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Chapter 544

Chapter 294

"Son, pay respects to Erniang!"

"You still know how to come back!"

During the question and answer, the mother and son seemed to go back a few years ago.

Hongtong came back from outside the pass, since he was appointed to be in charge of Jingqi's return to the village, he has rarely been able to stay in Beijing in the past few years.It wasn't until this year that things were almost on the right track that he finally came back.In this dynasty, there was no reason for the vassal king to live outside Beijing for a long time. Hong Tong went out in the name of a business, and now he should return to his original position.

After returning, it is natural to meet parents and elder brothers, see relatives and friends, and get acquainted with life in the capital by the way.After being outside the customs for a long time, it was a bit uncomfortable when I first came back.

Hongtong raised his eyes to see his mother, he had white hair on his head, but he seemed to be in good spirits, he felt more at ease talking and laughing with his mother.Shujia looked at her son, full of emotion, Hong Tong has completely grown up.

"Your Majesty just met my son, and Ahma asked him to come over to say hello to Erniang. Seeing that Ahma Erniang looked good, my son was relieved. My son came back with some old ginseng, just to honor you two. .”

"I won't ask you where this ginseng came from." Shujia scolded with a smile.It is not allowed to dig ginseng privately outside the customs. Of course, due to market demand, the prohibition must be repeated repeatedly.This time the Jingqi returned to the village, and there were many people with mixed hands, so naturally some people would do some illegal activities.Compared with other behaviors, digging ginseng privately is less outrageous.

Hongtong is the prince in charge, if he doesn't have such high-quality souvenirs and filial piety, Shujia will have to worry about whether things will go wrong for his son there, and there will be no one to curry favor with him.

Hongtong smiled and explained: "Ama said the same thing. My son's ginseng came from the right way. There are many people outside the pass, and there are many such things. When one person enters the mountain, do you know whether he is picking mushrooms or ginseng? I will Set up cards to stop them, dug up the ginseng, and it can’t be digested outside the customs, you still have to enter the customs! If you find it, you will confiscate it.” Of course, there are fines, criminal detention and other punishments, and finally found a new stable point.

Three bends and two twists, and it turned out to be down to business again.

"You can do what you can, and don't overdo everything." Shujia said something meaningful, and then asked about the situation outside the customs.

Hongtong is quite familiar with this aspect, and he happily introduced the saying that the harem should not interfere in politics, which is invalid for the Kunning Palace.

The Jing Banner returned to the village brought many non-banner laborers there, but the national policy still did not relax the restrictions on going outside the customs.Many Han Chinese passed by as servants, providing a lot of cheap labor.Here, there are even specialized intermediary organizations.

For the Chinese people, dental practice is a familiar business, and prostitutes even occupy a place among the three aunts and six wives.That is to say, the intermediary who buys and sells people, and also introduces a job or something to others.The dental shops outside the customs are different from those in the mainland. They mainly introduce people to farm in the past rather than serve people.

The policy of restricting entry to outside the customs has not been abolished. It should be said that the mixed residence of Man and Han has been initially realized.

Shujia didn't comment casually, but asked about other people's situation.Qingde finally got a capital outside the pass, and he can't come back yet.The sons and eldest sons of the princes have finished gilding and have returned to Beijing to rest. It is their turn for their brothers to reap the benefits.

When it is necessary to use performance to speak, it is clear at a glance who is capable and willing to do things, who is cheating and cheating, and who is paddling when others beat monsters.Yinreng screened out many useful people from them and transferred them to the pass.For this reason, Hongtong complained: "The one who is easy to use just now, he asked Khan Ama to transfer away, and sent another newbie here," whispered, "Uncle also said that Khan Ama is too good at deceiving people."

He got a little closer, and Shujia frowned: "What's your strange smell?" It was very familiar, but also a little annoying.

Hong Tong smiled obsequiously: "My son is going to see Er Niang, he must take a bath and change clothes, Er Niang really dislikes his son." He started to cry.

