Chapter 170 Actions against wealthy merchants in Jiangnan
In the ledger, it is recorded in detail that there are several sums of money, more than one million dollars, which were remitted to a certain money bank in the capital, and it is said that it was given to a certain prince.
Even more so that Director Lin and Eunuch An felt terrible was that they also found some things from the treasure house, such as red-clothed cannons, etc., and the army's tightly controlled weapons of mass killing.
Seeing the ten cannons placed on the open field, emitting the smell of gunpowder and the hideous muzzle...
The officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners who were present to encircle and suppress Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, were all shocked into a cold sweat on their backs at this moment.
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Luckily, this time, what a blessing.
Fortunately, when they came over this time, they didn't alarm the Yangzhou local government and other forces!
Otherwise, once the news leaks, these garden guards will be on guard early, and they can make them come and go without coming back by taking out only ten cannons.
Director Lin, Eunuch An's side, blocked the news as soon as possible, and at the same time sorted out some of the deadly things that were found, and as soon as possible, he quickly stepped up and returned to the capital to report to Emperor Qianlong.
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Another half a month has passed.
Emperor Qianlong, after getting the news, was furious.
Although it was said that with the furniture accumulated by Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, half of the silver for the queen mother's birthday was collected, but the things in the middle made him feel frightened.
Emperor Qianlong, after receiving the report, immediately began to deal with the relevant responsible persons related to this matter.
The state capital where Yangzhou is located, from the prefect to the county magistrate and other high-ranking officials, were all put into prison.
At the same time, some relevant officials of the six ministries in Kyoto also fell into bad luck, especially the household department yamen, which controlled the world's taxation, and became a key hit area.
Those officials who are above are naturally aware of this in their hearts and do not panic at all.
But those middle and low-level officials who have no way to do it only think that this is the beginning of another round of cruel party struggle in the imperial court...
One by one, they trembled and did not dare to be careless, for fear that they would become cannon fodder in the process of party struggle.
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The other side!
The news of He Shen's promotion to the left waiter of the household department, and the second-in-command of the household department spread to the Hefu.
In Hefu, the mood of the master can be imagined, Hua Lao Taijun, second uncle Chang Rong and others are extremely complicated in their hearts, happy and angry.
The three generations of children of Hefu have become the second-in-command of the household, which is a big face for them in the noble family.
It represents the branch of Hefu, since Niu Hulu Oror, Niu Hulu Changbao's two generations of family heads, after the rapid decline in the momentum, began to rise.
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Naturally, because of something many years ago, the relationship between Mrs. Hua and her second uncle Chang Rong and He Shen is now very cold.
They have now completely lost their influence on Heshen, and only in front of outsiders can they barely maintain a normal family relationship.
Mrs. Hua and Second Uncle Chang Rong are here, although they used to think that this kid He Shen was not a mortal...
However, they never expected that after He Shen, a kid who entered the officialdom, he would make such rapid progress, and just a few years later, he became the left waiter of the household department, the second-in-command of the household department.
According to this trend, not to mention the south study walking, the minister of military aircraft, the cabinet scholar and other prime ministers, at least one of the six books, from the first product of the master is not running.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Hua moved the idea of taking He Lin back to her house again.
This time, Mrs. Hua didn't want to use her younger brother and Lin to control He Shen, but really wanted to have a good relationship with her eldest grandson He Shen, but her methods looked more strange.
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On the second uncle Chang Rong's side, the mood was full of depression and jealousy, he was not very happy in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
is not only a problem of exclusion by colleagues and officials, but also because of the mediocre work ability and the mess of several things, even by the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and the two waiters.
If it weren't for the second uncle Chang Rong, the Department of Etiquette and Etiquette. The director, the position of the fourth rank of the foreign officer, already belongs to the chief of the first department of the Ministry of Rites, and the position is not easy to adjust, plus he was personally appointed by Emperor Qianlong, which is a little tricky.
I'm afraid that he has long been marginalized, and even taken out of his official position, but even so, he also feels a terrible threat.
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For such a situation, the second uncle Chang Rong was deeply worried and helpless, but there was nothing he could do.
Chang Rong's side, it's not that he didn't think about spending some silver, up and down, but the silver spent a lot, but, in fact, it was useless at all.
A long time has passed, and until now, he has not found the way to give gifts.
However, what he didn't expect was that on Heshen's side, there was a lot of noise, and the carp jumped over the dragon gate.
In just a few years, He Shen has completed the road that many people have not completed in their lifetimes...
Within a few years, he was promoted from the head of the Zhengwupin Household Department to the position of the second in command of the Household Department.
