Chapter 1149
Chapter 1149
Chapter 1149
"What does Master Liao mean, that the matter of the Fushan Copper Mine should be left alone?" Zheng Fan was a little anxious when he heard this statement. He paid for the military to send troops to deal with the Haihan people. It was not for charity, but for the sake of charity. Seizing copper mines to get rewards, now that the Ming army is showing signs of quitting, and the cost has not been recovered, he is naturally unwilling to let it go.
"How can it be left alone?" Liao Jie said with a serious face: "The Haihan people disobeyed the government's orders first, and then killed the officers and soldiers, occupied the government-run mines, and trafficked the people of Ming Dynasty. The bandit leader was captured and brought to justice and severely punished. How can Dengzhou's people be calmed down? It's just that the opponent's combat power is not weak from this fight, and he is also prepared for our army's actions. Acting rashly may not win the battle. It must be well-planned Only then can we send troops to suppress again."
After hearing Liao Jie's statement, Zheng Fan felt a little relieved.But the prefect Chen Zhongsheng has been in the officialdom for a long time, but he can hear that more than half of Liao Jie's statement is just an official accent.He charged the Haihan people with so many crimes, but he didn't mention to wipe them all out or drive them out of Dengzhou. He only mentioned a small goal of "capturing the bandit leader", which Chen Zhongsheng saw as a formidable goal. It's not very convincing, and I really can't deal with the Haihan people at that time, so I caught a few scapegoats from the Dengzhou prison and chopped off their heads, and I can fool outsiders like Zheng Fan.
"Lord Liao, if I understand correctly, you mean to wait until the beginning of spring before taking any action?" Chen Zhongsheng asked unhurriedly.
Liao Jie nodded and said: "Now that winter is coming, Fushan County is very short of supplies, food and grass, and it is difficult to support a large army to fight. If we send a large army to conquer Haihan, it will be more troublesome if there is snow during the battle. I think, wait Doing it after the beginning of spring will be much less risky than at this time."
"Then if the Haihan people take the opportunity to cause chaos in the local area, can Mr. Liao have a countermeasure?" Chen Zhongsheng was a little angry when he heard that Liao Jie's words were full of excuses.When Liao Jie came to persuade him to do something, he patted his chest and vowed that he would settle his opponent quickly and would not cause other troubles. But now the situation in Fushan County is clearly out of control, and the military is planning to Put this mess aside for now.If there is any disaster in the follow-up, it will be him, the local official, who will be unlucky first, not Liao Jie, who was temporarily transferred to Dengzhou to take up the military command.
Liao Jie said sternly: "Master Chen, the government offices and garrisons of the guards in Fushan County are still there, and they haven't asked Dengzhou City for help now, which means that the local situation has not deteriorated to the point of uncontrollable, why are you in such a hurry ? If Haihan really wants to cause trouble there, then it won’t be too late for us to try to rescue him.”
Chen Zhongsheng listened to him going around, but he couldn't come up with a practical plan, and he lost the interest to continue the discussion at the moment, so he gave a cold snort and served tea to see off the guests.After Zheng Fan sent Liao Jie and Guo Xingning away, he hurried back to the study to ask Chen Zhongsheng for advice.
"Eight out of the ten sentences of Liao Jie are unreliable, why did you ask him to cooperate?" Chen Zhongsheng was furious when he saw his brother-in-law, and pointed at Zheng Fan and cursed: "Now you have me involved too. , do you know how big this trouble is?"
Zheng Fan didn't dare to refute at the moment, and he also knew that this matter has been messed up in the current situation. Liao Jie's promise beforehand has not been fulfilled, and all the money and materials he invested before that have been thrown into the water. inside.Now that the military has suffered from this loss, they cannot come up with an effective countermeasure, which also puts Chen Zhongsheng, who is the prefect, in a very embarrassing situation.
Zheng Fan replied cautiously: "Although Haihan people have a tough attitude, judging from their past words and deeds, they are not extremely vicious. Maybe there is room for maneuver in this matter."
