Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 209 "Several Punishment Regulations Prohibiting the Unordered and Private Cutting of Pigtails among Folks in Jiangnan"

Li Xiaowu walked out of the tent and winked at Liu Akun.

Akun grinned innocently and played the piano to the cow.

Zhen, who was standing next to her with a big belly, nodded gratefully, indicating that she would remember this friendship.

This couple probably complies with the laws of complementarity in the human world.

One is as strong as a bear, and the other is as slender as a deer.

One is as naive as stone, the other is as smart as a ghost.

The two of them walked into the big tent hand in hand.

Then, kneel on the ground.

"Greetings to my lord." Liu Akun's voice was still like a bell, and he was still a little excited!

It's been a long time since I saw the military advisor. I miss you so much.

Reminiscing about the time when I was hanging out in Changmen, the military advisor unfolded his white paper fan, and the brothers showed off their drawings of dragons and phoenixes, and beat anyone they didn't like.

Fight from the east of the city to the west of the city.

……

"Concubine, I pay homage to my lord." Zhen's voice was very pleasant.

Li Yu didn't even raise his head and looked at the military newspaper:

"What's the crime?"

Zhen leaned over:

"My concubine loves him, so I do whatever it takes. When my lord raises an army, I should follow him. I am willing to give up all my family wealth to pay for the army. This is in line with the two principles."

After hearing this, Li Yu raised his head and looked at the woman carefully.

"Do you want to donate all of Zhen's family property?"

"Except for the old house, all of it is dedicated to the lord, and I will do my best. The total amount of money is 43 taels, and there is no money for the fields, shops, and other courtyards."

"Do you have any conditions?"

Zhen shook her head.

After a while, Li Yu smiled.

"Get up quickly, you don't have to do this when you are pregnant with Liujia. Akun, why don't you help me up?"

"Hey." Liu Akun pulled his hand and he stood up.

Mrs. Zhen seemed light and boneless in his hands.

"Sit down and serve tea."

"Thank you, Lord."

Liu Akun was carefree and sat leaning on the back of the chair.

He took the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp, then spit out the tea leaves.

Zhen, on the other hand, was extremely elegant, covering her face with her sleeves and speaking in silence.

The tea bowl and bowl lid did not make any collision noise.

……

"Akun, how is the situation in Changxing County?"

"I led the troops to capture the county seat. It was very easy to cooperate inside and outside. The county magistrate and a group of people were imprisoned in prison."

"well."

Zhen suddenly spoke:

"Lord, do you want to establish a new money and food order?"

"Of course I do." Li Yu nodded, "Do you have any ideas?"

"I have an immature idea. I will write it down later and ask the lord to read it. I hope the lord will not mention it to others."

Li Yu smiled and said,

He had a hunch that this woman's strategy would be very feasible.

Generally speaking, those who claim to be immature are very mature.

Features of Qing Dynasty:

What you say and what you do are often opposites.

Say upright, benevolent and selfless words, but do the most shameless and bottomless things.

Say words that are confident and foolproof, but do things that are full of loopholes.

Therefore, Zhen's seemingly "lack of confidence, leaving enough room" is actually very confident.

"You go and have some food and wine, then take the boat back to Changxing later and work hard."

"I suggest that the Zhen family formed a mine protection team a few days ago, and should they be handed over to the lord as well?"

"Very good. All mining areas are now under Du Ren's control. The mine protection team will be handed over as well."

"Thank you, Lord. Now I can rest at home and raise my baby."

Li Yu thought for a while:

"Huzhou and Jiaxing, you can set up some salt shops. You don't have to worry about the supply. I will take care of the Liangpu Saltworks later."

"Yes."

……

Before leaving, the two came to visit again.

Madam Zhen suddenly said: "I still have one condition!"

"speak."

"Can I and A Kun's second child, regardless of gender, be named Zhen?"

Li Yu waved his hand and pointed at Liu Akun:

"This is a matter between you. There is no need to ask for permission. He can just agree."

"Agree." Akun scratched his head.

Li Yu returned to his tent and briefly browsed through Zhen's money and food policy.

laughed:

"Ms. Zhen is not simple. If she were a man, she could come out and share the business for me."

