Chapter four hundred and eighty third transporting salt
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The Huben Guards have decided to send troops to Luzon to attack the Qiansi people in Luzon.
But at this time, Daming became increasingly restless.
Shandong.
Shandong's salt is divided into several market shares. Huaiyan occupies the Tai'an area of Jining, and a small part enters the Jinan market. Local sea salt is marketed in Lai, Qingzhou, Jinan and other state capitals, accounting for more than half of the market.
There are also some high-quality green salts used by rich families, which are well salts from Qinghai and Shaanxi. They are finer and whiter and have a very high quality.
Denglai Jiaozhou is a pure sea salt market, and most of the market share is under the control of the Jiaozhou Inspection Department. It’s ridiculous to say that this inspection department is the yamen that checks illegal salt, but the inspection department controls the largest market in Denglai.
In the private salt market, both the collection and price of salt are controlled by the Inspection Department.
This time, the people from Li & Fung Trading Company in Fushan Salt Fields were willing to collect salt, and also wanted to see if they could open a gap.
Of course, the person who died was not one of their hands, so the people in this business were optimistic about the outcome.
However, someone is ready to open a gap in this line...
Shandong, Sunjiapu.
"Okay, I'm going to gather the manpower now. May I ask, sir, how many vehicles and how many people will be dispatched?"
"No hurry, let's go out first and say that we are going to ship a large amount of goods. We will get up at five o'clock the day after tomorrow. All the relatives and flag officers will be dispatched. All the salt trucks that can be produced in the whole fort will be dispatched. At five o'clock, all the salt trucks will be dispatched.
One hundred Dan, this is not a small number."
Although I don't know what the commander-in-chief Sun Shizhong's intention was for leading this group of soldiers, but his subordinate Sun Dafu has long developed the habit of obeying his orders.
The whole Sunjiapu became agitated.
For more than a month, everyone suffered a lot in boiling salt. When they saw the harvest, they were so happy.
Many people are also worried that something will happen on the way to transport salt. For so many years, if you don’t give salt to the salt field and the inspection department, the consequences will not be good. Damn salt tyrant Feng Quan is determined to be ruthless and poisonous, raising hundreds of salt
Although all the soldiers in the fort in front of me have been dispatched, the team of nearly 140 people looks strong. They have been training hard for more than a month, and the core 40 people have been training for several months.
But in the end, I’m really not that confident.
Facing the relatives and neighbors in their own fort, each of them has a spear in his hand, standing with his head held high, and his posture is extraordinary. After practicing the military posture for more than a month, at least he has a certain look.
The flag officers were equipped with a waist knife to distinguish soldiers from officers. Sun Shizhong, the deputy Qianhu, had a horse. The rest of the horses in the fort were not war horses. This time they were all used to pull carts.
More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages and mule carts, as well as more than forty chicken carts, and more than 500 loads of salt have all been loaded onto the carts.
"Let's go!"
It's not yet bright, the morning star is still shining brightly, and the waning moon is still hanging in the sky, but the entire convoy is ready, and everyone looks a little nervous. Only Sun Shizhong, who is calm, gets on his horse and pushes forward with his right arm.
One strike seemed to have the power of a thousand people: "Convoy. Follow my orders, all head south, set off!"
"Qu Rui, you lead the small flag and walk at the front. Keep a few miles away from the convoy. Spread out the queue and move forward. Look at each other from head to tail and don't lose sight. If you find something is wrong, retreat immediately."
"Yes, sir."
Qu Rui's small flags are carefully selected and will also be the core of the future scout force. They are all smart young guys. They may not necessarily be strong, but they must have a sharp vision, a sharp tongue, and the ability to run.
Now there is no way to equip them with horses, so they can only be sentry on foot. Fortunately, the enemy is unlikely to have cavalry.
Coming out of Sunjiabao, after walking for more than two miles without the official road going straight south, there are three forked roads. Directly south is the road leading to Fushan City, to the southwest is Xujiabao and Wangjiabao, and to the southeast is
In the direction of Fushan Saltworks and Fangjiaji, when you reach Fangjiaji and then turn to the southeast, you will find Jimo County and the headquarters of the Haoshan Guard.
Today’s goal is Fangjiaji.
There is an inland river terminal in Fangjiaji. From the inland river to Baihe River, salt is transported by boat. If you rely on these large and small cars all the way, you will be exhausted.
The places that really thrive are either seaports, or inland ports and cities along canals. Without these, it is unlikely to prosper, unless it is a political center like the capital.
