Hangzhou City, since the Shangyuan Festival, the ordinary people of Hangzhou City have gradually discovered that something is wrong.

The number of heavily armed government soldiers patrolling the streets suddenly tripled. The Qinglou and gambling house, which were originally full of customers, were all cleared out almost overnight.

The gambling halls were all closed, and the proprietors and stewards who operated the gambling halls filled the prison of Hangzhou Thorn Mansion; All major green buildings are closely monitored, and the number of benefactors received every day and the place of origin must be strictly registered.

Every morning, the Assassin's Mansion will send someone to collect the previous day's registration information. There was once a few Qinglou, relying on their big family and big business, and befriended some officials in Hangzhou, and did not take this order seriously.

As a result, it was quickly seized, so that no one dared to disobey the law.

Chapter 249: Reinforcements Arrive

It's more than ten days in a flash. With Xiao Xiao and a group of lively and cute little guys, Empress Changsun's condition seems to have stabilized. Sun Simiao would come over every few days to check on the pulse of the eldest grandson, although he still shook his head and sighed. But he was also surprised by the illness of Empress Changsun, and the speed of life seemed to have slowed down.

Everyone is extremely excited about this outcome. Li Shimin was overjoyed, and he did not hesitate to reward Xiaoxiao and a few small things of the Jiang family. One of them is that the tiger head is the companion of Li Zhi, the king of Jin. Tiger head, this little thing, has had an extra errand since then, and he must get up early every morning, and under the service of the eunuchs, he ran to the east warm house and studied with Li Zhi for two hours. Then he had breakfast with Li Zhi and his little son, and then went to Taiye Pool to visit Empress Changsun.

For the first few days, Tiger Head woke up every morning and buzzed like a fly. Because I got up too early, you must know that the princes at this time will start their morning reading in the middle of the morning, that is, around six o'clock in the morning. And the tiger head, as the companion of the King of Jin, had to get up earlier than this time in order to rush over from the Ganlu Palace. This is tantamount to the greatest torture for the tiger head who used to sleep until he woke up naturally every day......

However. A few days later, the situation changed dramatically. Every morning before the hour, the tiger head hurriedly got up by himself. urged the palace maids and eunuchs to change their clothes and wash themselves, and then couldn't wait to rush to the east warming room. When Xiaoxiao first learned the news, he was brushing his teeth with wicker and fine salt, and when he heard the words, he almost bit off the wicker, and the sun came out in the west?

It took a few more days for Xiao Xiao to figure out why. The education enjoyed by the emperor's children was not only civil governance, but also martial arts. The daily morning reading is not all boring reading. It is a combination of work and rest, and a combination of civil and military. Read books for most of the hour, practice martial arts for half an hour, and then repeat them again. Although reading is a bit difficult for Tiger Head, practicing martial arts is his favorite......

Moreover, Li Zhi, the future son of the Tang Dynasty, although he looks like a deep little adult in front of adults. But after all, he was only a little over ten years old, and his youthful heart could not be worn out so easily. He used to study alone, and he was forced to act like that under pressure. Now with the naughty mischievous goods of Tiger Head, although he is only four years old, he is a little smaller, but he finally has a companion, right? In addition, the tiger head is extremely likable, and Li Zhi is also very fond of him, so he finds a lot of delicious and fun to coax him.

So, the two little guys quickly got stuck together. The reason why Hutou is willing to get up so early every day is because he has always been sticky with Li Zhi in his heart. Especially after reading the book, half an hour of martial arts, two little things with wooden knives and swords to attack. Although the tiger head is young and has a small body, he will suffer a lot of losses every time. But this stinky boy really has an indomitable energy, and the more he fights, the more courageous he becomes!

Except for the tiger head. The little ones have gained a lot. In addition to receiving a large amount of gold and silver rewards, Li Shimin also generously gave a title, titled Xiaoxiao as the wife of the founding county of Sanpin"; >, make his title and title commensurate with Jiang Zhixuan's founding uncle.

And all this is just because Xiaoxiao took her children to make the eldest grandson queen happy at the last moment of her life......

