Chapter 621 Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang mingled with the Dongshan thieves
"Now Datong Mansion has a very bad opinion of these thieves. It can be seen that they must have killed these common people before."
"I heard before that they have robbed these nearby merchants. It will take some time for our medicinal materials to be sent to Yanjing this time. If there is a problem at this time, we will not let them go lightly."
He Fengyu's vision is very sharp. He has quickly arranged a group of people in Dongshan according to Zhu Han's instructions, but he has not found those people yet.
Zhu Han was very calm. He turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang was very aware of these situations in Datong Mansion these days.
"Brother, have you heard a lot of rumors in Datong before? Now we are trying to catch these thieves, and what you have provided can also give us some opportunities."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it carefully and recalled that when he was living in the inn, he heard someone discussing it next door.
"These people have been in Dongshan for a long time, and they will pretend to be ordinary people and go down to the mountain to buy goods every seven days."
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Han immediately saw the opportunity.
They had already thought of many arrangements before, and they knew from beginning to end that the current group of thieves in Dongshan could only solve the crisis as soon as possible if they had all their clues in hand.
Without exception, these people were all the caravans that the robbers passed by and were robbed by them.
They kept the money, and when it was time to go shopping, they came to Datong Mansion to buy things.
"It seems that if you want to deal with this group of people this time, you have to use emotion and reason. After all, they are ordinary people, and Zhanshan is the king."
"Not everyone can have the courage to do something like this. We need to know what their leader is like."
What Zhu Han advocates most is the policy of gentleness. Now that Datong Prefecture has just stabilized, it is a good opportunity for the people.
None of them want to be threatened at this juncture, when the safety of the people is crucial to them.
Zhu Han's words were immediately confirmed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The two of them thought about it carefully and decided that now was the best time.
"This time the two of us will go to the mountain. The clues of these people must be carefully investigated. Otherwise, if we act blindly, the officers and soldiers may be hit by these thieves."
Zhu Han's words were immediately affirmed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
At this time, He Fengyu had arranged for two masters to prepare an ambush near Dongshan. He took out a topographic map of Dongshan and handed it to Zhu Han's hands.
"Master, Dongshan is not as good as before. If you get lost in it, you may not be able to get out. But as long as you have this map in your hand, you can move around it easily."
Zhu Han admired He Fengyu very much. Thanks to He Fengyu's presence these days, he was able to solve these matters one by one.
Zhang Fengnian's medicinal material business in Datong Mansion is now extremely precise. As long as they find information about Dongshan's thieves, they can prescribe the right medicine.
Zhu Han ordered his people to start making preparations, and he and Zhu Yuanzhang decided to set off in three days.
Zhu Han had all the plans under control, but he didn't expect that something went wrong at the most critical moment.
There was a rapid knock on the door late at night. He Fengyu rubbed his eyes and hurriedly opened the door. Unexpectedly, he met two of Zhang Fengnian's men.
They rushed to He Fengyu in a hurry and knelt down with a plop.
"Master He, you must save us. There is really no way to continue this medicinal material business now."
He Fengyu was stunned for a moment.
Zhang Fengnian's business has just stabilized, and all other concerns have been eliminated.
The Donghai Chamber of Commerce has even paved the way for him, how could this happen suddenly.
He Fengyu immediately realized something was wrong and quickly brought the person into the room.
"What's going on with you guys? Why are you in such a mess? I heard that shopkeeper Zhang Da didn't collect all the medicinal materials in the field today. Why did this happen suddenly?"
Zhang Fengnian said goodbye to Zhu Han in the morning and told Zhu Han that his medicinal material business was doing well.
He has to harvest all the medicinal materials grown by the common people, so as to ensure next year's harvest.
Zhu Han also praised Zhang Fengnian's current business success, and planned to put his cement in Yanjing to use as soon as possible.
When the business gets bigger and bigger, Zhang Fengnian's name will be known to everyone in Ming Dynasty.
Why did something like this happen suddenly? He Fengyu's heart was full of doubts.
When Zhang Fengnian's men looked at He Fengyu, they told him the whole story.
"We collected all the medicinal materials this time, but we had already prepared some silver coins for the people on the carriage. Unexpectedly, before we reached the fields, we were suddenly blocked by a group of bandits from Dongshan."
He Fengyu was shocked when he heard this. They originally thought that they could suppress this group of people as soon as possible, but they didn't expect that they actually showed up at the door themselves.
"What did that group do to Zhang Fengnian?"
He Fengyu stood up immediately, eager to tell Zhu Han the news.
The man had runny nose and tears, and his heart was extremely sour.
"Our master was worried that things would get serious, so he wanted peace to be the most important thing. He even planned to hand over all the money he had to them."
"Unexpectedly, these people didn't want to let it go. Not only did they take all the money for themselves, they even detained our shopkeeper on the mountain and handed over a letter."
"They said they must raise one hundred thousand taels of silver within three days and send it to the mountain before they can spare our master's life."
He Fengyu gritted his teeth even more when he heard this.
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Zhu Han had already made up his mind with Donghai Shanghui when he was buying medicinal materials.
They want to support Zhang Fengnian, and now all the strength of all parties has been put on him.
Including what the White Lotus Sect wanted to control before, everything was in Zhang Fengnian's hands. Unexpectedly, these bandits actually wanted to attack Zhang Fengnian blatantly.
"Our master has been captured. Now they have given me this letter and asked me to take him down the mountain. They only gave me three days. What should I do?"
Zhang Fengnian has always been very kind to his men on weekdays. When such a big incident happened, several of the men didn't want to give up Zhang Fengnian's last glimmer of hope.
They begged He Fengyu to save Zhang Fengnian's life.
"We are all thinking about the people of the world. The people of Datong Prefecture now have very comprehensive techniques for growing medicinal materials. Our masters want to bring them more blessings."
