The people's army organized by the salt merchants in Jiangnan was defeated in an instant, and the shock to the officials and people of Jiangnan was greater than the defeat of the Qing soldiers by the red-clothed soldiers. After all, the latter is almost a law that is difficult to break. Now the Nanban people rushed to the army, and even defeated four or five times the Jiangnan people, and they are still the most domineering and fierce salt rangers, and the title "Nanban" has rapidly changed from a contemptuous name to a palpitating fear.

As the tens of thousands of deserters returned home, countless rumors spread. Some scolded the Southern Barbarians for being cunning, let the red-clothed soldiers disguise themselves as the people's army, and wantonly kill, and some said that the Southern Barbarians also performed like soldiers every day, and they could become an army at any time, and some said that the Southern Barbarians in the south of the Yangtze River were all from distant Funan, and they all killed people like hemp and were fond of cutting

All in all, after this battle, the confidence of the salt merchants in Jiangnan suddenly collapsed, and the salt dynasty that Yinghua supported in Jiangnan became even more arrogant, and their activities had almost completely turned to the public. For example, Zhang Sanwang, the representative of Shimen Salt, directly placed the salt shop next to the official salt shop in Shimen and Haining counties, and did not let go of one

The salt merchant was so angry that he no longer dared to use force to solve the problem, so he had to turn around and put pressure on the government again. Unexpectedly, what was waiting for them was a butcher's knife from the government.

After the Longmen Civil War, Li Wei, the governor of Liangjiang, issued a resolute order, declaring that the salt merchant led by Wei Shancheng wantonly hoarded goods and raised the price of salt, resulting in the salt chaos in the south of the Yangtze River.

At the same time, Nian Qianyao, the general of Hangzhou, also issued an order, determining that the gathering of the Jiangnan salt merchants in the people's army was a conspiracy, and Wei Shancheng and other salt merchants had committed the crime of great rebellion.

Wei Shancheng's group of imperial businessmen were a little shocked, but they didn't take it seriously. They had a lot of backing behind them, and these two people would never dare to touch them. Wei Shancheng is wearing the five-grade official skin of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and he is still a family of coaters under the red flag. Even if the other imperial merchants are not so directly related, their backgrounds are similar.

The salt merchant only thought that Li Wei and Nian Qianyao wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob, and the local government was also warned by these two people earlier, to ensure the price of salt, prevent civil unrest, and never let the conflict between the salt merchant and the salt dynasty escalate into a conflict between the government and the people, so the government has also been standing idly by in the local government. The salt merchants themselves were forced to gather troops by the government, and they were angry when they talked about it. Now that he was hit by this stuffy stick again, he was immediately angry, and he sent envoys to the capital to sue the emperor, vowing to overturn the two people and dismount them.

The imperial complaint did not arrive, but Yongzheng received an edict to clean up the Jiangnan salt administration and redefine the system of Jiangnan merchants, that is, to abolish the salt introduction privileges held by the two Huai and even the Jiangnan salt merchants. At the same time, Yongzheng removed the previous Jianghuai Patrol Salt Imperial History and handed it over to Li Xu again.

As for the crime agreed upon by Li Wei and Nian Qianyao for giving salt, Yongzheng sent a special case team led by Shangshu of the Criminal Department to investigate thoroughly. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the people in the palace also turned away the families of these salt merchants. The little coats of the Internal Affairs Bureau, who relied on them to live on their noses, had a pity and fiery light rolling in their eyes, like a butcher looking at cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, which made these family members tremble in their hearts.

In late December, Wei Shancheng and 178 other Jiangnan salt merchants were arrested and their property was confiscated. Wei Shancheng looked up to the sky and sighed, "I thought this was a fight between two dogs, but it turned out that we were the dog that was cooked." ”

The official of the criminal department who came to arrest him said coldly: "Where are you dogs? You're pigs! #得肥成这样, what neat things have you done? ”

Wei Shancheng shook his head bitterly: "If we had worked harder, we would have really occupied the Dragon Gate of Nanban, and we would not have ended up like today." ”

The official laughed: ● My lord, at the moment, most of you are just ruining your family and giving up your wealth, and if you really have the ability to occupy the dragon gate, that is, the whole family will be beheaded, and you will not be left behind! ”

After staying for a while, Wei Shancheng burst into tears and laughed: "That's right, that's right, the end in front of me is still good..".

Jiangnan salt merchants, rich and rival the country, just the extravagance leaking between the fingers, in Jiangnan to create a Yangzhou thin horse, calligraphy and painting era.

And with the rise of Yinghua and the struggle between the north and the south, this era has finally come to an end.

