There are many fat sheep in the city of Yangzhou. Who are the fat sheep? It must be the salt merchants.

An invitation not only invited the eight general merchants of the Salt Merchants Association, but also invited more than 140 salt merchants. The reason why everyone was so generous was because the guest today was not anyone else, but Ge Shenjun.

, he held a banquet in Zuixian Tower because he had received military orders from the Crown Prince and was about to leave Yangzhou with the army. Therefore, he held a banquet specifically for Yangzhou salt merchants, and they donated a lot of money.

oops!

Finally gone!

When receiving the invitation, all the salt merchants, big and small, breathed a sigh of relief, especially the eight major merchants, who had been charged five million taels of silver!

It’s really heartbreaking to pay for this money!

Originally, they still had various thoughts and kept defaulting on their debts, but when the news came out that the prince had conquered Liaodong and made a triumphant return, annihilated the slaves in Nanjing, and sunk Abatai in Zhenjiang, all of them quickly delivered the money.

In the military camp, there is nothing you can do, this man is really a master who dares to kill people.

But now, it's all over.

This man is finally leaving!

No, he has left long ago!

Now Ge Shizhen, Lu Yushen and the others are leaving.

Good to go, good to go!

It's best to leave and never come back. Even if everyone has money, they can't afford to go through such trouble.

In terms of environment, the Zuixian Tower is certainly not as good as the salt merchants' painted boats, but in terms of scale, the scale of the painted boats is certainly not comparable to this place. Not only can it accommodate one or two hundred people to gather together, it even has a stage for performances.

.So Ge Shizhen specially invited an opera troupe to perform an opera in the lobby of Zuixianlou. Well, it was just singing. However, it was still more than one level behind the Huafang. But these salt merchants were in a good mood.

How can I be in a bad mood?

The master who wanted the money finally left!

With the delicious food, fine wine, and the waiters, everyone seemed to be a little tipsy as they sipped their glasses. When the wine was getting thicker, Ge Shizhen stood up, holding the wine glass in his hand, and said to everyone.

"Everyone, since I followed the prince to Yangzhou, I can't thank you enough for your warm hospitality..."

When Ge Shizhen expressed his thanks, Zheng Yuanxun, Qiu Yilin, Tian Chengyuan and others all said it one after another.

"Ge Shenjun is welcome!"

"It's polite to join the army and donate food and pay. It's really our duty. Why should we be polite to join the army..."

"Thanks are still due after all!"

When this sudden voice came, Zheng Yuanxun and others were all stunned. This voice... seemed familiar to them.

Then someone walked into the lobby. Zheng Yuanxun, who seemed drunk at first, opened his eyes wide when he saw the visitor.

"Ah! Your Majesty!"

"It's the prince!"

Although everyone wanted him to go far away from this unconventional master, after seeing him, they were surprised and pretended to be surprised, lest they make him jealous.

To put it bluntly, everyone is really afraid of him!

A while ago, they even secretly sent their most beautiful maids and concubines to other places, lest the prince, who was enjoying his time in the hidden garden, would get word from someone and send troops to break into the house to rob her.

There's nothing he can't do!

Although they later knew that robbing civilian girls was just a cover-up, they all still felt that it was right to be careful. After all, this man said, "If you don't give money, it's not considered prostitution." He raped famous Qinhuai prostitutes Liu Rushi and Li Shiniang.

Lord.

"When will the prince come to Yangzhou? As you said before, we can go out of the city to greet him."

"Yes, yes, the prince should inform him, so that we can go out of the city to welcome him, so that the gentry and people of Yangzhou can have a glimpse of the prince..."

For a while, there was a lot of flattery.

Although they all wished they could go far away now, it didn't stop them from flattering everyone here.

Flattery, they are professionals in this matter.

Zhu Guoqiang just smiled at this.

"I didn't tell anyone before I came to Yangzhou, including Ge Shenjun and the others!"

No one knew that he had returned to Yangzhou, and of course, it was impossible for anyone to know. Even Ge Shizhen and the others were the same way. When he arrived at the military camp after leaving Yin Yuan, they were also surprised.

