Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 102 Test each other
I don't know what to think, but Wu Sangui, who should be in a state of desperation at this time, has the leisure to receive a master from Chaozhou, and even invites him to the study room, and orders someone to serve him tea.

Of course, Wu Shuntian definitely didn't know that more than a dozen swordsmen were secretly ambushing in the darkroom behind the study.

"Master Wu wants to see me?"

"Wu Shuntian has met the prince, and was ordered by my lord to send the most sincere greetings and gifts on his behalf, and please accept it with a smile."

"How long has Master Wu been in Yunnan?"

"Not long, just three or four days."

"Three or four days... If you don't visit early, don't visit later, but today you come to visit, you really know how to calculate the time."

"It's the adults in my family who are better at calculating time."

Wu Sangui couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's interesting, let me see the gift Liu Zhongtang gave me... Emerald?"

"I also hope you like it, my lord."

"This thing was originally produced in Yunnan, why did you send it back to me?"

"What my lord means is that although Yunnan and Chaozhou belong to east and west, and are separated by thousands of miles, the mountains and rivers are different, and the wind and the moon reach the sky. My lord and you, the prince, have the same sun and moon on their heads. Chaozhou, Yunnan, there is no distinction between each other. Although jadeite is produced in Yunnan, it is also a treasure of Chaozhou. Although my lord and the prince are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, he is closely connected with your heart."

Wu Sangui was stunned for a while when he heard the words, before he said: "Liu Zhongtang... why did you send you to find me?"

"My lord hopes that the prince can do him a little favor, or rather, he wants to do some business with the prince."

"What busy."

"I hope you can help cut off the ancient tea-horse road. He wants to monopolize all the foreign trade rights of tea and silk from the Qing court, and a piece of salt, iron, sugar, tea, silk, wine, copper cotton produced in Yunnan is free for my lord to sell for the prince. "

Wu Sangui frowned again when he heard the words, and said: "This king will soon withdraw his vassal and return to his hometown in Jinzhou. This matter in Yunnan will not be under my control in the future. You came here at a really bad time."

"What my lord means is, for business, do as much as you can while you can. Every penny you earn is one penny. Who would think it's too much money?"

"Hehe, how much can your lord give me?"

"Chaozhou City is a waste of money and spends too much money everywhere. My lord is struggling and has no money to give to the prince. However, my lord said that we can use artillery and muskets to pay for it."

Wu Sangui was taken aback for a moment, and the teacup he was drinking fell to the ground and shattered.

As soon as the teacup was shattered, more than a dozen sharp-armored axemen suddenly came out from the secret room behind them, and they slashed at Wu Shuntian, but Wu Shuntian panicked and hid under the table with a whistling sound : "What are you doing, my lord! Why did you kill me!"

Wu Sangui also flew into a rage in embarrassment: "Who let you in? Are you going to assassinate me, or my distinguished guest? Get out!"

"My lord, it's not that you said that you threw a cup for a name..."

"I'll throw you in the head! Get out! Get out! No one is allowed in without my king's order, not a single fly or mosquito is allowed in. I have an important matter to discuss with Master Wu!"

Saying that, the old man stood up and kicked them on their buttocks, but kicked them away.

Then he immediately put on a smiling face and helped Wu Shuntian up from under the table: "I'm really sorry, my subordinate, I listen to a lot of operas on weekdays."

"Ah, ah..., then I understand, so I'm a theater fan, so what, my lord, do you have clean pants? I accidentally peed just now."

"........."

After a while, Wu Shuntian changed into a pair of clean trousers again, and sat down with Wu Sangui again, each of them didn't speak for a long time, and drank the whole pot of tea, but it didn't relieve the embarrassment.

Wu Sangui was about to ask someone to change the tea, but Wu Shuntian hurriedly stopped him: "My lord, enough is enough, I can't drink any more, I have to change another pair of pants after drinking it, that... what did we say just now?"

"Fire guns, yes, fire guns, how many cannons and guns can you give me?"

"One thousand muskets and sixteen cannons, in exchange for the lord's help on the ancient tea-horse road."

"What if the king wants more? In addition, the imperial court has always strictly controlled the saltpeter in our south. I wonder if your lord can provide me with some more gunpowder?"

"My lord said that as long as you share the sun and the moon with him, my lord will do his best. Gunpowder and firearms are not a big problem, but we also need your lord to exchange materials. Of course, gold, silver, copper and iron are the best. , if the prince is not rich, he can also exchange it with tobacco."

"If you want to say that, this king understands, but this king never thought that your lord is hiding it deep enough."

"A gentleman hides a weapon, wait for the time to move."

Wu Sangui understood, this hint has reached such a point, but it is already obvious enough, if you ask again, then there is only an explicit explanation, and this time when the time is moving, naturally refers to the time when he rebelled .

"It's amazing, it's really amazing. I heard that the temporary yamen of the Chaozhou governor is still empty. Does the imperial court have a regulation?"

"After all, Chaozhou's general administrative office is only a temporary office. For the time being, it is still determined according to the principle of high officials and small officials. It is initially proposed that there will be one transfer envoy from the third rank and one deputy envoy from the fourth rank to be in charge of the daily affairs of the sea trade. The specific candidates are still selected by the imperial court, and the rest of the promotions and experiences are all set to be below the sixth grade. The adults of my family and the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Jin Guangzu will jointly discuss the candidates and send them to the Ministry of Officials for reporting."

"Oh~, I don't know, has your lord ever thought of flooding the Yamen with people selected from the West?"

The so-called Western Selection is actually a verbal argument, because Wu Sangui often recommends officials in the southern provinces, and most of them were appointed by the Ministry of Officials in the early years. Officials are called Western elections.

This was a sarcastic remark, and it somewhat meant Wu Sangui's domineering, but at this time, Wu Sangui directly accepted such verbal remarks, but still wanted to directly insert his subordinates into Liu Dapao's chief yamen.

Wu Shuntian pondered for a while and said: "My lord did not explain this proposal to me, and I don't know, but Jin Guangzu has recommended his confidant Yu Chenglong, the former magistrate of Huangzhou, to take up the post of transfer envoy. After all, he is The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is also slightly higher than my lord in rank, and my lord has no choice but to give him such a thin face. Deputy envoy, my lord has proposed that Wang Ping, the former Tongzhi of Chaozhou, serve as an old subordinate. He is used to it and wants to come to the official department It's also unlikely that you won't give face."

"The remaining official positions above the sixth rank...there are only Chaozhou magistrates and Chaozhou co-prefects. Among them, Governor Liu Bingquan recommended a person named Yao Qisheng to take up the post of co-prefects, but the result has not yet been finalized."

"The king has a trusted staff member named Liu Xuanchu, who is very capable. Now that the king is about to withdraw from the vassal and travel back to Jinzhou, he, a Sichuanese, can't bear the bitter cold outside the customs, and the king can't bear his ability. I am working for the imperial court and I want to be recommended as the prefect of Chaozhou, I wonder if Liu Zhongtang has any objection?"

Wu Shuntian said naturally: "This is a big matter, I don't dare to make decisions for my lord, but since the prince intends to support, the villain will definitely mention this matter with my lord when he returns, why not let this Liu It is also good for you to go back with the villain together, sir."

Wu Sangui heard the words, but couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled and said: "No hurry, Mr. Wu might as well stay in my house for a little longer. In a few days, the king will personally arrange a caravan to visit Liu Zhongtang in Chaozhou , the master will go back together when the time comes."

"So, the villain will go back and wait for the good news."

(End of this chapter)