I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 245: Bought salt again, brothers!
"Why can't you listen to good advice? I've made it clear to you all, just get out of here. If you're still standing here, don't blame me for settling the score with you later!" Shen Da looked ferocious.

The people leading the group stopped involuntarily due to his power.

"This salt really costs ten cents a pound. Your Majesty has paid for us!" The crowd shouted in a mess.

"Where did you hear this nonsense? It's not true! Get out of here!" Shen Da continued to speak viciously, his momentum not diminished at all.

"We won't talk to you! Manager He, come out! Manager He, come out!" the people shouted.

He Kui had heard the noise outside the store a long time ago, and when he heard the shout, he walked out directly.

"Manager He, tell me the truth. The price of salt is so low, only ten cents per pound. We are even selling it at a loss. Did the Emperor pay for us?" shouted a commoner who was familiar with Manager He.

Mr. Shen and Captain Wang did not stop this. They were also very curious about it. They didn't know anything about the rumors circulating in the city. Mr. Shen was afraid that these rumors would affect the morale of the army, so he didn't tell them and only ordered them to guard the branch.

Shopkeeper He looked at the hopeful eyes of the people in Shunde City, and was extremely excited. He shouted loudly: "Yes! That's right! Ten cents for a pound of salt. The emperor has paid for us!"

After hearing Shopkeeper He's affirmative reply, the mental state of the gathered people changed completely. They excitedly passed on Shopkeeper He's answer. They seemed to have found their backbone all of a sudden, and their momentum was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The look he gave Shen Da and Captain Wang was also different.

"What? You believe such an outrageous thing?" Shen Da continued to speak ferociously. He moved forward as before, trying to scare away some of the people.

As a result, the people he approached were not panicked at all and did not retreat a single step.
Shen Da had to stop. He already felt that the atmosphere was not right. He knew that if he went any closer and failed to scare people away, he would be the one to be embarrassed.

When Captain Wang saw that Shen Da was a little embarrassed, he also confronted him. He knew too well the power of his official uniform.

"Everyone, go away! Otherwise, don't blame me for locking you up and taking you to jail to enjoy yourself for a few days," Captain Wang shouted majestically, and while shouting, he repeated his old trick and shook the chain in his hand.

Captain Wang was surprised to find that his most effective method suddenly failed. He did not see any fear in the expressions of the people opposite him.

"Your Majesty has paid for us!"

"Your Majesty has already paid for us! Why are you stopping us?"

"Your Majesty has paid for us! You are the ones who should get out!"

The people shouted slogans in a chaotic manner. At first, they were not in unison, but in the end, they all became one sentence: "The Emperor has paid for us!"

They shouted more and more in unison, and their morale grew higher with each shout. They were united by this slogan, and this slogan gave them endless strength.

They suddenly found that they had lost their fear of the official uniforms worn by the yamen runners, and they were no longer afraid of Shen Da and the Shen family behind Shen Da.

Because, His Majesty is standing behind them, His Majesty is backing them, and His Majesty is with them!
What yamen runners! What Shen family! Are they as important as His Majesty?

"Bang!" A rotten egg hit Shen Da's face. The smelly egg liquid and yellow yolk stuck to his face and kept sliding down, staining his brocade clothes.
Shen Da rubbed the place where he was hit with his hand in a daze, confirming that he was really hit. After so many years of being rampant in Shunde Prefecture, this was the first time he was insulted like this. His anger burned up, and he glared at the people in cloth clothes, "Who is it? Get out of here quickly, I can still give him a quick death, otherwise... Ugh." Another rotten egg hit him, and this time it was like a signal, all kinds of things were thrown at Shen Da, Shen Da only felt that a violent storm blew up in an instant, and he was like a small boat in the storm.
In just a moment, he was hit on the head and bleeding, and lost his fighting ability.
"Your Majesty has paid for us!"

"Your Majesty has paid for us!"

"Your Majesty has paid for us!"

The people shouted with confidence and righteousness, and their shouts were so loud that the earth shook!

The people were constantly approaching the blockade line. Faced with the people's high-spirited momentum, the masters' servants, thugs and yamen runners were also trembling with fear, and their morale was declining.

Finally, some people could not stand the pressure and quietly slipped away. Some people left first, and their morale collapsed all of a sudden. They voluntarily gave way and scattered like birds and beasts.
"Everyone, take your time! We have enough salt and everyone can buy salt!" He Kui kept shouting loudly to maintain order.

Fortunately, the people were not overwhelmed and they maintained order in the face of He Kui's calls.

More than 30 guys from the branch rushed out, established more than 20 sales lines, and started selling.

The people also bought salt at ten cents per pound.

Fatty Ding grabbed a good spot. This time he only brought two hundred coins, so he only bought twenty kilograms of salt. However, this amount of salt plus the one from last time was enough for his whole family to eat for a year.

After buying the salt, Fatty Ding saw the Confucian scholar named Zhang who was in the teahouse before also queuing up to buy salt, and his face was also filled with joy.

Fatty Ding carried the heavy bag of salt on his back and looked at the people who kept coming. He felt so proud that he couldn't help but shouted loudly, "I bought salt again, brothers!"

The voice was loud and clear, attracting everyone's attention.

But this did not affect his good mood at all. He walked out while shouting: "Ten cents a pound of salt, His Majesty has paid for us! How can we not buy it and be worthy of His Majesty's painstaking efforts?"

The people who came gave him friendly looks, and some even shouted slogans with him.

Fatty Ding only felt that today was the most encouraging and happiest day for him, because he was the first person to throw rotten eggs at Shen Da.

Oh, where is Shen Da? Fatty Ding suddenly realized this problem.

He looked around for Shen Da, and finally found him in a corner. Shen Da, who had been rampant in Shunde Prefecture for many years, had lost his former prestige. He held his head, curled up, and was covered with all kinds of stains. The color of his brocade clothes could no longer be seen, and there were all kinds of footprints on them. His head was broken and bleeding.
Fatty Ding couldn't help but walk up and kick Shen Da hard twice, because he had been bullied by Shen Da before.
"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life, sir! I know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! Please spare my life! I will never dare to do it again! I have become a new man!" Shen Da screamed.

Fatty Ding was surprised and amused. He was surprised that Shen Da's voice could be so sharp. He was amused that Shen Da was a coward and a paper tiger. They were actually frightened by this paper tiger for so long.
Fatty Ding sighed in his heart, and after kicking twice, he felt relieved!
He walked to the door of Shen's shop and looked at the price tag at the door: Changlu salt 80 cents per catty, and felt deeply moved.

He retracted his gaze and spat fiercely at the Shen family shop.
After doing all this, he felt very relieved.
He couldn't help but continue shouting:
"We bought salt again, brothers!"

"Salt costs ten cents a pound. Your Majesty has paid for us! How can we repay Your Majesty's painstaking efforts if we don't buy it?"

(End of this chapter)