Liu Wenju quickly shook his head. If he was an officer and a soldier, he would never allow the Liu family to do this.
"In the future, we want you to increase your purchasing efforts here, and guide the other party to act by purchasing different items. From now on, as long as you have cattle, horses, sheep, wool, fur, big wood, and mountain treasures, you can buy these things that are around you.
They can still make money by robbing people all over the place. I wonder how Nurhaci can mobilize these Jurchens to rob people everywhere."
"Okay, my lord, I understand." Fujian can completely digest these things. What's more, he also knows that Xiaoliuqiu also needs a large number of cattle, horses and other large livestock.
"Okay, that's it, I'm leaving."
There were two thousand people stationed on the island. Wang Xuan was very relieved. Considering the Ming army's warship capabilities, it would be impossible to attack Juehua Island.
Switching to a warship, Wang Xuan went straight to Tianjin Port, which was not far from Juehua Island. Three days later, he arrived at the sea outside Tianjin. The big ship stopped at a relatively secluded place on the shore and was guarded by two hundred people.
A group of fifteen people changed into a small boat on the shore and sailed upstream directly into Tianjin.
At this time, Tianjin was still a large military garrison. In theory, it had 50,000 soldiers. As a key node connecting the north and south of the Grand Canal, although in theory it had no urban function, in fact, military households, craftsmen, and merchants came and went in Tianjin.
Wei has a large population, and the canal governor's office is right in Tianjin Wei, so the place is quite prosperous.
But this kind of prosperity is not worth mentioning in Wang Xuan's eyes. Even the other people accompanying him are used to seeing the new city of Fuzhou Prefecture, and they disdain Tianjin Wei. Only the two brothers Fan Wencheng who accompanied him looked very...
curious.
Along the way, I looked around like a country bumpkin.
In the past few days, Brother Fan Wencheng also learned about Wang Xuan's general situation. What surprised him was that the person who could mobilize such a large army was just a mere civil servant. However, he was rich, powerful, and had soldiers. In Fujian,
To put it bluntly, it is much easier to use than the government.
Of course, I heard all this from what other people said, and Fan Wencheng believed at most 50% of it.
After passing Tianjin, we didn’t waste any time and went straight up the canal, arriving in Beijing the next day.
At this point, Wang Xuan became somewhat interested. After all, it was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, with a population of one million. The city covered a huge area, far exceeding that of Fuzhou Prefecture. After all, there were no buildings in this era, and the area covered by one million people was far larger than that of modern times.
times.
After entering the city, he went directly to a house bought by his subordinates. No one knew about Wang Xuan's arrival in advance. He just wanted to make a surprise attack to see if these guys were lazy.
Fortunately, we have a sound system and mutual supervision, so there are no major problems.
Wang Xuan didn't have any big purpose for coming here this time. He just wanted to meet Li Shantang and see if he had a chance to meet Zui Hongchen. It would be better if he could see the future Emperor Tianqi.
That night, under Fan Wencheng's surprised gaze, Li Shantang, Minister of the Ministry of War, came to the door in person, clasped his fists at Wang Xuan and said, "Zai Zhi actually came to Beijing in person. Come on, please come inside."
Hong Chengchou was lucky enough to be with Li Shantang. When he saw Wang Xuan, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "I have met Mr. Wuzhou."
"Well, you have to study hard when you are with Mr. Li. I will always keep an eye on you. If you study well, I will transfer you to a local practical position in the new year."
As expected, it was entrusted by Mr. Wuzhou!
Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was overjoyed and bowed with a faint smile on his face, "Thank you, Mr. Wuzhou."
"Okay, let's go in."
The group of people came to Li Shantang's study. Fan Wencheng and Wang Xuan were also introduced to them. As for the traitor, he didn't mention it to save some face.
It's just... Wang Xuan seems to have forgotten about beating him up in front of everyone a few days ago, but it doesn't matter, I believe Fan Wencheng won't care.
After all, thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness.
Moreover, Fan Wencheng was very excited to see the Minister of War of the day. He is a descendant of Fan Zhongyan. He has always been proud of his ancestors and wanted to restore the glory of his ancestors. However, there is only one scholar in his generation.
No one can see the side of the exam, let alone the Jinshi.
This was also the reason why he was willing to surrender to the Jurchens. If he didn't take the wrong approach, he would never have the chance to climb up to the court in his life.
However, Fan Wencheng secretly glanced at Wang Xuan. He really didn't expect that he would be captured from the Jurchen's hands for no apparent reason. He thought that his plan had completely failed, but he didn't want to meet such a master.
He is violent... at least, but now it seems that he is very popular in the Ming Dynasty. Even the minister of the dynasty seems to be vaguely dominated by this master, not to mention the Jinshi next to him.
Being able to be with such a person is really like a pie falling from the sky. However, this pie is a bit hard and it hurts...
Wang Xuan and Li Shantang chatted for half an hour, talking about important court affairs. By the way, Wang Xuan also mentioned things in Liaodong, so that Li Shantang could rest assured that there would be no trouble there in the short term.
Regarding Liaodong's policy, what Wang Xuan meant was to strengthen the walls and clear the country, stabilize the defense, and forget about taking the initiative to advance troops to regain the territory. If he had that time, he might as well think about how to organize the military structure of the Guanning Army.
The annual expenditure of four million taels is an imaginary number from top to bottom. If this hole is not filled, it will only get deeper and deeper.