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And the second uncle Chang Rong, although in the officialdom, is purely a waste, but there are still some crooked brains.
At this moment, he thought of an idea, that is, to ask the old lady to help him talk, and let the eldest nephew support him and pull him in the officialdom.
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In other words, as the eldest nephew of the left waiter of the household department, and help him transfer to a more "suitable" position for himself, such as the most oily household department or the most powerful official position...
Perhaps, his career path will be completely different.
From the perspective of the second uncle Chang Rong, the eldest nephew is now capable, and in just a few years, the official has been promoted several levels and has become a real high-ranking official.
As a high-ranking official, isn't it normal to bring along relatives and elders?
And He Shen doesn't have time now to pay attention to the bad things of his second uncle Chang Rong and other bullshit relatives.
On the side of He Shen, as the promoter and initiator of this matter, he not only knew the tragedy of the battle to exterminate Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy merchant in Yangzhou, but also knew that Emperor Qianlong began to be suspicious of one of his princes this time.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Emperor Qianlong severely beat the fourth son of the emperor, the prince of Yonghui, and took down some important officials under the fourth son of the emperor, Yonghui, or marginalized them.
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It's no wonder that Emperor Qianlong was so angry, Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, was obviously the money bag raised by the fourth son of the emperor.
As the money bag raised by the fourth son of the emperor, Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, not only has artillery and other taboo items in his house, but also has good combat effectiveness among hundreds of his family, what do you want to do...
All of this is simply scary to think about.
Of course, this time, because of the rich businessmen in Yangzhou, in the officialdom earthquake that occurred in the chain of Beijing, He Shen belonged to the meaningless winner.
Because, this matter is related to Heshen's next big plan.
Just a few days after He Shen became the second product of the household department, he made a suggestion to Huang Shihua, the head of the household department, in view of the fact that the tax evasion of the wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou is too serious...
He Shen suggested that the household yamen should thoroughly investigate all the rich people in the Jiangnan area, especially Yangzhou, and pay taxes one by one, otherwise there may be big problems in the future.
Although Huang Shihua, the head of the household, heard He Shen's words, his face was full of displeasure, thinking that He Shen was making trouble for him.
However, this time, he finally got through the danger and kept his official position, and he did not dare to publicly reprimand He Shen and dismiss the matter at this sensitive time.
On the side of Emperor Qianlong, because of Bi Haiyuan, a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou, and Yonghui, the fourth son of the emperor
Furious, he, the head of the world's wealth,
The responsibility in this regard is also not small.
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As the head of the household, under the power of Huang Shihua, there is such a wealthy man in Yangzhou who is serious in tax evasion and even does rebellion.
The loss of countless silver was a serious negligence for Huang Shihua, the head of the household department who was in charge of the country's taxation, and it was reasonable for Emperor Qianlong to punish him.
Fortunately, he was a confidant of Emperor Qianlong, and this matter implicated a nobleman at the princely level.
Emperor Qianlong didn't want to make too much trouble, so he barely avoided it, but at the same time, he was also shocked into a cold sweat.
As the head of the household, Huang Shihua knows very well in his heart that if something like this happens again, the official hat on his head will not need to continue to wear it...
Not to mention the official hat on his head, it is difficult to say whether he can retire with his whole body and retire peacefully.
Now, listening to Heshen's advice, he is terrified at the same time, you are thinking about how to push this thing out...
He Shen's side seemed to have guessed the idea of Huang Shihua, the head of the household department, and took the initiative to take this matter on his own and wanted to do it himself.
Huang Shihua, the head of the household, is naturally willing to do this well, and it is no good to do this well, and he will smash the hot potato that is unlucky and hand it over to Heshen to deal with it with all his powers.
What Huang Shihua didn't know was that Heshen's purpose was this.
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On Heshen's side, he first wrote an excerpt and reported it to Emperor Qianlong, and then asked Huang Shihua, the secretary of the household department, to write an excerpt.
On the Qianlong side, after comparing the two excerpts, and after saying "I'm bad", he agreed.
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After obtaining the permission and support of Emperor Qianlong, he directly issued an official post in the name of the household department, ordering Li Wei's son, Li Xingheng, the governor of Liangjiang, to ask him to dispatch some officers and soldiers to take joint action...
For example, dealing with the rich people who are worth millions of silver and are landowners, how can this matter lack the support of the officers and soldiers?
As Li Wei's son, Li Xingheng and Heshen's father Chang Bao are also friends, although Chang Bao is dead, but no matter how he says it, he has a little affection for Hefu.