Chapter 234: It's Not All You're Used To It
Zhang Xianzhong's Jiangkou Shenyin is a well-known legend in later generations, and Lin Xiao has certainly heard of it.
In later generations, when local farmers fished in the Minjiang River, they would often net out some cultural relics such as silver ingots, gold and silver ornaments, and some small cultural relics were often washed up on the river beach to be picked up.
Moreover, before they crossed, the local government had already organized archaeological excavations, and salvaged a large number of gold books, gold seals, official silver, weapons, and exquisite jewelry, confirming that a large amount of sinking silver under the river was real.
As for the process of Shen Yin, in the Meishan area, it has been spread for hundreds of years that "the stone dragon is against the stone tiger, the gold and silver are ten thousand five, who knows through it, and buys all the Chengdu Mansion." This is what this ballad says.
It is said that in the third year after the Qing army entered the customs, after eliminating the main force of Li Zicheng's Dashun army in the north, the troops marched southward by dividing the road, one of which was led by Wu Sangui and entered Shu directly from Shaanxi.
After several resistances, Zhang Xianzhong, who seized Sichuan, saw that he could not stand on his feet, and after weighing it repeatedly, he led more than 100,000 troops, together with hundreds of thousands of military dependents, and sat on thousands of boats, planning to go down the Qingshen River and go out of Sichuan and into Chu for long-term consideration.
As a result, not long after he came out of Chengdu along the Min River, he was intercepted by his old rival, the Ming general Yang Zhan, at the mouth of the Pengshan River.
The battle began, the huge fleet was difficult to evacuate because of the blockage of the riverway, and was burned clean by Yang Zhan's department, under the defeat, Zhang Xianzhong only took a few pro-troops to break through the siege, so he had to flee back to Chengdu in embarrassment, and then when resisting the Qing army, he was killed by an arrow in the Phoenix Mountain in Xichong.
Because Zhang Xianzhong planned to move to Huguang on this trip, he brought all the pots and jars with him, and among the thousands of ships, not only carried a large number of family members, but also loaded more than 200 ships with gold and silver treasures.
When Zhang Xianzhong's strength was at its peak, his sphere of influence reached Henan in the north, Liangguang in the south, Sichuan in the west, and Jiangxi in the east.
Even because there were too many silver taels, the wooden boats were not enough, Zhang Xianzhong also ordered the craftsmen to make a lot of wooden grooves, hollowed out and put the silver ingots in it, dragged behind the boat and let it drift down, intending to salvage it again in the narrow section of the river, but was blocked by the Ming army, and most of the silver taels sank into the river.
Now it seems that this matter is absolutely true, after all, only five years have passed, and it has been confirmed by the parties who have experienced it firsthand.
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"Sure, it's been double-checked,"
At the other end, Ding Shuai's tone was very certain, "The location of the shipwreck has also been determined, as for how much treasure there is...... I'm afraid even Zhang Xianzhong himself can't figure it out. ”
"You kid, want to salvage?"
"It's not that I want to salvage, it's Li Dingguo and them, but it's ......"
Ding Shuai said with a wry smile, "Captain, in fact, the area of the shipwreck is very large, and this section ......of the river is urgent, so Li Dingguo and they are also powerless, so they just put it up as a conversation after dinner, probably because they want to probe our tone and cooperate with us."
So that's the case, this kid, who hasn't been a little bit of a thing, can be excited like this?
When Lin Xiao heard this, he said angrily: "Have you gone to see the terrain on the spot?" Do you think it's operable? ”
"Captain, I think it's basically impossible to build a dam and salvage, but you can dive and salvage,"
Ding Shuai said with a smile, "Aren't the frogman equipment of the ten of us sealed on the Lu Feng ship, find a suitable time, you can call the brothers over, let's play a group diving game, how about it?" ”
"No! If you think about it,"
Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, then scolded with a smile, "The brothers are busy fighting everywhere, how can they have spare time to make any money!" ”
"So, do you think that's okay?"
Ding Shuai had long expected that the captain would not agree, so just now he deliberately opened his mouth and said that the movement was louder, and the method of retreating to the next thing is his real idea.
"Captain, you have trained so many special combat personnel, and you are idle, so you can select a group of people with good water characteristics to try it, and it will be used as underwater training."
"This ...... You kid, I'm afraid you had this idea a long time ago, right? When Lin Xiao heard this, he laughed dryly, "Say, how many people do you want?" ”
"Thirty how, thirty is enough, let's divide into three shifts, take turns to work, people rest and equipment, him for a summer, make him eighteen million taels, won't you get rich......"
"I said Ding Shuai, you kid thinks beautifully,"
On the other end of the microphone, Xia Bomin, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help it, "Do you think this silver is still lying at the bottom of the river in boxes and waiting for you?" It's been several years since this happened, and the river is so urgent, and these silvers are scattered everywhere...... In my opinion, it would be nice to make a million taels, right, Captain? ”
"It seems to be such a reason, besides, even if it is salvaged, it will have to be split in half with Li Dingguo......" Liu Xulei at the other end of Nanchang also echoed and joked.
"That being said, my thought is, isn't this going to solve some military spending?" Ding Shuai defended, "Otherwise, sooner or later, those tomb robbers who salvaged without permission will be cheaper." ”
"Well, let's try it first...... You're right, it's almost like training, but don't expect too much,"
Lin Xiao groaned, "In addition, I will assign you some fishermen with good water quality, this work depends on the special combat team, and they will be tired, don't come down in three months, you won't get much silver, and then you will waste the training." ”
"Okay, since you agree, I'll start preparing, and in about a month, the weather will be hot, and we can start work when they arrive."
"Alright, that's it."
Lin Xiao ended the topic in time, "You kid, don't forget about business, listen, your next stage of the campaign task is to stare at Wu Sangui's ass all the way and chase until the Sword Pavilion, and then drive him out of Sichuan first, and then you can recruit and expand the army locally, do you understand?" ”
"Yes, resolutely complete the task!" When it comes to war, Ding Shuai is not ambiguous at all.
"Hmm,"
Lin Xiao thought for a while and advised, "The Sichuan Basin was originally a good place with abundant products and a country of abundance, but it is a pity that there have been wars for many years, the people's strength has failed, and the population is not much left...... Remember what I often say, the people's will is the inexhaustible driving force for our rise. ”
"Understood, Captain!"
Ding Shuai responded very seriously.
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"Xia Bomin, it's your turn to be a local tyrant, let's talk about the progress, are there any surprises?"
Finally, there was only one left, and Lin Xiao joked with Xia Bomin easily.
"Of course, the biggest surprise must be at the end?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Bomin was not modest at all, and then asked rhetorically: "Captain, where are you now, are you still in the Qiongzhou Strait?" ”
"I'm going to be out of the strait soon, and I'm in the ...... Wailuo Waterway, right? ”
Lin Xiao turned his head and asked the captain Fang Yuchun who was standing next to him in a low voice.
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