Originally, the life of the Wanshou Inspection Department was hard, the soldiers were listless, and the salt dealers did not take them seriously. Since coming to Ning for inspection, everyone has hope. Although it is said that this inspection has installed a lot of their own private individuals, but what does it matter? Relying on the fine, everyone's pockets quickly bulged, the wives and children at home also smiled, and they could see meat when they ate, which was the most important thing. Therefore, as long as Ning inspects a word, no matter who it is, they dare to work hard, otherwise they will have to live a hard life. Coupled with Ning Wei's training, the combat power of these archers has also been greatly improved.

With money is easy to do, they bought armor, ordnance. Now there are nearly 200 men in the Wanshou Inspection Division, with an armor rate of more than 60%, more than 40 strong bows, more than a dozen bird guns, and two Franc machines. I had a hard fight with Zao Yong, but it was a big defeat for Zao Yong, and with this record, the salt merchant wanted to be hard, and he had to see if he could fight it. As for those salt dealers, salt lords, they are even like grandsons, and they don't even dare to look at these soldiers.

There are also people who have moved the joints to get rid of Ning Wei's thoughts. But this small inspection, but it is not easy to deal with, as soon as he arrived, he went to the head of the Western business, Wang Quanxin, to hand over the post, and I don't know who sponsored him, Wang Quanxin trusted him very much, and directly did his backstage. Ning Wei's fines were also limited to Hui merchants, and did not involve Western merchants, so Western merchants had a very good impression of him and had a lot of support. In this way, he can't move the joint, and he can't beat him, and Hui Shang has no other way than to admit that he is unlucky and pay a fine.

Originally, this group of men and horses was stationed in Wanshou, but as soon as the rebellion occurred, in order to strengthen the defense of Yangzhou. The troops of the Perimeter Inspection Division shrank into the city. Now though the Japanese are gone. However, Yangzhou City was controlled by the standard battalion and the Zhejiang soldiers, and the key passes were all standard battalions and Zhejiang soldiers, so the troops of the Inspection Division had not returned to the flood land.

Xun Si had some dealings with Ning Weining, who dared to fight, and nodded his head at the moment, and hurriedly sent someone to invite. Ning Wei was also happy, only asked a few words, and then nodded: "This business has been done." Lao Ning and his subordinates all listened to the orders of the county. ”

Xun Si was overjoyed, but Ning Wei said again: "It's just six cents of silver per person per day, two cents of silver for food, plus the decoction for the wounded, and the burning of the dead, but it can't be in arrears." Otherwise, it is not very convenient for the sons and daughters to make a fuss. ”

Xun Si then understood why the other party agreed so happily, it turned out that he stabbed himself again, and he had to pay for the money out of his own pocket. As he walked, he thought: God forbid. It must be Qincha over there, otherwise I will lose a lot this time. Obviously there were less than 200 people. actually reported 400 people to come out, surnamed Ning, Lao Tzu recognized you this time. But of course, this can't be said, so the two of them joined forces and went to Fuguifang.

Not to mention that Xun Si and Ning Wei are staring at this matter to reap the benefits, just saying that Zhang Yongfu is obsessed with his mind, and after some arrangement, he feels that he is foolproof. Then let the subordinates prepare a table of noodles, and discuss the matter of waiting for the Qin Errand with the other seven merchants while eating. How to divide this cost, and then how to make up for it, and what benefits can be obtained from Qincha.

When he had finished talking about the business and the wine was in full swing, Zhang Yongfu suddenly came to the second half of Shen's interest again, and said with a smile while he was drinking: "Speaking of which, since that family is so ignorant, I won't save face for them." Wait a while to arrest them, the old one, I will reward those subordinates to vent the fire, the second mother and the little girl, the younger brother will bring them to entertain the brothers, and then enjoy it by himself. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Quanxin and Ma Zimian secretly frowned, thinking that you are rich and unkind, and you have lost the face of our rich man. Even if there are men and women who steal and prostitute at home, don't say it on this stage. Bao Boliang, another Hui merchant, said with a smile: "Brother Zhang is really good Yaxing, and the younger brother will thank you first." I have seen that family, one big and one small, each with its own charm, and the younger brother has also remembered a lot of time, this time I want to congratulate Brother Zhang. ”

Ma Zi reluctantly said: "Two, let's get down to business first." This time, we will pay the money, there is nothing to say, but the Qincha can't take the silver in vain, so he has to subtract a few percent of the salt tax for us, or take care of us in the imperial examination. ”

Zhang Yongfu said: "Yes, among our Hui people, there are a few good seedlings, if Qin Cha is willing to take care of him, he will be a high school scholar every day, contribute to the country, or Qin Cha's arm." This kind of thing is mutually beneficial, and I don't think he will refuse. ”

Wang Quanxin snorted: "That's not what you said, Brother Zhang, if you talk about drinking tea and listening to plays, playing with Xianggong and sleeping on thin horses, we Western businessmen are willing to bow down." But when it comes to studying and learning, I'm afraid it's still our Western businessmen, who are more prominent. As for taking care of your Zhongjinshi, the school system of the country is the strictest, not to mention the Qincha, even if you are an old man, I am afraid that it is not so easy to cheat. What do you say? ”

Originally, the concept of Western merchants and Hui merchants was different, Western merchants, especially Jin merchants, advocated diligence and thrift, that is, no matter how rich the Jin merchants, they often lived the life of ascetics in private: wearing old sheepskin robes, eating steamed buns, sandwiching green onions and garlic, and leaving large boxes of ingots in the cellar after death, but only willing to spend two taels of silver to buy a coffin for themselves. They talk about the career economy, and often spend money on the people who are officials in the family to help their official positions be promoted, so as to feed back to the family.

