Therefore, the soldiers also exerted their full strength when fighting! Especially the soldiers at the guard station rushed forward with red eyes. They also hoped that through this battle, they would be chosen by the superior to join the army!
Yes, that's right, those guards soldiers were basically mixed with a large number of children from military families! These military households only make a living by renting land and working as hired workers. Being able to become real soldiers is their lifelong dream!
If they can become soldiers, it means that one of the sons in the family has a way out! When he retires, his son can join the army! So there is no excuse for them not working hard!
As for those bandits, they were not powerful people in the first place. The most they could do was bully the merchants along the way! Because the bandits who were slightly threatening had long been eliminated by the officials, and the remaining gangsters were all low-ranking gangsters! He was even a scum raised by local military officers! Facing the full force of the government's suppression, they were like candles in the wind that swayed twice and then went out!
Therefore, from time to time in the market, bandits' fortresses were breached, and their heads and prisoners were escorted down the mountain. As for gains, there is no such thing! How could a group of bandits possibly save money? If you have savings, you won’t become a bandit!
Facing the plausive military attachés, the civilian officials had no way to be serious and had no choice but to pinch their noses and admit it! What prevents them from going to the battlefield in person is that there will be no spoils! And this is one of the few benefits for military attachés, and they don’t dare to push it too far!
After these two things, people all over the world suddenly saw hope! Nowadays, rivers, water conservancy and roads are being repaired everywhere in the Ming Dynasty! The people worked hard, the officials stood on high places and pointed out the country, and the gentry and scholars wrote poems to record and praise!
And in a remote place, a large number of soldiers surrounded the bandit's stronghold and the sound of killing was loud! The officers commanded the soldiers to attack the stronghold again and again, and finally killed all the bandits! After the war, soldiers who had made gains would show off their heads, and the nearby gentry would bring the common people to work for the army. It was a harmonious scene!
Moreover, in more than a year, Ming Dynasty miraculously did not experience any large-scale natural disasters! Even if a small disaster is reported, a large sum of money will be allocated as soon as the report is reported, and the victims will always receive relief in the shortest possible time! So now in the Ming Dynasty, the seas, rivers and rivers are clear, and there are prosperous scenes everywhere!
Of course, in addition to officials, there are also people who have made a fortune, naturally those five large-scale business groups! Among them, Liu's business group was the most benefited. It can be said that it was a mouthful!
Not to mention anything else, Liu Haojia was hamstrung in collecting handling fees just because local governments and merchants used Liansheng Bank to remit banknotes! In addition, Liu Haojia had hoarded a large amount of various materials in advance, so he would naturally make a huge profit by releasing them!
Of course, there is even less room for government and businessmen to collude to manipulate the quantity and price of supplies! Moreover, the business of purchasing trophies from military attachés is in full swing! So Liu Ji simply took both black and white and made a fortune!
At the same time, after more than a year, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Juzheng's reputations are extremely high among the people! Especially under the deliberate guidance of civil servants, Zhang Juzheng has shown signs of being a semi-myth!
Nowadays, there are vivid legends among the people about how Zhang Juzheng designed to collect evidence of the crimes of the salt merchants who were lying on the bodies of the Ming Dynasty and the people, and finally caught them all! Then use their family property to promote construction in various parts of the imperial court! Even these things were made into jokes by storytellers and preached in teahouses! Now Zhang Juzheng has become the most virtuous prime minister in ancient and modern times!
Just when the people were rejoicing, there was an ordinary-looking courtyard in a village outside Suzhou. This courtyard only looks larger from the outside, but when you walk in you realize how luxurious it is inside!
At this time, the owner of the courtyard was angrily smashing things in the room! Pieces of exquisite porcelain turned into pieces! The chair made by a master craftsman also had its legs smashed! There is also a Duan Inkstone worth a thousand gold that has been broken into three pieces!
At this time, there was only a "click" sound, and a fine Hu pen was completely broken into two pieces! Then this man completely collapsed on the chair, breathing heavily! It turns out that this person is Qiu He who had already escaped without a trace!
Ever since Qiu He escaped from Yangzhou City, he hasn't gone far at all! He is in some familiarity
Completely hidden under the cover of people. After Liu Haojia left with people, he changed his identity several times and made sure that no one could find him, so he came to this Zhuangzi in Suzhou City. He quietly bought this Zhuangzi from outside, and no one knew who the real owner of Zhuangzi was! Everyone only knew that Zhuangzi was under the name of a minister in Nanjing.
After smashing things and finally taking a breath after questioning, someone outside the door said tremblingly: "Master, a letter has arrived!"
Qiu He took a long breath and then said slowly: "Send it in! Also ask someone to clean up the room."
Hearing that Qiu He could talk pleasantly, the young housekeeper outside the door also let out a sigh of relief! He walked in and put the two letters on the table with ease, then went out and called the two maids in to start cleaning the room. Qiu He, on the other hand, sat on his chair and opened the letter to read.
After he read the letter carefully, he snorted hard and slapped the letter on the table! It seemed that the content of the letter made him very unhappy, but it was still expected.
The people who wrote the letter were the salt merchants with whom Qiu fled. These people also had their own back-ups, and after escaping, they all disappeared into the sea of people. And now it seems that they can still communicate with each other, which shows that they still have their own team. After all, they also understand the principle of the Three Cunning Rabbits! 「
The content of the letter was very simple. Qiu He asked them to investigate why the imperial court suddenly attacked the salt merchants. If he wants to take revenge, he must find his enemy! As a result, many people wrote letters clearly targeting Zhang Juzheng. These two letters are no exception.
It’s no wonder that the salt merchant got the wrong information. First of all, although they bribed many officials in the court, they even got the handle on some officials. But that is only effective for low-level officials. The real high-level officials only have a cooperative relationship with them and cannot be truly bribed by them, let alone leave their handles in the hands of salt merchants. .z.
Therefore, the source of their information can only come from low-level officials. Naturally, it was impossible for low-level officials to grasp the real news within the imperial court, so they only gave feedback based on the news coming from the official circles.
