Kowloon wins

Chapter 141
On December 42, the 27nd year of Kangxi, the inner court issued several edicts to deal with the incident of the Eight Banners' Xiaoju gathering in Tiananmen Square. Sure enough, as expected by most people, the old thirteen unfortunately became a scapegoat. Beizi, who had just been promoted to Jin because of the founding of the mansion and the establishment of teeth, was not mentioned, and was ordered to reflect in the mansion for half a year. In this petition event, the eight masters who have made great contributions will be rewarded heavily-the king of the food county, and a number of gold, silver and jewels. In addition, everyone has their own income.

The Spring Festival in the 43rd year of Kangxi passed away in a commotion. Not long after the beginning of spring, the old man suddenly issued several imperial edicts within ten days. All of them were allowed to beg for bone to become officials, and Ma Qi, the Minister of the Household Department, Li Guangdi, the former Governor of Zhili, Wang Shizhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Chen Tingjing, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, were all promoted to bachelors. So far, all the important ministers in the inner court have been replaced except for the pearl who has no power at all, and the atmosphere in the court has suddenly changed. Zhang Tingyu's imperial edict for the Ministry of Officials shocked everyone in the government and the public.

Who is Zhang Tingyu? He was a Jinshi in the 39th year of Kangxi, and he only had four years of official career. He rose up like a comet. Every time he was promoted, he passed four levels in a row. The height that the courtiers could never reach in their lifetime was really too sensational. For a while, the government and the public were discussing it, and they were all trying to figure out the intention behind the old man's change of face towards the court. Except, in order to find out the truth behind the mist, the third master has been discussing endlessly for days, but he didn't get much, nothing else, just because Hong Qing, who really understands the truth, doesn't want to speak, and old master Chen also insists on Silence, Li Minquan alone cannot find anything strange from this series of changes.

Hong Qing didn't want to deal with other people's discussion. Of course, even if he wanted to, he couldn't control it. But there was one thing he knew very well, and that was that the petition marked that the battle for succession had reached the point of close combat. The fight to come will become more and more fierce and treacherous, but the parties have not yet completed the final integration, and the court will have a long period of silence, and this is exactly what Hong Qing needs, probably because he The foundation has not yet been laid firmly, and the pace of the layout must be further accelerated to avoid unnecessary mistakes at that time.

Busy, busy, in the blink of an eye, it was almost March, and Hongqing's little life was extremely fulfilling. In addition to studying literature and martial arts, the Ministry of Industry did not miss official duties, and she had to take care of the business name and " It would not be an exaggeration to say that they are too busy to touch the ground. No, the bell on the Tiananmen Gate Tower has just struck No. 12, and Hongqing has already stepped out of Tiananmen Square on time. Slowly walked towards the office of the Ministry of Industry on the east side of the square.

"Little prince, you can be regarded as coming out. Hey, early this morning, there was a message from the other side of Xiaochuanzi alley, saying that a guest from Guangzhou is here, and I want you to find time to meet him."

Liu San'er was obviously waiting impatiently. Seeing Hong Qing was about to come out from the palace gate, her body flashed, and she rushed out in an extremely anxious manner, running across the square like flying, not even having time to catch her breath. , then he reported with a slight panting.

"Oh?"

Originally seeing Liu San'er being so unsteady, Hong Qing frowned slightly, but when she heard that someone from Guangzhou came, a wave of excitement immediately rolled in her heart, and she couldn't care less about speaking Blaming Liu San'er, he raised his foot and was about to rush to the place where the carriage was parked, but he just walked a few steps, but felt that something was wrong, so he stopped, and ordered in a deep voice: "San'er, go to the department I asked for a leave of absence for Ben Beizi, saying that Ben Beizi feels unwell today, and I can do things tomorrow, so let's go."

"Okay, sir, don't worry, I'll do it now, little one."

Liu San'er is Hong Qing's close companion. Although she doesn't really understand the significance of the Guangzhou visitor, she knows that Hong Qing attaches great importance to this matter, and her curiosity has long been aroused. He hurriedly responded to the order, turned around and rushed towards the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, apparently not intending to miss the fun of going to Xiaochuanzi Hutong with Hong Qing.

"Go to Xiaochuanzi Hutong!"

Hong Qing's heart had already flown to Xiaochuanzi Hutong at this moment, when she saw Li Minxing and other guards coming forward, without waiting for everyone to salute and greet, she already waved her hands, gave a hasty order, and got on the carriage with a bow After a while, a group of dozens of people rushed along the avenue to Xiaochuanzi Hutong.

"My lord, shopkeeper Liu and his party have arrived, look..."

After Hong Qing and the others rushed to Xiaochuanzi Hutong, Chen Size and others came out of the mansion and welcomed Hong Qing to the study room. After they were served with freshly brewed fragrant tea, after a brief greeting, Chen Size came forward to report.

