第二三八章 广州禁烟(二)
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林则徐这几日没少召见十三行行商咨询摸底,第一个召见的就是孚泰行的易知足,只知道他去了琼州府,并不清楚具体原因,如今才知他竟然是为了降低铁路修建的成本,亲自跑去琼州实地勘察铁矿,心里顿生好感,以易知足元奇大掌柜的身份,还能不辞劳苦,事事躬亲,确属难得。更多小说ltxsba.com`
略微沉吟,他才问道:“听闻易知足精通夷语,熟知西洋,可是事实?较之梁廷枏如何?”
梁廷枏——越华书院的监院,字章冉,号藤花亭主人,广东顺德人,道光十四年副榜贡生,受聘入海防书局,编纂《广东海防汇览》,在越华书院又主编《粤海关志》,颇为熟悉西洋情况,善办夷务。
对于梁廷枏,邓廷桢是不仅熟识而且很是赏识器重,梁廷枏的越华书院监院之职,就是邓廷桢委任的,略微沉吟,他才道:“易知足不过一童生,但聪慧过人,要说对于西洋的了解,天下怕是无人能及,他不仅精擅西洋经济之道,对于西洋机械亦有浓厚的兴趣,而且能说一口流利的夷语,非是梁廷枏能及,不过,要说对于广东海防的了解,却是梁廷枏略胜一筹。”
听他对易知足评价如此之高,林则徐不由的暗自惊讶,他起身从案头上取过一份《西关日报》道:“这份小报,听说是十三行子弟办的?据说与总督府还有关系?”
“是易知足承头创办的。”邓廷桢点头道:“应报馆所请,报纸刊载内容由总督府事先审核,没有违禁之处,才允准印。”
这倒是个妥善法子,略微沉吟,林则徐才道:“《西关日报》影响不小,买报看报的人不在少数,用的好,可以起到很好的引导视听的作用。”
邓廷桢知道林则徐这几日频频会见或是出访广州一些有声望的士绅,这话的意思是想借助报纸的影响力。当即含笑道:“《西关日报》销量过万,辐射广州及周边府县,影响确实不小,大人不妨鼓动地方声望显著之士绅为《西关日报》撰稿。呼吁解说强制禁烟之必要之影响之重大意义,如此,必然能迅获得广大士绅支持。”
“好。”林则徐爽朗的笑道:“能得《西关日报》大力支持,必能收事半功倍之效。”说着,他含笑道:“维周兄别一口一个大人。私下相处,何须如此见外。”说着,他起身将草拟的《会谕收缴鸦片增设绅士公局告示稿》拿起递过去,道:“维周兄且看看。”
邓廷桢飞快的看完,半晌做声不得,绅士公局——就是由省会的士绅公选推举出有影响和号召力的士绅担任公局委员,再由这些士绅公局委员敦请城乡的士绅综理民间的禁烟事宜,简单说,就是权利下放,动城乡士绅组织起来广泛参与甚至是主导民间禁烟。`
默然半晌。他才缓声道:“动士绅积极参与禁烟,有利于迅打开局面,能收立竿见影之效,但权利易放难收,况且,不少士绅本身就吸食鸦片,而且地方士绅相互间也多有不和,此举怕是会引地方混乱。”
“禁烟是头等要务。”林则徐沉声道:“吸食鸦片的士绅担任不了公局委员,至于乱,不要怕乱。大乱大治,小乱小治。”
《禁烟章程十条》拉开了广州禁烟严打的序幕,官方告示,《西关日报》一片严禁之声。禁吸、禁开、禁通、禁种,衙役兵丁四处缉拿烟贩,捣毁地下隐秘烟馆,城里四处弥漫着恐慌的气氛,人人谈烟色变。
