Hiss~~I’ve heard for a long time that the Jianzhou Guards were extremely respectful to me, the Ming Dynasty, but I didn’t expect them to be so respectful!

Gently rolling his eyes, Xiong Tingbi clamped his horse's belly and stepped out: "I am Xiong Tingbi!"

"Oh! It's really a great honor for Master Observer to come to Jianzhou." After saying this, Nurhachi took the lead, and more than a hundred Jurchen cavalrymen in Jianzhou knelt on their knees: "I'll wait to see Master Observer!"

With a cold twitch at the corner of his mouth, Xiong Tingbi did not dismount. Instead, he urged the reins and moved the horse's hooves directly in front of Nurhachi's prostrate money rat tail. He said condescendingly: "Are you Nurhachi?"

"Yes, my slave Nurhaci, I have seen Mr. Xiong Kuan." The strong man continued to kneel down respectfully and answered in an extremely submissive voice.

"You and I met today. Did we meet by chance? Was it premeditated?"

"How dare you have a premeditated plan? However, many of my subordinates were doing business in Liaoyang. They saw Master Observer leaving the city and heading east, so he quickly informed me. After receiving the report, my servant hurriedly went out to greet him in person."

"So you came prepared? Why?"

"Nothing! Nothing! I heard that Master Kuan is coming from the capital, so I just want to ask Master Kuan. Please pay my respects."

"Well, he is quite thoughtful, Sheng Gong'an."

"Your Majesty's good health is the greatest wish of the tens of thousands of my people who founded the state. I'm looking at you, my servant's place of residence is Hetuala, which is only more than thirty miles away from here. Can you please reward me and go to my servant's house to have a rest?"

"Oh, I really want to go, but the schedule is not convenient. No, seeing Lord Beile, isn't it the same as arriving in Hetuala."

"If the master's time is inconvenient, then I don't dare to force it. However, the master came all the way from the prosperous place of the capital to take up the post in the bitter cold Liaodong and worked hard for us and other barbarians. I am really grateful. The Jianzhou Guard that I lead is located in the wilderness.

, there is nothing good. Only some dongzhu and ginseng can still be seen...so please observe and don't dislike it."

"Oops!" After hearing Nurhaci's words of bribery, Xiong Tingbi, who was still sitting proudly on his horse, rolled off his saddle at lightning speed: "General Longhu, please get up quickly, you are the second-rank official of the imperial court.

Officer, the lower official is only the fifth rank. You are really disgracing the lower official by doing this! This... haha... tsk, tsk, the lower official position is low and the position is small. I have never seen what the real Dongzhu is like..."

…

"Father Khan, Father Khan, the Nanmanzi have gone far."

"Hmph~~!" A rich baritone voice sounded, and Nurhachi stood up quickly, then spat fiercely in the direction where Xiong Tingbi and others were heading.

"Greedy and shameless Nanmanzi, one day, I will pay back to you double the humiliation I have suffered over the years!"

"Bah~~!" After spitting fiercely towards the south, Nurhaci's eldest son Chu Ying said: "Father, this official sent by Nanmanzi this time is really ten thousand times more shameless than the previous officials!

"

"Huh~~" After a cold smile, Nurha Chi said: "Originally, my spy in Liaoyang had already heard that the old man Li Chengliang was ready to abandon Kuandian Six Forts. I didn't expect that there were experts in Beijing who actually sent people directly.

Prepare Kuandian troops. It seems that the strategy for the East China Sea will be affected to some extent."

"Father Khan." The second son Dai Shan, who was also tall and straight, brave and good at fighting, also stepped forward and said: "But no matter how tall the people in Beijing are, they can't stand up to the fact that the officialdom of the entire Ming Dynasty is completely corrupt. Look at that Xiong Manzi just now.

, once opened

I was extremely arrogant at first, but when my father talked about dongzhu and ginseng, his face became extremely bright! If such a greedy and shameless villain came to guard Kuandian, I am afraid that the barbarians in Kuandian would defect to him without us having to fight him.

We’re wrapping it!”

"Well~~ Daishan, you have to remember that what a person is like depends not on what he says, but on how he acts. Nanmanzi's civil servants are generally greedy and shameless on the inside, but they are extremely noble on the outside. This

Xiong Manzi is different from the civil servants Ama has come into contact with before, and his shamelessness is too obvious. Therefore, what kind of person this guy is needs to be carefully observed! In short, I will get the Six Forts of Kuandian quickly!

