Chapter 360 is so stressful

Li Zijian can be said to be the most unlucky person in the entire Tongling War, he was originally guarding Pingchuan Town, and there was nothing to do, even if the officers and soldiers wanted to fight Pingchuan Town, they could still run if they couldn't defend it. But Xu Beichuan transferred him to Datong with a paper order. I thought that this would be my blessed land, but who would have thought that this Chase City would not be able to enter and leave. At that time, seeing that the artillery was outside the city, Li Zijian panicked, and knew in his heart that Datong would definitely not be able to hold it, so he thought about how to escape from Datong, but he never dreamed that there was a person who escaped faster than him.

Datong City to the outside, in addition to the city gate, there is also a secret passage, this secret passage is said to have been dug when fighting against the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty, and has been left until now. There are not many people who know about this secret passage, Li Zijian plans to escape through this secret passage, but Wang Ye took the lead, and the most hateful thing is that in order to let the peasant army in the city drag the officers and soldiers, Wang Ye actually let the secret passage collapse. Li Zijian shouted angrily, and scolded Wang Ye's eighteenth generation ancestor several times. In fact, at this time, Li Zijian was ready to surrender. Maybe it's a bad fate, just left the dark passage, out of the city gate, before he could speak, he heard a loud noise, the whole person was overturned to the ground, and the person was unknown.

Datong City returned to the arms of the imperial court, which meant that the Battle of Tongling City had finally come to an end.

On the nineteenth day of the third year of Chongzhen, the news spread to Nanjing, and reported to the North Zhili through Nanjing, and the people were excited for a while, especially the people of Nanjing, rushed to run and told each other. On this day when the year is approaching, I finally heard a good news. For the people of Nanzhili, this is not just a simple victory, this victory has finally given the people some confidence in the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

The people are like this, and those business tycoons are even more relieved. Xiao Zhenlin, Xu Le and other salt merchants from Nanzhili once again boarded the Yanyun Yamen, hoping that the imperial court would continue to send troops to Zhejiang and recapture Jiaxing Mansion as soon as possible. In the eyes of these salt merchants, if Tongling can be recovered, then Jiaxing Mansion must also be recovered, right? It's not that they're in a hurry, it's that they have to be in a hurry. Since the Liukou occupied Jiaxing Mansion, the major salt farms were directly sealed, and the official salt could not be transported to a pound, and seeing the price of salt rising step by step, many people could not buy salt.

The New Year is approaching, but this kind of thing happened, and the people of Nanzhili poured out all their anger on the salt merchants. The salt merchants don't want to carry this black cauldron, in case it drags on for a long time, when the price of salt rises to the sky, in order to calm the anger of the people, the court may really pull out a few salt merchants to calm the people's anger. In short, for the sake of the people and for ourselves, we must open the salt road as soon as possible. At this time, the merchants of Nanzhili put almost all their attention on Jiaxing Mansion, where the salt field was the most important.

Salt transportation made Zhou Heling only feel that his head was a little big, these salt merchants are really, the rotten thing of the war, there is a fart to find the salt transportation division? I knew that I was putting pressure on someone in his Zhou, and he didn't know where to go to solve his doubts. Annoying, Zhou Heling can't drive these people out, as a salt envoy, it is closely related to the interests of these salt merchants, if the salt merchants are unlucky, he, the salt envoy, will not have a good end.

It didn't take long for the salt merchants to be invited into the hall, and after a while, Zhou Heling walked in with a black gauze hat. Seeing Zhou Heling, all the salt merchants immediately surrounded him, and the scene was messy. Zhou Heling raised his hand, raised his voice and shouted, "Everyone, everyone..... Don't worry, if you have any opinions, say them one by one, everyone sit down first. ”

Everyone was pacified, sat down on both sides, and soon let Xiao Zhenlin speak on behalf of everyone. Xiao Zhenlin and others were still a little angry with Zhou Heling, and when they encountered difficulties before, Zhou Heling avoided them. But now that I've seen it today, I can't make the relationship too stiff. After pondering for a moment, Xiao Zhenlin arched his hand and said, "Lord Zhou, you have to help me wait." Nowadays, the price of salt in Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places is soaring, and the New Year is approaching, but the people can't buy salt, and some people even say that we are hoarding official salt and deliberately taking advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits. You know, sir, it has nothing to do with us. I also implore the lord to go to the imperial court, can you let the soldiers and horses of Tongling hurry up and send troops to recapture Jiaxing Mansion as soon as possible..... We will thank you for your kindness and never forget ....."

"This ..... This matter is within the scope of the official, but ......" Zhou Heling nodded in agreement, but his face was embarrassed. These people don't understand the affairs of the imperial court, but he Zhou Heling is clear. However, there are some things that the fewer people know, the better.

