（0728）

Today's second update is delivered! , "My lord, the front is Tianjin Wei*......"

Lu Yidian said in a low voice.

"Uh-huh......"

Zhang Zhunle stopped his horse, held a clairvoyant mirror, and carefully observed the city wall of Tianjin Wei.

Tianjin Wei is actually not an ordinary city, but an acropolis, which is the same as the Acropolis such as Aoshanwei and Lingshanwei, but the scale is larger. Tianjin Wei has three guards on the left, middle and right, and later the Tianjin Navy Yamen is also set here. The total number of military households may exceed 100,000. Therefore, Tianjin Wei is a veritable strategic fortress.

Since it is a military fortress, the defense facilities of each responsibility are naturally of high standards and strict requirements. The city wall of Tianjin Wei is much higher than that of ordinary towns. Part of the city wall even exceeds twenty meters. The shortest places are also above fifteen meters. Behind the battlements, vigilant Ming soldiers can be seen.

In fact, Tianjin Wei is another densely populated town. In addition to the hundreds of thousands of military households, there may be more than 100,000 civilian households, plus business travelers, maybe two or three hundred thousand. With such a population size, it is almost as large as Dengzhou City. After the arrival of the Tartars, many people in the vicinity of Tianjin Wei fled to Tianjin Wei for refuge, resulting in a surge in the population of the city, and the problems in all aspects were very prominent like those of the Jingshi.

The main reason for the large population of Tianjin Wei is that both light and sea transport pass through here. Different from the simple transportation in Dezhou, Linqing and other places, Tianjin Wei not only has water transportation, but also sea transportation. In the past, some seaborne ships "could sail directly from Dagukou to Tianjinwei", but later the channel was blocked, so they had to unload their cargo at Dagukou.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the shipping of Tianjin Wei was very busy, "every year, tens of millions of stone of grain were transported from the sea to the vicinity of Jingshi." The shipbuilding capacity of the Yuan Dynasty was very strong, and the highest recorded record was that more than 1,000 ships were built in three years, and all of them were large ships with a transportation capacity of more than 3,000 stones.

In fact, the shipping capacity at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty was also very strong. The largest sea ship can transport tens of thousands of stones of grain at a time, which is much faster and more efficient than Cao Yun. The volume of Caoyun's transportation in a month is not even the transportation volume of ten large sea ships at one time. It was only later that the ban on the sea policy was implemented, and the sails were not allowed to go to sea, that the "exclusive use of light transportation" was completely canceled.

Later, Longqing opened the sea ban, the navigation technology of the Ming Dynasty has been quite backward, the manufacturing process of the big ship is gradually lost, and the general small ship takes the sea, which is easy to have an accident. If there was shipping now, Jingshi would not be so embarrassed.

Zhang Zhun observed the situation of Tianjin Wei, and naturally thought about Tianjin Wei. The time that the Tiger Ben Army has been in Dongjiabao is about the same, and it should be time to change its foothold. The first choice for this foothold is Tianjin Wei. The reason is very simple, if the Tiger Ben Army controls Tianjin Wei, it will be equivalent to holding down the Jingshi to death" and Liaodong, killing two birds with one stone.

In fact, "from the perspective of military strategy, the meaning of Jingshi and Tianjin Wei is almost the same. Both sides can effectively control the northern country. Tianjin differs from Beijing in that it is close to the Bohai Bay, making it vulnerable to attacks from the sea. If the capital is Tianjin, if the enemy attacks from the sea, there will not be enough buffer zone.

One of the saddest provincial capitals in the country is Shijiazhuang. The original provincial capital of Hebei Province was in Tianjin, but when preparing for war and preparing for the people, the high-level leaders felt that Tianjin was too close to the sea and vulnerable to naval attacks, so they decided to relocate. In the end, he tossed back and forth and settled in the poor countryside of Shijiazhuang. If the provincial capital of Hebei had been in Tianjin, there would be no need to be so sad today.

However, this shortcoming of Tianjin is not only not a disadvantage, but an advantage for the Tiger Benjun. Because, the strength of the Huben navy has always been strong enough, and there is enough strength to defend Bohai Bay, and it will not allow the enemy to directly attack Tianjin from the sea. Therefore, the Tiger Ben army in Tianjin did not need to scare about the attack from the sea at all. On the contrary, taking advantage of the strong advantages of the navy can also effectively protect the security of Tianjin.

Can the Tiger Ben Army be stationed in Tianjin for a long time? Of course. With the ability of the Tartar, he can't even eat Dongjiabao, and he can still eat Tianjin Wei? As long as the tartars can't be eaten, the army of the imperial court, of course, can't eat either. The city wall of Tianjin Wei is more than fifteen meters at the shortest point, and with such a strong city, even if all the troops of the imperial court pounce on it, the tiger army will not be afraid.

