Smuggling Daming

"Zhang Rui, you are really reckless this time. We could have continued to do business with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and accumulated a lot of wealth, but now after your troubles, we have completely torn our faces with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. Don't say anything in the future. It’s for business, and I’m afraid there may be revenge from Ming Dynasty!” In a luxurious mansion in Chungcheong Port, North Korea, Qi Yanming, a strong figure, was yelling at the pale Zhang Rui.

"Brother Qi, I did act a little recklessly this time, but you know what happened to me. After seeing my wife that day, I couldn't restrain myself. I ordered people to attack the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's fleet in a moment of confusion. I want to keep her, and if possible, I want Zhou Zhong to hand over my daughter, but I didn't expect the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's fleet to be so tyrannical, and our hundreds of ships failed to keep the other party." Zhang Although Rui was apologizing, he still had a calm look on his face.

After Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui met by chance at sea, they escaped from the fleet when they arrived in North Korea, and then stayed in Chungcheong Port for a while, but they soon discovered that Chungcheong Port is really a very good place. Kim Moon-hyun, the chairman of the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce, also has a deep relationship with the Joseon king.

Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui are both dragons and phoenixes among people, and they will never be content with being ordinary anywhere, especially after seeing the special status of Zhongqing Port, so the two took the initiative to join the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, and then desperately climbed up, and the result was very fast. With their own abilities, they were appreciated by Kim Moon-hyun, and both of them changed their names and declared that they were Koreans. Coupled with Kim Moon-hyun's promotion, they soon became the top figures of the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce.In particular, Zhang Rui also searched for many beauties and gave them to North Korean King Li Long, but he soon got involved with Li Long regardless of Jin Wenxian.

A few months ago, Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui felt that the time was finally ripe, and Jin Wenxian seemed to feel that the strength of the two of them was growing too fast, so they wanted to slowly weaken their influence on the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, but the result has not yet waited. When Jin Wenxian made a move, Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui preemptively killed Jin Wenxian and several other leaders of the chamber of commerce, leading their men to completely control the entire Zhongqing chamber of commerce.

Although Jin Wenxian is Li Long's person.However, after Zhang Rui and Qi Yanming killed Jin Wenxian, they immediately sent Li Long a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, as well as many beauties, and took the initiative to increase the annual wealth handed over by the Chamber of Commerce by [-]%, which made Li Long very happy , in his opinion anyway.The Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce is just a tool to make money for himself to squander. As for who manages this tool, he doesn't care at all, as long as he can provide enough money, so he didn't pursue the death of Jin Wenxian, but acquiesced to Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui's practice.

Qi Yanming is a warrior who is in charge of the fleet and armed forces of the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce.Zhang Rui used to be a scholar, and also served as the governor of Dongchang.He is very good at management, so he took over the business and finance of the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, and the two of them cooperated very tacitly with each other.

In addition, Zhang Rui and Qi Yanming also saw the chaos in North Korea, especially Li Long's cruel elimination of the domestic gentry forces, as well as the rebellion of the Japanese and Jurchens in the north and the south, plus Li Long's cruelty to North Korea. The policy made the whole North Korea tremble under Li Long's tyranny.With the people in dire straits, North Korea is already brewing a catastrophe of national annihilation.

Regarding the situation in North Korea.Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui saw it very clearly, but the two of them did not intend to change, and even hoped that North Korea would become more and more chaotic, because only when it became chaotic, could they have a chance to stand out, such as Zhang Rui's Life has gone through ups and downs, and his temper has become more extreme. Now he can't wait for the whole world to be in chaos, not to mention Qi Yanming. He started his career as a rebel. If the world is not chaotic, why would he rebel.

Both Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui knew that North Korea was going to be chaotic, but they both knew it.Zhang Rui worked hard to run the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, desperately accumulating wealth, and used the wealth to buy weapons and food to accumulate. Qi Yanming began to recruit manpower for training, especially those North Korean generals who fled because of the involvement of the gentry. They are the focus of his recruitment , As a result, in just a few months, he recruited more than 3000 people. Fortunately, these people have been practicing in the valley next to Chungcheong Port and did not participate in the previous fleet that besieged Bai Junwan. Otherwise, they might really not be able to go back. up.

Originally, the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce was running smoothly under the management of Zhang Rui and Qi Yanming, and when Jin Wenxian was removed, he did it very covertly. Even the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce did not notice that the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce had changed. Inexplicably excited for a while, he finally ordered people to besiege the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce's fleet, trying to snatch Bai Junwan back, which resulted in a catastrophe.

