In the past, Xu Xingxia was preparing to sell stolen goods through Wang Qinian's channels. Now, with Wang Qinian's ability, of course, he can't sell so many stolen goods. Besides, Wang Qinian doesn't do such a thing now. With the passage of time, the number of stolen goods in Xu Xingxia's hands is increasing, and the types are also increasing. There must be a relatively large sales network in order to sell most of the stolen goods. Considering the relationship between exchanging materials, the tentacles of this sales network should best extend to all corners of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Xingxia thought about it again and again, thinking that only the Lin family was the most suitable. The Lin family has a certain sales network all over the country, and they used to have a relationship with the Qingwang Mansion, and they must know many high-level magnates, or big families from all over the country. These stolen goods owned by Xu Xingxia are some rare treasures of high value, and ordinary people can never afford to consume them, and only the powerful and rich have the strength to buy them. This is critical.

Ordinary merchants have no access to the upper echelons of the powerful and rich. Those elites and wealthy people in the upper echelons will not buy items from ordinary merchants. Especially those valuable items. They have to make sure that what they buy is absolutely genuine. Only a very trustworthy business, or a very reputable large business, can do this. The Lin family just happened to be able to enter this circle. The reputation of the Lin family is still quite reliable.

Mrs. Lin is obviously a cautious person and has a clear understanding of the risks of selling stolen goods. Even if there is a white-clothed army behind him, if there is a problem with the sale of stolen goods, it will be a big blow to the Lin family. There's a reputational issue at stake. It is estimated that no merchant is willing to be accused of being a black hand in selling stolen goods. Some things can only be done in private, but it is absolutely impossible to be exposed. What a terrible thing to say!

In fact, although all the merchants of the Ming Dynasty quietly carried out stolen goods behind their backs to obtain huge profits. The profit from the sale of stolen goods is absolutely eye-catching. Generally speaking, the profits from the sale of stolen goods are basically split in half. Aside from rare goods such as glass, what could be more attractive than stolen goods? Therefore, no one will really give up this business. However, on the surface, everyone is constantly whitewashing themselves in order to gain a better reputation, while squeezing the living space of their opponents.

Mrs. Lin said in an orderly manner: "Chairman of the Committee, our Lin family can only sell some of these black goods. You must know that some black goods are very rare, and insiders can see at a glance who its original owner is. In case someone identifies them, there will be trouble. ”

Xu Xingxia smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. ”

Mrs. Lin wanted to speak and stopped.

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Mrs. Lin, you and I share the same interests, and your interests are my interests." Your troubles are my troubles. If the Lin family is in trouble and can't solve it by themselves, you can tell me that the white-clothed army will come forward to solve it. I believe that even if there are some black goods that someone can identify, they will not dare to identify them publicly. Because, behind you, it's me! It's me Xu Xingxia! And my white-clad army! ”

When he said this, Xu Xingxia's tone was not very high, and the speed of speech was not very fast, but he seemed very domineering. Such words made Mrs. Lin feel a little uncomfortable, as if she had been taught a lesson, and as if she was such an adult, she had to rely on such a big child who was not yet a weak crown, and her face felt a little hot. However, with Xu Xingxia's words, she unconsciously felt a lot more relieved, and she didn't need to worry too much about anything.

What is the Lin family lacking the most? Tough means, of course. Two women are in charge, what kind of tough means can they have? If there were strong measures, the Lin family would not need to migrate to the remote town of Ningxia. What does Xu Xingxia have? There are just the toughest means! Maybe others are not afraid of offending the Lin family, but they are afraid of offending Xu Xingxia! In Mrs. Lin's impression, it seems that no one who offended Xu Xingxia will end well! Death to death, escape to escape, it's all over!

After a slight pause, Xu Xingxia smiled mysteriously again, and said slowly: "If the identity of the white-clothed army is not suitable for solving, I still have the identity of Jinyiwei." ”

Mrs. Lin didn't know whether she was angry or funny. At the corner of her mouth, she couldn't help but show a strange smile, making her look a little closer. She really couldn't help but be a little funny. This Xu Xingxia, at this time, can still remember the identity of Jinyiwei. Doesn't he know that his current identity is a thief, and the imperial court will not recognize his identity as a Jinyi guard at all? But looking at Xu Xingxia's meaning, it seems that it doesn't matter if the court admits it or not, as long as he admits it himself. Thinking of his domineering style, Mrs. Lin felt a headache. I really don't know what big things Xu Xingxia will do with the identity of Jinyiwei.

