The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 18 Not Interested in Money
Jia is not fake, Bai Yu is a horse for Tang Jin.

Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot live in Jinling for a single history.

In a good year, it snows heavily, and pearls are like gold and iron.

The East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling.

The four families are all closely connected. If one suffers, all suffer; if one prospers, all prosper. They are all supported and cared for.

Wang Xin finally fully understood the significance of the Four Great Masters of Jinling.

Although his surname was Wang, he was just an orphan and not a member of the main branch. He was also five generations away from the Wang family and was actually a stranger to the Wang family. He was just an irrelevant person and naturally could not enjoy any benefits.

Now, thanks to Lin Ruhai and his connection with the character "王", he finally realized the benefits.

The Qi family and Yangzhong Island, two troubles that were not small for him, were solved by the second master of the Xue family with just a few words.

The second son of the Qi family personally visited to invite him. After Qi Yinghao, the second son of the Qi family, revealed the truth, Wang Xin finally knew the twists and turns. Qi Yinghao's face was full of apology and he apologized sincerely.

Wang Xin did not blame him. It was not his fault. He was not the head of the Qi family.

"When will my brother set off?"

Qi Yinghao made a sincere appointment.

Wang Xin also wanted to get this done quickly, so he didn't delay and said, "Let's do it today."

Although Qi Yinghao was surprised, he was not surprised.

Some people didn't want Wang Xin to stay in Yangzhou. Although he had Mr. Lin's care, it was not a good thing to delay him any longer, so they could understand Wang Xin's feelings.

"Go call Tang Ping."

Wang Xin shouted towards the door.

"Here."

A soldier outside the door answered and then trotted away.

The atmosphere in the camp was sad, but military discipline remained the same. Even the restless old soldiers stayed obediently. However, there were more soldiers on leave. The Wang family army had eight days of leave every month, which could be accumulated.

Many soldiers have accumulated a lot of vacation time. Now that the Wang family army is about to be disbanded, Wang Xin also supports the soldiers to take all the vacation time.

It’s time to take a rest so as not to delay the payment of military pay.

Tang Ping lay on his bed in a separate tent. Food and drink were brought to him by his subordinates. He did not go out to affect the morale of the army, but he was like a broken pot in his own tent.

"Mr. Tang, the general invites you over."

"Advising me again?"

Tang Ping was a little annoyed.

Tang Ping was unwilling to go to Zhejiang.

Tang Ping knew who attacked the general. The Zhejiang general extended his hand to Wang's army, and in Tang Ping's eyes, they were enemies.

"It shouldn't be about Zhejiang. The general has guests from outside."

Only then did Tang Ping stand up.

I tidied my clothes and then walked out.

After leaving his tent, he resumed the strict leadership of the Wang family army.

He Kuan's mind was no longer in the camp. Wang Xin supported He Kuan to go out, as did Tang Ping. Tang Ping was a stubborn person, but this time he wanted to arrange a retreat for his brothers. Wang Xin called Tang Ping, and when Tang Ping learned that it was about Yangzhong Island, he did not refuse.

Including Liu Tong, Tang Ping and others, as well as Qi Yinghao's men, there were more than ten people in the group.

It is over a hundred miles from Yangzhou to Yangzhong Island. It only takes an hour to board a boat in Jiangdu and go downstream.

Depart in the morning and arrive at noon.

Liu Tong, Tang Ping and others looked at the deserted island beneath their feet with curiosity.

There is no end in sight, with wild grass as tall as a person, trees, puddles in the grass, and depressions. There are many puddles on the island, and it is difficult to find traces of people, making it not suitable for walking. There is only a shallow path trampled by people.

Wang Xin's face was also full of emotion.

In history, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Yangzhong Island consisted of only a few small sandbanks exposed on the water surface. They were not connected until the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was not until the Song Dynasty that Yangzhong Island began to take shape rapidly. It was not until the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties that Yangzhong Island was truly governed.

Even in later generations, it became a large island with a population of hundreds of thousands.

It was also through this island that Wang Xin was able to deduce the approximate period of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Qi Yinghao looked proud.

The group stopped at a flat ground with many stones scattered around, which provided a good place for passers-by to rest. From this, it was obvious that there were human traces, and Wang Xin also found a stone to lean against.

Qi Yinghao said, "It's not that no one has set their sights on this island. In fact, someone has already discovered that this island can be reclaimed. It's just that a long time ago, even longer than our Great Zhou Dynasty, many heroes on the river would choose this island to settle down."

Wang Xin disagreed. The so-called heroes were nothing more than smugglers.

