The third volume sailed in the Ming Dynasty

With the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen to exterminate the salt lords in the south of the Yangtze River, Qin Haoming set off a bloody storm in Fujian and Guangdong, and the fierceness of his actions and methods surprised many people.

Especially in the Guangzhou area, no one expected that the governor, who had never arrived in the jurisdiction, would use such a way to let people know about his existence.

Nowadays, the whole territory of Guangzhou includes a large area in the eastern part of Guangxi and the entire Qiongzhou Island, which is the future Hainan Island.

There are a total of 11 state capitals, namely Guangzhou, Zhaoqing, Shaozhou, Nanxiong, Huizhou, Chaozhou, Gaozhou, Leizhou, Lianzhou, Qiongzhou, and Luoding Zhili.

It's just that the current Guangzhou, although it is large in area, is far inferior to Fujian Province in terms of population and importance.

At the end of November, Fuzhou City ushered in the first heavy snow of winter, and the whole city was white. The cold wind blew, the Ming army flag hunted, and the sky above Fuzhou City was quiet.

In the study room of the Governor's Mansion of Fujian and Guangdong, the charcoal fire that was burning was steaming, and Qin Haoming leaned over the bookcase. Concentrate on splashing ink, copying and writing.

"Zhao Shun is in Ningde Mansion, and Haozi has already launched an operation in Fuzhou. In accordance with the instructions of the Qin governor, the Xinghua Mansion and the Quanzhou Mansion did not act for the time being.

The Zhangzhou Mansion has been resolved, and now General Zhang has taken 6,000 soldiers to Chaozhou Mansion, Huizhou Mansion, and Guangzhou Mansion, and Qiongzhou Mansion is in charge of Zhao Dayou and Li Xiangqianhu. ”

On the small sand table, filled with small red flags, Yan Yingyuan took a baton, pointed along the coastline of Fujian and Guangdong one by one, and reported the dynamics of each department to Qin Haoming.

There are many areas where illegal salt is rampant, but there are only a few areas where it is necessary to crack down on illegal salt dealers.

There must be a salt field for salt production, and there is no well salt in Fujian and Guangdong, so the salt field must be in the seaside state capital or on a small island.

"If you think it's hot, take off your leather jacket, you don't have to be restrained here, the court didn't issue you an official uniform?"

Qin Haoming glanced at Lei Jiaming, the salt official of the Fujian Salt Transportation Division, who was standing on the side, this guy was wearing a fox fur and wiping his sweat.

"The lower official is not in good health, he is afraid of the cold, and the official uniform can't block the cold wind, please forgive Governor Qin."

Lei Jiaming explained with a smile, and untied the fox fur with his hand, revealing the round neck of the fine silk in the south of the Yangtze River and the straight open inner suit, and a string of agate on the chest.

"Forget it, you better put it on."

Qin Haoming frowned and waved his hand at Lei Jiaming, this guy was dressed in bells and whistles, how could he have the demeanor of a Ming soldier, similar to the rich man outside.

"Yes, yes...... The subordinate obeyed the order......"

Lei Jiaming embarrassedly put on the fox fur he had just taken off again, hunched his body and didn't dare to stand up straight, looking at Qin Haoming in awe and continuing to bow his head and write.

A hint of sneer crossed the corner of Yan Yingyuan's mouth, and he watched all this silently.

This time, it was the Governor's Office that took the initiative to cooperate with the Salt Transportation Department to jointly crack down on the increasingly rampant smuggling of salt.

The salt transportation division and the smuggling salt dealers have been like a pair of enemies who are incompatible for thousands of years. As adversaries, they know each other, but they are helpless against each other.

Seriously speaking, the salt soldiers of the Salt Transportation Division have sufficient food and salary, and their combat effectiveness is not weak, at least they are much better than the guards of the Ming Dynasty.

You must know that the Fujian Salt Transportation Division, which is in charge of the southeast coast, is not easy to mess with, they have several salt ponds, and they can also transfer some sea salt from Guangzhou, and the salt source is not a problem.

The salt tax of the imperial court is also easy to be perfunctory, and a few accomplices can use the signboard of official salt to fake public and private interests, and the exclusive business is easy to make money.

In the past, as soon as the Fujian Salt Transportation Division was powerful, the salt dealers in Fujian were unlucky, and people continued to fall into the legal net, and they were helpless against it, so they had to stop fighting.

