In order to get the right steel, Lin Chunhong has been thinking hard and has no time to sleep.

"It's like a stone in a pit, smelly and hard!" Lin Chunhong hated Yu Yan deeply and couldn't help but curse.

Lin Chunhong knew Yu Yan's every move. Yu Yan's wife was surnamed Cao, and she was the niece of Cao Guan, the current Minister of Works. Yu Yan's wife relied on her strong family and did not take Yu Yan seriously at all. She was a person like the East Lion of the Hebei region. Lin Chunhong had considered taking the wife's route, but she did not expect that Mrs. Yu was extremely smart and did not give him any chance.

"At best, it's a soft cock who is afraid of his wife!" Lin Chunhong kept cursing Yu Yan, picked up the imperial palace newspaper and started reading.

Browsing the imperial court newspapers is Lin Chunhong's habit. Lin Chunhong has limited power and cannot reach his hands to the capital. Therefore, imperial court newspapers became his only way to understand the trends of the imperial court.

Lin Chunhong discovered that after Emperor Chongzhen was young in his early days, he finally realized the principle of the rule of the inner court and the outer court, and began to strengthen the power of eunuchs. In addition to sending eunuchs to the army to supervise the army, he also appointed the eunuch Zhang Yixian's household and the second department of work. Lin Chunhong casually flipped through these messy personnel appointments, picked up a memorial, and read it carefully.

This memorial was submitted by Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides. Hong Chengchou burst into tears and claimed that the main reason why his subordinates lost their troops was that military weapons were inferior. After investigation, these military weapons were derived from Nanjing Military Weapons Supervision...

Nanjing Military Arts Supervisor? Lin Chunhong's hair stands upside down, Guan Renmei sells the crisp iron to Nanjing Military Arts Supervisor. Wouldn't it be implicated?

Guan Renmei is finished!

Lin Chunhong stood up suddenly and prepared to summon his subordinates to discuss countermeasures for Guan Renmei's fall. After all, Guan Renmei holds a large number of shares in Yiling Warehouse and has a lot of business dealings with the Lin Group. If she does not take it seriously, she may be affected by the fish.

At the same time, Lin Chunhong was puzzled: In theory, the weapons of the Nanjing Military Arms Supervision were only supplied to the south, so how could it be brought to Hong Chengchou's army? This makes no sense.

Could it be that Hong Chengchou deliberately framed Nanjing Military Arts Supervision?

No, right, thinking of Premier Zhang Yixian’s money and grain from the second department of household engineering, Lin Chunhong’s mind flashed: This is the battle between Zhang Yixian and Cao Yu!

Lin Chunhong immediately sat down again, picked up the paper and pen and carefully calculated the possibilities. After a long time, Lin Chunhong sighed: This Yixian is really cruel, and he hit Cao Yan's fatal point with one move. Even if this battle cannot completely overturn Cao Yan, at least he can use the Nanjing military weapon to slap a part of Cao Yan's wings.

At the beginning, Guan Renmei sold the crisp iron to Nanjing under Yu Yan's matchmaking. So, Yu Yan will follow Guan Renmei's footsteps and will be almost finished.

Lin Chunhong was very excited and immediately summoned Zheng Tiancheng and ordered: "Recruit a large number of people immediately and prepare to go to Huoshaoping to start the mine!"

Zheng Tiancheng was puzzled: "Did Yu Yan agree to convert it to private office?"

"How can it be that fast? Yu Yan, this dog is smelly and hard!"

"Is it too early to prepare now?"

"It's not too early, I have to be done as soon as possible!" Lin Chunhong said proudly, then put on a mysterious expression and continued: "I can calculate and calculate, and Huo Shaoping will belong to us soon!"

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Lin Chunhong's news about the Military Weapon Bureau case was obviously lagging behind. When he was still reading the diary, the struggle between Zhang Yixian and Cao Yu had already decided to decide: Zhang Yixian took advantage of Liu Yulie's opportunity to impeach the Ministry of Works that all the lead stocks were evil and he advised Chongzhen that "the lead in the warehouse was completely incomplete." Chongzhen was furious and ordered all the lead to dissolve the warehouse and punish many internal and external officials. Cao Yu could not continue to settle his position, so he had to resign from the Minister of Works and beg for his bones to return. Alas, "Hulala seems to be a building collapse, and the dizziness and miserable lights are about to end." Cao Yu's fall suddenly made the trial of the Nanjing Military Weapon Bureau case become strict. Yu Yan and Guan Renmei were in a panic all day long.

Lin Chunhong didn't know this and was still thinking about how to find a suitable iron smelter. Suddenly, Guan Renmei came to visit and Lin Chunhong welcomed into the hall. Guan Renmei has always been elegant and elegant, paying great attention to appearance. Today is no exception. The edges and corners of her clothes are properly cleaned up, and her proud beard is also full of energy. However, all this cannot cover up the spots on her temples, nor can it cover the crow's feet that quietly climb onto her forehead.

