Now outside the territory of Xuzhou Zhao Ziying, there are the official army of Denglai Town, Shandong Province in the north, the official army of the famous in the west, the newly established Henan official army, the sea in the east, and the official army of Fengyang, the central capital Fengyang, the standard camp of the governor of Fengyang, the official army of the deputy general of Wolf Mountain, and even a soldier and horse of the general of Xuzhou in the hinterland of Xuzhou.

From the perspective of the general trend, the Zhao Zi camp is surrounded by the official corps, and the number of officers and soldiers is also superior, but people who are familiar with the roots of the two sides can easily judge each other's strength and weakness, and the Daimyo army of the Daimyo Mansion, Shunde Mansion, and Guangping Mansion has a role in the general trend, but it really faces the Zhao Zi Battalion, and the role played is of little significance.

Lei Cai inquired about more than that, the letterhead from the Jingshi to Yanzhou Mansion, all kinds of people who came to Yanzhou Mansion from the Jingshi, etc., Linqing is the only way to go, and although there is no way to cover all the officials and merchants passing by, there are also people staring at it.

But before and after the accident in Jining and Qingzhou Mansion, there were no suspicious people crossing the border.

"Since we can't figure it out, there's no need to spend too much effort on this, it's still our old practice, water comes to cover the earth, and if there is something, we will deal with it." Zhao Jin made this decision.

On the third day of the lunar month, Zhao Jin replied to the Qingjiangpu Chamber of Commerce, saying that he would participate in this year's martial arts competition, and that the scale of the competition would be grander.

As soon as this news was released, from Xuzhou to Pizhou, from Pizhou to Qing/Jiangpu, from Qingjiangpu to Yangzhou, from Yangzhou to Jiangnan, to Jining and Linqing in the north, and Kaifeng to the west, all the rich and idle people who had paid attention to this martial arts competition were excited.

Whether Xuzhou has been damaged by the flood, whether it has been seriously damaged, what reaction will the imperial court and the local government make because of this, and what changes will the situation have, these rich and noble idlers are too lazy to pay attention, they just care about whether this martial arts conference can be held or not.

There are wonderful competitions, there is this kind of entertainment of dogs and horses, and it is also the rich people from all over the world who gather here, fighting with their own things worth boasting about, and there is no other place in the world except Qingjiangpu.

After last year's experience, everyone will never forget, this year all kinds of wonderful anecdotes have spread all over the north and south of the river, and the rich and noble people from Beijing, Shanxi, Fujian and Guangdong even came to Qingjiangpu in October to wait, and they were more anxious than those wealthy businessmen who invited Zhao Jin to come in person.

After it was confirmed, everyone cheered, everyone thought very clearly, Zhao Jin did not come last year, this competition has been held in the flower cluster is very lively, this time Zhao came in, what a carnival style here, this year must be a big wonderful thing to see.

It was not only them who were cheering, but people from all walks of life who had made a fortune in Qingjiangpu last year had arranged for people to keep an eye on them early, and as soon as the news came out, they hurried over to prepare.

The Qinglou of various courtyards in Yangzhou and Jiangnan, various opera troupes, and juggling artists began to rush towards Qingjiangpu.

Even those businessmen who traded here last year felt that the opportunity was rare, and it was one thing to have fun, but there were many business opportunities, and it was another thing for everyone to make a fortune together.

For example, several of the largest jewelry merchants in Jiangnan and Yangzhou, last year in the Qingjiangpu martial arts competition, in addition to the competition, those shameless gentlemen are fighting beauty, knowing the rules and unwilling to be rich, which is one of the projects.

Taking this opportunity, the jewelers have made a lot of business, and so on after the end of the accounting, everyone is shocked, this short half a month of business can catch up with the off-season for a few months, even the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival and other peak seasons are not bad, and this is a good opportunity for the jewelry industry, it is a good opportunity to become famous, those famous stores in Suzhou and Nanjing, the style is exquisite, the materials are excellent, but the reputation is only in the south of the Yangtze River, after doing business in the Qingjiangpu martial arts conference, Jiangbei everywhere together with the Jingshi side, and even Shanxi can pass on the reputation, for a long time, Naturally, this time I will come.

Originally, everyone did business in the place where the store was located, but after this martial arts competition, everyone understood what and knew the importance of this trade distribution center.

In addition to the jewelry business, there are also those who make precious silk and cloth, as well as those who deal in fat powder, and even the largest people in Jiangnan and Jiangbei.

Whether it is rich and noble, or all kinds of people who do their business, etc., they also know that Qingjiangpu has a benefit that is not available elsewhere, that is, there will be no bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods to make trouble, if you go elsewhere, you must first give a sacrifice to the local uncle who speaks and counts, and all the local forces will also be called, as for what immortals jump to blackmail, set up a bureau to extort money, and even use drugs to stun and steal, seek money and kill people, etc., and so on are completely gone, and even there are no beggars and thieves on the street, so that people can play comfortably, stay at ease.

