Cheng Daqi naturally didn't care about anyone coming from the royal palace. The sky he could see was Zhao Jin, and he immediately ordered the arrest of people.

After going south to inquire, Qiao Baihu also knew what kind of person Zhao Jin was. After being arrested, he did not dare to put on the airs of the royal palace. He just begged for mercy with a smile and said that he had nothing to do, but he was just curious.

Inquiry about news.

Cheng Daqi did not kill immediately. He also wanted to jump when he heard the words "The Palace" and his eyelids were about to jump, but if Zhao Jin spoke, he would not be ruthless. The news was immediately sent to Qingjiangpu by Kuaima. Zhao Jin's reply

Cheng Daqi breathed a sigh of relief, "Since I'm just asking, then each person will have twenty boards. After the game, let them get out."

Since the other party did not explicitly provoke or even stated its intention, then it is meaningless to kill. If this wave of killing, there will be more people coming.

When this news was going to Pizhou, the urgent report from Xuzhou also arrived in Qingjiangpu. The urgent report was bad news. The bodies of several managers of the Luwang Mansion Zhou were recognized, and the other side was urgently reporting to Wei Hui Luwang Mansion.

there.

As normal, these corpses would stay in Xiayi County for a long time until they were rotten and could not be identified. Then the matter would pass, and the Lu Wang Mansion had no idea where these subordinates were going. In this era, I would go out once to another province.

It was very common for more than ten days and months. After this time limit, I guessed it. It was a bit of trouble and there was no reaction in half a year.

But this time it was a coincidence that a constable happened to come to Xiayi to handle the job, and went to see the body. This week, the manager Yiyu stayed in Shangqiu, and many people in the city went to flatter him.

The constable who came to do business also met from afar. The body had not changed yet and he immediately recognized it.

The people from Lu Wang Mansion died suddenly outside the city of Xiayi. From the magistrate of Xiayi to the servants below, they were panicked. They would definitely have great trouble afterwards. If possible, they must cover them up.

The constable who came was not alone, and the corpse was not alone. If you want to hide it, you are afraid that someone will be exposed.

The whole person had no choice but to pinch his nose and report the case, and also reported it to Xuzhou. The news from Shangqiu that the manager Zhou of Luwang Mansion and his group rushed to Xuzhou and died.

In Xiayi County, which is adjacent to Xuzhou, everyone guessed that they could not break away from Xuzhou, but no one dared to say it clearly. Everyone also pinched their noses about this speculation. After all, people died in Guide Prefecture, Henan.

"If my brother had not been suppressed by Guide Prefecture, Henan, I was afraid that the people from Xiayi County would throw the body on the ground in Xuzhou. According to the news there, in the latest half a month, Wei Huilu Prince's Mansion would have to go to the latest place.

Received the message.”

"Then Zhao Jin has a salt market and a market in Xuzhou. People from all three provinces and eight prefectures are buying and selling trade here, and there are wineries. The famous Hanjing wine that has been popular in recent years is Zhao Jin's industry. I heard that business is

It also worked on the Tartars. In addition, two-thirds of Xuzhou's land is in his hands. In recent years, it has driven the people to build water conservancy and dig ditches. The originally barren dry land has also become the best water watering.

The land, Zhao Jin used ruthless means to capture these fields, and the Yunshan Temple and a village were all washed away. The amount of gold, silver and treasures in the hands of these two families was amazing. Except for Xuzhou, Zhao Jin was

There are also farms in Suzhou, Fengyang Prefecture, and there are farms in Pizhou, Guide Prefecture, Henan, and at the junction of the three provinces.”

In the Lu Palace in Ziyang City, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, the director-in-chief sat in the side room of his small courtyard. Listening to his subordinates' reports, he leaned on the bed, his eyes closed as if he was about to fall asleep, standing below

But the few people were not Qiao Baihu and the others. They looked like ordinary merchants and their accents were not from Yanzhou Prefecture.

"The other important industry in Zhao Jin is in the weed beach on the east bank of Luoma Lake. The salt cooking in various salt fields in Haizhou must be used for grass. The weed beaches over there are always no wastelands to be reclaimed, and the grass is prepared and salt is boiled. This Zhao

But I took over there. Somehow I got tens of thousands of refugees over, and actually occupied a large area of ​​land. Now it is a very large area of ​​industry.

"Yutou Town on Luoma Lake is similar to Jiningzhou, which is almost the private property of Zhao Jin. Yunshan Trading Company and Sun Family Trading Company control the most profitable industry in the town."

"Zhao Jin in Qingjiangpu also has industries, called Qingjiang City. The salt market and market in Xuzhou are three provinces and eight prefectures. This Qingjiang City is a convergence of goods transported from north to south, and the wealth in the world is also there.

Scroll here, I don’t know how many inputs there are every day.”

"There are some vague news. It is said that Yangzhou salt merchants and Zhao Jin fought fiercely for several times, and many people died. Now he can also make the decision on the business on Yangzhou salt road."

The Director-General's eyes were already open. Although he was so cunning, his face was also a little surprised and incredible. He couldn't help but interrupt and said, "You just said that he was only in his early twenties this year?"

