In fact, Zheng Michang had vaguely guessed Hu Zongxian's purpose of gathering everyone at this moment.

After all, at the moment, the most important thing in the whole Zhejiang is nothing more than two things.

The first is that the mulberry seedlings planted earlier have matured and will soon be able to produce silk, and the second is that Zhao Zhenji, the new governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, is about to take office!

"The Governor summoned me and others this time, presumably for these two things!"

Subsequently, I saw Zheng Michang suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, straighten his robe, take a sedan chair, and leave the political envoy.

On the way to the governor's palace in a sedan chair, I saw Zheng Michang open the sedan curtain, looked at the bustling crowd on both sides of the road, and said with emotion.

"Alas, I don't know how long a situation like this will last!"

Zheng Michang knew very well in his heart that many people in the court were waiting for this opportunity and were ready to make a lot of money.

They only need to buy raw silk from the hands of the people at a low price, and when they sell it, it will be several times or more than ten times the profit!

In addition to the people who planted mulberry seedlings, the government and the opposition, whether officials or businessmen, could get a piece of the pie!

At present, the mulberry seedlings have officially matured, and the people have begun to pick mulberry leaves, and after a period of time, they will be able to produce raw silk, and at that time, there will be people who can't hold it back, and take the first step.

"Elder Yan Ge, Elder Xiao Ge, it's up to you then!"

Thinking so, Zheng Michang put down the sedan curtain and ordered the sedan chair man to speed up.

……

After the sedan chair stopped at the gate of the governor's palace, I saw Zheng Michang getting down from the sedan chair with the support of the slave.

Then, Zheng Michang looked at the familiar Governor's Mansion in front of him, and without the slightest hesitation, he stepped into it.

When Zheng Michang came to the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace, Gao Hanwen, Ma Ningyuan, He Maocai, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others were all present.

"Hey, what did the Governor call Qi Jiguang and them for?"

Zheng Michang looked at Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, who were sitting not far away, and couldn't help but have a little doubt on his face.

Then, I saw Zheng Michang go straight to his seat and sit down.

He Mao saw Zheng Michang coming, and hurriedly waved his hand and greeted him: "Lao Zheng, why did you come at this time?" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, a bitter smile appeared on his face, and he sighed helplessly and responded.

"Alas, recently, the political envoy has been busy again!"

When Gao Hanwen on the side heard this, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he nodded imperceptibly, and said secretly.

"That's right, now that the mulberry seedlings have officially matured, the people are busy picking mulberry leaves, and the political envoy also needs to collect relevant information!"

Ma Ningyuan, who is not far away, looks complacent, after all, his teacher Hu Zongxian is about to be transferred to the capital, and in the future, he can be regarded as a person with a backer!

At this moment, I saw Hu Zongxian with his hands behind his back and a steady step into the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace.

Seeing Hu Zongxian's arrival, everyone got up from their seats and saluted him respectfully.

"I've seen the Governor!"

Hu Zongxian looked around, saw that everyone had arrived, nodded, and commanded in a deep voice.

"Well, let's all sit down!"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he sat down on his own, and everyone saw that Hu Zongxian had already sat down, so they took their seats one after another.

Hu Zongxian looked at Zheng Bichang, He Maocai, Ma Ningyuan, Qi Jiguang and others who were sitting on both sides, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

Everything that had happened in the past kept flashing in Hu Zongxian's mind like a slide.

Then, I saw Hu Zongxian retract his gaze, and a stunned expression appeared on his face, so he sighed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this should be the last time this official has summoned everyone to discuss here!"

"Lord Governor!"

When Hu Zongxian's words fell, everyone present was also quite moved, after all, Hu Zongxian is a rare boss in the Ming Dynasty, who is both capable and sympathetic to his subordinates!

Qi Jiguang, who was not far away, heard this, and he had a reluctant expression, it can be said that without Hu Zongxian's support, there would be no Qi Jiguang today!

Whether it was to exterminate the Japanese in the southeast coastal area, or to quell the rebellion in Fujian and Jiangxi, or even to lead a large army to Jintang Island to arrest Wang Zhi, Hu Zongxian took him with him.

Because of this, Qi Jiguang has accumulated a lot of credit, and the speed of promotion is like riding a rocket, and he soon reached General Zhaoyi!

Zheng Michang, who was on the side, saw that everyone's faces were full of sadness, so he hurriedly stood up and changed the topic.

"Speaking of which, Lord Governor, has the order from the imperial court come down?"

When Hu Zongxian heard this, he pondered for a moment before responding: "Well, it should be the recent period!" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Michang got up from his seat, leaned down, and saluted Hu Zongxian respectfully.

