Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 285: The four major families, no one is left alive!
"Maritime ban?"

The four major families of Xuzhou Prefecture actually do not have a deep understanding of the origins of the maritime ban policy.

One reason is that Xuzhou Prefecture is not on the coast and there is nothing necessary for smuggling in the territory, so Xuzhou Prefecture has basically not participated in smuggling activities in Jiangnan.

Secondly, although the four major families in Xuzhou are well-known in Xuzhou Prefecture, they are nothing when looking at the entire Jiangnan or Nanzhili.

Simply put, they do not have enough capital and are not qualified to participate in smuggling.

So when they saw that Tang Fang was adamant about the maritime ban and refused to give in, they were filled with doubts.

But even though they were confused, they did not ask, because this matter had little to do with them. As long as the land issue could be resolved, there was no need to worry about it.

"Okay! Then these two conditions are our bottom line. If Your Majesty doesn't meet these conditions, we will never give up!"

After the Zhou family leader finished speaking, he added: "Besides these two conditions?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I think we can put forward some more conditions. Don't you think so?"

The head of the Zhou family looked at everyone and a hint of excitement appeared in the corner of his mouth.

The patriarchs of the other three families looked at each other and then smiled as if they had succeeded.

"Yes, in addition to these two points, I think we should add another one. The land data that has been surveyed cannot be used and must be destroyed!"

After the Li family leader finished speaking, he was immediately echoed by the other three clan leaders: "You are right, they must all be destroyed, and the number of acres of our land must remain the same as before!"

"Also, each of our families will have to increase the amount of land exempt from tax by at least another 10,000 acres!"

"This is not bad either. Let me add one more thing. From now on, the imperial court is forbidden to send people to Jiangnan to settle accounts!"

"Okay, okay, this condition is crucial!"

"..."

Just when the patriarchs of the four major families were immersed in their own imaginary dreams.

Suddenly, a housekeeper of the Sun family rushed into the room, his expression terrified and his eyes full of despair.

"Master! It's bad! Something terrible has happened!"

The old butler's panicked expression made the head of the Sun family frown in dissatisfaction.

After Tang Fang's explanation, he believed that he had already won the victory. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had no other choice except peace talks.

Seeing the old butler so flustered at this time, he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, making the other three family heads laugh at him.

"What's going on? Why are you so flustered? How can this be disgraceful?!"

"Is this how I teach you to do things at home?"

"Look at yourself now. What else could possibly happen in Xuzhou Prefecture that could make you so panicked?!"

"You are not embarrassing yourself, you are embarrassing me!"

"..."

The head of the Sun family scolded the old butler, who apologized repeatedly and tremblingly: "I'm sorry, sir, I lost my temper."

After hearing this, the head of the Sun family looked a little better: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"My Lord, the imperial court... the imperial army is coming!"

"Ah?! What!!!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked!

The patriarchs of the four major families opened their eyes wide, unable to believe what they heard.

Tang Fang was also shocked by this shocking news, and the wine in his mouth was choked and spat out.

"Ahem...what did you say?!"

"Your Majesty has sent troops to Jiangnan?! Are you sure?!"

Tang Fang lay flat on the table in front of him, staring at the old butler in front of him.

His hair stood on end and his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked as if he wanted to eat the old butler in front of him alive.

"I...I'm sure."

"They... they are about to reach Xuzhou Prefecture!" "What?!"

Tang Fang's pupils suddenly shrank, and he slumped down in the chair, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant.

"Impossible... This is impossible... Your Majesty... How can Your Majesty send troops to Jiangnan?!"

"Does he really want to kill...kill everyone in Jiangnan?!"

Tang Fang's legs kept shaking and he felt his whole body was limp and powerless. He was extremely frightened and had an uncontrollable urge to defecate.

The performance of the patriarchs of the four major families was exactly the same as Tang Fang's.

They were all swallowed up by huge fear, as if they were in an abyss, their bodies falling endlessly!

……

The junction of Luzhou and Nanzhili.

The 120,000-strong army galloped south, causing the earth to shake and the dust to fly along the way.

In just a few days, the 100,000-strong army led by Gao Shun set out from the capital and rushed all the way to Nanzhili.

On the way, the 20,000 troops sent by the two border towns of Xuanfu and Datongfu successfully joined Gao Shun.

The 120,000-strong army marched south with such force that it was impossible to conceal it.

Gao Shun had no intention of hiding it at all. He wanted to lead his large army and conquer the south of the Yangtze River with unstoppable force.

"General Gao Shun, the southern part of the country is Xuzhou Prefecture."

Xu Chang bowed to Gao Shun and reported: "According to your majesty's previous order, the guards of Luzhou have blocked all the post roads from Luzhou to Nanzhili."

Gao Shun sat on his horse and looked ahead at the road.

You can indeed see several barricades on the post road ahead.

Next to the post road, there were groups of garrison soldiers.

Gao Shun nodded and turned to look at Wang Zhi beside him.

Gao Shun was not arrogant. He bowed to Wang Zhi and said politely, "Lord Wang, who are the people we need to eliminate in Xuzhou Prefecture?"

Wang Zhi did not answer directly, but reined in the horse under him.

"General Gao Shun, please wait for a moment."

Gao Shun nodded without raising any objection. He raised his hand and ordered the flag bearers to spread the signal of halting the troops to the six armies behind him.

The 120,000-strong army slowly stopped, like a sword being sheathed, with all its sharpness retracted.

"Wait a little longer? Wait for what?"

Xu Chang beside him asked curiously.

After a moment, the sound of several horse hooves suddenly rang out.

Xu Chang looked up and saw more than twenty fast horses galloping towards them on the post road ahead.

The more than twenty riders who came rushing over were all dressed in the same uniform attire of the Western Factory.

When more than twenty riders arrived in front of the army, more than twenty Western Factory guards dismounted and saluted Wang Zhi on horseback.

"I am Qin Lu, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet you, the factory supervisor!"

Wang Zhi looked at Qin Lu and nodded with some satisfaction: "Qin Lu, thank you for your hard work during this period."

"Leave the accounts of Nanzhili to me."

Qin Lu immediately took out an account book from his arms and handed it to Wang Zhi.

"I'm ashamed to say that I only counted Fengxian and Peixian in Nanzhili."

After Wang Zhi quickly flipped through the account book, he had an idea in his mind.

"That's enough, you've done a great job."

After putting away the account book, Wang Zhi looked at Gao Shun beside him and said without any emotion: "General Gao Shun, in the entire Xuzhou Prefecture, the four major families of Sun, Wang, Zhou, and Li will be wiped out."

(End of this chapter)