"It is said that he was born in the 28th year of Wanli."

"Only twenty-one years old"

"You mentioned the fact that the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei commander led the team north and was inexplicably dispersed in Xuzhou. You can tell me again, why did it disperse?"

"My Lord, I don't know the young people. Those things just now, or everyone in Southern Zhili can find out by asking. As for the fact that the Jinyiwei led the team north, there are too many statements, and

It's all absurd. Some people say that they saw the dragon in Xuzhou and were shocked to disperse, while others say that it was unevenly divided into spoils and internal strife. The people who answered this question were very meticulous.

Seeing Long was shocked and dispersed, the Chief Si Wenxuan was very impatient, and waved his hand there and said, "How many cavalry did they go to Xuzhou?"

"There is no accurate number for this. Some people say it is a few thousand, while others say it is more than ten thousand."

"Absurdly, how many cavalry can the entire Ming Dynasty gather? What is the minimum number?" Si Wenxuan raised his voice and said, he was in a bad mood.

The person who answered said in panic: "It's more than three thousand."

Si Wenxuan, the right chief of the Prince of Lu, breathed a long sigh, his face calmed down, and after a while, he said slowly: "Continue to do your business. What I ask about you about Xuzhou is just asking, you are in Xuzhou and Nanzhi.

Li also needs to do his job accordingly, and don’t rely on the Lu Palace. After all, our palace is only from Shandong, so it’s not easy to reach out to Nanzhili.”

The people below responded timidly. The director-in-chief took the tea bowl and took a sip. The people who reported the report said goodbye. After so many years of work in the Lu Palace, Si Wenxuan was very careful and did not put all his hopes there.

Qiao Baihu also sent a business that worked for the royal palace to inquire. These people are normal businessmen on weekdays and do not show off their relationship with the Prince Lu's Mansion outside. They go to Xuzhou and other places in Nanzhili, and do not have to worry about being discovered.

What.

"Master, Qiao Sheren is back and wants to ask for a meeting." A notice sounded outside.

Si Wenxuan's face darkened, then shook his head helplessly and said, "Let him come in and arrange a seat for him to sit."

Each person beats twenty boards, although it will not cost his life and will not hurt his bones, but the yamen officers are very responsible. After the fight, they will definitely be unable to move for dozens of days. Qiao Baihu is a cart.

The city of Ziyang brought back.

Qiao Baihu, dejected, walked in, limping and unscrupulously. Si Wenxuan looked very gentle at this time, and he sat upright and pointed to the prepared seat and said, "Jo Sheren is still injured.

Let’s talk down and avoid being uncomfortable.”

These concerns made Qiao Baihu so moved that he wanted to cry. After another thank you, he found that Si Wenxuan had an impatient expression on his face and sat down.

"Some people say that last year, the commander of the Nanjing Jinyiwei gathered thousands of cavalry to Xuzhou, and then was frightened away. No one can explain the number clearly. Some people said that there were more than ten thousand, and some said that there were three thousand. How many people were there?

”

"How is it possible to exceed ten thousand? Liao Town, Ji Town, Xuanfu plus Jingying, and we might be able to exceed ten thousand in Shandong. Nanzhili was originally a few horses, so how could it be so large?" After all, he was a military officer.

I understand this very well.

Qiao Baihu thought about it and said, "The horse team is very imposing when walking, and the queue is spread out. When the layman sees it, he often miscalculates the number, but the horse teams in several large camps in Nanzhili will not add up.

Too much, I will not hide it from Lord Changshi. My subordinates went south to Pizhou and listened intermittently, saying that they were the deputy general of Langshan, the generals of Xuzhou and several big men in Nanjing. My subordinates have all taken out the funds.

If you can estimate a distance of between 1,500 and 2,500, it will only be less, not more."

The right chief Si Wenxuan was obviously relieved and was about to nod, but asked thoughtfully: "I don't understand military tactics, nor do I know about martial arts. What is this cavalry of 1,500 to 2,500 cavalry like

The power of

Qiao Baihu coughed twice and said slowly: "If you don't attack the city, if you have no worries about food and grass, you can run north of the Yangtze River. The court has to mobilize border troops to eliminate them, but I'm afraid it will be damaged at that time.

.”

Qiao Baihu said it a little tragically. After saying that, he hurriedly accused the director Shi Shi and said with a wry smile: "These years have been peaceful, and my subordinates are just guessing randomly. After all, what is happening on the battlefield is not accurate.

It's useless to kill without real swords and guns."

"No matter what, if you can scare such a team away, Zhao Jin can take out thousands of groups to train. If it is clamoring for the village, there will be more than 10,000 people." Director Shi took a deep breath. I don't know if these words were told to Qiao Baihu.

, still talking to yourself.

Seeing Si Wenxuan being in a daze, Qiao Baihu didn't dare to disturb him. When Si Wenxuan waved his hand, he bowed and took his back.

Si Wenxuan, the right chief of the Prince of Lu, thought about it for a long time in the side room. When he came out, he did not return to his own signing room to handle the work. Instead, he arranged for someone to meet the prince of Xiong Zaoxiong and made an appointment to have tea together in the evening.
Chapter completed!