Win the Ding 1617

Flipping through the documents collected by Ye Qi, such as Di Bao, Ming Fa's title book,

In the second year of Chongzhen, from what happened at the beginning of the year, there was a dazzling feeling. Moreover, many things that happened this year played a major role in the direction of history, directly or indirectly.

On the eighth day of February, the household department wrote to Liu Mao, "Please lay off the redundant soldiers in the post station. You can save hundreds of thousands of money at the age of one."At that time, the number of Fu sent by Shaanxi was increasing day by day, the officials were traitors, and the people were in great poverty.The vagrants in Shanshan and Shaanxi are seeking to be postmen, but they can't get them.At that time, there were successive years of famine in Shaanxi.As a result, Master Liu’s memorial made many hungry people, unemployed postmen and fugitive soldiers join the Shaanxi civil uprising at that time. Oh, one of them was Li Hongji.

On the fifth day of June, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, went to Shuangdao in the name of a military parade and invited him to watch the soldiers shoot.First set up a tent at the foot of the mountain, and order the general Xie Shangzheng to lie outside the tent.When Wen Long arrived, Chong Huan accused Wen Long of violating orders. Wen Long defended, Chong Huan sternly reprimanded him, and ordered him to remove the crown and belt. Chong Huan counted Wen Long's twelve major crimes, so he took Shang Fang to kill him .There are many theories about Yuan Dushi's killing of Mao Wenlong, but there is a lot of evidence to prove that Mao's death was actually a combination of party struggles within the Ming Dynasty and the Qing army's desire to eliminate the danger from behind. products below.Because Mao Wenlong demanded 120 million taels of salary every year, Qian Longxi, a senior scholar, made a strategy with Chonghuan in July of the first year of "use it if you can use it, kill it if you can't use it".In Tan Qian's "Guoyan", it is mentioned that the later Jin "Yintong Chonghuan, begging to kill Wenlong. But Chonghuan didn't realize it." This is more polite. In "Mingshi Jishi Addendum to this and the end, "Shi Kui Shu Hou Ji" and other works.There is simply such a record: "There is no such thing as Sai's order to return to Liao in five years, but it is for the sake of lectures. Jianzhou said, 'Guoer, he came with Wenlongtou!' Chonghuan believes it!" But he said, 'I don't believe it, the letter is Mao Wenlong's first!'" When Chongzhen heard the news, he was "terrified."

In June, Emperor Chongzhen appointed Zhu Xieyuan, restored his former official, and also governed Guizhou.Zhu Xieyuan conscripted troops from Yunnan to capture Wuqian; troops from Sichuan sent out to Yongning.Captured Bijie; led his troops to station in Luguang.Shuixi soldiers An Bangyan and She Chongming came to attack.Xieyuan ordered Xu Chengming, the general of Guizhou, to lead his troops to retreat to lure the enemy, and sent troops to attack his lair in three ways. The general of Sichuan, Hou Liangzhu, and Liu Kexun, his deputy, fought the enemy in Yongning.Then join forces with fame.Breaking through the water and Western soldiers.On the tenth day of August in the second year of Chongzhen.Cut Bangyan, Chongming, captured thousands of enemies.Later, Xieyuan made an emergency landing.Shuixi and Yongning are both flat.

On September 29, Yang Gao was put to death.This person once served as the censor of Youqian Capital, and managed the military affairs of North Korea.In the First Battle of Ulsan, he was defeated and withdrew his troops back to Wangjing.In the 46th year of Wanli, he went to Liaodong as the right servant of the Ministry of War. In the 47th year of Wanli, he and the governor Wang Keshou, the governor Zhou Yongchun, and the inspector Chen Wangting and other 47 troops divided into four groups and fought against the Houjin soldiers in the Sarhu Mountain , defeated, and more than [-] people died.Later, Kaiyuan and Tieling fell one after another, and the officials wrote to impeach Yang Gao, so he was arrested and sentenced to death.

On the first day of the ninth lunar month, the establishment of slaves organized an examination. Confucian scholars and all the slaves of the Ming Dynasty were pulled out, and the examination was conducted to distinguish between good and bad. Ding poor corvee.

