On June 19, he was ordered to go out of Beijing and go to the front line in person, and experienced the Jinchuan War. The next day, in Baoding, he received an edict from the court, and he had sent an edict to Zhang Guangsi's headquarters in Jinchuan, and Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi had been stripped of all their titles, that is, they were locked and brought into the Beijing Ministry of Communications to discuss the crime. Two days later, he flew to deliver the court edict, according to the verification of the Ministry of War, Qingfu attacked up and down and rolled into Jinchuan, and I have already admitted it. The battle of Jinchuan was lost, and he proposed to negotiate peace, and gave a statement to Zhang Guangsi's generals. Because he was the son of a noble and a minister of credit to Sejong, "I couldn't bear to be killed, so I was ordered to commit suicide." While urging Dao Dao, he couldn't help but be suspicious in his heart: Zhang Guangsi - what about Zhang Guangsi? How come there is no punishment from him? But he has always been silent, invisible, only muttering in his heart, although he is like a cloud and angry like a dragon, no one can know his thoughts.

Because his plan to attack the big and small Jinchuan was to start from the small Jinchuan, he wanted to enter the Sichuan bento from Luo Wan, but Qianlong's overnight talk made him change his original intention and take the road from Huguang. Qianlong's reasons are very sufficient: "What do you rely on to fight a war, one depends on morale, the second relies on strategy, and the third relies on grain, you have to meet Yin Jishan first." He is rich now, and the court does not want to use the money and food of the household department, and the military needs are supported by him, and it is not good to see it. I have ordered Yin Jishan to pick you up in Wuchang, you talk in the Yellow Crane Tower, and then go to Sichuan, you will have the bottom in your heart. But in this way, it will take an extra five days to travel, and in Xinyang Mansion, he ordered all the 300 men and horses in his entourage to be lightly armed, and quickly rushed to Wuchang, and even the horses were changed again. As the Minister of Military Aircraft and the General of the People's Republic of China, these are all small matters, and they can be done immediately. Xinyang to Wuchang fast horse half a day away, the front rolling single Pegasus meteor back and forth, the back is a slip of light riding, when the Yangtze River boarded the boat tent, just past three o'clock in the afternoon.

He traveled all the way from Beijing to this place. With the melodious trumpet of the shipwright, the official ship went offshore, and the mood settled down. At this time, the blue sky is clear and delicate, and the mighty Yangtze River meets the Han River here. See the water is wide and the sky is wide, thousands of waves beat the shore to the east, flocks of sand gulls soar and fall, look at it, the turtle and snake two mountains loom in the water-colored blue air. The towering Yellow Crane Tower on the riverbank also seems to be swaying with the tilt of the ship. In the face of this small Jiangtian, how many things in his heart were washed away, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Ke Mozu, the master beside him, suddenly pointed to the dock on the other side and said, "Dong Weng, look! That's Yin Zhengtai, they're here to pick you up! ”

"Hmm." An imperceptible smile crossed his face, "I also saw it, the one in the middle is, and the one on the left is Ha Panlong, the governor of Huguang." …… It seems that there is also Li Shiyao, Qian Du ......"

He discerned one by one that the big ship was getting closer and closer to the shore. Seeing what Yin Jishan ordered, the drum music became louder, and the eight classes of drummers played the "Victory Order" in unison, the cracked stone and the cloud price sounded, and the sound of firecrackers was so dense that there was no difference. When the official ship docked at the shore with a shout in his throat, he anchored, built a bridge, and slowly went ashore with a bullet jacket, and heard three cannon sounds, which shook the embankment. Led by Yin Jishan, dozens of officials knelt down together, and the sound of music and firecrackers stopped. Yin Jishan and Ha Panlong signed up to greet them in unison: "Minister, Yin Jishan, Ha Panlong and others would like to lead the Huguang officials to respectfully invite Sheng'an!" ”

"St. Ann!"

