"My lord, after a count, our army has killed more than 4700 enemy soldiers and captured more than 4800!”
"We seized more than 4000 firearms of various types, 1300 sabers, red-tasseled spears, bows, and arrows, and 98 cannons of various calibers!”
Lin Yu held a long list in his hand. This was the detailed data of the soldiers 'spoils and gains after the battle with the help of Uncle Hong and the others.
"In addition, when we searched the residences of the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, the governor of Guangdong Province, the general of Guangdong City, and other officials, we found a total of more than 12 million taels of silver and 1 million taels of gold. We also seized a large number of antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and rare treasures.”
Lin Yu was shocked when he heard the string of numbers.
"So many, are you sure?"
Just a few dog officials had actually confiscated so much money?
Although he had long expected that these officials were not clean, after all, there had been rumors circulating within the Qing court that the magistrate had been cleared for three years and 100,000 snowflake silver.
However, to be able to make ten million taels of silver was still far beyond his expectations.
"To be honest, I couldn't believe my eyes at first!”
Uncle Hong seemed to have guessed that Lin Yu would ask such a question, so he smiled bitterly and said,"
"This old man was once in charge of Heavenly State's finances. At that time, Heavenly State's annual treasury income was only a little over ten million taels of silver.”
"However, these officials, especially General Rui Lin of Yue City, found more than six million taels of silver in his residence alone. In addition, there were several carriages of antique paintings and rare treasures, including luminous pearls, red corals, and so on!”
Uncle Hong shook his head.
The ability of the Qing court officials to accumulate wealth really made him gasp in amazement.
After hearing his words, Lin Yu became even more interested in his identity.
"Uncle Hong, you said you managed the finances of Taiping Country?”
"Yes, I'm the younger brother of the Heavenly King. I've learned some western things in Xiangjiang City and have some experience in economics.”
Uncle Hong's real name was Hong Ren Xin, and he was the younger brother of Taiping Country's Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.
He did not make it to the Jintian Uprising and was wanted by the Qing army, so he fled to Xiangjiang City, which was ceded to the people of the Sun Never Sets, to make a living.
Here, he came into contact with many advanced foreign knowledge, broadened his horizons, and increased his knowledge.
When he went to Tianjing, he happened to encounter the Tianjing Incident. At that time, the Wing King Shi Dakai led his troops away and Taiping Country's strength was severely damaged.
Hong Xiuquan, who had gotten rid of Yang Xiuqing, didn't trust the people around him. Coincidentally, he had come to seek refuge, so he put him in an important position and let him lead the government affairs. He was equivalent to the prime minister of the previous dynasty.
It could be said that in the later stages of Taiping Country, Hong Renjiu was an important pillar supporting the country.
He, Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, and the others worked hard to support the broken house of Taiping Country until Chen Yucheng was defeated and killed. The broken house lost a pillar and collapsed.
Lin Yu did not know his identity in detail before. He only thought that he was a relative of Princess Yi Mei.
After a serious understanding, he was very surprised.
So this person was Hong Renzhao!
Similar to Wei Yuan, Lin Zexu, and the others, Hong Renhao could be said to be one of the most outstanding people in the early days of China.
He had also written a very forward-looking masterpiece that focused on technology and industry.
For Lin Yu, what he lacked the most at the moment was actually people who could help him manage his internal affairs.
Therefore, after learning of Hong Renhao's identity, Lin Yu immediately appointed him as the Prime Minister to assist him in handling internal affairs.
Hong Ren Xin was very grateful for Lin Yu's help.
Originally, after Taiping Country was destroyed, his heart was like dead ashes. He thought that all of his talent and knowledge would be useless after Taiping Country was destroyed.
In the end, he did not expect to encounter such an opportunity again. The person in front of him not only saved his life, but also gave him a second stage to display his talents.
Therefore, Hong Renjiu was extremely grateful to Lin Yu.
"If my lord doesn't mind, this old man is willing to hand over these old bones to my lord!”
"Hehe, why would I dislike it? Old Master is knowledgeable. This position is yours!”
Lin Yu was very happy that he had picked up a talent for nothing.
Of course, what made him even happier was the 12 million taels of silver and 1 million taels of gold that he had obtained from the raid!
Previously, he had painstakingly completed the mission issued by the system and had finally obtained three million taels of silver.
As a result, they had obtained several times their wealth in an instant.
No wonder people often said that the sound of a cannon was worth ten thousand taels of gold!
The ancients didn't lie to me. War is really f * cking profitable!
It felt good to fight for a while, and it felt good to fight for a long time!
Since robbing a corrupt official's house was so profitable, Lin Yu was already looking forward to it!
The Han army only controlled two cities, and there was still a large amount of territory that they had yet to conquer!
If he could get so much gold and silver from other places, he would make a killing!
Therefore, he became even more anxious about expanding the army and preparing for war!
However, recruiting soldiers was only one aspect of expanding the army.
Another problem was the military equipment.
It was not enough to just have soldiers. There had to be guns and cannons!
Before he built his own military factory, he had to rely on the system store to buy these things.
Therefore, Lin Yu, who had just obtained a large sum of money from the raid, immediately brought this windfall into the system.
He planned to start buying and buying to properly add a batch of equipment to the Han army!
The Han army's current standard rifle was the Mauser 1888 rifle. This rifle was finalized in 1888 and was still used by the German army during the First World War.
Therefore, even though there were more advanced weapons, Lin Yu did not think of changing them.
After all, the more advanced the weapon, the more expensive it was. The Mauser 88 rifle was enough to deal with the current enemy, and some of its performance was even excessive. There was no need to spend a lot of money to buy a better gun.
After all, if he had the money, he might as well buy some other weapons.
For example, machine guns and cannons.
In terms of machine guns, the Maxim's water-cooled heavy machine gun had good performance. It was powerful and cheap. A heavy machine gun only cost 200 taels of silver, which was the price of 20 Mauser 88 rifles.
However, the combined power of twenty rifles was far inferior to a heavy machine gun, so this deal was completely worth it!
However, in terms of artillery, although the current Krupp field artillery had good performance, it was not without flaws.
It was too heavy, not light enough, and the firing speed was slow. These were all areas that Lin Yu was not satisfied with.
Therefore, he planned to take a good look and see if there were any other better choices!
Just as Lin Yu brought a large amount of silver and was about to start buying, the news of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and a group of ministers dying for their country and the fall of Yue City had already spread to the capital and the ears of the people in power in the Qing court!
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