Half a month later, Niu Tai came back and reported that the foreign ship smuggling firearms had refused to dock and suddenly sailed to Nanyang.
There is no way, the speed of the three-masted foreign ship is much faster than the speed of the warships of the Humen Naval Camp. The foreign ship really wants to run away, but there is no way to catch up...
I can only give up!
After Yuzhu became the supervisor of Guangdong Customs, there were no large-scale layoffs or too many adjustments.
After the shipping charges were significantly reduced, the number of foreign ships arriving at the port increased day by day and continued in an endless stream.
Moreover, after the form of customs declaration and tax payment was changed, the tariffs on foreign goods not only did not decrease, but increased dozens of times within half a year.
Originally, Kangxi's request to Yuzhu was to hand over one million taels of customs duties within one and a half years.
Now, only half a year has passed, and the customs duties received by Guangdong Customs have exceeded 900,000 taels.
Obviously, the money-making task entrusted to Yuzhu by Kangxi will be easily completed.
The main reason for this is that under the detailed customs declaration form, the foreign goods carried by foreign ships can be clearly seen, resulting in a natural increase in taxes.
Before the ship price reduction, there were only a dozen foreign ships arriving at the port every month. Now, there are several foreign ships coming from India and Southeast Asia every day.
When there were more foreign businessmen, commercial disputes and public security frictions would inevitably occur frequently. The Guangzhou government was overwhelmed and sued Yuzhu.
As a result, what Yuzhu was waiting for was a complaint from the local magistrate. He took advantage of the situation and applied to Kangxi to open up the wasteland in Hong Kong as a new gathering place for foreign businessmen.
Kangxi was proficient in politics and military affairs. For overseas trade and how to make money, he naturally relied on Yuzhu.
So, after Kangxi nodded, Yuzhu designated Hong Kong Island as a special trade zone.
Foreign businessmen are not allowed to leave Hong Kong Island, but Chinese businessmen are free to enter and exit Hong Kong Island.
As a result, Guangzhou Thirteenth Bank, who was originally sitting on the ground collecting money, was replaced by Yuzhu in the blink of an eye.
Today's Tianzi Nanku has become Hong Kong's Eighty Lines.
However, the plan did not change quickly. Just when Yuzhu was about to show off his great ambitions, the old emperor suddenly issued a decree, ordering him to return to Beijing quickly and re-elected as the supervisor of Chongwen Sect.
There is no other way. After Yuzhu was replaced, the new Chongwenmen supervisor was incompetent. He was sitting on the treasure mountain, but the money he made was getting less and less day by day.
The old emperor became angry and simply transferred Yuzhu back to the capital.
In history, Emperor Jiaqing only lived happily for three years after killing He Zhongtang. Then, the income of both the national treasury and the emperor's private treasury plummeted, and he soon became unable to make ends meet.
No matter when, talent is always the most important!
Yuzhu's biggest gain from this trip south was that more than fifty military officers were not only able to shoot volleys proficiently, but also achieved an excellent level of shooting four rounds in one minute.
What’s more, the land in Hong Kong Island that Yuzhu bought in advance made dozens of times the net profit after changing hands due to the competition among foreign businessmen.
Regrettably, because the time was too short, William only recruited a group of French cannon-making craftsmen, shipbuilding, flintlock gun-making and steel-making foreign craftsmen, but not a single one.
When Yuzhu left Guangdong, Alice's belly was enlarged and she had to stay on Hong Kong Island to wait for delivery.
On the day of the summer solstice in the 46th year of Kangxi's reign, Yuzhu's official ship successfully arrived at Tongzhou Pier.
According to the usual practice, when an imperial envoy returns to Beijing, he cannot go home directly. Instead, he should stay in a hotel in the suburbs of Beijing. He can only go home after his Majesty has seen him.
However, before Yuzhu got off the boat, someone came to her door.
"Go to the palace immediately with the jade pillar and play chess with me." Wei Zhu smiled and passed on Kangxi's oral instructions, "Master Yu, Long live the Lord misses you so much that he ordered me to make a special trip to take you into the palace."
Wu Jiang didn't need Emperor Yuzhu's eyes at all. He spotted an opportunity and secretly stuffed a banknote to Wei Zhu.
We hadn't seen each other for more than half a year. When Wei Zhu saw that Yuzhu was still so transparent, he couldn't help but start a conversation and whispered: "The west side of Qinglong Hutong has not been very peaceful recently."
Yuzhu understood immediately that to the west of Qinglong Hutong was Lao Ba's Baylor Mansion.
The fourth child and the eighth child are neighbors. The fourth child's Baylor Mansion is on the west side of the eighth child's house.
Wei Zhuna is a very experienced person. When he speaks, even if it is a hint, he only hints at it and does not reveal it.
Whether you understand it or not is entirely up to you to appreciate it carefully.
After entering the Qianqing Palace, as soon as Yuzhu entered Jingxinzhai, he ran over, hugged one of Kangxi's legs, cried with red eyes: "Old man, you miss me so much."
"Alas..." Kangxi's eyes turned red when Yu Zhu provoked him like this. He choked for a long time before he said, "I miss you too. Come on, sit down and talk to me."
"Wei Zhu, the tea has cooled down, let's change the heat." Following the old emperor's instructions, Wei Zhu quickly gathered up.
However, after changing the tea, Wei Zhu huddled by the door, thinking in her heart.
