Ming politicians

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The military camp of Jiangning Camp in Kuizhou Prefecture.

This is a place of absolute martial law. Ordinary people are not allowed to approach, otherwise they will be shot to death. Even officials at all levels in Kuizhou Mansion cannot approach at will.Especially after the intelligence war started, the base of the Jiangning Battalion became a place that ordinary people were not allowed to approach.

Su Tiancheng entered Jiangning Camp, came to a house, paused outside for a while, shook his head and went in.

This is where the Jiangningying Camp detains serious offenders.

The person imprisoned this time was unusual, and it was Qu Qingze who had worked so hard to catch him.

After Su Tiancheng went in, he saw a middle-aged man in a brocade robe. He was white and fat, and he seemed to have been pampered for a long time. Ordinary merchants could not reach this level.

The face of the middle-aged man showed horror.Since he was captured, he hasn't had a full night's sleep. Of course he is clear about what he did, especially when he learned that he was captured by the Jiang Ning camp, he completely collapsed and couldn't imagine what it would be as a result of.

"My lord, this is the merchant who traded with the bandits."

Su Tiancheng nodded. Qu Qingze had already said about this situation. Another point is that this businessman is just a middleman. Earning money is equivalent to doing business. He doesn't know what consequences he will have if he does this. The commander behind the scenes will definitely not show up.

The purpose of catching this businessman is also to break the line for the rogues to obtain arms. The Jiangning camp is about to launch a comprehensive encirclement and suppression against the rogues, and the final decisive battle is coming. hand.

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.He didn't want to do anything to the businessman, on the contrary, he wanted to use the businessman.

"My lord, the grass people should die, the grass people don't know that those things can't be touched, the grass people don't dare to touch them from now on. Absolutely not, I won't do it even if killed..."

Seeing the middle-aged man kneeling in front of him with snot and tears, Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"Don't be nervous. You are a businessman. It is only natural to make money. As long as it is a business, especially a profitable business, you always want to do it. If you don't know it, it is not a crime. I will not be unreasonable."

The nature of a businessman is sensitive. Hearing what Su Tiancheng said, he knew that there was hope, so he kowtowed harder.

"You don't need to kowtow. You do two things. As long as you do it well, you can continue to do your business. I won't do anything to you."

"My lord, the grass people must do well, must do well."

"The first thing. Who entrusted you to do this business, write it down truthfully, including how many people the other party has, what requests they made, and what they want you to do next. The more detailed the better. The identity of the other party, you I know everything, you have to listen carefully, what you did is about exterminating the Nine Clans. If you don’t write in detail, or have some cover-ups, this official will not let you off lightly.”

"The second thing, if you do the first thing well, you can continue to do business, continue to deal with those people, no matter what they ask, you agree to it, but don't do it, deal with them, in case If there is no way to deal with it, you can contact the government directly."

The face of the middle-aged man has changed. The two seemingly simple requests are actually very difficult, especially the second request. It is not so simple to deal with the post-gold tartars and rogues, but it is absolutely impossible not to agree. of.

"My lord, the grass people will definitely do their best."

"Hehe, maybe you still have luck, but I want to tell you that if you don't do well, you don't need me to do it, the other party will not let you go, not just you, but even your family , it is impossible to be spared, when the time comes, this officer will not think about protecting you, if you are bold and dare to gamble with the lives of your family members and your own head, you can try."

"Grass people don't dare, grass people don't dare..."

Qu Qingze was a little surprised why Su Tiancheng didn't think about getting information from this businessman. This is actually a very simple matter. As long as he is tortured, the problem will be solved. All online and offline transactions are captured, and all problems are solved.

This businessman was caught by Qu Qingze after a lot of hard work.

"My lord, let this unscrupulous businessman go like this, isn't it too cheap for him?"

"Old Qu, I know what you think. This guy has done something against the sky. He wants money and doesn't want his life. He really deserves to be killed, but even if we kill this businessman or even his family, we can guarantee If no one else has contacted the rogues, it can be guaranteed that Houjin will not be able to find other merchants. This cannot be guaranteed. It is only more than a month before we attack. Let this merchant deal with Houjin and the rogues, and let them The transaction cannot be carried out, and it will be too late when Hou Jin and the bandits understand."

Qu Qingze nodded.

