After all the polite greetings, not only Feng Qingchen was tired, but also King Jiangnan and King Qing were extremely tired...
They rarely return to Beijing every few years. They are used to being local emperors in the south of the Yangtze River. They rarely have the opportunity to speak so cautiously and accompany them everywhere. They are always thinking about whether what they say is right...
The Nine Emperors Uncle Quan watched the excitement. After Feng Qingchen and Jiangnan King finished talking, the Nine Emperors Uncle said: "Sit down."
"Thank you, Uncle Jiu." Instead of calling him the emperor, there are no less feasible etiquettes. The courtesy paid by King Jiangnan and King Qing today was more than that of the previous years combined.
My waist hurts.
The conversation between the Nine Emperors Uncle and the King of Jiangnan involved more serious matters. Natural disasters have occurred in Jiangnan in recent years. The fertile fields have been flooded for several years, and the harvest has been greatly reduced.
"There has been a lot of rain in recent years, which is actually a natural disaster rather than a man-made disaster." The King of Jiangnan also knew that Jiangnan's taxes have been getting less and less in recent years, and many ministers in the court have tried to impeach him, but...
There was nothing he could do. God did not provide food for him, and the harvest was not as good as the previous year. Even if he added money himself, he would not have any money to add.
"With so much money allocated for water control every year, where have you spent it?" Uncle Jiuhuang looked along the way and found that the tree planted next to the river embankment was still a small sapling. It looked like it had been newly planted in the past two years.
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"The nephew and the officials below did not use any of the money. They all spent it on the river." The King of Jiangnan can guarantee this.
He dared not say that everyone in Jiangnan's officialdom was an upright official, but he had never corrupted a cent of Hedao's money. They all knew how disastrous the consequences would be if they were caught cheating on this money.
"I see that you have indeed spent a lot of money on the river. The trees on both sides of the river are planted every year. Do you know the reason?" This matter is not a secret. Uncle Nine Emperors found it out after a casual investigation.
"All the saplings were washed away by the water." This is definitely not a lie, it is the fact.
"Every year when a tree is planted, it won't be long before it is washed away. Didn't you go check out the reason?" Uncle Nine Emperors looked at King Jiangnan with a disappointed look on his face.
The King of Jiangnan indeed had no selfish motives, and Jiangnan was governed very well, but there were many small things that the King of Jiangnan failed to observe...
Uncle Jiuhuang asked someone to take out an account book. The account book belonged to a businessman selling saplings in the south of the Yangtze River. The income in the past few years and the figures on it were simply shocking...
In the past two years, most of the water control money distributed by the imperial court fell into the hands of these businessmen.
These businessmen colluded with officials and asked them to buy their saplings. Then they turned around and secretly gave money to the people who planted the trees, asking them to dig shallower pits when planting saplings and not to bury the soil too tightly...
The tree is planted, but it is not strong. A little more water can take the tree away, so...
This sapling is planted every year, but it doesn’t survive every year!
I really didn’t know whether to investigate or not. When I checked, I was shocked. When Uncle Nine Emperors saw this account book, his first reaction was to confiscate the house and accuse the relevant people.
For one's own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the people, no... It should be said that for the sake of one's own selfish interests, those people do not care about their own life and death.
The Jiangnan waterways are rotten from the root.
After reading the account book, there was no smile on King Jiangnan's face. Even if Uncle Nine Emperors and Feng Qingchen didn't say anything, King Jiangnan knew that this time things were serious...
With a bang, King Jiangnan knelt straight in front of the Nine Emperors: "I have neglected my duty, please punish me."
When the King of Qing saw the solemn look on King Jiangnan's face, he knew that the matter was serious, and he immediately knelt down to apologize.
Jiuhuang looked at the two nephews in front of him, who were not much younger than him, and sighed slightly: "Get up."
Is this letting them go?
King Jiangnan and King Qing looked at each other, then quickly said goodbye...
Uncle Nine Emperors just pretended not to have seen it and said: "You should find out about this matter as soon as possible. I don't want the same thing to happen again."
Leaving the matter to King Jiangnan and King Qing to investigate means that the Nine Emperors Uncle will not pursue the responsibility again, nor will it be revealed to make them lose face.
King Jiangnan and King Qing breathed a sigh of relief and thanked them again and again...
After talking about the Jiangnan Waterway, the King of Jiangnan and the King of Qing also talked about the recent frequent activities of some forces in Jiangnan...
Although King Jiangnan did not say it directly, the meaning behind his words was very clear. The forces involved in these activities were probably aimed at Uncle Nine Emperors and Feng Qingchen.
"Just in time, catch them all in one fell swoop." Uncle Nine Emperors' journey was uneventful. Not to mention the remnants of the Three Kingdoms and the previous dynasty, even ordinary assassins did not encounter any of them. This group of remnants of the previous dynasty just happened to give the guards some practice.
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The King of Jiangnan suspected that there were people from the imperial court in the palace. In order to test it, Jiuhuangshu and Feng Qingchen went to the palace to tell the news that they were going to swim on the river tomorrow night. As a result, a few little girls were restless and spread the news.
Passed on...
"Zi Qing, go make arrangements." Uncle Nine Emperors still trusted King Qing and King Jiangnan. If not, he would not have left his safety in the hands of King Qing.
King Qing's face condensed and he immediately agreed.
