Chapter 824 First hit a stick, and then give a sweet date

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"Lord Governor is here?"

"Let's go out and see"

The crowd stood up one after another, looking at each other, surprised and delighted.

Zhang Zhun came to Yangzhou, and the hearts of these Yangzhou businessmen can really be said to be up and down. Some people even broke out in cold sweat on their foreheads again because of their worries. The reason is very simple, their fate is in the hands of Zhang Zhun.

At this time, no one can speak, Zhang Zhun speaks, Zhang Zhun wants them to give birth, and they can give birth. Zhang Zhun wants them to die, and they really have a dead end. They have heard too many legends about Zhang Zhun, and now they finally have the opportunity to meet a real person. What will Zhang Zhun's real person look like?

When the crowd walked to the gate of Tianning Temple, they saw that it was already heavily guarded, and there were soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army everywhere. Dressed in grass-green uniforms, they stood solemnly, their muskets in their hands, all bayonet-loaded. The bright bayonet made the cold sweat on the foreheads of some merchants rise faster.

Soon after, Zhang Zhun appeared on a white dragon horse. He was wearing a crisp military uniform, and as soon as he appeared, everyone present was secretly taken aback. This Zhang Zhun is indeed too young. If you hadn't seen the real person, I really couldn't believe that in the past three years, he has been the most popular in the entire Ming Kingdom and Dajin Kingdom.

Zhang Zhun took a boat from Huai'an Mansion to the south, and then went ashore at the wharf of Yangzhou City, and came directly to Tianning Temple. The people with heads and faces in Yangzhou Mansion are all in Tianning Temple, which just saves a lot of trouble. The soldiers of the Minzi Battalion he brought with him have taken control of all corners of Yangzhou Mansion. In other words, the current Yangzhou City is already the world of the Tiger Army.

The new governor of Yangzhou, Wang Donghua, has also arrived. Under the deterrence of the bayonets of the Tiger Army, the garrisons in Yangzhou Prefecture either defected en masse, or retreated to the west and retreated to Fengyang Mansion or Yingtianfu. But in general, there are not many people willing to retreat. The more lower-level soldiers are more willing to get, is the benefits brought by the Tiger Army's "Juntian Order".

It was precisely because of the great power of the Juntian Order that most of the imperial army, including Cao Ding, the guards and the soldiers, had no intention of fighting the Tiger Army. Being killed by the Tiger Ben Army has no benefit at all, and the imperial court must not even have a pension. On the contrary, if you surrender to the Tiger Army, you will definitely get at least five acres of land. Such a simple thing can be measured by a fool and what choice should be made.

"I am Zhang Zhun"

Zhang Zhun's opening remarks were simple and powerful.

He rode on top of the white dragon pony, his gaze slowly sweeping over every big man present. Looking at their faces, you know that your dismount has fully shocked them. Shen Lingfei's purpose should have been achieved. Okay, now that you've given someone a stick, it's time to give someone a sweet date. Hit and pull, this is the way of the emperor.

The merchants present were silent after listening to Zhang Zhun's words. is overly enthusiastic, they don't want to, others don't ask, they rob their own family property, can you still pretend to be smiling? If they resist, they don't have that ability, so they have no choice but to resort to non-violent and non-cooperative means.

Shen Lingfei came up at the right time, introduced Zhang Zhun one by one, and said eloquently: "Master, this is the Yangzhou salt transport envoy, Lord Qin Liangde Qin." This is ......"

The person whose name was called hurriedly came up and saluted Zhang Zhun. It's okay for everyone to be silent and protest non-violently and non-cooperatively. The law doesn't blame the public, but when Shen Lingfei named him, if he didn't know how to do it, it wouldn't work. If you shoot the first bird, if you come to kill a chicken and make an example of a monkey, and kill yourself to sacrifice the flag, then you will be wronged. What's more, the first one to be pointed out was Qin Liangde, this guy had already planned to join the Tiger Army.

