Tang Chenghua also knew that Chen Yajie had good intentions, but when he thought that his wife had placed the supervisor in the small courtyard of the warehouse, he suddenly felt cold from head to toe, "Madam, you can't do this. Didn't my husband say that you should take care of the queen?"
Should the office clean up and let the supervisor live there? Why didn't you discuss it and just move the supervisor there? You will cheat your husband to death!"
"So what? Then why, no matter how powerful the governors of the three provinces are, can they kill you for this little thing?" Chen Yajie stared at her almond-shaped eyes with a look of dissatisfaction.
"Hey, my good lady, what do you know? Our supervisor is a martial artist through and through. If you don't give him face like this, he chops off my husband's head in anger. What's so strange about him? Wei Fuming
You know this is a trap, but you still have to endure your anger and bear the position of county magistrate, why? Because I can't offend those people as a husband, do you think this magistrate is not suitable because he doesn't want to be?"
"Ah" Chen Yajie's face suddenly changed, and she said in a panic: "What should I do? How about I go and admit my mistake to the supervisor?"
"Forget it, madam, you are also kind-hearted, how can you be allowed to go? I am going for my husband. I will fight or kill him. I hope the supervisor will not argue with us." Tang Chenghua shook his head as he spoke, and just walked to the door.
, I heard a burst of applause, and soon a group of people walked in with smiling faces.
"Hey, they really have a deep love for each other. I've heard long ago that there is a virtuous wife in Tang Zhixian County. When I met today, she is indeed well-deserved!" Tie Mo looked at Tang Chenghua and his wife with a smile. In fact, Tie Mo was not angry in his heart, but felt
Interesting. Chen Yajie took great pains to free Tang Chenghua from the shackles of the county magistrate.
Tang Chenghua's heart sank, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, "Superintendent, this matter is entirely the responsibility of the lower official. If you are angry, the lower official will suffer. This matter has nothing to do with my wife."
Tie Mo sat in the chair, reached out and patted Tang Chenghua on the shoulder, "Okay, why is Tang Zhixian doing this? Is this governor the kind of person who kills people in anger? Today, I want to ask you a question, you
Do you really not want to be the county magistrate? If you really don’t want to be the county magistrate, then I will follow the wishes of you and your wife, and no one will dare to say anything."
Tie Mo opened his mouth to relieve Tang Chenghua from the post of county magistrate, and others naturally had nothing to say. Ordinarily, Tang Chenghua should be very happy. In fact, he also had a look of surprise and joy on his face. He almost opened his mouth to accept it, but the words came to his lips.
, suddenly froze again. Chen Yajie kept pushing him anxiously from the side, "Why are you still stunned after the supervisor has spoken? Hurry up and agree."
How did Chen Yajie know what Tang Chenghua was thinking, that the position of Haining County Magistrate was indeed a trap, but precisely because it was a trap, Tang Chenghua had the opportunity to become Haining County Magistrate. In the same way, this was a deep pit, but it was also an opportunity. Governor
It would be very easy for the teacher to remove Tang Chenghua from his post, but if Tang Chenghua wanted to enter the officialdom again, he would have no chance at all.
What is the purpose of studying hard for ten years? Isn't it just to stand proudly in officialdom and become a wife? When the opportunity comes, do you really want to give up? If it were before, Tang Chenghua would give up this opportunity without hesitation and become a
Rich man. But now that the Superintendent is here, who says that this mess in Haining County cannot be fixed? If the Superintendent can sweep away the haze in Haining, Tang Chenghua, the magistrate of Haining County, will become a hot commodity.
In just half a cup of tea, Tang Chenghua had countless thoughts in his mind. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said with great seriousness: "Superintendent, I will not leave. The Superintendent came to Haining and was troubled by many things.
He is a pawn on the horse and contributes his meager strength to the superintendent."
After hearing Tang Chenghua's answer, Tie Mo nodded with some satisfaction. At least Tang Chenghua thought about it a little bit. If he didn't think about it at all, Tie Mo would really not dare to use it if he was like a slimy person.
"Tang Zhixian, you have to think carefully about following this governor. If something goes wrong, you will not even have the chance to become a rich man!"
How could Tang Chenghua not understand this truth? Following Tie Mo would mean becoming an alien in the officialdom of South Zhili. If Tie Mo fell, Tang Chenghua would be crushed into powder. But there is no one in the world who does not take risks.
Matters, not to mention the officialdom. Above the officialdom, if you don't find a backer or stand in line, it's impossible. Tang Chenghua had no choice. If he had to choose, he could only choose Tie Mo.
After being tricked by the Southern Zhili officialdom and coming to Haining, you still have the same heart as the Southern Zhili officialdom. Isn't that a disease?
