“…… On that day, the profiteers in the city first threatened each other with a boycott to coerce the good people, and then instigated by the treacherous people, so that the good people plundered all over the city, disturbed the remaining capital, and even gangsters ran out of the city in the direction of the Purple Mountain, intending to harass the mausoleum, but fortunately Ning Yuanbo led a team to stop it, but failed. However, more than 1,000 shops were looted, thousands of houses were destroyed, countless goods were lost, and hundreds of women were humiliated. The ministers and other guards are responsible for staying, in order to ensure that the mausoleum is not lost, it is a big rope to close the city, and with the help of more than 10,000 righteous people, more than 1,000 rebels were captured and escorted to the riverside to show the public. ”

"The reason for this incident is that the businessmen in the city heard that Ning Yuanbo and the two princes of Sincerity Bo would put an end to the livelihood of the businessmen. At the beginning, the princes of Gong Academician and merchants from all over the city petitioned at the yamen of various ministries and courtyards in Liudu, imploring the second prince to sympathize with the difficulties of the people's livelihood. In the past, the five righteous people in Suzhou rebelled against the eunuch party and were not afraid of rape. Unexpectedly, this dynasty actually braved the condemnation of the world and slaughtered the sons of merchants! The big husband is also the big one who dies and lives, and the husband is more important than the community. Now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, under the Lang Lang Qiankun, he has done such things that anger and resentment of the heavens, oppression of the scholars and the people, and the officials of the country are chiseled, where is the iron pen of the green history? ”

Two copies of the same inscription of the Nanjing turmoil were placed on Chongzhen's table.

One is led by the Duke of Wei, the nobles of Nanjing, including the Shouhan, and the lords and gentlemen, who jointly played, openly and secretly pointed the culprits of the Nanjing turmoil at those businessmen.

The most terrible thing is that these people have reached the point where they dare to harass the mausoleum. Your Majesty, you can do it yourself, these guys are going to move your ancestral grave, if we don't make a decisive move, I'm afraid that Xiaolingwei will be burned to the ground like Fengyang!

However, the twists and turns of the Yamen of the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing were on the contrary, pointing the spearhead of this turmoil directly at the Jianghai Joint Defense Agreement signed by Liu Kongzhao and Li Shouhan, believing that this was the source of chaos. Moreover, Shouhan unfortunately became the executioner of the suppression of the Ming Dynasty's student movement for the people.

But. For these two sides pinched each other the same black-eyed chicken. Chongzhen can only neutralize the mud from it, these two groups are something he can't afford to provoke, or he is optimistic about such a result.

Thereupon. A decree of rebuke with fifty boards each. It was sent from the capital.

The eunuch who passed the decree was Wu Liangfu, who had already been fed by the Nanyue Army.

When Wu Liangfu's sea boat was moored at the Shimonoseki wharf. He couldn't believe that the city had been sacked by a mob not long ago.

The river is still full of boats and vehicles entering the city. It is full of grain and rice, as well as groceries such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. The whole city has returned to calm. The streets were cleaned, even the garbage that had accumulated for many years was swept away, and the blood stains on the ground were also cleaned with clean water. The market has been restored to peace, and the smiles on their faces are full of soldiers and civilians queuing up to buy grain and goods, and everyone is in good order, not daring to fight or rob. Not far away, the hand is holding the killing, not to mention the reason for the patrol of the Great Order.

If it weren't for the fact that there were still patrolling soldiers and gangs of Yancao on the street, it would have felt as if this was a peaceful and prosperous place, and the unwarranted disaster a few days ago would have been a nightmare.

"The emperor actually issued an order to reprimand us and others?"

Sincerity Uncle Liu Kongzhao does not know the way to advance and retreat like the ancestor Liu Bowen, and knows how to protect himself wisely, and his temper is the same as that of the children of the martial arts nobles.

