Things move forward, for the better or for the worse. That's not set in stone.

Heilongjiang is too big and too barren. The terrain here is also complex.

In many places, there is not a single village in sight for dozens of miles, and at the same time, there are many remnants of the Eight Banners that stayed here and were unwilling to retreat to the territory of the Russians. Although those large groups have been swept away by the Han army, but those eye-catching large groups have been eliminated, and then those leaders have no brains, and the rest can be said to be the 'elites' in the remnants of the Eight Banners.

These people are huddled in the deep mountains and old forests, occupying a dangerous terrain, with guns, and maybe even cannons, just like the Northeast bandits in the founding period of Chen Ming's predecessor, the rabbit, which seriously threatens the stability of Chen Han's ruling order.

At the same time, some of these remnants of the Eight Banners in the mountains have also become nodes in the smuggling network, and even smuggling task executors. Through the combination with the smuggling network, they also obtained all kinds of materials they needed, such as gunpowder, food, salt, medicinal herbs, etc. Whoever developed a connection with Yonghui can be regarded as having found an organization.

Recently, Chen Han focused on cracking down on smuggling networks, dispatching troops to sweep and patrol back and forth in areas infested by the remnants of the Eight Banners, and caught some smuggling businessmen, which can be said to have dealt a heavy blow to them. But will this completely curb the development of smuggling? No way.

Smuggling is like embezzlement and bribery, it does not mean that it can be curbed by harsh laws, as long as there are interests, then there will always be the soil in which they are active. Marx said: if there is a 10% profit, capital is guaranteed to be used everywhere; With 20% of the profits, capital can be active; With 50% of the profits, capital will take risks; For the sake of 100% profit, capital dares to trample on all human laws; With more than 300% of the profits, capital dares to commit any crime, even to the risk of hanging his head.

So don't underestimate the motivation of some people to take risks!

This is a truth that has been proven by countless facts.

The arrest of the same smuggler has made some people sad, but the ultra-high profits still make some smugglers want to stop.

The wind of the imperial court is tight, so let's stop not engaging in gunpowder, which touches the nerves, and now everything is easy to say in the north as long as there is food, and food, will the northeast still be lacking?

Whether it's wheat, corn, soybeans, or potatoes and sweet potatoes, the grain market in the Northeast is very prosperous, and it is too easy to sneak up some grain from the vibrant grain market.

This is true even in Heilongjiang, where grain production is relatively low, because the coal and gold mines in Heilongjiang are quite attractive, and there are not a few miners or miners in various places, and these are all large food eaters.

……

Somewhere in the mountains of Heilongjiang.

The Manchu triangular dragon flag was flying high, and He Lin had been discussing it with his henchman humerus behind closed doors for two days.

In the past few days, all the representatives of the smugglers who have come to visit have been thrown by him into a camp at the bottom of the mountain, where the conditions are not good. In the mountainous areas of central and northern Heilongjiang, the temperature is still very low in March.

The representatives of the smugglers are usually in the role of command, and they are definitely important figures in the group when they can represent the lord's family in such a major matter. Of course, this kind of person's income will not be low, and he will not suffer much on weekdays, even if he is a large team of goods, he will be taken care of, and now he has left his warm home, staying in this poor mountainous area, and he has no good wine if he wants to drink it, and everyone is waiting impatiently.

But they can only grit their teeth and wait here, because in these days, the loss of the smuggling network is too great. In the past, smugglers may still be able to regard a powerful cottage like He Lin as a simple transit point + trade object, and the two sides are mutually beneficial. But now they're asking for Helin. He Lin has five or six hundred guns in his hand, as well as hundreds of horses, and a radius of dozens of miles is within his protection range, and he is also connected with several other surrounding mountains, so he can be said to be the leading brother in this area.

Smugglers are counting on the fact that when they pass through this generation, He Lin can take care of them vigorously, and they also expect He Lin to send people to walk with them, which is not only when they are chased and pursued by the border guards, He Lin will send troops to rescue, but go further. In today's environment, security is an important issue.

And before, He Lin's cottage was only used as a transit station, and he was very careful, which is the most important reason why he can still exist until now. No matter how much he hated Chen Han in his heart, he tried his best to hide himself and not attract the attention of Chen Han's officers and soldiers.

As I said earlier, Heilongjiang is too big. Chen Han's garrison strength in the area was limited, so the small force of border guards was scattered and fragmented, and the strength was very small. A whole team is a considerable force. Even if the soldiers under He Lin are poorly combative, with five or six hundred guns, no one will doubt that he can't beat a team of border guards.

