Sun Yueling saw that Dongfang Shengping and Zhang Pu were about to rush out, so he hurriedly stepped forward, stopped them, and shouted: "What are you doing, you can't go crazy, when will it be your turn?" ”

Wang Qitai saw that they were finally willing to come out to apologize, and said with great joy: "Okay, very good, everyone else quickly stood up." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Sun Yueling pointed to Wang Jie, Liu Yuyi and others who were about to come forward and shouted: "You guys quickly stand back for me, don't be frightened by them, I see who can take someone away in front of my eyes?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Wenyuan knelt down in front of him with a "poof" and said: "Master Sun, Liu Gou's gelding was indeed killed by me, let them take me to fight for their lives, this matter really has nothing to do with you!" ”

Yan Peiwei also shouted at him: "Master, we have burned down the Xichayuan, and we have committed a heinous crime, let the government take me and wait!" ”

Not to be outdone, Ma Jie shouted: "Yes, I also have my share in burning the Wei Eunuch Temple, let them take me!" ”

Sun Yueling said angrily: "No, how can I let you wait to apologize for me......" Before he finished speaking, he saw Qian Qianyi, Gao Shihe and others signaling to him one after another, asking him not to say any more.

Yan Peiwei laughed and shouted, "Today's events will definitely reach the heavens, so that the people of the world will know about our loyalty and martyrs." What we do today may not leave a name in history. Master Sun, you don't need to say any more, we have made up our minds, and we will never change ......"

The crowd boiled again, and all the people followed the call and praised Yan Peiwei and others as real men and good men.

Sun Yueling was shocked when he heard this, Yan Peiwei and the others would rather die to protect themselves, and said to him: "Brother Yan, don't be so ......"

Yan Peiwei smiled at him and said, "Master, we didn't live with you before, and what we say today won't make you embarrassed." It's just that I can't contribute to the trading company anymore, so I'll leave the family affairs to the owner in the future! ”

Sun Yueling was sad in his heart and was about to speak, but he saw Qian Qianyi stopped in front of him and said to them: "Don't worry, Master Sun will definitely take care of the old and young in the family, so that you don't have to worry about it!" ”

Without waiting for Sun Yueling to speak, Yan Peiwei, Zhou Wenyuan and the other five people had already turned around and walked towards a group of officers and soldiers, willing to be captured.

Wang Qitai saw that they were willing to subdue to the Fa, his face was full of smugness, and he said to himself: "There are still five people who have not yet subdued the Fa, so don't hurry up and stand ......."

Sun Yueling shouted at him angrily: "Aren't you enough, do you want to take down all the people here before you are willing?" ”

As soon as his words fell, the crowd immediately erupted in bursts of angry roars, wave after wave, shouting and cursing at this group of officers and soldiers, and they had the momentum of fighting to the death.

Kou Shen grabbed Wang Qitai's sleeve and whispered: "That's enough, let's stop here, these five people are enough to give an account to Master Mao." ”

Wang Qitai snorted, turned to Yang Yufan and said, "What does the general mean?" ”

Yang Yufan returned the knife into the sheath and said: "It's all up to Wang Zhentai to decide!" ”

Wang Qitai pointed at Yan Peiwei and Zhou Wenyuan, and said: "Escort them back to the yamen for me, this matter will be stopped, and everyone will withdraw!" After saying that, he escorted five people, together with the officers and soldiers, and left with high spirits.

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After negotiations and compromises between the government and the people, the riot was finally ended at the cost of Yan Peiwei, Yang Nianru, Shen Yang, Ma Jie, and Zhou Wenyuan. Mao Yilu, the governor of Jiangsu, reported to the imperial court Feizhang after the riot, saying that "the Wu people committed all the crimes, plotted to cut off the waterways and robbed the boats", and explained in the recital that the Suzhou people's rebellion was that the Donglin Party in Jiangnan was dissatisfied with the matter of Wei Gonggong's great punishment, and was extremely resentful of the construction of Wei Gonggong's ancestral hall, so he instigated the people to launch such a storm.

He also deliberately explained that the main target of the mob was Liu Dexi and the Ti cavalry sent by the imperial court, and thousands of people rushed into the post house and killed Liu Dexi and several Jinyi lieutenants on the spot, and the other Ti Cai did not escape quickly, but I am afraid that none of them would survive.