Shujia slapped him conveniently: "Don't be a bitch, let me think about it, let me think about it."

Depend on!remember!It's the smell of smoke! "How did you get such a problem?"

In the Qing palace, due to the existence of Kangxi, smoking is prohibited.It is said that the old man suffered a lot from it. When Kangxi was young, he was taken by a nanny. His nanny's education level was not high, and one of his living habits was a bad habit of smoking.Kangxi followed suit and learned it. When Kangxi grew up, he found that this habit was not good, and he went from one extreme to another.

"So it's this," Hong Tong stepped back, "My son is doing as the Romans do, oh, don't be angry! There's a reason for this. There are many old forests in the deep mountains outside the pass, and there are many snakes. If you meet them, take a cigarette pouch." Knock out a little of the oil, and the snake will retreat, which is life-saving. Alas, really, many big girls also smoke."

Shujia was skeptical, she never knew there was such a custom, and said: "Even if the custom is true, do you need to go into the deep mountains and old forests?" She slapped hard.

Hongtong chuckled: "If you don't like it, just quit my son. He will be in Beijing from now on, so he doesn't need this anymore. Hehe."

Now the British don't sell opium, and they don't need to sell cigarettes. Her son is addicted to cigarettes.

Hongtong said: "Speaking of cigarettes," he looked at his mother's face, "I heard that Luzon's cigarettes are better?"

This is the end of the relationship, and it is time to collect some information.He is in Shengjing, although he is not ignorant of the news in Beijing and China, after all, it is far away, so of course he has to inquire about it when he comes back.His mother was in the political center and was no stranger to political affairs, so it was normal to ask him casually.

Speaking of Luzon, Shujia's expression became very strange. The situation in Nanyang is really dumbfounding.

Only recently did the adults in the court understand that although Luzon and Java are both in Nanyang, there is still a difference between them. It is not the Dutch who occupy Luzon, but the Spaniards, and Java is the territory of the Dutch.Shujia looked at the globe, carefully gestured, and discovered an important fact: Luzon is the later Philippines, and Java is the later Indonesia.

Luzon is relatively close to China, and Java is further away.

Nian Gengyao, you... how did you bully Lu Song when you hit Java?

The fleet needs to be replenished. In the era of underdeveloped navigation technology, it is a bit difficult to go straight to Indonesia. There must be a place to rest in the middle, and this place is Luzon.Luzon is also rich in products, and the Spaniards are much more honest at this time.Even Nian Gengyao couldn't just touch Luzon, which didn't offend him, just choose a port there to resupply.

Spaniards have delicate feelings towards China and the Netherlands.It is said that they are from the same hometown as the Dutch, and they are not close to the people of their hometown, but the scale of the Dutch trade with China makes them a little uncomfortable. In addition, the Dutch occupy a larger territory, which also makes the Spaniards quite complicated.There are also slight differences in the beliefs of the two countries mixed in.

The Spaniards don't quite know what China is like, how big the country is, and what else is worth paying attention to besides silk and porcelain. They don't understand at all.

After thinking about it, I decided to be neutral.

Seeing the war between the two sides, he is happy to be a good person, and by the way, also learn about China.At this time, the Netherlands can be regarded as a big country in Europe, and it can also be regarded as a powerful country. Countries that can carry the Netherlands are indeed worth contacting.When they heard that the British were also involved, the Spaniards were really jealous.

In the first World War in Europe, you sneaked up on us despicably, robbed us of colonies, and now you want to get involved in Asia?At this time, European countries largely depended on colonies for survival. The size of the territory was related to the abundance of the dining table, so we had to pay attention to it.

At this time in Nanyang, various forces in Europe are in a mess.They are very unfamiliar with China, and their impressions are limited to luxury goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain in this Far Eastern country, but they are very familiar with the Netherlands. It is their general idea to want to know China because of the Netherlands.