Not long after the tea was served, Long live the Lord said it was cold. Hey, in the half year since Yuzhu left, the Holy Favor has not only not declined, but has become better than before.
Long Live Lord has prepared tea in advance and is waiting for me to come down and drink it. Apart from Yuzhu, no one else has ever received such a favor.
Kangxi also needed to ask questions, so Yuzhu gave Kangxi a detailed report of what he had done in Guangdong.
At the end, Yuzhu said with some embarrassment: "To tell you the truth, I didn't take care of myself, and I actually made a foreign woman's belly grow bigger."
This remark can be described as extremely vulgar and rude.
Kangxi was shocked. He pondered for a moment and then asked Yuzhu: "Didn't you bring two maids with you? They didn't move at all?"
When the old emperor asked this, Yuzhu knew in his heart that the old emperor knew about Alice's matter 90% in advance.
In the whole city of Guangzhou, there are generals stationed in Guangzhou.
General Guangzhou will definitely report every move of Yuzhu to Kangxi in secret.
"Hey, old man, do you think it's irritating or not? There are quite a few women around me. Neither the main wife nor the first-in-law are pregnant, but a foreign woman is actually pregnant. What's the matter? What?" Yuzhu sighed for a while.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kangxi suddenly smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. After she gives birth to your cub, just take her to live in the capital. I will give her a choice." It’s a good place and comfortable to live in.”
These words seemed to be an understatement, but Wei Zhu's heart suddenly trembled.
Wei Zhu thought to himself, if Yuzhu hesitates even a little bit, Long Live Lord will probably become suspicious.
Yuzhu didn't hesitate at all and said immediately: "The house in your hand is a good place. I thank you for your grace on her behalf."
While playing chess, Yuzhu told the old emperor everything he had done.
Kangxi heard that Yuzhu had trained a foreign gun team of more than fifty people on Humen Island. He couldn't help but smile: "You are too cautious. You only have so many people. Why don't you bring them back to the capital?"
Yuzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This level was half passed.
"Old man, if you don't say anything, how can I dare to mess around?" Yuzhu became more vigilant in his heart, but he had a smile on his face.
What the old emperor said was just a casual statement, whoever believed it would be stupid.
If Yuzhu had secretly brought the officers equipped with foreign guns back to Beijing without permission.
Hehe, the nature has completely changed. How could Yuzhu not know how powerful it is?
Yuzhu took the initiative to talk about this matter, which means that there is nothing wrong with him and it is not a serious problem.
Wei Zhu on the side looked deeply at Yuzhu.
Long live the things that happened in the Humen Naval Camp, Long Live Lord has known about it for a long time. As for how he knew it, Wei Zhu is not sure.
"Let's call them back. Let me see how this foreign gun team is different from the firearms camp?" Kangxi was not discussing, but making a decision.
"Hey." Yuzhu naturally obeyed the order.
The chess game continued, and the chat with Kangxi continued.
Although Kangxi chatted endlessly, Yuzhu had already tasted the peculiar smell.
Hehe, after Lao Jiu went to guard the mausoleum, Lao Ba's popularity dropped sharply.
But the problem is, Lao Ba has stopped, but Prince Yinreng wants to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results.
"General Manager Rehe, this is a serious matter." Kangxi pointed out the matter of General Manager Rehe.
Yuzhu understood as soon as he heard that the prince wanted to seize military power and targeted the manager of Rehe.
The General Manager of Rehe is affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and its full name is the military power of the Prime Minister's General Manager of Manor Affairs.
After the Qing army entered the Pass, the Rehe Palace was built in front and the Chengde Mansion was built behind.
Rehe is only within the scope of Chengde Prefecture. The powerful Governor-General of Zhili cannot manage the military affairs of Rehe and can only manage the civil affairs of Chengde Prefecture.
The great thing about the General Manager of Rehe is that he not only manages the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners garrison in Rehe, but is also responsible for the security of the Rehe Palace.
The problem is that Rehe is very close to the capital. If something happens, the Rehe cavalry can reach the capital in one day or two days.
Historically, Sushun was finally sent to Caishikou, and the Rehe capital, which held military power, won the victory and made great contributions.
Staying away from each other is the kingly way!
Prince Yinreng, if there were ten thousand others, Kangxi would at most just complain a little in private.
To put it bluntly, Yinreng was the son who was truly raised by Kangxi himself, and the relationship between father and son was very deep.
Now Kangxi still has expectations for Yinreng, rather than despair.
Of course Yuzhu understood the power of it, so he deliberately lowered his head and pretended not to hear.
Seeing that Yuzhu did not agree, Kangxi looked at him deeply and asked, "What do you think?"
"Old man, you asked me to come back because you cared about me and asked me to enjoy my happiness. How can I have time to think about such nonsense?" Yuzhu's answer stunned Kangxi.
Before that, Kangxi had complained privately to Ma Qi. As a result, Ma Qi openly shouted at the prince to kill him, which was very unpleasant.
However, Yuzhu showed an attitude that it was the emperor's housework and he didn't want to deal with it, which was quite interesting.
However, the more Yuzhu didn't want to get involved, the more Kangxi wanted to hear his opinion.
"Wei Zhu, please step aside." Kangxi waved his hand and drove Wei Zhu away.
After Wei Zhu left, Kangxi stared at Yuzhu and said, "There are no outsiders. I want to hear your true words."
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