In Liaodong, Jinzhou, at the mouth of the Xiaoling River, a large ship was moored on the coast. Liu Wen asked a group of people to get off the large ship and switch to smaller boats, so as to take the Xiaoling River directly to Jinzhou.
Under normal circumstances, the transaction with the Jurchens would have been more than once or twice, and Liu Wenju would no longer need to personally accompany the ship. This time, in order to complete the task assigned by Wang Xuan, Liu Wenju made a special trip to Liaodong.
Moreover, he did not go with the fleet, but set off on a fast boat first. He wanted to arrive in Jinzhou early to meet Yang Hao. After all, when buying and selling people, it was necessary to bring people together, and the time was not short. If he did not want to delay too much in Liaodong,
If it's a long time, you have to come early.
After sailing all the way to Jinzhou, Liu Wenju was very tired. After handing Yang Hao the post, he went to bed early. After all, he was old and was still a little tired when he saw Yang Hao the next day.
"Liu Wenju, a common man, has met your Excellency." With the five hundred taels of silver in his invitation, it was not difficult to meet Yang Hao.
"Mr. Liu, you don't have to be like this, please sit down quickly." Yang Hao laughed and hurriedly supported him with both hands. For the sake of five hundred taels of silver, Yang Hao would not neglect Li Wenju who was so generous.
Real gold and silver.
Although Yang Hao was the economic and strategic envoy of Liaodong, there were too many people eating along the Liaodong line. The total military expenditures and food and wages were only a little, and he did not receive much profit every year.
"Thank you, sir."
"I wonder what Mr. Liu wants from me?"
"I came here to share your worries, sir." Liu Wenju continued with a confident smile: "I walk this route on the sea all year round, and I do it several times a year in Liaodong. I also know that the situation here has always been tense, but this time there is a way to do it.
This makes it difficult for the Jurchens to invade the border every year and makes the Liaodong defense line more stable."
"Oh!" Yang Hao raised his brows. He didn't expect that a businessman would actually say these words. He originally thought that the other party was looking for him to do business with the Liaodong Army. He looked Liu Wenju up and down and saw that he looked calm.
With a confident look, he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Liu, please tell me."
"I remember that back then, when Li Chengliang was here, he made a move, which was to move all the residents of Liaodong who were unexpectedly on the defensive line to within the defensive line, so as to strengthen the walls and clear the country so that the Jurchens could not grab food. Every year when they invaded the border, they also
I don’t know if you still remember how to worry about transporting food and grass.”
Yang Hao frowned. Of course he knew about this. Back then, he had participated in Li Chengliang's loss of his country, and he should be killed according to the law. "I naturally know about this, but the Ming Dynasty's territory cannot be lost. This is absolutely impossible."
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In fact, there are not many ways to deal with the Jurchens. However, the people in the court keep each other in check, and there are so many people who know nothing about military affairs. Especially a group of censors who have nothing to do, so the border guards are always restrained in doing things.
If you are afraid of this or that, no matter how many methods you have, it will be useless.
Before any results could be seen, they would be arrested on various charges, so in the end, they simply didn’t do well and no one dared to do anything.
"So, your Excellency also thinks that this method is somewhat effective." Liu Wenju seemed not to notice Yang Hao's frown and continued to smile.
"What do you mean?" There was a hint of anger in Yang Hao's tone. He was one of the fiercest opponents back then, and he felt that Liu Wenju was provoking him.
"If we really pull all the people back, we will indeed lose our territory, which will definitely cause shock to the government and the public. But if the people don't withdraw back to the pass, then naturally nothing will happen!"
Why don't you withdraw the people even if the country is strong and clear?
Yang Hao frowned and looked at Liu Wenju, what do you mean by this? It's completely contradictory!
"Speak clearly!"
"If you withdraw the people, you will naturally be impeached. However, your Excellency can completely hand over the people to me, and I will transport them all to the south via big ships. In this way, you can say that the people have been suffering for a long time, and do not care about the harassment.
We have all escaped, so naturally we have nothing to do with the adults, and we can achieve the effect of strengthening the wall and clearing the field."
"You mean to send people in the army to arrest the people and hand them over to you?" Yang Hao shook his head directly, "How is this possible? If you do this, people in the army will definitely report it to the emperor. This is the same as sending troops to massacre the people.
How easy."
"Of course I can find a solution for this." Liu Wenju laughed and held out five fingers, "Each commoner will receive five taels of silver, regardless of age or sex, but you must ensure that your family is complete and don't leave any traces behind."
"What!" Yang Hao was shocked when he heard this, and immediately sat up straight. Five taels of silver per person, regardless of the woman, old or young, I dare not say that there are too many. There are still more than 10,000 households outside the Daling River defense line. This is
Fifty or sixty thousand people, wouldn’t it cost more than 300,000 taels of silver!
At this time, Liao Xiang was earning less than 400,000 taels a year. Of course, these were all imaginary numbers, from wages to military strength. Once the place came, there were not enough escorts to Beijing. From the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of War, there was exploitation at all levels.
, it would be good to have one-third left when we arrive in Liaodong.
The officials and generals of Liaodong were divided into this one-third, most of which was food, weapons, clothing and other items. There was not much money that could really be divided into profits. Even Yang Hao, including him, could not make much money in a year.
Therefore, how could he not be surprised when he heard Liu Wen offering five taels of silver per person? Besides, the common people did not have any words carved on their heads to indicate whether they were outside the defense line or inside the defense line. As long as they could get people, they could sell it.
But it’s a big deal!
Yang Hao stood up from his seat and stepped in front of Liu Wenju, "You really mean what you said!"
