scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 105 Crazy

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Wu Sangui’s house was arranged in the original Yamen of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. After Bian Sanyuan moved his residence to Guiyang in the third year of Kang Mazi in the former Qing Dynasty, the house became vacant. However, for the convenience of Bian Sanyuan taking charge of Yunnan’s civil affairs, the house has always been paid by the governor’s yamen. Hiring someone to clean and manage it, it was quite clean and tidy. When Wu Sangui came to Qujing, he did his part to live in this house. Fatty Lu, of course, saved a lot of expenses.

After settling down, of course it was a banquet. As the host, Fatty Lu was not only the one who paid for the banquet, but also the protagonist of the banquet. He was surrounded by dozens of wolves and hungry tigers from the Pingxi Palace. Needless to say, the Liuli workshop that Fatty Lu is building is also the object of all the hungry wolves in the Pingxi Palace. They all want to take away the glaze calcination process and earning silver from Fatty Lu. Fast glass mirror manufacturing process.

Fortunately, Fatty Lu had discussed the Liuli Workshop with Wu Sangui a long time ago, and Wu Sangui immediately expressed his position directly, telling everyone not to think about the Liuli Workshop, saying that he had decided to build a huge construction site on Nule Peak, dedicated to It is used to produce colored glaze, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Fatty Lu, and heavy troops will be sent to protect it, so as to prevent the leakage of colored glaze craftsmanship.Hearing such words, the wolves and hungry tigers in the Pingxi Palace had no choice but to back down obediently, and Ma Bao, the roughest, wailed, "San Hao, why don't you go to Chuxiong to be the county magistrate? If you go to Chuxiong, Feng Su (the prefect of Chuxiong) ) That bastard dares to talk to you, I'll chop him up right away!"

"That's right, it would be great if Yifeng went to Erhai Lake to become a magistrate." "Wrong, it should be better to be a magistrate in Wuding." Yang Wu and Shen Yingshi also wailed and echoed.Only Wang Fuchen was extremely embarrassed, because of his friendship with Li Shizu, when Li Shizu and Lu Fatty were fighting, he was secretly on Li Shizu's side-now that Wang Fuchen looked back, he naturally felt that his position at that time It is foolish to choose, and you don't know the blessing when you are in the blessing.

"My lords, my lords, please stop boasting." Fatty Lu blushed rarely, and said, "If you continue to boast, the lower officials will feel ashamed."

"Okay, you all don't bully Yifeng, let him go for now." Wu Yingqi came out to smooth things over, drove away the wolves and tigers surrounding Fatty Lu, and said to Fatty Lu in a low voice: "Yifeng, speaking of this, Qu Jing I have to ask you for your opinion on the position of prefect, and now dozens of people have come to me to seek an official position, all wanting to be the prefect of Qujing, and Zhang Gaomo is also trying to get rid of the word "acting" , Take over as the prefect of Qujing on the spot, what do you mean? Do you want Zhang Gaomo to stay, or I will give you the list, and we will discuss and choose a prefect of Qujing?"

"What else?" Fatty Lu was stunned, and said in a low voice: "Isn't there no one who was willing to take over as the prefect of Qujing before? Zhang Gaomo was also looking for ways to transfer away, and he didn't want to stay in Qujing. Why did he change his mind now? gone?"

"Isn't it because of your Eight Banners Fushou cream?" Wu Yingqi grinned and said, "No one dared to take over as the prefect of Qujing before. They were all frightened by the incident between you and Li Suzu. They were afraid that they would not have a good life in Qujing. I can't offend you. Now that you have made so much money from the Eight Banners Fushou Gao planted by the people, even if you don't scrape the land and don't collect money when you come to Qujing, you can make a lot of money just by collecting fire consumption and merchant taxes. Of course these people I am willing to come to Qujing. Even if I dare not tell you what to do, I will be your third grandson if you have a little bit of anger, who cares if you can earn money?"

