Compared to officials in the capital, no matter how extravagant and extravagant they are, the military attachés in Liaodong Town are still more pragmatic.
Therefore, the actual inventory of Jinzhou Daying does not include many types of rare jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and other luxury goods, and there are only a few high-value treasures.
Zhao Junchen made some calculations and found that the total value of all kinds of luxury items in the Jinzhou camp's military warehouse was only tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they did not deserve special attention.
Of course, it is also possible that He Yu had already moved all kinds of luxury items to his private treasury.
However...gold is the real big deal!
In the military warehouse of Jinzhou Camp, all kinds of gold nuggets, gold ingots, and gold utensils were added together, totaling up to thirteen thousand kilograms!
It's not "two", it's "jin"!
One pound is equal to sixteen taels!
It's not silver, it's gold!
One tael of gold can be exchanged for at least ten taels of silver!
Obviously, He Yu exchanged all the money and supplies that Liaodong Town had accumulated over the years into gold through the smuggling trade in Liaoyang City!
As the saying goes, "Antiques in prosperous times are worth gold in troubled times." The more prosperous the times, the more valuable the antiques are, and the more troubled the times, the more useful gold is!
Compared to the whitewashed capital city, the revelry of Jiangnan, and the deep hinterland of the Central Plains, the Liaodong region has actually been in troubled times for the past hundred years. The Jianzhou Jurchens and the Mongolian left wingers who deal with the Liaodong town are also in troubled times.
, so it’s not difficult to understand He Yu’s obsession with gold!
Silver is always depreciating, but gold is a general equivalent recognized by everyone at home and abroad in ancient and modern times!
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, one tael of gold could be exchanged for four or five taels of silver, but today, one tael of gold can be exchanged for 10 taels of silver.
Especially those ethnic minority tribes, using silver may not necessarily make it possible to successfully conclude a transaction with them, but if gold is used, the possibility of completing a transaction will be greatly increased!
According to Peng Ji, He Yu had always wanted to expand the size of the Liaodong cavalry to 20,000 people, and also wanted to imitate the Shanhaiguan Wu family to form an artillery unit, and these thirteen thousand kilograms of gold were his army expansion fund.
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After hearing Peng Ji's explanation, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but feel lucky, thinking that his inspection in Liaodong was timely. If He Yu's army expansion plan was successfully realized, the balance in Liaodong would be completely broken, and the Wu family in Shanhaiguan would soon be
He no longer has the ability to check and balance Liaodong Town, and He Yu will soon be completely invincible and no longer under control!
But now, these thirteen thousand kilograms of gold, Liaodong Town's savings over the years, will soon fall into Zhao Junchen's hands!
In addition to gold, Jinzhou Camp's military warehouse also contains a large amount of ginseng, mink skins, deer antlers and other items, which is also not a small sum!
It can only be said that the scale of the smuggling trade in Liaoyang City in Liaodong Town is far greater than expected, and the wealth of Liaodong Town is also far richer than expected!
At the same time, the real inventory of grain and grass in Jinzhou Camp is larger than the figures in the fake accounts, about two million dan, and there are more than 800,000 taels of silver in stock, which can fully support the frontline war and the daily operations of Liaodong Town.
, in fact, there is no need to seek additional support from the imperial center.
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After staring at these numbers for a moment, Zhao Junchen finally regained his composure, raised his head and looked at Peng Ji again, and asked: "Peng Shoubei, what do you think...these numbers on the account should be operated?"
Peng Ji cautiously suggested: "I think we can completely wipe off the fraction of the gold in our account, leaving only 10,000 jins, and of course you, Zhao Junchen, can take the bulk of the remaining 3,000 jins..."
Hearing this statement, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but laugh.
Peng Ji was too timid. He only knew how to pluck the feathers of wild geese. At this time, he thought of just wiping off a few cents. He was really too petty.
The goose has been plucked? Now Zhao Junchen just wants to stew the whole goose into the pot and eat it dry!
Zhao Junchen raised his hand and said, "What does erasing the fractions mean? I think it should be erasing the whole number and leaving the fractions!"
Peng Ji was shocked and exclaimed: "You want to take away 10,000 jins of gold and leave only more than 3,000 jins? This..."
However, Peng Ji still underestimated Zhao Junchen's appetite.
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "That's wrong. The total gold in the army warehouse is thirteen thousand four hundred and ten kilograms, and the fraction I mentioned here refers to the four hundred and ten kilograms! The remaining thirteen thousand
Jin is where we need to operate!"
Peng Ji became more and more shocked, and was speechless for a while, saying: "This, this...isn't this okay?"
Zhao Junchen stared at Peng Ji closely and said: "Of these thirteen thousand kilograms, I will only take away ten thousand kilograms and hand them over to the national treasury, and the other three thousand kilograms will be left to Peng Shouwei! At the same time, these ten thousand kilograms will be handed over to the national treasury.
After the five kilograms of gold are handed over to the national treasury, Your Majesty will definitely be delighted and will definitely remember Peng Shoubei's contribution... Peng Shoubei, if you think about it again, is this really not okay?
After Peng Ji's expression changed for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! I'll accompany Zhao Gechen and give it a try! We will only keep the few hundred kilograms and erase all the integers in front!"
