Did Heshen have 50 million taels of cash? There must be!

According to the shrinking data in the official residence report passed down from another time and space, Heshen was not counted as real estate when his house was confiscated. There were 58,000 taels of red gold alone, 55,600 ingots of various types, 5.83 million ingots of five liang Jingcai silver ingots, 3.15 million ingots of five liang Su ingots, 58,000 various overseas silver dollars, and 1.5 million 1.5 million 1.4 million twelves of silver. There are countless other jades, gold and silver ware, jewelry, antiques, porcelain, and fur ginseng.

Zhao Xin, based on the principle of caution, multiplied the shrinking number by 1.5; considering that Heshen in another time and space was even more arrogant for three years after Qianlong abdicated, he estimated that the funds in Heshen's hands should be between 6,000 and 70 million taels.

Basically, since the 52nd year of Qianlong, Hezhongtang had no choice but to take the land and shops when he was greedy for ink and accepted bribes, and only recognized gold and silver, antiques and jewelry. The governors and military officers from all over the Qing Dynasty knew in their hearts that they wanted to be in harmony with the emperor and the emperor, and giving gold and silver was more effective than anything else.

He thought that he had given Zhao Xin millions of land and shops, and now he offered 10 million taels of silver to show sincerity in cooperation. Unexpectedly, the other party spoke out loudly and asked him for 50 million through Xu Dayong!

If this money is given, the gold and silver in his hand will be reduced by two-thirds. He has worked hard to make such a big scene, what is the picture of his family escaping? He also wants to use this money to recruit soldiers in Yunnan and Guizhou!

Although he stored hundreds of boxes in the warehouse in Anping Port, filled with antique jade and calligraphy and paintings, those who know the goods must be willing to buy it. The question is who would spend millions of taels of silver to buy a lot of antiques? Will you buy it back and open a museum? This is not the case in China in the 18th century!

How much does a Song version of the book cost in this year and month? The set of "Taiping Yulan" that Zhao Xin bought in Guangzhou that year was 360 copies, and the price was 240 taels of silver. It doesn't sound like a lot, but it is already a medium-sized family's property.

Giving Zhao Xin 50 million taels was even more uncomfortable for the stingy Heshen than killing him. He wanted to tell Xu Dayong that he would have no money, but his life was the only one who was in power. However, his status as a civilian and cultural person once made him unable to act like a rogue like a gangster.

Heshen lost his mother at the age of three and his father at the age of nine, and his stepmother abused their brothers. In order to study in Xian'an Palace, in order to make a name for himself, Heshen, who was less than ten years old at the time, took Liu Quan to borrow money everywhere, and suffered cold eyes and humiliation. Not to mention that no one had given up his father's former friends to help, even his uncle Ming Bao stayed in the door, and in the end he had to sell furniture.

The best thing for the bannerman is to be faced with a ten-year-old child to the point of being a desperate seller. It is conceivable how deep this humiliation is. Heshen in his youth may also be full of shadows.

Since then, Heshen was afraid of being poor. In the early days, he was honest and could only live a tight life with his salary and his wife Feng's dowry. When he became the Minister of Revenue and started the road to greed for bribery, he tried his best to make money, and he felt that it was not enough to have much money. In addition to "working hard to generate income" in various channels for making money, he was also famous for his stinginess in the management of his family.

His grandfather Wu Mitai was in a tight position and once borrowed two thousand taels of silver from him. Heshen was afraid that the old man would be dependent on the debt, so he asked him to use real estate as collateral. Because he was resentful of his uncle's behavior, so when his uncle borrowed 15,000 taels of silver from him, he actually asked to calculate interest at one cent per month. In the end, Heshen made six thousand taels of silver from this loan.

As the old saying goes, there is a rake outside to make money, and a box for the house to hold money and a tight cover. Although you live a luxurious life with the adults, ordinary servants in his family can only wear coarse cloth clothes, and often don’t have enough food to drink porridge every day. There are decent dishes on the table during festivals. Just a few slaves like Liu Quan, Hushtu, and Ma Bashisan.

Once, a personal servant named Fu Ming borrowed a thousand taels from him and promised that if he could not pay it back in full, he would deduct it from his monthly salary. However, this man soon fell ill and died after borrowing the money. Heshen not only did not feel grateful for the reduction of one or two, but immediately asked his son to pay off his father's debt. This is a personal servant!

So, when Xu Dayong finished gestures, Heshen's face turned pale in an instant. He swallowed hard, picked up the tea and took a sip of it. The tea was good. The Mingqian Longjing back then seemed to come from the eighteen imperial tea trees in Longjing Village. However, at this time, he was no longer interested in asking how Beihai Town got the tea leaves of the imperial tea trees, and his mind was full of war between heaven and man. Xu Dayong was not in a hurry, and waited patiently while drinking tea.

"He wants to talk to King Zhao in person." After a long time, Heshen finally spoke.

Xu Dayong shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I have something more important to you now, otherwise I wouldn't have sent me here."

