After Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou responded, they sat down in their seats.
"Now that everyone is here, let's start!"
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he turned his head to the side, as if seeking Zhao Zhenji's opinion.
"Well, let's get started."
Zhao Zhenji nodded and responded.
"A few days ago, I received a letter from Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe asking for help!"
After looking around for a week, Hu Zongxian immediately dropped this bombshell.
"What?"
Except for those who knew the news in advance, everyone else had a look of horror on their faces.
"Governor of Jiangxi, this is a border official appointed by His Majesty!"
"What exactly happened to make the top governor of a province write a letter asking for help?"
Hu Zongxian seemed to see the doubts in everyone's hearts, and then explained.
"The governor of Jiangxi, Cao Shunhe, described in detail the current situation in Jiangxi in his letter. Local salt merchants colluded with officials, causing the court's ship to transport official salt to capsize!"
"Thus achieving their goal of hoarding and making huge profits!"
"If this is the case, there is no need to go to war. The key is that these officials united and eliminated Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe!"
"At present, Jiangxi's chief envoys, inspectors, and general commanders no longer obey the orders of Cao Shun and the Jiangxi governor! Therefore, they can be treated as rebel forces."
"What? These officials are so bold and dare to oust the governor of a province!"
Ma Ningyuan on the side also exclaimed after listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation.
Zheng Michang and He Maocai on the side also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced after listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation.
"Fortunately, I have never dared to disobey Hu Zongxian's orders!"
Hu Zongxian immediately withdrew his gaze and continued.
"After I and the Imperial Envoy learned about this matter, they reported it to His Majesty."
"And His Majesty also quickly gave a reply, asking me to personally lead the army to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion!"
If the previous news only surprised everyone, the current news made everyone extremely shocked!
"Did I hear you correctly? The imperial court is actually sending a large army to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion!"
"And this also means that those officials in Jiangxi have been labeled as rebels by the court, and they will die no matter what!"
While everyone present was still slowly digesting the news, Hu Zongxian dropped another shocking news.
"His Majesty also specially sent Jin Yiwei to assist in this operation!"
"What? Jin Yiwei! Your Majesty actually sent Jin Yiwei to help!"
When Hu Zongxian mentioned Jinyiwei, Zheng Michang and He Maocai couldn't help but shiver, with lingering fear in their eyes.
No matter who it is, as long as they are targeted by Jin Yiwei, their final fate will be death!
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and continued.
"Before this, I have already prepared all the food, ammunition, wages and other materials needed by the army!"
"Now, it's time."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he turned to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou and asked.
"How is the troop reorganization work completed so far?"
Seeing Hu Zongxian's question, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou quickly stood up from their seats and answered respectfully.
"Reporting to the Governor, the troops are almost ready to be reorganized and can go out at any time!"
"Ah That's good."
After listening to the reports of the two men, Hu Zongxian nodded with confidence.
As their boss, Hu Zongxian knew both Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou very well. Not only were these two brave and dedicated, they were also extremely strategic. They were both rare and handsome talents!
Therefore, the words spoken by these two people have extremely high credibility.
At this moment, Zheng Michang on the side mustered up the courage, stood up from his seat, and asked Hu Zongxian.
"My Lord Governor, since you are about to lead the army to Jiangxi to suppress the rebellion! Who should handle the affairs in the Governor's Mansion?"
Hu Zongxian just glanced at Zheng Michang and then gave instructions.
"I intend to leave the affairs in the Governor's Mansion to you."
"After all, you did a good job last time and nothing went wrong."
When Zheng Michang heard Hu Zongxian's words, he was a little flattered and quickly assured Hu Zongxian.
"Don't worry, Lord Governor, I will definitely live up to your trust in me."
"If anything goes wrong, I'm willing to come and see you!"
Hu Zongxian was noncommittal about Zheng Michang's guarantee, then turned his eyes to Ma Ningyuan aside and gave instructions.