In November, Huang Taiji (is it better to be called Huang Taiji, or is it better to call his real name Hei Huan Bolie? Or is it better to call his Chinese name Huanglang?) when the internal economic crisis was serious and the political crisis was about to erupt. In order to alleviate these pressures, he accepted the suggestion of the former Ming army guerrilla and surrendered general Gao Hongzhong to bypass the Ningyuan defense line and enter the customs from the Xifengkou area to carry out economic looting and at the same time exert political pressure on the Ming court. In order to achieve their own purpose of promoting peace.In order to achieve this goal, he personally oversaw the invasion of Longjing Pass and conquered Hongshan Pass with Mongolian Kaerqintai Jibulgatu as a guide.Don't conquer Da'ankou, it will be in Zunhua.On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Zhao, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, led his teaching staff to join the army. He died in Zunhua and the whole army was wiped out.Governor Wang Yuanya, Baoding Tuiguan Li Xianming, Yongping Tuiguan He Tianqiu, Zunhua county magistrate Xu Ze, former county magistrate Wu Qiqian, etc., refused to defend the city, and everyone died when the city was destroyed.

In December, the governor of Xuanda and the governors of Xuanfu, Baoding, Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi heard of the martial law in the capital, and they all asked to lead their troops into the guard.Geng Ruqi, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhang Honggong, the commander-in-chief, also led 5000 people to help.Now that the reinforcements from Shanxi have arrived, Tongzhou will be guarded today, Changping will be transferred tomorrow, and Liangxiang will be transferred the next day.According to the immoral system established by the civil servants, military pay and rations can only be distributed on the second day after arriving at the station.And the garrison of these King Qin's troops kept changing, the army was not paid for three days, and the army mutinied.After the incident, Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong were arrested and imprisoned.At that time, reinforcements from all directions gathered one after another, and because of lack of payment, they plundered more wantonly.Oh, it is said that Zhang Xianzhong, the later Eight Great Kings, was also in this group of diligent kings.

On December [-]th, Emperor Chongzhen sent Chonghuan to prison, and the Guanning army under Zu Dashou mutinied.Since taking office, Chong Huan has demanded that "the Ministry of Households transfer military salaries, the Ministry of Industry provides equipment, the Ministry of Officials employs personnel, and the Ministry of War dispatches troops to select generals." The government and the cabinet all revolved around his Guan Ning line of defense.

As for the things like Mizi Kou, we don't need to talk about it, but for killing the general without authorization, plus the crime of dereliction of duty, Governor Yuan is enough to die.Regarding these, various books and debates are already overwhelming, so we will not repeat them here, and talk about things related to pig's feet!

In the Gyeonggi area, the internal pressure faced by Yellow Wolf has been greatly reduced, and his power and prestige have been improved unprecedentedly. The benefits brought by this military adventure are not only economic, military and political for him. of.

Zongbing plundered various cities west of Shanhaiguan and north of Baoding. Many border towns such as Malanyu, Xifengkou, and Hanerzhuang, and inland cities such as Yutian, Sanhe, Xianghe, and Tongzhou were all attacked.The harvest cannot be described as a rich one. The grain, rice, gold and silver, cloth, and the population were sent to the camp of the yellow wolf in Nanhaizi like water.

The Jurchens with money rattail braids on their heads grinned wide-mouthed all day long facing the many seized (looted goods?), population, and supplies, smiling from ear to ear.It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was such a powerful behemoth in their eyes.Lifting off the outer shell, it turns out that the inside is so weak and so rich!In their eyes, this land of Gyeonggi is like a piece of fat and juicy beef, which can be slaughtered and eaten by them.

Think about the prices inside Daikin when Tian Cong Khan just ascended the throne!A bucket of rice costs 300 taels of silver, a good horse costs 100 taels of silver, a cow costs 150 taels of silver, a piece of python satin costs [-] taels of silver, and a piece of cloth costs [-] taels of silver.Thinking of such a scene is like a nightmare!

but.Amidst the sound of good news, a small piece of news became a dissonant note in the great situation.

"King Khan! Those slaves went to attack Zhuozhou, but they failed! They were beheaded twelve levels by those Nanman!"

"Huh?" Inside the big tent.A fat black man moved his body.With great effort, he turned his gaze from the account book that recorded the harvest to the face of Zhang Jing who came to report the letter.

