At such a huge price, the results of the price war are also extremely significant.

Within three months, nearly 60 percent of the weaving mills in Suzhou's textile industry could no longer support it, and the owner of the weaving mill could only order a temporary closure to reduce losses. And the weavers who worked in the weaving mills to make money also began to lose their jobs in large numbers.

These unemployed weavers, whose families have no land or land, and who cannot endure the hardships of being coolies, live by a little spinning and weaving in their hands.

Originally, with such craftsmanship, these weavers could earn about thirty taels of silver every month, and they were also considered a high-income group in the Ming Dynasty during the Chongzhen period - you know, in the not so remote area of Suzhou City, the price of a small house is only about fifty or sixty taels of silver.

But Ji Qingwen's price war has made these weavers lose the opportunity to survive, and they can only wait for the opportunity to do odd jobs at the entrance of Guanqian Street with their cuffs inserted every day. But now that the owners of so many weaving mills are unable to protect themselves and are on the verge of shutting down, how can there be a shortage of manpower?

It is rare that although these weavers live by their own craftsmanship, it can be seen that their knowledge is not low, and they all know that it was Ji Qingwen's price war that eventually led to their own unemployment, and they belonged to the "lying gun accidental injury".

So these people asked the old weaver leader Ge Cheng to ask for mercy in front of Ji Qingwen, let him open the net, and save food for himself.

This Ge is an adult and in poor health, so he didn't want to take care of this kind of idle business, but he couldn't stand the unemployed weaver's pleading for three days and two ends, so he could only reluctantly agree, but let his son Ge Sheng go to plead with Ji Qingwen.

Although Ge Sheng is not as enthusiastic as his father, he is a very filial person, and when his old father has a request, he can only ask Ji Qingwen hard.

Ji Qingwen was angry when he heard his plea, and scolded: "I said Ge Sheng, you are going back more and more." There was a meeting in the yamen that day, and you weren't there. What did I say at that time - I said: Shen Liangzuo, and the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce are my big enemies, and if you die or I live with them, whoever wants to hinder me from engaging in them is also my enemy. How? Do you want to be my enemy? ”

Ge Sheng is now pointing to Ji Qingwen's life, of course, it is impossible to be Ji Qingwen's enemy.

Therefore, this Ge Sheng was stunned by Ji Qingwen's words, and hurriedly said: "Where is this, my lord, even if the knife is on the neck, the villain will not dare to go against you, my lord!" ”

"Hmm!" Ji Qingwen nodded and said, "It's good if you know." Tell you, now that Lao Tzu is doing serious things, no one will come to obstruct me. If anyone dares to talk nonsense in front of me, see how Lao Tzu destroys him! ”

Ge Sheng was so frightened by Ji Qingwen that he said, "Don't dare, don't dare." ”

Ji Qingwen said again: "There are more." It was not me Ji Qingwen who fired those weavers, but the owners of those weavers. The weavers are angry and go to them, what are you looking for me Ji Qingwen to do? I, Ji Qingwen, have soldiers in my hands, so I'm not afraid that they will be rough with me. ”

Ge Sheng hurriedly agreed: "Got it...... Knowing ...... "It's a good thing to lose a car, and I confirmed that Ji Qingwen was angry, so he retreated, and he didn't dare to get involved in this matter from now on."

So Ji Qingwen continued the price war.

After another month, by the end of June, 90 percent of the weaving mills in the Suzhou market could no longer support them and had to close their doors, most of which were weaving workshops under the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

This tide of closures has spread to Hangzhou, Huzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other prefectures and counties, so that the weaving workshops opened by the local people have also been affected by the pond fish and forced to close a lot.

The unlucky of them all were the weavers.

The weavers spent another month in a hurry, and the silver in their hands was running out less and less, but this year was not a good year, and the price of grain doubled compared to the same period last year.

These weavers, who have lost their jobs and income, are in danger of losing their food and their lives.

They certainly can't sit still.

An undercurrent gradually stirred up among the weavers.

And the first to notice this situation was Li Yuanyin, the commander of Jinyiwei.