It is precisely because of these smugglers that they have vested interests on the island that the locals have not included the island in their development. I just happened to know about this, so I intervened.

It's none of your business.

Wang Xin could accept it if his own people could go to the island to open up wasteland.

Tang Ping looked around and shook his head. "This island is too desolate. It will take a year or two to reclaim the wasteland here. Ordinary people don't have the ability to do it, and those who do have the ability don't look down on it."

Qi Yinghao looked at Tang Ping in surprise. He didn't expect that this captain who had a bad face all the way had some experience.

"It's just right for Wang Jiajun."

Qi Yinghao laughed.

The soldiers of Wang's army are rich, and Wang's army is also rich and has organizational skills. They are all poor people from the lower class. The benefits of reclaiming land on the island are really attractive to this group of poor people. The key is that they are rich and capable.

"Otherwise, my general would not be so sincere." Tang Ping spoke up for his general and said first, "Brother Qi, you are helping our Wang army this time. I, Tang Ping, appreciate your kindness. If you think highly of me, please send someone to let me know when you need me in the future."

The general went to the island in person, but the head of the Qi family did not come out to greet him. Although there was a reason, Tang Ping still couldn't stand it.

It made their general seem inferior to the Qi family.

what.

Although Qi Yinghao was calm, he was not stupid. Feeling Tang Ping's inner dissatisfaction, Qi Yinghao smiled and said a few words lightly.

"The second master of the Xue family is generous and willing to make friends. Not only that, the Xue family's caravan in Changxing has just arrived at the Zhenjiang River. It involves goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If something goes wrong, the Qi family cannot afford to compensate. So, eldest brother is going to take care of it personally."

Tang Ping was secretly astonished by the goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

I had followed the general at first and watched him build the Wang Army from scratch. All the supplies and armaments, including the military pay for more than a year, cost less than 60,000 taels in total.

The Wang family army's spoils of war were very rich, which was also due to the unique environment.

The Japanese pirates plundered the Jiangnan region.

Where is Jiangnan?
The richest place in the world.

"A single deal of the Xue family is worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which is enough to form several Wang family armies. Today I learned about the power of the Xue family." Tang Ping couldn't help but sigh.

Really rich.

No wonder the Japanese pirates couldn’t harass the Xue family’s trade routes.

Wang Xin didn't say anything.

Qi Yinghao was puzzled. Even his eldest brother would be moved by the mention of a business worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Why didn't General Wang's expression change at all? He couldn't help but ask, "It seems that General Wang doesn't care much about money."

Wang Xin smiled.

“I’m not interested in money.”

As soon as these words came out.

Everyone around was stunned.

The Wang family army did have rich spoils of war, totaling hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but the Xue family's business is done every year. This general surnamed Wang is so arrogant.

"I'm more interested in the land of Yangzhong Island. After I settle my brothers, I'll go to the capital."

Wang Xin knew that his tone was a bit harsh, so he added a sentence.

Double the profit can make people dare to trample on all human laws, and triple the profit will make them willing to do it even at the risk of being beheaded.

Just like the Ming Dynasty in history.

The smuggling between the interest groups in the nine border areas and the Tatars, the smuggling between the interest groups in Liaodong and the Later Jin, and the smuggling between the interest groups in the southeast and the pirates. No one can stop it, and the more you try to stop it, the more it gets out of control.

The merchants who could make ten times the profit from a ship looked down upon the wasteland on Yangzhong Island and would rather let it rot in their hands than waste any more resources on opening up the wasteland. Wang Xin, on the other hand, looked down upon it, but he did not care much for the ten times profit from business.

Earning more money is a good thing.

But the silver earned cannot be exchanged for what the Great Zhou needs. Instead, the materials of the Great Zhou are transported out in exchange for countless metals that cannot be eaten or drunk. So this maritime ban should really be lifted.

Comparison.

The Great Zhou only allowed official trade, thereby constraining other countries to recognize the Great Zhou's status as a suzerain state, and at the same time bring in their own country's specialties, such as spices, ivory, coral, samurai swords, etc. These materials were converted into Great Zhou's supplies according to the prices of the Great Zhou's Maritime Customs. This was the trade that was beneficial to the Great Zhou.

If the court had not acted so absurdly that good things could only turn into bad things, Wang Xin would actually have approved of the court's maritime ban.

You can't say that.

Saying it out loud would offend too many people, so Wang Xin didn't explain it in detail.

Qi Yinghao found it funny. He didn't expect that the famous Wang Xin was actually a funny person. It made him even more interesting.

(End of this chapter)