Cheating Kangxi Chapter 550: Fighting in the Arena
Because Yuzhu and Lao Twelve were personally in charge, Cao Yin's funeral was actually very grand.
According to the statistics of Mistress Di, a total of 3,500 taels of tribute silver were collected during the funeral. Adding in the 8,000 taels given by the old emperor, the Cao family not only did not lose money during the funeral, but made a small profit.
The old emperor was a very sensible man. If Yuzhu had not been sent to take charge, the Cao family would not have received more than a thousand taels of tribute silver.
These days, the world is very cold. After the death of the master, the mainstay of the family, he is regarded as a dragnet relative and friend. He can only cause trouble, but cannot bring benefits.
After listening to Yuzhu's detailed report, the old emperor sighed and said, "Li Xu has multiple jobs, and he is already too busy."
Yuzhu understood immediately and immediately said: "Old man, Jiangning's weaving is very important. Why not send Cao Yong?"
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The old emperor had this intention when Yuzhu set up a ladder and came over. He immediately nodded and said, "Draw up a decree and order Cao Yong to act as Jiangning Weaving Doctor."
"Hey." Yuzhu agreed happily.
Cao Yong is now the third-class bodyguard of the fifth rank. He has been transferred to the fifth rank of Jiangning Weaving Doctor. Although it is not a promotion, it is still important.
The expenses incurred by the old emperor during his six trips to the south of the Yangtze River were extremely huge, causing an extremely heavy burden to all places in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, the old emperor was very considerate of Cao Yin and forced a deal with Yuzhu.
To put it bluntly, Yuzhu paid back several million taels of silver owed to the Cao family, and Cao Yi and Mistress Di were Yuzhu's rewards.
Nowadays, Yuzhu has used the international trade at Dagukou Pier to not only pay off the debts of the Cao family, but also help the old emperor greatly replenish his internal treasury.
From beginning to end, no matter how you calculate it, the old emperor is the absolute winner.
Yuzhu only stole two women from the Cao family. On the surface, he suffered a complete loss.
In fact, as long as Dagukou allowed international trade, whether it was building ships and going to sea, or foreign merchants coming to the port to collect taxes, Yuzhu made a lot of money.
The monopolized business suffered huge losses every year in Cao Yin's hands.
Being held in the palm of Yuzhu's hand, it became more and more prosperous and profitable, to the point where the old emperor couldn't bear to part with it.
During the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty, almost all competitive government-run enterprises eventually went bankrupt due to insolvency.
How can the investment attitude be the same when spending other people's money and spending money from one's own pocket?
Officials are all exiles. They have no affection for the local people and are not protected by the tenure system. It is natural for them to form the short-term profit-making mentality of having the right not to lose money after the expiration date.
It is abnormal for a government-run enterprise not to lose money.
A few days later, the governor of Shaanxi was impeached and resigned.
The old emperor asked Yuzhu who should be sent as the leader?
Troops were being deployed in the northwest, and the governor of Shaanxi was too sensitive. Yuzhu was not stupid. He said he didn't know which minister was more virtuous and kept silent.
Just when the old emperor was hesitant, someone recommended Kuixu to be the governor of Shaanxi.
Recommending Kuixu to be the governor of Shaanxi, even if Yuzhu thought with his feet, he knew that Lao Ba was targeting Nian Gengyao and Lao Si.
However, Lao Ba has indeed made great progress.
In the past, Lao Ba always liked to let the people of Ba Ye's party work together to create a powerful momentum of unanimous agreement.
This time, none of the important officials of the Ba Ye Party came forward. The one who made suggestions was Qian Ding, the Imperial Academy's minister.
However, Lao Ba never expected in his dreams that the old emperor kept a close eye on him, and he already knew that Kuexu was actually Lao Ba's man.
At this time, an urgent military situation came from the border areas, and Cewang Alabutan of Junggar sent people to attack Hami and other places on a large scale.
Yuzhu learned the news and knew very well that the second Qingzhun War, which lasted for more than ten years, broke out again.
The Qing Dynasty War in history started with the outbreak of small-scale conflicts in the 54th year of Kangxi's reign, and continued until the death of the old emperor.
Yuzhu stayed by the old emperor's side, watching helplessly as the old emperor's appetite worsened and his mood worsened, but he could do nothing to persuade him.
The old emperor was not an ordinary emperor. He personally conquered Galdan three times.
Military power was the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, and the old emperor knew it better than anyone else.
At the beginning, hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty generally looked down on wild boar skins, and later called them golden Tatars.
However, did the Eight Banners soldiers successfully enter the customs because of the will of the people?
He who wins the hearts and minds of the people will win the world. Whoever believes in this is the real "great wisdom".
Yuzhu obviously wanted to step in and share a piece of the feast of power, but he never dared to reveal his true intention.
The old emperor kept a close eye on the military power. Anyone who dared to actively get involved would be in trouble sooner or later.
The fight for governor of Shaanxi originally had nothing to do with Yuzhu.
However, at this juncture, General Xi'an died on Ji Nu's belly.
This matter, no matter how you look at it, is extremely weird.
Yuzhu is a human being, not a god. His hand is not that long, so naturally it is not clear who committed the murder.
However, according to Zhou Quan's speculation, it was probably Lao Si's people who secretly carried out the murder in order to put the blame on Lao Ba and take advantage of the opportunity to seize military power.
Because of the military need to defend against the Junggar Khanate, among all the garrison generals of the Qing Dynasty, General Xi'an commanded more than 18,000 elite Eight Banners soldiers, so he received the most attention.
