Fei Ruhe looked at the corpse on the ground, and his mood was a little complicated.

Shen Youlong, who blocked him in Longchuan County for two months, committed suicide very neatly. However, the deputy commander-in-chief Shi Wangzheng fled quickly after the rout, and escaped into the mountains and forests to be difficult to search and arrest.

"Look everywhere again, don't miss a firecracker!"

Fei Ruhe went back to clean up the battlefield and looked at the fire guns, his eyes lit up.

It's all a good gun made in Foshan, and Shen Yulong paid for it with his own money, but it was not a foolish thing issued by the imperial court.

Shen Youlong's main force is destroyed, and there will be no suspense in eastern Guangdong.

Fei Ruhe returned to the outside of Heyuan County and threw Shen Youlong's body at the gate of the city, so frightened that the guards fled with their families that night.

Huizhou Prefecture, one state and ten counties.

Chaozhou Prefecture, eleven counties.

Of these twenty-two cities, except for Huizhou City, which is still resisting, the rest are all waiting for Fei Ruhe to occupy. The prefect, the governor, the county, and the defenders, all those who could run ran away, and the magistrates couldn't even recruit the township to defend the city.

Because Guangdong suffered two consecutive years of disasters and three years of military disasters, even the gentry and wealthy families did not want to fight again.

Fei Ruhe did not open for two months, and once it opened, it was the entire eastern part of Guangdong.

Especially in Chaozhou Mansion, Fei Ruhe didn't bother to occupy it, not only did it take time, but also divided troops to garrison, and there were not so many officials to dispatch. This cargo directly led troops to Huizhou and surrounded the city tightly.

……

Guangzhou Prefecture, Nanhai County.

Many businessmen gathered together, related to the family, the Huang family, the Deng family, the Feng family, and the Xie family...... There is no Li family!

Except for the Li family, everyone arrived three quarters of an hour early.

"Are you ready?" Kwan asked.

Huang Xuanshen said: "Foshan is ready, let's do it tonight." ”

"Nanhai County, my Guan family is in charge," Guan Jialun asked, "What about the city of Guangzhou?" ”

Feng Yucheng said: "Several families have joined forces, and more than 600 people have entered the city one after another, plus the house slaves in the city, as well as the village warriors who defend the city, it will definitely be enough to take Guangzhou!" ”

Feng Yucheng's younger brother is called Feng Yushun, who is the staff of the governor of Liangguang.

At a critical time, I don't care about the life or death of my relatives.

Deng Yunqiu held the tea bowl and said, "My Deng family and the Xie family promise to take Xiangshan County." The Li family's lackeys in Xiangshan County, if they can't run this time, don't even think about their lives! ”

These Cantonese gentry and wealthy families want to resume trade as soon as possible, which is only one of the reasons.

They also have a common enemy: the Li family!

Today's Hubu Shangshu is called Li Zhiwen, a native of Foshan, Guangdong.

The Li family originally belonged to ordinary businessmen, mixed among a group of giants, which can be described as inconspicuous. But in the Wanli Dynasty, when Li Zhiwen became a Wenxuan Shilang, the Li clan quickly became arrogant.

His younger brother, Li Chongwen, not only sold iron tools to foreigners, but also sold Guangzhou rice to disaster-stricken Fujian.

At that time, there was also a small disaster in Guangzhou, and there was not enough food. In order to make huge profits, Li Chongwen disregarded the lives of the people in Guangzhou, and forcibly collected rice and transported it to Fujian through the sea. This move provoked a popular uprising, and the citizens of Guangzhou killed Liang Guolun and three others, all of whom were Li Chongwen's lackeys.

This case was handled by Yan Junyan, a minor official and a big name.

When Yan Junyan was a magistrate in Guangzhou, he dealt with a large number of smugglers. It's a pity that the Li family is too powerful, so he can only arrest Li Chongwen and reprimand him, and at the same time ask to deprive Li Chongwen of his fame (Guozi Jian Sheng).

