Chapter Seventy-Six: The Ticket Number Crisis
Speaking of the turmoil in Syria, we must first talk about the ticket number and the bank, which is a relatively primitive financial institution, undertaking the task of settlement and exchange, and occupies an important position in the society.
But at the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution, there was a huge crisis, these ticket numbers did not have any preparation for the Xinhai Revolution, they were completely caught off guard, and a lot of money was deposited in the money bank among the Qing government axe and rich households, and the revolutionary tide broke out, so it was natural to take out the silver that existed in the ticket number.
Because the ticket number was not prepared, although they still had hundreds of thousands, or even millions of silver on their books, but the actual silver was not so much, and the south fell into war again, even if there was silver, it could not be transported, so naturally it could not cope with the trend of the run, and the only way was to close the door, and soon the trend of the ticket number bankruptcy swept the country.
This is the situation of the whole country, the situation in southern Sichuan is different, Sichuan has always been a prosperous place of economy and trade, so the deposit of the ticket number is no longer a few, although there is a run on but have been in the past, but due to the serious economic crisis of the people's army, Yang Shukan and others carefully discussed for a long time, and finally took Zhu Zhihong's suggestion, and started on the ticket number.
Syria is said to be Yibin, that is the southern Sichuan town, close to Yunnan and Guizhou, prosperous commerce, and the ticket number is more prosperous, in the city to accumulate amazing wealth, the already poor and crazy people's army fell on these fat sheep, immediately sent a large number of troops to control the various money villages, forcibly the Qing court and the Manchu bureaucrats all the deposits withdrawn, regardless of whether it is due or not, they have done this in the past, but the scale is not so large, and this time all over the Syrian Province more than a dozen ticket numbers have suffered.
Because the people's army is divided into many shares, and the discipline is not strict, it is said that it is a withdrawal, but in fact, many of them have evolved into robbery, and at the same time, as soon as the people of Syria heard that the money in the money village has been withdrawn, they naturally panicked, and soon there was a run on the run, and the people's army had a serious conflict with the people who came to run, and the people were no longer a few dead and wounded.
Now the people of Sichuan are different from the past, and the people who have been mobilized by the Baolu Movement will naturally not be restrained, and there are also many local militias in Syria, and at the same time, the ticket number shopkeeper who has suffered heavy losses is also supported by wealthy businessmen from all walks of life, and an anti-civilian alliance was suddenly formed.
Wang Chengji, the leader of the local Constitutional Party in Syria, gathered this force together and took the initiative to attack the people's army at night, and the people's army got a large amount of silver, and their hearts were rejoicing, but also lacked defense, and they were killed by the soldiers and civilians of Syria for a while, not only taking back most of the silver, but also killing hundreds of people's army.
The defeated people's army fled back to Rong County, Yang Shukan and others were naturally unwilling to fail, they were bullied by Qiao Yu, and the small local Haoqiang in Syria also dared to take their beards, isn't this looking for death, immediately the people's army was going to besiege Xufu, Wang Chengji was not a fool, immediately guarded the city of Xufu, and at the same time sent a telegram to Qiao Yu for help.
After getting this telegram, Qiao Yu was very happy in his heart, he was actually selling weapons to the People's Army with this idea, the People's Army's funds are limited, and they are used in weapons, and other places are naturally insufficient, and they will inevitably attack the local Haoqiang in the end, which will naturally cause a backlash from the local Haoqiang, and now he really got his wish, just when he cleaned up the mess, Qiao Yu immediately found the second brother Qiao Zhen.
"Second brother, I am going to take the troops to Syria now, first completely solve the people's army, and avoid future troubles, in addition, I am worried that the Dian army will take the opportunity to enter Sichuan, so I also have to deploy defense in Syria, second brother, you first take the second division into Fushun, control the place, especially to control all the local armed forces, you can use the power of the Lu family, and when I pour out, I will go to Fushun and preside over the overall situation of the salt reform!"
"The third brother, the Dian army is all elite soldiers who are crawling around the border, not easy to deal with, and the second brother is not very good at controlling places, or I will go to Xufu, you go to Fushun!"
