The Red Mansions

Chapter 146 Silver Silver Silver Silver
late at night.

Wen Junshou, the governor of Zhejiang, Jiang Songhe, the left political governor of Zhejiang, and Liao Shoufu, the commander of the capital, came to Cixi from Hangzhou.

With them came a large group of officials.

At the same time, they also brought the latest news that at the same time Jia Yun was fighting against the Japanese pirates, Jinling City was breached by a thousand Japanese pirates.

After the Japanese pirates entered the city, they burned, killed, looted, opened the dungeon, and released all the criminals inside.

Afterwards, they swaggered out of Jinling City with their goods, turned to Wuhu, and disappeared.

This incident caused an uproar in Jiangnan!
If only Jiangsu and Zhejiang were attacked by Japanese pirates, that would be fine. Anyway, this place is frequently attacked by Japanese pirates every three days or so.

But Jinling is different. Jinling used to be the imperial capital of the dynasty. Later, the imperial capital moved north. Jinling is still the capital, and all the political institutions are also there.

For example, the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Department of General Affairs, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Academy, and other institutions all have them, and even the secret service agency Jinyiwei also has them.

To put it bluntly, although the ministries in Jinling do not hold great power, and the officials are idle all day long, almost all of them are idle jobs, but Jinling City is the face of the court.

Even staying is broken, if the court can bear it, then the prestige will definitely drop sharply.

Therefore, Wen Junshou, Jiang Songhe, Liao Shoufu and others speculated that the day when the imperial court would really be free to deal with the Japanese pirates would not be too far away.

They came to Cixi together this time, naturally because Jia Yun won a big victory, which gave the whole Zhejiang a face.

They want to fight for the opportunity to grab the task of exterminating Japanese pirates before the court makes a decision.

Obtaining the right means credit, prestige and money. Who wouldn't be greedy?
However, before the official operation, to be on the safe side, they have to come over to check the battle situation in person.

After all, how much money do you have? You must figure it out, and you can't let the people below fool you. Don't talk about grabbing power, if things get messed up, you may lose your official position and life!

Patrol camp training ground.

The torches were burning brightly, whistling by the night wind.

After all, Wen Junshou, Jiang Songhe, Liao Shoufu and the others had seen a big battle. After seeing the densely packed heads, not only were they not afraid, but they even commented enthusiastically.

On the contrary, many officials who followed behind, after a few glances, ran to the side and vomited, their faces were pale, and they almost vomited gall.

"Well, yes, there are still two or three hundred real Japanese, and Zizheng did not disappoint me!" Wen Junshou said with satisfaction.

Having said that, when you show your merits, you will not be called a real Japanese or a fake Japanese.

A Japanese pirate is a Japanese pirate, and there is no distinction between true and false. This is the tacit understanding of all officials in the Jiangnan boundary.

After watching the heads, a group of officials returned to a hall to listen to Jia Yun's detailed report on the history of the War of Resistance.

Jia Yun retold the story she had told Wen Kunlin before. Naturally, some water was added to it, but even if no water was added, the result of the two thousand heads would not be faked.

Adding water just makes the whole process sound more exciting and deepens the impression of the officials.

After listening to the report, all other officials went out, leaving only Wen Junshou, Jiang Songhe, Liao Shoufu, Wen Kunlin, and Jia Yun in the hall.

Wen Junshou smiled and said: "When I left Cixi last year, I told Zizheng to let you train the patrol camp well. Zizheng really lived up to expectations. This morning, I gave all of us a surprise!"

"This time, I came to Cixi together with Mr. Jiang, Mr. Liao and other lords. Apart from praising Zizheng, they also wanted to form Zhejiang's anti-Japanese soldiers. I wonder if Zizheng would like to help?"

Jia Yun hesitated and said, "I don't know what kind of regulations this anti-Japanese country soldier is?"

Wen Junshou pinched his beard and murmured: "The regulation, I discussed it with several adults before coming here. The number of town soldiers should not exceed the establishment of a guard."

"The specific formation of this army is also decided by Zizheng. We only provide food, salaries and ordnance."

"In addition, what needs to be told to Zi Zhengming is that in the early stage, the Jinyiwei Zhejiang Thousand Household Office will send two people to supervise the army. In the later stage, it is estimated that the imperial court will arrange an eunuch to supervise the army."

"As for Zizheng's position, as soon as I got the news today, I have already rushed the matter of the 'Cixi Anti-Japanese War' to the imperial court. I believe Zizheng will be able to make further progress soon, so we won't go overboard. .”

"It's also a coincidence that the Japanese pirates attacked Jinling at the same time today, and they were swaggeringly killed by the Japanese pirates into the city, and then swaggered away. With their foil, hehe..."

Speaking of this, everyone present laughed.

I am afraid of comparison in everything. If Jia Yun just won a battle, although the credit is great, the court will not let go of the reward when commending him.

But with the comparison with Jinling, Jia Yun's contribution to resisting Japanese pirates and beheading more than two thousand levels will be infinitely magnified, and the court will put him in the most dazzling position to whitewash his face.

After laughing, Jia Yun naturally agreed to the formation of the village soldiers.

It was inconvenient for him to expand the patrolling battalion because of the organization problem before, but now it's all right. Although he changed his name, he can expand his army freely.

