Chapter 815 : Chapter 404 The crisis is approaching (1)
Chapter 404 The crisis is approaching
Hukou.(⊙﹏⊙⊙﹏⊙)
It is located on a fork of the Yangtze River. To the west, you can continue along the main road of the Yangtze River and drive to Jingzhou. To the south, you can pass Panyang Lake and go south to the Lujiang River, and you can also approach Jingzhou.
Therefore, this Hukou is a very important checkpoint. Normally, naval forces are stationed to defend Jingzhou's army. However, merchant ships on the Yangtze River have never been searched, let alone detained.[
But at this moment, dozens of large ships were standing on the river at the mouth of the lake, checking the merchant ships passing by. From a glance, it was not only the Chen family's ship that was intercepted, but also the ships of other merchants.
At this moment, the head of the Chen family, Chen Jian, was on a Jiangdong navy warship, arguing with a Jiangdong general.
"General, the Yangtze River is the main road connecting the east and west. It is understandable if the tax burden is increased, but this blockade. This blockade will cause heavy losses to the whole Jiangdong region."
Chen Jian said to the general with excitement on his face.
But the general glanced at Chen Jian slowly and said: "This is Wu Hou's order. I don't care what your reasons are, nor what this blockade means to Jiangdong, nor how much it will cost. I only obey Wu
According to Hou's order, the Yangtze River is blocked. If you want to pass by, you can, but you must leave the ships filled with salt."
"You." Chen Jian felt angry and anxious when he heard this. He was angry because he was really a scholar meeting a soldier, and he couldn't explain why. He was anxious because he wanted to throw down the salt.
Although his ships also have other local products, which can continue to trade westward, salt is the bulk. You must know that Jingzhou has a population of more than two million.
However, Jingzhou does not produce salt, which of course makes it cheaper for merchants. Therefore, every time a caravan is dispatched, salt is a very important cargo.
Now we are talking about a lockdown, and we don’t know whether it will be in January or in a few years. If January is a little better, at most it is because we have put down the salt this time. It will be over after a while, but if it is a few years.
The losses were huge.
It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable. Of course, Chen Jian didn't know about Sun Ce's clever strategy, and he kept scolding his mother in his heart, but Chen Jian didn't dare to curse out these words.
This is the army in front of us, and there is no reason at all. If he really curses, he will not only be detained, but he may also lose his head.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Jian forced a smile on his face, raised his fist at the general and said, "In that case, I will abandon the salt. Please let the general go."
"Hmm." The general looked at him with a look like he knew this was the case, why did he do it in the first place. Then he turned to the soldier next to him and said: "Go with him to investigate. You must be careful and don't take a grain of salt.
Entering Jingzhou."
"Promise." The soldier promised, then raised his head and glanced at Chen Jian.
The general's eyes made Chen Jian feel angry, but he still forced himself to endure it and silently followed the soldier out.
Jiangdong belongs to Marquis Wu. Who can stop Wu Marquis from doing what he wants to do? The general looked at the direction Chen Jian was leaving and felt very disapproving.
Immediately afterwards, the general thought a little excitedly that the salt road was short and Lu Su would soon be out of salt.