It's really damned, how could the imperial court give him the identity of a captain of the brocade guard in the first place? This is definitely a big mistake! Originally, the captain of Jinyiwei, inside Jinyiwei, was simply the existence of mud on the soles of his feet. When it's okay, it's the one who does it. When there is something, it is cannon fodder. However, if this captain is Xu Xingxia, who would dare to ignore him? To put it mildly, even if Xu Xingxia himself organizes a brocade guard to fight against the brocade guard of the imperial court, maybe he can also fight against the court!

With the combat effectiveness of the white-clothed army and Xu Xingxia's surname, if he encounters any trouble, the first thing he considers must be a solution by force. Regardless of three-seven-twenty-one, let's do it first. If he catches someone, puts the knife on his neck, and then moves out the identity of Jinyiwei, and disposes of the other party violently, it is estimated that the other party will only be soft. If you don't give in, then you really have to die. In this world, there are really not many people like Zuo Guangdou who are not afraid of death. Xu Xingxia's domineering approach is completely feasible.

Speaking of Zuo Guangdou, Mrs. Lin secretly broke out in a cold sweat in her heart. Zuo Guangdou's current situation is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to guess. He was not imprisoned by the white-clothed army, nor was he let go, but was taken away by a group of ordinary people, in the name of "labor reform". Whatever the old peasants do, Zuo Guangdou will do. Whatever the old peasants eat, Zuo Guangdou eats. In fact, it was a disguised detention of Zuo Guangdou until he gave in.

For Zuo Guangdou, it is estimated that this is the most painful experience. Mrs. Lin couldn't guess how Xu Xingxia came up with such a vicious idea. Where is this labor reform? This is clearly persecution! Zuo Guangdou is a scholar, he is not diligent, he does not divide the grains, and he goes to the field with the old farmers every day, can he stand it? The physical persecution may still be endured, but the ideological persecution is the most painful!

Those old peasants didn't have a good impression of being an official, so naturally they wouldn't give Zuo Guangdou any good looks, and maybe they would teach him a special lesson. He is a scholar, what can he do in front of so many rough people? Naturally, they are bullied to death. I really don't know what the end is. I have to say that this method is really too insidious, too vicious, too despicable, and creepy!

Among the people Mrs. Lin knows, there are really not many people like Xu Xingxia who are ridiculous. Thinking of his naked possessiveness, Mrs. Lin felt very dangerous again. This Xu Xingxia is a perverted demon at all. Now she is clearly dancing with wolves! Maybe when, the other party's wolf surname will be big, and she will be bad. But does she have a choice? Without Xu Xingxia's help, where would the Lin family have a way out?

…… After solving the problem of cooperation with the Lin family, Xu Xingxia came to Fort Leifu.

In fact, there is nothing special about Fort Reifau, except that there are three iron-making blast furnaces, which constantly produce iron day and night. The iron-making technology of the Ming Dynasty was actually relatively advanced. These three blast furnaces can produce 3,000 catties of pig iron every day. After the White Clothes Army took over, the management structure was reorganized, and the wages of the craftsmen were raised, so that the workers' labor enthusiasm was greatly improved. Now, the three blast furnaces can produce almost 4,000 catties of pig iron per day.

Helan Mountain has enough iron ore and high-quality Taixi coal, and the cost of ironmaking is relatively low, which is the fundamental reason why the Ming court set up an iron-making blast furnace in Leifu Fort. At that time, iron materials, like salt, belonged to the state monopoly and were controlled by the imperial court. Even if you have money and resources, you can't make iron without permission. Otherwise, it is a great crime of trying to rebel, and it will be exterminated by the family. In the Wanli period, although this regulation was relaxed and no longer so strict, it was necessary to have strength and background in order to get the approval for the construction of iron-making blast furnaces. It must also operate under the watchful eye of the government.