Seeing Zhou Heling's abnormal expression, the salt merchants immediately frowned, Xu Le immediately asked: "Lord Zhou, isn't it possible to take back Jiaxing Mansion as soon as possible and restore the salt road, isn't it what the imperial court wants to see?" If the official salt can't be delivered, after a long time, we will naturally not be able to get any benefits, and you will not have half of the benefits at that time. ”

Xu Le's words are quite a bit of a dagger. The official salt is not enough, it has been delayed for a long time, this is not just a matter of money, the court will calm the people's anger, and it will inevitably find someone to open the knife, who will become the unlucky person under the knife at that time?

What Xu Le said was not angry, which salt envoy didn't have a hot fight with the salt merchants? I don't know how many transactions are made in the dark, and the salt merchants are not stupid, can they not leave a way back for themselves? In short, if the loss of the salt merchant is too great, then Zhou Heling, who is a salt transportation envoy, will also have to suffer from it.

Zhou Heling naturally looked displeased, but he couldn't say anything. These people in the Yanyun Yamen, which of them is clean under the buttocks? What's more, he's a salt carrier. After thinking for a while, he motioned to his entourage to close the door, and only after confirming that there were no outsiders did he say solemnly: "Everyone, it's not that the official doesn't say it, but this matter is really complicated." Do you think the imperial court doesn't want to take back Jiaxing Mansion as soon as possible? But where do you know that Nanjing can't command the soldiers and horses on the Tongling side at all. ”

The salt merchants looked at each other, apparently not convinced. Seeing this scene, Zhou Heling smiled bitterly: "You may not believe it, but this is a fact. The soldiers and horses that captured Tongling City, presumably everyone also knows that it was a border army from the north, known as the elite of Xuanyun who was the head of the nine sides, especially the Yunfu cavalry, I heard that there were few opponents in the north. ”

"Tie Mo, the governor of the three provinces, was ordered to go south to suppress bandits, and he could control the military affairs of Henan, Shanxi, and Nanzhili provinces. Nanjing urged the Xuanfu soldiers and horses to enter and suppress the Liukou a month ago, but they have not done so until now, think about it....."

Although Zhou Heling's words were sincere, the salt merchants were not easy to fool. As a giant businessman in Nanzhili, which one is not exquisite and well-informed? Although I don't know much about official things, I know some things. At the beginning, it wasn't that the Iron Inspector didn't suppress the bandits, it seemed that the Nanzhili officialdom squeezed out the Iron Supervisor and wanted to block him outside Nanzhili. If it weren't for the Liukou entering Nanzhili, and there would be more Luzhou Mansion, I'm afraid the Iron Inspector wouldn't be able to come to Nanzhili.

Even so, Nanjing didn't think about letting the soldiers and horses of the Iron Inspector get involved, and still thought about fighting the rogue by himself, but the result was that he lost the city and lost the land, and finally had no way, so he thought about asking the Iron Inspector to take action. As for what happened next, it is unknown. So, the truth may not be as Zhou Heling said.

Xiao Zhenlin pondered for a moment and sighed: "Lord Zhou, I believe that the imperial court will always have a way to make the Tongling soldiers and horses obey their orders, right?" ”

"This...."Zhou Heling stroked his chin and smiled bitterly, "Let's tell you the truth, at the moment Nanjing is trying to find a way to communicate with the Iron Inspector, and the specific result depends on the communication situation." However, this official can show you a way, it is said that the iron supervisor has two wives, and he is staying in Nuanxin Pavilion at this time, so you might as well go to Nuanxin Pavilion for a trip. ”

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback, but Xiao Zhenlin's expression was flat. Others didn't know that Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue were in Nanjing City, but he knew it, and he also heard about it from his daughter Xiao Ruxue. Even so, it is still unknown whether it will work to find these two women. Besides, how easy is it to get these two women to help? She is an iron-clad woman, and she can still do loss-making business?

These officials are really good at pushing the ball, and these things should be solved by the imperial court. But let the salt merchants go to the woman of iron ink, a typical shirk of responsibility.

Xiao Zhenlin was not interested in this matter, but for Xu Le and the others, it was tantamount to one more way, and they immediately left. The salt merchants left the Salt Transportation Division and came to the banks of the Qinhuai River in groups. In the past, when these wealthy businessmen came to Qinhuaihe Street, they would definitely linger in the Chu Pavilion. But today, no matter how the girls greeted them, these people ignored them, walked through the famous Chu Pavilion, and walked straight into the Nuanxin Pavilion in the middle.