After reading, blow the fire fold, light the note and burn it.

This strategy belongs to you.

The original anger towards Zhen also disappeared.

Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver plus a piece of advice are enough to offset the loss of a pioneer general.

Let Liu Akun transfer to the security army with peace of mind.

Li Yu took out his diary and solemnly wrote down:

When I take over the world, I must not treat the Pan family of Suzhou and the Zhen family of Changxing badly. I have done meritorious service by raising troops and investing money!

After writing, close it.

The map was unfolded and the sphere of influence was marked on it.

His eyes suddenly fell on Huzhou City.

"Huzhou, haven't you taken it yet?"

"Yes."

"Changxing in the west and Jiaxing in the east have been captured. Why is there still an isolated city left? Pull it out."

……

The strategic expectations of personal expedition have been achieved.

There was no need for Li Yu to stay and he returned to Suzhou City by boat that day.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is so deserted.

In the past, this section of the route would have been clogged, with white sails blocking out the sky.

Today, taking a boat has exclusive access to the canal.

The destructive power of war cannot be underestimated.

Although they have tried their best to bleed as little as possible, occupy the south of the Yangtze River, and retain their vitality, it is still like a basin of ice water, which has brought business transactions to a freezing point.

Along the way, Li Yu did nothing but observe the canal.

Just thinking about how to move the chess next.

Lin Huaisheng has captured Changzhou Prefecture, and the news of victory was delivered yesterday.

The prefect of Changzhou was well prepared, but the attack did not go too smoothly.

Such large cities all have urn walls.

So even if the city gate is blown to pieces, it doesn't mean much.

In the end, artillery was used to almost smash the battlements and arrow rests at the top of the city.

Under the cover of the shield car, the musketeers approached the city and fired.

The Qing troops who defended the city fell like raindrops on the city.

Then he stepped on the ladder with peace of mind and climbed up the city wall.

The intensity of this resistance far exceeded Lin Huaisheng's expectations. More than 600 people were killed and a large amount of gunpowder and cannons were consumed.

To be honest, when I saw the number of casualties attached to the victory report,

Li Yu felt extremely distressed.

These are the elites carefully cultivated by the First Legion, not line fillers!

……

The losses suffered in the attack on Changzhou Prefecture were probably the most serious since the army was launched.

But he didn't want to blame Lin Huaisheng, because the Qing reinforcements from Jiangning Mansion were already on the way.

If you can't win quickly, there will be endless troubles.

Changzhou Prefecture, which has received additional troops and has been relieved, will become the front line to resist our own side.

After Lin Huaisheng captured Changzhou Prefecture, he fought twice with the Qing reinforcements from Jiangning Prefecture outside the city, and the Qing troops retreated!

The large number of artillery carried by the First Army Corps overwhelmed the Jiangning Green Camp.

The Eight Banners garrisoned in Jiangning, who oversaw the battle, did not dare to go into battle and retreated slowly.

They stopped in Danyang County, Zhenjiang Prefecture and stayed on the spot.

"Mu Guang, please tell us about the towns along the Jiangnan Grand Canal from bottom to top."

"Yes. Starting from Hangzhou City, going up are Jiaxing Prefecture, Wuxian County, Suzhou Prefecture, Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture, Danyang County, Zhenjiang Prefecture, and then enter the Yangtze River."

Li Yu quickly drew a simple map on the paper and then put down the pen.

"Tan Muguang, you are from the Cao Gang and are familiar with ships and routes. Why don't you join the navy?"

"I obey my orders."

"By the way, use your status as the Cao Gang to attract more disciples from all over the Cao Gang to join."

……

The day after returning to Suzhou Prefecture, Liu Wu also arrived.

He was beaming, this trip went so smoothly.

"Lord, my subordinates lived up to their orders, destroyed Guazhou Town and Susong Town, and occupied one side of Chongming Island."

"How much was the loss?"

"Just one boat and a dozen brothers."

Su Songzhen Navy has actually been an empty shell for a long time.

Fukang'an ordered all the artillery to be unloaded earlier. In the battle of Huangpu River, almost all the ship-borne artillery was lost.

