He, and here is a letter!"

Na Xiao cavalry school sneered: "Who the hell is brother to you! Huining City has long been occupied by the North Sea pirates, and He Shenghe died when the city was destroyed! How dare you pretend to be his name, I'm afraid It’s not a spy from the Northern Pirates! Take it!”

In recent years, with the rise of Beihai Town, the Qing government has become less strict on Xinjiang's governance, so officials at all levels have worked hard to make money, embezzle state funds, and falsely report food prices.

At dusk, on a deserted mountain road from Qitai to Urumqi, a man on a brown horse was heading westward against the wind and snow.He was wearing a worn-out homespun shawl, a sheepskin jacket over it, a worn-out fox fur hat, and a pair of open leather boots on his feet.

Fang Jing is in charge of the food road with the richest oil and water, and has been greedy for more than 1 taels of silver in the past two years, which is really cool.Thinking of this, he ordered: "Bring him into the government office for questioning."

"Who is coming?!"

"Your Excellency is still alive, not dead!" Alinbao argued loudly: "When the city was broken, my master was snatched out of the pile of dead by me and a few brothers even though he was shot by a North Sea pirate. After treatment, the wound is no longer dangerous, and he is living well now! The old man is Ferchin Batulu bestowed by the emperor himself."

Urumqi in this year is actually composed of two cities. Dihua City is a mixed residence of Han and Hui. The Gongning City in front of you is a place where a battalion of officers and soldiers and their families are stationed. Looking across the river, the two cities are sixteen miles apart. .In the history of another time and space, the two cities were not merged into one city until the Guangxu period.

Mancheng was built in the 37th year of Qianlong. After the completion of the city, Qianlong took the meaning of "consolidating tranquility" and named it "Gongning City".Because Urumqi Dutongfu Yamen, Dihua Prefecture Yamen, and Zhou Xuezheng Yamen are all in the city, it became the military and political center of the Qing Dynasty on Tianshan North Road.

The horse passed through a patch of weeds and bushes from the path, and turned into the post road.After galloping for two hours, the sky had already brightened, and not far away, a khaki-colored city wall stretching for several miles and as high as more than two feet stretched across the west bank of the Urumqi River, and Gongning City had arrived.

When he came to a fork in the road, he yanked the bit hard to stop the horse, and then squinted vigilantly around.At this moment, the horse that had traveled a long distance erected its short ears sharply, its bright black eyes flashed, it shook its bit, raised its front hooves, and neighed softly.The horseshoe stepped on the gravel, making a crisp sound, splashing sparks.

Fang Jing, who was sitting on the horse, looked at A Linbao carefully, let alone being impressed.This guy was there when he gave him money last year, the confidant of his confidant.

The rider put away his cigarette pouch, listened carefully to the movement around him, thought for a moment, walked up to the horse, took out a roll of thick felt blanket and a large bag with a carpet pattern from behind the saddle, and stood beside the fire. I found a leeward place to put it away; after he took out a few handfuls of beans from the bag and fed them to the horses, he rolled up the blanket and leaned on the bag and fell asleep.

He didn't sleep well at all, and would wake up from the dream from time to time, and the dream was full of scenes when the Beihai Navy attacked Huining City.I don't know how long it took, and woke up several times. When the bonfire for heating was about to go out, the rider decided not to sleep anymore.

After finishing all this, he put away the changed clothes, put the bag and felt blanket on the horse's back, and then rode on the horse again.

This move of the horse made the rider a little unhappy, even a little panicked.He pulled the bit hard with both hands, stepped on the leather boots tightly on the stirrups, suddenly got up from the saddle, pushed back the leather cap, and looked around anxiously.But seeing the dark shadows in the twilight, and the howling of wolves from time to time in the distance.Through the dense and dark and enchanting trees, the light like a firefly flickers in and out of the northwest, flickering and flickering.

Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a Han civil servant wearing a fourth-grade Yunyan patch, riding a tall horse, with a few followers coming from the east. Looking carefully, it turned out that it was the Zhendi grain service soldier preparing the road. Fang Jing.

He first took off the sheepskin jacket and coat, rolled up the fur cap in the coat, and put it aside, then took out a black helmet with earflaps and a pair of white round collar with red trim from the coat Cotton armor, a cloak and iron mesh boots were put on one by one.Afterwards, he took out a Yanling Saber and a pair of short matchlocks wrapped in cloth from the rucksack, first hung the knife on his waist, then carefully checked the firearms and put them into the bag in front of the saddle.

