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Chapter 219 Lu Yuan and his father-in-law get rich together

There are three major factions in the court, and each of them is biting the other.

Lu Yuan was happy to watch the show.

However, something went wrong at the Northern Naval Court-Martial.

Changbai Mountain Tianchi, after the volcanic eruption,
The White Tiger Brigade soldiers and tens of thousands of refugees returned safely to Hamgyong Province.

Fully accepted trial by military court.

First, it was divided into two parts, military and civilian.

The vast majority of refugees were coerced by the White Tiger Brigade, mainly Nurhaci.

Those who have not committed any crime or have a bad record will be given travel expenses to return home without any impact.

Those leaders who oppressed the refugees and committed heinous crimes were all beheaded.

The ringleaders, accomplices and criminals were sentenced to hard labor ranging from 3 months to 10 years.

As for the soldiers of the White Tiger Brigade, military punishment became stricter.

Those who killed innocent people, whether officers or soldiers, were all taken to Pingxiang City.

The punishment was clearly stated to serve as a warning to others and at the same time to comfort the dead.

Those officers who supported, encouraged, and assisted the defection were dismissed from office.
Sentenced to 3 to 20 years of hard labor.

As for the lower-level soldiers, their salaries will be deducted for half a year.

Plus the 100,000 taels of silver sponsored by Lu Yuan,
Plan to build Pingxiang Orphanage to rescue the orphans who survived the "massacre".

To encourage and motivate, the wealthy family lends a hand,
Lu Yuan publicly adopted 10 orphans and had them raised by the palace until they grew up.

Moreover, Lu Yuan issued an edict of self-blame.
Frankly speaking, there were mistakes and shortcomings in the management of the White Tiger Brigade.
At the same time, it said it would learn lessons and strengthen supervision.

After the edict was issued,
Posted on notice boards at the entrances of provincial, state, and county offices across the country,

For people to watch and comment.

At the beginning, the King of Beihai exposed his shortcomings.

The Prime Minister's faction strongly opposed it, believing that it would damage the king's reputation.

The chaebol faction holds a moderate view, believing that there are both advantages and disadvantages.

The Qingliu School highly praised this, believing that it was the demeanor that only a "sage king" could possess.

If the resolution fails to reach a majority after three times, it will be handed over to the King of Beihai for "holy judgment".

Lu Yuan wrote eight words on it: If there is something wrong, correct it; if there is nothing wrong, try harder.

When the "Repentance Edict" was first posted on the notice board at the entrance of the palace,

Incheon City exploded instantly.
It attracted tens of thousands of people to come and watch.

The Prime Minister's faction was deeply worried, fearing that lawless elements would take advantage of the opportunity to stir up civil unrest.

However, the reality left them jaw-dropping.

In the edict, the concise description

The details of the White Tiger Brigade's massacre, defection, suppression of the rebellion, and trial.

This incident was called the "White Tiger Rebellion".

The edict also informed the people that in this incident,
All relevant documents, orders, and testimonies of numerous witnesses,

Including the judgment documents, they are all displayed in the "Pingxiang Victims Memorial Hall".
It is open to the public free of charge and is open to the public for inspection and questioning.

Finally, and most controversially,
Nurhachi, the commander of the White Tiger Brigade, failed the tolerance and benevolence of the King of Beihai.

After crossing the Tianchi Lake that day, he never returned to the military court to stand trial.

As a result, the Ministry of War and the Northern Navy both issued a bounty order.
The total bounty was as high as 13,000 taels of silver.

After learning the whole story of the incident, most people
I really appreciate the open-minded attitude of King Beihai.

Of course, there are two mainstream opinions on whether the main culprit Nurhaci was intentionally let off the hook.

One side believes that the King of Beihai mistakenly trusted the Jurchen barbarians.
Knowing a person's face but not his heart is not the King of Beihai's subjective fault.

There is another view that the King of the North Sea has made one mistake after another.
There is suspicion of protecting and shielding Nurhaci.

Some people like to engage in "conspiracy theories".
It is said that Nurhaci did this with secret instructions from Lu Yuan.

However, no one dared to testify publicly.

