Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Xu Dayong didn't take anyone to knock on the door directly.He is the second-in-command of the Beihai Naval Intelligence Bureau. Although his former younger brother Wang Changsheng has a higher position than him and his military rank is only a lieutenant colonel, he has actually become a high-ranking officer in Beihai Town.The reason why he has been willing to be the second in command these years is that he has been responsible for long-term field missions against the Qing Dynasty and reported directly to Zhao Xin;

He thought to himself that it would be too cheap to rush to find Heshen, so he went straight to the local office of the Intelligence Bureau, asked someone to arrange a room, and at the same time asked his staff to go down and invite Heshen over.

Speaking of the two courtyards rented by the Heshen family, they were built by Kong Shaoan when he was in office.At that time, there were no decent inns in Anping Port, not to mention the maritime merchants who came here for trade, and even the people from the Ministry of Trade could only live in temporary wooden dormitories.Kong Shaoan decided to build a "star hotel" two kilometers to the west of the later "Tiandiyuan" scenic spot after some inspections after he took office, half for his own use and half for rent.

Beihai Town's style is once a decision is made, it will be done.In less than a year, a building complex with three floors and five independent courtyards was completed.The main building is a 150-meter-wide three-story long corridor-style slab building with a reinforced concrete frame and water-filled glass windows. Water and electricity are connected to each guest room.The exterior of the building is decorated with LED light strips. When the switch is turned on at night, the five characters of "Anping Hotel" change in various colors, which is simply blinding.

If the conditions of the standard guest rooms have amazed the people who have lived there, the five Chinese-style courtyards of different sizes are even more mysterious.The walls are all green brick walls more than two meters high, making it difficult for outsiders to find out what's inside.Although a day's accommodation costs 5-20 Beihai yuan, which is too expensive to kill people, as long as they have lived there, they all return with satisfaction, with an expression of "I won't tell ordinary people" on their faces.

After arriving at Anping Port, He Shen's family lived in the two largest courtyards.In fact, he really wanted to rent the other three courtyards, but those tenants didn't like him at all.Who knows who you are!Liu Yin, who was in charge of negotiating, wanted to say that my master is the famous He Zhongtang, and you bastards should be fucked.But it's a pity that his father Liu Quan warned him in advance, don't play tricks here and provoke right and wrong.

At this time, the family of Heshen who had just had lunch was sitting around the hall of the main room of the courtyard. Fengshen Yinde and his wife and Princess Xiao accompanied his wife Feng to drink tea. The wives of Quan, Liu Yin and others stood aside.Everyone's attention was attracted by a half-foot-high rectangular teak box on the floor cabinet by the window. A low-pitched female voice came out of it, and the lyrics and charm fascinated the listeners.

".At this time, I understand that there are no rich people in the world. There are hunger and cold, and there are also people who cry and cry. The people in the sedan chair play different tunes. Why do you cry like this when you meet someone?"

Well, apart from the luxurious accommodation, the two courtyards that Heshen rented are specially equipped with ore radios produced in Beihai Town.The audio signal played inside comes from Beihai Town Radio Station in Fuerdan City, and then through the relay station erected on the top of Halla Mountain, it covers the entire Jeju Island. The signal is so strong that even the three counties of South Kyushu can be heard.

When it comes to the radio station in Beihai Town, one has to say that the radio station was first built in the POW camp in Fuldan City. Zhang Bo played a guest host when he was bored.At that time, the purpose of building the radio station was to calm down a group of Manchu "meat tickets" who were full and had nothing to do, so as not to quarrel and curse all day long.

After the Qing court sent gold and redeemed all the prisoners of war, the radio station remained.Not long after, a certain physics teacher in the elementary school tinkered with the first dual-circuit ore radio in this time and space in his spare time, and the effect was not bad.Because there is no need for electricity, Zhao Xin decided to let Zhao Liang's workshop be imitated on a large scale, and distributed to various residential communities, becoming a rare item that everyone loves.

Then, Beihai Town Radio Station came into being.In the years that followed, radio stations and ore radios undertook many functions of providing entertainment, education, and policy advocacy for hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, accompanying countless people through the long cat winter season in the outer northeast, and had a far-reaching impact.

After the establishment of the radio station, some people who traveled through time proposed to run a newspaper, but Zhao Xin directly rejected it.In his opinion, those people's reasons for "enlightening the people's wisdom" are all nonsense. Compared with dark pictures and words, broadcasts that are entertaining and educational are more acceptable to the common people.

What's more, on the road to complete the unification war, Beihai Town can only have one voice, which cannot be discussed.Another thing is that Beihai Town's territory is too large, and it is simply unrealistic to achieve full coverage of newspaper distribution. On the contrary, broadcasting is the easiest way to troubleshoot.

You must know that Zhao Xin has established more than 20 wireless relay stations in various places in order to realize the telegraph interconnection of various troops for rapid and effective vertical control.With these, the full coverage of broadcasting will naturally come naturally.