But since the rise of Zheng Zhilong Zhao'an in recent years, meddling in the salt industry, all this has become very different.

When Zheng Zhilong was in Quanzhou, he scolded the Fujian Salt Transportation Division, and the bastard salt official fried the official salt to seven or eight hundred wen a catty, and let the people live?

My salt is in good condition and low in price, as long as someone buys it, I will sell it, and I am not polite if I dare to do it.

Zheng Zhilong took over the work of selling smuggled salt, and organized the people below to boycott the official salt together, where were the salt merchants of the Fujian Salt Transportation Division and the official servants his opponents, and after suffering several big losses, he was gradually squeezed out of the Fujian market.

The angry salt officials approached Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian, and demanded that the officers and troops be mobilized to retaliate.

Zhang Kentang checked and knew that the other party's backstage was Zheng Zhilong, and among the people involved in selling illicit salt, there were also officials and soldiers of the Quanzhou Water Division, and he didn't dare to do anything to cut off people's money, so he kicked the ball back.

To be honest, he didn't care much about the sale of illicit salt. The Fujian Salt Transportation Division is subordinate to the Ministry of Households, and the local governor cannot manage it.

The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and there is no shortage of things to do to fill the private pockets of the fake public economy, but it is more difficult to pay for the local government than to cut their flesh, Zhang Kentang saw that the salt officials were unlucky and even a little gloating.

As a result, the salt transportation divisions of Fujian and Guangzhou provinces gradually declined, and there was no improvement until Lei Jiaming took over last year.

Now, the governor who is the most capable of fighting in the Ming Dynasty wants to cooperate with them to fight the drug lords, and Lei Jiaming is naturally ecstatic.

I have to say that Qin Du's troops are really good, and now the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong have not moved except for Zheng Zhilong's territory, and the others have been almost finished.

It's easy to understand when you think about it, this is like the police and drug lords in later generations, one or two are naturally fine, but if the other party is a gang, then basically the police provide intelligence, and the local troops or armed police are responsible for extermination.

"Lei Langzhong, a large share of salt barons has been basically cleared, and the rest is estimated to be handled by your salt transportation division, I don't know how you are going to arrange the salt affairs in Fujian and Guangdong next?"

Just as Lei Jiaming was a little too hot to stand it, Qin Haoming finally finished writing, and asked lightly with slanted eyes at him.

"Everything is subject to Qin Du's arrangement?"

Lei Jiaming is also an old fox, and quietly kicked the ball back to Qin Haoming.

"Really, what does the Governor say?"

With sharp eyes glancing at Lei Jiaming, who looked like a businessman, Qin Haoming's words were a little fluttering.

Sweat kept flowing down Lei Jiaming's cheeks, he wiped it left and right, thinking of Qin Haoming's past methods, he had the heart to say that it was arranged by Qin Du alone, but after all, he was a little unwilling.

"Xiaguan is naturally easy to say here, it's the ...... of the imperial court," Lei Jiaming began to play tricks.

At this time, a strong man standing next to Yan Yingyuan took out a sign from his arms, handed it to Lei Jiaming and said, "See clearly, Yuan Shouhui, deputy commander of the Ming Jinyi Guard."

This time, this commander was ordered by the Son of Heaven to be specifically responsible for investigating corruption in Fujian. I've heard about the last time dozens of officials and businessmen in Datong were beheaded and their homes were raided, and that's what we did.

To tell you the truth, the main reason for coming here this time is to check the salt transportation division, please be cautious in Lei Langzhong. ”

"The lower officials will definitely cooperate with each other, please rest assured that Lord Qin Du and Commander Yuan can rest assured."

In a moment, a firm answer came from the study.

"Lei Langzhong, in fact, the governor doesn't want to embarrass you, thousands of miles of officials are only for money, the adults in Gyeonggi have meat to eat, and it is reasonable for you sesame officials to find a soup to drink.

Lei Langzhong, you know how much of the salt quotation and salt ticket issued by the Fujian Salt Transportation Division are real and how many are false, and you know the governor too. ”

Qin Haoming took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "Monopoly business can't be done, so we want free trade."

Wherever the salt of the Fujian Salt Transportation Division is sold, the salt of the Governor will also be sold, and you will have to issue salt quotations and salt tickets to the Governor. ”

"No!"

At this point, the salt matter in Fujian and Guangdong, everything has settled.