"Congratulations to the Governor in advance!"

After that, the other people in the conference hall also got up from their seats one after another, looked at Hu Zongxian, who was sitting at the top, and said in unison.

"Congratulations to the Governor!"

When Hu Zongxian heard this, a look of relief couldn't help but appear on his face, and he stroked his beard and commanded.

"Sit, everybody, sit!"

After everyone sat back in their positions one after another, I saw Hu Zongxian turn his eyes to Zheng Michang on the side and asked.

"What is the current situation of the people who grow mulberry seedlings?"

"Your Excellency Governor, at present, the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang have officially matured, and the people are busy picking mulberry leaves, and even in Yuyao, Qiantang and other places, they have begun to produce silk!"

Seeing that Hu Zongxian asked him about the news, Zheng Michang did not dare to hide the slightest bit about this information, and after considering the language, he told all the information he currently had.

After Hu Zongxian learned the news from Zheng Michang's mouth, he was also quite excited, and he couldn't help clenching his fists and said with emotion.

"Alas, now, I have finally seen the results!"

For Hu Zongxian's words, everyone present was also deeply touched, after all, when the implementation of the change from rice to mulberry, there were many difficulties, not only was it resisted by the people, but also such a thing as destroying the embankment and flooding the fields.

Then, there was a shortage of relief food prepared in advance, and the people who planted mulberry seedlings almost rebelled!

After going through countless difficulties and obstacles, the change from rice to mulberry in Zhejiang has finally been successfully implemented.

At present, the mulberry seedlings are already mature, and the next thing is to buy raw silk from the hands of the people at a high price, and the rest of the things don't have to worry about the court.

Once the people saw that it was profitable to plant mulberry seedlings, and they didn't even need the government's supervision, they would take the initiative to join in.

Then, I saw Hu Zongxian withdraw his gaze from Zheng Michang's body, and followed suit.

"The more we get to this time, the more we can't relax our vigilance, check carefully, and see if there are any suspicious businessmen entering Zhejiang recently!"

When Zheng Michang, who was on the side, heard Hu Zongxian's words, he immediately looked terrified, got up from the seat, and responded in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, the governor, the lower officials have sent people to check around, and once they find suspicious businessmen, they will all be sent to prison!"

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian nodded, and responded imperceptibly.

After that, I saw Hu Zongxian looking at Zheng Michang on the side, and then commanded.

"There is still a period of time before the new governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang arrives, and during this time, all the affairs of Zhejiang will be in charge of you, the political envoy!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, the Lower Officials will live up to your trust!"

Subsequently, after Hu Zongxian explained some precautions, he let everyone leave.

……

Beijing, Yanfu.

On the same day, after being on duty, Yan Shifan was called to the study by Yan Song.

"Father, do you have anything to do with the child?"

Yan Shifan looked at this moment, Yan Song, who was sitting behind the bookcase and lowered his eyes, and asked cautiously.

Hearing this, Yan Song opened his cloudy eyes, glanced at Yan Shifan, and then asked in a later manner.

"Yan Shifan, has the order of Hu Zongxian been issued by the Ministry of Officials?"

"Back to my father's words, at present, the Ministry of Officials has officially issued an order to transfer Hu Zongxian to the capital, and His Majesty personally sent Gonggong Lu to urge!"

When Yan Shifan saw Yan Song asking about this, he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and immediately told everything he knew.

"Hmm."

After Yan Song learned the news, he responded imperceptibly, and the expression on his face eased.

"Father, it stands to reason that transferring Hu Zongxian to the capital is not a sure thing, why are you so ......?"

Before Yan Shifan's words were finished, Yan Song sighed helplessly, and turned to explain.

"Right now, the sooner Hu Zongxian is transferred out of Zhejiang, the sooner he will be able to stay away from the next right and wrong!"

When Yan Shifan on the side heard this, a look of understanding also appeared on his face, and he turned his gaze to Yan Song and said in confirmation.

"Father, what do you mean that Xu Jie's they may ...... when the time comes"

Yan Song saw that Yan Shifan understood what he meant, nodded, withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, and said to himself.

"Well, that's right, your subordinate Zheng Michang mentioned in the letter earlier that by mid-August at the latest, the local mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang will officially mature, and at that time, Xu Jie, they may not be able to hold back and take the lead!"

"Before that, transferring Hu Zongxian out of Zhejiang will allow him to stay away from the next right and wrong as much as possible, after all, there are many people who secretly want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, his face was full of gloom, and he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice.

"These damn worms!"

