"Ruan Budang, aren't these flowers poppies?" Among the more than ten people below, there were actually two people who had not yet bowed down. One of them just bowed to Ruan Yuan and said: "Xiaguan, Ma Zhongqing, and Ma Juncai are both

My friend, what kind of poppies are they growing? They are also farmers who make a living on a daily basis. They want to make more money to support their families, so they plant some peonies, thinking that they can still make some money by selling the peonies. Mr. Budang,

Aren't they growing poppies?" It turned out that the person involved in the case was not an ordinary citizen, but Enqi Lieutenant Xuan Junyang, who came from a family of military officers. So when he met Ruan Yuan, he actually tried to argue with Ruan Yuan.

"You said these are peonies? Okay, Honbu-don, go to the market and find a flower seller, and ask him to bring you some peonies to show you, and then ask him to identify whether these flowers are peonies or poppies.

If these flowers are peonies, I will release you immediately; if they are poppies, your crime will be increased. Xuan Junyang, do you dare to give it a try?" Ruan Yuan saw that Xuan Junyang was acting unreasonably and immediately defended him.

"Sir Ruan, Ma Zhongqing and Ma Juncai are ordinary people. How can they know whether this flower is a peony or a poppy?" The other person who did not kneel down was a martial arts scholar named Qin Dachun. He also argued with Ruan Yuan.

Said: "The department said this is a poppy, so maybe it really is a poppy? But... when we were planting flowers with them, we just wanted to grow some peonies and sell them for money. How do we know what a poppy looks like? So Ruan Bu

Don’t worry, it’s just an unintentional mistake on the part of the rest of us. The worst thing we can do is help them pay some fines, so don’t be angry.”

"Haha, Qin Dachun, you mean you don't know what peonies and poppies look like, so you planted poppies in order to make money selling peonies? Such words are simply ridiculous!" Ruan Yuan was so angry that everyone laughed when he heard this.

, and then everyone wanted to scold: "You think peonies can be sold for money, so you should naturally know that the market price of peonies is far higher than ordinary flower seeds. If you could plant a mountain col full of peonies, the market price of peonies would have dropped long ago."

It’s down! The Honbudo family still wants to plant peonies. I can’t even afford the many peonies in my garden, so I can only use hollyhocks instead. You still want to plant a mountain of peonies in one go. Do you think Honbudo can make such absurd remarks?

Do you believe it? Also, take a look, is this flower just an ordinary flower? Cut the stem and take a look! This flower can refine opium, all relying on the juice in the stem, which is what peonies can do

Is that so? You have planted so many poppies, and you know nothing about the juice in the flowers, and you still firmly believe that these are peonies. If I believe your joke today, then I don’t have to be the governor! Tell them one by one.

Remember, when sentencing, the crime will be increased by one!"

"Ruan Butang, this... we were wrong. We only planted flowers once. Please be magnanimous and treat us lightly?!" Xuan Junyang and Qin Dachun saw that Ruan Yuan was well aware of their deception and knew

It was useless to argue with Ruan Yuan, so they both fell to the ground and begged Ruan Yuan for mercy.

"Now that I know I was wrong, what did you do just now?" Ruan Yuan stopped being polite and scolded everyone: "Xuan Junyang, Qin Dachun, Ma Zhongqing, Ma Juncai, you and others are either for military affairs or have land.

People, you should know that the imperial court has always strictly prohibited opium. Poppy is the source of opium, so the imperial court also strictly investigates and deals with it. You can't help but ignore the imperial ban and commit crimes against the wind. It is simply shameless!

When I was an official in Guangzhou, businessmen accidentally observed foreigners smuggling opium. I also dealt with them strictly. They just failed to observe, but you deliberately planted opium poppies, which caused even more trouble! This time, I have to strictly investigate and deal with you.

, Only then can the people of the world know what the consequences of manufacturing drugs related to tobacco are!"

Everyone listened to Ruan Yuan's scolding, their faces turned pale, and they did not dare to say anything. Ruan Yuan also quickly agreed on everyone's crimes and reported them to the public. At the same time, Ruan Yuan also responded to the people's private cultivation of poppies that had occurred in Yunnan.

Report the truth to Daoguang and put forward several countermeasures, hoping to seek Daoguang's approval.

However, this time Daoguang's reply to Ruan Yuan was beyond everyone's expectation in Yunnan.

"This... this time, why did the emperor's criticism have such words from the beginning?" Ruan Yuan looked at the memorial and asked Yilibu and Pan Gongchen: "This criticism was from the beginning... the governor and others only used

How can the local officials carry out the ban and make empty promises, so that the traitors know what they are doing and are afraid of them? We have arrested many people who grow poppy privately, but why does the emperor think that the traitors are not afraid yet? We will also deal with it below.

The method is clearly stated one by one. Check once in early winter when the wheat seedlings are unearthed, and once in late spring of the next year when they are in buds. The province will appoint multiple officials, each of whom will oversee several prefectures and counties, so that they can check each other. When the wheat seedlings can be tested, local officials

We need to go to the valleys under our jurisdiction and shovel them one by one. But the emperor said that the words of hoeing and shoveling are not true, which makes the hoeing and shoveling of the planting house untrustworthy. He wants to bring many people to prepare shovels, but there is no way to investigate... I

Now that we have made the law for checking poppies more stringent, why is the Emperor so suspicious of us? Is there any other better way besides picketing each other and hoeing and shoveling regularly?"

"Also, at the tax gates of Guanjin and Tianjin, additional subordinate servants are assigned to supervise the rate from time to time. The emperor also commented: "It is difficult for the subordinate servants to be responsible for their sincerity and properness, and it is nothing more than an additional disadvantage. This... Your Majesty

Do you want to make things difficult for President Ruan and us? Yi Zhongcheng, we have written clearly that we must use honest and trustworthy people. If the emperor does not believe us again, who will he use to strictly investigate the private cultivation of opium poppies and the smuggling of opium?

