Wen Rensheng naturally saw this scene by checking Huang Taiji's movements.
He did not go north to take command personally.
When he gets a large ship of more than 2,000 tons, he will not sail on an ocean voyage.
That's all for offshore sailing in the * Gorge.
After all, with the results of his physical training, he could still swim for 100 kilometers with a piece of wood and a streamer in the warm southern sea.
If it is in the northern sea, unless the mysterious seed can take effect.
He directly passed the news through the Clippers again.
It takes about 7 to 10 days for this fast boat trip, assuming everything goes well.
He remembered that there was a super fast boat that could reach 60 knots per hour, or 100 kilometers per hour, under smooth winds and currents.
It only takes less than 2 days to arrive.
There is an urgent need for a way to deliver messages quickly.
Homing pigeons can do it.
The premise is to hold the harbor and start raising it now.
Carrier pigeons that have been raised locally are regularly transported to each other every month.
The principle of homing pigeons is to return home.
The flying speed of better homing pigeons can reach 90-150 kilometers per hour.
It was used until World War II, which shows its value.
But if you need to release multiple birds, you have to guard against being shot on the road, captured by an eagle, dying of illness, getting lost... and even having your information intercepted, so you need to regularly change the encryption method.
All in all, the cost is relatively high.
But we need to do it now.
So Wen Rensheng began to order the search for private pigeon breeders.
This pigeon breeds quite quickly, and once the breeding is successful, it will be easy to handle.
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At this moment.
Before the news from Wen Rensheng arrived, Yi Zijia also found out that Huang Taiji wanted to bribe his red-haired soldiers.
He laughed.
"This barbarian chief doesn't know the arrangements of our red-haired people at all, so he wants to bribe them. It's simply ridiculous." Yi Ziyi followed and laughed.
"Yes, we are a team of 100 people. We are led by a red-haired officer and a red-haired drummer. From there, we are directly responsible for our people. He can't find a target to bribe."
Zi Bing followed.
"Wait a minute, we can use this trick. For 1 million taels, we can forge a leader of the red-haired people." Yizi Yi had an idea.
"Yes, that's right." Yi Zijia nodded.
Soon the five people began to discuss how to win the trust of the other party, how to design the details of withdrawing the silver, and how to arrange internal responses so that the other party would lose both the silver and the troops.
After Yi Ziyi finished the discussion, he returned to his tent.
I talked to my staff again.
The staff system is a system with many disadvantages.
However, in this case, since Wen Rensheng could not use advanced methods, such as the staff group system, he could only allow the existence of private staff.
Come to help the chief officer solve a lot of chores.
At this time, the staff member had an idea.
"Proprietor, have you ever thought about putting on a fake show? That's one million taels." The staff member rolled his eyes and said immediately.
In his opinion, if he gets 1 million, he will share 50,000 and return to Jiangnan to become a rich man, so he won't have to wander at sea.
This is the result of not being able to see the general trend of the times.
They ran to the south of the Yangtze River, and within 20 years the Manchu and Qing Dynasties went south to massacre them again.
Upon hearing this, adopted son Yi was furious. He pulled out a knife and put it on the other person's neck: "You are so hateful, but that's my adopted father."
However, the staff was not afraid: "Even my own father, 10,000 taels of silver is enough to turn against him. To bribe a powerful official in the dynasty, it only costs 5,000 taels. The emperor can only borrow 3,000 taels at a time, but now it is 100,000 taels."
Wan Liang."
Yes, one million taels is definitely a huge number.
Liao's salary is only 4 million, and more than a dozen generals, military leaders of all sizes, as well as the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs are all dividing the money.
It can feed 50,000 soldiers. As long as everyone can get it, they will be good soldiers who can fight in the field.
Yi Ziyi was silent.
The staff had already seen through this proprietor.
In the beginning, he was very loyal to his adoptive father, but as time went by, others changed their minds in five years, and he changed his mind in two years.
In short, there is no perseverance.
This is a very common thing.
It will be more or less similar in later generations.
If I can persist for two years, I would say that Wenrensheng’s skill in recognizing people is pretty good.
Many soldiers were still fighting hard in the field and were very brave. After entering the city, their feet and hands became weak in less than half a month and they could not hold on to the fierce battle.
It's Li Zicheng's hometown.
After entering the capital, he couldn't resist the attack from the Manchus and Wu Sangui, so he was chased and beaten all the way to death, but he failed to fight back.
Of course there are many factors.
Not as good as the Daxi Army, Zhang Xianzong also contributed Li Dingguo, and there was still some hope of a comeback in the later stages.
The human heart is like this and it has never changed.
