Chapter 523: Catch More Fish, Catch Bigger Fish

At the beginning of Yongle, the Ming Dynasty first opened a horse market in Kaiyuan and Guangning, but the object of the mutual market was only the Wuliang Haduoyan Sanwei who had made meritorious contributions in the Battle of Jingjing, and he needed to pass through the Sanwei if he wanted to obtain the goods of the Central Plains. After that, Daming successively opened irregular horse markets in Ganzhou, Liangzhou, Lanzhou, Ningxia and other places, and attracted various Mongolian health offices such as Warat to trade here. And after the Tatar Taishi Arutai was defeated and named the king of Hening, he also exchanged markets with the Ming Dynasty for a period of time.

However, now the mutual market in the Xuanfu area has been completely closed due to the Tatar re-entry into the country. Although Arutai and Wuliangha Sanwei are close and can share a lot of benefits in Sanwei's horse market, after all, the road of direct mutual market is blocked. However, there was always a desire among the merchants, and after managing to bribe the border generals, there were often caravans quietly going out of the mouth. It's just that this line is not tolerated by the imperial court, and if it is caught, it will be like the merchants who quietly went to sea during the sea ban in the past, and it is a complete dead end. Therefore, if it were not for the background, the means, and even the force, they would not have chosen this reckless path.

The Wang family of Taiyuan Mansion accounted for thirty percent of the private market outside the mouth, but even if they were all surnamed Wang, he did not follow the path of the crown, so the list that the crown couldn't stop confessing to Lu Feng had nothing to do with it, but instead removed several of the biggest opponents for the Wang family. Therefore, Wang Yan, the head of the family who had only eaten 2,000 salts for a while, was not satisfied, and stayed for a few days and heard that he would continue to open the middle school, so he immediately stayed without saying a word, and for this reason, he also chartered the entire Yuepeng Inn located in Bali Hutong in the east of the city.

At this time, in the largest room on the third floor of the inn, Wang Yan faced Fang Qing who came to the door, but his face was indifferent. Sitting on the main seat, he listened to Fang Qing while casually playing with a dagger in his hand.

In the eyes of him, who is now fifty years old and has held the power of the family business for twenty years, this young master of the Fang family in Lu'an Mansion is really too tender. Just from the words of the other party, he sensed the ambition that could not be concealed. What made him even more contemptuous was that Fang Qing also used Zhang Yue's relationship with him as a capital for negotiation, and this naïve performance made him lose his perfunctory interest. Just as he was impatiently preparing to give the eviction order, Fang Qing's next words suddenly made him vigilant.

"Since Elder Wang keeps saying that he has never risked the ban to do business outside his mouth, then I don't have anything else to say. It's just that the imperial court's northern expedition is imminent, and Arutai is a catastrophe, and Wang Lao has worked hard to get on the Tatar line, and I heard that it is also related to the nobles under the command of Arutai Taishi, and it will be empty at that time! Although the Arutai Taishi has the power of the Tatars, under the heavy pressure, there are also chieftains who are ready to get rid of him and go it alone, and now someone has found me! If it weren't for the fact that Wang Lao is a powerful senior, if it weren't for the Fang family's inability to monopolize it, if it weren't for the fact that I still had something to borrow, I wouldn't have let people come to get a piece of the pie! ”

Someone in Tatar actually wants to get rid of Arutai!

At this moment, Wang Yan managed to maintain that indifferent face with ease, but his tone still revealed a bit of urgency: "Brother Fang's words are serious?" Arutai Taishi is a Tatar figure, how can anyone dare to betray him? ”

"If you don't believe it, forget it!" Fang Qing stood up angrily, put down the half-folded fur sleeves, and snorted softly, "People go to high places, water flows to low places, the emperor's two northern expeditions are all great victories, not to mention those Tatar chieftains, I'm afraid even Arutai himself didn't think that he could win this time, right?" Someone is planning to take advantage of the defeat of Arutai Taishi to take his position, so now send someone to lose his sincerity to Daming, if it weren't for the relationship between Xiao Zhang, I might not be able to see it! ”

Seeing that Fang Qing was angry as if he was leaving, Wang Yan hurriedly put on a different smiling face, left someone to eat lunch, and loudly ordered to prepare wine and food outside. When he arrived at the wine table, he was no longer slacking off at the beginning, pulling Fang Qing to persuade him to drink frequently, saying a lot of good things, and finally got a lot of secret news. In the end, he personally sent the drunk Fang Qing to the door of the inn, and saw that the little servant of the Fang family helped people into the car, and the carriage sped away, he turned around and entered the inn, and the smiling face just now suddenly became cold.

"Go out and watch, unless that Fang Qing goes and returns, if someone comes, they will say that I am not feeling well, and I will not see it!"