It was good that Chen Zhongsheng didn't listen to this consolation, and couldn't help but patted the table: "Guo Xingning's troops were cut in half in Fushan County, isn't that vicious enough? Do you know how many soldiers died in the year after Dengzhou quelled the chaos?" Less than one-tenth of those who died in Fushan County this time! The Haihan people have already set up a trap in Fushan County, waiting for Liao Jie and the others to step in. Do you still think they have good intentions?"
Zheng Fan murmured, "Didn't Lord Guo say that he also killed many Hai Han people? Presumably the defeat was only due to his miscommunication before the battle?"
"You can believe whatever he says, and you deserve to be deceived by them!" Chen Zhongsheng pointed Zheng Fan bitterly: "When Guo Xingning's men came back, they threw away their helmets and armor, and many of them fled back empty-handed. Guo Xingning He lost all his mounts, banners, and sidearms, and he regrouped into the city after waiting for someone to send him out outside the city. Guo Xingning himself was not injured. Do you still believe that he fought the Haihan people to the death? Field, are you stupid?"
This information was reported to Chen Zhongsheng by someone, but Zheng Fan did not know all of it, but he also went to the city gate to meet the Ming army who returned "victoriously" after carrying out the mission to suppress the bandits, so Guo Xingning's condition was his concern. In my eyes, now that I think about it carefully, Guo Xingning, apart from looking a bit embarrassed and mentally exhausted, did not see any injuries on his body.If it was really like what he said, after a hard battle with the Haihan people, he retreated due to lack of troops, then maybe it should be reflected in more details.However, the image of Guo Xingning appearing in Dengzhou City obviously did not handle these details well.
Zheng Fan was able to make a fortune by doing business, and his mind is naturally not bad. Once he woke up, he quickly recalled many details that he hadn't noticed before.Of course, what happened to Guo Xingning's troops in Fushan County is not a secret for Zheng Fan. He only needs to send someone to ask Guo Xingning's soldiers to spend money to find out. It's the truth.However, after hearing the advice of his brother-in-law Chen Zhongsheng, Zheng Fan actually believed it almost to [-]%.
"Then what Master Liao meant just now, do you want to go back on your word and just let it go?" Zheng Fan hurriedly asked.Although he had already asked Liao Jie this question face to face, now he knew that the military was not completely on the same page with him and Chen Zhongsheng, and he was also a little worried that his investment would be lost.
"It's not necessarily..." Chen Zhongsheng responded with a nudge: "If you can snatch that copper mine, it will be of great benefit to Liao Jie and the others. Although some people were lost this time, they can still cover the lid. As long as there is no trouble with the capital of Shandong, there will be no trouble. Another point, I think Liao Jie seems to have an old grudge against the Haihan people. Before this incident, he mentioned it to me many times, saying that it is a hidden danger for the Haihan people to settle down in Dengzhou. We should expel them as soon as possible, but at that time, the Haihan people had just assisted the government in capturing the bandit leader Wan Meng, so I didn't see his true colors for a while, and allowed them to settle down on Zhifu Island."
Zheng Fan said: "I know a thing or two about Liao Jie's old grievances with the Haihan people. Liao Jie mentioned it to me before, he has an elder brother who works in Zhejiang, and he doesn't get along well with the Haihan people. This year he was in Hangzhou. The whole family disappeared for no reason, and Liao Jie has always suspected that this matter has something to do with the Haihan people."
"So that's it!" Chen Zhongsheng nodded and said, "Liao Jie objected to allowing Haihan people to settle in Dengzhou earlier, which makes sense. But since there is an old grudge, I'm afraid he will not let it go. He said earlier that he would wait for the spring to come. It is not unreasonable to do it, but hearing that there are many falsehoods in his words, I am afraid that he does not have much confidence in the expulsion of Haihan."
Zheng Fan asked again: "Then if Lord Liao wants to send troops to attack Haihan after the spring, should my younger brother still participate in it?"
