The twenty-fifth day of the first month of the nineteenth year of Daoguang, Guangzhou, Tianzi Wharf.

Deng Tingzhen, the governor of Liangguang, the general of Guangzhou, Deke Jinbu, the governor of Guangdong, Yiliang, the governor of Guangdong, Yu Kun, the superintendent of the Guangdong Customs, Guan Tianpei, the admiral of the navy, Xiong Changqian, the political envoy of the cloth, Wang Tinglan, the envoy of the procuratorate, and the prefect Zhuerhang'a, and other civil and military officials of all sizes in Guangzhou were waiting at the official pavilion to greet the arriving Qincha Lin Zexu.

Outside the official pavilion, in addition to a group of middle and low-level officials, there are also officials and businessmen such as merchants and salt merchants of the Thirteen Lines, as well as the gentry and elders of a little prestige in the city of Guangzhou. The foreign merchants watched with binoculars on the boats on the river.

Such a large-scale scene to welcome the Qincha is rare in Guangzhou, the reason is very simple, everyone is extremely concerned about the smoking ban, and naturally Lin Zexu, the master of the Qincha who came to ban smoking, is also particularly concerned and interested.

"Your Excellency, the Chincha has arrived by boat."

Deng Tingzhen opened his eyes and looked, and then ordered: "Fire the cannon." Then he led the crowd to the dock.

After nine cannon shots, the official ship slowly approached the Tianzi wharf, and Deng Tingzhen took the lead in kneeling down and said: "Deng Tingzhen, the governor of Liangguang, led the civil and military forces of Guangdong Province to respectfully invite Sheng'an. As he spoke, he kowtowed.

Lin Zexu stood facing south, glanced at everyone on the dock, and said in a deep voice: "Holy bow." ”

Deng Tingzhen continued: "The lower official Deng Tingzhen greets Lord Qincha. A group of officials behind followed one after another: "Greetings to Lord Qincha." ”

Lin Zexu quickly stepped off the official ship, stepped forward a few steps forward and helped Deng Tingzhen, and said with a smile: "Lord Deng, please get up." Deng Tingzhen, who was waiting, got up, and then he said in a deep voice: "No courtesy." Flat. ”

Yiliang got up and said with a smile: "Lord Qincha is tired of traveling and driving, and the lower officials and others have already prepared a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, please." ”

Don't wait for him to finish. Lin Zexu interrupted him and said: "The banquet has been withdrawn, Ben Qin will not go to the banquet, he will not be invited to eat, he will not accept gifts, and he will not need to bother with it, so he will be set up in Yuehua Academy." ”

Hearing this, all the officials, big and small, couldn't help but look at each other. No one expected that Lin Zexu would put on such a rigid face that was incompatible with the entire officialdom as soon as he got out of the car, and for a while, all the civil and military officials didn't know how to greet each other.

Lin Zexu glanced at everyone. said straightly: "It's not early, go to Yuehua Academy." As he spoke, he lifted up the sedan chair and left.

A group of civil and military officials, large and small, couldn't help but look at each other, for them, this was tantamount to a dismount. The gentry and merchants saw this. My heart is also sinking, Lin Zexu is so unsympathetic, this time Guangzhou is smoking ban, I am afraid it is not as simple as a storm.

Early the next morning, two notices were posted outside the Qinchayuan Gate -- the "Draft of Receipt of Submissions" declared that the purpose of the minister's visit to Guangzhou was to investigate and deal with the Haikou incident.

The other is the original text of the "Draft of Customs Defense" as follows: The headquarters was ordered to come to Guangdong to investigate and deal with the Haikou incident, and is now stationed in the provincial wall. All retinues, etc. Do not leave left and right without permission; He sent a scribe in the line to give food in the mansion. No access is allowed; All civil and military personnel who pay homage to them on official duty will be immediately received; If the warlock avoids people and has nothing to do with it, the patrol officer and the number room shall not be passed on in vain to prevent the pass. If there is a mixed name to deal with the pass, those who are swaggering outside, the local magistrate where they are located, will immediately be strictly dealt with and thoroughly investigated.

