Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 137 The Feast of Hongmen
After reuniting with Shi Shouxin, Luo Youdu led 1 troops into the outskirts of Shuzhou.

The outskirts of Shuzhou were in a mess, full of looting.

Zhu Lingyun did not order the forced relocation of the people into the city, but in order to defend the city, they began to loot the rations of the people outside the city.

The officer's order was to rob food, and the soldiers who received the order would naturally not just rob food honestly.

Valuable goods, poultry and livestock, and even the girl Shui Ling were looted away.

When encountering resistance, it is natural to kill the matter, and even more ruthlessly burn the person and the house together.

A veteran like Shi Shouxin was used to these scenes and remained indifferent.

Seeing this scene, Luo Youdu could only sigh secretly, and waved his hand to summon Cao Songqi, the commander of the army, and asked him to appease the people, gather them together, and provide food regularly.

Shi Shouxin only felt that Luo Youdu's move was unnecessary and a waste of food, but he got used to it all the way and didn't say anything.

After walking a hundred steps forward, six teenagers stood in front of the army.

They knelt down on the ground and cried: "We are willing to join the army with the general and avenge our fathers and fellow villagers."

Luo Youdu thought for a while and said, "Chang Dutou, they will leave it to you."

Chang Side responded and stepped forward to pull the boy into the team.

Arriving at the foot of Shuzhou City, Luo Youdu was not in a hurry to attack the city, but set up a camp in the east of Shuzhou City.

That night, Luo Youdu's handsome tent walked into a businessman named Bu Ze.

Bu Ze's family has been doing business in Luzhou for several generations, focusing on medicinal materials.Luzhou is rich in gentian, motherwort, chrysanthemum and cocklebur, while Shuzhou is rich in magnolia officinalis, Poria cocos and flavescens.

Bu Ze often goes to Shuzhou to buy and ship goods, and has a stable business.

When Luo Youdu went to Hezhou, he had already set his target on Shuzhou, and asked him to go to Shuzhou to investigate the situation first.

"sit!"

Luo Youdu asked him to sit aside and made him a cup of tea.

Bu Ze was a little flattered. Although the status of a businessman has been greatly improved now, Luo Youdu's status and status are so friendly to him, so he can't help but feel a little apprehensive.

Luo Youdu said straight to the point: "What is the attitude of the gentry merchants in Shuzhou towards Huaiyan?"

Bu Ze respectfully said: "In front of this interest, who can be indifferent? It's just because of face, they didn't buy Huai salt in the open, but secretly. All gentry and merchants participated and hoarded a lot .”

Luo Youdu asked: "How about the purchase price?"

Bu Ze smiled wryly and said, "The purchase price is much higher than ours in Luzhou, and the gentry and merchants secretly competed too fiercely... The grassroots never dreamed that they would see Huaiyan sell at a higher price in their lifetime."

Luo Youdu smiled knowingly: "Then start the second step of the plan. When you release the news, you say that the imperial court has won half of the state capitals in Jiangbei. The salt administration in Jianghuai is too bad, and the Central Plains imperial court can't eat so much at one bite. The acquisition of Huaiyan has been slowed down. It is no longer so urgently needed. At the same time, with the large-scale influx of Huai salt, the east salt has also been affected, and the price of salt in the Central Plains cannot be so high."

As a merchant, Bu Ze naturally knew that Luo Youdu was talking about something that would definitely happen in the future.In order to stir up the chaos in Shuzhou, there is nothing but awe.

Soon the price of salt fell, and the news that Zhou Jun didn't need Huai salt spread in Shuzhou City.

The reasons for not needing to be sufficient and well-founded.

Salt is something you can't live without, and it's a useless material if you have too much.

Otherwise, their Huaiyan wouldn't be where they are today, and there are so many disgusting people that the Southern Tang court forcibly stuffed them.

The surplus salt accumulated over the years is enough to feed the Central Plains.

The further you go down, the less valuable the salt is.

The gentry and merchants in Shuzhou were very introverted. In order to fight for an extra hunk of salt, they even disregarded their affection for many years.

It's good now, and I'm starting to be humble like a gentleman again.

The surnames in Shuzhou are headed by Zhang, followed by Liu and Wang.

These big families will certainly be affected by this, but in the end it is a big family that can afford to lose.

The ones who really can't afford to lose are the second-class Cao and Jiao families.

The Cao Family Courtyard.

The Patriarch of the Cao Family, Cao Yang, kept tapping on the table with his fingers.

Jiao Yu, the eldest son of Jiao, paced back and forth in front of the hall.

The Cao family and the Jiao family are big families in Shuzhou that have been passed down for thousands of years, but there have been few great talents in the family that can drive the development of the family, and they have gradually declined.

After learning that Huaiyan could make money, the two families of Cao and Jiao, who had been friends for generations, decided to buy Huaiyan with all their might.

They thought it was a good deal, and transported the salt to Luzhou for sale through commercial roads.

Unexpectedly, before he could make a move, Luo Youdu's army approached the city.

When the master Wang arrived, Cao Yang and Jiao Yu secretly rejoiced that they could make more money without selling it in the hands of others.

Who knew that there was news that Huaiyan was no longer needed.

This action made Cao Yang and Jiao Yu, who were in charge of this matter, break out in a cold sweat.

Jiao Yu complained: "Brother Cao, please stop knocking, it upsets me."

Cao Yang said angrily: "I haven't told you to stop dangling, you're dazed."

Jiao Yu paused, and said, "Tell me, is the news accurate or not? My Jiao family has spent a lot of money in order to turn around this time."

Cao Yang said harshly: "Isn't that the case with my Cao family?" He paused and said, "I don't know if it's accurate. This is the reason. In recent years, Huaiyan has been plagued by disasters, and the land of Luzhou is [-] hu .Now Guo Zhou's momentum is like a rainbow, attacking the city and conquering the land, it is unstoppable. The Huai salt in so many state capitals is enough to consume the Central Plains. Almost half of the Jianghuai prefecture capital."

Jiao Yu said with a mournful face: "Then what should I do? My father is sick in bed, let him know the news, how can there be life?"

Cao Yang pondered for a moment, then said: "Brother Jiao, do you dare to do something big?"

Jiao Yu's face turned pale, and he said, "What's the big one?"

Cao Yang said sharply: "Kill Zhu Lingyun, and all the soldiers and horses of Shucheng will be in his hands. If we kill him, there will be great chaos in the city, and we must call the strong men in the family to open the city to welcome the king's army. If this is done, our Cao and Jiao families will definitely use it Not to mention that the son of Zhang Liangyu in Luzhou is now a Hucao in Luzhou, and a corrupt scholar like Fang Huizhen has actually become the governor of Luzhou. It can be seen that as long as Luo Youdu makes great contributions, he can be reused."

Jiao Yu's face was slightly frightened, but Cao Yang's expression became resolute, and he said, "Do it!"

Cao Yang and Jiao Yu discussed this matter in detail and made careful preparations.

Cao Yang came forward and invited Zhu Lingyun to the banquet.

On this day, it was nearly dusk, and Cao Yang and Jiao Yu were anxiously waiting outside the residence.

With the sound of horseshoes, Zhu Lingyun came slowly where Cao Yang and Jiao Yu looked.

Cao Yang was overjoyed, and said: "Zhu Fangfang envoy is honored today, and Cao is full of glory."

Zhu Lingyun sat on the horse, did not get off the horse, but raised his head and smiled: "Brother Cao set up this grand banquet, how can Zhu, as the rightful master, not come!"

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