Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 245 Li Yi: I am a white lotus!
Li Yi took a deep breath, but still asked through gritted teeth.

"Jianfu, how is the task of my people searching for an executioner who is proficient in Lingchi going in Nanjing?"

"Has the person been found?"

Well, Li Yi also handed this matter over to Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang heard this and shook his head.

"In reply to your Majesty, we haven't found an executioner who is proficient in lingchi."

“But we found a few roast duck chefs who know how to slice duck.”

"There are several people among them who lost their families in the Nanjing fire. I think it shouldn't be a problem if I let them handle the matter of Ling Chi Yiliang."

Li Yi looked a little strange when he heard this.

There is indeed nothing wrong with what you said.

With the blessing of personal grudges, these roast duck chefs Pian Yiliang will definitely be more attentive than slicing the duck.

Nodding, Li Yi said.

"That's fine too."

"Send a few big fat pigs over later so that these masters can practice their skills and try to make more cuts when they skin Yiliang."

"Don't let him die easily!"

Li Hongzhang nodded to show that he understood.

He was just about to leave when Li Liang came in from outside and reported to Li Yi.

"Report, Your Majesty, the latest news has come from the Qing Dynasty in the north."

Li Yi's expression changed, and then he asked.

"What's the matter?"

Li Liang began to report.

"In reply to your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Department has received the latest news that some silver coins and large coins of extremely poor quality have begun to circulate in the Qingyao market recently."

"After in-depth investigation, relevant personnel found that the Qing court was now beginning to imitate the Tang Dynasty in minting silver coins and starting to mint large coins."

As he spoke, Li Liang presented several silver coins minted by the Qing Dynasty and large coins to Li Yi.

Li Yi picked up a silver dollar, carefully observed its quality, then blew it and put it to his ear to listen to the sound, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

This Qing Yao is really black-hearted. Isn't the quality of this silver dollar too poor?
It seems that silver usage is at most 50% to 60%, or even less.

They’re almost becoming copper coins!

Complaining in his heart, Li Yi picked up a few more big coins and observed them.

Looking at the words "one hundred, one thousand" and "one thousand" on these big coins, Li Yi couldn't help but sucking his teeth.

Well, he originally thought that the Qing Dynasty was heartless enough for almost minting silver coins into copper coins.

Unexpectedly, the money made was even more evil than the silver coins.

When a hundred, when a thousand...

This is no longer about cutting leeks, but about pulling out the leek roots!

Li Yi put down the silver dollars and big coins in his hand, turned around and asked Li Hongzhang who was standing beside him.

"Jianfu, what do you think of the Qing Dynasty's minting of silver dollars and large coins?"

He was going to ask Lord Li for his opinion.

After hearing this, Li Hongzhang thought for a while and then said.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Tang Dynasty can also mint silver coins and large coins."

"However, it is the silver coins and large coins minted by the Qing court, not our own Tang Dynasty."

Hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but twitching his lips, but still spoke.

"Jianfu is right."

"That's a way!"

Li Hongzhang's idea was a bit damaging, but it did not do any harm to the Tang Dynasty.

Because if the Tang Dynasty also minted Qing Dynasty's silver dollars and big coins, it could make a profit from it.

Second, it can accelerate the collapse of the Qing Dynasty’s national credibility.

It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone!
It’s just a pity for the people under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. It’s not enough for them to be conquered by the Qing Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is also preparing to get involved.

This is indeed a very unscrupulous thing to do.

However, conscience is of no use to Li Yi, a feudal ruler.

As for whether doing so would affect the people of the Tang Dynasty?

In fact, there is no need to worry at all.

The reason why the inferior silver coins and large coins minted by the Qing Dynasty were generally used was because the Qing Dynasty used its national power to enforce them.

Even though the people knew that the Qing Dynasty was cheating them, they had no choice but to accept it.

But the Qing Dynasty’s forced implementation would definitely not extend to the Tang Dynasty.

Faced with inferior silver dollars and large coins, how could the people of the Tang Dynasty take the initiative to use them without the forced intervention of state power?

If no one uses it, what impact can it have?
After saying that, Li Yi turned his gaze to Li Liang and said.

"Let the Military Intelligence Department handle this matter, and Jianfu will assist."

"Be careful to keep it secret, don't let everyone know about it."

Although the Tang Dynasty counterfeited currency this time, it was the people of the Qing Dynasty who suffered the most.

But the people of the Qing Dynasty will sooner or later become the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yi wanted to save face. In order to avoid losing the support of the people, he would not bring this matter out in the open and hand it over to the state organs of the Tang Dynasty.

The best option is to let the Military Intelligence Department, a highly secretive intelligence agency, take charge.

Li Liang and Li Hongzhang looked at each other and spoke in unison.

"I obey your command!"

Both of them understood what Li Yi meant.

If this matter gets leaked, the blame will be on both of them.

King Li Yi is a pure white lotus and will never have anything to do with counterfeiting money and harming the people.

However, this is indeed the case. The idea was proposed by Li Hongzhang, and the thing was done by Li Hongzhang and Li Liang together. What does it have to do with him, Li Yi?
Of course, if they can do this well, Li Yi will naturally not be stingy with rewards.