He stood to the south and replied with his face up. Xuan changed his smile again, leaned down and held one in one hand, and said, "Yuan Changgong, Brother Panlong, don't come to harm!" It is not easy for Yuan Changdao to come from Nanjing! Yin Jishan and Ha Panlong were also busy smiling and greeting, holding hands and talking. Ha Panlong was not ordered to support the envoy of Jinchuan, but did his best to serve as the host, and when he saw that the officials had already asked for peace, he said: "The prime minister has worked hard all the way!" The brother has taken over the Qincha several times in Hubei, and he has never seen an ambassador who walks so fast. Please—there is water and wine here, please enjoy it. He glanced at the towering Yellow Crane Tower and said with a smile: "Brother is anxious. Detoured to Huguang, especially to discuss with the two of them about raising food and salary. Everyone is not strange from each other, what kind of nonsense? I have never eaten a feast, but today I made an exception. The emperor has a decree that in the Yellow Crane Tower, why don't we go upstairs and look at the river for a drink? It is also very good to say that the envoy is serious during the banquet. ”

Ha Panlong originally planned to delay his relatives here for at least three days, listen to his words, get off the boat and go upstairs, immediately discuss military affairs, as if he wants to discuss the appearance of pulling out his feet and leaving, he can't help but be stunned: the Yellow Crane Tower is like an ant, there is no preparation in advance, how to close? Drive away tourists, clean again, and then set up seats, when will it be tossed? …… complained in his heart that his relatives didn't succeed, but he was a newly promoted governor, and his promotion was quite helped by his relatives, how could he dare to refuse? Seeing that Yin Jishan smiled and didn't say a word, he hurriedly ordered Goshha: "At this moment, move to the Yellow Crane Tower, do it quickly!" When the time came, there was a lot of confusion, the officials retreated to the distance to fan fans and gossip, and Goshha brought a few chairs and put them under the big willow trees on the riverbank, and set up the table and served tea non-stop. It's easy for the three of them to sit down. Neqin said: "The saint saw the Yuan Chang excerpt, saying that you built a big academy by Xuanwu Lake, and I also saw the picture of entering it, which is really majestic." Nanjing's humanistic land has since become more colorful. ”

"Praise me!" Yin Jishan always looked calm, unhurried, humble, and arrogant, leaned back slightly, and said: "It turns out that there is also a academy, it is too dilapidated, and half of Minglun Hall has collapsed." These places are what the master must see when he comes to the southern tour, and the original appearance is also unsightly, so it was renovated. Neqin also leaned back and said, "I heard that the palace has been built on the side of Mochou Lake, and it is even more gorgeous, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of silver, right?" Yin Jishan listened to his words, boasted that he was rich, and wanted to ask for more military expenses, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "The palace was originally repaired by Lord Kangxi during his southern tour, long live Lord has a will, and the southern tour can't live in the minister's house." This time it was also renovated. The master is the king of ten thousand times, and naturally there are regulations, which are delineated by someone from the Ministry of Rites - as for the money, no matter how much it is, it is also in the palace, and there is a money degree over there, and he knows my details. ”

Neqin nodded when he heard this, and was about to speak, when a Goshha rushed over, but it was from the Hapanlong Yamen, and said: "There is a court edict, which was handed to the Prime Minister, and it was sent to our Yamen, so that it should be presented to the Prime Minister immediately." He clasped his hands together as he spoke. He took it and felt heavy, so he carefully tore open the seal, and when he pulled it out, it was Zhang Guangsi's play. looked behind again, but there was Qianlong's Zhu Pi, so he hurriedly stood up and took a closer look. First browse Zhang Guangsi's twists and turns, which is a detailed description of the before and after the signing of the peace treaty with Salopen. "I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Qingfu's chaotic life, I misunderstood the military state, humiliated the court, the lord was humiliated, the lord humiliated the ministers, and Guangsi only committed suicide to thank the world." But he didn't commit suicide after all, he was still arranging the military, "returning to the camp for training, waiting for his relatives to come to the camp, finishing the delivery, trying his best, and killing ......himself with a sword" I don't know which master's handwriting, the writing is bloody, and the tears are very touching. Qianlong's Zhu Pi is attached to the back, which reads:

Lan Song Xiaosheng sighed. In this way, Zhang Guangsi knows and regrets! You have to use the general, celebrate Hu Wei, play it in the morning, and say today, how can the husband be restored! I now hand over your life and wealth to your relatives, and he will consider your life and death when he goes to the army. See if you still dare to be arrogant? Relatives should also be considerate of my intentions, and should stay and be punished, but in your thoughts, in short, I want to pacify Jinchuan as the first purpose. This battle can no longer be won, the shame of the monarchy, the shame of the courtiers, but it should be like a celebration and a military law. Chin this!

