Sir, you have to pay more

Chapter 761
After Ji Yun was ordered to go to Anlu to do the ideological work of Xinghan Junqiu Babu, the first thing he went to was a place called Gongjiaji.

This place is just a small market town with a population of more than [-], but it is located in an important place, and it is the gateway of Zhongxiang City. If this place is lost, Zhongxiang will lose its outer barrier, like a naked woman walking on the street, it is extremely unsafe At the same time, I always feel that there is a leak everywhere.

Therefore, Qiu Barang, commander of the Third Army of the Xinghan Army stationed in Zhongxiang, and Wang Daji, a powerful general, stationed here.

This Wang Daji was originally a miner in the Jingzhou Coal Mine. He was bold and loyal and had great prestige among the miners. It is said that he had a very close relationship with the local White Lotus Sect.

When encountering any problems in the mine, the mine owner usually consults Wang Daji first to discuss the solution.

The surrounding villages and peasants made troubles, and the mine usually asked Wang Daji to come forward to talk. If they couldn't reach an agreement, Wang Daji would lead the miners to fight with the villagers. With several lives in his hands, he belonged to the local brave and ruthless generation.

After the Xinghan Army conquered Jingzhou, they recruited a large number of soldiers in order to strengthen the team, especially the members of the local community organizations in Hubei were given priority. Anyone who is willing to join the Xinghan Army can be reused, and the number of people who take the lead can be given as many The official, without the slightest bargaining.

The reason is that in the eyes of the Xinghan Army, these non-government anti-Qing organizations are natural allies, and they are more trustworthy than the surrendered Green Camp and Xiangyong.

Facts have also proved that the local anti-Qing organization in Huguang did play a role that cannot be underestimated in the rise of the Xinghan Army.

Many county towns, including several prefectural cities, were opened with the help of community members in the city.

If the Xinghan Army is a large-scale anti-Qing society, then its internal structure is actually composed of several prefixes.

Qiu Ba, who used to live on the Yangtze River, is one of the representative initials. This person had contact with Wang Daji before, and knew that the people in the mine were very capable and dared to fight, so he immediately sent someone to the mine to invite him. Wang Daji joined the army.

Seeing that this group of "traitors" rushing out of Sichuan slaughtered even the whole city of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Daji was also impressed. In addition, the teachings of the White Lotus Sect have always encouraged believers to fight against the Qing Dynasty, so after receiving Qiu Ba's letter, Wang Daji did not Ambiguously, he immediately led more than 300 miners to join the Xinghan Army, and then served as the brigade commander under Qiu Ba, and has been fighting with Qiu Ba and the local green battalion in Hubei.

There were more than a dozen battles, big and small, and each time he won a complete victory. The number of miners under him has also expanded from more than 300 in the early days to more than 2000. He is one of the most elite divisions under Qiu Ba.

When the former Fanxing Han army was reorganized, Qiu Ba's branch was promoted to the army, and Wang Daji's status also rose accordingly, from brigade commander to division commander.

According to the system of the Qing court, the commander-in-chief is equivalent to a lieutenant general, and can be regarded as a senior general.

Ji Yun chose to start with Wang Daji because he saw that this person was not an old survivor of Jinchuan, and had a certain relationship with the government in the past, otherwise he would not have had his life on his hands and could still live in the mine.

In other words, Wang Daji is the kind of person that the prince said he can talk to, and he is even a speculator in essence.

Previously, the imperial court did not give this kind of person a chance. Of course, this kind of person would follow the Xinghan army to fight against the imperial court to the end, but once he had the opportunity, this kind of person would be the first to waver.

Since it is now a period of war, the local merchants in Huguang are basically cut off, so it is difficult for Ji Yun to appear in Gongjiaji smoothly.

Fortunately, the Gongjin Association has always had a job with the Xinghan Army, but there are a lot of insiders.

Therefore, Ji Yun came to Gongjiaji without any risk, and then went to the Eight Immortals Restaurant in the town. After the introduction of the insider, he soon got acquainted with a group of officers of the Xinghan Army stationed here.

According to the prince's order, Ji Yun used playing mahjong and pushing Pai Gow as a way to contact and bribe the Xinghan army, so he set up a big gamble at the Eight Immortals Hotel.

Every win or loss is several thousand taels. If Ji Yun wins money, he will take out 50 taels as banquet expenses and rewards, and the rest of the money will be refunded.

If you lose, pay out of your own pocket.

In this way, he won the reputation of being a fool with a lot of money. Many officers of the Xinghan Army were very affectionate when they saw Ji Yun, calling out "Ji Ye" one after another.