All food to the mansion is purchased by yourself, and no place is charged; The purchased items shall be found according to the current price of the people, and it is not allowed to extort credit at all; Before and after the mansion, it is not allowed to set up errand rooms, and occasionally send family members out to take a small sedan chair, which is also hired at any time, and there is no need to pre-assign to serve. If there is an insinuation against the disturbing person under the pretext of using a name, the disturbed person is allowed to accuse him, and he will be dealt with strictly. It is not against each other to obey it. Specified.

As soon as the notice was posted, it immediately caused countless people to watch, word of mouth, and it spread all over Guangzhou City in less than half a day.

Yuehua Academy, Red Cloud Mirror Pavilion.

After hearing the report of a group of military and political officials in Guangzhou, Lin Zexu kept his face calm for a long time and did not say anything, Deng Tingzhen banned smoking in Guangzhou, which was simply thunder and rain, and only sealed the tobacco house, searched for tobacco dealers, and destroyed the gathering of crows. Slice of the cellar mouth for smuggling crows. Pieces of Yi Shang and Smoking Crows. The filmmakers are left alone, so how can it be effective?

After a long silence, he said in a muffled voice: "Where did all the Yiren opium pump ships evacuate Lingdingyang?" ”

"Back to my lord." Guan Tianpei bowed and said, "English crow. All the pumping boats are located in the Lantau area. ”

"If you know the specific location, why don't you suppress it?"

"Back to my lord." Guan Tianpei cautiously replied: "Lantau Island is an outer ocean, and it is not within the patrol range of the Naval Division. The Yingyi merchant ships were all equipped with artillery, and they were protected by Yingyi warships, and the Guangdong naval division was powerless to encircle and suppress them. ”

For the time being, there are no smuggling foreign businessmen, so we can only start with the smokers! Start with the crows. Chipmongers and crow smokers. Cover up the smuggling officials to start! Lin Zexu immediately took a list from his desk and handed it to Deng Tingzhen: "This is the list drawn up by Ben Qin's attaché during his secret visit to Guangzhou for a month, including 17 opium dealers and 45 officials, all arrested and imprisoned. ”

Forty-five officers! Deng Tingzhen's eyelids jumped, he hurriedly took the list, glanced at it quickly, and saw that they were all low-level officials, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Give the official an order and immediately send someone to search for it." ”

After everyone retreated, Lin Zexu immediately ordered: "Come here, spread the word that all the merchants of the Thirteen Lines will temporarily stay near the Yuehua Academy in case of consultation, and invite a few more well-known gentry to come." ”

The collective arrest and imprisonment of 45 civil and military officials immediately caused a huge sensation in the whole of Guangzhou, and for a time everyone in the Guangzhou officialdom was in danger, and the gentry, businessmen, and common people were applauding and applauding, and there was a great feeling of bad breath.

However, this praise only lasted for a few days, and on the first day of the second month, several notices were posted one after another outside the gate of the Qincha Xingyuan, as well as on the main traffic arteries and bustling streets of Guangzhou City. Draft of the Notice", "The Constitution of the Prohibition of Opium by the Lord of the Chincha", "The Instructors of the Sect Strictly Check Whether the Students Are Smoking, Make Registers and Mutual Protection", "Prohibit the Smoking of Crows by the Battalion Soldiers. Tablets Regulations.

One of the most striking is the first article of the "Statute of the Prohibition of Opium", also known as the "Ten Articles of the Statute against Smoking". The scholar is the head of the four people, and the civil and military members and donors, tribute students, and prison students have crow smokers. Filmmaker, hard work. All righteous people, do not gnash their teeth, specially limited to two months to stop addiction, the provincial capital to February, until the end of March, foreign prefectures and counties, to Fengwen day as the beginning. For a limit of two months, one abstinence, if you don't take advantage of this fierce province to turn back. Although I want to change the map in the future, I can't reach the umbilicus, and my life is a matter of life, death and misfortune. Each should be in the right place. Be cautious and don't regret it!