"It turns out that Zhang Guangsi handled it like this." He hesitated for a while, sighed in his heart, silently returned the fold to the envelope, and sat back down. Ha Panlong has been looking at his relatives in a daze, and when he saw Yin Jishan picking his nails without saying a word, he also learned this composure, looked at the Yellow Crane Tower, and said, "It's ready over there." Two adults, please. Yin Jishan got up, looked at the pocket watch, and said with a smile: "It's time to come out." I know these officials, and I know that there is a feast here, and breakfast may not be good to eat raw. They're hungry right now, and they're more anxious than we are! He smiled as he spoke.

Ha Panlong and Neqin also laughed. He got up and said, "Call Qian Du to our table too." Yuan Chang, I didn't come to the ring, if you give enough food, I can win this battle. I'm going to be lazy, I'm going to march the law! Yin Jishan said with a smile: "I know how to do it—please!" ”

So everyone followed these dignitaries over and climbed the stairs along the stone steps that were all dusty. That Qian Du had already been ordered to come up. According to the rules of officialdom, the nobles are at the first table, and the senior officials are at the chief. They are naturally at the top level. Yin Jishan followed closely to his relatives, stepping on the creaking wooden steps layer by layer, and said with a smile: "Old Ha, this building should also be repaired, the staircase has not been replaced for about a hundred years, right?" You should also build a stele gallery for the first few Tang monuments outside, and the poetry monuments of Li Bai and Cui Hao are also open-air, like a flower child. This is the face of Hubei. The place of flowers can not be saved. Ha Panlong, who was born as a military attaché, followed effortlessly and said, "The money has already been transferred." I don't know why I didn't start the work, and I went back to urge again, so I called Xuezheng and said that he would take care of this matter. I also added two, one is to build a Buddhist shrine on the top, to offer Guanyin up, to bless this building from being struck by lightning again, and the other is to build a Zhao Zilong temple - without Zhao Yun's protection, how could future generations think of building this Yellow Crane Tower? Before he finished speaking, Yin Jishan, who was walking at the head, was so laughing that he almost fell, and Qian Du was also laughing heartily in the back, and even the relatives with a solemn face couldn't help laughing. Yin Jishan said with a smile: "The virtuous order is really elegant. ”

"Fengya doesn't dare to be, I'm a vassal Fengya." Ha Panlong said, "Some people say that vassals are not good. Who I say is not vassal? It's better than a vassal philistine, right? ”

These words were almost true, and several people felt that the surname Ha was naïve, and they were embarrassed to laugh. At this point, it has reached the top. It is the first time to go up to this floor, only to see about five wings of space, all red pine paneled flooring, partition doors, carved pillars are made of oak, carved insects, fish, flowers, birds, clouds, trees, immortals, as well as all kinds of Taoist character stories, carved exquisitely clear. It's just that after a long time, the red lacquer is dusty and the carvings are peeling off. Because it has been touched by countless tourists, it is smooth as if it has been coated with a layer of amber. He stood on the edge of the railing and looked out for a while, then turned around and said, "Yellow Crane Tower, I've been looking up for a long time." When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. Looking into the distance, the Yangtze River is pouring eastward, sultry thoughts, and the heart of reminiscing about the past arises spontaneously! This is Huang Heji. I wonder if there is a monument to the original building? Why this building was built, do you, the governor of Huguang, know it - tell the subordinates, tell them to have a banquet, and we will eat too! ”

"Lord Qincha ordered a feast!"

Goshha, who was guarding the staircase, immediately gave the order to go down. There is no need to sit here, and the relatives are at the table, Yin Jishan and Ha Panlong accompany each other, and Qian Du took the wine jug and poured it one by one. Ha Panlong smiled and toasted, and said, "It's just a good thing." I'm a military general, and they can understand me. It's not good to be a vassal, it's good not to be vassal. Everyone knew that he didn't really understand, and they couldn't help but laugh again. Ha Panlong said: "As the name suggests, the yellow crane rock downstairs must have been the yellow crane nest earlier, and the immortals are all particular about riding the crane to ascend to heaven, and seeing that they inhabit a lot, it is not known to build a building here." 'The people of the past have taken the yellow crane to go', this 'former people' dare to love is the fairy family! "Of course." Yin Jishan smiled and persuaded him to drink, and said: "Last time I went back to Nanfu, a Xiucai noted his appearance on the roll and said 'micro beard'. Later, during the physical examination, a pedant in the inspection hall said: "The small one, there is nothing." Note that there is no beard, this person has a mustache, and the human appearance does not match. 'Get him out of the game.' Xiucai was not convinced, and went to the court to argue with reason. I said that the "micro" here means "small", and I am not wrong, the old gentleman is still arguing with me. I said that you have always read the four books, "Confucius micro-service has passed the Song Dynasty", this "micro-service" is stripped naked, naked, is that a good look? A few words made everyone laugh again.