Yi Ziyi walked back and forth.
Then he suddenly asked: "If I get the money, where should I go?"
The staff was overjoyed when they heard this: "We can go to the territory of the red-haired people, or to the island country."
"It's not good. The place where the red-haired people live is humid, humid, and smelly. The island country is full of ugly women. They all have white faces and black teeth. They look like they are going to vomit."
"Then go to Jiangnan."
"My adoptive father was a civil servant, and the south of the Yangtze River is a land of scholars. I went there to live in seclusion. I can be a commoner, but I can't enjoy it as a rich man. I can't spend the money I have. It's not as good as now. And I still have it.
I heard that my adoptive father has a place called Niangan, which specializes in eradicating adultery." Yizi Yi retorted.
The staff had nothing to say.
He just wanted to go to a county in the south of the Yangtze River to become a well-to-do rich man and live a low-key life as a landlord's concubine.
However, it is difficult to ask this proprietor if he still wants to show his face and spend wantonly.
Except for the Ming Dynasty, there are really not many places in this world that are suitable for them to run.
The key is that the language is not fluent, and there are no acquaintances in the local area. It is easy for outsiders to settle down and be robbed of their wealth.
Yizi Yi saw that his staff could not offer any solution, so he shook his head and said: "Oh, let's let this matter go. Don't mention it again in the future."
The staff member suddenly had an idea: "Then it would be better to defect to Donglu. At least there will not be infiltrated by Lord Bingbeidao."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Fuck you, if I defect to Donglu, can I still keep the one million taels of silver I got? Isn't that going to be sent back again?
"Is that so?" Without further ado, Yizi Yi raised his sword and killed this aide who was motivated by money...
He killed the other party because he found that the other party was not qualified at all.
It's okay to do some chores, but when it comes to big things, it's just a scam.
It is better to kill late than to kill early, and to kill early is worse than to kill now.
"Come here, bury Mr. Chiang. A spy came to make a surprise attack. Mr. Chiang fought bravely against the enemy and was accidentally killed by the enemy." He called two soldiers and dragged the man away.
The two soldiers just looked at each other, remained silent, dragged the man out and buried him.
Not long after they buried it, they wrote a secret letter and placed it under a flagpole somewhere.
After midnight, someone came down from the flagpole to dig up the secret message.
"The adopted son Yi killed his staff in the camp."
Similar things happened more than once.
This shows how terrible a million taels of silver is.
Later generations of veterans were fond of this move, which was often effective and even defeated their opponents without even using a single soldier.
This is the danger of military leaders and military leaders. One person can take away an entire team.
The purchase price is not high.
Fortunately, Wen Rensheng had already taken measures of this era to prevent this.
Supervision of troops, hostages, logistics, military law...
Recruitment does not require bachelors, promotion requires a third-born child.
This is why Huang Taiji set his target on the red-haired man first.
Then this strategy finally began to be implemented.
They found several low-level red-haired officers, praised them for their combat prowess, promoted them, and made them command 2,000 people.
However, they were not told the entire plan.
The more people who know the strategy, the easier it is to fail.
Only the five adopted sons know the whole story.
Although adopted son Yi had different intentions, this time he decided to wait and see.
After all, I lived quite comfortably with my adoptive father, with a salary, an official, a house, a concubine, and children...
If you want to abandon these, you will have to be captured or demoted to be punished, or other desperate situations.
It is impossible for ordinary people to make up their minds so easily.
Even Hong Chengchou spent some time in jail before giving up.
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Huang Taiji's people quickly hooked up with the so-called red-haired senior officers, one sergeant, two officers, a major, and two captains, responsible for 2,000 red-haired people.
They were all promoted temporarily.
When they heard it, they saw that there were millions of taels of silver available.
"This is an insult to our honor!" Captain B said harshly.
He took out a musket and was about to kill the interpreter.
"No, please insult me properly. That's one million taels of silver. As long as we go back, we can use the silver to become a baron!" Captain A immediately held him down.
"There is a lot of money, but how can we guarantee it will be in our hands?" the major asked suddenly.
"Yes, one million taels is a lot." Captain A asked.
The interpreter said: "It's not much. A big cart contains one thousand catties of silver. We can also exchange it for gold, ten to one, 100,000 taels of gold."
One hundred thousand taels of gold is 3125 kilograms, which is about 3 tons. If it is silver, it will be more than 30 tons.
This has to be transported by a big ship.
The major shook his head: "It's too difficult. You don't have money orders here, and your power can't reach the south. Although there is a lot of silver, it can't be delivered to us. Where should you deliver the goods with so much silver? How can we get a ship?"
