Changsha, Hunan, Chaozongmenwai Pier.
Open boats filled with grain were moored on the Xiangjiang River outside Chaozongmen Pier one after another, and they docked one by one. Every time a boat docked, there were immediately a shirtless and muscular man stepping on it with bare feet. Go up the gangplank and disembark carrying bags of freshly fragrant rice.
On the street outside Chaozongmen outside the pier, shopkeepers from various rice shops in the city were waiting there happily with their waiters, carts and money. When they saw the rice being transported from the pier, they lined up. The team went up to see Mr. Zhu Jiu's "royal merchant" Fatty Wu Si and Wu to buy rice.
Although the wholesale price of this rice is three times more expensive than in previous years, the wool comes from the sheep, and the retail price has also risen, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it. Who can give up rice? Because of the fire at Chaozongmen Rice Market After the war in Changsha City, the residents in the city began to rush to buy rice, whether it was old rice or new rice, even if there were many rice bugs, they did not dislike it.
And the owners of these rice shops in the city all have some inventory on hand, and the value of the inventory has tripled. They are really rich!
These open rice shops only make small fortunes. The real "big crocodiles" are standing at the gate of Chaozong, looking at the grain transactions below with satisfaction. After watching for a while, he looked back at a group of Qingyi people around him. The man in green, with a frightened expression on his face, smiled and asked, "Is everything settled?"
"Blessed, blessed angel."
A slightly prosperous man in his thirties stammered, but before he could finish speaking, Luo Yaoguo interrupted him: "What do you call an angel? He looks so lively? You want to call him teacher! I It’s your teacher!”
Luo Yaoguo likes to teach others. The job he really wanted to do in his previous life was not to deliver food, but to be a people's teacher, from university to elementary school... Now that he has traveled through time, he can finally engage in this favorite profession, but unfortunately he cannot do it full-time. , can only work part-time. After all, he still has more important work to do, such as rebellion!
"Yes, teacher, the student has already done the math!" said the rich man, "Today, Mr. Zuo from Xiangyin sent a total of 23 ships of rice, totaling 4,617 dan. Mi made a net profit of nine denarii, a total of 4,155 denarii."
I made more than 4,100 taels of silver in one day!
This is all money that can be put into the small treasury of the Angel Mansion... It feels so good to do good deeds and earn a lot of money. Luo Yaoguo smiled and said to the man: "Okay, okay, not bad. ! Think about it, then how much did Xiangyin Zuo Jigao earn today?"
"He, he..." the man counted with his fingers, "at least 4,617 taels... The rice he sold to you must have been profitable based on the market price in previous years, but The students don't know how many." "It must be a lot!" Luo Yaoguo said while looking at the dozens of men in green clothes and hats at the gate of the city, smiling, "otherwise, where would he get 150,000? Lend you two pieces of silver to redeem your life?"
It turns out that these men in green clothes and hats are all Zhongliang of the Qing Dynasty who was captured in the Battle of Changsha. The "class" they are participating in now is not a training class for instructors, but a training class for Zhongliang of the Qing Dynasty! It is led by Luo Yaoguo, the rebel leader. Teach them how to be loyal to Xianfeng!
As for the man in his thirties who was very good at settling accounts, his surname was Zhao, his given name was Si, and his courtesy name was Nianzhi. He was from Shaoxing and was a Jinshi in the 24th year of Daoguang. Because his ranking in the general examination was not high, he did not do well in the imperial examination, let alone fawning. Why do you want to be in such a powerful position that you have been on the waiting list since high school? It has been eight years and there is still no real job available!
Han officials in the Qing Dynasty did not have salaries when there was no real vacancy. Only when there was a real vacancy would they have a salary. In other words, Mr. Zhao had not received a single tael of official salary in the eight years he had been an official! But the expenses were not old and young. , he had to deal with all kinds of social interactions when he was on the waiting list in Beijing, and he had to act like a county magistrate when he was waiting for the governor's office in Hunan. What was even worse was that Luo Bingzhang saw that he was quite capable and sent him a lot of jobs, but he still They didn't pay him wages, not even travel expenses... As a result, he had to pay to work for the governor of Hunan!
As a result, after working as an official for eight years, he had no salary and was still in debt!
Of course, although he owed a lot of debt, his situation was much better than that of the original Wang Kuiyi. Wang Kuiyi borrowed a loan shark from Prince Dun's Palace to buy his way to office, and this person's path was "hard work" "——Just don't give money, don't buy short, just wait. Although I owe a debt, it's not much, the interest is not high, and it's not the kind of Beijing debt that you can't afford to pay if you don't pay it back.
After all, he was born in the second rank. The Ministry of Police and the Hunan Governor's Yamen couldn't keep him waiting and had to make arrangements. If Luo Yaoguo hadn't invaded Changsha, he would have quickly found a job as a county magistrate.
