After receiving reports from Wenchang officials one by one, Governor Guangdong, who was in charge of Guangzhou Prefecture, felt a headache.
He had heard about a group of bandits on Nanhai Island before, but at this juncture when the Qing army frequently invaded south, the governor did not have the energy or time to pay attention to this group of bandits.
Besides, judging from the previous situation, the group of thieves were at most just like the Folangji people in Haojing, occupying a place to show off their goods, and it would not affect the overall situation.
Therefore, after sending an official document to Nanhai Bingbeidao instructing troops to gather troops to encircle and suppress the bandits, Governor Guangdong no longer focused on Nanhai Island.
After all, in his opinion, everything has to be done by himself as the governor, so why should the officials below do it?
In fact, Master Nanhai Bingbeidao did not even dare to report the news that the army was defeated and was about to be damaged as a result of gathering soldiers from several thousand households to encircle and suppress the bandits.
No way, these days, if you do more, you will make more mistakes, if you do less, you will make more mistakes, and if you do less, it will be better.
If Master Bing Beidao succeeds in encircling and suppressing the bandits, and then gives a generous gift to his superiors, he might be able to get promoted and make a fortune.
But the problem is, the final result is defeat and loss!
It would be tragic if the higher-ups found out and tracked it down.
But at this time, a notification from Wenchang completely shattered the peaceful scene on the South China Sea Island.
Lingao, Chengmai and other Qianhu were defeated and damaged, and after the bandits invaded Lingao and other places, they risked their lives to establish the so-called Xinghai Kingdom!
Many officials in Wenchang and other counties quietly left with their crowns and seals.
In Guangdong Mansion, I only heard of thieves and goods, but not of Nanming's voice to serve the country.
And so on, the Governor of Guangdong had to turn his attention back to Nanhai Island.
There is no way. Before fighting against the outside world, we must first settle down inside.
If you can't even have peace in your own rear, how can you deal with the menacing Qing army?
Therefore, the governor of Guangdong summoned the chief envoy of Guangdong and other senior officials to discuss for several days, and finally decided to report it to the superior.
No way, Emperor Zhaowu is in Guangzhou.
Although Emperor Zhaowu is now more like a puppet, and all power is in the hands of officials in various places, he is still His Majesty the Emperor, the supreme one among thousands of people.
It has to be said that history seems to have taken a small turn here.
In Fang Xiaoyue's memory from Ma Tianfu, in January 1647, the Qing army captured Guangzhou and captured Emperor Zhaowu, and then the entire Guangdong fell.
In March, the Qing army captured Changsha. At that time, the governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, retreated to the south of Hengzhou, and Huguang fell.
Needless to say, it was not until 1648 that the Qing army Li Chengdong had a disagreement with Tong Yangjia, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and gathered a crowd to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and return to the Ming Dynasty. Only then did Nanming gain some blood.
Now, the Qing army did not capture Guangzhou Prefecture in January 1647, and Emperor Zhaowu was not captured.
And so things changed.
Emperor Zhaowu, who received the report from Governor Guangdong, was furious and immediately issued an imperial edict, ordering Governor Guangdong to lead his army to suppress the attack.
After receiving the imperial edict, the governor of Guangdong had a more severe headache.
The people who sit in the position of governor of the Light Cave at this time are not the kind of nerds who are not familiar with the world.
Everyone knows that when this large army moves out of camp, it must prepare food and grass in advance, withdraw money, etc.
But now Guangdong's finances are in chaos, and a lot of money has been invested in the front line of confrontation with the Qing army.
Even in December 1646, the Yongli regime established in Zhaoqing sent troops to conquer Emperor Zhaowu.
It was impossible for Emperor Zhaowu to just surrender, but this attack also consumed the few treasury silver in his hand.
It can be said that by this time, Emperor Zhaowu had reduced and reduced even his own food money. As for the empress in the harem, she had not purchased jewelry for a long time.
In terms of life, Emperor Zhaowu's life was much worse than that of the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Now the only way to collect money is to gather the large merchants in Guangzhou Prefecture together for a meal. It is called eating, but in fact it is asking for money.
Those large merchants have long been familiar with such routines.
Therefore, at the business banquet convened by the dignified Governor of Guangdong, those big businessmen came not from the heads of the family, but from the younger generation.
This is a bit of a blow to the governor's face.
But the problem is that at this time, the rich man is the boss.
Not to mention the livelihood business and numerous fleets in the hands of these large merchants.
The Governor of Guangdong did not dare to touch these large merchants. Not to mention anything else, just the money spent on military expenditures had allowed many of the descendants of the great merchants to be placed in the armies of various places.
Coupled with the private armies in the hands of the large merchants, the Qing army was watching eagerly from outside.
The current Gwangju Prefecture cannot withstand the turmoil.
Any unrest could undermine the foundation of the Zhaowu regime.
"We, Haifu Trading Company, are willing to offer five hundred taels of snowflake silver and two thousand catties of fine rice to hunt down the bandits."
"We, Changfa Trading Company, are willing to offer two hundred taels of snowflake silver and one thousand catties of fine rice to hunt down the bandits."
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These representatives sent by the large merchants seemed to have been mixed in secret. The silver taels and grains they quoted could not exceed 500 taels of snowflake silver and two thousand kilograms of rice.
Especially when Fubiao Camp contacted these commercial banks, the silver they took out was gold and silver coins issued by the dock area, which was really ironic.
In the entire Guangzhou Prefecture, hundreds of well-known businesses, large and small, donated a total of less than 30,000 taels. As for the rice, it was fresh, but only about 100,000 jins.
With just this money and rice, it is simply impossible to achieve Governor Guangdong's goal of sending five thousand troops.
The reason is very simple. Most of the Qianhu Stations on the South China Sea Island are now basically disabled. As for the remaining Qianhu Stations, it would be good to be able to protect themselves.
It’s not like the governor has never heard of the so-called Three Braves about the combat effectiveness of those Thousand Households. To be honest, those Thousand Households can’t even reach the Three Braves.
Therefore, if you want to truly encircle and suppress those thieves, you need to use the governor's battalion and some professional troops with combat effectiveness.
But as soon as these armies set off, money was thrown out like snowflakes.
Not to mention anything else, just the departure fee alone costs at least three taels of silver per person. In addition, weapons repair, logistical supplies, recruitment of new soldiers, etc. are all a huge amount of money.
Just over 20,000 taels of silver were smashed into it, and the shadow disappeared in an instant, and even the blisters were not very big.
But it won’t work if we don’t suppress the Kun thieves on Nanhai Island.
After thinking for five days, the governor finally made a decision, summoned the officials, and made a private donation.
Well, to say that the governor was so worried about Nanming, well, the Zhaowu regime, he actually resorted to the big move of privately disbursing money.
You know, as early as the Ming Dynasty, it was never heard of officials donating money for court affairs.
