Compared with the unity of the Jingshi faction, Taiyuan, which is thousands of miles away, is a little different.

The warm breeze of February is gradually coming, and Taiyuan on the 28th looks calm and unusual.

Soldiers and horses came and went in the streets, and the common people waited for the Shun army to enter this ancient city.

As the people imagined, the soldiers did not steal or rob, and they were in good order. Even if there were soldiers who broke the law and caused trouble, it was not long before a law enforcement team with red sleeves escorted the soldiers to execute at the entrance of the vegetable market.

In the cheers of the people who watched the killing, Shunjun quietly became the master of the city.

Obviously, Caishikou not only killed the rebels, but also the Ming officials who vowed not to surrender after entering the city. For example, Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi, Zhao Jianji, the political envoy, and Sun Kangzhou, the prefect of Taiyuan. Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi, died early, and he died in battle, so he didn't need to suffer the torment of being alive. In contrast, Zhao Jianji and Sun Kangzhou are much more tragic. They were forced to hand over their scarce possessions during days of torture. According to the Zhongtang 70,000, the ministry, the courtyard, the Jingtang, the brocade 70,000 or 50,000, 30,000, the department, the Tao, the officials, the ministry 50,000, 30,000. Hanlin 30,000, 20,000, 10,000, subordinates, each with a standard of thousands. Zhao Jianji, who was at the same level as the ministry, had to pay 50,000 taels of stolen money. Sun Kangzhou had to give 30,000.

Zhao Jianji and Sun Kangzhou's family members did not come up with so much silver within the time limit, so the two were pushed to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded an hour and a half ago.

Blood filled the streets of Caishikou, but this time there were not many onlookers. There are no crowds gathering, and there are fewer patrolling Shun troops.

In the gap between the patrols of the two teams of Shun troops, a figure suddenly appeared on the street at the entrance of the vegetable market.

The figure looked a little decadent, with a disheveled hair and a haggard description.

This is Fu Shan, Lord Fu Qing.

He stood at the intersection, staring at the bloodstained field. The court was already empty, and there were not even a few vendors opening at the entrance of the vegetable market with a large army entering the city.

Suddenly, thunderclouds rolled in and heavy rain poured down. The spring rain came, and the raindrops that fell on Fu Shan's hat converged into raindrops, splashing on the ground.

Fu Shan lowered his head and watched the rain enter the dark ditch, and also diluted the blood on the ground.

With a heavy sigh, a man who was also dressed in a cloak and a hat said in a low voice: "The blood of martyrs will not be shed in vain. ”

This is Wei Yunshan, the envoy of Jinyi Weibei Town, who was stationed in Shanxi.

Fu Shan clenched his fists.

Quietly, the clouds and rain stopped for a while, and the sky returned to clarity.

At this moment, suddenly another noise came.

Fu Shan looked over and couldn't help glaring angrily: "That's Mr. Shan Shan!" How dare Li Thief do this! ”

Mr. Shenyan's full name is Zhang Shenyan, a native of Yangcheng, Shanxi, who originally served as the secretary of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing. After Zhu Cihong took office as the supervisor of Nanjing, the wings of the butterfly danced, Zhang Shenyan returned to his hometown to follow Zhu Cihong's call to devote himself to the establishment of primary schools at all levels in Shanxi, and now it has only been half a year, but thousands of children have been allowed to go to school, and the merit is immeasurable.

But now, this Mr. Despised Mountain is being held in a cage by the Shun sergeant and paraded through the streets!

Zhang Shenyan has an excellent reputation in Shanxi, and he has a good reputation as an official. What's more, this time Zhang Shenyan returned to his hometown with Zhu Cihong's funds allocated by the General Administration of Education. With an allocation of 200,000 taels, Zhang Shenyan was able to build 23 primary schools in Shanxi, and successively traveled among the gentry everywhere, and with the help of dozens of gentry in Shanxi Province, he prepared to build 37 primary schools.

Whoever thinks about the merits of education can understand how good it is.

However, he is such a famous man who is respected by the gentry and people of Shanxi, but now he has not escaped the poisonous hands of the Shun army.

"Listen to all the folks and elders in Shanxi! This corrupt official Zhang Shenyan said. As an official against the Ming Dynasty, the official is still the secretary of the ministry, and he has received I don't know how many corrupt officials buy and sell the silver in his hands. His Majesty, Emperor Shunguo, wants him to return 200,000 taels of stolen silver, but he is unwilling to take out such dirty silver! In order to restore the clarity of the world and the world, today, this official is ordered by my Emperor Dashun to behead Zhang Shenyan! At the entrance of the vegetable market, the court was quickly set up, and a man wearing a Shun officer's uniform shouted loudly.

