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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 39 Ling Chi

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    The leader in charge of Nguyen Phuc's business at that time found business opportunities during this blockade. He sent people to purchase a large amount of cloth and hoarded it, waiting to make profits when the price was high.  The idea is good, but the ending is tragic.  Both rich and poor people need to wear clothes. In addition to covering their bodies, they also need to keep warm. The durability of fabrics in these days is really not high. Within a few months, Thang Long House had no more fabrics to sell.

    The Ming Dynasty cut off trading channels, and the south was controlled by the Le Dynasty, blocking merchant ships from entering Thang Long.  Cotton could not be grown in the intertwined areas, and clothing for food, clothing, housing and transportation depended heavily on the Ming Dynasty. Land and sea routes were blocked, and cloth could not enter Thang Long. The Northern Dynasty suddenly fell into the dilemma of clothing.  Nguyen Phuc, a business leader, naturally took the opportunity to speculate and earned more than ten times the profit.

    Originally, the grain output of the Northern Dynasties in Vietnam was enough to feed the whole country, but wealthy businessmen who dealt in grain saw that Nguyen Phuc was taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and wanted to follow suit.  They teamed up to hoard rice to reduce market supply and spread false news that a certain place was short of food.  With the precedent of cloth being in short supply, the people could tell the real thing from the fake and rushed to buy grains to store for shortages.  In this way, the grain market was also disrupted.

    The shortage of cloth is bearable, so I can only wear old clothes.  The impact of food shortages is huge, and in serious cases it can even cause turmoil in the court.  Zheng Jian, the founder of the Northern Vietnam Dynasty, was a very outstanding tycoon. He immediately took action to punish the wealthy businessmen who speculated on goods and executed all the wealthy businessmen who made money through the blockade. As the Nguyen Phuc family who caused this turmoil, he not only wanted to punish those wealthy businessmen, but also  The head of a dragon was given to others to be chopped off, and a large amount of money was paid as compensation. It was really a loss of both the wife and the army.

    "Hongchang, doing business is about being a good person. If you do your best as a person, you will be hated by relatives and friends, and enemies will be everywhere. You can foresee the difficulties ahead." Ruan Phuc Luo Min looked at Ji Hongchang meaningfully, as if he was advising the other party.

    Zhou Shixiong was confused. Why did he come to my head when he heard the story? Did I do something that made this old fox hate him?  "What my uncle said is that Hongchang will seriously consider this issue."

    Anyone can hear Ji Hongchang's perfunctory tone. Ruan Fulomin smiled and did not talk about the topic again, "I am too old for Hongchang to sit for a long time. These singers were bought from Tianzhu by maritime merchants.  I gave it to Hongchang as a meeting gift, I hope Hongchang won't dislike it." Four girls wearing veils came to the table and bowed to Zhou Shixiong.

    Zhou Shixiong looked at the several singers and said with a smile, "I dare not refuse the gift given by the elders. Hongchang thanked my uncle." Zhou Shixiong didn't like the Indian Asan, but the mixed-race appearance and figure of the Indian woman suited his taste.  These four singers couldn't clearly see their looks. Their exposed waists/buttocks were already attractive enough. They were all for use anyway, and Zhou Shixiong was not picky.

    That night, Zhou Shixiong shot everywhere with one shot, and relied on his special physique to kill the enemy bravely. Only after fighting with blood-stained clothes and all enemies silent did he surrender and rebel to end the battle.  Only when I woke up the next day did I realize that I was really a beast. These four Tianzhu girls were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and their real age might be even younger. According to modern laws, they were enough to be shot.

    In order to accommodate the four girls, Zhou Shixiong shamelessly went to Ruan Phuc Luo Min to borrow a carriage for the four girls to ride.  According to their injuries, these days will definitely be difficult.

    "A young man is brave and envious of an old man, but remember not to overdo it." The old man was very sensible and teased Ji Hongchang with an expression that all men would understand, quickly bringing the relationship between the two closer.

