After Jiang Zhen sent people to investigate, he learned that the group of people who approached them were also escaped Yan households, and they also brought many women and children with them.
Such a group of people is obviously not a threat to them.
After confirming that the group of people was harmless, Jiang Zhen felt relieved, and even sent someone over there, offering to have a good talk with the people over there-after finally encountering such a group of people, of course he would try to get some information if he could. of.
Before Zhu Erlin could understand the situation of Jiang Zhen and others, the messenger sent by Jiang Zhen came.
"Talk about it?" Zhu Erlin was stunned, then agreed.
If those people are officers and soldiers, after seeing them, I am afraid they will call without saying a word. Since they did not call, it is estimated that they are the salt households or the common people who gathered together.
Of course, Zhu Erlin also took precautions, and added: "You come to me to talk, you can't have too many people."
The person who went to negotiate with Zhu Erlin was Jiang Ming. After he looked at Zhu Erlin's situation here, he agreed to Zhu Erlin's request: "No problem, our boss will come to talk with you later."
Zhu Erlin felt relieved when he saw Jiang Ming's promise.
When Jiang Zhen went to Zhu Erlin's place, he only brought about twenty people with him, but these twenty people were all good players he brought out. If he really encountered any danger, he was confident that he could escape.
Not long after, Jiang Zhen met Zhu Erlin and his party.
There are many people in this group. Most of them have tattered clothes and carry pots and pans on their backs, just like those who fled under his hands, but there are also some people...
Jiang Zhen's eyes fell on Zhu Erlin. The people in the lead, looking at their hands and faces, were all born in poverty, but they were all well-dressed. The clothes... looked like they were ripped off from the people in the Hongjiang Salt Field.
There is no doubt that this group of people killed the people who killed the Hongjiang Salt Works.
Jiang Zhen glanced at each other thoughtfully, and had a bold guess about the identity of this group of people.
Zhu Erlin glanced at Jiang Zhen and others, and it was also a little strange, and his brows immediately wrinkled: "Aren't you a salt householder?" The men in these salt households boil salt and boil salt every day, and they have some similar characteristics. For example, the palm of the hand is particularly rough, but these people are not like this.
Jiang Zhen nodded: "We are indeed not Yanhu..."
"Jiang Zhen! Why are you here?!" A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Jiang Zhen's words.
Jiang Zhen turned his head and saw Zhou Maohe, who had become a savage with a shaggy beard, was staring at himself in surprise: "Why are you here? What do you want?"
"You know this imperial envoy?" Seeing this, Zhu Erlin immediately looked at Jiang Zhen on guard.
Jiang Zhen confirmed his guess—the people in front of him should be those who copied the Hongjiang Salt Field.
I didn't expect him to meet these people here...
"I know this imperial envoy, and it's for him, but don't worry, I have no ill will towards you." Jiang Zhen said to Zhu Erlin.
"You said there is no malicious intent?" A person beside Zhu Erlin shouted in dissatisfaction, and another person quickly grabbed Zhou Maohe, while controlling Zhou Maohe, he questioned Jiang Zhen: "Who are you? Not from the government?"
As soon as the word "official" came out, the people on Zhu Erlin's side rioted, some people were full of hatred, and some people were shivering.
"Quiet!" Zhu Erlin shouted, then put the knife on Zhou Maohe's neck, and said to Jiang Zhen and the others, "Put down your weapons! Otherwise, I will kill him!"
They have been chased by those officers and soldiers for a long time, and they have exchanged hands several times.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhen threw the wooden stick in his hand generously, and said: "You can go to my side to see, I saved a lot of Yan households, not to arrest you, as for this imperial envoy. …”
Jiang Zhen looked at Zhou Maohe: "Master Zhou, in addition to helping people deliver goods, our Jin Zhen Escort Bureau will also take care of protecting others, or finding people and things. This time, Zheng Shao paid me to come find them. You, I took you out of here."
This is a pretext that Jiang Zhen has long thought of for himself.
If he can hide his identity, he will hide it, he really can't hide it... He came here this time to save the imperial envoy! The reasons are fair and square.
As for why he dragged a group of people, it was just because he looked pitiful.
These salt households were forced to turn against them. They couldn’t be called vicious. Seeing Jiang Zhen’s face full of magnanimity, they didn’t do anything to Jiang Zhen and others, so they only surrounded Jiang Zhen and others, and sent People went to those who followed Jiang Zhen to verify.
After they confirmed with the people Jiang Zhen brought and learned that Jiang Zhen rescued them and killed some people from the Hongjiang Salt Field, they stopped guarding Jiang Zhen.
On the other hand, Zhou Maohe frowned and looked at Jiang Zhen, his face full of dissatisfaction: "You killed? You actually killed? How can you kill?!"
