Hezhou.
Sanhe County.
"Send the order to Bai Fang, and ask Bai Fang to immediately lead the troops and carry the explosive packs to the west."
"Blow up bridges when encountering them, destroy roads when encountering them, and set up various obstacles to stop Liu Xiu and his troops!"
"Remember, don't fight them. The purpose is to delay as much time as possible and buy time for General Fan and others!"
Ma Yaner said to one person.
"yes!"
The man ran out quickly.
"Find a way to contact the people who are harassing Jeju, and unite our forces under the command of Zhao Sunlong to resist Jeju's 50,000-strong army!"
"Tell Zhao Sunlong that you must block and preserve your strength at the same time. You must not fight forcefully!"
Ma Yaner continued.
"yes!"
Another person ran out quickly.
"There are no big problems on Wu Dayong's side for the time being, and Wu Dayong will not go out of his way."
"Master Huang, you immediately send an order to all the troops in all parts of the state to be on standby. From now on, all checkpoints in Hezhou require a traffic order. Notify all chambers of commerce and make arrangements according to the first set of plans!"
Ma Yaner said to Huang Chenzhi.
Zhang Bao had written all these things to Ma Yan'er in advance before leaving.
During the previous arrangements, various plans had already been made, and all that was needed was to proceed step by step.
Even if Zhang Bao is not here, the situation will not get out of control.
"Lanyue, order everyone in Taohua Pavilion to continue to build momentum and make sure that Cao Kang's reputation as a thief of the country is spread."
"In addition, let all localities gather information as soon as possible. Cao Kang and others are currently acting faster than we imagined."
Ma Yaner said to a woman again.
This time Cao Kang proclaimed himself emperor was unexpected for Ma Yaner.
But Ma Yaner soon realized that this was an excellent opportunity for Zhang Bao.
The rise of Cao Kang is bound to bring all the negative things to him, and Ma Yan'er facilitates this process with the help of Peach Blossom Pavilion.
But what puzzled Ma Yan'er was the news from the Zheng family.
This time, the reason why Ma Yaner and the others were able to adjust so quickly and even go to stop them in advance was because they got the news in advance that Cao Kang had proclaimed himself emperor and was going to attack them in Hezhou.
This news was sent by Zheng Bao, the head of the bank.
And I heard that the news about Zheng Kongqing came from Ban Gu.
Ma Yaner had some understanding of this Ban Gu before.
He is truly Cao Kang's man.
He has followed Cao Kang for many years and played an important role in Cao Kang's rise. But why would such a person betray Cao Kang?
When she first got the news, Ma Yaner was skeptical.
But after weighing it again and again, I still believed it.
With this news, Ma Yaner really couldn't see anything that could be used to plan their plans in Hezhou.
Only then did the news from the capital confirm the accuracy of the news.
"Nanxiang County urgent report!"
Just as Ma Yaner finished arranging the matters at hand, a soldier hurried over.
"Nanxiang County?"
"What the hell is Wu Dayong doing?"
Ma Yan'er frowned.
"Second Madam, someone here said that the people in Shaanzhou have withdrawn their troops!"
"And Wu Junhou has also sent people to check, and he has indeed retreated towards the capital."
The visitor said to Ma Yan'er.
"Retreat towards the capital?"
"This is impossible!"
"Ma Yaohan's current status has no other choice but to hold on. How could he possibly return to the capital?"
"unless--"
Ma Yan'er thought of something and stood up immediately.
"Send an order to General Fan and tell him that once there is a battle with the West Route troops and the West Route troops withdraw, they must not be pursued easily!"
"Those who disobey orders will be killed!"
Ma Yaner said to one person.
Ma Yan'er wanted to come, unless he, Ma Yaohan, wanted to rebel and take advantage of Xiazhou's emptiness to invade the capital and kill Cao Kang.
Otherwise there will be no other explanation.
Cao Kang's three-pronged offensive is now advancing in tandem, and there is absolutely no reason for them to withdraw.
And once Cao Kang knows Ma Yaohan's purpose, he will definitely let Liu Xiu and his men come back to help Xiazhou.
At this time, it is the opportunity to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
If Fan Hanzhong's men catch up again, there is no need.
Now that Ma Yaohan takes the initiative, it is equivalent to opening up the situation of disputes in the world, which is not bad.
By the time Zhang Bao comes back, I believe the chaos in Xiazhou will be over.
When the time comes, you can lead the army to clean up the mess, and everything will fall into place.
Ma Yan'er became slightly excited as she thought about what would happen next. Judging by the time, Zhang Bao and the others should have arrived in Dongzhou by now, right?
Arrangements have been made with Fang Fu and others.
Once Zhang Bao enters Hezhou, someone will immediately come to meet him, and it will be considered safe by then...
…
Dongzhou.
Zhengbao Salt Village.
"More than 10,000 people?"
"You have more than 10,000 people from the Zheng family in Dongzhou?"
"And they are all young and strong laborers?"
Zhang Bao asked Zheng Shiqi in disbelief.
"Yes, sir, our Zheng family is one of the largest salt merchants in Dongzhou. In addition, selling and transporting salt requires a lot of manpower. After so many years of development, our Zhengbao Salt Village has more than 10,000 people. It’s normal.”
"As for the young and strong labor force, this is even more natural. The old, weak, women and children cannot do this work..."
Zheng Shiqi explained to Zhang Bao.
"good!"
"This will make things easier!"
"Tell me, those people from Jeju came here to fight the war. How did they get the salt along the way?"
"Did you bring it here from Jeju?"
Zhang Bao asked Zheng Shiqi.
"Sir, I really know this."
"Some time ago, several teams of salt merchants from our Zheng family were robbed by Jeju people and took away the salt."
"So we have now stopped the salt road to Jeju."
"Even if Dongju is not full of salt ponds, there are still a lot of salt merchants coming and going. There is no need for them to bring salt from Jeju."
Zheng Shiqi said to Zhang Bao.
"How sophisticated are your current salt fields?"
"How to make salt?"
Zhang Bao asked.
"How to make salt?"
"This is the method that has been continued forever. Just wait."
After a while, Zheng Shiqi brought two kinds of salt.
In one bowl, there is a large piece of salt crystal, and in the other bowl, there is some fine salt.
"Sir, you see, we basically have two types now. One is big salt. Our people lay some rice stalks or thatch on the seaside. Early the next morning, this will be attached to it. A layer of white salt spray, after boiling this salt spray, it becomes this kind of big salt."
"Currently, this kind of large salt is mainly used to make salt cloth. After further processing, it becomes what it is now, which is the second salt."
"The main type of salt in our Zheng family is this kind of fine salt."
Zheng Shiqi said to Zhang Bao.
Zhang Bao picked up the large crystal and looked at it. It should be coarse salt obtained directly from sea water.
In fact, this kind of salt cannot be eaten directly. There are many impurities in it. The main ingredients should be heavy metals such as barium chloride. Strictly speaking, it is toxic.
It's just that ordinary people now cherish salt very much and don't consume much, so it has not caused large-scale poisoning.
But if it is ingested directly for a long time, it will cause poisoning.
In mild cases, limb paralysis and twitching may occur.
In severe cases, respiratory paralysis and cardiac arrest may even occur.
This is great stuff!
Zhang Bao's eyes lit up.