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Hangzhou City, since the Shangyuan Festival, the ordinary people of Hangzhou City have gradually discovered that something is wrong. The number of heavily armed government soldiers patrolling the streets suddenly tripled. The Qinglou and gambling house, which were originally full of customers, were all cleared out almost overnight. The gambling halls were all closed, and the proprietors and stewards who operated the gambling halls filled the prison of Hangzhou Thorn Mansion; All major green buildings are closely monitored, and the number of benefactors received every day and the place of origin must be strictly registered. Every morning, the Assassin's Mansion will send someone to collect the previous day's registration information. There was once a few Qinglou, relying on their big family and big business, and befriended some officials in Hangzhou, and did not take this order seriously. As a result, it was quickly seized, so that no one dared to disobey the law.

At the same time, the inventory of several major city gates is also becoming stricter day by day. At the end of the first month, the Assassin's Mansion even issued a curfew order, and after midnight, if more than three people wandered the streets, the patrolling government soldiers could arrest them on the spot. If you dare to resist, you can kill them on the spot......

At the beginning of February, there were rumors in the city of Hangzhou that a large number of troops had been stationed in the mountains and forests 30 miles outside the city. The people are starting to panic, and there are signs that something big is about to happen......

The western suburbs of Hangzhou City are located in a courtyard near Hangzhou's West Lake.

Hangzhou Assassin Shi Ouyang Zihui, Hangzhou Don't Drive Chen Cang, Lu City Commander Wu Chengci, Fuyang County Commander Wang Shoushan, Xincheng County Commander Liu Mingyuan, Yuhang County Commander Dong Qichang and others gathered together. These people, all of them were dressed in civilian clothes, and all of them had nervous, excited, and excited looks on their faces. At this time, Ouyang Zihui was giving a lecture to everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, during the first month, the queen was seriously ill, although I don't know what the specific situation is, but according to reliable information, the queen is probably not going to die. As soon as the queen fell, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lost the most advantageous umbrella. With the attitude of the present to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Li Tai, the King of Wei. It is inevitable that the crown prince will be abolished......"

"We are deeply grateful to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and at this time, it is time for me to repay the favor. At the beginning of the first month, the Jianghuai and Jianghuai Protectorates made a decision to fully support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When necessary, he will even put pressure on the imperial court and Jinshang in the form of military advice. However, now that you have all seen it, the news has somehow leaked out. Looking at the actions of Hangzhou City today, the old man asserted that the Huangkou child will definitely have follow-up actions, and we can't stand still. Therefore, I have summoned you here today to discuss great matters......"

Hangzhou on the side said at this time: "Lord Ouyang, you can't help but think too highly of that yellow-mouthed child. Now nearly half of the government soldiers in Hangzhou Mansion are controlled by us, just with the 1,000 or so government soldiers in Feng Qinglian's hands and the 100 or so officials of the Assassin Mansion, at most, plus the 100 guards of the Huangkou child, can we set off as many waves in Hangzhou City? ”

However, his words did not resonate with everyone. After listening to his words, Wu Chengci retorted on the spot: "Lord Chen, at this time, we are all grasshoppers on a rope, and we will both be prosperous and lossy, so it is not good for the lower officials to say something." It's not that Lord Ouyang thinks too highly of the person surnamed Jiang, but Lord Chen, you really underestimate the person surnamed Jiang! If we continue like this, I'm afraid we'll only have to wait to be killed......"

Chen Cang was obviously unconvinced: "Then you should tell me, where did the official underestimate him?" ”

Ouyang Zihui's face was a little unsightly, when did it happen, these people were still fighting here. What made him even more unhappy was that Chen Cang, an old horseman, really didn't realize how powerful the surname Jiang was, and he really didn't know how he got into the position of a non-driver in Hangzhou. Hearing Chen Cang ask like this, he couldn't help it, and his tone had a hint of gunpowder:

"Lord Chen. Are you confused? Think about it, how long has this surnamed Jiang been in Hangzhou? From October of the twelfth year of Zhenguan to the present, it is only three or four months. When he first arrived, how low-key was this surnamed Jiang? What else do you say, let us do our own duties and follow the steps. But it's only been a few months? Unconsciously, we were hollowed out by this surnamed Jiang, and now in addition to the more than 1,000 soldiers of the Western Battalion that you Lord Chen still have in your hands, how many people can we mobilize? Are those wealthy families in nursing homes? The old man is willing to set up a gambling game with Lord Chen, once there is really chaos at this time, everything will be fine if those wealthy families do not turn against us......"