But then he emphatically explained: The reason why this popular riot was quickly quelled was that he responded in a timely manner and dispatched it in the center; According to the inspector Wang Qitai led the messenger to guard the governor's yamen, the prefect Kou Shen personally persuaded the mob regardless of his safety, and Yang Yufan, the Kunshan guard general, led his troops to disperse in time. With the joint efforts of a group of officials and generals in Suzhou, the turmoil that threatened the government was finally quelled, and not only dispersed thousands of rioters, but also arrested the five people who incited the people to rebel.

In the end, regarding the handling of the riot, Mao Yilu and many officials reached an agreement: to forgive the accomplices and severely punish the main culprits. That is, most of the participants who were instigated and bewitched will not be investigated, but Yan Peiwei, Yang Nianru, Shen Yang, Zhou Wenyuan, and Ma Jie, who took the initiative to commit crimes, will be hanged in the name of conclusive evidence and confessions.

After Wei Zhongxian received the report from Mao Yilu, he was shocked and frightened, and he was not relieved until he received a follow-up report that the civil unrest had completely subsided. Maybe it was the riots in Suzhou that greatly shocked this 9,000-year-old man who was above 10,000 people under one person, or Wei Zhongxian felt the weight of Donglin, or maybe it was all kinds of pressure from other aspects, in short, since then, the eunuchs have no longer punished Donglin, and have never sent Ti cavalry south to arrest people.

Yan Peiwei, Yang Nianru, Shen Yang, Ma Jie, and Zhou Wenyuan were executed on the suspension bridge outside the Changmen Gate in Suzhou. On the day of the execution, tens of thousands of people watched and screamed, and mourning was everywhere, and the government officials had to leave in a hurry after the execution, and they did not even dare to restrain the bodies of the five people.

After the five people were killed, Sun Yueling secretly bought the bodies of the five people with a lot of money, put them in a wooden coffin and buried them in the flower bed of Wang Xima Lane in the city. Later, the five were imprisoned, so they moved to Shantang Street and built a cemetery as a memorial.

Although the matter was over, Sun Yueling's heart was still heavy, and he didn't feel relaxed at all.

Although this victory against the eunuchs was achieved, it also paid a considerable price. Yan Peiwei, Yang Nianru, and Shen Yang are the backbone of the United Trading Company, and the loss of them is a big loss for the fledgling business of the United Trading Company. Moreover, all the five of them were willing to be killed, and the great reason was also to protect him, the remaining leader of Jiangnan Donglin, which made his heart ache when he thought about it.

What's more, the riot spread all over the world, the government and the opposition were shaken, although Wei Zhongxian did not dare to send Tiqi to Jiangnan to arrest people again, but he had already listed their Fenghua Society as the primary target, in order to prevent them from developing and growing, not only sent a large number of secret agents to monitor them, but also made the provinces in Jiangnan strengthen supervision and control over their business, making them feel that it was difficult to walk and constrained everywhere.

Fortunately, a month later, the return of Han Xiaoshui and Yan Peiyu's trade fleet brought a ray of light to Sun Yueling, allowing him to temporarily free himself from the depressing atmosphere. Han Xiaoshui and Yan Peiyu went to sea this time, and their footprints arrived in the Southeast Ocean countries, and they set up a maritime trade route with maritime merchants from various countries, and earned more than one million taels of silver by virtue of goods trading.

It is foreseeable that as long as the fleet of the United Trading Company continues to sail into the Southeast Ocean, the United Trading Company will sooner or later become the largest business group in the south of the Yangtze River, and one day it can even support half of the financial resources of the Ming Dynasty.

On this day, in the United Trading Company, Sun Yueling found Han Qianshui and planned to discuss a matter with him.

"Old Han, I want to launch a charity donation in Jiangnan and do something for the people in Shaanxi, what do you think?" In order to alleviate the pain in his heart, Sun Yueling decided to launch a fundraising campaign in Jiangnan, and people can only forget the pain in their hearts by devoting themselves to meaningful things. This year coincides with the Great Wilderness in Shaanxi, and it is unknown whether Fenghua Society can contribute to them.

After listening to Sun Yueling's words, he pondered for a moment and said: "Lord, as far as I know, the Tongshan Association has done similar things before, mobilizing the Jiangnan Gentry Chamber of Commerce to raise funds for the floods in Henan, but it has had little effect and has not played much role. ”

"Why?" Sun Yueling was surprised.

Han Xiaoshui sighed and said: "Although the Jiangnan Gentry Chamber of Commerce is rich, how can they be willing to help others generously and selflessly, if we help them earn silver, they are welcome, but it is not so easy to take silver from their pockets." Besides, the silver taels we raised had to pass through the hands of the government before they could be distributed to the victims, and there was not much left to distribute to the victims......