After three rounds of drinking, the relatives pushed the cup and said, "Qian Du is also here, let's discuss the matter of raising salaries." The emperor repeatedly instructed him to change the land and return to the river in Yunnan, a battle to look up and down, and a battle to fight Jinchuan. From the year of Yongzheng to the present, he has been fighting for more than ten years. In the past, it was Li Wei and Fan Shijie, and now it is Yuan Changgong and Fan Shijie, and they have to add a lot of money, they really have done their best, not only to make a living in Jiangnan, but also to support military needs, and the silver is spent like a sea water, you are not easy! The emperor said that Jiangnan has already exempted money and grain once, and will exempt it again next year, so there will be no donations, and you must be tighter in hand. Therefore, after the battle of Jinchuan is over, it is necessary to be extra gracious, Jiangnan has contributed a lot, and it is not too much to whip the fast ox. First gave Yin Jishan this reassuring pill, and said again: "But this time my brother sent troops, it is really extraordinary, the emperor said that I am the first minister of Xuanli in the imperial court, which is deserved." However, those who led the troops as auxiliaries were the first time to open the country. The court lost face in front of Salopun, and it really won and couldn't afford to lose. This errand made Fu Lao Liu also look forward to it for a long time. I made a knee to the emperor, Fu Heng's talent is not weak, his prestige is still shallow, and he has passed through the military horses of the seven provinces, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public for a while. I came here with a military order for my life, so I hope you will fulfill it. ”

Ha Panlong had nothing to do, and kept smiling and listening, and said: "Sha Luoben is a little toast, and he is really capable. In the final analysis, the battle of Jinchuan was a matter of one province and one place, and the scholars of Gyeongfu University could not take it. In my opinion, Qingfu has never been in charge of military power, and he commands the military paradoxically like his aunt's wife in front of Zhang Guangsi. Teacher, you must ask for that Zhang Guangsi to go far. That group of people has been with him for many years, and if you keep him, you will not be able to command him. He bit his lower lip and smiled, "His life is in my hands." Of course, I am the main house, and he comes to be an aunt. ”

The two of them sandwiched these inconsistencies in their serious words, which seemed to be indifferent, but they greatly hurt Yin Jishan's self-esteem. Yin Jishan was born to his aunt's wife, not only was he inferior at home, but he also saw his mother standing in front of his father and aunt, serving tea, handing towels, lighting cigarettes, and suffering with low eyebrows. Although Yongzheng noticed that Jin Feng's mother was transferred to Nanjing for his fate, he finally became ill due to humiliation and depression, and only enjoyed three days of "blessing", and then died of laughter and madness. This is the hidden pain and hatred of his life, and the fire mark is generally burned on his heart. This kind of words made him sound like a knife cutting his heart, and he couldn't suppress his grief and anger even after eating two glasses of wine, and his eyes were already filled with tears, so he hurriedly covered up and stood up, paced to the railing and looked at the river view. When the time shifted, Yin Jishan breathed a sigh of silence, and did not look at the relatives, and said: "I miss Yin Jishan, as a Manchurian nobleman, not by my grandfather's merits, not weak at the age of the crown to climb the dragon gate, twenty-two years old under the two Guangzhou, the blade of corrupt officials, quell the riots, known to the first emperor and the emperor, and the year of the establishment of the year is not enough to serve as a feudal official - never smashed the messenger!" His voice was hoarse, and suddenly became unusually soft: "My lord, I have been your subordinate since the day I received the decree. If the errand is not handled effectively, it will naturally be dealt with by military law. What regulations do you have, how to supply the grain, please ask. Qian Du, who was here, knew the essence very well, sighed secretly, and admired Yin Jishan's self-cultivation, and smoked dry tobacco without saying a word.