"The slaves of Zhengbai Banner. They heard that Zhuozhou was rich and rich, and there was a batch of goods from the south that arrived a few days ago, so they sent their troops to fight Zhuozhou. No way. The soldiers defending Zhuozhou, except for the Ming army, There is also the Frang machine who escorted these goods. This generation is good at using firearms. He even put ten Hongyi cannons that were escorted on the city wall, and cooperated with the big and small Flang machines and the big and small generals. Bombard our army with the red cannons As a whole team, large and small Flang machines were used to bombard our army's siege warriors. According to the casualties reported by the servants of Zhengbai Banner, more than [-] people were injured and more than [-] people were killed, including more than ten armored men , Banner Ding five people, and the rest are all coated Aha."

Hearing the report from the Bo Shiku, Huang Lang's black and fat face flashed ferociously, "Why, Azig still thinks that he won't have enough credit for beating Zhao Liaojiao, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's good! Let him send an order to take people there again. Be sure to take Zhuozhou! Take these artillery pieces!"

Within Jianzhou, the right to speak has always been determined by military merit and strength.The strength of Azige and Dorgon brothers and the large population of Niulu have always been feared by the Yellow Wolf. Outstanding performance, brave in battle, decisive in command, and finally beheaded the leader of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Lengjiao.

If they were allowed to capture the artillery brought from the south by the Nanman in Zhuozhou, wouldn't that further boost the strength and momentum of the Liangbai Banners?

Naboshiku was Yellow Wolf's confidant when he was the owner of the White Banner, so he naturally knew the true thoughts in his heart, so he didn't say much at the moment, he called a thousand, resigned and left, and found a pen post. Just give Azig an order.

Unexpectedly, this order made Azig very angry a few days later!

"Brother! Tell me! Two of my Jiala men went to attack a mere small town, and if they didn't take it down, they lost a lot of warriors!"

Facing the furious twelfth brother, Huang Lang smiled gently on his black face, ordered someone to give Azig a seat, and couldn't help but comfort him with warm words.

"How many people lost this time?"

"There are more than 20 people in armor, more than ten people in Qi Ding, more than 30 people in Ding Yu, and about 200 people in the armored Aha!"

Azig reported the losses of all the cattle records he belonged to Tianconghan, his starling, without any hindrance.

"Okay! It's good to let you, Abahai's scoundrels, kill more people. The three of you brothers have always relied on your strength. It's also a good thing to kill and wound more people!" A cheerful cry came from the deepest corner of my heart, but the expression on my face On the face is still concerned.

"Twelfth brother, can you tell my starling about the situation in Zhuozhou? How did the Ming army defend it?"

"According to the report of Niu Lu'ezhen, who was attacking the city, the four gates of the city were blocked and the defenses were strictly guarded. When our soldiers attacked the city, the artillery arrows on the city did not fire. When our soldiers entered within four hundred steps, the gunners at the top of the city began to prepare At about 350 steps, the Hongyi artillery on the city suddenly opened fire, and dozens of people in our army were killed and injured in the first round of artillery fire. Let's fight."

"When the soldiers waited for the artillery fire at the top of the city to temporarily stop, they rushed to within 150 steps below the city in one go. They thought that the cannons at the top of the city couldn't fire within this range, but they didn't want to. They fired at our warriors alternately. Most of the warriors in our flag were casualties in the second round of artillery fire. There were dozens of wounded soldiers and corpses that could not be recovered. Presumably, they had been taken as military leaders by the Ming army. "

A burst of happiness rushed directly from Yongquan to Tianling Gai.Anyway, for these potential opponents.Yellow Wolf is very happy to see their strength damaged.

Azig was sent away, and he promised that he would try to make up for him when he got eight points of the spoils when he went back.The yellow wolf found the Pashiku, and he wanted to know about the situation in Zhuozhou.

"According to the detailed work and the mansion newspapers and documents we seized, these Frangji men were responsible for escorting the Hongyi cannons and Flangji artillery built under the supervision of the former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Li Fengjie during his tenure. They happened to pass through Baoding. Then I heard that my army was entering, so I entered Zhuozhou to defend. Brother Twelve is just unlucky."

"It is said that Li Fengjie was promoted to Beijing by Chongzhen children because of his meritorious service in casting artillery. However, this person is also a capable official. He has cast a total of [-] Hongyi cannons. Folang There are hundreds of machine guns. It is said that they are all the best of the moment. Moreover, the cost is quite low."

Screening off the people on the left and right, Huang Lang struggled to move his fat body in the big tent by himself, under the light of the big butter candle.Elongate his body from time to time.Sometimes shorter.