Among them, some countries have inherent advantages, such as France, which has sent many missionaries to China.Although there are some prejudices in understanding, after all, I understand more.France and the United Kingdom should be said to be old enemies. This relationship began to ease until World War I.Both countries have trade bases in India, and if one moves, the other won't get news for too long.

In a sense, the capital became lively because of them.

The first stop for foreign countries to enter China is Guangzhou, where there is Nian Gengyao, and it is not easy to deal with.Nian Gengyao first locked up many foreigners on the grounds that he was afraid of spies. He finally figured out that these foreigners were not all "envoys" but also businessmen.As a scholar influenced by the thought of the heavenly kingdom, Nian Gengyao had a sudden affection for the barbarians among the barbarians!

The war with the Netherlands has fallen into a stalemate. Fortunately, he is the top leader in Guangdong and Guangxi, and he is struggling to support him.He is also stubborn, and he will bear it to death. If he really can't bear it now, he is really dead!

He also wanted to take this opportunity to investigate the truth and falsehood of the Dutch people, but he didn't expect that these people brought all kinds of news, and they couldn't tell the truth from the false. They were here to "spoil the situation". Go up.Some of these envoys were semi-official, such as some missionaries. Nian Gengyao sent them to the capital after a short-term etiquette training, and all the rest were driven away.

In any case, there have been more exchanges between the East and the West.It also caused great problems for the courtiers.

After all, the so-called "envoys" from several countries come here at once is a matter of face, and they must be received.In the past, most of them were missionaries, but now they are "envoys" between countries. We must show the demeanor of a big country.

For many courtiers, Europeans were either red-haired or yellow-haired. Anyway, they were different from us. They had many countries, and they were probably as small as the 36 countries in the Western Regions in Han Dynasty (this guess is not too far-fetched).The difference between these people is probably the difference in appellation, and the courtiers did not have much concrete perception of these Europeans.

In the beginning, there were only a few missionaries, and no matter how polite they were, the influence was not too great, after all, there were not many people.Now that people from N countries have come together, it is impossible to give them any attention.

Then, the big deal: MD!What bird language do these barbarians speak? !I dont understand!Of course, there are also those who can speak Chinese, but they speak it in a strange way, and they can't understand it at all!Fortunately, there are still missionaries, who can understand several languages, so it can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need.For a while, the missionaries also became popular.

Because Yunyu knew some simple foreign languages, he finally received a decent job. He straightened his waist, er, his belly couldn't be sunken, but he was very energetic anyway.There are also people from the DPRK and China who have written letters. With the increase of our international influence, should we find some talents who can speak Western languages?If you can't find it, cultivate it now!In the past, with little contact, it was enough to use missionaries, but now it is a bit outrageous to rely solely on missionaries.

Among them, the old tune is repeated, those who want to impeach Nian Gengyao think that his reckless actions have caused bad international influence, look, these barbarian people have sent people to watch the excitement + protest.

Anyway, the capital is in chaos.

When these Western envoys came to Beijing, what comforted Shujia the most was hearing the word "colonial" translated by crooked crooked.Since there are still envoys from the Netherlands coming to Beijing, and the local adhering to the demeanor of the two countries at war without killing the incoming ones, they are also allowed to speak alive.If we want to talk about the Nanyang issue, we have to start arguing about the ownership of the Nanyang countries. Of course China says that they are our vassals, and the other side also says that it is our territory.

There are other countries mixed in here, and it is really a big science popularization of world geography knowledge and the latest global situation.

It was a shock to the mind.Tianchao can't get used to the kind of guy who beats people casually as soon as he is strong, although Tianchao has done this before, heck, it's more for the sake of face and to make people submit.As long as you convince him to pay a few horses a year, he will be satisfied.Taxes and servitude for ethnic minorities have always been less than that of the state registered households.

Hong Tong heard the situation of this pot of porridge, and said in surprise: "It's such a mess?"

