The money was robbed, and the news was sent to Xujiazhuang immediately.
Yang Yuan quickly came to the signing room where Liu Heng usually worked.
"Master, the money that Xu Tong took away is back, but it doesn't match what the staff around Xu Tong said. It's a little off. It should have been detained by the local government."
"Leave all the money to Mr. Zhao," Liu Heng said. "Now that the military camp is being expanded, there is a shortage of money everywhere. The Logistics Bureau has long been out of rice. Xu Tong's money can just alleviate the urgent need."
Yang Yuan responded: "When the silver is shipped back, my subordinate will personally deliver it to Mr. Zhao."
"How to deal with those Jin Yiwei?" Liu Heng asked.
Yang Yuan said: "This time, I only robbed the silver. I didn't attack the Jinyi guards. I only injured one of the Jinyi guards while robbing the money."
"This time the troops who took action will not come back, they will all be sent to the grassland." Liu Heng said to Yang Yuan.
Yang Yuan said: "The one who took action was a team of soldiers below. Originally, this time they were going to the grassland to join the third soldier camp. After robbing the money, they had arranged to send it out of the border fort."
"The person who led this operation should not stay, but should be sent to the grassland." Liu Heng warned.
Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "The few people sent by the Foreign Intelligence Agency did not show up. Their identities are still being kept secret. No one should recognize them."
"The reason why we sent them to the grassland is not because we are worried about others discovering their identity." Liu Heng picked up the teapot at hand, took a sip of water, and said, "Recently, news has come back from the grassland that several tribes are in trouble with our caravan. I secretly took action several times and sent them to the grassland to assist Huang Hong in his work."
Yang Yuan nodded understandingly and said, "My subordinates understand. Once the money is delivered to Lingqiu, we will arrange for them to go to the grassland to assist Deputy Director Huang in his work."
Liu Heng nodded, picked up an account book on the table and read it.
Yang Yuan, who was standing in the signing room, hesitated for a moment and said: "Master, now we are short of money, and we can't postpone the expansion of several soldier camps. Can we find a way to get some money from other places?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Heng looked up at Yang Yuan and said, "What can you do?"
Yang Yuan said: "Nowadays, several military camps are being expanded, and many new recruits have been sent to various mountains to act as bandits to the outside world. We can completely let them pretend to be bandits and attack passing caravans. In this way, the problem of money shortage can be greatly alleviated.”
Liu Heng frowned and said, "You are killing the chicken to obtain the egg, which is completely undesirable."
"This method can help our Tiger Flag collect a lot of money as quickly as possible and relieve the pressure caused by the expansion of the military camp." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng put down the account book in his hand, put his hands on the table, and said: "Most of the merchants traveling between Datong and Xuanfu cooperate with our Tiger Character Banner, or cooperate with our Tiger Character Banner's chamber of commerce. If we rob them , as a result of these people no longer coming to Datong and Xuanfu, we are the ones who suffer the most, so not only can we not touch the merchants who come to Xuanfu and Datong, but we must also ensure their safety as much as possible and keep the trade routes open."
"We can't touch those merchants. We can take action against those gentry who are unkind because of their wealth. Such families never lack silver." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said: "Governor Liu has just taken office. At this time, stability is needed. Datong must not be chaotic. If we attack those gentry, it will only lead to an encirclement and suppression by the government and the army, and at the same time, Governor Liu's position as governor will be unstable. , if the imperial court changes the governor again, it will be a disaster for our Tiger Character Banner."
Even the two proposed methods were rejected. Yang Yuan did not feel any disappointment and continued: "Actually, there is another method that can also get money, but my subordinates are worried that you, the boss, will not agree."
"What can I do?" Liu Heng asked curiously.
Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "For so long, the profits from the iron goods sold to the sea have been withheld by Dajuan Island. If this profit is recovered, it will be enough to expand several military camps. ”
Hearing this, Liu Heng looked at Yang Yuan seriously, frowned, and asked, "Who asked you to say this?"
"No one asked my subordinates to say anything." Yang Yuan shook his head and said immediately, "It's just that my subordinates feel that there has been no good news coming back from Da Yuan Island for so long, and it is always Lingqiu who sends messages to Da Yuan Island. To finance the island, my subordinates feel that it would be more cost-effective to use the money on Dajuan Island to expand several military camps."
Liu Heng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looking thoughtful.
After a long while, he said: "Apart from you, who else thinks the same as you?"
Yang Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "Several commanders of the military camp, as well as department directors of several bureaus, all think so, but they don't dare to mention it in front of the boss."
"So the middle and high-level officials within Tiger Banner feel that they need to cut off the money that supports the construction of Da Yuan Island, and want to use this money to expand the military camp?" Liu Heng asked.
Yang Yuan nodded.
Seeing this, Liu Heng frowned, held the outer wall of the tea jar on the table with both hands, and turned it on the table.
He was the one who promoted the affairs of Da Yuan Island, and the person in charge sent to Da Yuan Island was also his bodyguard. For the development of Da Yuan Island, he even used all the profits from sea trade to build Da Yuan Island.
It's not like he hasn't thought about using the profits from sea trade to expand several military camps, but he also knows that if he does this, it will only destroy the fledgling Dajuan Island.
Damuan Island is a large island in the sea. Its location is very critical. It is not easy to stand firmly.
If you want to gain a foothold on such an island in the sea, the most important thing is not how strong the infantry is, but having enough warships and sailors.
It is much more difficult to train a qualified sailor than to train a qualified soldier.
In terms of shipbuilding, Tiger Flag has the ability to build blessing ships and sand ships, but there is a big gap between these ships and the red-haired Galen ships.
A Fu ship can only carry two cannons at most, one on each deck, while the red-haired Galen ship and a merchant ship have more than a dozen or even twenty cannons, and warships have even more cannons. , the largest number is more than 70 artillery pieces.
According to his idea, Tiger Flag will build its own Galen ship in the future, instead of relying entirely on more ships and people to deal with the red-haired barbarians like Li Dan did.
Li Dan's method was fine for dealing with the red-haired barbarians in the near sea, but when it came to the distant sea, he was no match for them and could only show off his power at his own doorstep.
The profits from sea trade were greater than the profits from smuggling with the grasslands, so it was impossible for him to give up the situation that had just been created on Da Yuan Island, especially since Da Yuan Island had already begun to learn how to build Galen ships.
I believe that within a few years, their Tiger Flag will have its own Galen ship appearing on the sea.
Therefore, at this time, it is even more impossible for him to take away the money used on Dajuan Island.
In his heart, Da Yuan Island and maritime trade were far more important than the smuggling business on the grassland.
