On the second day after Beihai Town issued the first local regulations, on August 11, Qianlong ordered the ministers in Beijing to submit their own memorials, demanding that practical solutions be proposed on the strategy of conquering Beihai Town.

After Sun Shiyi's apology arrived in Beijing in early August, the government and the country were shocked. The Qing court did not expect that the Pearl River Estuary patrol system, which was originally regarded as impregnable, was so unbearable, and the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Navy were so cowardly and incompetent! Although Sun Shiyi's approach was a bit tempting, the military operation also tested the background of the large iron ship. It was impossible to defeat the type of a few scattered wind-torn ships.

In the eyes of Qianlong and a group of military ministers, whether Zhao Xin bombarded the British warehouses in Yanziwan or the Portuguese fortress in Macau, it had nothing to do with him, so he was happy that they would bite the dog; but it would be different for the bombardment of Guanqianzhai, it belonged to Kou Bian.

The ministers in the capital had a surprisingly consistent view on this matter, that is, if Zhao Ni continued to struggle like this, he would go to the north today and to the south tomorrow, and sooner or later, there would be a big mess.

Qianlong, who was old and stronger, was determined to completely solve Zhao Xin's problem sixty years before he ascended the throne. So after the Mid-Autumn Festival, a series of decrees were issued one after another, making the ministers dazzled.

The Beijing camp was expanded, and the quota was increased from 10,000 to 20,000. Previously, outside the nine gates of the capital to the boundary of Zhili Prefecture, four thousand horse soldiers were set up, three thousand war soldiers, three thousand guard soldiers, and a total of ten thousand guard soldiers. After the increase, the horse soldiers increased to 6,000, ten thousand war soldiers, and four thousand guard soldiers.

The old warships were cut off and the Tong'an ship was built; through the Lifan Court, a specialist was sent to order five British three-masted schooners from the Siam, each with 64 new smoothbore cannons.

Fu Kang'an, who had been removed from all his actual positions and only retained the title of Marquis of Jiayong, was appointed as the Minister of the Inner Guard after a period of closed-door thinking. The imperial envoy went to Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang and other provinces to inspect the Manchu troops and green camps in various places, reviewed the soldiers, horses, money, armor, armor and equipment in various places, and carried out rectification.

Agui, who was in Henan to manage rivers, was transferred to the northwest and replaced Qinggui as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

Qing Gui, acting governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, was appointed as the co-organizer of the Grand Secretary, and was awarded the Minister of Management Yin Xin to manage military affairs in Jilin and Heilongjiang. In the first note to Qianlong, Qing Gui requested to set up a large camp in Hunchun and Ningguta to stabilize the situation first and ensure that Zhao Xin's plan to advance westward and go southward. After 100,000 troops were stationed, the army of the two places would take steady steps and take action step by step.

Qianlong also understood that the firearms equipped by Zhao Xin were really domineering, and it was impossible to encircle and suppress the Eight Banners warriors with 10,000 or 20,000 warriors. Without the scale of 100,000 warriors, it would be difficult to wipe out. For the sake of the present, the only way is to implement encirclement first.

After the World War in Furdan City, more than half of the artillery and guns of the Eight Banners lost more than half of the artillery and guns, and even if they were fully built, it would take one or two years. According to Fu Kang'an's Chen Zuo in the apology, in addition to the Yonggu General's cannon, the range of other small cannons was difficult to cause damage to Zhao Ni. Even if the capital and Jilin were fully built, hundreds of general's cannons would take several years to prepare.

Among the series of decrees, the most incredible thing was to order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to draft the show. Qianlong, who was over 70 years old, had to draft the show, and it was a big fanfare, which shocked the ministers. Qingliu, led by Dong Gao and Qian Feng, wrote a letter to dissuade him, but was severely scolded by Qianlong.

At the beginning of this incident, only Heshen saw Qianlong's intentions, and he was happy to see clearly that the school was defeated.

The fifteenth prince Yongyan also wanted to write a letter to advise, but was stopped by his teacher Zhu Gui. Zhu Gui warned Yongyan that the reason why the emperor gave a speech was that his real purpose was to tell the people of the world that he was not old!

However, although Heshen was joking, he had a lot of trouble. Whether it was to increase troops, expand Hunchun City, allocate military equipment, build artillery, and even drafting, there were money behind it. Qianlong's arrangement required at least 8 million taels of silver in the early stage, which was a worry for Heshen. So when Qinggui returned to Beijing to ask Heshen for military expenses, Heshen had to advance 500,000 taels from the Chongwenmen tax customs, and said that the rest of the military expenses would be allocated one after another.

When Qinggui saw that the money was not enough, he came to Heshen to complain and tried to ask for hundreds of thousands of taels.

"Brother Zhizhai, you have been to Hunchun, and there is no decent city wall there. Building cities, military camps, seeds and farm tools, the 500,000 taels will be like wafting water."

