February 11th of the first year of Chongzhen.
A secret decree quietly left the capital.
Then the 10,000 Beijing troops quietly left the camp, pretending to be the guards of the Qiming Chamber of Commerce, escorting a large amount of supplies, and quietly marched towards Zhangjiakou, the home base of the eight major Shanxi merchants.
The mobilization of the army, especially the mobilization of large armies, is definitely a big event.
Generally speaking, decisions must be made before troop mobilization.
Then you have to write a letter to the place, saying that an army is coming, and let the place prepare the corresponding food, grass, baggage and so on.
Otherwise, given the current deceptive transportation situation, how much manpower and material resources would be wasted just transporting food from the capital?
And if there is no report, if that stupid young man blocks the army from the checkpoint, wouldn't it delay the military plane?
But things are different now. After so many years of development, the Qiming Chamber of Commerce has established grain depots in almost every county. It is not a problem to supply an army of a thousand people in a short period of time.
Secondly, the military power of the world has been taken back by Zhu Youjian, so it is still possible to hide the whereabouts of a person pretending to be a chamber of commerce guard.
The eight major Shanxi merchants have been operating in Zhangjiakou and Shanxi for many years, so there will naturally be no shortage of spies.
If the army were to directly attack the border, they would probably have fled before they even reached the place.
Don't underestimate the intuition of businessmen, especially those who often make U-turns.
Those with poor intuition don't know where they died.
In the Cunning Rabbit Three Cave, no one except these Shanxi merchants knew whether the other party had other small treasury, and silver was the easiest thing to confuse people.
The eight major Shanxi merchants have been operating in their own territories for many years. Once the other party is allowed to escape, the consequences will be endless.
On the first day of March in the first year of Chongzhen, after nearly a month of traveling, ten teams of people had quietly arrived at their destination.
Zhangjiakou is the home base of eight major traitor families.
The eight Shanxi merchants have always been the local overlords here.
Among Zhangjiakou’s county magistrates, chief soldiers, deputy chief soldiers, thousands of households, and hundreds of households, who has not flirted with eight people? .
It can be said. Once the other party is given enough time, the possibility that Zhangjiakou people will directly rebel is extremely high.
By coincidence, a distinguished Mongolian guest arrived at Fan's house a few days ago.
At this moment, Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa were gathering at the Fan family to discuss plans to increase the sale of grain, iron, and salt to Mongolia.
Having been screwed by Su Polu before, and having lost contact with Liaodong's financial lord, the eight of us would have worked for Su Polu for nothing this year.
This is absolutely unacceptable to the eight major Shanxi businessmen who regard wealth as their lives.
I originally planned to find business with a Mongolian rabbi, but now it’s better. The buyer will automatically come to my door, which saves everyone a lot of trouble.
The Mongols entered the Fan family, and the fact that Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa gathered in the Fan family could not escape the eyes and ears of the Jin Yiwei and the Secret Guard.
In order to avoid trouble as much as possible, the entire city was under martial law as soon as the Beijing camp entered Zhangjiakou.
All generals who had colluded with Shanxi merchants were shot on the spot.
Then the rest of the soldiers, under the guidance of the Beijing camp, divided into several small teams and directly surrounded the eight major Shanxi merchant families in Zhangjiakou.
The army suddenly entered the city, and immediately the whole city was under martial law.
No matter who it was, everyone was caught off guard and isolated in various houses. There was no possibility of collusion with each other, and they did not know the real situation happening outside. They were really powerless and could only wait for the outcome of the matter.
Except for the main streets, most of the streets and alleys in Zhangjiakou are dirt roads.
A large group of soldiers, as well as Jin Yiwei and factory guards, swarmed towards Fan Yongdou's house.
Suddenly, dust was flying on the street, accompanied by the rumble of horse hooves. The sound was so loud that people in nearby houses were frightened and no one dared to peek outside and hid in their houses.
After a group of soldiers on patrol saw Zhu Dingguo, they reported forward.
"Master Zhu, this person from the Fan Mansion tried to figure it out, but was blocked. There were people watching at the back door, but no one came out."
After Zhu Dingguo heard this, he was very happy. He looked at the two tall stone lions at the door of Fan's house. The door was also very big. He sneered and said, "It looks like a traitor at first glance. This door alone is already over the limit."
After he finished speaking, he sat on the horse, waved his right hand and said, "Come on, let me go in and arrest people, don't let anyone go."
In order to ensure that the eight major Shanxi merchants did not slip through the net, Zhu Dingguo, who had just returned to the capital, was sent to Zhangjiakou by Zhu Youjian to be responsible for the extermination of the eight major Shanxi merchants.
In order to ensure that there would be no accidents, Zhu Dingguo also brought 300 biochemical guards.
With the help of the secret guards, no less than ten investigations were carried out on the eight major Shanxi merchants.
Zhu Dingguo knew exactly where the secret passages in the eight major Jin merchants led.
Before the soldiers around him could rush to take action, the Jinyi guards nearby had already swarmed up.
Because they were not working hard, the appearance of the secret guards made Li Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, feel sincere pressure. If he doesn't perform well, won't Jin Yiwei have another power on his head one day?
"Bah, bah, bah"
"Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly"
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This momentum is really like a robber coming to your door.
However, the movement only lasted for a while. When the leading Jin Yiwei Baihu saw no response from inside, he became a little impatient and immediately ordered his men to start banging on the door.
As a result, I didn’t expect that the door was really strong. A group of Jin Yiwei collided together, but they couldn't even knock them away.
Jin Yiwei Baihu was a little unhappy. He finally took advantage of his status to grab the credit, but in the end he lost face.
In order to alleviate the embarrassment, he quickly ordered people to start climbing over the wall and sent people in to open the door.
However, no one expected that when the guard in Jinyi piled himself on the wall of the courtyard, he heard a scream of "Ah!" and the guard in Jinyi fell on his back. There was an arrow stuck in his face.
Suddenly, all the Jin Yiwei were frightened and did not dare to show their heads again. They all looked at the Baihu, waiting for him to make up his mind.
This hundred households were sweating at that moment, and felt a pair of eyes staring at him from behind, making his back feel cold.
So, he loudly ordered, "What are you still doing? Find a piece of wood and knock the door open for me."
When the Jinyi guards heard this, they immediately agreed and looked for a big piece of wood that could knock down the door.
But who knows, there is no such wood on this street. It is scattered in all directions and cannot be found for a while.
To be honest, at this time, the faces of Jinyiwei Baihu were quite ugly. Unexpectedly, they could not enter Fan Mansion at all, and instead lost a Jinyiwei.
Seeing that the Jinyi guards were like headless flies, one of the guards beside Zhu Dingguo got off his horse and said loudly to them, "Don't bother, just stand aside."
Hearing what he said, Jin Yiwei Baihu hurriedly said something aside.
I saw the guard taking a long shield, pulling out a waist knife with his other hand, and came to the gate.
"Everyone take 10 steps back, pick up your shields and prepare for defense."
Zhu Dingguo gave an order, and all the soldiers and the imperial guards retreated 10 steps and set up shields at the front of the team.
