Chapter 658: Deceiving Too Much
Within a few days, the whole Jiaozhi was in full bloom.
The letter from Siam has spread all over Jiaozhi. First, the chieftains from all over the country read it, and then it spread from them, so that the streets and alleys are well known.
Especially in Lang Son, the discussion has already started.
The market began to fluctuate and many goods began to accumulate.
Especially the specialties of Siamese and even other Western countries such as ebony, cinnamon, peacock tail, broad red cloth, borneol oil, rose dew, gum, ivory, rhinoceros, cardamom, dragon scent, etc., suddenly increased by about 30%.
This is naturally a concern for many people to block the trade routes in Siam. If the Siams really block the border against Jiaozhi, the flat trade routes will be cut off in half. Although countries near Yunnan are still accessible, the mountain roads are rugged and very inconvenient.
Moreover, Siam occupied Zhenla, had vast land and abundant resources. Among them, rhinoceros horns, cinnamon, ivory and other objects are the main specialties of Siam. Nowadays, the King of Siam has a tough wording and a faint threat. Once trade is interrupted in the future, many specialties will probably be short of them in the future, and the prices will not be lower than that.
In addition, the price of wood has risen the best, which makes many workshops unable to bear it, especially those that make carriages and furniture. These are big wood users. In the past, there was plenty of wood on the market, but now, once the wood from Siam is missing, the price of wood will remain high under such a huge demand.
A letter actually caused the whole Jiaozhi to be nervous!
Many giants began to join forces, and then Chen Xue's students began to jump out and criticize.
It is tolerant, but who is unbearable? The Duke of Luguo should fight back with a tough attack.
Obviously, Chen Xue is more aggressive than the old Xue Xue. They also read books of sages and know that fighting will lead to death, and forgetting to fight will lead to danger. However, behind them, the giants represented are obviously more aggressive.
Some giants have suffered heavy losses.
Among them, the Chen family, a big businessman in the furniture industry, has begun to come out to Duke Luguo’s mansion to express their feelings. If the raw materials for furniture remain high, it will inevitably increase the price of finished furniture, which is not a good thing.
In addition, many businessmen are beginning to be unable to bear it. Some of the most important businessmen have opened up trade routes everywhere. Especially the trade routes in Siam are the most important link. Now this less favorable news makes them likely to suffer heavy losses in the future.
Of course, there are still many merchants who are extremely eager to see the world chaotic. This is not because they are afraid that the world will not be in chaos. But if there is a conflict, the Ming Dynasty will use force against Siam, and it will inevitably form a large number of purchases of grain, iron, and even at most materials.
When the cannon fires, there are ten thousand taels of gold.
This sweetness has actually been tasted in the Beijing Defense War. After the Beijing Defense War, the court finally began to pay attention to military preparations, so it trained the new army. The weapons of these new army finally fell on the Hao family's workshop. The Hao family was too busy and had to buy various components of guns and cannons, as well as a large amount of steel. To put it bluntly, although the court purchased from the Hao family, in fact, the Hao family was a second-hand dealer. In the end, it was not only the Hao family, but also the iron and mechanical workshops everywhere.
Now that war may start again, it is a great deal, so naturally I hope the friction will intensify.
Of course, some people are coveting Siam minerals. Jiaozhi has been looking for minerals everywhere in recent years and mining minerals everywhere. At this time, Jiaozhi has actually not had a high level of mining. Take coal as an example. Deep coal seams, let alone mining, are difficult, and shallow coal seams are convenient to dig, but after all, this shallow coal mine is rare after all, but Siam has a large land and rich materials. If the court took Annan like that, it would be like that, and established Jiaozhi to set up chieftains, then...
Everyone took their own ideas and lost their interests, so they demanded revenge in a crazy way; if they felt profitable, they would fuel the fire and fan the flames everywhere.
The positions of dozens of wealthy families and even some chieftains are clearly clear. Some lobbyists have already reached the gate of the Duke of Luguo Mansion. Most of these lobbyists are "gods" and have always been guests of the Hao family. Many interests are involved. They are just talking big or having tea and chatting. Once something happens, they must not settle it. Their energy is actually quite large and their connections are very wide.
These people walked up the door and asked each one for advice, just to tell the Hao family that they must not be weak in this matter. Once they are weak, there will be endless disasters.