If the next commander-in-chief inquires about the whereabouts of the gold after checking the inventory, he will insist that the gold has been moved to the private treasury by Commander-in-Chief He a long time ago. With Commander-in-Chief He's remaining power, he will not dare to trace it!
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After a pause, Peng Ji finally showed some courage and said: "At the same time, during the specific operation, all the expenses of up and down management and left and right communication are also responsible for the low-level person, but I also ask Zhao Gechen, can you
Promise to a humble job."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said, "You say it!"
"If I am jealous and ostracized in the future and I can no longer stay in Liaodong Town, I hope you, Zhao Gechen, can help me!"
Zhao Junchen smiled softly and nodded again: "This is natural!"
But in fact, Zhao Junchen was already thinking about how he was going to kill Peng Ji!
There are a total of thirteen thousand kilograms of gold, and Zhao Junchen wants to bring it all back to the capital! Since Zhao Junchen is not willing to leave an extra three thousand kilograms of gold to Liaodong Town, he is naturally not willing to leave these three thousand kilograms of gold to Peng Ji!
For Zhao Junchen, these thirteen thousand kilograms of gold, as well as those Northeast specialties such as ginseng, deer antlers, mink skins, etc., just solved one of his problems!
That is the start-up capital for ocean trade.
When organizing ocean-going fleets to trade with overseas countries, the value of silver in overseas countries is depreciating faster, and they are also more recognized for gold. At the same time, Zhao Junchen also wants to sell some special products to overseas countries!
Therefore, with this large amount of gold and Northeastern specialties, it will undoubtedly greatly accelerate the progress of Zhao Junchen's ocean-going plan!
Under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen would only be too little, not too much, so how could he deliberately leave part of it to Peng Ji? For a small person like Peng Ji, even if he is the son-in-law of a general of the Li family, he is not worth three thousand
Pounds of gold were purchased.
Zhao Junchen now promised Peng Ji the benefits of three thousand kilograms of gold, just to seduce Peng Ji and take risks.
But after Peng Ji helps Zhao Junchen empty out the military depot in Jinzhou Camp, he will be dead without evidence like He Yu!
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Sure enough, after seeing the huge profit from three thousand kilograms of gold, Peng Ji strengthened his determination and his attitude became more positive. He soon discussed the specific operation methods with Zhao Junchen.
If only three thousand kilograms of gold were to be moved, everything would be easy to handle, and there would be a chance to hide it from all the forces in Jinzhou Camp.
However, moving 13,000 kilograms of gold in one breath is too much and the scale is too large. Not to mention that Zhao Junchen also wants to move a large amount of Northeast specialties. It is difficult to hide the information from all parties, so he must cooperate with all parties.
Only when the forces on both sides reach a tacit understanding.
The good news is that among the high-ranking military attachés in the Jinzhou camp, only the three Liaodong cavalrymen Luo Bing, He Rensheng, and Liu Xiong are completely loyal to He Yu, and they will definitely oppose Zhao Junchen and Peng Ji's joint efforts.
The military inventory of the empty Jinzhou camp, the remaining eunuch Yao Rang, and the other two Liaodong cavalry Qianhu Yan Zhen and Wu Jiyun can all "communicate".
But now, Luo Bing was assigned the task of escorting logistics by Zhao Junchen. He had left Jinzhou Camp early this morning. He Rensheng had lost his military power and influence. Liu Xiong not only also lost his military power and influence, but also because
He was detained for "colliding with Zhao Junchen's car".
As for the more than ten thousand ordinary frontier soldiers in Jinzhou Camp, they are all subject to Peng Ji's control.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen only needs to win the cooperation of Yao Rang, Yan Zhen, and Wu Jiyun!
After reaching this conclusion, Zhao Junchen told Peng Ji: "Peng Shou, it is not convenient for me to contact Yao Rang, the eunuch who supervises the army, and I am not familiar with him. It is up to you to test the tone!
But eunuchs in the inner court often have huge appetites and are difficult to feed, so you only need to let him know that we want to take the opportunity to move some supplies from the military depot, but you do not need to let him know the specific amount. If he expresses objection, you can
Say that all these actions are to enrich the national treasury. If he has no objection, you don’t have to explain the specific situation to him, just promise him some benefits!"
Peng Ji nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand that I will never reveal the specific situation to him!"
In Peng Ji's view, Zhao Junchen did not really want to collect all the gold into the treasury, but wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to line his own pocket, so he deliberately concealed the specific situation from the imprisoned eunuch Yao Rang.
Peng Ji was not surprised by this situation. With Zhao Junchen's greedy style, it was strange that after seeing such huge profits, he did not take the opportunity to line his own pockets.
But in fact, it does not make much difference to Zhao Junchen whether all the gold will be returned to the national treasury or all the gold will be collected in private treasury. Zhao Junchen's arrangement was just to take the opportunity to test Yao Rang's true background.
Later, Zhao Junchen ordered: "As for Yan Zhen and Wu Jiyun, the two Liaodong cavalrymen, it is up to me to persuade them personally! After Peng Shoubei left here, he summoned them to see them on behalf of me."
Peng Ji was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Zhao Gechen, are you sure you can convince them two? Although these two Liaodong cavalry Qianhu have doubts about their stance, unlike Luo Bing and He Rensheng, who are generally loyal to He Yu, they may not support them.
Us."
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "Don't worry, I am confident and have already thought of specific means to deal with them!"
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Second update! There will be another update around the early morning!