Quanzhou is very lively now. Warships and large merchant ships dock at the port every day. Teams of soldiers walked down from the ship and entered the camp that had been prepared outside the Quanzhou port area. In addition to the soldiers, ships of grain also left the port here and gathered into the newly built warehouses.

The first batch of soldiers who arrived were the naval marines affiliated to the Ming Navy. In addition to supplying these troops, the grain was more prepared to be transported to the Jiangnan region. Places like Xiangzhou that were already controlled by the Ming Dynasty would quickly receive enough food supplements to stabilize local food prices and quickly calm local riots.

In the Quanzhou County Government, Ning Zhiwen became the busiest person.

Thousands of troops and countless food and food must be set off from Quanzhou and transported along the river to Jinghu and Jiangnan. This is also a huge test for Quanzhou.

Ning Zhiwen looked at the officials all over the world with bright eyes. In addition to the officials directly under the county town and county government, all the main officials of the county government along the river were also summoned here.

"Everyone, although our Quanzhou has not changed its flag yet, in fact, Quanzhou is already the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and we are already subordinates of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, there are some things I want to give you a clear idea today." Ning Zhiwen said: "The six eastern counties represented by Jinghu, as well as the four counties in Jiangnan, will announce their submission to the Ming Dynasty in the following days."

As soon as these words were said, officials who had not understood the inside story were immediately in an uproar. Quanzhou surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. For some of them, it was a helpless move, because there were a large number of Ming warships parked outside the port of Quanzhou. However, the six counties in the east and four counties in the south of the Yangtze River were far from threatened by the Ming Dynasty, and they actually surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone looked at each other, and in this way, half of the Great Chu country almost disappeared.

Ning Zhiwen was very satisfied with the sensation he created. Some of the officials under his command were just forced to the general trend and did not sincerely submit to the Ming Dynasty. This caused many hidden dangers in the following guilds. If these people completely turned to the Ming Dynasty, they would inevitably let them dispel their last thoughts and make them clear that the State of Chu was no longer insufficiency.

"But in the six eastern counties, there are still some people who don't know the current affairs, and the most dangerous one is Bian Wushuang's troops." Ning Zhiwen pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to calm down: "Bian Wushuang, a general of the Former Qin State, had a bad heart, colluded with Qi State, and tried to divide the six eastern counties and four counties in Jiangnan. Now, his plan has been defeated. At the end of his journey, he is preparing to force his troops to attack Jinghu County. Therefore, Jinghu County urgently needs reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty to arrive, and everyone in Jiangnan and other places knows that because of the shortage of grain and the riots, it is also necessary to stabilize the local form. These will be transported from Quanzhou, and the troops and grain must be transported to Jinghu, Jiangnan and other places as fast as possible."

"County magistrate, what do we need to do?" a county magistrate stood up and asked.

"There are so many things that everyone needs to do!" Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "First of all, we need to recruit enough ships. Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty arrived in Quanzhou were basically large warships, and they could not enter the inland river channel at all. There were only ten warships suitable for inland river channels. This was a huge difference from the demand. If the poor ships were needed, we would need to recruit from the local area."

"Minister, is there a roughly summoned number?" someone asked.

"All ships." Ning Zhiwen said. "Any ships are ships, even if they are small fish paddlings, they are still recruited. We must transport a large number of people and materials to the destination in the shortest time."

In the conference hall, there was another buzzing discussion, which was not unusual.

"Everyone, I want to emphasize that the ships recruited this time are not working in vain. The Ming Dynasty will pay a certain fee for this. We will not let the ship owners, sailors or fishermen in Quanzhou work in such cold weather. Their labor will be properly rewarded." Ning Zhiwen raised the volume: "And you can tell those ship owners who have more inland boats, which is also a good opportunity for them to get rich."

"Minister, even if the Ming Dynasty court pays the fees, it would be good to protect the capital. How can we talk about getting rich?" A county magistrate smiled and said, "Of course, they will be grateful for the guaranteed capital. After all, this is a national act. Even if they don't give a single son, they dare not violate the order."

Ning Zhiwen beat me up, haha, "Everyone, do you think I'm talking nonsense? It's really not. Everyone, think about it, what is the most valuable thing in the four counties in Jiangnan?"

"Of course it's silk!" someone answered.

"Yes, it's silk." Ning Zhiwen smiled and said: "In the past few months, the Ming Dynasty has implemented a blockade policy on Chu State, and the silk from Jiangnan cannot be transported out at all. The silk trade in the Ming Dynasty has also stagnated. In Jiangnan, the price of silk has dropped sharply, but in the Ming Dynasty and overseas, the price of silk has risen rapidly. Do you understand if I say this?"