The salt merchants are making various efforts to open up the salt road, and the capital Shi Feiyang, who is in Luzhou Mansion, is also doing his best. Since Tongling City was taken, Fei Yang also breathed a sigh of relief, Tongling City has been defeated, and the next step should be to enter Zhejiang to confront the main force of Liukou. However, after entering Tongling City, for four days, the Xuanfu army did not move, let alone enter Zhejiang, even if it had no intention of leaving Tongling City.

If you want to fight, you will fight, if you don't fight, you won't fight, you hit Tongling City, and continue to stand still, what does it mean? Nanjing was under a lot of pressure, so he repaired a book and sent it to Fei Yang. ordered Fei Yang to persuade Tiemo no matter what, and hurriedly sent troops to Zhejiang.

When Tongling City was defeated, not everyone was happy, at least the six departments of Nanjing, especially Gu Tongen, the secretary of the military department, were not happy. Tongling City has not been defeated, everyone can continue to bargain, once Tongling City is captured, the morale of the people in the world has not been raised. At this time, the people of Nanzhili were waiting for the imperial army to work harder to drive the Liukou out of Zhejiang, and now the army stopped in Tongling and did not move, how is this good?

Anyone would be angry, but it shouldn't be Nanjing Liubu who suffers anger. It's not that Nanjing doesn't want to fight, but it is a fact that the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp are ordered not to move, but it is a pity that the people do not understand the catty here, and they are not happy, so they naturally put the black pot on the head of the six departments of Nanjing. Just the day before yesterday, Nanjing students were still sitting on the street to petition, asking the military department to immediately send troops to save the people of Zhejiang from fire and water.

Gu Tongen was going crazy at that time, this group of students was the future heir of Donglin, and they were also in chaos. First the students, then the people, and then the businessmen. In the end, it seems that Nanjing does not want to fight the rogues.

Angry, I can only pinch my nose and admit it, and now I have to rely on Xuanfu and Jingying to fight the rogues and earn back my reputation. At this time, it is not good for anyone to have a stiff falling out with Tiemo. So, Gu Tongen suppressed his anger and wrote a letter to Fei Yang, asking Fei Yang to find Tiemo, as long as Tiemo Ken and Xu Hongji sent troops to Zhejiang, the conditions were open to them, as long as Nan Zhili could withstand it, he would definitely agree.

In this context, Fei Yang traveled many times and came to Tongling City. At this time, Tongling City was in ruins, and there were people busy rebuilding everywhere. Although Fei Yang arrived in Tongling City, he did not see Tiemo, but was arranged to the back hall of the mansion.

In another fairly tidy house, Tiemo, Wang Zuohang and Xu Zhixin surrounded a copper pot and ate happily. Eating hot pot in winter is definitely the most enjoyable thing. The three of them knew Fei Yang's intentions, and the reason why they didn't rush to see Fei Yang was that they hadn't figured out what price they wanted. The reason why the negotiation time has been delayed until now is that I just want to ask for more things.

In the past, if it was two million taels, those people would bargain, but now even if it is four million taels, they won't talk nonsense.

"Miss Xu, you are more familiar with the situation of Nanzhili than we are, why don't you talk to Fei Yang in detail next, how about it?" Tiemo ate for a long time, and suddenly such a sentence popped up.

Xu Zhixin held the bowl and a piece of meat, stunned, and after a while, she asked with some disbelief: "Inspector, are you asking me to negotiate with Fei Yang?" Are you really relieved about such a big thing? ”

"What's wrong with that? Could it be that Miss Xu is a bodhisattva and reluctant to let those people pay for the silver? ”

"Okay, then I'll try! However, if you are not satisfied with the price, the inspector should not be angry! Xu Zhixin blinked teasingly, quite a strange style. I've been in contact with Tiemo for a long time, and I also know this person. As long as he is not fighting, in ordinary life, Tie Mo is a very casual person and has a good personality.

After a meal and a full hour, Xu Zhixin wanted to think about the negotiation and leave first. However, Wang Zuohang and Tiemo still had no intention of leaving, Wang Zuohang asked with a smile: "Supervisor, do you think that if Grandpa Xu knew about this, would he be angry?" ”

"What's the use of being angry? The benefits in hand are the most important thing, besides, even if Xu Zhixin is not pushed out, others will not know? ”

Tie Mo pursed his lips with some disdain, and asked Xu Zhixin to talk to Fei Yang, indeed with other ghost ideas. Xu Zhixin was in charge of the negotiations, and in the eyes of outsiders, it meant that Tiemo and the Wei Mansion were already wearing a pair of pants. But in fact, the relationship between Tiemo and the Duke of Wei is far from being so good, and this cooperation is only temporary. However, the iron ink should be made into the illusion of a close relationship.