"Brother Guan is so idle. He actually has time to go to the small place of Zhijiang?"

Lin Chunhong's teasing made Guan Renmei's facial muscles jump, forcibly calming her aroused mood, and said with a smile as if nothing had happened: "I'm here this time, I just want to get close to Brother Lin and make some deals with me!"

"Oh, what deal?"

"My brother also knows that I have earned some silver in Malian mining and smelting iron. Now, I am old and I always think about leisure and wild cranes and no longer manage these mundane affairs. It's a pity that my sons are not familiar with the common people and read the books of sages all day long. I want to sell Malian's mining and smelting iron workshop. After thinking about it carefully, only Brother Lin has the ability to take over."

When Lin Chunhong heard this, he cursed Guan Renmei in his heart: Damn, I think I don’t know that Ma Lian’s iron is useless at all? This guy is too sinister and wants me to take over this hot potato! However, Lin Chunhong said quietly: "Ma Lian is making money every day. If you ask me to take over, how can I bear the love of my brother?"

Guan Renmei smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know that Ma Lian's iron is too crisp and has no other use except to make some crude goods such as iron pots. If I want to take over, 60,000 taels of silver will be enough!"

Lin Chunhong was shocked. Unexpectedly, Guan Renmei accepted the matter directly. It seemed that she had just judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Besides, Ma Lian Workshop sold for 60,000 taels of silver, and Lin Chunhong took a big advantage. For those craftsmen alone, Lin Chunhong thought the value was far more than 60,000 taels. Lin Chunhong couldn't help but feel a little moved and asked, "Did Brother Guan encounter any difficulties? I urgently need silver?"

Guan Renmei nodded, shook her head for a moment, and said, "Brother, I'm too worried. I don't lack money at all. The sale of Malian Workshop is the first thing I did today. The second thing is to acquire 50% of the shares of Brother Lin's Jingzhou Warehouse!"

Both of Guan Renmei's things surprised Lin Chunhong. It is said that Guan Renmei is facing a huge disaster now. No matter from any angle, she will not do these two things. What is the medicine sold in Guan Renmei's gourd? Lin Chunhong touched her forehead and said in surprise: "We are not ready to sell the shares of Jingzhou Warehouse now?"

"Brother Lin, don't be too busy refusing. Let me first listen to my way to acquire 50% of the shares. This acquisition does not require Brother Lin to report to the government, nor does he need to pay 50% of the profit to me on a monthly basis. It only requires Brother Lin to take care of my descendants of the Guan family in the future. It is enough to give them a thousand taels of silver a month!" After saying that, Guan Renmei sighed, and the bleak look between her eyebrows and eyes made people unable to bear to look at it again.

Only then did Lin Chunhong truly understand Guan Renmei's intention: Guan Renmei knew she could not escape this disaster, and now she was going to arrange the funeral of her descendants. Lin Chunhong couldn't help feeling sad, and looked at Guan Renmei for a long time and couldn't speak.

Guan Renmei's generous conditions cannot be rejected by Lin Chunhong. Now Guan Renmei is facing the misfortune of raiding her house. Instead of raiding the corrupt official who raided her house at a cheap price, it is better to put her in her pocket.

On the other hand, Guan Renmei’s trust in Lin Chunhong could not be disappointed. Guan Renmei neither asked Lin Chunhong to make a contract nor found a witness, but only reached an oral agreement with Lin Chunhong. Lin Chunhong once tested why Guan Renmei did not doubt that she would turn against others. Guan Renmei only left one sentence: "Brother Lin has done such a big career in less than five years. If those who forget their righteousness when seeing profits, how can they drive all the talents to serve their lives?"

Lin Chunhong only had to pay 1,000 taels of silver per month, and received 240,000 taels of cash and Malian Workshop for free. Lin Chunhong knew that the Malian Workshop would eventually be recharged as official property. After reporting to Yiling Prefecture, he immediately transferred all the craftsmen of Malian to Bailizhou, and basically all the workshops could be dismantled, leaving only an empty shell and tens of thousands of mining workers.

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Yiling City Pass.

In the huge mansion, except for the light of the east wing, there was a darkness. The whistling southeast wind blew over, and the house whirred like a ghost. After Guan Renmei transferred the silver coins, she sent her wives, concubines and son back to Songjiang Mansion, and sent all the slaves to leave, leaving them alone in the mansion.

In the dizzy lights, Guan Renmei drank glasses of wine after glass, which only made herself drunk. The surrounding area of ​​the east wing was filled with firewood and other objects, and a large amount of vegetable oil was poured on the ground, which was shocking.