Then, as if he had suddenly remembered something, Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song not far away, and then spoke.

"Father, it's not a secret, according to the news that the child has gotten so far, there are many people under our hands who are thinking about this, especially that Yan Maoqing, it is said that in order to make money, he has already hooked up with the people over there in Qingliu!"

Yan Shifan bit Yan Maoqing's name very hard, and in his tone, there was undisguised hatred.

When Yan Song heard this, the expression on his face did not change in any way, only to see him glance at Yan Shifan quite indifferently, and said unhurriedly.

"Well, since he Yan Maoqing is not interested, then take this opportunity to get rid of him!"

"In addition, when the time comes, don't forget to count the 13.7 million taels of silver that the Ministry of Industry had a deficit last year on his head Yan Maoqing!"

When Yan Shifan on the side heard this, a worried look suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked at Yan Song and asked.

"Father...... Father, isn't there too much risk in this, after all, this is 13.7 million taels of silver, in case the time comes......"

When Yan Song heard this, he immediately looked at Yan Shifan with a look of hatred for iron but not steel, slapped the table suddenly, and said in a deep voice.

"You idiot, you have already decided to get rid of this Yan Maoqing anyway, it is better to let him exert his last residual heat, and smooth out the accounts by the way, and when the time comes, there will be no proof of death, and no one will be able to find out!"

"Or do you really think that your little tricks can be hidden from Your Majesty?"

Yan Song said this, and with an extraordinarily cold gaze, he glanced at Yan Shifan's body.

After Yan Shifan noticed that Yan Song had fallen on him, his face was full of panic, and his body began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

Of course, he knew what Yan Song meant by the little trick.

Last year, Jiajing repaired the palace, so he sent people to Yunguichuan to cut wood, but after cutting the wood, he was surprised to find that there was no suitable road to transport the wood out.

Because the cost of building the road was too high, he was forced to choose to transport this batch of timber to the capital by sea.

The whole thing was also planned by Yan Shifan, and before that, he had sent someone to do research in advance.

It was found that there was no suitable road near Yunnan-Guichuan to transport the felled timber smoothly, so the only way to transport it was by sea.

Once you choose the sea route, there are more places where you can use your hands and feet in the middle, such as the ship accidentally capsized in wind and waves, and detoured long distances.

Those ships that encountered wind and waves and unfortunately capsized were from Yan Shifan's handwriting, and then, by falsely reporting accounts and reselling timber, Yan Shifan made a profit of more than 2.8 million taels of silver!

Yan Song took in the expression on Yan Shifan's face, shook his head, and then asked.

"Yan Shifan, then do you know why Your Majesty would turn a blind eye to this?"

At this time, Yan Shifan had already been frightened by Yan Song's previous words, and he had no time to think about Yan Song's words.

He thought that the whole thing was done seamlessly, but Yan Song told him bluntly, saying that Jiajing had already seen through your tricks, how could this not make Yan Shifan feel frightened?

Then, I saw Yan Shifan come back to his senses, and after considering his tone, he said cautiously.

"Father...... Father, child...... The child doesn't know! ”

"Because you are still useful to Your Majesty, Your Majesty keeps you and turns a blind eye to you!"

"If one day, you have no use value for Your Majesty, then these things you have done will become your talisman!"

When Yan Song heard this, after glancing at Yan Shifan, he said this cruel truth without embellishment.

When Yan Song said this, his face was full of self-deprecation, and he said to himself silently: "Heh, why isn't this the case for me Yan Song?" ”

"All of us are under the control of Your Majesty, if Your Majesty thinks that I am not good for Yan Song, then the end of my Yan Song will come!"

Then, I saw Yan Song suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, looked at Yan Shifan not far away, and asked.

"So, do you know what to do next?"

"Yes, yes, father, the child knows!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, he suddenly came back to his senses, lowered his head, and responded tremblingly.

"Alright, it's not too early, you can go back and rest quickly!"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he put on an extremely tired look, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Yes, father, the child will leave!"

After the words fell, Yan Shifan did not hesitate to bow to Yan Song, turned around and left the study.

……

From the announcement of the imperial court to the release of the document to the pacification of Banzhou, it was only more than a month after the middle was full of calculations.

In the past month or so, the Ming clan and nobles led by the British Gong Zhang Rong have been paying close attention to the progress of this war.

From time to time, they would gather at the British Mansion to discuss their views on the war.

Although their opinions differed, their conclusions were surprisingly unanimous, believing that the imperial court would eventually successfully pacify Banzhou, but it would certainly take a lot of time in between.

After all, Banzhou is a place with steep terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus the Yang family, which has been operating in Banzhou for hundreds of years, its power has long been deep-rooted!