You know, in today's Qing Dynasty, even the Heilongjiang generals with strong troops and horses only have more than 10,000 Eight Banners troops at hand.
General Xi'an has the largest number of soldiers and horses, not only to defend against the Junggar people, but also because Nian Gengyao, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, has nearly 100,000 of the most elite green soldiers.
As we all know, Nian Gengyao's biological sister is the fourth child's side brother Fujin.
If the old emperor gave General Xi'an to Lao Si's people, then the military power in Lao Si's hands would obviously be too great.
As for Yuzhu, he doesn't care about General Xi'an, but wants to go to Jingzhou to replace Longkodo.
Even though Longkodo was a military general, he had never fought in actual combat.
Yuzhu was very worried that if Longkodo led his troops into Sichuan to fight, he would probably die on the snowy plateau.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But the plan did not change quickly. Just when Yuzhu was thinking about how to convince the old emperor, the old emperor suddenly made a decision.
"Zhuer, your Ama has been complaining to me, saying that the hell place in Jingzhou is too poor." When Yuzhu was soothing the old emperor's muscles and bones, the old emperor suddenly pulled on Longkodo.
Yuzhu was about to bring Longkoduo back to the capital, so he smiled and said, "That's good, why not just send him to Hangzhou or Jiangning."
After dealing with the old emperor for so many years, Yuzhu has mastered a trick. He clearly wants Long Ke to return to the capital to gain military power, but he must deliberately say so far away and pretend not to care about the military power in the capital.
The old emperor's temper was that the more you wanted military power, the more he would not give it to you, such as Lao Ba.
"Well, Hangzhou is a good place. There is a lot of money, a lot of beauties, and the scenery is very beautiful." The old emperor kept praising Hangzhou, and suddenly there was a twist, "My name is Zhang Tingyu."
When Zhang Tingyu came to draft the decree, Yuzhu was about to leave, but the old emperor waved his hand and called him, "You stay."
"Chen Heng, I have drawn up a few decrees. The first one is for General Longkodo of Jingzhou to return as commander of the infantry."
When the old emperor gave such an order, Zhang Tingyu glanced at Yuzhu subconsciously, feeling extremely frustrated, "Mother, why is it him again?"
"The second decree is to act as the general of Xi'an and the governor of Shaanxi with Yuzhu."
"Khan Ama, if you are not capable, why don't you go to Shaanxi? Why not go to Jingzhou?" Yuzhu's old habit of bargaining came back.
Since the Northern Song Dynasty, Jingzhou has been gradually developed and has become a nationally famous land of plenty.
To put it bluntly, Jingzhou is not only not bitter, but also has a pleasant climate, which is very suitable for enjoying happiness.
The old emperor knew as soon as he heard that Yuzhu wanted good things and was not willing to go to Xi'an to endure hardship.
These days, due to the increasingly poor soil in the Guanzhong area, Xi'an is no longer as prosperous as it was in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Jingzhou is located on the edge of the Yangtze River and is bounded by a vast plain. In just one prefecture and six counties, there are actually more than 1.5 million people.
This was also the fundamental factor that led to the establishment of Eight Banners generals in Jingzhou during the Shunzhi Dynasty.
Obviously, no matter how prosperous Xi'an is, it cannot be more comfortable than Jingzhou.
The old emperor knew well that Yuzhu's lazy muscles were about to twitch again!
"Well, that's it, no nonsense." The old emperor made the final decision.
In front of Zhang Tingyu, Yuzhu did not dare to argue with the old emperor, so he had to hold his nose and admit it.
After Zhang Tingyu left, Yuzhu reached the old emperor. Before he could open his mouth, he heard the old emperor say: "You can only take the great Cao Jia family to Xi'an."
As soon as Yuzhu heard this, he knew that the old emperor had made up his mind. If he continued to entangle him, it would be bad, so he had to admit it.
After returning home, Zhou Quan gently shook his folding fan, squinted his eyes, and analyzed: "From the perspective of my disciples, the emperor has made a clever move. He deliberately asked you to go to Shaanxi to contain Nian Gengyao, and by the way, he also restricted the fourth son.
In recent years, Nian Gengyao has become too powerful and powerful, so we have to guard against him."
"Why should I go to Xi'an?" Yuzhu already had the answer in his mind, but he deliberately asked Zhou Quan.
"Hey, among all the important civil and military ministers of the dynasty, except for the fourth, the fourteenth and you, no one can suppress that extremely domineering guy Nian Gengyao." Zhou Quan saw clearly that the old emperor was probably
I plan to pass the position to the Fourteenth.
From the perspective of the old emperor, since the fourteenth was chosen, the strength of the fourth should not be allowed to be too inflated.
Yuzhu smiled and said, "The more serious the dispute between me and Nian Gengyao is, the better it will be for me and that person."
Zhou Quan naturally knew who that person was referring to. He chuckled softly and said, "That person may be the fourth child or the fourteenth child. Who can say for sure?"
The master and servant looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
After the news of Yuzhu's trip to Xi'an spread, the dignitaries in the capital all celebrated.
Damn it, when Yuzhu was the commander of the infantry, he strangled private salt and iron companies from entering the city, so that everyone could make some money, but they couldn't open it up.
Objectively speaking, it’s so uncomfortable to be unable to go up or down, but I don’t dare to fall out.
Longkodo is different. As long as you are willing to stuff money, Longkodo will dare to make you a fortune.