After Zhu Yihai's army failed to invade Wuchang, Huguang gradually restored peace.

Now Wuchang City is magnificent and seems to be royal. The streets are revived and business is gradually prospering.

This is the advantage of a large territory. Zhu Yihai's territory is too small. Once he fights, his sphere of influence will be affected by war. Zhu Youjian's territory is large and Jiangxi is fighting fiercely, and the rear is still peaceful, but he only pays more taxes.

In Huguang, the land of fish and rice, and when rice is ripe, paying more taxes will not affect local prosperity.

In the early morning, there were crowds of people in Wuchang City. Because they were located in the abdomen of the world, merchants from south to north had to pass by Wuchang, and commercial activities in the city were very frequent.

At this time, a team of soldiers suddenly appeared on the street, dispersed the crowd, and came to Wuchang East City.

This is a place where shops gather in Wuchang City, and major stores have shops here.

In recent years, Zhao Ming has encouraged industry and commerce, which has led to the rapid development of manufacturing and trade in Jiangdong. Not only has a large number of handicraft workshops been born, but it has formed a manufacturing base in Susongchang area, but it has also spawned a large number of trading companies engaged in trade.

Some of these trading companies are engaged in overseas trade and focus on markets in Japan, North Korea and Southeast Asia, while others focus on the mainland.

In Wuchang City, in addition to Huaxing Trading Company, which has an official background in the Han Dynasty, there are also many more famous Sanhe, Sihai, Xiangfu and other trading companies in Jiangdong, engaged in various commodity trading.

These trading companies sell silk, cloth, spices, ivory and other commodities produced in Jiangdong, and are very popular among the gentry and the people.

At this time, a large group of people were selecting goods in the trading company. A team of vicious soldiers suddenly broke in. The leader immediately shouted, "Take them all!"

Seeing this, the customers of the trading company scattered. Before the shopkeeper and the clerk understood it, they were controlled by the soldiers who rushed in.

"Qianhu, the people from Huaxing Trading Company ran away!" An officer ran in and said anxiously.

The officer was furious when he heard this, "You guys are optimistic, everyone else will follow me to chase you!"

After saying that, he pressed his sword and left the trading company. The streets were full of running soldiers. They broke into the Jiangdong trading company along the street, arrested personnel, and posted seals. The streets were in chaos.

Although the Longwu Dynasty had a large territory and the lands occupied were mostly rich and fertile, the consumption of war still caused the Longwu Dynasty's finances to be destroyed.

He Tengjiao controlled the government affairs of the Longwu Dynasty. Naturally, if he wanted to try to maintain the operation of the court, he had to get a large amount of money.

Previously, He Tengjiao had already imposed taxes in Huguang, which made the people resentful and made the gentry and the people in Huguang very disgusted with him.

After all, Huguang is He Tengjiao's old nest. He still needs the support of gentry and the people, so he can only give up the plan to continue to impose taxes and finally set his sights on the Han Dynasty's business names.

For a time, with He Tengjiao's order, Huguang, Jiangxi, and even Jiangdong Commercial Club in Guangdong and Guangxi were all sealed.

Jiangdong has developed business and has shops in various provinces, but the shops cannot escape. Some merchants immediately fled eastward by boat.

However, He Tengjiao was prepared for the merchant ship entering Hunan, but before leaving Yuezhou, he was detained by He Tengjiao. However, there were still many ships that escaped the disaster and flowed down to Jiujiang.

At this time, several merchant ships sailed eastward along the way, and the merchants and sailors on the ship were watching the surroundings with vigilance.

"The boss has passed Jiujiang and is about to reach Hukou. We should be safe!" A sailor brought a bowl of hot soup over.

The businessman waved his hand, "You drink it, I'm really not in the mood!"

The businessman's name is Xu Rong, from Songjiang Mansion. He was originally a foreman of a workshop. Later, he went out to work alone and set up a small workshop. After making money, he set up another trading company.

The Longwu Dynasty and the Jianwu Dynasty were at war, and both sides consumed their supplies very quickly. Xu Rong raised a batch of shoes, hats, kettles and other items and transported them to Huguang. He wanted to make a profit, but the goods were all thrown in Wuchang.

At this moment, he could be said to have lost all his money. Not only did his previous savings be wasted, but after he went back, he also had to pay the raw materials and pay the employer's wages, and he would be in heavy debt.

"There is a ship!" Just when Xu Rong was upset that he was in trouble, several military ships suddenly broke out from the mouth of Poyang Lake in front.

Xu Rong looked up and his face changed drastically, "No, it's the Longwu court's military ship!"

A dense musket shot, and the wooden merchant ship was immediately beaten to pieces, and the sailors and merchants on the ship screamed in tears.

Xu Rong was shocked. In Huguang, the Longwu Dynasty's army just searched the shops and detained the cargo ships. Unexpectedly, when he entered Jiangxi, he actually fired a fire directly.

"Quick cannon!" Xu Rong shouted hurriedly.

A rocket shot, and the sailor beside him was immediately shot overturned. The deck and sail were ignited by the rocket, igniting a raging flame.

On the merchant ship, the sailors and the men were lit and they all screamed and jumped into the river. Seeing this, Xu Rong carried a wooden box and jumped into the water.

When the warship saw the ship catch a fire, it rushed directly and knocked the merchant ship in half. Xu Rong and others rowed desperately, thinking that the ship would shoot bows and muskets, but the ship turned its head and left directly.

Hangzhou, Wangjing.

In the early morning, Zhao Minggang got up, moved his body in the yard, and fisted.

At this time, the palace maid brought a basin of water, Zhao Ming washed his face, wiped his body, put on his robe, sat in the garden pavilion, and ate breakfast.

Although he was the King of Han, Zhao Ming’s food was actually relatively simple and he did not serve dozens of dishes.

There are only five dishes on the table, including West Lake vinegar fish, Dongpo pork, Longjing shrimp, glutinous rice vegetarian goose and other dishes, and a large pot of white rice.

At this time, Zhao Ming was eating with relish, and the guard suddenly came to report, "Your Highness, Chen Zhishu is asking for a visit!"

Zhao Ming asked while eating, "What are you saying that you are doing?"

The guard said: "I didn't say anything. Judging from his appearance, Chen Jueshu seemed to be in a hurry!"

Zhao Ming originally wanted to finish his meal first, but Wen Yu raised his head and said, "Let him come over!"

Soon, Chen Zilong hurried over and saw Zhao Ming and saluted, "Your Highness!"

Seeing him panting, Zhao Ming signaled him to sit down opposite him, "It's so early, haven't eaten yet! Come and have something with Gu."

Chen Zilong shook his head quickly and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the big thing is not good. Tang Fan sealed all the shops in our Han Kingdom. Most of the merchant ships going to Huguang were detained, and some merchant ships were attacked in Jiangxi, killing many people!"

Zhao Ming's chopsticks froze, stopped in the air, and his expression became serious, "Is the news accurate?"

Chen Zilong said: "It's true that a businessman escaped! In addition, the information from the Military Intelligence Department has also been sent back."
Chapter completed!