In addition to choreographing "The Beauty of the Faint" starring Liu Rushi, Li Guodong's art troupe also choreographed "The Prodigal Merchant" and "The Han Min in Liaodong". The year of "The Prodigal Merchant" tells the story of the events between Wanli and Tianqi periods. It tells the story of Shanxi merchants and Liaodong's profiteers colluding with each other, selling grain, iron tools and other supplies to Jiannu. Yang Hao from Liaodong also colluded with the prodigal merchants, resulting in the defeat of Sarhu. Later, Yang He, Yang Sichang's father, impeached Yang Hao, and Yang Hao was deserved the crime. The heroine of "The Han Min in Liaodong" was also starring Liu Rushi. The content is the story of Lao Zi killing the Liaodong Han people who had no food that year. The male protagonist was brutally killed, and the heroine was unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide resolutely.

Three plays were performed one after another in the Tawau City, causing a sensational effect. The scene was almost out of control. The actors who played Yang Hao, Huang Taiji, Fan Wencheng, and Lao Nu were all smashed into the heads by stones flying from the audience. If the soldiers in the audience had not stopped people, those actors would have been beaten to death long ago.

Originally, Li Guodong had also considered rehearsing the play "The Traitor of Donglin", which was about Ye Xianggao covering up Wang Huazhen, Wang Wenyan set up a poison plan, killing people with a knife, and using Wei Zhongxian to kill Xiong Tingbi. Later, considering that the Donglin Party was too powerful, he did not dare to rehearse this scene. He knew that once such a play was performed, it would probably be plotted against by the Donglin Party. As for the Shanxi merchants who had been knocked down by him, the court knew that the Eight Great Masters were tyrants and the Jiannu invasion in the seventh year of Chongzhen, many officials of Xuanda were shuffled by Chongzhen, and the backstage of the Shanxi merchants was basically completed. When the play was performed, some officials in the court who had secretly interacted with the Shanxi merchants did not dare to have any opinions, but the Donglin Party, Li Guodong, now Li Guodong has no strength to touch them.

As early as the Wanli period, Yang Hao was defeated in the Battle of Anti-Japanese and Aid Korea and was killed on the crime, but Zhao Zhigao, who was the chief assistant at the time, saved him.

According to Li Guodong's plan, these plays will be performed in various places.

"Brother, Zheng Junmen will arrive in Hangzhou soon. He hopes to meet you." Zhao Feng, the caravan shopkeeper who returned from Fujian, sent a letter to Li Guodong.

"Okay, let's go to Hangzhou." Li Guodong was about to set off to Hangzhou to meet Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong received a letter from Li Guodong, and happened to take advantage of the opportunity of the fleet to go to Hangzhou to purchase goods and go to Hangzhou to discuss the issue of sending troops to Jianghua Island with Li Guodong. Although Li Guodong also submitted a memorial to Emperor Chongzhen, Chongzhen was not determined in the end and issued an edict to ask Zheng Zhilong to send troops. Zhao Feng told Li Guodong that Zheng Zhilong had not received an edict from the court, so this time he sent troops to Jianghua Island, whether Li Guodong himself or Zheng Zhilong, he would all send troops privately. Although someone in the palace sent a letter, Emperor Chongzhen could turn a blind eye, but this kind of thing could not be known to the censors in the court, otherwise Emperor Chongzhen would be drowned by the censors' saliva.

This is a taboo for not going to the Ministry of War and sending troops directly, which is a violation of the civil servant group. Since the Tumu Fort Incident, the civil servant group has gradually controlled the military power of the Ming Dynasty. Mobilizing troops requires going through the Ministry of War. Otherwise, even if there is an emperor's edict, it will be useless. This is the way for the civil servant group to control military power. In addition, if the emperor's edict is not drafted by the cabinet, it is a merit. Only the edict and the military is not transferred by the Ministry of War, it will lose its mind if it is pursued.

Li Guodong took a boat to Huai'an and stayed temporarily for one night in the Dadewang branch in Huai'an. He was preparing to set off early the next morning and headed south along the canal to Hangzhou.

"I've sold cigarettes, and I've bought Dadewang brand Huai cigarettes. A pack of them is only sold for fifteen cents." The sound of a peddler selling cigarettes came from outside.

