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Hearing this, Ruan Fuyuan's face turned slightly ferocious, and he lowered his head and thought.

After hearing this, George opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but then he thought about it and finally did not say it. He just looked at Ruan Fuyuan, waiting for him to figure it out.

After a while, Ruan Fuyuan suddenly raised his head, his expression became extremely ferocious, his eyes were red, and he shouted in a low voice: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Obviously, the dog has jumped over the wall!

It's definitely a death sentence to stay here, so why not give it a try!

Early the next morning, the first day of the Lunar New Year, for Chinese people, it is the custom to stay up late. Therefore, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, most people get up relatively late. Even Emperor Chongzhen was no exception.

The first thing he did when he got up was to enter the chat group to check the situation, and he found that there were private messages waiting to be read, most of which were sent by Zhu Xieyuan.

"Your Majesty, the coalition forces of Annan, Nguyen Phuc Yuan and Phuc Lang Ji fled last night. All the wounded soldiers in their coalition forces were killed by themselves. They are now heading west."

"Wei Chen has ordered the troops from various garrison stations in Yunnan to march eastward. It is estimated that they will encounter them in a few days."

"The Ruan family's coalition seems to be in a hurry to jump over the wall. I think that for the sake of prudence, we should mobilize the White Army to march east together and take charge!"

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he really felt like a dog jumping over the wall. It's true to say that he even killed his own wounded soldiers, why not stay here? At least there's a chance to survive, right?

At this time, he didn't think much about it. Zhu Xieyuan was in command of the war in Annan, and he felt relieved.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not care too much. However, the coalition forces of Ruan Fuyuan and the Portuguese escaped from Thang Long Palace, which also meant that Annan was basically under the control of the Ming army. As a result, the matter of King Fu's feudal Annan should also be put on the agenda!

If you count it like this, there are two vassal princes who will be sealed off. The original fiefdoms of these two vassal kings were in Henan. One is Nanyang and the other is Luoyang. With just this enfeoffment, the land in Henan Province can be released.

Very good, now we have to plan for the enfeoffment of the third feudal king! Which one should I choose as the third vassal king?

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but fall into thinking.

No one expected that two days later, the Jin Yiwei in Annan suddenly reported through the chat group that the coalition forces of the Ruan family and the Fo Langji people suddenly turned southwest and headed for Laos.

When Zhu Xieyuan heard the news, he immediately re-deployed his troops and condemned the generals through the chat group. While pursuing the enemy, after thinking about it, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the remnants of the Ruan family and the Fo Langji people fled to Laos. Si, the mountains are high and dangerous, making it difficult to walk. If our army continues to pursue, the logistical burden will be heavy. The more troops we pursue, the heavier the burden will be. I think we should not pursue the poor enemy!"

"Of course, we must not let go of the rebel army. We can notify the Laos Division and ask them to surround the remnant army. If necessary, we will send elite troops to the Laos Division to arrest the rebels! "

After Emperor Chongzhen saw it online, for some reason, the first thing he thought of was to implement the strategy of driving away wolves and devouring tigers against Jianlu. But Laos Division is not a tiger by any means. This remnant army of the Ruan family and the Portuguese cannot be regarded as wolves. If you really want to talk about a wolf, it's just a crippled wolf that's about to die.

He just thought about it for a moment, but he didn't think much more about it. As Zhu Xieyuan said, it is unrealistic for the Ming army to continue to pursue the enemy. Not only is the logistics pressure too great, but such a pursuit is also very expensive and expensive. In order to give as many guards troops as possible the opportunity to train, this time, not only King Fu's money was used, but the court also provided a lot of money and food. Now that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, all the money and food cannot be wasted in the mountains of Annan and Laos.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen replied to Zhu Xieyuan: "According to what Zhu Qing said, there is one thing that must be done: Ruan Fuyuan and Governor Fo Langjiren, they want to see people alive and see their corpses dead. Any rebellion , must be severely punished!”

Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to inform King Fu that Annan had been obtained, and King Fu could prepare to go to Annan to join the feudal clan.

After receiving the decree, King Fu felt relieved. What he fears most is that Annan will not be defeated for a long time. Then the little money he has may not be enough even if it is exhausted. Now that he has been defeated by the imperial court, he has a little more expectation.

In the past, I didn't compete with Chongzhen's father, so I couldn't taste the taste of the nine-five-year-old. But now that I have obtained the blessed country, I can finally taste the taste of being one of the most respected. With this in mind, he hurried to Guangdong with his son Zhu Yousong, who was also extremely happy, and was ready to conquer Annan.

