Huang Yulin (黃玉林)

Overview

Huang Yulin was a Bandit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1829 九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 384, passages 76, 78
AD 1830 道光十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 366, passages 134-135

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 384 Volume 384 Biographies 171: Lin Peihou, Li Xiangkun, Li Zongchuan, Wang Fengsheng, Huang Mian, Yu De Yuan, Yao Ying 2 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 366 Volume 366 Biographies 153: Sun Yuting, Jiang Youxian, Li Hongbin 3 passages

Career and standing

salt-smuggling chief 鹽梟巨魁
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passage 78
salt-smuggling chieftain 鹽梟巨魁
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 366, passage 134
Entered
Execution
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 366, passage 136

Events and relationships

Surrendered then jailed
Legal · Offender
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 384, passages 78-79

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 366Volume 366 Biographies 153: Sun Yuting, Jiang Youxian, Li Hongbin · 3 passages

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黃玉林者，鹽梟巨魁，以儀徵老虎頸為窟穴，長江千里，呼吸皆通，詔責嚴捕，玉林投首，乞捕私自效。 Huang Yulin was a great salt-smuggling chieftain who used Laohujing at Yizheng as his lair. Along a thousand li of the Yangzi his network was complete. When an edict ordered his capture, Yulin surrendered and offered to hunt smugglers on the government's behalf.

十年，攸銛病，乞假，假滿，召回京供職，而玉林复圖販私，攸銛疏請嚴治，發遣新疆，尋复慮其潛回滋事，密請處絞。 In the tenth year Jiang Youxian fell ill and took leave. When his leave ended he was recalled to the capital, but Yulin again took up smuggling. Jiang Youxian memorialized for strict punishment and banishment to Xinjiang, then secretly asked that he be executed, fearing he might slip back and cause trouble.

詔誅玉林，切責攸銛苟且從事，嚴議褫職，加恩降兵部侍郎。 An edict ordered Yulin executed and sharply rebuked Jiang Youxian for perfunctory handling. After strict deliberation he was stripped of office but, as a grace, reduced to vice minister of war.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 384Volume 384 Biographies 171: Lin Peihou, Li Xiangkun, Li Zongchuan, Wang Fengsheng, Huang Mian, Yu De Yuan, Yao Ying · 2 passages

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攸銛採其議，改灶鹽，節浮費，濬河道，增屯船，緝場私、鄰私之出入，禁江船、漕船之夾帶，及清查庫款，督運淮北諸條，疏陳待施行，會詔捕鹽梟巨魁黃玉林，鳳生計招出首，責緝私贖罪。 Jiang Youxian adopted his proposals—reforming furnace salt, cutting waste, dredging waterways, adding transport vessels, cracking down on field and cross-border smuggling, banning contraband on river and grain boats, auditing treasury funds, and tightening north-of-Huai transport—and memorialized the package for implementation. When the throne ordered the capture of the salt-smuggling kingpin Huang Yulin, Fengsheng devised a plan to induce the chief culprit to surrender and required him to hunt smugglers in exchange for clemency.

攸銛已入告，旋因告訐置之獄，又得玉林所寄其黨私書，意反复，密疏請處以重法。 Jiang Youxian had already reported the surrender to the throne, but Yulin was soon jailed after an informer's accusation; when letters from Yulin to his gang were found, Jiang took this as proof of double-dealing and secretly memorialized for the severest penalty.