In desperation, Li Chongwen promoted Yan Junyan to Fujian through his brother Li Zhiwen.

As a result, Yan Junyan offended Xiong Wencan in Fujian again, and was sent by Xiong Wencan to appease Zheng Zhilong. This move was uneasy and kind, hoping that Zheng Zhilong would cut Yan Junyan, but Yan Junyan succeeded in recruiting An.

Xiong Wencan was immediately overjoyed, and he no longer hated Yan Junyan for offending him, and immediately put the credit on himself to report to the imperial court.

After Yan Junyan was transferred out of Guangzhou, Li Chongwen had no one to make it, and he had to meddle in any commodity, which was tantamount to committing public anger. Because which one smuggles which commodity, it is all agreed upon by each other, and the Li family does not pay attention to the rules at all.

Li Chongwen not only did not pay attention to the rules, but also wanted to set his own rules, he colluded with the governor of Liangguang and Guangzhou, and almost monopolized the export of iron tools in Foshan Town. Whoever dares to bypass the Li family to sell ironware, there is Li to be asked in the court, and there is a governor in Guangdong, and with the cooperation of internal and external affairs, he directly conspires against the major crime.

The iron and grain trade has been completely controlled by the Li family, and a large number of merchants can only rely on the Li family.

Today, they are still planning to control the export of porcelain and silk!

Everyone waited left and right, Li Chongwen just didn't show up, probably because he didn't dare to come to the appointment.

"If this person doesn't come, the plan to capture the thief and capture the king first is no longer feasible. Don't wait any longer, Foshan Town will do it immediately! Guan Jialun ordered.

……

Foshan.

"Master, it's no good, several big clans in the town have all been killed!" The house slaves rushed into the house in terror.

Li Chongwen was carrying a firecracker, and said with a hideous face: "What are you yelling about?" Kill as many as you want! ”

In the Li family's mansion, there were two hundred firecrackers, hundreds of sword-wielding guards, and even more than ten pairs of armor. Sensing that something was wrong, this thing gathered all the private forces at home, and they were usually scattered all over the place.

And the forces attacking the Li family also had firecrackers, and even brought in six Franc cannons.

Is this weird?

It is not surprising, because Foshan is the center of iron smelting in Lingnan, and it is also the firearms casting base in the south, and the firearms of the governor of Liangguang have to come to Foshan to buy.

"Bang bang bang!"

Gunshots rang out indiscriminately, and the sound of killing erupted.

"Boom, boom!"

Six Franc cannons bombarded the wall of the Li family's courtyard.

Most of these attackers were businessmen who were attached to the Li family, and they had long been looking forward to the day when they would break away from the Li family. It's a pity that Li Beiwen's official position is getting higher and higher, and now he is even the secretary of the household department, and they can only rely on Zhao Han to turn the tables.

If Zhao Han doesn't send troops to fight Guangdong, these people won't dare to resist the Li family!

Once they rebelled against the Li family, they would completely offend the Hubu Shangshu, and they could only loyally support Zhao Han in the future.

After a bombardment, the courtyard wall finally collapsed.

"Kill!"

There were not only armed men of all ethnic groups, but also many gangsters, rushing in with all kinds of weapons.

"Boom!"

The more than 20 people who ran to the front rushed into the courtyard and were directly blown up, and the Li family used barrels to pack 10,000 enemies.

"Run!"

The thugs fled in terror.

The merchant surnamed Deng roared: "Those who capture the Li family's mansion will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!" Those who capture the Li family's mansion will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver! ”

Shouted a few times in a row, quickly stopped the collapse situation, and the thugs went back with the courage to go.

The musketeers on both sides did not shoot in formation, and it is estimated that they were untrained. They all stood behind the obstacles, through the gap in the courtyard wall, aiming at each other and indiscriminately placing cold guns.

It crackled and fought for half an hour, not to mention killing anyone, and no one was injured by the gun.

White lively.

"Kill!"

In the other direction of the Li family's mansion, the Xie businessman led the people to climb over the wall and enter.