Once the Tiger Ben Army gained a firm foothold in Tianjin Wei and entered the Beijing Division, it was just around the corner. Tianjin Wei is indeed too close to the Beijing Division, and there is no obstacle in the middle, as long as the main force of the Ming army is eliminated, it is easy for the Tiger Ben Army to enter the Beijing Division.

"My lord, someone from Tianjin Wei has come out!"

Suddenly, Liu Mang hurriedly came to report.

"Keep an eye on it!"

Zhang Zhun said calmly.

"My lord! It's Wu Sangui! ”

A moment later, Brother Wei came to report.

"Keep an eye on it!"

Zhang Zhun still said calmly.

He held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully looked in the direction of Tianjin Weibei Gate, and sure enough, he saw more than a dozen fast horses coming out of the city. The person in front, Zhang Zhun could vaguely see that it was Wu Sangui. This Wu Sangui's news is well-informed, and when he learned that he was near Tianjin Wei, he immediately came out of the city, which can be regarded as this guy's heart.

In fact, for Wu Sangui, Zhang Zhun has always been wary. After all, this guy is a big traitor in history, and he is very slippery, and he is still the godson of Gao Qiqian. Hey? Why don't you say that he is a member of the imperial court? The main reason is that Zhang Zhun felt that Wu Sangui's loyalty to the imperial court was not as loyal to the individual as his allegiance to the individual. For example, his allegiance to Gao Qiqian.

Wu Sangui has a very typical character, that is, whoever gives him benefits, he will be good with whomever he wants. Now that Gao Qiqian is his father-in-law, he is naturally dead with Gao Qiqian. However, if one day Gao Qiqian can't bring him benefits, he may have to change his court. Perhaps, Wu Sangui himself doesn't think there's anything wrong with doing this at all. In fact, Lu Bu never seemed to feel that he had done anything wrong.

However, Zhang Zhun was not worried about Wu Sangui's trap at all.

Wu Sangui wanted to surround him, "That's impossible, as long as he rushes to the beach, Wu Sangui will be dumbfounded." In fact, Zhang Zhun believes that "Wu Sangui would never do such a stupid thing." This guy's eyes are vicious. Zhang Zhun could feel that on the one hand, Wu Sangui tried his best to be loyal to Gao Qiqian and get benefits from this big eunuch. On the other hand, it is to maintain the relationship with the Tiger Army as much as possible, the situation is not good, and nine times out of ten it will take the initiative to throw itself into the Tiger Army.

"My lord, Wu Sangui only brought thirteen people out of the city."

Lu Yidian came to report.

"Ask him to come over."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said lightly.

Since Wu Sangui only took a dozen followers out of the city, he obviously had no malicious intent. However, Zhang Zhun believes that when Wu Sangui goes out of the city, it must be as simple as meeting with him, and if he doesn't do it, he needs to intervene in something.

"Dada-da-da*......"

A moment later, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came to Zhang Zhun.

The one who took the lead was Wu Sangui. He was dressed very ordinarily today, not wearing a uniform, let alone armor, obviously not knowing that Zhang Zhun was outside the city in advance. After learning the news of Zhang Zhun, he didn't have much time to prepare, so he went out of the city in civilian clothes. From this point of view, Zhang Zhun really can't find anything to find fault with.

"Lord Governor is above, and Wu Sangui is polite."

Wu Sangui greeted him in a proper manner.

"Wu Sangui, we meet again."

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

"It's rare for Lord Du Du to come to Tianjin, and the official wants to wash the dust for the Lord in Tianjin, but there are many refugees in the city, the security is not good, and the food is scarce, so I really can't do it, so I have to be rude. If there is a chance in the future, the lower officials will make up for it to the Governor. ”

Wu Sangui said sincerely.

"Oh?"

Zhang Zhun smiled and sighed lightly.

This Wu Sangui can speak, knowing that he will not fully trust him, and it is impossible to enter Tianjin Wei with dozens of people, so he found an excuse to cover up the matter. When he said this, it seemed that it was his fault, not Zhang Zhun's caution. If you say the same thing to different people, it feels different.

Wu Sangui came out of the city to see himself, the etiquette was very in place, coupled with such a statement, Zhang Zhun also had to admire, this guy's façade kung fu is indeed in place. Even if he comes from the next generation, he knows that he is a big traitor, and everyone will be punished. But at this time, it is also a little difficult to deal with him ruthlessly, and he reaches out not to hit the smiling man.

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "You have a heart." ”

Wu Sangui hurriedly said: "This is as it should be, as it should be." ”

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and asked the people around him to retreat, and then said meaningfully: "You came to see me, you have a serious business." ”

Wu Sangui shook his head and said, "No, no." *……”

Zhang Zhun looked at him with sparkling eyes and said slowly: "Really not?" ”

Wu Sanguitu's eyes flickered, and he said hesitantly: "Someone wants to talk to adults...... Do something to arise ...... Do some business......"

