After the defeat of Zhu Yihai's army in the attack on Wuchang, Huguang gradually regained its tranquility.Now Wuchang City is magnificent, seems to have a royal spirit, the streets are back to lively, and commerce is gradually prospering.This is the advantage of a large territory, Zhu Yihai's territory is too small, and once there is a war, the sphere of influence will be affected by the war, while Zhu Yujian's territory is large, Jiangxi is in full swing, and the rear is still peaceful, but it is just a matter of paying more taxes.The land of lakes and lakes, the land of fish and rice, the rice is double-cropped, and paying more taxes does not affect the prosperity of the place.In the early morning, in the city of Wuchang, the crowd is surging, because it is located in the belly of the world, the merchants from the south to the north have to pass through Wuchang, and the commercial activities in the city are very frequent.At this time, a team of soldiers suddenly appeared on the street, dispersed the crowd, and came to Wuchang East City.This is the place where shops in Wuchang City gather, and all major businesses have shops here.In recent years, Zhao Ming encouraged industry and commerce, resulting in the rapid development of Jiangdong's manufacturing industry and trade, not only giving birth to a large number of handicraft workshops, forming a manufacturing base in the Susongchang area, but also giving birth to a large number of trading companies engaged in trade.Some of these trading companies are engaged in overseas trade, focusing on the markets of Japan, Korea, and the South Seas, while others have their eyes set on the mainland.In Wuchang City, in addition to the Huaxing trading company with the official background of the Han Kingdom, there are also many trading companies such as Sanhe, Sihai, and Xiangfu, which are more famous in Jiangdong, and are engaged in various commodity transactions.These trading houses sold a variety of goods such as silk, cloth, spices from the South Seas, and ivory produced in Koto, and were popular with the gentry.At this time, a large group of people were selecting goods in the trading house, and a group of fierce and vicious soldiers suddenly broke in, and the leading officer immediately shouted, "Take them all for me!"
”Seeing this, the guests of the trading company dispersed, and before the shopkeeper and his men could figure it out, they were controlled by the soldiers who rushed in."
Qianhu, the people of Huaxing Trading Company have run away!"
An officer ran in and said urgently.The officer was furious when he heard this, "You guys are optimistic, and the others will chase after me!"
”After saying that, he pressed his sword and went out of the trading house, and the streets were full of running soldiers, who broke into the Koto trading company along the street, arrested people, posted seals, and the streets were in chaos.Although the territory of the Longwu Dynasty was large, and the land it occupied was mostly rich and fertile, the war still made the Longwu Dynasty's finances bankrupt.He Tengjiao controlled the government of the Longwu Dynasty, and naturally if he wanted to maintain the operation of the imperial court, he had to get a large sum of money.Previously, He Tengjiao had already levied taxes in Huguang, which made the people's resentment boiling, and made the gentry and people in Huguang very disgusted with him.After all, Huguang was He Tengjiao's lair, and he still needed the support of the gentry and the people, so he could only dismiss his plan to continue to levy taxes, and finally set his sights on the merchants of the Han Kingdom.For a time, with He Tengjiao's order, the Jiangdong trading companies in Huguang, Jiangxi, and even Liangguang were all seized.Jiangdong had a prosperous business and had shops in all provinces, but the shops could not escape, so some merchants immediately fled eastward by boat.However, He Tengjiao had already prepared, and the merchant ships that entered Hunan were detained by He Tengjiao before they left Yuezhou, but there were still many ships that escaped and went down the river to Jiujiang.At this time, several merchant ships sailed eastward, and the merchants and sailors on board watched vigilantly around."
Dongjia, we have crossed the Jiujiang River and are about to reach the mouth of the lake, we should be safe!"
A sailor came over with a bowl of hot soup.The merchant waved his hand, "Drink, I'm really not in the mood!"
”The merchant's name is Xu Rong, a native of Songjiang Prefecture, who was originally the foreman of a workshop, and later came out to work alone, set up a small workshop, and made a lot of money, so he set up a trading company.The Longwu Dynasty and the Jianwu Dynasty were at war, and the materials on both sides were consumed quickly, so Xu Rong raised a batch, shoes, hats, kettles and other things, and transported them to Huguang, wanting to make a fortune, but all the goods were lost in Wuchang.At this time, he can be said to have lost all his money, not only did his previous savings go down the drain, but after he went back, he had to pay for raw materials and pay wages to his employees, and he would be in debt."
There's a boat!"
Just when Xu Rong was annoyed that he was unlucky, at the mouth of Poyang Lake in front of him, a few military boats suddenly came out.Xu Rong looked up, and his face suddenly changed greatly, "It's not good, it's a warship of the Longwu Imperial Court!"
”A dense burst of muskets fired, and the wooden merchant ship was smashed into pieces and splashed with wood, and the sailors and merchants on board screamed and screamed.Xu Rong was shocked, in Huguang, the army of the Longwu Dynasty just raided the shop and detained the cargo ship, but he didn't expect to enter Jiangxi, he actually opened fire directly."
Hurry up!"
Xu Rong hurriedly shouted.A burst of rockets came, and the sailors beside him were immediately shot and fell to the ground, and the deck and sails were ignited by the rockets, igniting a raging flame.On the merchant ship, the sailors and men were ignited and jumped into the river screaming, Xu Rong saw this, hugged a wooden box, and also jumped into the water.When the warship saw the ship on fire, it rushed over directly, knocking the merchant ship in half, Xu Rong and the others rowed desperately, thinking that the ship would shoot bows and arrows and muskets, but the ship turned around and left directly.Hangzhou, Wang Jing.Early in the morning, Zhao Ming just got up, moved his body in the yard, and punched.At this time, the palace maid brought a basin of water, Zhao Ming washed his face, wiped his body, put on his robe, sat in the garden pavilion, and ate breakfast.Although he is the king of Han, Zhao Ming's food is actually relatively simple, and he does not serve dozens of dishes.There are five dishes on the table, West Lake vinegar fish, Dongpo meat, Longjing shrimp, glutinous rice vegetarian roast goose and other dishes, accompanied by a large pot of white rice.At this time, Zhao Ming was eating with relish, and the guards suddenly came to report, "Your Highness, Chen Jushu asks to see you!"
”Zhao Ming asked while eating, "Did you say what to do?"
”The guard said: "I didn't say it, looking at the appearance, Chen Jushu seems to be in a hurry!"
”Zhao Ming wanted to finish eating first, but he raised his head when he heard the words, "Let him come over!"
”After a while, Chen Zilong hurriedly walked over, and when he saw Zhao Ming, he saluted and said, "Your Highness!"
”Zhao Ming looked at him panting and motioned for him to sit down opposite, "It's so early, you haven't eaten yet!"
Come and eat with Lone. ”Chen Zilong hurriedly shook his head and said hurriedly: "Your Highness, the big thing is not good, the Tang Domain's side has sealed all the shops in our Han Kingdom."
Most of the merchant ships that went to Huguang were also detained, and some merchant ships were attacked in Jiangxi and many people died!
”Zhao Ming's chopsticks stiffened, stopped in mid-air, and his expression became serious, "Is the news accurate?"
”Chen Zilong said: "It's true, some businessmen have escaped back!"
In addition, intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department was sent back. ”With a "snap", Zhao Ming slapped his chopsticks on the table, and was immediately furious, "What a bold man, he actually dares to touch the trading companies and merchant ships of my Han Kingdom!"
This is not to put loneliness in the eyes!
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