15 days after Qianlong's death, Jiaqing could not wait to kill Hezhen. However, as the days went on and the money was almost spent, Jiaqing began to pat his thigh, regretting it too late: "Hezhen really shouldn't have killed!" The country cannot be without peace for a day! ”
Jiaqing confiscated 900 million taels of silver in his home, which was equivalent to the income of the national treasury for about fifteen years at that time. "He Yan fell, Jiaqing was full", but he could only eat for a while.
15 years later, the Jiaqing Emperor squandered this money, looking at the national treasury without rice, he began to regret his mistakes, and finally understood the deep meaning of Qianlong's last words: He Yan is really a rare investment and financial management master!
Once, during Qianlong's reign, due to the huge deficit caused by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Qianlong embezzled money from the state treasury and lived the days of "demolishing the eastern wall to make up for the western wall.", which damaged the face of the heavenly family and made him a headache.
Just then, Washu appeared. It took only one year to put all kinds of complicated accounts in order, fill in all the deficits, and have a surplus of silver in the account. This made Qianlong both surprised and surprised, and he was very happy.
After that, Qianlong also appointed He yan to be the tax supervisor of Chongwenmen, and under the administration of Hezhen, among the more than 30 tax customs in the country, Chongwenmen tax customs ranked at the top of the list, and soon jumped from the bottom to the top.
The two projects were carried out, which won Qianlong's heart and solved the confusion. Therefore, the household department was handed over to Hezhen to take care of, and Hezhen personally operated industry and commerce, opened seventy-five pawnshops, set up more than three hundred large and small silver trumpets, and had commercial contacts with the British East India Company and the Thirteen Lines of Guangdong. He became the "king of corrupt officials" and "the king of corruption" that posterity claimed to be the king of power and the enemy of the country. He was also the richest man in the world in the 18th century, surpassing the meyer Rothschild of the time. ... No matter which industry, as long as you can make money, you can always see the busy figure of Hezhen.
Gradually, under the care of Hezhen, the national treasury was abundant and full, and Qianlong's small treasury was also full of pots, which provided Qianlong with a steady stream of financial support for repeatedly going down to Jiangnan.
How much money did he make for the Qing Dynasty during his tenure? There is no specific record in the historical records, but the prosperous qianlong dynasty must have a great credit to Hezhen.
Sadly, after He Yan's death, the Qing Dynasty no longer had a financial expert who could match it, and it was no wonder that the Jiaqing Emperor regretted beating his chest and slapping his thighs.
