After listening to He Xin's report, Lin Baiguang nodded and motioned for him to go out. ↑, and drew a symbol on his deerskin notebook with a pencil.
Most of the Ming army checkpoints on the waterway from Hong Kong to Guangzhou have reached a "surrender" agreement with them. Even the officers who were unwilling to openly surrender to Australia said that they would never block the way of the Senate, "
self-destruction”.
On the eve of the storm, betrayal has become commonplace. The Battle of Guangzhou a few years ago broke the backbone of the Guangdong officers and soldiers - thus making all the officers and soldiers in this area "change their color after hearing the news."
Whether they believe or not that the Australians have the ability to "conquer the world", it is a fact that few people are willing to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the face of the Australians' superiority in "strong ships and artillery".
The more vested interests the court has, the less willing they are to be loyal to the court in the face of crisis. Lin Baiguang felt this most deeply while working as an enemy worker. These people have too much wealth and will try their best to avoid it when facing a crisis.
His own personal property was damaged. The Ming Dynasty had to collect food and pay to support Guan Ning's army. The generals were so fat that they completely lost the courage to fight for the court.
Although the Ming army in Guangdong is not the Guan Ning army, the situation of the army is the same. The officers choose and eat according to their level and power, embezzle the military pay and exploit the soldiers. In addition to supporting their own soldiers and servants, they also
He didn't care about the life and death of his subordinates. The army was rotten to the extreme. Once the Fubo army launched an attack, it was bound to be a devastating situation.
But Lin Baiguang and the elders who are about to take over Guangdong also know very well that although the official army has been corrupted, it is still a local snake that has been operating for many years. Many of the soldiers are from the local guards. They were born and raised here and have a deep understanding of their hometown.
With such sentiments, there is no guarantee that they will not resolutely "defend the country" for the purpose of "protecting the homeland" when a powerful enemy is advancing. By the time of Yiwu, the Eight Banners Green Camp was already decayed and was vulnerable to the British attack.
When the Independent British Army attacked Zhenjiang, the local Eight Banners garrison still tried their best to hold on.
It is not difficult to destroy the enemy army, but when the war spreads, life and property will be greatly damaged. Secondly, the defeated troops will scatter into the countryside and they will immediately turn into bandits, causing secondary damage to the countryside and aggravating the Senate takeover.
Social security tasks after the regime.
Therefore, the overall principle of the policy formulated by the Military Control Commission towards Guangdong's officers and soldiers is to adopt a "peaceful" model as much as possible. Try to win the "surrender" of their original organizations, and then gradually adapt and absorb them. Even if they are not successful, they can be sent to Hainan Island to enrich their labor.
Brigade.
"In terms of winning over their surrender and acceptance of the adaptation, it is best if they are sincere and half-hearted." Wen Desi concluded at a meeting of the Military Control Council elders, "As long as they can accept the peaceful adaptation, it doesn't matter whether they are willing to stay or not."
We can let them do whatever they want, whether they run away or not. As for buying them with a little money, that's okay - buying a few hundreds or thousands of households is much cheaper than the military expenses and soldiers' pensions consumed by fighting. As long as the army accepts the reorganization.
The rest is up to them.”
Under this general principle, Lin Baiguang directed the intelligence network to carry out vigorous activities, basically clearing the way for the Fubo Army to enter Guangzhou. He was not worried that the officials would regret it, and he arranged hidden stakes at key nodes.
If an official repented, someone would naturally come out to incite the soldiers. The soldiers had been owed wages for years and were oppressed by their superiors. They had long been full of resentment and could easily be provoked into a "mutiny".
It is not difficult to enter Guangzhou, and even occupying the entire Guangdong will not take much effort. The resistance of the Ming army can be regarded as air. However, Guangdong is known as "the great fighting spirit in the world". The new Guangdong regional government faces
The situation of the right security war will be very complicated.
Historically, the reason why armed fighting became common in Guangdong is inseparable from the strong economic and mobilization power of the clan landlords who live together, especially in the Chaoshan area on the East Road. Not only are the clans stronger, but the social atmosphere is also better.
Fighting bravely, every time Guangdong encounters war, Chaozhou Lianyong is always the first to be mobilized by the local armed forces. It has become a common tactic for the officials of all dynasties to use Chaoshan people to balance the Cantonese people and divide and rule.
From this point of view, the real enemy that the Fubo Army has to deal with is not the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, but the regiments controlled by the sages distributed in the four townships.
Lin Baiguang has never been an official in Guangdong, but when he was doing exchange studies, he often heard local officials in Guangdong say this. Many villages have reached the point where the government's administrative power cannot be implemented without the deployment of armed police. This is still
In the 21st century, the government has unprecedented control capabilities. If we go forward to the 17th century, when the current political power does not go to the countryside, the countryside is basically countless independent small kingdoms. Without the decree supported by the bayonet of the Fubo Army, the rural sages will not buy it.
