Chapter 55 Expedition to the West (Qing Dynasty Futures)
Lord Obai was so angry that he rushed into the temporary governor's palace and beat the flying eagle's message so loudly that it made the mountains ring.
"Where's the money? Where's our money?"
"I never expected that things would turn out like this. It's really a natural and man-made disaster. But if there is no second plan for something, how can you live? In this way, I will give you the money you need on time on the eighth day of winter. What do you think?
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"Master Xiao Jia, there are no jokes in the army! This is what you said!"
"I can issue a military order...but I have a request, that is, if I get the silver that the Tutor wants, you must agree to my request..."
As soon as he heard the request, Mr. Obai immediately became alert. Could it be that this little guy had set up the plan? Or was it the political master who was strategizing in the capital? But the Tibetan lama soldiers have always been arrogant and unreasonable, and they have always fought against
If the discord between the imperial court and the imperial court is really a scheming, it would be too cruel and it would involve everyone.
"Boy, tell me, what else did you come up with?"
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to place some of my own people in all the armies. Don't worry, they are all minor officials below the battalion level and will not affect the army."
"how many people?"
"Three hundred, they are all the children of officials. They want to gain some qualifications in the army so that they can prepare the necessary foundation for becoming an official in the future. The children of officials are a little difficult to manage, but they will definitely not pose any threat."
"Are they all disciples of the Eight Banners?"
"Absolutely a disciple of the Eight Banners."
"Then... we can only arrange it in Green Camp... Boy, you must not cause any trouble for me, or I will never be done with you!"
At that time, the army of the Qing Dynasty was divided into the Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp. The Eight Banners Army was the earliest military establishment of the Qing Dynasty, and the soldiers were all composed of bannermen. It should be pointed out that many people in our later generations confuse the bannermen with the Manchus. This is a misunderstanding.
.The bannermen include the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and the Eight Banners of the Han Army. In other words, there are Manchus, Mongolians, and Hans.
The soldiers of the Green Camp Army were all composed of Han people and were distributed all over the country. They were the main military force of the Qing Dynasty. The Green Camp Army took towns as the highest strategic units (equivalent to today's divisions), and the strength of a town was about 10,000. According to "The Great Rebellion"
According to the records of "Huidian of the Five Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty", during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were 66 green camps across the country, with a total force of nearly 650,000. The highest officer of the green camp was the admiral, who commanded the green camp soldiers in a province, and his official rank was the first rank. The following are divided into governors
There are standard-level units such as Biao, Fubiao, and Zhenbiao. Below the standard, there are associations, under the associations, there are camps, and under the camps, there are information. Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) wants to arrange his people into "battalion-level" units, which is equivalent to later generations.
The "battalion company" level.
This is also an imitation of the military structure of later generations. As long as it establishes its own organization at the grassroots level, then this army can follow orders and fight.
Lord Obai was very relieved to have 300 men among the millions of troops in the country.
When he walked out of the temporary governor's palace, Mr. Obai turned around and said fiercely: "Sir Xiao Jia, if I don't see Yinzi on the eighth day of the winter lunar month, then I'm sorry. I can only ask the army Sima to come find you."
The purpose of the military Sima coming here is to "dispose according to military law".
Watching Master Obai retreat, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) once again took out the Flying Eagle Letter, soaked it in a developing potion for a few times, and a line of words appeared.
"In three days, the Lama soldiers will be ambushed and most of the silver troops will return; in the early stage, 300,000 dans of grain and 600 carriages of cattle and mutton will arrive in Ili Prefecture within six days."
With these words, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi)'s eyes shone when he saw the load of grain and beef and mutton.
, people’s desire to eat is the most intolerable, especially for the nouveau riche who have money.
Recently, there have been more than 30 butcher shops and more than 100 taverns in Yili City. There are large groups of bastard soldiers eating and drinking there. It is even more lively at night, and they have begun to provoke those who hold huge amounts of money.
The locals are addicted to it, and some people have started to buy it one after another.
At the end of the day, Mingyan counted the money and felt a little frustrated. In the past few days, she had only received a total of 20,000 taels of silver. There were still twelve days left. How could this be possible? The task would not be completed by then. Could it be that Mr. Bao was really asked to go to court-martial?
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And now the meat that I saved when I came to Yili Prefecture is about to run out, what should I do?
