Chapter 321 The imperial edict in the Governor's Palace!
In 1799, the 58th year of Qianlong, a lot of things happened in this year. However, for the court that was closed to themselves, they only remember the perfect martial arts of Qianlong, the king of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the conquest of Gurkha, so that he could pay tribute to him, raise the king's righteous teacher, and help Li to restore the south of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and Xiyi Ying. The country is not far away. After thousands of hardships, I admire the name of my heavenly dynasty and come to pay tribute... In a word, in a word, the song and dance of the rise to peace, the drunken life and the dream of death are not the same.
In the south, in Guangzhou, there is a new master, Changlin, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. His arrival made Guo Shixun, the acting governor who has been conscientious in managing the affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi for nearly a year, very dissatisfied. However, he did not dare to be dissatisfied with the new boss.
Moreover, the new Guangzhou General Fuchang also arrived in Guangzhou with Changlin. Just when Prince Shaobao, Governor Changlin and Guangzhou General Fuchang arrived in Guangzhou, it was already early winter. It was only half a month before the British envoy occupied Manila, and it was not long before the British launched the war of aggression against China. Two months. However, among these people, except for Liang Pengfei, they know nothing about what happened in Nanyang. This is an ironic thing, at least Liang Pengfei thinks so.
In order to congratulate the new governor of Guangdong and Guangzhou on his appointment, a grand welcome banquet was held in the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi. Almost all the officials in Guangzhou who were in Guangzhou or who were qualified to receive notice came. Liang Pengfei, the commander-in-chief of Humen Town of Guangdong Marine Division, was also present.
Among the generals present, there are as many as eight generals in the water and land routes alone, four in the waterway, four on the land, plus two admirals, and a Guangzhou general. In addition, there are vice generals and so on, which occupy three or four tables, but there are also many civil servants. Of course, there are also many famous gentry in Guangdong and Guangxi. There is nothing we can do. Since there is a new governor and a general, it is inevitable that everyone will come to join in the fun and get along with each other.
"Come on, guys, let's do it first." Wang Shouli, the admiral of the sailor, had been sweaty at this time, and he sat in the position of admiral of the sailor for less than a year, but Wang Shouli had gained a full weight. His originally vigorous and majestic figure now seems to be a little bloated.
However, this can only prove that Admiral Wang is indeed safe. Annan's problem has been solved. Cai Qian's pirates are in Fujian and Zhejiang, which is none of his business. Now, after the Western opium smuggling has been repeatedly hit by his beloved Liang Pengfei, the sea in Guangdong is calm. Those who originally liked to make trouble, The thieves who stirred up the Pearl River Estuary and the sea of Guangdong seem to have disappeared and are much more honest.
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However, in the eyes of Wang Shouli and the officials of Liangguang, all of this is caused by Liang Pengfei's reputation. His men have hardly survived, which is a point of view agreed by the officials of Guangdong and the generals in the army.
In the last Guangzhou magistrate's case, there were more than 300 heads. Then, when it came to Annan, this guy actually won more with less, and it was completely annihi out, and more than 5,000 heads landed immediately.
Next, it didn't take much time to return to Guangzhou. The incident of Cai Qian's attack on the British envoy occurred. Guangdong naturally sent Liang Pengfei, a brave and tough general. As a result, the pirates had not begun to clean up, repaired another smuggler, and it was completely annihiled... Before, Yu Yu Yu The siege and suppression of Cai Qian's pirate group on that country's island was still completely annihilated... At the thought of Liang Pengfei's bloody achievements, both the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi and the Fujian and Zhejiang sailors who had worked with him were all in a cold sweat.
Think about the end of those who once had conflicts with Liang Pengfei. The governor of Guangzhou committed suicide. This is an official statement, but in fact, the real situation of the case has long been spread all over the official class in Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is naturally related to this guy.
In the backstage, Erdengbu, the supervision of Guangdong Customs, was also very disapsible to Liang Pengfei. As a result, because of the smuggling case, he was sentenced to commit suicide and said to be a death, but there was no secret between the officials of Guangdong and Guangzhou, so everyone was very clear about the truth.
And the son of Cai Shiwen, the former head of the thirteen banks, once fought with Liang Pengfei on the street. Although this guy slapped the prince of the Cai family, what was the result?
Liang Pengfei's father-in-law squeezed into the position of general businessman. In less than two months, Shi Zhonghe, a businessman with a close relationship with the Cai family, owed a huge amount of money to foreign merchants and was forced to become a seller's property repayment. However, the family's capital is nearly 600,000 taels of foreign debt. The court ordered Shi Zhonghe to be imprisoned and later sent to Yili.
And Wan He Xing Cai Shiwen, the head of the thirteen banks, committed suicide because he still owed more than 500,000 taels after paying off the debt. The debt was originally planned to be recovered by various banks, but Cai's family fled one after another. In the end, the debt fell on Lu Guanheng, a Guangli merchant who was closely related to it.
