Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 162

Zhu Yihai took out a show operation and asked Tu Guobao to pay 36% of the down payment first. After the down payment of [-] taels was in place, he withdrew his troops, and he could get money and supplies.

The remaining 84%, 4000 taels, will be given to you in ten-year installments without interest. You only need to pay [-] taels a year.

"I'll give you ten points back." Zhu Yihai raised a finger and gestured at Tu Guobao, Yan Wogong, Zheng Jiwu, Li Yuchun, and Wu Zhikui, "Give you five points for the governor of Tu, and two points for Yan to appease you." Points, and one point for each of the other three commanders. Every time you repay the loan, the points will be returned directly to you."

"You are also redeeming the city for the Tartars, so you can't let your work go to waste. Anyone who sees it will have a share."

120 million taels, ten points is 12 taels, and Tu Guobao gets five points, which is also 6 taels. This is a lot of money for Tu Guobao. Although he thinks this is simply unimaginable, Zhu Yihai is like this Said.

"Too many, Suzhou City has already been occupied by you, we have no way to raise 36 taels of silver."

Zhu Yihai pointed at Mr. Yan and the others, "You can find a way to borrow from them first. If you have money, you can take the money. If you don't have money, you can use horses, armor, weapons, etc. to deduct. A horse is worth 50 taels of silver, a set Tartar cotton armor is 20 taels of silver, a set of cloth face armor is [-] taels of silver, other weapons, guns and arrows, and even cannon gunpowder can be discounted.

The price is clearly marked, and the old and the old are not deceived! "

"You have tens of thousands of horses, you can always get a lot of things, and when you report the battle damage, you can also ask for it from above."

absurd.

It's ridiculous.

Tu Guobao thought that Zhu Wu was crazy, he could think of such a thing.

"36 taels is really not much. You can get 10 taels of silver if you buy 3 horses casually. You can get 10 taels of silver from [-] people, right? If you buy another three to five thousand sets of armor, you can get another [-] taels of silver." Ten thousand taels, and then ships, arrows, and food, it's easy."

Tu Guobao really looked at Yan My Gong, Li Yuchun and others.

Li Yuchun's face twitched, "It's not that I can't help you with this job, but I also take a big risk. There are so many brothers here, and things need to be kept secret, and it will cost a lot of money."

Tu Guobao gritted his teeth tactfully, "I borrowed it."

"Isn't interest counted like Admiral Zhu's loan?"

"I'll give you interest." Now that Tu Guobao has been led into a point of no return, he just wants to finish this matter eagerly, and he can't take care of other things. Anyway, he is not the only one who is dealing with hypocrisy.

Although with his cunning and shrewdness, he has already discovered that there is something wrong with this matter, but now he, how can he care about those things, the most important thing is to deal with the immediate urgent needs first.

Tu Guobao directly negotiated with Li Yuchun, my father-in-law, Zheng Jiwu, etc. to borrow materials and silver taels to make up the down payment, and everyone shared some horses, armor, blunderbuss, gunpowder, bows, arrows, food, vehicles, and boats, enough to redeem 36 taels for the down payment.He borrowed these things, and the monthly interest was three cents.

"Very good, when you deliver the 36 taels worth of silver, grain and materials as agreed, then Suzhou City will be yours again, and you can even get 6000 taels in cash back." Zhu Yihai Smiling and clapping his hands, "Pay the money with one hand, and pay the city with the other hand!"

"Of course, in order to ensure a smooth transaction, you need to sign a few things."

When Zhu Yihai asked Tu Guobao to write a letter of loyalty to Lu Jianguo and sign it, his face turned white and black, green and purple. If these secrets written according to the requirements were revealed, he would die in the place of burial , and it is even inevitable that he will end up with a full family of copycats.

"Don't worry, this thing is just a guarantee. It should be regarded as a mortgage. As long as the transaction is completed, it will be returned to you at that time. Of course, if you turn your back on it and refuse to accept it, then this thing will naturally be sent to the person who should see it. "

Tu Guobao hesitated.

This is a deal with the devil, and it is impossible to repent.

