: The crowded people, actively rescue yourself

(0822)

【Today's second update is delivered!】

Tianning Temple was originally a quiet place, with few pilgrims usually, and there were not many monks in the temple, only a dozen. In the evening, except for the monks who swept the floor, there were basically no other people. There were very few people at the entrance of Tianning Temple during the day, and in the evening, they were naturally even more neglected and could not see people at all.

However, on this July evening, the entrance of Tianning Temple suddenly became particularly lively. Only one luxury carriage after another was seen, constantly coming out of Yangzhou City, queuing up to Tianning Temple. There were guards riding horses on both sides of these carriages, and they were obviously figures with status and origin.

After arriving at the entrance of Tianning Temple, the carriages stopped obediently and parked beside them in a regular manner, not daring to cross any cross. No matter what the person in the carriage had before, when they arrived here, they had to put down their shelves, get out of the carriage obediently, and then walk into Tianning Temple.

There were also a large number of official sedan chairs, who came out of Yangzhou City and arrived at the entrance of Tianning Temple. The curtains were lifted, and they came out of the official sedan chairs one by one, carefully sorted out their official uniforms, and then walked towards Tianning Temple. Looking at their appearance, it was like they were going to meet a strict boss and did not dare to be negligent.

Even after getting off the sedan chair, someone quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, then tried hard to stabilize his mind, and then slowly walked forward. No one knew what exactly was, which put them so much pressure. Logically speaking, they were all well-known figures, and they should have seen a lot of strong winds and waves, and this kind of abnormal situation should not occur.

If someone familiar with the official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty here, he would recognize that the first one was a fifth-rank official, followed by a fourth-rank official, including the prefect of Yangzhou. Then, a crimson third-rank official. In Nanzhili, in addition to Nanjing City, the most common ones are Huai'an Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture.

One is where the Governor's Office of the Grain Transportation Transportation, and the other is where the Salt Transportation Transportation Organ. These two yamen are both the money bags of the Ming Dynasty, and a considerable portion of the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty has to rely on these two departments. Therefore, the jurisdictions of the two yamen are of quite high rank, and many civil servants are held in the titles of Beijing officials.

“Welcome, welcome.”

Miss Sisi said with a polite smile.

Shen Lingfei was pregnant and had to deliberately hold on to the airs, so she naturally would not come to the door to welcome the guests. So, Miss Sisi stood at the door and welcomed the arrival of all the prominent figures in Yangzhou instead of Shen Lingfei. She followed Shen Lingfei around the world and saw many big scenes, and such small things were naturally no problem.

Lu Hanzhong originally said that only a few big businesses came, but in fact, the arrival, including the entire Yangzhou Prefecture's top management, had hundreds of people. As long as he felt that he had a little identity and was very worried about the situation in front of him, he was eager to get some useful information from Shen Lingfei's mouth with his own ears.

Zhang Zhun made a big move in Huai'an Prefecture, taking human lives aside. The Hu Ben Navy fleet cut off the route to the Yangtze River. This is not a joke. Once Zhang Zhun goes south to Yangzhou Prefecture and starts a massacre, he may not be able to save any of them. If you want to survive, you can only save yourself. How can you save yourself? Of course, you are taking the harem route.

Isn’t Chen Lingfei Zhang Zhun’s concubine? She represents Zhang Zhun. What does Zhang Zhun need? It’s just the money from Yangzhou. Before, they did neglect Chen Lingfei and Zhang Zhun. Now, we need to actively remedy it. What methods should be used to remedy it? Of course, it is to use a large amount of gold, silver and treasures. As long as it can lose money and eliminate disasters, it is worth it.

Zhang Zhun went to Yangzhou in a fierce manner, using the way to attack Guo, and made a big fuss in the Huai'an Prefecture. The ultimate goal was just for money. Some people estimated that Zhang Zhun had plundered at least two or three million taels of silver in such a fuss in Huai'an Prefecture. Huai'an Prefecture is the governor of the grain transportation and the governor of the river. There are many rich people in the local area!

However, compared with Yangzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture is a little unfavorable. The wealth of Yangzhou Prefecture is well known to everyone. Especially the salt merchants in Yangzhou are simply rich enough to rival the country. It would be strange if Zhang Zhun let go of this big piece of fat. Someone has roughly calculated that if Zhang Zhun desperately scraped the ground in Yangzhou Prefecture, he would scrape away five million taels or even more silver, that would be no problem at all.