At this time, Pan Youdu stood up, and now, Guangli Xing Lu Guanheng, Ye Shanglin and Pan Youdu have formed a very close-concerned group. The three of them accounted for almost half of the trade volume of thirteen banks.
Although this matter has nothing to do with Liang Pengfei, besides, Liang Pengfei did not have the spirit to compete with a businessman, but in the eyes of the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi, it was another impression.
In the dark, in the evaluation of Liang Pengfei by officials of Guangdong and Guangxi and Fujian and Zhejiang officials, in addition to being brave and good at fighting and brave in doing things, there is naturally more cruel and murderous reputation that must be repaid. For this reason, coupled with Liang Pengfei's long time in the army, except for Wang Shouli and other limited officials and generals, almost no one wants to be too close to him. After all, everyone is very self-hypnized: good shoes don't step on stinky shit.
However, the generals of the Guangdong Marine Division still have a good impression on Liang Zongbing, who has been generous and always generous. Moreover, Guo Shixun and others have a good impression of him. After all, this army has been rotten. In the era of lax military discipline, it is still rare to have such a tiger general to guard the Liangguang sea area. There are a lot of headaches and annoying things.
"Brother, this time I went on a tour of Nanyang for two months. Thank you for your hard work. Come on, brother, I'll give you a toast." Wang Shouli reached out and wiped the sweat on his forehead and picked up the glass again.
Liang Pengfei's face is already bitter at this moment. Although he believes that his drinking is okay, the problem is that he can't stand the rounds of attacks of the army who are gambling on women in addition to drinking. He has to beg for mercy with a wry smile, "My old brother, let me go. If you drink again, I really have to play under this table. "."
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"I can't say that it can't be said that the sailor training sentry on the sea of the province should be the responsibility of me and other sailors. In the past, you brothers have worked hard. My younger brother has been in the sailorship for more than a year and a half. Naturally, I should have walked on such a time. Even if this is nothing, I can run more on the sea, and I still feel alive. A lot." Liang Pengfei drank it all, drank wine for Wang Shouli and the generals present, and said with a smile.
"It's worthy of being a man on the sea. Just one word, I'll show my true nature as a hero. Come on, brother, brother, I'll also toast you." Next to him, Pu Zhigao, the chief soldier of Jieshi Town Marine Division, raised the cup in front of Liang Pengfei, which provoked Liang Pengfei to beg for mercy, and everyone laughed. But I heard someone next to me coughing twice.
Several people stopped playing. After turning their heads to see the people coming, they quickly stood up: "The humble position (the last general) should see the Governor and General Fu."
The comers are the new governor of Liangguang, Changlin and the new general of Guangzhou, Fuchang. Both of them held wine glasses in their hands and stood at the table with a smile. Changlin stroked his chin and smiled, "Ha ha, I want to drink with you, but I didn't expect it, but it disturbed the interest of the generals."
"I don't dare. We wait for Qiu Ba to be so tired. I hope Governor and General Fu won't be surprised." Wang Shouli still didn't dare to make any big deal, and replied respectfully.
After a cold noise, Liang Pengfei and others quickly filled their glasses and drank a round with these two bosses. At this time, Changlin did not mean to leave. He carefully looked at Liang Pengfei. At the beginning of the introduction, Changlin's eyes stared at Liang Pengfei. Now, Changlin's eyes made Liang Pengfei feel like he wanted to kick people, "Is this old guy a glass?" Liang Pengfei, who was thinking nonsense, suddenly got goose bumps on his body.
"After the banquet is over, please stay for the time being. I have official duties and want to discuss with you." After looking at Liang Pengfei for a few times, Chang Lin smiled and left such a sentence, turned around and left the table, leaving Liang Pengfei and others puzzled.
"Public service? I said, what the hell is going on with the long governor? I just entered Guangzhou today, and this meal is only half full, and I'm going to talk about official business?" Next to him, a deputy general of the sailor was puzzled. He reluctantly picked up the glass, swirled and sighed and put it down. Since the new governor had official business to discuss, he could not drink the wine. Otherwise, there is no need to talk about official business at that time, but the new governor and the general of Guangzhou appreciate a drunken man performing performance art in front of him naked.
"In that case, don't drink it. Anyway, I have a lot of opportunities to get together. Come and eat vegetables. This abalone is really good." Liang Pengfei didn't think so much. Anyway, it's useless to think about it. The most important thing is that Changlin's expression made him feel that things were strange.
But one thing is certain. Since Changlin is looking for a sailor, the matter is not only related to himself, but only to the sailor. Liang Pengfei believes that his reputation is not so famous at home and abroad, so there is nothing to worry about.
However, when they entered the back hall after the banquet, Changlin actually raised his hand and took out an imperial edict, which made Liang Pengfei and other generals know the serious surname of the matter.
(to be continued)