Qin Dacheng didn't expect the Admiral to ask for his meaning. He hadn't turned around yet and didn't understand why the Admiral suddenly changed his mind and used the penalty to deal with the people instead of the ones he said in advance, so he didn't react when he was stunned.

Seeing this, the Admiral was unhappy. However, the Admiral Zhou was enlightened and knew that the Admiral was thinking that his bid was too low, so he decisively gritted his teeth and said a number that made the Admiral's face become kind in an instant.

"Ten thousand taels!"

Master Zhou was really bleeding from his heart. This price was his limit. No matter how many, he really couldn't get it.

"There is also hard work for Nanxiong Mansion without any contributions over the years."

The Admiral sighed. He stepped forward to the officials and gentry and told the officials that he was not good at these external things. According to his nature, he would definitely be strict with the law and discipline and would never be spared. However, the army of Taiping bandits is approaching and internal stability is needed. The two governments must rely on you to maintain them. If everyone is arrested, how can he lead the army and people of the two governments to fight against the bandits? Therefore, for the safety of the gentry and people of Shaozhou and Nanxiong, and for the country and the country of the Qing Dynasty, the Admiral made an exception and agreed to the officials of the two governments to atone for the punishment of silver. At that time, these punishments will be used as military pay and rewards for the killing of the enemy's meritorious soldiers.

The Admiral repeatedly reiterated that he would not take any penalties for the fines paid by the officials and gentry. At the same time, he generously stated that as long as the officials paid the fines, they would not blame the past. As long as they did not harm the people from now on, the officials would still take their original positions. Those who have made meritorious in the fight against the enemy would also ask for merit from the court. This move made all officials all say that the Admirals were sympathetic to the official feelings and would not let the officials live in poverty. As for the gentry and the wealthy families, they were also warned.

With the guidance of the Admiral, the governor of Shaozhou, Qin Dacheng, finally understood the meaning of the Admiral, so he cheered up and started a "verbal negotiation" with Zhou Wenming, the representative of the officials and gentry, and the famous Song family in Shaozhou City. Half an hour later, the Admiral got the final number, and these officials and gentry were willing to redeem their sins with 400,000 taels of silver.

Jiang Dacheng asked the Admiral to immediately arrange for the fines to be withdrawn from the pretext of preventing officials and gentry. He refused to let the people go without seeing the money. The Admiral was too hasty on this move, which easily made people misunderstand that he was taking the opportunity to blackmail officials and refused because of his reputation. He would make arrangements tomorrow. Jiang Dacheng rewarded the soldiers with the punishment, and repeatedly persuaded them on the grounds of encouraging the morale of the army, and finally made the Admiral let go and agreed to the matter.

The officials and gentry who were in Shaozhou City did not have to worry. The Admiral specially arranged for personal soldiers to return home with them to collect fines, but the officials who came from other places did not have that much money. But it doesn't matter. The Admiral thought of their difficulties, so under the "care of the Admiral", the 49 gentry owners and shopkeepers of the Shangzhou City advanced funds to these foreign officials.

For a moment, the city was full of carriages, carrying gold, silver, and soft, and there was only one direction, that was the Admiral's Mansion. There was also an official who could not pay the fine. After all, Shaozhou was not a rich place in the south of the Yangtze River, nor was it the provincial capital Guangzhou. Time was urgent, so there was not so much silver in the city.

The Admiral considered this and then let the officials who were really unable to make up the money to pay as much as they could. The rest would be written and returned to collect all the money to redeem the IOU.

Poor those officials who came to the capital city to celebrate the birthday of the Admiral overnight were all in debt of more than 1,000 taels, and they had no place to cry. Fortunately, the Admiral received the fine and fulfilled their promise, released them from the prison and placed them in the inn in the city, but they were not allowed to leave the city and could not go back after dawn. The Admiral did not break his promise and did not deprive all the officials of the officials. This made the officials calm down. As long as they could still be officials, they could always find ways to make up for the losses today, so as not to lose their way out.

After dawn, the unlucky officials were about to take a carriage back, but found that the city gate was not open. The officials thought that the Admiral had changed his mind, and they all panicked. They all pushed the Admiral Zhou to the Admiral to inquire and give them a certainty so that everyone would be scared. On the way to the Admiral Zhou, the Admiral Zhou was suddenly shocked by a cannon, and was so scared that he fell from the horse. Before the person got up, the sound of cannons in his ears and the sound of guns kept ringing like thunder, which scared Zhou so much that he had only one thought in his mind: Could it be that the Taiping gang is coming?!

The sudden sound of cannons and guns shocked everyone in the city. Adults and children were so scared that they hid at home and did not dare to come out. The sound of cannons only sounded half an hour, intermittently, and there were shouts of killing from the top of the city and outside the city from time to time. I think the war was very fierce.

Until noon, the sound of cannons and shouts of killing finally stopped. The gentry and people in the city breathed a sigh of relief. They thought that the Taiping Kou was repelled by the Admiral, otherwise why wouldn't there be any movement? After a while, neat footsteps came from the street outside, which sounded like a brigade of officers and soldiers passing by. A brave man lay in the crack of the door and looked out secretly, and he was stunned - the Qing soldiers were marching on the street outside, but the Taiping Kou in red uniforms!