Heshen stroked his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Brother Shuzhai, it's difficult to deal with it! Master is far-reaching, and we, as slaves, should try our best to understand and implement it. But now we have to use money everywhere, where can I get the money? Not to mention anything else, the disaster in Henan, river engineering, canal transportation, and millions of taels of silver can't even see a splash. Let me tell you the truth today. Now the Ministry of Revenue can't get a single one except for the large amount of money in the treasury. Even the master's daily expenses are my efforts to maintain it."

Qinggui was shocked and hurriedly said, "Brother Zhizhai, does the emperor know about these situations?"

Heshen shook his head expressionlessly.

Qinggui sighed: "I have been in Shaanxi and Gansu for more than a year. I only know how difficult it is for me. I don't know that it is a thousand times more difficult to get a veterinary! But to be honest, only you can afford this mountain-like burden!"

This surprised Heshen and was extremely helpful. Everyone in the court knew that Qinggui was an extremely cautious and even almost pedantic honest man. He didn't say what he should say on weekdays, let alone what he shouldn't say. It seemed that this little money was really not enough, and Qinggui was forced to do nothing.

Heshen smiled and bowed to Qinggui, "Shuzhai Gong said this, He is so sorry. Let me do this. Please give me a few more days and I will think of another way."

"Then I will respect the sound of the music."

Two days later, the Zhimeizhai Restaurant located on the east side of Meishi Street, Wai Qianmen was booked. When it was dark, the three sedan chairs arrived as scheduled. Among the three people who came, in addition to Lianghuai Salt Administration, there was also a member responsible for Yunnan copper transportation and a member responsible for the copper mine in Chizhou, who were all fifth-rank officials who returned to Beijing to report their duties.

Heshen is now in power, and he sent a post to invite people to dinner, but no one dared not come. When he entered the private room on the second floor, the wine and food were all served, Heshen said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is too busy and I can't make any time. Today, I'm a host, please gather here. With our friendship, there is no need to be polite, just be as good as you like."

"Okay, okay!" The three people present nodded and praised.

That's it, but Heshen is now a very powerful minister, who is busy with the back of his head every day. He held a banquet, but the three of them dared not be casual. Lianghuai Salt Administration Quande said: "I am not polite, but I have to toast with Zhongtang for this first glass of wine. Everyone knows that the three of us are all fat and erect, but this is also the one that makes others jealous the most. They are staring at each other like black-eyed chickens in their eyes. They rely on the protection of Zhongtang over the years, otherwise we would have been wiped out long ago."

Heshen stared at Quande and said with a smile: "I don't agree with your brother. The three of you are so fat that they are so fat, but if you all eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name, they don't have any oil, even if others are jealous, what can you do to you?"

Quande and the other two were stunned, and smiled out on their faces and said, "Zhongtang said this thoroughly, thoroughly!"

Heshen continued, "But then again, if you really do something unpredictable and get caught by someone, don't talk about me, I can't protect you even if you are not, right?"

When the three of them heard this, they suddenly felt a stern. They knew that the topic was coming today, so they nodded quickly.

Heshen smiled and picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, drink a drink first. He is always taught a lesson by the emperor on weekdays, but now he has unconsciously brought such a scent in his words. Don't take it to your heart, I'll do it first!"

Quande and the other two hurriedly said, "If you don't know, the Zhongtang Master will teach you a lesson for me. We should respect Zhongtang."

Liu Quan, who was serving the side, drooped his face and held a wine pot to fill the four of them. Heshen glanced at him and scolded him, "It's rare to be happy today. Who are you showing off your bitter face?"

After pouring the wine, Liu Quan held the wine pot and said, "I'm full of money now, I'm worried about you!"

Heshen said: "It's not your turn to worry about national affairs, so don't mention these disappointing words!"

Liu Quan said: "What's so much money! I'm so worried that I can't sleep well every day. Can I not worry about being a slave?"

Heshen's expression changed when he heard this, he put down his wine glass and sighed: "You dog slave, you have swept away your elegant pleasure!"

All three people present were figures with hair that were more delicate than monkeys. What did Heshen and his servants mean? They all felt very clear in their hearts. After a quick glance at each other, Quan De smiled first and said, "There is no need for this in the middle hall. You treat us with kindness and kindness on weekdays. Now that we have difficulties, we can't stand by. Although the court is very tight to the salt administration and the bronze administration card, we can definitely get some scattered silver to serve even if we pick it out from the cracks in the corners and crates. Please give me a number?"

"Okay!" Heshen smiled and raised his hand and slapped him.

"Hmm." Quan De frowned and asked tentatively: "Five hundred thousand?" He hesitated for a moment, nodded with difficulty and said: "Okay, the salt administration has paid 200,000."

The other two also hurriedly said: "The copper governments of both places each pay 150,000 yuan."

But after the three of them finished speaking, they saw Heshen's slap still stretched out. Quande said: "Zhongtang, are you trying to..."

