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Chapter 182 Money and the Army

The wharf in Panyu is more lively today than before.

At some point, there were a lot of people coming and going on the dock. Ten merchant ships landed collectively, and hundreds of porters were crowded happily, waiting for the arrival of freight.

"Such a big move is so amazing!" A porter couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the cargo piled up with the cabins.

"I heard it was stolen from the Chameng Kingdom, and it is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

"Chancheng is also rich in the entire South China Sea. Governor Li made a fortune this time!"

"Who told them to rob us of merchant ships? This is retribution!"

There are melon-eating people everywhere. They do not sympathize with the invasion of Chameng Kingdom. Instead, they discuss with great interest, pointing at boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, coral and gems.

Of course, this also indirectly proves the strength of the Han Dynasty. It is no problem to deal with these barbarians. A proud emotion is exaggerated in it, and the discussion is becoming more and more intense.

Some people say that Governor Li got hundreds of exotic beauties this time and enjoyed his happiness at home...

Some people say that this is Governor Li’s destruction of the country and establishing his authority, which shocked the court…

In short, all of these are all! But what Li Jia values ​​most is the occupation of Chameng’s wealth, which is a huge number.

Obviously, Zhou Kui knew about these things. As soon as he arrived in Panyu, he quickly came to the Governor's Office and stuffed a large piece of red envelope, so he was so happy that he couldn't find the north.

"Governor--" After a breath of relief, Zhou Kui smiled so hard that his face turned tilted, and he said:

"We went to Chameng this time. After a few battles, our people supported us. The entire Chameng was not big. We finished visiting in less than half an hour. The palace was not big, but there was indeed a lot of gold and silver, and the king ran..."

"After that, the King of Chameng gathered the little kings and formed an army of ten thousand people. Although they were dressed in bright clothes, they were just like a good person. As soon as we rushed, they scattered and captured several little kings..."

"When we come back, Fan Xiaolangjun stayed in Chameng and established a Protectorate. Follow your instructions. These little kings are loyal to our emperor and pay tribute to soldiers every year. Chameng is taken back to Panyu by his subordinates and waiting for instructions!"

After explaining one after another, Li Jiacai learned most of the easy southern expedition, nodded and said, "How many soldiers are there in the Champaign Mansion? How many people are there?"

"There are thousands of soldiers, all of whom have no family land. Fan Langjun made a lot of money and rewarded a lot of land, so he stayed."

"The people are not very clear about it. When the subordinates returned from Champa, Fan Dudu had counted nearly 2,000 households, nearly half of them were Champa."

Hearing this, Li Jia was quite worried that it was impossible to immigrate. Lingnan had a small population, and if it was migrated, it would not be worth the loss.

It is not okay to buy people from the north. If you don’t adapt to the local conditions, you will have to die, which is really embarrassing.

Tickling his head, Li Jia took a deep breath, staring at Captain Zhou, with a bright and distracted look:

"How much money has been shipped back this time?"

"This..." Zhou Kui grinned and scratched his head, "There are too many things, like a pile of scepters, only gold and silver are more real, almost tens of thousands of taels of gold, and there are many silver coins for the big cannibals. After smelting, it can still be used..."

"Didn't you leave any more with Victor Fan?" Li Jia asked calmly.

"Of course there is. Chameng Protectorate is far away from the country, and there are many dangers around it. Except for most of the gold and silver, everything else is left behind!"

Finally, Zhou Kui also said that he brought some specialties from Chameng, such as horns, beef tendons, and others. Together, the profits of this operation exceeded one million yuan, and the land of other people did not count, so he gained a lot.

The arrival of this money greatly alleviated Li Langjun's money shortage and even promoted military reforms that had been planned long ago.

It has also been mentioned before that the military system of the Southern Han Dynasty was no different from the surrounding countries at this time, and was generally composed of rascals and refugees.

First, the army can be expanded, and the chaotic army can minimize the danger, and second, the danger can be reduced to local hazards and thus maintain rule.

Of course, there are additional measures to control the army with eunuchs or castrate generals to ensure control of the army. For example, the northwestern commander Pan Chongche was transferred from eunuchs.

Li Jia has almost eliminated the castrated people in the court. The army is a land of blood. How can the eunuchs be led by? Li Jia is still cleaned up.

However, for the past five generations, the army has maintained a tradition - if you have milk, you are a mother.

Or, this tradition began to spread and develop after the Anshi Rebellion. The emperor coaxed the Jiedushi, the Jiedushi coaxed the military head, and the military head coaxed the soldiers, from level to level.

What if you don’t have money? Then you can only be sad.

Since 829, Shi Xiancheng has begun, four of the 10 military governors of Weibo Town have died in mutiny, and few people have died until they are old and dead.

Sometimes, because of the lack of money in their pockets, these fangs would collude to overthrow the current Jiedushi and support the new Jiedushi, thereby obtaining a large amount of rewards.

The so-called Five Dynasties means that every time the five countries in the Central Plains are replaced, and every time the capital will suffer heavy damage.

Because in order to encourage morale, the founders of the new dynasty generally took the plunder of the capital as a condition, at least for three days, Tokyo Bianliang won the top spot.

Bundling the army with money is the most effective and worst-case scenario. When others offer higher prices, it is a time to subvert.

Li Jia naturally would not be so short-sighted. The soldiers of Yongzhou were maintained by the Li family's decades of kindness. The imperial guards in Panyu were both kind and powerful. In addition, the soldiers of Yongzhou were mixed with sand, and the entire imperial guards were still in their hands.

"But, this is far from enough!" Li Jia held the pen in her hand and wrote hard.

Looking at the blue sky outside the window and the flying birds, Li Jia murmured to herself:

"Birds must not be without trees, and people must not be without fields!"

Since Taoist sects confiscated a large amount of land, Buddhism could not withstand the pressure and could only choose to surrender, thus contributing a large amount of arable land. In addition, the land owned by the Southern Han court, Li Jia became the largest landlord in the world at this moment.

"I have finally stabilized after several months of entering Beijing! It's time to reward some old brothers!"

On this day, as the Jinwu Guard, Chen Bing patrolled the streets as usual. For several months, the people of the entire Panyu City had already known that these guys who rode horses and wandered around all day were managing the arrest work of Panyu City, and they had great power.

"Thanks to us, we can live and work in peace and contentment!" Chen Bing sighed as he looked at these bustling streets.

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen--" At this time, a call came from behind.

"What's the matter?" When I looked back, I saw my friend Zhang Tao rushing over, excited.
Chapter completed!
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