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Zhang Daoling went to various places to preside over examinations this time, and Ying Zheng specially sent six officials and a section of the Imperial Tomb Army to accompany him.
A team of one thousand people left Xianyang City in a mighty manner, and the six officials were all officials of the Qin Dynasty who had followed Ying Zheng in his conquest of the world, and they were the most trustworthy veterans around Ying Zheng.
However, when they came out this time, Ying Zheng specifically warned them to obey Zhang Daoling's orders in everything.
No one dared to disobey the First Emperor's words, and they also did not dare to disobey Zhang Daoling's words.
Halfway through the convoy, they saw a mighty army approaching. This army also held the Great Qin Dragon Flag, but was dressed in the clothes of the New Army.
When the two teams met, they both stopped.
When the army on the opposite side saw the Qin Emperor¡¯s Mausoleum Army in front of them, the general at the head of the army dismounted and walked towards the carriage.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Weiting, pays homage to the general." Yuan Weiting originally wanted to salute Zhang Daoling, but he quickly came to his senses and saluted Zhang Daoling.
Zhang Daoling stepped off the carriage, bowed his hands towards Yuan Weiting and said, "The former enemy captain of the Qin Dynasty, Zhang Daoling."
"Zhang Daoling?" Yuan Weiting was first surprised when he heard the name, and secondly a smile appeared in his eyes.
Of course he saw the Daqin Daily in the morning. The name of former enemy captain Zhang Daoling was not unfamiliar to him, and he was very familiar with it.
It was he who took Yanjing City alone and captured all the important figures in the Qing court.
Although Ying Zheng used the Great Qin law to call Zhang Daoling a bastard, no one who saw it would think that Ying Zheng really hated Zhang Daoling.
If you really hate Zhang Daoling, wouldn¡¯t you just catch him and kill him? Do you still need to scold me like this?
There is only one possibility, that is, Ying Zheng values ??Zhang Daoling very much.
Yuan Weiting cannot afford to offend such a person.
"Quickly, make way for Captain Zhang." Yuan Weiting quickly turned around and gave an order to his 10,000-strong army.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Daoling looked at Yuan Weiting and said, "Where are you going?"
Yuan Weiting quickly explained: "According to His Majesty's order, we went to Xianyang for reorganization."
"Well, that means there are military orders. Have you read "The Military Code of the Qin Dynasty"?" Zhang Daoling asked.
Yuan Weiting was startled, and then immediately said: "Go back to Colonel Zhang, I have read it. If the army has military orders, there is no need to make any way to avoid them. Everything must be carried out first."
Zhang Daoling turned around and said humbly to the thousand imperial mausoleum troops behind him: "Get out of the way and let the troops with military orders pass first."
¡®Wow¡¯
A thousand people gave way to the roadside in unison, without any sloppiness.
Yuan Weiting was stunned for a moment, then saluted Zhang Daoling and said: "Colonel Zhang is fair and selfless, which makes the general admire him endlessly!"
Then Yuan Weiting did not show any pretense, turned around and ordered: "The whole army listens to the order and passes in an orderly manner!"
Inspired by the Thousand Emperors¡¯ Tomb Army, Yuan Weiting¡¯s army also walked over with their heads high and their chests high.
However, when they saw the Da Qin Breaking Army Crossbow and Da Qin Kaishan Crossbow in the hands of these Imperial Mausoleum Army, their eyes suddenly showed horror.
Zhang Daoling looked at the back of Yuan Weiting's army leaving and smiled faintly. This Yuan Weiting had a lot of ambitions, but now, his ambitions may be premature.
Just when Zhang Daoling was about to get in the car, he suddenly saw several figures in the fields in the distance. They were lying in the grass in the fields, as if they were looking for something.
As a monk, Zhang Daoling can naturally see clearly. Those figures are clearly a woman and three children.
They were pulling something in the grass and putting it into their mouths.
"Go over and take a look." Zhang Daoling said to the six officials around him.
Yan Chang, the captain in charge of the imperial mausoleum army, wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhang Daoling, "Don't go, so as not to scare them."