"Fifteen-month copper plate?" Li Guodong was shocked. The Dadewang brand cigarette produced by his Dadewang business, Huaiyan is a high-end filter cigarette. The price is sold to wholesalers for fifty cents. It is not surprising that at the retail price outside, it is a high price of one cent of silver. Some people actually sell 15 cents of copper plates?

Han Dashan, Zhang Wei and others rushed out and grabbed the peddler.

"Several military masters, what crime did the villain commit?" the peddler begged.

"Where did you come from this cigarette? Why did you sell 15-cent copper coins?" Zhang Wei asked, pointing to the cigarettes sold by the peddler.

"Bring him in." Li Guodong said.

The two took the peddler into the yard of Dadewang Business. After some interrogation, they finally found out the source of this counterfeit and shoddy cigarette: someone provided the peddler with cheap counterfeit Dadewang brand, and the purchase price of a box of Huai cigarettes is only ten cents!

Li Guodong picked up a pack of fake Dadewang brand Huai cigarettes. From the outside, it looked like there was not much difference between the fake Dadewang brand Huai cigarettes and the genuine ones. If you don’t look closely, you can’t tell that it was fake cigarettes at all. However, after disassembling them, Li Guodong picked up a cigarette and found that the fake cigarettes were particularly loose. The tobacco leaves used were also inferior to those of inferior to those of them. Maybe there were some leaves and weeds mixed in it. This kind of cigarette could not be entered at all. There is another type of fake Dadewang brand Huai cigarettes. The price was 40 cents, and the quality was much better. When you smoke it in your mouth, although it was still not as good as Dadewang brand Huai cigarettes, the taste was pretty good.

"Fake a Dadewang brand, haha, this matter must be investigated strictly!" Li Guodong was angry. He didn't know how to make soap, and the glass had not been burned yet. As for artificial breeding of pearls, it was only an industry targeting a few rich people; and the textile industry wanted to share profits with the Donglin Party. In fact, Li Guodong didn't make much profit; his cooperation with Zheng Zhilong was more about copper ingots needed for the military industry, not about how much money it was. A real money-making machine or his cigarette factory. Someone made fake cigarettes, which was not shaken his money bag?

"Brother, are we staying in Huai'an for a few days and then going to Hangzhou after investigating and dealing with this matter?" Han Dashan asked.

"Dashan, go back and find Wang Quan and let him be responsible for thorough investigation of the matter! When we come back from Hangzhou, we just happened to find out the result of the matter!" Li Guodong said.

Han Dashan brought the seized fake cigarettes and rushed back to the Douhu City Village overnight to tell Wang Quan about this. The next morning, Han Dashan returned to Huai'an.

"Brother, Wang Quan has already investigated this matter."

"Let's go out. It's important to meet Zheng Zhilong." Li Guodong said.

Li Guodong and his group changed into a costume of common people, boarded a boat from Huai'an, went south to Yangzhou along the canal, crossed the Yangtze River, and arrived in Hangzhou along the South Canal.

As soon as he entered Hangzhou City, Li Guodong discovered that there were many counterfeit Dadewang brand cigarettes on the market, from high-end Huai cigarettes to mid-range Jin cigarettes, and then to the lowest-end Yu cigarettes. The lowest-quality fake cigarettes are only one-seventh or even one-eighth of real cigarettes! The price of good quality fake cigarettes is about half the price of real cigarettes.

"The Li Dong family is here." Zhao Xiancheng, the shopkeeper of Dadewang Hangzhou branch, walked to the door to greet him.

Li Guodong led people into the business compound and exchanged greetings. He asked Zhao Xiancheng in a scattered manner: "Shopkeeper Zhao, what's going on in Hangzhou? Why are the fake Dadewang cigarettes so rampant?"

Zhao Xiancheng said with a frown: "Boss, the villain has no choice. Even though he knows that fake cigarettes are rampant, the villain is powerless. Behind some fake cigarettes, there are people in the court."

"I understand." Li Guodong nodded slightly as if nothing had happened. He had already had murderous intent in his heart. After he decided to find out the source of the fake cigarette, he had to kill some people. Li Guodong may not dare to touch them in the backstage of those people, but the few lackeys outside must be beaten to death! No matter how hard his backstage is, he must be beaten to death.

The next day, Zheng Zhilong visited.
Chapter completed!