[I'm not in the most treacherous state, I hope I can cheer up after this week, and it would be better if I could have a few more tickets, uh-huh.] 】

"Nonsense! This is the fourth year of Yongzheng, not the fourth year of itching! ”

Nian Qianyao galloped in the starry night, rushed to Suzhou in mid-September, and bumped into Li Wei to summon officials above the county magistrate level in Jiangsu Province to impart "Zhejiang experience." He scolded Li Wei for splitting his head and covering his face.

"Nian Lianggong, don't get involved in local affairs, and say that there are local officials and people who are united, which is also a good thing for you this year, this is recognized by the emperor."

Li Wei replied angrily, and said in his heart that you are young and domineering by nature, and you don't remember it for a long time after suffering a hardship. At the moment, you are just a general in Hangzhou who doesn't care about civil affairs, and half of the military affairs are still in my hands, and you actually count me, the governor of Liangjiang, in the tone of your boss?

Nian Qianyao ignored it, he was arrogant because he was reasonable: "I have handed the emperor a fold, this matter can only fall on the leather surface, not the real place, otherwise drive away the front wolf, the back tiger will rise, and then the wolf will return, Jiangnan will be lost." ”

Li Wei was silent, Nian Qianyao's words spoke to his heart, the local people were so noisy, what was the prospect, and he was also feeling empty in his heart.

"The people of Dinghai rose up spontaneously, and the government was held hostage. Now Nanban is no longer in Dinghai, Dinghai County, who has the final say now? ”

"All over the south of the Yangtze River, the people are clamoring for the people, the people are ignorant and ignorant, and the foreign enemy is gone, who will they turn the spearhead to?"

"The righteousness of the monarch and the minister is a flag, today's government uses this to stir up the people, tomorrow the people can use this to fight with the government, and the habit of fighting in the nest has been like this for thousands of years."

Nian Qianyao said it thoroughly, and Li Wei's back was sweating.

Then Yongzheng gave the two of them and the court of Zhejiang Governor Fan Shijie also arrived, although he had lost trust in Nian Qianyao, but after this reason, Yongzheng also calmed down and hurriedly explained to the three Jiangnan civil and military bosses, although the people's hearts are available, they cannot get out of the control of the imperial court. After that, whenever the people gathered in large numbers, or to resist the southern barbarians, they had to be under the strict leadership of the government.

Those who have been in the top position for a long time have long been accustomed to throwing contradictory orders to the people below, and if they make trade-offs in the process, they will have to worry about the people below.

Now the Nanban warship is still swimming in the sea off the south of the Yangtze River, and I don't know where it will start. Yongzheng wanted them to mobilize the people to resist the Nanban, but also to control the proportions and not let the people get out of the hands of the court, which would be troublesome.

"As I said, it's a matter of leather ......."

Nian Qianyao once again emphasized his point of view, and Li Weihe and Fan Shijie, who came to Suzhou to discuss Jiangnan defense, did not particularly understand.

"Why can the people of Dinghai rise up? Zhejiang Province maritime merchants were robbed of the trade route by Fujian and Guangzhou, and the commercial goods to and from Dinghai were more than half of those in previous years, and these gentry encouraged the scholars, and the scholars encouraged the ordinary people, and this trend could be launched......"

"Nanban regards himself as Huaxia Zhengshuo, just like that Li Dingguo back then, holding this banner, Nanban will never attack the people of Jiangnan, otherwise he will be morally unrighteous and the people in the country will be in chaos. We can't be indiscriminate in front of the people, and everyone can use it. There are always people who have a heart to the south, and these people must throw away their ....... ”

Nian Qianyao deserves to be in charge of the military and political affairs of the northwest provinces, and he saw through the key points at a glance, and after some explanation, Li Wei and Fan Shijie were convinced.

Li Wei nodded and said: "Specifically look for the wealthy businessmen who have been damaged by the Southern Barbarians, from them to the scholars and then to the people, and push it all the way so that the money and food will also be settled." ”

Fan Shijie was not willing to be left behind: "Organize these people into a sea defense society, and the government will control them through the back of the gentry, and they must not issue weapons, and they will be uniformed and let them be ragged, otherwise the Nanban will be treated as soldiers and will be ruthless." ”

Just talking lively, Suzhou weaving Li Xu came to visit.

