There are some words that Jiang Wan never intended to say to others, but at this time, in this situation, he said them naturally, and the speaker and the two people who listened to these words seemed to think that this was a matter of course, and they
There is nothing wrong with that.
In the dead of night, Jiang Wan also thought about his past few years. In the eyes of outsiders, he was probably the kind of person who was lucky and lucky, that is, he knew it himself and understood that he was in this world.
After taking on the identity, how deliberate and unscrupulous he was, but when you think about his original goal, it's actually really funny.
I just want to live, and if possible, live a better life!
This world is not a peaceful and prosperous world. There are natural disasters and man-made disasters. If he cannot overcome any obstacle, his life will probably come to an end.
He didn't know how he came to this world, and even many of the people and things in his distant memory about his future world gradually became blurred, as if he was being assimilated into this world. He even doubted,
If it goes on like this, three years to five years, ten years to eight years, and a few years later, in his mind, all the people and things in another world that are not under his own control will be forgotten and blurred, until he can even think about it.
When he doesn't get up, he probably has nothing to do with that world!
He is a member of the Ming Dynasty, at least, in the world he knows, he is a member of the Ming Dynasty. Not only has he survived in this difficult world, but he has also lived better than most people.
However, this does not mean that he can sit back and relax and enjoy life.
In terms of natural disasters, it is not only the famine that lasts for several years that will affect him. Disease, severe cold, and even the plague that may spread to the capital can kill him unknowingly. The Ming Dynasty during the Little Ice Age, the crisis
Everywhere.
Needless to say, in terms of man-made disasters, there is a stubborn and suspicious emperor, among them there are Donglin Party ministers who are ineffective, and some military generals are domineering and some are incompetent. Here in Shaanxi, if he had not arrived earlier, it would probably be Li Zicheng now.
When he first emerged, the refugees were like locusts, leaving no grass growing wherever they passed.
And even so, there is a group of Tatars with green eyes who are so poor outside the pass that they are watching. If you are not careful, they might bypass the Great Wall and go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty for a three-day or five-day trip. Who dares to say, stupid?
In the capital, which is a place of absolute safety and security, who can dare to say that as an official he will not become a victim of the struggle for power, and as a commoner he will not become a victim of officials or even foreigners.
Therefore, in this world, people must ultimately rely on themselves.
This is what Jiang Wan truly thinks in his heart. The imperial power is his backer and can allow him to grow rapidly. However, to truly achieve his original small goal of living a better life, he still has to rely on himself.
If Wei Zhongxian was a troublemaker for the government, then he would take advantage of the situation and help the emperor deal with Wei Zhongxian; if the refugees were running around and damaging the foundation of the country, then he would follow the order to quell the chaos, calm down the situation, and turn these refugees into common people who can survive on their own;
Foreign enemies were eyeing him, so he would do his best to expel the Tartars.
It is good to be able to live and live better, but it seems to be a good thing to let more people live and live better because of myself. Moreover, because of this thought, suddenly
Suddenly, he felt that his originally extremely selfish goal suddenly became sublimated, as if he suddenly became concerned about the country and the people, and had lofty aspirations.
But, doesn’t it mean that with greater ability comes greater responsibility? Even a spider can understand this truth, but why can’t I understand it myself?
People must have pursuits and responsibilities, otherwise they will be no different from a walking zombie.
He seemed to understand why he suddenly expressed his thoughts so naturally in front of Catherine. It was probably because Catherine had completely cut off her retreat and came to him with all her might, and he also agreed that she had become
I have my own responsibilities, I have the responsibility to her, so I can say these words from the bottom of my heart so naturally.
As for leaving the control of Nanhaiwei's money and food to the other party, Jiang Wan probably had this feeling deep in his heart. This Catherine was probably one of the people in the world who was least likely to betray him. He even felt that
, if one day in the future, Catherine betrays herself, then with what he did today, and the sweet potatoes and potatoes she brought to herself as seeds that can survive countless people, she can forgive her betrayal.
This has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women, it's just trust and reciprocation.
It wasn't until the two returned to the city and had dinner together that Catherine said goodbye and separated from Jiang Wan. However, her original purpose, such as visiting the firearms workshop and joining the army, was not mentioned until she left.
