Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 144: Han Qianhu in Action
As a result, the craftsmen soon realized that their ultimate target of appeal was the Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Factory.

There is no fundamental contradiction with what is happening right now.

When immediate interests conflict with long-term demands, when personal interests conflict with overall demands.

Is this still a choice?

Of course, it is the pursuit of personal immediate interests.

So, when it was possible for the governor of Suzhou and Hangzhou to have his own share of the silver from the weaving offices, why couldn't he have his own share?
Xuanmiao Temple was close to Tianxin Bridge, and soon Pei Yuan was surrounded and brought to the office of the Governor of Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Factory.

Those who were responsible for blocking the weaving factories near Suzhou and Hangzhou were overjoyed to see the weavers returning.

Just as he was about to step forward and ask people to organize themselves, he saw Captain Pei, who was surrounded by a group of weavers, like the moon surrounded by stars.

The head of the yamen runners who was in charge of cooperating with Jiang Yan rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it.

No.

Why did I call you here?
When the soldiers from the Beijing camp who were guarding the weaving offices in Suzhou and Hangzhou saw the weavers gathering early in the morning, they closed the gates.

At this moment, seeing the weavers coming towards the Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Office in a mighty force, they became even more alert.

Only when the Jinyiwei parted the crowd and revealed Pei Qianhu, a Jinyiwei who had just been there the day before, did those people breathe a sigh of relief.

The person waiting in front of the door this time happened to be no outsider, but the general commander named Wan whom he had met last time.

General Wan remembered Eunuch Hu's instructions and quickly opened the door to let the silver-carrying vehicles in.

After the convoy and the Jinyiwei entered the door, he quickly closed it.

General Wan looked at Pei Yuan and said with relief, "Your Excellency is finally here. The situation this morning looked like a civil uprising. Eunuch Hu and I were very worried."

Pei Yuan didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with him, and said directly, "There are suspicious people outside. I'm afraid something might happen if we delay. We need to load the silver onto the truck and transport it away quickly."

General Wan was also efficient. "Okay, let the brothers of Jinyiwei follow me."

Everyone hurried to the warehouse.

Many small scales have been prepared here, and a young eunuch who was seen last time is holding an account book beside him, waiting for inventory to be taken.

Chen Toutie took out an iron block that had been calibrated in advance, went forward one by one to confirm the accuracy of the scale, and then asked people to start loading the silver.

Eighty thousand taels of silver, with each silver ingot weighing fifty taels, equals one thousand six hundred pieces.

After deducting the samples taken previously, there were still a total of 1,599 yuan left.

Pei Yuan had the goods divided into ten carts, and then said to General Wan, "Please thank Eunuch Hu for me. I won't stay any longer."

General Wan smiled and said, "The captains are busy with their own business. To be honest, we can't sleep well if the money is kept here."

As the royal banknote printing factory, the Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Office was not short-sighted and was afraid of money. The main reason was that everyone knew the nature of the money and no one wanted to get involved.

Pei Yuan sighed, "You are free now, but my journey has just begun."

The two of them said no more, and after a quick farewell, Pei Yuan had the ten silver carriages escorted out.

The weavers outside were indeed getting a little impatient and were whispering about something. They finally breathed a sigh of relief when Pei Yuan came out.

Seeing this, Pei Yuan simply gave them a drastic measure. He had the thick lid of the silver transport cart opened so as to show the weavers present that the cart was full of silver.

The weavers' emotions were once again aroused, and they cheered with passion.

Pei Yuan then asked the recruited men to pay the money, and ordered the Jinyiwei to escort them to Xuanmiao Temple with full vigilance.

When they arrived at Xuanmiao Temple, the crowd waiting there became excited when they saw that a lot of silver was being brought in.

Pei Yuan immediately ordered people to arrange the silver transport carriage, and asked the monks and Taoists to organize order and let the people of Suzhou come forward to identify it.

Pei Yuan found a place in the sun and sat down to rest.

In the Xuanmiao Temple, it was now clear who was causing trouble outside.

Coincidentally, Taoist Zhenji is also in charge here.

Hearing that the deputy captain was coming in person, the small flag officer who was in charge of Xuanmiao Temple came forward to please him and asked the Taoist priest to bring him tea and fruit.

Hearing that Captain Pei had just sweated a little, he kindly asked if he wanted to find a few female nuns to help him wash.

Pei Yuan was shocked when he heard this.

Although he politely declined, he still asked Chen Toutie to write down his name in person.

Although Captain Pei was very concerned about the Ming Dynasty in official affairs, he also had a little problem of loving life in private.

Although we don’t have the conditions yet, we still need to reserve a few such talented people.