These people were recruited from the seashore. He is both a farmer and a fisherman, and his real profession is that of a "smuggler".

The overall link of the smuggling trade of the Ming Dynasty is as follows: inland manufacturers - inland cargo carriers - coastal consignees - coastal fishermen - maritime pirates of various countries.

The smuggling center in Guangdong is Xiangshan County (Zhongshan and Macau), where coastal fishermen transfer their goods from Guangzhou to Xiangshan by fishing boats. It can be said that the fishermen in Guangzhou, Nanhai, and Xiangshan have regarded smuggling as a profession, and if they ban smuggling, they will lose their source of income.

If Zhao Han occupies this place, he must solve the problem of the livelihood of the fishermen, otherwise if he directly cracks down on smuggling, all these coastal fishermen will rebel.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the sea ban was strict, why did it stipulate that no one was allowed to live on the seaside? Because the people of the seaside are all smugglers!

"Bang bang bang!"

Another burst of gunfire rang out, and several civilians were killed on the spot.

In a panic, the people who climbed over the wall and entered the hospital fled in fright. The Xie merchant took the house slave and shouted: "Kill a Li family member, reward one or two silver!" ”

Although the people were afraid, they ran around the garden under the heavy reward.

They did not dare to face the firearms, but they dared to enter the residential area and attack the old and weak women and children inside.

For a while, screams erupted in the inner courtyard of the Li family.

Many of the house slaves with firearms were panicked, and they also had family members, and they all rushed over to help.

"Kill!"

Another courtyard wall, someone climbed in, and the battle situation was instantly settled.

Killed until the middle of the night, and not a single living creature was let go, including the maid and wife of the Li family.

These businessmen have endured the Li family for more than ten years!

At the same time, there are also businessmen who lead people to rob the Li family's various properties.

He also took domestic slaves, gangsters, smugglers (smugglers), and crutches (human traffickers) and began to attack Guangzhou, Xiangshan, and Nanhai from the city.

After occupying the city, these mixed "rebels" immediately burned and looted, and only the big families involved in the uprising were not affected.

In the coastal areas, there are not only many gangsters and smugglers, but also the "crutch" profession is specially formed.

Most of the time, they are sea-going intermediaries, lending money to the poor to go to sea in boats. These poor people went to Nanyang and worked to earn money to pay off their debts. There are also some crutches that directly kidnap and abduct people, sell women and young people to Nanyang, or sell them to red-haired ghosts in Macao.

Within one day, the city of Guangzhou, the county seat of Nanhai, and the county seat of Xiangshan all changed into the sky, and the Datong military flag was planted on the city tower.

Because those guys robbed too hard, and even insulted women, the people in the city who were suffering looked at the Datong military flag with resentment in their eyes!

The people of the three cities don't know what the world is all about, they only know that the bad guys are in the same group as Zhao Han.

The merchants of the three cities sent messengers to the north to ask Zhang Tieniu to arrive quickly.

Lu Qian, the general soldier stationed in Yingde, heard that the three cities of Guangzhou had been lost, and he was so frightened that he ran to the western part of Guangdong overnight, otherwise he would be made dumplings again.

At the same time, the defenders of Huizhou Fucheng also killed the generals and surrendered directly.

Fei Ruhe occupied Guangzhou without much effort, and then his face was as black as the bottom of the pot. The people here regard the officers and soldiers of Datong as invaders, and some even make up nursery rhymes and sing what Zhao Tianwang is the cannibal demon king.

"The military academy, the show that posted the post indiscriminately was caught!"

"Bring it in!"

A Xiucai was escorted to Fei Ruhe, who was arrested for posting big-character posters.

Fei Ruhe asked: "Why do you expose the post and spread rumors?" ”

"Phew!"

Xiucai spat in Fei Ruhe's face: "If you wait for burning, killing, and plundering, sooner or later you will be punished by God!" ”

(There were many mistakes and omissions in the afternoon, Lao Wang's brain was dizzy, and he uploaded it before he revised it, and it has been re-corrected.) I'm sorry. ）