Chapter 217 Arrival with the Lord

The next morning, when Zhao Xin went to the military camp to see Wu Siyu, the other party complained to him that except for the capture of Qing army scouts a few months ago, his hair had almost grown over the past few months.

Zhao Xin smiled and said: "This is not easy. Next year we will go to the island country, and you will take two battalions with us."

"Who are you going to hit?"

"Hagi and the shogunate must deal with it."

"Hagi Fan?"

"It's the Choshu clan in later generations. We have to settle an old score with them. As for the shogunate, hehe."

Wu Siyu's eyes lit up. For him, fighting against the Qing army was a bit awkward. After all, they were all Chinese; fighting against the island country didn't have any psychological burden on him. But then, Wu Siyu mentioned one thing, which made Zhao Xin a little bit agitated.

big head.

"What do you think of Tang Xiao?"

Zhao Xin said in surprise: "Ah? I don't have any opinion."

Wu Siyu said: "She has approached Chen Yin'er several times, asking about you in a roundabout way."

Zhao Xin was a little confused and asked, "Why is she asking about me?"

Wu Siyu said "hehe" and showed an expression that said, "Don't pretend to be stupid with me anymore. I was looking for a thin horse in Yangzhou, and it was you who went to see her."

Zhao Xin suddenly realized: "I said so!" He finally understood why Tang Xiaolai delivered the meal yesterday. However, Zhao Xin did not intend to continue this topic. He asked with a gossipy face: "How are you and Miss Chen? When are you going to prepare?

Getting married? I’ll give you a big gift.”

This time it was Wu Siyu's turn to be embarrassed. His own affairs were also quite troublesome, and they were far from being as beautiful as he had originally imagined. Although Chen Yin'er had done everything for him and had a spoon in his hands, the problem was that the two of them didn't have much in common, unless Wu Siyu

He changed his career to music. However, Wu Siyu decided to pretend to be fat and refused to say anything.

In the afternoon one day later, Zhao Xin returned to Fuldan City. As soon as he returned to his residence, Guisheng burst into tears when he saw him. While wiping his tears, he buried his grievances and said, "Master, why did you leave me alone?"

Now that he's gone, if the lady asks him in the future, how will he explain himself?

After Zhao Xin had patiently listened to Guisheng's ramblings, Guisheng then mentioned that a caravan came to the city yesterday, bringing dozens of horses and lots of goods.

Zhao Xindao: "You brat, we're talking about such a big thing now." After hearing this, Guisheng stuck out his tongue, lowered his head and went out to fetch water.

Chunlai, who was waiting outside the door, saw Guisheng coming out, and hurriedly went up to take the kettle from the other person's hand, and said flatteringly: "Brother Guisheng, I'll do it."

Guisheng glanced back, and after walking more than ten steps, he handed the kettle to Chunlai and said, "If the master sees this, you have to tell me." When he saw Chunlai looking at him eagerly, he patted him.

Shoulder said: "Spring is coming, we can't rush this matter. Master is usually too busy, so I have to find an opportunity to mention it to him."

Chunlai smiled and said, "Then it's all up to Brother Guisheng to help."

On Zhao Xin's side, he waited for Guisheng to go out, then picked up the phone and dialed Liu Sheng. Unexpectedly, the person who answered the phone was Wang Yuanfang. He told Zhao Xin that Liu Sheng had gone to inspect the prison camp. Zhao Xin asked about the caravan

Wang Yuanfang said that there were more than a dozen people coming from the other side, and the leader was a Hezhe man named Saimar, who said he bought matches from us last year. Liu Sheng did not see them, and temporarily asked Serdan and his son to accompany them, saying that they were

We will meet formally again tonight.

Zhao Xin hung up the phone and decided to ask about Serdan first. After a while, the door of the house rang, and Guisheng came in with a kettle and put it on the stove to heat it up. Zhao Xin asked: "Guisheng, do you know

Do you know where the caravan that came yesterday stayed?"

Guisheng said: "I know. Mr. Liu asked them to live in the two newly built wooden houses in the south of the city."