After everyone around had left, Chen Toutie asked Pei Yuan with some concern, "There are so many people here identifying the body. If someone finds out something, should we give him the money or not?"

Pei Yuan smiled and was not worried about this problem at all.

"These assassins were sent by the Northern Pacification Office, most of them were Imperial Guards from the north. How could they be recognized by such a coincidence? Weren't the yamen runners in Yixing who were nearby beheaded? If a headless corpse can be recognized, then I'll just consider myself unlucky."

There was a problem with the test paper, so Pei Yuan was certainly not worried about anyone giving the correct answer.

As he was speaking, he heard someone shout, "I recognize this one!"

Pei Yuan shifted his gaze and looked at the noisy and bustling people.

The voice was a bit abrupt and attracted a lot of people's attention.

Pei Yuan stood up calmly and said loudly, "Very good! Come here, register the name of this righteous man and write down everything you know. Once the main thing is verified, we can give a reward."

The man was immediately disappointed when he heard this, and he boldly shouted, "Can't you give me the money right away?"

Pei Yuan smiled, looked at everyone and said loudly, "Think about it carefully, it is precisely because we don't know who these people are that we offer a reward for identification. If we don't verify it, how can we be sure whether what you said is true or false?"

"Besides, if you admit your mistake, wouldn't that waste other people's opportunities?"

Pei Yuan saw the people below talking about it.

Some nodded in agreement, while others looked hesitant.

So he continued, "Besides, there is another benefit."

So the audience's attention was once again attracted to Pei Yuan.

"If your intelligence is effective and can help us catch the big fish of the White Lotus Sect, I will give you extra military merits. It won't be difficult to reward you with a small military position at that time."

"Wow." The densely packed crowd became more and more excited.

Those whose families have some power may look down on the low-level military positions in the court, but for ordinary people, they are still very attractive.

Even if he was just a minor official like a ninth-rank inspector, postmaster, or prison warden, it would be enough for them to turn their lives around.

As a result, the people's attention was increasingly drawn to identifying the remnants of the White Lotus.

It just so happens that the remnants of the White Lotus have been dead for some time. Although it is winter and the decay is slow, some of the corpses still look somewhat ambiguous because they were sprinkled with lime and other things.

After finally looking at the corpse thoroughly, I was disappointed and had to go queue up somewhere else.

Only after Chen Toutie took the man to register did Pei Yuan return to the silver transport vehicle to rest.

Pei Yuan rested for a while, and Chen Toutie came back and said, "It should be a blind guess, hoping to win some money." Pei Yuan said "hmm", looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark, let the brothers go to Xuanmiao Temple to take turns to eat, we still have to work later."

It was already noon when they entered the city, and it took a lot of time to get so many things done.

In late winter and early spring, the days are short and it will be dark in an hour at most.

Pei Yuan remembered something and asked, "Did the Suzhou prefectural government respond?"

Chen Tou said firmly, "No. Cheng Leixiang's spies told me that those people were arguing but couldn't come up with any solution. Several groups of people went to Zhai Dean's place, but there was no response. Zhai Dean just said that his high fever had not subsided, and they waited for him to think it over."

Pei Yuan was quite satisfied. "Zhai Dean didn't let me down at the critical moment. You go first."

Pei Yuan stared at the scene, watching the people pushing and shoving each other, crowding in front of the corpses to identify them.

Meanwhile, some people shouted that they recognized someone.

Pei Yuan had people register them one by one.

Pei Yuan saw Song Chunniang standing on guard not far away and waved to her.

Song Chunniang came over and gave him a questioning look.

Pei Yuan didn't care about her impoliteness and asked, "How much of the reward money Lu Dahua sent is left?"

Song Chunniang said, "There are still five hundred taels left."

The same calculation as Pei Yuan.

So Pei Yuan asked again, "Are you keeping my money for me?"

Pei Yuan had to go into battle personally several times recently. In order to avoid property loss and the blood and tears of the thousand households, Song Chunniang helped to keep Pei Yuan's luggage.

Song Chunniang had already counted them several times and said directly, "You have about 700 to 800 taels of gold and silver."

Pei Yuan was silent for a moment, and said, "There's no need to separate public and private matters so finely. You can put my silver together with the five hundred taels first. Anyway, the silver transport vehicle is empty now, and it's not convenient for you to carry it with you every day."

Song Chunniang understood and asked, "First, put them in the silver carriage separately. If no one talks too much, put them all in the bag?"

Pei Yuan didn't say anything, and looked away, "You decide."

As it was getting dark, the Jinyiwei who were taking turns to eat came out.

Pei Yuan stood up and shouted to the Suzhou people who were still queuing, "Let's stop here today. You can come back tomorrow. If you are not sure, you can also let your knowledgeable relatives and friends know."

