Xianfeng always believed that he was the most unlucky emperor in the history of the Qing Dynasty. When he was a prince, he lived under the shadow of his outstanding sixth brother Yixin. He was lucky enough to win the throne until the last moment. The dead ghost Ama Daoguang occupied the throne for 30 years and then kicked his legs and eleven layers of hell, leaving him with internal and external troubles. After finally ascending the throne, there were long-haired bandits in the south that year, and the more they were in trouble, they had already entered Hunan from Guangxi, seriously endangering the foundation of the ruling of the Xianfeng Dynasty, which made Xianfeng very worried and whitened his hair, and also made Xianfeng the most embarrassing and cowardly emperor in the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years. He could not pacify the long-haired bandits internally, and could not resist the strong ships and cannons of foreigners. He was extremely frustrated.

Xianfeng hated him, hated his outstanding sixth brother who compared him! He hated his trash Ama left a mess for him! He hated his ministers and slaves to be useless and did not fulfill their duties as slaves to assist him in governing the Qing Dynasty! He hated the long-mao bandits who refused to be slaves and wanted to rebel! But what Xianfeng hated the most was the foreigners who were arrogant step by step!

It is precisely because of his hatred of foreigners and the humiliating treaties that the foreigners forced the Qing court to sign, the first major thing that Xianfeng did after ascending the throne was to remove Mu Zhang'a, the minister of military affairs of the Lord and the delegation of the military. The second major thing was to commend Xu Guangjin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who organized the people to prevent British merchants from moving into Guangzhou City and Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong!

As a result, this move also achieved the effect of satisfying Xianfeng. Not only did the troubles about negotiating with foreigners almost disappear - although this was because Xu Guangjin and Ye Mingchen deliberately detained them, huge anti-foreign xenophobic voices were also heard from the court and the country. The ministers and slaves were proud of anti-foreign and hatred against foreigners, and the calls for completely cutting off trade with foreigners were also rising one after another. If it weren't for the internal trouble of growing hair, Xianfeng would have been imitating his ancestor Kangxi, who had many special marks on his face, issued an imperial edict to drive all foreigners out of the Qing Dynasty!

Against this background, after Yang Wending and Yuan Zuqiu respectively impeached Wu Jianzhang, they naturally received a satisfactory effect. What was even more unlucky for Wu Jianzhang's grandchildren was that although the current chief military minister Qi Shuzao was relatively not so conservative and ignorant and was more able to accept emerging things, the memorials of Yang and Yuan were the xenophobic representatives of the Military Affairs Office, and Mu Yin, who could even arrest British negotiators, saw it first. So in anger, Mu Yin didn't even think about it. Taking advantage of Xianfeng's opportunity to come to the Military Affairs Office, he skipped Qi Shuzao and handed the Yang and Yuan's memorials directly to Xianfeng. As a result, Emperor Xianfeng was of course furious and slapped the table and smashed the bench on the spot.

"It's so bold! It's so bold!" Emperor Xianfeng roared as he patted the dragon case: "This Wu Jianzhang dared to indulge his grandson to publicly help foreigners preach missions, and even let his grandson help foreigners buy land to expand the concession. He is so bold! Lawless! This dog slave has been brave enough to even do such a traitor?!"

"Long live, Wu Jianzhang was originally a traitor who sold his country and sought honor. It was not surprising that he did such a thing." Mu Yin added to the jealousy: "In the Qingpu lesson plan four years ago, he was responsible for negotiating with foreigners. Not only did he not pursue the crime of banning missionary preaching by foreigners, but he also forced the Qingpu people to raise money to compensate foreigners, which caused the Qingpu people to be resentful and made the foreigners even more arrogant. Now he indulged his descendants to help foreigners preach and help foreigners buy land. It was just a repetition of the same trick, and only cared about pleasing foreigners without regard for the national justice. It was really a crime."

After saying that, Mu Yin couldn't help but add: "Also, Jiangsu Governor Yang Wending reported that the activities of Fa Nishimo were rampant in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and he was fighting the banner of worshiping God and believing in Jesus. Wu Jianzhang was from Guangdong and was very close to the Fu Nishimo's Nest Guangxi. Now he indulged his grandson to spread foreign religions vigorously and coerced and tempted the Qing people to worship God and believe in Jesus. I'm afraid there is any internal connection in this."

"Dog thief!" Xianfeng cursed and yelled: "Image to draw an order and immediately remove all the official positions of Wu Jianzhang from him and submit them to the Ministry of Justice for the purpose of deliberation! Also, he will arrest his grandson and hand them to the Ministry of Justice for the crimes together!"

