There is something in Pang Ban's words, which can be regarded as temporarily suppressing the blame that should have been asked. Jiang Cheng chose to believe in the judgment of his protégé Shen Hao and explained Pang Ban’s inquiry. Then Pang Ban believed in Jiang Cheng’s choice, but the premise was that the choice was correct. Once something went wrong, Jiang Cheng would naturally run away. No more.

Just when Jiang Cheng was questioned in front of Pang Ban tremblingly, news of the sudden military incident in the south had spread through various special news channels in the imperial city.

It's not just Xuan Qingwei who has her own news channel, but there are many people who are well informed.

Especially those supervising troops who belong to the staff department, but serve in the military department. They are different from the supervising agents Xuan Qingwei placed in the army. The supervising army has great power, and almost every military order is required. After passing it through their hands, no secrets can be kept from them.

And if these supervising army knew it, it would be equivalent to the knowledge of the high-level officials of the official department, and the knowledge of the high-level officials of the official department was almost equivalent to that of the entire civil official group.

There is also the Slave Chamber of Commerce. They are all discussing life in the south, and they are most sensitive to news from the south. Although the battles at the end of March were not big, the slave chamber of commerce was also heard about it. Later, they were told by the frontier army to withdraw to the customs, otherwise they would be conceited. These sensitive guys felt the danger at once, and quickly evacuated them all. At the same time, Shouwei also sent the news back to the country.

Some industries related to the Slave Chamber of Commerce, such as carts and horses, rice, yams, and so on, have been getting news one after another. It is not an exaggeration to say "the rumors" at a certain level at a time.

Not afraid. Since the establishment of the country, the old dynasty has fought many large and small battles. There is no less fighting on land and at sea. And basically wins more and loses less. But winning does not mean that you like to fight. Fighting is deadly, and it will deal a heavy blow to the domestic economic environment in all aspects. This is undoubtedly bad news for big merchants.

However, whether it is a chamber of commerce or officialdom, after knowing the news, they are tacitly confined to a small range. No one talked about it all over the place.

For one thing, the matter has not been settled. Zuo Yuliang, the chief military officer in the south, has not reported the official military information, so anyone who dares to spread the word is easy to be labeled as "spreading rumors and causing trouble". In special times, this kind of thing gets his head off. It's all possible.

Secondly, even if the news is not spread everywhere, each has time to act, whether it is to stop loss, or to take precautions, all of them can take advantage of this period of time.

Of course, the happiest ones are Fengricheng Yahang and the Bonus Chamber of Commerce.

People say that they made a fortune in the war, but the battle hasn't even started yet, and these two have already earned it so much that they can't breathe with laughter.

The price of the barbarian slaves doubled within one day, and no one sold them yet, and it was too late to stock up. But each family left some of the best barbarian slaves in their hands for the bottom line, and all the rest were given to the Fangri City Yahang or the Bonus Chamber of Commerce. Those who come in and out on business are the same silver as the sea.

It is foreseeable that as the event moves back, the price of barbarian slaves will skyrocket, and it is not impossible to triple or five times.

However, no one doubted the Bonus Chamber of Commerce. They only felt that Liu Yuanxiang, the treasurer of the Bonus Chamber of Commerce, had a foresight. He anticipated this result in advance, and he took the advantage of his vision, and he made money. As for Fengri City Yahang? Didn't that **** Zhu Shou get the news in advance because he and Liu Yuanxiang are friends? Otherwise, how can Zhu Shou make money in this matter?

I felt unhappy and returned unhappy, but the situation was better than others. The top large chambers of commerce that missed the first opportunity began to shrink their business, close the money, cut expenditures on a large scale, and even cashed out a large amount of cash from the bank. I didn't dare to cash out all of it, because it would be too much, and it would annoy the boss of the household department, and it would be unsightly if he turned his face.

Of course, these actions are very fast. It is related to their own family business and everyone moves extremely fast, and they started to do it almost within an hour after receiving the news.

However, except for the top group of people in the Jingjiu dynasty who were busy stopping losses or even taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, the vast majority of ordinary people, even middle- and lower-level and local officials, did not know that military affairs had changed in the south. Still living as usual.

Only on the morning of April 11th, the yamen in various places received orders from the higher level: temporarily cancel all rest and go out, all localities strictly guard their posts, and perform round-the-clock standby...

This order immediately made the atmosphere below not quite right.

Anyone who has some brains can smell unusual smells from this order. Because unless there is a major event happening at the upper and lower levels of the country, there has never been a restriction on the rest of the yamen nationwide. And being on duty 24/7... This means that whether you are a errand or not, you need to be prepared to deal with emergencies at all times.

So the gossip began to fly all over the sky, but there are very few real ideas for the time being, and there is no further clarity on the situation in the south. This order from the yamen was prepared by the staff based on the briefing sent back by the southern supervisory army. The meaning is obvious, the supervisors are not optimistic that Zuo Yuliang can suppress the momentum of the barbarians, and it is only a matter of time if there is no official military report for the time being.

The fastest response on the market is still the big merchants. Under the influence of many parties, it is directly reflected that the banks have begun to restrict the withdrawal of large amounts of silver; the rice bank has begun to restrict the transaction of large grains; various subways, copper, animetic and spiritual mines Start to increase production capacity and reduce shipments, hoarding...

The common people also discovered that only a few days later, most of the things on the market have somehow increased in price. Fortunately, it didn't rise much.

The undercurrent has begun to slowly rise, and all the insiders unconsciously look to the south, while patiently waiting for new news. No one dared to move at this time. Even the acrimonious supervisors who always like to be in the temple on weekdays consciously shut their mouths~lightnovelpub.net~ seems to be the tranquility before the storm.

But there are exceptions. That is Xuan Qingwei.

Xuan Qingwei, who should have waited cautiously for the news, suddenly beat the gongs and drums loudly when the big guys were quiet. In Fengri City, Jingxi, he said that a "big contest" was going to be held to test the results of the pilot.

Haven't heard of this "Grand Tournament", what is it?

Pilot? What new words are there?

Does Xuan Qingwei like this kind of grandstanding flower life now?

The only person who stood up and jumped up and down while squatting was naturally everyone's focus. Those with doubts are also prepared to watch the excitement and jokes. But no one dared to make irresponsible remarks in front of Pangban in the temple. The lesson last time was not light, and it was not so easy to forget.

After the initial dismissal, everyone was curious about what a "big match" and what a "pilot" is, so they moved their gazes from Pangban and moved to Fengri City.