Yan Chang stood up and answered the order: "Yes."
Zhang Daoling walked through the wet fields and ridges and came to the woman. He saw that the woman had unkempt hair and a withered face.
But the moment she saw Zhang Daoling and others, she alertly protected her three children behind her.
"We are officials of Da Qin." Zhang Daoling said with a smile: "Don't be afraid."
When the woman heard that she was an official from Da Qin, her expression immediately relaxed.
Zhang Daoling saw her face relaxed, so he asked, "What are you looking for?"
The woman hesitated for a while, then stretched out her right handSlowly unfolding it, Zhang Daoling saw clearly that there was a handful of tender grass roots inside.
"The moment the woman spread her hand, a skinny boy behind her suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the green grass roots, put them into his mouth, chewed them fiercely, and finally swallowed them whole.
"Are you grabbing the roots and eating them?" Zhang Daoling asked.
The woman nodded.
Zhang Daoling stepped forward and rummaged in the grass in front of the woman for a moment. Under the withered yellow thatch from last year, there were tender grass roots that had grown up this spring.
He also picked out a few sticks, put them in his mouth and chewed them.
"Well, it's a little sweet and a little soft." Zhang Daoling finished eating the grass roots, looked at the woman and said, "Are you full?"
The woman said a little restrainedly: "I'm not full, but I'm not hungry."
Zhang Daoling asked: "Didn't His Majesty give an order to distribute grain and land to each family?"
The woman nodded and said, "Yes, thanks to His Majesty's blessing, our family has been allocated eight acres of land, as well as one hundred catties of rice and one hundred catties of noodles."
Zhang Daoling asked again: "Then why do you still come out to eat grass roots?"
The woman said: "We women and children have little strength and eat less. We can take care of ourselves until tomorrow afternoon with one meal in the afternoon. The food must be given to the men. They have to farm and need strength."
"Is the land good for planting?" Zhang Daoling asked again.
The woman shook her head and said: "The land has been difficult to plant in the past two years, and the harvest has been small. However, there was a spring rain last night, so there is some hope for this year."
As he was talking, there were waves of footsteps coming from around him.
Zhang Daoling turned around and saw many women leading their children in the fields again, digging for grass roots, wild vegetables and tree bark in the grassy mountains and forests.
Zhang Daoling remained silent, just bent down and dug out a handful of grass roots from the grass, then turned and left.
The six officials just looked at him like that. They didn't show any emotion, as if they had no feelings.
In fact, it¡¯s almost the same, because they are all Legalist officials.
They will not sympathize with these women and children, they will only find the reason why they cannot eat, and then formulate policies to solve this problem.
At the same time, Yanjing City.
Li Hongzhang and a large group of Zhang Zhidong were about to be sent to the Western Regions. Li Hongzhang looked at the descendants who came to see them off and wiped away a handful of tears.
"The property I leave to you is enough for you to live on for a lifetime. You can become a rich man in the future." Li Hongzhang said to his son.
The eldest son Li Jingfang nodded with red eyes, "Father, take care when you get to the Western Regions. After some time, I will apply to the court to move part of the family property to the Western Regions so that I can take care of you."
So how much property did Li Hongzhang leave to his descendants?
According to the estimation of Rong Hong, who worked with him in later generations, Li Hongzhang probably left about 40 million taels of silver to his descendants. After careful research by later historians, it was probably around 10 million taels of silver.
?According to the purchasing power of silver at this time, a pound of pork only cost 20 cents. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, one tael of silver was worth about 150-220 yuan.
5 taels of silver is enough for a family of four to live for a year. This is calculated based on the purchasing power at this time.
In addition to the ten million taels of silver, what Li Hongzhang left to his descendants was the China Merchants Bureau, the Telegraph Bureau, the Kaiping Coal Mine, and the Commercial Bank. These shares of the enterprises he established through the Westernization Movement were the most valuable. , even in modern times, he is also at the level of the richest man.
And according to historical records, Li Hongzhang actually bought real estate everywhere. As long as it was a big city you could count at that time, almost all of his real estate properties were there. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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