Chapter 18: House Seized!
Although Tang Yulin had been taken down, he still left a mess in Rehe. The market was in chaos, and bandits were rampant. There were even several groups of people who were staring at Zhang Xuemin with ill intentions!
After arriving at Tang Yulin's residence, he ordered the guards to chase all the maids and servants out. As for Tang Yulin's concubines, they were all sent to Fengtian to stay with him. They were served well, but they were not allowed to run around. They were basically under house arrest!
"Damn it, this Tang Dahu is really something. He actually raised more than ten concubines. Each one looks more tender than the last. No, as the commander-in-chief, I have to keep at least eight to ten concubines when I go back!”Zhang Xuemin muttered softly. He felt like he had suffered a huge loss!
Wang Shuhan and Guo Songlin wanted to laugh but did not dare to. They were very uncomfortable!
"Guards, search for him. Tang Dahu is always complaining about being poor. He says that the Rehe provincial government can't afford 1.25 million yuan to open a factory. I want to see if he has money or not!”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Xishun led the guards and rushed in. In less than half a day, they had emptied Tang Yulin's mansion. The things they found stunned Zhang Xuemin, Wang Shuhan, and the others!
" Thirty sets of mahogany furniture, two pairs of Western wall clocks, over 20 blue and white porcelain vases and porcelains from the Yuan and Tang dynasties, over 80 pearl and agate necklaces, and over a dozen calligraphy and paintings. Most of them are the works of Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi in modern times. As for the cash, banknotes, and bank notes, there are countless of them. The total value is at least two million yuan…" Zhao Xishun read the words and was interrupted by Zhang Xuemin!
"Alright, Xishun, stop reciting. Your father's heart is itching to hear it!”
Zhang Xuemin grumbled indignantly. Two million yuan was only the price that Zhao Xishun estimated based on the current market price. He knew that Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi's paintings would be sold for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in the future. As for the porcelain bottles and porcelain from Tsinghua University in the Yuan and Tang Dynasties, they were priceless treasures!
Damn it!
Zhang Xuemin asked the Rehe provincial government to spend 1.25 million yuan to open a factory and said that they didn't have the money, but Tang Yulin's family alone was worth two million yuan. Zhang Xuemin frowned and said in a deep voice,"Also, raid the houses of those grain merchants.”
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Shuhan rolled his eyes and walked to Zhang Xuemin's side. He whispered,"Commander-in-chief, shouldn't the money confiscated by Tang Yulin and those grain merchants be confiscated and returned to the Rehe provincial government?”
"Wang Shuhan, I just made you the governor of Rehe Province, and now you're thinking about my loot!”
Wang Shuhan suddenly smiled bitterly and said helplessly," Commander-in-chief, it's not that I'm thinking of you, but I just went to take a look. The Rehe provincial government really doesn't have money. The Ministry of Finance only has 80,000 yuan left in its account. There's still a mess to clean up, and we have to invest in the factory. We really lack money!”
Xuemin frowned. 80,000 yuan was too little for a province!
"Other than the antiques and paintings, I can leave the rest to you. The most important thing now is to stabilize the people's hearts and control the market. Immediately open the warehouses and release the grain at a low price. Stabilizing the grain prices in Rehe is the most important thing. Also, inform the major banks to open up the exchange of banknotes.”
" There is no problem with the opening, but..." Wang Shuhan hesitated for a moment and said,""Let go of the exchange of bills. Many banks in Rehe Province are run by Dongyang or the British. I'm afraid they won't agree at this juncture!”
Zhang Xuemin coldly harrumphed, his eyes flashing with viciousness."Let Guo Songlin lead the elite group to go with you. If any bank doesn't agree, just kill the president and do as I say.”
He had to stabilize the market in Rehe as quickly as possible!
Even if it was through some tough methods!
"In addition, Wang Shuhan, I'll give you half a month's time to set up a police station to maintain the law and order of Rehe and fight crime. Regardless of whether they are Northeasterners or foreigners, they are all treated equally. No one has special privileges. The Independent Committee Against Corruption must also be established as soon as possible to thoroughly investigate corruption. The work will be more arduous at first, but as long as Rehe is established, it will be much easier to promote it to the entire Northeast!”Zhang Xuemin said earnestly. A good security environment could promote industrial development, market development, and increase the gross domestic product!
"Yes, Commander-in-chief!"
Half an hour later, Wang Shuhan quickly issued an announcement in the name of the Rehe provincial government. 1. He announced that the former governor, Tang Yulin, had resigned. Wang Shuhan, the secretary of the Fengtian headquarters, would temporarily replace the governor of Rehe. The 57th Brigade Commander and Rehe Provincial Military Affairs Supervisor would be promoted by the former Chief of Staff, Wang Yizhe!
2. Regulate the price of grain. The government will open a warehouse to release a total of 120,000 dan of grain. All of them will be sold at 10 Feng notes per bushel!
3. Open up the major banks to cash in their bills, and exchange them according to the ratio of 130:1!
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