Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 75 A lot of money! 【Seek full order】

"Defeated."

Fukang'an closed his eyes in pain.

The defeat is like a mountain.

Now we have this little force on hand.

It is impossible to defend Guangzhou.

Where are you going now?

"Marshal, withdraw! The Eight Banners Garrisoned in Guangzhou and the Zhongyong Battalion cannot be folded here."

Sun Qijiao said with a sigh.

"Where are you going?" Fukang'an asked instinctively.

"Go to Zhaoqing!" Sun Qijiao gritted his teeth and said.

"Zhaoqing? Can Zhaoqing survive?"

Fukang'an himself has no confidence.

"Go to Wuzhou if you can't hold it!" Sun Qijiao stomped his feet, "Marshal, we must have some troops on hand, otherwise Ni Ming won't just take all of Guangdong!"

Fukang'an was shocked.

That's right.

Now it is a certainty for Zhu Daohua to take Guangdong.

But if Fukang'an has all the five thousand and eight banners and ten thousand Zhongyong battalion in his hand.

Then Zhu Daohua's appetite is probably not limited to Guangdong.

Although it is said that the Five Thousand Eight Banners and the Ten Thousand Zhongyong Battalion could not withstand the Ming army head-on.

But that's not how wars are fought.

If you can't beat it, there are ways you can't beat it.

As long as Fukang'an has this [-] troops on hand, he can oppress the local clans to practice bravery when they retreat to Guangxi.

Pull up another force.

Then you can deal with the Ming army in the south.

If the Ming army is greedy and not enough to swallow the southern provinces with a small number of troops.

Then it depends on whether they have the appetite - they can't face-to-face confrontation, but they can harass, sneak attack the supply line, and attack Ni Ming's other sites.

In the past, Shunming's territory was far away in Nanyang.

Daqing is not enough.

Now that Shunming has acquired Guangdong, he has the task of defending the territory.

by that time.

The Qing army also has room to display.

"What Tianquan said is true! The governor was almost confused!"

Fukang'an called Sun Qijiao by his nickname.

"We have lost this round, but the Qing Dynasty has not lost yet! I will take on my guilt and defend the southern provinces for the Qing Dynasty, so as to block the traitors in Guangdong!"

"When the situation settles down, the governor will return to Beijing to plead guilty."

Fukang'an glanced at the broken soldiers who were still coming.

With a long sigh.

With the Eight Banners cavalry and the [-] Zhongyong Battalion, they headed towards Zhaoqing.

"Fukang'an has withdrawn!"

Zhu Daohua took a deep breath, and his tone was rather regretful.

"There is nothing we can do about it. We only have more than 1 troops. It is impossible to divide our troops to pursue them! The most urgent task now is to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and then hold Guangzhou in our hands first, and then divide our troops to take over Shaozhou and Huizhou. If you get it, you will get the essence of Guangdong!"

Napoleon said aside.

Zhu Daohua nodded.

"No matter how you say it, this is a big win! It is only a matter of time before the whole of Guangdong is in hand. It is impossible for Fukang'an to dare to fight against me in Guangdong. The next question is how to govern Guangdong."

Zhu Daohua put down the telescope in his hand.

Gu Song on the side smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Guangdong has a large population, but it is divided into three major ethnic groups: Cantonese, Hakka, and Chaozhou. Naturally, the Hakka people in Jiaying Prefecture are His Majesty's supporters, and His Majesty also has many Chaozhou soldiers. , the next step is nothing more than how to regulate Guangfu."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, these Guangfu people are not lunatics who are not afraid of death. Your Majesty has shown both kindness and power, and he also has the righteousness to revive China. How can the Han people in Guangfu not vote?"

Zhao Si, Shangshu of the Ministry of Army, said.

Zhu Daohua smiled when he heard the words: "It is difficult to conquer the world, and it is even more difficult to rule the world. It is difficult to sort out the thousands of threads in a province of Guangdong, let alone the whole world. If you win Guangdong this time, you will stop here. Guangdong has been working hard for two years, stabilizing the rear, training soldiers and horses, and then plotting Jiangnan!"

