All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 88: Xinglong Street, First Encounter with Lin Daiyu

Jinling City, on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

This is the most lively place in the world, especially at night.

But ever since the Grand Commander entered the city, the place has become noticeably quieter.

There is no way. The main consumers who come here to consume basically can’t come anymore.

The civil and military nobles who had been here for many years either fled back to their hometowns or were tortured and imprisoned.

The big merchants who were closely related to them naturally suffered the same misfortune.

A few people who voluntarily donated their property and land and lost their official positions and titles are now worried about how to live, so they don't have the spare money to spend here.

Having lost these big clients, many of the courtesans along the Qinhuai River who used to hide in their rooms had to take the initiative to come forward and solicit customers.

For a moment, the flower boats docked on the shore were all decorated with beautiful flowers.

"Brother Changbo." Huang Degong, who had exterminated the entire clan of Ruan Dacheng, greeted Wu Sangui beside him with a smile on his face, "How come you have such a refined taste to invite me here to listen to music and drink?"

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly, waved his hand, and stepped onto the largest flower boat at the dock.

Many beautiful girls came forward to greet them, and the two of them took their seats. Beauties were everywhere around them, like a sea of ​​flowers.

Wu Sangui signaled all the girls to go out, leaving only the one playing the piano.

"The Grand Commander seems to have an opinion about me." After three rounds of wine and five dishes, he lowered his voice and said, "Everyone has sent troops to suppress the rebellion everywhere, leaving me alone in Jinling City with nothing to do."

"Uncle Chang, you misunderstood."

Huang Degong poured him a glass of wine. "If the Grand Commander is really dissatisfied with you, he can just chop you off. Don't think too much. Do your job well. The Grand Commander will see to it eventually."

"But I can't wait." The young Wu Sangui was a little impulsive. "Please help me, Brother Hushan, and say a few good words to the Grand Commander."

"This"

Your request is a bit embarrassing.

If the Grand Commander really has something against you, wouldn't I be getting myself into trouble if I stepped forward to speak for you?

"Brother Hushan!"

Seeing Wu Sangui standing up to pay his respects, Huang Degong was helpless and had to support him while saying, "I understand. When I see the Grand Commander, I will definitely say something for you."

"Thank you, Brother Hushan!" Wu Sangui showed a delighted look on his face and immediately called the girls outside to come in. "It's my treat tonight!"

The next day, when meeting Chen Ran, Huang Degong also stated with a stiff upper lip that Wu Sangui wanted to work for the Grand Commander and asked the Grand Commander to give him a chance.

"really?"

Chen Ran smiled and asked, "Are you willing to do anything?"

Huang Degong thought to himself, "How would I know?" But having said that, he could only accept the offer on behalf of Wu Sangui, "I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"No need to go through fire and water."

Chen Ran took out several thick piles of files from the table and stuffed them into Huang Degong's arms. "These are the thieves who are charging high interest, exploiting the people, and sucking blood from their bones in Jiangnan. Tell Wu Sangui to bring back the money and heads of these vampires!"

Huang Degong came to the courtyard where Wu Sangui and his son lived with many files in his arms. He put down the files, repeated Chen Ran's words, and then turned and left.

Helping out was a way of repaying the favor of treating him to dinner last night, and he didn't want to get involved anymore.

Wu Sangui was overjoyed. "They are just some people who lend money at high interest rates. They are not worth mentioning."

However, Wu Xiang opened the files one by one and read them carefully.

After a short while, he looked at his son with a serious expression and said, "It's not that simple. These files all contain temples in various parts of Jiangnan!"

The biggest group of people who lend money at high prices are the fat and big-eared monks in these temples.

"The Grand Commander not only wants money, but also their lives!"

Wu Xiang said seriously, "He wants you to make a sharp knife, a knife specifically for dirty work!"

"If you slaughter these monks, all the monks in the world will regard you as their mortal enemy!"

