open sea

Chapter 1524 Pei Xiao
It is not easy for the Eastern Banner Army in Asia, they are too far away from Yilan and too close to Chen Mu.

Their brothers in other parts of the world, such as the brothers stationed in Daming Port, Spain, are respected by their faces that are born to look like strong men, and they can live a good life without even violating military discipline.

Needless to say, in Yilan, anyone can make extraordinary achievements, and being promoted is like taking the arrow of a magic weapon.

Even a little further away, leaving the Gulf of Mexico on a warship for a mission of more than 30 days, daily beer and rum are enough on board.

No way - beyond a month, the fresh water in the barrel will start to stink or grow green algae, and there is nothing else to drink without wine.

Only they, the Banner Army under Chen Mu's nose, lived the most uncomfortable life. Asia is a place that treats everyone equally, and they can't look down on anyone except the Spaniards.

In fact, at the legal level, the Spaniards cannot be looked down upon, but the Spaniards have suffered several defeats under their hands, and they have never been convinced by that battle. This kind of contempt cannot be changed even by military law.

It's not that Banner Army has to look down on anyone to find a sense of presence for themselves, but they really don't have much sense of presence here.

Cleaning up the Spaniards prematurely made them lose the chance of military promotion, leaving only endless drills for Asian native recruits.

In fact, if they are in the mainland, their monthly salary is indeed not low. In addition to the salary that should have been given in the recruiting contract back then, a monthly allowance is also given according to their own responsibilities. After calculation, the old banner soldiers who stay in Asia have five taels of silver every month. Live a very decent life.

The problem is that the currency in circulation in Asia is not silver, but the currency used by Tongbao, the oriental marshal, to collect money for the imperial court.

Six or seven thousand Tongbao, I can't help but spend it.

Relying on the monthly salary that is no problem to eat and clothe warmly, and it is impossible to be rich, and to bear the rules and regulations of the military law, smoking is not allowed, drinking is not allowed, and business is not allowed when there is no war, especially—— Watching others smoke, drink and do business every day.

Relatively speaking, the Beiyang Banner Army, who lived the most comfortable life in Asia, was transferred out in the early years to hold important local positions.

For example, Pei Xiao, who fought with the Spaniards in his early years and was awarded the title of Changsheng patrol inspector.

His life is comfortable. In the early years, he was patrolling the archers on the ground in Shuntian Mansion. He caught up with Beiyang recruitment and came to Asia as a cavalry. A Spanish knight was killed and injured in the Mingxi War. He also fought after healed up. It's over, and became an inspector.

In the Ming Dynasty, the inspector was an official position with little power, a humble position and light management of miscellaneous affairs, but in Asia, it became an important official position in charge of everything in the land, as long as it was related to law and order, they arrested bandits, bandits, rebels, and smugglers. It doesn't matter.

This is especially true for Pei Xiao. From Changsheng County to Daxigang, from Panama to Florida, except for the Changsheng inspection department which was set up by Chen Mu, all 230 seven inspection departments were set up by him.

In fact, as early as when he was the inspector of Changsheng, Pei Xiao's daily income had already surpassed that of his colleagues in the Banner Army. As Changsheng is the largest commercial port in Asia from the mainland, he can earn a lot of rewards just for the inspection and smuggling .

Later, when other inspection divisions were established, Pei Xiao was promoted to Changsheng Chief Inspection Division. He was in charge of 24 inspection divisions in Changsheng. All of them have generated income for Changsheng County.

Changsheng's smuggling is nothing special. Most of the goods are allowed to be trafficked back to the country after being reported to the customs. The main ones are saltpeter sulfur or finished gunpowder, and the other is tobacco.

Saltpeter and gunpowder can only be transported by the official ships of the Eastern military government, so it is considered smuggling; Makino’s tobacco is not allowed to be sold outside the Eastern region, it is specially used to exchange gold and silver with Europe, and it is also smuggled.

Nitrogen and gunpowder are rarely smuggled, and most of the merchant ships returning to the mainland smuggle Makino tobacco.

In fact, the counties in Asia are equivalent to prefectures in terms of jurisdiction, and the general inspections of many inspection departments under their jurisdiction are also controlled by the county magistrate, and the smuggled goods seized are also handled by Changsheng County after they are intercepted.

The magistrate of Changsheng County is Zou Yuanbiao, and over time, Zou Yuanbiao has a special channel for selling stolen goods... A group of merchants who used to buy tobacco from Li Yuxi and sell it to Europa took the line of Zou Zhixian County and purchased directly from Changsheng at a slightly lower price , sold to Spain.

Zou Yuanbiao discussed with Chen Mu, and Chen Mu agreed without saying a word.

In Chen Mu's eyes, this is an economic account. Smugglers buy goods from Li Yuxi in boxes, with 28 bags in a box, and [-] Tongbao for each bag before they go to sea.

Originally going east to sea, you have to pay 88 Tongbao tax at the customs.

If they don't go east, Chen Mu won't be able to receive the 88 Tongbao, but they are caught by Pei Xiao. Not only will Chang Sheng receive a high fine, but the goods will be confiscated and resold at a price that is [-] to [-]% lower than Li Yuxi's. Earn another fortune.

Going back to the sea, the military government can collect another 88 Tongbao.

It is basically in line with Chen Lin's economics - if the buyer is also a smuggler and gets caught by the inspection department, then it is really Chen Lin's economics.

Isn't that how Nanyang ministers sell arms in Nanyang?

Arms are not goods, but the people who buy them are the goods.

For this matter, the military government also specially set rewards for the inspection department to inspect the smugglers according to the amount of smuggled goods.

Later, Pei Xiao was promoted to the Dongyang Military Mansion because of his ability to smuggle and inspect.

There are more than 200 inspection departments in Asia, and each inspection department is an establishment of one hundred households. Some of the nearly [-] archers are responsible for the security of counties, townships, and villages, and the other part is responsible for investigating smuggling on the west coast and tax evasion on the east coast.

The inspectors on the east and west coasts handed over their income to the military government, and the money they earned in one year was enough for the military government to pay them two years of salary.

The purpose of Chen Mu's initial establishment of the inspection department was to train a group of reserve soldiers who were not in the army. The main purpose was to let the native archers learn languages ​​and understand orders in the inspection department.

After the war ended, the tobacco trade on the east coast boomed, and unexpectedly, it became a way for counties to increase their income.

Even if there is another war now, Chen Mu is not willing to send these inspectors who are proficient in robbing and smuggling merchants and blackmailing local snakes to make ends meet into the war until it is absolutely necessary.

This is a job that requires a lot of experience. Even if the most powerful Beiyang Banner Army is put in their posts, they may not be better than them.

What's more, Pei Xiao really has a way of maintaining law and order.

For the convening of the World Congress, the envoys of Ottoman and Spain were also imitated to fight in Asia. Pei Xiao, who is resident in Mo County, was ordered by Chen Muyizhi to come to Daxi Port with elite soldiers summoned from various inspection departments. .

(End of this chapter)