They would naturally have no doubt about this.

Li Yi has never been stingy in rewarding his subordinates. …

The stars and the moon are high in the sky, but the sky is still dark.

Zhou Jiangsheng followed his father out early in the morning on a boat, preparing to go fishing on the river.

It is now late autumn and the temperature has dropped sharply. Gusts of cold wind mixed with moisture are blowing, making Zhou Jiangsheng and his son shiver constantly.

However, no matter how cold the weather is, these poor fishermen cannot be lazy at all.

Otherwise, it is easy to sleep in, but if you fail to pay the fee to the fish farm and the fish farm seizes your boat, your future livelihood will be in jeopardy.

Although Zhou Jiangsheng's family has been fishermen for generations, they still do not have their own fishing boat.

If you want to go out fishing, you can only borrow a boat from the fish pen.

But if you borrow a boat from a fish farm, you have to pay a fee to the fish farm, which is the rent for the boat.

Otherwise, the boat will be taken back.

If you meet a kind employer, he may only ask you to pay 50% to 60% of your income as a commission.

If you meet someone with a black heart, then it is 70% to 80% possible.

The price of fish is cheap these days, and a pound of fish can't even buy a pound of rice.

If the fishermen are not more diligent and work from dawn to dusk, their monthly income, after deducting the allowance, will not be enough to support their families.

Standing on the deck, Zhou Jiangsheng stretched his body a little, took out a fishing net, and skillfully twisted his waist and swung his arms to cast the net.

With a swish, the fishing net flew out of his hands, spread out into a circle in the air, then fell onto the surface of the river and slowly sank.

Zhou Jiangsheng stared at the river surface, counting the numbers in his mind.

Thinking that the time was about right, he began to close in his net.

Feeling the weight of the fishing net in his hand, Zhou Jiangsheng couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, we have the goods!"

"Dad, please come and help me. There is a big cargo and I can't pull the net by myself."

When Zhou Jiangsheng's father heard his son's cry for help, he put down the oars and came over to help him collect the nets.

As the father and son worked together, the fishing net was collected little by little.

Inside the net, the fish are constantly jumping and struggling, full of vitality.

The smiles on the faces of Zhou's father and son grew wider and wider.

Soon, a full net of fish was collected and thrown into the boat.

Zhou Jiangsheng squatted down and began to sort out the catch.

"There are so many fish this morning. This big net can be sold for at least one penny..."

As he was speaking, suddenly, the expression on Zhou Jiangsheng's face changed.

After pulling aside a layer of fish, he saw a round object appear in his sight.

Just at this time, Zhou Jiangsheng's father also came over with a lantern to check, wanting to see how much fish he could catch in this net.

As the light approached and dispelled the darkness, the round object was revealed in its entirety...

That's a human head!
A human head that was gnawed by fish, with flesh and blood all over it, revealing its white bones.

The flesh on the human head was soaked into a light pink by the river water, and a foul stench was overwhelming.

Ouch!
Zhou Jiangsheng looked at the head that appeared in front of him and suddenly opened his mouth and vomited.

Being a fisherman, he had never seen anything like this before.

At the side, Zhou Jiangsheng's father couldn't help but vomit.

The father and son were holding onto the side of the boat and vomiting profusely.

He didn't stop until he had vomited out everything in his stomach.

Feeling the sour smell of vomit in his mouth, Zhou Jiangsheng turned around and prepared to get the water bag to rinse his mouth.

I looked up and saw the sun rising in the sky.

He took the water bag, opened it, took a sip, and spit out the water in his mouth. He subconsciously looked towards the river.

In just a moment, Zhou Jiangsheng's pupils shrank.

With a plop, the water bag in his hand fell into the river.

Following his line of sight, I saw a dense mass of black shadows appearing on the surface of the river. If I looked closely, I would discover.

Those are not black shadows, they are clearly corpses floating on the river!

"So...so many dead people!"

"There are so many dead bodies on the river!"

Zhou Jiangsheng's father also subconsciously looked towards the river.

I also saw those floating corpses.

And I saw that the clothes on those floating corpses were almost all the same green camp uniforms...

"Quick! Turn around!"

"Let's pull the boat back and go to the shore to report to the police. Let's go to the shore to report to the police!"

Zhou Jiangsheng's father shouted at the top of his lungs.

The father and son threw the head into the river, then picked up the oars and rowed quickly.

The boat quickly headed towards Zhenjiang Pier!

……

Zhenjiang prefect Liu She received a report from the dock.

It is said that fishermen found a large number of Qing army soldiers' bodies on the river.

When Liu She heard this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, realizing that something might have happened in Jiangning.

He immediately took the civil and military officials of the mansion, as well as the head of the yamen runners, to the dock to check.

When he arrived at the dock, the Zhenjiang dock was already full of fishermen and Zhenjiang people who had come to watch the excitement.

"The prefect has arrived, all irrelevant people please leave immediately!"

"You are a bunch of ignorant peasants. Get out of here! If you offend the prefect, I will throw you into prison!"

"..."

With the shouting and kicking of the yamen runners, the crowd of onlookers was dispersed, and Liu She and others came to the dock.

(End of this chapter)