Chapter 22: Caught off guard
Hearing this shout, the caravan stopped, and before Wang Fu could speak, the officer surnamed Dong walked over. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"What are you doing, shouting here from Lao Tzu, can't you see that someone is staring here?"
The later group of people, including officers and personal soldiers on horseback, as well as ordinary soldiers, did not seem to be local sergeants in Huizhou. Wang Fu thought about it, obviously it was the Henan soldiers who came to take over, but who knew that it would come so quickly. Looking closely, what shocked him even more was that those war horses had more or less several heads, one of which he still knew, a merchant who also took this road to civilization, but he sold Yan Yan......
"A small chief, called Lao Tzu in front of the general, and there is no respect and humility. Come on, take him down to Lao Tzu! ”
As soon as the officer gave the order, the pro-soldiers on horseback suddenly responded, and they got off the horse and went to fetch the officer surnamed Dong. Who knew that the soldiers led by the officer surnamed Dong heard that it was not the accent of the town, so they swarmed up, but they confronted each other on the front line.
"Where did you come from, this Huizhou is the place where our Hu Maozhen and Hu Dashuai are guarding, you dare to be presumptuous here?"
Knowing that it was a general, a serious officer, the officer surnamed Dong forced back the scolding of "which crotch is not clamped, exposing you", and here he even moved out Hu Maozhen, the marshal who had already obtained the will and was promoted to the rank of commander, said that he had to press his head so that he would not fall into his prestige.
"Hmph, not now, we're here to take over. You'd better hurry, or you won't be able to catch up and lose your errand, but don't say I didn't tell you. ”
The confrontation between the two sides was tense, but Wang Fu did not dare to make the slightest move. The caravan has been seen by the Qing army later, and they are here to change their guards, and if the matter is not clear, can they still outrun the cavalry if they run now? Just looking at the two sides and letting no one let anyone, Wang Fu was a little anxious - if it was too late, it would be over, and the new gang would turn into bandits, and you can imagine it after looking at those heads. In these years, thieves may not be soldiers now, but soldiers can become thieves at any time, and probably only the Wang Division in Zhejiang is better!
After a while, Wang Fu was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Probably the saliva has dried up, and the quarrel between the two sides has not turned into a brawl. I saw that the officer surnamed Dong rolled his eyes, but opened his mouth and said: "Brother, stay a line, and see each other in the future." It's hard to say who is doing this year. He naturally knew about the change of guards, and the other party had more people than them, and he was still a general, but he was also a veteran who followed Hu Maozhen to serve under Gao Jie, so he naturally looked down on these Henan soldiers. But the matter of changing the guard is a big thing, and it can't be delayed, so it can't be consumed here forever.
On the other hand, although the general is of a higher rank, Hu Maozhen is also a commander no matter how he says it, and the generals around Hong Chengchou are far more popular than the handsome man above him, and there is no good fruit for him to eat when things get bigger.
"Today, for the sake of your Hu Dashuai, I won't worry about you, hurry up and change the guard, hurry up and leave, this caravan will always have to be checked."
Examine!
I'm afraid it's not that simple, when he thought of those possibilities, especially when he saw those heads that were still dripping with blood, Wang Fudeng's heart was cold, and he hurriedly walked over.
"General Dong, for the sake of being quite deferential on weekdays, help talk, these guys and their families will miss your affection."
Eating people with short mouths and short hands with people, not to mention the past, today has collected a lot, and now is the time when the strict order is at its worst, this caravan passed by him before the change of guard, there is something involved, let that Henan guy catch something, and he must make it clear now.
"This boss, this shopkeeper is a distant relative of President Wang Qian in my camp, they are all their own people, give me face, right?"
What is Mr. Qian, the general knows that this officer is pulling the tiger skin, but he doesn't break it. "Face can be given to you, people go back, things are left, they are all people with soldiers, and naturally you can't let the brothers run for nothing."
Goods are small, human life is a matter of heaven, even if in this world, human life is as cheap as grass, but doing business to seek wealth is one thing, life is the most important. Wang Fu pinched his nose and handed over the goods to the officer, and returned with his own men. It wasn't until after walking for a few hours that Wang Fu and his party stopped.
"Young owner, this can't be helped."