The prison stopped at the entrance of the vegetable market, and the people of Taiyuan, who followed the prisoner cart from all over the city, gathered one after another, looking at the situation in front of them.

A group of soldiers dressed in the armor of the army cheered in unison: "Kill! ”

Everywhere, the people who didn't know what was going on heard that this was a corrupt official who had embezzled 200,000 taels and refused to pay the stolen money, and they all became excited: "Kill the corrupt official, kill the corrupt official!" ”

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

……

Countless cheers rang out, Fu Shan looked at this scene, his eyes were red, and tears couldn't help but flow out: "These foolish men and foolish women, do you know how much merit Mr. Shan has made?" In order to prepare for the construction of a primary school, I don't know how many places I have traveled! And that Li Zicheng even wants to squeeze oil and water out of such a person. You know, those 200,000 taels are all for my Shanxi children to study! Only reading...... In order not to be a mud leg for the rest of his life. And these people ...... These people ......"

After Fu Shan finished speaking, he was about to rush forward to distinguish Zhang Shenyan.

But there are so many soldiers and soldiers in Shun right now, where would Wei Yunshan tolerate this Shanxi celebrity to fold here, said in a low voice, anxious and fast, slapped Fu Shan behind Fu Shan's neck at random, and dragged Fu Shan away.

In a daze, Fu Shan recalled the words: "The people will soon be able to see the turbidity clearly......

Fu Shan and Wei Yunshan disappeared.

The executioner walked up to the stage, looked at Zhang Shenyan, who was described as withered but with a straight chest, and said in a rough voice: "Old guy, do you have any last words to explain?" ”

Zhang Shenyan looked around and said: "I have made merits and demerits, I am judged by history, and I have done everything in my life, I have no shame in my heart, and I have no repetition." ”

The executioner was slightly stunned, and his intuition told him that this old man did not look like a bad person. Thinking of the crime of torture and plundering silver taels this time, the executioner whispered: "Old man, bear with me, my knife is very fast." ”

Zhang Shenyan closed his eyes again, his chest straight.

The executioner's hand sank into the dantian, he drank lightly, his hand raised the knife, the head fell to the ground, and the blood spilled in all directions.

Looking at the blood gushing out, the cheers in the audience suddenly soared. Countless people rushed forward, and from time to time someone shouted: "Let me go first, listen to the king's goddess say that the blood from the head can cure tuberculosis!" My mother-in-law has this disease, and she needs this blood! ”

"Is your mother-in-law sick? My son needs this blood, too! ”

"Don't stop me! Let me go ......"

Boom Boom Boom......

Another thunderclap rang out, and heavy rain poured down again.

On a small building next to the street, someone suddenly said: "Mr. Shan is a Wenqu star!" You insulted Wenqu Xing so much, God is angry! ”

Seeing the thunder rolling and the heavy rain pouring down, the crowd at the entrance of the vegetable market dissipated violently, and the venue was in a mess. After a long time, everyone dispersed, and only one head was left at the entrance of the vegetable market and rolled to the ground, the corpse was separated, and the blood on the severed body was still slowly oozing out, washed by the rain, and flowing on the ground.

Wei Yunfei did not come back.

In a shop, several twelve or thirteen-year-old boys glanced at each other, rushed out in the rain, and gathered Zhang Shenyan's body with a crying voice: "Master...... Students give you a ride......"

……

Three days later, Taiyuan.

On this day, the time quietly arrived in 1644, March of the 267th year of the Ming Dynasty. The queen of heaven is warmer, everything recovers, and heavy snakes, birds and beasts rush to emerge.

After learning that the Shun army had good military discipline and was not merciful in dealing with corrupt officials, the people regained their sense of security. The vegetable market has also resumed its liveliness, and the people from the surrounding area are selling chickens, ducks, fish, dishes and fruits. The market is booming, as if the beheading scene that stained the mouth of the vegetable market with the smell of blood no longer exists.

The boom in commerce and trade intensified the flow of people, and caravans all over Shanxi smelled business opportunities. The army of tens of thousands under Li Zicheng meant a huge demand, and countless merchants quickly arrived. The surrounding people also quickly sold what they could sell in the market in exchange for the salt and iron cloth that their families urgently needed.

On the official road outside Taiyuan City, Tian Lansheng flicked the unknown insect on his body, looked at the towering Taiyuan city wall, and couldn't help but admire: "Such a majestic city, Li Zicheng did not fly the knife soldiers to capture it, this Ming Dynasty, it seems that it is really going to be finished." ”

Behind him, hundreds of large and small vehicles moved forward in an orderly manner. This is a caravan from Saibei, who entered the customs from outside the Saibei and trekked all the way through the mountains and rivers to resee the bustling big city.

