Ma Gui agrees with Mei Guozhen's doubts.

"The last general thinks too, this shouldn't be enough, but this is just wrong, the last general has been going over and over for more than a month just can't think of a result, and then send someone to find out the news, and find that nothing can be found.

And Futai, did you notice today that when you mentioned that the Mongols might go south to Koubian, those people looked like they didn't care.

It stands to reason that the Mongols went south to the Koubian, if we can't hold it and the border pass is broken, how can these people be left alone? Could it be that they are all crazy, and would rather watch us lose the border gates than take out the food? Greedy for money to the point of dying? ”

"You have a point!" Mei Guozhen seemed to have some feelings about Ma Gui's words: "Although it is said that people die for money, birds die for food, but if you really encounter the danger of your life, it is very good to decide whether you want money or your life, and there must be a demon when things go wrong, I was so angry that I didn't notice ......"

Saying that, Mei Guozhen looked at Ma Gui: "Mr. Ma, do you think there is such a possibility, that is...... Those wealthy merchants have reached an agreement with the Mongols outside the border, even if the Mongols attack the checkpoint, they will definitely not attack them, but will protect their property! ”

Ma Gui was taken aback.

"This ...... This is a great crime of betraying the country and defrauding the king! If this is stabbed out, Futai, can Your Majesty spare them? They won't be like that, will they? ”

"Humph! What else would they not dare? Mr. Ma, haven't you ever wondered? Some of the Mongols who have fought with us in the past few years are basically using iron bows and crossbows, only a very few, only two years ago in October, when we fought, those Mongols were using bone arrowheads.

It stands to reason that the Ming Dynasty blockaded the Mongols with iron tools, in addition to the war and the trade of Tumut, the Mongols lived in the wasteland, where did so many iron tools come from in the wasteland? The materials used to sell the iron pot can't make weapons even if they are melted, so they should all use bone arrowheads.

Some tribes, they often dispatched tens of thousands of iron horsemen in a war, people armed with steel knives, with iron bows and arrows, but at the same time, there are tribes still using bone arrows, what does this mean? It shows that the iron tools produced by the Mongols themselves are definitely far from sufficient for military needs, but how many Mongolian cavalry we have dealt with over the years have only used bone arrowheads? ”

Ma Gui was stunned when he heard Mei Guozhen say this.

If you think about it, it's true, now is not the heyday of the Mongols, Temujin and Kublai Khan took most of Asia, except for the Han land.

There were also civilizations and craftsmen in those places, so there were Mongol weapons and even return cannons, and the Mongols at that time were on a par with the Great Song Dynasty in science and technology, and they crushed Song Cheng economically and militarily.

At that time, Meng Yuan already had a very mature political system, otherwise Song would not have been defeated after losing the defensive line, and there were not many opportunities to practice counterattacks, and Nanming had survived for twenty years!

But now these Mongolian tribes are not having a good time at all, they are not in their heyday hundreds of years ago, they who have lost the Han land and can't even feed themselves, they are divided into such a situation, where can they be equipped with iron weapons, horseshoe bows and arrows and even firearms for 100,000 iron horsemen?

Kidnapping Han Chinese craftsmen? Are there so many?

Maybe some were bought from other countries and tribes that knew how to smelt iron, but so many of them? Are all of them close to the border of the Ming Dynasty? Traveled thousands of miles to other countries to buy weapons and then transport them to attack the Ming Dynasty?

"What does Futai mean is that the iron and horseshoe in their hands and even some firearms were sold by our merchants of the Ming Dynasty? How can they run rampant so much? ”

Mei Guozhen nodded.

"If you don't see such drawbacks, why would Shang Ying want to suppress business? Can't Shang Ying see that agriculture is the foundation of the country, and business is the blood and tendon of the country? All the famous ministers and sages of all dynasties are fools? For the sake of money, there is nothing that a businessman can't do, morality? Loyal? National righteousness? How much is it worth? ”

Ma Gui thought about the problem of smuggling weapons, but he definitely didn't think about the scale of smuggling weapons, he felt that it was just a small fight, otherwise the court would not watch it.

