I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 234 Open Zero Yuan Purchase
Before setting off, Hu Zongxian had already planned the best marching route.

On this trip, they set off from Hangzhou, followed the official road, and headed westward all the way.

Right now, they have arrived at Huizhou Mansion, and their next goal is to go straight to Raozhou Mansion, and after sweeping away all the forces that dare to resist, they will enter Nanchang Mansion.

"Your Excellency, there will be one thing that I don't understand at the end."

At this moment, Qi Jiguang came forward with a puzzled expression on his face, and immediately asked Hu Zongxian.

"Oh, but it doesn't matter."

When Hu Zongxian heard about it, he immediately turned his attention to Qi Jiguang.

"Your Excellency, the general still can't understand why Cao Shunhe, governor of Jiangxi, as the governor of a province, can be united by many officials under him to make him empty?"

"He is the chief official appointed by His Majesty himself! Logically speaking, he should..."

Qi Jiguang hesitated and didn't dare to say any more.

"The official is not very clear about the specific situation, but the fact that the local salt merchants in Jiangxi are so rampant is enough to get a glimpse of the leopard."

"Who do you think gave this group of salt merchants confidence?"

"If you don't talk about bribing officials openly, you dare to empty the governor of a whole province!"

"Some things can't be done with money alone, they are just doing things for the people behind them!"

Hu Zongxian glanced at Qi Jiguang, and then gave his own opinion.

"My lord governor, what do you mean, behind this incident is..."

After Qi Jiguang listened to Hu Zongxian's opinion, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then he pointed to the sky with his finger.

Seeing that Qi Jiguang understood what he meant, Hu Zongxian nodded and added.

"That's why Your Majesty wants to bypass these officials in the capital and let Jin Yiwei send a secret decree."

"This time, none of the local officials in Jiangxi who are implicated in it will be able to escape!"

"I want these people to know that they cannot bear the consequences of lying to His Majesty!"

……

Early the next morning, when the people in the city happily went to the salt shop to buy salt, they suddenly found that although the price of salt had fallen back to the previous level, the amount of salt sold in the salt shop was reduced by more than half!

The people who bought salt at the price of seven coins left contentedly.

But the crowd with a long queue behind them could only watch helplessly, hoping that it would be their turn soon.

Just as the people at the scene were waiting in line with peace of mind, there was a sound of arguing from the front.

"Why is there no salt when it comes to me?"

I saw a middle-aged man in coarse linen, throwing the bag in his hand to the ground angrily, and asked.

"Sorry, the salt has been sold out, you can go to other places to see!"

Seeing this, the buddy yawned and said perfunctorily.

"Hmph, you obviously have salt, but you just don't want to sell it!"

"Don't forget, your boss signed an agreement with the government office yesterday."

After listening to the buddy's explanation, the middle-aged man got angry, pointed at the person, and reprimanded him.

"Hmph, if I say no, then there is no. Be sensible and leave quickly."

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, a few strong and fierce thugs walked out from the salt shop.

"Hmph, I can't buy salt today, so I won't leave here!"

The middle-aged man was not at all afraid of this, so he responded.

"If you don't eat a toast, you will be fined. Someone, call me!"

Soon, those thugs rushed up, kicked the middle-aged man to the ground, and then surrounded him, punching and kicking.

Since he hadn't eaten salt for a long time, this middle-aged man was so weak that he couldn't resist effectively at all!
Therefore, he can only be like a wooden stake, letting the violent fists and feet fall on him.

"What are you doing? No beating!"

"Yes, you are not allowed to hit people!"

The behavior of the salt shop naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many people at the scene, and then angrily reprimanded.

"They have salt, but they won't sell it to us!"

"Everyone go, fight for them!"

Among the crowd, someone shouted.

And his words, without a doubt, completely ignited the anger of everyone present, and the crowd quickly swarmed up, dispersed the group of thugs who beat the middle-aged man before, and rescued them.

But at this moment, the middle-aged man has already breathed in more and vented less.

I saw him turning his head with great effort, and he was powerless.

"Salt, they have salt!"

After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man tilted his head and lost his breath.

"Killed! Killed!"

"Everyone fought with them, and snatched the salt back from their hands!"

"Yes, grab the salt back!"

The death of the middle-aged man made everyone present furious, and soon, crowds poured into the salt shop.

"What are you going to do? Don't come here, I tell you, people from the government will be here soon!"

"You are committing a crime... ah!"

Before the buddy finished speaking, he was overwhelmed by the angry crowd.

Soon the rest of the guys in the salt shop, including the previous group of thugs, were also killed!
"Salt, there's salt in it! Lots of salt!"

Immediately, a surprise voice attracted the attention of everyone present.

Everyone followed the sound and saw a mountain of table salt piled up in the warehouse behind the salt shop.

"Don't fight, everyone, line up and come one by one, everyone has a share!"

Soon, someone stood up among the crowd and was responsible for maintaining the order of the scene and distributing free salt to the people.

"Come on, next, next!"

Just as many people at the scene lined up to receive the salt in an orderly manner, there was a sound of messy footsteps from a distance.

"Ah, the official messenger is here!"

"The official messenger is here, everyone run!"

"Why are you running? If you run away, we won't have any salt!"

The people at the scene, except for a very small number of people who fled, gathered here to confront the officials who came.

"You gangsters, how dare you blatantly grab salt!"

"If you obediently put down the salt you snatched now, I don't have to hold you accountable!"

Among the group of officials, the leader stood up and said so.

"Hey, evil officials, you are dreaming, you are with that group of salt merchants!"

"If you want salt, step over our dead bodies!"

"Yes, step over our corpses!"

Seeing that the attitude of the common people is so firm, this group of officials dare not make up their minds rashly.

"Why are you still standing still? They dare to gather together and rob salt openly. They are no longer ordinary people!"

"They are thugs and bandits! Is there any need to show mercy when dealing with thugs and bandits?"

"Give it all to me!"

Under the command of the chief, this group of officials also had to bite the bullet and joined the ranks of suppressing the people on the scene, and the people were not to be outdone, and the two sides scuffled together.

And how can those unarmed ordinary people be the opponents of this group of officials?Soon there were heavy casualties, and he had to give up the salt shop that was occupied in front of him.

When the group of officials came back to their senses, countless civilians had already fallen in front of them, and some officials looked at the blood stained on their hands with blank expressions.

"Sir, we..."

"It's just a few untouchables, where is there so much nonsense?"

"Go back and report the news, saying that the people here have been completely suppressed!"

Among the group of officials, the leading officer turned his back to everyone and interrupted his subordinates impatiently, with a look of disdain on his face.

"My lord, we are surrounded..."

"what?"

As soon as the subordinate's voice fell, the leading officer was just about to turn around to check the situation when he was slapped on the head with a shovel, killing him!

Facing people several times larger than their own, this group of officials did not have the determination to resist, so they soon followed in the footsteps of their superiors.

"Everyone, go ahead and kill all these hoarding salt merchants!"

Gradually, the entire city became riots, and countless people joined in.

(End of this chapter)