"These villains will remain here for two days. You can come back tomorrow at sunrise."

Pei Yuan shouted several times, then called on the Jinyiwei to close the lid of the silver transport cart.

Many people who had not yet squeezed in at the back, seeing that the show was about to end, tried desperately to squeeze in in dissatisfaction.

Pei Yuan patted Chen Toutie on the shoulder and whispered a few words to him, then quickly stood up again to maintain order.

Pei Yuan asked the monks and Taoists to shout words like "It's over", "It's over", "Come again tomorrow" to create a good atmosphere, while he ordered the silver-carrying carts to slowly leave.

Seeing that many Suzhou residents gathered around the group, he tried to persuade them and asked people to bring torches.

Some people who couldn't be identified left, thinking they were unlucky.

On the way, they met Chen Toutie who was escorting the silver away, and the two chatted and laughed with each other.

——The show ends when it gets dark, so pack up and go back (to come back tomorrow). This makes sense.

It makes sense that these people came from the north gate and went back from the north gate.

Many of the people who had come with the convoy first followed behind the carriages and joined in the fun, chatting and talking.

Cheng Lei, who was dressed in an honest manner, spoke up, "Alas, the Bazhou bandits in the north have not been pacified yet. If the White Lotus Sect stirs up trouble in the south, the people will have a hard time."

"Yeah yeah."

The people all agreed and the discussion began enthusiastically.

Pei Yuan had people slowly cleaning up to create an atmosphere for the end of the event, while he was holding the registration book, looking at it and nodding in front of everyone.

This made many people feel like they were hanging by a hook and were reluctant to leave.

After a while, someone came over and quietly reported, "Chen Toutie has left the city with the silver."

Pei Yuan nodded calmly and asked someone to pass a message to Taoist Zhenji of Xuanmiao Temple, "Find someone to watch over these corpses tonight. Maintain order tomorrow morning, and we can withdraw the people at noon."

Pei Yuan let the monks and Taoists go first, and he slowly left with the last few Jinyiwei.

When the people of Suzhou saw Pei Yuan leave, they were a little disappointed at first.

But then I changed my mind and thought, since no one is watching, I can take the opportunity to take a few more glances and I don’t have to queue up for everyone.

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Before the sun set, Pei Yuan and his troops were already trekking back to Changzhou Prefecture.

Captain Pei looked back at the Suzhou city wall in the afterglow and couldn't help but sigh, "Such a good place, I can't come here anymore."

The several generals and centurions who followed Pei Yuan remained silent.

This is your own fault, who can you blame?

Pei Yuan calculated the distance and said, "While the people behind us have not had time to respond, we should walk a few more miles tonight and set up camp. We will be able to reach Wuxi County tomorrow night."

Those Jiangnan gentry would never have imagined that this deadly move of inciting riots would be resolved so openly by Pei Yuan.

You can also take the silver out of the city on the same day you enter the city.

Since it happened so suddenly, there might not be any follow-up preparation.

Pei Yuan called Sikong Sui over again and asked, "Are you ready for crossing the river?"

Sikong Sui replied, "Don't worry, Qian Hu, we have been prepared for this matter from the beginning."

Then he said, "Let's go through Changzhou Prefecture and go directly to Zhenjiang. From Zhenjiang, take a boat and go through Guazhou Ferry, and you can go directly to Yangzhou. This section of the journey is short and is closest to Jiangdu County, the seat of Yangzhou Prefecture."

Thinking of crossing the river, Pei Yuan felt a little uneasy and emphasized, "The crossing must be arranged properly, and there must be no problems."

Sikong Sui smiled and said, "It's all right. Captain Han has already considered this matter. Eunuch Zhang Yong owed Captain Han a favor, so Captain Han asked Zhang Yong to help recommend Wang Shouren, the magistrate of Luling, to serve as an official in the court."

"Wang Shouren was persecuted by Liu Jin and forced to leave Beijing. He is also the son of Wang Hua, the Minister of Personnel in Nanjing. Zhang Yong is happy to do this favor."

Sikong Sui said this and chuckled.

"It's just that when Magistrate Wang went to Nanjing to see his father and was about to cross the river to the north, he fell ill as soon as he arrived in Zhenjiang. I heard that he had diarrhea for several days and was just waiting to cross the river with you. I think no matter how crazy those people are, they would not dare to let Wang Hua's son feed fish in the Yangtze River."

After hearing this, Pei Yuan felt cold sweat breaking out on his body.

This sixth girl is really fucking stupid!

How come anyone dares to do this?

Wang Yangming was a sage. How dare you do this?

Request a double monthly ticket. I feel I still have potential to improve my update...

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