"Although Qingfu is incapable of misleading the country, our army has not hurt its vitality after all." "In addition to the wounded soldiers, there are more than 29,000 people, and they are encircling the Jinchuan River on the front line. There were about 60,000 soldiers, 20,000 servants, and the guards on the grain route, and 600 taels of rice and flour were needed every day, and each stone was 3 taels, which was 1,800 taels, and 550,000 taels a year. This is the principal silver, and with the foot silver, you will pay me a total of two million taels. If I can't win in one year, and I can't win another year, I'm afraid I won't need your money. But if you can't come out, Yuan Chang, I said in front, it's my credit for winning, and you're solely to blame for defeat! ”

"Done! - Is Zhongtang a guide to the road army, or the whole army? ”

"The Southern Route Army and the Middle Route Army. The Northern Route Army was supplied by Sichuan Province. ”

"This is Zhongtang's consideration for me Yin Jishan." Yin Jishan said tepidly, "I received letters from friends in Shaanxi and Yunnan, the North Route Army crossed the grassland, and the supply of food and clothing was difficult. The Northern Route Army is not supplied to me, and the strength of Sichuan Province is difficult to maintain, so I can allocate another 1 million taels to Sichuan. ”

Neqin is a son who grew up in the Guogong Mansion and reads, has been serving in Beijing, and has long held an important position in the military aircraft department of the upper study, where do you know the knowledge of foreign officials? Immediately overjoyed, he said: "Yuan Changgong's loyalty to the country really moved me. I'm going to do this right away! "I'm just asking for peace!" Yin Jishan smiled and said, "If it's not enough, I can add it to five million taels." In short, the silver in Jiangnan is Zhongtang's, and it must be enough! He paused for a moment and added, "However, silver and grain are not easy to come by. Zhang Guangsi spoiled my two warehouses of grain in Jinchuan, how many people in Jiangnan were hungry and cold, and there was no rice at home? Isn't it good to keep them warm? If the middle hall is wasted, Jishan must also be impeached. It's hard to take care of the situation. Ne Qin's eyes lit up and said, "Don't worry! ”

"I came to Wuchang this time, brought 10,000 stone grain, and the fleet traveled against the water, and it would take three days to transport it." Yin Jishan said with a smile, "This place will be handed over to Brother Ha, and I will ask the Hubei Yankee to ship it to Sichuan." There is also money - it is not counted to buy grain with silver, it is too much depreciation, and the money saved is too much to occupy the warehouse, and it is necessary to exchange all of it for money, which depends on copper mines, all thanks to money. Ha Panlong knew that the weight of this million catties of grain was transported back to Sichuan, but at this moment, he was not allowed to hesitate to shirk, because he said: "Okay! I took it, it's all the emperor's errand! The price of rice in our Huguang is not high, if you bring silver, you will buy grain in our province, and someone from Sichuan will transport it away - buy 100,000 stone first, how about it? Seeing Yin Jishan smiling, Qian Du said: "I made a silent calculation." Counting on the Copper Administration, he will definitely not be able to mint so much money: that is more than 20 million catties of copper! But what about the copper ingots, which are half borne by the Nanjing Domain's Money Minting Division? Ha Panlong came to buy grain again, and he was happy for a while, Yin Jishan laughed, nodded and replied: "Yes." ”

Seeing that everyone was sponsoring together, he was so happy that he couldn't sit still, and he got up and poured the wine one by one, and said: "That's good, that's good!" Brothers, this is folded and played, and the patriotic hearts of all the monarchs are as bright as the sun and the moon! He counts his work every day, and this is the first thing! "I left the table and threw myself to the ground with three subordinates! Returning to his seat, he said slowly, "Shi Yao and Le Min went to Beijing to report on their work, and they were originally said to be confronting Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi, but now the imperial court has already punished them, although they have been cut down, they are just for inquiry." I want to keep them, still take care of the food and salary, and I will talk to the emperor about the reinstatement. Please inform them and tell them to prepare to go back to Sichuan with me. At this time, he took out Qianlong's Zhu batch and circulated it to the three of them, and Yin and Ha kept saying: "The Lord is sage, and the leniency is appropriate." Qian Du knew that Zhang Guangsi was not proper in the army after all, so he only dealt with it on the side, the wine was hot and the food was cold, and the local climate was indiscriminate.

