Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

After Li Zicheng captured Guanzhong, he stationed Yuan Zongdi's right battalion in Shangluo, and this place belonged to Yuan Zongdi's command.

The Dashun Army set up a card here to draw money and use it as military supplies.

Because commerce was prosperous along the ancient trade routes and there was an endless stream of merchants, the tax revenue alone was enough to support Yuan Zongdi's 15-strong army, and there was even a surplus that was paid to Shundu in Xi'an.

(Li Zicheng did not move east to Beijing until he established his capital in Xi'an.)

Taxes were enough to support the army, and Yuan Zongdi also formulated a series of policies to maintain stability and strictly prohibited soldiers from disturbing the people.

The implementation of various policies to stabilize the people made this business road a paradise in troubled times when the world was in chaos.

In history, whether it was the Dashun Army, the Daxi Army, or the Ming Army, as long as the logistics were guaranteed, they would not harm the people by confiscating grain and grass.

This is also the common characteristic of all Han Chinese regimes.

Once normal taxation cannot guarantee the supply of food and grass, the three ministries will choose to grab food from the private sector.

(There is no need to be taboo about this. It is clearly recorded in history books. This is how it was mostly done in all dynasties.)

However, half a month ago, thousands of intruders occupied Qingyun Station Wharf.

Boats that could dock in the past are also strictly prohibited from docking.

Except for pedestrians, the Chuang army strictly prohibited merchants from disembarking at Qingyunyi Wharf.

That afternoon, a huge caravan of more than ten ships passed by Qingyunyi Wharf.

The Chuang army who was guarding the dock sent people to get on the boat and informed Qingyun Station that they could not dock.

The boss of the fleet and the cargo owner all agreed well.

A line of ships headed straight north and continued to sail toward the north.

Unexpectedly, just as the leading ship passed the last pier, the ship suddenly shook, and then someone exclaimed:

"It's not good, it's not good, it's on the rocks!"

The panicked sound made the boatmen on the deck panic.

The next moment, the boatmen on the boat were in chaos.

"It's not good, it's not good, there is a big hole in the bottom warehouse and it can't be blocked"!

"Get on the deck quickly!"

……

The commotion attracted the attention of the intruders at the pier. They turned to look, and sure enough, the leading boat in the queue was sinking slowly.

"Master, Master, the ship has hit a rock. Please make it a convenience and let us dock."

On the bow of the ship, the cargo owner bent down and bowed, praying repeatedly to the boat that had not yet returned to the shore.

Before the soldiers on board the ship had time to react, they saw that the big ship had sunk in the channel.

It was early summer at this time, and the water in the Danjiang River was not too deep. The large ship that sank to the bottom of the water could still be faintly seen.

The boatmen on the boat also climbed up to high places and stepped on the deck, with only their heads exposed.

Calls for help again and again!

The channel here is not wide, and it is the dry season. A large ship sank to the bottom, immediately blocking the channel, and the remaining ships were unable to leave even if they wanted to.

Even if the intruders didn't want them to dock, there was nothing they could do.

The two sides negotiated for a while, and the junior officer of the Chuang Army had no choice but to call his superiors, and Wang Guoxing and others also reached the shore.

Wang Guoxing winked at Gao Wencai, who was pretending to be the owner of the goods. The latter understood, counted out 2000 taels of silver notes, held them in the palm of his hand, and put them in his sleeves.

Not long after, the officer from the Chu army returned and brought a group of soldiers from the Chu army wearing armor.

The leader was riding a tall horse and wearing bright armor. He was obviously a general.

"Who is the owner?"

As soon as the guy arrived, he shouted angrily.

Gao Wencai stepped forward and bowed repeatedly:

"The grassroots people in Xiangyang Prefecture are tall and successful, and they have seen the general!

In order to let the general know that the lead boat unfortunately ran into a rock and saw that it was impossible to go, I asked the general to make it easier. "

The general got off his horse and walked to the dock to take a closer look.

But I saw that a ship had sunk in the waterway, and the mast was still sticking out of the water!

In fact, a group of boatmen were panicking and calling for help.

The general nodded secretly. They were indeed a group of unlucky people who had hit the rocks.

He knew it in his heart, but he said:

"It's not that this general is ungrateful, but that there is a strict order from above that commercial ships are not allowed to dock at Qingyunyi Wharf for the time being. It's not that this general is not considerate of the people's sentiments!"

The general of the Chuang Army spoke a high-sounding official language.

His eyes were looking at the large ships filled with cargo, and a look of greed flashed on his face.

Gawain moved toward the general, but was stopped by the accompanying guards:

"stop!"

Gao Wencai hurriedly raised his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.

He allowed Sergeant Chuang to search him.

And the general of the invading army saw all this and did not stop him.

He looked at the boatman struggling in the river with pity, as if he didn't hear the farce happening so close to him.

After Gao Wencai waited for the soldiers to search him, he reached out and took the bulging silver bag from his waist, and handed it to the soldiers with both hands:

"Thank you for your hard work, military lords. The riverside is very damp. I'm sorry to bother you, military lords, to take a trip."

There is some silver foam here. I also asked the military men to buy a bowl of water and wine to go away from the cold. "

The leading soldier took the silver bag, weighed it casually, and found that the weight was wrong.

Why are there only about ten taels?

Nima!

With so many ships, this is the only benefit?

He opened it and immediately grinned.

Good guy, this is a fat one!

Not counting the scattered silver in the silver bag, there were also several gold leaves.

This is really a fat sheep!

The shot is just a few dozen taels of silver!

He waved his hand to signal the soldiers to let him go.

……

After the general Chuang saw his body searched by Gawain, he turned around and lamented:

“The people are suffering so much, the people are suffering so much.

It’s not that this general is being unkind, it’s because the requirements from above are too strict..."

Gawain came closer to General Chuang and said with a shy smile:

"The general is compassionate and the common people admire him very much.

Please also ask the general to make a convenient trip and let the little one dock for a rest.

The brothers were soaking in the water. The river was still cold. They were all alive. If they got sick, the backbone of the family would be gone. "

As he spoke, he handed over a stack of banknotes.

In fact, saying it is a banknote is just an agreement.

In the legal sense of the Ming Dynasty, banknotes refer to treasure banknotes.

This thing has long existed in name only and has been reduced to a useless paper that is too hard to wipe your butt.

What circulated among merchants was actually a kind of money order and depositary check initiated by big merchants.

For example, the stack in Gao Wencai's hand cannot be used as cash, but as long as he gets it from Shanxi and enters the corresponding bank, he can exchange it for silver.

The general looked down and saw that they were all large money orders of 50 taels each. There were about thirty or forty bills in this pile.

The shot is 2000 taels?

He frowned.

This is a lot of money!

Although this thing can only be taken out by going to the corresponding bank or bank account.

However, in this important transportation area with many merchants, it is very easy to cash out!