An additional Chao Pass was established in Nanchang, which was established privately by the governor and chief secretary of Jiangxi without the permission of the imperial court.
Of course the name is to raise money to suppress bandits, but I don’t know where the money was raised.
Ding Kuichu stood on the Nanchang city tower, pretending to inspect the city defenses, but in fact he felt extremely miserable. He was the newly appointed envoy to the left of Jiangxi Province. It seemed that he had been promoted to a higher official position, but in fact his financial path was cut off.
This guy was originally serving as the right minister of the Ministry of War. After Fu Zonglong, the governor of Jiliao, was dismissed from office, he was also responsible for the affairs of the acting governor of Jiliao.
Acting Governor Ji Liao, why was he sent to Jiangxi to be the chief envoy?
Although this position is high-risk, I could follow Yuan Chonghuan accidentally. But high risk means high reward, and the money is rolling in, and I can't spend it all in ten lifetimes.
How much money did Ding Kuichu make in history?
After the Qing troops went south, they used the warships of the Southern Ming Dynasty to transport more than 200,000 taels of gold and more than 2 million taels of silver. They also sent seventeen maids to serve the officers responsible for transporting silver day and night. After the defeat in Haikou,
, Qu Shichun donated five thousand taels of his own money to help recruit soldiers, and asked Ding Kuichu to donate some, but Ding Kuichu didn't give a penny.
Finally captured by the Qing general Li Chengdong, Ding Kuichu wanted to surrender. But with so much money in his hand, how could Li Chengdong be willing to surrender? His entire family was immediately killed, and his property was nowhere to be found.
Governor Ding Kuichu and Governor Ji Liao dare to be corrupt, but they are facing the Tatars directly. The rebels in Jiangxi are nothing!
On the eighth day after arriving in Nanchang, Ding Kuichu set up a bank checkpoint and levied tariffs on passing ships. Of course, Li Maofang was willing to cooperate. The two put aside their factional disputes and quickly hooked up together.
As for the commander-in-chief Yang Jiamo, they were completely ignored. A military commander was nothing. If he wanted the money, he would take it himself.
The passenger ship Fei Yinghuan was on was stuck two miles south of Nanchang City, and he was slowly waiting in line to pay taxes and pass customs.
"How can we charge so much tariff? This business is out of business!"
"Jiujiang will be conquered once, and Nanchang will be conquered again. After this time, I will not go to Ganzhou. From now on, I will go to the river mouth."
"I have seen eunuchs setting up cards, and I have seen vassal kings setting up cards. I have been in business for twenty years, and this is the first time I have encountered governors and chief envoys setting up cards!"
"My second master, who is also an official in the court, will definitely impeach these two bastards!"
"These two stupid officials are worse than rebels. In Linjiang Prefecture and Ji'an Prefecture, rebels don't have cards. They only charge berth tax at the wharf."
"..."
Fei Yinghuan stood on the deck, and there were voices of discussion in his ears from time to time. All the businessmen were furious.
It was really outrageous for a civil servant to set up a banknote checkpoint privately. Fei Yinghuan thought that he was not that bold.
This customs duty money can be earned very quickly, some are drawn one for thirty, some are drawn one for twenty, and some are drawn one for ten. There is an official banknote customs in Jiujiang, and now there is Nanchang banknote customs, and merchant ships coming in from the Yangtze River
, once the two currency barriers are passed, there is basically no profit at all.
Even losing money!
Fei Yinghuan felt that Jiangxi was doomed. If Zhao Han could not be wiped out quickly, this approach would simply make the people's livelihood miserable.
The people were really in dire straits, and Zhao Han also had a headache.
Jiangxi itself does not produce salt, Guangyan Salt was cut off by the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Huai Salt has to go through two banknotes. Now the price of salt in Linjiang Prefecture and Ji'an Prefecture has doubled compared to last year, and this is subsidized by the General Military Administration.