On the second day, Qian Du returned to Nanjing with Yin Jishan on the large ship of the Governor of Liangjiang. That Wuchang is known as the "furnace", the heat is difficult to be in the middle of the summer, at this moment board the boat down the river to the east, the river is wide and the wind is high-eyed and the heart is open, the two of them are unhindered, they ride the stream, and they are all literati, sometimes they look at the river and chant, sometimes they drink to the moon, and they are proud to the extreme. Qian Du was suspicious, and he always wanted to talk to Yin Jishan about military supplies, but seeing Yin Jishan's blind romance, he talked endlessly, never talked about military affairs, and it was not good to ask rashly. Yin Jishan has this ability. You see that he always smiles and speaks easily and easily, but when he gets too close, he has another kind of bearing. On this day, seeing the stone city standing on the riverbank, Yin Jishan became a little depressed, and ordered the servants to pack up and prepare to go ashore. Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the slowly moving riverbank, he was silent. Qian Du was behind him, and he asked for a long time:

"The production of the table, it's going to be home, it's time to be happy. Do you seem to have something on your mind? ”

"I'm afraid of the heat. Nanjing is hotter than Wuhan! When I get ashore, how many things await me! ”

"I heard Ha Zhongcheng say that the emperor is going to transfer you to Liangguang to be the governor, is it true?"

Yin Jishan turned his face, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "The Sacred Heart is still between the two. I have written an excerpt that says that the prosperity of the two Guangxi is better than that of today's Nanjing. Because of the sea port, there is more and more trade between foreigners. I have a lot of dealings with foreigners in Liangjiang-" He actually has a hard time saying that he has been in office as the fat governor of Liangjiang for eight years, and he has been in charge of military affairs, civil affairs, finance, maritime affairs, and foreign affairs. It also means to be self-obscure and avoid slander. Thinking about it and laughing: "I only have one regret when I go to Liangguang, there are too few people who know knowledge and can write poetry, and Cantonese is grunting, I can't understand it, this is a big scenery!" ”

"It doesn't matter, it'll be fine after a long time. Talent also lies in cultivation, and bosom friends are slowly available, and there are more. Qian Du said with a smile: "——A person has been on an errand in one place for too long, and 'rejects another country as his hometown', which is not good, so there is a system of official avoidance." I thought I was worried about the military salary! ”

He sees through and points are subtle. Yin Jishan knew that this person was insightful, so he smiled and said: "I have heard your name of 'money devil' for a long time, and it is really a character!" Even Cao Xueqin's "Dream of Red Mansions" has been read. What's my concern? The rice surplus in the south of the Yangtze River is worried that it is not easy to store and cannot be sold, which is too cheap and hurts the peasants. Raising military salaries is equal to selling rice at a low price, and my treasury is free up to hold money, a great thing that kills two birds with one stone, your copper arrives and the money arrives, and the ropes that string money in the treasury are moldy, and it can also be exchanged. The surname Ha also thinks so, 100,000 stone rice is equivalent to 300,000 silver in his province, turn around and go to Liangguang to operate foreign goods, the people have money, and his hands are still tight? These millions of silver have just been moved from the government treasury to the market for circulation! What are the benefits of being in Curry? Qian Du smiled: "No wonder the system is so generous, it turns out that I am so calculating in my heart!" Yin Jishan turned his face, stood on the side, looked at the stone city that was getting closer and closer, and smiled to himself for a while, and said: "You are wrong, I didn't have any calculations at all, what I thought on the Yellow Crane Tower, about no one knows." I'll just tell you, I almost got into a bad mood, and I almost had bad thoughts to rectify people—three million, huh! Three million would be good for seven months! Two million can't even withstand it for five months! ”

"What!" Qian Du pretended to be surprised and stared at Yin Jishan, "I don't quite understand the meaning of making Taiwan." ”