Chen Zhongsheng raised his head and stared at Zheng Fan, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Letting this Haihan person stay in Fushan County is a hidden danger after all. Even if there is no such thing as a copper mine, we have to find a way to drive him out of Dengzhou. If Liao Jie You still need to take the next step, and you can also provide appropriate funding, but don’t invest too much... In short, I am not very optimistic about him leading this matter.”
Zheng Fan hurriedly asked, "But what's the inside information?"
Chen Zhongsheng shook his head and said, "I can't tell you about the inside information... In fact, you should have said that the Haihan people have already connected with Dongjiang Town."
Zheng Fan replied: "I heard that people from Dongjiang Town have come to Qishan Qianhu Office to serve as lobbyists for Haihan people, hoping to persuade Lord Shangguan to leave the area."
Chen Zhongsheng asked: "Have you ever thought about it, Dongjiang Town is clearly under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Government, why doesn't it cooperate with my Dengzhou Prefecture, but wants to join forces with the Haihan people?"
Zheng Fan guessed: "Could it be...the conditions that the Haihan people can provide to Dongjiang Town are far better than Dengzhou Prefecture?"
Chen Zhongsheng nodded slightly and said, "Then do you know what Dongjiang Town needs most at present?"
"Well, of course my younger brother knows about it!" Zheng Fan responded immediately: "This year, more than half of the military rations raised by Dongjiang Town in the Jiaodong Peninsula were handled by my younger brother. It's just that Dongjiang Town has a huge demand, and I can’t get enough money, so I can only buy some old brown rice bran, which is a business that can’t make any money. In addition, I heard that cloth, iron materials, and medicinal materials are also materials that Dongjiang Town is in great need of.”
Chen Zhongsheng said: "The area under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town does not have many products, and many things have to be supplied by Shandong. The imperial court has always wanted to abolish the establishment of Dongjiang Town, so they will not be given much leeway in terms of military expenditure. There are only a few items allocated by the imperial court. The expenses of thousands of soldiers, but Dongjiang Town also supports tens of thousands of people who escaped from Liaodong, how do you think they can get enough money to buy food and supplies?"
Zheng Fan sighed a few words, and suddenly realized: "So they hooked up with the Haihan people because the Haihan people can provide them with food and supplies?"
Chen Zhongsheng said: "Although there is no real evidence, the facts should not be too different. Think about it, the Haihan people are based in the south, and they are able to build a stronghold in Dengzhou, and they recruited a large number of refugees in Fushan County to serve them. Efficacy. I have been in Dengzhou for more than two months, and I have never heard of them buying large quantities of food and other materials locally. What does this mean? This shows that they are fully capable of transporting food and materials from the south to supply them in Dengzhou It’s what you need. If you want to come to Dongjiang Town, you will take advantage of Haihan’s offer, so you will come forward to negotiate with Qishan Qianhu.”
Zheng Fan was puzzled and said, "But Dongjiang Town doesn't have enough financial resources to buy what they need, and the Haihan people are also businessmen. Could it be that they are so bold enough to sell to Dongjiang Town on credit?"
"You also know that they are businessmen, but do businessmen get cash in return when they do business?" Chen Zhongsheng pointed out: "The business you discussed with Liao Jie is also the same."
Zheng Fan suddenly realized: "It must be that Dongjiang Town also agreed to some shady conditions of Haihan in exchange for the food and supplies provided by Haihan. But in this way, isn't Dongjiang Town's move tantamount to treason?"
Chen Zhongsheng said with a sneer, "Although Dongjiang Town is under the jurisdiction of the Shandong capital, it has long since formed its own branch and does not listen to its command at all. Apart from asking for money, food and soldiers, what else have they done? Last year, the Kong bandits were defeated and defected." In Liaodong, Dongjiang Town failed to intercept and kill the rebels at Lushunkou, and let them escape to the Jiannu territory. How incompetent it is! Last year, Shang Kexi, deputy general of Dongjiang Town, took more than [-] soldiers and civilians under his command, with all warships, ordnance and supplies, crossed the sea and defected to Jiannu. How many useful people do you think there are in Dongjiang Town? Leaving it overseas to waste the money of the court, it would be better to abolish it earlier!"