Li Xu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and said directly to the three masters: "If the north-south trade route is cut off again, the silk farmers and weavers in the Susong area are afraid that they will rise up!" ”

The three of them glanced at each other and smiled tacitly, sure enough, the people of Jiangnan are really not a whole.

Li Wei said leisurely: "Weaving, we also understand that your business is also for the emperor and the court, and now the situation is extremely complicated, and you should also make efforts to ......."

Li Xu was so shrewd, nodded and said: "No matter what else, the trade routes woven by me in the south of the Yangtze River cannot be interfered with by the local military and government!" Of course, business is business, Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the imperial court after all, I will persuade the Jiangnan Silk and Cotton Chamber of Commerce, let them appease the people, and at the same time donate money to fund the war. ”…,

The "People's War" in Jiangnan, which was originally triggered by the "Dinghai Victory". Through Yongzheng's calmness and Nian Qianyao's conditioning, coupled with Li Xu's reconciliation, the nature suddenly shifted from a momentary frenzy to a "sustainable development strategy".

The news was sent back by Zhou Kunlai, a self-proclaimed neutral intelligence peddler, and the Jiangnan Tiandi Society, which was being restored, made Li Shi, who was intensively planning Jiangnan's next move, breathe another breath of cold air.

Plans are increasingly unable to keep up with the changing .......

Thinking so, Li Xi convened a secret meeting in Jiangnan again.

Xue Xue began with the topic: "Yongzheng stuffed the people of Jiangnan between the north and the south, originally we thought that this was just a temporary frenzy, and it would be good to deal with it coldly for a while, but now there is a real threat."

Chen Wance said: "Nian Qianyao is very powerful, he pushed the people out, and on the other hand, he no longer blocked the Jiangnan silk cotton from leaving the country, which is both pressure and pulling, so that many people in the country have an intention to Jiangnan, and they have become a resistance for us to take action in Jiangnan." ”

Fan Jin shook his head, "How can Nian Qianyao be so powerful and understand the foundation of my Yinghua national politics?" This is just Li Xu's pressure, behind Li Xu is Yongzheng, and Yongzheng does not dare to completely block the north-south trade route. ”

Li Xian was a little irritable in his heart, not only for Jiangnan, Xiao Sheng opened a door of blood and fire in the Ryukyus, and it is still unclear how deep and wide the implication is.

In the South Seas, after the promulgation of the navigation regulations, the maritime merchants of Guangdong and Fujian were too active, and there were constant conflicts with the Dutch, which was another door that was about to rise. In Burma, Siam, with the support of armaments and the countries of the South Seas, has won several battles in succession and invaded Burma. The country of Lanna (800 daughters-in-law) also got a copy of Chiang Mai and was officially restored. The East India Company of Britain and France both had branches in Burma, and it is not known what the ripple effect will be.

There is not much time left for Yinghua to lay out Jiangnan......

Fan Jin said in a deep voice: "The opinion of the Privy Council is still the same, directly attack Dagukou and press Yongzheng to make a contract!" ”

This is the last and most radical filing. Including Li Xi, everyone shook their heads at the same time. Just to lay down Dagukou and not attack Beijing City, Yongzheng will not necessarily bow his head. If it is to fight Beijing again, Yongzheng will definitely bow his head, but that means that the army will move greatly. After all, it was fighting in the open north of China, and there were not enough troops, and it was difficult to ensure a steady victory against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who still had tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 cavalry available.

This means that the focus of military strategy has shifted to the north, and the capture of Beijing also means that the political strategy must also skip Jiangnan and return to the old road.

"It's not a military issue, it's a political issue...", fundamentally speaking, an economic issue. ”

As soon as he said this, Li Xian's mind moved, and he seemed to have grasped something, but he hadn't figured it out yet.

Xue Xue was asking Fan Jin: "In the matter of Dinghai, does the Privy Council have a case against the military court of Meng Songhai and the others?" Now that the news is spreading in China, there are classics that scold the three of them for being cowardly and cowardly, and there are also praises for their benevolence and righteousness, and they have to consider these classics in this matter.