Shanxi Guild Hall.Located in Xiaxie Street, Xicheng District, Beijing today, with the Shanxi Guild Hall as the center, there are many Shanxi Guild Halls such as the Shouyang Guild Hall, Pingyao Guild Hall, and Qixian Guild Hall.During the Ming Dynasty, there were 41 guild halls built in Beijing all over the country.Among them, there are 5 Shanxi guild halls.12% of the total.They are Lu'an guild halls founded by merchants of copper, iron, tin and charcoal in Shanxi during the Wanli period.The Pingyao Guild Hall was founded by Shanxi pigment and tung oil merchants, the Linfen East Hall was established by Linfen merchants during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, and the Linfen West Hall was jointly built by officials and merchants, and the Shanyou Hall was founded by people from the southeast of the Fen River in Lin and Xianger during the reign of Emperor Chongzhen.

If there is a Shanxi guild hall, there must be a temple of the fellow-townsman Guan Erye who is respected by Shanxi businessmen.It is hoped that this will achieve the purpose of showing loyalty, honoring fellowship, and jointly defending the interests of the group.In addition to worshiping Guan Yu, the guild hall also worships gods according to different industries: the money shop is dedicated to the God of Wealth; the paper shop is dedicated to Cai Lun; the meat shop is dedicated to Zhang Fei; the skin washing shop is dedicated to the river god; Luban; the shoe repair shop dedicated to Sun Bin; the medicine shop dedicated to the King of Medicine; the paper shop dedicated to Wu Daozi; the paint shop dedicated to Ge Xianweng;

Passing through the main hall of Guandi Temple, offering incense to the God of Wealth and the God of Fire on both sides, and adding a handful of beans to the red rabbit horse of Master Guan at the back, a group of people came to Guandi Temple. The most secret place in the temple, this is mostly used to discuss some big business in the past.

"Old Fan, what did you call us here in such a hurry? It's a mess outside!"

"Okay! Shopkeeper Wang, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that others will arrest you?"

Several people greeted each other and sat around together, ready to listen to today's convener, Fan Yongdou, explain the purpose of convening everyone today.

Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa were the eight imperial merchants who became famous later.In recent years, based on Zhangjiakou, which is called Dongkou by Shanxi people, a huge force has been formed, and it is called the three major business gangs together with Yangzhou salt merchants and Huizhou merchants.

"The fourth prince sent a letter from outside the city."

Fan Yongdou's words immediately caused the expressions on the faces of the other seven people to change in different ways, some were shocked, some were happy, some were surprised, some were fearful, and some were greedy.

"Now that Ning Yuan is still in the prison, what is the fourth prince sending someone to send in the letter at this time?"

"It's because that guy is still in prison. I'm afraid that the next step is to go to Caishikou like Xiong Tingbi, and then go shopping around the Nine Sides. The fourth prince sent someone to come in! Don't forget, someone Yuan is in power. At that time, he sold rice to the fourth prince wantonly through Gaotaibao, but now he is in prison, if the fourth prince wants to buy rice, he can only rely on me to wait!"

Several people were eagerly looking forward to the good days with unlimited business opportunities in the future, but Guest Liang also raised some doubts, or hesitated out of timidity.

"Now that Mr. Yuan has been sent to prison, and Zu Dashou has rebelled again, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang's fans are probing around like a group of mad dogs. Should we restrain ourselves so that we don't have to contribute to the fourth prince in the future? Once the green hills are here, there is no need to worry about no firewood."

"Treasurer Liang, you, what you say is cautious, and what you say is timid!" As the leader of this business gang, Fan Yongdou naturally has the power and strength to overwhelm others.

"Since ancient times, wealth has been seeking in danger. The imperial court sent Yuan Mou to a big prison because he was guilty of murdering a border commander without authorization, and dereliction of duty! What do we have? We are just businessmen! Besides. If The imperial court really wants to investigate the shopkeeper Liang Da. With the business you did with the fourth prince and Tianming Khan, ten rounds of house raids and beheadings are enough! Don’t be afraid! What I’m talking about is just my analysis.”

Fan Yongdou patted Guest Liang on the shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous.

"Back then, which of our seniors in Shanxi, the families of those great scholars, didn't do business with the Mongols? Or should they be killed? When Lord Jiajing was here, I Da Khan surrounded the city of Beijing. The Mongolian soldiers' swords, guns, bows and arrows Almost all of them were sold to them? What about the result? After I paid the tribute, aren’t all of them great contributors to the benefit of Sangzi?”