"
Captain A's fiery mind also turned cold.
Having too much money is also a worry, as you will not have good luck.
"Then you can complete it in batches. How about giving me 5,000 taels of gold first?" the interpreter said cautiously.
"5,000 taels is quite a lot." Captain A said quickly.
"But compared with one hundred thousand taels of gold, it's too little." The major shook his head.
"How about this? You and I should cooperate with each other and defeat the people of Kuaiji Trading Company. Then we can transport as much money as we want, right?" the interpreter said quickly.
"Oh, that's right." Captain A nodded quickly.
This is obviously greed that has blinded reason.
"Bullshit, when I hunt, I always feed the hunting dogs before I catch the prey." Captain B sneered.
People are always different.
Just like the Ming Dynasty, when everyone reviled and everyone despised Chongzhen, there was still a family of seventeen who died in the city.
Captain B feels that now that he has been promoted to captain, his annual salary has been increased to 300 taels, and he also has various benefits, which is already very good.
What are you doing with your one million dollars of trouble?
It's too tiring. It's better to hold on to the money safely, accumulate it for a few years, and then go back and build a landlord's manor.
In a few years, various incomes can exceed 3,000 taels.
The major also nodded.
"We must first give us a part, at least 30% of the deposit, before we take action."
"Thirty percent is too much. Half a percent is the most. That's 50,000 taels of silver and 5,000 taels of gold." The interpreter gritted his teeth and said.
"10%, don't talk anymore, ten thousand taels of gold, we have done this," the major said.
"Okay." The interpreter continued.
Then Captain B said critically: "No, how can you, an interpreter, decide on a matter of tens of thousands of taels of gold?"
"Our Great Khan has given me the decree. As long as the price is less than 200,000 taels, I will make the decision. Anyway, they are all stolen from Ming people." The interpreter said proudly.
The major nodded.
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Two days later, inside Huang Taiji's camp.
"Great Khan, they agreed. As long as we give them five thousand taels of gold, they decided to open the city gate and secretly lead us in. At the same time, they also made two thousand red hair defective." The interpreter knelt on the ground and said excitedly.
"Okay, your hard work has paid off, and I will reward you with 20 taels of silver. By the way, tell me the communication process in detail..." Huang Taiji said with a smile.
Then the interpreter explained everything in detail.
"Okay, you go down." Huang Taiji waved his hand and said.
Then Huang Taiji called a Hanchen.
"Spread the news and say that I spent one million taels of silver to bribe the people on the opposite side. Everyone above the small flag has 100 taels, and the general flag has 300 taels... Put the silver box in front of the battle. If anyone wants to take it, you can
Come vote in the middle of the night." Huang Taiji said immediately.
"Ah, Khan, doesn't everyone know this?" Amin was surprised.
Immediately he understood Huang Taiji's intention. No wonder he couldn't defeat the other party. No wonder in that situation, it was Huang Taiji who became the prodigy and gradually suppressed the other three people and knelt down to him.
"What I want is for everyone to know. I didn't know the inside story of the red-haired people before, but now I know through the interpreter that they are guarded at all times inside. It is impossible to lure away a battalion of soldiers just by buying a few people."
"However, money is attractive to people. With so much money, someone will always seek refuge in the middle of the night. What we need now is information about our opponents." Huang Taiji said.
"The great Khan is wise."
Being able to decisively admit mistakes and correct them is truly wise.
If you refuse to admit your mistakes and let your subordinates take responsibility, you will become Chongzhen. Over time, your subordinates will no longer take responsibility.
Everyone is worried about burning bridges across rivers.
Of course, you make too many mistakes in your decision-making and admit too many mistakes. What will you do if everyone finds out that you are a mediocre person?
We must delegate power and use checks and balances to select people with talent as prime ministers and let them do their work.
If he does not delegate power and does wrong things, the emperor will soon lose his majesty.
No one is listening anymore.
This is also the reason why the feudal system could not be implemented in the end.
It is not a stable system from the very beginning, capable of fixing bugs in a timely manner and cleaning up redundant memory.
Sure enough, as soon as the news was released.
Seeing the money spent in vain, the soldiers at the harbor became red-eyed.
Soldiers are just for money.
Who will serve as a soldier if there is no money?
Someone sneaked down to the top of the city in the middle of the night.
Then was shot.
He quickly calmed down.
"The money is all fake and is being used to deceive you. But the military pay we pay is real!" A man who claimed to be running over and back was saying back and forth to the others on the wall.
Most people believed it.
In fact, everyone has to believe it.
After all, many people are old and young, and soldiers who are reluctant to leave their families are still the majority.
