"Can you guys hear it?"
"Have you heard about Shenzi?"
"Don't stop talking!"
"I'm waiting for you!"
A man came in from outside the door and said something without any clue, which confused everyone in the hall.
"It won't work in Shandong!"
"ah?"
"So fast?"
"Isn't that the Heavenly King Gong Dayong who is said to be another 880,000 heroes?"
"Yes! Yes! How long has it been? How can we imitate Fu Jian, the leader of the former Qin Dynasty?"
Almost everyone knows that the Shandong side is as powerful as Gao Yingxiang's army, and the officers and soldiers from all over Shandong are already afraid of it like a tiger, and their talk has changed.
However, this newly obtained news shocked everyone present. They didn’t know whether it was true or not. It was really hard to accept.
"How can I deceive you? My family has old friends in Qufu!"
"Hiss... the day before yesterday, didn't Gong Dayong lead his troops to besiege Qufu?"
"It has been repulsed by the officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court!"
"Is it a fraud or..."
"A miserable failure!"
"really?"
"Therefore, a telegram was sent. On that day, nearly 200,000 people from Gong Dayong's and other troops besieged Qufu. However, Yan Shenggong's troops resisted in the city and suffered heavy losses. Just as they were about to gather their troops and attack the city again, the officers and soldiers Fighter planes suddenly arrived on the battlefield and severely damaged him. I am afraid that it will be difficult to recover in the short term. Not to mention the stalemate with the army, most of them have already fled to the mountains!"
"...nearly a million troops!"
"Just hearsay, there are less than 500,000, of which less than 10% are capable of recruiting soldiers, and the rest are all rabble. Otherwise, how could we besiege Qufu twice without defeat before the official army rushed to help?"
"...Is the imperial court really going to launch a suppression campaign this time?"
"More than 50,000 officers and soldiers marched into Shandong, and more than a thousand fighter planes flew into Shandong!"
"hiss……"
Everyone knows that due to their well-equipped military equipment, under the cover of fighter planes, one can defeat ten. Not to mention that there are pro-imperial local regiments training and armed as hunting dogs. The momentum is not bad.
Those regiment training and armed forces are local snakes. Although they do not have much combat power, they are the best choice in leading the way. Many of the leaders of the regiment training and armed forces are inextricably linked with court officials and generals.
The most typical example comes from the two heroes from Laiyang - Zuo Maodi and Shen Xun. Although they were officials in the imperial court, their descendants of the clan in their hometown were the leaders of the local regiment training and armed forces.
Under such circumstances, there has never been an uprising in the Laiyang area. Anyone who dares to jump out will definitely be shot to death by the local team trainer at the first opportunity.
To this day, the gangs that are wreaking havoc in Shandong do not dare to attack Laiyang rashly, knowing that the opponent is really not easy to mess with. Not only will they not eat the meat, but they will also have their own front teeth broken...
The situation in other cities in Shandong that was backed by imperial officials or generals was similar, creating almost a bizarre scene of nail-biting households everywhere.
Although the regiment-trained armed forces in these places cannot attack the invading enemy on their own, as long as they can protect themselves, they can cooperate internally and externally after the imperial court sends reinforcements.
After this incident, many people understood why the emperor did not prioritize relocating these regiment training officers and their families to overseas territories. It turned out that he had already prepared for this.
"How is the situation in Henan?"
"Hey~! I'm afraid it's not better than Shandong!"
"Didn't the higher-ups move many people away?"
"Because of this, about 70% to 80% of the population in Henan is located in the cities along the Yellow River. Even if there is an uprising, they cannot recruit enough troops. Not to mention that many places still have regiment training, otherwise they would not have fled to the Dabie Mountains..."
Everyone originally thought that Henan would be able to improve, but they didn't expect that in the end, they were all in the same boat. It looked like they couldn't count on it.
"Don't go east, I'll wait here!"
"Tsk tsk!"
The rogue bandits took this route back then and eventually attacked Fengyang.
Nowadays, Fengyang is no longer a fat sheep in the eyes of rogue bandits, but the developed cities along the Yangtze River.
On the one hand, these people sitting here hope that the rogue bandits can stir things up, but on the other hand, they don't want the rogue bandits to come to their own territory and rob them.
"The imperial court has ordered us to go to Prussia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. What do you think?"
“Don’t even want the imperial mausoleum?”
“I don’t want our homeland anymore, it’s the land of our ancestors!”
"People's hearts are not as old as they used to be, and the world is getting worse!"
"What if we don't leave?"
"The Jiangnan area, together with Zhejiang, has all been assigned to Prussia!"
"What should I do?"
"Is there any righteous person who dares to speak out and report it?"