Zhao Xindao: "Oh. Then go there and call Serdan over now, and tell him that I have something to ask him. Don't let anyone else know."

Half an hour later, Serdan came. After the two of them performed military salutes, Zhao Xin smiled and said: "Sit down and chat. Where is that caravan?"

Serdan said: "This man's name is Saimar. He is from Hezhefeyaka. He is the same Huo Jihun who went to Beihai Town last year. This time he brought twelve people and thirty loads of goods. He was obviously here.

He came to do business with us because he was actually ordered by Na Qitai, the deputy governor of Ninggu Pagoda, to come here to inquire about the news."

Zhao Xin nodded and said: "The son-in-law of a Manchurian. What is his attitude towards us?"

Serdan smiled and said: "I am extremely respectful. Compared with last year, I am a completely different person."

Zhao Xindao: "What is their purpose?"

Serdan habitually took out his cigarette pouch and filled the cigarette while saying: "They brought a lot of things with them this time, including deerskin, fur, and turquoise, but what surprised me the most was that there were also ginseng and dongzhu. That horse racing

I said I wanted to exchange for matches, grain, clothes, shoes and hats, oh, and ironware. But he has been asking me about Fukang'an and Duerjia today. I said he didn't know much about it, and he didn't ask anymore.

Already."

Zhao Xin's eyes narrowed and he asked: "Why do you feel strange?"

Serdan struck a match, took two puffs, and then said: "Sir, you don't know that treasures such as ginseng pearls are not allowed to be touched by outsiders in the imperial court. They have always been under the control of Buthaullah, and the pearls collected are sent directly to

Jingli.”

Zhao Xin suddenly asked: "Is Butha'ullah the same as the animal-killing Ullah?"

Serdan said: "My lord, you know so much about how to kill animals!"

Dashou Ula, the Manchu language is "Butha Ula", "Butha" means hunting, and Ula means river. Dashou Ula represents a regional concept, and can be called a land of rivers, fishing and hunting. Its geographical scope is roughly

In the later Yongji, Shulan, Jiutai, Yushu, Jiaohe, and Shuangyang counties of Jilin City, the area under their jurisdiction had a circumference of approximately 560 miles.

In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there were four major tribute institutions, namely Jiangning Weaving, Suzhou Weaving, Hangzhou Weaving and Daxiu Ula Yamen. Unlike the three major handmade production institutions of Su, Ning and Hangzhou inherited from the Ming Dynasty, Daxiu Ula was collected

Based on the production method of fishing and hunting, the tribute products collected were all produced in the Northeast; and in addition to satisfying the royal family's sacrifices, rewards and self-enjoyment, the collection of tributes also had to take into account the needs of the princes and nobles for Northeastern products.

Starting from the 14th year of Shunzhi, the Qing government established the Dashou Ula Yamen, which was directly under the management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The mountains and rivers in the area under the jurisdiction of Dashu Ula were designated as Gongshan and Gongjiang, and the special products produced were transported to Beijing as a routine.

Both Gongshan and Gongjiang are patrolled and guarded by troops, and deforestation, land reclamation, hunting and living are strictly prohibited.

What Zhao Xin thought at this time was that Na Qitai was just the deputy commander of Ningguta. He could not have the power to mobilize the tribute materials for the animal sacrifice Ula; not even General Jilin had it. So, how could Saimar do it?

Got the ginseng and tongzhu?

"Is it Agui?" Zhao Xin quickly denied this person. Agui has great power. He is also the chief military minister and a bachelor of economics. But even so, he did not dare to touch anything from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Touching Qianlong's personal pocket.

"Oh no! Has he arrived at Ninggu Pagoda?!" Zhao Xin slapped Serdan on the shoulder, startling him.

The answer is ready to come out. The "him" in Zhao Xin's mouth is currently the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He is deeply trusted by Qianlong, and only he dares to do this.

Serdan asked with some confusion: "Sir, who came to Ninggu Pagoda?"