She seemed to feel that there was no need to mention it.
In the past ten days, Nanhaiwei paid out wages for the first time after arriving in Yan'an Prefecture. This time, the targets of payment were nearly 8,000 people in four thousand households, and a total of more than 20,000 taels of Sihai tickets were issued.
Although the officers and soldiers in the army had already heard about it beforehand, and the soldiers also accepted this method of payment, on the day of payment, Sihai Commercial Bank still welcomed the first business of this shop in Yan'an Prefecture.
A wave of bank runs.
Throughout the whole day, there were no less than a hundred people queuing in front of Sihai Commercial Store. Sihai Commercial Bank had already prepared a large amount of broken silver and copper coins to prepare for this run. Unsurprisingly, two thousand were cashed out that day.
Two more silver.
Originally, Catherine's reserves in the commercial bank were about 10,000 taels of silver, which also included the funds brought by Ren Lao and others from Haojing'ao. However, unexpectedly, within a few days, Jiang Wan went to the bank again.
The trading bank deposited more than 20,000 taels of silver.
This time, Catherine felt more confident. The reserves in the shop exceeded the issued banknotes, so there was no need to worry about a run.
This kind of crowding trend actually slowed down after two or three days. Those soldiers who got the Sihai Ticket were worried at the beginning that they would be given a bunch of waste paper by their superiors, so they hurriedly
They came to exchange it for cash. As a result, they found that whenever they went to redeem the Sihai tickets, the Sihai Commercial Bank always exchanged them in full without any hesitation. At this time, some people were wondering whether they should make a special trip like this.
After all, among the old team of Nanhaiwei, Jiang Wan's personal prestige is still very high, especially in Gao Jin and Xu Jian's Qianhu, most of the officers and soldiers do not doubt Jiang Wan's words at all, so they also
Will not participate in runs.
In their own words, they are looking down on Master Jiang. If they really want to get involved in this matter, they can't afford to embarrass that person!
Most of the people who came to squeeze were soldiers from Li Zicheng's 4000th household. Their distrust of Nanhaiwei was understandable. However, after converting into silver, they found themselves buying things with silver and Sihai tickets outside the city.
In fact, it doesn't make much difference. Anyway, those selling food, clothing, and even various gadgets outside the city all charge Sihai Voucher.
Then wouldn't it be unnecessary for them to exchange Sihai tickets for silver?
The refugees outside the city had begun to use Sihai Notes to settle wages long before the army. It was an experiment before the official release. The result was that the refugees had accepted that Sihai Notes could be used to buy and sell things. When the soldiers had doubts, they
Many people have even started to exchange cash for Sihai tickets.
Aren't you soldiers afraid that you won't be able to spend this waste paper? It's okay. You can exchange it with us. We will exchange it with cash and trade it on the spot. We will get both money and goods. However, this usual denomination can only be exchanged for eight.
Money in cash...
This kind of business was quite popular in the first few days, but soon the soldiers came to their senses. Since the tickets and silver in the four seas were the same, they would get less and less money after exchanging them.
Yes, these guys who helped change money made a fortune for no reason.
If you don’t want to change it, please replace it with your uncle!
A few days later, from the run on more than two thousand taels of silver on the first day to the daily exchange of silver taels floating between several hundred taels, Jiang Wan and Catherine were completely relieved. It seemed that what Sihai Piao had discovered should be
If it succeeds, the next step is to work hard to improve the credibility of Sihai Piao and expand the application scenarios of Sihai Piao.
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Nanhaiwei finally had soldiers from Yan'an. For these sons sent by the gentry of the city, the Yan'an government gave them considerable courtesy.
The Nanhai Guards gave them an establishment of 100 households. Many of the officers from the 100 households to the general banners and small banners were from Jiang Wan's personal soldiers. If they were not stationed in the Sihai Commercial Bank in the city,
A newly opened military camp nearby was dressed in the uniforms of soldiers. Some people believed that they were Jiang Wan's soldiers.
That's right, Jiang Wan directly transferred this hundred households to Catherine, and the name was the 200th Household of the 5000th House of Nanhaiwei.
