Two hundred and thirty-first, the right way to make money
After the chaos in the prostitute camp was reported, Zhao Qiang smiled. It was an unexpectedly heated scene. [] However, it was very popular, so the money that should be collected was not less than one tael, so a team of soldiers was transferred to maintain order.
, and asked Liu De to draw up some rules and distribute them to each division. No matter what he does in the future, he must do it according to the system and the rules. He must not rush it out in a mess, making the Rakshasa girls laugh and losing the face of Guan Ningjun.
It's okay to be embarrassed, but you must never leave people to women, especially Rakshasa women. This is what Zhao Qiang repeatedly emphasized to all his subordinates. He repeatedly asked them to take good care of their soldiers after returning. If there is no disorder again,
If you get angry, you will need to engage in military law.
On the second day after the opening of the prostitute camp, restaurants, grain shops, butcher shops, fabric shops, medicinal materials shops and other money-drawing industries for Guan Ningjun opened one after another. Wei Ji did not fulfill his orders and transferred more than ten people from various departments to put the Commerce Department on the shelf.
After setting it up, two former Russian tax collectors from the Cossack Brigade were also transferred over, allowing them to use their previous tax collection enthusiasm and continue to shine in their new jobs.
Wei Ji had no specific idea about the Department of Commerce. Anyway, he just wanted to engage in some profitable businesses according to the commander-in-chief's wishes to subsidize military expenses. So from the beginning, he thought about all the businesses that he thought could make money, and
Be prepared to handle them one by one.
The restaurant was built in the yard of the former commander of the Russian army in Yask. The civilians expanded it and turned it into a two-story building based on the style of the restaurant in Guannai. The main body is a wooden building and there is a yard at the back. The place is very spacious and can accommodate two floors.
Hundreds of people dined at the same time. The shopkeeper was a Wu Jun veteran sent by the Commerce Department who was discharged due to injury, but the waiter hired twenty Ewenki people, and the chefs were also several women hired by Wu Jun's family.
The chef competed, but it was much better than military food. Most of the few spices were given to the restaurant, so that the dishes cooked would smell fragrant. When the restaurant opened, Zhao Qiang led the Guards Division and cavalry
Officers from more than a hundred households in the division and the chiefs of various ministries and departments came together to celebrate the occasion. Several large tables were set up, and several jars of wine were drunk. When the final bill was settled, Zhao Qiang gave a generous portion of forty taels of silver.
Then he went back happily with a full burp.
With the commander taking the lead, no one of the officers and soldiers who came to the restaurant after that dared to default on their debts, and no one dared to pay the debts. They all paid readily and quickly. Firstly, they did not dare to default, and secondly, they had money in their pockets.
, not short of money. For the entire Dingyuan battle, at least 50,000 taels of silver fell into the pockets of officers and soldiers at all levels. Originally there were no prostitutes' camps or restaurants, so they had nowhere to use the money. Now that they have it, they can spend it.
It’s too late to enjoy the land, who cares whether the price is high or not, whether it hurts to use it or not.
Grains, butchers, cloth shops, and medicine shops are for free people, and there are not many officers and soldiers who come to patronize them. Unlike prostitute camps and restaurants, these places only accept real money, and customers can exchange things for things.
For example, you can exchange a piece of ginseng worth six taels of silver at a grain store for fine-grain white flour worth six taels of silver. The general exchange ratio is 60%, which means that no matter what you bring, you will only get 60% of the estimated price when you get it.
Pay you what you need. This ratio is actually quite dark, but fortunately, they are all free people from Sauron, Oroqen, Ewenki and other ethnic groups who come to exchange. They have no specific impression of real value in their minds, and their folk customs are simple.
Besides, it is Guan Ningjun’s property. My whole family is Guan Ningjun’s family, so I don’t care whether I suffer a loss or not. Therefore, the business of several stores is very prosperous, and there is even no supply of goods during the peak period.
You have to send someone to Mincao to pull the goods.
It was Wei Ji's idea to use the barter method of exchange in these places, because although most of the free people were military families, the officers and soldiers did not necessarily have much silver to give them, and they gave them gold and silver.
They are unlikely to go to prostitute camps and restaurants to spend money. Instead of piling up the good things they robbed at home, it is better for them to take them out. Then the people will deal with these valuable things together and organize caravans to go to the south and the Tatars.
To do business, buy the food, oil, salt, ironware, etc. you need from them.