Guan Renmei picked up the wine jar, raised her head and poured it into her mouth. The fragrant and delicious wine flowed down the corner of his mouth. With a clang, Guan Renmei smashed the wine jar hard on the ground, staggered on the table, and sang loudly: There are sun and moon hanging in the morning and evening, ghosts and gods holding the right to life and death. Heaven and earth are only used to distinguish between clear and turbidity, but how can it be missed? Yan Yuan. Those who do good suffer from poverty are shorter than life, while those who do evil enjoy wealth and longevity. Heaven and earth are also afraid of bullying the weak, but they have turned out to be so swaying. Earth, you don’t know what is the earth? Heaven is, you are wrongly judging the wise and foolish as heaven! Alas, I only end up with tears...

As he sang, Guan Renmei's voice gradually became low, and she suddenly shouted: Is it regretful to be the past, Is it regretful to be the past! The dog-good Cao family, the dog-good Yu Yan, forced me to sell scrap iron to the Military Equipment Bureau, the dog-good...

Guan Renmei's scolding was louder and she was hoarse.

Guan Renmei couldn't help laughing as she looked at the pile of firewood. Her laughter was like a wolf howling in the quiet night. As she laughed, she cried again, and her shrill crying sounded like a ghost crying.

Guan Renmei picked up the candle and threw it away. A flame immediately burst out from the east wing, surrounding Guan Renmei in the sea of ​​fire.

Guan Renmei picked up the drumstick with trembling hands and smashed it hard at one of the drums. The drums made a deaf thud sound. He clenched his teeth, and a trace of blood oozed out of his gums, flowing downwards with the corners of his mouth. His movements became faster and faster, and the thud thud sound was as tight as a sound.

The sound of drums vented the merchants' dissatisfaction with the Ming court, but it was just a catharsis. In the end, a violent flame rolled over and the drums disappeared without hearing.

"It's on fire...it's on fire..." Yiling City suddenly became noisy, and the urgent call was like singing a funeral song for Guan Renmei, floating above Yiling City, and it could not dissipate for a long time...

"Has Guan Renmei raised the fire?" Lin Chunhong looked at Zheng Tiancheng with regretful expressions, and was so surprised that he couldn't stop talking!

"It is said that it was haunted. The Guan Mansion was noisy all night and finally burned into white ground. It's a pity for this talent! Alas..." Zheng Tiancheng sighed repeatedly, and the sadness between his eyebrows and eyes was obvious.

"Remember, I paid 2,000 taels of silver to the Guan family in Songjiang every month. Now the Guan family has been confiscated and has nothing to do. It is difficult for more than 100 people to survive."

Lin Chunhong felt sorry for her and couldn't help but decide to pay an extra thousand taels of silver to the Guan family every month. Zheng Tiancheng did not object and silently withdrew from the study.

Lin Chunhong slowly paced in the study, sighing at Guan Renmei's fate. For many years, some giant businessmen and wealthy people have repeated this story, and their prosperity is aroused and their demise is suddenly gone! In order to rise rapidly, merchants all rely on the power of the government, but in the end it is the power of the government that has become their death talisman.

When could the Ming Dynasty establish the concept of sacred and inviolable private property? The high-ranking bureaucrats are all used to using merchants to erode the foundation of the court and satisfy their extravagant living needs; but once problems arise, they always seek out businessmen first. When the court's financial situation is tight, they also force merchants to accept donations or directly search their homes, and use this quick way to solve financial difficulties. Alas, the industrial and commercial class is still not strong enough to fight the guillotine from the court.

Isn't that the same for myself? After making a little money, I will seek an official position and provide convenience for my business. The same is true for Zheng Zhilong, who is traversing the sea. A few years ago, wasn't Zheng Zhilong too overwhelmed by other pirates? Since he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty court, his strength has increased greatly, defeating his old enemies one after another, and becoming the largest maritime group of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is too big and he can't control so much, but at least he will do his best to cultivate the industrial and commercial class in Jingzhou and Yiling in the future. Lin Chunhong believes that this matter is more important than leading troops to suppress bandits. Suppressing bandits can earn reputation and be promoted, but how much benefit does this have to transform the grassroots of the Ming Dynasty? The entire atmosphere does not change. There is only one more capable minister in the world who governs the world. The Ming Dynasty still repeats the previous story and cannot escape the fate of the cycle of governance and chaos.

Lin Chunhong made a secret decision and cultivating the industrial and commercial class of Du Li became his biggest strategy. He hoped that in his lifetime, he would see the industrial and commercial class have a place in the Ming Dynasty court, rather than the ATM that was plundered by others in the past. Of course, for the development of industry and commerce, a stable social environment is necessary, and war must serve a stable social environment. Whether it is suppressing bandits or resisting Jiannu, they must obey this overall situation.
Chapter completed!