"Don't worry, Supervisor. Now that I have an idea, I will definitely not care about the future. It's a blessing, not a disaster. We can't avoid it, but I know that if I miss the Supervisor, I won't have any chance in the future."
Got it!"
Tie Mo was very satisfied with Tang Chenghua's reaction. Tang Chenghua had this intention, so why not give him a chance? "Tang Magistrate, please get up. In this case, let's have a good chat about Haining County."
Is Tie Mo sloppy? Not so. It is impossible to believe Tang Chenghua when they meet for the first time. And Tie Mo never believes what others say, only what others do. If Tang Chenghua is undecided, then he will
He was replaced. Tang Chenghua was an unexpected blessing. Tang Chenghua was just a county magistrate, but his position was very delicate. The key was that Haining County was too important. It is estimated that at that time, Nanzhili asked Tang Chenghua to carry the thunder, and he did not think about the future.
Too many things happened on the side, so they just thought that Tang Chenghua would take him down after taking the thunder and replace him with one of their own. Unfortunately, those people did not expect that Mr. Tie would be interested in Tang Chenghua.
If Tang Chenghua is stabilized, plus the Dongwan Shipyard and Xu Wenhai who are about to be recruited later, then he can be considered as planting a nail in Zhejiang. This nail will become more and more stable, as long as he is determined
As long as people do not fall, this nail will continue to exert influence and become bigger and bigger, until it reverses the entire Ming Dynasty.
When it comes to the Haining Saltworks matter, Tang Chenghua is at a loss. The situation in the Haining Saltworks is very complicated, and it cannot be solved immediately if you have money. The Inspection Department and the Chief Secretary will not allow others to easily interfere with the saltworks affairs.
Mo led troops to pacify the salt field, but in fact the Zhejiang side had been preventing Tie Mo from reaching out to the salt affairs.
"Superintendent, it's not that the officials are saying bad things. There are soldiers and horses from the Ten Thousand Command Division stationed in the west of Haining, but until now they have not taken action against the salt field. The salt workers are getting more and more noisy, but the Command Division's troops are stationed west of Haining.
The soldiers and horses have been busy catching private salt dealers in the periphery. In the past month alone, the number of private salt dealers who have been beheaded has been as many as eighty if not a hundred."
The Salt Service of the Ming Dynasty was very strict about the management of private salt. If you caught a few kilograms of private salt, you would lose your head. Therefore, selling private salt in the Ming Dynasty was just a job with your head on your back. It was not a last resort.
No one is willing to take this road. Before, Tie Mo really didn't know that this would be the case in Haining. Thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't figure out what the Zhejiang side was planning.
When I came here, I knew that the Zhejiang officialdom would not easily allow someone to get involved in the saltworks affairs. Don’t look at the Zhejiang authorities who were burning their huts one by one in a hurry and kept urging the border troops to come to Zhejiang to help. Their real purpose was not for the saltworks.
Instead, he wanted to drag someone like Tie Mo to Zhejiang so that he could plan a trick to deceive people. The water in Zhejiang is very deep, and every step must be well-founded. Tie Mo would not act hastily.
To intervene in the saltworks matter, we have to think of some ways. Wang Zuoguan had obviously long thought that the Zhejiang trip would not go well. He frowned and asked Tang Chenghua, "Tang Magistrate, what is the specific situation in Yanguan Town?"
?When I came here, I heard that there was a big commotion over there at the salt shop?"
"Well, he is very powerful. The guy in the lead is called Wei Chen. It is said that this young man Wei Chen is practicing martial arts and has always been prestigious among the saltmen. The commander-in-chief has no way to deal with Yanguan Town, and he has been blocked by Wei Chen many times. However,
According to my official opinion, no matter how powerful Wei Chen is, he will never be able to defeat the commander. The saltmen are trapped in the east of Yanguan Town, with no way to survive, and there will be big trouble sooner or later."
After hearing this, Wang Zuoguan nodded lightly. He and Tang Chenghua had almost the same view. The salt soldiers were angry and relied on a bloody courage to fight against the court, but now that the rogue bandits have been beaten away, the salt soldiers
The Dings are trapped in Yanguan Town and cannot move in and out. As time goes by, the enthusiasm will fade away little by little. What follows is food and drink, which will become the sharpest weapon to defeat the Yandings. I am afraid that Zhejiang
The government also had this idea: to encircle but not attack, and wait for the salt soldiers to get into chaos.
Wang Zuoguan didn't know what to do specifically, but he understood one thing, that is, what Zhejiang wants, the more it cannot be given. After thinking about it carefully, he turned around and said with a smile: "Superintendent, it seems that we want to
To open up the situation in Zhejiang, we have to fall in the salt field of Yanguan Town. It seems that the commotion in Yanding is not big enough. As long as the commanders can suppress the situation, those people will not be really anxious. And, my subordinates want to come.
