"Your Majesty, Prince Yu asks to see him at the palace gate."

The emperor's profession, in the eyes of the world, is definitely the most majestic, but in fact, it is not a simple matter to really want to be a diligent Ming Jun, and the criticism is good, after all, Hongqing is very familiar with government affairs, although the work is not easy, but it can still be coped with, but it is really very troublesome to meet with the courtiers and many officials who come to Beijing to meet from other places, but they can't be seen, because these magistrates represent the face of the imperial court, whether it is for the purpose of appeasement, Or to identify the virtuous ruffian, it has to be interviewed to be done, when the partial power is handed over, there are many changes in local officials, so Hongqing has to spend a lot of time to talk with many officials, no, when he just sent away Yang Ming, the governor of Zhejiang, the atmosphere didn't have time to take a breath, and he saw Li Dequan hurriedly walked over, and said a sentence carelessly.

"Resignation."

The old fifteenth is Hongqing's hardcore descendant, but he has never liked to manage politics, so Hongqing did not force him to enter the military aircraft to run errands, but his favor has never been slightly reduced, although he is tired enough at this time, he has never hesitated, and he said it straightforwardly.

"Wow!"

Li Dequan responded respectfully, but he didn't leave, but looked at Hongqing without saying anything.

"Huh?"

Seeing Li Dequan's careless behavior, Hongqing's brows were even furrowed, and he sighed a little unpleasantly.

"Qi Xuan Xià, you have been on the throne for some time, and the Jingshi Fang Xing Nian has already handed over this chapter a few times, saying that it is time to draft girls, and besides, the palace maids who have reached the age of the palace must also be disposed of, whether to let it go or stay, and please make it clear to your Majesty."

Hongqing frowned like this, how dare Li Dequan postpone it again, hurriedly bowed down, and cautiously reported.

"Well, all the palace maids in the palace will be released when they reach the age of age, as for the draft girls, it's okay to follow the rules, but don't choose people wantonly, it's too disturbing, it's not appropriate, and just control the scale."

Hongqing has actually seen the excerpt on the other end of the worship room, but he has been very busy during this time, so he has not approved it first, and now, Li Dequan has mentioned it, and Hongqing has also ordered it casually, and the draft girls in the palace are all established procedures, and there is no need for Hongqing to worry about it.

"Wow!"

As soon as Hongqing's golden mouth opened like this, Li Dequan didn't dare to delay it any longer, so he hurriedly responded, and hurriedly withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Minister, Aixin Jueluo Yunyu knocks to see Your Majesty!"

The old fifteen has always been a cautious person, although he and Hongqing are friends of the horns, and the relationship between them is extraordinary, but now he is a monarch and a minister, he does not dare to have a very pampered and coquettish thought, this time he saw Hongqing sitting on the dragon bed, and immediately rushed to the front, and it was a big gift to pay homage in a proper manner.

"Uncle Fifteen doesn't have to be formal, and he is well, come here, give him a seat."

Hongqing did not stop the old fifteen from seeing the ceremony, no matter how good the relationship between each other is, the division between the monarch and the minister still has to be exquisite, but no, he didn't have much of the emperor's shelf, and as soon as the old fifteen ceremony was finished, he was already given a warm seat.

"Thank you, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hongqing is called, and the old fifteen must thank him according to the rules of the court, and the meaning of this question is not much.

"Uncle Fifteen is in a hurry to see me, he must have something important, and he said okay, I listen."

Although the rules of the monarch and the minister must be exquisite, but there is a difference between intimacy and sparseness, for confidants like the old fifteen, Hongqing's attitude is still very casual, and there is no greeting words, and he asked the old fifteen about his intentions straightforwardly.

"Initiation of the Majesty, Nanyang has sent a letter."

Old Fifteen didn't elaborate, just started and stopped.

"Wait for all to retreat!"

As soon as he heard the letter from Nanyang, Hongqing's eyes instantly became sharp, but he was not in a hurry to get to the bottom of it, but waved his hand and commanded in a slightly cold voice.

"Wow!"

Hearing Hongqing's order, Li Dequan and the other eunuchs who accompanied him did not dare to delay in the slightest, and hurriedly and respectfully agreed to the promise, and withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter brought back from Nanyang by the 'Ming Fan' who returned ahead of schedule, and please take a look at it."

After Li Dequan and the others all retreated, Lao Fifteen immediately shook his hand, took out a thick letter from his wide sleeves, held it in both hands, and respectfully handed it to Hongqing.

"Hmm."

Hongqing sighed lightly, reached out and took the letter, tore open the seal on it, took out a few letters full of words from the inside, and looked at it carefully, the more he looked, the more cold his face became, but he was not in a hurry to speak, but got up, and handed the letter to the old fifteen casually, and he himself was pacing back and forth on the front pier with his hands behind his back, although he was speechless, but the murderous aura on his body was surging wave after wave.