This big spy in the brocade guard, who has lived in Suzhou City for more than two years, has been full of eyeliner up and down, and after hearing the news, the first one reported to Ji Qingwen: "My lord, there seems to be some movement among the weavers!" ”

Except for the weavers in the weaving workshop under their own name, their lives are not as good as day by day, which Ji Qingwen knows well.

Moreover, Ji Qingwen, who came from Shaanxi and had dealt with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, was well versed in the truth of "being hungry and bold", and had long realized that if the price war continued, the weavers who lost their livelihood would inevitably provoke some trouble.

So Ji Qingwen said to Li Yuanyin very indifferently: "That's nature. The taste of hunger, I don't know if Commander Li has tasted it? The weavers had nothing to eat, so they naturally had to take action. I see—"

Ji Qingwen paused, and then said: "I think it's just thinking about robbing a few rich families and robbing some silver and food to satisfy hunger." Or maybe there are a few clever people who know that this matter is caused by me, so they want to go to Suzhou Weaving Yamen to make trouble. This is very easy, you go and inform Yang Zhan and Huang Degong, let them send more people to guard the weaving yamen, forgive these weavers are not the opponents of the 'Ming Wu Army'. ”

Li Yuanyin said: "Lord Ji is really powerful, those weavers got together a few days ago, and they were indeed discussing how to rob the house." But since yesterday, someone came out of nowhere, and the weavers simply wanted to turn the world upside down like Wanli and the Apocalypse, completely take down Suzhou City, and drive away these bosses and officials who are rich and unkind. ”

"Oh? And this kind of thing? Ji Qingwen was a little surprised, "The weavers just want to eat with their mouths, and they drive all the weaving workshop owners away, and the weaving mill will naturally never be able to open, and they naturally have no work to do, no money to make, and no food to eat. ”

Li Yuanyin said: "Lord Ji's reasoning is good, but these weavers seem to be hungry and faint. Not to mention ......"

"What's more? You finish the sentence all at once. Ji Qingwen asked.

"What's more...... What's more, the people who came over to incite the weavers seemed to be followers of the White Lotus Sect! Li Yuanyin replied after considering his sentence.

"What? The people of the White Lotus Sect are here? Is it Xu Hongru? Or Zhou Xiuying? Ji Qingwen asked hurriedly.

Li Yuanyin shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be either." It is reported that this person is neither an old man nor a woman, it should not be Xu Hongru or Zhou Xiuying, probably the person named Xu Daoqing in the White Lotus Sect......"

"Okay, you Xu Daoqing, are you addicted to going against Lao Tzu? You've got you everywhere! Ji Qingwen couldn't help but scold.

After scolding for a while, Ji Qingwen finally realized that the contradictions between himself and Shen Liangzuo and the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce were troublesome enough, and if on this basis, he was involved in the White Lotus Sect and the general strike of Suzhou weavers, then the situation would become more and more complicated, so complicated that he completely lost his control.

So Ji Qingwen rolled his eyes and said, "It seems that it's almost time for me to stop this price war...... However, the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce has not yet admitted defeat, so I can't show weakness in advance......"

At this time, Li Yan pushed the door and broke in, and said, "I heard what Brother Ji and Commander Li said, but I don't understand what Brother Ji is worried about. ”

Ji Qingwen always knew Li Yan's temperament, so he said: "Brother Li must have thought of a good way, then don't sell it, hurry up and say it!" ”

Li Yan unhurriedly unfolded the folding fan, shook it twice slowly, and said, "The weavers are on strike, that's a big deal." Suzhou prefect Kou Shen has the responsibility to defend the land, if there is another incident like the White Lotus Sect in Nanjing at the beginning of the year, I am afraid that Kou Shen has a hundred heads, and he will have to be cut off by the emperor! ”

These words reminded Ji Qingwen.

I saw a smile on his face, got up and said: "That's right, the weaver is making trouble, the first unlucky one is Kou Shen, he is not in a hurry, what am I anxious about?" It's really that the emperor is not in a hurry to be a eunuch. ”

After that, Ji Qingwen turned his head to Li Yuanyin and said: "Commander Li, you are the commander of Jinyiwei, you can report this matter to Kou Shen and ask him to come forward to convene a meeting of personnel from all parties, and then I will naturally have a way to make the people of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce submit." ”