"You are going to fight Shengjing, right? With your strength, the tens of thousands of people in Shengjing are not afraid of. Why should you take risks?" Heshen spoke with a playful expression. You must know that his defection this time was caused by this.

Xu Dayong shook his head and said, "The prince has his own foresight when doing things, and it's not up to us to interfere."

Heshen was no longer angry. It seemed that Zhao Xin had made up his mind to see him. He immediately said sincerely: "Please tell King Zhao that there are too many things, and He really can't take it out."

Xu Dayong smiled and said indifferently: "Okay, go back with the adults and think about it."

Heshen lamented: "Brother Xu is trying to force He to the dead end!"

"Why do you say this to the Lord?" Xu Da's face drooped and said in a deep voice: "If Xu dares to say this number, he is confident. Although you have been in charge of the Shangyu spare parts of the Qing Dynasty, the North Navy Intelligence Bureau is not a vegetarian."

"Information--Report--The Bureau?" Heshen was a little confused. This was the first time he heard such a strange name.

"Yes, we are specializing in external intelligence reconnaissance. But we are not the Jinyiwei of the former Ming Dynasty and are not responsible for supervising all officials." Xu Dayong explained briefly, then got back to the point and said, "I might as well tell you a secret with lord Xu. Before leaving, my prince said that he really didn't want to cheat you. He wants to use this money to do great things. If he agrees with lord, it will be considered a great merit to benefit the people of the world and atone for the evil things you have done before. If you agree to this matter, the requests you made are not a problem."

Heshen keenly noticed the word "atonement" and thought to himself that he would humiliate me with my money, so he said unhappily: "What do you mean?"

"Don't be angry, sir. I'm just telling the prince's original words."

Compared to Heshen, who was angry and blushed, Xu Dayong felt very happy. He pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Sir, would you like to listen to Xu tell me about the past?"

"Speaking."

"Ten years ago, Xu was a thief who was robbing a house in the coastal seas of northern Jiangsu. He accidentally offended King Zhao and was caught by him on Flower and Bird Island. At that time, Xu thought that this life would be explained. But King Zhao not only did not kill me, but also took me on a boat to Beihai Town. With the Lord and Butler Liu, you two must have guessed what Xu had done when he first arrived in Beihai Town, killing fish and pickling fish. From morning to night, Xu was disgusted when he saw the fish. No matter how delicious others said, I didn't want to taste it at all."

Although Heshen felt it was strange, he could only listen patiently. On the contrary, Liu Quan, who was standing behind him, said with a chance: "It turns out that Brother Xu is from the grassroots. No wonder I, Old Liu, feels like you. In the future, King Zhao won the world, and I am also in the court, just like the commander of the Jinyiwei in the previous dynasty!"

"What's the name? Xu is a rough man. He used to make a living by fishing in Chongming. My mother said that I was just a person who couldn't rest in my bones. Thanks to King Zhao, I just did something within my ability." When Xu Dayong said this, he showed a self-deprecating smile on his face, and his eyes were filled with a hint of nostalgia for the past.

"Mr. He, I wonder if you still remember the Yellow River broke in the 52nd year of Qianlong?"

Heshen was stunned at first, then reacted and said, "Brother Xu was talking about the flooding of the Thirteen Fort in Suizhou? Of course He remembered it. It was June, and the Henan governor Jiang Lan rushed to the scene with 400 miles of reports. At that time, it was raining heavily from Sanmenxia to Huayuankou. The Yellow River, Qin River and Luo River rose. Two collapsed in Suizhou Thirteen Forts, and the embankment collapsed more than 20 meters wide. The overflow flood water poured thousands of miles, and finally entered the Huai River. At that time, the Military Affairs Office received the report. Emperor Qianlong immediately ordered Zhang Jiagong, Henan Governor Shu Lin and others to rush to the scene, and led civil and military personnel to strengthen and intercept them. He also raised silver supplies from multiple parties, and built them strictly in just one winter."

After hearing this, Xu Dayong stretched out his thumb and exclaimed: "I really have a good memory with you. After seven years, I still remember so clearly. You can't accept it!"

Heshen's face was quiet, but he was very proud. This little thing was nothing to him. At this time, he heard Xu Dayong say again: "To be honest, on the day the Yellow River broke, Xu and his brothers were working in Suizhou, but they almost didn't escape. The scene was unforgettable to Xu for his life. After the flood, there was another famine and plague in Shangqiu area. Not to mention starving to death, Xu had seen people with his own eyes. Now he was still scared when he thought about it."

"I heard from the locals that they had to have floods in this place after a few years, and the dike broke down as soon as they arrived, which was unbearable. As expected, two years later, Suining Zhoujialou broke again. This year, just a few days ago, Qujiazhuang, Fengxian County broke again."

"One day, Xu couldn't help it, so he asked King Zhao, "The Yellow River is under control every year and breaks every year. Do you have any good ways to prevent the people from suffering?"

Heshen had already roughly understood what Xu Dayong was going to say at this time, but he still wanted to hear what Zhao Xin said. So he cooperated and asked, "What did King Zhao say?"

