Two hundred and twenty-seventh cooperation in the direction of eastern Liaoning
Section 227: Cooperation in the direction of Liaodong
Li Luoyou listened to these conditions with an expressionless face - the conditions were very harsh, but more relaxed than he expected. These conditions were the same as the ones he had used when negotiating with the Australians in the past: harsh, meticulous, and paying attention to details.
, eloquent and full of strong self-confidence based on one's own strength.
Xu Tianqi then pointed out that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were repatriated to their hometowns were counted and repatriated one by one according to the roster of the Ming army.
Li Luoyou had to raise an objection: Not to mention soldiers, whether they are combat soldiers, miscellaneous soldiers, or even officers' personal servants, they are all included in the pay roll. However, there are still many people in the army who are not on the roll, including those recruited temporarily.
Husbands accompanying the army, servants of civil and military officials, etc.
"This can be screened - if they are indeed brought from the mainland and are willing to return to Guangdong, we will let them go. If they are locals from Qiongzhou Prefecture, or if they are unwilling to return to the mainland, they can stay."
Xu Tianqi laid out the principle of voluntary repatriation, and Li Luoyou agreed. Whether the unregistered personnel can go back is not a matter of concern to the big bosses in Guangdong.
Finally, there is the issue of how to deal with the captives. Of course the Senate is unwilling to release the captives - these are great labor forces, but they are not interested in long-term hospitality for the captured civil and military officials. Therefore, Guangdong is allowed to redeem people, whether it is the government or the captives.
All family members are allowed. Their worth is determined according to their official positions. In addition to their worth, each prisoner must pay one penny a day for food and accommodation according to the number of days he stays in the Lingao prisoner-of-war camp.
Li Luoyou nodded in agreement: The government will not pay this money, but these officials always have some money at home, so paying the ransom is not a problem.
In this way, the issue of how to deal with He Rubin's remaining troops in Qiongshan and Haikou has been finalized, and the entire plan can be implemented only after Li Fengjie agrees. Li Luoyou sent a close associate to send a confidential letter to Guangzhou with the specific contents of the peace talks. The result was that there would be no
There is suspense - Li Fengjie has no choice but to agree to these conditions in order to save the remaining defeated soldiers from the disaster.
The talks have concluded, and both parties secretly breathed a sigh of relief - for the Crossing Group, the enemy war without fighting in Qiongshan was also a drain on energy. Now the matter has a definite ending, and it has been won.
What they want most - peace.
Because Li Luoyou is a businessman, many things are separated from the officialdom, and it is inconvenient for him to travel around. Before Li Luoyou set off, he discussed with Li Fengjie and asked Lu Yizhong to be his contact person. Lu Yizhong was very interested in Guangdong officialdom.
Familiar, many people know the way. Moreover, after he was captured, he was afraid of death and was forced to write a letter of peace talks. After Wang Zunde's death, his staff team dispersed, but Li Xijue was recruited by Li Fengjie and entered the governor's court.
Therefore, Li Fengjie also grasped the fact that Lu Yizhong wrote a letter asking for peace. A person who has lost his backer and has a stain on his history will have no choice but to be at their mercy unless he is willing to retire.
"Will Mr. Lu be the liaison? Mr. Fujun is really wise." Xu Tianqi laughed and agreed.
Li Luoyou also laughed a few times with "haha", feeling very contemptuous of these staff and officials. The two then had a preliminary discussion on the next step of in-depth cooperation. Li Luoyou made guns for the Ming Dynasty.
The enthusiasm for building cannons and refreshing armaments has faded a lot - many Hongyi cannons manufactured by his factory in Foshan for Guangdong were not transported to Liaodong: some were lost in the Battle of Qiongzhou, and some were lost in the Battle of Pearl River Estuary.
, Xiong Wencanyun obtained the rest from Fujian and equipped it with Zheng Zhilong. This made him very disappointed. In addition, in the second battle of the Australians in Guangdong, the power of the Australian artillery was far greater than that of the Hongyi artillery, which made Li Luoyu very disappointed.
――I almost want to stop here.
Unexpectedly, there was another new order from Shandong - this time it was the request of Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai. The Catholic governor was training the new army in Denglai and appointed many Portuguese as instructors. Sun Yuanhua organized his own people in Shandong
The Hongyi cannon was cast under the guidance of the Portuguese. However, because coal was used as fuel in the smelting of pig iron in the north, the pig iron contained sulfur and was brittle, which was far inferior to the cannon cast in the south. For this reason, Guangdong was required to provide more
Of course, Li Luoyou was unwilling to give up the money-making thing. What's more, Shandong was an important window for him to manage trade with the Qing Dynasty, and Sun Yuanhua was a church member. Regardless of interests or reasons, he had to agree.
Li Luoyou once again made a request to purchase Australian cannons or production equipment, but Xu Tianqi only responded vaguely and was unwilling to express his position - the Senate had never been able to agree on the issue of arms sales. Seeing that the other party was unwilling to take up the issue, Li Luoyou
Knowing that there was no hope in this matter, I couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Tianqi mentioned the Liaodong trade in his speech, saying that the Crossing Group was very interested in participating in the Liaodong trade and hoped to get Li Luoyou's help.