The Taiping Kou has entered the city!

Almost instantly, the gentry and civilians in Shaozhou City all knew about this incredible news. The Taiping gang that killed that day actually rushed into the city!

Where did the Admiral go?

Anyone with some knowledge can't help but think of Zhang Fei, a man who is extremely brave and beats the Taiping gang, who is so brave that he dares to take a step forward, and why can't the Admiral, who is extremely trustworthy in the Qing emperor, stop the Taiping gang this time? The people are fine, and the gentry and officials are like losing their fathers, and the Taiping gang has broken the city, which means that they, the Qing officials, are all in trouble.

However, another amazing thing was discovered by officials and gentry. The Taiping Kou who came into the city seemed to be extremely familiar with Shaozhou. They could accurately drive from the city gate to various places in the city, occupy the prefectures and counties, and even find out where the military camp was. What surprised them even more was that the military camp was empty. The Qing soldiers scared away this, which was understandable. What was difficult to understand was that the military camp was cleaned clean, the granary was piled up with grain, the soldiers slept with mats, the bedding was neatly folded, and the large water tank outside the tent was filled with water, and everything seemed to be ready. What made people even more gritted their teeth was that the elite soldiers under the admiral were not the ones who led the way for the Taiping Kou!

I understand, I understand everything!

The Taiping gang did not attack into the city, but were put into the city!

The amazing truth was soon discovered.

Tang Sanshui, a bastard, surrendered to the Taiping gang!

That bastard knocked us a lot last night!

The officials were angry, and the gentry also stamped their feet and cursed. They were very angry and bizarrely angry: It doesn’t matter if you, Tang Sanshui, will you fight against Taiping, but you can’t take us together!

Tang Sanshui, who was marching with a lot of money, was proud of Tang Sanshui on the road to Ganzhou. He had to be proud. He originally wanted to take away the honest officials from Shaozhou and Nanxiong, and hand over the two palaces to the scholars in a complete manner, making a small amount of money. Unexpectedly, he suddenly made a fortune and asked him to get more than 300,000 taels of silver overnight. He really wanted to develop, and even gods could not stop it.

These silver were given to me by those officials and gentry voluntarily, but they were not robbed by me. The scholar could not say that I was betrayed by this matter. I, Tang Sanshui, are not a person who truly regards gold and silver as dirt. After working hard for so many years, others don’t understand it. You scholar still understand me? People die for money, birds die for food. If I don’t want the money delivered to my door, I will be struck by lightning.

From time to time, fast horses rushed from behind to inform Tang Sanshui of the Taiping Army's entry into the city to receive relevant matters. After hearing that the Taiping Army entered the city, Tang Sanshui smiled and said to Song Qian and Jia Da, "I say that His Highness the King of Qi is the most trustworthy person in the world. He is just worried about his business with him. How about it, His Highness the King of Qi is interested in your small money? Tell you that he will not only not want your small money, but also have to pay the bill as a form and send money to the Admiral's Office."

"It is all for the blessings of the great masters, so that those who are humble can have today."

Jia Da and Song Qian were so silly. Four years ago, they were just big soldiers. Now a deputy general and a general have earned tens of thousands of taels of silver. There are so many beautiful women I have played with. In this way, what else can I ask for?

"It's not my blessing, but His Highness King Qi. You must figure this out and never get over it."

Tang Sanshui corrected the mistakes of his subordinates and did not forget to dig the well when drinking water. He could do what he is today, but he was blessed by scholars. He should repay his kindness.

"Don't worry, I understand, I understand, we are the blessing of His Highness King Qi, hehe."

Jia Da and Song Qian nodded, and Qin Dacheng also laughed. The things they had made in the past did not count. Ten thousand taels of the more than 300,000 taels of silver last night were his. Now that the money has been obtained, the city has been handed over. The money is the same as the Taiping Army, and there is nothing to worry about. Now it depends on whether they can continue to work hard and present Ganzhou to His Highness the King of Qi as a gift to congratulate him on the northern expedition.

"Damn it, let them pretend to be like a little bit. We are defeated at least, and we look like we are victorious!"

Seeing his subordinates' morale rising and striding with their heads raised, Tang Sanshui laughed and scolded a few times. Then with an order, the originally neat team immediately became scattered and the flag fell down. It immediately looked like a team that was running away.

"That's right. If the defeated soldiers are defeated, they should look like they are defeated. Otherwise, if they are so swaying, can that guy Su Hongzu trust us?" The Su Hongzu in Tang Sanshui's mouth refers to the governor of Nangan. This man is from the Zhenghong Banner of the Han army and is very loyal to the Tartars. If he wants to take Ganzhou, he must be removed.

"Ganzhou is more valuable than Nanxiong, Shaozhou is valuable. The price of King Qi is very high. Whether this order can be made depends on you!"

Tang Sanshui was full of energy and pointed at Ganzhou with a whip, his eyes full of desire.

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Chapter completed!