"Xu can't compare with adults. If you are too complicated, you can't remember it. I only remember that King Zhao said at that time that if you want to control yellow, you have to control it together with the Huai River. And it is useless to bind water to attack sand and build dams like you. It's the same if anyone comes. You have to plant trees on a large scale upstream, which is called soil and water conservation, and you have to dig two new rivers downstream that lead to the sea..."

Xu Dayong talked for a long time, and finally said, "I said so much to you, sir, but I just want to tell you that King Zhao wants these 50 million taels to cure the Yellow River. Do you think this is considered to benefit the people of the world? Listen to my advice, even for future generations, to accumulate some good deeds for them. Think about your son Fengshen Yinde. He has been married to that princess for five years, why can't he keep a child? A family that accumulates evil will suffer. I hope you will make a choice sooner."

Heshen did not expect Xu Dayong to say such a big trick, which was very touching to what he was thinking. If the previous experiences were nothing more than nonsense from the left ear to the right ear to Heshen, the last two sentences really touched his mind.

When Heshen returned to his residence, he didn't even have dinner, but instead called his son Fengshen Yinde and a few guards to stroll on the hill on the west side to relax. Because it was close to the hotel, it was developed into a place similar to a park. A pavilion was built on the hillside, and lanterns would be hung on both sides of the road at night, which gave a unique view.

When the father and son walked to the pavilion halfway up the mountain and looked south, they saw the gray and grey west half day like a pile of charcoal burned into embers. The mottled and red light sank into the sea and slowly melted. At this time, the entire Anping Port began to become brightly lit, and the lights lit by each house were as dazzling as stars. With the smoke from each house, the fragrance of rice seemed to be faintly scattered in the air. Occasionally, children's playful sounds and sporadic barking of dogs came from under the hills.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh food. Just looking at the prosperity here is enough to see Zhao Xin's method of governing the world."

"Ama, my son had heard my second uncle talk about interesting things before. The person who manages this place was surnamed Kong and spoke in Shandong accent. I don't know if it has anything to do with the Kong family in Qufu."

Heshen sneered without looking back, "The person you mentioned has gone to Shandong now. Humph, I found a guy of unknown origin, but his surname is Kong, and his ambition is obvious!"

“Ama is saying.”

Heshen pondered for a moment, turned around and looked at his son and said, "Hexiao... she didn't blame me, right?"

"What is Ama saying? Since she is marrying into our family, she is the wife of the family. Although she is not very fragile these days, she is young and used to ride and cum, and she will be fine in a few days."

Although Fengshen Yin De said this, only he knew whether the couple lived a life was hard or not. Since boarding the boat in Tongzhou, his wife was crying every night. Princess Gulun of the Qing Dynasty, her father-in-law actually became a rebellion in the court!

Heshen sighed and asked, "Tianjue, are you blaming Ama in your heart?"

It was the first time Heshen had communicated with his son about this issue for so many days after he came out of the capital. Fengshen Yinde was silent for a long time, carefully considered his words, and bowed and said, "If the father has his destiny, the son will follow it. Ama did this for our family. The son dare not criticize him."

"You are still blaming me. But if you don't do this, our father-in-law, including your second uncle, will die without a place to bury him. Do you understand? Zhao Xin has now become a wing, and he is just a wave of his hand in his arms, and the court is only left to survive!"

"But the emperor..." Fengshen Yin De retreated as soon as he said his words.

He really wanted to ask, what is the emperor's kindness to you? He valued you so much and made you the number one person under the emperor. How could he do this? As an important minister of the court, the country is in turmoil and the building is about to collapse. Shouldn't you be loyal to the country? We are mankind! Isn't it our responsibility to support the country at the same time?

"If there were no monster like Zhao Xin, how could I have fallen into this place? I know more than anyone else how the emperor treats me. I wish I could take out my heart and show it to the emperor, and I wish I could be exhausted to show it to the emperor."

Heshen's eyes flashed, a layer of crystal clear appeared in his eyes, and he said sadly: "But you don't know many things. Ahma is in charge of Shangyu's spare parts. I know better than anyone else how terrible Beihai Town is. The emperor's body has been unable to do anything since the previous year. I'm afraid that this stroke will probably not be able to survive. Ahma has no choice, do you know that the fifteenth prince has been thinking about our property and my big head."

"No!" Fengshen Yin De said in surprise: "Son, Prince Jia respects you very much, and he is also with his son..."

Heshen interrupted with a sneer: "You guys, they were all deceived by him!"

"Then... what are Ama's plans for the next time? We can't live here all the time, right? Second uncle always has to inform him."

"Ma Bashisan has taken people to Yunnan. At most, he will know. Your second uncle is a kind person, and I don't know how to blame me." Heshen patted his son's shoulder and comforted him: "Anyway, Ama is sorry to you. Live with Hexiao in the future, work hard, give birth to a few more fat boys, and don't let our family's incense break down."

When Fengshen Yin De heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and choked and said, "Ama's words made my son sad, how could he blame you?"
Chapter completed!