Even Beijing is connected by rivers such as the Haihe River. Otherwise, it would be difficult to maintain the operation of a city with a population of one million and the lives of its citizens.
The entire journey to Fangjiaji is less than thirty miles. The road is sometimes good and sometimes bad, but we can only move forward with difficulty.
Fortunately, the scenery along the way is not bad. Even though it is winter, the mountains are still green and there are rivers along the way. You can enjoy the scenery and divert your thoughts.
There are not many villages along the way. The population in Jiaozhou is not dense, but it is still peaceful after all. There are also many pedestrians and small merchants along the way.
Many people looked surprised when they saw the large convoy transporting salt. They wanted to say something, but when they saw the pro-dining team behind the convoy, they shut their mouths again.
As soon as they saw this battle, everyone knew that someone was going to challenge the Inspection Department head-on.
Many people were in high spirits, and some idle people stayed far away and followed furtively, hoping to see if there was any excitement.
Feng Quanyi has been in the inspection position for many years. The salt men under him are all picked from rogue gangsters. Over the years, they have become ten times worse than ordinary gangsters. They really have sores on their heads and runny feet.
The villain character of Pus is no worse than a pirate when it comes to being bad.
There are salt collectors stationed in the more lively villages and towns, but there are no salt collectors in the military forts. However, military households transport salt on the road. Anyone who dares to sell private salt will not be able to escape even if they are beaten.
In the early years, people didn't know how powerful it was, and quite a few people were beaten to death and maimed.
If it weren't for this evil method, who would be willing to sell the hard-earned salt to the salt farm for 30 to 40 cents per load? The salt farm adds 30% of sand and can still sell it for 20 taels of silver!
As soon as I saw that Jun Hu was going to fight with Yan Ding, the excitement was really in vain. And which side to support, there was no need to think too much about it.
However, we followed for about ten miles. Seeing that there were still five or six miles to go to Fangjiaji, many idle people had disappointed looks on their faces.
But Sun Shizhong knew that it should be here.
There is a high slope ahead, with a barren cemetery on the left and a small river on the right. The place is narrow, making it difficult to turn around and escape, and the slope is condescending. It is easy to arouse morale.
After all, Yan Ding has been around for many years, so he must have this experience.
"Sir, there is a large amount of salt flakes ahead, on the slope. There are also some in the woods on both sides!"
As expected, Xiao Qi at the front sent back the information. Xiao Qi's relatives retreated from the two wings in a chaotic manner, and many people had panic expressions on their faces.
"Calm down, Qu Rui, take your little flag and return to the back of the formation. Anyone who disturbs the morale of the army will be severely punished when he returns!"
Long-term training has made Sun Shizhong have an unshakable image of authority in the hearts of his relatives. He shouted on his horse, and the originally chaotic team immediately stabilized.
"All relatives move forward. Form up and prepare to meet the enemy!"
There is no military flag for such a team of more than a hundred people. In fact, there were originally various flags at the hundred-household level, but no troops have been sent out for so many years, and the soldiers don't even have weapons. Where can they get the golden drum flag?
There was no golden drum flag, but in the sound of military orders and under the guidance of the small flag officers, one hundred and thirty-five soldiers formed a small square formation in two rows. There were ten people in each row, and the small flag officers also held the
With guns pressed and knives pressed, they stood on the left side of the team, one small flag after another. Almost instantly, more than a hundred people formed a decent formation.
"Look to the left, turn to the right, stand at attention, and raise the gun diagonally!"
"Look forward, everyone must look forward!"
"Stand still, don't shake, don't be afraid!"
The flag officers have all participated in the war against pirates. Each of them has one or several lives in their hands. In addition, they have been trained for longer, they are also extremely good people, and they have been with Sun Shizhong for a long time. At this time, they are sorting out
The team arrived and it was in good shape.
More than a hundred people lined up in a neat formation like this, with all their spears raised upwards. Although there were not many people, when they were arranged like this, they became a formidable military formation with spear points like a forest!
Just when Sunjiabao's relatives were finishing their formation, a large group of salt soldiers also appeared on the high slope.
When doing New Year's shopping a year ago, Sun Shizhong also saw a dozen salt cubes in the town.
These people all have angry faces. Compared with ordinary people, their faces are shiny and their bodies are tall and strong. They obviously eat well and drink well, and there is no shortage of meat.
The way they look at people is also very sinister. Anyway, you can tell at a glance that they are not good people.
In Fangjiaji, these salt dogs also walked sideways. Except for the local wealthy families, no one was not afraid of these salt dogs.
