Chapter 690: No negotiation for taking away your property
After hearing Zhao Xin's words, He Shen showed a trace of anger in his eyes and sneered: "You don't need to worry about this matter. Your Majesty is in good health and has a long life. Mr. Zhao does not need to sow trouble with Prince Hejia.
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Zhao Xin nodded and said with a playful expression: "Speaking of blessings and longevity, I think of a monument. It is said to be written by Kangxi to his grandmother. Do you know where that monument is now?"
The muscles on He Shen's face twitched a few times, and his originally fair and thin face became paler under the light, and his heart suddenly filled with panic. How could he even know this?!
Speaking of the origin of that stele, we have to go back to the twelfth year of Kangxi. It was written by Kangxi to pray for his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. It was later carved into a stele and has been treasured in the Forbidden City.
A few years ago, He Shen braved the disapproval of the world and bribed eunuchs to smuggle the stone tablet out of the palace, then hid it in a cave in his back garden and embedded it tightly on a Taihu stone.
He did this very secretly, and not many people even in the mansion knew about it. You must know that stealing the most important treasure in the palace is a serious crime for the Nine Clan. No matter how much Qianlong trusted him, if he knew that he would even dare to steal the "Fu" Monument
, I have to skin him.
I heard Zhao Xin say again: "Master He must be thinking, how do I even know about this? Do I have spies in the palace? I advise you not to bother."
He Shen was really embarrassed now. He didn't know how many secrets Zhao Xin knew about him. The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid.
What do you want? As long as it doesn’t hurt the emperor or He X’s family, everything else is easy to discuss.”
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Zhao Xin smiled and said: "I will give you a month to make a list of the land, farms and shops you hold. The specific location, area and size, and the name of the person who holds it.
You need to write it clearly and then sign it. One month later, our people will contact Liu Quan, and then Butler Liu will pay a visit and hand over the list to the person coming."
He Shen's eyes widened and he said in shock: "You are really concerned about He's family property!"
Yes, Zhao Xin was thinking about Heshen's family property, but meeting him was definitely an accident.
Two weeks ago, a male traveler from Beihai Town Primary School suffered from acute angina pectoris. Although Wu Xianhou and others rescued him with great skill, considering that the man was nearly seventy years old, it would be troublesome if he had another episode. So Zhao Xin
They called Hong Tao to discuss with him, and finally reached an agreement to send him back to reunite with his family and recover well.
Since we have to go back, we can't just make a trip for this matter. Immediately, the civil affairs, health, propaganda and military-industrial complex all threw over a pile of purchase lists; including medicines, medical equipment, books, fertilizers, and pesticides.
, milling machines, drilling machines, agricultural tractors, cranes, off-road vehicles, trucks, broadcast equipment, small generators and related accessories, etc. There are a lot of them. Since the Nenjiang Plain will be developed before the spring of next year, Chen Qingsong’s side alone
One hundred more crawler tractors need to be added.
As a result, Zhao Xin has to wait for a while in another time and space before he can return to Beihai Town. At least he has to wait until all the most urgently needed supplies arrive. So what should he do next to pass the time?
Can't you stay at home every day?
Wasting it? Forget it, kidneys are precious. It’s rare for a person to be pure for a few days, so don’t waste them.
Go to the Forbidden City to see Qianlong? What's there to see in a dying old man? Besides, the security of the Forbidden City makes people's scalp numb just thinking about it.
After thinking about it, Zhao Xin finally set his target on He Shen. In the past two years, as the plan of "driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf" began to be implemented, he could not help but think about one thing, and that was He Shen.
If Shen leaves Beijing, what will happen to his property?
Of course gold, silver, jewelry and antiques can be taken away, but there is also a large amount of real estate including 3,000 houses, 8,000 hectares of land, 75 pawn shops and 42 bank accounts!
This is more than 500,000 acres of land! And most of it is in the Zhili area. Even Zhao Xin, who has neither money nor land, cannot help but be tempted.