As a result, many "bounty hunters" emerged among the people of Goryeo.
They formed a gang to press out the tiger water and capture Nurhaci.

The government gave 13,000 taels of silver, and the bonuses given to the people were several thousand taels.

Together, they amount to more than twenty thousand taels.

Anyone who can capture or kill Nurhaci will be rich!
With the issuance of the edict of repentance, the "White Tiger Rebellion" incident came to a temporary end.

Lu Yuan took this opportunity to promote the "military law and military police" system throughout the army.

The "military police" are the enforcers of military law and discipline.
From generals and commanders to recruits and cooks,
Everyone must unconditionally accept the review and inspection of the "military police".

The military court found that Tian Jiabin, chief of staff of the White Tiger Brigade, did not participate in the massacre or rebellion.

Even after being detained by Nurhaci, he still risked his life to persuade him to be acquitted.

Lu Yuan transferred him to the gendarmerie headquarters and he became the first gendarmerie chief.

The head of the Blue Dragon Regiment, Zhalatu, was transferred to serve as the acting head of the White Tiger Brigade.
He will lead 5,000 troops to rush to the rescue of Beihai City.

According to the information obtained by the spies and scouts, Zhang Yuting and Kilton sent a secret report.

The Tsar's Cossack army invaded the east and learned that Beihai City had fallen.
Five regiments were gathered, totaling 15,000 men.

It is about to advance towards the North Sea and is expected to invade the North Sea territory in a month.

So Lu Yuan transferred the most powerful White Tiger Brigade over there.

Despite the major changes, with the addition of the military police,
The cohesion and morale of the White Tiger Brigade are slowly recovering.

Moreover, the "thorns" among the Jurchen soldiers,
They have been cleared out, and their number only accounts for 30% of the troops.
Basically, it will not cause any hidden dangers.

Lu Yuan only said two sentences to Zhalatu:
"Fight west of the Ural Mountains."

"The dead Maozi is the good Maozi."

This time, Lu Yuan specially assigned a heavy machine gun company to the White Tiger Brigade.
Ten of the latest "Maxim II" air-cooled heavy machine guns.

Zhalatu was very happy as he was promoted to major general.

As a new official, he rushed to the White Tiger Brigade.
As soon as possible, convene a meeting of officers at the company level and above.

"The Maos are still determined to attack Beihai City.

I don’t need to explain what Beihai City means, right?
The king sent me here to lead you to kill the Maozi. Before I come,

The king told me: If the White Tiger Brigade cannot fight,

Just let Suzaku and Xuanwu go up, and you just guard the city.

I want to know, you bastards,
Do you still have the will to fight? Can you still fight?"

Whoohoo!
The officers of the White Tiger Brigade immediately became displeased.

What do you mean?
Do you look down on our White Tiger Brigade?

The previous rebellion was all caused by that damned bastard Nurhaci.

We were all dragged into this without knowing why!
Now is the time to put order in order,
People fight for a breath, Buddhas fight for a stick of incense...

We all have one head on two shoulders, so the Russians are nothing!

I would rather die charging forward than live on my knees!
"Wow!"

All the officers stood up and answered in unison:

"There is only advancement and no retreat. There is only enemy and no me. Attack, attack, attack!"

Zalatu slammed the table and shouted:
"Okay! Pack up today and leave tomorrow morning.

You must reach Beihai City within 20 days.
Smother all these bastards in the cesspool!"

"Yes! Choke all the Maozi to death in the manure pit!"

The White Tiger Brigade, reborn from the ashes, embarks on a new journey again.

Lu Yuan planned to
The White Tiger Brigade will always be,
The front-line troops of the "Western Expedition to Europe".

There is no way.
The troops that have massacred the city must not be allowed to stay in the native land.

After conquering Europe,

The soldiers of the White Tiger Brigade who are still alive are lucky.

Park Zhonghua was promoted to the leader of the Qinglong Group and was very satisfied.

Because, Lu Yuan told him,

Three months later, the Qinglong Group will follow the Invincible Fleet and land on the island of Dongying.

He was in charge of the ground battle.