"Someone as shrewd as you doesn't understand?" Yin Jishan smiled, "Ne Zhongtang is the prime minister, and he has never led soldiers. His 'accounts' are the numbers reported to him by the Ministry of War. The generals are no more than the civilian officials - they don't repay the people's feet and money. Big and small Jinchuan is a place where ghosts don't lay eggs. Not to mention transporting grain to the army from my Jiangnan, from Chengdu and Chongqing, one stone of rice is worth eighteen taels of silver! This alone costs 5.5 million taels a year! Qingfu and Zhang Guangsi, who conquered Jinchuan for two years, spent 13 million in silver, and no one knew this account - the emperor's heart was clear, and he couldn't tell anyone about it, and he wanted to overhaul the Old Summer Palace, and he wanted to tour the south, and he wanted to learn from the Holy Ancestor, and he stepped on the Khalkha level, and killed Qingfu for Liwei, and the second was heartache that he wasted the silver. According to my state of mind at the time: If you want 2 million, I will give 200 or 3 million, and it is none of my business if you defeat or win. Later, I thought about it, I didn't stand up and led the two rivers, and I was gracious, not for him, but for the emperor! He lowered his eyelids and muttered, "After a celebration, another kiss came...... They are all people who sit and talk about politics, they have no experience in governing affairs, and the emperor doesn't know what to think, should he call Fu Lao Liu...... Or Yue Zhongqi also becomes. Keeping Zhang Guangsi, or the original team, this battle ......" He shook his head, and finally didn't say anything unlucky.

Qian Du groaned and said: "I look at the matter of Jinchuan, the work is useless, and it is useless to change the general alone." Le Min told me that when a soldier hears the word 'Salopun', his heart trembles, and when he hears the word 'Jinchuan', he gets tired of it. It will be a defeated general, a soldier is a defeated soldier, and it is not easy to muster up morale with the strength of one person in the middle hall! ”

"The business of war is half personnel, half destiny. Who can say for sure? Yin Jishan left the side of the boat with both hands, and stretched a few times with a wide open and closed it suitably, "Don't talk about them." I see that you will live in my yamen, and then go and see my coinage. Fan Shijie is in charge of this matter, if he has something to say, just say to him, he can't do it and come back to me. Brother Tianheng, it's not me who takes the big one, I am in such a hurry to rush back because there is a secret message - Liu Tongxun found out that 'Yizhihua' returned to Henan to preach, and he couldn't stand in Tongbai Mountain and Queshan, so he fled to my Jinling to hide. Nanjing is a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, and it is also a place where dirt and dirt are hidden, and I may have to leave office, and I can't leave a tail here. Qian Du said with a smile: "Nanjing is going to be reversed, and the world is not going to be reversed!" I won't disturb you, I will rest at the governor's yamen tonight, and Ming'er will go to the post house to live. Do I like to go in and out in the middle of the night by candlelight, so that your group of goshkha can be checked? Yin Jishan smiled and said: "With you, here is drunk and golden, the lights are bright, it is the first pit in the world, although you are the god of wealth, no matter how much money you have, it is also the emperor's, don't spend your heart and plant it in the Qinhuai River!" ”

When the ship was moved to the shore, it was already dusk, and the mountains and rivers were shrouded in the gray and gloomy vast sky, and the muddy yellow river water also became dark, and there was a palpitating sound of banging on the shore, roaring and flowing eastward. At this time, the governor Fan Shijie, the political envoy Daoerji and the inspection envoy Zhang Qiuming have come to greet them, and dozens of small watermelon lanterns have been lit on the dock, and more than a dozen captains are busy landing the sails, building bridge boards, anchoring, and mooring, all of them are tired and sweating profusely, and the captain came over and said: "Please get off the boat peacefully - it's going to rain, and we will see it in the morning, so we hold on and go, so we finally arrived at the shore before the rain!" ”

"I wanted to see the sunset over the Yangtze River, but I didn't have this fate." Yin Jishan glanced at the crowd on the shore, then looked at the undulating waves of the river, and said with a smile: "It's better to rain a little, it's cooler - everyone works hard, and each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver." The captain thanked him for the reward, and Yin Jishan had already taken the money to get off the boat. Seeing that Fan Shijie was standing at the forefront, meaning that he was going to pay a court salute to himself, Yin Jishan hurriedly took a step forward, grabbed Fan Shijie's hand, nodded his fingers and smiled: "You old dog is so strong, wear such a thick dog skin to pick me up!" Fan Shijie laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I'll pick the dog's skin!" Money devil, Ri Niang's bird also came, and I took a fancy to my money bag, and I got it again! Qian Du knew his temperament, and replied with a smile: "The old man is called a donkey, you are an iron donkey, and I bring steel tongs to pluck the hair!" Yin Jishan knew that they still had to catch the wind, and said with a smile: "Excuse yourself from the wind feast, and don't you pay out of your own pockets, or from the official bank?" They all went to my yamen, and the fresh Wuchang fish I brought with me ate japonica rice and drank fish soup. Those feasts are just a false appearance, and the black-hearted cook earns money, but he can't eat enough. Saying that, they stepped into the sedan chair, and everyone had to laugh and get on the sedan chair to follow.