When Catherine's identity was finally established in the 5000th and 200th households, Nanhaiwei had a theory. After Xu Caining, Nanhaiwei's second named female officer appeared, and as soon as she appeared, she was
Appeared as a thousand households.
At this point, Jiang Wan's general layout of Nanhaiwei has basically taken shape.
The first, second, and third thousand households are the main force of Nanhai Guard. Their soldiers and equipment are the best in Nanhai Guard. They will be responsible for the main combat tasks of Nanhai Guard in the future.
The number of the fourth thousand households is almost the same as that of the main three thousand households. When appropriate, it can be expanded. Jiang Wan does not have too high requirements for its combat effectiveness. The equipment and training will also be reduced. However, in addition to
In addition to regular combat tasks, the 4000th Household will be responsible for most of the auxiliary tasks, including but not limited to sheltering refugees, resettling refugees, maintaining public order, and even ensuring the safety and production of newly established settlements.
In Jiang Wan's mind, the first, second, and third thousand households are almost like field armies, pure combat troops, while the fourth thousand households are similar to construction and production corps, with certain combat effectiveness, but their main task is not fighting.
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As for the establishment of the fifth thousand households, Jiang Wan had thought about it for a long time. He originally planned to use a name such as the Money and Grain Department. However, his Nanhai Guard was a guard army. It was understandable that there would be a grain inspector in the guard army, but the appearance of a grain inspector was understandable.
An organization that specializes in managing food, grass, money, and supplies is a bit nondescript, and he has no intention of rebelling. Changing the military system without authorization is taboo in the first place, and it is more criticized than expanding his own troops.
In the end, he followed Zhou Jue's suggestion and set up the fifth thousand households. Of course, no matter in terms of number of people, equipment, or combat power, the fifth thousand households were really just an illusion, even if they included those sent from Yan'an Prefecture.
These dozens of recruits will probably not make up 200 people, and considering the responsibilities of the fifth thousand households, this thousand households will probably never be fully staffed.
That's right, the duty of the 5,000th household is to be responsible for the circulation of money and food in Nanhaiwei and ensure the normal operation of Nanhaiwei. The force configuration of two hundred households is enough to ensure that the 5,000th household can move freely within Nanhaiwei's sphere of influence.
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Chen Changsheng is now an ordinary military officer in the 5000th household - the small banner of the 200th household of the 5000th household of Nanhaiwei. What is different from the other 100 households is that in their 200th household, each small banner
Almost all have the same surname.
For example, in his little banner, all the people in it have the surname Chen. However, he is the bastard of the Chen family. Compared with other branches of the Chen family, his status as a bastard is naturally higher. Even if he is arranged by the family to join the army,
He is still the leader.
Among the other flags, there are those surnamed Su and those surnamed Xiao. Basically, at a glance, even if you don’t know a few of the people in the flags, everyone in the leading group knows each other.
Moreover, before entering the military camp, they were all invited by their families to have dinner together and meet each other. Anyway, the meaning at that time was that even if they joined the army, everyone was from the local area, but they must be from the local area.
We have to take care of each other. It's okay if the people in the capital look down upon them. If even the guys with refugee backgrounds look down on them, then there's no place for their faces.
Although he said that, after returning home, Chen Changsheng's father quietly called him and told him that since he had entered Nanhaiwei, no one else could be trusted. If he could take advantage of it, don't be polite, but
If there is a chance to move up, don't take the so-called "taking care of each other" seriously.
"You have to remember, except for our Chen family, everyone else is your opponent!"
He clearly remembered the look on his father's face when he said this to him. The look was a bit strange, and he still can't tell what it felt like.
"If you can get an official position in the army and get ahead, the clan will not be stingy with what they should give you!" Father said very slowly and clearly: "You also have to know that this is your only gift.
Way out, aren't you usually very aggressive, now use your skills to create a future for yourself!"
His father, who thought he was always elegant and gentle, would never say such words to him. What he remembers more is that his father scolded him until later and ignored him.
He even thought that his father had given up on him.
"Some people are born at the wrong time, and some times make heroes! In such a troubled world, human life is like a piece of grass. Do you want to be a piece of grass or a hero? Think about it for yourself..."