With this command, he staggered up to the third floor and returned to the room where he had just met Fang Qing. After opening the curtain behind him and entering the inner room, he asked the bearded man inside: "Second brother, you heard what you said just now, and now Master Arutai is obviously not good, it is better to take advantage of this time to break off that connection." Since your uncle's death, you have had a hard time in Tatar, so come back as soon as possible and enjoy the blessings! ”

"If Master Arutai falls, what benefit can you get, big brother? Of course I heard the words of that Fang boy just now, those clan chiefs are going to lose sincerity with Daming, and when the time comes, will our Wang family still have such profits now? Besides, this kid has someone to support him, and all we can buy off is the head of a few thousand households, can we compare with him? The foundation laid in the north for generations has been ruined, but the sky is thundering! Big brother let me enjoy Qingfu, tsk, if I don't have the connection of Tatar, if I don't personally lead the team to walk in the north, big brother, you can still get 30% of my profits every year? ”

"What are you talking about!" Wang Yan was immediately annoyed, but when he thought that this younger brother and himself were not raised by the same mother, he had been in the north for a long time, and his personality was extremely strong, so he could only suppress his anger, "Now that the Xuanfu is heavily guarded, do you still want to pass the news out?" ”

"Why not?" The bearded man put his hand on Wang Yan's shoulder, and suddenly increased his strength, "Big brother, don't forget, where did we get so many mink silver rat and green mouse skins; Where did we get so many felt blankets for the army? And where did those foals in our ranch come from! Without the trade road in the north, our Taiyuan Wang family is at most the first-class and second-class family in the Jin merchants, and they can't get to the front! Besides, one end is connected to the Tatar, and the other is flattering the Ming, this is a rule passed down from grandpa! Big brother, try to figure out who that chieftain is, and then get the evidence, and I will personally go back to report the news when the time comes! ”

"This thing is not good, when the whole family has to pay you in, you have to give me a little time!"

When the two brothers were fighting each other on this side, Fang Qing's carriage on the other side went straight back to the inn where the Fang family stayed. This is a secluded place in the southwest corner of Xuanfu City, and the drunken Fang Qing was put into the guest room of the south courtyard, but he stood up straight as soon as the door closed. At this moment, one of the relatives in the house hurriedly went to fetch the copper basin, and the other went to bring hot tea. Fang Qing picked his throat and vomited out countless filth, and drank a cup of tea again, only then did he breathe down.

Unexpectedly, he can still play an ambitious but impatient and naïve family! It's just that compared to the character who thought he was going to be supported to charge, this time the task is much simpler. Moreover, Zhang Yue promised that after the matter was completed, he could let him eat another 2,000 salt at the lowest price offered by the businessman, for the spot that could be obtained immediately, and for the opportunity for the Fang family to go to the next level, not to mention acting, as long as he would not die, he was willing to give up!

After calming down his excitement, he instructed a confidant: "Send someone to deliver a letter to Lord Xiao Zhang, and say that I am fortunate not to be dishonored!" If you tell Lord Xiao Zhang again, just say that when I said that the Tatar chieftain came to contact me privately, that Wang Yan was very attentive, and when he deliberately drunk me during the banquet, he was interrogating me around the corner! ”

Since Luo Qian stabbed out about the Wang family in Taiyuan Mansion the day before yesterday, Zhang Yue immediately made people stare at the Yuepeng Inn, so when Fang Qing's news came, he was naturally in good spirits. Although Jinyiwei is powerful, although he can control the three sects and nine streams on the ground of Xuanfu, but if you want to investigate spies, you must have clues. Even if the Wang family can really bring a Tartar to swagger in the Xuanfu, then they must have the certainty of covering it up, and it is undoubtedly the most stupid for him to rashly go directly to the door to search.

Since this is the case, it is undoubtedly a clever plan to invite you into the urn. As for the envoys of the Tatar chieftains...... Aren't there just four guys around him who have fled from the north and speak Mongolian more slippery than the Central Plains?

Although tomorrow will be the second time that the Xuanfu will be opened, with the experience of the last time, Zhang Yue is already very sure of this, and at this time he went straight to the General Military Mansion. When he explained Zheng Heng's strategy concisely and concisely, the old and strong Wu Anhou slapped his eyes and brightened.

"Great idea! Since you are making up an envoy who came to lose your sincerity, you naturally have to make up the lie a little rounder, rest assured, the spy agent in the north of the important role on the Tartar side has always sent information, and he will definitely be able to get through the trick when the time comes. It's just that I think the situation you set up this time can not only be used to find out those spies, but also to be used for other purposes. Arutai raised troops to rebel against the Ming Dynasty this time, and there was originally a lot of internal opposition, if he learned such news, he would be ......"

"That's a brilliant counter-plot!"

"Haha, the son can be taught, it's a counter-plot!"

Seeing Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng smiling extremely happily, Zhang Yue couldn't help rubbing his chin slightly, and quickly calculated in his heart. I have to say that his vision is still a little short-sighted, since such a big trap has been set up, wouldn't it be a pity to just let those traitors jump? I think that when Arutai rebelled for the first time, his mother and his wife were reprimanded, and now they have not given up after a miserable defeat, I am afraid that there are indeed many Tatar people who oppose him. In that case, this is really a good opportunity.

It seems that people have to let out some news, whether true or false, catch more fish, catch bigger fish!