If he is greedy normally, if he becomes a county magistrate, there will be no surprise. Not only will he be able to pay off his debts, but he may also be left with a few thousand to ten thousand taels. In the future, he will not go to the capital to wait for a job, just to be sick. Just go home and retire. A few thousand to ten thousand taels of silver can buy a lot of land. Moreover, he has an official status and is from a decent background. When he becomes a local scholar leader, he will lie down until death. This is a long way off. .
But as the saying goes, if nothing unexpected happens, this accident will come!
It was one accident after another that made him doubt his life.
First, he worked the night shift for free at the governor's office. Then a group of rebels carrying axes, poles, and peace knives rushed in from outside and took him away... The one who came in with this gang of rebels was locked up. Prisoner of Beijing!
Then, just when he thought he was about to be killed by a thief, an accident happened again... It can be redeemed! Not only can he redeem his life, but he can also erase the experience of being captured and continue to be an official of the Qing Dynasty. You only need three thousand taels of silver to apply for it. If you don’t have these three thousand taels, you can still apply for a loan!
The person who provided this loan was Zuo Zongtang, the master who cared for Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan!
What's even more surprising is that the person who arranged the exchanges between Zuo Zongtang and Luo Yaoguo was actually Wang Kuoyi, who led the attack on the Hunan Governor's Yamen!
When he was not rebelling, he was locked up and brought to Beijing. He looked like someone who had been stabbed at Caishikou! He really rebelled, and he actually became an official of the Qing Dynasty, wearing official uniforms to do things. It is said that Luo Bingzhang, Luo Rao Dian and Shengbao both submitted a letter to protect him. And he still doesn’t have pigtails...
What is this situation?
Now, this Zhao Si saw a scene at the gate of Chaozong Gate that was even more subversive of his perception.
Zuo Zongtang first burned the grain stocks in Changsha, sold the grain to the people of Changsha at a high price, and cooperated with the angels of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to make money, and the money earned was used as loan sharks to redeem the lives of captured high-ranking officials in Changsha... This Luo Bingzhang , Luo Raodian, Shengbao, Zuo Zongtang, are they colluding with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? Will they also have a share in this Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?
"Okay! It's almost time. It's time to assign homework for the teacher!" The smile on Luo Yaoguo's face became stronger, he paused, and then said: "The title of today's composition is "Information at the Chao Zongmen Wharf". Through the rice and grain transactions between me and Zuo Jigao, Luo Ruweng, Luo Suwen, and Sheng Kezhai, I highlighted the darkness of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the corruption of the officialdom and the people's hearts, and demonstrated that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was bound to perish!
Go ahead and write, don’t forget to sign your name! If you write well, you can redeem it first. Those who rank among the top three in civil and military subjects can go back with Wang Bowen today... Ru Weng and Zuo Jigao will make arrangements for you. , the civil servants went to Changde Prefecture, Yongshun Prefecture, Lizhou Prefecture, and Chenzhou Prefecture to serve as county magistrates. The military attachés had sentry officers who trained in the army in Hunan, and team officers could serve as them.
Remember to be a good official and don't be in a hurry when repaying debts. Just hand over the IOU with signatures and paintings. The IOU is in triplicate. Keep one for yourself, one for Zuo Jigao, and one for the guarantor Wang Bowen." Return it. To keep a handle... or three handles, one for Zuo Zongtang, one for Wang Kui, and one for Luo Tiantian!
And Angel Luo is still the most deadly in his hands!
What "Information from Chaozongmen Wharf" demonstrates is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty must perish!
This masterpiece is not only handwritten, but also signed... If this appears on the desk of Emperor Xianfeng, it will not be a blunt knife beheading, but the execution of Jiamanmen will be executed in limpid manner! Thinking of this, the Chao Zongmen The fifty or so "Chung Liangs of the Qing Dynasty" at the city gate all looked ashen-faced.
And Luo Yaoguo's face also darkened: "What? Are you scared? Don't dare to write? Are you afraid of leaving evidence? Don't you believe it?"
He smiled coldly: "You guys can go back and become officials of the Qing Dynasty. How can the Qing Dynasty be better? Think about it carefully!
If you can't figure it out, just jump off the gate of Chaozong Gate! Zuo Jigao, Luo Ruweng, Luo Suweng, Sheng Kezhai and others will accuse those who jump of surrendering to the enemy and treason! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will also publicly punish those who jump. For those of you who are going down, send an officer... to keep your family members safe!
But those who have thought it through, written the article properly, and signed the IOU will still be loyal to the Qing Dynasty!"
After saying this, Luo Yaoguo walked away under the protection of a group of angel guards, leaving only the students of the "Qing Zhongliang Training Course" who were surrounded by hundreds of Taiping troops on the Chao Zongmen tower.
Mr. Zhao Si, who was very good at settling accounts just now, smiled bitterly and hugged his fists at the students around him: "Dear students, Zhao still wants to be a loyal and good man of the Qing Dynasty, so Zhao is going to make an article!"
Chapter completed!