"During my absence, I will still follow the previous resolution and slowly implement the conversion of rice to mulberry. I will definitely not cause any trouble. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Lord Governor, I understand."
Facing Hu Zongxian's instructions, Ma Ningyuan looked extremely serious and replied.
"Well, in that case, you all should sit down."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he motioned for several people to sit down, then turned his eyes to Zhao Zhenji and asked.
"Is there anything you would like to add, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy?"
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Zhao Zhenji coughed twice and added.
"Your Majesty attaches great importance to this operation. I hope that all of you here can use it honestly and try not to make any mistakes."
"When the army returns victoriously, I will personally deliver a memorial to Your Majesty to ask for your merits!"
Seeing Zhao Zhenji speak, everyone stood up from their seats and responded in a deep voice.
"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
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Jiangxi, Nanchang Prefecture.
At this moment, Liang Hong, Li Yide, and He Jin were gathering in the box to discuss the next strategy.
The table was filled with all kinds of delicacies, but none of the three of them bothered to use chopsticks and just kept drinking.
"Come on, cheers!"
With a smile on his face, Li Yide raised the wine glass in his hand high and said loudly.
The remaining two people didn't say anything. They just clinked the wine glasses in their hands with Li Yide silently. The wine glasses clinked and made a crisp sound.
Li Yide put down the wine glass in his hand, turned his eyes to the remaining two people, and said.
"How about this wine? Cao Shunhe personally sent this to my house after we left last time!"
Liang Hong slowly put down the wine glass in his hand and responded.
"It tastes pretty good. It tastes similar to the wine we drank at the government office last time."
"Now that we've had a drink, let's talk about the dividends, right?"
Li Yide took his eyes away from Liang Hong and He Jin and said slowly.
"Well, according to the previously agreed share, my Liang family will have 40%, the He family will have 30%, and the Li family will have 30%!"
"Currently, the income from salt shops across the province totals 17.62 million taels!"
"According to the previously agreed share, my Liang family will receive 7,048,000 taels, the He family will receive 5,286,000 taels, and your Li family will also receive 5,286,000 taels. two!"
After listening to Li Yide's words, Liang Hong quickly calculated the portion that each family deserved through mental arithmetic.
"Do you two have any objections to this number?"
After Liang Hong finished speaking, he turned to the other two people and asked.
"I don't have any objection to this amount, but I've earned so much money in such a short period of time. It's really hard to stop!"
Li Yide on the side said, picking up a chopstick dish from the plate and putting it into his mouth.
"Yes, I made so much money in less than two weeks! Besides, this is after excluding the costs."
He Jin on the side stood up and poured himself a glass of wine, and then followed suit.
"Tell me, should we follow the same pattern and do this again?"
Li Yide on the side hesitated for a moment and then proposed the idea to others.
After listening to Li Yide's words, Liang Hong looked uncertain, as if he was considering the risks involved.
After a long time, he categorically refused: "No, you can't do the same trick a second time!"
"If Cao Shun and Gou Ji are forced to jump over the wall, then we will lose more than we gain!"
After listening to Liang Hong's advice, Li Yide disapproved and retorted.
"Right now, does Cao Shunhe have anyone else available?"
"Every move he makes is under our surveillance! Even if he wants to deliver corresponding news to the court, his memorial will be stopped halfway."
"Besides, we are protected by the high officials in the capital, so what are we afraid of?"
After listening to Li Yide's analysis, He Jin on the side was also a little moved, and then admonished Liang Hong.
"Yes, Cao Shun and the governor of Jiangxi are just empty-handed right now! They have to live by our faces."
"If we are unhappy one day, we will raise the price of salt even higher!"
"When the time comes, when the people below rise up to cause trouble, won't Cao Shunhe have to surrender?"
After listening to the analysis of these two people, Liang Hong still insisted on his previous judgment.
"No matter what, I still think it's right to be prudent. After all, careful sailing will only last forever!"
"Besides, I often have an ominous premonition recently, as if something big is about to happen."
Liang Hong immediately looked away and said with a palpitating expression.
(End of chapter)
