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"Three hundred taels a piece? Director Song, wasn't it just ninety taels a moment? Why has it become three hundred taels a piece now? You are blackmailing us!" Prince Gong Yixin was like a cat whose tail was stepped on,
He suddenly jumped up and looked at Song Zhengping very angry.
"Your Royal Highness, please be patient! It used to be the package price, but now you want to redeem the Mongolian cavalry and bannermen, so the price is naturally different. Can the Mongols and bannermen be compared with the Han people? So,
, the price of three hundred taels is not high at all!" Song Zhengping said with a smile.
Looking at Song Zhengping's little face, Prince Gong had the urge to slap him hard. However, if that was the case, it would probably not end. Western Sichuan didn't know how many benefits it would extort from the Qing Dynasty because of this.
"Director Song, this price is too high, we can't bear it!" Prince Gong Yixin shook his head. The Qing Dynasty is very poor now and is already deeply in debt. How can there be such a large sum of money to buy these prisoners of war?
Redeem!
"In this case, I have no choice. These prisoners of war can only be sent to road construction and mining. Our young marshal said that those Han soldiers can be released as long as they serve for five years. And those Mongolian cavalry and flags
People, if you don't redeem them, then they will probably have to work as coolies for the rest of their lives!" Song Zhengping said indifferently. Anyway, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty does not spend money to redeem these prisoners of war, Western Sichuan can still find ways to get these prisoners of war from them.
All the money was squeezed back. At this time, there was no protection convention for prisoners of war. Western Sichuan could squeeze these prisoners of war to the maximum extent.
Prince Gong Yixin was silent for a while. As Song Zhengping said, the Mongols and bannermen were the basis of the rule of the Qing Dynasty. If these 90,000 prisoners of war were not redeemed, God knows what kind of trouble the families of these prisoners of war would cause.
The Qing Dynasty's notice was already in turmoil. If things continued like this, it was hard to say whether they could survive. Therefore, these prisoners of war had to be redeemed no matter how much it cost.
"Director Song, can we discuss this price again? It is too high!" Prince Gong Yixin said.
Song Zhengping hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Okay, each bannerman and Mongolian cavalry is two hundred and fifty taels of silver, which is the lowest price. If His Highness the Prince does not accept it, then we will have no choice!"
"Okay! It's settled. I will hand over the money to Western Sichuan as soon as possible." Prince Gong Yixin had no choice but to accept it. Ninety thousand prisoners of war, two hundred and fifty taels each, would cost a total of two thousand two hundred
Five hundred thousand taels of silver! This was simply adding insult to injury for the Qing Dynasty, which had basically depleted its financial resources! In order to raise this amount of funds, the Qing Dynasty even had to attack those wealthy businessmen and accuse them of being spies.
They searched all their property. Although the Qing Dynasty had no money, the people, especially the big businessmen and landowners, were still very rich. Therefore, they quickly collected all the ransom money and made a small profit.
However, this also made people in the world panic, and many people even moved their families to the occupied areas in Western Sichuan. Most of the remaining people also hoped that Western Sichuan could overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This made Western Sichuan gain a lot of popular support.
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When Song Zhengping saw that Prince Gong Yixin had compromised, he felt very happy. With twenty-two and a half million taels of silver, such a large amount of money, how much could Western Sichuan accomplish! And this was accomplished by
He has undoubtedly made another great contribution. The momentum of Western Sichuan replacing the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been established. It is only a matter of time when the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be overthrown. By then, shouldn't they be rewarded heavily for their meritorious deeds? Learn from
Acquire literary and military skills and sell them to the emperor's family! Although this is the feudal society's comment on the ambition of scholars. But even in western Sichuan, isn't it the same?
On September 8, Wang Yuze, Cai Yun and Liang Xingrong returned to Chengdu. Since leaving Chengdu last year to serve on the plateau, Wang Yuze has been away from Chengdu for a year. During this period, earth-shaking changes have taken place. His identity as a young marshal
, no one can question it anymore. Similarly, Western Sichuan also burst out with the momentum to dominate the world.
Wang Yuze and the others did not leak the news when they returned to Chengdu. Otherwise, the people who came to greet them would have blocked the traffic. Although Wang Yuze had made great contributions in this battle, he did not want to be too high-profile.
Keeping a low profile and doing things with a high profile is what those who achieve great things must pay attention to. As for glory and the like, leaving it to subordinates or ordinary soldiers will gain their respect more.
Wang Yuze and the three of them went directly to inspect the ambassador's house. They had not seen their father and three beloved wives for a year, and Wang Yuze missed them very much.
When he arrived at the inspection tour of the ambassador's house, Wang Yuze was very excited when he looked at the open door. He had already seen Wang Xiao and his three wives waiting for him inside the door. Wang Xiao had a smile on his face and looked energetic.
