The situation in Huzhou and Jiaxing, Zhejiang, in just ten days, began to be in chaos, the number of displaced people increased suddenly, Fuzhou County Yamen could not be relieved, and wrote an urgent memo to the imperial court, but the imperial court estimated that there would be no substantial relief, at most it was to exempt the holy decree such as taxes that year, because the losses of the flood were too great, and small groups of bandits began to appear in the local area, specifically targeting merchants and wealthy households to carry out robberies.

What's even more excessive is that the local merchants began to settle in Tun, and the price of grain rose to four cents of silver per bucket, according to this price, the price of grain per stone reached forty taels of silver, not to mention that the common people could not afford such a price, even ordinary officials had no choice.

Huzhou and Jiaxing are close to Suzhou, Songjiang and Changzhou, to which Nanzhili belongs.

Strangely, Suzhou, Songjiang and Changzhou were very stable, but in fact, in terms of the disaster, Songjiang was the most severe, but the displaced people in Songjiang stabilized in a short period of time.

On behalf of Nanjing's six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Fuzhou County Yamen began to provide comprehensive relief to the disaster victims and the displaced people; Ma Zhukui, the right-hand attendant of the Nanjing Military Department, Zhao Danyu, the right-hand attendant of the Nanjing Rite Department, Li Yan, the Langzhong of the Nanjing Military Department, and Liang Xingli, the Langzhong of the Nanjing Household Department, respectively went to these places to supervise the relief of the disaster victims and the displaced people, and at the same time brought some relief grain.

The relief affairs in Suzhou and other places were carried out in an orderly manner, and the government first issued a notice, and at the same time set up porridge sheds outside the prefecture, prefecture and county seats, and all the daily food needed by the porridge sheds was directly provided by the government, as for those who went to relatives and friends. After identification, enter the city.

In less than ten days, more than 30 merchants were punished, and their losses were very heavy. Not only was he imprisoned, but the grain in the shop was confiscated and owned by the government, and there was no room for negotiation at all.

Almost all the officials of the Yamen in Fuzhou County were involved in the relief of the victims and the displaced people, and some of them identified the victims of the disaster and the displaced people. The government is responsible for providing relief to all peasant households who belong to the extreme poverty, while those rich households in the countryside have to pay for grain out of their pockets, and this distinction is very strict, and all the people in the villages and towns must participate, and if anyone tries to get by, they will also be punished. Or even in prison.

When the floodwaters receded, many places needed labor to recover. The government then organized the displaced and disaster victims to return to their hometowns and participate in the disaster relief matters, and the government took out the grain and carried out relief on the spot, and the relief and distribution of food would not be egalitarian. According to the individual's ability to work, the young and strong can naturally get more food.

It is precisely because of these measures that Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and other places have quickly stabilized, and the displaced and disaster victims have returned to their hometowns in a steady stream. As the saying goes, it is difficult to leave the homeland, the flood has receded, go back to the hometown to relieve the disaster, rebuild the house, go to the field to harvest some food that has not been completely lost, at least the guarantee of life, plus the government provides food, relying on its own labor, you can get more food, save the excess food, the future life will be guaranteed, and you will be able to get through the difficulties.

The people are indeed simple, the government's timely relief, let them be grateful to Dade, do things is also very hard, no one is lazy, which makes the disaster relief matters go very smoothly, half a month has passed, many places have begun to rebuild houses, the number of shacks in the fields and mountains is gradually decreasing.

Of course, to carry out such relief, it is necessary to come up with enough food and some money.

Nanjing was able to guarantee the food and money needed for relief in Suzhou, Songjiang, Zhenjiang and Changzhou.

Of course, in the process of disaster relief, Hongmen also followed to participate in the relief, but their main task is to require the merchants to obtain business licenses and pay protection fees, just when the government at all levels severely punished the businessmen who were in Tunjuqi, Hongmen also followed the punishment of those merchants who were unwilling to receive business licenses, Hongmen's reason was very simple, the relief of the victims and displaced people needed food, needed silver, the government required Hongmen to participate in the relief, then Hongmen asked many businessmen to take out food and silver, Such a reason makes it impossible for Shang Jia to object.

The commerce and trade of Nanzhili is developed, but most of the merchants are concentrated in the prefecture city, the state city and the county seat, and there are very few scattered in the villages and towns, which also makes the Hongmen issue business licenses much smoother.

In fact, the officials at all levels in Nanzhili know the background of Hongmen, and many businessmen also know that under such circumstances, if they don't pay protection fees to Hongmen, I'm afraid they won't think about being able to do business in the future.

Nanjing is the focus of Hongmen.

The officials of the Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate all knew that the money and grain for this relief were all posted by Zheng Jiajun, and this was not hundreds of stones, thousands of stones, or tens of thousands of stones, but hundreds of thousands of stones or even millions of stones, and it was not easy to take them out.