"Grandpa Wu! You can find a random person in the city of Nanjing to ask, and a discerning person can see at a glance that most of the group of dogs who are making trouble are businessmen and slaves from all over the city, as well as a large number of ruffians and idlers in the city. They gathered in groups of three or five, either shouting loudly or holding a large number of anonymous posters, and posted posts on the roads all over the city.

In addition to instigating a large number of businessmen to boycott the market, countless businessmen and citizens petitioned the yamen everywhere. Hundreds of students gathered in Gongyuan and other places to denounce the scourge of the warriors. ”

"That's it! They petitioned and cried in front of the yamen of the ministry, and the venue in front of the yamen was very comfortable, with many tables and chairs, hot tea and snacks, and crab shell yellow xiaolongbao large row noodles and duck blood vermicelli soup for them to enjoy at will. There are also opera troupes in the gate, and there are operas all over Nanzhili, so that this group of birdmen has the energy and energy to make trouble in the capital! ”

After hearing Wu Liangfu read out the holy decree, the officials of the six departments in Nanjing, the leaders of the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other yamen left happily and gathered together to celebrate their victory.

As the leader of the Xungui group, the Duke of Wei summoned all the lords in Nanjing to jointly invite Wu Liangfu to pass the decree.

At the banquet, Liu Kongzhao slammed the wine glass on the table indignantly, and the spirits in it splashed a few hops, which were quickly absorbed by the table on the table.

In the holy decree, he strongly rebuked Liu Kongzhao, a sincere uncle, saying that he signed the Jianghai joint defense matter without authorization, and did not report it to the cabinet, which caused an uproar among the people, and made the merchants and ordinary people mistakenly believe that the imperial court was going to implement the policy of banning the sea and collect huge commercial taxes, which was the Nanjing Rebellion.

"The officer should think that the state affairs are difficult, although the source is still good, but it is inevitable that he will be in a hurry. In the future, you must be cautious! ”

Compared with the sternly worded rebuke of the sincere Uncle Liu Kongzhao, Li Shouhan was almost not mentioned in the holy decree, but he just said lightly that Uncle Ning Yuan was guarding the mausoleum, and he was very relieved.

Wu Liangfu saw that several guests were a little angry between their eyebrows, and the wine was naturally a little tasteless, and he was about to find an excuse to go back to the pavilion to rest, not wanting things to take a turn for the better.

Shouhan got up and changed his clothes under the pretext, but ordered someone to quietly summon Liu Kongzhao out.

"Uncle Ning Yuan, what's the matter with calling us out? Your good intentions, our people in Nanjing have all understood! It's a pity that there are Donglin dog thieves, but we are not blessed. Alas! If only the emperor didn't dispose of Grandpa Wei back then! ”

"You and Wei Guogong discuss it, and tomorrow you will order people to post posts in various parts of the city to announce the cancellation of the Jianghai joint defense." Shouhan had frost on his face.

"Alas! That's all it can be! ”

"Remember, be humble in your words. Courtesy, and then mention again, the sea is dangerous, originally you the Jiang Yamen so that everyone can do business safely, so you thought of this method. Nowadays, there are Japanese pirates, Korean pirates, Western pirates, and red-haired people on the sea, so I hope you will be more careful when you go to sea. ”

"How do you say that?" Liu Kongzhao's mind was full of resentment and alcohol, and he didn't turn a corner for a while!

"You! I'm really sorry for your ancestors! ”

Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei who came with him, knocked on Liu Kongzhao's head. "We've canceled the joint defense of the river and the sea. Tell them that there are pirates at sea, and don't blame me for anything after they get out! ”

"Not bad! Wei Guogong made sense, after going out, the turmoil was dangerous. There is a three-long and two-short thing. It's like they say they have a pawnshop. 'Natural and man-made disasters have nothing to do with the classics'! ”

Shouhan's eyes were full of smirks.

The three guys looked at each other and smiled, and a burst of laughter rang out from each other's hearts.