"How dare you deceive Mr. Yang? Of course you take what I say seriously!"
"Hahaha, okay, Mr. Liu is dedicated to the people and moved the world. I will discuss with the generals in the army and we will do our best to save the people from the fire and water!" Yang Hao looked up to the sky and laughed with excitement.
"Then I'll wait for the good news from you, sir!"
Liu Wenju was also very happy to be able to directly convince Yang Hao. This was the first time Wang Xuan assigned him a task, so he naturally had to do his best.
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"Bang!" A delicate tea cup fell to the ground, and then Liu Wenju, still not relieved, pushed the table over, and a set of official kiln tea sets that came to the door smashed to pieces.
"Yang Hao, I'll fuck your grandma!!" Liu Wenju's face was ferocious, he waved his arms and kept howling.
After cursing a stick of incense in the room, until Liu Wenju gradually calmed down, his mouth was foaming with foam.
At this time, it was already half a month after he finished talking with Yang Hao. The large fleet had already arrived. The goods brought this time were not much different from the previous ones, but the ships were twice as large, and they were full of goods.
The purpose of the food supplies was to carry a large number of people back south, but he never expected that SB Yang Hao could mess up the matter!
Speaking of which, Yang Hao is too greedy and doesn't take ordinary people into consideration. I feel that five taels of silver per person, regardless of gender, age or child, is simply a sky-high price. You know, the population outside the Daling River defense line alone is
According to statistics, there are no less than 50,000 to 60,000 people. If those within the defense line are counted, there are more than 500,000 soldiers and civilians.
How much does this cost for such a large quantity?
He felt that the price was too expensive. Three taels of silver for a green one would be good. For the elderly, weak, women and children, one tael of silver would be sufficient. Therefore, Yang Hao also said the same thing when discussing with his generals.
As a result, with less money, these people have less enthusiasm. After all, these people still have to pay taxes every year for farming, and there is not much difference between the inside and outside. In this way, there are not many soldiers to take action.
Moreover, the price for the elderly, weak, women and children is too low, so these people do not value it so much.
There is a village outside Daling River. It is not big, with less than 100 households and a population of about 500. In the morning, a group of about 400 people from the Liaodong Army rushed directly into the village, broke down the doors of every house and began to arrest people.
For a while, the shouts could not be stopped.
"What are you doing, what are you doing!" A strong man rushed to the door. When he saw a group of soldiers with swords and guns rushing in, he immediately shouted loudly.
"What are you doing? Your whole family has been drafted. Leave quickly!"
The soldiers rushed in with a ferocious look, not even sparing the elderly and children in the house, and drove them out with swords and guns.
These people who live in the white mountains and black waters outside the pass have very tough folk customs, and some conflicts are inevitable in some families. However, there are many soldiers in Liaodong, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties for a while, especially women. There are many people who are raped by bows.
When it came into Liu Wenju's hands, everyone was extremely resentful, and the quantity was much less than expected. How could Liu Wenju not be angry?
He knew that these people would be used as his subjects after they returned. Their houses were burned down one by one, their finances were robbed, their wives and daughters were raped by Gong Suinu, and some of their family members died. How to eliminate this hatred!
This means that the matter that Wang Xuan specifically explained was ruined by him!
When he found out what happened, he was naturally driven crazy by Yang Hao's actions!
In any case, he never expected that the dignified Liaodong Economic Envoy, a third-rank official, would be so greedy and crazy!
Looking at the thousands of people in the camp, Liu Wenju was a little confused, what should he do!?
If he was brought back like this, Wang Xuan would not let him be completely defeated. He had no choice but to try his best to remedy the situation. Now I want to make it clear to everyone that the original intention of this time is to save everyone. After all, living in a war zone means that you are always in a war zone.
In the midst of danger, keep a benevolent heart.
An emotional speech had no effect. He just looked at the people's eyes of hatred, and it was obvious that no one believed him.
Liu Wenju began to promise again that this time they were going to Fujian in the south, and Liu Wenju would take care of all the expenses. There would naturally be work arrangements for them there, ensuring that the whole family would be rich and healthy.
In the end, Liu Wenju also gave up. Empty words are like erasing the hatred of the adulterer, wife, daughter and relatives who were killed?
Hold!
Just kidding!
At the end, it was time to return, but Liu Wenju had no choice but to pay out of his own pocket. Liu Wenju pointed out how much money the people had lost this time. If his wife and daughter were raped/humiliated, he would pay ten taels of silver. If a relative died,
He paid ten taels of silver.
It wasn't until all the free money was distributed that the people believed Liu Wenju's words. After all, words can deceive people, but this free money will never deceive others.
I think all of them have been caught. They can't live or die by themselves. How can they be deceived? Apart from other things, there are not many people who sell their sons and daughters, but they only have two taels of silver. Ten taels of silver.
She must be a beautiful girl as beautiful as a flower.
A dead person is worth ten taels of silver. This is definitely a high price. In this troubled world, everything has a price. The life of ordinary people is definitely not worth ten taels of silver.
It can be seen that what Liu Dashan said is true. He is indeed planning to help them and do a good deed. However, he encountered a crooked monk and a good deed was ruined by these people!
After spending the money, it became much easier when Liu Wenju talked about it again. Only then did everyone realize that the fault was all caused by the corrupt official Yang Hao. Everyone kept scolding him. As for revenge, no one thought about it.
Officer, they have no hope of revenge in this life.
But Liu Wenju hated it in his heart. Not only did it ruin his affairs, but it also caused him such heavy losses. Not to mention making money, he spent thousands of taels of silver with him.
Damn it, Yang Hao, just wait for me, I will definitely make trouble for you like Yunteng Wang Xuan.