Li Shantang shook his head and said a difficult word. There were too many people on the "Liao Xiang" line, and it was not just the Guan Ning army, but more of them were in the court and tax collection places.
Including the grain shipped to Guanning, the price is poor and the quality is poor, and a large amount of profit must be shared in the middle.
Wang Xuan sneered, "You are thinking too far. You are not in the right place. As long as the Guan Ning Army is rectified, the rest of the matter will be solved easily. Let's not rush this matter for the time being. Let's start with the food transported to Guandong.
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"Starting next year, Xiaoliuqiu will have a good harvest. It is very convenient to transport food to Juehua Island by sea ship. Privately, you can ask Guan Ningjun to buy it from Juehua Island only for money but not food. It is cheap and good. Cut off this
By following this line, the court's influence on Guan Ning's army will be much less, saving them some blind command."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The man named Yang is dead, replace him with an obedient one. The policy of your Ministry of War is to defend. Outside the customs are all foreigners, and their heads will be beaten into dog heads."
Don't worry about it. If Ye He and his subordinates ask for help, they can give them money and food to let them fight. But sending troops is absolutely not possible. If anyone in the court objects, you can say that it may be a cruel trick to lure the army out of the border. Who dares to say
Who is responsible for sending troops? If you are forced to resign, the problem has nothing to do with you, the Minister of War."
Wang Xuan knew that there would be a battle in Salsh next year. The commander was Yang Hao, who was beaten into a dog. Now that Yang Hao is dead, they say that changing the commander is like changing the knife. Let's see if there is any change.
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It's best if there are changes, but it's not a big problem if there aren't any. As long as Li Shantang is preserved, this kind of victory or defeat has no impact on the overall situation. Once Wang Xuan takes over the southern provinces and Jurchens, he can crush them to death at will.
Wang Xuan said that these things were not hidden from Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng at all. One was in Liaodong and the other was with Li Shantang. They both understood the situation and believed Wang Xuan's statement. Even if all the other tribes annexed by the Jurchens, a total of
The population is not that big either.
Even if the Guanning defense line is a bunch of idiots, a hard attack on the defense line will still cost people's lives. With the Jurchens' small population, it's not that they look down on them, but there is not enough to fill the city wall.
When the conversation was over, Wang Xuan took leave from Li Shantang's house and did not let the two of them go out again, which made people see that it was not appropriate for Wang Xuan to walk to the front desk now.
It feels good to be the big BOSS behind the scenes.
In the next few days, Wang Xuan wandered around the city of Beijing, trying everything he should eat and drink. His visit was not in vain. As for seeing Zui Hongchen, it was something that could not be rushed. The Prince's Mansion was not that
Good for progress.
Especially an attendant who has just entered the palace and has no rights, so it is difficult to have a chance to see him.
When he came to Beijing this time, Wang Xuan specially brought six young eunuchs with him. They were all brought back from the Tang Dynasty Prince's Mansion and had been raised by Qing Hongzaobai. Three years have passed. Although due to their age, their bodies have not yet matured and their martial arts skills cannot be improved.
If he was too hasty, his evil-fighting swordsmanship would only reach the third-rate level, but in other aspects he would be considered outstanding.
In the past few years, under Qing Hongsaobai's hands, I have learned all kinds of knowledge, including medical classics, poison classics, and ways of dealing with people.
Wang Xuan planned to bring these young eunuchs into the palace. Some of them would work as helpers for Zui Hongchen, and some would lurk in the palace.
Of course, this matter could not go through Li Shantang. Wang Xuan followed the path of Jin Yiwei.
Although Fujian Jinyiwei was local, he had some connections with Beijing, and Wang Xuan had a pass and "silver", so it was not difficult at all to just send a few of them into the palace.
On the sixth day, these six people were all sent to the palace. Wang Xuan felt relieved about them. Their families had been found and Wang Xuan treated them well.
From the beginning to the end, Wang Xuan didn't come forward. Even the old eunuch who helped didn't know who these six people were. Of course, he didn't dare to ask around. He wouldn't live long if he knew too much.
It would take some time to learn the rules in the palace, and then he could be assigned to each room. Wang Xuan had not thought it would be such a troublesome thing earlier. He didn't have the patience to wait any longer, so he decided to visit the East Palace at night.
In the middle of the night, Wang Xuan and Qinghongzaobai followed quietly from one alley to another, and it didn't take long before they arrived outside the palace wall.
The palace wall was not high, about one foot, so Wang Xuan jumped lightly and grabbed the edge of the wall with his hands. He looked inside to make sure no one jumped in, and everyone jumped in too.
The path inside the palace was extremely complicated. Wang Xuan only knew the approximate location of the East Palace and could only blindly feel his way there.
It was pitch dark all around, and he had to avoid the patrolling guards. After turning around for a while, Wang Xuan lost his direction.
Before coming, Wang Xuan was confident, but now, he was a little confused, and the green and white eyes on the side began to show a trace of doubt.
Oh shit!
Wang Xuan cursed secretly in his heart. Failure was not in his dictionary. He simply stopped looking for the East Palace and started wandering around. He couldn't find it himself. Why wouldn't he ask someone for directions?
I am such a kind person, how can I not tell the other person when I ask for directions?
Definitely not possible!
After searching for a long time, I finally saw a lone eunuch who looked... pale and beardless... Damn it, I don't care how old you are.
Wang Xuan jumped up behind the eunuch like lightning, grabbed the other man's mouth, and shook his other hand, and a round thing slid into the eunuch's stomach.