"Things are difficult to handle." Lin Baiguang looked at his notebook silently. A simple and crude killing method with lots of heads is naturally the easiest and most effective method, but if you kill more people, there will be more sequelae. If you don't handle it properly,
, instead they will fall into the quagmire of a security war. Especially now that they are short of troops and cadres...
At the work meeting, it was proposed to "combine leniency with severity." It is easy to say, but difficult to do.
"Chief, this is a proof copy of the petition." His secretary came over and handed over a large-format paper roll. He unfolded the scroll and found "Discussing Zhu Mingxi" printed in beautiful Song fonts in a slightly yellowish white color.
On the paper roll, the black fonts have clear strokes and are very beautiful.
This statement, which symbolizes a declaration of war, was deliberated by the Great Library who invited several elders who were proficient in ancient Chinese. Originally, I wanted to ask Liu Dalin, the Jinshi master, to "rectify it", but later I thought about not irritating him, in case this happened to them.
The role models who have worked so hard to establish themselves commit suicide because of their own thoughts, and all their previous efforts have been in vain.
"Has the manuscript been proofread?" he asked.
"All three schools have done it."
"Print five hundred copies first." Lin Baiguang ordered and signed the "Printing Permit."
"Yes, Chief."
This is the main headquarters of the Guangzhou Intelligence Station. The intelligence station is now located in Guangzhou World. Lin Baiguang and his troops stay up all night here to direct the secret activities of the entire province of Guangdong. The current focus is to prepare for the takeover of Guangzhou.
A secret printing factory was set up here a few months ago, and various printing plates were shipped here from Lingao to start printing various documents, forms, leaflets, brochures, notices and certificates that need to be used by military control committees at all levels. Warehouse
Here, all kinds of "occupation" printed matter were piled up. Even the new banknotes "Silver Dollar Reserve Certificates" to be issued were shipped in dozens of boxes. According to the plan, after the occupation of the Pearl River Delta was completed, the new currency system would be fully implemented.
Prior to this, Delong had begun to gradually withdraw grain circulation coupons from the Guangdong market. Of course, there are not many such banknotes circulating in the market. They are mainly used in small quantities in Guangzhou, and the objects used are mainly under the name of Ziji.
There are several companies in the country, so it is not difficult to withdraw from the company.
Economic work is the first priority after the takeover. The quality of public security is closely related to the economic environment. Issuing new currency and implementing the new currency system are the first tasks after the Senate regime takes over Guangdong.
In the past, the Senate ruled only Hainan Island. The currency circulation circle was very small, and the circulation of commodities was under strict control. The relationship between circulation notes and silver was controlled through a compulsory foreign exchange settlement system. After the silver was imported, it had to be exchanged for circulation notes.
Circulation in the market, and circulation notes do not have the ability to pay externally. The profits made by foreign merchants in Hainan Island are either consumed by purchasing local goods or converted into silver.
Once they occupy Guangdong, they will occupy the second largest commodity market in China in the 17th century. Both the total volume and scope of commodity circulation will far exceed Hainan. Continuing to use the system of grain circulation coupons can no longer meet economic needs. Using new
The monetary system was officially put on the agenda.
The new currency system adopts a silver standard system. This is a decision made taking into account the usage habits, acceptance ability and commodity circulation needs of the local indigenous people. Silver is a precious metal generally recognized by the indigenous people and does not require a lot of time and energy like paper money.
To carry out promotion and publicity. The stock of silver itself is very large, and the currency material is abundant. With the metallurgical and mechanical processing level mastered by the Senate, it can be easily produced with a low silver content, but with an exquisite appearance.
It is a genuine silver coin. Just by collecting the weighed silver on the market and re-coining it, the seigniorage revenue obtained is very considerable.
Finance Portal proposed that the benefits of promoting silver coins are not limited to this. Through the issuance of silver coins, vouchers can also be issued, which is the issuance of so-called "silver dollar reserve certificates." With physical silver dollars as endorsement, banknotes will be easier to accept.
Prepare for the future to be completely transformed into a credit currency and banknotes to be fully circulated.
In Lingao, hundreds of kilometers away from Guangzhou, an intense technical meeting was being held. Although most of the veterans of mechanical processing and metallurgy were present, there were also several veterans of finance and economics who made impassioned speeches.
The meeting they are holding is discussing the long-delayed issue of a new currency.
In Lingao, the only consensus on currency discussions is that a new currency system must be adopted to replace the current grain circulation coupons. In addition, there have been extensive debates on whether to adopt a precious metal standard and the material of the coins. Roughly speaking,
There are three factions: one faction advocates the adoption of a silver standard system and the issuance of silver coins; the other faction insists on the abolition of coinage and the adoption of a credit currency circulation system of pure paper money; the last faction advocates the use of base metals to issue coins - the so-called "mithril faction"
.However, this faction has now declined because the metallurgical industry cannot produce stainless steel and industrially smelted aluminum. (To be continued.)