Not to mention that with so much land in hand, land reform in the Zhili area will be much easier after entering the customs; in addition, Beihai Town will also need to acquire a large amount of land for industrial and construction land after entering the customs.
Building a new administrative center will require at least hundreds of thousands of acres; in addition, if the pawnshops and banks under Heshen's name are controlled, it will also be of great help in stabilizing the financial order of Zhili and even the northern region.
However, there is the biggest trouble here. Without the land deed, the location of the land store cannot be found out. When Heshen Juan runs away, it will become a complete bad debt.
To put pressure on him through Beihai Town's intelligence station in the capital? Then Zhao Xin first has to go to "Huang Shengtai" on Qianmen Street to find someone. The problem is that shopkeeper Dong has a single line of contact with Xu Dayong and does not know him. And even if he is disguised
Although he is well dressed, his height cannot be concealed. Appearing rashly on Qianmen Street in the Qing Dynasty will definitely attract the attention of others and bring risks to shopkeeper Dong.
Zhao Xin spent a few days thinking about it, and finally decided not to bother, and simply went to the back building of He Mansion to explore it in person according to the research of historians. Anyway, with his abnormal skills, even if he was discovered
Just leave as soon as you say.
As mentioned before, there are 111 rooms in the back building of Heshen Mansion, which are divided into upper and lower floors. The lower floor has a row of rectangular windows, while the upper floor has 45 brick-carved windows of various shapes, including square, round,
Peach shape, fan shape, pomegranate shape, scroll shape, Fuqing Youyu shape, etc., are completely different. It is said that Heshen embezzled so much property that he couldn't even remember it, and it was even harder to organize them together; so
So he put the treasures in different categories in different rooms, corresponding to different windows. Just by looking at the windows, you can tell whether the room is filled with jade, calligraphy and painting, or jewelry.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After formulating a plan, and after repeated deliberation, Zhao Xin booked tickets in advance to visit Prince Gong’s Mansion in the afternoon, and then wandered around there for more than two days.
hours; until the library closed at five o'clock in the afternoon, he found a surveillance blind spot near the back building, and then arrived at Heshen's house without anyone noticing.
Because I had prepared weapons in advance, I thought that if the servants of the He Mansion were to find out, I would give him an anesthesia shot first. But fortunately, everything went smoothly. He was not noticed at all when he appeared, and then Zhao Xin slipped away.
He entered a servant's room and hid under the bed, thinking to wait until it was completely dark before taking action. Unexpectedly, he came out quietly and was about to pick the lock when he bumped into He Shen who was about to enter the Shuifa Building.
It was only later that this came out.
Seeing the surprised look on He Shen's face, Zhao Xin suddenly smiled: "You can't take it with me anyway, so why do you think so much and have nothing?"
He Shen argued without confidence: "Why do you have that?!"
"Behind me are 100,000 Beihai navy! Because Beihai town has occupied thousands of miles of mountains and rivers outside the pass! I just want to rob it openly and distribute the land gathered by you corrupt officials to the landless peasants all over the world, so that the people can change their way of living! If I don't come
, you people can only drag this country into the abyss of eternal destruction!"
"So this is the reason why you forced the Jin gentry to sell their land in Shandong. Aren't you afraid of offending the Jin gentry all over the world? He Mou advised me that since ancient times, the emperor has ruled the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people. What you are doing is simply selfish.
Disorganize your roots and do whatever you want!"
"Haha, Sir, haven't you understood it after all these years?"
"Understand what?"
"The foundation of Beihai Town has never been the gentry and scholar-bureaucrats, but the common people you look down upon."
"You want to equalize the land?" He Shen felt that he understood what Zhao Xin was thinking, so he laughed and said: "Your Excellency turns out to be imitating Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, which is ridiculous! Do you know how many Dingkou there were in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and how many are there in the world now?
How many Dingkou? Nowadays, not only in the Central Plains, but also in the southern provinces, there is almost no land for cultivation!"