Zhao Xin put down his hand and said: "I just have a guess in my mind. By the way, a lot of new refugees have arrived at the port recently, and we don't have enough iron tools now. Let's give him a little appetite for fishing first. If he wants a bowl

, just give him plastic ones. You tell him that by next summer, we will have a surplus of ironware here, and we will replace it then."

"Okay, then I will tell him what you want."

"Also, tell Saimar that I will meet Mr. Liu at the military camp in Jurgen City in the evening. Whether it is in person or in private, let's discuss everything together."

"Sneeze!" Thousands of miles away in Ningguta City, He Shen sneezed loudly just as he walked to the door of the custody room. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his nose, wondering if any woman in the family was worried about him.

By myself.

As soon as the door curtain was lifted, an old man in his fifties said hurriedly: "Sir, it's too cold here. You have to be careful not to freeze. If I don't go back, the ladies will scold me."

"Quan'er, is Semar back?" He Shen lowered his head and entered the room, feeling a rush of hot air blowing against his face.

"Listen to what the adult said, it will still take twenty days anyway."

This old man in his fifties is Liu Quan, the steward of the He Mansion, who is seventeen years older than He Shen. When He Shen's father Chang Bao died in Fujian, Liu Quan took on the responsibility of taking care of the nine-year-old He Shen.

He was always with the five-year-old He Lin and never left her. Until He Shen rose to prominence, Liu Quan finally became famous.

The fire was burning in the room. Liu Quan helped He Shen take off his fur coat and said, "I didn't sleep well yesterday. I have nothing to do at the moment. You'd better go back to the backyard and sleep for a while."

"Why are you squinting? The emperor is very worried. We have been here for more than ten days and there is no news at all." He Shen took the hot towel handed by Liu Quan and wiped his face, saying: "Momo,

I want to write a memorial."

Liu Quan responded, took the towel and handed it to his servant, and then kicked him out. He walked to the desk and polished his ink and said: "I understand what I am thinking. After this matter is done, your face will be exposed.

Long Live Lord, I will share with the first one. Qian Feng, Wang Jie, let’s see who among them dares to prick you!”

It is said that since Heshen and his eighth brother Yongxuan left Beijing, Qianlong almost issued orders every day, urging them to inquire about the progress. After the two arrived in Wula, Jilin, they first took off Agui's yellow mantle and asked him to write a defense behind closed doors.

Zhezi.

At present, the morale of the military in various parts of Jilin was scattered, and Mingliang was a new recruit. So Heshen and Yongxuan asked Qianlong to let Agui temporarily sit in Wula, Jilin, to help Mingliang calm down the morale of the army and stabilize morale. Qianlong agreed to their request, but still

He kept urging me and even issued secret edicts several times to severely reprimand him.

After several discussions with Yongxuan, Heshen proposed that Yongxuan should be based in Jilin and go to Ningguta City to be responsible for the specific negotiations. Anyway, the land route from Ningguta to Jilin is only more than 600 miles, what's the matter?

God will know.

As soon as he came up with this idea, Yong Xuan was so excited that tears filled her eyes, saying that she never thought that Zhi Zhai could go deep into dangerous places, and that you were really a hero of the Qing Dynasty.

He Shen returned with a smile: "Eighth Master is too modest. I am a slave working for the emperor, so what is the danger?"

However, the reason why He Shen dared to do this was that he was deceived by the secret letter written by Na Qitai to Qianlong, and the second reason was that it involved the political struggle between the various factions in the DPRK.

The first is Na Qitai’s seal.

Regarding the siege of Ninggu Pagoda, Na Qitai did not dare to tell the truth. If he dared to say that the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty could not defeat Zhao Xin, Qianlong would just slap him to death. So his version became his own

With all the soldiers and civilians of Ningguta, they defended the city and refused to surrender. Fortunately, due to the inconvenience of road transportation, Zhao Ni's troops only brought repeating muskets and did not bring heavy artillery to attack the city. Moreover, the weather was cold and freezing, and the thieves' food and grass were
To be continued...