Chapter 201: Infiltration
At this time, Huang Sifang had already gone to Beijing, and he immediately contacted Li Ruolian, a thousand households in Jinyiwei.
Of course, Li Ruolian knew Huang Sifang, the starting brother of the "Red Flag Army", and they used to fight side by side, and when they saw Huang Sifang lose an arm, he sighed, and heard that Huang Sifang was going to do business in Beijing and promised to help.
He patted his chest and assured that the affairs of the brothers of the "Red Banner Army" were the affairs of the Jinyi Guards in his jurisdiction, and he would spare no effort if he could help or help.
Huang Sifang has the rank of a sixth-rank military attaché, and he should be given at least two levels of Void due to his injury.
Such a person would not have been troubled to make a living by himself, and with the brocade guard, it was natural to solicit business in the capital.
With the help of Li Ruolian, Huang Sifang only spent one day to buy a property on Guangqumen Nei Street as the headquarters of "Sifang Express", and Li Ruolian sent someone to apply for the official tooth license.
A few days later, a more arrogant shop sign appeared in Jingshi, and on the day of the opening, dozens of brocade guards came to congratulate them, not only that, but there was also the admiral of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the great eunuch Fang Zhenghua, who came to send congratulatory gifts in person.
It can be seen that the owner of "Sifang Express" is not small! Not long after, the "Sifang Express" was opened by the "Red Banner Army" who retired from the service, and the story of undertaking transportation business for the society and compensating for losses was spreading.
Merchants are suffering from the road is not very smooth but helpless, there is a "Sifang Express" clamoring for compensation for losses, everyone is happy to see it.
The merchants in Gyeonggi knew the prestige of the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army", and they all had a sense of trust in the "Sifang Express".
Just opened, it was the time to do credibility, and Huang Sifang was of course more cautious.
He not only sent a "flag guard" who could ride and shoot to escort him, but also asked Hanzi to send a cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" to assist.
Soon, the reputation of "Sifang Express" is not only safe, but also faster than others, and although the asking price is 30% higher than that of others, everyone can accept it.
A month later, the business of "Sifang Express" opened up.
This kind of business is actually similar to the dart game that was popular in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there was no business dedicated to this kind of business in the Ming Dynasty.
It can be seen that the security of the Ming Dynasty in the Taiping years should be better than that of the Manchu Dynasty, otherwise why should the merchants spend more money to hire a dart master to escort the goods?
The "Sifang Express" came into being at the right time in the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it is natural that business is easy to do, and there is a background, force, and economic foundation, and it is not a big problem to form a monopoly operation over time.
There is a great advantage of developing such a business, which is to hide one's own armament in the coachmen and escorts of the "Quartet Express", which is again a good means of hiding troops from the people.
During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were many anti-Qing and Ming-restored organizations hiding among the dart masters, and of course, there were also cult members who took refuge in the dart bureau.
There are good and bad sides to everything, and Huang Han led the "Red Flag Army" to control the "Sifang Express", a new thing similar to the dart game, which can not only ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, but also increase thousands of employment opportunities.
It will also play a great role in stabilizing people's hearts, because the "Sifang Express" recruits a large number of Huijiazi, so that martial arts practitioners and those who are skilled in archery and horses can get jobs that reflect their value, so that these people who are not satisfied with the status quo will not be banned from committing crimes on the road of crime.
This is not alarmist, under normal circumstances, in troubled times, the two families will often gather in the mountains and forests, or simply pull up their brothers and go to Liukou to gamble with their lives tomorrow.
The "Red Flag Army" has the righteousness of the imperial court, and becoming the dart master of the "Quartet Express" means that one foot has entered the threshold of the "Red Flag Army".
When the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" has the opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune, and the sons of the Huijia who have made military achievements can get the opportunity to change their wives and sons.
The government-backed "Quartet Express" competes with bandits and rogues for these human resources with force value, and of course there is no disadvantage.
Now Huang Sifang selected hundreds of Huijiazi or strong men from the thousands of "Red Banner Army" with the army, and gave them a monthly salary of one or two silver folds and five buckets of miscellaneous grains as a reward, which is equivalent to the first batch of dart masters in the Ming Dynasty.
The coachmen and the dart masters all adopted militarized management, and the combat effectiveness of these people was not inferior to that of the officers and soldiers in the interior, but they could not openly equip them with iron armor and strong crossbows, and there was a gap between them and the regular army.
However, it doesn't matter, the dart master and the coachman are just dealing with ordinary bandits and horse bandits, and when they encounter a strong group of bandits, Huang Sifang will write a written report asking for help from the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army".
From now on, the tentacles of the "Quartet Express" will continue to expand, there will be more and more dart masters and coachmen, and this paramilitary organization will be constantly trained.
Once the "Red Banner Army" needs to conduct an internal battle, it will not only be able to grasp the battlefield situation in a timely manner, but will also be able to quickly obtain food and material supplies, and it will not be a problem to obtain information about the enemy.
After Huijiazi became a dart master, of course, he rode a horse, and these people would improve their equestrian and riding skills after a year or two, and when the "Red Banner Army" selected cavalry, there would be an endless stream of good soldiers to choose from.
In this era, the thinking of people who are glorious and proud of their ancestors is penetrated to the bones, and the knights of the "Red Banner Army" are not only highly paid, but also have a great opportunity to fight for military merits and be promoted to become officers, which is not much different from the danger factor of licking blood and darts with a knife, but the results will be completely different.
In case of bad luck and death or disability, the "Quartet Express" will give some resettlement silver, and the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" who are killed or disabled will receive a retired silver and 30 acres of fertile land, and their families will also get decent jobs.
If you are lucky to be a dart master, you can only earn money to support your family, and if you are lucky enough to become a knight of the "Red Banner Army", you will earn a military merit and change the lintel.
When Huang Sifang carried out propaganda, he widely advertised that following the "Red Banner Army" to do miscellaneous service with the army is equivalent to a reserve, and coming to the "Sifang Express" to be a coachman or a dart master is also a source of reserves.
The "Sifang Express" has also given double the treatment of miscellaneous military service, and at the end of the year, there will be some reward silver and grain and non-staple food as welfare.
Now the Huijiazi and strong men of Beizhili have another choice, they are selected by the "Red Banner Army" and will face the first selection after three months of training with the army, and those who perform well will get the job of "Sifang Express" coachman or dart master.
Now the business of "Sifang Express" has been done in Zhangjiakou, Datong, Taiyuan and other important towns, and in the near future, these places will set up semicolons, which means that "Qiwei" will penetrate into the nest of Jin merchants.