Huh?" Pan Gongchen looked at this memorial and felt that Daoguang's words were not only ineffective in solving the problem of tobacco and drugs, but he was also dissatisfied with Ruan Yuan. He didn't know what it meant at the moment, and he didn't understand if Ruan Yuan's methods were considered to be invalid.

Well, what is a more appropriate approach?

"Boyuan, Pan Fantai, I have heard about this matter. In the final analysis, we are too honest. These days, the emperor heard from the imperial censor that there are people in the country who privately grow opium poppies and make opium for profit.

Therefore, the emperor ordered all provinces to inspect their own provinces to see if there was any selfless cultivation of opium poppy. Other provinces said there was no such thing, and maybe there really was no such thing. Only when we reported it, we wrote so clearly about arresting traitors.

If it is so detailed, the emperor will of course think that we are not doing our job well." Iribu also explained to the two of them: "What's more, I also heard that in Guangzhou, silver is being leaked and the import of opium has been banned repeatedly, and there are even imperial guards.

Shi told the emperor that the amount of silver lost in a year now amounts to several million taels. The emperor may also be... anxious, and in a moment of haste, he failed to distinguish what Boyuan said."

"Isn't this unfair?" Pan Gongchen sighed unconsciously: "Li Zhongtang of Guangdong took the vassal treasury left by President Ruan to ask for rewards, and made several regulations to prevent the leakage of silver and the import of opium, and he could be

The emperor appreciated it and added a co-organizer to the university. Ruan Zongzhi will also prevent the cultivation of opium poppy and spell out the law of opium circulation in detail. It is just that it has not been made into a form of regulations. The emperor wants to be so demanding of the general system. Isn't this preferring one to another?

Yi Zhongcheng, I don’t understand. So what is the effect of the many regulations Li Zhongtang established in Guangzhou? According to what you just said, isn’t the silver leakage continuing and the opium epidemic getting worse day by day? Now the emperor actually

Are you only looking at the charter and completely ignoring the actual results?"

"Yes, over in Guangzhou, if the regulations formulated by Li Zhongtang could be implemented strictly, shouldn't they be like this now? What's more, I always feel that there is something wrong with the words of the cruiser. Or... Xin

Nong, what you heard is also biased?" Ruan Yuan was thinking about the smoking ban, and at the same time he also had doubts about the Guangzhou matter, so he had to say to the two of them: "Well, since the emperor only questioned us and did not reject our report, what about the Yunnan matter?

, it’s better to handle it according to our method. I’ll send a few more letters to Guangzhou to ask them about the actual situation.”

Yilibu and Pan Gongchen knew that Ruan Yuan had many connections in Guangzhou, so they stopped talking.

"Master, Master Yang is back, why don't you first..." At this moment, Yuan San's voice suddenly came from outside the main hall, and immediately after his voice appeared the figure of Yang Ji. Ruan Yuan was overjoyed and immediately

He walked forward and wanted to see what Yang Ji looked like. It didn't matter if he didn't look. He only looked for a moment, and Ruan Yuan was shocked. It turned out that Yang Ji's face was extremely pale at this time, and the sweat on his forehead was unstoppable.

It was shed, but Yang Ji himself might not have noticed it yet.

"Yang Ji, you... what's wrong with you? Come on, come back and have a rest?" Ruan Yuan saw that Yang Ji's expression was different and immediately comforted him.

"Bo Yuan, what are you talking about? What's wrong with me? I...I'm very fine?" Yang Ji smiled at Ruan Yuan and said, "If there's anything wrong, it's that I walked a little hastily, but I'm fine today.

It's hot. I'll just rest for a while. What are you so afraid of? Hehe, you don't want to hear me tell you how I sneaked into the Mangshi village, sold the horse to the fake village owner, and then

Did someone find it out by someone else?"

"Yang Ji, this... I will listen to what you have to say happily after you have a rest, but let's forget it for today. You should have a good rest, but don't..." Ruan Yuan looked at Yang Ji and felt even more uneasy.

"Oh, forget it, it's not a big deal if you don't tell me. Anyway, let me tell you, this Mangshi Village is nothing compared to those pirate ships and opium dens!" Yang Ji saw that Ruan Yuan was worried, so he had to say something.

He half-accepted what he said, but even so, he was not willing to remain silent. He smiled proudly at Ruan Yuan and said: "As you said, I will find out everything about the village with the little village owner, and pretend to be like before.

Was there really such a person who sold horses to the village back then? The people in the village saw that what I said was accurate, so how could they be wary? I only asked them to buy half of the horses, so of course they felt more at ease.

Hey. Hehe, who knew that the horse had already been given the slow medicine we prepared? I think these people are short-sighted people with very simple minds. I didn’t even spend half an effort, just...

..." Seeing that Yang Ji was talking enthusiastically, he was completely unaware of external objects. However, just when he was in high spirits, he suddenly became mute. After only a moment, everyone heard a "bang" sound.

Yang Ji's body actually fell to the ground!

"Yang Ji, Yang Ji!" Ruan Yuan was shocked when he saw Yang Ji suddenly fall to the ground. He quickly stepped forward to support him and shouted to Yuan San: "Yuan San, hurry up, go find the doctor! Hurry!"

Yuan San saw Yang Ji suddenly fall to the ground and panicked in his heart. It was not until Ruan Yuan ordered him to go seek medical treatment that he woke up and ran out quickly. Ruan Yuan sent someone to carry Yang Ji back to the bedroom, and he
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