Expand the territory, conquer the Japanese, and become the Five-Star Emperor.
After Park Chung-hwa pacified South Korea, he focused on training the troops.

Amphibious landing operations, in particular, are of paramount importance.

Lu Yuan settled the military and political affairs.

Turn your attention immediately to the business sector.

Zhou Zhenglong is right.
Agricultural and commercial taxes have dropped dramatically, and the deficit has soared, which is unsustainable.

For the stability of the vast majority of farmers and rural areas,

There is no other way to significantly reduce agricultural taxes.

Besides, the poor farmers don’t have much money.

Therefore, revitalizing business has become a key link.

How to revitalize business?

The court has recently issued many preferential measures.

But in Lu Yuan's opinion,

They are all lukewarm and lack strength, not powerful enough.

It's time for a big one!
How to do it?

Who should I ask for help?
Well, I have an idea... Lu Yuan looked eagerly at

He threw himself on his father-in-law, Shen Elbow.

You guys wouldn't think that,
Lu Yuan's marriage to the Shen family is simply because he is greedy for the little loli, right?

Look at the world situation, wars are breaking out,

There is a popular saying: The essence of war is economic warfare.

There is another more popular saying: The more the Russians fight, the richer they become!

No matter how confused Lu Yuan was, he still knew that no one can get rich without business.

As the richest businessman in Shenling, Shen Elbow

In addition to having billions of wealth,

The business connections accumulated over the years are more valuable.

So, little Loli is very cute,
But, the smell of banknotes is more fragrant!

It is said that Shen Elbow had just bought a house in Incheon.

Before the quilt had even warmed up, my future son-in-law, the King of Beihai, arrived.

The entire Shen family, young and old, went out to welcome the emperor.

Huh?
The prospective son-in-law did not come alone;

There is another one, who is it?
The current Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and chaebol boss, Zhou Zhenglong.

Ok?
Looks like you have some official business?
Although he had only been in Incheon for a few days, he had received a lot of information.

In particular, the imperial court has recently introduced many policies that benefit businesses and the people.
Shen Elbow could see it clearly with his sensitive sense of smell.

The court is short of money!
Then, at this critical moment, the king and the chief financial officer came to visit,
The intention is obvious.

Shen Elbow, who had just experienced a dramatic change in his family, was worried.

With a nervous mood, he invited Lu Yuan and Zhou Zhenglong into the mansion.

Shen Elbow immediately arranged a sumptuous banquet.

Fine wine and delicious food, singing girls and dancing girls,
Even jugglers with unique skills were brought out one by one.

The guests and hosts were well fed and happy.

Zhou Zhenglong said with emotion: "The demeanor of a great country is breathtaking!
As expected of Mr. Shen, who is the leader of Shenling, what a generous move! "

People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong.

Mr. Shen wanted to cry but had no tears.

Ninety percent of his wealth was embezzled by the Suzhou prefect.

The large amount of land, real estate, shops, etc. in Jiangnan could not be taken with us.

Right now, he has less than one million in funds in Incheon.

It seems that I have to bleed again...

He immediately laughed and said:
"We are a poor family. We are embarrassed to be the king and Minister Zhou!

Now that I have come to Incheon, I am willing to help the court.
If necessary, I will abandon my home and career at all costs! "

Lu Yuan laughed louder than his future father-in-law.

"With Master Shen's words, I feel relieved.

Minister Zhou, what do you think? "

Zhou Zhenglong immediately responded with a smile:

“Where there is a will, there is a way!
This matter has to be handled by Master Shen!"

"Ok?"

Shen Elbow was confused and asked hurriedly:
"May I ask Minister Zhou, what can I do for you?"

"Good news, great news!"

Zhou Zhenglong clapped his hands.
His men immediately unfolded a giant map.

This is a topographic map of Northeast Asia with the Korean Peninsula as the core.
Important commercial cities and shipping routes in various countries,

All clearly marked.

Lu Yuan asked: "If we were to come to this sea area,
Choose a place as a trade hub to promote the exchange of goods between countries.

What do you think about exchanging what you have with each other, Mr. Shen?"