Fan Jin said with a straight face: "The war is not over, so I don't need to deal with it urgently, but military law is military law, what does it have to do with public opinion?" ”

Then his face softened again: "My personal opinion is that dereliction of duty is inevitable, and cowardice is not counted, after all, the other party is not a Qing soldier or a civilian army, but only a civilian person." ”

Chen Wance shook his head and sighed: "The northern court is really promising, first there are Xinhui people, and then there are Dinghai people" ,...

They were talking about military politics, and Han Yujie and the others below couldn't sit still, thinking that the imperial court could handle this matter easily, but they didn't want to be resisted by the people. The imperial court hinders the righteousness of China, and it is not good to wave a butcher's knife at the people, which is indeed difficult to do.

Han Yujie stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, this matter is fundamentally related to the economy, what can we do?" ”

The government hall was silent for a moment, and then I heard a snapping sound, and Li Shi slapped it on the thigh.

"I thought of it!"

Li Xianhuo got up, he was contemplating, and was awakened by Han Yujie's words.

People's War!?

You Manchu Qing engaged in a people's war, can't I, Yinghua, engage in a people's war!?

You use greed, cunning, cowardice and shamelessness officials and businessmen to shrink behind your back, push cynics, and lead ignorant people in front, can't I also shrink behind, push businessmen who can throw their heads and spill blood for 100% profits, and fight against you on behalf of private capital? He Li Shi and Yinghua can't ignore Huaxia morality, but if they turn such a corner, they naturally don't have to bear moral responsibility. …,

Well, let's have a people's war between the north and the south!

Li Shi cleared his thoughts, and the edicts were issued one by one.

Regardless of whether you Manchu agree or not, I, Yinghua, will regard Jiangnan as a place of free trade. The industry and commerce in the country can go to Jiangnan for business.

But it was under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and of course the Manchu government did not agree, what should I do?

The Yinghua Imperial Court helped the industry and commerce of the country to solve the Manchu Qingshui Division, the Green Battalion, the Manchu Soldiers and the Township Corps training, but all the soldiers, the Yinghua army can be justifiably exterminated, of course, there is nothing to talk about.

But what if the people of Jiangnan stop the scourge?

This is the crux of the problem, Han Yujie and others only care about this, Li Shi just said: "The problems of the people are solved by the people themselves." ”

After chewing these words for a while, Liang Boyu was the first to come to his senses, and he stammered: "This is, this is to say, we can form our own army?" ”

The government hall was in an uproar, and Han Yujie hurriedly corrected: "It's the guard!" Just guards! ”

Li Xi nodded: "In terms of industrial preservation, navigation regulations can be invoked. The Manchu officers and soldiers, as well as the local village soldiers, as long as they were soldiers, were all settled by the imperial court. If it is a people, it is up to you to settle it yourself. ”

The imperial court sold guns and small cannons, and let the merchants who went to Jiangnan to do business organize their own escort teams, and the imperial court also built a stronghold in Jiangnan to circulate commercial goods and ensure the safety of Yinghua people.

In other places, you have to have guns and cannons to do business, how can a businessman be willing to do it, but that is Jiangnan......

These members of the West Courtyard have green eyes, such as Liang Boyu, with Yinghua's support, he can directly sell salt in Jiangnan, and the end of the Jiangnan salt merchants will come. And Foshan Liang Huan, can directly buy raw silk cotton in Jiangnan and dump cotton cloth, the goals mentioned before to defeat Jiangnan wealthy capital, they simply rolled up their sleeves and went into battle shirtless.

Compared with such profits, what is a little blood and fire?

Let Han Yujie lead these people in the West Courtyard back to plan, and in the details, Li Shi and Fan Jin and others are left in the government hall.

Fan Jin said worriedly: "These businessmen have many rules in the country, and they don't dare to harm the people too much.

His worries are very reasonable, there are guns and cannons, and the support of the imperial court, Yinghua, a group of businessmen, who have exhausted the exploitation in Jiangnan, can know with a little imagination.

Xue Xue shook her head and said, "Isn't this right?" Whether it is the Manchu government or the people, they can't govern them, only our Yinghua court can govern them, and when the time comes, won't they have to find our Yinghua court to help them make decisions? ”

Chen Wance also said: "There are also industry and commerce in Jiangnan, and when the time comes, Jiangnan industry and commerce will also find the Yinghua Imperial Court, and it will ...... at that time."

