But it was said that Lu Sangu lost the bet with Jia Xu and went to Longyan alone, and easily found the home of He Laodun's brother-in-law Mao Dewang...
He Laodun's original name was He Erzhu. "Laodun" was originally a nickname given to him by others when he was an apprentice in a workshop in his early years. Over time, it became a name. It was because of this that the spies of the princes could not find anyone named him in his hometown in Jiangxi. He Laodun is from He Laodun. He claims to have learned the painter's craft outside, and Mao Dewang arranged for him to work in a painter's shop. He Laodun has been painting for decades. He Laodun has a very deep foundation, and the shop owner likes it. It was tight. Although the salary was not a fraction of that of the Ministry of Daily Work, the days were leisurely.
Lu Sangu first visited the spots near Mao's house and the painter's shop for a few days, and eavesdropped on their conversations, so she felt a little confident. On this day, she dressed up in men's clothing, painted her face, and had two moles on her face. I was having dinner at a small restaurant not far from the painter's shop. The proprietress of this restaurant had a very long tongue, and she had a large group of close friends who were as long-tongued as her. When ordering, she made a sound like "male" or "female". This made the landlady a bit curious, and she often spied on her. After finishing the meal and paying the bill, she said to the landlady: "Zhajia wants to ask you, have you ever heard of a man named He Laodun?"
Although the landlady has never traveled far since she was a child, she has seen many passing merchants and knows that the word "Miscellaneous Family" is the self-identification of the eunuchs in the palace. Looking at this guest, although he is wearing men's clothes, he speaks in a non-yin or yang manner, and has an Adam's apple. She immediately concluded that this person was a eunuch, and her eyes lit up. She had lived for more than thirty years and had never seen her father-in-law alive! She thought about it for a long time and said: "We don't have many people with that name here, but I have never heard of him being called this name. of."
Lu Sangu made comparisons and said: "You are about this tall, and how old are you? I must be forty-seven or eighty-year-old this year. She came to Longyan from the capital a few years ago to visit her relatives."
The landlady thought about it carefully and said, "I have never heard of this person. I know most of the people from all over the country. Longyan is not a small place. How can it be in the mountains?"
Lu Sangu looked disappointed, stood up and said: "This person must be in Longyan. If there is any news about him, the prince will reward you greatly!"
The landlady was so shocked that she jumped up: "Your Majesty!"
"That's right." Lu Sangu said, "The boss lady should think about it more carefully."
The landlady racked her brains for another long time and finally shook her head: "Not really. There is a man of about the same age who came from out of town to visit relatives, but his surname is He, but it's not that name and he's not from the capital."
Lu Sangu said: "The Za family will look elsewhere first and come back in a few days. If there is any news about the master, I will tell the Za family at that time." She sighed softly, "I hope I don't get taken away by Lao Ba's people first."
The landlady's eyes flashed: "Lao Ba?"
Lu Sangu hummed, "If you get information and you just say you don't know when others come to inquire, the reward from the Za family will be even greater." The landlady agreed eagerly. "If the Tan family from Zhangzhou comes to ask for information, don't tell them." The landlady was startled. Lu Sangu stared at her coldly, and she was so frightened that she quickly nodded. Lu Sangu then put down her five taels of silver and left.
The proprietress stood at the door and watched her ride away. She couldn't keep her mouth shut. She didn't even care about the restaurant. She took off her apron and ran out. After a few steps, she ran to a sister-in-law who was buying a bamboo hat. Blah blah blah. While talking, he gestured and showed her the silver, showing off: "It's five taels! I've never seen such good quality silver! That father-in-law's meal only cost about twenty copper coins."
The lady-in-law of the bamboo hat was so envious that her eyes almost popped out: "Why doesn't he come to buy the bamboo hat?"
The landlady said proudly: "The fortune is coming, and no one can stop it! I just don't know which prince it is, and who are you looking for?" The two chatted for a while, and the landlady went elsewhere.
After walking around the county town, the proprietress became more and more eloquent and outrageous. When she walked to a cloth shop and told the proprietress, a peasant woman happened to be buying cloth and she immediately came over and said, "I know this."
Father-in-law!"
When the hotel proprietress saw her well-dressed and dark face, it was obvious that she was from the mountains who came down to exchange for salt and rice and pulled two feet of cloth. She twisted her mouth and twisted her nose, and sneered: "You know where to go..."