"Second prince, the lower officials are not as scary as you said." Fatty Lu protested: "The prince asked me to bring him down about Li Suzu, so I made such a big fuss with him. Get yourself into it too."

"Hehe, I know you have merit, but you really scare the other magistrates. Burning incense and worshiping Buddha is afraid that there will be a magistrate like you under your rule, and you will not be able to provoke him." Wu Yingqi smiled, and said: "Don't talk nonsense. Now, the prefect of Qujing must hurry up. Now I am in charge of the selection of officials at the state level. If the time is too long and people from the court snatch me away, then my father will have to skin me. If you think Zhang Gaomo can still If it’s okay, I’ll keep him for you, if not, I’ll choose another one for you.”

"But you don't have to worry." Wu Yingqi added: "I will definitely choose an obedient and honest person to come over, and I will say hello to him. If he doesn't listen to you, I will make him look good!"

"This..., let me think about it." Fatty Lu calculated carefully, and then glanced at Zhang Gaomo in the distance, seeing him sitting obediently in the back row, drinking and eating with Feng Su and others at the same level, He didn't even dare to take a breath, and when he thought of Zhang Gaomo's grandson who bowed his head in front of him for the past two months, Fatty Lu felt confident.

"Second prince, then you can talk to Zhang Gaomo tonight." Fatty Lu said in a low voice, "Zhang Gaomo saw the incident between me and Li Suzu from the beginning to the end, and he has a deep understanding of my backstage, and he is honest He's a coward, and he won't mess around. Another point is that I have inserted someone into his family. Instead of changing someone and starting from scratch, it's better to keep him. And after he is officially promoted to the prefect of Qujing, Qujing will know the position It’s free again, Second Prince, you can also place your people.”

Wu Yingqi thought about it carefully, and felt that Fatty Lu's words were very reasonable. Letting Zhang Gaomo formally take over as the prefect of Qujing, he could not only earn a fortune from Zhang Gaomo, but also sell Zhang Gaomo's vacated position as a prefect, which would be more beneficial to him. .Thinking of this, Wu Yingqi nodded and said, "Okay then, let's just talk to Zhang Gaomo. I'll talk to him tonight and give him a little warning so that he won't cause trouble for you."

"Thank you, Second Prince, for your kindness. Even this kind of matter is discussed with the humble official." Fatty Lu thanked with a smile, and at the same time, he was a little proud - there are not many subordinates in this world who can decide who the immediate superior will send to take over, right?

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At two o'clock, the banquet was finally over. Wu Yingqi had brought Zhang Gaomo to the side for a secret talk, and Wu Sangui personally waved to Fatty Lu. Fatty Lu understood, and hurriedly followed with his head bowed. They also knew that the main show was about to begin, although all of them felt itchy, they didn't dare to interfere casually, they just endured the torment of greed, and honestly went back to their rooms to sleep.Only Liu Xuanchu, Wang Shirong, Hu Guozhu, and Fang Guangchen, the four great think tanks around Wu Sangui, appeared on the stage, and they followed Wu Sangui and Fatty Lu into the back hall.

Following Wu Sangui all the way into the back garden, and directly into the room where Wu Sangui stayed, Wu Sangui first greeted everyone to sit down, then asked his servants to prepare fragrant tea, and finally asked the personal guards to guard the doors, windows and corridors to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.After everything was prepared, Wu Sangui put on airs and took another sip of the fragrant tea before saying, "Yifeng."

"The humble position is here." Fatty Lu got up, went to Wu Sangui and plunged in front of Wu Sangui, and said actively: "My lord, everything of the humble position is bestowed by you, and the things of the humble position are naturally the prince's. The 890 in the hands of the humble position is four pounds I intend to dedicate all of the seeds of two Eight Banners of longevity ointment to the lord, and I sincerely hope that the lord will reward you."

"Dedicate all to Gu?" Wu Sangui was taken aback, saying that he never thought that Fatty Lu would be so forthright that he would offer to give all the seeds to himself.