Hongmen used this as an excuse to issue business licenses in Nanjing, requiring merchants to pay protection fees.

There are a huge number of merchants in Nanjing, just green houses, restaurants and inns, etc., there are quite a few, not to mention those who are engaged in the trading of grain, salt and iron, cloth, etc.

Hongmen's hand caused a great shock in Nanjing.

There are many businessmen who boycott, but Hongmen's attitude is also very tough, you must get a business license and pay a certain amount of protection fees, otherwise you don't want to do business in Nanjing.

At the end of May and the beginning of June, the conflict finally broke out.

First of all, the Nanjing Terracotta Division came forward, they knew the background of Hongmen, so they only dissuaded, of course their dissuasion had no effect, Hongmen went their own way, and all businessmen who were unwilling to pay protection fees were not allowed to do business in Nanjing.

At the beginning of June, the sergeants of the Nanjing Jingying came forward.

Just when many businessmen thought that Hongmen was going to retreat, something unexpected happened to them.

Zheng Jiajun suddenly made a move and surrounded the Nanjing Jingying.

He Renlong, the chief soldier of the Nanjing Beijing camp, and Liu Zeqing, the deputy chief soldier of the Zheng Jiajun, confronted each other directly.

Seeing the jet-black Hongyi cannon and Franc machine aimed at the barracks, and seeing countless Mauser guns aimed at the barracks, He Renlong knew that it was powerful, and he reluctantly said that he retreated, the sergeant of Nanjing Jingying, where is the opponent of Zheng Jiajun, looking at the strong equipment of others, and the murderous aura that soared into the sky, only to retreat, and who is behind Zheng Jiajun, since Zheng Jiajun dares to act, it is ready for everything, I am afraid that Nanjing Jingying has no place to redress grievances.

He Renlong and Liu Zeqing already knew each other, and there was no need to offend each other for the sake of businessmen, and besides, if the above blame was placed, he could explain it.

After this scene appeared in Nanjing, all the businessmen were honest, they knew that they couldn't overcome this hurdle, and if they still had a tough confrontation, the next step might be to ruin their families.

Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch guarding the town, specially found Zheng Xunrui and was furious, but unfortunately Zheng Xunrui didn't care at all, Zheng Jiajun took out so much food to help the victims and displaced people, and stabilized the situation in Nanzhili, isn't it possible to ask the businessmen to take out some money and grain, Zheng Xunrui even directly told Fang Zhenghua that if Nanjing Jingying and the Imperial City can come up with these grains and silver, then Zheng Jiajun will not be involved in these things.

Fang Zhenghua left with a depressed face, the situation in Nanjing City, and the situation in Nanzhili, he was no longer able to control it.

In fact, Fang Zhenghua knows that this day will come sooner or later, and you can understand everything by looking at Zheng Xunrui's lightning speed to expel the Donglin party.

Of course, Zheng Xunrui also wrote a note to the imperial court, explaining in detail all the matters, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou and Zhenjiang, which suffered great disasters, were able to quickly stabilize, including Yingtianfu and other parts of Fuzhou and counties that suffered disasters, all stabilized, and the Nanjing Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not ask the imperial court for a grain and a penny of silver, they all solved it themselves, and asked the merchants to participate in the relief of the victims, which is completely reasonable.

Of course, Fangzheng will also write down the secret fold.

What can the emperor and the court say when they see Zheng Xunrui's twists and turns and Fangzheng's secret folds, it is difficult to ask Zheng Xunrui not to relieve the victims, and look at what has become of chaos in Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang.

The edict of the Ministry of Household Affairs arrived in Nanzhili, and did not mention the matter of Hongmen, but put forward a request, the Sixth Department of Nanjing and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to solve the disaster situation in Huzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province at the same time, and calm the local situation.

Zheng Xunrui will not refuse this request of the household department, he was originally going to meddle in the affairs of Zhejiang, with this edict of the household department, it is just a bold move, and it is difficult for others to say anything, as long as the forces of Hongmen enter Huzhou and Jiaxing and other places, the things that will be done will be much easier.

So Hongmen began to enter Huzhou and Jiaxing and other places, part of the Zheng Jiajun soldiers also followed, the relief of the two places to Hongmen mainly, the local government assisted, in this case, Hongmen in the local business license, severe punishment of the merchants who settled in the strange place, it became a matter of course, the merchants of the two places could not get the support of the government, can only obediently do so.

In June, Nanzhili and Zhejiang and other places have all stabilized, although the heavy rain and floods have caused a lot of losses, but there are few people who die of starvation in various places, and the people have basically returned to their hometowns.

With the passage of time, the situation in Nanzhili has also changed significantly, scholars and businessmen all know that Nanzhili's words are counted by Zheng Xunrui, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and whoever dares to disobey Zheng Xunrui's intentions will not be able to gain a foothold in Nanzhili and Zhejiang and other places, and at worst will be empty of people and money. (To be continued......)