At this point, Yang Futai and Yuanxianzun's wishful thinking had been reached, and Wu Jianzhang and Wu Chaoyue's grandson were also destined to be in trouble. Unfortunately, God helped evil but not good. There was also a chief military officer Qi Shuzao present. Qi Shuzao, who was barely accused of being a good person, was not only somewhat intimate with Wu Jianzhang's backer who had already kicked his legs, but also quite dissatisfied with Mu Yin skipping over him and submitting local memorials directly to Xianfeng. Therefore, in order to reflect the majesty of his chief military officer, Qi Shuzao stood up and said, "Long live, although Yang Wending and Yuan Zuqi's report were hateful, they were reported throughout the article and did not show any real evidence. It seems a bit too much to dismiss Wu Jianzhang from his post and ask for it based on this. In the opinion of the minister, it is best to investigate it in detail before convicting it."

"What else can I check?" Mu Yin, who had already targeted Qi Jizao's location, opposed: "Wu Jianzhang is just a small road platform. What is the impact of being dismissed from his post and then checking his crime?"

"Mu Zhongtang, I'm reminding me." Qi Zizao said calmly: "It's true that Wu Jianzhang is really just a fourth-rank dock, but he still presided over the supervision of Shanghai Customs for the collection of tariffs. The Ministry of Revenue ruled that the tariff collection amount for Shanghai Customs was 42,000 taels. However, Wu Jianzhang collected more than 330,000 taels of silver for the court last year, ranking first among the five major customs, more than eight times the amount required by the court. Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue specially commended the following article. Is it a bit too much for officials who are so capable of levying him directly with just a prop report and a memorial that speculated out of thin air?

Mu Yin was speechless, and Xianfeng was also a little shaken. In order to quell the Changmao bandits, the Qing court now used money and silver everywhere. The military expenditure was amazing. The customs, an increasingly important source of wealth, could not be lost. Mu Yin, who was determined to use xenophobia to please Xianfeng, turned his eyes and said, "Long live, since that's the case, it's better to send an imperial envoy to Shanghai to investigate this matter. If what Yang Wending and others reported was true, let the imperial envoy dismiss Wu Jianzhang on the spot and ask him about it, and also let the imperial envoy investigate the tariff collection situation of Shanghai Customs, see if there are officials and clerks in this place of wealth and wealth, and see if there are any areas where they can increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

Xianfeng was very satisfied and nodded immediately to agree. Qi Jizao and Wu Jianzhang had no relatives and no reason. He just said a good thing for Wu Jianzhang, but was dissatisfied with Mu Yin's over-level report. Now Mu Yin's arbitrary arrogance has been suppressed. Of course, Qi Jizao immediately agreed to it. Qi Jizao was a little friendly with Wu Jianzhang's backer, but this relationship was not enough to make Qi Jizao completely offend Wu Jianzhang for Wu Jianzhang.

A military minister. After a brief calculation, Xianfeng quickly said: "Okay, I will send Weng Xincun, the Minister of Works, as the imperial envoy, and immediately rushed to Shanghai to investigate the matter. If the report made by Yang Wending and others is true, Wu Jianzhang and his grandson will be taken down immediately and escorted to the Ministry of Exchange for the crime. Then let Weng Xincun check the collection of customs duties and detailed accounts in Shanghai by the way. If there is any corruption by the officials, take it together!"

When Mu Yin was overjoyed, he immediately knelt down and received the order and ran to draft the order for Xianfeng. Qi Shizao's eyelids moved slightly, knowing that Xianfeng was determined to want Wu Jianzhang's head - because Weng Xincun, the Minister of Works, was not only the leader of the Qingliu in the court, but has always been irreconcilable with donation squads like Wu Jianzhang, but also the representative of the xenophobic faction in the court, and has always hated foreigners to the core. Xianfeng named Weng Xincun to investigate Wu Jianzhang, and his intention was naturally not to spare Wu Jianzhang's grandparents and grandchildren. But, it was still the same sentence. Anyway, this matter was not related to Qi Dajun Ji, and Qi Dajun Ji certainly did not oppose and stop it.

By the way, my friends may not be very familiar with the Minister of Works, named Weng Xincun, but my friends must know that his son is named. Coincidentally, Weng Xincun's son just passed the imperial examination in Shuntian Prefecture, and was right next to Weng Xincun, and he was just free......