Suzhou Weaving Mansion, Li Xu repeated with straight eyes: "Three seven million taels!? ”

Han Shangshu Li Ting of the Criminal Department only nodded: "This is the other industries of the family, and the emperor has left it to the Jiangnan military." There are more than 10 million tickets in the south of the Yangtze River, which has to rely on weaving to deal with the south.

Li Ting is only the leader of the Jiangnan Salt Merchants Task Force, of course, the more important task of coming to Jiangnan is to confiscate the properties of Jiangnan Salt Merchants. ..., Li Xu smiled bitterly: "The emperor still wants me to deal with the salt industry in the south, how can I occupy both ends?" ”

Li Ting only said: "It's also a bargaining chip, now Yangzhou Hushu Pass will also be returned to the imperial court, and the weaving can also talk to Nanban about the postponement, and lead Nanban to take out the silver." Li Xu nodded knowingly

: "Anyway..".. What the emperor wants is silver, ready-made silver. ”

At the end of the fourth year of Yongzheng, the saying "poured the salt merchant and filled Yongzheng" also spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. Nearly 200 large and small salt merchants scraped out less than 40 million taels of silver, which is completely incomparable with the Qianlong era of Li Shi's life. But for Yongzheng, the national income that has been in hand for nearly two years at once has also solved a hidden danger in Jiangnan, which can be regarded as a multi-task.

Compared with the harvest, the loss is also shocking, at least the Jiangnan salt industry is difficult to hold in the hands of the imperial court. To this end, Yongzheng has done his best, hoping to make amends. On the one hand, he pulled up another wave of imperial merchants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and took over the salt affairs with a new salt introduction system, and on the other hand, he also sent a signal to the south through Li Xu: Jiangnan Salt Industry, I have to let it out, but you can't look too ugly, you have to leave some for me, everyone is harmonious and rich.

The new salt introduction system implemented by Yongzheng separated the places where the power of the Yinghua Salt Dynasty was still weak, especially the Huaihe region, and other places compromised with the Salt Dynasty, issued salt to them, and collected some "annual silver" according to the sales volume of the region. As long as the salt generation buys this salt, the local government of Jiangnan recognizes that their business is legal.

At the same time as the carrot of Yongzheng, there was also Marseille who took up the post of Jiangnan Economic Strategy, coordinated the Jiangnan army, and wanted to fight with Yinghua in Longmen.

The situation in Jiangnan is so strange and inexplicable, ordinary people can't understand it, but the chess players who live behind the scenes know it. The salt merchants in Jiangnan were outraged and had become outcasts. In the salt industry, Yongzheng had to give up half a step and release goodwill. At the same time, based on reality, I hope to control the Yinghua Salt Dynasty on the basis of continuing to make profits.

On the other layer of the chess game, Yongzheng put on an endless posture, although he did not fully understand Yongzheng's intentions, but Fan Jin of Longmen and Li Xi of Wuya Palace all saw that Yongzheng was doing this, and it was just a gesture.

It is a gesture, such a strategy, and it was also presented to the emperor before Lianggong. The emperor used the strategy of bright work, but he didn't need to be handsome, as Weisheng said earlier, the emperor suspected that you were very deep! ”

General Hangzhou Xingyuan, a thin middle-aged man in cloth looked directly at Nian Qianyao, who looked evasive and dodged, and never dared to look at this person.

Zuo Weisheng, like Fang Bao, is from Tongcheng, and is still a descendant of Wang Guangdou, he has been giving advice to Nian Qianyao for many years, sharing blessings and misfortunes, and even when Nian Qianyao was demoted to Shengjing, he did not leave, and Nian Qianyao respected him very much.

But Zuo Weisheng was nagging in his ear all the time to conspire against the big things, which made him also have a headache.

Nian Qianyao said helplessly: "The emperor really has the heart to fight with Nanban in the south of the Yangtze River, so he should dispatch the new firearms army of the Xishan battalion, and now he will come down to Marseille, but the emperor was pressed too tightly by the princes and ministers, so he had no choice but to do it." ”

Zuo Weisheng sneered: "The emperor is helpless to the prince and the ministers, and you are still helpless to Lianggong?" ”

He looked at Nian Qianyao with sparkling eyes: "The emperor has the heart to make peace in Jiangnan, Lianggong should not think that this black cauldron is just carried by Marseille." ”

Nian Qianyao continued to avoid: "How can you be sure that it must be a black cauldron?" The Longmen is narrow, and it is difficult to accommodate the southern barbarian army, and if Marseille is strong and dares to fight, he may not be defeated. ”