"Second Master Bao, do you mean to sell future goods? I have never heard of futures or meat banks as you call them? Is this possible? People now have a little money in their hands, but they are keeping it tight.
?" Mingyan was once again shocked by Master Bao's idea.
Open a "meat bank"? Can meat be stored? Erye Bao came up with some crooked ideas. People from the delivery shop swaggered into the city to pull meat and grain during the day, and secretly sent them outside the city at night, and then pulled them again at night.
Come in, aren't you full and full?
Only Mr. Obai understands that this is a very famous old wisdom. It seems that this Mr. Jia is not simple.
Early on the third day, there was a rumor in Ili City that the imperial court had prepared millions of kilograms of beef and mutton from all over the country in order to allow the people of Yili Prefecture to have a good New Year, but the bastard governor of the western region stopped him from selling it.
This bastard governor just wants to make a lot of money with these beef and mutton. This is unbearable. Hundreds of people stood outside the governor's palace to petition, unanimously asking the western governor to distribute beef and mutton. The momentum was very huge. At first, hundreds of people gathered to petition.
The number of people later turned into thousands or tens of thousands.
Mingyan was very uneasy because he had arranged for the first few hundred people to come, but what he didn't expect was that it would eventually turn into tens of thousands of people, all of whom wanted to buy beef and mutton.
What's the matter? There are only a dozen carts of beef and mutton in the cold storage, and the rest are just stones. There are tens of thousands of people, and even if each person buys a pound of beef and mutton, it's not enough. Ming Yan is almost worried to death.
"Futures, damn futures, are you telling these people that you pay money first and then wait a while to pick up the goods? There have never been such rules for doing business in the past dynasties!"
When the petition outside reached its climax, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) walked out from pacing.
Standing on a big platform, he shouted with an iron loudspeaker to the crowd in Wuyang Wuyang in front: "These beef and mutton are really not for everyone to eat, but for the army. However, I am the governor of the west and have a little power.
Let everyone eat... As we all know, the New Year is coming soon, and the price of beef and mutton is getting more and more expensive... Well, since we all want to have a fat and delicious New Year, I have a good idea
, do you think we should talk about it or not?"
Since it is a "very good idea", what should I say?
Without being urged by the people below, Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) started talking, "My idea is that everyone's money is not blown by the strong wind. In order for you to have a good year, I won't make any money from you, Niu
The mutton is still sold to everyone at the original price. But, as you know, there is still some time before the New Year. Where do you put it if you buy too much? There is no place to put it, and it won’t stink if you put it at home? So you bought it and stored it in me.
In the frozen warehouse, we will give you a receipt for the warehouse. You can use the receipt to pick up the goods when you want to eat. In other words, my frozen warehouse is your natural meat warehouse. You can pick it up whenever you want.
Come and pick it up, and eat it whenever you want. At the same time, if you don’t want to eat it, the receipts in your hands can be exchanged for silver coins. The more you buy, the cheaper the price. For example, a pound of mutton is
Ten Da Wen, if you buy a hundred catties, I will give you a 10% discount. The original price should be one thousand Wen, but now it only costs you nine hundred Wen, but when the time comes you don’t want beef and mutton, you can still buy it at the price of one thousand Wen.
Sell it back, which means you can make a lot of money without going out. You can try it right away..." You need to explain it thoroughly to the people, otherwise no one will want to listen.
"It's so tempting. After being told by our second master, I want to vote for it." Seeing the crowd below surging, talking, and ready to make a move, Ming Yan also felt a little moved.
"Then buy it. I'll give you a hundred catties first. No, five hundred catties first. Give me the receipt. If I don't eat it, I can still make five thousand dollars." Mingyan could tell at a glance,
This is the "childcare" arranged by oneself.
If one person buys it, ten people, a hundred people, and a thousand people will buy it. Mingyan starts "working" on the spot and registers everything. There is no need to collect money now. As long as the signature is signed, soldiers will follow him home.
In the words of Master Bao, getting money is called "customer first, service at home". In just half a day, I received more than 800,000 taels of silver.
At this moment, Mingyan felt relieved. She never thought that this "futures" method could actually work.
At this moment, a flying cavalry flew into the city, waving his whip and shouting "report". This was an urgent message from the team going to the depths of the desert.
(What exactly happened in the depths of the desert will be explained in the next episode.)
