The popularity of "Anti-Japanese Chronicles" greatly exceeded Xu Yan's expectations.

Not only in Ningbo, but even in a prosperous place like Hangzhou, it is hard to find.

Men and women, young and old, love this strange book very much.

The popularity of "The Story of the Anti-Japanese War" has caught up with the top two "Journey to the West" and "The Peony Pavilion", and has become the top three fire books in the Zhejiang book industry.

The people in the neighborhood market vied to discuss the plot of the book, some felt sorry, some felt cold, some were loyal and unworthy for the court, and some were eager to peel the skin and bones of the traitorous villain.

As for those maritime merchants who colluded with the Japanese to commit crimes, they were villains who everyone was punished for, and they became the targets of the people's complaints.

In the past, the people's impression of the Japanese was all true and true. Now their perception has changed dramatically.

It turns out that what is even more hateful are those fake widows who hide behind the real ones!

Zhu Kun naturally noticed this book as well.

After seeing it, the dignified governor of Fujian and Zhejiang also applauded like ordinary people.

The author's plot setting and character portrayal have reached the realm.

What is even more commendable is that the author shows the nature of the plague.

This kind of book Zhu Su is naturally extremely supportive. It is believed that as long as it spreads for a longer period of time, all the people in Zhejiang will hate the local maritime merchants.

Just yesterday, the will of the Son of Heaven had arrived.

The Son of Heaven told him to act expediently.

After some consideration, Zhu Kun decided to implement a policy of loosening the outside and tightening the inside.

On the one hand, he tracked down the culprit behind the assassination, and on the other hand, he ordered Zhou Liang to make repentance, and promised that the next tribute must be in accordance with the requirements of the Ming Dynasty and not exceeded.

Zhou Liang originally hated Zhu Kun to the core, but now he was surprised to see Zhu Kun reprimanding him and allowing him to carry out exploration and trade normally.

It was only now that he realized that he had been deceived.

Instead of trying to thwart him, Zhu made an exception to allow them to carry out the exploration trade.

Zhou Liang felt ashamed.

A tributary turmoil subsided.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

If things really turn out like the battle for tribute in the second year of Jiajing, not only will Zhu Kun, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, not be able to come to power, but the face of the imperial court will also be gone.

This is, of course, something that no one wants to see.

In comparison, a sea merchant like the Liu family couldn't sit still.

Zhou Liang's attitude changed greatly, and Liu Jingqi was deeply afraid that he would not be strict in his mouth, and the matter would be exposed and cause trouble.

Coupled with the untimely appearance of "Anti-Japanese Chronicles", Liu Jingqi only felt that he had been pushed to the forefront.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, as if the officers and soldiers would come to the mansion to arrest him as soon as he woke up.

After thinking about it, Liu Jingqi felt that he still couldn't sit still.

If the assassination fails, Zhu Kun will definitely strengthen the guards around him. It will be even more difficult to slaughter this guy again.

Since martial arts can't work, it's good to write a text.

Liu Jingqi decided to impeach Zhu Kun!

Of course, it is not up to him to do it, but to speak the official.

There are countless officials from Zhejiang in the DPRK and China, and many of them have had close ties with maritime businessmen like Liu Jingqi.

Now it's time for them to help.

Although Zhu Kun prides himself on being impartial and selfless, he can't seem to find any black spots. But if you really want to impeach, you can find a reason.

This is not something that Liu Jingqi needs to consider.

Those imperial historians, black can be said to be white. What is white can be said to be black. As long as Liu Jingqi conveys the meaning to the rest, it is to watch the play.

Of course, in order to make a sensation for the effect, it is best to jointly impeach Zhu Kun and not give Zhu Kun a chance to defend himself.

What about his three heads and six arms, he didn't have to be drowned by the spitting star of the imperial history.

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Xu Yan has not been idle these days, in addition to writing the follow-up chapters of "The Story of Resistance to the Japanese", he also has to be busy helping Zhu Kun collect evidence of the crimes of Fujian and Zhejiang maritime merchants.

Xu Yan's strength lies in his omniscient nature as a prophet of history. He knows better than anyone the virtues and faces of these Fujian and Zhejiang maritime merchants.

It's just that he is clear, but the evidence is not so easy to find.

Now Xu Yan just knows the general direction and knows which direction to look for.

As for the extent to which it can be found, it is not known who exactly will be dug up.

But in any case, it is essential to plan ahead.

Because in history, the Fujian-Zhejiang maritime business group launched a crazy revenge after Zhu Kun broke through Shuangyu.

If you don't want to be reduced to fish, you need to prepare in advance.

"Big brother, I've inquired about everything you asked me to inquire about."

Since Yang Pengju returned to Ningbo, he has been eating and living in Xu's house. Xu Yan didn't plan to let him eat white food, since he had eaten the Xu family's food, he had to work.

Yang Pengju has been around his father since he was a child, and he knows much more about business than Xu Yan.

More importantly, Yang Pengju has a good grasp of Zhejiang's business connections.

It is naturally most appropriate for him to investigate the maritime merchants in Zhejiang.

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Xu Yan said with interest.

"There are four major maritime merchant families in Zhejiang. They are the He family, the Liu family, the Lin family, and the Wu family. ”

Yang Peng swallowed a mouthful of foam and said very proudly.

"Among these four families, the Liu family is the leader, and they colluded with the Japanese to smuggle raw silk and silk by sea to Japan to make huge profits."

Xu Yan already knew this, and he nodded and motioned for Yang Pengju to continue.

"These maritime merchants usually hand over and unload their goods at Shuangyu Island, so that they can leave no traces. However, since the destruction of Shuangyu, they have changed to a small island as a trading point, which is Liegang. ”

Seeing that Yang Pengju said that he had a nose and eyes, Xu Yan couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

"Brother Pengjuxian, how do you know that these maritime merchants have changed to Liegang to trade? Isn't your family involved? ”

Yang Pengju hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Big brother, don't talk nonsense. My family has never been in contact with maritime merchants. It's just that I've been in the business world for a long time and knows some insider information. ”

Xu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

As long as the little fat man's family is not involved, it's fine.

Zhu Kun and the maritime merchants of Fujian and Zhejiang have stood on the absolute opposite side, and it is impossible to reconcile the life-and-death relationship between the two sides.

Xu Yan is naturally on Zhu Yan's side, he doesn't want to become the enemy of the little fat man for some reason.

"Big brother, you suddenly asked so much, could it be that you also want to join the maritime business? Don't touch this thing lightly. ”

This time, Yang Pengju was worried about Xu Yan.

Xu Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry about it." I'm just being asked casually. ”

Yang Pengju took a sip of tea, scratched his head and said:

"Actually, I think the destruction of Shuangyu can only alleviate for a while. Wait until these pirates have recovered and then change to a small island as a stronghold. If these maritime merchants were not uprooted, it would be impossible to eradicate the plague in the southeast. ”

Xu Yan couldn't imagine that Yang Pengju could have such a deep understanding, and he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

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