"Well, let shopkeeper Liu come here first, I have some things that I have to ask first before making a decision."

Hong Qing came here in such a hurry with only one purpose, that is to meet shopkeeper Liu and others who came all the way from Guangzhou. Since she would not object to Chen Size's suggestion, she drank some fragrant tea, and then casually Put the tea bowl on the table, and ordered casually.

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Now that Hong Qing had opened his mouth, Chen Size didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly responded, and hurriedly exited the study room. After a short while, he turned around from behind the screen with a slightly fat middle-aged man. It turned out that this person was Liu Qi, the shopkeeper of the Guangzhou branch of "Kirin Company".

"The servant kowtowed to the little prince!"

Liu Qi is different from Chen Size and others, he was born as a servant of the official palace, so he is Liu San'er's cousin. He was originally the deputy accountant in the palace, and after Liu San'er recommended him, he got Guangzhou The errand of the shopkeeper of the semicolon, seeing his little master again after more than a year, Liu Qi was so excited that his old face flushed red, and before Chen Size could express anything, he rushed a few steps to Hong Qing and knelt down Falling to the ground, Dali said hello.

"No, shopkeeper Liu has been away for so many years, it's been hard work, hard work."

Since the opening of the sea ban in the 31st year of Kangxi, Guangzhou has been one of the four major foreign trade ports (the other three ports are Zhangzhou, Ningbo, and Yuntaishan). It's an easy job, but Liu Qi's business is very prosperous. Last year, the profit of the capital head office alone was as much as 3 taels, which shows Liu Qi's diligence and ability. Of course, Hong Qing valued it very much, so she stood up very politely, supported her with both hands, and comforted him gently.

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's a slave's luck to be able to share the worries of the little prince."

Originally, Liu Qi's status in the palace could only be regarded as not high or low, but since he went to Guangzhou, he has been very prosperous, not to mention his fame in the business world, even the official circles in Guangdong know that he is such a famous figure , the scenery is really incomparable, all of these are Hong Qing's bestowals, drinking water and remembering the source, naturally respecting Hong Qing to the extreme, but vigorously kowtowed several times, showing a look of sincerity and fear.

"Come on, take a seat!"

What this world pays attention to is the difference between superiority and inferiority. Although Hong Qing himself is not very interested in this, but in court, the rules must be followed. Seeing Liu Qi panicked because of his politeness, Hong Qing felt ashamed. Since he was very helpless, he stopped forcing himself and sat back in his original seat. After Liu Qi had done his best, he gave instructions in a peaceful voice.

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Now that Hong Qing had spoken, Zhang Jindun was carried by the guards of the palace who were waiting beside him, and placed in the lower position.

"The little prince is face-to-face. This servant really doesn't dare to sit down. The servant can just stand up and answer the question. I also ask the little prince to order."

Although Jindun was brought up, how dare Liu Qi sit down, bowed his body humbly, and thanked him cautiously.

"Sit down, there are too many things to talk about in a short time, the master always looks up at you, his neck is sore, sit down and talk."

Hong Qing knew that Liu Qi was not pretending to be courteous, but really did not dare to lose manners in front of her, so she smiled and waved her hands, soothing her with warm words.

"Thank you little lord for giving me a seat, that slave will be presumptuous for a while."

Hearing Hong Qing's words, Liu Qi's uneasy heart immediately settled down, thanked him politely, then lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down only half of his buttocks carelessly.

"I am very happy to be able to open up the situation in Guangzhou in the past few years. However, the fundamental purpose of the semicolon is not to make a profit. I have explained the important points last year. How are you doing now? "

Seeing that Liu Qi was so cautious, Hong Qing didn't bother to think about it any more, so she turned to the topic in a deep thought.

"Returning to the little prince, all these matters are now in the making. According to the inquiries of the servants, the peanuts, corns, potatoes and other species you are looking for are all found in Nanyang, but Nanyang is strictly guarded, and it is strictly forbidden to take them out of the country. Last summer, the servant set a bonus of 5000 taels. This spring, all kinds of seeds have been successfully collected, and now they have arrived in Beijing. In addition, the slave has also found the sailors and shipwrights that the master ordered. Now that you are in the mansion, please ask the master to teach you clearly."

When Hong Qing asked about something serious, Liu Qi hurriedly bowed and explained in detail.

"Okay, let's present everything!"

Others don't know the usefulness of these species, but Hongqing is aware of it. When he heard that all the seeds had been obtained, he immediately became excited. After clapping his hands, some of them couldn't wait to order and urged.

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As soon as Hong Qing gave the order, the servants who were waiting beside him hurriedly responded, and hurried out of the study room, and immediately saw two strong men coming out from behind the screen carrying a big sack.

(End of this chapter)