He also ordered salt merchants not to increase prices indiscriminately, otherwise the price of salt may triple or five times.
Zhao Han's finances are almost at the end of his rope, and he is looking to buy private salt from Huguang and transport it via the sweeper's territory.
After waiting for half a day, Fei Yinghuan finally passed the test.
Not long after walking, I saw hundreds of cavalrymen, forming a long line, standing stupidly on the river beach.
Yang Jiamo, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province, wanted to cry when he looked at the endless paddy fields. He took hundreds of servants to his post, all of them armored cavalry. Today, he led the troops out to familiarize themselves with the terrain, so he could only dismount and lead them all the way.
It was either paddy fields or mountains. Let alone a cavalry charge, it was impossible to even form a formation.
When Li Maofang and Li Ruolian fled on horseback, the distance was less than 200 miles, but they rode for ten days. Zhao Han captured several of the officers and generals who fled on horseback. The reason was very simple. Some horses stepped on the paddy fields and pulled them out.
If they didn't come out, some of them would accidentally fall down while running on the field ridge.
"well!"
Yang Jiamo shot his gun into the mud, feeling that he was like a tiger in a cage and couldn't use all his strength. He would rather fight the bandits in the north than come here to fight the rebels. Most of his hundreds of servants were destroyed.
Fei Yinghuan looked at the cavalry in the distance and couldn't help laughing.
Wei Jianxiong said: "Cavalry is still useful. During the decisive battle, it can be transported by ship to the vicinity of the battlefield. If there are not many paddy fields, they can take the opportunity to rush into battle. The Jiangxi soldiers who have never seen cavalry will definitely collapse."
"Using cavalry in Jiangxi, the terrain is too harsh." Fei Yinghuan shook his head repeatedly.
The passenger ship arrived at Linjiang Mansion in a blink of an eye. Fei Yinghuan was very surprised. The city was still prosperous and it didn't look like it was occupied by rebels.
When I arrived at a restaurant, the waiter quickly greeted me: "What do you guys want to eat?"
"Let's just have some of the specialty dishes and don't drink." Fei Yinghuan is here for inspection. He doesn't want to expose himself and is afraid that drinking will cause trouble.
The food was served, and after just two bites, a beggar appeared in front of the restaurant.
He was said to be a beggar, but he didn't look like it because his clothes were not shabby. He was said to be a monk asking for alms, but he didn't wear monk's robes and just had a big bald head.
Suddenly, a policeman appeared, caught the bald beggar and left.
Fei Yinghuan was surprised by what he saw and called the store clerk to ask: "Are those monks? Why were they captured by the officials?"
The shop clerk laughed and said: "That's a fake monk who didn't pay the ultimatum. After General Zhao took over Linjiang Mansion, he saw that there were too many temples in and outside the city, so he sent people to clean up the ultimatum. Guess what? More than a thousand were arrested.
There are only more than thirty fake monks and fake Taoist priests who are real monks. Those temples are now given to the poor, and the largest temple has been converted into a charity home."
Fei Yinghuan asked curiously: "The expelled fake Taoist priests and fake monks can't even beg for food?"
The shop clerk replied: "Alchemy is okay, but you have to pay a certain amount, otherwise you will be regarded as a beggar. Mr. Zhao is not allowed to have beggars under his rule."
"This is strange." Fei Yinghuan suddenly remembered that he had never seen a beggar when he came from the pier, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where have all the beggars gone?"
The store clerk said: "Anyone with full hands and feet can sign up to work. Young people are sent to apprenticeships in porcelain kilns and weapons factories, and older ones are sent to work as helpers in various construction sites. Those who are really too old or physically disabled can be sent to work.
Send them to almshouses to sew clothes and make shoes for the officers and soldiers. Mr. Zhao said that if you work hard, you will get food, but if you don’t work, you won’t get food."
Fei Yinghuan waved the waiter to leave and sighed: "Brother Han always does things unexpectedly."