The taste that King Fu wanted to taste, King Tang was already enjoying. Especially after the imperial army withdrew to Yunnan Province, the entire Tang Kingdom was decided by him. This kind of vassal king should be interesting!

As a result, he had a very happy New Year this year. When he accepted the congratulations from the officials in the palace, he was even more smiley from ear to ear!

On this day, he was dealing with state affairs. Suddenly, one of his generals hurriedly came to report: "Your Highness, we have found traces of him, King Long!"

"What? Where is the trace of his King Long?" Upon hearing this, King Tang immediately put down everything in his hands, stared at the visitor and asked, "Where is it?"

If there is any hidden worry in his Tang Dynasty, it is that King Yuandong Wutalong has never been seen alive or dead. In the Tang Dynasty, the original Dongwu people were not extinct and were now his subjects. If time goes on, he believes that these Dongwo people will no longer miss their old owners. After all, he believes that his diligence can make these original Dongwo people return to their hearts.

But now, the imperial army has just withdrawn to Yunnan, and his country, the Tang Dynasty, has only been in operation for less than a year. With everything waiting to be revitalized, sometimes there are some places that cannot be taken care of. Moreover, it is inevitable to favor one thing over another. He relied on the Ming Dynasty to rule the Tang Dynasty, and his confidants, civil servants and generals were also from the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, the national policy was to favor the Ming Dynasty people who came to join him from the Ming Dynasty. King Tang still saw this very clearly.

Now that he suddenly heard traces of his King Long, it was impossible for him not to pay attention to it.

"Back to Your Highness, the people under the last general saw King Thalong in Dhaka, the capital of the Bengal province of the Mughal Empire. He had a broken arm and seemed much older, but it was indeed him." The general reported here, He said in an accentuated tone, "King Talon's entry and exit from the Governor's Palace of Bengal seems to be in collusion with the Mughal Empire!"

"What?" King Tang was very surprised when he heard the news. From the time he arrived in Yunnan and founded the Tang State in Dongwu, it was impossible for him to not understand his country's neighboring countries.

It is said that the Mughal Empire, like the Ming Dynasty, had a very large territory. The founding emperor, Babur, was a descendant of the Turkic Mongolian Timur. After the collapse of the Timur Empire, he led troops south to establish the Mughal Empire. Today, the Mughal Empire is its fourth emperor, and Shah Jahan, who should be called the Great Khan, is in power. At this time, the Mughal Empire was unprecedentedly powerful. It had been fighting in the north and south, and had almost no opponents.

"Back to Your Highness, what exactly did King Thalong and the Mughal Governor of Bengal say? I am incapable of finding out for the time being!"

After hearing this, King Tang frowned and even stood up, wandering around the hall. After a while, he stopped, turned around and stared at the general and said: "Check, check it carefully!"

"The general will obey the order!" The general came to accept the order and bowed out.

But the king of Tang could not put this matter behind him. After thinking for a while, he summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter. It was finally decided to send a formal official envoy to the Governor's House of Bengal to dignitate the people. This King Talong is a traitor to the Ming Dynasty Dongwu Xuanwei Envoy Division and must be brought to justice.

After this matter was arranged, King Tang breathed a sigh of relief. At this court meeting, he was reminded by his ministers that behind the Tang Dynasty was the Ming Dynasty. No matter how powerful the Mughal Empire was, could it be stronger than the Ming Dynasty?

Think about it, today's Ming Dynasty is also unprecedentedly powerful! Mongolia, Liaodong, and North Korea were all part of the Ming Dynasty's territory. There were no threatening opponents in the north of the Ming Dynasty. The chieftain rebellion in Yunnan has been suppressed by the imperial court, and a new Fuguo will soon be established in Annan.

All these gave King Tang confidence. Therefore, he believed that the envoy he sent was in the capacity of the Ming Dynasty. It was impossible for the Mughal Empire to fight against the Ming Dynasty for someone who lost its land and army, right?

Thinking this way, he put the matter behind him. The Tang State was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It is not wrong to say that it was the Ming Dynasty. Although your Mughal Empire is powerful, can it be stronger than the Ming Dynasty? No matter what, you have to give Daming some face, right? His fate as King Long, if nothing unexpected happens, has been doomed since he was discovered.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, when the people of the Ming Dynasty were about to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the "New Salt Law" finally spread to the Jiangnan area. Suddenly, the sensation caused by the "New Salt Law" was greater than that of the Ming Emperor's personal collection and collection. There will be another sensation in Liaodong. All of a sudden, the "New Salt Law" was discussed in the streets and alleys of various cities and towns in various regions in the south of the Yangtze River.

