After returning to the inn in the town, Dong Shuheng simply washed up and ate something. Only then did he remember that Wei Yuan didn't seem to have left himself to eat!
However, I don’t seem to have brought any self-cultivation to others. Master, please come in. Cultivation is up to you. This cheap master doesn’t seem to be of any help to your current situation. Not only that, but it has also posed a problem for yourself. You still have to make money! In this environment of the late Qing Dynasty, what is the fastest way to make money?
Why was the Taiping Army able to accumulate such huge wealth so quickly?
Grab it!
Why were the hundreds of thousands of Hunan troops later directly corrupted by a large amount of wealth?
The answer is to rob the Taiping Army.
The wealth of the Taiping Army was mainly obtained from the people. You must know that Hong Xiuquan led the Taiping Army to collect people's wealth and had some rich experience. Therefore, we can draw a conclusion: the Chinese people were very rich at this time, and this wealth was mainly reflected in precious metals. The amount of possessions, rather than the value of the physical objects they actually control.
Since the Ming Dynasty, a large amount of silver has flowed into China. A large part of the silver mined by the Spanish in the Americas has flowed into China. The late Ming Dynasty was turbulent, and although people were devastated, the gold and silver were still in China. They did not go out, but were in the pockets of different people. Just turn around.
Now most of this gold and silver is in the hands of the private landlords and gentry, but they basically don't know how to use it, or they don't know where to use it?
Wouldn't it be nice to use so much money to engage in foreign affairs, buy more advanced machine tools, steam engines, and hire more technical talents?
What? Technical blockade? This doesn't exist. If the British don't sell it, we can buy it from the Americans and Prussians. There are not many mature consumer markets on the earth at this time. As long as you are willing to pay, there is nothing you can't buy. What’s more, the Western powers are not monolithic, and there is no such thing as technical barriers.
What? Relocation? Didn’t you see that the world is now full of European explorers, and some technological masters can’t even afford to eat now. Besides, in terms of quality of life, my small town in the south of the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty is half a mile behind many European cities. Street. At least here you can still see small bridges and flowing water, green tiles and red walls. When the envisioned academy is completed, Dong Shuheng promises that the old scholars of the Fuxing Society and Western scholars will not miss Shu.
While I was thinking about it, suddenly there was a voice outside the door: "Report."
Dong Shuheng looked up and saw that it was Cai Shusen, the guard squad leader.
Cai Shusen was in his early twenties and was very handsome. He was originally a guard of the Dong family's caravan. He was smart and literate. At the same time, he followed the caravan and traveled far and wide. He was well-informed, so Dong Shuheng kept him by his side. The guard squad leader has a lot of cultivation intentions.
"Come in, Shusen, what's going on?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"The special operations team is here to report that Avengers Project One will be launched at midnight tonight." Cai Shusen whispered in Dong Shuheng's ear.
"Okay, I understand." Dong Shuheng said.
"In addition, Minister Ji asked for a meeting outside and said that he had important information to report to you." Cai Shusen continued.
"Let him in, Shusen."
Cai Shusen left the room, and after a while a wretched middle-aged greasy uncle walked in, which was in sharp contrast to Cai Shusen's young and handsome appearance.
"Hey, I'm talking about Lao Ji, why are you becoming more and more obscene, and can you please stop pulling me when you walk here? If you don't know, I'd think you're here to collect protection money! It looks like I have to I sent you to the army for repairs for a few days."
"Chairman, please don't leave. I'm running around here and there every day, and I'm almost losing half my life." Ji Mingshan said with a bitter face.
"I think you have been outed by the girls in the brothel. Isn't it cool to visit the brothels every day at public expense? Can't we just change the place to meet you?" Dong Shuheng said jokingly.
"Oops! Chairman, let's get down to business."
"The first thing we did was to report to the Huang family. Huang Hao passed Zhang's inspection and got close to Li Guang, Yang Wending's soldier chief. He got an errand from Green Camp Qian. It was said that he had brought his men with him at this time.
The regiment training went to the account of Governor Yang of Jiangdu."
"The second thing is that we found that a steward of the Huang family came to Gaoyou. Our people followed him to Qiaojiajian. It is said that there is a group of water bandits there. The leader is Lai Shancheng. The specific situation is unknown."
"The third thing is about Yangzhou. Shengbao's cavalry has arrived. The imperial envoy Qi Shan is now bolder and begins to gradually approach Yangzhou. The Taiping Army may have felt the pressure and is stepping up their search in the city. They have captured the entire city.
The men and women in the city were forcibly separated, with the men going to the city to help defend, and the women working together. One of our informants reported that the Taiping Army is preparing to send a group of girls and five million taels of gold and silver to Tianjing City recently."
"How much?" Dong Shuheng's eyes widened. After all, it was better to grab the money quickly!
"No matter what method we use, we must figure out the time and route of the transportation of this batch of things." Dong Shuheng said seriously, looking into Ji Mingshan's eyes.
Haha, God is really helping me. Dong Shuheng seems to have seen the money go into his pocket, but he just doesn't know if his teeth are strong enough.
"Yes, Chairman, the Taiping Army general in charge of Yangzhou is called Zeng Lichang. Our people bribed his fourth concubine's brother. This guy used to be a gangster in Yangzhou City, and now he has become a small leader of the Taiping Army. We
We have caught his handle and are sure to get specific information from him." Ji Mingshan promised.
