Chapter 319 of the main text of the No. ruthless man in Nanming Chapter 319 of the God-coming pen When Liu Xingming of Jiujiang came to Liu Xingming, he realized that the whole world was like the same.

Sifang Street, archways divided into archways, markets, hawkers selling on the streets, and crowds traveling in a hurry.

However, the people in Jiujiang seemed to reveal a kind of sadness in their expressions, or in other words, most of the people under the Qing Dynasty were in this state.

Liu Xingming and his men posted the songs that had been prepared in every corner of the city. At first, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty and the yamen runners would not notice a few inconspicuous beggars. By the time they realized that the songs had already spread in the city.

The speed of word-of-mouth is amazing and terrifying. Suddenly, the people all knew that the Ming army was about to come and would bring them a better life.

This naturally also includes merchants in the city.

Tian Ji, president of Jiujiang Chamber of Commerce, gathered merchants as soon as possible and discussed what to do.

"You must have seen the songs spread in the city. This should have been spread by the Ming army sent people to sneak into the city in advance, otherwise it would have been impossible to spread so quickly."

Tian Ji paused, glanced at everyone and said, "What do you want to say?"

"President Tian, ​​do you take all this Ming Jun seriously?"

"I dare not say whether it is true or not, but one thing is certain. What this song should be said in almost all."

Tian Ji stroked his beard and said, "Before the Ming army captured Wuchang, the merchants in Wuchang were also very panicked. What's the result? Did the Ming army still protect their safety and their families? Should they do business or do business, how should they live or how should they live."

"President Tian, ​​that's not what we mean. We mean that if the Ming army really breaks the city and we obey them, what should we do if the Qing army fights back?"

"Yes, President Tian, ​​the Qing army killed people without blinking. If they knew that we were sponsoring the Ming army, then our family would have to be the heads of everyone."

"President Tian, ​​is this Ming army really worth entrusting?"

Seeing a person staring at him with a gaze, Tian Ji only found it funny.

He had never really had contact with Ming Jun, and what he knew was all sent by an old friend from Wuchang.

He didn't know what Ming Jun really was.

However, just from the sporadic judgments I saw, no matter how bad it is, it will not be worse than the officials of the Qing court, right?

These ten years should be the darkest stage in Tian Ji's life. Although officials in the past were also greedy, they would at least not cause trouble for you if they had to stuff the part they should give them.

But after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the officials appointed were like hungry wolves, and they still thought about one serving, and those in the bowl were thinking about the ones in the pot.

Take Zhao Liben, the governor of Jiujiang, for example, who gave him filial piety a lot on weekdays and sent people to give gifts during festivals. But as a result, when the war came, he jumped out and blatantly asked everyone to bleed.

My appetite is really big. I only have 50,000 taels of taels per mouth, and I’m not afraid of suffocating myself to death!

"Everyone is quiet."

Tian Ji raised his hand, and the noisy crowd immediately calmed down.

"No one in this world will guarantee you what will happen, but as for someone else, Tian, ​​I chose to follow the trend. When the Qing army swept over, we had no choice. Now the Ming army is a strong side, why should we go against the current situation?"

"What President Tian means is to be clear?"

"It's not clear. But if you follow the trend, you can't tell anything without anyone else."

"call"

The merchants in the house began to whisper, as if they were discussing decisions.

"Everyone is discussing, but Tian has something to say before. Since Tian called everyone here today and everyone entered this door, he could only follow Tian. Otherwise, he would probably not be able to leave this door."

Everyone looked at each other.

Tian Ji's words were definitely not a joke. If someone disagrees and leaks the news, it will be that everyone will die together.

Tian Ji lowered his voice and said, "As for what you agree, it's easier. Of course, there is no need to leave this yard. The Ming army's siege has been done in these few days, so everyone can bear it."

OK, it turns out that no matter whether you agree or not, you can't leave this room, and everyone has no choice now.

"Although the Tian family is not a high-ranking family, the house is still big enough. Come and prepare a set of cross-yard cleaning for all the staff members."

Tian Ji was decisive in his work, and he decided to follow his servants to his residence before he could even react.

After everyone left, Tian’s eldest son Tian Chun said worriedly: “Dad, you really decided like this? Mingjun did not give you any promises.”

"Who said Jun did not promise me?"

Tian Ji gave his son a blank look and then clapped his hands.

A person walked out from behind the screen. This person was not Liu Xingming but who was it.

"Let me introduce it. This is the eldest son of the Ming army, Mr. Liu, and this is the eldest son of the Duke of Wan. "

Tian Chun was startled when he saw Liu Xingming and pointed at him and said, "Dad, why are you hiding Mingjun?"

"I won't hide it from you now. Mr. Liu brought a token."

Tian Chun took out a letter and spread it out and said, "This is your handwritten letter from the president of Wuchang Chamber of Commerce, your Uncle He. Look."

Tian Chun took the letter and went to read it out. After reading it for a moment, he was surprised and said, "Uncle He suggests you to be clear about it?"

"Yes, this is also the reason why the father has made up his mind so decisively."

Tian Ji stroked his beard and said.

Liu Xingming, who was standing aside, added: "The Ming Dynasty will never treat loyalty and righteousness badly. The He family has now started a royal business and even intervened in the salt industry. This was something I never dared to think about before. President Tian was a smart man, and he immediately decided after seeing the letter."

Tian Chun murmured, so that's it.

But he was still a little confused: "But you didn't tell everyone that way just now."

Tian Ji glared at his son fiercely and said, "What an ineffective thing. Can I get those words to the public? I want to call these people because they have many servants to use, but there are only a few merchants who can truly benefit. Do you think those merchants in Wuchang benefit as much as the He family?"

Only then did Tian Chun realize that his father wanted to treat these businessmen as stepping stones.

Of course, these merchants will also benefit from it, but they are not as many as the Tian family.

"For my father, they have to do it even if they want to do it even if they want to. I, Mr. Tian, ​​stamped my feet in this Jiujiang City, and the earth must tremble three times, and they cannot help!"

After saying that, Tian Ji turned to Liu Xingming and said, "As for the timing of siege, the young master must make more arrangements."

Liu Xingming nodded and said, "I should do this."

In fact, this time he held the handwritten letter from Mr. He and his father Liu Tichun, because he had to take a certain risk. He was worried that his father would not allow him to enter the city after he knew about it.
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