Chen Cang still doesn't believe in evil: "The official doesn't believe it, these people are not afraid of death, which of them doesn't hold the handle in our hands?" Turning against each other? It's the other way around! What's more, the new deal surnamed Jiang re-nationalized the salt and iron trade, which is forcing these wealthy families to a dead end, how can they bear it? ”

Ouyang Zihui was so anxious that he stomped his foot: "Ouch, my Lord Chen, why don't you want to think about what the identity of the surnamed Jiang is now?" is not only the history of Hangzhou Thorn, but also the minister of the Qincha, as long as he says 'the past is not to blame', these tricks in our hands are not fart. Moreover, although the surnamed Jiang returned the salt and iron to the state, he still allowed those wealthy families to participate in it with shares. In this way, as long as those wealthy families have a little vision, they can see the huge benefits hidden in it! ”

"Just as Lord Ouyang said!" At this time, Wu Chengci said: "Since the promulgation of the new salt and iron policy at the end of the first month, the four most famous families in Hangzhou have all promised to buy shares. Today, the four great families of Zhang, Zhao, Qian and Sun have all become the most powerful supporters of the New Deal, because the shares purchased by these four families have exceeded 1.2 million yuan...... With such huge interests involved, and the promise of 'no blame for the past', how can they still follow us? Not only is it impossible to do this, but it is even very likely that as Lord Ouyang said, he will turn against us...... Because to maintain the new policy surnamed Jiang is to safeguard their own interests......"

The new deal that these people are talking about is after Jiang Zhixuan served as the envoy for the disposal of the Suzhou-Hangzhou salt and iron case. The first decree issued: the establishment of the Jianghuai two salt and iron franchise administration. The Franchise Office is an official organization, and the officials in charge are called salt and iron envoys, and the rank is from the fourth grade. And the first salt and iron envoy of the Jianghuai Two Salt and Iron Franchise Department is Li Qin!

Of course, with Jiang Zhixuan's knowledge, it would have been impossible to come up with such a method. That was the idea given to him by Xiaoxiao, because salt and iron, even in later generations, were the exclusive monopoly of the state. So Xiaoxiao thought of a very popular name in later generations: state-owned enterprises!

The couple discussed for a long time, and Xiaoxiao's idea to her husband was that from now on, the production, transportation, and sales of salt and iron in Suzhou and Hangzhou and even the entire Jianghuai Province will be fully responsible for the salt and iron administration. No private person can participate in it in any way, and violators will be severely punished.

However, this creates a very serious problem. Such a decree will inevitably touch the vested interests of many people, especially those wealthy families in Jianghuai and Huai, who have almost all been involved in it before. As soon as this decree was made, their chain of interests was cut off. People die for money, birds die for food, these people will definitely not be reconciled, and they will definitely provoke a fierce backlash! If it is provoked by people with intentions, it is very likely that they will follow these people to the dark......

In addition, there is another problem, now the government of the two provinces of Jianghuai is controlled by the Metropolitan Protectorate. After Jiang Zhixuan's decree went down, most of them were disobeyed by the yang and the yin. What he can really command is at best only one Hangzhou Mansion. The production, transportation, and sale of salt and iron require a lot of money, and it is impossible for the Hangzhou government to bear it, and even the funds for the operation of the Salt and Iron Administration are not enough. And His Majesty Li Er in the court, although he agreed to Jiang Zhixuan's recital, and also recognized the title and title of Li Qin, the salt and iron envoy, it was impossible to come up with so much silver. And Xiaoxiao and Jiang Zhixuan roughly calculated, the funds for the start of operation of the Salt and Iron Department will need about ...... 1 million ......

If the money is not settled, the New Deal will be a dead letter. The couple was sad for several days, until Xiaoxiao thought of the joint-stock system in the future. yes, why can't this be the solution to the funding problem?

The Salt and Iron Administration's start-up capital needs to be 1 million, but the final value of the Salt and Iron Administration is far more than that. So, Xiaoxiao once again gave her husband an idea and made the salt and iron department worth three million yuan. Financing from the private sector is, to put it bluntly, financing from those wealthy families. These people take out a certain amount of money to buy the shares of the Salt and Iron Administration, and determine how many shares they will hold in the Salt and Iron Administration in the future according to the proportion of their capital contributions, and when the Salt and Iron Administration makes a profit, they will also distribute dividends according to this proportion.

