With the entry of the 30,000-square-meter southern army, the riots in the coastal two Huaiyan areas were quickly quelled, after all, in the face of heavily armed officers and soldiers, the small-scale riots formed by the stove households who made a living by boiling salt were not to be feared at all. Of course, another reason for the rapid stabilization of the situation was that the Governor's Palace brought a large amount of grain into the salt area, giving the stove households hope of survival.

The army was ordered by the Governor's Office to hunt down the leaders of the rebellion, and at the same time to hunt down the blind and rogue smugglers of salt. Under the strong suppression of the army, the order of the entire Lianghuai salt area was extremely stable.

Unlike the army, which was mainly responsible for order, the shopkeepers in charge of buying salt from grain sent by the Four Seas Commercial Bank were busy and dealing with far more complicated business than in the past.

After all, the personnel sent by Sihai Commercial Bank were limited, and in order to handle the huge business, they had to recruit and hire local personnel in the salt area. As a result, the officials of the local government and the corresponding personnel of the Salt Inspection Department of the Salt Transportation Envoy were recruited by the Governor's Office to participate in this matter.

Let others participate, and naturally share some benefits. According to Chen Yue's instructions, the participating officials were paid generously, but those who were greedy in private were severely punished. The Shogunate Shogunate sent a special person to take charge of the fight against corruption.

Chen Yue's plan to pry into the entire Lianghuai Salt Administration was very rude, and it actually touched the interests of too many people. Now that there is an army, the situation is relatively stable, but in private the situation is surging. And there are very few people like the shopkeeper Lin in Dongtai County who see the crisis.

Rugao, the largest stove Wang Xian, has been in a gloomy mood since the manor was laid down by the rioting stove households at night, and the silver wealth in the manor was swept away. Now, the Governor's Palace's brazen move of exchanging grain for salt has made Wang Xian's mood even worse.

According to the past, most of the salt in Rugao was purchased by Wang Xian, whether it was the salt class that the stove households should pay or the surplus salt outside the salt class. Of course, Wang Xian has a relationship with the salt transportation envoy behind him, and the salt inspection department in Rugao is also fed by him, relying on the hundreds of thugs he raises, and the smugglers do not dare to easily enter Rugao to collect salt, so Wang Xian has become the largest local merchant in Rugao, accumulating millions of family properties.

But today, the intervention of the Governor's Mansion is equivalent to directly depriving Wang Xian of the right to collect salt, and what kind of merchants from all over the world supported by the Governor's Mansion collect salt from stove households with grain, what should they do in the future?

Looking at the piles of salt piled up outside Rugao City, Wang Xian's heart was dripping blood, and the piles of salt were a bunch of silver, which originally belonged to him!

And lost the monopoly of collecting salt, and there was no longer the status of the past, and from then on, he was no longer a high-ranking king on the ground of Rugao, but reduced to the same as ordinary stove salt people! And the huge fortune of his family can no longer be saved, and the pretenders will pounce on him like hungry wolves, leaving nothing left of the dregs he has swallowed!

No, I must not be reduced to boiling salt like the poor stove household, I must take back my own interests! Wang Xian clenched his fists and swore secretly.

But looking at the troops stationed inside and outside Rugao City, Wang Xian lowered his head again, although he had a hundred and ten thugs, but against the army of the imperial court, it was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

"Sir!" Wang Qing walked in and shouted respectfully.

"Have you found out? Who did it? Wang Xian asked coldly. He was very angry about the robbery of the manor outside the city some time ago, and the old housekeeper was killed, and he has been ordering Wang Qing to investigate this matter.

"Small incompetence, no specific person was found." Wang Qing said ashamedly, "But the thieves can invade when the manor is empty, it is obvious that they are people who know our details well, and they can't be outsiders!" ”

"Do I still need you to say this? Stupid, I want results! Wang Xian roared at Wang Qing, "What's the use of me raising an idiot like you!" You didn't find anything, what are you going to do when you come back? ”

"Master," Wang Qing timidly listened to Wang Xian's counting, and only then said timidly, "The little one found out about something, and I feel that it is useful to you, master, so I came back to report the news." ”

"What's the matter?" Wang Xian asked coldly.

"The small one found out that there was not much food at all on the grain ships of the officers and soldiers outside Rugao City, and in the past few days, the stove households have taken salt for grain, which has drastically reduced the food of the officers and soldiers. Wang Qingdao.

"Huh?" Wang Xian touched his beard when he heard this, and thought deeply, the lack of food for the officers and soldiers was a good opportunity for him.

"Tell me what you think?" Wang Xian looked at Wang Qingdao, since this guy came back to report to himself, he must have an idea in his heart.

"I think a little, since there is not much food in the hands of the officials and soldiers, why don't we take the opportunity to exchange salt for food, as long as we can force the officials and soldiers to run out of food, the stove households will not be able to exchange for food, and the stove households and salt farmers will naturally continue to make trouble. Although the official army is powerful, they can't stand the hunger without food, if there is a larger-scale riot, maybe the imperial court will issue an order to transfer this surnamed Chen away and restore the previous salt policy! ”

Listening to Wang Qing's words, Wang Xian's heart suddenly moved. Although his estate was robbed, the looters only robbed gold, silver and grain, and the mountains of salt were not touched.

In the past few months, the salt purchased by himself is enough to tens of thousands of stones, if you go to Rugao County to exchange for grain, you will definitely be able to exchange the grain in the hands of the officials and soldiers, and the stove households will have to go hungry if they can't change food, and if they are hungry, they will have to make trouble, and then maybe they can really force the governor surnamed Chen away!

"Yes, that's it! From tomorrow onwards, our people will carry salt to exchange grain for Lao Tzu, isn't it only allowed to change one salt at a time? Let's go every day and give him the food in the hands of the officers and soldiers! ”

Wang Xian said viciously.

"Master, not only do we do this, but it is best that the mansions in other places are also like this, so that we can quickly empty the food of the official army, the surname Chen has only been in Yangzhou for a few days, how much food can he have in his hand? As long as the Haozao salt merchants in the two Huai salt districts cooperate, it will not be a problem to drive him out. ”

Wang Qing continued to offer advice.

"Well said!" Wang Xian was overjoyed, and slapped Wang Qing on the shoulder, "You kid really has a good idea, I have a lot of rewards, master." When I got back, I sent someone to deliver a letter to the other tycoons, and everyone joined forces to boycott the Governor's Palace! ”

Wang Qing grinned when he was beaten, but his face bloomed, he was able to get the appreciation of Master Wang, and his future was bright from now on!

As soon as he said to do it, Wang Xian immediately repaired several letters, ordered Wang Qing to take people to send letters to the wealthy stoves in other places, and called on everyone to unite and boycott the governor's palace together.

An undertide is surging in the Lianghuai salt area!