"Yifeng, are you really so willing?" Wu Sangui's eldest son-in-law, Hu Guozhu, whose eyes were already bursting with greed, said hypocritically, "Don't you keep some for yourself? I heard that the Eight Banners of the people are now Fushou balm seeds can be sold for three taels of gold sand or two taels of gold for one tael."

"It's still the same sentence." Fatty Lu said solemnly: "Being humbled by the kindness of the prince and the two princes, even if you are smashed to pieces, it is difficult to repay the event, let alone this mere external thing? And the Eight Banners. Tailor-made for the prince, to help the prince solve problems, and prepare a gift for the prince, but I don’t know how the effect will be, so I didn’t dare to give it directly to the prince before. Now the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment has been successfully planted in Qujing. It's time to present this gift to the prince."

Wu Sangui smiled, Hu Guozhu trembled, he never thought that Fatty Lu would give such a money tree to his father-in-law, Wang Shirong and Fang Guangchen nodded slightly, they were very satisfied with Fatty Lu's decision, Liu Xuanchu felt relieved With a sigh of relief, he was completely relieved - before Liu Xuanchu was worried that Fatty Lu was stingy, which led to his falling out with Wu Sangui because of this.But having said that, Liu Xuanchu was very puzzled by one thing, and asked: "Yifeng, just now you said that this gift is tailor-made for the prince to solve problems, what do you mean?"

"Yes." Wu Sangui also came to his senses, and asked, "What do you mean by these two sentences?"

"Go back to your lord, go back to your benefactor." Fatty Lu replied respectfully: "And my lords, you all know that Lu Yifeng is from Dali, Yunnan, and he knows very well that Yunnan's land is barren and its products are scarce, and he also knows that Guizhou is poorer and more barren than Yunnan. The prince is a fan of Yunnan and Guizhou. It seems that the scenery is infinite, but in fact he is stretched everywhere and depends on others everywhere. He cannot support himself in food and military pay. He has to rely on the loss from the Central Plains. If there is nothing wrong, he can barely maintain it. Once something happens, the consequences will be disastrous. One incident is proof! The imperial court only asked the lord to reduce the military pay, so the lord has to be constrained by others everywhere, and he has to look at people's faces everywhere, and he has personally experienced the low-level position, and he is deeply aware of the suffering, the difficulty of the lord, and the suffering."

Wu Sangui nodded again and again, deeply sympathetic to Fatty Lu's words—if it wasn't for the fact that food and military pay were not self-sufficient, and he was always constrained by small pockmarks, Wu Sangui would ask for disarmament when he was full, ask God to worship Buddha, give gifts and bribes Putting a hot face on other people's cold buttocks, just to let these people help him say a few words in the court, and beg Xiao Mazi to cut down some military pay and food.

"During the time in the capital, when I followed the son of the world and begged my grandpa to tell my grandma to discuss the salary, seeing the faces of those court officials, I was heartbroken." Fatty Lu continued to say excitedly: " At that time, I thought, if there is any way to make Yunnan and Guizhou rich and become as rich as Jiangnan, then the prince and our people in Pingxi Palace will not need to be subjected to those birds. So whenever the humble job has free time , I tried every means to delve into knowledge and find a way to make Yunnan and Guizhou rich, and finally, let Beizhi find a way to grow Eight Banners medicines."

"In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, Eight Banners Fushou Gao has been planted in China in a small amount, but the method is not right, the output is scarce, so the price is very expensive, and the humble job happens to be good at this, knowing that there is a way to make the Eight Banners Fushou Gao in Western countries. Manufacturing." Fatty Lu said again: "At the beginning, Beizhi was worried that even if the Eight Banners Fushou Gao was planted, it might not be sold, and instead pulled down the price. Countries in Western Europe have already started to use this product crazily. Using this product to cure diseases and strengthen the body has extraordinary miraculous effects, and the demand is huge. The humble official asked again, and found that since the former dynasty, many people in the capital like to use this product It’s just that the domestic production is too small, and the demand abroad is too much, and the folks have not yet become popular.”