Jiang Zhen: "..." Do you have to wait to be killed if you don't kill people? This Lord Zhou is really hard to change.
"Don't worry about him." Zhu Erlin faced Jiang Zhendao, waved his hand and let Zhou Maohe take away, and after Zhou Maohe was taken away, he said: "Your bodyguard can protect people by giving money? What if I give you money? Can you help me protect some people?"
Jiang Zhen was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then he felt that Zhu Erlin was a good candidate.
No matter from the history of Daqi or from the history of the world he once lived in, the peasant uprising has never been successful.
The ancient peasants had no channels to absorb knowledge, they didn't know a few words, they didn't learn how to manage their subordinates, and their horizons were narrow... Although they would rebel because they couldn't stand oppression, they couldn't succeed.
It was definitely a fluke that Zhu Erlin was able to copy the Hongjiang Salt Field. If he was complacent, he would have to be wiped out by officers and soldiers. Fortunately, his mind was still sober, and he didn't take credit for himself. He also realized his own inadequacies. place.
Zhu Erlin has indeed realized his own inadequacies.
He is a salt farmer. He has never even left the sphere of influence of the Hongjiang Salt Works since he was a child. He is able to help his father manage people, and he only manages those salt farmers who live with them. There are not many people in total.
But now, there are thousands of people following him!
If it weren't for that commissioner, he wouldn't even be able to figure out how much food these people had to eat every day!
And... Zhu Erlin clearly realized that it was really too difficult to travel with a group of old and weak children.
If there were not those old and weak children, he could easily escape the pursuit of officers and soldiers with the people under his hands, but in order to protect those people, he had already lost a lot of manpower.
He wants to rebel because of those people, even if he dies, he will protect those people, but if he keeps them... I'm afraid it won't be long before they will be taken care of.
Zhu Erlin had already talked to those who had been rescued by Jiang Zhen, and knew that Jiang Zhen was indeed a good person—even him, he couldn't save so many people who had no relatives and no reason like Jiang Zhen unconditionally.
Jiang Zhen confiscated a penny, and he is willing to save those people. If he gives money... Can Jiang Zhen find a way to give the old and weak under his command a way to live
"You came from outside, can you take those women and children outside? I'll give you money." Zhu Erlin said, "I have a lot of money."
Jiang Zhen looked at Zhu Erlin.
Jiang Zhen also knew that Zhu Erlin must have a lot of money. After all, this one copied the Hongjiang Salt Works, and how rich the Hongjiang Salt Works is... As long as he is a person, he knows.
"I don't have the ability to get everyone around you away, but I can help you get in touch." Jiang Zhen said to Zhu Erlin.
The Jin Zhen Escort Bureau under his hand is still too small, and it is almost impossible to rescue the people in this place, but if Zhu Erlin is rich, he can help Zhu Erlin contact others.
In Daqi, there are many maritime merchants.
Daqi has a maritime ban. In fact, it does not allow maritime merchants to exist, but maritime merchants have been banned repeatedly.
These maritime merchants, if you really want to say it, are all smuggling, which is illegal.
These maritime merchants are doing illegal business. As long as Zhu Erlin is willing to give money, they will definitely be willing to pick up the old and weak here and send them to other places for resettlement.
On land, Jiang Zhen can take dozens of people through the blockade of the seaside by officers and soldiers and the Hongjiang salt field, but it is impossible to leave with thousands of people, but if a big ship comes from the sea...
Those officers and soldiers didn't even have a boat, and they couldn't stop the arrival of the sea boat at all.
Jiang Zhen told Zhu Erlin about the situation, and Zhu Erlin agreed immediately: "I hid most of the gold and silver I grabbed from the Hongjiang Salt Field, but we also brought some with us. I can give you a deposit first, and you can help me. I'll contact the sea merchants."
Zhu Erlin is now a little cornered, he can only choose to trust Jiang Zhen.
"Yes." Jiang Zhen agreed without hesitation.
While Zhu Erlin and Jiang Zhen were discussing matters, on the other side, Zhou Maohe was distributing supplies to Zhu Erlin's men.
He was unwilling to help this group of traitors, but these people forced him to keep accounts and do things.
These guys are so nasty!
Zhou Maohe was full of slander in his heart, but when he saw that someone took the wrong thing, he immediately said: "Stop, stop, you took it wrong! This is the thing for those children!"
The person who forced him to handle logistical matters just now obediently changed some things to take.
"What a mob! A mob! It's unbearable!" Zhou Maohe said again, his face full of disdain.
"If you shout again, I will hit you!" Someone dissatisfied and stretched out his fist towards Zhou Maohe.
Zhou Maohe didn't dare to speak... What about Jiang Zhenren? Why don't you come and save him
Hexing House.
