The fleet of official ships carrying Yuzhu southward consisted of nine large ships in total.
Among them, Yuzhu and his women lived in the largest three-story official ship.
The remaining eight large ships are respectively Goshiha accompanied by Yuzhu, guards, servants, ceremonial guards, carriages and horses, official sedan chairs, etc.
What was special about this trip to Beijing was that Yuzhu asked for permission to bring Niu Tai and 300 new troops with guns and live ammunition out.
Yuzhu's reasons are also ready-made. The Han officials are unreliable, the Green Camp soldiers may also be unreliable, and the Eight Banners soldiers are too few.
After the imperial envoy's official ship left the shore, he saw that the official ship where Yuzhu was on had already erected two large flags, one large and one small.
The big flag was embroidered with the words "Douda", and the emperor ordered to patrol the provinces south of the Yangtze River!
It is no exaggeration to say that with this big flag, Yuzhu's fleet rushed straight along the canal to Jiangning.
On the small flag, there is a row of bold black characters, Fu Guo Gongyu.
In the most conspicuous place on the bow of the ship, there is a large gilded official title plate with several lines of large characters: In the 45th year of Kangxi's reign, Bingxu Enke Palace Examination, first place in the first class, awarded the title of Jinshi.
As long as Yuzhu is alive, this honorable official title plate will always be in the front row of the honor guard.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were both imperial envoys leaving Beijing and imperial envoys returning to Beijing.
According to the Qing Dynasty meeting, there are three main regulations regarding the meeting of imperial envoys: the imperial envoy who leaves the capital is respected, the imperial envoy with high official rank is respected, and the imperial envoy with the same rank and high rank is respected.
The so-called "respect" refers to the basic principle that on the Grand Canal, when an official ship is sailing, the person with the highest status must go first, and the person with the lowest status must approach the shore to avoid it.
As for the fleet that is not an imperial envoy, if it encounters Yuzhu's fleet, it must dock and give way.
The section of the canal from Tongzhou to Tianjin is the busiest canal section in the world.
However, after Yuzhu's fleet left the dock, all the boats on the river along the way were scolded by the officials who were beating gongs and hid obediently on the shore.
The canal, which was originally filled with thousands of sails racing and flowing continuously, seemed to be swept by a tsunami, and the river surface suddenly became empty.
At this moment, only Yuzhu's huge fleet was left on the canal, moving forward mightily along the middle of the empty river.
Yuzhu stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his hands, silently watching the trackers on both sides of the bank who were struggling to pull the fiber.
The trackers in front of us are all corvees recruited by the government. Not only do they not get paid, they also have to bring their own dry food, money and bedding to work for the government for free.
If you get sick and don't have money to see a doctor, you can only risk your life.
It has been more than eight years since I came here, and Yuzhu knows better than anyone else that although Laosi's reforms solved the big problem of everyone's equality in terms of fiscal revenue, it also extended the life of the Qing Dynasty.
However, Lao Si never cared about the most cruel corvee system that defrauded the people.
Yuzhu was temporarily unable to fight against the entire Qing court. However, he dared to swear to God that one day, he would completely abolish the evil corvee system that used people as slaves.
The official ship has three floors. The first floor houses Yuzhu's soldiers, guards and housekeepers.
The second floor is the residence of the women, and the third floor is the happy home of Yuzhu and Qingwen.
No matter how many women Yuzhu has, Qingwen, who was raised by him since childhood, has a special status in his mind.
As a man, you always have to keep an eye on Shu's temperament.
The title of head wife could only be decided by Kangxi and was given to Xiuyun and Cao Chun.
Who Yuzhu really likes is his free choice.
"Master, let's take a break. Don't be too tired." Qingwen was so happy that she had the opportunity to be alone with Yuzhu for a long time. She was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear.
Yuzhu reached out and took Qingwen into his arms, and said with a smile: "Qingqing, I was thinking of you, and you came here. Is this some understanding?"
Qingwen nestled in the man's arms and said softly: "Sir, the fertile fields are almost deserted. You can't rest yet. It's time to work hard."
Yuzhu laughed, picked up Qingwen by the waist, and strode towards the couch.
Qingwen has a man's special favor, and even Xiuyun wants to give her a small amount of love, but she still has no children. It is really a pity.
To be honest, I have been worked on a lot, but Qingwen has never gotten pregnant. She is more anxious than anyone else now.
However, in the cabin on the second floor below the bed, it was Qian Yinglan who lived.
Qian Yinglan was sitting by the window, but she had no intention of enjoying the view. There was always movement on the floor above her head.
How could Qian Yinglan, who is so familiar with it, not know what that sound is?
She raised her hand and touched her hot cheeks, and spat lightly. Alas, the man must be working hard again.
It is strange to say that in the villa in Tangshan Hot Spring, Qian Yinglan and Qingwen were worked the most.
Unfortunately, they were the only two who were in trouble, and neither of them got pregnant.
On the canal, only Yuzhu's fleet can sail, so the speed cannot be too slow.
After the fleet docked at Tianjin Wei's wharf, the Tianjin Guard guard wearing a fifth-grade official uniform hurried to the gangplank and specially handed over his name card, naming Wu Jiang and Wu Da in charge.
The servants of the Tong family were also surprised. Most officials wanted to see Yushuai when they handed over their name cards, but this garrison master wanted to see Wu Jiang. It was really strange.
Wu Jiang also felt strange. After reporting Yu Zhu, he took the time to see the garrison master.