The two sides parted happily.

Following. In the city of Nanjing, two notices with the same content, but the words and sentences were very different, one was printed in the name of the Nanjing garrison yamen and the admiral Caojiang yamen, and the content was the one discussed by the three undisciplined nobles at the door of the toilet.

The other part is the words of the adults who stayed behind in Nanjing to guard the yamen, and the words of the division of labor and the whole battle are to the effect that to appease the people in Nanjing, don't panic, the imperial court has already issued a clear decree, reprimanded the relevant personnel, will not levy commercial taxes, and do the act of calamating the country and the people and competing for the interests of the people.

In his words, he seems to think that he is a hero who asks for the people's life, and he puts himself on the commanding heights of morality and plays the spokesman of morality.

Such two proclamations, see the people in the city of Nanjing all praised, sure enough, the court is wise, put an end to those harmful to the people, the scholars everywhere proudly stood in front of the proclamation, for the passers-by read out the meaning of the proclamation on the proclamation, a look of honor.

In a courtyard of the Wei State Mansion where Shouhan temporarily lived, the soldiers were busy going in and out, packing up their bags, carefully putting away important documents, letters and other things, and putting them in a tightly sealed and damp-proof cage.

"Second son, everything is almost packed, is it ready to be shipped?"

The two leaders of the pro-soldiers went to Li Huabao for instructions.

In Chongzhen's holy decree, in addition to reprimanding the civil and military officials in Nanjing, in order to commend Li Shouhan's contribution to defend the mausoleum, Hua Bao was specially promoted to another level of official, and now he is also the official title of the commander of the guard.

"Load the car first, prepare to get on the boat at Xiaguan Wharf, and then go directly to Shanghai County. Sister's big ship said that it was waiting for us there. ”

Outside the room of the Shouhan, there were still seven or eight Miao family and men from Jingpo, Siam and other places guarding there.

These people have nothing to do with the mainland officials, and because they were selected to serve as guards next to Shouhan, they have become the pride of the entire village, and their eyes are even more eyeing any position where someone can pass by.

"The slave and maid give an errand to the uncle."

In the house, Wu Liangfu presented a list of books with both hands and put it respectfully in front of Shouhan.

This is the first sixty volumes of the "Yongle Canon" that Wu Liangfu stole from the palace, that is, the details of the catalog part. With this thing, Shouhan could order his intelligence officers to cooperate with Wu Liangfu and others in Beijing and Nanjing, or copy or directly move the entire Yongle Canon.

The slave and maid had already discussed privately with the eunuch of Nanjing, and he also admired the uncle's boldness and righteousness, and the slaves and maids said that they would fulfill the uncle's wish no matter what. Let Yongle Ye's hard work blossom and bear fruit in Nanzhong, popularize the sage education in that wild land, and promote the prestige of my Heavenly Empire. ”

For Wu Liangfu's intentions, Shouhan of course had to smile and order someone to carry a small cage from the outside, "Open!" ”

The lid of the cage was opened, and the dazzling jewels and jade inside suddenly raised Wu Liangfu's loyalty to Shouhan to a new level.

Wu Liangfu almost had two small hands in his eyes, and he picked up the cage and held it in his arms and didn't let go. But to be able to mix up the current fame in the deep palace, Wu Liangfu still has the scheming and means, and he knows when to give up and when to go.

"Thank you, Uncle, for the reward. The slave and maid will convey the uncle's deep friendship to the slaves and maids everywhere! ”

Wu Liangfu's meaning is very clear, I accepted this thing. But it was accepted for the north and south of the two capitals and the eunuchs everywhere, and it was for you to do things for Ning Yuanbo.

"If there is anything else that needs the slaves and maids from all over the country to serve, just order it, don't dare to say anything else, in this land south of the Yangtze River, from Liudu to Suzhou and Hangzhou, Jingdezhen and other places, the slaves and maids still have some means." Wu Liangfu's eyes were filled with small flames.