Zhang Zhun politely shook hands with them one by one, and said gently: "Good, good, good." ”

Judging from his complexion, there was not the slightest emotion. Such a reaction made the merchants present feel very uneasy. They wanted to get a security promise from Zhang Zhun. However, it is clear that Zhang Zhun does not seem to be ready to give them this guarantee easily.

The group returned to the side hall and sat down nervously. Their eyes all fell on Zhang Zhun. Several of them had their lips slightly open, as if they were about to speak, but in the end nothing came out.

Zhang Zhun swept his gaze, smiled slightly, and said slowly: "I know what everyone is thinking, and I know what everyone needs." Well, I can solemnly tell you that as long as you donate honestly, your personal safety will definitely be protected. ”

"Your donation, I, Zhang Zhun, will not use a penny, you just have to rest assured that every penny of silver you donate will be used on the people of Beizhili. They will be grateful to you. Your names will be engraved on the stone tablet. ”

After a slight pause, Zhang Zhun pointed to the civil officials beside him, and said with a cold face: "Let's get to know each other, this is Xianmo from Beizhili, he turned out to be the governor of Zhuozhou." The assets donated by you will be jointly managed by Xian Mo and other 50 people from the Northern Zhili, and I, Zhang Zhun, will only be responsible for the concurrent management and will not interfere. ”

Xianmo stood up at the right time, clasped his fists and saluted, and said with a lovely smile: "I, Xianmo, on behalf of Zhuozhou, on behalf of the five million people of Beizhili, thank you for the fact that after Beizhili was ravaged by the Tartars, most of the county towns were razed to the ground, and many people in the county were wantonly slaughtered by the Tartars, leaving only a sporadic population. ”

"The reconstruction of Beizhili has a long way to go. I thought it would take at least thirty years for Beizhili to return to its original state. However, with the great help of everyone present, coupled with the efforts of Songjiang Mansion, Suzhou Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture, I think that perhaps in ten years, Beizhili will be able to regain its former glory. ”

"North Zhili, South Zhili, as soon as I hear it, it is a brother province, we all live under the same blue sky, we all live in the same country, in times of difficulty, we should help each other. This time, it was the compatriots of Nanzhili who helped us of Beizhili, and next time, if the compatriots of Nanzhili were in trouble, we would also be generous."

He picked up a wine glass and said with a smile: "I have no respect for Xianmo, only to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, three glasses to everyone in the future, if you go to Beizhili, I will set up a banquet to entertain everyone, to express gratitude and do it first."

With that, he raised his glass, drank it all, and then poured himself wine, and drank two more glasses in a row, and then turned the glass over. He was not a person who was good at drinking, but after these three glasses of wine, his face suddenly became unusually ruddy.

The other people of the Beizhili delegation also stood up and toasted to the merchants present. There are all of them. Some people have some level of education, and they are a little angry when they speak. Some people are purely illiterate, coarse, and speak unspeakably.

Seeing that Zhang Zhun really brought a large number of people from Beizhili, the merchants present all sighed wordlessly. They would rather deal with Zhang Zhun than deal with these people in Beizhili. It's much easier to deal with one person than it is to deal with fifty.

A lot of Yangzhou merchants are crying and laughing, Zhang Zhun brought such a large number of people, if they are entangled with them, they are afraid that they will have to shed their skin if they don't die, and a few cultural people in it are easy to deal with, but the rest of the big bosses are not good. Xiucai met Bing, and he couldn't explain it reasonably, and their current situation was really difficult.

No one knows why Zhang Zhun came to Yangzhou with such a group of people, it was just a mess. However, Zhang Zhun naturally has a reason for Zhang Zhun. What Zhang Zhun hates the most is that the money in his hand has been embezzled by the people below. If a few Guo Meimei are found, the amount of money will not be enough for disaster relief, let alone reconstruction.

