Kowloon wins

Chapter 1051

"Do you know? Prince Ren was assassinated yesterday!"

In a teahouse in the inner city, dozens of idle bannermen were chatting together. One of them, a gray-haired old man, looked around nervously for a few times, and then said something mysteriously.

"Hey, I said Old Jintou, what are you talking about, you old boy, this is old news, and you still bring it up to talk about it, who here would not know about it, it's boring."

The mysterious appearance of the old man has attracted the attention of many people, but after listening to what he said, all the people are disdainful, nothing else, the idle banners may not be a big deal Skills, but when it comes to sources of information, there is no shortage of them. No, just as the old man finished speaking, there was a young man with a birdcage waved his hand impatiently, and buried him in dissatisfaction stand up.

"Hey, you guys, you only know one thing and don't know the other. Who can tell the strangeness behind this assassination, I will take his surname as Lord Jin!"

Old man Jin was obviously very dissatisfied with everyone's performance, but when he saw his cold smile, he uttered a curse.

"Hey, you old gold head, you can't see it, but you actually know the inside story, come on, don't tell me what's going on, tell me quickly, well said, the Lord will reward you!"

"That's right, old Jintou, you're not authentic, you're half-talking, who are you fooling!"

"Say it quickly, say it quickly, if you don't say it, the master recognizes you, but this slap will not recognize you."

……

Old Jintou is nothing more than an ordinary Han army bannerman, and his status among the idle bannermen has never been high. When he shows such a high profile, the idle bannermen are not happy, and they all start to boo .

"Don't tell me, Master Jin, can I still do it? Hey, this matter is a long story, but it is also simple. Do you know that the envoys from the six countries are visiting? They are here to discuss business relations with us. It is said that , the six countries unanimously demanded to buy and sell with our Qing Dynasty, but Prince Ren disagreed life and death, and the six countries planned to stop the business with the "Eight Banners Firm", and Prince Ren actually recognized it like this, yes, the family of Prince Ren Great business, not bad money, but Bannermen like us, without the income from the 'Eight Banners Firm', how can we live on in that day, no, once the news spread, it annoyed us in Sijiu City My man, this guy gave Prince Ren a hard time, you know this time, this matter is related to the well-being of our bannermen, it's not just for fun."

Seeing the anger of the crowd, the old Jintou didn't dare to hide it anymore, and hurriedly pulled out the root cause, which immediately made the idle bannermen in the first layer dumbfounded, nothing else, "every year" The dividends distributed by the Eight Banners Company are based on the hair of each person. In the hands of ordinary bannermen, it is actually not too much, and it is just less than ten taels a year. But it can't stand the large population of the family. If you add it up, But there are no old and young, and if you count those who are on errands, you can get more points. In this way, every bannerman’s family can drop a few hundred taels, and those who have more can get more than a thousand taels. Really not The decimal is coming, if it really disappears, then the good life will really be difficult to live on.

"Old Jintou, who the hell are you bluffing, isn't your old boy making up this matter?"

"That's right, old Jintou, you can't say this casually. If it's fake, be careful and ask you to eat it!"

"Grandmother, this thing sounds weird, but if it's true, wouldn't it cut off the men's money? No, I must go to the higher-ups and ask!"

"Yes, let's ask clearly first, let's go, let's go to the Dutong Yamen together."

……

This is a major matter related to whether their own wallets are full or not. Although most of the bannermen don't believe what the old Jintou said, they can't help but worry that this matter will be true. , I don’t know who yelled to go to the Dutong Yamen, everyone got up in a panic, and rushed to the Baqi Dutong Yamen noisily, but no one noticed that the old Jintou didn’t know when he disappeared. It seems that this kind of situation is not only being staged in this small teahouse, but also in other places. In the wine shop and song building, the same scene is constantly repeating itself, and the whole Sijiu City is already full of noise...

"My lord, Cao Zongduo sent someone to send an urgent letter, please take a look at it."

In the office of the Military Aircraft Department, Hong Qing was immersing herself in reviewing the papers, but she saw Ding Songji walk in, took a few strides to get in front of the copy, raised her hand, and handed a small brass pipe to Hong Qing.

"Oh?"

Hearing that it was an urgent letter from the "sharp knife", Hong Qing frowned involuntarily, nothing else, if it was not an emergency, Cao Yanshan would definitely not have sent the urgent letter to the military plane. Since Hong Qing didn't dare to be careless, she let out a soft voice, grabbed the small brass tube, unscrewed the hidden buckle familiarly, poured out the rolled paper from inside, and unfolded it to see that it was The frown that was frowned immediately became even tighter, and after a moment of contemplation, he confessed with a solemn expression: "Pass down the order of the king, closely monitor the direction of the wind, and thoroughly investigate the source of the rumors, remember, there is no order from the king. , don’t act rashly, let’s go.”