He knew that in this big turmoil in Nanjing, Shouhan and the nobles of Nanjing were at odds, although the wealthy merchants everywhere also suffered heavy losses, but there was no way to enforce the decree of Shouhan. This is his biggest loss.

With this Ning Yuanbo's decisive means of killing. He will definitely not give up, but he is afraid that there will be more means of revenge in the future, and in the land of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, it is also an important financial town of the imperial court. It was impossible for him to mobilize a large army to sack the city. It is necessary to use some means. And these means. I'm afraid it's exactly the kind that eunuchs like to see! If you can do things with him, or combine his needs with the abilities of the eunuchs, I am afraid that I will become the head of the eunuch group!

"This?" Shouhan was a little speechless for a while. He had something to do, but he couldn't find the right words to deal with it.

"In the past few years, the wind and rain have been smooth in my southern middle school, and there is a lot of grain, rice and oil, and the contemptible people plan to transport these grains, oil, salt and other things to the south of the Yangtze River to sell them on a large scale, and they are going to borrow from their fathers-in-law."

Li Peiting, who was drinking tea on the side, said without raising his head.

"After that, I will use the money obtained from the sale of grain and rice to buy some local products in various places in Nanzhili, and I will have to work with friends everywhere."

Elegantly fiddling with the Longjing tea produced in Meijiawu with the lid of the teacup in his hand, Li Peiting's eyes only looked at the firewood kiln teacup, which can be called a treasure in the sea.

Selling grain, oil, salt, and other agricultural products from Nanzhong to the hinterland of Jiangnan through the Yangtze River and canal was a response strategy agreed upon by Shouhan and his staff after the Nanjing Turmoil.

"Continue with the pipe. On the one hand, we import grain, and on the other hand, we buy silk tea from the south of the Yangtze River on a large scale, and we don't want silk and satin! Let them plant a lot of tea and mulberry trees, and when the time is right, Lao Tzu suddenly tied his food pockets tightly. Let them weep with this pile of hungry and cold things! ”

For this reason, Shouhan specially brought Sima Gang Leader and Tian Gang Leader again, and asked them kindly, there is something for them to do, I don't know if the Lu Dao Gang has enough hands for everyone?

In the past few days, the gangs of the two gangs of Yancao are basically similar to the Chinese New Year, with the reward money sent by the Nanyue Army in their hands, teahouses, restaurants, casinos, and brothels are generous. Even if there is a wife and children in the family, it is necessary to cut a few clothes for the wife and children, add jewelry to the wife, and make the wife smile when he goes back.

The incense masters, helmsmen, and hall masters at all levels, as well as the leaders of each wharf, gathered together, listening to the reward of the two masters Ning Yuanbo, and the three-year exclusive right to operate refined salt in Yingge Sea Salt Farm, with an almost crazy mood, and suddenly cheered and shook the roof tiles.

Even the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou has never completely controlled the entire production of any salt farm.

At that moment, the faucets of the docks everywhere began to fight like black-eyed chickens, no way, what is salt? That's what everyone has to eat, and you can change it to white flowers and yellow hard currency at any time! It was not easy to settle down inside, and it was decided that Sima Gang Leader would lead the two and a half dragon heads to take the big ship of the Nanyue Army to Qiongzhou Mansion to see the output of this salt field for himself before making a decision.

Unexpectedly, an incident had just been pacified, and Ning Yuanbo had another incident here. I remember that the last time Ning Yuanbo greeted everyone to do things in Nanjing, it was such a tone.

"The grain harvest in the jurisdiction of Benbo has been bumper year after year, and it can be said that the warehouse is solid. I plan to sell one or two everywhere in Nanzhili and along the canal, are you two interested? ”

Tian Gang Master almost jumped up, "Yes! Of course! ”

What does the Cao Gang do? It's about buying and selling food. The Cao Gang and the Green Gang, which spun off from within him, are largely part of the shipwrights' mutual aid organization that transports grain on the canals, just like the American Truckers Union. Over time, there were a large number of ships, warehouses, and control of the large and small wharves along the canal.