Zhang Fengnian has been doing very well in business with Zhu Han's help, but he didn't expect that someone would actually want to attack him now.
No matter how stupid Zhang Fengnian is, there is absolutely no way he can drag Zhu Han into the trap.
He Fengyu held the letter written by the bandits tightly in his hand and could no longer calm down. However, seeing that the sky was already dark, he could only boldly knock on Zhu Han's door.
This is also the only way, only Zhu Han can come up with countermeasures.
"You guys wait here for a while, and I will go find the prince. I believe he will have news soon. Don't worry, don't worry."
With He Fengyu's words, several people were relieved a little. The relationship between Zhu Han and Zhang Fengnian had always been good.
What's more, all the way from Yanjing to Datong Mansion, Zhang Fengnian was always trying to hurt Zhu Han.
From beginning to end, they knew that only Zhu Han's help in doing business could make them more and more devoured. Now that something like this happened, Zhu Han would definitely not ignore it.
Zhu Han was sleeping soundly, and he was still thinking about how to return to Yanjing with Zhu Yuanzhang after completing the medicinal materials business in Datong Mansion.
Only in this way can the people be better prepared for them.
But I didn't expect that I would encounter such a crisis along the way.
Zhu Han heard a hurried knock on the door in a daze.
He frowned slightly, stood up and walked to the door. He opened the door and saw He Fengyu hurriedly.
"Why are you so anxious in the middle of the night? It's because something happened that you can't solve."
Zhu Han yawned as he spoke.
He Fengyu handed the thief's letter to Zhu Han with both hands, and told Zhu Han everything about Zhang Fengnian's experience.
"This group of thieves are becoming more and more rampant now, and they even ask for one hundred thousand taels of silver. This clearly wants to embarrass us."
Zhu Han frowned slightly, and after taking a look at the letter, he discovered a secret.
It turns out that this group of people was just a branch of the White Lotus Sect that initially withdrew privately.
When the officials suppressed the White Lotus Sect, these people immediately united all the thieves in Dongshan and even cooperated with them.
"Their current strength is more than 10,000 people. If we go head-to-head, they may not have any advantage."
"Our people are likely to encounter a crisis, but since something like this has happened, we must not sit idly by."
Zhu Han's words gave He Fengyu immediate confidence.
They had already sent people to inquire about the news before, so there should be no need to worry about it now.
It’s just that now it takes a while to wait. In three days, so much money will definitely not be collected.
"Master, what should we do now? The people sent out have not replied to us yet. It can be imagined that this group of thieves are still very cautious."
"In addition, there seems to be some collusion between them and the White Lotus Sect. If we send troops there blindly, we may be beaten down from the mountain by them. If there are casualties, the people of Datong Prefecture will be terrified."
Zhu Han and He Fengyu really thought of each other.
The people of Datong Mansion have always lived a stable life, but they were framed by the White Lotus Sect, and now they hate the White Lotus Sect even more.
After finally settling all these matters, this group of thieves from Dongshan still want to cause trouble.
Zhu Han decided without hesitation that he would lure the snake out this time.
"No matter how powerful they are, they naturally don't dare to have any disputes in this situation. Your Majesty and I will disguise ourselves as ordinary people and go directly to Dongshan."
"I would like to see how strong these robbers are, and penetrate into their ranks to dismantle them one by one."
He Fengyu quickly stopped, this was not a wise decision.
"Master, you must not do this. If something happens, we may not be able to rescue you in time. Wouldn't it be bad for your good deeds?"
Zhu Han had a smile on his face. He saw that He Fengyu was already sure of this matter.
"If we don't care now, things will get bigger and bigger by then, and someone will definitely start impeaching these officials in our Datong Prefecture."
"There are a lot of people in North Korea and China talking about it, and now is a good time to attack them."
He Fengyu knew that he had no way to change Zhu Han's mind, so he could only acquiesce.
Zhu Yuanzhang learned about this early the next morning, and he immediately hit it off with Zhu Han.
"Brother, you are indeed right. Only by infiltrating these thieves as quickly as possible can they know the ins and outs of this matter, and then the crisis can be solved more comprehensively."
Zhu Han had a smile on his face. He had packed his baggage and put some banknotes on himself.
Since Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to have a private visit incognito, he should join the people at the bottom to see how much they have endured. Understanding the public sentiment is also the most critical part.
"Brother, don't worry. Since I'm by your side this time, it's absolutely impossible for anyone to touch you. We've also placed some secret guards around us."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily and raised his hand to touch his somewhat white beard.
"The people in Jinyiwei are even more powerful in martial arts and will never pose a threat to us."
With his words, Zhu Han became more confident, and the two of them dressed up in disguise.
Although he was wearing ordinary clothes, he still couldn't hide his impressive nobility.
Fortunately, they get along with ordinary people a lot on weekdays, so they can't tell much apart at the moment.
"You should carefully investigate the background of these thieves in Datong Mansion. Your Majesty and I will go up the mountain to explore their enemies first. There will be people protecting you in the dark, so you don't have to worry too much."
Although He Fengyu was unhappy, he could only agree.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han immediately left Datong Mansion with their two entourages, and the two of them walked leisurely towards the mountains of Dongshan and began to walk slowly.
According to the information they had received before, the thieves would be found halfway up the mountain if they took another country road.
"I have seldom been to country roads like this in recent years, and now I feel relaxed and happy when I walk on them."
Since Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he has never had time to examine the sentiments of the people.
This time, fortunately, Zhu Han was able to help him with his official duties at Yingtian Mansion, so he was able to take time to walk around the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty to understand the sentiments of the people.
Zhu Han indeed allowed him to fulfill this wish.
Zhu Han had a smile on his face, now was not a good time.