Ming Zuo

Chapter 789 Action
"The power of the people is infinite. The Zhu family dynasty ignored this, so the current situation is precarious. These Yangzhou businessmen must also pay the price for this."

In the magistrate's yamen, a huge and detailed sand table has now been built.

A group of high-level executives gathered around the sand table, listening to Zuo Menggeng's high-level lectures.

"These gentry and wealthy businessmen are used to being superior. Ordinary people are like ants in their eyes. They thought they only needed an order. Driving the people will still be like cattle and horses. It's a pity that they don't know... The times have changed."

Although the situation in Yangzhou is very bad now, prices are still rising, and people are still panicking, as if those Qin and Jin businessmen have firmly grasped the initiative.

But they didn't see the essence at all.

It's not that these Qin and Jin merchants are stupid and incompetent, but that they simply don't know that the way of struggle has changed.

In their eyes, the only opponent is Shandong.

Therefore, all means are aimed at Shandong.

But as a person who is proficient in mastering the thoughts of teachers, Zuo Menggeng knows that class contradictions are the fundamental problem.

The richer the place, the more serious this contradiction is.

As the saying goes, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

When the world and historians talk about Yangzhou, they all focus on the prosperity and literary talent here.But they didn't notice at all how miserable the ordinary people were living under these superficial prosperity.

Don't they hate noble merchants?
of course not.

It's just that in the past they were unable to resist and could only accept the reality helplessly.

But now Shandong is here, the new army is here, and a powerful force that can change their destiny is coming.

Why can the Red Army be invincible and invincible wherever it goes?
It is because they are the army of the poor, anxious for the needs of the poor, and solving the difficulties of the poor.

Zuo Menggeng kept this in mind, so the Shandong New Army also showed the same quality.

Since entering the city, the new army has committed no crimes, the business is fair, and the criminals have been punished happily, ensuring the tranquility of the city to the greatest extent.

The common people see these practices, so they naturally know who is good and who is bad.

Therefore, when Shandong was preparing to take action against the stubborn forces, the help they received was amazing.

On the surface, it seems that Qin and Jin merchants have firmly controlled the situation in Yangzhou through hundreds of years of operation.But under the surface, people's hearts have turned.

Through the reconnaissance of the new army, the help of Huizhou merchants, port coolies, and ordinary people, Yangzhou has been exposed and unobstructed in front of Shandong.

The sand table in front of me was built for action.

Combat staff officers have a small test of their skills.

"There is a large amount of salt in these warehouses opposite the Chaoguan Wharf, all of which are stocks of each family. Although each family has sent thugs to guard, it is useless to think about it."

"The Zhuangzi in the west of the city belongs to the Li family. There are a lot of food hidden in the two yards on the west side of the Zhuangzi. The Li family is hoarding and driving up prices. The rise in food prices cannot be separated from them."

"The main rudder of the Cao Gang is in the Wangyue Tower of Chaoguan Wharf. All the leaders of the eight halls and sixteen mouths will be here tonight. The ships controlled by the Cao Gang are all stored in the Taiping River area, and there are thousands of boats."

Li Banghua asked a question.

"Have you got the list of the main characters of the Cao Gang?"

Zheng Jiada handed over a piece of paper.

"Don't worry Li Xiang, none of them can escape."

This time Li Banghua was full of confidence.

"Zhongheng, Chang Ye has many dreams, I don't think it's better..."

Zuo Menggeng touched the Dadongmen with his hand.

"Start tonight."

In the afternoon, the city government suddenly issued an announcement.

"In view of the recent deterioration of the situation, in order to prevent people from plotting against the law, Yangzhou will implement a curfew from now on, and unauthorized persons are not allowed to enter and leave at night."

When the news came out, the entire city was immediately killed.

Only in the Shanshan Guild Hall in Dadongmen, there are still singing and dancing, enjoying the luxury of life.

On a gilded table, eight men sat around, each of them blushing from drinking.There is even a charming and charming little lady beside her, trying her best to serve her.

"Be safe and don't be impatient. Zuo Menggeng is talking nonsense. He has no salt, no food, or even cloth. How long can he last just relying on some Qiu Ba shouting and killing? Will he have to beg us in the end?"

Everyone laughed wildly, enjoying the pleasure of controlling everything.

It's a pity that the lively atmosphere was violently destroyed.

Suddenly there was a panicked shout outside, and then some servants and servants were seen scrambling back in.

"Bastard, what are you doing?"

The beautiful atmosphere was interrupted, making the people inside very angry.

But then they understood what was going on.

Countless new army soldiers in full armor rushed in and surrounded the people in the room.

The muzzle of the black hole pointed from all directions, with a murderous look.

Then a stern-faced young man walked in with a taciturn girl.

"Yo, it's all here! It saves a lot of effort."

The eight people on the collapse were all panicked, but tried their best to maintain calm.

"Who are you? Trespassing on the Shanshan Guild Hall, do you know what this place is?"

The young man stood in the hall, his tone full of contempt.

"It's just a place to hide filth."

The face of the person who collapsed was livid.

"Leading troops into private houses and showing off their power, is this the way of governing the country in Shandong?"

The young man looked up to the sky and smiled.

"I'm here to arrest criminals, not to trespass on private houses."

"Nonsense, we are all law-abiding citizens. If we don't give us an explanation for this matter, we will definitely not let it go."

The young man nodded.

"You want to explain, right? Come on, take care of me with pen and ink."

One of the officers himself brought a pen and paper.

The young man just wrote a line of words on the paper, then rolled up the paper and threw it at the eight people.

The eight people on the collapse didn't know what he meant by this move.

One of them picked up the ball of paper and opened it in a hurry. When he saw the contents on it, he couldn't help being dumbfounded.

The young man's murderous words came.

"You colluded with the northwestern bandits and caused chaos in the two Huaihe Rivers. There is no excuse for your crime. Now that there is a letter from you colluding with the northwest bandits, is it conclusive evidence?"

One of the eight people was furious, pointed at him, and said angrily, "You...you are accusing yourself of crimes, don't try to stop the people in the world from talking."

The young man sneered.

"Look, it scares you. This is just playing with you. Why do you need to be charged with punishing you? Now that Yangzhou is under my rule in Shandong, if you don't wait to judge the situation, greedy for profit, and resist the general trend, you will die."

Seeing what he said so bluntly, the faces of the eight people on the mountain all turned pale.

How rampant they were once, how embarrassing they are now.

They thought they could do whatever they wanted with the gold and silver in their hands.But now under the oppression of Shandong's powerful force, I understand what it means to be vulnerable.

They want to fight Shandong with wits and courage, and repeatedly deal with it, and at worst they can be invincible.

But now Shandong has told them with practical actions.

In the face of absolute power, any tricks are just the actions of clowns.

(End of this chapter)