But the final result was beyond everyone's expectations, and it only took more than a month for the imperial court to pacify Banzhou!

This result shocked everyone, and at the same time, the British public Zhang Rong also inquired about the details of this battle through various channels.

Today, the British Duke Zhang Rong specially summoned Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo, and others to the British Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures.

In the hall specially used to entertain guests in the British Mansion, Zhang Rong saw that everyone had arrived, and after coughing lightly, he started today's topic.

"Ahem, everyone knows that not long ago, the imperial court had sent troops to pacify Banzhou!"

"In other words, soon, Your Majesty's side will officially select the children of the clan and the nobles to serve in the southwest!"

"We are all the clans and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, we are the same spirit, one is prosperous, one is lost, and we should help each other, since Your Majesty has given us this opportunity, then we have to seize it!"

At this moment, everyone also understood the purpose of Zhang Rong's gathering of everyone here.

Zhang Rong convened everyone, mainly to show an attitude, that is, everyone is a clan, a noble, and have the same interests with each other, therefore, everyone should hold a group, unite with the outside world, and jointly fight against those civil officials, and then restore the former glory of the clan and nobles!

Zhang Rong's words were quickly recognized by most of the clans and nobles on the scene, after all, the children of the people who were invited to the mansion by Zhang Rong today have all been selected into the list.

I saw Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, after bowing his head slightly to Zhang Rong, stood up, faced everyone, and then spoke.

"Well, the British Duke is right, all of you here are my Ming clansmen and nobles, even if there is a slight conflict of interest between them, they should also focus on the overall situation and support each other!"

When Zhu Xizhong said this, he couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then continued.

"This opportunity is very important to us clans and nobles, and there is absolutely no room for any mistakes, if someone dares to deliberately make trouble behind their backs, then don't blame me for being unkind!"

After Zhu Xizhong finished speaking, he looked around, and most of the clans and nobles present did not dare to look at him.

When Zhu Xizhong's words fell, Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo on the side, also stood up and expressed his attitude.

"Yes, Cheng Guogong has a point, if someone dares to make trouble behind his back, then I won't turn a blind eye!"

Everyone saw that Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo, the two top clans and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, stood up one after another, and did not dare to raise any objections to this, and expressed their attitudes one after another.

Zhang Rong saw that the dust had settled on this matter, and the whole person couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, before this, he invited Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Yande, the Duke of Dingguo, to the mansion, and the three of them finally established this policy after repeated discussions.

Having said that, there is no doubt that the sons of the three of them will get the most out of this matter.

Subsequently, Zhang Rong saw that the atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, so he immediately stood up and diverted the topic.

"In other words, do you know why it took less than a month for the imperial court to successfully pacify Banzhou?"

Seeing that everyone was attracted to this topic, Zhang Rong organized the language in his mind before he spoke.

"It is said that the Ordnance Division has produced a new type of firecracker, which is far stronger in power and range than the arquebuses equipped in the army in the past, in addition, there is also a thing called paper shell bullets, which are said to significantly increase the loading speed of firecrackers!"

"The army that went to Banju to quell the rebellion this time relied on the advantage of firearms to be able to annihilate the Banju soldiers without much effort......"

……

Since the banzhou Yang clan was wiped out, An Wanquan has often lived in fear in Guizhou.

He originally expected that it would take at least half a year for the imperial court to take the entire Banzhou.

Who knows, it only took more than a month for the imperial court to completely eradicate the Yang family, which has deep roots.

This battle also made An Wanquan clearly realize how terrifying the strength of the imperial court is at the moment.

For this reason, he often worries that it will be his turn next!

After all, in recent years, he has not been very peaceful, not to mention that the army of the imperial court is still stationed in Banzhou, which is not far from him!

With his own strength, I am afraid that in the hands of the army of the imperial court, he will not be able to hold out for three days!

In order to alleviate the fear in his heart, An Wanquan specially sent someone to visit the imperial court, saying that he was willing to obey all the dispatches of the imperial court, and for this reason, he also increased the tribute that needed to be paid to the imperial court in the coming year.

But soon, An Wanquan learned a very unfavorable news for him.

That is, there are already many toasts who have taken the lead in him and shown their loyalty to the imperial court!

What's more, they directly sent envoys to the capital day and night to show their loyalty to the imperial court.

After An Wanquan learned that many Tusi had already taken a step ahead of him and sent envoys to the capital, he was immediately extremely angry, and in desperation, he had no choice but to follow the crowd and personally send envoys to the capital to express his attitude to the imperial court. (End of chapter)