Just like the people in the capital, most people in the Jiangnan area were very happy when they heard about it. The price of salt, which has plagued every household, has finally come down. However, in many wealthy families, there are also groups of people who discuss matters behind closed doors. One by one, they slapped the table and cursed anyone who came to mind. Among the princes in the court, Wen Tiren was scolded the most. The words "suffering from the plague" were used in the original history. , the most common saying is that since Wen Tiren became the chief minister, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty have suffered from the plague. They dare not say that the merchants have suffered, after all, merchants are not taken seriously legally!

Cutting off someone's money is like killing one's parents. Those salt merchants, private salt dealers, and even officials from the Salt Transportation Department became extremely dishonest. Everyone was clamoring and banging on the table, saying that the court must not be allowed to implement the "New Salt Law".

However, after the meeting, more salt merchants decided to quickly lower the price of salt and sell more while the price is still high. Some people even frantically collect private salt and sell it as official salt, hoping to reduce their losses.

This kind of operation is like a plague, spreading extremely fast. In every place, one salt merchant does this, and other salt merchants have to follow up. While scolding, sell at a reduced price to minimize losses.

This situation is actually understandable. These salt merchants are rich, but apart from money, what do they use to fight against the court? Is there a gun barrel? No! Is there a spokesperson in the DPRK? Zhou Yanru, who wanted to support him, has been dismissed from office for a long time. Besides, what if there is a spokesperson in the court? Can you go higher than the first assistant? How about the Minister of Civil Service? After collecting the money, he was dismissed as soon as he was told to. Your salt merchant’s money is probably not going to be sent out now. Who knows if the factory guard will detect it? In the past, it was possible to bribe the imperial censor to attack, but now that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been reorganized, who dares to rant?

Of course, not all salt merchants criticize the "New Salt Law". Those who have salt in their hands, but it doesn't matter, have been unable to exchange for salt from the salt field, and the salt in their hands is like waste paper. However, there is a provision in the "New Salt Law" that the salt certificates issued before are always valid and can be exchanged for salt at the salt field. Although the price of salt will drop, at least you can exchange it for table salt, which will be somewhat better than before.

In short, in terms of salt politics, due to the announcement of the "New Salt Law", especially here in Jiangnan, there is almost chaos. The price of salt is one price a day, or even several prices a day. Corresponding to this, the production and sale of salt have also become crazy, everyone wants to make more money before the "New Salt Law" is finally implemented.

However, this situation did not last long. Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, suddenly appeared in Yangzhou, bringing with him a large number of factory guards and nearby guard troops, and arrested hundreds of people in the illegal salt team. What is even more shocking is that , Pan Ru, a big salt merchant, was also arrested at the same time. The crime was selling private salt, passing official salt as private salt and selling it.

The momentum was so great that Pan Ru was publicly interrogated in Yangzhou Prefecture on his charges, and the people were allowed to observe. When the evidence was conclusive, they even followed the clues and arrested the officials of Yangzhou's Salt Transportation Department, who were also captured by Wang Cheng'en. In the end, the families involved were confiscated and exiled to the bitter cold land of Liaodong.

What shocked Jiangnan was that not only that, the leader of Fushe, Zhang Pu, was also arrested by factory guards and publicly interrogated. There are two charges. The first is to slander an important official of the imperial court. The second is to ignore the teachings of the sage and collude with the great salt merchant Pan Ru, becoming a pawn of the salt merchant. In charge of academic affairs, Zhang Pu was publicly announced to be expelled from his position, and then Wang Chengen rewarded him with twenty pieces of banquet and was also sent to Liaodong.

Admiral Dongchang suddenly appeared in Yangzhou. Not only did he deal with the big salt merchants, but he also taught Zhang Pu a lesson. These two things had a great impact on Jiangnan. Jiangnan has always not felt much about the power of the imperial court. This time, it really felt the thunderous power of the imperial court.

The storytellers of the Yi Station system, who had a large audience, all unanimously commented on this matter. The momentum was so great that it instantly overshadowed the literati prince's comments. Public opinion was under the control of the imperial court from beginning to end.

But before this matter reached its climax, another big thing happened in the blink of an eye.

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