The development of Guan Ning's army behind the Russians was basically unknown to the Qing army, so it was still feasible to organize caravans to do business with the Manchus. At least in terms of safety, there was no need to worry about any mistakes being exposed. Therefore, Zhao Qiang asked Wei Ji and the people below
Let's discuss it and ask him to come up with the charter of the caravan as soon as possible. It is best to organize the first batch of southward caravans within this month, because Zhao Qiang wants to mix in the caravans and go south to Beijing. Originally, he thought that Anmar would be in Ai
Hui gave himself and his subordinates going south some identity cover, such as Dudie and so on. Now, the cover of the caravan is enough, and then put on makeup or something else in case it is lost.
There are now more than 47,000 people of various ethnic groups in various places, of which there are only 11,000 free citizens, most of whom are military family members. The remaining 36,000 people are untouchables. They have no right to enjoy the war dividends of Guan Ning's army.
They were not allowed to receive the same material treatment as freedmen, and their personal freedom was completely restricted. It would be fair to say that they were slaves of the Guan Ning Army. Zhao Qiang hated slavery, but reality forced him to implement slavery in the occupied areas.
Make better and more concentrated use of manpower and material resources, otherwise there will be no way to accumulate future war power for the Guan Ning Army in the short term.
The rations for the untouchables are based on the rations for military auxiliary soldiers. They provide two meals a day. Meat, oil and salt are also very little. Most of them are sweet potatoes and potatoes produced in spring and summer. Therefore, the physical fitness and nutrition of the untouchables are fundamental.
No, the situation is almost the same as when Zhao Qiang and the others were in Yongling. Since the first order was given to distribute the excess meat to the common people who participated in the construction of the city, Zhao Qiang asked the people to raise the ration standards for the untouchables, especially those involved in heavy physical labor.
, change the two meals a day to three meals a day, that is, eat one meal in the morning and one in the evening, and mix some beans and wheat grains appropriately, and eat meat and fish once every two days.
Wei Ji expressed opposition to raising the ration standard for the untouchables, because the army's rations are already very small, and even if they save a little, they can only last for a month or two. Now that the rations of the untouchables are raised so high, no matter how much they save, they will not be able to survive.
In January. Regarding this, Zhao Qiang comforted him. As soon as the information from the Intelligence Department came over, he would immediately send people to rob the Qing army's rations. There would be food supplies by then. After Wei Ji heard this, he thought about it and no longer objected. According to Zhao Qiang
The standard of rations for untouchables has been raised again.
Populations from various places are still being transported to Yask one after another. The newly arrived people are all arranged to live by the Bogan River in the east of the city. Both men and healthy women participated in the construction of the city, while the old, weak, weak women and children are living in Mincao.
Assigned by each department, they engage in some work within their capabilities, such as fishing, logging, weaving, sewing, cooking, etc.
All the Feiyala people of Guoyin moved to Yask on October 19th. Together with the Iam brigade of the Guards Division, this group of Feiyala people numbered more than 2,000. When attacking Wudisk,
The Feiyala people left a deep impression on Zhao Qiang, so he asked Min Cao to requisition 500 Feiyala men, who were all assigned to the Guards Division. Guoyin was very dissatisfied with the requisition of his tribe, and Zeng
There was a conflict with Min Cao's people, but after Yi Amu was ordered to communicate with his cousin, Guo Yin agreed to send out 500 more people.
Yiamu is now one of the 100 households in the brigade. His Feiyala people, like the soldiers of other brigades in Udisk, Dujigensk and other places, cannot rob a lot of things, but Yiamu does not have the wealth stolen.
He took it all to himself, but gave it all to Guoyin. This is also an important reason why Guoyin no longer resists the expropriation of his tribe.
Out of the need to weaken the clan leaders and chiefs of various tribes, Guoyin was not appointed as the newly recruited Feiyala people. However, Guoyin's reaction was beyond Zhao Qiang's expectation. He was very concerned about not having to lead troops to fight.
Happy. After Zhao Qiang met with him, he said to the subordinates around him, "Looking at this person, he is just a rich man from Guan Nei. For a person like this, it's okay not to join the army."
Now the captains of the garrison brigades in various places basically serve as city guards, and they are responsible for military and civilian affairs. Zhao Qiang has no choice but to let these rough guys handle civil affairs. Fortunately, there are not many people staying in various places, and there is no need to do any construction.
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much if the hundreds of households in the rear guard division also serve as city guards.