In fact, to be precise, the three iron-making blast furnaces in Fort Leifu are under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Military Department and belong to the Imperial Court, but the geographical location is just in Ningxia Town. The management of the blast furnace has nothing to do with Ningxia Town. The iron and iron tools produced by the blast furnace must also be distributed to the border towns after being distributed by the military department, and even the governors of the three sides of Shaanxi cannot ask about it. The purpose of this is, of course, to prevent Ningxia Town from embracing its own troops and rebelling again.

The Bobai rebellion in Wanli in 20 years had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty. Bobai's rebellion made many people feel that the Ming Dynasty was already a foreign powerhouse. The armies of the imperial court, except for the Liaodong cavalry left by Li Chengliang back then, the armies in other places were weak and inadequate. In order to conquer Ningxia City, the imperial counterinsurgency army finally had to dig up the Yellow River embankment and adopt the method of flooding. As a result, a large number of innocent people were seriously injured by mistake, which dealt a great blow to the reputation of the Ming Dynasty.

Until now, many people in Ningxia Town have a very weak support for the Ming court. Except for a very small number of vested interests, others can be said to have no feelings for the imperial court. Otherwise, the rise of the white-clothed army would not have received the support of so many people. In addition to Pingyu City and Ningxia City, the other castles in Ningxia Town, the white-clothed army did not need to fight at all, and the local people spontaneously organized themselves to sweep away the bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods together. It can be seen that all cause and effect were actually planted a long time ago.

The three major expeditions of Wanli did play a positive role in maintaining the rule of the Ming Dynasty. However, at the same time, the three major campaigns also seriously depleted the money and grain reserves of the Ming Dynasty. The money and grain that Zhang Juzheng had worked so hard to accumulate back then were left after the three major expeditions. Emperor Wanli was embarrassed to cook without rice, and tried every means to make money, but she was desperately opposed by the civil and official groups, and the conflict between imperial power and relative power broke out again.

The direct consequence of the outbreak of the conflict between the imperial power and the prime minister was that the Wanli Emperor hid from the court, deliberately neglected his administration, deliberately did not appoint officials, and deliberately did not replenish the cabinet. The consequence of this is to make jokes about the state and make the operation of the state child's play. Xu Xingxia rebelled this time, and the reaction of the imperial court was so slow, and there was also a reason why Emperor Wanli deliberately neglected his administration. His thinking is very simple, that is, he works against the civil and military officials, and resolutely refuses to give in.

And the lack of a large number of officials is also an important reason. There is no one to handle affairs in many positions, so how can work efficiency be fast? For example, in addition to Shangshu Zhou Jiamo, there are no waiters in the military department, there are no langzhong, there are no things to give, there are only a few outsiders and the main affairs, and they are very busy. Poor Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is already over seventy years old, do you want him to run away in person for trivial things? There is no such reason.

…… Before Xu Xingxia arrived in Ningxia City, the people of the stewardship had already discussed the construction of more iron-making blast furnaces near Leifu Fort, and the initial plan was to build seven new ones, a total of ten. In addition to Fort Leifu, the nearby Zhenbei Fort and Pingqiang Fort are all distributed. Under the Board of Governors, there is an Economic Department and an Ordnance Department, both of which are responsible for pig iron production. The collegial agreement of the two departments, the output of pig iron, is naturally the more the better, both military and civilian.

According to their design, if ten iron-making blast furnaces are started together, they can produce about 20,000 catties of pig iron per day. If the expansion continues, it can increase to about 30,000 catties per day. The total output of a year is 10 million catties. Well, it's a catty, not a ton! If converted into tons, it is 5,000 tons a year, a very small number, and compared with the steel output of 700 million tons in later generations, it is not even a drop in the bucket. Moreover, it was the production of steel in later generations, not pig iron. There is a big difference between steel and iron.

However, at that time, such iron production was already very high. Because the industrial base is not good, the iron output of the Ming Dynasty is estimated to be about 100 million catties. Now, in Ningxia Town alone, the output of pig iron can reach 10 million catties, accounting for one-tenth of the country, which is definitely a remarkable number. What's more, in the future, more iron-making blast furnaces can be built, no, it should be directly built steel-making blast furnaces, direct steel-making.

(To be continued)