Last year, it was not so peaceful, Qingjiangpu and other land and water wharves are a place where heroes from all walks of life gather, many rich idlers, and people who come here to do business, suffer losses and go to Zhao Ziying to complain, but I don't expect any solution, just talk about their grievances and grievances, who would have thought that the next disposal will be resolute, thieves, bandits, liars, all kinds of people were caught and killed, and the stolen goods were returned, I don't know how much higher than the efficiency of the government, it didn't take long for Qingjiangpu to become peaceful in the world, rushing to this peace, Everyone is willing to come here, too.

Of course, the meat of this martial arts competition is still a competition, and the businessmen of Qingjiangpu and Yangzhou have also invested a lot of money to hold this competition, and invited all kinds of strong players to compete.

The origin of this martial arts master is not like what is said in the commentary, the more ignorant the children in the countryside, the more they can meet any master and famous teachers, such as beggars and monks, who have stunts, because this child gives half of the nest or helps him to teach martial arts without hesitation, and then let him become famous all over the world.

There are not so many miracles and accidents in the world, the so-called martial arts are strong, and the talent and understanding are important, but the more important thing is the acquired training and equipment, to put it more bluntly, it is the saying that "poor literature and rich martial arts", let you be gifted and intelligent, and your understanding is extremely high, if you are thin and weak, and you can not beat the enemy opposite who is mediocre in talent, but is strong and strong, and holds a steel blade.

If you want to learn martial arts, you must be able to eat enough, which excludes many children of ordinary people's families, if you want to have strength, then you have to eat meat, this is not even very satisfying to the middle family, you want to do it with people without suffering, good iron and steel weapons and protective gear are naturally there, small landlords in poor places may not be able to afford it, as for learning the moves, understand how to deal with the enemy, then you have to ask a famous teacher to teach, this is another expense, if you count the bow horse and the like, then there is no need to say anything.

And there is not much way out of this martial arts, the Ming official army has been recruited into the army from the military household of the guard to the present, and the military general has always paid attention to the background of a world official, that is to say, if you want to be a military attaché and a general, it is not possible for ordinary people to join the army or ordinary military households, how can you have a world position of a hundred households and thousands of households, although there are special cases like Ma Fang, but this is a special case after all, Yu Dayou, who is in the early years of Jiajing, has made such a meritorious contribution, just because he is a hundred households, his career is bumpy, and Qi Jiguang, who is also called, is smooth sailing, One of the reasons is that Qi Jiguang is the commander of the world's office.

It's a little funny, you want to learn martial arts to serve the country, after joining the army, you can only be a big head army, some people say that you can take the martial arts test, but the Ming martial arts generals can only be tested by people from the Wei Institute, the common people do not have this qualification, since there is no future, and the poor can also take fame and glory to their ancestors when they are hungry to study, this world is also noble and cheap, who is willing to learn martial arts?

Outside the martial arts generals, who will learn martial arts, who can learn martial arts well, why should they learn, speaking of which, only the children of local tyrants will concentrate on learning, of course, there are also poor families, the children of ordinary people like to practice martial arts, and there are also literati who like swordsmanship and archery, but most of them learn, and what they can learn, is not the samurai general's door to eat this bowl of rice, or the children of local tyrants.

The local heroes have a lot of business to take care of and maintain, how to guard against horse bandits, how to suppress disobedient tenant long-term workers, how to compete with other powerful people for water and land, hiring a head of the sect is a method, but after all, the head of the sect is an outsider, and it is a method for children to study and gain fame, but this is not something that anyone can learn, even if they pass the exam, someone at home must be watched.

Therefore, real martial arts students are often born in the families of tyrants, or have inextricable relationships with these families, and only in such an environment can they have enough to eat, have enough strength to practice, and have money to supply consumption and equipment.

Originally, Zhao Jin thought that the sects and the like were all novels and legends, but he didn't expect that these gangs were really zài, the gangs in the city were prostituting and gambling, and the gangs outside the city were killing people and goods, but these sects were more dependent on force to occupy the fields, block the road and set up cards, or sell illegal salt, not to mention anything else, Niu Jinbao's Shaolin Temple is Henan Dahao, and the fields around Songshan are all Shaolin Temple's.

How to occupy it, taking advantage of the situation to suppress people is a kind of warrior monk who can dance with a knife and a gun in his hand, this is the key, under such force, Dengfeng Zhixian Yamen must swallow his anger, and the local landlords and gentry can only be submissive, not to mention the private salt transactions and various businesses within the scope of Songshan, not to mention the Shaolin Temple's own operation, other forces come to operate if they do not pay respect to the Shaolin Temple, how can it be done.

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