Before this, Gaoli was the middleman between Shenling and Japan.
Because the risks of sea transportation are huge.

Almost half of the ships will be lost due to various reasons.
Therefore, Shenling's trade exchanges with Japan,

A considerable part of it will be transported through the Tsushima Strait.

Because the voyage here is the shortest, the risk is much smaller.

As the richest businessman, how could Shen Elbow not know?

He immediately said, “That’s great!
Being able to connect the three places for commerce will surely lead to prosperity...

Where does the king want to choose to open a port? "

Lu Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the sea at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula.

Shen Elbow looked carefully and saw an unnamed island there.

He immediately asked Zhou Zhenglong what was so special about this place.
"This island had no name before. It was very desolate. Some horse traders used it as a horse farm temporarily."

Shen Elbow's heart moved, and he asked wisely:
"Oh, so now the island has a name?"

"Your Majesty has the world in his heart and wishes to save the world and the people.

Therefore, it was named 'Jeju Island'."

"Okay! What a name!"

Shen Elbow cooperated very well and clapped his hands in applause!
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "If Jeju Island is handed over to Mr. Shen, do you have the confidence to develop it?"

Shen Elbow was stunned, looked at the map, and his face turned ugly.

It turns out that the king’s real idea is this…

However, I have little money left.

Even if you invest all your money into building an island, it's just a dream.

He just felt a chill on his back.

However, he had no choice but to answer, so he could only stammer and say:
"Your Majesty, I have shown you great love for me. I shall be devoted to you.

However, things are different now. Even if you spend all your wealth,

I’m afraid I can’t even build a decent dock…”

Lu Yuan laughed.

"Don't worry, Master Shen only needs to build the pier, and ten or a hundred times the money will come in!"

Ah!
Shen Elbow couldn't believe it.

Trembling, he asked, "My lord, where does the money come from?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "I don't have any money...

Don't look at Minister Zhou, he has no money, he is a poor fellow...

But we can give you a privilege."

Oh?
Shen Elbow was surprised and happy.

Get a favorable policy and have an exclusive privilege.
You can occupy the commercial high ground and get countless profits easily.

"What is this privilege, my king?"

Lu Yuan cleared his throat and said word by word:

“Free trade across the island, all goods are tax-free!
Whether it is Beihai, Shenling, Dongying, Maozi

Including any goods shipped by merchants from all over the world,

Not a penny of merchant tax is collected!"

what?
Tax-free?!
Am I right?
This, this is incredible!
That’s not right!

Because the commercial tax is low, the court is short of money.
If we don’t collect taxes, we will be even short of money!

Isn’t tax exemption like “grasping at straws” and “going in the wrong direction”?
Shen Elbow was shocked and looked at Lu Yuan and Zhou Zhenglong.

The two were enjoying themselves.

The richest businessman in Shenling, "a look of shock as if he had never seen the world before."

He asked hesitantly, "My lord,
Since ancient times, there has been no such thing as tax-free business, right?

Or is the tax exemption limited in time?
Like one or two months, or two or three months?"

Lu Yuan said bluntly: "No! Jeju Island is tax-free forever!"

"Why? There's no benefit to the court, so why bother?"

Zhou Zhenglong smiled and said:
"Mr. Shen, you don't know that although there is no tax on business,

But the land and shops charge money, and the docks also charge money.
Merchants from all countries have to spend money on food, drink, defecation, urination and sleep!"

Lu Yuan continued: "Not only that,
Once merchants from all over the world know about this, they will flock to it.

Goods of good quality and low price will be greatly plentiful,
Our factories and workshops can also sell more goods.
To earn more profit, workers and craftsmen,

can generate more income, thereby stimulating more consumption.

When the people are prosperous, the country is strong. This is the truth!
In the future, Jeju Island will become a world trade center!"

Such a novel and unique theory left Shen Elbow dumbfounded.

What the king said makes so much sense that I am speechless!

Could it be that he is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth from heaven?

In a flash, he woke up as if from a dream.

The king gave him an opportunity, a godsend opportunity to restore the Shen family's reputation and wealth.

(End of this chapter)