Chapter 196 Yuncheng County Is a Place of Outstanding People and Beautiful Scenery

The so-called Shanxi merchants refer to the wealthy merchants in southern Shanxi.

Here, you can't be rich unless you have millions of dollars in wealth.

What's more worth mentioning is that this group of businessmen discovered the benefits of staying together for warmth very early and began to form a loosely organized business alliance.

If they were just doing business, Shanxi merchants wouldn't be so concerned about Lin Chen.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, these merchants were of great help to foreigners.

The land of Liaodong was bitterly cold, but Nurhachi was able to raise a large army, and the Shanxi merchants made great contributions.

Food, weapons, and even Ming army intelligence could be sold to the Qing army by Shanxi merchants.

certainly.

Lin Chen had no intention of criticizing what Shanxi merchants did.

But now in Li Tang.

If these Shanxi merchants were allowed to stab him in the back, wouldn't Lin Chen's visit be in vain?

so.

Lin Chen had already told Shangguan Wan'er that there was such a group of merchants.

But he didn't want Li Zhao to discover a new way to replenish the treasury because of Yangzhou salt merchants.

The Shanxi merchant gangs who don't know that they are being targeted by Li Zhao have been quite busy recently.

There is no other reason.

That's because Nurhaci offered a high price.

Let them transport more food and weapons to Liaodong through the border, as well as information about Li Tang's conquest of the army.

As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in any battle.

Although Nurhachi is a foreigner, he also knows this.

You must know that it is true that Liaodong is bitterly cold, but it is located between white mountains and black waters. Although gold and silver are scarce, medicinal materials and leather goods are hard currency!

As long as Shanxi merchants change hands, it will be a hundred times profit!

certainly.

What these Shanxi merchants didn't know was that someone was already targeting them.

The situation in Li Tang was much better than that in the late Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen may have known about the existence of Shanxi merchants, but it was difficult to do anything against them.

However at this time.

Shanxi merchants said that Potian was just a group of merchants, even if they spent money to bribe local officials and became a veritable local emperor.

Just when Li Zhao was sharpening his knife, he was fiercely attacking the fat pig.

Lin Chen's fleet arrived in Changyang in less than half a month.

This Changyang was called Weihai in the era that Lin Chen was familiar with.

It is different from the development of coastal areas in later generations.

Today's land of Changyang is quite barren.

There are only 50,000 households in Changyang County, or about 130,000 people.

When the Changyang County magistrate respectfully received this court general of unknown origin, he learned that he was no longer in Changyang.

Where did Lin Chen go?

Yuncheng.

"Old man, do you know where to go from Shijie Village?"

The fisherman looked at the group of people asking for directions. He was dressed in an extraordinary way.

The leader was even wearing this weird mask, so it was hard to see what he looked like.

As for this person's entourage, all of them are strong and strong, and they are also riding tall horses.

"My general...the master is asking you something!"

When Yang Zhi saw that the fisherman didn't answer, he asked impatiently.

The latter was startled by the green-faced man. He raised his pole and pushed the boat with force, and the fishing boat moved dozens of meters along the river.

From the looks of it, he was planning to run away directly.

"this……!"

Yang Zhi was dumbfounded.

Isn't it just asking for directions? Why is this?

"Ha ha!"

Wei Cheng couldn't help but burst into laughter and teased Yang Zhi, "You're scaring people."

When Yang Zhi heard this, he rubbed the blue mark on his forehead depressedly, cursing his bad luck secretly.

Lin Chen couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

"Sir, let me go and catch that man!"

Yang Zhi was a little unwilling and was about to dismount.

"No need."

Lin Chen looked at the yellow mud road in front of him. There was a stone tablet standing beside the road with three big characters written on it.

Yuncheng County!

This is a famous place.

In the original book, the leader of Song Jiang and Song Dynasty served as the escort here, creating the name "Timely Rain".

The so-called custodial office refers to work such as handling county government documents.

It can be regarded as a profession with high status.

In the original book, Song Jiang's family was well off in the local area, and he should be at the level of a squire.

Only then could he have spare money and energy to give gifts to the county magistrate and support heroes in the world.

So much so that in the original book, when Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi, the county magistrate planned to deal with it.

It can be seen that Song Jiang is indeed very popular in Yuncheng County.

Now that we are all here in Shandong, how can we not come and see the famous Liang Shanbo?

Again.

Lin Chen came here for another reason.

That is to recruit the three brothers, the leaders of the navy, who are quite eye-catching in the original book.

Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi.

These three people are proficient in water warfare in the original book, and judging from their actions, they can be called heroes.

That's why Lin Chen just started to recruit.

After all, he doesn't have many talents available under his command.

certainly.

Lin Chen knew very well that in this complex world, there were many civil servants and military generals scattered among the people who had not yet become famous and had left their names in history.

Just as he learned from the two brothers Zhang Heng, the current magistrate of Jiangzhou calls himself Jiaxuan lay scholar.

Lin Chen was very familiar with this name.

Because he is Xin Qiji who is the best among the literati and the most educated among the generals!

This great poet who performed well in the Southern Song Dynasty is said to have attacked the 50,000 Jin army camp at night with 50 men, killed the defecting general Zhang Anguo, and escaped unscathed.

With such deeds, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was brave enough to be brave.

However, Xin Qiji in this world does not have to endure the pain of losing his family and country, and he can still manage the land and water.

Lin Chen naturally thought of recruiting Xin Qiji to work for him.

However.

Judging from his background, there is a high probability that the other party will not join him.

To some extent.

These grassroots heroes in Water Margin have both ability and loyalty!

With Lin Chen's status, it is easy to recruit them.

Even if it is Brother Song, if Lin Chen opens his mouth to recruit him, he will definitely follow him without hesitation.

This is the difference in status.

It is not at the same level to recruit a prefect and a county bailiff for one's own use.

"Let's go to Yuncheng!"

Lin Chen drove his horse and shouted.

Yang Zhi and Wei Cheng looked at each other and hurriedly called more than 20 guards to follow.

Although they didn't understand why their master would abandon the army at this time and let Wei Qing take charge, but instead ran to this broken place.

The dust splashed along the way attracted the attention of countless passers-by.

Lin Chen also thought about how many heroes he could recruit in Yuncheng County alone.

Except for the three brothers of the Ruan family and Song Jiang to be determined.

Among the people who have been mentioned a lot in the original book, Wu Yong, who is still a teacher in Yuncheng, can only serve as a clerk in the army, but he is not even qualified to be a strategist.

Lin Chen doesn't think much of him anyway.

As for Chao Gai.

Lin Chen thought about it and shook his head slightly.

Chao Gai in the original book is a man who likes justice but has no strategy.

You should know that Chao Gai's family property in the original book is not much less than the birthday gift.

It's just because the people in the rivers and lakes who know him have this idea, so Chao Gai was pulled to be the leader.

It's interesting to say.

There is obviously another big brother in the rivers and lakes in Yuncheng County, why did the red-haired ghost go to Chao Gai alone?

The reason is probably simple.

Although Brother Song's family wealth is not as good as Brother Chao's, he is also rich. With his personality, he certainly doesn't want to get involved in this matter.

Only Chao Gai is willing to take over this matter of confiscating the family property.

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