Speaking of the Donglin Party, it was necessary to start from its origins.
With the rise of the seeds of capitalist society, the feudal ruling class represented by the emperor, eunuchs, princes, noble relatives, and powerful ministers controlled the government. The politics were dark, the military declined, and the finances were tight. The exorbitant taxes became more and more heavy, and the people rebelled endlessly.
As the Ming Dynasty's national strength gradually declined, the Manchurians who rose outside the pass gradually refused to accept the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty's central government, and even became a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Faced with such a situation, some of the intelligentsia expressed their concern for the country and called for the reform of maladministration.
As for the Donglin Party, it rose in Jiangnan and gradually became a bureaucrat political group with Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats as the main force.
In the beginning, the Donglin people were indeed fair and strict people. They ridiculed the government and commented on the officials. They proposed to be honest and upright, to revitalize the administration of officials, to open up the way of speech, and to get rid of the long-standing abuses of the government and the people. However, after it slowly developed, it began to become the spokesperson of big landowners and big merchant interest groups. It protected the landowners and fought for the profits of the rich merchants. It turned a blind eye to the tragic reality of the famine victims at the end of the Ming Dynasty and tried its best to obstruct the collection of disaster relief.
The political differences between the people of Donglin and the eunuchs and their dependent forces developed into a fierce party struggle.
In the end, the Dong Lin Party was formed due to fighting.
(Author: The Donglin Party can't be said to be bad alone. After all, it had positive significance for China at a certain time, but it can't be said to be good alone. Now it's a novel, and it's the bad of the Donglin Party in the later period.)）
Now that Jiangnan was facing a famine, it was naturally a disaster for the ordinary people, but it was a good opportunity for the Donglin Party in Jiangnan. They could obtain a large amount of fertile land for free and at a low price.
This was also the reason why Qian Qianyi had the ability to take out 250,000 silver coins.
Outside the Spring Breeze Brothel, the brothel madame's eyes were sharp. When she saw today's big sponsor, Qian Qianyi, her heart immediately jumped.
"Aiya, Lord Qian is here. Welcome, welcome ~~"
He greeted him warmly, his smile was like that of Maitreya Buddha, and he even held Qian Qianyi's arm with one hand.
"Lord Qian, you must work hard this time. I've been looking forward to you…"
Qian Qianyi naturally hated the brothel madame, but after hearing this, he was finally happy.
"Give me a good spot!"
"No problem, I've already saved it for Lord Qian!”
Soon, Qian Qianyi was sent to the second floor. There was a room with a window that faced Liu Ru's room. It was in a good position and could overlook the entire first floor. It gave people a sense of power as if they were in control of the world.
However, what made Qian Qianyi lose his emotions was that there were two people at another table opposite him in this private room.
One of them was dressed like a scholar. He was waving a feather fan and looking at him with a smile, but he did not have any fear of facing a fourth-grade official.
"Madam, who are these two?" Qian Qianyi frowned. Can you ask them to leave?"
The brothel madame laughed awkwardly." Lord Qian, let me introduce you. This is Boss Ji, and he's also the person who wants to redeem Ru. We really don't have any seats here, so we can only arrange for you to come together.”
It was Feng Ji. This was his first time appearing on stage, but he was a businessman instead of Yan Song's advisor.
Qian Qianyi glared at Feng Ji and snorted.""A lowly merchant dares to follow me? It doesn't matter if you can take it or not!"
How could Feng Ji, this old fox, be angered by these words? He smiled and said,""Today is Miss Ru's wedding day, so naturally, the one who pays the most will be the one who sits in this position. The one with the most money is the master, so what if you're an official?”
Qian Qianyi had 250,000 taels of silver in his arms, and it was the time to be bold."Hmph, fine. I want to see your strength.”
Qian Qianyi and the servant sat down. The brothel madame heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was no fight. Otherwise, she would have been in trouble. This kind of mutual contempt was exactly what she wanted to see. As a shrewd person, she deliberately arranged for these two competitors to sit together to provoke competition between the two sides.
"Come, come, let's drink tea together ~~"
Qian Qianyi didn't sit for long before he felt extremely awkward. He kept feeling that Boss Ji was looking at him indifferently, and he had the illusion that he was facing a powerful person.
This feeling was especially unpleasant!
As time passed, more and more guests came to Spring Wind Building. Each and every one of them was dressed like a dog. At first glance, one would think that they were gentlemen.
However, the moment they spoke, they exposed their pig-like behavior.
"Quickly call Miss Ru out, I can't wait any longer!”
"That's right, quickly call Miss Ru out!”
There were also some who groaned,
"I like it so much, my soul is flying.”
"A graceful lady, a gentleman.”
Soon, it was time. Amidst the crowd's anticipation and the procuress's loud shouts, Liu Ru finally made her move.
Liu Rushi was dressed gorgeously, but she wasn't too flamboyant. She was wearing a flowery dress that slightly exposed her shoulders. It was sexy but not fleshy.
As soon as he appeared, it caused a sensation.
Countless 'righteous gentlemen' turned into wolves and howled. Some of them were even drooling.
Qian Qianyi looked at her and his anger rose. Damn it, Liu Ru can only be mine. How dare others dream of getting their hands on her?!
"Wonderful, wonderful. Miss Ru is indeed a great beauty, not inferior to the one I saw in the Yuan residence.”Feng Ji praised, but there was only admiration in his eyes. He knew that this Liu Ru was highly regarded by Master Yan Song, so he naturally did not dare to have any thoughts about her.
"Don't even think about it with me around." Qian Qianyi snorted coldly at Feng Ji.”
"If you have the ability, I want this Liu Ru for sure!”Feng Ji sneered and waved his hand. His servant handed over a thick stack of silver notes, each worth 10,000 taels.
When Qian Qianyi saw the stack of banknotes, his eyes shrank. However, he also took out a thick stack of banknotes.
The brothel madame's eyes lit up as she muttered,""I'm rich, I'm rich!"
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