"So what?" Wu Sangui said indifferently, "It's better than what I am doing now, watching others get promoted and make money while I can only manage logistics."

"Dad, stop talking, I want to stand out!"

Even if he had thousands of words to say, at this moment Wu Xiang could only sigh.

If my son wants to make a name for himself, he must seize the opportunity when it comes. If he worries about this and that, he will never be able to make a name for himself.

Wu Sangui was so angry that he started killing people with red eyes.

According to the name and location of the temple written on the file, they visited each family one by one.

The army surrounded the temple and rushed in with the soldiers to kill people.

They confiscated all property, including bronze bells and statues, and destroyed all the land deeds belonging to the temple. Then they set the temple on fire.

As he traveled through temples all over the place, he actually exhibited some of the style of King Pingxi.

The areas south of the Yangtze River were originally ruled by gentry from various places, the civil and military nobles of the imperial court in Nanjing, local government officials, temples, salt merchants, and wealthy business families.

Their power was very solid, and they helped each other, so they had the entire Jiangnan area firmly in their hands.

Until Li Zicheng crossed the river and launched a sweep.

Then Chen Ran came over and once again carefully swept them all into the garbage dump of history.

These people who ruled Jiangnan have basically been completely eliminated physically.

The next step is to divide the land and pacify the local people.

The most important thing is to allow the people to give up growing mulberry trees and raising silkworms and instead grow crops again.

A large part of the reason for the famine in the late Ming Dynasty was that the important grain-producing areas in the south of the Yangtze River had turned to growing cash crops.

Now it needs to be brought back to alleviate famine.

After pacifying Jiangnan, the army continued to attack.

Go west along the Dajiang River, through the two lakes and into Sichuan.

Another group chased Li Zicheng all the way south, into Jiangxi and Fujian, across the Five Ridges and into Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zheng Zhilong, who once intercepted Chen Ran when he was purchasing goods, fought a battle with Chen Ran's troops and was almost wiped out.

He also learned that the Grand Commander was building a dock and large-scale sea vessels, so he finally chose to surrender. Just like him in history, when he saw the great power of the Qing Dynasty, he took his property and surrendered.

Li Zicheng, who was being chased all the way, was entangled by Gao Jie who suddenly rebelled outside the city of Guangzhou. Wu Sangui and other troops who were pursuing him took the opportunity to attack, but were completely wiped out and Li Zicheng was captured by Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui, who was very good at swordsmanship, never sent Li Zicheng to the Grand Commander.

Holding the bow, he strangled it to death!

Since then, the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty have been generally stabilized. Although there are still many rebellions in various places, those that are large-scale and organized have basically been pacified.

After that, it was time to rectify internal affairs, deal with drought and famine, train soldiers and build ships, and usher in the great era of navigation for the Ming Dynasty.

After all, it was the military merit group that controlled the Ming Dynasty at that time, and to feed them, more military merit and more territory were needed.

"You have destroyed the bandit group and changed the history of Ming Dynasty being dragged to death by the bandit group. Now I will give you a reward."

'Note: The historical deviation value is 100 points.'

"You have destroyed the old Ming ruling group, and the new Ming has given the people a way to survive, rewriting the history of the Ming Dynasty's demise due to internal friction. Now I will issue you a reward."

'Note: The historical deviation value is 100 points.'

"It's 252 points now." Chen Ran got 200 points of historical deviation in one breath. He was bathing in the tub and asked Chen Yuanyuan to add hot water to the tub. "It should be enough. It's time to start a new world."
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In the capital, on Xinglong Street, there is a pawnshop.

Chen Ran, who was squatting in the corner, raised his hand to pull out the straw stuck in his hair and threw it heavily on the ground.

"Since he appeared in the Ming Dynasty, he was at least given a military flag commander position and a house."

"How come in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, I have become a person who sells his head?"

Commander Chen, with a gloomy face, opened the panel, opened the mall, and found the interface for purchasing identity.