林则徐此时却将注意力投向了走私鸦片的外商,堵塞源头。才是广州禁烟的重中之重,这一点,他是很清楚的,因此,一路南下,他就已经定下了三管齐下的禁烟策略,一则堵塞鸦片走私源头,缴纳外商手头鸦片,再则,查封烟馆,禁止买卖鸦片,严惩不法商人和烟贩,彻底根除鸦片买卖市场,最后,严惩吸食鸦片者,限令两个月戒烟,根除对鸦片的需求。
如今已是双管齐下,这第三管,林则徐自然不会拖,也不敢拖,不过,要缴纳外商手头的鸦片不是件容易事,来武的不行,水师没实力去围剿鸦片泵船,那就只能来文的,对此,他早有计划。
二月初四,钦差行辕接连出两道谕令《谕洋商责令外商呈缴烟土稿》和《谕各国商人呈缴烟土稿》督促外商尽快将泵船上数万箱鸦片尽数上缴。
林则徐当然清楚就凭一纸谕令,外商不可能乖乖就范,十三行一众行商也未必会尽心尽力的督促,是以,午后,他会同邓廷桢、怡良、豫堃、关天培等地方大员一起召见了十三行一众行商。
见到两道谕令,十三行一众行商立马就意识到麻烦上身了,外商岂会轻易将泵船上的鸦片交出,两万箱鸦片那可是一千万银元,而钦差大臣林则徐显然也不会轻易罢手,他们夹在中间算什么?这不是要命吗?
就在众人惶惶不安商议如何应对之时,听闻林则徐召见,一个个更是诚惶诚恐,却丝毫不敢耽搁,连忙换了官袍前往越华书院,进的大堂,领头的伍绍荣一眼瞥见堂上除了林则徐外,还坐着邓廷桢、怡良、豫堃、关天培等文武大员,心里顿时一沉,知道今天这关不好过,连忙率领众人跪下道:“十三行行商伍绍荣等拜见钦差大人,部堂大人等诸位大人。8小说`”
林则徐漫不经心的扫了众行商一眼,也不叫起,径直问道:“本钦差今日的两道谕令,尔等可都看了?”
伍绍荣连忙回道:“回钦差大人,《谕洋商责令外商呈缴烟土稿》和《谕各国商人呈缴烟土稿》,在下等都已仔细拜读。”
“那可知本钦差今日召见尔等是为何事?”
就是明白,那也得揣着明白装糊涂不是,伍绍荣连忙回到:“在下等愚钝,不敢妄自揣摩钦差大人之意。”
应对还算得体,林则徐轻‘嗯’了一声,道:“来人,将《谕洋商责令外商呈缴烟土稿》给他,让他大声诵读一遍。”
伍绍荣不敢不尊命。也不清楚对方是何用意,接过谕令,随即大声朗读,“广东华夷互市。所以必设洋商者,原为杜私通而防禁物起见……查节次夷船进口,皆经该商等结称,并无携带鸦片,是以准令开舱进口。并未驳回一船,今鸦片如此充斥,毒流天下,而该商等犹混行出结,皆谓来船并无夹带,岂非梦呓?。”
一道谕令,指控十三行行商勾结外商,暗立股份,与外商同流合污,大肆走私鸦片。向外商通风报信,谎报以货易货,欺瞒朝廷,以致白银外流,鸦片泛滥,大小罪状数条,条条要命。
待的伍绍荣朗读完,林则徐才开口道:“谕令所指控罪状,尔等可心服口服?”
其他的指控倒也罢了,参与走私鸦片的罪名可是非同小可。伍绍荣当即叩道:“钦差大人明鉴,十三行行商并不敢参与鸦片走私,还请钦差大人明查。”
听的这话,伏跪在地上的严启昌心里一跳。一颗心都提到了嗓子眼,生怕这话触怒林则徐,兴泰行走私鸦片虽然隐蔽,而且极为谨慎,但哪能没有纰漏之处,一旦彻查。必然无所遁形。
“如此说来——。”林则徐说着一顿,厉声道:“还是本钦差冤枉了十三行?嗯?”
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