Chapter five hundred and sixty second reform
The emperor issued an order more than once to local officials in Tianjin, deputy commander of Shanhaiguan and general of Tianjin Town to strengthen coastal defense and strictly prohibit the people from doing business with Western barbarians, and wanted to use this to force the Western barbarians who were not leaving at Dagukou to return to the south. But in fact, there were still many people secretly going to sea to sell things and gun ships. Wen Qianhe, the Changlu Salt Transport Author, who negotiated with Western barbarians, had no choice but to arrive in Tianjin, Chong Lu, the acting governor of Zhili. He was obviously worried that the control was too strict and the Western barbarians would be rushed to the wall, so he turned a blind eye to this.
However, all this has nothing to do with Enjun. He and Datou just came to pick up people and did not come to check whether Chonglun and Wenqian had any intention of doing the job. As soon as they received the person, they hired twelve large trucks with the help of the Tianjin branch of "Risenchang", loaded dozens of large wooden boxes transported from Shanghai, and returned without stopping.
Seeing Datou again, Lin Qingyuan, who had not lived a satisfactory life in Shanghai this year due to war, was very excited and sent a pack of gifts prepared early. He pestered Datou to ask Mr. Han about his recent situation, and even asked indirectly whether he could have a job like Su Jueming when he went to Beijing this time.
The six people who came with Lin Qingyuan were not as happy as Lin Qingyuan. They were not only unhappy but also nervous and scared. They could even see from their eyes that they were full of resentment towards Lin Qingyuan!
Eun-jun and Datou were too lazy to care about the conflict between them, and even more lazy to care about whether they were happy or not. They ordered them to stay in the carriage honestly, and who would dare to serve them with a whip?
I rushed all the way and arrived in the capital the next afternoon.
Hearing that the person had arrived, Han Xiufeng immediately returned to his inner house to change into his official uniform. Although Qingxian was dismissed, he was still a royal family. At Han Xiufeng's request, he changed into the outfit of a fourth-rank civil servant. Even his wealthy eldest son Ji Lu changed into the official uniform of a sixth-rank tutor.
Han Xiufeng changed his clothes and sat down in the main hall of the front yard to drink tea for a while. Enjun and Datou, who had just changed into yellow jackets, held the knife in his hand and took the nine-day boat for nearly two days. He was already confused and Lin Qingyuan and others who were unable to figure out the east, south, west and north, brought them from the backyard of "Houyi Hall".
It was not until this moment that Lin Qingyuan realized that Enjun who went to Tianjin to pick him up was actually a big inner guard, and only then did he know that Datou had also become a big inner guard. When he saw Han Xiufeng sitting in the middle of the main hall, he looked at Qingxian and Jilu standing on both sides of Han Xiufeng, Lin Qingxian did not dare to go forward and get close to him. His legs became weak and he knelt down with a thud, "Qingyuan greets Mr. Han!"
"Lin Qingyuan, you and I have been separated for a year in Shanghai, right?"
"Report to Mr. Han, it's almost a year."
"I've lost weight, you're much thinner than a year ago." Han Xiufeng looked at him with a smile.
Lin Qingyuan hurriedly took out a letter from his arms and said excitedly: "Master Han has not forgotten the young man, but still remember the young man, and the young man is grateful! So as soon as he received the letter from Master Han, you asked Su... to send a letter from Master Su, the young man quickly went to find someone, and when he was looking for someone, he quickly packed his luggage."
"The journey must be very hard, get up and talk."
"Thank you Mr. Han."
Han Xiufeng knew him very well, and without asking more questions, his eyes turned to a man kneeling on the ground and trembling slightly in fear. He was still holding a Western suitcase next to him, and a foreign top hat in front of him: "The person wearing a top hat and leather shoes raised his head and spoke."
"Wang Agui, Mr. Han is asking you something!" Lin Qingyuan hurriedly reminded.
Wang Agui recovered from his senses and quickly looked up and said, "Little Wang Agui, pay homage to Mr. Han."
"Wang Agui, right? Where is the native? How old is this year?"
"Report to Mr. Han, the youngest... the youngest is from Ningbo, and this year's twenty-seven."
"After studying for a few years, what did you do before coming here?"
"When I talk to Mr. Han, the young man... I haven't read for a few years, but I am a little man who knows literacy. Before I come... before I come... I am a chef at a foreign company in the French Concession."
"Cook?" Han Xiufeng subconsciously turned around and looked towards Lin Qingyuan.
Lin Qingyuan hurriedly said, "Report to Mr. Han, Mr. Su gave the younger one three days to find all the people within three days. However, in the concession, there are many people who can speak English language, and they can understand English language. There are not many people who can speak French language, and they can understand French language. In the short time, there is no other way, so I asked you to find Wang Agui."
Thinking of Mr. Han’s love for the people as much as his son, until now the people in Shanghai say that Mr. Han is the Master Qingtian. Wang Agui felt that he had finally found a place to reason, so he pointed at Lin Qingyuan and cried: "Master Han, you have to help the young man make the decision! The young man was not invited by him, and the young man didn’t think that he had come here, but he tricked the young man on board the boat!"
He actually found a chef, but he cheated him. Eun-jun, Datou and Jiro couldn't help laughing.
Lin Qingyuan looked embarrassed and didn't know how to explain. Han Xiufeng touched the corner of his mouth and looked back at Qingxian. Qingxian suddenly reacted and said coldly: "Wang Agui, Lin Qingyuan tricked you into Lin Qingyuan's fault, but as a Qing people, he didn't want to serve the court, but did things for foreigners. This is your fault!"