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The dark-faced peasant woman said: "My father-in-law, you have two huge black moles on your face?"
The hotel proprietress couldn't help but come forward: "Exactly!"
The black-faced peasant woman beamed and said, "He came to our village a few days ago and stayed at our house for two days. There was a man with him." She whispered, "I also heard the man say,
The fourth uncle appointed by the Tan family is Lao Ba. He came to Zhangzhou last winter to work as Tan Mo's staff. He is the third son of Mr. Li, the young minister of Guanglu Temple. He is a student of Mr. Zhou of Hanlin Academy. After getting married, he will come to Longyan to preside over the mine.
I'm afraid he knows where He Laodun is hiding; otherwise, according to his status, why not marry a princess? How can he look at the daughter of a mere prefect's family! She is also raised by an aunt. The father-in-law asked, this Tan
Is there anything weird about the fourth girl in the family? The man said that her father and brother are both the bosses of the mines, and it is just a matter of course to come to Longyan and not make others suspicious, including He Laodun." She stopped talking after that.
Both the landlady asked: "What else?"
The black-faced peasant woman said sarcastically: "Later, my man asked me to boil water..."
"Hey~~" The two proprietresses were extremely disappointed.
The hotel proprietress took the trouble to pass on the dark-faced peasant woman's words again, but she didn't realize that the peasant woman looked a bit like the father-in-law. By dusk, the whole county knew about it. He Laodun naturally knew about it too, and he was heartbroken.
Knowing that his whereabouts had been noticed by more than one prince, he was so worried that he stayed up all night, not knowing what to do.
The next day, when he went to work in the shop, a sister-in-law came to buy paintings happily early in the morning. The boss asked casually: "Sister-in-law seems to have something happy?"
The sister-in-law had something to say, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "It's really a happy event! What a great happy event!" She sighed, "When I was a child, my family was poor and could not feed so many children, so I had no choice but to send my fifth brother away.
Who knew that that family was so cruel that they sold my brother to someone else?" Tears fell down as he spoke, and he choked up, "It's a pity that the child is only seven years old, and he carries water for his master every day.
I was chopping firewood, and my hands were all soaked." After crying for a while, he said, "Last year, I heard that he escaped on a boat crossing the sea while he was following the steward to Quanzhou for work. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive." But he smiled brightly and said, "Yesterday
My son has received his letter. He has opened four acres of wasteland in Dajiala, Taiwan. Now he has obtained the household registration as a good citizen. In a few years, he will have savings and come home to visit his relatives. Isn't this a great joy?"
The boss hurriedly said: "It is indeed a happy event! Relatives have been separated for a long time, and suddenly there is news, which is better than meeting an old friend in a foreign country! As the saying goes, if you survive a disaster, you will have good luck in the future. Your brother will have a great future and become a rich man in the future!
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The sister-in-law smiled from ear to ear and said a blessing to the boss: "Thank you for your kind words!" Then she bought more than twenty good paintings and left.
Although He Laodun had been standing by without saying a word, his heart was moved. The world was in chaos, and no one was safe. Lao Ba needless to say was the King of Jin. The King of Jin was not easy to deal with. He had spent a lot of time sending people.
When I come to Longyan, everything must have been found out. I'm afraid I can't hide. But now there is a prince tracking down here. If the two of them start a fight, they will inevitably affect their parents, sister, brother-in-law and their family. How about that?
I also went to Taiwan Prefecture for refuge. I heard that there are many workshops there, and you can get food and clothing by relying on your craftsmanship.
Then he made up his mind and went back to tell his parents and sister that he was going to Taiwan to seek a career. His parents were extremely anxious. The old man scolded him for a long time while leaning on a cane, and the old woman cried for a long time with her tears in her eyes. He was not allowed to leave; he was left to eat.
After picking up the weight, he was determined to leave, and he had to go in a hurry. His sister had no choice but to drive two sets of new clothes for him, and pack some dry food for him on the road.
He Laodun hurriedly traveled for a day and stayed at an inn at night. He unpacked his bag and found a twenty-tael silver ingot inside! His sister did not dare to give away such money privately. Needless to say, he
The brother-in-law stuffed it secretly. He Laodun's eyes suddenly turned red and he bowed in the direction of Longyan: "I, He Erzhu, will make a difference in the future. I will repay my brother-in-law with a good life."
