The name of Crown Prince Yang Yi was once again spread throughout the world along with his secret steel-making technique!
Countless powerful families were extremely wary of Yang Yi.
After all, Yang Yi's talent had already terrified them!
Jiang Du.
This was the wealthiest region in the Great Sui Dynasty. Just the annual tax revenue of Yangzhou alone accounted for the bulk of the entire Jiangnan Road.
Among them, the merchants contributed the most, and the salt merchants in Jiang Du contributed the most!
They sold smuggled salt from Jiangdu to the whole country and made a lot of profits from it.
Some of the salt merchants even formed a salt gang.
The Salt Gang was extremely harmful to the people and even colluded with many officials.
Their forces were rampant in the Jianghuai area.
However, ever since Yang Yi proposed to ban the smuggling of salt, the Salt Gang had been greatly affected.
The government controlled the salt ponds and salt wells. Although they could also obtain a large amount of benefits from it, it was far inferior to the prestige of monopolizing the market.
"If it wasn't for that brat Yang Yi! How can we be so controlled by others!”
"Heh, so what? This Yang Yi was the Crown Prince of Great Sui! What can you do to him?"
"Humph! Now, the imperial court had completely banned illegal salt! "Although we secretly sold it for a period of time, when Yang Yi's snow salt came out, our salt was completely useless!”
"That's right, Yang Yi's snowflake salt caused me to suffer heavy losses! If Yang Yi was here, I would definitely kill him!”
"Tsk. Who doesn't know how to brag?"
"Alright, stop arguing! The only thing he could do now was to think of a solution!”
“.......”
Inside the room, everyone's expression was solemn.
They were tall, thin, fat, and short. They were all local salt merchants.
They were all extremely wealthy people, and they relied on selling salt to make their fortune!
Now that the imperial court's policy had changed, although they could still survive, the benefits they obtained were far less than before.
Moreover, the salt in their inventory could not be sold at all.
All the commoners went to buy snow salt.
Snow salt was cheap, and its purity was many times higher than their coarse salt.
Cutting off a person's source of wealth is like killing one's parents.
Yang Yi was naturally hated to the bone by these people.
"Cough! Cough!" An old man with a gloomy face said lightly," Now that the imperial court is in a precarious situation, Yang Guang still made such an unwise decision. It will definitely anger most of the salt merchants and influential families in the world! How long could Great Sui last? Why are you panicking?"
His eyes revealed a cold expression." All the rebel armies in the world have risen in revolt. The most famous one in Jianghuai is Du Fuwei, the auxiliary duke's army! Since Yang Guang only cares about his own selfish desires and forbids the smuggling of salt, then don't blame us for being unjust!”
Everyone's heart skipped a beat." Elder Zhang, what do you mean?”
Old Zhang said in a deep voice," Du Fuwei has sent troops south from Qi County. Now that he has accumulated enough strength in Jianghuai, why don't we join him? With Du Fuwei's power and our wealth, we might not be able to fight for a place in this world. If we succeed in dominating the world in the future, we can also reach the sky in a single step! He would become the founding hero of the country!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly tensed up.
Everyone's breathing quickened, and their gazes became greedy.
Merchants had always been bold, and these salt merchants were even more daring. Murder and arson were common.
These Salt Gang were used to being lawless in the local area. Even the government could not do anything to them.
Moreover, the situation was chaotic now, and it was common for these salt merchants to collude with the government.
At this moment, Old Zhang's suggestion immediately moved them.
If they really became the founding fathers of the country, it would be the most worthwhile investment in their lives.
"F * ck, this emperor is trying to kill us! Instead of doing that, why don't we rebel against him!"
"That's right, Du Fuwei's army is powerful, maybe we can."
"Du Fuwei is also a powerful force in the world's rebel army!”
“..........”
These salt merchants immediately started discussing. In any case, to them, it was just investing some money!
Back then, Lu Buwei was a rare commodity, and they might be able to imitate him today!
The old man who had just suggested it had a hint of a smile on his face.
...........
"General! With our current strength, we can approach Jiang Du! Isn't this a little too much?" The auxiliary duke pondered.
In front of him was a tall man with a cold expression.
This person's face was like cast iron, and his cold eyes were imposing without anger.
He was the commander of the Revolutionary Army, Du Fuwei!
Facing his friend's question, Du Fuwei said lightly,""With the strength of our army, we can take down Jiang Du! Our army is the leader of both sides of the Huai River. Now that the Sui Emperor has banned illegal salt, the hearts of the people are not united. This is a good opportunity for our army to attack! If we can take down Jiang Du, our army will be able to dominate a region! Become one of the few factions in the south!"
Fugong Yi hesitated for a moment and didn't persuade him anymore.
He and Du Fuwei had developed together, so he was quite familiar with Du Fuwei's resourcefulness.
. Several days later.
Du Fuwei and Fu Gong's army are approaching Jiangdu!
Liyang.
"General, bad news! Du Fuwei, Fugong He's army is coming!”the subordinate said.
The one guarding this place was the Sui General Chen Ling.
"Don't panic!" " We're guarding the city," Chen Ling said in a deep voice." Although our troops aren't strong, as long as we defend the city and don't go out! Du Fuwei can't do anything to us!"
"Yes, sir!"
Chen Ling's eyes flickered. He had 8,000 elite soldiers under him, and he had the danger of the city. Although Du Fuwei and Fugong were famous, he was not afraid at all!
At this moment, far away from Liyang, Du Fuwei and Fugong were walking side by side.
Liyang City was looming in the distance.
Du Fuwei smiled." We will win this battle!"”
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