    "There is no need to envy others when my uncle is still young." Men will definitely be very excited when talking about this matter, and this kind of topic can break the hierarchy between elders and younger ones and make men get along more harmoniously.  Zhou Shixiong didn't understand why the old fox spent so much effort on him. Not only did he send Mei Ji away, but he also condescended to lower her status and hand her over. Logically speaking, this Nguyen Phuc Lok Min should be Nguyen Phuc Thu's confidant. There is a possibility of coming to Lang Son House to cause sabotage.  Maximum, is this kind of performance just a smoke bomb?

    After two days of journey, we quickly arrived at our destination, Lang Son City. During these two days, Zhou Shixiong received meticulous care. There were dedicated people to take care of his daily life, walking and sitting, and the food and clothing were more expensive than when he was a Marquis.  All of this was provided unconditionally by Ruan Phuc Luo Min. Zhou Shixiong suspected that the old man was corrupting himself and enjoying such a high standard of life. What would happen if it was gone!

    When they arrived at Lang Son City, Nguyen Phuc Bao went out of the city to greet him personally. Apart from a few palace masters, this was the only person who was greeted by Ruan Phuc Bao personally.  Following the welcoming team into the city, Zhou Shixiong found an opportunity to get close to Ruan Phu Ajiang and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, my adoptive father seems to be very close to this uncle. What's going on?"

    Ruan Phu Ajiang smiled and said, "You don't know, when my father was killed by Ruan Phu Shou, our two brothers and sisters were able to escape from Tuyen Quang Mansion only because of the help of Uncle Luo Min. Uncle Luo Min did this very secretly, and Ruan Phu Shou is still here today.  I don¡¯t know who saved us brothers and sisters.¡± Damn, it turns out that this uncle is the mole lurking in the enemy¡¯s heart, the purest of our own!

    Zhou Shixiong was sweating all over. In the past two days, in order to cater to Ruan Phuc Luo Min's sugar-coated bullets, he hung out with four singers when he had time.??Even in the car, they continued to fight, deliberately making noise for the old man to hear.  What would happen if the old man told his adoptive father these ridiculous things?

    "Look at how hot you are. This trip must have been very hard. Go back and wash up first. Tiao Tiao is here." Ruan Fu A Jiang felt very distressed and helped Zhou Shixiong wipe his sweat, but after hearing her words, Zhou Shixiong became even hotter.  Fortunately, Ma San squeezed in before they had gone far, saluted Ruan Fu Ajiang and pulled Zhou Shixiong aside, "Master, urgent report from Hu Guangli, something big happened in the north."

    Zhou Shixiong was shocked, could it be that Jiannu entered the customs again?  Probably not. We lost so many soldiers and horses last year. Jiannu should not be able to enter the customs again so soon!  I took the letter and opened it. The first line written on my head was the national thief Yuan Chonghuan Lingchi!  Zhou Shixiong was agitated. The first time the slaves joined the invaders was so different from the history. Yuan Chonghuan did not escape the Lingchi death penalty. It seems that it is difficult to change history.

    Zhou Shixiong has not thought about changing Yuan Chonghuan's personal history at all. The death of this guy is not enough to vent the public's anger. The bad habits of Zu Dashou and other Liaodong generals were developed by him. Just for this one thing, he should be killed a thousand times.

    I believe Zhou Shixiong was very happy after reading the contents of the letter.  Not happy for the content, but happy for the source of this information.  The northern intelligence network controlled by Hu Guangli finally began to operate.  The first piece of information was that the whole country was shocked by the murder of Yuan. Xizuo was at Caishikou at the time and witnessed with his own eyes the process of Yuan Chonghuan being chopped into pieces, and he was sent back to Guangxi as soon as possible, faster than Di Bao.