Smugglers rarely take the waterway, and Chen Han has set up many checkpoints on the waterway network, and the only thing they can go is the mountainous area, and then go everywhere.

Now is a good time for smugglers to make a profit, and if they can get grain beyond the borders, they can get back a lot of silver. Moreover, the shape of these silver is still Chinese-style ingots, and they can be exchanged directly at the bank.

The opportunity to make money is right in front of you, and if you don't seize the opportunity, everyone will feel distressed.

"It's just a mountain king, who makes it like the government every day, and holds meetings all day long."

Some people can't help but complain in their residence, they are very bored, there is no wine waiting for them here, except for the dice is to play dice. Waiting all day, watching the golden age pass, the grumbling is getting louder and bigger.

"There's still business in my hometown, and I can't afford to delay here. If I don't hear from me in two days, I'll have to go back. ”

"The Northeast is full of business opportunities, and there is more than that......

Those who can come here are greedy for money, and it can be said that they have ideas. If you enjoy wealth and peace and security, that kind of character will not send people to Jinshan at this time, even when the smuggling network has not been hit, that kind of person is only the most basic level of the network, and he is a reserve or something on weekdays.

Dare to go on the road with a knife, isn't that bold? There is no road with Lin, there are still other channels to go, and the relationship is well connected, and there is still no delay in making a fortune.

It is precisely because of this that the representatives of the smugglers who came here complained and complained, and they all waited with a calm heart.

The smugglers waited for a total of five days, during which time some people really couldn't bear to leave, but only a few. Although the overall size of this group of smugglers is also very small.

In the end, only six remained.

He Lin looked at the representatives of the six families in front of him and spoke very straight to the point. "To go to the north, you must first be escorted, and your own cars and horses are transported, and it is a loss to go on a trip. What is even more inconvenient is that Chen rebels against the official government, the inspection is strict, and the border guards and the police in various places will open fire if they touch it, and if they open fire, it will inevitably cause deaths and injuries.

Now everyone wants me to take care of it, once, twice, three times, four times, and the more times it will inevitably cause Chen Wei's idea, if I really cover you here, I don't know how long I can stay.

I can't take care of you in vain.

Let's set a rule today, you pay for the material, and I don't want your money, and then Lin and I will go out and shoot. Although it may not be able to keep you safe, if the border guards really come, it will be 180 people, and I really don't care. "The horses in the cottage are not decorations, they are all serious military horses, and many of the horses have been on the battlefield.

There was a discussion below, and someone hesitated and asked, "Dare to ask how many percent do you want with adults?" ”

He Lin's request was within their expectations, and now it depends on how big He Lin's appetite is. Everyone knows that there is no feast in the world that eats for nothing, and He Lin has picked up the burden, so naturally it is necessary to share the profits, and the key is to have a few percent.

"Ishei. And someone as long as one percent. He Lin replied solemnly.

When I heard this number, the room was quiet again, which was not a small number. Of course, 10% of the grain materials are not high in the domestic market, but if you want to get it to Russia, it is a lot of silver.

The difference in the price of goods between the two sides determines the interests of this 'one percent'.

"It's too high." Someone shouted on the spot.

The asking price of one percent of the goods is too ruthless.

Even if a horse can carry 200 catties of grain, it is common for a smuggling caravan to have forty or fifty horses, which will be their strength to escape when necessary, and the important thing is to add a cart, if you are purely engaged in grain, it is 20,000 catties of grain, and these things are only 20,000 or 3,000 yuan in China, but if you get it to the north, it is at least five times the profit, no, now it is more than ten times. And the Russians give silver, which can also be exchanged for gold. This makes the interests of smugglers even greater.

In addition to the real money, many of the smugglers also have legitimate shops as cover, and their dealings with the Russians are due to great discounts. These are benefits. Irresistible interests.

He Lin looked at the six muttering smuggler representatives below, and his eyes seemed to see a more distant future through them. These smugglers are not only the main blood transfusion arteries in the north, but also a must for a big cottage like him. Otherwise, the food alone can give Helin a headache.

He Lin didn't want to fight the immigrant Zhuangzi. The latter has militia not to mention, hitting Zhuangzi will definitely attract the attention and retaliation of the border guards, and if he is not careful, the remnants of the Eight Banners of He Lin will be wiped out.

He didn't want to die early. He Lin is still thinking about the revival of the Qing Dynasty. His expectation is for the Sino-Russian War, and sooner or later there will be a battle between the Russians and Chen Han, that is, a great opportunity for the Eight Banners to fish in troubled waters and make a comeback.

