The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

"As long as I know you like to eat, I'll have someone deliver some tomorrow." Seeing him happy, Nian Gengyao felt much better.

"Will it be expensive?" Although Master Fourteen has money, he will never spend it recklessly.

Delicious food is delicious, but it must not be extravagant. He was a petty citizen in his previous life, and now he is the prince and elder brother, so he should not be too extravagant.

There are other uses for his money.

"Of course it is very expensive in Beijing, and you may not be able to eat it, but here is Guangzhou, next to the sea, these things are very cheap, common, you see that there are many shark fins and abalones sold in restaurants. , because it is next to the place of production, and things are cheap." Nian Gengyao said, "Don't worry, you won't be criticized for being extravagant."

A prince, or a double-budget prince, is already far away from the emperor here, if it is spread that he lives a luxurious life, then he will not be censored?

How could Nian Gengyao let people have an excuse to criticize Master Fourteen.

"That's good." The fourteenth master said happily, "I will have a good fortune in the future."

"If you want, you can even go out to sea yourself to see the scene of them hunting sharks. Those killers are happiest when hunting sharks, and sharks are also a threat to fishermen by the sea." Nian Gengyao said: "Every time we go to sea Fighting, dead people are thrown into the sea, and then sharks come smelling fish. At that time, we will lower the net and catch fish. Sharks are very powerful, and the teeth in their mouths are sharper. Fish it out before eating the corpse, otherwise the shark that eats the corpse will not be able to eat it.”

In fact, it has long been known that sharks are in the sea, and they may have eaten people and corpses.

But what is out of sight is pure!

At that time, it was just deceiving yourself and others.

However, when harvesting shark fins, they were really excited. Shark fins were a very valuable catch, and they were considered one of the top ingredients. They brought back the shark fins and sold them for a lot of money.

"Then go and have a look when you have time." Fourteenth Master was very interested.

Fourteenth Master's domineering speech on the road in Guangzhou for the first time stunned everyone.

And from the next day, he took to the streets.

Fourteenth Master went to the street. At first, everyone looked at him as if he was curious. There were no strangers within five meters around him.

All his guards and chamberlains.

However, the Fourteenth Lord is no stranger to ancient Guangzhou, he came here with his car last time!

The streets of Guangzhou are very busy.

There are all kinds of business, and not only Han people, Hakkas, but also Manchus, and even foreigners.

Yes, there are quite a few foreigners here in Guangzhou, who are doing business or simply traveling. Some foreigners are actually very curious about the East. Since the sea ban opened a gap, Guangzhou has become the first choice for some Westerners to go ashore. place.

There is nothing wrong with it except that it is hotter here.

Especially at this moment, there are many women among the Westerners. These women wear tutu skirts, show their white breasts, and walk on the road with parasols, which will attract a lot of colored eyes.

But just looking at the breasts, if you replace it with a Western woman's face, no one will think it looks good, because at this time, the Qing Dynasty's aesthetic point of view is not "worshiping foreigners", and everyone thinks that a blonde is a "yellow-haired girl" Salutation.

What's more, the hair, some are yellow, some are red, the skin is white but the pores are thick, and with those different eyeballs, how many people can't be scared to death at night?

Therefore, the Guangzhou government has regulations that foreigners are not allowed to go out at night.

Because several times, the locals were frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.

"Does the Guangzhou government still have such regulations?" It was the first time the Fourteenth Lord heard about it.

"The last time you came with your car, you can say that you came and went in a hurry, and you didn't take a stroll here at all." Nian Gengyao said: "I didn't know about it until I came here for more than half a year. There are many foreigners in Guangzhou, but The Guangzhou government does not allow them to live in the city, these people come here to shop during the day, and return to Haojing by sea boat after leaving the city at night."

The distance between Guangzhou and Macau is very short, only more than 200 miles, which sounds like a long way, but the waterway from Guangzhou to Haojing is well developed, and the boat travels fast, and it takes almost an hour to get there.

If it is a big sea ship, it will be faster, and it will arrive at the place in half an hour.

What's more, Guangzhou City is located in a water-rich area in the south. The river system in the territory is well developed, there are many large and small rivers, and the water area is vast. If you take a boat, it's nothing.

In addition, the shipping here is convenient, and Guangzhou Mansion and Haojing are next to each other.

Haojing is also very special. It is backed by Guangzhou Mansion and surrounded by the sea on three sides. There are two direct sunlights in a year, strong radiation and strong evaporation. , but also has the characteristics of a tropical climate, where oysters are abundant.

It's a pity that it was occupied by the Portuguese. Although it was still nominally the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the Portuguese sent the governor of Haojing over there, and built a fort there and established a defense system project.

Cao Yong knew all this, and Nian Gengyao knew it too, but the imperial court had an appointment with Haojing, and borrowed Haojing to sell goods to the Portuguese.

Probably because the imperial court issued the "Maritime Expansion Order" to open the sea ban, which made Westerners feel that the sleeping dragon in the east was about to open its eyes, so they were very nervous.

So much so that every time Nian Gengyao led his troops out to sea, he could see those Western ships peeping and following them at sea.

"Is that so?" Fourteenth Master touched his chin: "Go, go to eat, and then continue shopping."

Fourteenth, the arrival of the double-budget prince was not only known to local people in Guangzhou, but also the Portuguese governor in Haojing.

Coincidentally, the governor of Haojing has changed!

The former governor, Jia Shidu, died of illness in Haojing. He came to Haojing standing up and went back lying down. The next governor, Yan Doni, just took office, and before he straightened out everything in Haojing, he heard that a Qing Dynasty official came to Guangzhou. The Prince is the No.14 son of His Majesty the current Emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

Yandoni Andreev is a standard Portuguese nobleman with the title of earl.