Liu Quan, who was standing beside him, sneered: "Five million!"

"Ah!" The three of them were stunned when they heard this.

Quande begged with a sad face: "Five million! Zhongtang, even if you add the silver collected from the twenty-seven salt roads in the world together, you can't make up so much money! What if the court checks the accounts, how can you explain your humble position!"

The committee member of Tongling also said anxiously: "Tongling has paid 150,000 yuan, and Beizhi is already selling his money. If he sells again, Beizhi has to go out to beg for food!"

The Yunnan Copper Commissioner also hurriedly said: "Yes! Last time the copper mine caused trouble, I lost all the money I had saved! You know what happened in the middle hall..."

Heshen's face gradually became colder, and he watched the three people on the opposite side performing their performances. But as the three people talked, their voices became lower and lower.

"Say it, keep talking. Pretending to be poor and complain, why don't you say it?" Heshen continued sneered and said, "I can't tell you. Qiao Mo and Qiao are all very good at acting, and they are all catching up with Wei Changsheng from the Shuangqing Ministry!"

With a "bang!", Heshen slapped the table, scaring the three of them.

"Who do you three think you are?! Well? You dare to fool me!"

Heshen raised his hand and pointed at Quande: "You! The official sells private salt, and you collect money from both ends. In the past two years, you have collected at least three million taels. Don't think that I can't handle you if I don't make the account! Where did the private salt confiscated in Suzhou on July 19th? If you share half of the meeting, you Quande said? This sum alone is 200,000 taels of silver! Do you really think this is done seamlessly?

Last month, you were drinking flower wine in Suzhou and sleeping with a bitch named Ai Nu. You spent 1,640 taels of silver in one night. So rich! Brother Quan, why are you pretending to be like me to eat vegetarian food!”

Quande was sweating profusely, thinking that whether it was private salt or love slave, he thought he had done a very secret. How could Heshen know about this kind of thing?

Heshen said that he was perfectly virtuous and glared at another member: "There are two other materials! You have jointly sold the imperial copper mines, treating the imperial copper mines as their own vegetable garden, and then pulling the radish and then taking them out! What happened to the 90,000 kilograms of Yunnan copper that Jiangning had sunk in the 48th year of Qianlong? Do you want me to continue talking about it? It's really unscrupulous, bastard adds three kilograms!"

He took a sip of the tea handed over by Liu Quan and said in a deep voice: "Now you three need to spit out five million taels, it's really a bargain! You always think that everyone is a minister in the court and always cares about each other's face, so that they didn't tear the matter away."

Heshen slapped the table again, and Quande and the other two were so scared that they trembled all over. "But today, you three are simply shameless! You just want to make a fuss today!"

Quande and the other three knelt on the ground "splashed" and begged in cold sweat, "Zhongtang, don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be as good as the young people. You are aware of the Wanli, and you are talking about the truth, and you can't lose the officials. However, whether it is the Salt Administration or the Tongzheng Administration, it is a long-lasting and confusing account! Zhongtang, you cannot count the deficit of your ex to the small..."

Quan De glanced at Heshen's face getting colder and colder, and bit his teeth and said, "Do you think this is OK? We paid the money! However, even if we sell the goods and sell the property, we really can't make it up. Otherwise, you can write an IOU? Our Huai Salt Administration will pay 2.5 million yuan, and each of them will pay 1.25 million yuan. Do you think?"

Heshen then changed his expression and smiled and said, "It's done, no matter what! As long as you can raise the money you want from the emperor, let alone borrowing it, I will do it even if you kill and set fire!"

He turned to Liu Quan and said, "Quan'er, I'll issue them an IOU!"

After Liu Quan finished the IOU, Heshen took it and folded it in his sleeve with a smile. He was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. The court borrowed money from the Lianghuai Salt Administration and the Tongzheng Administration. For Heshen, it was just a matter of the left hand turning to the right hand.

Quande and the other two were fucked by Heshen's manipulation, and their calves were twitching. At this moment, they knelt on the ground, their faces were extremely ugly.

Heshen laughed, stepped forward and helped the three of them up, and said, "Why do you have to do this? Come on and drink. Friends are together, just to be happy. This is the court borrowing money from you, what's so scary?"

Quande and the other two forced a smile at this time, which was even worse than crying. They picked up the wine glass and toasted Heshen, and then drank it all in one go.

Two days later, Qinggui received three million taels of military funds from Heshen, and he couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He didn't expect that Heshen could really make money.

Looking at Qinggui's expression of wanting to speak but stopping, Heshen did not make it difficult for him and instructed: "Brother Shuzhai, Zhao Ni is cunning, I have a deep understanding of it. This time I go north, I must be more careful. If I don't have enough money, just look for me!"

Qinggui felt a soreness in his chest. He didn't expect that the one who supported him the most was Heshen, and he bowed his hand repeatedly.
Chapter completed!