Li Zhen's heart was ups and downs, but he remained calm and said: "Please give me your instructions!"
Qi Shan said calmly: "This morning, when you went to Duanjun Prince's Mansion for a meeting, the Emperor summoned me again. After entering the palace for an audience, the Emperor mentioned the matter of dispatching bandits."
"Fat bandits?"
Li Zhen felt happy and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he is related to the Taiping Army, it is impossible to stay in Beijing, and Li Zhen is not worried. What Li Zhen needs now is to quickly build his own strength through fighting, and then rapid promotion.
Qishan continued: "The bandits went north, entered Baoding, and approached Beijing, which made the emperor furious. The emperor has ordered the Minister of War, Guiliang, to lead troops to Baoding to resist the bandits. At the same time, he also ordered Prince Hui Mianyu to serve as the general.
, ordered the imperial minister Seng Gelinqin to serve as counselor and make arrangements to suppress the bandits."
"At this time, Seng Gelinqin has gone straight to Zhuozhou."
"With the emperor's series of arrangements, it is enough to stabilize the trend of bandits heading north."
"However, the situation in Jiangsu is not optimistic. In mid-September, a Xiao Dao Society actually went into trouble in Shanghai. The leader of the Xiao Dao Society, Liu Lichuan, openly rebelled and became known as the 'Great Ming Kingdom'."
"What's even more hateful is that Liu Lichuan actually surrendered to the bandit again."
"Hong Xiuquan's power is increasing and Shanghai is in trouble, which will definitely affect the interests of foreigners. Considering the overall situation, the emperor is ready to arrange people to stabilize the situation in Shanghai. You are loyal, courageous and resourceful. I recommend you to the emperor.
Shanghai takes charge of the overall situation and stabilizes the situation to prevent foreigners from taking advantage of the opportunity."
"go to Shanghai!"
Li Zhen was ecstatic and extremely excited.
In the blink of an eye, Li Zhen was able to go to Shanghai to take charge of affairs. When he was outside Prince Duanjun's palace, Li Zhen secretly said that he didn't know when he would be able to take charge of government. Now that he was recommended by Qishan to go to Shanghai, it was just what he wanted.
Leaving Jiangbei Camp, the sea is vast and fish are leaping, and the sky is hot and birds are flying.
Li Zhen suppressed the joy in his heart, but with a hesitant look on his face, he said: "Sir, you asked me to take charge of the situation in Shanghai, and I am naturally willing. But when I go to Shanghai, I not only have to face the Little Sword Society,
You have to deal with the extremely vicious foreigners. You can’t let the general go there naked. You have to support the general! If you don’t support the general, the general will have to stay in the Jiangbei camp."
Qi Shan stroked his beard, smiled and scolded: "You, you are really... whatever, if you have any requests, just ask."
Li Zhen thought for a while and said: "Sir, the general's requirements are not many. As long as Huang Shihai brings a battalion of soldiers, it is enough. I also want 900 foreign guns sold by Mas. With 900 guns,
With Huang Shihai's battalion of soldiers, even if war breaks out in Shanghai, the general can stabilize the situation."
"You really didn't let the eagle fly before you saw the rabbit, and you took away all the elites from the Jiangbei camp."
Although Qi Shan was scolding, he was not unhappy at all.
He recommended Li Zhen to Shanghai, so he naturally hopes that Li Zhen can stabilize the situation in Shanghai. Once Li Zhen takes over the Little Knife Club in Shanghai, he can contain the bandits in Nanjing, attract Yang Xiuqing's attention, and alleviate the pressure on the Jiangbei camp.
, this is what Qishan most wants to achieve.
Li Zhen asked again: "Sir, what position did the general hold in Shanghai?"
Qishan said: "You are currently a staff general and a third-grade general. Although the current military generals are not valuable, having the title of third-grade officer is not bad, and it can also control the officials in Shanghai."
Li Zhen felt a little disappointed. The third-grade general was useless and had no arbitrary power.
Not to mention third-grade generals, even first-grade military generals would have a hard time going to Shanghai.
