Chapter 133: Jining Wharf
Almighty Cultivation Supreme
"After I leave, my mother will leave it to you to take care of, maybe it will take a long time to come back, and you will discuss with Yangzi and Master Guan about internal and external matters."
Yu'er was carefully fighting for Wang Zheng's armor and clothes, and suddenly heard him say such a sentence, and looked at it with reluctant eyes, but he didn't say anything, just nodded lightly.
Wang Zheng was also reluctant to give up Yu'er, held her in his arms, and gently scraped his nose.
"Don't worry, just take care of Mr. Guan and Yangzi here, there will be no accident." Wang Liu held Wang Zheng's hand and said.
At this time, it is actually quite good, the remoteness of Ninghai naturally has its benefits, and now all places are under the control of the inspection department and soldiers.
Wang Zheng left Huang Yang and Guan Qingtian in charge, and Heizi and Gao Liang also helped each other with them, and the rear was very stable, so he planned to take this experience.
"This time it's not an expedition, there is no danger to life, my mother doesn't need to worry, and my son can go to Jining to see the world. Besides, if Ninghai Salt wants to sell at a better price, this trip must be made. ”
Just like many of the accompanying soldiers and Yan Ding's family, Wang Liu's face was also reluctant, and her mother was worried, but she couldn't say anything.
Zheng'er is a person who wants to do great things, and he can no longer be restrained with a motherly heart, Wang Liu has already figured this out, just smiled and nodded, giving Wang Zheng a reassuring look.
In fact, Wang Zheng's words are also comforting, Jining is also not very peaceful, and there are many bandits on the road, but if it is under the banner of the official army, it will at least be much more convenient.
The only thing that people are afraid of the generals who hold the power of the army is that their families and soldiers are walking outside, and if they do not bring soldiers, their lives are not guaranteed.
Almost all of the generals who died for various reasons were in other places, and if they were on their own territory, who would dare to touch them?
Wang Zheng also understands this, although his position is a general, but he is nothing without soldiers, and if he doesn't take soldiers to other people's territory, it is the fish and meat on the board, who cares if you are a general or a soldier?
In the eyes of those salt lords and big merchants, they are no different from ordinary people.
At the beginning, how big your fist is shown to others, how much respect others have for you, which also determines the right to speak in the bargain.
Dong Youyin and the four sentinels had already finished lining up outside the city, and the soldiers in bright armor were neatly lined up from any side, quietly waiting for Wang Zheng's order.
Xing Yidao also selected a batch of salt dices to accompany him, but most of them did some manual work.
"Let's go!"
Yaoyao glanced back at Wang Liu, and Wang Zheng stepped on the war horse and walked away.
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After entering September, there was great news from Jining.
Because the peasant army had the potential to burn the plains, Emperor Chongzhen was greatly disturbed, so soon after Wen Tiren's dismissal, the imperial court once again used Yang Sichang to serve as the secretary of the military department, specializing in suppressing the liukou.
Xiong Wencan served as the right deputy capital of Yushi, acting as the governor of the five provinces on behalf of Wang Jiazhen, and the prime minister of Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, Sichuan and Nangi affairs, and suppressed the Liukou.
In mid-August, Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, went to the top:
"Four squares and six corners, ten-sided nets, follow the direction of the thief, and be responsible for killing."
Emperor Chongzhen Xu Zhi, in August, Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, cooperated with each other to suppress and appease.
According to Yang Sichang's meaning, Shaanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Jiangbei should be the four positives, and the four governors should be divided and suppressed; With Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan as the six corners, the six governors divided the defense and cooperated in suppression, which is a network of ten sides.
This plan was quite effective, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed after hearing this, and increased the army by 140,000 to help, and increased the salary of 2.8 million taels of troops.
This is good news for people at this time, but for Wang Zheng, it is the opposite, and now is the best time for Ning Haiyan to be lucky.
Impartially catching up with the improvement of the situation in the Central Plains, the Central Plains refined salt was transported to Jining more, and it can be expected that the price of Ninghai salt will be lower than expected.
Early in the morning, the shopkeepers of the various commercial banks in Jining City are waiting at the wharf, and now Jining is a currency dayi, the transportation hub of North Zhili and South Zhili, and all large merchants have branch branches here.
And although the situation in the Central Plains is improving now, refined salt is still in short supply, whether it is Huai salt or Lu salt, salt merchants are not willing to spend more effort to boil.
First, this kind of rough work is too undignified, and secondly, it is too labor-intensive, so many people would rather buy it at a high price here early in the morning.
The merchants waiting here are both local in Jining, and there are many people from other places, and the wharf is crowded with people and ships early in the morning, and it is very noisy.
More than a dozen cargo ships slowly approached the shore, and standing at the bow was a dignified man with iron armor on his body.
Many sharp-eyed people have discovered that the salt cargo came too early today, and why are there those soldiers in armor on the ship?
The general standing at the bow of the ship was Wang Zheng, and these dozen ships were rented by them in front, and there was no way out.
Because this road is really not very peaceful, there are too many bandits and thieves to kill, and it is difficult not to attract attention to so many salt goods.
Many people sneakily followed the convoy along the way, maybe they would give you a surprise attack at any time, and the guards from all over the country who were officers and soldiers were only respectful on their faces, and no one knew what they were secretly thinking.
Day and night, finally rushed to the high-density boundary, for the sake of insurance, Wang Zheng immediately found a local boat company to rent such a dozen big ships down the river.
As soon as the ship came to a halt, the general-like man bowed down and shouted:
"Ladies and gentlemen, Wang is here to say goodbye, this time I came for a private matter, and it is also something that everyone is thinking about."
A mouthful of Shandong official dialect, there are those careful people in the shopkeepers around, and they believe it a little at the moment, in fact, if it weren't for the soldiers standing at the bow of the ship, these people would have thought it was a fake.
These shopkeepers discussed for a long time, and soon a middle-aged man in a big purple silk robe came out and said with a smile:
"Dare to ask where the general is, how did the imperial court manage the business of Jining?"
At this time, the ship had docked on the dock, and the punishment knife handed over a bag of silver to the boatman, and the high-density ship company also had a branch in Jining.
Everyone on the dock was taken aback, the ship was not filled with straw bags and salt bags, but with neat porcelain jars and wooden boxes.
At this time, the sun has slowly risen, the light is abundant, the porcelain jar looks antique and old, and the wooden box is also exquisite and gorgeous.
Wang Zheng looked at the shopkeeper who asked at the beginning, clapped his hands and smiled:
"Since the shopkeeper has this question, then he will tell him bluntly, and the next is Wang Zheng, a general stationed in Ninghai Youdong Road, this time he is not here to manage the salt goods, but to come to get a piece of the pie."
Saying that, Wang Zheng jumped off the boat and smiled at the shopkeeper:
"After all, it's not fattening to eat alone! Ninghai also has good salt. ”
Wang Zheng could see that this person should be very important, and all the merchants around him were looking at him, and he also had a sense of respect when he spoke.
"It turned out to be General Wang of Ninghai, and this is the shopkeeper of Jining Yongchang!" The housekeeper-like person behind the shopkeeper Hao suddenly spoke.
"It's not a business here, the reason why I bring my subordinates is because this realm is really not peaceful, and this bit of salt is the root of life, and I can't lose it."
Someone sneered disdainfully and said:
"General Wang is wrong in what he said, who is present doesn't know that Ninghai only has rough sea salt, and the salt goods in Denglai and the two prefectures are barely usable Lingshan salt!"
"Yes, what good salt goods will Ninghai have?"
"Don't waste our time here, the next batch of Shanxi refined salt is almost here."