My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 443 The most ruthless purge in the Qianlong era: the wheels were knocked down!
October of the second year of the Qianlong reign.

As winter sets in, the weather becomes increasingly dry and cold.

Under the leaden clouds, the red leaves of the Yuanmingyuan Garden began to fall, creating a somber atmosphere.

After taking a series of actions in response to the murder of Fucha Ying, Hongli issued an edict ordering the Empress to wait for him in his palace so that he could go and see her.

It's so cold, so Hongli tries to move around as much as he can on his own.

He wanted Empress Fucha to stay with him for a few more years in this life to avoid catching a cold. His constitution was indeed more resilient than many people because of his mother's strong genes, even his half-brothers couldn't compare to him.

The Empress's request to see Hongli was not for any other reason than to see him for Consort Zhe's sake.

When Hongli found out, he came to see Consort Zhe that very evening.

"My cousin is bothering my cousin."

Consort Zhe said to Hongli with some remorse when Hongli saw her.

Hongli smiled slightly and said, "Who told me to be your cousin?"

Then, Hongli pulled Consort Zhe into his arms, stroking her fair and delicate hands, and said:
"I have already issued an edict, ordering all officials in the three northeastern provinces to be on high alert against the bandits, and I have also sent my most capable ministers there, so you no longer need to worry about anything happening to Gahari Fucha."

Hongli did not tell Consort Zhe about Fucha Ying.

After all, Consort Zhe's health was already severely depleted after giving birth to two children, and if she really knew about Fucha Ying's situation, she would probably be even more weakened.

Although his cousin was not the most beautiful in his harem, she was the one who gave him the most emotional value.

Even though he was the emperor, after being married for a long time, he still valued the latter more.

Therefore, Hongli did not want his cousin to leave too early.

"My cousin kowtows to thank my cousin!"

"Although my cousin was uneasy about this, she was also worried that my cousin would get too angry and harm his own body."

"That would only make my cousin more anxious."

Consort Zhe lowered her head and blushed as she spoke.

Hongli smiled and said, "Humans are not plants or trees, how can they be without feelings? My anger is justified, just as your unease is justified. In the future, when there is an opportunity, I will take you out of the pass to go back and have a look."

Consort Zhe thanked him and pursed her lips, saying, "I have no way to repay you, cousin, but I can serve you wholeheartedly to show my gratitude."

Hongli, on the other hand, was even more at a loss as to how to bring this up with his cousin.

However, instead of engaging in internal strife, Hongli blamed his displeasure on those who opposed his new policies.

"Yue Zhongqi, in your opinion, how many Rakshasa heads are worth to my cousin's head?"

When Hongli met Yue Zhongqi the next day to give him a lecture, he asked him this question first.

Yue Zhongqi replied, "In my humble opinion, it is worth one hundred."

"No, five hundred!"

"I don't care how many Russians who have invaded my Great Qing can be captured in the three provinces outside the Great Wall, but you must capture at least this many."

"I am not afraid that the Russians hate the Qing Dynasty, I am only afraid that they do not hate it."

Hongli gave his answer without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Yue Zhongqi immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, sir!"

"You are going to serve as the governor-general of three provinces outside the Great Wall, holding military and political power over the three provinces. I only have one sentence to tell you."

"That is, if a civilized country adheres too strictly to the rules when dealing with a barbaric country, it is a desecration of the rules and an indulgence of the barbaric country. The weapon of criticism cannot replace the criticism of weapons!"

After Hongli said this, Yue Zhongqi was slightly taken aback.

But he quickly bowed again: "This servant will remember the holy instructions! This servant also understands that the master sent someone like this, who is not good with words but is more skilled with weapons, to educate them with weapons!"

Hongli smiled; he knew Yue Zhongqi would obey his will.

As far as he knew, Yue Zhongqi himself had been ruthless in killing disobedient monks when he quelled the rebellion in Tibet.

Among the new-style ministers who were to go to the Northeast, Hongli only met with Yue Zhongqi, but not Liu Tongxun and Zhao Hui. Instead, he sent the two of them directly to their posts.

Liu Tongxun first received the imperial edict, and after completing his dealings with the provincial governor who was temporarily acting as governor, he officially set off for Fengtian to take up his post.

On his way to his new post, Liu Tongxun stopped at Baijingpu Post Station for a rest and encountered a fellow villager, a scholar named Zhang Xi, who requested an audience with him.

"Congratulations to Elder Uncle on your promotion to Fengtian, the land of the rising dragon."

Zhang Xi first congratulated Liu Tongxun.