It is precisely because everyone in this delegation has that it is easy to supervise each other and remind each other. As long as Zhang Zhun pays attention to it in a timely manner, they will not dare to make any trouble. It is absolutely impossible for corruption to happen in the short term.

"This Zhang Zhun is really a weirdo......"

Listening to Xianmo's words, Qin Liangde secretly sighed in his heart, and at the same time became interested in Zhang Zhun. Alas, the way of the world seems to have really changed, and there are people who are not moved by the silver of white flowers.

Is Zhang Zhun really ready not to use this money?

It's incredible.

Chen Liusheng, Wang Dalu, Lu Hanzhong and other three, as well as other businesses, are also secretly suspicious. They quietly glanced at each other and exchanged their thoughts. Is this Xianmo Zhang Zhun's disguise, or is Zhang Zhun really selfless and not ready to ask for half of their silver? For a while, everyone wanted to think about the east and west, and there was silence in the side hall.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "You may think that the means by which I ask for money are indeed too ruthless. Well, I'll admit, it's a very trick indeed. But there is no way, the damage of the Tartars to Beizhili is really too serious. As long as you help me get through this difficulty, I will not forget you. ”

What does it mean to hit a stick and then give a sweet date? That's it. first suppressed the merchants in Yangzhou, and now suddenly gave a little hope. As long as these Yangzhou merchants are soft and accept the arrangement of the Tiger Army, they will not want to turn out the palm of the Tiger Army in the future.

Lu Hanzhong plucked up his courage and said euphemistically: "Lord Dudu, we are all salt merchants, we are all engaged in the private salt business, and we only know how to do the private salt business......

The implication of his words could not be clearer - Zhang Zhun, we are all selling illicit salt, and the way for our family to get rich is to sell illicit salt under the banner of the public, and the profits that should have fallen into the treasury will fall into our private pockets.

Now, your Tiger Ben Army has come and robbed all the illegal salt business, what are we messing with? If you say you want to help us, then give us a way to make money. Whatever we say is false, we are the way to get rich. If you don't make any money, even if you say it's all over the place, we'll treat you as idiots

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said eloquently: "I understand what you mean." But you can't do the salt business. Salt must be monopolized by the state. This point is non-negotiable. So, don't think about it, I can't give you an opening. I tell you plainly, it's impossible."

Lu Hanzhong had no choice but to purse his lips helplessly. He did have such an idea, that is, he hoped that Zhang Zhun could open an opening and let them continue to engage in the business of illicit salt. As long as they open an opening, they will find a way to expand the opening, and eventually make most of the profits. Speaking of which, isn't this how the salt inlet was opened? No matter how strong the barrier is, if you make a hole, they will have a way to break it completely.

However, it is a pity that Zhang Zhun blocked the possibility of opening all of a sudden. Zhang Zhun from later generations, how could he not know the greasy inside? If they open their mouths, it will be equivalent to giving them all the private salt market. Therefore, this opening must never be opened.

was cut off by Zhang Zhun in one mouthful, and Lu Hanzhong naturally had nothing left to despair. The other salt merchants were equally angry and helpless. Zhang Zhun is robbing **, but, knowing that Zhang Zhun is robbing, what can they do? Could it be that Zhang Zhun was fought by force? The lesson of Huai'an Mansion is still in front of us

The Tiger Ben army can even defeat the Tartars, with the old, weak, sick and disabled people in their Yangzhou Mansion, the Tiger Ben army can sweep them into the Yangtze River with a wave of their hands. Well, when it comes to the Yangtze River, there is still a fleet of the Tiger Ben Army in the Yangtze River, do they think they didn't die fast enough?

"There are many business opportunities in the world, don't limit yourself to the salt business"

Zhang Zhun said seductively.

"What's the best way for Lord Governor?"

Lu Hanzhong said openly.

Now that the words have come to this point, there is nothing to hesitate about. The business of smuggling salt cannot be done, and they do need other ways to make money.

"Nanyang."

Zhang Zhun said softly.

"Nanyang?"

Lu Hanzhong and the others all frowned quietly.

