For Ye Xianggao's Xiao Jiujiu, [***] Xing is naturally clear. If it was before, he would probably use this as an excuse to remove Ye Xianggao from the position of head assistant to the cabinet. Within the Donglin Party, there is also a struggle for power and profit, who doesn't want to be the first assistant of the cabinet? This is the throne of ten thousand under one man. But now, [***] Star doesn't have that in mind. Even, there is no longer any interest in the power struggle within the Donglin Party.

In fact, the entire Nanjing Imperial Court can be described as a backwater. Don't look at the magnates of the imperial court, in front of ordinary people, they can still show off, in fact, their hearts have long been desperate. They already had no hope for the Nanjing court. They're just talking about it. As long as there is a good way out, they will leave decisively.

The reason is very simple, the current Nanjing Imperial Court is half-dead, and no one knows how long it can last. Under such circumstances, it is only right to seek a new way out. What the? Die with the Nanjing Imperial Court? Learn from Hideo Lu! Big brother, don't hurt people, our Donglin Party doesn't have the habit and hobby of martyrdom! When the catastrophe comes, let's fly separately!

After leaving the Southern Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to continue to engage in politics. On the white-clothed side, they don't need people who are too close to the Southern Ming court. The higher their status, the less likely they are to be favored by the white-clothed army. Since the white-clothed army conquered Yanjing City, the number of officials who are ready to take refuge in the white-clothed army is too many, and it is estimated that they can be lined up from Nanjing all the way to Yanjing. Xu Xingxia now has talents, and some are qualified for selection.

There is only one type of person, who is the easiest to gain the favor of the white army. That is the highly skilled craftsmen, that is, the group of people who were previously called miraculous silver skills. The craftsmen under the original War Bureau, Ordnance Bureau, Metropolitan Water Supervision, Ministry of Industry and other institutions, as long as they have real skills, as long as they are willing to join the White Army, they can become official members of the White Army without resistance. Their status may not be very high, their power is not very great, but their money and food are very good.

In the previous Ming Dynasty, mastering miraculous skills was not a good thing, and it was often looked down upon. However, here in the White Army, you can master one or two magical skills, which is definitely a good way to make a fortune. If nothing else, carpentry alone is in high demand. A skilled carpenter, earning five taels of silver a month, is not difficult at all. Carpenters with particularly good skills can earn more than ten taels of silver a month.

Xing and Ye Xianggao, of course, it is impossible to take refuge under the banner of the white-clothed army. It is impossible for them to put the rest of their lives in the hands of the Southern Ming Dynasty. As the pillars of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the current Southern Ming Dynasty, what is the situation, they know best. Therefore, what they are looking forward to most now is definitely not that Xu Xingxia will raise his noble hand and let go of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but hope to have a relatively standardized and relatively fair business environment.

The adults of the Donglin Party are all masters of accumulating money. In the past, whether it was Ye Xianggao or [***] Xing, they had amassed a lot of money. If this money is invested in the field of commercial trade, it is still very useful. The Donglin Party was originally a group of big bureaucrats, big landlords, and big businessmen, and they were still very familiar with commercial trade. If there are no surprises, they should be able to guarantee their assets and continue to grow steadily. And whether this accident will occur depends on Xu Xingxia's meaning.

It's also funny. If you want to say that during this time, the two important ministers of the Southern Ming Dynasty studied the most, and the answer is the policy of the White Army. When it comes to their own core interests, no one dares to take it lightly. Almost all of the white coat army, if there is any new policy introduced, the two of them will carefully study it. If they find any opportunities, they will be very careful to record them and see if they can take advantage of them.

The two important ministers of the court, leading the court, did things that had little to do with the court. If the truth is told, I am afraid that many people will be shocked. However, the two had no intention of changing in the slightest. They were not afraid of Emperor Taichang's questioning. In fact, Emperor Taichang would not ask at all. The Emperor was now bothered by something else. The two met at Liuyuan today, and they also came to discuss countermeasures. The main content of the discussion is how to catch Xu Xingxia's last train.

Xu Xingxia is a person, neither of them knows what words to use to describe it. Words such as insidious and vicious, murderous and cunning, self-willing, and self-righteous are simply a drop in the bucket when used on Xu Xingxia. They've never faced such a tough opponent. If they say that they are not afraid of Xu Xingxia, it is absolutely a lie. You must know that it is precisely because of the emergence of Xu Xingxia that the huge Ming Dynasty was completely overthrown.