"Compared to selling knives, guns, bows and arrows to Al Da Khan. We are just selling food, cloth, knives, guns and other things to me, General Longhu of the Ming Dynasty. It is just the father and son of the commander of the Jianzhou Guard. Everyone, maybe one day, the Ming court will come to the court. In other words, the fourth prince accepted the imperial court's appeasement. We have become the pioneers to benefit Sangzi!"

"If we are said to be enemies. Then. The gardens of those Anhui merchants in Yangzhou were built on the bones of my Ming soldiers. Don't forget the big shopkeepers. During the Korean War during the Three Great Expeditions, 20 Among the Japanese pirates, there are [-] Japanese pirates called the firecrackers of the Iron Pao Squad. The saltpeter of these firecrackers was all sold by Huizhou merchants to the famous Japanese pirates. If it is really pursued, their gardens I’m afraid they were all built with the bones of my Ming soldiers in Busan, Gyeongju, and Beechee Hall. Have you ever seen the Ming court pursue it?”

Fan Yongdou's words caused the eyes of the seven people present to radiate the desire for wealth!wow!Those who are academicians at home can sell arrowheads to Al Da Khan, merchants from Huizhou can sell saltpeter to Japanese pirate daimyo, why can’t we sell some grain, rice and cloth to Daming’s former General Dragon and Tiger father and son?

Don't say that we are enemies, everyone is just laughing at fifty steps!Moreover, in the end which one goes farther, maybe it is!

"Treasurer Fan Da, tell me! What can the fourth prince do to take care of our business this time?"

"Which one of you has business dealings with Guangdong? The fourth prince wants us to purchase Guangdong Railway!"

Fan Yongdou took out Yellow Wolf's letter. Of course, only the two parties could read and understand the contents of the letter. Most people who read it thought it was just a normal business letter.

"Yuetie? Shopkeeper Fan Da, you made a mistake? Is it Guangguo?"

"That's right! Although Foshan's iron smelting is famous, it rarely goes to the north. It is Guangguo, which has always been the main force of trade with various ministries of Mongolia, and it is also a type of goods allowed by the imperial court."

At the beginning of the trade with Mongolia during the Wanli period, the Ming government banned the export of iron pots necessary for the life of Mongolian herdsmen in order to prevent the Mongolian rulers from smelting iron weapons.Afterwards, Wang Chonggu, Governor of Xuanda (that is, the Shanxi predecessor mentioned by Fan Da’s treasurer above), asked: "We found the cities of Kaiyuan and Jianning in Liaodong, and entered the market with wide pot. The pig iron in the wide pot is not subject to smelting and frying, and it is OK. It has been done for a long time, and this can be done. I also found out that Xuanda has a long and steep mountain journey, and iron pots are rarely available, so wide pots are often used. That is to say, it is time to follow Liaoyou's guards and use wide pots to enter the market. It is easy for merchants. also."

Guangguo is made of pig iron and cannot be re-smelted, and once broken, it cannot be reused. It is a relatively reassuring export product.

"Guangdong? Since it can be sold to the Mongols in large quantities at the east and west exits, it is nothing new! Let alone make a lot of money!"

"The twelfth elder brother planned to grab the Hongyi Cannon in Zhuozhou, but unexpectedly returned home with a lot of casualties. The fourth prince ordered us to find a way to understand the things in Guangdong. If possible, we should buy more Cantonese Railways. !"

"According to the account of the captured soldiers of the Ming army, Yuetie is not only cheap, but also makes excellent weapons. The fourth prince said that as long as they can be bought, Liaodong will accept as much as they have!"

"Well, Guangdong and Guangxi are too far away, we have never been there."

"Exactly! My shop is in Nanjing at most."

"Huh? Nanjing?!"

Tian Shenglan seemed to smell a bloody shark, and couldn't help but see a green light in his eyes.

"Why, Lao Tian, ​​do you have connections?" Huang Yunfa, who had a good relationship with Tian Shenglan, had eyes full of eager anticipation.

"It doesn't count as a doorway, but there seems to be a line to try." Tian Shenglan sold a pass. "Do you still remember the single table salt I had in Tianqi for seven years?"

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Tian Shenglan bought [-] fine fine salt from the Salt Gang at one time, and sold it to Jian slaves in Liaodong, because the salt was of excellent quality.It was snatched up by the banner owners of the Eight Banners, Baylor, and Han officials from all over the place, and Tian Da's one-time profit was as high as more than [-] taels.