"I'm worried that if someone gets the news, the evidence will be destroyed. Am I right?"

Turning his attention to Qiu Yilin, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"Shi, Shizi, what does this mean? I, I don't understand!"

Qiu Yilin was suddenly shocked. He said with sincerity and fear.

How is this going?

Has the matter been revealed?

No, it’s impossible!

Not many people know.

"Don't understand? Then tell me where Abate's ship came from!"

When questioning loudly, Zhu Guoqiang glanced at everyone in the hall coldly, and then asked sharply.

"You guys, tell me where the salt boat that Abatai used to cross the river came from? Who gave it to them! Come on! Tell everyone about it!"

In an instant, the air in the hall became cold, and everyone who was still slightly drunk suddenly woke up. Most of them had blank faces.

However, there were still a dozen or so people with evasive eyes. In fear and uneasiness, they all looked towards the sitting Yangzhou Magistrate, the Salt Patrol Censor and others, but those people all had evasive eyes and did not dare to speak.

Who doesn’t know that this man is the master who dares to kill people!

He looks so menacing now, could he be trying to kill someone?

"Zhang Xiaoyi, please stop looking. No one can save you today. Your Zhang family in Puzhou has produced ministers of the Ming Dynasty. In this time of chaos, you do not want to serve the country, but collude to build slaves. It is really hateful!

If I don’t kill you, how can we make the people angry!”

Well!

In an instant, Zhang Xiaoyi felt as if someone had strangled his neck. He opened his eyes wide and was speechless for a long time. After finally coming back to his senses, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"My, your eldest son, I, I am willing to donate my salary to help the army. Please, please, your eldest son, spare your life!"

"It's too late now!"

Staring at the dozen or so salt merchants in the hall with evasive eyes, they were all salt merchants from Jin. Zhu Guoqiang originally thought that it was just Fan Yongdou and others who were colluding with Jiannu, but he never thought that even these salt merchants in Yangzhou were the same

It's the same. It's no wonder that these salt merchants say they are salt merchants, but in fact they are also engaged in selling grain, cloth and other goods. They always have business dealings with Fan Yongdou and others. Over time, they will inevitably get involved in those shady people.

in business.

It was just business dealings, but they actually sent a boat to Jiannu at the most critical moment, so that Jiannu could cross the Yangtze River and arrive in Nanjing, with death on their hands.

The blood of the soldiers under Nanjing!

"Now that I know I regret it, what could I have done earlier!"

After looking at him, Zhu Guoqiang didn't recognize him, so he killed him now.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know at first that it was all Qiu Yilin who came forward to get involved. He also borrowed the boat..."

Zhang Xiaoyi hurriedly excused himself, while a dozen other Jin salt merchants all blamed Qiu Yilin. At this time, in order to protect themselves, what kind of favors could they care about, and the most important thing was to survive.

"Your Majesty, Qiu Yilin also collected military information and provided it to the slaves. It was him, he did it all!"

For a time, Qiu Yilin, who had become the target of public criticism, had no intention of defending himself. To defend himself in front of this man was to seek death.

Since this man has set up such a trap, it must be for the purpose of killing people.

No, you have to escape!

His eyes were looking outside the door of Zuixian Tower, and anyone could tell what he wanted to do by his appearance.

Seeing this, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"Qiu Yilin, please stop thinking wrongly. Do you know why I came to Yangzhou quietly?"

Staring at Qiu Yilin, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"It's because of you scum. Just now when you and I were talking, my soldiers had already entered Qiu's house and started ransacking it!"

What!

Search your home!

Qiu Yilin looked at him in horror. What did he say?

At this moment, he was really stunned. He wanted to ask me many possibilities, but he did not expect this result.

If the house is searched, doesn't this mean that everything is lost?

Why did you work so hard and take so many risks?

"You, why do you confiscate your home?"

Qiu Yilin said in horror.

"Why are you a traitor? Just because you colluded to build slaves, that's all!"

After saying this, Zhu Guoqiang stared at the others and said.
Chapter completed!