"As long as Li Zicheng can last longer, our business can also last longer. This time, we brought him a big business. It's up to Li Zicheng...... I can't catch it! On the other side, Zhai Tang laughed loudly.

After hearing this, Tian Lansheng also smiled.

Immediately afterwards, Zhai Tang talked vividly about the torture and recovery of stolen goods that happened in Taiyuan City: "If you want to say, then Liu Zongmin is also a trustworthy master. Didn't Sun Kangzhou, the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion, offend us in the past? Now, Feng Shui takes turns. Let's do it with a word. Now, I'm afraid it's a head. It is enough for ordinary local officials to give a few thousand taels, so Sun Kangzhou, don't think about going out if you don't squeeze out thirty or forty thousand taels. You know, this is the standard of a provincial governor. Haha......"

When Tian Lansheng heard this, he said happily: "In this way, after squeezing so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Li Zicheng will always have cash this time." If that's not enough, let's send a few more foreign names. Who is rich, who is fat, who can compare with us? ”

The foreign merchants Tian Lansheng said were obviously not only foreign businessmen, but also all the Ming merchants who had not followed the eight Jin merchants to the west entrance into the north to smuggle and betray the country.

"Handing over a few names, Fan Yongdou has already done it. As for Li Zicheng's cash, there should be it. It's just ......" Zhai Tang said quietly: "Let's still live in peace, let's look forward to selling more craftsmen to Hetao first." Even if there was some cash left for us, the bulk was sold to Fan Yongdou. With 200,000 stone of grain, Fan Yongdou has a way to cut off Hu from the capital. ”

200,000 stones, just the horses have to stretch for miles, just think about it to know how big it is. However, Fan Yongdou actually used the method of dispersing and seizing the road to transport so much grain into Shanxi. Of course, no one knows whether there was another grain that went down Zhangjiakou into Saibei and finally went to Shengjing in Liaodong. After Zhu Cihong captured Shengjing this time, I don't know how many girls and nobles were hungry.

"Two hundred thousand stones, a total of more than a million taels of silver...... Li Zicheng attacked the city all the way this time, and in the end, I am afraid that it will be cheaper for the Fan family......" Tian Lansheng also said quietly.

It is said that it is not easy for grain to be sold at this price. But the food consumption of the army under Li Zicheng is really calculated, and 200,000 taels of stone is not enough. Although the price of a total of 1,190,000 taels is a little expensive, it is nothing in the face of the panic caused by the shortage of food.

What's more, with the expansion of the ground, Li Zicheng has more and more people to feed. Originally, he was just a sergeant under his command, but now, not only has he had to feed a large number of homeless soldiers who had defected, but more importantly, he had to support the officials and officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Not only that, but it is also necessary to allocate silver taels to maintain the operation of the government, not to mention the collection of silver taels to maintain expenses, it is said that the governance of Shanxi must also be borne by the army.

"Food, medicinal herbs, armor...... The Fan family is powerful. We can also eat meat, taking advantage of the approaching Li Zicheng War this time, let's hurry into the city and sell all the northern goods! Zhai Tang said, and the group slowly entered Taiyuan City.

Entering Taiyuan City, Zhai Tang and Tian Lansheng have their own bases. The two caravans returned to their warehouses and enjoyed their ******** in the mansion and relaxed.

The bigwigs can relax, but the people below can't relax. Huge quantities of supplies began to be loaded and unloaded, quietly waiting for their buyers, while the guys who had done it all began to sweat profusely.

There are a lot of guys, and it's quite complicated to come to help.

With the decline of the Ming Dynasty's control, the scale of the border smuggling trade also expanded rapidly. Especially after finding the Manchu backer outside the Guan, the path of the eight Jin merchants became wider and wider, and the scale of the caravan under their hands became larger and larger. Naturally, the number of people beckoning has increased rapidly.

Some of these guys were introduced by the elderly, and some were recruited on the spot. Among them, there are many displaced people from the grasslands and even from all over Henan and Shaanxi. These homeless people are not useless, some of them were originally veterans, brave and brave, and some were people who sold their strength. And the place of origin is also all over Shanxi, and even in Nanjinggi, Shaanxi.

Today, in the Yunsheng Warehouse under Zhai Tang's name, the guys are sweating like rain, loading and unloading goods.

Ma Liang, who was sent to supervise the work, looked at all this and bowed slightly: "The guys are very diligent." Eighth child, you go and tell the back kitchen. Let them put more salt and meat these days. Find some sour plum soup to dissipate heat for everyone. ”

"It's still the conscience of the horse head. The little ones are going! When a man who was called the eighth man heard this, he immediately responded.

When a few guys heard this, they cheered. Only in the corner, a slightly thinner man had a pale face, and a terrifying white hair suddenly appeared between the skin of his neck. (To be continued.) )