Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Chapter 1059: People suffer
These men in black wanted to repeat their old trick, turned around and ran into the alley, thinking of taking off their black clothes to get away from them for a while, but the people behind them were chasing them closely.

These people had no chance and fled into the street in panic.

Yan Mu saw that the generals from the five cities had come to the street. They obviously knew something, so when those people came over, they only made a show of it and did not stop them.

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes, jumped forward, intercepted a man in black, raised his knife and dropped the knife, and the man in black fell to the ground and died.Then came the second, then the third, a total of five men in black, none of whom could escape.

When several generals saw this scene, they were shocked but did not dare to say anything.

Yan Mu walked up to the five generals with a bloody knife and smiled coldly, "The court treats the five generals well, right?"

The bearded man frowned and asked in confusion: "What does this mean, Your Majesty?"

Yan Mu tilted his head and glanced at him, "How much salary has the imperial court lost? How many family members have been treated well? How many people have been wronged?"

The white-faced general smiled and said: "It is natural for the imperial court to hold a humble rank. The humble rank is also grateful for the kindness of the imperial court."

"The reduction of military strength is bound to be implemented, and the imperial court will only treat you more favorably than before because of your dedication to the stability of Xizhou. But if this matter cannot be resolved tonight and the imperial court pursues it, then I am afraid that you will also be reduced. "

"Your Majesty, are you threatening us with your words?" A general with a bad temper frowned.

Yan Mu sunk his eyes, "There are some things that I, by not exposing, are giving you a chance. If you insist on exposing them, you must also think about the consequences. Is the rope that King Suping used to hang himself still there?"

This was a threat, but several generals did not dare to expose it.

They can ignite the flames of war in Xizhou, but King Suping knows that he cannot win this battle, so he apologizes to himself. Can they win?In particular, the Xizhou Army's morale was unstable, and they did not have such ambitions.

"My lord, please calm down, I'll catch the thief right away!"

The white-faced general said, and he and several other generals quickly dispersed to catch the thieves.

After they all dispersed, Yan Mu told the deputy general in Zhenbei to pass on the order to only protect the people and leave the arrest of the thieves to the Xizhou Army.

Later that night, the thieves disappeared like a tide.And Yan Mu knew that this was just the beginning.

The next day, the generals of the five cities went back to prepare to reduce the number of soldiers, and reported to Yan Mu ten days later.Once the names of the people who have been reduced are revealed, there will definitely be trouble.

After this night, the lives of the people in Hukou City became increasingly difficult.

Yan Mu was busy with military affairs, while Liu Yunxiang led his soldiers to rescue the people whose houses were burned down last night.

Most of the people who were robbed last night were doing business in the city and their families were relatively wealthy.It's just that after this experience, many people couldn't bear it.

Liu Yunxiang followed a soldier to an alley and saw that many people were already being fed outside.

"While we were clearing the ruins, the lady of the house suddenly went crazy and ran into the collapsed house. Before we could save people, the house collapsed." The soldier lamented.

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, and when he got closer, he heard the people talking about his family.

It is said that the man in this family had an accident in his early years and became a cripple. The woman had to take care of him, raise three children, and support the family.After years of hard work, I finally saved some money and opened a cloth shop.But not only was her home robbed and burned last night, but her shop was also robbed. The woman couldn't bear the blow, so she rushed into the ruins.

Zijin asked the people to make way for him. Liu Yunxiang walked over and saw the soldiers digging the woman out of the ruins.She was covered in black, and it looked like she wasn't injured.

Her husband came forward with a cane and advised her to be more open-minded.The three children, the eldest was ten years old and the youngest was five or six years old, were all frightened and cried. They surrounded the woman and asked her not to abandon them.

The woman is not tall and very thin. It is hard to imagine how much she has suffered to support the family by herself.She still couldn't get over it and kept crying.

"How to live, how to live in the future!"

Liu Yunxiang stepped forward and comforted the woman: "If you need help, you can tell me."

The woman looked at Liu Yunxiang and was stunned for a moment.Zi Jin whispered something to the woman. The woman was shocked and hurriedly stood up to salute.

Liu Yunxiang pressed her shoulders and said, "No need to be polite."

The woman paused for a moment, then shook her head, "I don't dare bother you."

"I only have you, but you must have encountered greater difficulties, otherwise I wouldn't have done such a stupid thing."

She has survived all the hardships in the past, which shows how strong her mind is. Although what happened last night was a big blow to her, it did not make her commit suicide.

"Public women... no..."

"Tell me, I should be able to help you."

The woman hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "I imported a batch of silk and satin from Jiangnan. The goods will arrive in the next two days. I have also prepared the payment, but...but it was robbed last night."

"How many?"

"100 taels." The woman said, beating her chest heartbrokenly, "It's not easy to do business in Hukou City. I borrowed 100 taels of the 30 taels to make up for it. I wanted to imitate others and take this batch of silk and satin to West Vietnam. Dongguan trading, I can make three times the profit, but I never expected that something like this would happen. My savings for many years are gone, and I still owe money to others. They sent silk and satin from thousands of miles away. If I If you don’t, how can you spare me?”

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and the more quickly she shed tears.

"That's how it is."

Liu Yunxiang looked at this woman again. She seemed soft and weak, but she was actually capable.She has courage, drive, and wisdom, but she's just not very lucky.

"I will advance these 100 taels to you first, and then you will pay me back when you make money."

Hearing this, the woman's eyes widened, "You...you want to borrow it from me?"

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "But can I go to your cloth shop?"

"Of course!"

The woman washed up a little, let her husband look after the three children, and then took Liu Yunxiang to her cloth shop on the street.The store was also robbed and two guys were cleaning up.

Looking at the pieces of cloth scattered on the ground, the woman shook her head heartbrokenly.

"After you pack it up, take inventory and see how much is missing." The woman told the waiter.

After a waiter responded, he asked again: "My boss, Boss Liu from the mutton soup restaurant came over. Seeing that you were not there, he didn't say anything."

The woman sighed, turned to Liu Yunxiang and said: "The money I borrowed was from Boss Liu. Knowing what happened to me, he must have been panicked, fearing that I would not be able to pay him back, but he was soft-minded and did not directly Go find me."

Liu Yunxiang took out a 100-tael silver note from his arms and patted it in the woman's hand, "Take it first."

The woman thanked her profusely and carefully collected the bank note, promising to return it to her within a month at most.

"It is said to be a mutual trade, but why do people only trade in Dongguan of Xiyue, but not in our territory of Darong, such as Hukou City. If it were here, caravans would flow and trade would prosper, which would definitely lead to local development."

"You don't know?" the woman asked.

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "I don't know."

"The tax required for transactions in Xizhou is [-]% of the transaction amount, but the tax in Dongguan is [-]%. After thinking about it, everyone will naturally be willing to trade in Dongguan."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while, "Then if we reduce taxes, it should be possible."

(End of this chapter)