Therefore, as soon as the fighting started, Su Songzhen surrendered obediently without any conflict.

It was also easy to attack Guazhou Town in the north of the Yangtze River. After breaking through the water stronghold, most of the warships were destroyed.

Because it was a sudden attack in the heavy fog, the general soldiers of Guazhou Town were not able to organize a decent resistance. The only loss was caused by running aground on the rocks.

Another flat-bottomed warship "Jikang" was lost.

There were originally 10 warships of the same class, but now only 7 are left.

……

"Lord, I have an idea."

"speak."

"I met Wei Zilong and learned about their naval battle process. The red single ship is so ideal. Can it be designated as the only main battleship of the navy in the future?"

"What about fighting in rivers and lakes? Will it run aground?"

"This is what my subordinates think. The existing 2200-material red single ship is suitable for naval warfare. We will build another 1000-material red single ship for use in Yangtze River operations."

Li Yu nodded, there is absolutely no risk of 1000 materials being stranded.

In fact, the 2200 material has no risk in the main channel of the Yangtze River, but it is a bit wasteful and has excessive performance.

1000 material red single ship, low cost and wider seaworthiness range.

"I can vouch for this. All the ships of the Qing's inland river navy are useless in front of red single ships."

"Okay, then do it."

Liu Wu was left to have a meal together.

He was assigned a brigade of armed militia to defend Chongming Island.

At the same time, 100 craftsmen, 5 ships of cement, and 36 newly produced 5-pound guns were mobilized, allowing him to build the Chongming base as soon as possible.

Located in Xinhe Town on the main island of Chongming! It faces Songjiang Mansion across the river.

It contains two forts, a shipyard, and a plank road.

Fortunately, the plank road is ready.

This is also one of the former berths of Susong Town Navy.

The required coolies were provided by prisoners from the green camp in Susong Town.

First, the outline of the base is built, the barracks are repaired, the trenches are dug, and the fort is poured.

After initially settling in, we will consider attacking Chongming County.

In other words, in the next period of time, the spectacle of "officials and thieves on the same island" will appear.

……

Xinhe Town has dozens of miles of seawall.

Moreover, it has been used as a garrison area by many forces in history. Before crossing, this place was also an important cargo terminal.

Therefore, Li Yu chose this place without hesitation, saving a lot of trouble.

This is probably a small advantage for time-travelers.

You can naturally see further by standing on the shoulders of history.

With the special location of Chongming Island, the Yangtze River Estuary can be blocked when retreating, and the Yangtze River North can be attacked at any time when advancing.

Due to sedimentation, the distance between Chongming Island and Jiangbeihai Hall is getting closer and closer.

Using sampans, small boats can cross at any time.

Theoretically, within 1000 years, the two places will officially border each other.

As the plates get bigger and bigger, the money is consumed at an extremely fast rate.

If it weren't for the two donations from Pan and Zhen, as well as the large amount of money Wang Shenxian earned from jade speculation, the banknotes would have been reduced to zero by now.

Back to zero, it may still be optimistic.

It should be said that it is an overdraft!

……

As soon as Li Yu returned to Suzhou Mansion, Hu Ling'er hurried over.

Pointing to a stack of account books, he said:

"Husband, I first congratulate you on your success on the battlefield, and then I have to regretfully state the fact that we spend money too fast and the speed of making money cannot keep up."

"How long can it last?"

"According to the current consumption rate, the most optimistic estimate is that it can still last for 2 months."

A set of tailor-made military uniforms, long military boots and armed belts make it even more heroic.

Friends who are often pregnant must know that pregnancy is almost impossible to show before 3 months.

Li Yu asked doubtfully:

"Why is Madam dressed like this?"

"In order to not be an eyesore when entering and exiting the governor's office."

"The governor's office is clearly the combat headquarters of me, Mr. Li."

Li Yu waved his arm and swept all the account books on the table to the ground.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?"

"After returning from the battlefield, I can't express my pride. Madam, you came at the right time!"

Hu Ling'er's maid took a silent look.

He quietly exited the house and closed the door.

Stand in front of the screen wall to block visitors!

No matter who comes, they always say "My Lord ordered me to come back in half an hour."

confidence!

