Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

Cheers erupted from the direction of the town.

The people seem to have suffered for too long.

"Kill the corrupt official!"

Someone shouted out,

The people rushed towards the government office.

Some people also rushed to the saltworks and the shipping market.

The sailors who had previously tried to stop Zhang Shun

However, under the leadership of the officer,

Numerous warships surrounded a large ocean-going vessel.

The town magistrate Cao Guang and his family attempted to leave by boat.

"Brothers, let's talk this out!"

Cao Guang cried out in alarm.

The naval officer sneered, "Ever since you arrived, sir..."

"All that profit is yours,"

"They won't share a single bit of our profits,"

"But today I'm going to use you to ask for a reward!"

The officer then said,

"Let's go in two boats,"

"Don't let that corrupt official Cai Yanchen get away!"

When news of Zhang Shun's capture of Hangzhou arrived...

Chaos has finally begun to break out in Ganpu Town.

This place is both a salt-producing area and a maritime trading center.

It can collect a large amount of taxes every month.

Moreover, it is right next to Hangzhou.

Naturally, they became a key target for Emperor Huizong of Song to exploit.

Emperor Huizong of Song wanted to make money himself.

The officials he sent also wanted to make money.

Resentment had been building up among both officers and soldiers and ordinary people.

This powder keg

At this moment, it was detonated by Zhang Shun.

The naval officers and soldiers stared at the two high-ranking officials.

Ordinary people are watching the other officials closely.

Some thugs and hooligans also took advantage of the chaos to rob and loot.

They shouted and yelled as they went to rob goods at the port.

The sounds of battle cries were everywhere.

Everywhere you look, there are cries of pleas for mercy!

Merchants who have unloaded their cargo but have not yet sold it.

They no longer cared about material possessions.

They all fled back to the ship in groups.

The boat was driven away from Hangzhou Bay.

But they were unwilling to give up completely.

Hoping to recover the losses,

So it roamed back and forth on the sea near Hangzhou Bay.

In chaos,

A ship sailed in from Hangzhou.

Hundreds of Ming soldiers landed at Ganpu Town.

"No looting allowed,"

"Go home, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Zhang Shun has also made progress.

Having experienced the chaos of the Huai River region,

He has matured a lot now.

After capturing Hangzhou

Not only immediately maintain order inside and outside the city,

They also sent troops back to quickly take over Ganpu Town.

The naval officers and soldiers captured Cao Guang and Cai Yanchen.

They had just moved the cargo from the ship to the shore.

They hadn't even had a chance to divide the spoils yet.

Then the Ming army arrived at full speed.

The leading officer hurried to greet them.

"This humble general, Feng Mingxia, leads his troops back to the rightful place."

"We are all from Hangzhou,"

"We have suffered under that tyrannical ruler for too long,"

"Two corrupt officials and their entire families have been arrested."

"We were just about to head to Hangzhou to present it to the heavenly soldiers!"

“Very well, you will come with me to town.”

"First, take over the government offices in various places."

The one who spoke was a civil official.

In order to quickly stabilize the southeast, Zhang Shun...

From the prefectures and counties on the north bank of the Yangtze River

More than two hundred officials were temporarily transferred to accompany the army.

To avoid suspicion and because they didn't have enough energy

He wrote directly to local officials.

Let each prefecture and county select and send its own officials.

The ranks ranged from Cao Guan and Zhubu to Tiesi.

The person in charge of taking over Ganpu Town at this moment

He was a clerk from Huainan.

This person will temporarily serve as the town supervisor.

Until the imperial court sent official personnel.

Or just give him a permanent position on the spot.

Under the intimidation of hundreds of Ming soldiers,

Feng Mingxia, a surrendered general who had just rejoined the army.

He led his troops to follow the new officer to quell the chaos.

At the same time, ships were also dispatched.

Go and inform the merchants that they can return.

.....

Pu Mawu took a boat back to the port.

In just one hour,

Peace has returned to the area.

Chapter 1785 Arab Merchants

Besides the bloodstains on the ground...

There's no indication that a riot just occurred.

He asked the translator he had hired,

"Was it rebels attacking the city just now?"

"How is the emperor of Qin (China)?"

The translation wasn't very clear either.

So he went to inquire.

When he returned, he told Pu Mawu,

"Hangzhou has fallen,"

"The emperor may have been killed."

Pu Mawu looked shocked.

"The emperor is dead?"

"Did I give away my gift for free?"

The translator sighed, "It's definitely a free gift."

Pumawu was a wealthy merchant from the Arab world.

The term "Dashi" here is a general term.

He actually came from the Seljuk Empire.

His real name is Abu Muhammad.

People in the Song Dynasty liked to add "阿" before their surnames.

For example, Zhang, Wang, and Lin.

And the names of the Arab merchants

The preceding syllables are mostly Abu and Ali.

So, Abu changed his surname to Pu.

Ali then became surnamed Li.

Arab merchants mainly traded in Guangdong and Fujian.

In order to obtain a long-term trading position,

They frequently gave gifts to officials and even the emperor.

And they were extremely generous.

They were also very well-informed.

In those years, Emperor Zhenzong of Song performed the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.