I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 233 The imperial army is on its way

"Wait, empty words are empty!"

"If you promise to sell salt at a price of seven cents a catty, and then close all the shops in the city, what will happen then?"

Cao Shunhe, who was at the side, said slowly after thinking for a moment.

And the people who were cheering before heard Cao Shunhe's words, and quickly reacted.

"That's right, they only promised to reduce the price of table salt to [-] Wen a catty, but they didn't promise, we can buy salt!"

"Maybe tomorrow, many salt stores in the city will have to close down and not sell us a catty of salt!"

"It's just a gimmick for them to get away, they don't want to lower the price of salt at all!"

"Everyone surround them, don't let them escape!"

After Cao Shunhe pointed out the loopholes for everyone, countless people present felt a sense of being deceived.

And this mood quickly turned into anger, and the people became more excited, ignoring the guards around them, and gradually approached Liang Hong, Li Lide, and He Jin.

"What are you doing? Don't come here!"

Seeing this situation, the guards in charge of guarding the salt merchants also panicked, and threatened the common people while protecting these people and retreating.

"Damn Cao Shunhe, just wait, I will never forgive you!"

Seeing Cao Shunhe punctured his trick, Liang Hong's eyes were full of resentment. After cursing secretly, he gradually backed away under the protection of his guards.

When Cao Shun and his guards saw this situation, they wanted to pull out the long swords around their waists and go to guard.

"Are you my guards, or their guards?"

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe looked on coldly with his hands behind his back.

"My lord, we just..."

Seeing Cao Shunhe utter such heartbreaking words, the guards present did not dare to make any further moves, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, pleading guilty to Cao Shunhe.

"Since you are not their bodyguards, then let me watch carefully!"

"If you dare to make any small moves, I will never let you go lightly!"

Cao Shunhe glanced coldly at the subordinate in front of him, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

The guards got up slowly after hearing the words, and stood with Cao Shunhe, silently observing the development of the matter.

At this moment, looking at the black crowd in front of them, the three of Liang Hong were scared out of their wits and just kept backing away.

Soon, they reached the point where they could not retreat, and the guards who were responsible for protecting their safety had long since disappeared.

"This group of waste, usually raise them for nothing!"

After Liang Hong cursed secretly, he could only bite the bullet and face the people in front of him.

"Everyone has misunderstood, we will never do such a thing!"

"Tomorrow, all the salt stores in the city will still be operating normally! It will definitely not happen, just like the situation that the governor said just now."

Seeing the critical situation, Liang Hong gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind, and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, yes, the Salt Store will be open tomorrow! And it will be sold at a price of seven Wen per catty."

Seeing this, Li Yide on the side followed closely and chimed in.

"I guarantee with the reputation of my He family that the Salt Store will be open for business tomorrow."

Seeing that both of them had already made corresponding promises, the remaining He Jin followed closely.

"I still say the same thing, there is no evidence for what I say, you should make a written proof!"

"It just so happens that there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table in my study, go get them for me."

After listening to the guarantee made by Liang Hong and the others, Cao Shunhe chuckled lightly, and said so.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

The guards at the side heard this and quickly responded respectfully.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, these guards still dare not disobey Cao Shunhe's order.

Therefore, soon someone went to the study room, took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone together, and moved an empty table along the way.

Seeing that the brushes, ink, paper and inkstones were all ready, Cao Shunhe nodded, then spread out the paper, picked up the brush, dipped it in the ink, and an agreement appeared in front of everyone.

The above content is that the price of salt in the city must be restored to seven Wen a catty!And it is not allowed to shut down the salt account in any form, so that the common people cannot buy salt.

"Everyone, please!"

After Cao Shunhe waited for the ink on the paper to dry, he turned his gaze to Liang Hong, Li Yide, and He Jin, and said slowly.

"Okay, we agree!"

The three of them looked at each other, and then came to Cao Shunhe angrily, and the guards beside him had already prepared ink pads.