Zheng Fan didn't have an official status, and he didn't dare to talk about political affairs, so he could only follow Chen Zhongsheng's wishes and say yes, but he was a little confused in his heart, thinking that the Ming army in Dongjiang Town couldn't even eat enough. He can also have the ability to fight Jiannu.It's just that I don't know what attracts the Haihan people in Dongjiang Town, so that they are willing to pay their own money to help Dongjiang Town.
Chen Zhongsheng continued: "Dongjiang Town is now in charge of Shen Shikui. This person is also from a businessman's background, and he values profit over righteousness. It's hard to say whether he will betray Daming in order to protect himself. Since you have business contacts with Dongjiang Town, you should find a way Go to Dongjiang Town, find out the details there, and try your best to find out what conspiracy the Haihan people have in collusion with them."
Zheng Fan said with a bitter face: "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate? I heard Mr. Liao say that the Haihan people are so powerful at sea. If they find out, I'm afraid that Zheng's ship company will not be able to go to sea in the future. "
Chen Zhongsheng scolded: "You are a fool from Haihan, can't you find out your details? Guo Xingning's soldiers and horses were targeted by Haihan people before they left the city. If there are no Haihan spies in Dengzhou City, I will cut off my head." Come down and use it as a stool for you to sit on! Most of the news that you paid for the dispatch of troops has already reached the ears of the Haihan people, so don’t have any more chances!”
Zheng Fan complained incessantly: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be very dangerous to go to Dongjiang Town to inquire about news? Elder brother, don't push younger brother into the pit of fire!"
"You can actually do business with your brains, and I'm convinced!" Chen Zhongsheng could only teach him patiently: "Everyone in Haihan can negotiate conditions with Dongjiang Town, can't you do it? Even if you can't negotiate with Dongjiang Town, you can't change it." Should the subject talk directly to the Haihan people?"
(End of this chapter)
"What does Master Liao mean, that the matter of the Fushan Copper Mine should be left alone?" Zheng Fan was a little anxious when he heard this statement. He paid for the military to send troops to deal with the Haihan people. It was not for charity, but for the sake of charity. Seizing copper mines to get rewards, now that the Ming army is showing signs of quitting, and the cost has not been recovered, he is naturally unwilling to let it go.
"How can it be left alone?" Liao Jie said with a serious face: "The Haihan people disobeyed the government's orders first, and then killed the officers and soldiers, occupied the government-run mines, and trafficked the people of Ming Dynasty. The bandit leader was captured and brought to justice and severely punished. How can Dengzhou's people be calmed down? It's just that the opponent's combat power is not weak from this fight, and he is also prepared for our army's actions. Acting rashly may not win the battle. It must be well-planned Only then can we send troops to suppress again."
After hearing Liao Jie's statement, Zheng Fan felt a little relieved.But the prefect Chen Zhongsheng has been in the officialdom for a long time, but he can hear that more than half of Liao Jie's statement is just an official accent.He charged the Haihan people with so many crimes, but he didn't mention to wipe them all out or drive them out of Dengzhou. He only mentioned a small goal of "capturing the bandit leader", which Chen Zhongsheng saw as a formidable goal. It's not very convincing, and I really can't deal with the Haihan people at that time, so I caught a few scapegoats from the Dengzhou prison and chopped off their heads, and I can fool outsiders like Zheng Fan.
"Lord Liao, if I understand correctly, you mean to wait until the beginning of spring before taking any action?" Chen Zhongsheng asked unhurriedly.
Liao Jie nodded and said: "Now that winter is coming, Fushan County is very short of supplies, food and grass, and it is difficult to support a large army to fight. If we send a large army to conquer Haihan, it will be more troublesome if there is snow during the battle. I think, wait Doing it after the beginning of spring will be much less risky than at this time."