When I arrived at the governor's yamen, it was already dim. The raindrops of beans fell with the cool breeze, and when they came out of the sedan chair, everyone felt that they had suddenly entered a cool world, and they were indescribably comfortable and refreshing. Qian Du glanced at the food stalls outside the yamen and the endless lights of the restaurant and song shop in the distance, followed Yin Jishan into the yamen, and said: "It's changed again, even the outside of the governor's yamen is crowded with businessmen." If Li Wei was there, he would have fought far away. Yin Jishan smiled and nodded to the masters, secretaries, and officials who asked for peace, and said, "Li Wei is here, so I have to do the same." The population is larger, and there are many people from other places, and there are 110,000 more people in Nanjing last year, which is a treasure land - this Governor's Yamen Street, which collects tens of thousands of taels of silver a day! As he spoke, he let the group into the West Flower Hall.

This meal is very comfortable for everyone, not a feast, nor a table to eat, four plates in front of each person, fried beans and bitter gourd, roasted eggplant, green garlic mixed with gouache and a plate of muxi meat, rice, Wuchang fish soup, four taels of wine pots each a pot of self-pouring. After eating, serve the iced watermelon and use it as you like. After eating to their heart's content, Fantai Dorji was a Mongolian, smiled and wiped his lips, and said, "It's a little vegetarian." But I've never been so full. ”

"The meat and vegetables are the cleanest in my food, and you won't have a stomach upset if you eat it." Yin Jishan ordered people to withdraw from the table, changed his face to talk about this trip to Wuchang, and described in detail the court and letter sent by Liu Tongxun, and said: "Lao Fan is in charge of civil affairs, and Daoerji, and Qian Du should contact the matter, and the silver accounts must be detailed, if there is anything that can't be done, you must reply to me." Fan Shijie, Dorji and Qian Duxian all bowed down in their chairs and answered "yes".

Yin Jishan turned his gaze to Zhang Qiuming again and asked, "Have you done what I told before leaving?" Arrange eyeliner, clean up the household registration, check the buildings in Qinhuai from house to house, register the foreign population, the pilgrims in the temples and temples, and the letter to the blind man Wu was sent? Did Liu Tongxun reply to the letter? Zhang Qiuming was a little embarrassed by the question, avoiding Yin Jishan's gaze, and then froze again, and said with a smile: "The letter from the blind man Wu was not sent. Yanqing's reply arrived, saying that the blind man Wu couldn't come. The Yan Gang and the Cao Gang were at odds, and the Hong Gang and the Qing Gang fought in Anhui and missed the grain ship, asking him to reconcile. That's why Huang Tianba was sent. Our province has a lot of things to do now, those who come in from other places, one is a businessman, the other is a hungry person who works, there are factions in all provinces in groups, and there is not a day when there is no trouble, and the day before yesterday there was a group fight at the gate of the palace, and four or five were stabbed. Siri is really a little nervous—" "I'm asking if you've done what I arranged." Yin Jishan's face suddenly seemed to be frosty, "Public security, it's your duty." ”

"I've already arranged it with the Patrol Department." Zhang Qiuming swallowed his saliva, "I went to Zhenjiang and just came back......"

"Zhenjiang?" Yin Jishan said coldly, "What is the important business in Zhenjiang? ”

Zhang Qiuming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fu Liuye sent someone to Zhenjiang to buy a gift for Niangniang's birthday, and he asked someone to kidnap ...... in Zhenjiang."

"You're stupid!"

Yin Jishan's face was so angry that his face turned pale, and he slammed the teacup on the table, and said sharply: "You missed my big thing!" You stand up for me! ”

Suddenly, the air froze and solidified, and there was no sound in the West Flower Hall, only the sound of rain hitting lotus leaves outside the hall.