"When we do things, there are pros and cons. If we compare the pros and cons, we need to do things that outweigh the pros. For example, Song Sijun traded arms. This matter has many benefits. It maintains all the expenses of the Jiangning Camp, but The disadvantages are also obvious, especially this time the white-armed soldiers suffered a disastrous defeat, which is directly related to the arms trade. Is it because of such a thing that we cannot conduct arms trade? Obviously not, if there is no arms It may be difficult for the Jiangning camp to maintain the transaction, and the imperial court doesn't have that much money."

"Let's talk about the businessman's matter, let him deal with Hou Jin and the rogues, we can just watch him, we don't need to continue to spend our time digging deeper, as for other people, there is no need to pursue it, let go of an insignificant In exchange for the merchants, the rogues will not be able to get supplementary ammunition, so if you compare the two, you don’t have to think too much about what to choose.”

"If we punish this merchant, or even wipe out all the merchants or spies involved in the transaction, it will take us a lot of energy to form other forces in a short period of time to continue the transaction. Let’s not play games with mice.”

"My lord, Song Sijun asked whether to provide the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe with the General Cannon. The matter is very important, and he dare not make decisions on his own."

"Old Qu, what do you think?"

"The lower officials think it's inappropriate. The general's cannon is powerful. If the Xibe and Daur tribes get it, it will cause great repercussions. If some adults in the imperial court know about it, they will definitely be impeached."

"Don't think about impeachment, you just discuss the matter and think whether we should provide the two tribes with general guns."

"This, I think, as long as the amount of ammunition can be controlled, even if it is provided, the problem is not too big. Not to mention the Mongolian tribes, even Houjin can't make shells, and they still have to be controlled by us."

"That's right, this kind of thinking is right. Providing cannons to the generals of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe, on the surface, strengthens their strength. In fact, this will make the two tribes more dependent on us. If Without the ammunition we provided, the Grand General’s cannon is nothing more than scrap iron, so what’s the use of them holding it.”

"Xiaguan understands, Xiaguan will notify Song Sijun immediately."

"Well, we must strictly control the number of shells. In addition, we must tell the tribal leaders of the Xibe and Daur tribes to beat them hard and maim the disobedient tribes on the grassland. The rest of the tribes who beat them dare not have other Thoughts, especially those tribes that are attached to Houjin, never show mercy, even if these tribes are wiped out, it is not a big deal."

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng, not quite understanding why the two tribes were asked to attack at this time.

"Old Qu, isn't Houjin plotting against us at this time? We also want to plot against them and make them worry about the grassland. You must know that Houjin attaches great importance to the stability of the grassland. In the past, we focused on trading. , I'm thinking a little more now, taking advantage of the turmoil in the grassland will involve Hou Jin's energy."

Two days later, a sealed package was sent from Kuizhou to the capital.

After reading the secret letter, Zhu Youjian quickly summoned Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, Yang Sichang and others.

Sun Chengzong and others looked very serious after reading the secret book.

"My dear friends, Su Aiqing's secret letter clearly stated that during this period of time, Houjin is likely to take action, and even launch a large-scale attack like the year before last, threatening the capital. Tell me, what should I do?" Deal with it."

Everyone looked at Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong did not hesitate, and quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think Master Su's analysis is accurate. The matter of exterminating the bandits involves all aspects. Houjin has always been eyeing the rogues. Several times our army saw that the rogues were about to deal a fatal blow. Houjin took action. Forcing the imperial court into a two-front battle situation, the result was that both sides lost their chances of fighting. The minister thought that Master Su’s proposal could be considered, and ordered the Yulin Battalion to be stationed in Datong, Shanxi. Ningxia border, Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and Jinzhou frontier troops should strengthen their guard and pay attention to Houjin's movements at any time."

"In addition, the grassland tribes have been in some confusion during this period. Master Su believes that this kind of chaos is very beneficial to my Ming Dynasty. Even if Hou Jin ordered those tribes who surrendered to take the opportunity to enter the customs to harass my Ming Dynasty, I still have to look at them. Is there such an opportunity, the power of the Xibe tribe and the Daur tribe has become unprecedentedly strong, and they can help me to protect the Ming Dynasty and block other tribes of Mongolia with evil intentions, so the border in Ningxia will not be too big. The problem."

Zhu Youjian nodded.

He has a lot of emotions. Once upon a time, when encountering such a situation, the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless, and they were even in a mess. Now the situation has changed. The court can calmly make arrangements, while guarding against the invasion of Houjin, While doing his best to wipe out the rogues, he doesn't need to worry so much. (To be continued..)