Wei Jianxiong joked: "My brother and sister are beggars, and I heard they were bullied by evil beggars. I think they cannot tolerate beggars under their rule."
"What you said is quite interesting." Fei Yinghuan couldn't help laughing.
By the way, many of the fake Taoist priests who were purged by Zhao Han changed careers to tell fortunes.
There were also a small number of people who were not only literate but also good at refining alchemy, and were taken to the weapons factory to make gunpowder. The recipe process was guided by Song Yingxing, and these Taoist priests learned it very quickly.
After eating and drinking, Fei Yinghuan continued to wander around. When he walked towards the west gate, the street suddenly became noisy and noisy.
But he saw passers-by ducking to the side one after another, and a group of soldiers came with weapons in hand.
When these soldiers ran past, the people were curious about what happened, so they swarmed after them to watch the fun.
Fei Yinghuan quickly followed and ran for half a street before the soldiers in front finally stopped.
Li Zheng yelled: "Surround us and don't let anyone go!"
The two-story building was quickly surrounded by soldiers. Suddenly, someone jumped out of the second-floor window on the side, limping and trying to escape into the crowd.
"Catch him!"
Unfortunately, he ran slowly and was caught after only running a dozen steps.
The soldiers broke open the door and rushed in. The cries and screams inside, begging for mercy, were mixed together and spread to the streets.
Li Zheng stood at the door and said to the people watching: "From now on, it is forbidden to open casinos. If more than five people are found gambling together, you can all report it to the government, and half of the confiscated gambling funds will be given to the reporter!"
As soon as this statement came out, it caused an instant sensation.
On the spot, some people shouted: "I am reporting that there is a casino on Dongyuan Street!"
Li Zheng smiled and said, "Troops have been sent over there."
Another passerby dressed in luxurious clothes asked: "Master Jun, can't you play games at home?"
Li Zheng explained: "If you are entertaining guests, you can also have a little gambling at home. Don't think about taking advantage of the loopholes. Whether you are entertaining guests or gathering people to gamble will be clear when the time comes!"
Gamblers were caught one by one and spanked in the street.
Zhao Han made a rule: you can't hit the back with the board, nor hit the bones, so as to avoid crippling the person. However, you can spank the buttocks, and you must take off your pants. It is not very harmful, but very humiliating.
"ah!"
The girls and wives who came to watch the excitement turned around because a row of white buttocks was exposed at the entrance of the casino.
"Well played!"
"Isn't that Chen Laosi? He's really embarrassed this time."
"Deng Jiu is here too. Hey, Deng Jiu, the hairpin you pawned last month hasn't been redeemed yet. What kind of jewelry did you pawn this time? If you keep betting, my wife will run away with you!"
"..."
The gamblers all covered their faces, ignoring the pain, and just wanted to finish their spanking and go home as soon as possible.
Not only were the gambling funds confiscated, but even the gamblers' money was searched and taken away by the soldiers.
Then, these gamblers can get out. Then they were escorted out, all casino employees, tied up one by one, and sent to the mountains to mine.
One guy dared to build a relationship and flattered him in a low voice: "Boss Li, my uncle works as an errand in the county government. He cooperated with the land distribution a while ago, and the governor personally commended him. You see, we are all our own people.
The water has washed away the Dragon King Temple. As long as Mr. Li lets me go, I will definitely be rewarded."
"What's your uncle's name?" Li Zheng said with a smile.
The man replied: "My uncle's name is Huang Zhi. He is a scholar and works as a clerk in the county government."
Li Zhengxiao asked: "Does he have a share in this casino?"
"Yes, there are several big families in the city," the man said. "The gentlemen were discussing a few days ago, saying that every month they would give a filial piety money to the governor, the county governor, and Mr. Li.
"
Li Zheng smiled even more happily: "Very good. Here comes someone. Go contact Yuan Zhixian and ask him to arrest Huang Zhi for interrogation!"
The man was momentarily speechless and looked at Li Zheng stupidly.