Most of them were wearing green cotton-padded jackets and small hats on their heads. Their clothes were mostly stained with oil and other dirty things, and their entire faces looked oily and dirty. Anyway, few of them were good ones.
There were more people gathered at this time, and at a glance, they were all the same.
Everyone has weapons in their hands, mostly short weapons. Iron rulers and waist knives are the most common. These are the standard weapons issued by the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. Many of them are among the people. They are used by gangsters and scoundrels in fights.
this.
However, there are also many who use other weapons, such as short axes and short spears, as well as the standard tattooed long knives used in the army, picking knives, tiger spears, and a few holding heavy Xuanhua axes. Look at how hard they are struggling.
With her appearance, it is really doubtful whether she can dance well.
"You poor military households, are you crazy? Are you going out to collect salt and secretly negotiating terms with salt merchants... pretending that our third master doesn't know?"
A grown man stood at the front of the salt team and shouted at the military household.
In his hand was a lancet, which looked very sharp. Even in the cold weather, he opened his chest and revealed his hairy face. He seemed not to feel the cold wind blowing on his body.
"This is Feng Erchuang, a general who can fight under Feng Quanyi. Fangjiaji and Jimo County are under his management. This man is from the Liaodong Army. I heard that he is a junior military attache in the Liaodong Cavalry Battalion. He will
He took Yanding as a military discipline, so even though he was from Liaodong, Feng Quanyi thought highly of him."
After all, Su Wannian had sold illegal salt, and he was very fond of the people in the Inspection Department. At this time, he said that except for Feng Erchuang, almost all the leaders of the Inspection Department could beat ruthless people.
arrive.
"About more than three hundred and fifty people." Qu Rui also rushed over. He and the saltmen were only a few dozen steps apart just now. The closest ones had bumped into each other's eyes, so they could see very clearly.
"Dip, Feng Quanyi has really staked his entire fortune on it."
Others looked nervous, but Sun Shizhong was the most relaxed one.
There are more than 350 salt soldiers with fighting experience, and there may be dozens of murderers among them, but so what? In front of him is a serious army.
Moreover, we also have more than forty veterans and a dozen core flag officers on our side, and their weapons and equipment are not weaker than those of their opponents.
"Put down the salt, do you hear me? Put down the salt and bring it all back to me. Don't think of this again in the future. The Third Master and Fushan Salt Farm will still accept your salt. Otherwise, there are more than a hundred of you, we
There are more than three hundred people, are you really not afraid of death?"
On the hillside, Feng Erchuang, who was sitting high up, was still shouting energetically, and the other saltmen were also shouting and threatening.
They are all veterans who often fight, and they show off their momentum very well. They choose the location very well, and with the dazzling weapons in their hands, they really look like they have a lot of strength and strong fighting power.
Unfortunately, none of the military households on the opposite side moved. No one made a sound, no one retorted or yelled, and no one turned around and ran away like they were used to seeing.
There was only the silent army in front of them, the spear points pointed upwards, and no one's face changed at all. The more than a hundred people in front of them, although very few, were like a cold and towering mountain.
"Brother Chuang, something is wrong."
It is not that there are no knowledgeable people among the Yanding people. When they saw the situation of the confrontation between the military households, there were quite a few people who realized that something was wrong.
Hearing such a statement, Feng Erchuang spat and said in a vicious voice: "People who have been in the cavalry camp, can't they tell that these soldiers have been trained?"
"Yes, Brother Chuangzi is well-informed, why should we remind him?"
Feng Erchuang could indeed see it, but he still felt that his side would definitely win.
A few days ago, Feng Quanyi heard the news that there was a general who was collecting salt in his fort, and told him to take a small road and trade directly with the salt merchants.
If this matter could be tolerated, Feng Quanyi's Inspection Department might as well just close it down.
Shandong has strong folk customs and has always been a place where bandits are found. Now that the world is in chaos, Jiaodong is still relatively peaceful. Even if there are horse bandits, they are only a small group. It is not as big as the southwest of Shandong. There are already large groups of bandits in these peaceful days.
A large amount of money was put into the account and pocketed, relying on the ruthlessness and the rule of not giving it to anyone. If an exception is made and these poor military households are escaped from the inspection department's legal net, who will be able to do it in the future?
Does the Inspection Department take it seriously?
What you learn will be passed on to hundreds, and it will be passed on to thousands. When that time comes, you can’t even think about living the peaceful and prosperous life you have now!
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