After seeing off Qiao Songnian, Han Xiufeng sat alone in the study room for a long time. After thinking about it, he still felt that he could not act irritably and felt that it would be better not to offend Yang Nengge.

It is very simple to not offend Yang Nengge, that is, to be a subordinate of Yang Nengge, helping to run errands and spreading messages, and then handing over one or two dozen taxes paid by the Citi merchant to the Dao Office. As for whether to pay the salary or transfer it to the Jiangning vassal department or even the Taiwan Department, that is his business.

However, the previous taxes were given to the new grain station as Xu Naizhao ordered, and Citi merchants were not as many as English and French merchants, and the business of foreign merchants in this chaotic world was as difficult as that of foreign merchants. It has been several days since Citi merchant ships unloaded goods by docks, nor have Citi merchant ships transported goods out of the port, so naturally they could not receive tariffs.

Thinking of doing superficial articles, Han Xiufeng simply drafted two official documents, one submitted to Xu Naizhao and the other for Yang Nengge. He said that the supervision of Jiang Customs has always been the Daotai, and the tax on Jiang Customs has been handed over to the Ministry of Revenue and the Jiangning Fankui by the Dao Administration. He begged Xu Naizhao to ask Jiang Customs to submit it to the Daokui first as usual.

Just after he broke the big bamboo robbery of "Selling Chicken", Xu Naizhao was not as short of money as he arrived. Thinking that if he didn't agree, Han Xiufeng, Jiang Customs Supervisor, would be stuck between him and Yang Nengge, and agreed readily.

When Yang Nengge saw Han Xiufeng's letter and Xu Naizhao's official documents sent by the officer, he smiled proudly and said, "Mr. Chen, it seems that Han Xiufeng is a bit self-aware, at least he knows who is his superior."

Master Chen took the official document and looked at it, pondering: "Dongweng, in his opinion, he would just hand over the tax directly to the grain station."

"I think so too. If he said and followed the old rules, the tax was only passed by our hands. Maybe the tax had arrived before the food station. The court wanted not only the tariffs on Citibank, but also the tariffs on commercial goods between England and France. Once we handled it, if the court asked about the tariffs on commercial goods between England and France, there would be no room for maneuver."

"What Dongweng said is that as long as Han Xiufeng is in charge of Jiang Customs for one day, he should negotiate with foreigners about collecting tariffs. Even if the negotiations fail and the tariffs cannot be collected, the court will not blame Dongwen."

"Thank him a letter and ask him to negotiate with foreigners in a hurry, otherwise don't blame me for being merciless and participating in his poor work!"

"As for orders, I will draft it now."

...

At the same time, the cabinet secretary He Heng hurried back to the guild hall and reported the news he had just found out with the censor Huang Zhongyin, the censor of Huguang Road, and Ji Yunfei, the editor of Hanlin Academy.

"I've been promoted again, and the person acting in charge of Jiang Customs Supervision!"

"So, the co-magistrate of the coastal defense of Songjiang Prefecture and the supervision of Jiang Customs, but after hearing from colleagues in the cabinet, Zhixing's supervision will probably not last long. Even if the emperor does not order the new Su Song Taidao Yang Nengge to serve as the same person as the old rules, he will also order the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a suitable candidate to take over."

Huang Zhongyin not only recognized Yang Nengge, but also knew Yang Nengge's character very well. He frowned and said, "Zhixing is not good at being a deputy to the Lianghuai Transportation Department in Taizhou, why go to Shanghai to join in the fun! Yang Nengge has a high opinion of himself and looks down on officials from the donation most. He hates the examples of donation in the court, and has written more than once to complain about the pros and cons. When facing a superior official like Yang Nengge, Zhixing is not easy to supervise the customs of Jiangxi."

Ji Yunfei also realized that Han Si was in big trouble and said solemnly: "Yang Nengge's eyes cannot tolerate any sand. Even if Zhixing is careful not to offend him, he will not give Zhixing a good face."

He Heng thought that Han Si was promoted was a good thing, so he ran back excitedly to report the good news. He never expected that Han Si would be in trouble this time and couldn't help asking: "What should I do?"

"The Zhixing is far away in Shanghai, and it is beyond reach. We can't help even if we want to."

"Master Ji, can you send a letter to Yang Daotai and ask him to take care of his ambition?"

"I want to write, but it's useless. If I really write to him, he will not only not give me face, but will harm my ambition."

"Will it hurt Zhixing?"