The assets of merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture are much more than the annual fiscal revenue of the imperial court, which was decided long ago. In fact, the imperial court often wanted to open up new sources of wealth from Yangzhou, but unfortunately it was against its wishes. Now, Zhang Zhun is here, with a bloody butcher knife. If merchants in Yangzhou are not tactful, they will have no money. If they are tactful, they may be able to save their own lives, or even a little money.

At this time, those who know the times are heroes. Toughness against the Hu Ben Army is of no benefit at all. Instead of dying and losing money, it is better to surrender to the Hu Ben Army and strive for a better way out. Many people have such ideas. For example, Qin Liangde, the salt transport envoy of Yangzhou, had this idea.

The full name of the Salt Transportation Commission is "Duzhuanshen Transportation Commission", which is a department with great power, and the money bags it controls are even more enviable. Whether in ancient times or in the Ming Dynasty, the taxes of the Salt Administration were an important source of national income.

If you want to say that in Yangzhou, the real high-ranking official was not the prefect of Yangzhou, the general of Yangzhou, the grain transport yamen of Yangzhou, but the salt transport envoy of Yangzhou. Because this old man held a considerable amount of money bags in his hand, and all the salt in the Ming Empire came from his writings.

When Wei Yan was the most arrogant, the salt administration of Lianghuai was firmly in the hands of Cui Chengxiu, the backbone of the eunuch party. Later, Wei Yan fell and Cui Chengxiu was killed. In order to seize the position of Yangzhou salt transportation envoy, several forces were in trouble. In the end, Qin Liangde, who was originally a doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, successfully stood out and grabbed this position.

Qin Liangde is Wen Tiren's confidant, which is a well-known secret. If Wen Tiren had not been promoted strongly, how could Qin Liangde hold a firm position in this fat and oily position? However, after Wen Tiren retreated, Qin Liangde's life would be difficult. The new chief assistant Liu Yuliang already had the intention to replace Qin Liangde.

This is inevitable. No matter which Prime Minister comes to power, the Lianghuai Salt Administration must be in control. If the Prime Minister cannot get any oil and water from the Salt Administration, who is still so active in competing for the position of Prime Minister? Qin Liangde has survived so far, and he is already very good at doing it. When Liu Yuliang came to power, he had already sent a large sum of money.

While Qin Liangde was wandering and uneasy, he suddenly received news that Zhang Zhun went south from Huai'an Prefecture to clear out dissatisfied people in Huai'an Prefecture, and the Hu Ben Navy defeated the Yangtze River again. Without thinking, the salt transport envoy made a decision: surrender to the Hu Ben Army immediately!

Yes, Qin Liangde decided to change his boss without any hesitation. Anyway, in the court, he was already a chess piece that was about to be replaced and had no future. Now that the Hu Ben Army is coming, it is better to change his boss immediately. Even if he can't keep his position as a salt transportation envoy, he can at least continue to drink some soup.

Even if the Hu Ben Army is as clear as water, it will be a few years later to fully sort out the Salt Administration. Idiots know that the water here is indeed too deep. In a few years, Qin Liangde can just retire with peace of mind and become a rich man comfortably.

The arrival with Qin Liangde was the second largest salt merchant in Yangzhou. It is absolutely impossible for a salt merchant to become rich and have a bad relationship with the salt transport envoy. The salt intake is in the hands of the salt transport envoy. If there is no salt invocation, it is private salt, which will be hit. However, as long as there is a salt invocation, no matter what kind of salt it is, it can be sold legally.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the control of salt incense was relatively strict, and the country was able to obtain a large amount of tax revenue from the salt administration to subsidize margins. Subsequently, the distribution of salt incense became increasingly declining and more and more hands. By the Chongzhen period, salt incense almost all became private, and the income from selling salt also fell into the private pocket. The private pockets were bulging, and naturally there were fewer and fewer handed over to the country.

Unlike Qin Liangde, Wang Dalu was quite depressed. As one of the three largest salt merchants in Yangzhou, Wang Dalu felt that he had really misjudged this time. Zhang Zhun came, the Hu Ben Army came, and Yangzhou salt merchants must have had no good life. The Hu Ben Army itself sells private salt. After they come, where can they have good life like these salt merchants?

