I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 37

On the night of Jiaxu in August, there was heavy rain and fierce winds, and the roofs and tiles flew away.As for the boat in the sea, it floated ashore.

This heavy rainstorm that killed Shi Shibiao in history came as scheduled. Even though Zhu Yijiong was prepared, he was still caught off guard.

The heavy rain continued all day and night until it subsided at dawn.A large number of houses were damaged, much farmland was flooded, and more than a hundred people were killed or injured.

Immediately afterwards, Fengshan County, Taipei Zhuluo County, and even the newly appointed chief of the Lifan Division Zhang Yue reported one after another that the local area was hit by heavy rains, and many farmland and houses were damaged and submerged.

After receiving the report, Zhu Yijiong did not dare to delay. Although this heavy rain was not a typhoon, it was also powerful.Fortunately, this year's private summer grain harvest has basically been completed, and the losses to agricultural production are not great. Otherwise, a large-scale famine may have broken out.

Soon, King Zhu, the prefect Wang Li and other government officials responded to the heavy rain.

It is necessary to allocate grain from the government treasury to provide relief to the victims in various places, and it is also necessary to order large local gentry not to take the opportunity to hoard grain and drive up the price of grain in Taiwan. Anyone who violates this will be confiscated and exterminated.

At the same time, in order to appease the people, King Zhu directly issued an edict, announcing that all areas under the Ming Dynasty would be exempted from the collection of summer grain this year, and used fast horses (mountain horses to work together) to deliver the edict to various disaster-stricken areas.

At this point, the people's hearts were basically stable, and countless people in villages and villages, regardless of whether they were affected by the disaster or not, knelt down and shouted for King Zhu's sage.

However, Zhu Yijiong still did not take it lightly. The previous measures were just conventional disaster relief measures. Heavy rains swept many people in the area, even though they had stocked up a lot of food in advance for emergency use.

However, refugees and people affected by disasters in so many areas gather together, and after natural disasters, chaos and plague are often most likely to break out.Therefore, while Zhu Yijiong issued an order to mobilize local governments to immediately provide disaster relief, he also ordered the first town of the Ming Army to join the third town to go to the disaster-stricken areas.

On the one hand, it supervises the government's disaster relief and prevents local governments from taking the opportunity to embezzle food for disaster relief. On the other hand, it also supervises the local victims to prevent intentional instigation and chaos.

After all, lessons from the past are right in front of us. It was precisely because of a small earthquake in Taiwan that a large number of people were displaced.Wang Zhen's government not only failed to act, but also intensified its oppression of the people. Eventually, various conflicts piled up and triggered an uprising.

He, King Zhu, got up at that time, so he knew that if this matter was not handled well, the consequences would be very serious.Even if this wave of uprisings is actually the sequelae of the Qing government's long-term high-pressure policy, it still has to be guarded against.

Zhu Yijiong did not want to rely on resisting the tyranny of the government to ascend the throne, only to be overthrown by others on the grounds of excessive taxation.

Just when the whole Ming Dynasty was in high tension to rescue the victims and resume production.

Time flies and it’s August [-]th in a blink of an eye.

On this day, several ships suddenly arrived at Luermen Port.

The Ming army stationed at the port immediately noticed it, and the gunners quickly loaded shells and gunpowder for the coastal defense cannons. At the same time, the naval warships patrolling near the port also swarmed around.

Although the generals and soldiers in these naval warships are all novices, they are completely unable to fight at sea.But the wolf pack tactics are still good, and the enemy ships don't know that they are all showmen.With dozens of ships aboard, even if they can't win, they can still scare off the enemy ships.

Sure enough, as soon as the Ming Navy fleet surrounded them, the eight ships in total did not even fire a single shot, and decisively hoisted the white flag.The Ming army generals immediately led their troops onto the ship to control it.

Two hours later...

In the reception room of Taiwan Mansion, a long table was placed in the middle.

As the magistrate, Wang Li should be in the leading position, and the first person on the left is Liang Wenxuan, the same magistrate.Then came the officials from Fucheng, big and small. Although not many people came, they were all important officials of the Ming Dynasty.

"I haven't seen you for ten months. Shopkeeper Kang is fine!"

But it was Wang Li who spoke first and said pleasantly.

Sitting at the bottom of the long table, the middle-aged man Kang Zifei directly opposite Wang Li looked pale and forced a wry smile: "Did you never expect that even Mr. Wang would become a thief after not seeing him for two months?"

After more than a month, a fine layer of hair stubble had grown on the front half of Wang Li's forehead due to no longer shaving. The hair on the back half of his forehead was now a little longer. Wang Li tied it up and combed it on the back of his head. Got a man bun.

In addition, since he had become the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty, he felt that wearing the official uniform of the Qing court was too unorthodox, so he changed himself into a Confucian robe, which also led his subordinate officials to wear Confucian robes.

Seeing this weird appearance, no matter how stupid Kang Zifei was, he knew that the former high-ranking Fucheng Tongzhi master who wanted to fawn over him and send money had become a rebel.

"Haha, as the old saying goes, those who understand the current affairs are heroes. Moreover, I, His Highness the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, am an ancient sage. My literary, political and martial arts are better than those of Kangxi, the pseudo-emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

Wang Li was not angry at all, but habitually cupped his hands behind him, "I don't call this a thief, but a deserter. This is the first time Shopkeeper Kang has committed a crime, so I won't blame you. You must be careful next time." Say it!"

