Chapter 261: Appreciation (Second Update, Asking for Support)
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After leaving the Forbidden City, another Shao Canchang breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that his life had returned. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Although he is still the Minister of Military Aircraft, Shao Can knows that he bought Mu Zong well and stayed respectfully...... No, today's suggestion in Beijing is undoubtedly "hooked", although Jinshang said on the surface that he didn't care, but Shao Can knew very well what the way of the king was, and the generosity on the surface did not mean that he would forget, once there was a suitable reason, that is, the new account and the old account would be settled together.
"It's really not good, so I can return to my hometown!"
Thinking of this, Shao Can's heart couldn't help but relax, yes, it's not a big deal, while there is still a chance, hurry up and leave here and go back to Yuyao's hometown!
Just when Shao Can stepped into the threshold of the house, he was greeted by a scene of decline and decline: the surrounding mud walls were peeling in pastel, caves could be seen everywhere, and various weeds were growing in the crevices of the courtyard bricks; The wide soil at the east end was originally planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, but at this time, those flowers and trees had already withered and rotted, and instead of clusters of vines, turnips, wild wattles, and barren strips, it became a place where rats, snakes, foxes and rabbits haunted.
It is really "the Qin Palace and the Han Que, all of which have made decayed grass, cattle and sheep wild".
Looking at the dilapidated scene of the house rewarded by the emperor in front of him, Shao Can's heart suddenly felt a sense of sadness in the last days.
Shao San, who was very good at observing words and feelings, saw that the old man had stood and watched for a long time, so he suggested softly:
"Master, now that the labor in the capital is cheap, if you don't call some people to get rid of this grass and clean it up, this place is very spacious, and you can clean up a little weather."
That's a good suggestion!
Just when his heart was moved, Shao Can, who seemed to think of something, shook his head and said:
"By all means, this is a time when the country is in difficulty, and I, as an important minister of the imperial court, can be so extravagant, and this matter must not be mentioned again......"
The reason why he immediately rejected the housekeeper's suggestion, Shao Can has his own considerations, he doesn't want others to grab the handle and end up being honest, others can repair the house, but he Shao Can can't!
Who made Shao Can unpopular now!
"Master, there's a guest in this house, and he's been waiting for you!"
Seeing that the old man replied to his suggestion, Shao Sanlian took out a famous thorn. After receiving the famous thorn, Shao Can was stunned for a moment, thinking in his heart.
"This cold stove is burning to itself!"
It is true that he Shao Can is cold, but the person who came is colder than him, this person is the co-leader of the Zhenglan Banner of the Guangzhou garrison, the official position is not big or small, he is considered a world official, and he is extremely decent in the past, but now that the Guangzhou garrison has surrendered to Zhu Wei, this co-leader of the Zhenglan Banner who fled back from Guangzhou is naturally not welcomed.
How did this person burn the cold stove to his own? Puzzled in his heart, Shao Can instructed his subordinates.
"Let him in!"
Under the guidance of Shao San, Dobia walked into the main house, and saw Shao Can sitting on an old carved wooden chair, so he walked forward quickly, knelt on the stone brick floor, and bowed his head while making a report:
"Dobia knocks to see Lord Zhongtang."
"Get up."
Shao Can stared at this Duobia for a moment and said. It was the first time he had seen this person, who was about forty years old, and looked like a man of arms, but now there were a few of the bannermen who could afford to carry a knife and a gun. Looking at this person in coarse cloth clothes, I am afraid that I am not as good as the people of Jingqi who want to come here.
Dobia stood up and stood with his hands down.
Shao Can then instructed Shao San:
"Prepare a stool for the adults."
Shao San hurriedly brought a black lacquer-inlaid pear wood drum-shaped stool, although the lacquer surface was somewhat eroded, but judging from the exquisite shape and the delicacy of the luodian, it was also a valuable item back then, but unfortunately it is now broken.
Dobia hurriedly said:
"Don't dare, don't dare! In front of the adults in the middle hall, how can there be a villain's seat. ā
Shao Can smiled slightly and said:
"You just sit down. This is home, that is, you are not formal, let's talk casually. ā
Duo Bia has never dealt directly with an adult like Zhongtang, and he has often heard people say that Shao Junji is more easy-going, and it seems that the legend is correct. He was already a rough man, so he thanked him, and sat down in front of Shao Can generously.
Shao Can is quite satisfied with Duobia's neither humble nor arrogant demeanor. Although it was the first time they met, he still had some understanding of Shao Canqi. This person is different from Mutern, who "sent out" Ye Mingchen to Hong Kong after surrendering to the enemy. As for this Duobia, he jumped off the boat that was sent to Xu Wen, but fortunately he was rescued by foreigners, and he finally came to the capital all the way, because he was just a small person, and it was simple to discuss the crime, but he just took off his position to treat the crime.
However, what Shao Can was curious about was why he came to him.
"When did you come, I guess I've been waiting for a long time! It's time to get tired! ā
"Adults don't feel tired when they are busy with government affairs, but villains dare to say that they are tired."