Not only scholars, gentlemen and businessmen, soldiers of the Eight Banners Green Battalion, friends and officials, long-term secretaries, government officers, and ordinary people, all of them are listed, and they don't matter how big or small they are addicted. It is limited to two months, and the addiction is immediately stopped.

Besides. The "Ten Articles of the Anti-Smoking Regulations" also stipulate that everyone can report, and there is a reward for reporting, as long as the real evidence is found, all the family property of drug addicts will be used as prizes; Subordinates can report to their superiors, and as long as there is evidence, they will be promoted directly; All the gentry and merchants must open their homes at all times for searching; The implementation of five households in a joint guarantee, one person taking drugs, five households in a joint sitting, Shi Nong industry and commerce are treated equally, if there is no one to guarantee, directly arrest and go to prison.

As soon as these notices were posted, the whole Guangzhou was suddenly silent, and I couldn't hear a word of praise to Lin Qingtian before, I was worried about smoking, quitting smoking for two months, and not quitting a dead end, this quit is worse than death, no smoking, worried about relatives and friends, worried about five households in a row, worried about offending neighbors and villagers, worried about disasters falling from the sky.

People were panicked for a while, how could they still have the heart to praise Lin Qingtian? There are a lot of doubts, didn't it mean that quitting smoking is a one-year period? How does it suddenly become a two-month period? This is much stricter than Huang Juezi's recital and the 39 smoking cessation regulations set by the imperial court, what is going on?

Liangguang Governor's Palace, signed room.

"Even if the troubled times use heavy classics, there is also some emphasis, how can it be generalized?" Governor Yiliang put the "Ten Articles of the Anti-Smoking Regulations" on Deng Tingzhen's desk and complained loudly: "With such a rush for quick success and quick profit, Guangdong's century-old education has been ruined in one fell swoop, how can this trend be reversed in the future?" This is simply ignoring the life and death of local officials in Guangdong! ”

Deng Tingzhen had already read the "Ten Articles of the Anti-Smoking Regulations", and he felt the same way when he heard this, whether it was a secret report or a mutual insurance plan, it greatly damaged and affected the social atmosphere, Lin Zexu was indeed a little anxious for quick success, and he groaned slightly, before he spoke: "Ban smoking and education, which is more important, Yueting should not weigh it clearly, right?" ”

Yi Liang was stunned, and then said unconvinced: "It's not at all necessary to be so eager for quick success." ”

Deng Tingzhen said in a flat tone: "Translocation, Yueting will also be eager for quick success." ”

What do you mean? Yi Liangdeng's eyes widened and said, "It's stupid." ”

"In a desperate situation, there is no way out, only a quick knife to cut through the chaos."

Yiliang pondered for a while and understood, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, it is true, this smoking ban is attracting attention all over the world, different from the past, it is an unclean situation, and Lin Zexu was in Beijing on the eighth day, Daoguang was summoned eight times in a row, and the exceptional courtesy has reached the extreme, if the smoking ban in Guangzhou fails, not only will it be difficult to escape the end of disrepute, but it will also drag down this nationwide ban on smoking.

"For smoking crows. The filmmaker, whether it is quick success or quick profit, it doesn't matter if he cuts the mess quickly. Deng Tingzhen said slowly: "If it is the same for Yingyi, I am afraid that trade will be cut off, and it is even more worrying to provoke border provocations." Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of Yi Zhi's contentment initiative to donate 2 million to replace the artillery for the Humen Fort and expand the fort, which he has always been worried about.

Yi Liang said nonchalantly: "The Yiren took the initiative to come to the door to beg for trade, how could they easily cut off the trade?" As for border provocations, England is just a small country, and it is tens of thousands of miles away, what kind of border provocation can it make? ”

Seeing that he didn't care, Deng Tingzhen didn't want to say more, picked up the teacup and said: "Lord Lin is a saint, and banning smoking is also a move for the benefit of the country and the people, complain less, and bear with it." ”

"Xia Guan understands." Yiliang said and hurriedly got up and retired.

