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The Yangtze River is very long.

The Qing court and the Ming army were both massing heavy troops on both sides of the strait, and they could not stop the merchant ships on both sides of the strait.

Just like the caravans that went from Hukou and Zhangjiakou to the grassland and Liaodong back then, you fought yours, and we trafficked our goods.

Of course, caravans are now exposed to more dangers, so the price of trafficked goods is higher.

For example, rice costs two taels and five cents of silver in the south of the Yangtze River, and four taels of silver in Beijing. The Pinglu General's Mansion strictly forbade the smuggling of grain across the river, but now the control power of the General's Mansion has not yet reached the level of Cheng Dù who can do whatever he wants. At least Ying Tianfu is still under the control of the imperial court.

As long as there is enough profit, smuggling will be cracked down. In addition to smuggling goods, the caravans also organized the northern people to cross to the south.

In fact, the Pingyu General's Mansion itself is the biggest smuggler, and in order to prepare silver, Zong Mao did everything.

The current business alliance is too huge, so huge that Liu Quan can no longer accurately grasp the business everywhere, so huge that Zhai Zhe and Zong Mao already feel that something is wrong. Liu Quan deserves to be rewarded by him, but every qiē has to be measured, so Zhai Zhe found three Hui merchants to neutralize the influence of the merchant alliance.

On the border of Changzhou, five small boats are wobbly in the river to the south, and the bows of the boats are crowded with ragged people.

"It's here, it's here!" Seeing the wooden boat under his feet as if being pulled by a thread towards the south shore, there was a stirring in the bow of the boat.

After the Ming army recovered Jiangnan, the refugees who fled from Jiangbei to the south were never cut off. A large number of fertile fields in Shandong and Hebei were seized by the Manchus, and the Han people were bullied and looted in the north. Legend has it that Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, and they only hope to have a way to live here.

The second boat was a little less crowded, with a few sturdy men in a circle guarding a couple in their fifties, and outside the circle there were two young men and a woman.

The guard pointed to the other side: "Master Zhai, it's almost there!" ”

Zhai Tang wanted to see through it, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River was in front of him.

He gave up his family business and only brought a few people to Jiangnan. Dozens of people from the Zhai family were all handed over to the Fan family to settle down. If Fan Yongdou could save a few people, of course he would be grateful, and if the Fan family stood by and watched, he couldn't blame him.

Zhai Tang is the elder brother of the general, and although he was taken care of all the way, he didn't dare to attract too much attention. The guards of the dark camp were dressed as fleeing civilians, and the group arrived in Jiangnan among the fleeing refugees.

Everyone was in high spirits, and a thin young man was separated from the outside of Zhai Tang, looking at him all the time.

"Master, Master Zhai!" He suddenly shouted loudly.

Startled a few of the guards, and immediately took precautions.

"Master Zhai, my name is Wang Fugui, I can farm, hunt, and have been in small business for a few years, do you need people in Jiangnan?"

Along the way, he had already seen that although the person on the same boat was dressed like a refugee, he was by no means an ordinary person. When he went to Jiangnan, his livelihood was nowhere to go, and he was flexible and wanted to try his luck.

Zhai Tang looked disgusted, don't turn his face. He had been in business for many years and had a wealth of experience, and he knew that a cunning person like this was simply not to be trusted.

Wang Fugui licked his lips, saw several guards staring at him fiercely, and retracted the words that came to his mouth, but he still didn't give up.

The wooden boat pulled aside, the refugees came ashore, and a pair of mighty guards surrounded them. Jiangnan is not a paradise, and they are either selected to enlist as soldiers or sent to work in the workshops of several firms. Gangnam is not a paradise, and of course, they don't have to endure hunger anymore.

Of course, Zhai Tang would not have this kind of encounter.

Two men in gray-and-white robes greeted him, one of them with a strong body but only one arm. The man in the back was so thin that the wolf would shed tears when he saw it, and the wide robe was like a tent on him, and the appearance of the sharp-beaked monkey's gills was disgusting to see.

These two people are Ji Hong, the commander of the dark camp, and Zhao Yucheng, the commander of Nanzhili. Zhao Yucheng initially attached himself to Zuo Ruo, but later saw that Zuo Ruo didn't take him seriously, so he found the opportunity to take refuge in Shang Zhai Zhe, and with his familiarity with various characters in Jiangnan, he has become a capable general under Ji Hong.

Ji Hong moved his steps, like a leaf falling in front of Zhai Tang, "Master Zhai! ”

Zhai Tang had seen Ji Hong and knew that Zhai Zhe attached great importance to this person, so he didn't dare to slack off, and replied, "Lord Ji." He didn't know Ji Hong's official position, but he guessed that this person must have a lot of power under Zhai Zhe.

"Master Zhai has worked hard all the way, the general led the army to the west three days ago, and it will take a few days to come back."

This side was talking, and the soldiers were waving their braids to escort the refugees away. The refugees have nothing, they don't worry about where they will be escorted, and of course, even if they are worried, it is superfluous.

"Master Zhai, Master Zhai! I can do anything. ”

A voice came from a distance, and Wang Fugui, who wanted to talk to Zhai Tang on the boat, waved his arms and shouted in this direction.

Before Ji Hong could ask, Zhai Tang said with a cold face: "I don't know him, a Diao Min, don't care." ”

Ji Hong turned his face, and Zhao Yucheng kept paying attention to the young man who was still shouting loudly.