"Admiral Tu, what are you still hesitating about? You lost Suzhou City and the third battalion of Fubiao. Will the Tazi court let you go? What's more, once Jiangning City was lost, you used to grab land, embezzle and embezzle all kinds of land, and get rid of it. The matter of a few hundred thousand taels of silver can't be kept, can the Tatars tolerate you losing the city and losing the army after greedy for so much silver?"

"Left and right are full of robberies, even hacked into pieces, so you have to think about yourself. As long as you 'take back Suzhou City', then your bad things can still be covered up, and your negligence can also make up for it. Redemption, you can continue to be your governor of Jiangning, with your ability to make money, are you afraid that you will not be able to settle the bill?"

"Once you sign this letter, you will do as the governor does, and you will be greedy for the money. Life will continue to be unrestrained and comfortable. If you don't sign it, you will be hacked and killed. How to choose, the local admiral chooses himself!"

Cold sweat broke out on Tu Guobao's head.

These are not threats, but facts.

My father Yan chimed in, "Futai, we are also serving the country with a curve, that is, we can talk when we meet Admiral Zhu, otherwise there is no such opportunity in this world. Redeeming Suzhou City is also saving the people in the city."

Zhu Yihai sat on the side, pretending not to hear these words.

This transaction negotiation is not for money, it is just a incidental matter, the reason why he asked Yan Wogong to facilitate this meeting and negotiation is actually because of the benefits he got from Li Yuchun before. too big.

If Li Yuchun had been slashed at the beginning and the thousands of people in Zhujiazhuang were wiped out, it would have been a pleasure at the time, but it would have made the situation in western Zhejiang worse. Opportunities for rapid development, let alone all the way north to Sanwu.

In the same way, killing Tu Guobao now is just killing a bereaved dog. For Man Qing, there are many generals like Tu Guobao, and one can be sent to take over at will.

So grabbing the handle of Tu Guobao, taking advantage of his current pain points, and using the guise of extorting money to redeem the city, is actually to copy the original strategy of West Zhejiang.

If it succeeds, it doesn't matter whether it is money or not. The important thing is to use Tu Guobao, the governor, to strategically deceive the Qing court. After all, if a governor helps to deceive the Tartars, then the situation in Jiangning will be completely different.

Li Yuchun from Zhejiang West gave Zhu Yihai a taste of too much sweetness, and even used Li Yuchun to raise a super fat Yan Wogong, and sent him straight to Beijing. Such a good thing, of course Zhu Yihai will do it again if he has the opportunity.

There are actually many generals who have had this kind of adultery with the enemy in history.

Whether it is 100 million taels or more than 30 taels, it is not the point. The point is that as long as he is willing to sign a secret agreement, then he will be dragged into the water. With this handle in hand, Tu Guobao will definitely be like Li Yuchun in the future , was slowly pulled onto the boat, and it was difficult to turn back.

The magistrate was cleared for three years, with one hundred thousand snowflakes in silver. A magistrate can earn 10 taels of silver in three years, and the governor of Tu Guobao has earned several 10 taels in a few months, so with his greed, cruelty and viciousness, A million taels of silver is really not a problem, let alone wanting it all at once.

It is enough to copy a few salt merchants and frame a few rich men.

On the face of it, Suzhou’s prefecture paid more than 110 million taels of tax per year, while Jiangning’s province was a financially and tax-heavy place, with a thriving industry and commerce, and many ways to earn money.

What Zhu Yihai is grasping is that the national treasure of Tu is now lost in the city and land, and he has seriously neglected his duties because of the loss of Suzhou, and because of the loss of Suzhou, his various money-making affairs in Jiangning will inevitably be exposed. family.

Zhu Yihai didn't directly recruit Tu Guobao, unless it was a last resort, this kind of person was still unwilling to surrender to Daming again, and he would eat every bite, and when he found that he was getting deeper and deeper and couldn't go ashore again, it was too late to regret it.What's more, Zhu Yihai was not willing to recruit him. This kind of domineering army leader was everywhere in the late Ming Dynasty, but if a tartar governor of Jiangning cooperated secretly, it would be more effective than recruiting him.

(End of this chapter)