On the other side, because of the incident in Zhangzhou, Lin Daiyu Jarvis took the Tan family's generous gifts and set off to attack Quanzhou. Quanzhou got the news early, opened the city to welcome General Jia, and invited General Jia to a banquet. Because Quanzhou is rich, it is not the main source of immigrants to Taiwan.
So he only stationed troops for three days, and ordered people to go to Quanzhou Pier with guns and ammunition every day to show his power to others. After three days, he boarded the ship and left. The Quanzhou prefect personally came to see him off at the wharf.
Returning to Chengtian Mansion, Zheng Chaoer has been here for seven or eight days with more than a dozen Fujian officials and is negotiating with Jia Lian, Gong Kun and others. After all, the matter is still deadlocked on the escaped slaves. Which of these gentlemen has less Zhuangzi and slaves?
?He refused to agree to let the fugitive slaves cross the sea.
After hearing this, Lin Daiyu frowned and said, "Why did it take so long to deal with a small matter?" Nai asked, "Didn't we study a treaty before sending out troops? Take it out and let them sign it. Those who came back here are the most important officials in Fujian's military and political affairs.
, plus Governor Huang Wengang, who has the final say."
"How can they be willing to sign it?" Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "It's hard to deal with an old guy like that. Opening his mouth is a trap."
Daiyu glanced at him: "It's useless, it only coaxes people."
Jia Cong hummed: "You go ahead!"
Daiyu said: "I'll go up tomorrow and bring the treaty to me."
Gong Kun immediately handed over the treaty and attached a thick stack of brochures: "This is the treaty we originally drafted, which was later polished, and these are the minutes of the meeting."
Daiyu waved her hand and said: "We don't need the minutes of the meeting. Can I ask General Jarvis to accompany me tomorrow to discuss matters with people from Fujian? The rest of the people can do whatever they need to do."
Gong Kun hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Prime Minister Lin! There are still many things to do at the lower official's place, so I'll leave first."
Daiyu said casually: "Master Gong, thank you for your hard work." Gong Kun hurriedly rubbed oil on his feet.
The rest of the people followed suit and said a few polite words one after another. Everyone saluted and all ran away, leaving only General Jia, who was appointed by the prime minister, and stayed there. Jarvis clasped his fists and said, "What a military advisor!"
There are orders."
"Nothing." Daiyu said, "Go to bed early tonight and let these officials sign the contract tomorrow." Jarvis then went back with peace of mind. Daiyu slightly changed the details of the contract and ordered the people below to follow the instructions in the palace.
Copy it in seven copies, and ask Jia Lian to sign it and stamp it with his fingerprints and the seal of the Taiwan Prefect.
Wu Xiaoxi on the other end quietly asked Jia Cong: "How do you think Prime Minister Lin is going to talk to them?"
Jia Cong made a face: "Let's talk! She has just come back from showing off her power, and she is still willing to sit down and negotiate with this group of people? It is designated as a threat of force."
Wu Xiaoxi said: "Liu Feng asked you to do it hard a few days ago, why didn't you agree?"
Jia Cong said leisurely: "At this historic moment, it is better to let Sister Lin make the decision. She must show more important faces. She is a woman after all. If she doesn't play hard a few times, what will happen to her in the future?
Shock the world?" They are really from the lower realms of heaven and man, but I am an OEM.
"I mean, when did you become so polite and reasonable?" Wu Xiaoxi shrugged and left.
The next day, Lin Daiyu accompanied Lin Hai for breakfast. Lin Hai sighed: "Yu'er, slaves and farms are the foundation of a large family. If the Taiwan government takes in escaped slaves, it may make the world an enemy."
Daiyu said with a smile: "Dad, don't worry. Taiwan is just a small island. There are Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian nearby, with a large population. Those princes in the north won't take it to heart if they know about it. They will think that in such a small place, even if
Once it’s filled up, it won’t take many people, and slaves will escape before it’s their turn to rule.”
Lin Hai was still frowning and said after a while: "There is one more thing that I'm tired of saying. You are really not young..."