Ji Hong accompanied Zhai Tang forward, preparing to send him to Hangzhou Mansion first, and then make arrangements when Zhai Zhe came back. Zhao Yucheng, who was left behind, lowered his voice and beckoned the guards of the secret camp to come over, and ordered: "Take the person who shouted to me to Songjiang in a while." ”

Zhai Zhe did not leave any orders, and no one dared to settle official positions and affairs for Zhai Tang, and the Zhai family was very idle in Hangzhou. After more than ten days like five spines and six beasts, the news of Jiang Pai anyway spread in Jiangnan. The reaction of the General Pingyu was mixed.

Zhai Tang was very excited.

Van Yi was nervous. A few years ago, the Fan family went to Jiangnan and let her know Zhai Zhe's identity made it difficult for the Fan family to do it in the Qing court.

General Pingyu's wife never interfered in military affairs, but Van Yi had her way of getting news. Yongying and Lu Ying were both her maids, and they still often move around after they get married.

This matter can only be asked to Ji Hong.

After recovering Jiangnan, most of the generals in the army moved their families to Hangzhou, but Ji Hong's home was still in Ningbo. Yongying rarely comes to Hangzhou, and Fan Yi knows how to keep a low profile, so he personally went to Ji Hong's house to inquire.

A merchant ship arrives in Ningbo via the Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal.

After the sea trade was accompanied, Ningbo Mansion was very prosperous, but Ji Hong's house was very small.

Familiar generals all know what Ji Hong is doing, so except for Zong Mao, who is a soldier and has a relative, few people come to interact with the Ji family. Meng Kang once regarded Ji Hong as a little brother, and now he has never set foot on the threshold of Ji Hong's family when he is the chief soldier of Ning Shao.

This is a taboo, people who like to inquire about secrets they shouldn't know won't be likeable, not to mention that Ji Hong is like a ghost, no one knows when he will go home.

Ji's family is in the locust tree street of Ningbo Prefecture, as the name suggests, there is a big locust tree on this street.

Fan Yi didn't inform anyone first, and when she appeared at the door of Ji's house, Yongying was taken aback.

"Madame is here!" She was sitting under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard embroidering a satin surface of mandarin ducks playing in the water, and put down the needle and thread in her hand in a panic.

A boy and a little girl were frolicking in the yard, it was Ji Hong's two sons and daughters.

"Madame is here!" A majestic figure appeared at the door of the hall.

Fan Yi is in a hurry, and Ji Hong is going home this month today.

The Ji family only has two maids and an elderly couple as concierges. Those two people were brought back by Ji Hong on the way to escape the famine, not Ningshao locals.

The maid served tea, the Ji family did not have Longjing, which was only on the market this year, and Wen Ying was a little embarrassed when she served tea with her own hands.

Fan Yi sat in the main seat, and Ji Hong stood on the side.

"Ji Hong, Shanxi Jiang is set anyway, is there any news of my brother?"

Fan Yi had never talked to Ji Hong about foreign affairs, and her tone was a little anxious.

Ji Hong thought for a while and said very slowly: "Fan Dongjia is on the way to Jiangnan. This is the first time he has told people other than Zhai Zhe about the news of the secret camp. This news was irrelevant, and it was related to the people closest to Madame, and he did not take it to heart.

"You must keep my brother safe."

For the first time, Fan Yi confessed her emotions in front of outsiders, perhaps, because of Yongying, she regarded Ji Hong as her own family.

Ji Hong was slightly stunned, was silent for a moment, and said: "Da Shengkui has his own channels, I just know the news of Fan Dongjia, and I don't know where Fan Dongjia is." ”

Fan Yi settled down, folded his hands and prayed, "I hope he will be smooth." ”

She lost her parents when she was a child, and her eldest brother is like a father, although they are thousands of miles apart, the distance has never diluted the emotions between her brother and sister, just like the business dealings between Shangmeng and Da Shengkui.

Ji Hong comforted: "Fan Dongjia is meticulous, Mrs. doesn't need to worry!" ”

Fan Yi had only been in Ningbo for half a day, and when she left, she was excited because she knew that her brother was finally coming to Jiangnan. When the Fan family and Zhai Zhe are on the same side, she doesn't have to worry about the fate of the Fan family in the future, and her brother coming to Jiangnan will make her no longer so lonely.

Ji Hong and Yongying sent Fan Yi to the dock, and on the way back, the two walked side by side, and Ji Hong never spoke.

Wen Ying is two years older than Ji Hong, and she has accompanied Ji Hong from a rough young man to today's calm and steady husband, and she is indispensable here. She was reluctant when the general insisted on marrying her to this one-armed soldier, but now she can only rejoice. Ruzong Mao also accepted two concubines, and Ji Hong was still the only one.

"You're worried!" A husband and wife for more than ten years, Wen Ying knows Ji Hong's thoughts well.

Ji Hong chuckled, the words didn't make sense, and said: "Jiangnan will become more and more lively!" ”

"Isn't it a good thing for the Zhai family and the Fan family to go south?"

Ji Hong nodded and said, "It's a good thing!" ”

He has too many secrets in his heart, and none of them can be revealed to his wife.

Jiangnan will become more and more lively, and the power of the Pingyu General's Mansion will become stronger and stronger, and one day it will overshadow the imperial court in Nanjing.

After the Jin merchants went south, they would definitely circle around the general, which was a good thing. He was just worried about Zong Mao, Fan Yongdou was very strong, especially after uniting with his wife. These people can't wait to push the general to a position that no one can reach, but Zong Mao is also thinking so.

The recent incident, Zong Mao's secret planning may cause a lot of trouble.