Sun Yueling knew that he was telling the truth, but he didn't believe that all the merchants and gentry in the Ming Dynasty were cold-blooded and selfish, as long as someone was willing to take the lead, this kind of thing could play a more or less exemplary role, so he said: "Our Fenghua Society can take this lead, and it can also mobilize all the merchants in the trading company to contribute money and goods. ”

Han Qianshui's face was calm, and he nodded: "After you say this, I think this thing is feasible. In the past, it was not good for the Tung Benevolent Association to raise donations, that is, their influence was not big enough, and the publicity was not wide enough to shake those Jiangnan traders. But now that our Fenghua Society has a strong influence in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, and has established a good reputation among the people, maybe you will raise your arms and shout, and you may be able to respond to it. ”

Sun Yueling shook his head and smiled, and said: "How can I have so much influence, I just think that this kind of public welfare and good deeds should not be opposed by anyone with conscience and ability, I remember that when I used to patrol Sichuan, Chu Zhennan and others in Baishi City were very keen on this matter, and they either contributed money or effort to those disasters and famines, so I felt that I could try to do it in Jiangnan." ”

"Public welfare and good deeds, the word said by the Lord is very fresh." After hearing this word from the afterlife, Han Qianshui nodded again and again, and said, "Of course we can do it, but we have to bypass the government and do it ourselves." ”

Sun Yueling smiled: "You are the best at this kind of thing, do you have a good plan?" ”

Han Qianshui frowned and pondered, and said, "We may be able to set up another organization similar to the Tongshan Association, which will be attached to the United Trading Company to do this kind of public welfare good deed." "He actually learned and used it, and there was no sense of disobedience at all.

Sun Yueling was overjoyed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Han, you really thought of a place with me." You're right, we can set up an organization like the 'China Volunteer Association' to donate to the people who have been affected by disasters in various places, and let this organization be attached to the Associated Press and Trading Company, so that the income and expenditure can be transparent and everything is detailed, so that not only can we launch the first fundraiser, but also the second and third times in the future, forming a virtuous circle......

"China Volunteer Association?" Han Xiaoshui couldn't hide his surprise in his eyes, and said, "The master of the meeting is really thoughtful, and it is a good name to say it casually." Then he said: "It's just that the first time is easy, maybe the second time, the third time is not so easy, who wants to take money out of their pockets again and again, can this kind of thing be forced?" ”

Sun Yueling hurriedly said: "Of course, this kind of thing can't be forced, but I believe that as long as the cooperative trading company continues to grow and earn more silver, more merchants will join the trading company, and then we can agree with them, but all the business owners who join the trading company must fulfill a certain donation obligation every year in accordance with the regulations of the trading company." Speaking of this, he said even more excitedly, "We may even add such a clause to the regulations of the trading company, but anyone who earns silver taels by one trade must draw a certain amount and put it into the association's treasury as a commission, otherwise he will not be able to participate in the joint trade ...... next time."

Han Xiaoshui smiled: "It seems that the master of the meeting is determined to do this?" ”

Sun Yueling held his hand tightly and said, "Yes, you must help me with this." ”

Han Xiaoshui smiled heartily and said, "The master has an order, how dare his subordinates disobey!" ”

"You old Han!" Sun Yueling pulled out his hand, slapped him on the shoulder, and said, "Even you have learned to speak cool words." ”

"Is this a cool word?" Han Xiaoshui also returned his old fist to Sun Yueling.

The two laughed for a while, but they felt that there was little estrangement between each other, and they had the same heart.

Next, the two discussed the specific details and decided to hand over the soon-to-be-established "Chinese Volunteer Association" to Yan Peiwei's younger brother Yan Peiyu to take care of. At the same time, according to some experience in later generations, Sun Yueling preliminarily drafted some articles of association and handed them to Han Qianshui, so that he and Yan Peiyu and others could supplement and improve them.

After the discussion, Han Xiaoshui took the two-page association charter in his hand and said to him: "Leader, the United Trading Company has a lot of things, and now there is another volunteer association, I can't be busy alone, Miss Chu has put a lot of effort into this, you have to invite him back as soon as possible." ”

Sun Yueling's expression darkened when he heard this, since he and Chu Xinying quarreled, he hadn't seen her, even the Baishi City brothers who came in and out of the trading house on weekdays.

Sure enough, she is a wonderful woman, she does what she says, she will draw a line with him, and she will never drag mud and water, and I don't know if she has already left Suzhou with someone and returned to Sichuan.

Sun Yueling's heart tingled, and he sighed and said: "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and I can't do anything about it!" With that, he sighed deeply and turned away.