"No, it's not easy to figure it out." Shujia agrees, in order to clear up the order, she blows the wind, and Yinfeng agrees to send a few pens to learn foreign languages.

Hongtong was stunned: "It's a good thing Khan Ama didn't ask me these things, otherwise I would really be making a joke. I'll see the third brother later, I have to ask him for advice." I already had a conclusion in my heart.Listening to my mother's voice, I am optimistic about Nanyang's affairs.

As a matter of fact, with such a big disturbance, Nian Gengyao would not have been able to persevere if there was no support from above, and he would have been dismissed long ago.If someone in Nian was unlucky, he might be sent back to the village. It is very likely that Hongtong had already met the governor of the year in Shengjing's own mansion.

Hongtong knew that the country was short of money, and he also knew that Nian Gengyao had sent several boatloads of copper back to China for the profit, so he would not let go anyway.It is estimated that... his father, his uncle, and his brother will not let go.

This battle will continue, Hongtong is very sure, but... the scale is probably limited to Guangdong and Guangxi vs. Nanyang.Nian Gengyao was able to continue the fight only by fighting to support the war. Some of the looted things were handed over in exchange for the support of the central government, and the other part was used to arm the army, and then robbed!He must have done this, because the central government didn't take any money out of it, it just said it was cheap.

Hong Tong rubbed his chin, he already understood what Hong Dan should say when he saw Hong Dan.

In his eyes, it was understandable for Nian Gengyao to do so.Everyone is almost driven to death by money!As long as he has a little more money, he has to think: Junggar is still there, maybe there will be another battle at some point, and his joy has turned into melancholy.

When I met Hongdan, I was first comforted by hard work, and then the brothers discussed and exchanged opinions on government affairs.Hongdan put the population issue on the table very calmly and shared it with his younger brother. Hongtong's eyes widened: "Is there a reason for not doing Nian Gengyao?"

"I've heard about colonies," Hongdan said after deliberation, "it's a good idea," explaining in a futile way, "is it actually reclaiming wasteland? If you open unclaimed wasteland and turn it into a mature field, the country will be exempt from tax for five years." Well. But this time the wasteland is a little farther away..."

His third brother is also quite good at fooling around, Hongtong thought.

Think of it as finding a place to put the extra population, even if the place is not your own, and you will not get much benefit from it, it is worth doing just to solve the local population pressure and ensure that the local rule will not be dragged down.What's more, I haven't lost money yet, and I still have to make money!This is Hongdan's idea.

The two brothers who were discussing the issue did not know that their father did not despise Nanyang, but the focus of attention was still on Northwest Junggar.For Yinreng, Nanyang is a disease of ringworm and scabies, and Zhunbu is simply a disease of siblings.

For this reason, his precious daughter, Wu Yunzhu, had no choice but to marry Mongolia, and the object was the son of his sister, Princess Six.Yinfeng has already decided to arrange grassland pastures for the six foreheads, and let him have territory on the grasslands to guard one side. Of course, this piece of pasture belongs to his daughter and son-in-law in the end.

At the same time, there were disagreements among the Junggars regarding the Qing policy. The chief strategist Ling Dunduobu, who had dealt with the Qing army for many years and made the Qing army suffer a lot, believed that he should live in harmony with the Qing court. , and tried to persuade the relatives of the quasi-buyers to accept his proposition.

This is the characteristic of his character: he is resourceful and has a clear understanding of the situation.After the death of Cewang Allah Butan, Galdan Ce Ling succeeded to the throne, and he committed two crimes against the border. Da Cering was ordered to go out to fight, but he failed to win two fights. For the sake of it, the seven wars did not take any advantage, so continue to fight?He Dace Ling didn't want to be Zhuge Liang or Jiang Wei. It's not his style to go out of the Qishan Mountains and attack the Central Plains and achieve nothing.

If you can't beat the country, then let's make peace.At least, the imperial court was kind to the Mongols who were willing to cooperate.

This is really a dumbfounding "good news".

(End of this chapter)