After hearing the report from the chief of the escort fleet, Orleans, he was first surprised: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, has fourteen sons?"

Their king has only one son, who is still not very healthy. Everyone is very worried about the inheritance of the royal family.

But their king is not very old, and it would be nice to have more children.

"The emperor of the Qing Dynasty is different from our king. He has no wives. Oh, yes, three of them died, and there are many concubines. Our king only has wives, and the rest are mistresses." Orleans Spreading his hands: "Now this fourteenth prince is a prince with double salaries, the kind who gets two salaries!"

Well, you can't expect Westerners to understand the existence of the prince of the Qing Dynasty, what is there to say.

It would be nice to know that Lord Fourteen gets two salaries.

In their view, salary is salary.

"Okay!" Yandoni Andreev nodded: "Then, what is His Royal Highness's attitude towards us?"

"No." This is what made Orleans even more puzzled: "He said something, but those people didn't tell me carefully. You know, it's always not easy for us to find out their movements."

"Then, let's inquire carefully. Also, we have to be more careful recently. Since the Qing Dynasty lifted the sea ban, I found that business is not easy." Yandoni Andreev was very troubled. I came here to make money, and being the governor is the second thing.

And the actions of a group of Westerners are actually very conspicuous in the Qing Dynasty.

The Fourteenth Master has only been here for three days, and Westerners come to Guangzhou City for three days, which is very frequent.

Cao Yong has a lot of dealings with foreigners. Is he an official who does business in the sea? The thirteen lines, all the big merchants deal with him, and many foreigners, so he is the first to notice this, because Foreigners were very curious about the Fourteenth Master, so he went to find the Fourteenth Master.

Coincidentally, Nian Gengyao was also there.

"The foreigners in Haojing are inquiring about Master?" Fourteenth Master was very strange: "It has only been a few days since Master came here, what are they inquiring about about Master? Did you know?"

"Master Fourteen, foreigners are straightforward in everything they do. Besides, they have no choice but to keep a low profile. I know a few Westerners with my servant, but they all come to inquire about you, and my servant thinks something is wrong." Cao Yong couldn't laugh or cry: "They Straightforward, without tact."

It was straightforward and obvious, just to find out what Prince Xun meant.

So Cao Yong suddenly understood their intentions.

"Inquiry, what are you doing?" Fourteenth Master was curious: "I haven't had any contact with foreigners yet."

When he came, he only cared about integrating into the local area. He couldn't even speak a few words of Cantonese. For the past two days, Nian Gengyao had been following him. Otherwise, he couldn't understand what the other party said. Officials could be required to speak official dialect. But you can't ask local people to speak official language, right?

Some of those merchants and peddlers have never even been out on the ground in Guangzhou, and they are required to speak official language?

They may not understand the official language.

The locals didn't hesitate to understand, let alone foreigners.

"They don't have anything else. They just want to know what the Fourteenth Master likes and what his attitude towards foreigners is. Also, what are the arrangements for overseas? They seem to be afraid that we will go to the outer seas. In fact, the slaves have only been to Nanyang with the fleet. First, there are no charts, and second, the equipment is not perfect, and sailors need training.” Cao Yong has a lot of things to do, not to mention, he also needs to explore slowly.

"Well, I got it." The Fourteenth Master stroked his chin: "Tell them, I have a lot of things to do when I come here, so I don't care about foreigners for the time being, and learn the words here first, otherwise I won't know if I get scolded. "

Nian Gengyao thought for a while: "I know an old scholar who is a native of Guangzhou, but he has been an official for many years and can speak official language. Why don't you be an old master to the fourteenth master?"

Fourteenth Master nodded: "Yes."

"The slave just told them so, lest those foreigners keep asking people about you." The fourteenth master came here, which was already eye-catching enough, but now there are still a group of foreigners asking about the fourteenth master everywhere. What's the matter!

Cao Yong hurriedly went out to make arrangements, so that the group of foreigners would stop bumping around like headless flies.

And the old master that Nian Gengyao found for the Fourteenth Master arrived soon.

This old master is actually not old, he is just a man in his forties, a bit vicissitudes.

This old master can speak official Chinese, but he said it rather slyly: "Student Xu Shilin, I have met Prince Xun."

"The official words are not bad!" Fourteenth Master is very satisfied with this person, he looks like an old scholar with a gentle manner.

At the same time, this old master Xu Shilin is also from Guangzhou, and he speaks the local language well. I found out after asking that this Xu Shilin also passed the Juren examination back then, but he still failed in the examination many times, so he wandered in Beijing for many years, working as a guest and staff member for others. For a living, he did not become a teacher, because he still wanted to take the exam.

As a result, he wasted 20 years like this, and finally returned to his hometown of Guangzhou. His wife and children are grown up, and he needs to find a decent job. Otherwise, what would his son say about his wife?Why did the daughter find her husband's family?

Nian Gengyao used Xu Shilin's family. If he was a lonely person with no worries, Nian Gengyao would not use him. He has been inspected several times over the past year. In the end, this person stayed. After being by Nian Gengyao's side, now he is here to teach the Fourteenth Lord the local dialect of Guangzhou.

Speaking of it, he can be regarded as Mr. Fourteen's language.

"Reward!" Since the fourteenth master decided to learn Cantonese, he had to give someone something sweet, and the fourteenth master rewarded the other party with 100 taels of silver.

The other party is grateful to Dade.

The next day, I came to work, and in the first sentence, I taught Master Fourteen a curse word!