After talking endlessly here, Fatty Lu paused, and then continued: "At that time, I thought, since the Eight Banners medicine can be popular in the West, it can become as popular as tobacco, tea, coffee and silk, and become a must-have for the lives of Western people. If the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment can be popular in China, and it can become a daily necessities like tobacco, tea, salt, silk and grain, then the prince can only plant it in Yunnan and Guizhou Are all problems solved?"

"So you dedicated the Eight Banners Fushou Gao to the emperor and Ao Zhongtang, encouraged them to take the lead in using the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, and got me the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao? You also found a way for me to grow the Eight Banners Fushou Gao?" Wu Sangui asked with a smile.

Fatty Lu nodded vigorously, and said seriously: "This is what my slave thinks. People in the world have the mentality of conforming to the crowd and worshiping celebrities. As long as the emperor and Aobai take the lead in using the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment and think it is good, then it will be difficult for the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment to not be famous in the capital." At the same time, there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, and the Eight Banners lords eat hard-core crops, some enjoy it for time and some enjoy it for money. As long as this thing is famous, they will definitely feel good after tasting it. It’s difficult. Then the banner people in the capital will drive the banner people all over the world to use the Fushou cream, and finally the rich people in the whole country will be encouraged to enjoy the Eight Banners Fushou cream, then the problem of food and wages in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces will not be a problem.”

Speaking of this, Fatty Lu smiled and added: "One more thing, it is also the blessing of the prince. According to my research, although the land in Yunnan and Guizhou is barren, the soil, climate and rain are very suitable for planting Eight Banners. The quality of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao is also the best. Even if it can be grown in other places, the output and quality are far behind Yunnan and Guizhou. What is even more incredible is that when Beizhi was looking for seeds, there happened to be a medicine store in Wuchang from a Tianzhu merchant. He bought a batch and used it for medicinal purposes. On the day he passed through Wuchang, he happened to transport it from Quanzhou to Wuchang. He passed Wuchang a day earlier and couldn't buy it. That's why he dared to say that it was tailor-made for the prince. It is also a gift from heaven to reward the prince."

"Thank you for your hard work. God gave you to Gu, which is the greatest gift to Gu and the entire Pingxi Palace." Wu Sangui nodded in satisfaction, secretly rejoicing that his son was lucky to collect money and sell officials. To such a heavenly genius, a living treasure—referred to as a living treasure.

"Wait." Hu Guozhu hurriedly interjected: "Yifeng, what did you just say? Except for Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, even if it is planted in other places, the yield and quality are not as good as Yunnan and Guizhou—you mean, other places can also grow it." Has the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment been planted?"

"That's true." Fatty Lu nodded and said, "Although the quality of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao grown in other provinces is not as good, as long as the climate is not too cold, it can indeed be grown, but they don't know how to grow and harvest. And I don’t know how to make medicine. By the way, the seeds are also difficult to get, and can only be purchased from overseas merchants. However, overseas merchants rarely sell seeds to the Qing Dynasty for sale. I was able to buy seeds before the humble job. Except for luck, Another thing is to rely on the help of Dr. Zhu, he is the leader of Xinglin, and there are many connections in this regard."

"This is difficult." Hu Guozhu said awkwardly: "That is to say, even if we do our best to block the Baqi drug seeds and planting technology from leaking out, people outside will be able to get some seeds for trial planting sooner or later. If they are allowed to If it is planted, our source of income will be cut off."

Wu Sangui's face was long, and he looked rather mournful. When he thought that such a huge source of wealth would be snatched away by others, Wu Sangui really felt like a knife was piercing his heart.Fang Guangchen, on the other hand, disagreed, and said, "My lord and Mr. Hu don't have to worry too much. Didn't Mr. Lu say that the Eight Banners Fushou Gao is not as good as Yunnan and Guizhou for high-ranking officials abroad. The oranges that grow in Huainan are oranges, and the oranges that grow in Huaibei are oranges. We grow them." Since the Baqi Fushou Paste produced is worse than other provinces, it is also easier to sell than other provinces, at most the price will be lowered to make a little less profit, but it is still more cost-effective than growing other things.”