Honestly.

Boss Zhu really had the idea of ​​bringing together the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan.

But he finally suppressed his greed.

First of all, in terms of military strength.

Now I have [-] troops on hand anyway.

If the territory is too large, the defense of these territories will be very problematic.

The second is the lack of reliable cadres on hand.

Guangdong and Lanfang are different.

Guangdong is a Han land.

Then it can't be as rough as Lanfang's administrative system - Lanfang needs to expand in Borneo, so the local authority is very large.

However, in order to gather Guangdong's resources and start the road to industrialization, it is impossible for the central government to distribute too much power to the local governments.

An administrative system from start to finish is a must.

It is impossible for the imperial power not to go to the countryside.

Of course, what is the level of the pipeline, how to manage it, and who to manage it.

This is another big problem.

At the same time, any reform will trigger a backlash from interest groups.

Zhu Daohua is very clear that if the rule and reform are too large, the resistance will be relatively greater.

The probability of success will be reduced.

So he still insisted on the plan before sending troops: based in Guangdong, building a system, and guiding funds in Guangdong to invest in industry.

With the Nanyang trade under control, there is no shortage of markets and raw materials needed for Guangdong's industrialization.

As for funds
There are many rich men in Guangdong.

The key is how to get these rich old men to invest their money.

Just thinking about these things gives me a headache.

Zhu Daohua shook his head.

His eyes were already on the city of Guangzhou.

Enter the city of Guangzhou.

It is also time to openly play the name of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

It's time for a stage play between the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty with the Qing court.

"Defeated? Why did you lose so quickly?!"

Guangdong governor's yamen.

Guo Shixun, who got the news, stared with horror on his face.

One hundred thousand troops.

How long has it been?

Although I lost for a while before.

But this kind of big battle with tens of thousands of troops.

No matter what, they have to deal with each other for a month, and after testing each other, they will start to fight.

Moreover, it is impossible to tell the winner in a big fight.

Not a year or a half.

How can the one hundred thousand army be wiped out so quickly.

What now?
Yesterday, Guo Shixun received Fu Kang'an's personal letter, asking him to prepare to evacuate the family members of the Eight Banners to Zhaoqing Mansion.

Less than a day.

The Whampoa camp was broken.

One hundred thousand green battalion soldiers were defeated.

The news that Fukang'an led the Eight Banners cavalry and the Zhongyong Battalion to retreat from Zhaoqing reached the governor's office in Guangdong.

This is really terrible news.

"How is this possible, this is an army of one hundred thousand!"

Guo Shixun looked in horror at Lin Guoliang, the guerrilla guerrilla from Guangdong who reported to him.

On the side, Zhao Wen, the prefect of Guangzhou, and Xue Siyuan, the inspector, were also shocked.

An army of one hundred thousand troops was sent to the city of Guangzhou, and the food and supplies were sufficient.

Why did it disappear within a day?

Is this a fight with the Ming army or with Lord Yan?
Also too unbelievable.

"My lord, the Niming artillery is so sharp that it is unbelievable. Our army was caught off guard, and the army collapsed like an avalanche. It was like a mountain collapsed."

Recalling yesterday's battle.

Lin Guoliang couldn't help shivering.

"Yang Da. The thief Yang Liufang and more than [-] military officers from the Guangdong green battalion surrendered to the bright thief. The green battalion's morale was shaken, and they were bombarded by the sky thunder, and they collapsed all at once."

A green battalion military officer who fled back to the city said with a mournful face.

"Yang Liufang has been favored by the country, but he also surrendered, shameless!"

Zhao Wen, the prefect of Guangzhou, scolded him.

Xue Siyuan, the procurator of Guangdong at the side, also echoed.

But the two looked at each other.

Unspoken.