While everyone in the house was listening to the play attentively, He Shen, who was wearing a moon-white silk coat, stood by the fish pond in the yard with his hands behind his back, his slender eyes narrowed slightly, as if admiring the fish swimming in the pond. koi fish.In fact, he is trying to digest what he has seen and heard in Anping Port these days, especially the thing called "radio" in the house.

When he first moved into this courtyard three days ago, the enthusiastic service staff of the hotel proudly introduced the radio to him and how to use it, so He Shen and his family quickly learned the magic of this thing. and was deeply attracted.Although he didn't understand the reasoning of the radio, He Shen knew very well that this thing was by no means a ghost, otherwise he wouldn't put it on display for people to use.

At that time, a piece of stand-up comedy "Pearl Jade White Jade Soup" happened to be playing on the radio. The guy with a yin and yang voice was telling a witty and interesting story in Beijing dialect. The Heshen family soon relaxed.

After filling my ears with cross talk and storytelling, at six o'clock in the evening, as the six beeps of "beep beeps" ended, a magnificent piece of music suddenly sounded, which startled everyone who was eating, and their chopsticks were all twitched. Almost fell to the ground.What followed was a sonorous and powerful male voice chorus.

".From the tropical coast to the arctic frontier, there are endless forests and fields everywhere. From the Pamirs to Appalachia, there are countless treasures. copper wall."

Although the straightforward content of the lyrics made He Shen feel a little vulgar, and he didn't know what "Appalachia" was, but after he listened carefully, a blueprint for a country far beyond the past dynasties and with a vast territory beyond imagination appeared. It came to mind, which made him feel that Zhao Xin's ambition had been glimpsed.

After the majestic music ended, a male voice came out from the radio, and in a flattering tone, he narrated the major events that happened in the various places under Beihai Town in recent days.From the people's livelihood to the economy to the military, from the newly promulgated government decrees to the customs and anecdotes of various places, there are everything.The areas involved include Bacheng, Borneo, Tianshan, Khalkha Mongolia, Outer Northeast, Siberia, Shandong, and even the latest situation of Jinmen Town, which is thousands of miles away across the ocean.

After the news broadcast, taking advantage of the short "advertising time", He Shen tried to turn the black knob on the radio as taught by the service staff. As a result, he heard Mongolian, Manchu, and even Hakka on other frequency bands. Broadcasting, which made him petrified on the spot.After calming down a bit, he already understood Zhao Xin's method of managing the huge territory under his rule.

It is said that among the many princes and ministers in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, He Shen is definitely a language genius.In addition to being proficient in the four languages ​​of Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan, he even learned some English and French from the missionaries of the Macartney Mission and the Manufacturing Office.

With this "thousand-mile sound transmission" wooden box, Zhao Xin can quickly spread his will and government orders to every county, township, and even every village without worrying about being distorted by the officials below.

It doesn't matter if you can't read and understand government notices, you can always understand the vernacular!
In He Shen's view, this is more terrifying than the cannons of the Beihai Navy!Such amazing skills and ingenuity can be achieved!This person's methods are really unpredictable, not to mention Qianlong, even Kang Yongqian and the three of them combined are not opponents.

Just as He Shen was thinking wildly, Liu Quan walked over from behind and said softly: "Master, an officer from the Beihai Navy came outside and said that someone wants to see you, please go with him. This is too rude, they"

"How many soldiers did he bring?"

"Just him."

He Shen suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand to stop Liu Quan's chatter, and asked, "Did you say who sent it?"

"I just said it was an officer surnamed Xu who just came from Beihai Town, but I guess it should be the Xu Dayong I met before." Liu Quan paused, and then asked curiously: "Master, there is something I would like to ask you." I don't want to understand."

"Say."

"You said that it's only been a few days since the incident in the capital? How did Xu know about it so quickly?"

He Shen sighed slightly and said, "You've heard about the wooden box in that room too, so you haven't thought about anything?"

Liu Quan said: "I was taken aback at first, but after listening to it for a long time, I feel quite addicted. Master, what do you think of these people in Beihai Town? That one will also enjoy it."

He Shen looked at Liu Quan in disappointment, shook his head slightly and said, "This is voice transmission from thousands of miles away! Quan'er, he has such means, no matter how big the world is, he can't know what happened?"

Liu Quan couldn't figure it out for a while, so he could only echo: "The master is the master, and he sees farther than the slave. Can you see the one named Xu?"

"Of course. Whether our next plan will be successful or not depends on this person. Tell them to wait a while, and I'll go change first."

After another incense stick, He Shen, who had changed his clothes, brought Liu Quan to the gate of the courtyard.The officer of the Intelligence Bureau who had been waiting impatiently couldn't help being taken aback when he saw him, thinking that this is the Minister of Military Aircraft who once dominated the world?If he hadn't known about it long ago, at first glance, he would have thought he was a gentle and gentle teacher.