"That's right! If you people hadn't been annexing land like crazy, how could Beihai Town have grown so much over the years?"
"Well......"
He Shen thought for a while and then said: "Mr. Zhao really admires He in the military field. Although He is not good at this, I can see that your troops are deployed like a national expert, your arrangements are careful, and your chess moves are accurate and ruthless.
The Qing Dynasty is surrounding me step by step! But Mr. Zhao, since ancient times, conquering the world and taking over the world are completely different. Ruling the world depends on moral principles, not who has a big fist. You are so forceful to buy the land of the Jin gentry and seize people.
If your family property is ruined and your life is ruined, you are not afraid that everyone will fight against you?!"
"Sir, do you know what revolution is?"
"Mr. Zhao, are you testing me? Although He is not talented, he also knows the principle of 'the revolution of heaven and earth is the result of the four seasons, the revolution of Tang and Wu is in accordance with heaven and in accordance with man'."
"Are you talking about the change of dynasty or the theory of destiny?" Zhao Xin smiled contemptuously, and then slowly said the famous saying about "revolution" in another time and space. He Shen was dumbfounded.
"Is this the reason why you came to your home and demanded property from a certain family?"
"Master He, you are well aware of the principle of the cunning rabbit's three burrows. You know how much gold and silver has been transported in the warehouse rented by Ma Basan in Anping Port in the past few years, and I also know it clearly. But
I haven’t moved, do you know why?”
He Shen stared at Zhao Xin with hatred and was speechless. If it were Sun Shiyi, Liu Yong and others could still argue, but he, the biggest corrupt official in the Qianlong Dynasty, really lacked the confidence.
"Gold and silver are nothing to me, and treasures and antiques are nothing more than items used in exchange for funds. They should not be eaten or worn. But the land is of great use to me, and you can't take it away. Instead of benefiting others in vain, why not
If you leave it to me, you can do a good deed for the world."
"..."
"I might as well tell you, do you know why your master is so indulgent to you? He has cultivated a money bag for his successor, a super-big wallet that has accumulated wealth that exceeds the Qing Dynasty's annual income in several years! As long as he steps forward
, Yong Yan and countless others will jump out to deal with you. No matter how much you flatter me, it will be useless. There will only be one end: confiscate your property and die!"
"He is loyal to the emperor and to the Qing Dynasty!"
"Do you believe this? Are there any 'loyal ministers' who have been greedy for hundreds of millions in the past and present? Thank you for your words! Unless you die, many people will have trouble sleeping and eating! Yong Yan, Yong Lin, Fukang'an, Zhu Gui,
Wang Jie, and even Liu Yong, have wanted to deal with you for more than a day or two. Do you think they are afraid of you? They are afraid of Qianlong behind you! But he is already eighty-two, seventy-three or eighty-four, and the King of Hell does not invite him to go.
How long do you think he can protect you?"
He Shen was really scared now, and Zhao Xin expressed the fear that he had always buried in his heart. His face suddenly changed from bright to dark, and he looked at Zhao Xin and said: "If I... and so-and-so defect to Mr. Zhao,
Is there a place for you?"
Zhao Xin sneered a few times and said: "Master He, based on what you have done, where do you think you can hide? If I take you in, what will the people below think?"
It is said that no matter how capable He Shen is, Beihai Town cannot have him. Zhao Xin once discussed this matter with Yu Deli, Chen Qingsong, Wang Zhong and others. Everyone agreed that this person was a poisonous weed clinging to a big tree in the Qing Dynasty.
, depend on each other. If Beihai Town tolerates He Shen, it will definitely be the effect of a mouse excrement.
Speaking of this, He Shen already had some concerns in his mind. He pondered for a moment and asked the biggest question for the Manchu Qing court.
"Mr. Zhao, He has asked his subordinates to check the household registration records all over the world over the years, but they can't find out the details of the big bosses in your Beihai Town. May I ask where you are from? Your Excellency once named Zhu Ming.
