0754The thoughts of the generals on the nine sides
After all, it is not a secret that Liu Haojia built a salt farm. There is such a big stall there, and you can’t hide it even if you want! So there must be people who are secretly preparing to stumble him! And maybe countless things have been done during this period of time.
His pockets are waiting for him to dig into!
So in a situation that seemed calm but actually had an undercurrent, everyone spent the New Year quietly. In addition to Liu Haojia receiving various rent payments this year, Liu Guangting's group of maritime merchants also paid him a large number of tributes.
Overseas treasures!
In return, Liu Haojia allowed one-third of his fleet to withdraw the flag of the Ming Dynasty and follow them overseas. So these soldiers also followed Liu Guangting and made a fortune! The soldiers who stayed behind drooled with envy, and they all looked forward to taking their turn this year.
Go out to sea by yourself and have fun!
The days passed quickly after the New Year, and soon it was time for the drought after spring sowing! According to Liu Haojia’s plan, Jiubian’s food reserves happened to be at a dangerous level at this time, and at the same time, small groups of Tatars began to go south to thresh the grass and valleys! So it was just in time to put
The grain saved last year was sold to Jiubian.
But here's the problem. All the generals on the nine sides unanimously agreed, or had negotiated in advance, and there was no movement at all to purchase food!
On this day, Liu Haojia was meeting with more than a dozen Jinyiwei spies in the Wu'an Army's Central Army. If these spies hadn't stood up straight in front of Liu Haojia, no one would have thought that all of them were from Jinyiwei! Because none of them were dressed well.
Same, from shopkeeper to refugee costumes, everything is available!
At this time, Liu Haojia said slowly: "So, you haven't found any traces of their connection?"
The first spy dressed as a merchant said: "Sir, my subordinates have indeed found no trace of their connection, but I think these people are on the same side and have been advancing and retreating together for a long time. There is always some tacit understanding."
Liu Haojia nodded and said, "Then what do you think they think?"
The spy said without hesitation: "Looking at it from my subordinates' perspective, they just want to avoid offending all parties. They dare not expect to get chestnuts out of the fire!"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia felt that what he said was reasonable, so he sneered and said: "After taking the head sent by me, I also promised them 20% of the profit, but they are still here to play the trick of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. It's really
I don’t know how to write the word “death”! Okay, you have worked hard, go down and receive the reward!”
The spies bowed and exited the tent, and naturally a servant led them to the tent to receive their reward. Liu Haojia sat there and thought for a long time before saying: "Come here, pass a sign to the palace, saying that I want to meet the Long Live Lord!"
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After giving the order, he turned to look at the large map spread out on the table, and finally reached out and clicked two points on Datong.
At the same time, at the home of guard Zhang Jingping in Datong, Shanxi, he was sitting with his son Zhang Chaosheng and nephew Zhang Chaoyong drinking tea and chatting!
Ordinarily speaking, it is a very strange thing for military generals to drink tea and chat! They should eat large pieces of meat and drink from large bowls! It’s just that these three people are very familiar with this routine, and they don’t have the majestic style of military generals.
, it looks like an old man chatting with his family outside!
At this time, I heard Zhang Chaoyong say: "Uncle, don't we really buy some food in Liansheng Hao? Now the food there is almost bottomed out!"
Zhang Jingping slowly picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said, "Don't move yet! How long can your food last?"
Zhang Chaoyong said: "More than a month! If the bank's bottom line is scratched, it won't be a problem to last for two months!"
At this time, Zhang Chaosheng whispered: "Third brother, if you deduct a little more, I guess it won't be a big problem if you can keep it going for three months!"
In fact, they were not so nervous about food in previous years. Because once there was a shortage of food, they would naturally buy some from grain merchants. But now that the Liansheng has made it clear that carriages and horses have appeared in the Jiubian area, naturally there are grain merchants who have interacted with them in the past.
conflict.
Therefore, those grain merchants have been actively lobbying them to purchase their own grain as soon as possible. However, Zhang Jingping neither wanted to offend the old grain merchants nor the newly-emerged Wu Ninghou, so he simply stopped purchasing grain and has postponed it until now.
Zhang Chaoyong was a little unhappy after hearing this, but he still said: "Fourth brother, we can't be too harsh at this time! If there is no food in the army, there will really be chaos!"
Zhang Chaosheng said disdainfully: "What kind of trouble can there be? They usually share a lot when sharing benefits, so what if they buy some food for themselves?"
Zhang Chaoyong was very depressed after hearing this! Usually they use caravans to go out and plunder a lot of things, and they do give some benefits to the soldiers below, but don't you know how much of it is really distributed to the soldiers?
Just when he was about to speak, Zhang Jingping waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't argue about this matter for now! The matter about food will not drag on for too long, there will always be a winner! So let's stand up if we can.
Bar!"
At this point, he hesitated and then said: "If you are really short of food, you can ask the soldiers to buy some privately. As for the money, I will give you more money first, but let them wear casual clothes and buy it in pieces."
Zhang Chaoyong was extremely angry after hearing this! He was considered a somewhat martial person in Jiubian, and he only wanted to fight and gain a title! Unfortunately, his father died early, so he could only work with his uncle Zhang Jingping.
Although Zhang Jingping was kind to him, after all, he still had a son to take care of. If he hadn't been proficient in bow and horse and able to fight tough battles, I am afraid that his fourth brother would have taken over the position of Zhangjiakou! So when he heard Zhang Jingping say this, he could only
I can accept it reluctantly!
Seeing him nodding, Zhang Jingping twirled his beard with satisfaction and said, "Don't think that my uncle doesn't know the importance, but I am also helpless! There are civil servants and dignitaries on one side, and the emperor's confidants on the other. It is difficult for me to do anything when I am caught in the middle!
So we can only hope that neither side will be offended! As for the soldiers below, they can only feel aggrieved!"
Zhang Chaosheng also followed up and said: "Third brother, you have had little contact with the gentry in Zhangjiakou these years. Don't you know who is standing behind these grain merchants? In addition to the local gentry, there are also many high-ranking officials in the court behind them!
As for those salt merchants, let alone those salt merchants, there is no way our little Zhang family can interfere with it! Now that Wu Ninghou wants to get involved in the grain and salt business, he can only let them deal with it first! Wait for them to divide
Now that the outcome has been determined, we should buy grain and buy salt, so that we can avoid offending both sides!"