After talking about forming a new army, Wen Junshou looked at Jiang Songhe.

Jiang Songhe took out a stack of bank notes from his sleeve, handed it to Jia Yun, and said with a smile:
"This is 15 taels of silver, and it is the reward given by the governor's yamen, the chief secretary, and the commander of the capital to the officers and soldiers of Cixi for their victory in the battle against the Japanese!"

Jia Yun's face brightened, and she accepted without refusing.

The next day.

Cixi held a grand celebration ceremony. Because of the participation of Wen Junshou, Jiang Songhe, Liao Shoufu, Wen Kunlin and others, the standard of the celebration ceremony was much higher.

Since the patrol battalion does not belong to the official establishment of the imperial court, only silver is rewarded.

Wen Kunlin wanted to choose some people to go to Ningbo to serve as patrol inspectors, but Jia Yun refused.

The inspection department belongs to the imperial court, so Qin Mingzhong was transferred to the Salt Envoy Department of Zhejiang Capital because of his meritorious service.

As for the yamen servants and gangsters, because they have been making soy sauce and have not done anything practical, it is really not easy to reward them, so they can only watch others receive their rewards.

But for those young and strong, Jia Yun selected a few brave fighters, and the families of those who died in battle were exempted from taxes and corvee for three years, which aroused everyone's cheers and eyes.

Tyranny is fiercer than a tiger, it's not a joke.

Of course, in addition to tax exemption and tax exemption, pensions and rewards are also indispensable. Even those who have no military exploits, as long as they go, they will have the usual money to get, and everyone is happy.

After the ceremony, Wen Junshou and the others left and did not stay in Cixi for too long. After all, they were in charge of a province and were busy with affairs.

Jia Yun took the county government officials and squires and sent them ten miles outside the city.

Before leaving, Wen Junshou patted Jia Yun on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "After you form the township soldiers, we will come again and officially grant you the seal. As for the food and equipment, you will report it first."

After sending Wen Junshou and others away, Jia Yun returned to the county government office and invited the gentry to dinner.

During the meal, he arranged for Mr. Huang to cry poorly to the squires, saying that the county government's bank can run away mice, and hoped that everyone could help the county government to tide over the difficulties.

When those squires saw Master Huang, they wished they could beat him to death, but they had no choice but to suppress their displeasure, took out their money with a smile, said some high-sounding words, and donated a large sum of money to the county government with a generous face.

After the meal, when the gentry left, Mr. Huang said that this time he had received a total of more than 6 taels of silver, which was twice as much as the small treasury of the county government.

"Okay, take it to the house and put it in the account, and the life of the county government will be easier in the next year or two." Jia Yun said with a smile.

He is the predecessors planting trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade.

Jia Yun won't stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for too long. It is estimated that after training the rural soldiers, no matter whether he can fight a few battles or not, he will ask for leave from his superiors to return to Beijing to participate in the Enke examination next year.

Therefore, the money he has worked so hard to get now will only be cheaper for later officials.

When it was almost evening, Liu Xianglian, who had gone to Shangyu, came back in a hurry.

"My lord, all the money has been brought back, and it is now hidden in a warehouse at the dock by the river, what should we do next?" Liu Xianglian asked, cupping her hands.

Jia Yun asked: "Have you counted it? How much money is there?"

Liu Xianglian shook her head and said: "It is estimated that there must be several million taels, and there are countless goods such as cloth, gold, silver, and antiques. The subordinates called nearly twenty ships to bring the silver back. It is unavoidable, so there is no time. inventory."

Jia Yun frowned and said, "With so much fanfare, no one follows?"

"Don't worry, my lord. When we moved, we only said that the grain was transported, and it was covered with tarpaulins. No one doubted it. After all, there are too many grain transport ships in Zhejiang. There are less than twenty ships, so we can't be considered a big family." Liu Xianglian replied.

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Well, how about this, you send all the money and goods to the warehouse of the patrol camp for storage, and I will find a way to transport them away."

After Liu Xianglian took the order, she went out to make arrangements regardless of being tired.

"Cixi is really my blessed land!" Jia Yun thought happily.

He has only come to Cixi for such a long time, and he has obtained more than two million taels of silver, and now several million taels of silver have entered the account, which is faster than stealing money.

Including the silver he got from Tiekan Temple, his savings are more than tens of millions.

Of course, the money from the Xue family trade route cannot be counted, it will be invested in the trade route in the future.

"The more money you have, the better. It's easy to do things with money. It's not a joke." Jia Yun thought to herself.

Now that his official position is still small, there are not many places to spend money. When the official is bigger, the expenses will definitely be high. If there is no money in his hand, he can't just get it from Xuejiashang Road, right?

"Try to keep the money in the Xuejia business route as low as possible, and use it to attract the attention of interested people." Jia Yun pondered in her heart.

After resting for a while, Jia Yun was about to go back to the back house when Jia Wenlin came and said she had something to report.

"What's the matter?" Jia Yun returned to her seat and asked.

Jia Wenlin took out seven gift stickers from her sleeve, handed them to Jia Yun, and said, "This is a gift sticker from the stewards of the Zhen family, the Niu family, the Liu family, the Kong family, the Xia family, the Zheng family, and the Chen family. "

When Jia Yun heard this, she suddenly became interested...

(End of this chapter)