Lu Ming

Chapter 244 Good News Delivered
The Zheng family finally confessed.

The Zheng family, which originated in Liuluo Bay, has relatively strong intelligence gathering capabilities for the entire Zhangzhou Bay area.

As time passed, when they saw the scene where the former Li Kuiqi gang was hunted down by the officers and soldiers, the remaining small calculations could no longer work—the mediocre leader is not capable of demoralizing The subordinates beat chicken blood to give away the head.As a result, the Zheng family's gang, with a total of 3000 people, surrendered before the deadline at noon the next day.

After Liu Zhe got the money, food and military book that symbolized complete surrender, he didn't make things difficult for the few people in front of him who looked ashamed. 30 taels of silver, 3000 soldiers and horses with foreign surnames, these tributes are in line with the estimates of the Zheng family's family fortune by the time-traveling forces.As a result, the Zheng family's vitality was greatly injured, and they lost all their minions. They have degenerated into an ordinary maritime merchant, and their grade is no longer qualified to attract Liu Zhe's attention.

After dismissing these masters, Liu Zhe transferred the Jifan Fuchuan under his command on the spot, and still used the old method of carpooling, picking out 130 ships from the more than 20 boats seized by the Zheng family, and sending them to They went to the other side of the channel.

This is impossible.Kinmen really has limited reception capacity, and there is a shortage of food, fresh water, and medicine.But the big staff is different. Due to the fact that they receive foreigners all the year round, the accommodation capacity there is extremely strong; even if it is a fleet of 48 people, they can guarantee that everyone will be cleaned and assigned to beds in the new dormitory within [-] hours, so Liu Zhe is now sending people on the road anytime and anywhere.

As the last group of organized troops in Zhangzhou Bay was annexed by the crossing crowd, this bandit suppression operation has officially come to an end.At the same time, a delegation of captives, including Li Kuiqi, was placed on the Youguang, ready to go to Fuzhou to announce the good news.

Here's a little hiccup.Youguang, which was about to set off, suddenly received an urgent telegram from Dayuan: the weather is not beautiful, and the No. 1628 strong typhoon in [-], which was named "Mangosteen" by the travelers, is about to pass through Dayuan, so Kinmen suspends all voyages , prepare wind
Fortunately, the wind eye of Mangkhut was headed towards Guangdong, so Youguang set off for Fuzhou after evading in Kinmen for 48 hours.

After rushing to the sea off Fuzhou with the wind in one day, Youguang deliberately waited until the moment of the rising sun before mooring at the official wharf outside Fuzhou city on time.

And Mr. Xiong, who was in full guard of honor, was waiting at the pier early this time to welcome the soldiers who had returned from the expedition——at this time, they could no longer pretend to be forceful. They came back with a large amount of credit and political achievements, and they belonged to the boy who gave money.Yongzheng was so pushy, didn't he have to lead a hundred officials to welcome General Nian.

Fortunately, the time-travelers pretend to be Miami and Hawaii in their hearts, so they generally have a broad mind.After disembarking the fake Cao Chuan, not only was he not domineering, but he respected the old bear in a respectful manner.

On the other hand, Xiong Wencan laughed and took Zhang Dongdong's arm, looking like a harmonious relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

The next step is the trick of offering prisoners.Since Li Kuiqi, more than 20 pirate leaders, large and small, have been on the list, and the notorious pirate chieftains have been escorted to the cabin one after another, accepting the onlookers and amazement of the melon-eaters around them.

The sweetest is when the fruit is shared.

At noon that day, Xiong Wencan cordially met with Cai Shanji and Cao Chuan, Fujian Zuo Buzheng Envoys, in the Flower Hall of Fuya, and held a banquet to cleanse the meritorious officials.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the banquet, the two bosses first coordinated the content and scope of their respective memorials in a few words—this is the most important task, and the cake must be distributed reasonably, and internal strife should not occur.After this major event is completed, the rest are "little things": for example, Comrade Cao Chuan's list of pensions and recommendation lists.

Both lists are recognized by the bigwigs.A joke, in the first battle, they attacked the enemy camp at night, and in the second battle, they smashed [-] powerful enemies head-on, and cleared away the monster atmosphere in Fujian and Hai in one fell swoop; this kind of battle also knows that Cao Chuan and the others fought desperately, so the brothers must have suffered a lot of casualties. The government must pay out the pension money, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers.

This is the advantage of winning a battle: since Lao Cai, the chief envoy in charge of a province's treasury, can share the credit from the memorial, it is not a problem to spend the money of the feudal treasury. ?
After talking about pensions, there will naturally be rewards: Brothers can't spend money to work for the court, can they?Eliminating these poor ghost pirates is expensive!Nothing was seized, so Lao Cai accepted the reward of 10 taels of silver without any hesitation.

The above is a public matter, and the next is a private matter.

Time-travelers have now supermarketed gift-giving.When everyone traveled through time, many people had all kinds of VIP cards in their wallets, and later all these cards were confiscated by the big office.

As an unforgeable credential, these cards became the "shopping cards" that Zhang Dongdong gave to the boss during the banquet today after they were registered and filed.After the big boss gets the card, he can send his cronies to Suozhong's outlets to withdraw money, pick up goods, and handle deposit business afterwards.

For example, after Old Xiong gets the card today, he can send Xiong Qi to Haidong Commercial Bank inside the Jinglou Gate to shop with the card tomorrow.The card not only has a shopping limit, but also some cash. If the old bear is not in a hurry to use the money, he can also store the money on the cabinet to earn interest.

Of course, right now this kind of directional large-denomination certificate of deposit business is limited to two places in Hangzhou and Fuzhou, and other cities have not yet had time to reach out.

As a result, the reward silver and pension that a certain force had just acquired were given away again.Not only the money was sent out, but also high-end industrial products of equivalent value: Lao Xiong would not send Xiong Qi to Haidong Commercial Bank to buy light soy sauce, but if he wanted to buy it, it should be a kerosene lamp that has become popular in Fujian and Zhejiang, and has caused a sensation in the elite circles of the capital. That's right.

The joyful spoils sharing meeting was thus completed.

After receiving the most precious political contributions and VIP cards, the bosses not only tacitly returned the public funds, but also turned a blind eye to the trophies of the crossing crowd, as if they hadn't been confiscated.

There are still many seized.

Not counting the more than 2 pirates who are the most precious in the eyes of the crossing people, even if it is cash, the total value of the goods confiscated from Li Kuiqi and the Zheng family exceeds 80 taels of silver.In addition, the crossing forces also obtained nearly 700 ships of various types.These Chinese boats range from a small dilapidated fishing boat to a large Fuchuan with thousands of materials.

Now that these materials have entered the stomachs of the traversers, it is impossible to vomit.

After the spoils were divided, the bosses went back to write memorials that night.And a certain guerrilla general with a small official position would naturally have to cooperate with the above form to report the good news to the emperor.Of course, Huang Juren is the only one who can write memorials in the crossing crowd, so he will do it for him.

After this battle, Xiong Wencan and Cao Chuan will be promoted without accident.Referring to the history of the same period, Xiong Wencan will probably be able to raise his own official, the fourth-rank Youqian capital censor, to become a third-rank deputy capital censor.

(End of this chapter)