"Then if the Haihan people take the opportunity to cause chaos in the local area, can Mr. Liao have a countermeasure?" Chen Zhongsheng was a little angry when he heard that Liao Jie's words were full of excuses.When Liao Jie came to persuade him to do something, he patted his chest and vowed that he would settle his opponent quickly and would not cause other troubles. But now the situation in Fushan County is clearly out of control, and the military is planning to Put this mess aside for now.If there is any disaster in the follow-up, it will be him, the local official, who will be unlucky first, not Liao Jie, who was temporarily transferred to Dengzhou to take up the military command.
Liao Jie said sternly: "Master Chen, the government offices and garrisons of the guards in Fushan County are still there, and they haven't asked Dengzhou City for help now, which means that the local situation has not deteriorated to the point of uncontrollable, why are you in such a hurry ? If Haihan really wants to cause trouble there, then it won’t be too late for us to try to rescue him.”
Chen Zhongsheng listened to him going around, but he couldn't come up with a practical plan, and he lost the interest to continue the discussion at the moment, so he gave a cold snort and served tea to see off the guests.After Zheng Fan sent Liao Jie and Guo Xingning away, he hurried back to the study to ask Chen Zhongsheng for advice.
"Eight out of the ten sentences of Liao Jie are unreliable, why did you ask him to cooperate?" Chen Zhongsheng was furious when he saw his brother-in-law, and pointed at Zheng Fan and cursed: "Now you have me involved too. , do you know how big this trouble is?"
Zheng Fan didn't dare to refute at the moment, and he also knew that this matter has been messed up in the current situation. Liao Jie's promise beforehand has not been fulfilled, and all the money and materials he invested before that have been thrown into the water. inside.Now that the military has suffered from this loss, they cannot come up with an effective countermeasure, which also puts Chen Zhongsheng, who is the prefect, in a very embarrassing situation.
Zheng Fan replied cautiously: "Although Haihan people have a tough attitude, judging from their past words and deeds, they are not extremely vicious. Maybe there is room for maneuver in this matter."
It was good that Chen Zhongsheng didn't listen to this consolation, and couldn't help but patted the table: "Guo Xingning's troops were cut in half in Fushan County, isn't that vicious enough? Do you know how many soldiers died in the year after Dengzhou quelled the chaos?" Less than one-tenth of those who died in Fushan County this time! The Haihan people have already set up a trap in Fushan County, waiting for Liao Jie and the others to step in. Do you still think they have good intentions?"
Zheng Fan murmured, "Didn't Lord Guo say that he also killed many Hai Han people? Presumably the defeat was only due to his miscommunication before the battle?"
"You can believe whatever he says, and you deserve to be deceived by them!" Chen Zhongsheng pointed Zheng Fan bitterly: "When Guo Xingning's men came back, they threw away their helmets and armor, and many of them fled back empty-handed. Guo Xingning He lost all his mounts, banners, and sidearms, and he regrouped into the city after waiting for someone to send him out outside the city. Guo Xingning himself was not injured. Do you still believe that he fought the Haihan people to the death? Field, are you stupid?"
This information was reported to Chen Zhongsheng by someone, but Zheng Fan did not know all of it, but he also went to the city gate to meet the Ming army who returned "victoriously" after carrying out the mission to suppress the bandits, so Guo Xingning's condition was his concern. In my eyes, now that I think about it carefully, Guo Xingning, apart from looking a bit embarrassed and mentally exhausted, did not see any injuries on his body.If it was really like what he said, after a hard battle with the Haihan people, he retreated due to lack of troops, then maybe it should be reflected in more details.However, the image of Guo Xingning appearing in Dengzhou City obviously did not handle these details well.
Zheng Fan was able to make a fortune by doing business, and his mind is naturally not bad. Once he woke up, he quickly recalled many details that he hadn't noticed before.Of course, what happened to Guo Xingning's troops in Fushan County is not a secret for Zheng Fan. He only needs to send someone to ask Guo Xingning's soldiers to spend money to find out. It's the truth.However, after hearing the advice of his brother-in-law Chen Zhongsheng, Zheng Fan actually believed it almost to [-]%.
