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The Huben Guards have decided to send troops to Luzon to attack the Qiansi people in Luzon.
But at this time, Daming became increasingly restless.
Shandong.
Shandong¡¯s salt is divided into several market shares. Huaiyan occupies the Tai¡¯an area of ??Jining, and a small portion enters the Jinan market. Local sea salt is marketed in Deng, Lai, Qingzhou, Jinan and other state capitals, accounting for more than half of the market.
There are also some high-quality green salts used by rich families, which are well salts from Qinghai and Shaanxi. They are finer and whiter and have a very high quality.
Denglai Jiaozhou is a pure sea salt market, and most of the market is under the control of the Jiaozhou Inspection Department. It¡¯s funny to say that this Inspection Department is the yamen that checks illegal salt, but the Inspection Department controls the largest market in Denglai. In the private salt market, both the collection and price of salt are controlled by the Inspection Department.
This time, the people from Li & Fung Trading Company in Fushan Salt Farm were willing to collect salt, and they also wanted to see if they could open a gap.
Of course, the person who died was not theirs, so the people in this business were optimistic about the outcome.
However, someone is preparing to open a gap in this line
Shandong, Sunjiabao.
"Sure, I'm going to gather the manpower now. I dare to ask, sir, how many vehicles and how many people will be dispatched?"
"No rush, let's go out first and say that we are going to ship a large amount of goods. We will get up at five o'clock the day after tomorrow. All the relatives and flag officers will be dispatched. All the salt trucks that can be produced in the whole fort will be dispatched. Five One hundred tons, this is not a small number.¡±
Although I don¡¯t know what the commander-in-chief Sun Shizhong who led this group of soldiers meant by doing this. However, his subordinate Sun Dafu has long developed the habit of obeying his orders.
The whole Sun Family Fort was in a state of excitement.
For more than a month, everyone has suffered a lot from boiling salt. When I see the harvest, I feel happy.
There are also many people who are worried that something will happen on the way to transport salt. After so many years, those who don¡¯t give salt to the saltworks and the inspection department will end up not being happy. The damn salt tyrant Feng Quan was ruthless and cruel, raising hundreds of salt soldiers. Although all the relatives in the fort in front of him were mobilized, the team of nearly 140 people looked strong. I have been training hard for more than a month, and the forty or so core members have been practicing for several months, but after all, they are really not that confident.
Facing your relatives and neighbors in your own fort. Everyone in the family has a spear in their hand, and they all stand with their heads held high and their postures extraordinary. After practicing the military posture for more than a month, I finally got a look.
Small flag officers are equipped with a waist knife to distinguish soldiers from officers. Deputy Qianhu Sun Shizhong has a horse. The rest of the horses in the fort are not war horses. This time they are all used to pull carts.
There are more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages and mule carts, as well as more than 40 chicken and bus carts, and more than 500 loads of salt. It's all loaded up and on board.
"Let's go!"
The sky is not yet bright, the morning star is still shining brightly, and the waning moon is still hanging in the sky, but the entire convoy is ready, and everyone looks a little nervous. Only Sun Shizhong, who is calm, gets on his horse and pushes forward with his right arm. One strike seemed to have the force of thousands of people: "Convoy. Follow my orders, all head south, set off!"
"Qu Rui, you lead the flag and walk at the front. Keep a few miles away from the convoy. Spread out the queue and move forward. Look at each other from head to tail and don't lose sight. If you find something is wrong, retreat immediately."
"Yes, sir."
Qu Rui¡¯s small flags are carefully selected and will also be the core of the future scout force. They are all smart young guys. They may not necessarily be strong, but they must have a flexible vision, a sharp tongue, and the ability to run.
There is no way to equip them with horses now, so they can only send out sentries on foot. Fortunately, the enemy is unlikely to have cavalry.
Coming out of Sunjiabao, after walking for more than two miles without the official road going straight south, there are three forked roads. Directly south is the road leading to Fushansuo City, to the southwest is Xujiabao and Wangjiabao, and to the southeast is In the direction of Fushan Saltworks and Fangjiaji, when you reach Fangjiaji and then turn to the southeast, you will find Jimo County and the headquarters of the Haoshan Guard.
Today¡¯s goal is Fangjiaji.
There is an inland river terminal in Fangjiaji. From the inland river to Baihe River, salt is transported by boat. If you rely on these large and small cars all the way, you will be exhausted.
The places that really thrive are either seaports, inland ports and cities along canals. Without these, it is unlikely to prosper, unless it is a political center like the capital.
