Mao Yuanyi only had a good impression of Zhang Han before, and felt that Heyusheng's financial resources were available, and when he saw Wang Xinyi's letter, his first reaction was unhappy, and then he was afraid of affecting himself.

Although Kong Minxing and Sun Yuanhua have both stayed in Lizhuang, Kong Minxing and Zhang Han's friendship is still very deep, but these two are not afraid, according to Mao Yuanyi's understanding, Kong Minxing has not received Zhang Han's salary in Lizhuang for many days, only when he came to Beijing to accept the money, this is human nature, even if Zhang Han really rebelled, it would not affect them, but himself, he took so many engraved books at once, and when the time came, he was turned out of the old account, which was really a big trouble.

After listening to Kong Minxing and Sun Yuanhua's words, Mao Yuanyi was also relieved and said: "The prince is too hateful, he has nothing to do, and he will make trouble. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Zhang Hanrao has family resources, and he is kind and benevolent, this thing seems to be true, he asked to build a military station outside the Saiwai, it seems that he also funded himself?" ”

"Yes." Kong Min said: "I will know about this later. Last year, Su Bao and Bu Bao invaded, more than 20,000 northern captives went straight to Xinping Fort and other forts, and went south to Li Zhuang of Tianchengwei, that is the core of Zhang Wenlan, many craftsmen are here, marketing the iron tools in the north, carriages, etc., are here, after this incident, Wen Lan decided to go north to prevent capture, he said that the imperial court is worried about the east, the northwest and the north must be to defend against the attack, is to be passive when there are north captives to go south, it is better to take the initiative to go north. ”

Mao Yuanyi nodded and said: "It is also thanks to the descendants of Feng Pangong that he will have such knowledge, if it is an ordinary businessman, how can it be so?" ”

Sun Chengzong looked at Kong Minxing and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Han should have a smuggling business in the north, so he has a grudge with Taiji in the north, and at this time, in order to protect the business, he has to go north to build a fort and control the trade route, isn't it?" ”

Kong Minxing said calmly: "Wansheng saw that there was a convoy that kept going north, but Wansheng was never involved in this matter, so even if the cabinet asked, Wansheng could only answer without knowing." ”

"I don't know, it's best!"

Sun Chengzong breathed a sigh of relief at this time and said frankly: "It is Wang Wenyan who wants to target Zhang Han, Yang and Zuo Ergong must also support Wang Wenyan, Wang is in Datong, but he is acting on Wang Wenyan's intentions." ”

"How did the Cabinet know about this?"

"Alas......" Sun Chengzong said a little upset: "This matter has been mentioned to me by Senior Liu and Yao Zongwen, and the reason for the rebellion of Zhang and Wang has been vaguely mentioned. Wang Wenyan is honest and villainous, but the public believes in him, and they are helpless......"

This is also a contradiction within the Donglin Party, a party is too big, that is, there are many mountains, and there are many contradictions.

Fortunately, the Donglin Party is now dominant, and Ye Xianggao is at the helm, and the general direction is quite correct, but there are Wei Zhongxian, Ke's inside, Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou and Wang Wenyan outside, none of them are worry-free, and Wang Wenyan is also going to cause trouble in Shanxi, which makes Sun Chengzong very unhappy.

Mao Yuanyi suddenly said at this time: "I heard a certain father-in-law say that in the inner court, Zhang Han seems to have also invoked it, and he sent the carriage mold to the emperor last time. ”

Sun Chengzong said: "I also know about this, and the emperor once told me about it in person, saying that although it is a small matter for craftsmen, but such a big car made with road conditions can transport more goods, and communicate with each other, merchants can benefit the country, and craftsmen can also benefit the country." ”

"What happened to Tsuchibe-sama?"

"I said that craftsmen are also useful, soldiers are also useful, and businessmen are naturally useful, but the important thing is to rule them with a gentleman and herd them, use their talents, and don't make them chaotic."

"What did the emperor say?"

"The emperor said: Good."

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he pursed his lips and thought for a while, and finally said: "I will express my attitude towards this matter, and I do not agree with making waves in Datong, unless there is evidence of actual performance, otherwise, it will not be beneficial to make more trouble." ”

Mao Yuanyi said with some worry: "Are you afraid of Wang?" ”

Sun Chengzong said a little proudly: "I don't think I have to worry about him yet!" ”

……

"Do you hear the water?"

Zhang Xuwen's whole ear was pressed to the ground, trying to find traces of the sound of water, but this time it was in vain, and there was no movement at all.

Petrin's lips were so dry that he couldn't speak, but he was still grinning, because it was so dry, this smile was a laugh that cracked his lips, and blood beads burst from his upper and lower lips.

"Don't rush ......," said Petrin, "in two days at most, and we will definitely reach the mouth of the river......"

Zhang Xuwen's lips were also very dry, and he didn't have much strength on his body, he just glared at Petrin fiercely.