Qi Shan took a sip of tea and said: "Don't be unhappy, I also got you a regiment training envoy. After you go to Shanghai, you can recruit local brave soldiers to train troops like Zeng Guofan did, to intimidate foreigners and prevent foreigners from becoming arrogant. Other than that,
In addition, I also secured another official position for you, that of Jiang Customs Supervisor, which is responsible for customs tax collection and you are in contact with foreigners."
Li Zhen took a deep breath, his heart was already extremely agitated.
Historically, Qi Shan was undoubtedly a peace advocate. He took the initiative to remove Lin Zexu's deployment in Guangzhou to resist the British army, and took the initiative to sue for peace. He also privately signed the "Chuanbi Grass Treaty", ceding Hong Kong and paying an indemnity of 6 million.
Yuan Dynasty. Although neither Britain nor Emperor Daoguang recognized the treaty signed by Qishan privately, Qishan did something that was humiliating to the country and lost his power.
Now, Qishan has won the supervision of Jiangguang Customs, which is definitely a very important official position.
Jiangsu Customs Supervision, also known as Jiangnan Customs Supervision, the official official title is "Nursing Jiangnan Customs Road", responsible for customs taxation. Historically, the position of Jiangsu Customs Supervision was held by Su Songtai of Jiangsu Province, because Jiangsu Customs Supervision was stationed in
In Shanghai, it is also called Shanghai Road and Jiangguan Road.
In 1854, Wu Jianzhang of Shanghai Road colluded with the British, French and American consuls in Shanghai and signed an agreement, allowing Britain, France and the United States to each send one person from the tax department to take charge of Jiangguan Customs. In July of the same year, the Shaoguan Tax Administration Committee was established, which led to
Foreign invaders directly manage China's customs, further losing sovereignty.
Now Li Zhen serves as the supervisor of Jiang Customs and is in charge of the overall situation of Shanghai. He will never allow such a thing to happen.
Li Zhen was really excited, excited to defend the country's customs.
He stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "Thank you, sir." This bow can be said to be the most sincere of all Li Zhen's salutes, and it comes from the heart.
Qi Shan waved his hand and said: "Work hard and don't let down my expectations."
Li Zhen clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, sir. When I finally go to Shanghai, I will quickly sweep away the bandits in Shanghai and bring peace to Shanghai. At the same time, I will also train an elite force to intimidate the foreigners so that they will not dare to underestimate us, China. As long as we
If I stay in Shanghai for one day, I will not lose the dignity of the country and will not become an insult to the country."
What he said was sonorous and powerful.
After Qi Shan heard this, he was also moved.
At Qi Shan's age, his blood has gone cold and he has lost his impulse. He only thinks about his own interests. But after listening to Li Zhen's words, Qi Shan seemed to see his younger self. In the past, Qi Shan also wanted to win glory for the country.
He brought glory to his family, but gradually he became a veteran of the officialdom and mingled with it.
Now Qi Shan felt the long-lost passion and was extremely excited. He stared at Li Zhen with burning eyes and said in a deep voice: "I believe in you and hope that you will not fall into the majesty of the Qing Dynasty."
After a pause, Qi Shan waved his hand and said: "Go and clean up, we will leave immediately."
Li Zhen turned around and left, leaving Qi Shan in a daze alone.
Half an hour later, Huang Shihai also returned to the post house. Li Zhen took Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou and followed Qi Shan by car to leave Beijing. When the carriage left Beijing, someone stopped it.
The person who blocked it was Guldu.
After Qi Shan saw Gurdu, he was even more happy and immediately ordered: "Li Zhen, you are leaving Beijing to take up a post in Shanghai. I don't know when you will be able to return to Beijing again. Go and say goodbye to Zhilan."
Li Zhen did not refuse, got off the carriage and walked towards Zhilan's carriage.
Entering the carriage, Zhilan was the only one inside.
Zhilan's face was shy, her eyes were misty, and she said with a touch of sadness: "When you go to Shanghai, there are many dangers. You must be careful and don't be careless."
Li Zhen nodded and opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
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