Who would have thought that as soon as Wu Jiang showed up on the springboard, he bowed to the ground when he saw the guard, and said very politely: "Oh my, Mr. Wu, the humble Tianjin Guard Guard Zhang Liuge, I pay you a courtesy."
Wu Jiang frowned and carefully looked at the guard in front of him. He felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
"Director Wu, a few years ago, when you accompanied Yushuai to study in the south, you passed by Tianjin Wei, and you were served by a lower official."
"Oh, oh, oh, it turns out to be your boy!"
After being reminded, Wu Jiang suddenly remembered that Brother Zhang Liu in front of him was still a commissioned general under the Tianjin Guards at that time.
"Haha, it's really been a long time since I last saw you. Mr. Zhang, I'm really glad that you've been promoted to a higher position in the field. It's really gratifying." Wu Jiang put on a social smile, cupped his hands, and greeted Brother Zhang affectionately.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are great rules around Yuzhu. No matter who you are talking to, even if you are an unknown person, you must be polite when speaking.
As for whether you really respect it or not, it doesn't really matter. However, you must be able to live up to your reputation.
Yuzhu has always taught Wu Jiang and the others that the more humble the person outside, the more they value dignity and face.
To put it bluntly, Wujiang and the others only need to restrain their tendency to discriminate and say a few nice words to impress those with lower status.
I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain!
Big people often fall into the trap of little people!
According to Zhang Liuge's introduction, he is actually the brother-in-law of the former Tianjin Guard, that is, the brother-in-law.
The former Tianjin Guardsman was a soldier of Longkodo. There was someone in the court who wanted to be an official, and he had been promoted to the rank of Staff General of Zhili Green Camp.
Then, after a lot of money and gifts, and the operation of trust relationships, Brother Zhang Liu successfully took over the Tianjin Guard.
During the conversation, Brother Zhang Liu did not dare to directly make an unreasonable request to see Yuzhu because his official position was too low.
However, Wu Jiang was so shrewd that he had already heard that Zhang Liuge's words were always centered on the old relationship he and Yuzhu met by chance in Tianjin Wei.
Naturally, Wu Jiang didn't have the guts to make the decision for Yuzhu. After some perfunctory play, he just used Tai Chi to send Brother Zhang Liu away.
It's easy to get into trouble on the canal at night with all the lights on and off.
Generally speaking, the first stop for imperial envoys out of Beijing is to dock at Tianjin Wei, rest for one night, and then continue their journey early the next morning.
Due to his duties, the streets and jade pillars in the capital are basically full of tourists.
However, Qingwen couldn't go out usually, so it was a rare opportunity for her to go shopping on the street, so she naturally refused to miss the opportunity.
Yuzhu couldn't defeat Qingwen, so he had to lead her off the official ship and prepare to go to Tianjin Weili for a stroll.
However, as soon as he stepped onto the last step of the pier, Yuzhu heard a loud voice coming from outside the circle of guards.
"Uncle Zhenyu, there is a new way to eat the Bengbeng carp. Brother Zhang Liu, please give me your respect and try it again?"
Wu Jiang knew as soon as he heard it that it was Brother Zhang Liu's voice.
This Zhang Liuge is indeed a master of hospitality. He first told Tianjin Wei that Tianjin Wei’s specialties and delicacies had been upgraded, and then he told himself the address of an old acquaintance.
Not to mention anything else, this cleverness alone has instantly killed many people who are invincible at the keyboard but are actually very incompetent.
With Yuzhu's identity, he can actually ignore Brother Zhang Liu.
However, Brother Zhang Liu was too clever in his thinking. He called him Uncle Yu, not Second Master Yu, let alone the Imperial Envoy.
What does this mean?
Brother Zhang Liu is extremely well-informed and knows the internal changes of the old Tong family very well.
Hey, he is really a thoughtful person.
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared.
To put it bluntly, if it were a popular title, such as Yushuai, Yujuebu, etc., Yuzhu would have been numb to it, so how could he be interested in meeting Zhang Liuge?
Seeing Yuzhu stop, Wu Jiang hurriedly bowed and gave a brief introduction to Zhang Liuge's origins.
"Oh, it turns out it's an old friend. I just happen to be revisiting my old place. If there is an old friend to guide me, it will be a good story."
Since Yuzhu has spoken,
No matter how reluctant Wu Jiang was, he had no choice but to lead Brother Zhang Liu to Yu Zhu.
"Brother Zhang Liu, please be safe, Mr. Yu!" Brother Zhang Liu was racking his brains to find a way to awaken Yu Zhu's old love.
In fact, as long as Yuzhu is reminded of the title Zhang Liuge, he will remember it.
Why?
In the old TV series, there is a very classic fictional character, Brother Zhang Wu!
"Is there a new way to eat the Bengbeng carp?" Yuzhu asked Brother Zhang Liu with interest.
Brother Zhang Liu was overjoyed and quickly introduced: "To tell you the truth, the sauce has a new formula. It has all the colors, aromas, and crispiness. I want to drool just looking at it."
Qingwen thought it was particularly funny that Brother Zhang Liu deliberately licked his lips, "Pfft." She couldn't help laughing.
Yuzhu was originally a male chauvinist. Now that Qingwen was amused, he simply told Brother Zhang Liu, "lead the way."
"Hey." Brother Zhang Liu rubbed his hands happily. Anyone who saw it would feel that he sincerely wanted to entertain an old acquaintance.
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