"Wait, there's no evidence!"

"What if you promise to sell salt for seven cents a pound on the front foot, and then close all the shops in the city on the back foot?"

I saw Cao Shunhe on the side thinking for a moment and said slowly.

And the people who were still cheering before also reacted quickly after hearing Cao Shunhe's words.

"Yes, they only promised to reduce the price of salt to seven cents a catty, but there is no promise, we can buy salt!"

"Maybe tomorrow, many salt numbers in the city will have to close their doors and not sell a pound of salt to us!"

"It's just a trick on their way out, they don't even think about lowering the price of salt!"

"Surround them, don't let them run!"

After Cao Shunhe pointed out the loopholes for everyone, the hundreds of people present had a feeling of being deceived at this moment.

And this mood soon turned to anger, and the people became even more agitated, ignoring the guards around them, and began to gradually approach Liang Hong, Li Lide, and He Jin.

"What are you doing? Don't come here! ”

Seeing this, the guards who were in charge of guarding these salt merchants also panicked, and while escorting these people back, they threatened the people.

"Damn Cao Shunhe, wait, I will never spare you!"

Seeing that his trick was pierced by Cao Shunhe, Liang Hong's eyes were full of resentment, and after scolding secretly, he gradually retreated under the protection of the guards.

Seeing this, Cao Shun and his guards wanted to pull out the long knife at their waist and go to protect them.

"Are you the officer's bodyguard, or their bodyguard?"

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe put his hands behind his back and watched coldly.

"My lord, we're just ......"

Seeing Cao Shunhe say such a heart-wrenching word, the guards present did not dare to make any more movements, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty to Cao Shunhe.

"Since you are not their guards, then give this officer a good look!"

"If you dare to make any small moves, this official will never spare it!"

Cao Shunhe glanced coldly at the subordinates in front of him and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Governor!"

When those guards heard this, they slowly got up from the ground and stood with Cao Shunhe, quietly observing the development of things.

At this moment, looking at the crowd in front of them, Liang Hong and the three of them were already frightened, and they just stepped back.

Soon, they reached the point where there was no way back, and the guards who had been responsible for guarding their safety were long gone.

"This group of waste, usually raise them for nothing!"

After Liang Hong scolded secretly, he could only bite the bullet and face the people in front of him.

"Everyone is mistaken, we will never do such a thing!"

"Tomorrow, the salt ships in the city will still be open for business! There will never be a situation like the one the Governor said. ”

Seeing that the situation was critical, Liang Hong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, as if he had made up his mind.

"Yes, yes, the salt will be open for business tomorrow! And it is sold at the price of one pound per seven cents. ”

Seeing this, Li Yide on the side also followed closely to help.

"I guarantee with the credibility of my He family, tomorrow the salt number will be open for business."

Seeing that the two of them had already made corresponding promises, the rest of He Jin also followed the promise.

"The official is still the same sentence, there is no basis for what he says, you should make a note!"

"It just so happens that on the table in the official's study, there is a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, go and bring it to the official."

After listening to the assurances made by Liang Hong and the others, Cao Shunhe chuckled lightly and commanded.

"Yes, Governor!"

When the guards on the side heard this, they hurriedly responded respectfully.

In full view of everyone, these guards still did not dare to disobey Cao Shunhe's orders.

Therefore, someone soon went to the study, took out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone in it, and brought an empty table along the way.

Cao Shunhe saw that the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were all ready, nodded, and then spread out the paper, lifted the brush, and dipped it in ink.

The above content is that the price of salt in the city must be restored to seven cents a catty! And it is not allowed to shut down the salt number in any form, so that the people cannot buy salt.

"Everyone, please!"

After Cao Shunhe waited for the ink on the paper to dry, he turned his gaze to Liang Hong, Li Yide, and He Jin, and said slowly.

"Okay, we'll admit it!"

The three of them glanced at each other, and then came to Cao Shunhe quite resentfully, and the guards on the side had already prepared the ink.

The three of them quickly pressed their own handprints on the agreement.