"twitter!"

Ding Song didn't know exactly what happened, but when he saw Hong Qing's expression was not right, he didn't dare to neglect, hurriedly and respectfully agreed, and then left the office, and went to discuss related matters without mentioning it.

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind is all over the building, what kind of ghosts and snakes are really jumping out!
Although Ding Song has been asked to arrange various matters, not only did Hong Qing's heart not calm down, but the turmoil rose up. If it is calmed down soon, not only the negotiations with the envoys of the six countries will be greatly affected, but the entire Eight Banners will revolt because of this. The situation is obviously in danger of getting out of control.

"My lord, the inlaid yellow banners are in charge of Er Manshun, and Mr. Er led a few of the Eight Banners to go out to ask for a visit. Please make it clear to the lord."

Before Hongqing could figure out the situation, Ding Song had already left and returned. With a few strides, he rushed to the copywriter, bowed, and hastened to make a report.

"Well, please."

Hearing that E Manshun and the others had arrived, a stern light flashed in Hong Qing's eyes immediately, but she didn't hesitate, she nodded her head expressionlessly, and said please.

"twitter!"

Since Hong Qing had given the order, Ding Song didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly responded, and left the office in a hurry, and after a while, he came back from the outside with the gray-haired E Manshun and others .

"The next official is waiting to kowtow to the prince!"

Seeing Hong Qing who was sitting high behind the first copywriter, E Manshun and the others dared not lose their courtesy, they all rushed forward in a hurry, respectfully paying homage to one another.

"no."

Hongqing has always seldom put on airs in front of the lower officials, but now facing E Manshun and the others, she acted like a prince of the country, and after looking at everyone blankly for a while, she finally With a slightly cold voice, he spit out two words.

"Thank you, Lord Ron!"

Hearing that Hong Qing's voice was wrong, E Manshun and the others couldn't help but feel a shock in their hearts, but they didn't dare to lose their courtesy, so they could only thank them politely.

"Finally, what is it that you want to see me so urgently, huh?"

Without E Manshun and others opening their mouths, Hong Qing had already figured out what the purpose of these guys was, but Hong Qing didn't intend to point it out, but asked a majestic question.

"Hehe, so that the lord can know that Xiaguan and others are on duty today, and it was just a routine matter, but unexpectedly, just after the time has passed, countless bannermen flocked one after another, all of them came to ask about the 'Baqi Company'. As for the matter, the officials and others have no bottom in their hearts, but they dare not answer indiscriminately, so they have to come to the prince to ask for a charter, so as to appease the lazy guys below, if there is any trouble, please forgive me Then one."

In terms of status, E Manshun is the head of the Eight Banners. In terms of age, he is also the oldest in the capital of the Eight Banners. He is already in his eighties, but he is still very energetic. In the past 20 years When he got down, everyone around him had changed a few times, but he was the only one who was still alive and well. This person became a young man, and he naturally became a genius. He didn't care at all, and talked a lot with a smile.

"The matter of the 'Eight Banners Company'? I don't care about the operation of the company. If you have any opinions on the company, you should go to Uncle Fifteen, right?"

Hong Qing hasn't figured out a proper countermeasure to deal with this turmoil at this time, so she doesn't want to get involved easily, even though she knows what E Manshun is talking about, she deliberately pretends to be confused.

"My lord doesn't know, the thing is like this. According to the lazy guys below, it is said that the six kingdoms came to my Qing Dynasty this time to seek to further expand the business, but you seem to be unwilling to do so, according to the six kingdoms. The country intends to suspend business and trade. If this is the case, the interests of the "Eight Banners Company" may not be guaranteed. The only way is to come and ask the prince to give me a charter, this is the matter, please forgive me."

E Manshun was obviously determined to drag Hong Qing into the water, no matter how unkind the tone of Hong Qing's question, he explained it with a smile on his face. The meaning of expressing one's position.

Hey, this old clapper is really tough enough!
What E Manshun said is in line with his job. Originally, the commander of the Eight Banners has the duty to appease the bannermen. The subordinates have doubts. As the leader of the Eight Banners, E Manshun should really try to find The reasonable answer above, judging from this point, it seems that the reason for Emanshun is justified and sufficient. However, this is just an appearance. With Hongqing's wisdom, how could he fail to see through the tricks behind this appearance? ——That’s right, Hong Qing is the prince of Jian Guo, and he is also in charge of negotiating with the envoys of the six countries. People from the lower Eight Banners are suspicious of the negotiation results, so it is normal to ask Hong Qing for an explanation. The problem is Man Shun's way of speaking is obviously unconventional, without even a report, he came directly to force the palace, if it was not ordered by someone, why is it so urgent!

(End of this chapter)