When Zheng Yi first delivered wine to the capital, he told Mr. Zheng Er that Zhou Maohe might attack the Hongjiang Salt Field, and the Zheng family could make a profit from it. Of course, he did not say that he planned to promote this matter.
Mr. Zheng Er has always attached great importance to the matter raised by Zheng Yi. After learning about this, he took advantage of Qingfengjiu to please the Queen Mother, and specifically mentioned to the Queen Mother about the chaos in Jiangnan's salt affairs, and expressed his right Zhou Maohe's worries - Zhou Maohe and this idiot, after discovering the corruption of the Salt Administration, are likely to slam into it.
When the queen mother heard what Mr. Zheng Er said, she felt that it was very reasonable, and added: "Ai's family is looking forward to Lord Zhou's troubles for Ai's family."
Obviously, the Queen Mother hoped that Zhou Maohe could go to the Hongjiang Salt Field to make a scene.
So, Master Zheng Er sent a letter to Zheng Yi, asking Zheng Yi to "help" Zhou Maohe at an appropriate time.
What help... Zhou Maohe already copied the Hongjiang Salt Works without him doing anything...
Zheng Yi sighed and put the late letter from Mr. Zheng Er next to him.
He should have seen the letter he sent to his second uncle after the accident in the Hongjiang salt field.
Master Zheng Er has indeed seen the letter sent by Zheng Yi.
He had received a letter from Zheng Yi before, and he had been thinking about intervening in the Hongjiang Salt Works, and his heart had been fiery, but even so, he thought it would take a long time to complete.
As a result, in the blink of an eye, the Hongjiang Salt Field was gone
Things were developing too fast, and Mr. Zheng Er couldn't react.
Still, it's a good thing for him.
The memorial that Zhou Maohe wrote after copying the Hongjiang Salt Field has also been sent to the capital. The queen mother counted the days and found that Zhou Maohe had done something to the Hongjiang Salt Field when Master Zheng Er reminded him, and for a while, I feel that Mr. Zheng Er has some magic tricks.
The Queen Mother found a confidant to discuss the matter of the Hongjiang Salt Field. Among all the confidants, there is no doubt that Mr. Zheng Er is the most important. In the end, the Queen Mother also adopted his advice and used the person he recommended...
At this time, Jiang Zhen and Zhu Erlin first settled the old and weak on the mountain, and then brought the young and strong people down the mountain again.
They have to draw the attention of those officers and soldiers, and try to save some more people.
Without those burdens, it was much easier for Jiang Zhen to do things. At the same time, he also contacted Zheng Yi and sent Zheng Yi a lot of gold.
Jiang Zhen's courage is really big...
Zheng Yi sighed, but had to admit that Jiang Zhen's actions brought him great benefits.
These days, Jiang Zhen has sent him a lot of information, and it is this information that allows him to know the situation in the Hongjiang Salt Field very well, and it is much more convenient to do things. In comparison, other people are not so good. condition.
Now, even the officers and soldiers who went to suppress the bandits did not know the specific situation in the Hongjiang Saltworks.
Zheng Yi seriously looked at the information that Jiang Zhen had sent back, looked at it, and suddenly saw a letter.
The five characters of "Brother Zhao Jin personally" were written on the letter.
Zheng Yi: "..." Not only does he have to help save those who betray the party, but he is also responsible for sending Jiang Zhen's love letter to Brother Zhao Jin...
Zheng Yi has contact with Jiang Zhen because he has always sent someone to wait for Jiang Zhen somewhere, but Zhao Jinge has nothing to do with Jiang Zhen.
He went to ask Zheng Yi, and Zheng Yi only told him that Jiang Zhen was safe. In addition, he would not get any news from Jiang Zhen. This...
Zhao Jinge was inevitably a little anxious and anxious, even if he went to bed at night, it was difficult to sleep well.
He missed Jiang Zhen, very, very much.
When dealing with the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau that day, Brother Zhao Jin was inevitably a little distracted, but it was Zheng Baoning who called him a few times before he came back to his senses.
"Sister-in-law, you are tired after so many days, do you want to take a day off?" Zheng Baoning asked.
These days, Zhao Jinge is really busy from morning to night, never resting for a moment, and occasionally when he is free, he even goes to exercise... He is a big man, he can't stand being so busy!
"No need." Zhao Jinge declined.
"Sister-in-law, you should also pay attention to your body, otherwise the boss will come back, and you will feel distressed." Zheng Baoning advised.
"Body?" Zhao Jinge was stunned, and suddenly remembered something.
When Jiang Zhen left, he said that he might be pregnant with a child... He has been so busy these days that he has forgotten about it. Now, do you want to go see a doctor
Although he didn't feel anything, the last time he was pregnant, he didn't feel anything at first.
Brother Zhao Jin has been busy for so many days, and now he is almost done with the things he should be busy with. After thinking about it, he asked Zheng Baoning to watch it here.