"Think about it, he looked down on those who donated from the donor. If we still spoke to Zhixing, he would definitely feel that Zhixing not only spent money to buy officials, but also worked around. Let's put it this way, as long as an official who donated from the donor, there is no good person in Yang Nengge's eyes."

He Heng thought about it and said, "Isn't Jiangnan still there? Even if he wants to make things difficult for ambition, he can't help but give Xiang Shuai face."

Huang Zhongyin sighed softly and said helplessly: "Others may give Xiang Shuai a face, but Yang Nengge will not give it, because in Yang Nengge's eyes, Xiang Shuai is the imperial envoy who is the chief military affairs of Jiangnan, and is also a military officer from the army. Among the memorials impeached Xiang Shuai a few days ago, he was Yang Nengge."

He Heng reacted and asked worriedly: "Will he regard Zhixing as Xiang Shuai's person?"

"This is not true. After all, Zhixing's career has no intersection with Xiang Shuai. Everyone knows that Zhixing can be the deputy of the two Huaihe Rivers Transportation was recommended by Guo Peilin, and that he can be appointed as the commander of the Marine Defense of Songjiang Prefecture and the supervisor of Jiang Customs was recommended by Xu Naizhao." Huang Zhongyin thought for a while and then said: "Although he will not treat Zhixing as Xiang Shuai's person, he will not let Zhixing have a good life. He will definitely try to make trouble for Zhixing."

"You mean he will dismiss his official position and take away his post?"

"If you are just dismissal from office and get rid of your post, there is nothing to worry about. You will be left with the green mountains and there is no need to worry about no firewood. In the future, as long as you have the chance, you will make a comeback. What I am worried about is that he will let Zhixing take the blame. After all, negotiating with foreigners is not a trivial matter. If something goes wrong, he will definitely push Zhixing out without hesitation and let Zhixing bear it alone."

Thinking of the fact that from Duke Lin Wenzheng who advocated ban smoking to Qi Shan, who is now in charge of military affairs in Jiangbei, as long as he is ordered to deal with foreigners, one of them will not be able to fall into it. Ji Yunfei smiled bitterly and said, "Don't Zhixing want to resign? Now, I'm going to bet that he can't be a proprietor for a few days, at most three or five months."

"It would be fine if it was just a loss of office, but maybe it would be locked and released from Beijing and asked for guilt. I thought that Qishan did not negotiate with foreigners back then, and Master Daoguang was furious. When he saw the complaint of land and compensation, he immediately issued an order to dismiss him from his post and lock him up and seize his home property. If Changmao hadn't committed the rebellion, Qishan would probably still be in the northwest now."

As long as you meet a foreigner, no matter whether you are in charge of the battle or in charge of the peace, you will not be able to fall in love with it.

He Heng finally realized what kind of official Han Si was, and finally realized how difficult Han Si’s current situation was. He could only coax himself and say: “Since you have become an official, how can everything go smoothly? You have a good career before your career will be too good and you will go too smoothly. It is not a bad thing to encounter some setbacks and experience some ups and downs.”

"This is not as simple as setbacks. Maybe you will be ruined. Now it's too late to write a letter to him to remind him, so you can only rely on him."

"Cithie Huang, you mean..."

"As the supervisor of Jiang Customs, he could not not deal with foreigners, but he would never give him a handle. Even if he could not accept tariffs from foreign merchants, he could not agree to foreigners' conditions. Otherwise, he would lose his power and humiliate the country. Then, let alone Han Zhan Kedao, even the emperor would regard it as a great humiliation."

"So no one can help him now?"

"No one can help, it depends on him." Huang Zhongyin nodded solemnly, and then said: "So the one who doesn't want Zhixing to lose his official position the most now is Yang Nengge, but if he has to compromise with foreigners in order to recover the tariffs, I bet he will definitely lose his power and humiliate the country and ask Zhixing to help him take the blame."

Ji Yunfei took over the conversation and pondered: "As long as you are cautious and do not leave any complaints, we will help you think of a solution at that time, and he may still have a chance to turn around in the future. If you give something private to foreigners and leave some complaints to others, even if we want to help you, we will not be able to help you."

"Master Ji, you can rest assured that you are so smart that he will not give someone a handle!"

"If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one. What if Yang Nengge asks him to agree to the foreigners' conditions, and he has to agree to it?"

"No," He Heng thought for a while and said in a positive tone: "He has done a career now, and he has made some money. He has even planned to return to his hometown after he has been sick. He can be said to be a tough person without desire. Even if he is dismissed from his post, he will not be fooled by Yang Nengge, and do things that are powerless and humiliating."
Chapter completed!