"Then what Master Liao meant just now, do you want to go back on your word and just let it go?" Zheng Fan hurriedly asked.Although he had already asked Liao Jie this question face to face, now he knew that the military was not completely on the same page with him and Chen Zhongsheng, and he was also a little worried that his investment would be lost.
"It's not necessarily..." Chen Zhongsheng responded with a nudge: "If you can snatch that copper mine, it will be of great benefit to Liao Jie and the others. Although some people were lost this time, they can still cover the lid. As long as there is no trouble with the capital of Shandong, there will be no trouble. Another point, I think Liao Jie seems to have an old grudge against the Haihan people. Before this incident, he mentioned it to me many times, saying that it is a hidden danger for the Haihan people to settle down in Dengzhou. We should expel them as soon as possible, but at that time, the Haihan people had just assisted the government in capturing the bandit leader Wan Meng, so I didn't see his true colors for a while, and allowed them to settle down on Zhifu Island."
Zheng Fan said: "I know a thing or two about Liao Jie's old grievances with the Haihan people. Liao Jie mentioned it to me before, he has an elder brother who works in Zhejiang, and he doesn't get along well with the Haihan people. This year he was in Hangzhou. The whole family disappeared for no reason, and Liao Jie has always suspected that this matter has something to do with the Haihan people."
"So that's it!" Chen Zhongsheng nodded and said, "Liao Jie objected to allowing Haihan people to settle in Dengzhou earlier, which makes sense. But since there is an old grudge, I'm afraid he will not let it go. He said earlier that he would wait for the spring to come. It is not unreasonable to do it, but hearing that there are many falsehoods in his words, I am afraid that he does not have much confidence in the expulsion of Haihan."
Zheng Fan asked again: "Then if Lord Liao wants to send troops to attack Haihan after the spring, should my younger brother still participate in it?"
Chen Zhongsheng raised his head and stared at Zheng Fan, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Letting this Haihan person stay in Fushan County is a hidden danger after all. Even if there is no such thing as a copper mine, we have to find a way to drive him out of Dengzhou. If Liao Jie You still need to take the next step, and you can also provide appropriate funding, but don’t invest too much... In short, I am not very optimistic about him leading this matter.”
Zheng Fan hurriedly asked, "But what's the inside information?"
Chen Zhongsheng shook his head and said, "I can't tell you about the inside information... In fact, you should have said that the Haihan people have already connected with Dongjiang Town."
Zheng Fan replied: "I heard that people from Dongjiang Town have come to Qishan Qianhu Office to serve as lobbyists for Haihan people, hoping to persuade Lord Shangguan to leave the area."
Chen Zhongsheng asked: "Have you ever thought about it, Dongjiang Town is clearly under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Government, why doesn't it cooperate with my Dengzhou Prefecture, but wants to join forces with the Haihan people?"
Zheng Fan guessed: "Could it be...the conditions that the Haihan people can provide to Dongjiang Town are far better than Dengzhou Prefecture?"
Chen Zhongsheng nodded slightly and said, "Then do you know what Dongjiang Town needs most at present?"
"Well, of course my younger brother knows about it!" Zheng Fan responded immediately: "This year, more than half of the military rations raised by Dongjiang Town in the Jiaodong Peninsula were handled by my younger brother. It's just that Dongjiang Town has a huge demand, and I can’t get enough money, so I can only buy some old brown rice bran, which is a business that can’t make any money. In addition, I heard that cloth, iron materials, and medicinal materials are also materials that Dongjiang Town is in great need of.”
Chen Zhongsheng said: "The area under the jurisdiction of Dongjiang Town does not have many products, and many things have to be supplied by Shandong. The imperial court has always wanted to abolish the establishment of Dongjiang Town, so they will not be given much leeway in terms of military expenditure. There are only a few items allocated by the imperial court. The expenses of thousands of soldiers, but Dongjiang Town also supports tens of thousands of people who escaped from Liaodong, how do you think they can get enough money to buy food and supplies?"