After sending Ji Mingshan away, Dong Shuheng kept Cai Shusen to explain everything to him.
The Huang Family Courtyard in Dongtai County. Dongtai in April has entered the rainy season. At midnight, the strong east wind mixed with rain hit the roof, and the treetops crackled. The Huang family's concierge and two servants who were keeping watch were doing their homework.
Sleepy.
During times of war, most wealthy families would provide servants and thugs. At this time, in a shadow of the back wall of Huang's house, a team of people was squatting here. They were all dressed in black, and their heads were covered with special tight-fitting cloth covers.
, only two eyes are exposed.
"Team A is responsible for controlling the concierge and guarding the door. Team B is responsible for cleaning the left and right rooms. Team C will follow me to control the Huang family masters in the backyard and the family members in each room. Be careful not to make any noise and do not use guns throughout the process. Anyone who does not cooperate will be silenced.
." A short and stocky man in black was making post-operation arrangements.
"Start taking action!" With the order, the entire team dispersed silently. A tall and thin team member stepped on the shoulders of two teammates, and one of them jumped up to the wall.
After observing the movement for a while, he made a gesture. Three more team members jumped onto the wall.
In the concierge, two servants of the Huang family were still dozing off. Suddenly, two men in black came over from the shadows behind them, skillfully covering the mouths and noses of the two servants, and with a snap of two daggers, they were
Their throats were scratched.
Gently, the back door was opened, and the three teams quickly entered and sneaked into their operating positions as planned.
A quarter of an hour later, all members of the Huang family were brought into a spacious room. The stocky man in black pulled out the cloth from Mr. Huang's mouth and made a small gesture.
Mr. Huang looked at the family members beside him, but finally did not dare to shout.
"Mr. Huang, people in the Ming Dynasty don't do secretive things. We are the boss of the Taipei Salt Gang, Gu Da. Today's harvest is not good, so I want to borrow some money from you." A man in black said in a skilled northern Jiangsu accent.
"Okay, I'll pay you five thousand taels, and I hope you won't hurt my family's lives." Mr. Huang said through gritted teeth.
"Haha, Mr. Huang, you are really an iron rooster. You won't cry until you see the coffin!" The man in black said, and made a motion of slitting the throat of the person next to him. Immediately, a man in black looked like a steward.
The middle-aged man used a dagger to slowly cut Mr. Huang's throat in front of him.
Looking at this slowed-down throat-cutting action. Watching the steward struggling silently because his throat was cut open, the blood in his throat surged rhythmically with his struggle. Mr. Huang suddenly became wet.
There was a smell of feces and urine.
"Separate them, and whoever reveals the hiding place of the family heirloom first will live." The man in black said again.
Immediately, the men in black took these Huang family members and stewards to different rooms.
…
After lighting a stick of incense, several men in black opened the door of the Huang family ancestral hall and found a secret door behind the altar. After a few people went in and took a look, they came up and reported: "Found it, the second master."
The one who confessed was the eldest son of the Huang family. In fact, among these people, only the eldest son and Mr. Huang knew the secret room. Mr. Huang had doted on the third child over the years and seemed to want to pass on the family business to the third child. The eldest son naturally held a grudge.
The eldest son thought to himself: The family money is gone, and there are still land, shops and other properties at home. At least these are still his own. If they fall into the hands of his stingy younger brother, what will happen to him? So, the eldest son Huang recruited,
But there is one condition: these people must kill Mr. Huang.
Lou Zhigang looked at the large silver ingots filling the stone chamber and almost drooled. For a moment, he even had the idea of dividing the money with his brothers, but he immediately rejected it. He had so much money.
Life is a flower? Follow the young master, and you will surely prosper in the future.
There was no time to count, so Lou Zhigang led his men to take care of the Huang family. He indeed spared the life of the eldest son of the Huang family and killed Mr. Huang. In fact, Mr. Huang was so frightened that he only had half his life left.
All the Huang family members were tied up and put into the cellar.
After moving all the gold and silver out of the cellar, a new problem arose, how to move so much gold and silver. Fortunately, Dong Shuheng led them to make a detailed plan. Lou Zhigang ordered people to hitch all the carriages of the Huang family, and all
The gold and silver were loaded into the car and moved to a secret stronghold in the city. The car was also loaded with the prepared iron rails. Early the next morning, he went out and headed north.
One day later, someone from the Huang family came back from outside, discovered something unusual, and rescued the trapped people of the Huang family. If they searched for clues, they would only think that the gold and silver had been transported to the north.
After this incident, Mr. Huang, who stayed at home, went to the county government to report the case. He only said that the salt bandits came to kill people and steal money. As for extorting confessions, they naturally ignored it. On the other hand, before the third son came back, he helped Mr. Huang to find out what happened.
The matter was settled, and he successfully inherited the position of head of the family.
The most important thing is that in this operation, Dong Shuheng got a total of 950,000 taels of silver, 100,000 taels of gold, and more than 50 pieces of jewelry, calligraphy and paintings. It can be said that he gained a lot. In ancient times, Cao Cao touched the gold captain, and now the Dong family robs special