The Eight Banners of the Han army like Yang Liufang all surrendered.

Moreover, his family members were among the family members of the Eight Banners who were evacuated earlier.

The Guangdong side definitely didn't dare to kill them.

It has to be reported to Beijing for the emperor to decide.

But this time, so many green battalion officers surrendered.

And if there is no accident, more green camp military officers will surrender after this battle.

Until then.

Will the imperial court kill the family members of these military officers?

I am afraid.
Zhao Wen is the local parent official.

Of course it cannot be withdrawn.

And Xue Siyuan, the procurator, also stayed at the governor's yamen.

Guangzhou just can't keep it.

Until then.
The only options left for them were to hang themselves to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, or to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

If Yang Liufang can surrender.

Maybe
The two stopped talking.

Just now.

Wu Dunyuan, the general merchant of the Thirteen Banks, and Fang Chu, a member of the Guangdong Customs Treasury, came in a hurry.

"My lord, the silver in the Bank of Thirteen Banks and the Bank of Guangdong Customs must be transported away, so as not to lose it to the enemy!"

Guo Shixun felt a headache when he heard this.

If the family members of the Eight Banners want to leave, they will definitely have to bring a soft bag before they can run.

If you bring the official bank of the Thirteenth Bank Bank and the Guangdong Customs Bank.

Then how can we go?
Needless to say, the treasury of Thirteen Banks.

This is the capital of the Thirteen Banks doing maritime trade.

It has not been opened for the past six months, and all of them have been piled up in the bank.

There are more than 800 million taels.

There is also a lot of money in the silver treasury of Guangdong Customs.

Last fall's tax bank and this spring's tax package are here.

There are more than 300 million taels.

Besides.

As Guangdong is preparing for the war against the Ming Dynasty, it has to purchase military supplies such as ordnance, grain and grass, and also purchase muskets and artillery from foreign merchants.

Therefore, the governor's yamen of Guangdong also received the order of Qianlong, and the local tax revenue of Guangdong last year was also transferred to the silver treasury of Guangdong Customs.

As a result, the Guangdong Customs Bank has accumulated 400 million taels of official silver.

The totals add up.

There are 200 million taels in full.

If so much silver was robbed by the Ming army.

Then Qianlong was probably going to go to heaven with anger.

But 200 million taels of silver is more than 90 catties.

It would be better if there is water transportation.

But now the Pearl River is either a ship of the Tiandihui flying the Sun and Moon flag, or a warship of the Ming army.

How safe is it to walk by water.

If you go by land.

That also needs to be escorted by officers and soldiers.

Otherwise, the underworld on the road every minute will have to stage a scene of robbing birthdays and birthdays.

Moreover, more than 90 catties would have to be transported by a large number of horses and carts.

Between this urgency.

Where is there a military escort and where is there vehicle transportation?
"My lord, it's best to deposit the money in HSBC now!"

Wooden Yuan said.

"Deposit to HSBC? Is it reliable?"

Wu Dunyuan is a big businessman, and he also knows what is the most important thing in a bank: "My lord, the most important thing in a bank is credit. This HSBC Bank is said to be a big bank in England. If you deposit your money in it, even if you lose your money in the future, there is hope to go to HSBC Bank." The head office wants the money back."

"Besides, HSBC is unreliable, and it's better than throwing money directly at the rebels."

"Yes, yes, my lord, this is more than 1000 million taels of wasted silver, and the money is in the hands of the rebels."

Guo Shixun also knew the seriousness of the matter after hearing the words.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if the money was taken away by foreigners.

It's better than Zhu Daohua snatching it away.

The money was given to Ming Ni.

Might as well give it to the AIA.

And this is still a deposit, not a direct payment.

"Now that people in Guangzhou are panicking, will HSBC still accept deposits?"

Guo Shixun asked.

After thinking about it, I asked again: "How to calculate the interest?"

"Now that there is no interest, many businessmen have transferred their money to the big HSBC bank in the suburbs"

"is it safe?"