Although it is difficult for the Eight Banners to regain their glory, as long as Russia wins, they will be able to occupy the next territory in Heilongjiang and Jilin with the support of Russia and regain the country.

Then, then it's time for the Eight Banners' lurking minions to endure. To accumulate their own strength, we must watch the Han people decline little by little, just like the Heavenly Mandate Khan and Tiancong Khan back then, nourishing their banner people with the flesh and blood of the Han people little by little. In this way, one day the flag people can stand again in the Central Plains!

The scene here with Lin is also seen in some other places.

Gao Shida's report must have been handed to Nanjing twice, and Chen Ming was very angry when he saw it. Many of the current Northeast people are immigrants, and the remaining aborigines are Han Chinese who went to the Northeast earlier, and most of the smugglers who were caught came from these people.

"These bastards!"

Chen Ming was furious, at the beginning, he raised his noble hand and didn't pursue these people too much, but now they have betrayed Chen Ming's trust, and they have betrayed Chen Ming's interests. And what he is even more angry about is that there are so many ways to make a fortune in the Northeast, which is full of business opportunities, why are there still people who take the initiative to go to that black road of no return?

In recent years, Chen Ming has promoted the patriotic spirit in the army and the people, and now the smugglers, an industry with a treasonous color, are 'prosperous' in the Northeast, which makes Chen Ming really feel that his efforts have not worked at all.

"Those of this generation must be punished severely." Since he has committed the act of 'collaborating with the enemy and treason', Chen Ming no longer needs to treat them as good citizens, and the punishment given is to treat all the criminals as 'enemies'. Whether the latter is the master or a member of the smuggling caravan, Chen Ming means to treat them all as 'flag slaves'.

"The families of those smuggling caravan members ......"

"What should be done is what is done."

Chen Ming's words involved countless families, and the families of those smuggling caravan members would also face severe punishment, and hundreds, thousands of people would suffer from bad luck because of this, but now Chen Ming had no mercy in his heart.

If you do such a thing, you have to pay the price afterwards. He wants to make everyone understand the consequences of 'treason'.

The simple act of smuggling cannot be compared with the evil hidden behind this matter.

"The important thing now is to strengthen patriotic propaganda and guidance, and newspapers in the northeast and Mongolia must take action."

"In addition, we should increase the rewards for reporting behaviors, and at the same time, we can appropriately increase the rewards for those who are in charge......

"Let everyone in the smuggling caravan understand that their actions are not only related to themselves, but also to their own families. Let every parent know that it is the whole family that pays the price for their son who takes a wrong step. Also, let each of them know that their choices determine the fate of the entire family.

Is it lost and returned, or obsessed.

Don't know until you're arrested......"

What made Chen Ming most angry about this incident was the 'people's hearts are not ancient' among the people in Northeast China. Will these people not know that smuggling materials to Russia at this time is helping Russia and the Eight Banners? But they did it anyway.

Gao Shida's report shows that they have been threatened, and there must be a dark force hidden behind this smuggling network, which is supposed to be the remnants of the Manchu sticky pole in the first place. But can a mere threat weave this smuggling network? The power of money is enormous, don't underestimate the greed in people's hearts. But this also sets off the humble achievements of Chen Ming's patriotic education, which has always pinned his hopes.

Is Chen Han's persistent patriotic propaganda and nationalism really useless at all over the years?

This is clearly not.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this matter is a legacy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and a legacy of the original war.

After this incident, Chen Ming ordered: "Order the entire Northeast to carry out a strict investigation of the old big households in the jurisdiction. ”

……

Hulunbuir.

In the office, Gao Shida's eyes were red, and he was lying on a large table, which was full of miscellaneous materials, and confessions were stacked in the corner of the table. He also had a large teacup in his hand, and in it was thick tea that was going to turn black.

Gao Shida, who has not closed his eyes for two days, is like a hound that smells the smell of the enemy, closely pursuing the enemy's location in the sea of books.

So many smugglers went into the water not because they were really all insatiable, but because these Han people, who had already lived in the northeast, had been forced to fall into the hands of the Manchus before the retreat of the Eight Banners.

It's like whoever was held by someone else 20 years ago with a handwritten handwriting of 'anti-Qing and Ming', not to mention being dragged into the water to play lucrative smuggling, it is possible to give his wife and daughter's hands.

But that's not the point, it's about those who coerce them, those who hide in the shadows.

Gao Shida is following the traces, and he already has signs, such as Qiqihar, which is not far from Hulunbuir......