I saw him with a face as white as jade, with a well-groomed mustache on his lips, wearing a blue and solid gauze robe, a crimson belt around his waist, a black satin melon skin hat on his head, and a fan in his hand , with a gentle smile on his face.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting." He Shen cupped his hands and said to the officer, "Where do you want to take me? If it's too far, you have to tell your family."

The officer smiled slightly, pointed sideways at another courtyard a hundred meters away, and said, "That's right there."

It was the first time for Xu Dayong to see He Shen in person. Although he had made sufficient preparations in advance, he still had the same illusion as his subordinates when they first met.However, he quickly reacted, and at the same time secretly warned himself that the guy in front of him who makes people feel refreshed is actually a ruthless devil who kills without blinking an eye.

Not to mention, the fire that was set outside Chongwenmen just to create chaos caused many families to be displaced, many innocent people were buried in the flames, or their lives were lost in vain due to crowding and trampling.From this point of view, beheading him ten times is not wrong!

"Mr. He, right? My name is Xu Dayong." After finishing speaking, Xu Dayong looked at Liu Quan who was behind He Shen, cupped his hands and said, "Butler Liu, don't come here without any problems! It's too old to rest. Running here and there is not afraid that the old bones will not be able to bear it?"

"Brother Xu, long time no see." Hearing the other party's ridicule as soon as he came up, Liu Quan almost exploded with anger.My heart is like a dog, how did I offend you?

He Shen acted as if he hadn't heard it, and with a smile on his face, he said affectionately as if seeing an old friend: "I've heard from Quan'er a long time ago, brother Xu from Beihai Town speaks quickly. I've seen you for a long time! May I ask how King Zhao is doing?"

"Thanks to my lord's concern, everything is fine with my lord. If it hadn't been for my lord's sudden visit to Anping Port, he would have said that he would go to the residence someday." After Xu Dayong finished speaking, he gestured for a seat.

The muscles on He Shen's face twitched twice, and he thought to himself why Zhao Xin sent such a hob meat, and I came here deliberately to be disgusted.Having said that, he still sat on the chair opposite, while Liu Quan stood silently behind him.

When the orderly served the tea, He Shen smiled and said, "Brother, I'm looking for He, what advice can I ask?"

Xu Dayong cut to the chase and said: "My lord, I'm a rough person, I speak straight, and I don't like to beat around the bush. I think Housekeeper Liu has told you what I do. Anping Port is in your heart, and I'm afraid it's not a place to stay for a long time. Tell me Come on, lay out all the conditions, I can make the decision, and I can answer you now."

He Shen opened and closed the fan in his hand, and repeated several times before saying: "Okay! Brother Xu is quick to do things, not procrastinating, and he will not hide it. Three conditions."

"please say."

"The first one, and a certain plan to deposit a sum of money, 1000 million taels of silver, in the local Beihai bank. Nowadays, merchants from all over the world know that the Beihai bank is credit-worthy. Not only does it not charge fees for large deposits, but it also pays interest. But The money Hemou does not intend to ask for interest, but wants to buy a batch of arms, quick guns and cannons, and anti-miasma medicines from King Zhao. Wang said it was just a trivial matter. Third, Hemou wanted to follow the example of the Ruan family in Guangnan, so he asked King Zhao to send a group of instructors to Yunnan and Guizhou to help his younger brother train the army. With the help of King Zhao, Hemou and his younger brother would like to If we work together to help King Zhao take northern Myanmar, even if we can annex the whole of Myanmar, it will not be difficult."

After He Shen finished speaking, Xu Dayong nodded noncommittally, and said slowly: "Okay, I understand what Mr. He means. Then let me convey the meaning of my prince."

"All ears."

Hearing what the other party said, He Shen and Liu Quan couldn't help cheering up 12 points, and their minds were tense.To be honest, he dared to come to Anping Port because he judged Zhao Xin's character and bet that he would agree to his conditions.

"My lord said that Yunnan is a good place, with beautiful food, beautiful scenery, spring-like seasons, and a copper mountain. After Beihai Town beat Shengjing, it's time to enter the customs. The Yellow River, immigration, and military use are one by one. There are too many places for money, so." Xu Dayong stretched out his big hand like a cattail leaf fan, spread his five fingers and shook He Shen: "If it is lower than this amount, we can't talk about it. Master He can figure it out."

"Pfft!" He Shen felt a fishy sweetness welling up in his throat, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tell me something interesting.When I chose the Peking Opera aria, I accidentally chose the "Spring and Autumn Pavilion" in "Suo Lin Nang".This play was created by dramatist Weng Ouhong based on a story in the Qing Dynasty opera book "Ju Shuo", but who wrote "Ju Shuo"?Jiao Xun.The interesting part of history is often these details hidden behind.