Yiliang left, Guan Tianpei rushed in without reporting, and said in a hurry: "My lord, Han Zhaoqing and several other generals were escorted to Qinchaxing. ”

Deng Tingzhen's heart jumped, Han Zhaoqing used to be his deputy general of the superintendent, and it was he who single-handedly promoted him to the chief soldier of the water division, what does Lin Zexu mean by this? After being silent for a long time, he said, "Calm down, I'll go to Qincha to investigate." ”

In Yuehua Academy, Lin Zexu was drafting the "Decree to Collect Crows. Hearing the report that Deng Tingzhen asked to see him, he hurriedly put down his pen and went out.

Seeing Lin Zexu personally greeted him, Deng Tingzhen felt a little relieved, and he also had a judgment in his heart, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said, "The lower official Deng Tingzhen has seen Lord Qincha. ”

"Brother Wei Zhou doesn't need to be polite." Lin Zexu smiled and helped him, then stretched out his hand and said, "Please——。 ”

The two of them entered the room and sat down, Lin Zexu didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "Why did Brother Wei Zhou come?" ”

Deng Tingzhen knew that he was busy, and seeing that he was asking directly, he immediately said tentatively: "I heard that Lord Qincha captured Han Zhaoqing, the chief soldier of the Naval Division?" ”

"Not bad." Lin Zexu said: "Ben Qincha did a wind observation test in several academies, and all the scholars said that the officers and soldiers of the water division harbored and connived at or even directly participated in the crows. The smuggling of films, the arrest of several officers and soldiers of the Navy Division for interrogation, is really outrageous, and Han Zhaoqing, the chief soldier of the Navy Division, colluded with the foreign Yi to patrol the ship to aid the crows. smuggling, and the donated opium as smuggling confiscated goods reported to the imperial court for merit, deceiving the king, blaming the merits, and the crime should be punished. ”

The crime of listening should be punished, Deng Tingzhen's heart jumped, he didn't accept Han Zhaoqing's filial piety, if he really wants to kill Han Zhaoqing, that guy can't bite indiscriminately? This man must be saved, he groaned slightly, and then he spoke: "Guangzhou is a ban on smoking, the world is watching, success or failure depends on the adult, Xia Guanxi is the governor of Liangguang, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, and he does not dare to eat a vegetarian meal, so he must do his best to cooperate with the adult." ”

This is to make a deal with him on this condition, not to kill Han Zhaoqing, in exchange for Deng Tingzhen's full support, Lin Zexu doesn't have to weigh it at all, even with a smile: "Han Zhaoqing is extremely angry, the capital crime can be avoided, and the dismissal and investigation are inevitable, otherwise it is not enough to be angry." ”

As long as Han Zhaoqing did not die, Deng Tingzhen was already satisfied, and immediately bowed his hand and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

Lin Zexu waved his hand and said, "Guangzhou is a ban on smoking, and the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division are unusable, so I want to recruit volunteers to help ban smoking." ”

Deng Tingzhen smiled and said, "The Guangdong Sailor recruited 5,000 volunteers in the second half of last year, and they have been trained for half a year, which is exactly what adults are working for. ”

Lin Zexu was surprised and said, "The Guangdong sailor still has the silver to recruit volunteers?" ”

Deng Tingzhen explained with a smile: "It is the silver donated by Yuan Qiyi. ”

It's easy to be content again, Yuan Qi seems to be really not short of silver, Lin Zexu nodded, and then said: "I summoned the thirteen merchants in the past few days, and I didn't see Yi Zhi, he is not in Guangzhou?" ”

"A large iron ore mine was discovered in Changhua County, Qiongzhou Prefecture, and Yi Zhizhi went to the field to investigate." Deng Tingzhen said: "The construction of the Foshan-Guangzhou railway will break ground this summer, and he is counting on Guangzhou to make its own iron to significantly reduce the cost of building the railway." (To be continued.) )