Compared with it, Hui merchants pay more attention to enjoying life. The villas on the shore of Baoyang Lake are all masterpieces of Hui merchants, and they are even more fond of making some moves. For example, Zhang Yongfu and a group of Hui merchants once engraved their names on the gold leaf, and collectively ran to the pagoda of Jinshan in Zhenjiang and threw the gold leaf out to see whose gold leaf was the first to float to Yangzhou. has also organized an ugly contest, the big girl who is noisy, smearing soy sauce on her face on a hot day and exposing herself to the sun, just to win the first place and get a bonus. The entire Yangzhou bathhouse (at that time, the men's bathhouse was called the mixed hall, and the women's bathhouse was called the perfume hall), the teahouse, and even the prostitution were all related industries driven by these Hui merchants.

It is precisely because of the family style that although the scholars of the entire Ming Empire are strong in the south and weak in the north, only in terms of the children of the two wealthy merchants, the children of the Western merchants are much stronger in hard-working and hard-working, and they are more able to study. Coupled with the Ming Dynasty's north-south division, the overall competitiveness of the north was already weaker, and the children of Western merchants had more advantages than Hui merchants in the imperial examination. Wang Quanxin's words are not wrong. Zhang Yongfu heard and scolded: Old thing, you are doing that kind of at home, when your grandfather Zhang doesn't know what to do? That Hu Sangongzi is a friend I made with a lot of money, he has a good relationship with Qincha, you want to go to Qincha to make friends, you have to rely on me, how can you take the lion's head?

Between the two banquets, they inevitably strive for the interests of the interest groups they represent, and you come and go, refusing to let each other go. At this moment, that Zhang Fu ran in and said, "Master, it's not good!" ”

Zhang Yongfu smiled: "What are you panicking about? How many times have I told you, sir? In case of trouble, we must be calm, and we must have the style of Mount Tai to collapse in front of us without chaos, so that we can be invincible. When you panic, you will break your sharpness by three points first, and the rest will be difficult to handle. Let me ask you, but someone in the Mo family hanged himself and swallowed gold into a well? Is the big lady dead, or is the little rabbit cub finished? ”

Zhang Fudao: "Neither. It's our people, it's all over! ”

Zhang Yongfu said angrily: "Nonsense! There are more than 100 members of our family, as well as local officers and soldiers, patrol inspections, and standard battalions. Even if dozens of real people win, how can it be that our people are finished? ”

Zhang Fudao: "It's really over!" That Jiangdu County and the Wanshou Inspection Division turned back before the battle and took all our families. He also beat the public sent by the Yangzhou government. Wei Taishou came in person, but Xun Zhixian did not give an inch, and the two parents fought-for-tat and almost tore up. At this moment, Young Master Hu San rushed to help with the standard camp, and surrounded the Mo family of Fuguifang from the outside, but at this time, a young man walked out of it, and when Young Master Hu saw it, he went over to kowtow and said that he was bad. We're in a big disaster this time, what the family said is true, so please get an idea. ”

After listening to the report, Zhang Yongfu's face was as frightened as earth, what Taishan collapsed in front of him and was not chaotic, but he couldn't afford to pay attention to it, the fat on his body was trembling, and he muttered: "How should this be?" How should this be? ”

However, after Ma Zimian was worthy of being a famous minister, after listening to Zhang Fu's report, he groaned slightly: "Brother Zhang, don't panic, the so-called ignorant is not a crime." Besides, you didn't get involved with the concubine, and there is still some redemption in this matter. In my opinion, I quickly prepared the next generous gift, went to Fuguifang, and made amends with Qin Cha in person. The so-called fist does not hit the smiling person, that Qincha is not unreasonable, and it may not be a turnaround. ”

When Zhang Yongfu heard this, he grabbed the sleeve of Ma Zimian's robe and said: "Brother Ma, this matter depends on you to say a lot, you are a famous minister, and you will talk to him later." As long as this calamity passes, the younger brother will have a good heart. ”

Ma Zi exhorted: "Our eight outline businessmen, the same spirit, share honor and disgrace, why be so polite?" It's important to hurry up and prepare gifts. ”

Zhang Yongfu hurriedly instructed his subordinates to prepare gifts, and in a hurry, he had to carry more than a dozen loads of gold and silver. Zhang Yongfu did not take a sedan chair and walked to Fuguifang. He also ordered two family members, one with a wooden stick and the other with a rope, to prepare to directly act out a drama of guilt after meeting the Qin Cha.

Ma Zimian and the others were secretly amused, and they each got into a sedan chair and accompanied them, ready to take the opportunity to see what Qin Cha was planning, if it was really against his own salt merchant group, then he was sorry, so he had to unite and tear it up.

Everyone came to the outside of Fuguifang, but they were startled by the sight, only to see that this place was already a mess, a sedan chair was smashed to pieces, and there were broken official title cards on the ground, as well as broken gongs, gauze hats, broken sticks and other sundries. More than 20 public soaps were still rolling on the ground, wailing again and again. In addition, a few dukes were barely standing, also with blue noses and swollen faces, and untidy clothes. (To be continued......)