This is an opportunity for performance. If this matter is done well, the bad impression caused by the river will be eliminated. However, if there is no way, he may be punished for both crimes.
The King of Qing attached great importance to the safety of Uncle Jiuhuang and Feng Qingchen. He knew very well that if something happened to the Emperor and Queen in Jiangnan, neither the King of Jiangnan nor he could escape death.
The King of the Qing Dynasty did everything himself, regardless of the tedious task. He must take care of every detail and never allow any accidents to occur.
Uncle Nine Emperors saw this and naturally understood King Qing's intentions, and appreciated Zi Qing even more.
Among the nephews, Uncle Nine Emperors was most optimistic about Zi Qing. However, Zi Qing was focused on King Jiangnan. No matter whether King Jiangnan lost or gained power, Zi Qing's loyalty never changed. This made Uncle Nine Emperors regretful.
Yu glanced at him higher.
Uncle Nine Emperors and Feng Qingchen took a short rest and appeared on the cruise ship they had booked in advance that evening.
There are stars in the sky and the lights on the shore are brightly lit. Although it is not like daytime, it is still a city that never sleeps...
Jiangnan no longer has the reputation of being prosperous and rich.
Apart from Nine Emperors Uncle's boat, there are only a few scattered escort boats on the river. The merchant ships and flower boats that usually conduct business on the river have been cleared away by the Qing king in advance. The entire river is refreshing...
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"The night view of Jiangnan is really beautiful." In this era when lights are turned off early at night, in this era without electric lights, there are still candlelights on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. This is really not easy.
The King of Jiangnan was standing by and explained: "Jiangnan is rich, with many literati and poets. There are many brothels and inns in this area, and the two sides of the river are very bright at night." In other words, there are many wealthy people in this area.
"Indeed..." Feng Qingchen nodded in agreement. As she walked along the way, she had already seen many people dressed in luxurious clothes. These people had rich faces, and it was obvious at a glance that their families were quite wealthy.
Even the ordinary people on the street were all neatly dressed, with very few patches on. It was completely different from what they saw in the north...
The difference between the north and the south is really big. Feng Qingchen is thinking, how can we balance the rich and the poor in the north and the south?
But after thinking about it, Feng Qingchen couldn't think of a good way. After all, she didn't study economics. In her previous life, she focused on medicine, and then she went to the battlefield. She really didn't know much about domestic economic development...
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The only thing she knew was that the north was known to have a lot of heavy industry and the northwest had a lot of coal mines.
But the current technology cannot support the development of heavy industry at all. As for coal mines?
In this era, just like diamonds, apart from being used for burning, Feng Qingchen could not imagine what else coal could do...
Generating electricity or something?
Feng Qingchen said that she couldn't even understand a power diagram. Are you sure she can build a power plant?
As for going to the West to seek advanced technology?
This is even more nonsense...
She once sent people out to sea to search for various European countries. European countries are still slave societies. People can be bought and sold at will. Nobles are born to step on the heads of slaves. They ride and shoot and hunt all day long. As for technology?
I didn't even see a shadow...
While Feng Qingchen was thinking hard, he suddenly heard a "crash" sound, and the next second he saw the calm water surface, ripples appeared, and black shadows emerged from the water.
"Assassin, there is an assassin. Take down the assassin quickly and protect the master."
The boat where the guards were standing immediately started to move. The guards on the boat jumped off and started fighting with the assassins who came out of the water to prevent them from approaching the Nine Emperors Uncle's boat.
Because they had been well prepared, the guards did not wear bulky armor that could easily sink in the water. Instead, they wore ordinary clothes, so they could move back and forth naturally in the water without being restrained.
The number of assassins was not large, and it was not difficult for the guards to cope with it. But at this moment, the boatman shouted: "The boat, the boat has been smashed, hurry up, jump out of the boat, the boat has been smashed."
The big boat that Jiuhuangshu and Feng Qingchen were sitting on entered the water at one end and quickly tilted to one side. The position where Jiuhuangshu and Feng Qingchen were standing was just opposite to the direction of the water, and the bow of the boat tilted...
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"You're so early." Uncle Jiuhuang held Feng Qingchen in his arms and let the bow of the ship get higher and higher. He stood there with no intention of moving. The guards on the ship were also well-trained. Even if the ship sank, there would be no
Even if you order them, they won’t move even half a step...
The boat continued to sink, and soon it reached the waist of the guards. They still did not move, but just stayed in place to prevent assassins from breaking out of the siege from coming over...
Night is the best cover-up color. Let the stars and the moon compete in the sky, and sparks flicker on both sides of the river. What happened in the middle of the river cannot be seen, and no one can notice...
The shouts of killing and fighting became more and more exciting, and soon the assassins suffered heavy losses. By this time, the assassins also understood that they had fallen into a trap...
"Retreat, the Dog Emperor has already prepared." The assassin leader spoke and dived into the water first, but it was too late...
On the water, several more warships suddenly appeared. This time they were real warships. The warships were all filled with Jiangnan naval forces. The King of Qing was on the warship, commanding the navy to capture the assassin alive...
"No one is allowed to escape, I will capture them alive!"
Yes, only by catching them alive can they follow the clues. Even if they can't catch them all at once, they will still severely damage the opponent's vitality and make it impossible to fight anymore...