Even Beijing is connected by rivers such as the Haihe River. Otherwise, it would be difficult to maintain the operation of a city with a population of one million and the lives of its citizens.
The entire journey to Fangjiaji is less than thirty miles. The road is good and bad, but we can only move forward with difficulty.
Fortunately, the scenery along the way is not bad. Although it is winter, the mountains are still green and there are rivers along the way. You can enjoy the scenery and divert your thoughts.
There are not many villages along the way. The population in Jiaozhou is not dense, but it is still peaceful after all. There are also many pedestrians and small merchants along the way.
When they saw the large convoy transporting salt, many people looked surprised. They wanted to say something, but when they saw the pro-dining team behind the convoy, they shut their mouths again.
As soon as they saw this battle, everyone knew that someone was going to challenge the Inspection Department head-on.
Many people were in high spirits, and some idle people stayed far away and followed furtively, wanting to see if there was any excitement.
Feng Quanyi has been in the inspection position for many years. The salt men under him are all selected from rogue gangsters. Over the years, they have become ten times worse than ordinary gangsters. They really have sores on their heads and runny feet. The evil character of Pus is no worse than a pirate when it comes to being bad.
There are salt pods stationed in the more lively villages and towns, but there is no salt pod in the military fort. However, the military households transport salt on the road. Anyone who dares to sell private salt will not be able to escape even if they are beaten.
In the early years, people did not know how powerful it was, and many people were beaten to death and maimed.
If it weren¡¯t for this evil method, who would be willing to sell the hard-earned salt to the salt farm for three or four yuan a load? People in the salt field add 30% sand, and they can still sell it for two taels of silver!
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? we saw that the military household was about to fight with the salt-eater, it was really a waste of time to see the excitement. And which side to support is simply something that you don¡¯t have to think about.
But we followed him for about ten miles. Seeing that we were still five or six miles away from meeting at Fang's house, many idle people had disappointed looks on their faces.
But Sun Shizhong knew. It should be here.
Ahead is a high slope, with a barren cemetery on the left and a small river on the right. The place is narrow, making it difficult to turn around and escape, and the slope is condescending. It¡¯s easy to build morale.
After all, Yan Ding has been around for many years, so he definitely has this experience.
"My lord, there is a large group of salt flakes ahead, right on the slope. There are also some in the woods on both sides!"
As expected, Xiaoqi at the front sent back information. Xiaoqi¡¯s relatives retreated from the two wings in chaos, and many people had panic expressions on their faces.
"Calm down, Qu Rui, take your little flag and return to the rear of the formation. Anyone who disturbs the morale of the army will be severely punished when he returns!"
Long-term training has made Sun Shizhong have an unshakable image of authority in the hearts of his relatives. He shouted on his horse, and the originally chaotic team immediately stabilized.
"All relatives, move forward. Form your formation and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Such a team of about a hundred people does not have military flags. In fact, there were originally various flags at the hundred-household level, but there have been no troops sent out for so many years, and the soldiers don't even have weapons. Where can they get the golden drum flag?
There were no golden drum flags, but amid the sound of military orders and the guidance of various flag officers, one hundred and thirty-five soldiers formed a small square formation in two rows. There were ten people in a row, and the flag officer also stood on the left side of the team with a gun and a knife. One small flag followed another. Almost instantly, more than a hundred people formed a decent formation and came out.
"Look to the left, turn to the right, stand at attention, and raise the gun diagonally!"
¡°Let¡¯s move forward, everyone should move forward!¡±
"Stand still, don't shake, don't be afraid!"
The flag officers have all participated in the war against pirates. Each of them has one or several lives in their hands. In addition, they have been trained for longer, they are also extremely good people, and they have been with Sun Shizhong for a long time. At this time, they are sorting out When the team arrived, they were in good shape.
More than a hundred people lined up in a neat formation like this, with all their spears raised upwards. Although there were not many people, it turned into a dense military formation with spear points like a forest!
Just when the Sun Family Fort's relatives were finishing their formation, a large number of salt soldiers also appeared on the high slope.
When doing New Year¡¯s shopping a year ago, Sun Shizhong also saw a dozen salt cubes in the town.
¡°These people all have a mean look on their faces. Compared with ordinary people, their faces are shiny and their bodies are tall and strong. They obviously eat well and drink well, and there is no shortage of meat.
The way they look at people is also very sinister. Anyway, you can tell at a glance that they are not good people.
