Chen Tuan was strolling on the streets of Suzhou. This old Taoist priest was also interesting. He couldn't stand his son's virtues and could not control it. So he ran to Jiangnan and fooled Han Xizai to return north. The other Guardian Han ran away, but he was too lazy to go back. He came from Jinling to Suzhou again. There was paradise above and Suhang below. How could such a good place be missed?

When you first arrive in Suzhou, you will definitely be captured by the exquisite life here, with blue bricks and tiles, small bridges and flowing water, and green trees. Even in winter, there will be greenery.

Wu Yan's soft words are like singing, always with smooth syllables and harmonious levels. There is no rush or panic, and it will be drunk when you hear it.

Good land, good people, and better food.

Chen Tuan even forgot his unlucky son. If he could live in Suzhou, he would have died without regrets.

This is the sigh that Chen Tuan made when he first arrived in Suzhou.

But after living there for a while, the old Taoist discovered some deeper problems.

Although Suzhou is gentle and charming on the surface, it is wild and unruly inside, hiding a terrible force!

And this power comes from Suzhou's developed industry and commerce.

Suzhou belongs to the Wuyue Kingdom, but it is close to the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north, with developed shipping and special geographical location. The hardworking and intelligent Suzhou merchants make this place a commercial center in Jiangnan and a place where wealth and goods gather.

There has always been such a rule that in places with developed commerce, the level must not be obvious. People believe in wealth, labor, and brainpower, but they do not think much about authority. Even the majesty of the imperial court here will be reduced to a minimum.

Suzhou said it belongs to Wu Yue, but in fact it is more like a three-no-doubt.

Especially with the continuous wars in the Central Plains, Jiangnan was relatively peaceful. After decades of situation, it accumulated rich wealth in Suzhou, with wealthy businessmen gathering, prosperous and extremely prosperous.

But this kind of prosperity burys a huge crisis.

Li Hongji forced himself to be the top ten money and forced Wu Yue to accept it. He looted more than one million pieces of silk from Suzhou in one breath, using only less than one-third of the market price.

The merchants complained and were already very dissatisfied.

Then Wu Yue wanted to go to Central Plains but failed to surrender, so he could only pay annual monies to Nan Tang, which was another 2 million taels of silver!

Although this is the silver from the treasury, it is actually obtained by merchants selling silk to the outside world. Ordinary people only use copper coins, but big merchants must use gold and silver for trading.

Wu Yue was sacked so much money, which immediately made the silver expensive and the money cheap.

At this time, the merchants of the Southern Tang Dynasty took the opportunity to leverage copper coins and make a lot of money, which further exacerbated the conflict between the Soviet and Shang dynasties and the Southern Tang Dynasty.

When this time, Qian Hongchu, the King of Wu Yue, ordered the search of Guan Yin and arrested prisoners who had colluded with Ren Tianxing, Su Shang could no longer bear it, and all conflicts broke out.

They hated the Southern Tang Dynasty and even more angered that Wu and Yue were weak and incompetent. When the gentry and merchants called out, they immediately gathered tens of thousands of people.

The black crowd rushed towards the Wu Yue officials who were still arresting people everywhere.

The officials of Wu and Yue had the intention of making a fortune and were unscrupulous. They did not dare to do anything wrong in Hangzhou, but there was no problem in Suzhou.

Framed, framed, arrested people, raided houses, tortured, forced confessions, and continued arresting people... They were very busy, and the money they found was uncountable.

At most 100% or 20% of the money was handed over to the court, and the rest were all fed.

And even if it is only 20% or 20% of it, it will be peeled off layer by layer. When Qian Hongchu's hands are almost gone.

The situation in Wu and Yue fully demonstrated the terrible situation of the collapse of the administration and the separation of people's hearts. Ye Hua changed Li Hongji, and Li Hongji changed Wu and Yue, and the country collapsed ahead of schedule.

And it was Suzhou that ignited the first fire of Wu and Yue collapse!

The angry people arrested the officials, hung them on bamboo poles on the street, and beat them to death, without any bones.

This was not enough to vent his anger. The people rushed into the yamen office again, and everything, which had a relationship with Wu Yue State, was wiped out.

The gentry and businessmen who took the lead in the instigation did not want to see such a result. They were not ready for a full-scale conflict with King Wu and Yue. When they were in charge, they repeatedly demanded that no killing people were allowed, and that they could just send official gifts out of Suzhou.

But these people have also thought it simple. The people are like floods. Once they flood, who cares about you being a good person or a bad person will be flooded!

The chaos lasted for more than two days. When it calmed down, people were surprised to find that the yamen was gone, the market was in chaos, no one was in charge of the overall situation, and all the rules disappeared. Robbery, killing, theft, and other bizarre things happened.

