There was something in Pang Ban's words, which temporarily suppressed the accusations that should have been asked. Jiang Cheng chose to believe in the judgment of his disciple Shen Hao and used it to explain Pang Ban's inquiry. Then Pang Ban believed in Jiang Cheng's choice, but the premise was that the choice was correct. Once something went wrong, Jiang Cheng would naturally run away. No.
Just when Jiang Chengzhan was being questioned tremblingly in front of Pang Ban, news of the sudden war in the south had spread through various special news channels in the imperial city.
Xuan Qingwei is not the only one who has his own information channels, there are many people who are well-informed.
Especially those supervisors who are affiliated with the Ministry of Personnel but serve in the Ministry of War. They are different from the supervisors placed in the army by Xuanqing Guard. The supervisors have great power, and almost every military order requires Once through their hands, no secrets can be hidden from them.
And if these supervisory troops know about it, it means that the senior officials of the Ministry of Personnel know about it, and if the senior officials of the Ministry of Personnel know about it, it is almost equivalent to the upper-level officials of the entire civil service group knowing about it.
There is also the Slave Chamber of Commerce. They all make a living in the south and are most sensitive to news from the south. Although the battles at the end of March were not serious, the Slave Chamber of Commerce also heard about it. Later, they were told by the border troops to withdraw to the pass or else they would risk their lives. These sensitive guys immediately felt the danger and quickly evacuated all the slaves. At the end of the move, the news was also sent back to the country.
Some industries related to the Slave Chamber of Commerce, such as carriage and horse shops, rice shops, tooth shops, etc., have received news one after another. For a while, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is "turbulence" on a certain level.
It's not that I'm afraid. Since the founding of the Jingji Dynasty, there have been many battles, large and small. There were many fights on land and at sea. And basically more wins than losses. However, winning does not mean that you like fighting. Fighting will kill people, and it will have a heavy blow to the domestic economic environment in all aspects. This is undoubtedly bad news for big businessmen.
However, whether it was the chamber of commerce or the officialdom, after knowing the news, they all tacitly limited the news to a small range. No one is talking about this.
First of all, the matter has not yet been decided. Zuo Yuliang, the military commander in the south, has not reported official military information, so anyone who dares to spread rumors will easily be labeled as "spreading rumors and causing trouble". In special times, such things will lose their heads. It's possible.
Secondly, before the news spreads everywhere, everyone has time to take action, whether to stop losses or prepare for a rainy day, they can all use this time gap.
Of course, the happiest ones were the Fengri City Dental Store and the Dividend Chamber of Commerce.
People talk about making money from the war, but this war hasn't even started yet, and I've already made so much money that I can't breathe with laughter.
The price of barbarian slaves doubled in just one day. No one was selling them yet, so it was too late to hoard them all. But except for some of the best barbarian slaves left in each family's hands, the rest were all sold to the Fengri City Tooth Shop or the Dividend Chamber of Commerce. This business trip is like a sea of money.
It is foreseeable that as events move forward, the price of barbarian slaves will skyrocket, and it is not impossible to triple or even triple the price.
However, no one doubts the Hongli Chamber of Commerce. They only think that Liu Yuanxiang, the shopkeeper of the Hongli Chamber of Commerce, has the foresight to predict this result in advance. With his efforts and the advantage of his vision, he should make money. As for Fengri City Yaxing? Didn't that bastard Zhu Shou get the news in advance just because he was a good friend with Liu Yuanxiang? Otherwise, how could Zhu Shou have any chance of making money in this matter?
I felt unhappy, but the situation was stronger than others. The top large chambers of commerce that had missed the opportunity began to tighten their business, collect money, cut expenditures on a large scale, and even cashed out a large amount of cash from banks. I didn’t dare to cash it out in full, because that would be too much and would offend the boss in the household department, which would not look good if they turned against each other.
Of course, these actions were very fast. Everyone moved very quickly when it came to their own family business. They started taking action almost within an hour after receiving the news.
However, except for a small group of the most elite people in the old Jing Dynasty who were busy cutting their losses or even taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, the vast majority of ordinary people, even the middle and lower classes and local officials, did not know that the military situation in the south had changed. Still living life as usual.
However, on the morning of April 11th, all government offices in various places received an order from their superiors: all vacations and outings were temporarily cancelled, all localities strictly adhered to their posts, and implemented round-the-clock preparedness...
This order immediately changed the atmosphere below.
Anyone with some brains can smell something unusual from this order. Because unless there is a major event happening at the national level, there has never been a nationwide restriction on the yamen's rest. And they are on duty around the clock... This means that whether you are on duty or not, you need to be ready to deal with emergencies at all times.
As a result, rumors began to fly all over the sky, but there were very few that could really speak to the point. There was no further clarification on the situation in the south. This order from the Yamen was prepared by the officials themselves based on the briefing sent back by the supervisory army in the south. The meaning is obvious. The supervisors are not optimistic that Zuo Yuliang can suppress the momentum of the barbarians. It is only a matter of time before there is no formal military intelligence report.
The quickest reaction on the market was the big merchants. Under the covert influence of many parties, banks began to restrict the withdrawal of large amounts of money; rice banks began to impose restrictions on bulk grain transactions; various subway, copper, panling stone, and spirit stone mines Start increasing production capacity and reducing shipments, hoarding...
Ordinary people have also discovered that in just a few days, the prices of most things on the market have increased inexplicably. Fortunately, the increase is not much.
The undercurrent has begun to slowly emerge, and all insiders unconsciously look south, while patiently waiting for new news. No one dares to move at this time. Even the officials who usually liked to be sarcastic in the temple consciously kept their mouths shut.
It seems like the calm before the storm.
But there are exceptions. That is Xuan Qingwei.
Xuanqingwei, who should have been waiting cautiously for the news, suddenly beat the gongs and drums loudly when everyone was quiet, and said that he was going to hold a "big competition" in Fengri City, Jingxi, to test the results of the pilot.
I’ve never heard of this “big competition”. What the hell is this?
Pilot? What's new about this?
Does Xuan Qingwei like to do this kind of sensational work now?
While everyone was squatting, the only one who stood up and jumped up and down was naturally the focus of everyone's attention. There are those who are doubtful and those who are ready to watch the fun and laugh. But no one dared to make irresponsible remarks in front of Pang Ban in the temple. The lesson learned last time was not easy to forget.
After being dismissive at the beginning of the period, everyone became curious about what the "big competition" was and what the "pilot" was, so they turned their attention away from Pang Ban and focused on Fengri City.