Qi Yanming heard that Zhang Rui admitted his mistakes. Although there was no sign of admitting his mistakes on his face, he knew that Zhang Rui was originally arrogant, and it was very rare for him to admit his mistakes, so it was not easy to blame him.

"Brother Zhang, although we have accumulated some food and weapons, and our personnel are almost trained, North Korea is not completely in chaos, and we dare not make any big moves. But now we have fallen out with the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce. If Li Long has a serious temper, I'm afraid he will immediately question Li Long, and when Li Long blames him, how should we deal with it?" Qi Yanming sat down and took a big mouthful of tea and asked, Zhang Rui was resourceful, so when encountering such a problem, Qi Yanming Hikone always let him make the decision.

"Brother Qi, you think too much. It is a pity that North Korea has a monarch like Li Long. Although Da Ming helped him put down the troubles of the Japanese in the south and the Jurchens in the north, his persecution of the gentry in the country has already At the peak, countless people related to the gentry were killed, and he was lustful, which caused the entire North Korea to be angry. It can be said that North Korea is now on the verge of riots. Now as long as someone rises up, other places will definitely respond. So in my opinion, now is the time!" When Zhang Rui finished speaking, a strange flush appeared on his face, as if he was very excited when he thought of the scene of blood flowing into rivers in North Korea.

"Now?" Qi Yanming was taken aback when he heard Zhang Rui's words, and said a little unconfidently, "We have only been preparing for a few months, and the soldiers, weapons, food and grass have just been prepared. If we rebel now, I'm afraid we will be killed." Will the North Korean officers and soldiers wipe them out immediately?"

"Hehe, Brother Qi, you have been training in the valley for a while, but you don't know much about the situation outside. Among other things, there was a prosperous town thirty miles northeast of Chungcheong Port, but Li Long In order to build the new palace, the original tax was doubled. As a result, not only the farmers could not afford it, but even the merchants in the town could not afford it. Now most of the shops in that town have been closed. There are very few pedestrians on the streets, and even most of the farmers around the town have fled, and many people have gone to the port to stutter."

When talking about this, Zhang Rui paused for a moment, and then continued: "In addition, the southern and northern parts of North Korea have been severely harmed by the Japanese and Jurchens. Now there are no people living there, and there are bandits everywhere. For public security, North Korea has to send the troops of masters there, and now the entire North Korea is empty of troops, as long as we can organize a large number of troops in a short period of time, then Li Long is not our opponent at all!"

After listening to Zhang Rui's analysis, Qi Yanming's confidence also increased greatly, and immediately he slammed his thigh and said: "So, it seems that this Li Long is even more stupid than Zhengde. It is really unlucky for North Korea to meet such a monarch. Extremely good, but for us brothers, it is the best, I will organize the army, you prepare weapons and food, and when the time is right, we will raise the flag to rebel!"

Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui saw the opportunity of the civil strife in North Korea and were preparing to rebel. Zhou Zhong, who was far away in Shuangyu Port, didn't know about it, and he didn't know that the change in the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce was actually due to two old enemies, Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui. If he knew about it, he would immediately send troops to encircle and suppress the Zhongqing Chamber of Commerce, even if it was because of this, he would not hesitate to make enemies with North Korea. After all, if these two people really grow up, the threat to him is too great.

In the winter of the 11th year of Zhengde, a rebellion broke out in Chungcheong Port, the westernmost end of Chungcheong North Province. The rebel army with the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce as the backbone was so powerful that they captured several towns in just a few days. The slogan attracted countless bankrupt North Korean poor people to join along the way. By the time this army known as the Chungqing Army arrived in Cheongju, the entire army had reached [-] people, and the North Korean army along the way did not dare to fight them.

Cheongju is the seat of North Chungcheong Province, and it is also the most important city in the whole province, so the officials here naturally dare not escape, they can only desperately organize the army to prepare to defend the city. Some poor people in the city rioted. These rebellious troops not only rushed into the rich areas of the city to smash up, but also opened the city gates. As a result, the Zhongqing army rushed into the city very smoothly, and with the help of the rebellious people, they quickly controlled the city. Lived in Qingzhou City, so Qingzhou fell.

After Qi Yanming and Zhang Rui captured Qingzhou City, they decided to take a rest. After all, they attracted 10 people to join their army at once.

However, although the offensive of the Zhongqing Army stopped, North Korea did not calm down. With the example of the Zhongqing Army, the gentry who had been pushed to the edge of the cliff by Li Long finally couldn't bear it, and finally joined forces to form a gentry army to rebel.In addition, there are impoverished people all over North Korea who can't survive. They also used their own banner to rebel. For a time, the whole North Korea was full of wars, and almost all places fell into rebellion. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)