Nanyang's business has always been the most profitable, which is a well-known fact. For example, porcelain, raw silk, medicinal herbs, tea, and the like are sold to Nanyang, and the profits are five times or even ten times more than that of those bought and sold in the mainland. The price of spices shipped back from Nanyang is also very high in the mainland. It can be said that there is no one who does not look at Nanyang's business.

But, Nanyang, isn't there a Zheng Zhilong? Relying on the huge sea power, Nanyang's business was basically monopolized by Zheng Zhilong. In order to obtain Zheng Zhilong's approval to trade with Nanyang, he must first pay a large amount of silver to Zheng Zhilong as an intermediate fee. Basically, Chengdu of profits will be siphoned off by Zheng Zhilong.

Listening to Zhang Zhun's meaning, it seems that the Tiger Ben Army is preparing to start a war with Zheng Zhilong. If Zheng Zhilong was not defeated, it would be impossible for others to trade with Nanyang, let alone the merchant ships of the Tiger Army. The contradiction between Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Zhun is well known to everyone present.

Besides, even if Zhang Zhun can overwhelm Zheng Zhilong and dominate the market in Nanyang, in addition to Zheng Zhilong, there are also Dutch, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. They won't give up the market easily. Could it be that the Tiger Army wants to surrender them all? The appetite of the Tiger Ben Army is inevitably a little too big

"Everyone's vision should be longer-term. I can tell you for sure that Nanyang is our main business in the future. In the next three to five years, our army should be able to contain Zheng Zhilong's forces and march to the South Seas. If you are interested, you might as well start now, and you will have a rainy day. ”

Zhang Zhun said eloquently.

"Lord Governor, Nanyang's business is good, but it will be three or five years later, and in these three or five years, we can't do nothing at all?"

Lu Hanzhong said again.

"Can't wait for three or five years? Okay, I'll give you another way to get rich. ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

"Please ask the Governor for advice."

Lu Hanzhong and the others hurriedly pricked up their ears and listened.

"Who is the president of the Yangzhou Business Association?"

Zhang Zhun suddenly asked.

"The king of people, Dalu."

Wang Dalu hurriedly replied.

Zhang Zhun glanced him up and down, nodded casually, and said with a cold face: "I need some people to do some special business for me." ”

Lu Hanzhong hurriedly asked, "Please also ask Lord Governor to make it clear." ”

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "I don't know if you are interested in building roads?" ”

Lu Hanzhong and the others looked at each other, a little dazed.

Road?

What roads to build?

Even Shen Lingfei felt a little surprised by Zhang Zhun's words. Road? What roads to build? What does Zhang Zhun do to repair roads? Where to build the road?

"What I'm going to build is a concrete road, a concrete road that can walk four horse-drawn carriages side by side."

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

Regarding the idea of building a road, Zhang Zhun has been thinking about it for a long time. Before the development of the steam engine, there was no chance for trains to appear, and it was still too early to build railways. However, the absence of trains does not mean that there are no high roads.

In these years, the roads, even the post roads, the main roads, are not hard bottom roads, at most they are paved with gravel, and if there is heavy rain or something, the road will definitely be washed away. If a large amount of cement is used and hard bottom roads are laid, these problems can be easily solved.

The technology of the four-wheeled carriage is not difficult, the key is that the level of China's roads is too poor, and the need to use the four-wheeled carriage is not possible, so that for a long time, China has only used the two-wheeled carriage as the main force of transportation. Most of China's roads are undulating, potholed, tortuous and rugged. But if all the roads are repaired, who says you can't run a horse-drawn carriage?

After the cement was revealed, Zhang Zhun was determined to build a "high highway" as the main road in his own jurisdiction, and decided to use a large amount of private funds to build toll roads. The toll road around Laizhou has been running for a year, and judging from the current situation, it is still good. Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to extend the model of civilian road construction to all the areas under the jurisdiction of the Tiger Army, and even to the whole country.

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