Chapter 22 Unprepared
Hearing the shout, the caravan stopped. Before Wang Fu could speak, the officer named Dong walked over.
"What are you doing? I'm shouting here. Can't you see anyone staring at me?"
The group of people later included officers and personal soldiers riding horses, as well as ordinary soldiers. They seemed not local soldiers from Huizhou. Wang Fu thought about it and found that it was obviously the Henan soldiers who came to take over the defense, but who knew it was so fast. After careful look, what shocked him even more was that the horses had more or less heads, one of which he knew was that he was a businessman who also took this path to Kaihua, but he sold Sheyan...
"A little girl is called me in front of the general, and is there any other magnanimity? Come and take him down!"
At the command of the officer, the personal soldiers riding horses suddenly responded, and after getting off the horse, they went to get the officer named Dong. Unexpectedly, the soldiers led by the officer surnamed Dong heard that the accent of the town was not the town, so they rushed forward, but instead confronted each other on the front line.
"Where did you come from? Huizhou is the place where our Hu Maozhen and Hu Dashui are guarding. Do you dare to be arrogant here?"
When I knew it, I was a serious officer. The officer named Dong forced the scolding of "Whose crotch is not clamped tightly, revealing you?", and even brought out Hu Maozhen, the commander who had already received the order and was promoted to admiral, always pressing him to one end so that he would not lose his majesty.
"Hmph, it's not now. We are here to take the initiative. You'd better hurry up, otherwise you can't catch up and throw away your errands, don't say I didn't tell you."
Wang Fu did not dare to make any changes at all at all. The caravan was seen by the Qing army later, and they came to change their defenses again. If the matter was not clear, could they run away now? Just seeing no one on both sides, Wang Fu was a little anxious - if it was too late, it would be over, and the new ten-game team would turn into bandits, and after seeing those heads, you could imagine it. Nowadays, the thieves may not be soldiers now, but soldiers can become thieves at any time. Perhaps only the royal army in Zhejiang is better!
After a while, Wang Fu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Perhaps the saliva had dried up, and the quarrels between the two sides did not turn into a fight. The officer named Dong turned his eyes and opened his mouth, "Brother, stay at the front line for people to meet each other in the future. It's hard to say who is like this these days." - He naturally knew about the matter of changing defenses. There were more people than them, and he was still a general manager, but he was also the old soldier who served under Gao Jie's command, so he naturally looked down on these Henan soldiers. However, the matter of changing defenses was big and could not be delayed, so he could not be exhausted all the time.
In contrast, although the class of the general was higher, Hu Maozhen was also an admiral after all. The generals around Hong Chengchou were much more popular than the general above him. If the matter was too big, he would not have much fruit.
"Today, for your Majesty Hu, I won't bother with you. Change your defense quickly and leave quickly. This caravan must check it."
check!
I'm afraid it's not that simple. When I think of those possibilities, especially those heads that are still dripping with blood, Wang Fu's heart suddenly became cold and hurried over.
"General Dong, I think I am quite respectful in my daily life, so I will help you talk. My friends and family will be grateful for your affection."
He was short-speaking and short-selling. He didn't say anything about it before, but he had already taken a lot of it today. And now it was the time when the strict orders were at its peak. The caravan passed by him before he changed his defense. It was a big deal. If the Henan man caught something, he must explain it clearly now.
"This boss, this shopkeeper is the distant relative of General Wang Qian in my camp. They are all their own people, so give them face?"
What Mr. Qian, the general knew that the officer was pulling a tiger skin, but he didn't point it out. "I can give you face. When people go back and things are left behind, they are all people who lead the troops. Naturally, they can't let their brothers go for nothing."
Goods are small, and human life is at stake. Even in this world, human life is as cheap as grass, but business is one thing, and life is the most important thing. Wang Fu pinched his nose and handed the goods to the officer and returned with his own buddy. It was not until a few hours later that Wang Fu and his party stopped.
"Young boss, this is not something you can do."
He had just gotten out of the disaster, but when he heard this, Wang Fuai shook his head. "If you do business, you must always pay attention to credit. Since you promised Uncle Zhong San, you must send the goods and not let others wait. Otherwise, who will do business with our Wang family in the future?"
