Chapter 63 Liu Quan, who shares weal and woe

Liu Quan is a servant of the He family for generations, nicknamed Bald Liu, also called Wai Liu.Liu Quan was a driver. He drove a car for He's family since he was a child, and traveled here and there with He Shen, sometimes to borrow money, and sometimes to collect land rent.In the wind and rain, in the saddle, in the back, he contributed a lot to Heshen's fortune, and won Heshen's trust. When Heshen was in poverty, he borrowed money everywhere, but the trees fell and the monkeys scattered, and no one was willing to borrow, so he had to send Liu Quan to the house of his grandfather Jiamo, who was a river official, to borrow money.At the beginning, Jiamo returned the silver to him due to the affection of his relatives, but later, his face became more and more ugly, and his attitude became worse and worse.

Among Jiamo's subordinates, there was a man named Guo Dachang, who had a deep understanding of water and was a genius in river management. Local officials often asked for his advice when dealing with river management. He was deeply trusted by Jiamo.Every time Liu Quan came to borrow money, Guo Dachang was in charge of receiving him, and the two got to know each other well.Once, Liu Quan, who had traveled thousands of miles to Jiamo's mansion, only got fifty taels of silver, which was not only a little sad.This time Guo Dachang is still responsible for seeing him off.During the banquet, Guo Dachang opened his heart to Liu Quan through Jiu Jin.He said that he has always been very accurate in knowing people. With Liu Quan's ability, if he finds an errand by his side, he will definitely prosper in the future. Why bother to be someone else's servant in the capital?Now for this mere fifty taels of silver, he has to travel thousands of miles away, which is really wronged by Liu Quan's skills.

Liu Quan, who is loyal to Heshen, knows that Guo Dachang really wants to help him, and expresses his gratitude to him, but at the same time, he also shows that he has been following Heshen, knowing that Heshen is by no means a thing in the pool.He Shen was originally a general, and was smart since he was a child. Now he studies hard and has made some achievements. Now that he has been selected to study in Xian'an Palace Official School, he will definitely be able to stand out in the future.As long as I work hard in the capital for another two or three years, I will have a good future with He Shen in the future.

Seeing that Liu Quan was so devoted to He Shen, Guo Dachang admired him deeply.When Liu Quan left, Guo Dachang paid for it himself and gave him another hundred taels of silver as a gift.Guo Dachang also said: If your master has any difficulties, just tell me, and I will try my best to help.Liu Quan thanked him and went back to Beijing to answer his orders. However, the fate between Liu Quan and Guo Dachang was lost as He Shen became more and more favored.He Shen later ruled the world and followed Emperor Qianlong to the south of the Yangtze River. He once sent Liu Quan to meet Guo Dachang for an appointment.Guo Dachang said to Liu Quan: I used to support your master because I saw that he is a talent, and he will definitely be able to serve the country in the future.Unexpectedly, after the prosperity of adults, it did not benefit the common people.In the future, it is inevitable that I will suffer great disasters, just hope that I will not be involved when the time comes.We are all here, hope you will do it yourself.So he avoided seeing him and broke off diplomatic relations with Liu Quan.

Although this story ends with the severance of diplomatic relations, we can see Liu Quan's loyalty to He Shen from it, as well as Guo Dachang's unique and accurate vision of people, which is really admirable. After Heshen gained power, Liu Quan naturally became the big housekeeper of Hejia, in charge of the affairs of Hejia's welcome and delivery, and even took charge of the taxation of Chongwenmen tax customs instead of Heshen.Liu Quan contributed a lot to He Shen's ability to accumulate a large amount of wealth in just two decades.Liu Quan himself often told people that he had won the trust of Heshen, and all money came and went through his hands.

Liu Quan worked for He Shen, and of course he also benefited a lot from it.Liu Quan often relied on Heshen's power and protection, and appeared in front of everyone as an agent of Heshen.He pretended to be powerful, bluffed and deceived, took advantage of Heshen's work, took bribes, and bullied the weak.As the saying goes: The fourth-rank official in front of the prime minister.In order to cling to Heshen and get Heshen's interview, many court officials were unwilling to keep in close contact with Liu Quan and call each other brothers. Perhaps influenced by He Shen, Liu Quan is as good at financial management as He Shen.He made a lot of money by using Heshen's housekeeper status, buying real estate, operating various shops, etc., and using his special status to bully the market and earn a lot of ill-gotten wealth.Within a few years, he had amassed tens of thousands of fortunes, and even the wealth of some court officials could not compare with him.The life of Liu's family is richer and more luxurious than that of ordinary officials.He once built a deep house compound near Hejia.Among them, the cost of food and clothing even exceeds that of officials in the DPRK and China.Because of being too ostentatious, he was impeached by the censor Cao Xibao against the system. Thanks to He Shen's protection from the emperor, he escaped.

Not only that, but Liu Quan's son was also working with his family. In addition to working at the Chongwenmen tax customs, Liu Yin and Liu Kai also owned real estate and land, and operated various shops, making a lot of ill-gotten wealth.After Heshen's downfall, they were not spared either, and all their property was confiscated. When He Shen was just convicted, Liu Quan was sentenced to hang and wait for crimes such as embezzlement of clothing, fraud and fraud.Later, because He Shen was not executed by Ling Chi, he was ordered to commit suicide. Liu Quan was also given a lenient sentence, and his sentence was changed to be sent to Heilongjiang to be a slave to Sauron and Dahur, and he was not pardoned; Liu Quanzi Liu Yin, Liu Kai and Liu San'er And Heshen's other servants Wang Ping, Fang Er and others were sent to Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces to serve as slaves to the garrison soldiers.

Among them, Liu Quan's mother is worth mentioning.Although she came from a poor background, she has a calm mind.She is very disgusted with Liu Quan's behavior, often criticizes him, and does not accept any money from Liu Quan, willing to live a poor life.The first volume of "Xiaoting Xulu" written by Zhao Lian of the Qing Dynasty records: Liu Quan, a slave of Heshen's family, was driving a cart when he was young, and his family was so poor that he still wore single shirts in winter and shivered in the cold.When he took over the power, he was very dependent on his appointment, and built as many as a hundred tall houses, so he was impeached by the imperial censor Cao Xibao.At that time, the unworthy scholar-bureaucrats scrambled to marry him.Liu Quan's mother was very virtuous, and when Liu Quan was rich, his mother had to eat fermented bean curd and tempeh every day. She always said: In the past, it was not easy to get this food. Although rich and wealthy today, how dare you forget the bitterness of the past? What a day!Still go its own way.

No matter how corrupt Liu Quan is and perverts the law, he uses the name of Heshen to seek benefits everywhere, but his loyalty to Heshen remains unchanged until his death, which is the fundamental reason why he can win Heshen's favor.