The three of them quickly pressed their fingerprints on the agreement.

"Master Governor, are you satisfied now?"

Li Yide looked at the handprint he had pressed on the agreement, and said sinisterly.

"I am indeed very satisfied, thank you for your cooperation."

The smile on Cao Shunhe's face remained unchanged, and he responded immediately.

"Hmph, let's wait and see!"

After Liang Hong left this sentence, he and the other two got into their respective carriages and left the government office.

And the crowd gathered at the entrance of the government office couldn't help falling into carnival after learning the news.

"We no longer have to endure the high price of table salt, all this is due to the governor!"

"Your Excellency, please accept my obeisance!"

"Master Qingtian!"

Soon, many people gathered at the entrance of the government office knelt down on the ground.

In their own way, they expressed their gratitude to Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, and some people even planned to build a shrine for Cao Shunhe!
Cao Shunhe also felt something when he saw the people kneeling on the ground in front of him, so he stepped forward and said.

"As your parent officer, these matters are all my responsibilities!"

"Everyone, let's go back, tomorrow morning, you will have cheap salt."

Soon, under the comfort of Cao Shunhe, many people gathered at the gate of the government office gradually dispersed.

Seeing this, Cao Shunhe breathed a sigh of relief, and then returned to the government office.

……

On the other side, Liang Hong and the others fell into a quarrel after successfully escaping from danger.

"It's all your fault. If you insist on going to the government office, it's okay now. I lost my wife and lost my army!"

Li Yide turned his gaze to Liang Hong and He Jin, and said.

"Is what is happening now that I can predict?"

"Who would have thought that this Cao Shunhe would actually use the people in the city to put pressure on us?"

Liang Hong was not used to Li Yide either, so he immediately replied.

"you!"

Li Yide was even more annoyed when he saw that Liang Hong's words were full of evasion, and he was unwilling to take on his own responsibilities.

"Okay, everyone, don't say a few words! The most urgent thing is to come up with a countermeasure."

He Jin on the side couldn't bear to watch anymore, and immediately stepped forward, playing the role of peacemaker.

"Right now, we have completely torn our skins with this Cao Shunhe, so we might as well keep doing nothing!"

After Li Yide finished speaking, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"What? Absolutely not! This Cao Shunhe is the governor of Jiangxi, and he is a great official appointed by His Majesty himself!"

"If he dies inexplicably, the imperial court will definitely send a large army over, and none of us will be able to escape by then!"

Liang Hong on the side was also taken aback by Li Yide's idea, and immediately refuted it.

"Then since you can't kill him, let's put him under house arrest!"

"In this way, it can also save a lot of trouble and facilitate the development of our next plan."

Seeing that his suggestion was rejected, Li Yide didn't mean to be angry, but continued to add.

"Well, that's a good idea. Let them know when the time comes and let them act directly!"

He Jin on the side nodded after listening, and immediately accepted the suggestion.

"By the way, are we really going to sell salt at a price of seven Wen a catty tomorrow?"

"Hmph, sell, of course sell! It's just that we can decide how much to sell and how little to sell."

……

Since Hu Zongxian led the army and set off from Zhejiang, he has been marching in the direction of Jiangxi through the official road.

Right now, nearly half of the journey has gone.

"Order the soldiers to temporarily stop advancing and rest in place!"

Hu Zongxian rode on the horse and said to Qi Jiguang who was beside him.

"Yes, my lord governor, the final order will go on!"

Soon, Hu Zongxian's order was passed on to all the soldiers through the generals around him.

"According to the current speed, how long will it take to reach Jiangxi?"

Hu Zongxian reined in the reins and asked Yu Dayou who was beside him.

"Report to the governor, according to the current speed of the troops, they will be able to reach Jiangxi at noon tomorrow at the latest!"

Facing Hu Zongxian's question, Yu Dayou gave the answer after thinking for a moment.

"Will we be able to reach Jiangxi at noon tomorrow?"

After listening to Yu Dayou's answer, Hu Zongxian fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)