However, when people are under the roof, they have to bow their heads! Everyone knows that Zhang Zhun is not ruthless in killing Tartars, nor is he ruthless in killing his own people. They have a big family and a big business, but now they can only try every means to save their family business. Even as long as they can save their lives, it would be good. Because Zhang Zhun may have firmly focused on their respective family property.

"Two guys are..."

Miss Sisi had seen the name of the two men and looked at them with some confusion, as if they were pretending. In fact, this was deliberately trying to show them to the two people! How could Miss Sisi not know the two people in front of her?

"The subordinate official Qin Liangde is the salt transport envoy of Yangzhou."

Qin Liangde knew that the other party was deliberately suppressing him, and of course the anger in his heart was conceivable. However, he really did not dare to be serious with the other party, let alone show his airs. In desperation, he had to introduce himself again.

"The villain Wang Dalu, the one who sells salt."

Wang Dalu also understood what Miss Sisi meant and introduced herself.

After saying that, Wang Dalu couldn't help but sigh that his face was not unaware of him among the upper-class people in Yangzhou. The girl Sisi in front of her attended many chambers of commerce with Shen Lingfei. She had met him before, so why didn't she know him? Doing so was just intentionally giving herself a warning. Thinking of Zhang Zhun's terribleness, Wang Dalu felt that his heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, a little cold.

"So it's Lord Qin, Boss Wang, please!"

Miss Sisi said expressionlessly.

The two of them hurriedly entered with a smile on their faces.

"Grandma, what airs are you putting on?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Wang Dalu couldn't help but whisper.

"well!"

Qin Liangde sighed slightly.

No one would feel comfortable with Miss Sisi, especially as the salt transporter. After all, he is also a third-rank official, and he is still the title of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue! Who is Miss Sisi? She is just a maid! As a result, even a small maid dares to look at the face of the salt transporter of the third-rank master. Tell me, is there any law in this world?

But what can he say? He can put on an official airs and tell Miss Sisi, "I am the dignified salt transporter, and ask your family Zhang Zhun to come out. Except for him, everyone else is worthy of talking to me!" Qin Liangde dared not infer the consequences of doing this, but he believes that the consequences will be very interesting.

"I am Chen Lusheng!"

Suddenly, someone shouted behind her.

Qin Liangde and Wang Dalu looked at each other, and then turned back meaningfully.

It turned out that Chen Lusheng, the largest salt merchant in Yangzhou, arrived. Like the two of them, he was also questioned by Miss Sisi. There was no way, so Chen Lusheng had to introduce himself loudly. His voice was very loud, which shocked everyone around him.

Chen Lusheng's origin is not simple. He is a royal relative. It is said that he is the housekeeper of Zhang Guoji in Yangzhou. Who is Zhang Guoji? What is Zhang Yan's father? What is Zhang Yan? The empress of Emperor Tianqi and the sister-in-law of Emperor Chongzhen! With this relationship, it is impossible for him to not become the largest salt merchant.

When Shi Kefa came to Yangzhou to investigate the salt administration, he was driven away by Chen Lusheng with a little trick. In Yangzhou, Chen Lusheng didn't even have to buy Qin Liangde's face. Nothing else, the status of others was Zhang Yan. Today's emperors love face and like to show off their pure filial piety. He respected this widowed sister-in-law very much. Once Shi Kefa involved Zhang Yan's family, Chongzhen immediately instructed him not to investigate again.

Now, a servant girl from Shen Lingfei dared to be rude to Chen Lusheng. The people around him looked like they could imagine. What's even more ridiculous is that Chen Lusheng obviously wanted to have an attack, but in the end he didn't. It was not that he didn't want to have an attack, but he thought it was so hard, but he didn't dare.

Who gave her the courage? No need to ask, it was Zhang Zhun. It was not a big problem to deal with a small maid, but there was no need to provoke Zhang Zhun and Hu Ben Army. They came to Tianning Temple to seek a way out, not to seek death.

At the entrance of Tianning Temple, such a good show was staged. For a moment, the two of them felt heavy. The other upper-class people present also had fifteen buckets of water in their hearts, and they felt more and more that their way to survive was probably full of thorns!

What exactly is Shen Lingfei’s requirements? To be precise, what exactly is Zhang Zhun’s requirements? Can they accept the conditions offered by Zhang Zhun?
Chapter completed!