When Kang Zifei heard the threat implicit in the other party's words, he immediately shut up and did not dare to say any more.People are knives and soldiers, and I am fish and meat!
If I had known this, I shouldn't have come back in the first place. If I had stayed in Nagasaki, I would have lost money, so it wouldn't be like this.

Yes, when the uprising broke out in Taiwan, Kang Zifei was indeed the first maritime merchant to escape with his fleet. He didn't even forget his duties. He went north to the Japanese country to avoid disaster and also made a fortune by the way.

In the next two months, he received news from his colleagues in Zhejiang and Fujian that the imperial court attached great importance to the Taiwan incident and even mobilized troops from Zhejiang. In June, tens of thousands of troops were gathered to ride to Taiwan to quell the rebellion.

Counting the time now, although there is no latest progress news, according to those colleagues, tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the imperial court should be able to quell Dingtaiwan no matter what!

In addition, he stayed long enough, and although he made a lot of money, he also spent a lot on the crew's food, clothing and accommodation.If I continue to stay, I am afraid that not only will my work be in vain, but I may also lose money.And it’s not just money, the crew members also want to go home after being away from home for a long time.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Shopkeeper Kang decided to lead the fleet back south to Taiwan.Not to mention, when I arrived in Taiwan, I really saw the imperial warships docked at the port.

Although they were surrounded by the imperial fleet as soon as they approached the port, Shopkeeper Kang did not panic at all and directly ordered the white flag to be hoisted.

As for whether he will be detained and extorted by the army, it is nothing more than sending money!
Moreover, he has friendships with Taiwan Prefect Tongzhi and other adults, so it would not be too difficult for the officers and soldiers to come.

As a result, when he revealed his identity and revealed his relationship with Fu Zun and Lord Tongzhi, the other party was polite, but he insisted on taking him to see Tongzhi... No, it was Lord Fu Zun.

The man who knew Gao Shen Fu Zun, and the person who brought him here said that the Fu Zun had been waiting for him for a long time.

At this time, Shopkeeper Kang finally realized that something was wrong. He also noticed why all the officers and soldiers coming and going were bald.

Then, he was brought to the government office anxiously, and the current scene emerged.

"It's really hard for Shopkeeper Kang to come back from such a long distance."

Seeing that Shopkeeper Kang had been frightened by him, Wang Li returned to his pleasant expression and said, "I should have done my best to show my kindness to the landlord, but unfortunately, heavy rains hit various parts of the city a few days ago, and the victims were very heavy. I am busy with official duties, but... I don’t have much time to entertain Shopkeeper Kang..."

"Mr. Wang, let's speak frankly! What exactly do you want from Mr. Kang?"

Shopkeeper Kang didn't wait for Wang Li to finish speaking, he just cupped his hands and said with numbness on his face.

He also broke the pot, and everyone has fallen into the hands of the rebels. Since he was not killed immediately, it means that he is still useful, so how terrible is it?

He didn't expect that the always smooth and smooth shopkeeper Kang would be so direct. Wang Li was stunned for a moment and said: "Shopkeeper Kang is worthy of being a merchant on the sea, and he is really quick to talk. In this case, then I will not cooperate with him. Shopkeeper Kang, why are you so official anymore?"

"I, Da Ming, now want to make a deal with Shopkeeper Kang, a big deal. I wonder if Shopkeeper Kang is interested?"

But if you are interested... isn't that nonsense?If you are not interested in this, I am afraid that your life will also lose interest.

Shopkeeper Kang said: "What big deal?"

Wang Li said: "We want Shopkeeper Kang to travel to Japan for our Ming Dynasty from now on. In addition to making good friends with him, he will also purchase various urgently needed supplies for our Ming Dynasty. Of course, this benefit will not be treated unfairly by our Ming Dynasty." Shopkeeper Kang."

After saying this, Shopkeeper Kang was stunned, and then his face was shocked.

He originally thought that the big deal the other party was talking about was to "buy" his sea-going ship, yes, "buy".But he didn't expect that the other party's appetite was greater than he thought.

He would have lost most of his fortune by "selling" the ship, but at least his life would still be there. With his methods, he might be able to make a comeback in the future.But if he directly runs business for the rebels, doesn't this mean that he is required to join the rebellion together with the rebels?
Shopkeeper Kang was frightened in his heart, but he did not dare to curse, for fear of angering the anti-thief Fu Zun, so he could only plead: "Sir Fu Zun, I still hope that for the sake of the filial piety of the grass people in the past, spare the family of the grass people, the grass people I am willing to dedicate all my ships at sea."

Wang Li smiled but said: "Shopkeeper Kang, don't joke with me. I recommended you to my Highness the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, your family is also in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, so don't let me. It’s hard to do it!”

Nice guy, a threat, a naked threat.

Shopkeeper Kang was instantly choked by these words. He was almost done scolding Wang Li's eighteenth generation of ancestors in his heart, but on his face he didn't dare to say a word, not even to cry sadly.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Kang wanted to scold but did not dare to scold him, and seemed to accept his fate, Wang Li's face returned to a pleasant expression: "Okay, Shopkeeper Kang, there is no need to worry. My Highness, the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, is an ancient sage. You are doing business for my Ming Dynasty. From dragon to merit."

"When the Ming Dynasty wipes out the world and conquers the whole world in the future, the supervisory country will not forget the contribution of shopkeeper Kang."

If you are still in the country, I'm afraid the imperial court will destroy you gang of rebels!
　Shi Shibiao did indeed die on the platform. He caught a cold and died of illness because he was kept in the rain all night to maintain military morale.
　　(I collect and collect them every day and send them)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)