Just got out of the big disaster, but when he heard this, Wang Fuai shook his head. "To do business, you must always pay attention to credit, since you have promised Uncle Zhong, you can't go over, and you have to deliver the words, and you can't let people wait. Otherwise, who will do business with our old Wang family in the future. ”
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"In terms of silver, Ben Hou has never been treated badly, and my Zhejiang officials are now far better than in the past, and it is very beneficial to think that you will come to you. Now that the Tartars are blockading on a large scale, don't you have a way? ”
Hong Chengchou's blockade order has been issued, and all places must set up cards, and they are not allowed to enter the areas occupied by the Ming army in Zhejiang, but anyone who is sent to sneak into the area occupied by the Ming army in Zhejiang will be killed.
For the current Ming army in Zhejiang, although the income from land is the biggest item, many of the raw materials needed by the army have to be purchased from other surrounding prefectures and counties, and local production alone is not enough to supply the whole army. Even grain, the merchants of Jinqu would buy some from elsewhere to replenish the army's treasury and prepare for the huge consumption of the state of war.
After Chen Wen got the news, he summoned businessmen from Quzhou and Jinhua who had a large amount of business and trade with the Ming army in Zhejiang that night, and most of these people attended the wedding of Chen Wen and Zhou Yueying, and they were all close to Jinhua, and they were soon all summoned here for a meeting. It's just that they are only indignant about this economic blockade, hoping that the Ming army can launch a counteroffensive as soon as possible to break the blockade, and they can continue to do business. But there is no way or route for smuggling.
Merchants in ancient China were infamous as profiteers, and in the eyes of Confucianism, they were also the tails of scholars, farmers, and industrialists, and even craftsmen were more useful than them. Even when the finances are overwhelmed, it is also an excellent way to kill a few profiteers and confiscate the family property.
It is a fact that the status is low, and it is also a fact that the people are squeezed from the whole process of buying and selling low, but the merchants in ancient China have an excellent reputation among themselves, and the words are often a matter of death, and even no contract is bound at all, even if it is difficult, they will try their best to complete the agreement, and the spirit of seeing reputation as life is not at all comparable to those profiteers in later generations.
During this period, these businessmen refused to agree, and nine times out of ten they were afraid of ruining their reputation, especially in the face of Chen Wen, who lost his credibility in front of such a big man who killed and killed, and his family was ruined and his death was light.
"Back to the words of the Hou Ye, the rebel Hong Chengchou's order, the villain heard about it, and it is said that he has killed a lot of people in the place where he is still in the hands of the Tartars. Now the wind is too tight, and the villain sent someone to deliver a letter to the patron in Huizhou, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was really nothing to be done for a while. Perhaps, when this limelight passes, there should be a turnaround. ”
The bitter gourd face in front of him made Chen Wen regain some trust in the old saying that money can make ghosts grind, after all, it is impossible for those officials to expect them not to be greedy. It is the Zhejiang Ming Army's side that has repeatedly been serious about the rule of officials, and corruption is inevitable, not to mention the Manchu Qing side of "three years of Qing prefect and 100,000 snowflakes of silver". Chen Wen knew very well the meaning of the old businessman in Quzhou in front of him, and when this period of limelight passed, those officials themselves would make a mess of Hong Chengchou's blockade order, otherwise they would have to lose a lot of money.
As for the sinking of the stone into the sea, this is inevitable, and there should be no accident at all -- even Chen Wen's intelligence has those intelligence officers who have undergone strict training and have some secret channels have spent a great deal of energy and time to send it, and it is really difficult to transport large quantities of goods.
When the military offensive failed, they retreated to riot troops and yard bunkers, and now they have played the routine of economic blockade. Hong Chengchou is indeed an extremely difficult opponent, but Chen Wenyuan didn't expect that this dog traitor would be so difficult.
"Hong Chengchou, when you were doing things for Daming, why didn't you see you so powerful."
After secretly slandering himself for a while, Chen Wen also knew that in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Hong Chengchou was subject to a lot of constraints in the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty, and he was still able to crush the rogues in a fancy way. Later, when he went to Liaodong, the emperor, the supervising army, the civil officials, the military generals, and the Qing army, the back and forth of several aspects led to the fiasco. Nowadays, although the Manchu court is said to be impeached, but with the support of Shunzhi and the Empress Dowager Bumubutai, the military department, the official department and the household department must cooperate unconditionally in the southeast, and the slightest restraint is not allowed.
We must break the situation as soon as possible, otherwise everything will be slow, and everything will be slow. If the supplies can't keep up, this year's counteroffensive will inevitably be tied.
"Tomorrow night, call Zhang Jun to see me." (To be continued.) )