In desperation, they publicly promoted eighteen wealthy merchants to form chambers of commerce, and in the name of the chamber of commerce, they controlled Suzhou City, recruited young and strong men, restored order, and maintained market stability.

This was a solution that was forced to come up with, but the merchants quickly discovered that they already owned a city of their own!

Here, there is no more exploitation of the court, no more annoying clerks, and everything is listened to them. They are the masters of the city!

But not long after he was happy, the merchants were scared. They were eyeing each other. The King of Wu and Yue would send troops to quell the chaos at any time. The Southern Tang had been coveting Suzhou for a long time, so how could he let go of the fat meat in his mouth... The merchants felt the catastrophe and were right in front of them.

After urgent discussion, the eighteen wealthy merchants unanimously decided to surrender to the Great Zhou and requested the Great Zhou to send troops to help them!

Someone took a boat to Jinghai first, met Ren Tianxing's subordinates, then took the road north, came to Haizhou, and then went to Chuzhou to meet the champion Hou Yehua!

"My God!"

Ludoson let out a scream, his eyes straightened, and his eyes almost fell out.

"What's going on? What's going on in Suzhou? Why did we have an extra city for no reason?" He screamed strangely, like a curious baby.

Ye Hua snorted heavily, "Lu Duosun, you went to grab the money and forced Ren Tianxing to send the money back to Wu Yue. You made you think that the matter has been going on today, don't you know what's going on?"

"If I knew, I would be your grandson!"

"I don't even have a son yet. What's the matter if I take you back!" Ye Hua was not polite at all.

Lu Duosun sighed deeply, and then said, "Marty, you are so smart, can't you understand? I'm not here for that little money. You insist on recruiting Ren Tianxing, and even give up Wu Yue. There were many discussions in the court. I came over to test Ren Tianxing and see if he was loyal or not."

Ye Hua looked at him with the corner of his eyes and said disdainfully: "You are not temptation, but sabotage! You want to force Ren Tianxing to rebel, and then make my plan fail, so that you can follow your strategy!"

Lu Duosun shook his head quickly, "Marty, you misunderstood, you really misunderstood..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Ye Hua said: "You'd better apologize to Your Majesty now, don't wait for me to impeach you! Otherwise...hehe!"

What else could Lu Duoxun say? He could only run away with his head in his arms, but before he could go out, he asked Ye Hua to pull him back.

"What should I do next in the Suzhou Incident? Tell me!"

Lu Duosun was very embarrassed by Ye Hua's collar, but fortunately it did not affect his brain. After thinking about it, Lu Duosun said in surprise: "Marty, this is a good opportunity. We should do everything we can to protect Suzhou, let Ren Tianxing lead the fleet south, restrain the Wuyue Navy, and at the same time, we will enter Shouzhou to attract the troops of Southern Tang to go north. Then, we will send envoys to visit the Chamber of Commerce in Suzhou, contact them and provide support!"

After saying the three suggestions, Lu Duosun smiled and said, "Marty, what the officials said is reasonable."

"It's not just reasonable, it's just right. Just like what I thought, Mr. Lu, please write a memorial to Your Majesty and write all the contents."

"Yes." Lu Duoxun did not dare to disobey and wanted to write. Ye Hua suddenly reached out and threw the brush aside, and smiled and said, "For such a big thing, black and white, it is not sincere enough."

Lu Duosun had an ominous premonition, and his voice trembled, "Marty, what do you mean is..."

"Writing a blood book!"

Ye Hua smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, in order to show your sincerity, I will write a memorial with my finger blood to convince the court's officials to support my master's strategy. How about it?"

"Why!"

Lu Duoxun nodded. Ye Hua was really able to cure people. If he offended him, he would not be able to escape. Lu Duoxun shook, picked up the knife that cut the paper, and was about to cut it in his hand, but Ye Hua shook his head, put his fingers beside his mouth as if he was smiling, and signaled.

Lu Duosun was immediately stunned. Grandma, let me bite myself, Ye Hua, you are too bad!

Half an hour later, Lu Duoxun's ten fingers were like carrots, red and swollen. The worst thing about writing a blood book was that he had no ink as he wrote it. Ye Hua also asked him to write fine regular script. There was no way to have a cursive character. Lu Duoxun could only bite his fingers again and again and squeeze out precious ink from it.

After he finished writing the memorial, he was not far from anemia.

Ye Hua looked at what he wrote and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not satisfactory, the words are much worse, and the meaning is finally clear. I think this blood book is sent, so those people should understand what to do, right?"
Chapter completed!