Seeing that the time was ripe, under the introduction of the middleman, Ji Yun met Wang Daji as he wished, and then set up several banquets at the Eight Immortals Hotel to entertain Wang Daji.

Play mahjong as usual after dinner.

But Ji Yun put a bank note worth 4 taels in each of the [-] drawers of each mahjong table, using it as gambling money for everyone, regardless of winning or losing.

With such a style, everyone knows that Ji Yun is by no means as simple as it appears on the surface.

After a few laps, Wang Daji finally couldn't help asking who Ji Yun was and what purpose he came here for.

Under the gaze of the intermediary, Ji Yun did not hide anything, and said frankly that he was the Minister of the Second Rank Military Department of the Qing Dynasty, and now he was ordered by the General Wang to come here to persuade all the heroes to rein in the precipice and return when they lost their way.

"As long as the old man abandons the dark and turns to the bright, the prince will entrust him with a heavy responsibility, and will also give the old man and brothers 10 taels of housing expenses."

While talking, Ji Yun directly put the 10 taels of banknotes on the table, all with a face value of 500 taels, a total of two hundred sheets, stacked there very thickly and eye-catching.

"My prince also said that if Zhong Xiang changed flags and Qiu Ba was arrested, he would give an extra 3 taels of silver to reward the brothers."

After finishing speaking, Ji Yun took out a thick stack of blank power of attorney from the briefcase he carried with him.

As long as Wang Daji nods, then he, the minister of the Ministry of War and the director of the United Front Office, will make an official report on the spot, and make these rebels all become civil servants of the Qing Dynasty.

10 taels? !

The impact of the banknotes was undoubtedly intuitive and strong, and a group of generals of the Xinghan Army, including Wang Daji, were shocked.

Several people's eyes never left the pile of bank notes on the table.

What is the concept of 10 taels, tens of millions!
When Wang Daji and others worked as miners in the past, their income was only a few hundred yuan a month, and it was only a few thousand yuan a year. The family lived a tight life, and they could eat two meals of meat a month.

It is difficult to tear up some cloth to make a new set of clothes during the holidays.

After joining the Xinghan Army, although many were captured on the battlefield and his income was much higher than when he was a miner in the past, it was only two to 3000 yuan a month for one person.

This income is higher than the wages of the green camp of the Qing army, and it is definitely much better than being a miner, but it is impossible to say that you are not tempted when faced with a huge sum of tens of millions.

What's more, the Qing army also gave political treatment, that is, as long as they surrendered, they would have the official establishment of the Qing Dynasty.

In the future, they will not be bandits and generals, but officials of the Qing Dynasty.

Compared with the Qing Dynasty, which was founded for a hundred years, the Xinghan Army is more like a grass-roots team, and no one knows how far this grass-roots team can go, whether it is really successful in restoring China as mentioned above, and recreating the prosperity of China.

Therefore, in the face of the nihilistic future and the real future, people are tempted.

For a while, there are all kinds of ideas.

Ji Yun smiled and pretended to drink tea, actually observing the expressions and reactions of Wang Daji and his subordinates.

If 10 taels is not enough, it doesn't matter, he can add more.

As long as Wang Daji made an offer, he would definitely not frown.

Anyway, he doesn't need to pay the money.

And it's really a good deal to calculate the accounts carefully.

Wang Daji has 3000 soldiers under his command, and it is said that the combat effectiveness is not low, so if the prince attacks by force, at least thousands of troops will be lost.

Not to mention the pensions for the soldiers who died in battle, the loss of thousands of troops would be more than 10 taels.

If you spend 10 taels to take down these 3000 people, and make a few million taels of blood every time, a fool will not do it.

Now it depends on whether Wang Daji, a reckless hero, can grasp the straw given by the prince.

"Brother is a native of Hubei, and they all say that people value the love of their hometown. Do you have the heart to see the people and villagers being devastated by the war and displaced?"

Apart from presenting the facts and reasoning, Ji Yun also needs to know the truth.

It is intimidation.

It's nothing more than the fact that the imperial court sent the general Wang to quell the chaos this time, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners alone came 10,000+, and the Yangtze River with so many artillery pieces can't hold it. Let alone your little Zhongxiang, even Wuchang is just around the corner.

"Well, I have said everything Ji can say. If you are willing to surrender, you can accept the 10 taels. From now on, you and Ji will be colleagues in the same dynasty. If you don't want to, you can use Ji's head to claim credit. .”

Ji Yun actually had the air of a desperado.

There is no way, who made him unlucky enough to accept this job.

Wang Daji couldn't make up his mind for a while, and looked at the miners' subordinates, but everyone's eyes were firm.

After a long silence, he took the lead in dividing up the thick stack of banknotes on the table.

Father and mother are worse than silver.

(End of this chapter)