Governor Fu has been busy recently and is working on several major projects.
The first project was to submit a petition to open a new transportation road from Qalidi to Seligou. From now on, military supplies from Chongzhou would be transported through this road. A report of more than 870,000 taels was submitted to the Ministry of Household Affairs for road construction.
The total length of this road is less than sixty miles.
The reason for the high price is mainly because the mountainous terrain is difficult to repair. The Governor gave a very professional explanation to the court.
Moreover, one part of the plan required damming and damming. This project caused the total price of road construction to increase by 20%. This expense could be saved by taking a detour, but it would increase the time required to transport military supplies.
Increase the risk of harassment.”
The second project was to build new rice storage warehouses at Mardang and Mingguozong River mouths. The cost of this project reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs was not high, only more than 70,000 taels.
However, the Governor-General also requested the Ministry of Household Affairs to transport all the provisions for the entire province's defense forces for one month and store them in these two warehouses, and also requested that the thirteen large and small stations set up in the previous campaign be evacuated.
The reason is that unnecessary losses can be saved, and unnecessary warehouse management personnel can be eliminated, which can save the country money.
From now on, the allocation of military rations should be based on these two warehouses. This can prevent corruption, misappropriation and waste of rice grains.
After all, it is the blood and food of the people transported thousands of miles from various provinces to Sichuan, and it must not be embezzled by despicable villains.
However, in Lord Jia Jia's view, once these two warehouses are completed, the business of selling out military rations will probably be exclusively undertaken by the rich.
In other words, the old rich have also begun to grow bigger and stronger. They are no longer satisfied with partnering with others to contract projects (such as Xiaozhai Project), but want to operate independently.
The third project is to repair six camps and defense projects in Dabanzhao, Songgebo and other places, and to build four new forts. The cost reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs is more than 750,000 taels.
In addition to these three major projects, the Governor also wrote to the court, requesting the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate a total of more than 1,760,000 taels of food and money (discounted to the price of rice) for the former Agui Superintendent's troops to raid the thieves' nest. In addition, they should be paid for the current year.
Arms, copper sheets, and gun materials totaled more than 820,000 taels of silver.
If these projects and appropriations are fully paid, I am afraid that at least half of them will end up in the pockets of the rich.
It is true that the bigger the official, the greater the courage.
Jia Liu didn't even know where Fulehun had the courage. Could this "mutual aid association" really allow him to become a roly-poly in the Qing Dynasty officialdom and not be afraid of being exposed?
Although he couldn't see others getting rich, his official position was higher than his, his background was tougher, and his connections were wider than his, so Jia Liu, besides being jealous and secretly cursing the official as a dog, still had to keep a smile on his face.
After all, the two of them are in the same boat now.
Since Jia Liu had been developed as a mutual aid member, this time he was not waiting in the guard room, but was taken directly to Governor Fu's "office".
There is another person in the office, Wang Sui, the governor's staff, who was born in Juren and has been with the governor for more than ten years.
Wang Sui said goodbye to the Governor. He will go to Zhejiang tomorrow to serve as a Taoist priest in Hangjiahu.
The Taoist priest is an important position of the fourth rank, lower than the governor, but higher than the prefect at the same level, equivalent to the commissioners of Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou.
This position was obtained by Fulhun specifically from Wang Sui, the governor of Zhejiang Province, Sanbao, a mutual aid member, and through some management in Beijing.
When it comes to his subordinates, Lao Fu is quite good. Just like Jia Liu, when he gets promoted and makes a fortune, he also wants to benefit those who follow him.
To put it mildly, reward for merit.
To put it more broadly, it means weaving a network of relationships.
Even if he is gone in the future, there will always be a group of people promoted by him in the court, so his descendants will always be taken care of.
People live one life, but they have to look forward to three lives.
"Sit, sit."
The old rich man, who did not think Jia Jiashikai was an outsider at all, enthusiastically introduced Wang Sui to him. When he heard that he was a confidant of the governor, Jia Liu enthusiastically nodded and bowed to Wang Sui without any pretense.
After Jia Liu sat down again, Fulehun smiled and said: "I heard that you went to visit Agui?"
Jia Liu didn't dare to hide anything. He said he had gone but didn't see him.
Fulehun nodded, moved his beard and looked at Jia Liu: "Although the secret message you gave the emperor is true, it will cost Agui's life."
Jia Liu was stunned, secretly shocked, how did Fulhun know that he was in the secret book, and how did he know what the secret book said.
It is most speculated that Qianlong showed his secret secret to Chief Military Minister Yu Minzhong, otherwise Fulehun would not know about it.
This person is an adult, but he is the elder of the mutual aid association.
It is good to have people in the court who are very well-informed.
Fulehun picked up the tea bowl and said with great maturity: "If Agui is really injured, he can avoid this hurdle. If he is fake injured, Fu Changan will not visit Agui on behalf of the emperor, but It was his Agui who urged the King of Hell."
Seeing that Jia Jia's consort was puzzled, Wang Daoist reminded: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has never sent anyone to the front line to visit the injured generals. This time he sent Fu Chang'an to explain that the emperor has become suspicious of Agui's injury. .”
"Agui shot himself in the foot this time."
Last time, when Liu Shilang wrote a letter to impeach him, Fulehun knew that Agui was behind it, so he never had a chance to retaliate. Unexpectedly, Agui was stupid enough to fake his injury.
The Governor decided that it was not true that Agui was injured.
After taking a sip of tea, he put down the tea bowl and said to Jia Liu: "By the way, what do you want to do here?"
Jia Liu hurriedly handed over the documents he had prepared, which were about the recent results of the guerrilla flag-bearers and their application to the imperial court for meritorious service and compensation.
Fulehun took it and took a look, with a surprised look on his face: "Kill nineteen enemies?"
Jia Liu was a little embarrassed. In fact, there were nine people, and he reported ten more. It was a little less, but he finally effectively curbed the thieves' intrusion. Chang Qing, the admiral of Yunnan, can testify to this.
"This is the first time that you, the leading minister who specializes in handling flag guerrilla affairs, have reported merit. Nineteen people are inappropriate,"
When Fulhun was speaking, he actually picked up his pen and added the word "hundred" in front of "nineteen".
One hundred and nineteen people?
Even though Jia Liu was thick-skinned, he thought this was a bit exaggerated. He hesitated and reminded Governor Fu that there was no corpse for verification.
Unexpectedly, both the old rich man and the royal Taoist laughed.
Jia Liu laughed so hard that he couldn't understand it.
Putting down his pen, Governor Fu asked: "Where will you repay your merits?"
"Of course it's to report to the Governor."
In terms of procedures, Jia Liu, the leader of the bannermen and guerrillas, is not under the control of General Dingxi, and he "listens to the propaganda but not to the tune." However, in terms of organizational relations, he is under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Sichuan, so whether it is money, food or merit, the first stop is the rich Here in Lehun.
Afterwards, the Sichuan Governor's Office reported to the Ministry of War for reward according to merit, and the pensions for bannermen were transferred to the yamen of each capital of the Eight Banners.
There is no direct relationship with General Dingxi.
"In my heart, I still think that I am an outsider."
The rich governor looked at Jia Jia's husband-in-law thoughtfully, "What is mutual help? Isn't it just such trivial matters? If I don't even care about such trivial matters, who can I count on?"
------Digression-----
Lao Fu was a very powerful person in history. Qianlong sent a minister to investigate him, but the minister "died of illness" halfway through.