Under the guidance of Xu Xingxia, while maintaining military pressure on the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Baiyi Army also actively opened up trade routes, encouraged commercial trade, and constantly expanded the business district. The new policy recently introduced by the White Clothes Army completely encompasses the southeastern half of the wall. According to the white-clothed army, as long as the merchants in the southeast half of the wall are willing to accept the two conditions of honest operation and paying taxes in accordance with the law, they can obtain an equal status with the white-clothed merchants.

There is no doubt that the introduction of this new policy is definitely a shot in the arm and a stimulant for the businesses in the southeast half, completely sweeping away their worries and haze. To exaggerate, it is in the darkest time that the dawn is seen. Almost as soon as they learned of the new policy of the White Army, the major businesses in the southeast half of the city hurriedly gathered together to discuss whether to immediately publicly announce their acceptance of the two conditions proposed by the White Army.

Honest business and paying taxes in accordance with the law, if these two conditions were in the past, it is estimated that they are not willing to accept them. The last thing that the merchants in the southeast half want to see is to pay taxes. They prefer to put all their business profits into their own pockets rather than hand over part of them to others. The fundamental reason why they repeatedly criticized the Wanli Emperor for competing with the people for profit was to refuse to pay any commercial taxes to the imperial court.

Now, however, times have changed, and the situation is completely different. Under the deterrence of the white-clothed army, if they do not accept this condition, it is estimated that they will not even be able to fend for themselves. The white-clothed army will definitely find a way to find an excuse to take them down directly. When the time comes, all their assets will be turned into the capture of the white-clothed army. For this, they have absolutely no doubts. Because, Xu Xingxia himself is a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones.

In fact, even if Xu Xingxia does not take action in person and does not use force, the merchants in the southeast half of the wall will be a dead end. Now, the merchant groups that follow the White Army are very active, and they control most of the market in the southeast half of the wall. They have a lot of people, and their sales are also very strong, as long as there is a profit, they are there. They are the locusts of the commercial market. If the local merchants in the southeast half of the wall do not fight back, it is estimated that all the market share will be snatched away by the merchants in the white army.

For example, the wine that Xing and Ye Xianggao are currently tasting is sold from the distant Turpan region by merchants who have defected to the White Army. After the white-clothed army took Turpan, the first ones to get the benefits were, of course, those merchants who closely followed the white-clothed army. To be honest, they have long been interested in the wines of the Turpan region. It's just that I didn't have the opportunity to intervene before. Now that there is an opportunity to intervene, they will never let it go.

Xu Xingxia is very generous to the people who support him, and with a stroke of the pen, he sells all the wine to the merchants who support him. Those merchants from the Western Regions had no choice but to return empty-handed. It is conceivable that from now on, the behemoths of the West, as well as the Western powers, want to taste the wine of the Turpan region, I am afraid it will be a little difficult.

If it was before, the price of wine from the Western Regions was not low, and a barrel would cost at least fifty taels of silver. If the quality is better, the price is even more than 100 yuan per barrel. Now, as the white-clothed army entered the Western Regions and took control of the Turpan region, the price of wine was immediately reduced to 20 taels of silver per barrel. Many merchants are desperately hoarding goods, ready to sell overseas, and make a lot of money.

This is the second time in nearly 150 years that a large number of wines from the Western Regions have poured into the mainland, which immediately attracted a lot of consumers. Wine brings not only delicious enjoyment, but also the restoration of the true rule of the Central Plains Dynasty over the Western Regions. The news spread, and even many merchants in Jiangnan began to look at the white-clothed army with admiration. They were hesitant and indecisive, but they basically made up their minds.

Originally, the Donglin Party members were very hostile to the white-clothed army. The most taboo thing for them is that their own interests are violated. However, in the face of good things, they cannot resist either. Besides, they can't resist if they want to. Good stuff is always in demand. Even if they don't buy it, there are a lot of people who do. The current Donglin Party has long since lost its former glory.

With the continuous expansion of the white-clothed army, the Southern Ming Dynasty can currently control only the four political divisions of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian. Moreover, it is difficult to say whether Jiangxi can keep it at present. With such a little territory and such a little finance, if you want to block the white-clothed army like Zhongtian, the idiots know that it is impossible. The reason why the Southern Ming Dynasty has been able to survive until now is nothing more than that Xu Xingxia does not want to use force to solve the southeast half of the wall.

(To be continued)