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In Shanghai, Wu Chaoyue certainly didn't know that there were already people in the capital who were determined to slap him. Because the factory equipment was still transported from Hong Kong and the UK, Wu Chaoyue was still very idle during this period. In addition to teasing beautiful maids every day, he could go to the docks to stroll around the concession and make friends with foreigners with more common languages. In this era, only foreigners and Wu Chaoyue had more common languages. At the same time, under Wu Chaoyue's repeated persuasion, several foreign priests were already discussing how to join forces to open church schools and provide free education for children of poor people. However, such good things are not achieved overnight, and they also require time to plan and prepare.

Something happened a bit during this period to Wu Chaoyue was that Liu Lichuan, a thug from Wu Chaoyue who had never been optimistic about Wu Chaoyue's factory, didn't know what the wrong medicine was. He even came to inquire about Wu Chaoyue's joint construction of the factory with foreigners. The last time he simply left a bid invitation letter for Wu Chaoyue to be duoyin. When Wu Chaoyue asked the reason, Liu Lichuan also told the truth, "It was my brother Zhou Lichun who wanted it. Aren't you asking him to help you get from Qingpu? He was a little moved by this, but he was still a little suspicious, so he wanted to learn more about the fact that you and foreigners joined forces to build the factory, so that he would dare to go back and persuade his fellow villagers to come to Shanghai to work for you."

When he heard that it was a good thing, Wu Chaoyue did not doubt it. He generously asked Liu Lichuan to take away a tender invitation for foreigners. He also asked Liu Lichuan to help him persuade Zhou Lichun and his daughter to open their eyes to see the world. Don’t always think about using the power of the gang to collect any protection fees. It’s not that much money can be earned and harmed the world. Liu Lichuan agreed immediately and said with a smile: “Chaoyue, your Uncle Lichun’s impression of you seems to have changed a little during this period. Do you think about your relationship with my eldest niece? Should Uncle Yuan tell you again?”

Wu Chaoyue was satisfied with Zhou Xiuying's appearance and face, but Wu Chaoyue was really unbearable. So after hearing Liu Lichuan's words, Wu Chaoyue was a little moved, but he shook his head and said, "Forget it, unless your niece promised to wash my feet in person every night after getting married, she would not lose her temper at any time, otherwise I would never consider it."

When Liu Lichuan heard this, she rolled her eyes and thought to herself that she was like your eldest nephew. If you don’t bring my beautiful niece to the foot wash, it’s time for Amitabha. She also wants her to wash your feet every day. You’ll dream! So Liu Lichuan didn’t mention this again, and immediately bowed and said goodbye, leaving Wu Chaoyue, who was actually very coveting Zhou Xiuying, fantasizing in her room, “What can I do to make that tigress change his bad temper? If she can make her virtuous and gentle, I’m willing to suffer a little.”

After a few days, he was so bored that Wu Chaoyue once again led Wu Dasai and others to the Shanghai Wharf to relieve his boredom. Although the foreign priests had agreed to take turns to the dock to preach in batches and no longer squatted on the dock to wait, the workers at the Shanghai Wharf obviously had developed the habit of reciting the Bible collectively before boarding the foreign ship. Even if there was no foreign priest staring at him, they would obediently recite the Bible first and then board the boat. At the same time, there were obviously more workers wearing crosses. Seeing this, Wu Chaoyue nodded with satisfaction, and of course remembered the matter of urging the foreign priest to build a school as soon as possible.

Maybe it is good people who will be rewarded. Every time Wu Chaoyue thinks about the good deeds of building a school on the dock, he can meet the little beauty Zhou Xiuying, who he actually covets very much. As a result, this time it was the same. With a moment of turning around, Wu Chaoyue actually saw Zhou Xiuying again. The little girl has changed to the fisherman dressed up when she met Wu Chaoyue for the first time, and shook the fishing boat next to the foreign wharf and was selling fresh fish to passers-by.

I haven't seen Zhou Xiuying for a while. Wu Chaoyue was really itchy, so he simply ran to Zhou Xiuying's fish beach and asked casually: "Shimei, why did you come here to sell fish? Isn't the fish market on the Wusong River?"

Zhou Xiuying, who had long seen Wu Chaoyue, still had a cold expression. She deliberately did not look at the thin Wu Chaoyue and said coldly: "There are too many fish I caught today and I can't sell them all at Wusong River Wharf. It's a pity that I threw them away. There are so many people here, so I rode a boat to sell them here."

"That's right. Don't be conservative, learn to be flexible." Wu Chaoyue said in a lesson tone: "Who said that fish must be sold in the fish market? It is smart to sell it there with many people there. How about it, the business must be good, right?"

Wu Chaoyue looked at him, and Zhou Xiuying sneered: "Sorry, you are wrong. There are many people here, but the workers are too poor and can't bear to eat fish. Rich people are used to selling fish at the fish market, so I have only sold two fish until now. I am planning to close the stall or lower the price, and I will not come here to sell fish again in the future."