"This master, the youngest... the youngest is just a cook! The youngest has never thought about helping foreigners, the youngest just wants to make a living..."
Qingxian had a gloomy face and stared at him and said, "It's a small matter to starve to death, but it's a big matter to lose his fortune, so it's not okay to make a living!"
"But... But I, Wang Agui, is not the only one who does things for foreigners. There are many in the concessions in Shanghai, and more are for foreigners on the dock!"
"It's Shanghai, and this is the capital. The official in Shanghai cannot control the affairs of Shanghai, but as long as the official in the capital, he has to control it."
"Master Han, help me, I'm so unfair..."
"Why are you anxious? Who will kill you? Say something slowly." Han Xiufeng took over the conversation again and stared at him and asked, "Wang Agui, I will ask you one question, can you understand the French people's words, and do you recognize the French words?"
In front of the broken Lin Qingyuan, Wang Agui did not dare to lie, so he could only say with a thorn in his mouth: "The young one can understand it. When he was nine years old, he went to French merchants to do things. He also recognized some French words, but he couldn't recognize them completely."
"Where are our own words?"
"I can recognize a few, but I can't write well, and I can't recognize a complete collection."
"Have you ever married and had children?"
"I have married, but I died of dying from childbirth. Neither the adult nor the child can be saved."
"It's not easy for you to say this. Get up and stand there."
"Thank you, Mr. Han." Wang Agui quickly picked up his politeness and got up, put on his suitcase and stood aside.
The second one is from Xiangshan, Guangdong. Not only did he take the foreign name Chen Qiaozhi, but he also believed in Christianity. Qingxian stared at him with a murderous look and asked, "So you not only believe in cults, but also recognize thieves as your father?"
"Report to Master, I... my parents died early. I have followed Father Boer since I can remember. If it weren't for adopting Father Boer, I... I would have starved to death. Besides, Father Boer is a priest, neither adoptive father nor adoptive father."
"Just bring the word "father" to recognize the thief as a father. What's more, you not only recognize the thief as a father, but also act as accomplices for tigers, help foreigners preach in our Qing Dynasty, and behead them according to the law!"
George Chen realized that he had to beg Mr. Han like Wang Agui, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Han, the young man was wronged. The young man did not help Father Boer preach, but the young man was just doing odd jobs in the church."
"It's not okay to do odd jobs, but I'm so forced to join the foreign religion. I can give you a chance to reform myself."
"Thank you Mr. Han, thank you Mr. Han."
"Don't thank you, get up first."
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After asking one by one, I finally figured it out.
Lin Qingyuan tricked six people into a total of them, one of whom was a chef from Ningbo, one was a missionary who was adopted by foreigners when he was a child when he was a child and later helped foreigners preach, a friend from the English foreign company, and a Fujianese who followed his uncle to Java to make a living when he was a child and wandered to Shanghai with foreigners.
The last one is even more powerful. He is from Taiwan. Not only did he work as a sailor and went to Nanyang, but he also smuggled opium in Guangzhou with several Citi sailors. He was arrested by the government in Guangzhou and then fled to Shanghai. He rebelled with Liu Lichuan. He found that Liu Lichuan could not become a climate and fled to work as a coolie on Citi merchant ships. Before being deceived by Lin Qingyuan, he had also been to Japan with Citi's military ships.
I originally wanted to invite several talents who were "studying in China and the West", but I invited these guys.
Han Xiufeng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but stood up and said, "You guys listen carefully to me. This is the capital, not Shanghai, not Guangdong, nor Hong Kong and Macau. When you get here, you have to abide by the laws of the court and follow the rules of the officials. If anyone is not honest, don't blame me for the new and old accounts to settle together. I will send you to Caishikou to clarify the justice of the ruling!"
"Master Xie, I'm so unfair..."
"Mr. Han said, and he dared to shout for justice. Do you don't want to live anymore?" Enjun rushed up and kicked him.
"Master Han, please spare me, Master Han!"
"Okay OK, okay, I will really want your head if you are nonsense!"
Han Xiufeng glared at them, waited for Enjun to step down and then said, "I have brought you from Shanghai to give you an opportunity to reform and serve the court. As long as you abide by the rules and do your job honestly, I will not treat you badly. From now on, the bookshops who have worked in the future, will give you ten taels of silver a month. After five years of service, I will send you money to your hometown and let you go back. If you want to stay and continue to serve, I will ask the emperor to reward you with one or half of your job, so that you can shine your ancestors and glorify your ancestors."
Lin Qingyuan was waiting for this sentence and couldn't help but say, "Master Han said the truth, can he still lie to you?"
Qingxian also said coldly: "I advise you not to be shameless!"
Wang Agui realized that it was not that easy to leave, and then he thought that he could really become an official after working here for five years. He hurriedly said: "The little one obeys the order, and the little one is willing to serve Mr. Han."
"That's right." Han Xiufeng smiled and nodded, then pointed at Qingxian: "This is Master Qingxian. From now on, you will follow Master Qingxian to do the job. Lin Qingyuan, from now on, you will be my official Fang Jingcheng of the "Houyi Hall" to assist Master Qingxian to do the job. What should I do specifically? When you settle down, Master Qingxian will explain to you."
"Affect the order."
Chapter completed!