"It's more cost-effective than growing other things, so why don't we grow food?" Liu Xuanchu, who had been silent all this time, finally opened his mouth and said calmly, "Originally, Yunnan and Guizhou couldn't support themselves in food, so even if we want to grow Eight Banners Fushou Gao, we must guarantee certain In addition, we have to use at least [-]% of the money we get from planting the Eight Banners Fushou Gao to buy food from other provinces, and even if we can’t eat it, we can stock it up just in case.”

"Yes, as long as we have money, we have to buy a large amount of food from other provinces, just in case, and we can't let the court always pinch our necks." Wang Shirong rarely echoed Liu Xuanchu, and said: "Besides, although it is impossible to prevent The other provinces imitate us in planting Eight Banners drug products, but we must also try our best to block the outflow of seeds and technology. They planted the Eight Banners drug products one year later, and we will have one more year to eat alone, and one more year to monopolize the huge profits of the Eight Banners drug products. industry!"

"That's the way it is." Wu Sangui nodded helplessly, gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Maoya, you lead Guozhu and the others, and drafted an order for me overnight. Starting tomorrow, patrols will be strengthened at all gates, big and small. Those who leave the province with the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao will be executed on the spot! Among the peasants who privately sell the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, once they are discovered, their homes will be confiscated and exiled, and they will be sent to Longchuan to do hard labor for a lifetime! The Pingxi Palace will give them a chance to make a fortune, and they will If you cut off this road to wealth, you will never forgive me alone!"

"Decree." In the face of huge profits, Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and others naturally kept Wu Sangui's order in mind.After agreeing, Hu Guozhu asked cautiously: "Father-in-law, what about the Pingnan Palace and Jingnan Palace? There are also Long Guoan and Ma Xiong in Guangxi, they are all eyeing the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment!"

"Of course not!" Wu Sangui said angrily, "When Guangxi and Fujian were richer than Yungui, did they ever think of me?"

"If you don't give any, it would be too offensive." Wang Shirong said with a wicked smile: "The student suggested that the prince can take out some seeds and send them to Pingnan Palace and Jingnan Palace to try planting in Guangdong and Fujian, but there is one condition. ——When our Eight Banners medicines are shipped to Guangzhou and Quanzhou and sold to Western merchants, they are not allowed to pay taxes, and they must also ensure the safety of our goods!"

"Are you kidding me?" Hu Guozhu said angrily, "What if they grow it in Guangdong and Fujian?"

"Lord Hu, let me finish my sentence." Wang Shirong said with a smile: "Before the prince gives them the seeds, you can steam all the seeds. Then they won't grow them, no wonder we are."

"Bad! You are too bad!" Wu Sangui suddenly realized, and burst out laughing.

"What about Lane Guoan and Ma Xiong? They are two of the prince's most staunch allies in Guangxi." Hu Guozhu asked worriedly.

"Make it clear to them that if the seeds of the Eight Banners Fushou Ointment fall into their hands, they will inevitably fall into the hands of Kong Sizhen and Dai Liangchen." Fang Guangchen said calmly: "So I hope they can understand. Baqi Drugs collect taxes when they pass through Guangxi. The tax amount is negotiated between us and them based on the quantity and price. The premise is that they must ensure the safety of our goods when they pass through Guangzhou. They can get a piece of the pie without any effort, so naturally they will not be unhappy gone."

"Contact Annan as well." Fatty Lu also said: "Try to borrow their Hongji Port as the overseas sales port of Baqi Drugs. In this way, we don't have to worry about the Pingnan Palace choking us. , and you can use this port to import food from Nanyang and stock it up just in case.”

The dog-headed military master came up with a bad idea, and Wu Sangui nodded his head, and the smile on his face was a bit more, and when Fatty Lu finally finished speaking, Wu Sangui was already smiling, and said: "Okay, you are all worthy of being the king's confidants and think tanks!" , as expected, everyone is full of clever ideas, so I will do as you say! When the Eight Banners Fushou Paste harvest is bumper next year, Gu will definitely reward you all!"