The three of them all looked at Li Shi, and the heat in their eyes could not be concealed, and the unfinished words were that by that time, even if Jiangnan was still covered with the skin of the Manchu Dynasty, the flesh and blood were already attached to Yinghua.

How to start such a great cause?

Everyone excitedly unfolded the map of Jiangnan, this plan, the first thing is to find a foothold in Jiangnan. Just like the colonial craze that is emerging in the South Seas, the first step in turning a deserted place into your own territory is to establish a stronghold. Although Jiangnan is the land of China, Yinghua treats it as a civilian colonial cause, so there is no scruples.

Li Shi's gaze swept across the north and south of Hangzhou Bay, and his finger fell on a place near the sea. Everyone fixed their eyes on it, it was in the territory of Fengxianxian, Songjiang Prefecture, Jiangsu, forty or fifty miles away from Jinshanwei.

This area is dominated by tidal flats, and it is only a wasteland, and the coast is deep enough to accommodate large ships, but it takes a lot of investment to build a port.

"In the long run, the new port can avoid the original commercial layout of Jiangnan and be more closely related to Fujian and Guangzhou. At the same time, this place is deserted, and it also avoids the fierce conflict with the people at the beginning. ”

Li Xian's words were determined, and it was a nail firmly nailed to Jiangnan. This port, which was tentatively named "Dragon Gate", was still only in the minds of the people involved, and it will be renamed several times in the future, and finally achieve positive results. And its location is not much different from the Luxi Port in the south of Shanghai in Li Xi's time.

When the Western Court disseminated the imperial court's resolution on the trade affairs of Jiangnan, a country's industry and commerce were boiling, and everyone saw the great benefits in it. At the same time, it also carnivaled for the imperial court's determination to let go of their hands and feet and allow them to toss freely in Jiangnan. …,

The industry and commerce are happy, but the scholars are not happy. Don't forget, the scholars who came to Yinghua from Jiangnan a few years ago are now full of Yinghua courts and places. These scholars are no longer corrupt Confucians, and many of them have even broken away from Confucianism and become "Heavenly Daoist" elements.

Whether they were concerned about the fate of the compatriots in Jiangnan, or they were vigilant about the industrial and commercial forces tossing freely, these scholars, who were originally holding together to promote the election affairs of the Eastern Academy, conveyed their opposition to the court through various channels. Including Zheng Xing, who has been promoted to the prefect of Quanzhou, Fujian Province and named himself Banqiao.

Many generals in the army who were born as scholars in Jiangnan also expressed their worries about the Jiangnan incident through private channels. These people, led by Huang Shen, Xu Shidao and Zhuang Yiyi, who were nicknamed the "Three Heroes of Jiangnan" in military circles, took the initiative to ask Ying, hoping that the imperial court would send the army to Jiangnan and prevent the industry and commerce of the country from going too far in Jiangnan.

In late September, the Anglo-Chinese court promulgated the Trade Ordinance, which, along with the earlier Navigation Ordinance, was later referred to by historians as the "Land and Sea Colonial Law." "It laid the foundation for the century-old colonial policy of the British and Chinese.

At this time, the scope of the "Trade Regulations" was limited to the three provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui, and the core idea was that one. In the land south of the Yangtze River, Anglo-Chinese trade was free, and the Manchu Qing wanted to obstruct it from the official level, so Yinghua used military means. It is necessary to promote the people to obstruct it, and the industry and commerce will take care of themselves, and the Yinghua court will not be responsible for the consequences.

The great hidden danger hidden here is naturally what the "Jiangnan faction" in the country headed by Zheng Banqiao and the Jiangnan Sanjie are worried about, and the "Trade Regulations" have also supplemented it.

The people's war, since it is the people, it is not only industry and commerce. Anglo-Chinese scholars can also go, and the escort team organized by the industrial and commercial office must also be supervised by the officers sent by the Anglo-Chinese court and subject to military law. Anglo-Chinese medical and health philanthropists can also go, and naturally, the Catholic priests are the focus of care.

Li Xian looked north at Jiangnan, and said in his heart: "Look at this Jiangnan, whose people will it be, and whose people will be powerful!" ”。 ）