Zheng Fan sighed a few words, and suddenly realized: "So they hooked up with the Haihan people because the Haihan people can provide them with food and supplies?"
Chen Zhongsheng said: "Although there is no real evidence, the facts should not be too different. Think about it, the Haihan people are based in the south, and they are able to build a stronghold in Dengzhou, and they recruited a large number of refugees in Fushan County to serve them. Efficacy. I have been in Dengzhou for more than two months, and I have never heard of them buying large quantities of food and other materials locally. What does this mean? This shows that they are fully capable of transporting food and materials from the south to supply them in Dengzhou It’s what you need. If you want to come to Dongjiang Town, you will take advantage of Haihan’s offer, so you will come forward to negotiate with Qishan Qianhu.”
Zheng Fan was puzzled and said, "But Dongjiang Town doesn't have enough financial resources to buy what they need, and the Haihan people are also businessmen. Could it be that they are so bold enough to sell to Dongjiang Town on credit?"
"You also know that they are businessmen, but do businessmen get cash in return when they do business?" Chen Zhongsheng pointed out: "The business you discussed with Liao Jie is also the same."
Zheng Fan suddenly realized: "It must be that Dongjiang Town also agreed to some shady conditions of Haihan in exchange for the food and supplies provided by Haihan. But in this way, isn't Dongjiang Town's move tantamount to treason?"
Chen Zhongsheng said with a sneer, "Although Dongjiang Town is under the jurisdiction of the Shandong capital, it has long since formed its own branch and does not listen to its command at all. Apart from asking for money, food and soldiers, what else have they done? Last year, the Kong bandits were defeated and defected." In Liaodong, Dongjiang Town failed to intercept and kill the rebels at Lushunkou, and let them escape to the Jiannu territory. How incompetent it is! Last year, Shang Kexi, deputy general of Dongjiang Town, took more than [-] soldiers and civilians under his command, with all warships, ordnance and supplies, crossed the sea and defected to Jiannu. How many useful people do you think there are in Dongjiang Town? Leaving it overseas to waste the money of the court, it would be better to abolish it earlier!"
Zheng Fan didn't have an official status, and he didn't dare to talk about political affairs, so he could only follow Chen Zhongsheng's wishes and say yes, but he was a little confused in his heart, thinking that the Ming army in Dongjiang Town couldn't even eat enough. He can also have the ability to fight Jiannu.It's just that I don't know what attracts the Haihan people in Dongjiang Town, so that they are willing to pay their own money to help Dongjiang Town.
Chen Zhongsheng continued: "Dongjiang Town is now in charge of Shen Shikui. This person is also from a businessman's background, and he values profit over righteousness. It's hard to say whether he will betray Daming in order to protect himself. Since you have business contacts with Dongjiang Town, you should find a way Go to Dongjiang Town, find out the details there, and try your best to find out what conspiracy the Haihan people have in collusion with them."
Zheng Fan said with a bitter face: "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate? I heard Mr. Liao say that the Haihan people are so powerful at sea. If they find out, I'm afraid that Zheng's ship company will not be able to go to sea in the future. "
Chen Zhongsheng scolded: "You are a fool from Haihan, can't you find out your details? Guo Xingning's soldiers and horses were targeted by Haihan people before they left the city. If there are no Haihan spies in Dengzhou City, I will cut off my head." Come down and use it as a stool for you to sit on! Most of the news that you paid for the dispatch of troops has already reached the ears of the Haihan people, so don’t have any more chances!”
Zheng Fan complained incessantly: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be very dangerous to go to Dongjiang Town to inquire about news? Elder brother, don't push younger brother into the pit of fire!"
"You can actually do business with your brains, and I'm convinced!" Chen Zhongsheng could only teach him patiently: "Everyone in Haihan can negotiate conditions with Dongjiang Town, can't you do it? Even if you can't negotiate with Dongjiang Town, you can't change it." Should the subject talk directly to the Haihan people?"
(End of this chapter)