Guangxu died and Xuantong ascended the throne. One emperor died and another came.
At that time, the so-called emperor Puyi was only three years old, what could he know? The power simply fell into the hands of Guangxu's empress Longyu and Puyi's biological father Zaifeng.
At this time, Wang Hengyue also returned to Rong County.
At this time, in Rong County, Wang Hengyue punched foreigners one after another, wiped out bandits, and became famous. The fathers and gentlemen of Rong County regarded Wang Hengyue as the pillar of Rong County.
The new army had gained some size, and people from neighboring towns and villages came to join the army one after another. Except for the most capable men who were selected to be included in the first team, the rest were added to the armed guards.
The scale of the Armed Guard has increased, which is also a headache. Although it is called a "military group" to the outside world, it is not easy to explain when it is passed on to the higher authorities. Moreover, there are so many troops stationed in Rong County, which also has an impact on the local area.
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After much thought, Wang Hengyue finally came up with a solution.
Rong County is mountainous, and there are nearly a hundred famous mountains in the territory. Wang Hengyue led his men to inspect the area for more than ten days, and finally selected Guadiao Mountain, which is dozens of miles away from the west of the city.
The mountains here are undulating, and the clouds and mist are misty. From a distance, the mountains are connected to deep valleys, and the strange peaks are shoulder to shoulder with the cliffs; from a close look, there are green pines, lush trees, luxuriant grass, and blooming mountain flowers. Even in the hot summer, the air is still moist and fresh, making you feel like you are in a fairyland.
, relaxed and happy.
As soon as they saw it, Wang Hengyue decided to use Guadiao Mountain as a place for the Armed Guard to hide and train troops! Not only the Armed Guard, even if the size of the first team was quietly expanded, there would still be a place to place them.
In this world, if you have soldiers and guns, you have everything!
"Rong County is a good place." On the way back, Yu Lei exclaimed: "You can attack here, and you can defend it when you retreat. Even if there is any accident in the future, there are more than a hundred mountains, and you can hide in any one."
Wang Hengyue glanced at him: "What do you mean when you advance you can attack, but when you retreat you can defend it?"
"The students are talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart." Yu Lei said with a faint smile.
At this time, I saw Yang Fangyun galloping from the front, came to Wang Hengyue and whispered: "Sir, you go to Chengdu and ask Shopkeeper Qin to help you find the person."
Wang Hengyue nodded.
When leaving Chengdu, Wang Hengyue asked Qin Guangcheng to help him find one or two business talents so that he could flourish in Rong County. Unexpectedly, he had only returned to Rong County for a few days, but Qin Guangcheng had already sent people over.
One of the two people who came was named Deng Yong. He had originally assisted the great businessman Sheng Xuanhuai in running the Hanyang Iron Works. However, after Sheng Xuanhuai borrowed money from the Japanese and lost his sovereignty over the Dazhi Iron Mine, he returned to Sichuan in anger.
The other one, Chen Qifeng, was less than thirty years old. He was originally helping Qin Guangcheng and had already been on his own in Chongqing. At this time, Qin Guangcheng also transferred him back.
Wang Hengyue was very grateful. For his own affairs, Qin Guangcheng sent all his capable officers.
After a few words of greeting, Wang Hengyue went straight to the point: "You two, Hengyue is training troops here, but there is no military pay, money or food. Recently, the emperor and the empress dowager passed away, and no one cares about my affairs. Brothers.
We need to eat, and the soldiers need to buy weapons and bullets. Where can I get the money? I have to find a way myself, so I asked shopkeeper Qin to invite you two."
Deng Yong and Chen Qifeng looked at each other. The team officer spoke very directly.
Wang Hengyue did not hide anything: "Rong County is rich in rock salt, limestone, and clay, so I want to dig a few rock salt wells first. What can you two teach me?"
"Well..." Deng Yong hesitated for a moment: "Sir, if you dig a salt well privately, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient if the higher-ups find out."
"If the superiors don't give me money, how can I starve to death?" How can Wang Hengyue manage so much? The country is in chaos now, and he doesn't believe that he has dug a few salt wells and that there are people who come to investigate him: "I will take care of these things.
Resist it, just give me an idea and make it happen."
Chen Qifeng pondered for a while: "Sir, producing salt is indeed a good way to solve the problem in the shortest time. The salt tax on artesian wells and tribute wells alone accounts for 70% of the province. The annual tax revenue is more than 6 million, surpassing the land tax and occupying the first place in the province.
First, you have to think of a solution from this point of view, Qifeng thinks it is feasible."
Liu Sihai was a local in Rong County. Wang Hengyue also called him to accompany him. After hearing the explanation, he said: "This is a way, but the salt wells are monopolized by the government and local gentry. Each county has set up an agency specifically in charge of salt affairs to facilitate officialdom."
Bureau. The officers and soldiers stationed at the salt field are called the Anding Battalion. The leader is the commander. There are subordinate battalion officers and sentry officers, each with fifty or sixty officers. They are under the command of the Official Transportation Bureau and are responsible for protecting the salt field, escorting taxes, preventing smuggling and tax evasion, and arresting smugglers. Points
The county's armed force is called the arresting hall, with the military attache called the general and the soldiers called Lian Yong, who are responsible for local security. The number of practicing Yongs in the arresting hall is less than a hundred, and there are also militia groups organized by local officials. Large gentry can also use private funds to recruit young people.
For self-defense, the larger ones have one to two hundred people. If you want to open it smoothly, you need to think carefully."
Wang Hengyue was a little angry. He had to set up an armed guard himself, but he had to hide it and hide it secretly. Those wealthy gentry who colluded with the government were good, and they had to set up a guard of several hundred people.
Putting it aside for the moment when he was unhappy: "I said you don't have to worry about these things, you just give me ideas on what to do."
"If you want to dig a salt well and make a profit as soon as possible, the brine is the most critical place." Seeing that the team officer made the decision, Chen Qifeng was relieved: "The profit of each well is not limited by the lack of brine in each well, but depends on the brine drawn by each well.
At present, most of them use the bull push method to collect brine, which is very backward, because since you want to dig salt wells, Qifeng recommends that you buy a machine."
Wang Hengyue became very interested: "Tell me what's going on with this locomotive?"
Chen Qifeng smiled and said: "Sir, the founder of locomotive brine extraction is Ouyang Xianrong. He organized the "Huaxing Company" to specialize in locomotive brine extraction. Compared with animal power, a locomotive has lower investment and several times the efficiency. Your Excellency wants to dig a salt well.
We have to purchase a motorcycle, and Qifeng can handle this on your behalf."
"Okay, just go and do it." Wang Hengyue thought for a while and said, "And it needs to be done quickly. Qifeng, take the banknote with you and go tomorrow."
Seeing Wang Hengyue so impatient, Chen Qifeng smiled and agreed.
Deng Yong said on the side: "Locomotives are easy to solve, even if the government tries to find many ways to solve it, but the key to successfully mining salt wells depends on whether the local elders can agree."
"How many wells should I dig, and what else can I do without my consent?" Wang Hengyue was dissatisfied.
Deng Yong explained patiently: "As the rock wells cross water and the rock salt dissolves, the entire rock formation gradually soaks through, forming a 'He Kuang'. In this way, the rock formations merge and combine, connecting the interests of each well into gas, so the wells are united to form gas.
In terms of economic interests, they are connected as a whole. When one well is in trouble, all the wells help, which is the most united thing, and behind them, most of them have the support of local brothers!"