    In addition to introducing the process of Ling Chi and Yuan Chonghuan, the letter also contained some other pieces of information, one of which attracted Zhou Shixiong's special attention.  Wang Ziyong, Lao Huihui, Ba Jingang, Sweeping King, She Taotian, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, etc., a total of thirty-six battalions with more than 200,000 horses gathered in Shanxi.  Gao Yingxiang called himself the King of Chuang and became the supreme commander of the northwest refugee army. Among the names of the leaders of the refugee bandits, the general Li Zicheng was prominently listed.  Others didn't know how powerful this guy was, but Zhou Shixiong knew it. He sighed, "Oh, the sky is going to change!"

    While Zhou Shixiong was working hard to manage escape routes, several major events occurred inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.  The first was Houjin. The Eight Banners of Houjin suffered unprecedented heavy losses. They immediately reorganized their armaments after returning to Shengjing. Huang Taiji did not punish the Six Flags leader severely according to his selfish motives, because he himself also lost miserably and had no position to punish others.  Moreover, there are no conditions for purging at this time. If the Jurchen Eight Banners do not unite, it is difficult to say whether they can continue to exist.

    The first thing that the Later Jin Dynasty did when reorganizing its armaments was to make cannons. Huang Taiji gathered the craftsmen who knew how to make cannons among the captives of the Ming army. Under the auspices of a craftsman named Liu Han, the Later Jin Dynasty used the lost wax method to create cast steel cannons.  Because the cannon body was wrapped in red silk, it was named the red cannon.  The casting technology of this kind of artillery has surpassed that of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty still knew nothing about it and only regarded this kind of artillery as the Ming Dynasty artillery plundered from Chongming Island by the slaves.

    The second move of Hou Jin was to establish six departments. There were relevant records in the Ming Dynasty's newspapers. The Ming court's evaluation of this matter was that it was like learning from the monkeys and walking in Handan, and it was mocked that Hou Jin's learning from the Han people only had its form but not its essence.  .  However, Zhou Shixiong knew that this was Huang Taiji's preparation for becoming emperor. It seemed that soon the Hou Jin Dynasty would be replaced by the Qing Dynasty, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had ruled China for more than two hundred years, would appear.

    Zhou Shixiong could only know so much about the movements of the Later Jin Kingdom. The news from the Ming Dynasty court was very smooth. After the Battle of Gyeonggi, Emperor Chongzhen granted ministers a large number of titles. The generals had received a lot of benefits. The main recipients of the rewards this time were  Civil servants.  However, several civil servants not only did not receive awards, but were ordered to retire due to various minor mistakes, including Li Biao, the first assistant, Nan Juyi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Cheng Jiming, who succeeded Li Biao as the first assistant.  This person is not the most unlucky. The assistant minister Qian Longxi negotiated peace with Hou Jin because Yuan Chonghuan was good at killing ministers. This unlucky person was imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen for knowing the crime and failing to retaliate. It is hard to say whether he can save his life.

    The last piece of information in the letter made Zhou Shixiong dumbfounded, and Guangdong Zhong Guoxiang rebelled.  The reason why Zhou Shixiong couldn't laugh or cry was that his intelligence unit was so new that it could collect intelligence from as far away as northern Liaoning, but he didn't know that such a big thing had happened to his neighbor. He had to wait for the report from Gao Qinshun, the governor of Guangdong, before reporting from his residence.  Got this news.

    "Do both Cheng Peng and Jishi know about it?" Guan Chongguang and Li Fusheng left Youlong Town earlier than Zhou Shixiong, so Zhou Shixiong asked this.

    "Both adults know it. The official also said that he would write a congratulatory form and report it to the court to congratulate him for getting rid of the harm." Ma San didn't know who Yuan Chonghuan was, but he knew that someone who could enjoy being cut into pieces must be very awesome. Ordinary people  He is not qualified to use this kind of capital punishment.

    "Let him calm down. It's better not to let the emperor remember that there is a place like Pingxiangzhou." Zhou Shixiong didn't know whether Guan Chongguang was joking or serious, so he told Ma San to convey his meaning clearly and not to be in such limelight.  .
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