I originally thought that Li Luoyou would agree wholeheartedly, but he didn't expect that he would look embarrassed and unwilling to continue for a long time. Xu Tianqi asked again and again, and Fang slowly spoke:
"I have no choice but to trade with Jian slaves," he said. "You can't make money by doing business here, so why trade with Jian slaves?"
"When we do business, of course the more business partners the better."
Li Luoyou tried to persuade them to give up this idea. First of all, the distance was long and the transportation of goods was inconvenient. The risks on the road were high. The Ming Dynasty imposed a trade embargo on the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and trading with the Manchu Qing Dynasty was illegal smuggling. Normal trade still had to deal with the layers of the government.
Exploitation at all levels, not to mention such illegal business, whether it was Li Luoyou's trade from Shandong to Liaodong, or Shanxi merchants' trade with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties through the Mongols in the Zhangjiakou area, made many officials of the Ming Dynasty make a lot of money.
"How do you know the hardships involved?" Li Luoyou couldn't help but exaggerate the hardships involved, such as experiencing rough seas when sailing on the sea. When transporting by land, soldiers who encountered bandits and soldiers often lost both people and goods. As for buying and selling goods,
They were also subject to criticism, extortion and deduction from Manchu officials.
Xu Tianqi did not refute, he knew that Li Luoyou did not want them to interfere with the trade with Liaodong - this was not only because of the attempt to monopolize profits, but also because he was afraid that the Australians would "capitalize the enemy". The Australians did not have his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
, they must sell what they can make money. By then, everything such as grain, ironware, and even gunpowder and cannons may be sold to the Manchus.
"I heard that the Tatars are extremely short of food." Xu Tianqi suddenly asked.
"That's true." Li Luoyou thought, could they want to traffic grain to the Tatars? The Tatars are willing to pay one stone, ten taels or even twenty taels to buy grain, which is a hugely profitable thing. Shanxi merchants do not hesitate to pay big prices for this.
The Central Plains, which was already short of grain, bought grain and sold it to the Manchus. Do the Australians also want to do this? They could buy grain from Guangdong and then resell it in Liaodong to make a fortune. For this reason, he quickly added, "However, the Denglai area
The officers and soldiers conducted strict inspections, and no grain of rice was allowed to cross the sea."
"Haha," Xu Tianqi laughed, "Shopkeeper Li! We understand your thoughts very well! However, you should always know the plight of the people captured by the Tatars."
How could he not know this? Li Luoyou traveled all over Liaodong in order to redeem people, and he knew very well the living conditions of the Han people who were taken as slaves. Not to mention the various hardships they suffered, many of them could not even eat.
Not having enough to eat is simply a state of half-hungry and half-full.
"It's so miserable." Li Luo breathed out.
"I heard that the Manchus also traded women and children to Mongolia for cattle and sheep, and a half-year-old child was exchanged for a sheep. I don't think you, Mr. Li, wouldn't know that, right?"
"I did hear something."
"When we trade with the Manchus, what we need is not their gold and silver - but their people. They are the people of the Ming Dynasty who were abused and trafficked by the Tatars!" Xu Tianqi said with a solemn expression, "You think this business can't be done?"
"What? Are you going to Liaodong to redeem the people?" Li Luoyou was shocked and stood up. Suddenly he felt dizzy and fell back into his chair. The waiter beside him, Su Ye, quickly took out the medicinal wine and poured it into him.
After a few mouthfuls, he calmed down.
He calmed down and thought that Australians are really generous - even with his wealth, he would never have thought of such a thing. After all, he is not a good deed. Even if he spends all his wealth, he will not be able to accomplish this kind of thing. Australians are so fussy about it.
How could a man who was always willing to spend money suddenly be so generous? The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong.
Seeing the doubtful look on his face, Xu Tianqi explained: What they want is the people kidnapped by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. All the people traded will be transported to Qiongzhou for resettlement.
So that’s it! Li Luoyou thought to himself, Qiongzhou was vast and sparsely populated. They had to cultivate land, open factories, and train their own troops. They needed people everywhere. No wonder the idea came to the Qing Dynasty.
No matter what, it is much better for those poor people to fall into the hands of the Australians than to stay in the hands of the Tatars. Thinking of this, Li Luoyou's original attitude became a little looser. He then agreed to help the Australians and the Manchus in Liaodong trade.
Establish contacts among Qing officials.
Xu Tianqi thought to himself that this trick really works - of course, whether it only accepts population as a means of payment is another matter. The wealth of gold and silver that the Manchu and Qing Dynasties seized from the pass, according to the speculation of the financial department, Liaodong at this time
We should be experiencing inflation and the value of silver is depreciating sharply. Buying gold and silver at this time is a good thing with huge profits.
In addition to the population, Xu Tianqi also proposed to purchase horses, cattle and sheep from the Manchu-controlled areas. Especially horses. This is the goods that Lingao urgently needs.
"As for horses, you can actually buy them from the Mongols as long as you follow the route of Guan Ningjun." Li Luoyou said, "But transportation is inconvenient - a small amount is fine, but if a large group of horses goes all the way south, I'm afraid they will be lost halfway.
It was intercepted by others. Besides, it was also difficult to supply food and fodder for the horses along the road."