Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 642 What happened?

Meng Tian looked at Feng Tang and said, "I know what Yunzhong Ling said. Due to the existence of the black market, the business in Yunzhong City is not booming, so Mr. Feng has long intended to attack the black market. Mr. Feng even thought that I was involved in Dingbeihou's Mansion." There are so many involved, that's why I have never agreed with Master Feng's move."

"Isn't it?" Feng Tang said.

"Of course not." Meng Tian cupped his hands towards Wang Mang and said, "The Meng family has guarded Yunzhong City for many years, guarding the frontiers for Great Qin, and they are loyal to Great Qin, and will never do anything that is not good for Great Qin."

After a pause, Meng Tian continued: "And to be honest, my Meng family is here in Yunzhong City, even if I want to do something that is not good for Daqin, what can I do?"

Looking at Feng Tang, Meng Tian said: "The Meng clan has guarded Yunzhong City for generations, and the grassland clan has fought bloody battles in Yunzhong City for hundreds of years. It can be said that the blood feud between my Meng clan and the grassland clan is almost irresolvable. The two sides are almost life and death. state, and Yunzhong City is in the northwest of Daqin, far away from the Central Plains, and cannot be related to the countries of the Central Plains, so no matter how you look at it, the Meng family are loyal ministers."

Wang Mang nodded and said: "Marquis Dingbei, I know the loyalty of the Meng family to Daqin, and I have suffered you all these years."

"Your Majesty, I'm not bitter!" Meng Tian bowed and said, "I said these things just to clear up the misunderstanding with Lord Feng Tang in front of His Majesty. Lord Feng Tang has always been a little wary of me, so I don't want to talk to my minister about many things. Today Your Majesty is here, I can have a frank and honest talk with Lord Feng."

"Since Dingbeihou wants to be open and honest, let me ask Dingbeihou, is there really no involvement of Dingbeihou's mansion in the black market and sand robbery?" Feng Tang said.

"Yes." Meng Tian said: "The Dingbei Marquis Mansion has been stationed in the black market all year round. There are two groups of people, the light and the dark, and there are also people from the Dingbei Marquis Mansion among the sand robbers. There are also two groups of bandits that are subordinate forces of the Dingbeihoufu."

"You..." Feng Tang looked startled, looked at Meng Tian and said, "So, how dare you say you have a fair heart!"

"Naturally there is a public heart." Meng Tian said: "Business in Yunzhong City is not booming. If the Dingbeihou Mansion wants to do business, they can only go to the black market, so Dingbeihou Mansion has business in the black market. Central China has always been the place where news spreads the fastest. If you want to know the latest news, you can only get it in the black market, but many secrets cannot be known by the Dingbei Houfu, so the Dingbeihoufu has to establish a secret force in the black market. , This is darkness, since there are dark forces, there must be peripheral forces, the so-called peripheral forces in the black market are sand bandits, what is your understanding?"

"Why?" Feng Tang asked.

"Money and news!" Meng Tian said with a wry smile, "Daqin is too poor, and Yunzhong City is even poorer. The poor can't even afford the soldiers' salaries. To change, we must find a way to make money. Yunzhongcheng is bordered by the grassland, and the wind and grass on the grassland must be known to Yunzhongcheng as soon as possible. The news requires people to inquire, and inquiring about news requires money. !"

"Then why don't you start the business on the bright side of Yunzhong City? I have calculated that if the business on the bright side of Yunzhong City is started, at least one million taels of silver will be credited to the account a year." Feng Tang said.

"No money!" Meng Tian spread his hands and said, "A hundred years ago, when my ancestors acquiesced in the existence of the black market, my Dingbeihou Mansion couldn't even get 1 taels of silver. Zhongcheng opened a market to do business, why?"

Meng Tian paused for a moment, then continued: "Moreover, there have been wars in Yunzhong City and the grassland over the years. It can be said that there is a lot of chaos. If you open a market in this kind of place, if Yunzhong City is broken, who will be responsible for the loss? Which business?" Do people dare to do business here? Leaving aside, Mr. Feng should know how many times Yunzhong City has been breached by prairie people in the past hundred years!"

Feng Tang's expression darkened, and he said: "Seventeen times, the city wall was breached 26 times, and the city was breached almost once every five years."

"How can there be such a long interval? The most recent one of the seventeen breaches of the city was ten years ago, and most of them happened 20 years ago. In the past ten years, Yunzhong City has not been breached." Meng Tian said: " Of course there is a reason why the Great Qin Northwest Army has become stronger, but it is also because the Grassland Zuoxian King has been hiding in the depths of the grassland to recuperate after being seriously injured in Yunzhong City ten years ago."

Wang Mang suddenly said at this moment: "Calculating the time, is that Zuo Xianwang's injury almost healed?"

"It should be almost fine." Meng Tian said: "Ten years ago, at the cost of my life, my father released the secret method of my Meng clan and severely injured him. Originally, the secret method could only hurt him for a year or a half, but on the way back, he suffered a lot. He was attacked many times again, and finally the news came out from inside the grassland that the Zuo Xianwang was almost seriously injured and dying. A few days ago, the news of Bawang Gong's appearance came out, and it was heard that someone saw Zuo Xianwang deep in the grassland There is a change in the big account."

"The news of the Overlord Bow's appearance in the City of Blue Waves has already spread. If the Zuo Xianwang really recovers from his injuries, he will definitely appear." Wang Mang said,

Glancing at Feng Tang, Wang Mang knocked on the table and said, "Feng Tang, what questions do you have now?"

Feng Tang said: "Your Majesty, I just want to ask Marquis Dingbei if the Marquis of Dingbei can wipe out the black market and the sand bandits near Yunzhong City, so that I can open a market in Yunzhong City."

Wang Mang looked at Meng Tian, ​​and Meng Tian said: "Your Majesty, if there is white, there will be black. No matter whether the market is open or not, as long as Yunzhong City is still bordering the grassland, then the black market in Yunzhong City will not be wiped out. As for Sand Pirates, there are more problems involved, and I have no power to do so."

"Let's not talk about the black market for the time being, the mere sand bandits, can't the Dingbeihou's mansion also be wiped out?" Feng Tang said: "The team that Dingbeihou gave me wiped out sand bandits one after another in just a few days."

Meng Tian shook his head and smiled, and said, "Master Feng, do you know who is the strongest sand bandit in this desert?"

"It is said that they are a group of sand robbers known as Goshawks." Feng Tang said.

"Master Feng, goshawks have extraordinary significance on the grasslands. To a certain extent, they can be said to be a kind of belief. To give the simplest example, the priests in the grassland temple like to raise one. The goshawk, the higher the status of the priest, the stronger the goshawk will be." Meng Tian said: "If you can use the goshawk as your banner, Mr. Feng knows how powerful this group of sand robbers must be behind, or in other words, the goshawk How deep is the background of Huo Sand Pirates?"

"How strong can a mere sand bandit be?" Feng Tang looked disdainful, but he knew in his heart that Meng Tian would not say that for no reason.

"It's not strong if you say it's not strong, but it's really strong if you say it's strong. If these sand bandits are willing, it's not a big problem to use their strength to break through Yunzhong City." Meng Tian said with a smile.

Is it not a big problem to break through Cloud City?
Meng Tian's words surprised everyone, Wang Mang's eyes were fixed, and he said, "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)