"So what about the memorial? Do you dare to disobey the Holy Will? Let the whole family go mining in Monan?"
"...Hmph~!"
Those present here are all wealthy gentry from Huating, Songjiang Prefecture. As uprisings broke out in various places, everyone was ready to take action, but they did not dare to resist the court easily.
But they still dare to collude with officials in private, evade taxes, smuggle goods, traffic people, bully men and dominate women, and take human life lightly.
After the implementation of the new order in various places, the merger and reorganization of land, capital, market and other aspects has become more serious than before.
If you don't have a net worth of five million silver coins, you can't sit in this hall. All the people in the middle seats are worth more than ten million.
The Xia family with the strongest financial resources was naturally directly related to Xia Wanchun, the chief minister of the current dynasty. Xia Yunyi, the father of Xia Wanchun, came from Huating.
After Xia Wanchun became the first minister of the dynasty, relatives in his hometown would naturally be treated like chickens and dogs ascending to heaven.
Even if they know a little bit of inside information in advance, they can make a lot of money.
According to the estimates of his colleagues, Xia Jiaguang's money from doing business in these years has exceeded 50 million silver coins...
This is not an exaggeration, because Xia Wanchun has been the chief minister for more than thirty years.
Even if you earn 500,000 yuan a year and reinvest it like a snowball, the total amount in thirty years will be extremely staggering.
Generally speaking, as long as they make money in a regular manner, they will earn whatever money they make.
For the emperor, the Xia family made money and could win over Xia Wanchun.
On the contrary, it can have the effect of frightening the officials, which is beneficial in any case!
Over the years, the Xia family has made a lot of money and committed crimes, but they are all trivial matters.
The Xia family really didn't dare to do things like stepping on thunder, because in that case, Xia Wanchun would have to take action to clean up the family.
Not only must business be done with integrity, but he must also be strict and strict. He will not be so stupid that he will be arrogant and let himself become Yan Song or Zhang Juzheng...
The emperor's meaning is very clear. Since there is an opportunity to make money, why should outsiders benefit from it?
As long as your own people are obedient enough, there is no need to leave fertilizer and water in outsiders' fields.
The Xia family will not compete with the local indigenous people for food. Their main business is in import and export trade.
The largest trading company in Huating and even the entire Songjiang Prefecture is Lixian Xiashi Trading Co., Ltd. This company and other companies engaged in other businesses are all managed by the Xiashi Group.
The Xia family has shares in Monan Jinshan, Xiyu Jinshan, and Nanyang Jinshan. They have real estate projects in Beidu and Nandu. They recently invested in the Australian Gold Coast villa project under the eldest son of the emperor.
The families who drank soup with the Xia family in the past have all made money now. This is the generous reward for being optimistic about Xia Wanchun's official career.
"Do you know how the Xia family will respond?"
"It seems that we have to obey the higher authorities and move the whole family!"
"Are you really so brave? Are you willing to give up your huge local connections and real estate?"
"Xia Xia is giving the command in Beidu. I'm afraid the local juniors in Huating will not dare to disobey!"
"..."
There is only one thought in everyone's mind, and that is - being old but not dying is called a thief!
With the help of the elixir, Xia Wanchun lived to be over a hundred years old, and still firmly controlled the Xia family.
No one knows how long Xia Wanchun will live, but Sun Chuanting, who is much older than him, is not dead yet...
Sun Chuanting had become a minion of Emperor Chongzhen a hundred years ago.
Unexpectedly, Xia Wanchun would also follow in his footsteps, willingly playing the role of the tyrant Zhu Cihong.
It was impossible for everyone not to feel resentful. The Jiangnan region had always been at odds with the current emperor.
What the emperor likes is what everyone hates!
What the emperor supports is what everyone opposes!
Xia Wanchun was favored by the Holy Spirit, and the Xia family made a lot of money every year. He became the chief assistant himself, and was able to obtain the elixir. It can be said that he gained both fame and fortune.
Everyone was jealous that Xia Wanchun could drink the elixir, but they were unwilling to bow down to the emperor. This was a very contradictory mentality, but it was real.
To describe it in one word - proud!
I would rather not drink the magic medicine than fight to the end!
The people of Huating are like this, the people of Changzhou are like this, and the people of Nandu are like this!
If everyone in the world is like this, how can the dog emperor Zhu Cixiang be allowed to succeed again and again?
There are too many weak points in the world, which is why the world is like this.
As early as hundreds of years ago, there was a popular saying in the market that "the world has been suffering for a long time."
Now that the imperial power is becoming more powerful and violent, I don’t know how long it will take for the world to be exposed and squeezed before it ends...
"What should I do?"