, those people never thought about appeasing Yan Ding from the beginning to the end, they wanted to take the opportunity to kill chickens and monkeys and save a lot of money."
Tie Mo pondered Wang Zuoguan's words carefully and quickly understood, "Mr. Wang, do you mean that the money in Zhejiang's hands is not enough and there is no money to throw at the salt farm?"
"It should be like this. The rogue bandits have made such a fuss, Zhejiang has suffered heavy losses. In addition, we and Mr. Xu have made a huge blackmail. Zhejiang has to provide for the top and support the bottom. How can there be any money left to take care of the salt?
?To be honest, what the saltmen want is not much. Five million taels of silver can calm the matter down. However, the Zhejiang side has not taken any action. It can be seen that the wealth in their hands has reached its limit and will never be the same again.
So generous."
Listening to Wang Zuoguan's words, Tie Mo's eyes lit up. Since the possibility of appeasement was almost zero, there was a lot of room for maneuver. To appease Yan Ding, Zhejiang had no money, but Tie Mo had money. From then on
The rogue bandits had robbed a huge amount of wealth, plus the money stolen from the officialdom of Nanzhili. Now Tie Mo can say bluntly that if there is no shortage of everything now, there is no shortage of money. As long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem.
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"Very good, Mr. Wang, I'll leave the matters in Yanguan Town to you. Find a way to contact Wei Chen. We have to stoke the fire a little more and burn it to the point of pain in Zhejiang. If they don't know the pain, won't they?
We will be allowed to intervene in Haining’s salt affairs. Huh, we came all the way to Zhejiang to eat meat, not to enjoy the scenery."
A sharp light flashed in Tie Mo's eyes, and Wang Zuogao and others trembled in their hearts. If the supervisor said this, many people would die. But even so, no one thought there was anything wrong with Tie Mo's actions. Come to the sea, everyone.
Ningxian County is just looking for something good to eat, so why don't they just do nothing and stare blankly? Zhejiang officialdom and South Zhili have evil intentions, so they have to fight back.
With Tie Mo, Wang Zuoguan and others began to operate secretly, but all this had little to do with Tang Chenghua. Back at the back house, Tang Chenghua lay down in the chair a little exhausted, not wanting to move.
.After talking with the supervisor, I am not physically tired, but the mental pressure I have endured is unimaginable.
From now on, Tang Chenghua can be regarded as a die-hard Northern Shanxi Party member. Whether it is good or bad can only depend on God's will. Chen Yajie seemed to see that Tang Chenghua was in a heavy mood. She put the tea aside and whispered:
"Master, is it worth it for you?"
"Of course it's worth it. Those people threw me into this volcano and never thought about letting me out alive. Iron Governor, this is a good opportunity. If it weren't for the right opportunity, I would have relied on my husband's status.
But go ahead. In the past, we spent so much money on everything, who said we noticed it?"
What Tang Chenghua said is true, but Chen Yajie is a woman after all, and she doesn't have much ambition in her heart. Even if she becomes a rich man, there is no problem.
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Yanguan Town, Haining. There is still no bustling scene in Yanguan Town in April. On weekdays, the vehicles coming and going at this time are like running water, but now, it is empty, like a dead silence. There is a tall bamboo building in the corner of the salt field. On weekdays,
Inside is the place where the salt field manager supervises the salt workers. Wei Chen leaned in the bamboo building and looked at the shadow in the distance, his eyes filled with confusion.
At this point, Wei Chen didn't know how to go on. Fighting against the imperial court and setting up a rebellion? Wei Chen really never thought about it that way. At that time, he was stimulated by the bandits and was killed by the officers and soldiers. His head was filled with blood.
So he led others to make trouble. At first, he just wanted to get back what he deserved, so that the saltmen could live more like human beings, but after starting, they couldn't finish.
The reaction of the Zhejiang officialdom was also beyond Wei Chen's expectation. This time, Zhejiang did not send a single tael of silver, but directly sent troops to encircle and suppress him from beginning to end.
The life of the saltmen is getting more and more difficult. There are not many supplies left in the salt field. Officers and soldiers are guarding various intersections. If this continues, the saltmen will go to the sea to feed the fish. In the past few days, I have clearly felt that the people around me have
The loss and despair exuded, and the initial enthusiasm for raising the army had already been exhausted in the long confrontation.
A mouthful of strong wine was poured into his mouth. The fiery feeling made Wei Chen wake up a little.
What should we do? Why can't we escape the shackles of fate no matter what we do? Does God really leave no way for the saltmen to survive?