However, Yiyi's face seemed to be even paler, with no blood at all on his face, as if he was about to run out of gas. His three wives, on the other hand, looked at him with joy on their faces. They
Not long after they got married, Wang Yuze went to serve in the army. He had been away for a year. How could he not miss her!
"Father, I'm back!" Wang Yuze walked quickly to Wang Xiao and said in a choked voice.
"Okay, okay! Just come back!" Wang Xiao patted Wang Yuze's shoulder with a smile in his eyes. Wang Yuze's performance during this year made him very satisfied. Although there were still some things that he did not do well.
place. But he believed that as long as he went through a period of training and had someone to help him, Wang Yuze would be able to become a qualified commander.
"Thank you for your hard work this year!" After meeting his father, Wang Yuze turned to his three lovely wives. After not seeing each other for a year, the three lovely wives seemed to be even more beautiful. The childishness they had when they first got married also seemed to disappear.
Only the third lady Zhou Rui, perhaps because she is still studying, still appears innocent and lively. The eldest lady Xiong Menghan and the second lady Yang Shilan have begun to manage some internal affairs of the patrolling embassy during this year, so they have also matured.
A lot. However, at this moment, the eyes of the three ladies were red, and their eyes were full of longing for Wang Yuze.
"Brother Yuze, it would be great if you came back!" said the eldest lady Xiong Menghan.
"Okay, you go back to the backyard! Let's have dinner together in the evening. Xingrong, Cai Yun, let's go to the study!" Wang Yuze and the three ladies were so affectionate there that Wang Xiao and others couldn't stand it anymore, and finally
Just left.
"Let's go back to the courtyard!" Wang Yuze said, pulling the three wives. One year of service allowed him to live a year of ascetic life. Seeing the three beautiful wives who were as beautiful as flowers, he suddenly felt deep in his heart.
A certain flame was suddenly ignited.
After returning to his small courtyard and the maids dispersed, Wang Yuze finally no longer had to worry about anything. He hugged the three ladies and kissed each of them on the face.
"Brother Yuze, I hate it. It's still daytime!" Xiong Menghan said a little shyly. As a traditional woman, she couldn't accept being intimate with her husband in broad daylight.
"What does this mean? When I was in the United States, those Americans kissed each other on the street as if no one was watching!" Zhou Rui, who grew up in the United States, didn't think anything of it.
"Those foreign devils have no shame!" the second wife Yang Shilan also spat. They are all traditional women. In the education they received since childhood, they have abided by women's ethics. Although the feudal atmosphere in Western Sichuan is far less strong than that in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties
, but in terms of the training of women, it is still somewhat conservative. Even in western Sichuan now, except for elementary schools where men and women attend classes together, middle schools and universities already have separate classes for men and women.
"Okay, stop talking and let me see you. I miss you so much after not seeing you for a year!" Wang Yuze said. He felt that the relationship between them as husband and wife seemed to have deepened a lot after not seeing each other for a year.
.People often say that distance can produce beauty, maybe this is the case.
"Brother Yuze, are you going out this time?" Xiong Menghan asked worriedly. Her father was a soldier. When she was young, she often saw her father returning home only once every few months after being in the army.
Therefore, I am somewhat worried that Wang Yuze will do the same.
Yang Shilan and Zhou Rui also looked at Wang Yuze nervously, fearing that he would only come back for a few days and then leave again.
Wang Yuze was greatly moved by this. He held the three lovely wives in his arms, smelled their fragrance, and then said softly: "Don't worry, I won't leave when I come back this time. Even if I go out again, I won't leave."
It's just a short business trip. My experience in the army is finally over!"
Wang Yuze's answer made the three ladies very satisfied. When Wang Yuze was serving in the army, they were often worried about Wang Yuze, fearing that something would happen to Wang Yuze if the gun didn't have eyes on the battlefield. Now that Wang Yuze is no longer in the army, they are finally reassured.
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"By the way, Brother Yuze, what's going on with the Manchu princess?" Suddenly, Zhou Rui asked.
Xiong Menghan and Yang Shilan also looked at Wang Yuze with wide eyes to see how he would answer.
"This is not my intention. It was suggested by the old witch Empress Dowager Cixi. I originally wanted to refuse, but Uncle Liang and the others said that this would bring closer the relationship between Western Sichuan and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which would be very beneficial to Western Sichuan's next move.
That's why I agreed. This is just a political marriage!" Wang Yuze replied quickly. On the way back, he had been worried about how to explain to the ladies. He originally thought he could get away with it, but he didn't.
Thinking of it, he decided to talk about this. When things came to this, he had to bite the bullet and explain.
"Humph! It's weird to believe you. Princess of the Qing Dynasty, she is a princess! Brother Yuze, you must be very happy, right?" Zhou Rui didn't give Wang Yuze any face.
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