Duobia's caution fell in Shao Can's eyes, which only made him smile slightly in his heart. Nodding his head, he said:
"Now that the state affairs are difficult, we should be courtiers and share the emperor's worries wholeheartedly!"
"What Nakado-sama said is extremely ......"
Dobia immediately and unequivocally said:
"If the people in the court are all like the people in the middle hall, how can I be like this in the Qing Dynasty?"
Although it means that he knows that this is a sycophant, but he can't wear it for thousands of clothes, Shao Can nodded and said with a lot of help.
"Hey, having said that, it's not easy to do state affairs now, there are bandits and rebels inside, and foreigners help thieves and rebels outside, it's really difficult!"
For Shao Can, who is a Han official, no matter what, he can't talk about "Han rebellion" like Manchu Chen, this "Han rebellion" is not talking about Han people, so he can say "bandits", but he will not say "Han rebellion", but "Zhu rebellion".
"Lord Zhongtang, the foreigner has not helped the bandits, and how can he help the bandits?"
Duo Bi'a's words made Shao Can stunned at first, but instead of feeling annoyed, he asked in surprise.
"Oh, how do you know those foreigners??"
"Back to the Zhongtang Lord, when the villain was in Guangzhou, he also got acquainted with a few foreigners, those foreigners are not "sex with dogs and sheep", and their people are no different from us, they can be used to be used for faith and righteousness, and we jumped into the sea on the ship, the original intention was to serve the emperor with his life, but he was not saved by the foreigners, on the ship for more than a month, but also in the foreigners to understand, although those foreigners are not "sex with dogs and sheep", but they are people who value profit and light righteousness, and only need to give gold and silver to be enveloped......"
"It turns out that you still have this experience, so you know something about this foreigner?"
Looking at Duobia in front of him, Shao Can looked carefully.
"Although I don't know anything, I know a little bit about it."
Seeing that Shao Junji valued foreigners so much, Duo Bia hurriedly said.
"The villain doesn't have any hobbies, that is, it's good to make friends, and when he is in Guangzhou, he also gets acquainted with a few foreigners, although those foreigners say that they value profit and light righteousness, but they are also easy to deal with, because they only value silver, not others, many foreigners come from their own country to my Qing Dynasty, in order to earn some silver, and on the ship, the villain learned from the foreigners that the countries have already declared neutrality, and will never intervene in the affairs of the court and thieves, but the people they bind are nothing more than foreign officials and soldiers, as for the ordinary people, sailors as long as they are allowed to use silver, Naturally, it can be used by thieves. ā
"Oh! Are you saying that as long as I promise money, the foreigner can also be used by the court? ā
After listening to Duobia's explanation, Shao Can immediately realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow him to regain the emperor's trust. So he stopped chatting and cut to the chase.
"Dobia, the old man asked you, did you mean that the reason why the foreigner is used by the thief is because he promises heavy profits, and if the court promises heavy profits, the foreigners will inevitably be used by the court?"
Faced with Lord Zhongtang's question, Dobia hurriedly replied.
"That's right, there are a lot of foreigners in Hong Kong and other places, as long as they promise huge profits, they can naturally be driven by the imperial court!"
Can be driven by the imperial court!
Isn't this exactly what the emperor needs?
After thinking for a moment, Shao Can stared at Duobia in front of him, but did not speak, because after all, these words were his casual words, and whether they were credible or not was still a question.
"Lord Zhongtang, the villain has lived in Hong Kong for more than a month, during which he has traveled to Hong Kong, there are not only thousands of foreigners from all over the world, but also hundreds of foreign firms, those foreign firms compared to Shanghai, the prices of foreign guns and cannons sold are extremely cheap, that Ye Mingchen originally bought a foreign cannon with a thousand taels of silver, but in fact, each in Hong Kong is only a hundred taels to hundreds of taels, and there is no reason for a thousand taels or even thousands of taels."
Looking at Shao Can, who had a solemn expression, Duo Bia continued.
"The villain thought at that time, if he could buy foreign guns and cannons in Hong Kong, and then find foreign teachers to train them, the imperial court would definitely be able to train a new army at that time, why would this thief be unjust at that time?"
Duobia's words made Shao Can's heart suddenly set off a thousand waves, at this time, there was still the slightest heart in his heart, but he was moved by Duobia's words, and after pondering for a long time, he stared at Shao Can and said.
"Duobia, your matter, speaking of which, the old man also understands, logically speaking, you have indeed suffered some grievances, the court has made mistakes in handling you, the emperor may have been deceived by others, after all, you are different from others, you are in the court, you know the emperor, how can the old man be a loyal minister like you who has been wronged, but this matter cannot be done by the old man alone. Therefore, the old man wants to ask you a word. ā
While speaking, Shao Can kept staring at Duobia with serious eyes. Seeing that Lord Zhongtang's attitude suddenly became so stern, his expression became solemn unconsciously, and a trace of hot sweat broke out on his back. He straightened his back and said.
"Please ask, Lord Nakado!"
When he said this, Dobia only felt his heart beat wildly, and he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for for had finally arrived...... (To be continued.) )