The wealthy families above advocated, and the student Chen at the lower end made various extreme remarks everywhere. With such advocacy, ordinary people were also filled with righteous indignation.
Who would have thought that a clue of nationalism was beginning. It was a kind of top-down and bottom-up public opinion propaganda, with very rough methods, such as how debauchery of the Siam king, such as how debauchery of Liangshan, such as killing many Han people and the Annan people of Jiaozhi, and even what kind of feud between Siam and Jiaozhi had.
Then there are how the officers and soldiers in Jiaozhi restrained, how the Siamese provoked, etc. These news is like having wings, in wine shops, tea shops, workshops, and theaters.
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Jiaozhou Xuanwei Mansion.
Xuanwei made Ruan Hong seem a little anxious at this time. As one of the important chieftains in Jiaozhi, the Ruan family in Jiaozhou has strong financial resources and countless transactions involved. The most important trade route of the Ruan family is to control trade in northeastern Siam. Now, the Ruan family's transactions seem to be very likely to suffer a severe blow.
Ruan Hong was naturally uneasy. He could not sit idly by. As the clan was in the interests of the whole clan, so many children were making a living in Siam. If the Siam King sealed off the trade route, it would be a big problem.
Just a few days ago, some important people from the Ruan family gathered together, and then someone quickly went to Duke Luguo's Mansion.
Of course, he had to inform the Hao family about this matter. The Ruan family and the Hao family had a close relationship. The Ruan family had no way out, so they could only try hard. Of course, this matter would be taken first and then reported, but they could not hide it from the Hao family. As for what the Hao family would react then, Ruan Hong was a little nervous, but at the moment, he didn't care much about it.
At this moment, a quick horse finally arrived at Xuanwei Mansion and someone came in to report.
Ruan Hong cheered up, but did not see this person in the lobby, but was in the side hall.
There was no one here. After this man came in, he bowed and said, "My nephew has met his uncle."
Ruan Hong's face turned pale, but he had no intention of catching up with a kiss. He just asked, "How is it?"
"It's all right. A village on the border of Siam is not big. The villagers have moved some of them and arranged a few death row prisoners to pretend to be merchants. Uncle Qi took his men and wore Siamese armor to kill all the death row prisoners, and set fire to more than a dozen houses before he left... This matter is extremely confidential, and all the people involved are the children of the clan's confidant..."
Ruan Hong's face slowed down, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but say excitedly: "Okay, okay, then, it's time to make a fuss. The Siamese people bully people too much, too much!"
Ruan Hong's face seemed a little ferocious. He stood up and said, "Prepare the horse immediately. I want to go to Langshan quickly. I want to see Duke Lu and the Marquis of the Sea."
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At noon the next day, Ruan Hong, who looked tired and dusty, arrived at Duke Luguo's mansion. Before the news of the border town had arrived, he rushed to pay a visit, and then appeared in the Hao family's flower hall.
The Ruan family and the Hao family were close. When Hao Zheng met him, he had to greet him. Hao Fenglou shouted, "Uncle Shi."
Ruan Honglian said he didn't dare, but he still bowed Hao Fenglou. Finally, he hesitated for a moment, and suddenly saluted Hao Zheng, and said seriously: "I thank my grandfather for making a promise. I don't know how much kindness I have received in the past few years. The Ruan family remembers it in mind. But today, there is a fact that I am a brother who is not righteous enough. Please forgive me."
Hao Zheng said in surprise: "Oh, what are you talking about?"
Hao Fenglou seemed to understand something, but he just stood aside with a smile and didn't say anything.
Ruan Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Next, there will be news that the Siamese invaded Jiaozhi, killed and set fire..."
He was honest and dared not hide it. He shook off all the things he had committed first and then reported.
Hao Zheng was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but say, "This... Why is Brother Ruan like this?"
Ruan Hong smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't go to Siam, the Ruan family will never have peace. For this kind of selfish interests, I can only do this. Please forgive me for your sins."
The entire Hao family suddenly became nervous. Then, more and more people were invited to the public mansion, and the news from the border town also arrived as if it had grown wings.
Siam invaded!
This made the already tense states of Jiaozhi suddenly boil.
Too much bullying others, too much bullying others!
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Chapter completed!