"Could it be that you want to move to Europe with the Xia family?"
"If you insist on staying here, my family will naturally not leave!"
"Whoever wants to leave can leave, but my family won't leave!"
"I won't leave my house either!"
"My family is willing to keep its soil!"
"What you said is absolutely true..."
None of the thirty or so wealthy local Huating gentry present expressed their willingness to move overseas, and they drew a clear line with the Xia family.
"Nowadays, wise people from all over the south of the Yangtze River are unwilling to move away. If hundreds or even thousands of families unite and unite as one, the imperial court will not be able to do anything to us!"
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
"I have already received replies from old friends in Nandu, Changzhou, Taicang, Jiangdu and other places. They are all unwilling to leave their hometown and go to other places."
"That's good!"
"I was born in Huating, and I will die in Huating!"
"My dear fellow, you are ambitious. What Jiangnan and even the Ming Dynasty lack is awe-inspiring righteousness!"
"We are of the same mind and heart, and we will definitely be able to achieve peace and change the situation!"
This is a regular weekly briefing meeting, where each company can exchange information and understand the current situation so as to be prepared.
"The latest news is that the Xia family is packing up their belongings and the Prussian army is coming!"
"Huh? Seriously!"
"It's absolutely true! I got the news from the Yamen!"
"When will the Prussian army arrive? Where will it land? What is its strength? Who will lead it? Can contact be achieved?"
"It is said that there are three brigades with 15,000 troops, and the rest are unknown. Oh, by the way, they also brought a lot of civilians with them this time."
"People?"
"Well, it is said that they are the first batch of immigrants who want to settle in Songjiang Mansion!"
"hiss……"
Everyone was chattering and talking about it. This is a huge matter. We must understand it clearly so that we can come up with countermeasures.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
"What else did you find out?"
"It is said that the Yamen will soon divide the houses in and around Huating City and hand them over to Prussia in batches!"
"Ah? This..."
Once this news was announced, it aroused everyone's discussion.
It seems that the tyrant is thinking about his own property. He will have to move when the time comes. If he doesn't move, he will have no house to live in.
"Master, do we really want to go to Prussia?"
"Yes! Ancestor has given the order!"
The "ancestor" mentioned by the head of the family, Xia Yongming, is Xia Wanchun. Even though Xia Yongming became the head of the family, he was only responsible for managing daily affairs. The real talker of the Xia family is still Xia Wanchun.
As long as Xia Wanchun was still breathing, no one in the Xia family, including the daughter-in-law who entered the door and the son-in-law who barged in, would dare to raise any objection.
Everyone made money because of Xia Wanchun's blessing, and thus lived a good life with no worries about food and clothing. No one wanted to die or lose their head, or be sent to mine.
Although the local wealthy gentry did not intend to move, Xia Yongming still obeyed the order of his ancestor Xia Wanchun and ordered the whole family to clean up.
Since they want to take the lead, they must take the lead. Regardless of what other families say or think, the Xia family must do what the emperor wants without discounting it.
"But
"The wind is blowing!"
"Yun Feiyang?"
"I'm afraid it's not the clouds that will be raised this time, but the ashes of some people!"
"...so serious?"
"It's not serious if you obey, and vice versa!"
"..."
"Many people don't understand that the Xia family makes money not because of ability, but because of obedience!"
Xia Yongming also doesn't understand these smart guys. If they don't obey, will they still have a good life?
If they can't control it themselves, the ancestors will send people to deal with them without the emperor taking action.
The emperor has the final say in the big family of the Ming Dynasty, and the ancestors have the final say in the small family of the Xia family.
Anyone who wants to have the right to speak must first have the corresponding strength.
If you still want to fight if you don't have the strength, the result will be self-destruction, that's all.
It's not like similar things have never happened before. Without exception, they all ended in failure.
The ancestor has the support of the emperor. Those who are disobedient are indirectly disobeying the emperor and disrespecting the emperor.
The emperor has found several quite good pieces of land for his family, and even selected a place to take shelter from the cold in winter. It is located in the western Mediterranean, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.
The luxury houses are all ready-made, and you can build them yourself if you don't like them. If you don't want to move there, then you are ignorant.
The entire Songjiang Prefecture will become part of Prussia from now on.
It’s not like those who insist on staying here can’t survive.
How King Frederick of Prussia treated them is unknown to Xia Yongming...
In mid-May of 1737 AD, the first batch of Prussian immigrants and their troops arrived at Jinshanwei in the mainland of the Ming Empire.
Another group of people took a ship upstream from the Huangpu River estuary and came directly to the center of Huating.
The process of exchanging land between Prussia and the Ming Empire was much faster than that of France.