The rider took a deep breath and turned off his horse.It was not dark at this time, so he found a leeward mountain col, tied the horse's bridle to a stone, and then picked up some half-dried dry grass and many dead branches around, and finally raised the fire.The wet branches were not fully burned, and there was a thick smoke, but because of the remoteness of the place and the heavy snow, it was difficult for outsiders to notice.

The panic of the horse was due to the awareness of wolves, but the rider was not interested in wolves. He believed that he had come to the vicinity of Jihuai City accurately.As long as you pass here, you will be in Urumqi after another forty miles.

The military officer guarding the gate hurriedly slapped a thousand and said: "Master Fang is shocked, the humble officer and others have caught a spy of the Northern Sea Pirate."

Several Eight Banners soldiers were stunned when they heard this.Balikun?Wasn't it captured by the Northern Pirates a few months ago?
Suddenly, one of the Xiaoqi School guarding the gate suddenly shouted sharply: "Take this person down!"

On the third day after Zhao Xin arrived in Jingyuan City, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and large swathes of dark clouds accumulated on the top of the snow peak.At noon, the wind was mixed with overwhelming snowflakes, whizzing and sweeping across the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, like swarms of wasps whose nests had been destroyed, scurrying around.Pieces of gray clouds, like stray wolves, lost their way and erratic.

When A Linbao saw Fang Jing, he suddenly regained his spirits and shouted: "Master Fang, I am Captain Geshha of Mr. Heshenghe! Last June you went to Huining City to inspect the grain and grass reserves. The villain has been Follow Sir He, we have met before! The villain is here to report the military situation to Lord Dutong!"

In fact, Zhao Xin knew very well that his greatest enemy was never the Manchus, nor the vast gentry and landlords in the pass, but his own ever-expanding desires.
The unusual movements in the Dongquan Temple and the Beihai barracks outside Jingyuan City soon attracted the attention of some interested people.After all, the day when Zhao Xin arrived coincided with Daji, and the scene that Fan Tong created to pick him up was really a bit big.

To enter the city, you must first pass through the Gongning Bridge, which is more than ten feet long.At this time, there were already many pedestrians on the bridge, and when they saw horse riders wearing cotton armor inlaid with white flags, they all carefully avoided them.The soldiers of the Green Battalion who were in charge of guarding the bridge did not dare to ask more questions when they saw his clothes, and even helped drive away pedestrians.After that, the horse riders passed all the way without hindrance. After leading the horses into the city from the Chengxi Gate in the east, they passed through the streets and alleys lined with shops, and came straight to the eight-character wall of the Dutong Government Office.

At this time, the snow in the sky was much lighter. He grabbed a handful of snow and rubbed his face, smoked another bag of cigarettes, fed the horse with beans, and then began to change clothes.

Several Qing soldiers ignored them, and were about to instruct a companion to look for ropes in the porter's room, when someone behind them scolded: "The important place in front of the government office, what's the noise?!"

However, in the government's public account, the purchase price of grain has been rising all the way.For example, the market price of wheat is only [-] to [-] cents per stone, but the counties and counties pay [-] cents per stone.

The rider clasped his hands and said, "Below are the minister in charge of Balikun and A Linbao, the captain of your lord's personal army. By your lord's order, there is an urgent military situation, and you have to present it to your lord Dutong."

Long story short.After some interrogation, Alinbao's identity was confirmed without a doubt, and then a blood book with the seal of the leader of Balikun was presented to Shang'an, the governor of Urumqi.When he read the contents of the letter, he couldn't help being a little stunned.

He Shengquan said that when the city of Huining was broken, he was shot and fell into a coma. He was picked up by A Linbao and a few of his followers from the pile of dead people and escaped from the city. Afterwards, they hid in the Dongquan Temple near Qitai. A Taoist priest in the temple had excellent medical skills and took out the blunderbuss from his body, so he survived.After that, he lived in the Dongquan Temple near Qitai, disguised as a Huogong Taoist.

He said that he also knew that as a general guarding the city, he should commit suicide and die for the country if the city was broken, but he was not reconciled and kept thinking about revenge. Otherwise, he would be sorry for the emperor's kindness.Recently, there seems to be a big man from the Northern Sea Pirates in Jingyuan City, so he wanted to find an opportunity to assassinate him.This time A Linbao came here to ask Mr. Shang to secretly send him some bow, arrow and musket masters to assist him in his actions.

　I really can't finish writing, so let's do this first, and then add it later.

　　
　
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