"There is also you, Yifeng. You are always thinking about my king and sharing my worries." Wu Sangui pointed to Fatty Lu again, and said, "I have promised you about the matter of Nule Peak. Starting tomorrow, I will send a Thousands of troops will go there and build a military camp there and hand it over to you. Isn’t Wang Jing on good terms with you? The place will be handed over to him directly under his jurisdiction, and you can do whatever you want! Just ask for anything you want, and give it to you with all your strength .”

"Thank you, my lord." Fatty Lu was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted Wu Sangui—During this period, Fatty Lu and Wang Jing jointly built a temporary construction site at Sanchakou Fort, and they had secretly researched concentrated sulfuric acid, concentrated nitric acid and cement, etc. Industrial necessities, as long as the output of these things can be increased, Fatty Lu can flex his muscles.

"You don't need to thank you. The things you want Nu Lefeng to make are also things that I need urgently. I also want to thank you." Wu Sangui waved his hand generously, and said: "Say what you want, what reward do you want? Try to be satisfied!"

"The humble job will make the lion talk." Fatty Lu said cautiously: "My lord, can you buy the more than 800 catties of Eight Banners drug seeds in the hands of the humble job with money?"

"Huh?" Wu Sangui was startled, then slapped his head violently, and said with a smile, "Look at Gu's memory, you collected the seeds of the Eight Banners' fortune ointment from the people yourself, how could Gu want you for nothing? How about this, the 5 taels of silver you borrowed from Gu more than two months ago, Gu don't want it, it's your reward."

"Your Highness rewards me generously, and I dare not refuse my humble job." Fatty Lu respectfully said, "However, my Highness misunderstood the meaning of my humble job. The Eight Banners Fushou Ointment has been sold at a high price in Guangzhou, and the seeds collected for hundreds of taels of silver. Collect the capital? I just hope that the lord can buy all the more than 800 catties of seeds in the hands of the humble officer at the original price of two taels of silver per catty tomorrow in front of everyone!"

"Use the original price of two taels of silver per catty? Buy all the seeds in your hand?" Wu Sangui was confused and said, "What's the point?"

"My lord, the student understands what Master Lu means." Wang Shirong turned his face away, and said with a straight face: "My lord, you don't need to buy all the seeds at the original price. How will Mr. Lu explain to the court? How to explain to the emperor? ——My lord can Don't forget, Mr. Lu is the person sent by the emperor to watch over you, my lord, if you are not cruel to Mr. Lu, the emperor should not be suspicious of Mr. Lu?"

"So that's how it is." Wu Sangui finally understood, and after snorting angrily a few times, Wu Sangui nodded and said, "Okay, Gu will forcefully buy your seeds tomorrow, and let you be in Ma... in front of our emperor." There is an explanation."

"Thank you, my lord, for understanding the difficulties of a humble job." Fatty Lu thanked him respectfully, but he snorted coldly in his heart, "Old traitor Wu, do you think I can take advantage of me so easily? You took my seed and got into my boat , first used it as a shield for Lao Tzu, and then made Xiao Mazi jealous, and in the future, once the poison of Eight Banners drugs is revealed, Xiao Mazi orders a ban on smoking and cuts off your financial resources, so you and your wolves and hungry tigers are still not allowed to jump?"

"Take a step back, even if the toxicity of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao is low, and the poison is slow to show, you monopolize the cultivation and sales of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, and you will spend a lot of money in your arms, Xiaomazi and the Qing court will look at you again Sit down step by step and remain indifferent? When the old traitor asks to withdraw your domain, even if Xiao Mazi doesn't want to withdraw your domain, the wolves and hungry tigers in the Qing court will not agree, and your wolves, tigers and leopards will not agree. Will you just watch your wealth being robbed by others? Even if you don't want to rebel, you can't help yourself!"

(End of this chapter)