Zhang Chaoyong took out a deep breath and said, "Fourth brother, I understand everything you said! It's just... alas!"
Zhang Jingping comforted him and said: "At this time, we can only make this decision! Why don't you try your best to appease the soldiers below! And I bet that other people in Jiubian must have the same plan as me!"
Zhang Chaoyong raised his head when he heard this and said, "Uncle, do you need my nephew to send someone to the place to inquire about it?"
Zhang Jingping hesitated and said, "It's okay to ask around! But try to keep a low profile and don't attract their attention!"
The information obtained through inquiring finally proved that the matter was just as Zhang Jingping speculated. The generals on the nine sides unanimously neither bought salt nor grain, but packed up the treasury to delay it as long as possible, so as to wait for Liu Hao.
Jiahe grain merchants and salt merchants decide the winner!
Because Jiubian is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty's frontier, the generals stationed here are treated much better than their counterparts within the Ming Dynasty generals, and their status is even slightly higher!
Since it is a borderland, wars are naturally frequent. Although there are no big battles, there are constant small battles! Therefore, the civil servants here seldom give them instructions. Especially these civil servants need their help in communicating and doing business outside the border, so their attitude towards them is naturally more generous.
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So this gave these generals the illusion that they were very powerful and had a high status! Most people didn't dare to offend them! So after something like this happened today, they immediately acted to maximize their own interests.
The decision to procrastinate was made based on the principle!
They feel that by doing this they are not offending anyone, but they don’t want to think that by doing this they are actually offending both parties! In such a big issue of right and wrong, the loser will die the quickest!
Because for the salt and grain business in Jiubian alone, the profit unit has to be calculated in millions! Such a huge profit is enough to drive people crazy! These people think that they have been in Jiubian for a long time and are familiar with everyone everywhere.
Others also give face, so you can stay out of it. This is completely wrong!
While Zhang Jingping's uncle and nephew were discussing, there were two people in the largest brothel in Datong City, each holding a cup of fragrant tea and sitting opposite each other. But the strange thing was that although these two people were in the brothel, they did not shout.
The girl accompanied her. Even the musicians who usually used as background music were not invited in.
These two old men may sound very old, but if you take a closer look, they are only in their fifties or sixties. Their clothes look very ordinary, but in the eyes of knowledgeable people, they will know that they are anything but ordinary! Especially the two of them.
On the jade pendants on each waist, one is crisp and translucent green, with a faint flow of water! The other is white and flawless, with fluorescent flashes on the surface. At first glance, it is not ordinary!
The person sitting on the upper hand was Qian Shounian, the largest local grain merchant, and the person below him was the salt merchant Liu Wansong! At this time, Qian Shounian put down several letters in his hand and said: "Brother Liu Xian is indeed well-informed! Other places
The news can be delivered so quickly, which shows that you have sharp ears and eyes!"
Liu Wansong smiled slightly and said: "Brother Qian, don't say such things. I'm afraid you have already heard the news. These letters are just to confirm each other!"
Qian Shounian laughed and did not argue. He picked up the tea cup and said: "These people are like a rat with two ends. They only think about not offending both sides, but they don't think about how many benefits they have gained from us over the years! Even the fish hooks have been swallowed in their stomachs.
Go there, it’s so easy to pick it out!”
Liu Wansong said: "Oh, what does Brother Qian mean?"
Qian Shounian said: "Since they don't buy food, then just don't buy it! When the soldiers cause trouble, let them vomit out everything they have eaten in previous years!"
Liu Wansong smiled slightly and said: "Brother Qian, aren't you afraid of causing some trouble? You must know that now is the time when the Tatars are going south to clear grass and valleys!" 彡彡訁凊
Qian Shounian said disdainfully: "You are just pretending to be confused! What do you and I don't know about those Tatars? But we still need to comfort them a little, so as not to make the matter too big, otherwise everyone will lose face."
It doesn’t look good!”
Hearing this, Liu Wansong also suppressed his smile and said: "Since Brother Qian made it clear, I won't be careless! If the Liansheng wants to take action, can I send some manpower?"
Qian Shounian smiled and nodded, but his seemingly harmonious smile was full of murderous intent! He said: "Of course I want it! That Liansheng Hao has gathered a lot of refugees, and there are two Zhuangzi outside Datong City alone!
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When Liu Wansong heard this, he frowned and said, "There are too many people here, it's hard to deal with them!"
Qian Shounian hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Don't worry about this! This time we can't do things too badly like in the past! We can't burn food or shops, and we can't kill anyone!"
Liu Wansong laughed when he heard this, and then said: "It seems that you are eyeing their fields again! That's right, those fields can now produce food. If you take over them, they will be good fields that can be passed down to your family."
Qian Shounian did not hide his purpose. He smiled proudly and said: "I do have this intention, but the people behind me sent a message and said not to make things too tense! Many people behind me rent houses in Tianjin
When I opened the shop, business was good, so I always had to show some kindness to Wu Ninghou!"
Liu Wansong nodded and said: "In that case, I will go and get some people over!"
Qian Shounian raised his hands and said, "Thank you, dear brother! But dear brother, you must restrain them and don't go too far!"
Liu Wansong naturally nodded and agreed, and promised to restrain the people he called. The reason why Qian Shounian emphasized this matter was because he knew that Liu Wansong's men were all desperadoes and must be strictly controlled!
In the Ming Dynasty, selling illicit salt was a serious crime, and your home would be confiscated! Therefore, the salt lords who sold illicit salt were mostly desperadoes who dared to fight! They even dared to confront the official army! But the official army was negligent.
Due to lack of training, food and salary, they are sometimes beaten away by the salt owl! This shows how violent these salt owl are!
If these people were dragged to Zhuangzi outside the city without restraint, it would be no different from being burned down by fire! Except for a lot of corpses and burned-out ruins, nothing would be left! That’s why Qian Shounian repeatedly emphasized the need to restrain them.
These people!
After the two people discussed it, they went back and started to recruit people. However, just a dozen days later, when they were about to gather the people, they found that the food store in Lianshenghao in the city was closed! When Qian Shounian sent someone to inquire, they found that
All these people retreated into Lend Lease Bank, which made him scratch his head!