"Old Maozi ...... of the dog day" He Bin was half-lying on the ground, behind him was a dead broken wood, he was weak, and he was already half-dead, but fortunately, the three brothers of Zheng Zhilong were as strong as cattle, and they provided food and water to He Bin as much as possible, so they dragged him all the way over.

Gan Hui and Mo Zongtong and others are very strong, they have also suffered since childhood, and they don't need to be taken care of, but they have also lost weight several times, and the whole person is out of shape.

Compared with their group of Han Chinese, the dozen or so Russians are really as strong as bears, and they are still laughing all day long, and they can't see any fatigue and weakness at all, only after the soju they brought out from Xinpingbao is drunk, the temper of these guys becomes irritable.

The water began to run off from the day before yesterday, and in the past two days they only drank dew and drew water from some wild fruits, and two Russians fell in a row, and they couldn't get up when they slept, and then people knew that these guys looked like bears, but in fact, their nerves were particularly thick and tough, and they were going to die.

The Russians were almost indifferent to the death of their comrades, and did not care about the death of their comrades, and in their eyes life was a matter of indifference, but they hastily dug two pits, planted two crosses, prayed a simple prayer, and the living people went on their way as if they were all right.

All of this is of course to blame on Petrin.

Although their route from Tomsk is farther, the water sources and supply points along the way have been treaded well, even if there is no man's land for more than a month, they have walked many times, how to supply is very clear, unless the road is sick, otherwise there is no fear of life.

As a result, in order to find out the situation of several rivers between Irkutsk and Tomsk, Petrin also had to calculate the distance and direction of the land route, and led this group of people from the southern slope of the Hanhai to the west, taking a completely indifferent route.

The distance from Irkutsk to Tomsk is equal to the whole of Outer Mongolia, the route is about the same as that from Datong to Shenyang, and it is all undeveloped wild land...... There are no people here at all, the Mongols of the far north are not active here, the Tatars and Cossacks of the Siberian Khanate are not here, there are endless birch forests and black forests everywhere, the woodlands are not visible at a glance, there are many wild beasts, black bears are everywhere, and there are tigers and wolves, even if they have been walking along the grassy flats and river valleys, it is extremely difficult and difficult to walk.

All the way along the river, this time it may be a gap between the two river valleys, according to Petrin, further on the road is the Little Yeseni River, but after three days of walking, there is still no trace of the river, the water storage of each person has been exhausted, everywhere you look at the woods, where they walk is the edge of several large forests, there are some shrubs and meadows, some cobblestones, there are traces of the river washing, here in the high season there should be a river, but now it has dried up.

He Bin gasped and said: "This damn boundless forest, there are no people everywhere, it's almost the same as in the sea, Lao Tzu can't walk anymore......"

Zheng Zhilong was also weak, and wanted to persuade He Bin to say a few words, but his mouth was dry and he really had no way to speak.

Mo Zongtong couldn't help but say to Petrin: "Petrin, tell me yourself, such a long way, even if we send the goods to the shore of the Hanhai Sea, how can you transport them to Tomsk?" ”

"I'll answer you later......" Petrin strode up to He Bin, staring at He Bin with blue eyes, and he said to He Bin: "He, are you really unable to walk, there is no way to go?" ”

He Bin scolded: "Petrin of dog days, I have fallen for you...... Now I don't know how to move forward, it is better to step back. ”

"Go back?" Petrin looked surprised, and the Madoff and the others around him laughed wildly.

"We Russians don't know what it means to go back!" Petrin took out a short gun from his arms, this is a new product he got from the Li Zhuang Firearms Bureau, it is completely unshaped, the flintlock handcuff, the projectile medicine has always been good, Patrin raised the handcuff, it was aimed at He Bin's head, and pulled the dragon head up at once.

"Stop." Mo Zongtong signaled the accompanying soldiers to be on guard, they brought a soldier of the bird gun flag team, the soldiers' spirit and physical fitness were still supporting, compared to the Russians, not going anywhere, as soon as they saw Petrin's actions, the firearms soldiers had already raised the fire guns in their hands, and immediately there was a loud sound of pulling the dragon's head.

"Mo, don't be nervous." Petrin turned to Mozon: "This is our Russian rule, if you don't be strong in this kind of place, you will only drag down your teammates, and if there is a person in the team who says frustration and plays Lai to go back, or does not want to go again, we will shoot him in the head...... In this way, everyone can continue to move forward in good spirits. ”

"What the hell are these rules...... Zhang Xuwen was about to burst out when he heard this, these old hairy people always boast that they are a civilized country on the European continent, what kind of bullshit civilization is this!

"This is the rule of our Russians......" Petrin said to Mo Zong: "There are a hundred of us in the ranks, and if there are people in the ranks who spread pessimism and even shake everyone's will, then one person may drag the team across." ”

Petrin turned to Zheng Zhilong again, and said, "It's like on a ship, if one person is born with a plague, everyone will throw him into the sea, and you can't harm the whole ship because of one person." ”