……

UI.

After a while, she opened the door.

"Master, can your servant come and take care of it?"

Li Yu followed the locals and quickly adapted to being waited on.

This person,

It is difficult to learn well, but it is too easy to learn bad.

Just let go of some unnecessary "self-esteem and self-restraint".

Then, I wanted to go back in time and give my past self two big slaps.

After wiping with the hot towel, I felt refreshed.

Li Yu leaned on the recliner and began to think about how to establish a financial and taxation system as soon as possible.

Guarding Jiangnan means guarding the golden rice bowl.

How to take money out of the pockets of every Jiangnan person in a reasonable, efficient and relatively fair manner is a matter of course.

Reasonable, just don’t be too dark.

Efficiency means the shortest time, the least labor cost, and as few intermediate links as possible.

It is relatively fair, that is, rich people pay more and poor people pay less.

Of the above, the third one is the most difficult.

In addition to technical difficulty, there is also position interference.

Fortunately, Li Jiajun has not reached that unspeakable position yet.

Therefore, the broadsword can still cut down.

Building a new fiscal and taxation system will take time to resolve some resistance and technical problems.

As the saying goes, if you can bleed less, you will bleed less.

During this period of drought, imitating Qianlong's example of confiscating homes to make money is the simplest and most efficient way.

However, arbitrarily charging someone with a crime and ransacking his home would cause another of his plans to run aground - the Jiangnan General Chamber of Commerce.

You have to make everyone admit that you follow the rules, unless~

……

After closing his eyes and concentrating for a while, Li Yu suddenly stood up.

Laugh twice and get a pen and paper.

Modify Zhen's "immature" policy.

Incorporating some of Li's essence of controlling people, he finally came up with a mature plan.

"Call Master Fan to come over."

Fan Jing held up the corner of his robe and hurried over.

"Sit down and drink tea."

"Thank you, Lord."

"Look at this plan."

Fan Jing took it and couldn't take his eyes away as soon as he took one look at it. He laughed out loud for a while, raised his head and said happily:

"My lord, I am afraid that the most powerful conspiracy of all time will change hands."

Li Yu waved his hand:

"I've passed it, and I don't dare to push the favor order. Think about it, and if there is no doubt, execute it quickly. Be quick. The key to gaining a foothold in Jiangnan is time."

"Don't worry, my lord, it will take three days! If it doesn't work out, I'll come and see you."

"Have you shaved your head?"

Fan Jing sheepishly took off his hat, revealing his shiny head.

"By the way, my lord, I have something else that I have been thinking about for a long time."

"But there's no harm in talking."

"Are we going to implement the braid-cutting order?"

Li Yu suddenly laughed, took out a document from the drawer, and threw it on the table.

Fan Jing opened it and read aloud in a low voice:

"Several Punishment Regulations Prohibiting Private Hair-cutting in Discipline and Discipline~"

He raised his head in surprise, almost doubting his eyes.

"Keep reading."

"Hair style is a link between dignity and etiquette. Except for the Jiangnan regiment training soldiers and brave officers, civilians in the six Jiangnan prefectures who cut off their braids without permission will be fined 6 tael of silver."

"Those who shave their heads privately will be punished as hard labor in the army."

"Except for those who apply for a haircut due to special contributions and are approved by the Jiangnan Youth League Training Office!"

……

Fan Jing didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

I seem to understand, but I don’t seem to understand.

In short, there is definitely something to learn here!

"Lord, why is it explicitly prohibited and fined?"

Li Yu sighed and said quietly:

"You don't understand my Qing Dynasty."

"How to provoke generals?"

"No, the people of the Qing Dynasty have their own philosophy of survival. Come on, change into casual clothes and follow me out, and I will prove it to you on the spot."

The two of them were in civilian clothes, allowing the guards to stay a little further away.

I found a small street shop far away from Daoqian Street.

Walked in and ordered two bowls of tofu puffs and a stack of sesame seed cakes.

Li Yu looked at the elderly shopkeeper and waved:

"Shopkeeper, I'm from out of town. I want to ask you a question. If you answer it honestly, you won't have to look for the 1 tael of silver."

"well."

(End of this chapter)