Daiyu smiled bitterly and said, "Dad, my daughter really doesn't have time to get married now." Lin Hai opened his mouth, then waved his hands and sighed. Daiyu was helpless for a moment, so she had to stuff some snacks randomly, change clothes and leave.
She rode horseback to Xiaoxiang Hall to meet with Jarvis. The two discussed for a while and went straight to the post house. Gong Kun sent someone over last night to tell Zheng Chaoer and others that these two people would be discussing matters tomorrow; Zheng Chaoer
I discussed with everyone all night how to deal with it, and thought of three or four methods. I didn't expect that they were of no use at all. The rule for military advisor Lin to discuss matters with the defeated general is - don't discuss matters.
The officials from Fujian who came to negotiate were invited to the conference room of the post office, and refreshments were served. Everyone bowed and exchanged a few words. Lin Daiyu ordered someone to come up with the treaty book and said: "This is the Fujian Open Port Treaty we have drafted. I hope you will
My lords, please take a look at it, sign your name, stamp it with your official seal and fingerprint, and then take it to Mr. Huang to also sign your name, so that we can all have a banquet together at noon."
When the Fujian officials opened it and took a look, they immediately shouted: "This is unreasonable! Military Advisor Lin, you are going too far!" There is a clear clause in this treaty: Anyone who has a household registration on Taiwan Island is a free citizen. In other words, as long as you can
The slaves who crossed the sea could be freed from slavery.
Lin Daiyu smiled and asked an official with a loud voice: "Is this Mr. Zhang?"
The man coughed: "Yes, I am Zhang Cunzhi."
Lin Daiyu stood up and saluted him: "Master Zhang, please take the lead in signing."
Zhang Cunzhi slapped the case and said, "How can I sign this..." Before he could finish his words, Jarvis, who was standing behind Lin Daiyu, raised the Western pistol in his hand and aimed the gun at Zhang Cunzhi's head. Zhang Cunzhi was stunned immediately.
Lin Daiyu said calmly: "It's easy for Mr. Zhang not to sign, but a flower will bloom on his head."
There was silence in the room for a moment. Zheng Chaoer stood up quickly and said, "If you have something to say, why bother using swords and guns?"
Daiyu smiled and said, "That's right. After signing the treaty, I have something to say. General Zheng," she turned her bright eyes, "what I want to say, I said it last time. Could it be that General Zheng has forgotten what we said last time and thinks that I
Did you go to Fujian with General Jia?" Zheng Chaoer was dumbfounded.
Lin Daiyu looked at Zhang Cunzhi and said, "I'll count down to ten. If Mr. Zhang hasn't signed yet, General Jia, please shoot me." Naizheng sat down and counted with a sullen face, "Ten, nine, eight, seven."
, six, five, four, three, two..."
Before the word "one" came out, Jarvis moved his fingers, which frightened Zhang Cunzhi into shouting: "I sign, I sign..."
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Cunzhi broke out in a cold sweat and signed the first one tremblingly. Daiyu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhang. This treaty is in seven copies. Please sign six more copies."
With guns and guns, who can be reasonable? The contract was signed in seven copies in the blink of an eye. Daiyu looked at it, and it was correct. She also signed her name "Lin Daiyu" one by one, feeling something indescribable in her heart.
Strange. He took a long breath and put his fingerprints on it.
Daiyu then saluted the Fujian officials: "I ordered someone to sign and seal Mr. Huang - I heard that when General Cheng invited him to come to Chengtian Mansion for tea, he was wearing the official seal."
Zheng Chaoer had a wry smile on his face and opened his mouth several times, but in the end no words came out.
Not long after, Huang Wengang also signed the house under house arrest and had his official seal and fingerprints stamped. The contract officially came into effect, and was known in history as the "Fujian-Taiwan Treaty on Open Ports and Free Immigration," or the "Fujian-Taiwan Treaty" for short. Because it was a feudal treaty
The first official document of the dynasty recognizing the emancipation of slaves. Later history books designated the day when the "Futai Treaty" was signed as the watershed between ancient history and modern history. The original manuscript of the "Futai Treaty" was later deposited in the National Archives and the National Museum.
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There is a question often asked in later high school history exams:
Because he was the governor of Taiwan at the time, the person who signed the "Fu-Tai Treaty" before Lin Daiyu was: (___)