The room was quiet at first, and then a county magistrate suddenly reacted: "The county magistrate said that after these ship owners transported the soldiers and grain to the ground, can they bring silk back from Jiangnan? The Ming Dynasty will no longer block it?"

"Jiangnan is about to become the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Who will block the output from their own territory to make money?" Ning Zhiwen said.

The people in the house suddenly became excited. The price of silk in Jiangnan is now at its lowest point, while the price of silk in the Ming Dynasty is at its highest point. There is a huge profit between the low and the high.

The people in the room couldn't sit still. There was no doubt that who could mobilize the most ships in the shortest time and get to the ground first to drink this soup. The first wave was undoubtedly the most profitable. The further down the road, as the Silk Road was opened up again, the profits naturally became thinner and thinner.

"Minister of the County, I will go back to the county immediately. I will collect all the things that can float on the water for you." A county magistrate stood up, bowed to Ning Zhiwen, turned around and ran out. Then several county magistrates jumped up from their seats: "Minister of the County, we will bid farewell, and we will call for ships immediately when we go back."

In the huge meeting hall, most of the money was moved. In this cold weather, there was no income in various places. The original sea trade also stagnated due to the domestic situation. Now there is such a great opportunity to make money, so how can the magistrates in various counties still sit there.

From Quanzhou to Jinghu, an unprecedented wonder appeared on the winding river channel in the southeast. Countless ships of all sizes filled the river channel, almost connecting from head to tail, and moving forward in a mighty way. At the forefront were more than ten inland warships that were towed by the Ming Navy from Baoquan Port thousands of miles away.

These warships were just small on the sea. Once they arrived in the inland river, they seemed particularly tall. They were extremely fast and threw the cargo ship behind them far behind and were advancing quickly towards Jinghu. However, the warships were carrying all armed soldiers.

On one side of the river, Cao Hui sat on a protruding rock a little lonely, looking at the river with almost no end.

The Ming people would send troops to intervene in the war in the six eastern counties, which was as expected, but the rapid response and such a large-scale and rapid dispatch of troops in this direction were far beyond his expectations.

"It is obvious that the Ming people are ready for everything." Cao Hui murmured: "From the beginning, the Ming people have been preparing for the response to this incident, taking down Quanzhou and clearing the waterways. Everything is preparing for the present. Qin Feng, Qin Feng, admire him. Long-term layout and far-sightedness, you are the number one person in the world."

Jia Fangzhou beside him was also full of sorrow: "Commander, Bian Wushuang will definitely not be able to quickly take Zhou Jiyun now. He has transferred his main force back to Jinghu and is ready to attack Jinghu County. Can he take Jinghu County?"

Cao Hui laughed: "How is it possible? Zeng Lin is already on guard in Jinghu County. In the past few years, Zeng Lin has been tightly controlling the affairs of the six eastern counties. All the grain and weapons reserves are stored in Jinghu County. Bian Wushuang was so checked and balanced by him that he would not have been in such a hurry to kill Zeng Lin. Zeng Lin has been preparing to deal with this war. Bian Wushuang will definitely work hard but fail."

"When the reinforcements from the Ming people arrived, I am afraid that Bian Wushuang will collapse." Jia Fangzhou sighed.

"Failure is inevitable, but it is too early to talk about collapse." Cao Hui stood up and said, "The main force of the Bian tribe was the border soldiers brought by Bian Wushuang from Qin. These people were far away from a foreign land and were gathering together. The more critical it was, the more amazing they would burst out with their combat effectiveness. Jia Fangzhou sent someone to inform Bian Wushuang of the movements and let him prepare early. If the attack on Jinghu County City is not smooth, he will start to consider a retreat."

"Where can he retreat? Jiangnan County? I'm afraid Jiangnan has no place to live. Not to mention the complicated situation in Jiangnan, even if Jiangnan has no food to support him to overcome the logistics crisis, it would be enough to leave Bian Wushuang helpless."

"I don't care about this." Cao Hui said coldly: "I only care about how long he can last. His destruction is already destined. I hope he can be delayed until the end of this infighting in our country. Otherwise, Zhou Jiyun would free up his hands to echo Luoyang, which would increase the difficulty for the court to quell the rebellion."

"I understand." Jia Fangzhou said: "For us, Bian Wushuang is just a waste to use."
Chapter completed!