For example, the four families of Zhao Qian and Sun mentioned above, each of them bought 300,000 yuan, that is, each family owned 10 percent of the shares of the Salt and Iron Administration. After a year or two, if the profit of the Salt and Iron Administration is 1 million, then each company will get a dividend of 100,000 yuan......

In this way, the interests of these wealthy families are closely related to the interests of the Salt and Iron Administration. Moreover, the Salt and Iron Administration was directly responsible for the government, which eliminated the huge amount of bribe money they needed to pay for their sneaky actions in the past. Who can be unhappy about these wealthy families? Where will they follow the group of people who have lost power and continue to oppose the New Deal?

And now, as the collision between the old and new rulers begins to become fierce, the power of Jiang Zhixuan's new policy is revealed. Except for a very small number of people, there are no wealthy families standing beside Ouyang Zihui and these people to wave their flags and shout for them, acting as pawns and cannon fodder......

Say it's far away, pull it back. Not to mention what these princeling officials in Hangzhou City secretly discussed in the West Lake Courtyard. On the other side, deep in the dense forest in the eastern suburbs of Hangzhou, Jiang Zhixuan was in a huge military tent, chatting and laughing with people. Take a closer look at that person, it is Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei! At this time, I heard Duan Zhixuan laughing and making a glass of wine with Jiang Zhixuan, and then laughed happily:

"Strategist, I didn't expect that we would have to fight side by side one day, haha, I might as well tell you directly, when I got His Majesty's will a few days ago and ordered me to secretly send troops to help you, brother, I was so happy that I didn't sleep all night, haha......"

Jiang Zhixuan took a sip, then put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Grandpa Duan is serious, the matter of Suzhou and Hangzhou this time is still inconclusive, and Jianghuai and Huai will not necessarily really do that rebellious thing." However, Zhixuan was a little abrupt, so he invited his grandfather over in such a hurry, in fact, it was more about preventing trouble......"

Duan Zhixuan laughed a few times: "The military advisor is humble, since the battle of the mountain wings, the military advisor has always been able to anticipate the enemy first, brother, I admire it very much." By the way, this time, my brother also brought your good man over, and even brought the five thousand Mo sword army under him, not a single one ......"

Jiang Zhixuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and Duan Zhixuan was talking about Li Siye. Originally, Jiang Zhixuan was still a little worried, but Zuo Xiaowei only had less than 40,000 horses. Although this is the elite of the elite, there are 40,000 troops on the surface of the Jianghuai and Huai Protectorates, plus the rumored private soldiers, the total number of people is at least twice that of Zuo Xiaowei......

What's more, Zuo Xiaowei is now stationed in Xiangxi, and it is impossible to come over all of them. In fact, Duan Zhixuan was called to raise troops into Jiangnan Province this time, and only brought 20,000 horses. However, he actually brought Li Siye and his Mo Dao Army over, and Jiang Zhixuan was greatly relieved. With such an army, the worst-case scenario does not need to be considered......

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The tension in the city of Hangzhou is getting stronger, and the pedestrians on the streets are getting scarcer by the day. I don't know what Ouyang Zihui and the others discussed and what decisions they made in the courtyard on the bank of the West Lake that day. Anyway, since these people returned to Hangzhou City, the tension in Hangzhou City has suddenly increased!

The only armed force in Hangzhou City was divided into two, Feng Qinglian's East Battalion and Chen Cang's West Battalion were stationed at the east and west ends of Hangzhou City, facing each other from afar. The security of a huge city of Hangzhou was maintained by more than 100 officials from the Assassin's Mansion and the Qiantang County Government. Fortunately, Jiang Zhixuan's previous thunderbolt tactics shocked many people, and no one dared to make trouble at this juncture......

And at such a critical juncture, Jiang Zhixuan, the initiator of the matter, seems to be very relaxed. actually took his own soldiers to the eastern suburbs to hunt every day, which made Ouyang Zihui, Chen Cang and others very strange, and they didn't know what kind of medicine Jiang Zhixuan was selling in the gourd. As a result, the plan they had originally made was hesitant not to be implemented......

If more than ten days passed, it was the middle of March of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan in a blink of an eye. Jiang Zhixuan seemed to have suddenly lost interest in hunting, and no longer went out of the city every day. However, except for a very small number of people, no one could have imagined that in the courtyard behind the Assassin's Mansion, an army of nearly five hundred people had been stationed. Moreover, these soldiers are all tall and tall, and their weapons are also distinctive, all of them are wide and long knives with white flowers......