"These bastards who eat inside and out, they should all be killed!"

The fifteenth quickly flipped through the letters, and immediately became angry, slapped his knees in extreme anger, and couldn't help but scold.

"Well, they should all be killed, however, killing alone is not enough, this matter must be taken seriously, Liwei is necessary, legislation is also indispensable, and after I am over, Haitao will come up with a statement on the complete ban on opium and opium poppy cultivation."

Hongqing is not only thinking about whether to kill or not, but also about the ensuing war, although the timing of the war is a little unfavorable for Hongqing, but in order to ensure that the spread of opium in China is stopped, there is not so much to care about.

"Your Majesty, please go to Guangzhou to fully investigate this matter."

As soon as he heard Hongqing's words, Lao Fifteen volunteered to go to Guangzhou to supervise the case.

"I have always known the loyalty of the fifteenth uncle, but the business in Beijing cannot be separated from the fifteenth uncle to preside over the overall situation, as for the matter of Guangzhou, I think it is good to let the sixteenth uncle go on a trip."

For the old fifteen's self-invitation, although Hongqing was very pleased, but did not agree, no, the old fifteen has a weak character, such a wanton killing, he really may not be able to do it, if the time comes, Liwei's purpose is obviously going to fall into the void, and this, naturally, is not the situation that Hongqing is happy to see, but the old sixteen is bold, murderous enough, it is indeed a good candidate to do such a mission.

"Your Majesty."

Hongqing had already made a decision, and the old fifteen didn't dare to force it anymore, so he hurriedly praised it.

"Fifteenth Uncle, if I don't expect it badly, the war may break out in two or three years, and the appropriation and supervision of the water division must be handled by the Fifteenth Uncle as soon as possible."

The voice of the old fifteen's praise obviously revealed a sense of daring, although it was very light, it could be Hongqing's sensitivity, but it was clear when he heard it, and he immediately spoke to appease him.

"Yes, I obey!"

As soon as Hongqing said this, the psychology of the old fifteen immediately balanced the young and old, and the voice of the promise was extremely loud......

Shangchuan Island, the largest island off the coast of Guangdong Province, located in the south of Taishan, as early as the Ming Dynasty Zhengde period, there was a Portuguese fleet to operate smuggling trade here, after the Qing Dynasty implemented the relocation of the forbidden sea, many foreign businesses on the island were driven away, to the end of the Kangxi Dynasty, with the Qing Dynasty 'Eight Banners Firm' sailed to the South Seas, and there were merchant ships from various countries secretly came to this island to smuggle activities, although the fleet of the Great Qingshui Division repeatedly conquered, but it was always difficult to stop, generally all the merchants in Guangzhou secretly sold silk, Tea and other goods to the smugglers of various countries who come to purchase, as for the import of goods from various countries, it is very rare, there is no other, the Qing Dynasty has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, and the goods produced are far better than those produced by Western countries.

Opium, also known as Afu ointment, blissful ointment, the color is generally brown or golden, has a strong hallucinogenic effect, very addictive, because of its relatively high price, in Guangzhou, most of them belong to the rich to enjoy the things, but in recent years there is a trend of popularity, and because its dangerous hài has not yet been known to the public, the local government has mostly adopted a blind eye to this, which has further aggravated the rampant opium smuggling, just because the sailor was ordered by Hongqing, The opium smuggling has been persistently cracked down on, which has made the opium smuggling not form a huge scale, most of which are mainly smuggled by small gangs, and the concealment is extremely high, although the fleet of the Great Qingshui Division is extremely powerful, but it cannot be completely eradicated, and can only strengthen patrols on the ocean near Shangchuan and Xiachuan Island, and strive to block the large-scale inflow of opium. A large-scale opium smuggling was underway, involving two local firms engaged in maritime trade, the Jardine Matheson Company in Guangzhou and the Qihang Firm, on the other hand, Brooks Hull, a manager of the Great Britain East India Company.

"Quick, get up!"

A total of four medium-sized merchant ships participated in the smuggling on the Qing side, the first one was the "Shun Fan", on the deck of the bow of the ship stood a fat and a thin two merchants, the fat one was Pan Futai, the big shopkeeper of the Guangzhou Jardine Commercial Bank, and the thin one was Luo Qihang, the big shopkeeper of the Qihang Commercial Bank, both of them started by sea trade, but in recent years, the bulk of the source of profits has been transferred to opium smuggling, this time it is rare that the Britons decided to greatly reduce the price of opium, driven by huge profits, the two of them are personally put on the battlefield, this is notAs for Luo Qihang, although he never spoke, his eyes were also flashing with fanatical light, no matter what he thought about, it was fascinating, not to mention the cargo of a large merchant ship, no matter how it was calculated, there was an income of nearly six million taels of silver, how could people not salivate......