When the silk arrives, the main gentry responsible for smuggling will come forward to collect the scattered goods and ship them out to sea! During this process, local police officers and civilian troops will be responsible for the safety of the entire transportation chain. Once problems arise, they will deal with them as soon as possible.
At this stage, the most irritating thing is that these wealthy gentry people do not go far to the sea, but directly transport the goods to an island as a distribution center overseas, and sell these goods to pirates and merchant ships from other countries who come here to trade. !
In their view, this way they reap the maximum benefits while taking the minimum risks. But in fact, if they really go to the sea, they will find that the benefits will be higher, and it may trigger the Ming Dynasty's colonial frenzy! If this were the case, there would probably be nothing to do with the West!
But unfortunately, out of the nature of civil servants to maintain the existing situation, they refused to do so. One of the consequences of doing this is to limit yourself to the offshore sea and not go out to the open sea. And another consequence is to cultivate big pirates and cause turmoil in the sea! Just like how the captain of Wufeng was trained back then!
Therefore, the entire smuggling chain involves all aspects of Jiangnan, from the government to the local people. If it is not handled properly and someone among them is causing trouble, it will be easy to trigger a civil commotion!
If this happens, facing overwhelming pressure, he will have no choice but to die! Therefore, he must stabilize the situation in Jiangnan before those high-ranking families cause trouble. The most critical part of this is the most difficult to deal with, but also the easiest to deal with, which is the real smuggling in coastal cities. The wealthy gentry!
They are said to be the most critical link because all the previous links serve the step of going overseas. These wealthy gentry themselves controlled many ships and were connected with a large number of pirates. Moreover, they are a local prominent family, and they have cultivated a large number of scholars and sent them to the court. They have mastered public opinion and a certain amount of political power. At the same time, they have also actively penetrated and bribed the local militia and guards officers. They have also actively donated money to the countryside and used it to The purpose of forming rural soldiers is to protect the local area in name, but in fact they are to set up traps in private to intercept other smugglers! Therefore, they are the most critical link in the entire smuggling chain and the most difficult link to deal with!
But it is right to say that they are the easiest to deal with! Because since it is a whole chain, if there is a problem with one of the links in the chain, it is naturally impossible to abandon the entire chain. But you only need to remove the problematic link and add another link, and the entire chain will still be complete and the effect will still be powerful!
Therefore, in response to this situation, Liu Haojia formulated a policy under the Three Management Bureau, preparing to completely interrupt and reconnect the entire smuggling chain. To put it bluntly, he would use the navy to replace these big gentry families!
This afternoon. On a road below Suzhou County, there were two people and a car walking towards a village not far ahead. The two people walking in front were dressed completely differently from the others. Everyone passing by would look at them carefully, point and comment!
Anyone with some knowledge would probably know that these two men were wearing the navy's new uniforms. In the eyes of everyone on the road, this kind of military uniform is certainly a bit strange, but it reflects the appearance of a soldier, unlike a fat coat that looks cowardly when worn on the body.
Following the two officers was an ox cart loaded with miscellaneous items. It is certain that most of them are food and cloth. There are also wine jars, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.
The two of them talked less when they were on the road, but when they turned a corner and the village in front of them was clearly in front of their destination, the person on the left said happily: "Look, look! My home is ahead!"
The person on the right said lazily: "I saw it, and I know that's your home! And I also know that after passing Lijia Village, the next village is my home!"
The officer on the left said with emotion: "I haven't been home for several years, and now my heart is beating fast!" "
The officer on the right still said in a lazy tone: "Of course you have to jump. If you don't jump, you will be dead!"
The officer on the left still seemed not to have heard the other party's sarcasm and said: "I am so happy when I think that I can stay at home for a month! Maybe even my mother-in-law will beg for it when I go home this time!"
The officer on the right still said lazily: "Don't just think about the mother-in-law and forget the things explained above! If you can't handle it well, your butt will be broken, and it's useless to have a mother-in-law!"
The two people approached the village using this strange conversation method, and the first people to notice them were the little dolls playing outside the village.
After discovering that they were approaching the entrance of the village, the children dispersed and ran into the village, shouting indiscriminately: "Dad, dad, there are two strange people outside the village, come and see." !」
"Someone, come quickly! A kidnapper has come to our village and kidnapped a child!"
The officer on the left was originally excited, but when he heard the shouts of these children, he immediately became dumbfounded! Then he laughed and cursed and said, "These little bastards are much worse than when we were kids!"
The officer on the right said disdainfully: "We all grew up naked together. Who doesn't know what kind of virtue you have? Why are you bragging here?"
While saying this, the two of them had already entered the village entrance. As soon as they entered the village, they found that more than twenty people had gathered in the village, but most of them were old and weak. At this time, the young people were probably busy in the fields. Among the crowd was an old man who looked to be in his seventies. In this era, he had a long life among ordinary people. Moreover, this man was in good spirits and had a straight waist!
This man is Mr. Li Ba, known as the old man of the Li family. Not only is he older, but he is also the leader of the Li family and has supreme power in the village! He decides many things in the village!
When Li Baye saw two strangely dressed people entering the village, he felt like he was beating a drum in his heart! But seeing the two people wearing exactly the same clothes, he could also guess that this kind of person was either a government official or a soldier in the army, so it would never be wrong to call him "Guan Ye"!
Think of this. Surrounded by several people, Mr. Li Ba took a few steps forward and said, "Two officials, why do you want to come to our Lijia Village?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw one of them touch his heels and make a "bang" sound. He immediately stood up straight, raised his right hand to the position of the sun with a "swipe", and gave a new military salute!