The system is very considerate. When you come to a new world, you will be given a new identity for free. This time, he was given the identity of a refugee who was sold at a pawnshop in the city.

People like him who have no house or land are called drifters in this era.

Without land to cultivate, one naturally cannot be a farmer. Now that one is unemployed and has no job, he is called a rabble.

So Chen Ran’s true identity at this time is a gangster~~~
If you want a better status, that's fine. Commoners with land and houses only need fifty points.

A poor family kid with some status only needs 100 points.

The status of the children of nobles ranges from 200 points to 500 points, depending on their family background, social status, whether they are born legitimate or illegitimate.

Even if one wants to directly replace Jia Baoyu's identity, the historical deviation value required is not too exaggerated, which is only four digits.

After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and decided to change his identity to that of a child from a poor family.

At least he had a home that could shelter him from the wind and rain, a certain status, and could even take part in the imperial examinations.

It's better than starting out as a gangster. Liu Bang was still a village headman!
There were shouting sounds coming from the end of the street, and a group of servants holding water and fire sticks were shouting and driving away the pedestrians on the street.

Behind them were several carriages and a sedan chair.

"The carriage of Rongguo Mansion is so majestic."

"Of course, the four kings and eight dukes are of the same blood~"

Behind Chen Ran was the main door of the pawnbroker's office, where two people from the pawnbroker's office were gathered at the door chatting and laughing.

"Rongguo Mansion." Chen Ran looked up at the sedan chair that was getting closer and closer.

The curtains of the sedan chair were quietly opened, revealing a pretty face with delicate makeup and jade-like figure.

Lin Daiyu, who went to the capital with her teacher, got off the boat and got into the sedan chair of Rong Mansion.

When we entered the city, we saw the prosperous streets with a bustling population, which was incomparable to other places. It aroused our curiosity and we looked around quietly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened the screen window, I made eye contact with the man squatting in the corner.

'Oops~'

That guy's eyes are so bright~~~
After staring at each other for a moment, Lin Daiyu came to her senses and quickly closed the screen window, her little face blushing with shame.

In an era when ethics and morals prevailed, ladies of noble families were not allowed to be seen by men outside the family before they got married.

This soft cry startled the maid sent by Rongguo Mansion to greet her outside the sedan chair.

He looked at Chen Ran and immediately shouted coldly, "Where did this prisoner come from? Are we all blind?"

Upon receiving the summons, the servants immediately shouted and came forward, heading straight for Chen Ran.

Chen Ran stood up and touched his waist out of habit.

There was no doubt that he came back empty-handed, and was unable to bring the goose-feather knife that he always carried with him.

It would be difficult for an ordinary person to resist being besieged by five or six men armed with sticks.

Chen Ran is different. He has been to the battlefield and has very strong psychological qualities.

Without any hesitation, he turned around and ran into the dental clinic.

There are many people on the opposite side and they are holding long weapons. If you don't run away with your bare hands, you will die.

In the Ming Dynasty world, he never relaxed his exercise.

He was an excellent rider, an accurate shooter with a musket, an excellent archer, and even skilled in using a goose-feather knife.

But now there is nothing at hand.

He opened the panel, clicked on the force interface, clicked on the skill interface, skipped those advanced martial arts, and quickly selected the 'Bare-handed Combat' skill.

Just fifty points, not worth mentioning.

The servants of Rongguo Mansion have already chased into the pawnshop.

Outside on the street, Jia Yucun, a handsome and elegant man, lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. "What's the matter?"

The maid responded, "You are such a fool, you need to be taught a lesson."

As they were talking, the pawnbrokers screamed in agony, and several servants from the Rong Mansion who had chased in were swept out, crawling and tumbling.

Chen Ran, holding a water and fire stick, strode out of the dental clinic and looked majestically at Jia Yucun who was frowning at him.

"Jia Yucun was escorting Lin Daiyu to the capital to seek refuge with Rongguo Mansion. He saw you beating up a servant in Rongguo Mansion and felt disgusted. "

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

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