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"For money, I have never treated you badly. My Zhejiang administration is far better than the past. I think it is very beneficial to you. Now the Tartars are blocking you, so there is no way for you?"
Hong Chengchou's blockade order has been issued, and all localities must set up checkpoints, and the Zhejiang Ming Army-occupied area is not allowed to enter. Anyone who issued a secret mission to the Zhejiang Ming Army-occupied area will be killed without mercy.
For the current Ming army in Zhejiang, although the income from land is the largest, many of the army needs to buy raw materials from other surrounding prefectures and counties. Local production alone is not enough to supply the entire army. Even the merchants in Jinqu will buy some food from other places to enrich the army's warehouses and prepare for the huge consumption of the war.
After Chen Wen received the news, he summoned merchants who had large trade deals with the Ming army in Quzhou and Jinhua that night. Most of them attended the wedding of Chen Wen and Zhou Yueying. They were all close to Jinhua and were called here for a meeting. However, they were all indignant about this economic blockade, hoping that the Ming army could launch a counterattack as soon as possible and break the blockade so that they could continue their business. However, there was no way or route for smuggling.
In ancient China, merchants were terrified of being a brutal businessman, and in the eyes of Confucianism, they were also the tail of scholars, peasants, industry and commerce. Even craftsmen were more useful than them. Even when the finances were overwhelmed, killing a few brutal businessmen and scavenging their property was an excellent way.
It is a fact that a low status is a fact, and it is also a fact that you can squeeze out the wealth of the people from buying low to selling from the whole process. However, the merchants in ancient China had excellent credibility. They often say things that are determined to be dead, and they don’t even need any contract constraints. Even no matter how difficult it is, they will try their best to complete the agreement. The spirit of treating reputation as life is not comparable to those unscrupulous merchants in later generations.
These businessmen here refused to accept their promises, because they were afraid of losing their reputation. Especially when facing Chen Wen, if they lost their credit in front of such a big man who was killed and killed, their family would be ruined.
"When the Marquis said, the order of the rebel Hong Chengchou, the villain has heard of it. It is said that many people have been killed in the hands of the Tartars. The news is too tight now. The villain sent someone to send a letter to the customers in Huizhou, but it was like a rock sinking into the sea. There was no way for a moment. Perhaps, when the gust of storm passes, there should be a turning point."
The bitter face in front of him made Chen Wen regain some trust in the old saying that having money can make the devil push. After all, it is impossible for those officials to expect them not to be greedy. Even if the Ming army in Zhejiang repeatedly strictly enforces the administration of officials, corruption is inevitable, not to mention the Qing Dynasty, which was "three years of Qing magistrate, 100,000 snowflakes". Chen Wen knew very well what the old businessman in Quzhou in front of him meant. When this passage of sensation passed, the officials themselves would make Hong Chengchou's blockade order full of holes, otherwise they would have to lose a lot of investment.
As for the stones sinking into the sea, this is inevitable and there should be no surprises at all. Even if Chen Wen's intelligence has been strictly trained and some secret channels, they have been sent out with great effort and time. It is really difficult to transport bulk goods.
If the military attack failed, he retreated and the violent soldiers and the bunkers were now playing the routine of economic blockade. Hong Chengchou is indeed an extremely difficult opponent, but Chen Wenyuan did not expect that this dog traitor would be so difficult.
"Hong Chengchou, why didn't he see you as powerful when he was doing things for the Ming Dynasty?"
After whispering for a moment, Chen Wen also knew that the Chongzhen Dynasty and Hong Chengchou were subject to many constraints in the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty and were able to crush the bandits in a variety of ways. Later, he went to Liaodong, the emperor, military supervisor, civil servant, military general, and Qing army. The back and forth of several aspects led to the disastrous defeat. Although the Qing court is said to be heard incessantly impeachment, it was supported by Shunzhi and Empress Dowager Bumubutai. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue must cooperate unconditionally in the southeast, and there is no allowance for any constraint. This old traitor is indeed difficult to resist with his ten successful powers.
You must break the deadlock as soon as possible, otherwise everything will be slow and everything will be slow. If the materials cannot keep up, this year's counterattack will inevitably be restrained.
"Tomorrow night, ask Zhang Jun to see me." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!