"For the time being, it seems to be safe. The Ming army did not touch the big HSBC bank. It seems that Rodriguez is not lying. Ni Ming really doesn't want to offend the British country."

"That's good! Go and get that Rodriguez, and I'll have a talk with him."

The talks between the two sides are naturally a joy for both the host and the guest.

Rodriguez was originally here for this matter.

So there is no obstacle in the negotiation.

and.

If HSBC can really absorb the treasury bank of Thirteen Bank and the official bank of Guangdong Customs.

That would be a huge boost to HSBC's reputation.

Even if the fact that the big boss of HSBC is Zhu Daohua is excluded.

The Qing court is also a big customer.

This is equivalent to endorsing HSBC with the credit of the Qing court.

In order to get these deposits.

Rodriguez generously gave one point of deposit interest.

Guo Shixun was quite satisfied.

Then Rodriguez sent people to take over the bank warehouse of the Thirteenth Bank and the warehouse of Guangdong Customs, and put it on the signboard of HSBC Bank. Originally, Fukang'an did not allow HSBC Bank to enter Guangzhou City, but now it is in chaos. Also free.

Guo Shixun and other local officials in Guangdong just want to get rid of this hot potato.

With certificate of deposit.

Retreat to Zhaoqing.

Of course, it is impossible to hide the news that HSBC Bank directly occupied the Bank of Thirteen Banks and the Bank of Guangdong Customs—and it is impossible to hide it. This is a huge advertisement.

Even the money of the Qing court was deposited in HSBC.

What is the origin of HSBC Bank has suddenly become the most concerned issue of the panic-stricken wealthy households in Guangzhou.

Rumors soon followed.

It is said that HSBC is a big bank of the Western superpower England, and behind it is the wealthy Guizhou family of England.

And Zhu Daohua's Daohua firm in Europa was an important source of military expenditure for the Ming army, so Zhu Daohua did not dare to offend England, otherwise his Daohua firm would not be able to operate in Europa.

That's why HSBC is able to have a hand and eye, and even dare to eat the official bank in Guangdong. It is certain that the Ming army will not dare to embarrass HSBC.

After the news came out.

Immediately, the rich and powerful families in Guangzhou were tempted.

The war is in turmoil, and the money in the family is in trouble.

Although I heard that the military discipline is strict.

But who can guarantee that there will not be one or two stragglers bravely taking risks?
Or send it to bank insurance.

for a while.

The rich and wealthy businessmen in Guangzhou rushed to place their deposits at HSBC, the head office of Thirteen Banks.

Although there is no interest, it must be converted into the designated currency of HSBC when withdrawing money.

But everyone is still flocking to it.

Guo Shixun, who brought the bank deposit certificate of the Guangdong Customs Bank, withdrew from the city of Guangzhou with a large number of Eight Banners and Lvying family members.

When leaving Guangzhou City.

Guo Shixun looked back at this southern portal.

The gate of the Qing Dynasty was pinched by Ni Ming in this way.

The peaceful and prosperous age of the brilliant Qing Dynasty is gone.

After a long time.

Guo Shixun turned around and was about to get into the sedan chair.

Suddenly remembered something: "Where's Wu Dunyuan? Why didn't you see him?"

The left and right officials looked around.

"Wu Dunyuan is gone, I don't seem to have seen him leave the city."

"What are you doing outside of the city? Do you want to vote for a thief?"

Guo Shixun's face became more and more gloomy.

Both Wu Dunyuan and Shisanxing are businessmen who rely on the Guangzhou port to make money.

I should have thought of this long ago.

thought here.

Guo Shixun squeezed the certificate of deposit in his hand.

The foreign merchants of HSBC Bank are also merchants.

　Four watches, [-] words.

　　The manuscript is finished.

　　Wake up early tomorrow to type, make up [-] and save the draft for the day after tomorrow
　　Prepare the keyboard to fire.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)