Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 132 Salvaging Chen Yin, You Can Only Smell Farts
Hearing the emperor's laughter, Yang Zhan's heart pounded, and finally he couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Your Majesty, why are you laughing so heartily?"

Li Cunming patted Yang Zhan's shoulder and explained: "You should remember that during the water battle with Zhang Xianzhong's fleet at Tiger Beach, many ships sank in the river. I'll tell you that those ships were filled with gold and silver treasures. Zhang Xianzhong's huge wealth accumulated in his life is almost submerged under these rolling waves!"

Yang Zhan was stunned, and then he patted his forehead and said: "So, it really looks like that. I remember that those ships had a deep draft, and I thought they were loaded with military rations and weapons. But when the two armies clashed, Zhang Xianzhong's fleet unexpectedly After being beaten helplessly by our army's firearms, I wondered at the time, why didn't the fleet of the Atlantis Army have artillery?"

"Afterwards, many ships sank, and many ships caught fire. Zhang Xianzhong led the soldiers to abandon the ship and flee. The minister and General Qin were only focused on chasing and killing the defeated army, but did not think about it. Now that I think about it, it is really strange!"

"Oh, how many treasures should there be in this river!"

At the end of the story, Yang Zhan was very excited, and his eyes widened when he looked at Jiang Mian.

At the same time, he was confused and asked, "Your Majesty, how do you know about this?"

Li Cunming had already thought up his speech, and said: "I judged from the clues that Zhang Xianzhong set fire to the city of Chengdu, and after the Qing army defeated the Daxi army, they did not hear of the huge amount of wealth seized. Then I remembered The battle at Tiger Beach in Jiangkou Town, it is speculated that there is Chen Yin in the river."

"Of course, it's just speculation. Let's not gossip, let's salvage it and find out the truth!"

Yang Zhan nodded, a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this Jiangkou is the largest ferry in western Sichuan. It has a wide terrain and a large water flow. It is winter and it is the dry season, which reduces the difficulty of salvaging heavy silver. But this season is very difficult. It's freezing cold, and the river water is even colder, people can't last long in the water, let alone dive into the bottom of the river."

"You are familiar with the navy, so what you think and think is not unreasonable." Li Cunming agreed, but his attitude was firm. "Since I have come, I will not return empty-handed. I don't want my children to be trapped by wolves. Wealth and wealth are in danger!"

Then he ordered Yang Zhanzheng to dispatch hundreds of boats, set up a battle on the river, select tens of thousands of soldiers who are familiar with water, and prepare for launching.

Yang Zhan suggested mobilizing the lieutenant soldiers to build dams and cut off the river.

Li Cunming considered again and again, and rejected the proposal: "Cut off the river, and it is true that the heavy silver can be salvaged faster. But the amount of work is too large, and we must beware of the attack of the Qing soldiers. In case the Qing soldiers destroy the dam and dig an opening, the flood Tao Tao, the consequences are unimaginable."

"But the current is still too strong. These days, the north wind is howling and the waves are surging. I find it very difficult." Yang Zhan frowned.

Li Cunming said: "I have thought about it seriously. There are many bamboos in the Sichuan. We can cut down the bamboos and weave them into huge bamboo baskets. Then we can connect the bamboo baskets and put them into the river, which can slightly block the water flow."

Yang Zhan immediately clapped his hands and shouted: "Oh, why didn't I think of this method? Fortunately, I grew up by the river! Fishermen often use bamboo baskets in a row to cut off the water flow, forming a tough and strong Liang Zi, it is very useful."

"Since you know what to do, act now." Li Cunming ordered.

Yang Zhan sent thousands of people to various places to cut bamboo, cut it open, cut it into bamboo strips, and then weaved it into huge baskets.

Then twist the bamboo strips into ropes, connect the bamboo baskets, and put them into the river by boat until they reach the opposite bank.

These bamboo baskets are very strong, with small and fine eyes, which can slow down the flow of water.Stones are put in the bamboo basket, and when water enters, the stone rolls, and the bamboo basket turns sideways and sinks into the water, forming a simple embankment.

There are dozens of such "dams" stretching across the river upstream of Tiger Beach.I saw the river was rolling, and the waves seemed to flow upstream like a white line. The tide ebbed downstream immediately, and the exposed area of ​​Tiger Beach was even larger.

"Look, there is a bow coming out!" Someone shouted.

The soldiers on the ship went into the water one after another, enduring the biting cold, and tied the ropes to the sunken ship.The boatmen rowed hard and dragged the wreck to the shore.

Li Cunming came to salvage Chen Yin at this time, and he took advantage of the sky.

One is that Yang Zhan was there, and the location of the sunken silver was easily found. The other is that the ship sunk in the river has not yet decayed, and most of the silver is still in the cabin, not buried in the sand, so the ship can be salvaged as a whole, reducing Number of dives.

When the first boat was towed to the shore, the soldiers jumped on board, and soon there was an excited shout: "There is silver, there is really silver!"

Li Cunming jumped onto the boat and saw the soldiers bring out boxes of silver from the cabin. His eyes were so white that he could not keep his eyes open. He laughed and said, "Soldiers, come on, there is still a lot of silver in the river! All were salvaged." , I will reward you greatly!"

The soldiers cheered and worked harder.Yang Zhan was startled and sighed, and said to himself: "The emperor really has no plans to spare, this time he will make a fortune!"

That's right, Li Cunming really made a fortune this time.The work of salvaging heavy silver lasted for more than ten days, and he couldn't count how much silver he got, and there were countless rare jewels.