After rubbing his nose awkwardly, Wu Chaoyue said with a wry smile: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. At the beginning, it will definitely not be too good for business, but it doesn't matter. When the work is done, your business will definitely be good, and you will definitely be sold out."

"What if I can't sell it all?" Zhou Xiuying asked coldly.

"I buy it, I buy it all." Wu Chaoyue blurted out without thinking, "I bought it to add vegetables to brothers from the Shuangdao Society. I buy it no matter how many there are."

After hearing this, Zhou Xiuying, whose family background is actually only well-off, was a little moved. After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Xiuying also had a good look at Wu Chaoyue for the first time and asked, "I ask you something, those foreigners are so rich, why don't they buy fish from me? Several groups of foreigners have come here, and they all left after looking at the fish. None of them bought it. Don't foreigners eat fish?"

After a rough look at the fish sold by Zhou Xiuying, Wu Chaoyue shrugged and said, "It's not that foreigners don't eat fish, but that they only eat sea fish with less thorns and thick meat, such as salmon and tuna. What you sell are either carp, crucian carp, bass, and even the sword fish that we Shanghai people think is too thorny. Of course, foreigners can't eat it, so they won't buy it."

Zhou Xiuying suddenly realized and couldn't help asking curiously: "The foreign fish you mentioned are really less thorny and thicker? Compared with our Qing Dynasty fish, whose fish is delicious?"

With the opportunity to show off in front of the beautiful woman, Wu Chaoyue would certainly not be polite, so he nodded immediately and said, "Salmon and tuna are indeed less thorny and thick meat. Not only are those fish bones fewer, but the fish bones are also very thick and can be easily separated from the meat. As for the taste, each has its own strengths. Freshwater fish is delicious, sweet and tender, sea fish is thick and oily, and good sea fish meat is better than tender beef. It depends on everyone's habits and likes."

Seeing that Zhou Xiuying was fascinated by hearing this, Wu Chaoyue couldn't help but say: "But from a health perspective, the sea fish that foreigners like to eat is better for the body. The fish meat has fewer parasites and is rich in unsaturated fatty acids. Eating it is good for the brain and body, and it is not easy to gain weight. If you like to eat raw fish, you should choose sea fish from foreigners first. Eat the freshwater fish produced by our Daqingqing, and you will accidentally have bugs in your stomach."

Zhou Xiuying understood the last sentence when Wu Chaoyue said this. She was curious and was about to ask why insects appeared in her belly when eating freshwater fish. Unexpectedly, a strange voice suddenly came from beside her. She sneered in Beijing's official language that was too standard to be more standard: "Strange words, my Chinese people have eaten carp and sword fish for thousands of years, and they can't even catch the fish eaten by foreigners? Advocating foreign countries and fascinating foreigners, ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Hearing this, Wu Chaoyue turned around in surprise, but saw two men, one old and one young, appearing behind him at some point. The old man was in his sixties and a white beard, the young man was twenty-two and three years old, and he looked very handsome. At the same time, the two looked very similar, as if they were father-son or grandchildren. When the young man saw Wu Chaoyue looking back at him, he sneered and said, "Brother, I think you highly respect foreigners. Love the house and the black man put all the foreign fish above the fresh fish. Is it too much to be so self-sacrificing to foreigners?"

"Boy, what did you say?" Finally, it was Wu Chaoyue's turn to show his power, and immediately jumped out to intimidate him and said in a habitual manner: "Do you know who my young master is? Have you heard of the young master Wu who is in the military preparations?"

"Young Master Wu, who is in the military preparation?" The young man's eyes suddenly lit for no reason, and a mysterious smile appeared on his face. He bowed and said, "Young Master Wu, I have long been honored."

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Wu Chaoyue bowed and asked in confusion: "What's the name of Gao from Brother?"

"I'm the surname Weng." The young man was very arrogant and answered only his surname, and then said: "Young Master Wu, the name is not important, it's just strange. You said that eating fish from our Qing Dynasty will cause insects to grow in your stomach. Where does the dictionary come from? I'm ignorant, why have you never heard of it?"

Somewhat dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of the young man named Weng. Wu Chaoyue was too lazy to talk about such stupid nonsense about reading Bajie. Zhou Xiuying on the other side also said: "Yes, you said that there will be bugs in the belly of our Qing Dynasty fish. Why have I never heard of it? I have eaten fish since I was a child, why are there no bugs in my belly? You can't be talking nonsense?"
Chapter completed!