At Fangjiaji, these salt dogs also walked sideways. Except for the local wealthy families, no one was not afraid of these salt dogs.
Most of them were wearing blue cotton-padded jackets and small hats on their heads. Their clothes were mostly stained with oil and other dirty things, and their entire faces looked oily and dirty. Anyway, few of them were good ones.
There were more people gathered at this time, and at a glance, they were all the same.
Everyone has weapons in their hands, mostly short weapons. Iron rulers and waist knives are the most common. These are the standard weapons issued by the yamen of the Ming Dynasty. Many of them are among the people, and gangsters fight and fight. Love using this.
However, there are also many who use other weapons, such as short axes and short spears, as well as the standard tattooed long knives, pick knives, and tiger spears used in the military. There are also a few holding heavy Xuanhua axes. Look at how hard they are struggling. It's doubtful whether he can dance well or not.
"You poor military households, are you crazy? Are you going out to collect salt and secretly negotiating terms with salt merchants pretending that our third master doesn't know?"
A grown man stood at the front of the salt team and shouted at the military household.
In his hand was a lancet, which looked very sharp. In the cold weather, he opened his chest and revealed his hairy face. He seemed not to feel the cold wind blowing on his body.
"This is Feng Erchuang, a general who can fight under Feng Quanyi. Fangjiaji and Jimo County are under his management. This man is from the Liaodong Army. I heard that he is a junior military attache in the Liaodong Cavalry Battalion. He will He took Yan Ding as a military constraint, so even though he was from Liaodong, Feng Quanyi thought highly of him. "
After all, Su Wannian had sold illegal salt, and he was very knowledgeable about the people in the Inspection Department. At this time, he said that except for Feng Erchuang, almost all the leaders of the Inspection Department could beat ruthless people. arrive.
"About three hundred and fifty people." Qu Rui also rushed over. Just now, he and the saltmen were only a few dozen steps apart. The closest ones had bumped into each other's eyes, so they could see very clearly.
"Drink, Feng Quanyi really put all his wealth on the line."
Others looked nervous, but Sun Shizhong was the most relaxed one.
There are more than 350 salt men with fighting experience, and there may be dozens of murderers among them, but so what? Before him was a serious army.
"Besides, we also have more than forty veterans and a dozen core flag officers on our side. Their weapons and equipment are not weaker than those of their opponents.
"Put down the salt, do you hear me? Put down the salt and bring it all back to me. Don't think of this again in the future. The Third Master and Fushan Saltworks will still collect your salt. Otherwise, there are more than a hundred of you, we There are more than three hundred people, are you really not afraid of death?"
On the hillside, Feng Erchuang, who was at a high position, was still shouting energetically, and the other saltmen were also shouting and threatening.
They are all veterans who often fight, and their momentum is very strong. The location is excellent, and the weapons in their hands are dazzling. They really look like they have strength in numbers and strong combat power.
"It's a pity that none of the military households on the opposite side moved. No one made a sound, no one retorted or yelled, and no one turned around and ran away as usual.
There was only the silent army in front of them, the spear points pointed upwards, and no one's face changed at all. The more than a hundred people in front of them, although very few, were like a cold and towering mountain.
"Brother Chuang, something is wrong."
It is not that there are no knowledgeable people in Yanding. Seeing the situation of confrontation between military households, there are quite a few people who realize that something is wrong.
Hearing such a statement, Feng Erchuang spat and said in an evil voice: "People who have been in the cavalry camp, can't they tell that these soldiers have been trained?"
"Yes, yes, Brother Chuangzi is well-informed, why should we remind him?"
Feng Erchuang could indeed see it, but he still felt that his side would definitely win.
A few days ago, Feng Quanyi heard the news that there was a general who was collecting salt in his fort, and told him to take a small road and trade directly with the salt merchants.
If this matter can be tolerated, Feng Quanyi¡¯s Inspection Department might as well just close down.
Shandong has a strong folk custom and has always been a place where thieves appear. Now that the world is in chaos, the territory of Jiaodong is still peaceful. Even if there are horse bandits, they are only a small group. There are already large groups of bandits in southwest Shandong. In these peaceful days, a large amount of money is pocketed every year, relying on the ruthlessness and the rule of not giving in to anyone. If we make an exception and let these poor military households escape the law of the Inspection Department, Who else will take the Inspection Department seriously after this?
One hundred and ten passes, hundreds of passing, and one hundred passage. It really wants to have the current life of peace and wealth!
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