This sale of salt made the other seven quite jealous, but when they planned to go to the Salt Gang to buy this kind of salt again, they were told that the salt gang was also out of stock, and they could only wait for the stock to be sold to all of you. The shopkeeper cooperated.

"According to Lao Ma, the shopkeeper of my Waizhuang in Nanjing, this batch of salt was transported from the south according to the stewards of the Salt Gang, and at the same time, there were fine cotton cloth, refined sugar and other good things. I I think. Since the fourth prince mentioned Guangdong Railway, is that the same as the salt, white sugar, and fine cotton cloth, all of which came from the south? We might as well trace the source from this line. The guy who burrows leeks and stir-fries green onions takes advantage of everything!"

After hearing Tian Shenglan's analysis, several shopkeepers nodded in agreement.After all, such an analysis is reasonable.

"Old Tian. Several big shopkeepers. I have an idea, please listen to it and see if it is feasible." Fan Yongdou bowed his head and pondered for a while, then raised his head to explain his idea to the seven partners.

"Old Tian. You might as well take a hard trip. When the city is quieter, go down the canal and go to Nanjing to find the stewards of the Salt Gang with your shopkeeper, Lao Ma, and promise them a lot of money. , might as well let us eat all the salt and other things in their hands at one time, we will never bargain for whatever price they ask! Then try to find out who their master is, as long as we know their master, the fourth prince There are a lot of gold and silver treasures from this trip to Beijing!"

This idea is good or bad, but Tian Shenglan hesitated,

"Treasurer Fan Da, your words are good, but my position is insufficient, and I have turned into goods, and I am going to Liaodong for the Spring Festival. You let me go south to deal with those bitter hahas of the Salt Gang. This is no problem. But , Let me eat their goods without bargaining, which is a bit difficult!"

"Listen to me!"

Fan Yongdou gave Tian Shenglan a disdainful look.Look at how promising you are, you are never too fat when you share meat, but you are picky when you are asked to do things!

"I have two ideas, please listen to them. One is that each of us pays 10 taels of silver to Lao Tian and asks him to go to the south of the Yangtze River to handle the goods. Lao Tian, ​​after the matter is completed, you will share the 15 taels of silver. On February 50 One, my family will pay 15 taels, and any of you who are willing to buy a share, Lao Tian, ​​your bonus is still [-] points, which is considered your body stock. Which one do you think is better?"

Seven people blinked their eyes and began to calculate.

"The second idea is, if you offer 50 yuan, how much should Lao Tian pay?" Zhai Ying was a little dissatisfied, "It can't be said that Lao Tian went to Jiangnan for a visit, and went to the Qinhuai River for a whoring, and when he came back, he would have to share a bonus of 15 taels. .”

"My sun, you are a fairy! When will I not be able to say that money will be used as capital?!" Tian Shenglan scolded Zhai Ying very dissatisfied.

"Then what do you say, how much money do you plan to pay as the capital? Lao Fan has 50 silver here!"

"I, I, I think I can't compare with Lao Fan, but I also paid 20 taels of silver as the capital! Fan Da's shopkeeper, I will pay 25 taels of silver in dividends later."

"Then my Wang family will offer 20 taels!"

"My Huang family also paid 20 taels!"

"I'll pay 15 million!"

. . . . . .

In a blink of an eye, more than 200 million taels of silver had been raised.

"Okay," the eight palms that were used to counting money clapped together, and made a crisp sound, "Should we go to offer incense to Master Guan, and ask him to bless us for a smooth trip?"

Each of the eight people cleansed their hands, held incense, and burned incense in front of a statue of Guan Gong to worship.The attitude is very pious.Different from Bai Gui enshrined by other Shanxi merchants, the eight shopkeepers enshrined Guan Gong as their god of wealth.

Presumably because their main customers are related to the military and war, they enshrined Guan Gong, commonly known as the God of Wealth, to bless their wealth and prosperity.

But if we look at this statue of Guan Gong carefully, we will find that this statue of Guan Gong seems to be slightly different from other statues. He is a sitting statue.

Such a statue of the God of Wealth is called the God of Plundering and Killing! (To be continued..)

ps: Just to clarify, this chapter is estimated to cause a lot of dissatisfaction with the author, it doesn't matter, use your monthly pass or something to kill me!