At that moment, Liu Tongxun was having someone shave him. He lay back in the chair, looking up at the sky, and said, "Speak, why have you come to see me?"

"I've come to offer my humble opinion on a way to make money for my uncle."

“Uncle, you’re going to Fengtian to manage the allocation of money and grain. When that happens, hundreds of thousands or even millions of shi of grain will pass through your hands. You can make a lot of money just by covering up the losses.” “I’m not very capable, but I’ve already arranged with a few fellow villagers to contribute capital to help you sell this grain that’s been covered up for losses.”

Zhang Xi said with a smile.

Liu Tongxun sat up straight, letting the white soap pods soak into his face, and looked at Zhang Xi: "Don't you even know that your uncle is someone who doesn't even give face to Zhang Zhongtang? Do you think I'll give face to you fellow townsmen because of that?"

With that, Liu Tongxun lay down and waved his hand: "Go back to where you came from. How to compensate for the losses is none of your business."

Zhang Xi smiled awkwardly, then had no choice but to take her leave.

"Send someone to secretly follow Zhang Xi!"

After shaving, Liu Tongxun did not choose to rest any longer, but immediately set off.

He was afraid that even more people would come looking for him.

As soon as he left the post station, Liu Tongxun saw a vendor selling walnuts outside and bought two jin (1 kg).

But he only took two for himself, holding them in his hands and turning them around, while handing the rest to Liu Yong, who was beside him: "Have someone send them to General Zhao Hui."

Upon seeing this, Liu Yong asked him, "Why did your father give him walnuts?"

He likes to eat walnuts.

"When you go out to serve as an official, you have to maintain good relations with these Manchu officials."

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Snapped!
Outer Khingan Mountains.

After crushing the two walnuts in his palm, Zhao Hui took out one of the kernels, put it in his mouth, and chewed it as he walked up to a group of Evenki people who refused to surrender or leave the country due to their resistance.

"Do you really intend to pledge allegiance to the Rakshasa Kingdom?"

Zhao Hui also inquired about one of the leaders called Chamoji.

Chamoji replied with a stern face, "That's right, we hate the Qing Dynasty. The Russian Kingdom only accepts our fur and ginseng, but the Qing Dynasty demands our lives and forbids us from getting rich."

“Your wealth comes from plundering the Han people further south, which is naturally unacceptable.”

Zhao Hui replied.

"How were your ancestors able to plunder and pillage within the Great Wall back then?"

At this moment, Chamoji asked a question.

After hearing this, Zhao Hui didn't say anything more, but just put another walnut kernel in his mouth and chewed it, saying, "Fall the wheels down."

After saying that, Zhao Hui walked past the group of Evenki people.

His armored men were somewhat bewildered.

"kill!"

Zhao Hui picked up the baby she had snatched, saying, "Now you're not even as tall as a car wheel."

Subsequently, the armored soldiers understood and began to carry out the orders.

It turned out that after receiving the imperial edict to transfer him to Heilongjiang as a general, Zhao Hui immediately went to Heilongjiang as well.

Now, he has arrived in Heilongjiang and, in accordance with Hongli's decree, is implementing a nationality system, questioning and registering all the primitive tribes along the border, and also issuing identity certificates to individuals.

The Russians were arrested immediately after they were discovered to be staying within the territory of the Qing Dynasty.

As Zhao Hui had expected, quite a few local primitive tribes, especially in the border areas, were indeed more willing to submit to the Russian Kingdom under the influence of the Russians.

The main reason for this was not that the Qing Dynasty forbade them to farm. After all, the primitive tribes near the border had little contact with the Han people and did not know much about agricultural economy.

Their main objection was that the Qing Dynasty would arrest them and send them to their deaths, and they were not allowed to go south to seek their fortune.

On the contrary, the Russian Kingdom only collected taxes and allowed and encouraged them to go south to plunder.

Therefore, Zhao Hui knew that this kind of conflict couldn't be reasoned with.

The Qing Dynasty could no longer support their southward raids as before, nor could it support them in the same way as the Russian Empire, nor could it prevent them from serving in the military, thus achieving the goal of assimilating and reducing their able-bodied population at the same time.

He didn't say much, and for those who refused to surrender, he simply resorted to physical elimination.

To be Chinese or not?

Next, Zhao Hui and other Qing officers inquired about people from other primitive tribes.

"Let's do it! Let's be Chinese!"

After witnessing the ruthlessness of Zhao Hui and others, many of these primitive tribes became obedient.

(End of this chapter)