"Your Excellency, are you satisfied?"

Li Yide looked at the handprint pressed by himself on the agreement, and said suspiciously.

"I am really satisfied, thank you for your cooperation."

The smile on Cao Shunhe's face remained unchanged, and then responded.

"Hmph, let's see!"

After Liang Hong dropped this sentence, he and the other two got into their respective carriages and left the mansion directly.

And the crowd gathered at the gate of the government couldn't help but fall into a carnival after learning the news.

"We don't have to put up with the high price of salt anymore, it's all thanks to the governor!"

"Lord Governor, please wait for me!"

"Lord Qingtian!"

Soon, many people gathered at the entrance of the government knelt on the ground.

In their own way, they expressed their gratitude to Cao Shun and the governor of Jiangxi, and even some people planned to set up a shrine for Cao Shunhe!

Cao Shunhe looked at the people kneeling on the ground in front of him, and he also felt something, so he stepped forward and spoke.

"As your parent official, these things are the responsibility of this official!"

"Let's go back, tomorrow morning, you will have cheap salt."

Soon, under Cao Shunhe's persuasion, many people gathered at the gate of the government gradually dispersed.

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe also breathed a sigh of relief, and then returned to the palace.

……

On the other side, Liang Hong and others, after successfully escaping from danger, fell into a quarrel.

"It's all your fault, I have to go to the government, it's okay now, I lost my wife and broke my soldiers!"

Li Yide turned his gaze to Liang Hong and He Jin and spoke.

"What is happening now, can I have predicted it?"

"Who would have thought that this Cao Shunhe would actually use the people in the city to put pressure on us?"

Liang Hong was not used to Li Yide, and immediately replied.

"You!"

Li Yide was even more annoyed when he saw that Liang Hong's words were full of shirk and unwilling to take his responsibility.

"Alright, let's not say a word! The first priority is to come up with a response. ”

He Jin on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and then stood up and played the role of a peacemaker.

"Right now, let's make peace with this Cao Shun, we can be regarded as completely tearing our faces, so we just don't do anything!"

After Li Yide finished speaking, he made a movement to wipe his neck.

"What? Never! This Cao Shunhe is the governor of Jiangxi, and he is a feudal official appointed by His Majesty! ”

"If he dies inexplicably, the imperial court will definitely send a large army over, and none of us will be able to escape by then!"

Liang Hong, who was on the side, was also taken aback by the idea proposed by Li Yide, and immediately refuted it.

"Then since you can't kill him, let's just put him under house arrest!"

"In this way, it can also save a lot of trouble, which is convenient for our next plan."

Seeing that his proposal was rejected, Li Yide did not mean to be angry, but continued to add.

"Well, that's a good idea, notify them when the time comes, and let them act directly!"

After listening to this, He Jin on the side nodded, and immediately adopted this suggestion.

"In other words, do we really want to sell salt at the price of seven cents a pound tomorrow?"

"Hmph, sell, of course sell! It's just that it's up to us to decide how much to sell or how little to sell. ”

……

Since Hu Zongxian led the army and set out from Zhejiang, he has been marching in the direction of Jiangxi through the official road.

Right now, nearly half of the journey has been completed.

"Order the soldiers, stop advancing for the time being, and rest in place!"

Hu Zongxian rode on his horse and commanded Qi Jiguang on the side.

"Yes, Lord Governor, the last general will command this!"

Soon, Hu Zongxian's order was passed through the generals around him to the ears of all the soldiers.

"At the current speed, how long will it take to get to Jiangxi?"

Hu Zongxian grabbed the reins and asked Yu Dayou on the side.

"Report to the Governor, according to the current speed of the troops, they will be able to reach Jiangxi by noon tomorrow at the latest!"

Faced with Hu Zongxian's inquiry, Yu Dayou gave the answer after thinking for a while.

"Will you be able to reach Jiangxi at noon tomorrow?"

After listening to Yu Dayou's answer, Hu Zongxian fell into deep thought.

(End of chapter)