Banner, what is your relationship with the last king of Zhao in Zhu Ming? Who did you learn the official Mandarin of the banner people from?"
Zhao Xin smiled slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Sir, let's make an agreement."
"Please say."
"When you are dying, no matter how far away you are, as long as you send me a message, I will definitely tell you. Even if I am not here, someone will definitely tell you."
Even though he knew that Zhao Xin's methods were unpredictable, He Shen still couldn't believe it. He thought that the other party just didn't want to talk, so he casually said: "What does a gentleman say?"
"Hurry up!" Zhao Xin raised his hand and looked at his watch, and found that it was almost nine o'clock, so he said: "We've almost finished chatting, and it's time for me to leave. But I still have to ask you to send me off, just in case.
It would be bad if you took the wrong road and broke into the women's residence."
He Shen cursed in his heart angrily, you sneaked into the back house quietly, and you actually licked your face and asked me to send you off? But how could he dare not agree, so he could only lead the way with a livid face.
After the two of them left the Shuifa Building, Liu Yin led the way and walked south along the passage across the courtyard on the west side, passing through several doors in sequence. The servants they met on the way saluted their master when they saw him, and He Shen did not say anything to him.
, walking at a brisk pace. The servants saw the tall Zhao Xin following He Shen. Although they thought this man was strange, no one dared to ask.
After about a stick of incense, he finally arrived at the gate in the southeast corner of He Mansion. Liu Yin didn't bother to call the people in the concierge, and went straight forward to remove the door latch. Several servants in the concierge were about to come out.
, He Shen shouted coldly: "Go back! Don't come out!"
Several people were frightened. They still recognized their master's voice, but they didn't know what was going on. They didn't dare to breathe while standing in the door.
Not long after, the vermilion door was slowly opened by Liu Yin. Zhao Xin stepped out and stood on the steps, cupping his hands with He Shen inside the door and saying, "Master He, one month, remember."
After saying that, he went down the steps, turned to the right, and disappeared from the door. At this time, Liu Yin, who was standing in the door, couldn't help but peek out, but found that there was not even a ghost in the deep and dark alley. Zhao Xin said
It was like disappearing out of thin air, so frightened that he immediately took a breath!
He Shen asked anxiously: "Is the person gone?"
"Master, it's gone!"
"What?!"
"You deserve to die, slave!" Liu Yin raised his hand and slapped himself in the mouth, explaining: "He obviously went west, but he just knew how to do it, and then he disappeared!"
"His!"
"Master, would you like me to follow you and have a look?"
"Your head was squeezed by the door, or your brain is swollen! Do you know who he is? You don't want to live anymore!"
"This slave deserves to die!" Liu Yinxin said, "How do I know who he is?"
He Shen rubbed his forehead that was blown tight by the cold wind, calmed down, and whispered to Liu Yin: "Go and call your father, I have something to tell him!"
Liu Quan came soon. When he learned that Zhao Xin suddenly appeared in the backyard of He Mansion, he was frightened to death. Afterwards, he and He Shen discussed in the study until late at night, and finally admitted that what the other party said was true.
It makes sense. If Beihai Town captured Shengjing and then imitated Zhang Xianzhong, Qianlong would be very angry if he couldn't guarantee it.
He Shen spent a few days thinking about it, and finally decided on a strategy of closely uniting with He Lin, who held military power, and started to transfer the family property to Kunming, using Yunnan and Guizhou as his retreat. He felt that since Zhao Xin wanted He Lin to replace Beihai
If he wanted to conquer Burma and compete with the British, he would definitely provide support; with military power and quick guns and artillery, Yong Yan would not dare to touch himself.
As for the list of properties and shops that Zhao Xin wanted, although He Shen was feeling pained, he still had no choice but to ask Liu Quan to lead people to count and make an inventory. There was no way, Zhao Xin's visit really scared him.