Now in this year when even Susong Taihang Jiahu can cause famine, there is grain in his hands, that is, there is countless silver money, not to mention the sale of refined salt promised before?

At the moment, the two leaders of the two gangs of Yancao pointed out that they would swear to handle this matter for Shouhan.

Now, Shouhan has thrown this matter out as a tempting pie.

Relying solely on the strength of the rivers and lakes of the two gangs, I am afraid that I will not be able to fight the Jiangnan gentry who are rich and powerful, and have a wide range of connections. However, what would happen if the power of the rivers and lakes was combined with the eunuchs guarding the towns and places in various places? At least the gentry should be jealous in their hearts.

Sure enough, when Li Peiting told the story of his plan to make the Yancao and Cao gangs come forward to sell grain in various parts of the Yangtze River, the town guards and eunuchs everywhere didn't have to do anything, just come out and say a word when there was something going on in the halls everywhere, and they could have a good income every year, and they could also ask for food, gold, silver and jewelry.

"This, I don't know how much the slaves and maids can share the profits?" A huge benefit was in front of him, and Wu Liangfu's mind was booming, and his face was red from the blood flowing rapidly in his veins.

"My japonica rice is shipped to Shanghai, and the price of each stone is five yuan of silver, and my father-in-law can discuss it with his companions and friends from all over the world, or with a few companions of the palace celebrant and eunuch, and come up with a charter, is it worth five out of a hundred according to this price, or is it set by himself according to the price of rice in various places?"

Li Peiting's expression was completely like a strange uncle who lured the little girl to the rooftop to watch the goldfish.

However, Wu Liangfu didn't care about that much, just thinking about the many state capitals in Nanzhili, which one is not densely populated, with more than 100,000 people, and as few as tens of thousands of people, how much grain and rice do these people consume every day? A ratio of five out of 100 can make the eunuchs everywhere fart, and the crotch of their pants is oily.

"What if it's a five-for-100 draw?"

"I will send the money to the head office of Beijing Longshengxing, and your father-in-law can divide it yourself. How to distribute it is not something we should think about. Even if the father-in-law of the rank repays the money to the emperor, it is expected. ”

"In addition, Gonggong Wu, please transfer to the two princes and the leaders of the celebrant eunuchs, and we are willing to take out another one percent to share one or two profits with the ranking princes. You, too. ”

In the face of huge interests, whether it is the Yan Gang or the Cao Gang, together with the many eunuchs in the palace, they cannot resist. They have become Li Shouhan's allies.

Wu Liangfu rushed out of the Xiaguan Wharf overnight, sailed north to the palace to report the matter to Wang Dehua, Wang Chengen and others.

And Shouhan and Li Peiting were in the cabin of the ship to Wusongkou to take stock of the harvest of King Qinwang in the north this time.

"I can't imagine that I am not afraid of the enemy on the battlefield, but I am plotted behind my back in Nanjing."

Shouhan hatefully looked towards the distant Qixia and Niushou mountains.

"Lord, just endure the anger for a while, don't we already start?" Pei Ting has a look of everything under control.

"It only takes a few years of operation, and you can make the land south of the Yangtze River know how powerful!"

"Still, there's a lump in my heart."

Shouhan vaguely felt that it might not be a good thing for an organization like the Yancao and Cao Gangs to be able to summon more than 10,000 gangs to fight for him in a day in a place like Nanjing.

"These two families, with hundreds of thousands of helpers, if there is a big expansion of the power of the two things of the lord's grain, rice, refined salt, I am afraid that it will not be able to lose in the future."

Looking at the surging water on the Yangtze River, Li Peiting also kept calculating. (To be continued......)