In addition to the boats, countless wooden troughs were salvaged in the river, and when they were split open, they were full of silver ingots.

It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong had too much silver to fit in the boat, so he ordered carpenters to make these wooden troughs, filled with silver ingots, and let them drift down, intending to salvage them in the narrow part of the river.But then the troops were blocked, and the river boats blocked the river, so most of the silver sank into the river.

According to historical records, in Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong plundered money from wealthy businessmen in various prefectures and counties, ranging from a few thousand taels of gold to tens of thousands, and he would kill people after getting the money.

At the same time, he also strictly controlled the property obtained by looting, and established rules: if his subordinates hid one tael of gold and silver privately, the whole family would be beheaded;In this way, the entire wealth of Sichuan belongs to Zhang Xianzhong alone.

Zhang Xianzhong once held a treasure fighting meeting in Chengdu, proudly showing off his wealth. The 24 rooms were filled with rare treasures, gold and silver ingots, which made people dizzy and jaw-dropping.

In addition to plundering gold and silver from the people, Zhang Xianzhong's wealth mainly came from various vassal kings, such as King Xiang, King Guiyang, King Chu, King Rui, King Chengdu, King Taiping and so on.

Just the gold, silver and jewels in the palace of the King of Chu could not be finished even with a hundred carts.In addition, the king of Chengdu, who monopolizes the Bashu area, is also a wealthy party, and his wealth and purchasing power can buy Sichuan.

Li Cunming found a huge gold seal in the treasure pile, with a square stamp pad, a turtle-shaped stamp button, and the four characters "Shu Shizibao" cast on the stamp surface.

Holding the gold seal and looking at the many gold, silver and jade wares that originally belonged to the palace, Li Cunming said with great emotion: "These vassal kings, who provided silver to support the imperial court in the early years, how did they end up with no money?"

Half a month later, the salvage work was basically completed, and the amount of silver taels obtained was also counted.

Qi Dazhuang excitedly came to report: "Your Majesty, guess how much silver we got this time? It's more than 2000 million taels, and it's only silver, other treasures have not been counted among them! Your Majesty, you have really made a fortune. Such a good thing must be brought with me!"

Li Cunming laughed loudly: "You kid is not satisfied yet!"

Xia Wanchun counted with his fingers for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, this silver is enough to support our army's military expenses for several years, and it is really a fortune! Your Majesty said that war is a gold-swallowing beast, but your majesty can take it out of the mouth of the gold-swallowing beast." I don't know how to describe my current mood after paying a large sum of money..."

Qi Dazhuang interjected: "Lord Xiao Xia, you haven't had much time with the emperor, how do you know how powerful our emperor is? Anyway, I have seen a lot, but every time I am shocked by the emperor, I am so impressed. Just wait and see , keeping your eyes open!"

"I'm not young anymore, don't call me Master Xiaoxia!" Xia Wanchun stared at Qi Dazhuang.

Li Cunming smiled and said: "Okay, each soldier will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver, and the soldiers who go into the water will be given an additional [-] taels, and the rest of the gold, silver and jewelry will be shipped to Chongqing, and then Li Guo will send troops to escort them to Nanjing. Let's eat and drink enough, it's time to pat our butts and leave!"

Before leaving Tiger Beach, Li Cunming asked someone to carve a few big characters on a tall rock wall by the river, saying it was a gift for the Manchu Tartars.

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But it shows that the army left Pengshan County and turned around to go to Yunnan, and the news quickly spread to Chengdu.

The second monk Hong Chengchou couldn't figure it out, and said: "What the hell is Chongzhen doing? The army has been stationed in Pengshan County for more than 20 days. It has never fought a battle, and then left suddenly. Is it just for showing off?"

Wu Sangui said: "It doesn't matter what kind of medicine he sells in Chongzhen's gourd, as long as we keep Chengdu."

A few days later, rumors spread everywhere that the army had salvaged countless gold and silver treasures in Laohutan, Jiangkou Town, Pengshan County, and made a windfall.

"Is this really the case?" Obai asked a spy.

The spy replied: "It seems that there is such a thing. After the Ming army withdrew, the people near Jiangkou Town became crazy. Men, women, old and young went to the river to salvage treasures. Many people actually salvaged some scattered silver. It can be seen from this that the Ming army is sure to make a fortune!"

Wu Sangui was drinking tea. Hearing this, he spit out a sip of tea and his face became very ugly. He said: "When we invaded Xi'an City, we gained a lot. But when we arrived in Chengdu, we couldn't find any money. I have been I wonder, it turns out that Zhang Xianzhong's money is all in the river!"

He stomped his feet and lamented: "What a cunning Chongzhen, we worked so hard to defeat the Daxi Army, but he picked it up, I'm so mad! If we got the money from Zhang Xianzhong, how could we be so stretched?"

Obai stood up abruptly, and ran out.

Hong Chengchou shouted: "Commander of the Guard, where are you going?"

"I go to Jiangkou Town, maybe I can salvage some gold, silver and jewels!" Without looking back, Aobai led thousands of people out of Chengdu and headed straight for Jiangkou Town.

When we arrived at Laohutan, we saw that the river and the bank were densely packed with civilians. Obai ordered the soldiers to drive away the civilians and seized many fishing boats.

Just about to order to salvage the silver, someone shouted: "Commander, there are some words on this rock, which seem to be left by Chongzhen!"

Aobai ran over to have a look, and was so angry that he almost jumped into the river.I saw the words engraved on the rock read: "You son of a bitch, I have already eaten and wiped it all away, you can only smell farts!"

(End of this chapter)