Zuo Weisheng didn't let him go: "Lianggong!" Although I am a scholar, I have been with you for so many years, and I can be regarded as a military governor. Nanban is not a fool, the Longmen war is really disadvantageous, he will not fight Hangzhou, will not fight Ningbo? Longmen is not an isolated city, backed by the sea, and the Nanban comes and goes freely! ”

His next words made Nian Qianyao not look at him squarely, "At that time, the responsibility for losing the land is Marseille's, or is it yours?" The edict clearly stipulates that you are preparing for the defense of the land and aiding Marseille in attacking the Dragon Gate! ”

Nian Qianyao's face changed slightly, his eyes flickered for a while, and he nodded towards Zuo Weisheng and said, "It seems that I really have to think about the road ahead." ”

In the dormitory of the Yinghua Hall of the Forbidden City, Li Lianying, the little plum, bowed her head and sleeved her hands, and after reporting the incident in Jiangnan, she asked with a sneer: "Master, why do you have to get rid of Nian Qianyao?" ”

A pink lotus-like arm stretched out from the brocade tent of the big bed in front of her, and then revealed Ru Xi's face, her long hair was scattered, and her face was dizzy, and with her movement, there was a low murmur behind her. ..., "If the north and the south want to negotiate peace, Nian Qianyao will be able to reap the greatest benefits between the north and the south, and even if he has no self-reliance, he will have the strength to be self-reliant." Nan Mian can play too many cards on him, if he doesn't get rid of him, how can Long Live Lord rule all parties and save our Qing Dynasty? ”

The cold tone dissipated, and then Ru Xi said quietly: "Besides, the peace between the north and the south was proposed by me to the emperor, and the benefits will naturally fall on me, not on him Nian Qianyao." ”

Xiao Li Zi praised: "The master is wise, and the master is wise." Nian Qianyao can really fall according to the master's plan, and the long-lived master will have to ask the master's meaning in everything. ”

Ru Xi sighed: "Long live the old love, the old year."

Yao can't raise a family like this, he is still using it, and now he is just letting Long Live Lord see what kind of face Nian Qianyao is. Let's also take a look at the south, I'm not a rumor now..".

Before he finished speaking, another pair of pink arms hugged Ru Xi from behind, "Sister..". Again..". The murmur sounded, and Xiao Lizi hurriedly lowered his head and retreated.

"The master is the one who really saved the Qing Dynasty."

Closing the door, Xiao Lizi sighed so emotionally in his heart, looking up at the sky, Xiao Lizi's heart suddenly flashed a throbbing.

It's been five years since Yongzheng, and in the past five years, the Qing Dynasty, Long Live Lord, and their own masters, it's really not easy.

That is, five years of the Holy Word. Just after Chinese New Year's Eve, even in the busy and chaotic Longmen Port, there is a strong New Year atmosphere. The warships unloaded the brigade of red-clothed soldiers in the harbor, but it did not dilute the joy.

"Congratulations!"

"Rejoice! After the election of the Eastern Court, the financial law was completed, the three princes were full moon, and there were many happy events. ”

"There is still great joy waiting for us, after being idle for so long, it is finally time for our army to open meat.

A group of red-clothed generals bowed to each other and greeted each other with laughter.

Han Zaixing, as the deputy commander of the Yingyang Army and the commander of the left division, led the three battalions to Longmen and joined Xu Shidao, who was stationed in Longmen before. What made Xu Shidao excited was that among the three battalion commanders, there were two of his friends: Huang Shen and Zhuang Yiyi.

"Is there such a hurry? Before you go to the place where you settled, you came to see the movements of the Qing soldiers? ”

"The three of us will be the first, if we don't get dazzling achievements, how can we be worthy of the reputation of the three heroes of Jiangnan?"

"Dazzling merit of this thing..". Don't count on it in Jiangnan, those Qing soldiers on the other side, and the civilian guards of Longmen look down on them. ”

The three of them came to the sentry tower outside the dragon gate, and chatted while observing with binoculars.

Huang Shen took a breath and said, "Don't be too arrogant, look at this trench is quite decent!" ”

Xu Shidao scratched his nose: "Of course it's decent, it's still Qingtian Infrastructure that helped them repair it." ”

Huang Shen and Zhuang were silent, they had long heard that the Jiangnan incident was very strange, but now they have seen and heard it in person, it is really strange, and their own family members are helping the enemy army dig trenches?

"Anyway, it's pretending, the silver doesn't make money, it doesn't make money. Besides, how many ditches have been dug and how high the walls have been built, the drawings are in our hands..". That said, you still don't expect too much. ”

Xu Shidao was teaching these two newcomers when he suddenly saw something in the telescope.

"Huh? Wrong! ”RO