"Second brother, I have to go because the Dian army is not good at dealing with me, and I can't deal with the Dian army by hard work, but also grasp the degree, resist the Dian army with public opinion, let them know the difficulties and retreat, but they can't easily fall out, after all, Sichuan has not been reunified, and it is very unfavorable to fight with the Dian army rashly, and it is also necessary to encircle the Constitutional Party of Syria, and there are a lot of troublesome things, I don't feel at ease if I don't deal with it personally, second brother, after you arrive in Fushun, you just take care of the safety of the place, if you encounter difficulties, send me a telegram, and you can also ask the Lu family for help, There won't be much trouble! ”
As soon as Qiao Zhen heard what the third brother said, she did find that Xufu was also a big trouble, and she was not suitable, so she nodded in agreement, and after Qiao Yu finished assigning, he immediately rushed to Xufu overnight with the men and horses of the first division.
At this time, Yang Shukan was commanding the people's army to attack Syria, and the soldiers and civilians of Syria also resisted, and the people's army bombarded the city wall with only a few artillery, but the people of Syria were mobilized, and directly demolished countless houses, and re-plugged the gaps, and fought for more than a day, and the people's army still did not attack Syria.
At this time, Yang Shukan gradually felt that something was wrong, he had a lot of dealings with Qiao Yu, he knew that this young man was terrible, and now he was storming Syria, and Qiao Yu was in Luzhou, two hundred miles away, if he came, he would be attacked by the enemy, so he urged the army to step up the attack on Syria.
Both sides were angry, and Wang Chengji, the leader of the Constitutional Party of Syria, personally went to the city to boost morale: "Folks, these turtle sons' people's army has robbed us of our silver, and now they are going to rob our homes, can you allow it?" ”
"No, fight back, beat them all out!" All kinds of shouts are getting higher and higher, Wang Chengji is also very happy when he sees that the people's hearts are available: "Folks, don't be afraid, we are holding on, I have contacted Governor Qiao of the military and political axe, I believe that the reinforcements will arrive soon, everyone gritted their teeth and held on, don't fall into the prestige of the Syrian people!" ”
While speaking, the people's army launched another round of attack, the weapons in Syria are limited, after a few rounds of firefights, there is not much left, and now the people's army is rushing up again, many muskets have been unable to sound, when the people's army is about to break through Syria, suddenly there seems to be a muffled thunder in the distance, the earth has to tremble a few times, Yang Shukan is supervising the team, as soon as he hears this sound, he immediately feels bad, this is the sound of horse hooves from the cavalry, there is no doubt that Qiao Yu's team has been killed.
Yang Shukan hurriedly organized the army to resist, but it was too late, a group of cavalry killed like a whirlwind, and the horse pistol in his hand wounded dozens of civilian soldiers with a volley, and then these cavalrymen all held sabers and slashed towards the civilian army.
Since the birth of the machine gun, the cavalry as a once powerful military branch is becoming more and more declining, as long as you can concentrate enough firepower, the cavalry is undoubtedly a huge target, but now the civilian army does not have this kind of firepower, and the only few machine guns are also due to a serious lack of bullets can not be fired, and now in the face of the crazy attack of the cavalry, there is naturally only one way to disperse.
The leader of this cavalry is Zhang Tie, he is one of the first group of guards to follow Qiao Yu, and now he has become the commander of the cavalry regiment of the first division, with more than 1,000 elite cavalry in his hands.
Wang Chengji and others were also extremely happy when they saw this scene in the city, and cheered loudly, after the cavalry dispersed the people's army, they did not continue to pursue, but temporarily rested outside the city, and soon Qiao Yu's infantry team also followed.
"Lao Li fought well, and he defeated thousands of people in the civilian army with only cavalry, a great achievement!"
"The Governor has won the prize, they are nothing but a rabble, vulnerable! Not much credit. ”
At this time, Wang Chengji took the initiative to come out to work on behalf of the people in the city of Syria, and as soon as he saw Qiao Yu, Wang Chengji bowed to the end, "Thank you to the governor for your high righteousness, for saving the people of Syria and in danger, and thank you for your great kindness on behalf of the people of Syria!" ”
"Mr. Wang is polite, now the key is to treat the wounded, at the same time, this time a lot of chaotic money has been impacted, and the hard-earned money of the people is threatened, I think it is better to solve this matter as soon as possible, count the losses, and I will find a way for you as soon as possible!"