"

"Yes! Father Khan, after my son returned, he sent his capable servants to Kuandian to investigate."

"In addition to Kuandian, we also need to send people to Liaoyang. The armor of the Southern Barbarians just now is too sophisticated. When did Liaodong have such sophisticated armor? Is it so luxurious that even ordinary military households can wear it? This must be investigated carefully.

Ichiban!”

And on the other side.

Mr. Xiong openly accepted gifts from the people of Jianzhou in public. This moral integrity was not too low. Therefore, after the two teams separated, the atmosphere in the Ming army detachment that continued to move south was a bit strange.

Starting from Liaoyang, Li Yongfang, who had been serving Xiong Tingbi very comfortably, was still as diligent as ever, but after all, he was a twenty-five-year-old young man, and the extra trace of envy in his eyes could not be concealed no matter how hard he tried.

Can't hide it.

The most strange thing is Mao Wenlong. Originally, this guy has never been very friendly to Xiong Tingbi. Logically speaking, even if Xiong Tingbi did not speak harshly to Xiong Tingbi after accepting the bribe, he should at least show his face. But the blame lies here, Mao Wenlong

Instead of showing any embarrassment, he became even more polite to Xiong Tingbi with a pleasant look on his face.

As for Xiong Tingbi himself, he is actually self-reflecting at the moment: Life in the mainland of Ming Dynasty was still a little too smooth before, but his acting skills are really lacking in refinement. The acting just now was so fake that even those with some brains in the friendly army

We all saw the clues.

. Then Nurhachi is such a hero, I'm afraid he can't hide it from you, right? But, if you can't hide it, you can't hide it. Anyway, you, Mr. Xiong, and I are such virtuous people, so I still took a hundred Dongzhu and ten old pearls from you.

Ginseng is worth nearly a thousand taels of silver.

Well, I'll sell the beads to the accompanying Jin Yiwei later, and get some cash to replenish my pockets: It's not easy for Taisun to make money, and he has to supply the southwest and northeast at the same time. As a minister, you can save as much as you can. As for ginseng, at Taisun's age, of course

No need, he's just the prince. Hey, Xiong Tingbi couldn't help but shook his head when he thought of this: The reputation of this prince's little bee has almost spread throughout Beijing!

In such a group of people's own thoughts, on the first day of April, Xiong Tingbi and his party arrived at Kuandian Fort.

"Xiao Bozhi, the commander-in-chief of Kuandian, the garrison of Changdian Fort Yang Ruda, the garrison of Damian Fort Yang Qin... pay homage to Lord Xiong."

"Excuse me, Mr. Xiao Du, you are on guard. I have been ordered by the emperor to leave the Kuandian Sixth Fort, and I will work with you from now on. Please give me your help."

"I don't dare to do this because I am a humble person. Please take care of me, Mr. Xiong, in the future."

After a simple chorus, the group entered Kuandian Fort, and Xiong Tingbi took the seat of honor without hesitation.

"Xiao Dusi, how many Dingkou are there in the Sixth Fort now? If a war breaks out, how many fort residents can be armed? How long can the food stored in the fort be sustained?"

"Lord Xiong, there are actually 63,325 households in Liubao, with a population of 154,800 adult men and women. If children under the age of 16 are included, the population will be close to 200,000. If there are

In case of war, the Sixth Fort has 1,200 pairs of leather armors, more than 2,000 waist knives, more than 1,300 long knives, and one spear head.

One thousand and twenty, one hundred blunderbuss, three hundred crossbows, and twenty thousand bows and arrows. But Mr. Xiong, to be honest, these weapons are all on the books. In fact, many of them have been in disrepair, and there are many

Decay. In short, if there is a war, the six forts can equip more than a thousand soldiers at most.

In addition, in recent years, there have been droughts in Liaodong, and land production has been severely reduced. Currently, the grain storage in Liubao is less than 1,000 shi..."

"Well..." After Nian Xu thought about it, Xiong Tingbi slapped the armrest of the seat heavily: "Everyone, Xiong was sent here by the emperor to prepare for war! From now on, all work in the Sixth Fort must be carried out in accordance with preparation for war.

As for the weapons, armor, food, etc. you mentioned, I will figure it out.

I will help you solve the problem. What you have to do is to effectively organize so many people in Liubao and prepare for war! If you do well, I will ensure that they get promoted and get rich. If you do poorly, I can’t say that I will.

The officer can only tie you up and send you to Li Shuai! But do you understand everything?"

"...Yes, we will obey Master Xiong's orders!"
Chapter completed!