But Mei Guozhen's words shattered his illusions, and he suddenly had an urge to take his soldiers and horses to wipe out all these people.

Fortunately, he restrained himself in time.

"Futai, if they really come to an agreement, that is, the Tumuts have already decided to go south to Koubian? The three ladies are ...... she"

"We will immediately send someone out of the pass to find Sanniangzi, let her immediately imprison the king of Shunyi, the entire tribe will implement martial law, and strictly investigate the people who are plotting to attack the Ming border pass, Ma Zongbing, you immediately go to rectify the soldiers and horses, prepare for war at any time, Benfu will immediately repair the book to Jizhen and Taiyuan, let them send troops to assist, I hope everything is still in time."

Ma Gui immediately clenched his fists and said, "No! I'm going to do it right away! ”

After speaking, Ma Gui immediately got on his horse and left, Mei Guozhen clenched his fists, turned around and walked towards the house, he had some terrible guesses, some terrible conjectures, he didn't know if there was enough time, but at least, if he wanted to send these things out, then maybe there was a glimmer of life.

At this moment, outside the Guanbei Naturalization City, the third lady is taking her own soldiers to personally put porridge for the hungry and cold clansmen.

The cold was so fierce that people had little defense, the grain was lost, the cattle and sheep froze to death, they had no time to stock up on the winter food, they were already facing the threat of death, the cold wind swept through their almost unconscious bodies, only a thin bowl of gruel could save a little calorie.

All the food and things that can be eaten have been hit and distributed uniformly, the personal soldiers of the three ladies maintain order, everything can still be maintained in order, the Ming army also gave a lot of salt when giving food, if there is salt, it can continue to last for a while, but if the situation continues to get worse, what else can be done?

The three ladies are at a loss.

"Three ladies, the king called you over."

A personal soldier came over and conveyed the order to summon the three ladies to the king of Shunyi.

The third lady frowned.

After the death of the first husband, the three ladies who were well versed in Han culture were quite dissatisfied with the custom of the father and the son marrying the stepmother on the grassland, and were deeply humiliated.

She hoped to get closer to the daughter of the Han family from the beginning, but the situation did not allow it, and she had no choice but to marry her second husband, but she didn't expect that her second husband would die soon.

Then, the grandchildren's Pullik ascended the throne, and the thirty-year-old Sanniangzi was unwilling to continue to be his wife, and the Ming Dynasty sent someone to fool him, and the three ladies of the goddess of peace married Pullik again.

Compared with the previous two husbands, Pullic is a wolf-like little husband who is very difficult to deal with, and the third lady has many persuasions and constraints on him, but he still can't control him well, perhaps because of the age gap, which makes him a little rebellious.

In addition, his concubines often do things, and after being discovered by the Ming Court, they were handed over to the third lady to deal with, and after the three ladies were strictly dealt with, Pull felt that he had no face.

The contradictions between husband and wife are deepening, but the prestige of the third lady for decades makes Tuo Lik dare not do anything to her, so she can only complain, and by the way, there are many difficulties in life, and the third lady does not care much, as long as you don't make trouble and honestly guard the border for the Ming Dynasty, it is enough.

In this situation, it is very rare that Rick did not make trouble, but the third lady also heard a lot of rumors, saying that Rick was plotting something big, and some people who were closer to the third lady often came to the third lady to walk around, and between the words, there was more meaning for her to pay attention to Rick.

The third lady successfully prevented the first and second husbands from planning to betray the Ming Dynasty, and maintained peace for more than ten years, and now the third husband is going to make trouble again, which makes her feel exhausted, but the yearning for Han culture prompts her to continue to work hard and will not tolerate it.

She sent a few of her cronies to participate in the duty by Pullik's side, and she paid a lot of attention to Pullik's words and deeds, from which she learned a lot of complaints and resentments about Pullik, and knew that Pullik was dissatisfied with the current situation and tried to break this shackle and return to the past, and she was deeply worried about this.

Now at this stall, the little husband who has not been in the same room for several months suddenly sends someone to find her, what will happen?