Yang Wenqian (楊文乾)

Overview

Yang Wenqian was an official and Governor.

Life and dates

Death

Natural
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 300, passage 65

Attested activity

AD 1723 to AD 1735 世宗時
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 300, passage 7
AD 1736 乾隆初
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 327, passages 43, 45

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Yang Yingju (楊應琚)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 327, passage 43

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 327 Volume 327 Biographies 114: Liu Zao, Yang Yingju, Yang Zhongying, Su Erxiang, Ming Rui 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 300 Volume 300 Biographies 87: Chen Qi Yuan, He Shijian, Tang Jizu, Ma Weihan, Yu Dian, Wang Yezi, Liu Erwei 6 passages

Career and standing

Guangdong governor 廣東巡撫
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 300, passage 7

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 300Volume 300 Biographies 87: Chen Qi Yuan, He Shijian, Tang Jizu, Ma Weihan, Yu Dian, Wang Yezi, Liu Erwei · 6 passages

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時世宗聞福建倉穀虧空，遣廣東巡撫楊文乾等往按，被劾者半，受代者爭為煩苛，起元獨持平。 When the Yongzheng Emperor learned that Fujian's granary accounts showed large shortfalls, he sent Guangdong governor Yang Wenqian and others to investigate. Half of those investigated were impeached, and their successors competed to be harsh and troublesome—only Qiyuan remained fair and even-handed.

總督孔毓珣與巡撫楊文乾不相能，以師儉署鹽法道，欲引以為助。 Governor Kong Yuxun and Governor Yang Wenqian were at loggerheads; Yuxun placed Shijian in charge of the salt administration, hoping to win him as an ally.

文乾疑為毓珣黨，令買銅，將以賠累困之。 Wenqian suspected him of siding with Yuxun and ordered him to buy copper, planning to ruin him with indemnity claims.

明年，文乾入覲，上示以毓珣彈事，亦及師儉，乃知師儉非阿毓珣者。 The following year Wenqian came to court; the emperor showed him Yuxun's impeachment memorial, which also named Shijian, and Wenqian realized Shijian had not been currying favor with Yuxun.

令署按察使，毓珣又疑師儉暱文乾。 The court ordered Shijian to serve as acting judicial commissioner; Yuxun now suspected him of being close to Wenqian.

及文乾卒，劾師儉違禁開礦，侵蝕銅價。 After Wenqian's death, Yuxun impeached Shijian for illegally opening mines and embezzling funds from the copper purchases.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 327Volume 327 Biographies 114: Liu Zao, Yang Yingju, Yang Zhongying, Su Erxiang, Ming Rui · 1 passage

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楊應琚，字佩之，漢軍正白旗人，廣東巡撫文乾子。 Yang Yingju, styled Peizhi, was a Bannerman of the Plain White Banner of the Han Army and the son of Wen Qian, Governor of Guangdong.