Zhang Zhun stared at Wu Sangui deeply.

The person this guy mentioned, except for Gao Qidive, there should be no one else. Within the Liaodong Army, only Gao Qiqian could instruct Wu Sangui to help with private affairs. It's just a little business, the meaning is too broad, what kind of business is it? As the supervisor of Liaodong, Gao Gonggong has a high position and a lot of wealth, and he doesn't pay attention to ordinary business.

Wu Sangui felt Zhang Zhun**'s spicy gaze, a little unbearable, his gaze became more and more uncertain, so he had to whisper: "...... It is............ Some of the Chinese business ............"

Zhang Zhun asked quietly, "What kind of business?" ”

Wu Sangui said slowly: "Your Excellency may wish to transport some supplies from Jiangnan to the ship, pass through Tianjin Wei, and then transfer Beijing City*......"

Zhang Zhun understood.

Gao Qiqian is going to make a fortune in the country.

Because the transportation was cut off, the current city of Beijing, there is a shortage of materials, resulting in soaring prices and panic. To paraphrase a popular saying in later generations, the people of Jingshi are living in dire straits at the moment. According to intelligence, the current price of goods in Jingshi is at least five times more than the previous one. Grain and other materials have risen more than tenfold. If there is not enough material replenishment, the price of grain and other goods will continue to soar.

However, in the city of Beijing, there are many rich and noble families, and their silver will not be less, even if the price rises, they can bear it for a while. Gao Qiqian is to fight the idea of these rich and noble families. As long as Chongzhen does not move the capital, as long as Chongzhen does not flee, as long as Chongzhen is still in the capital, these rich and noble families have to stick to it. Even if a pound of rice is sold for 100 wen, it must be persistent.

As for the people who can't hold on, they will naturally choose to flee and flee to Jiangnan or other places. The current policy of the Jingshi is not to allow outsiders to come in, only those inside are allowed to go out. In Jingshi, he couldn't stand it, so he had to flee out. Therefore, as prices skyrocket, more people will flee Beijing and flee in all directions.

However, all the emperor's relatives, lords and magnates, and high-ranking officials must not run. They had to take out all the money they had accumulated to buy food and other supplies to make ends meet. Then the goods of gold and silver in their hands will change hands. Gao Qiqian wants to get all the gold, silver and goods of these people into his own hands through legal means.

This dead eunuch has a very flexible business brain, and he actually discovered this place of money so quickly. Why didn't he go into business and come to lead the troops? In doing so, he can indeed make a huge amount of money and greatly enrich his treasury. Those big families in Jingshi still have a lot of money, as long as there is a way for them to spit out all their money, this wealth will definitely be very considerable.

In the true history, when Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he used various means to extort a large amount of silver. However, the exact figure of how much silver Li Zicheng seized when he entered Beijing has always been a mystery. Some say it's 70 million taels, some say it's 50 million taels, some say it's 30 million taels, and some say it's 10 million taels.

Zhang Zhun estimated that more than 70 million taels is impossible, and this number is too terrifying. Fifty million taels and thirty million taels are also unlikely. At that time, it was impossible for Beijing to hide so much silver. About 10 million taels, that's about the same. However, even if it is 10 million taels, this number is quite staggering. If he could transfer one-tenth of the money to his Zhang Zhun's hands, it would be more than one million taels, and he would be able to do a lot of things.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Zhun said slowly: "What good do I have?" ”

Wu Sangui said without thinking: "Three times the price of Jiangnan!" ”

It is indeed good to transport materials from Jiangnan to Jingshi and sell them for three times the price. Of course, Gao Qiqian offered such a price, also taking into account the huge advantages of the Tiger Army. Because, Bohai Bay has been completely controlled by the Tiger Army, and Caoyun has also been cut off by the Tiger Army, and it is impossible for anyone else to participate in this business except for the Tiger Army. Since it is a monopoly business, the profits are naturally high.

In fact, the first thing Zhang Zhun thought of was corn and sweet potatoes. When there is nothing to eat, corn and sweet potatoes are the same food to satisfy hunger. When the people in Jingshi are hungry, corn and sweet potatoes are a good meal! Zhang Zhun calculated that if he sold corn and sweet potatoes to Jingshi, the profit would be much greater than that of transferring grain from Jiangnan. Each stone of rice is sold for four or five taels of silver, and I only sell one or two taels of silver per stone of corn or sweet potato, which is also a good choice! Now in their hands, corn, sweet potatoes and other miscellaneous grains may have millions of stones. Each stone is only sold for one tael of silver, which is also a few million taels! If only it could be sold for two taels, it would be great!

With a large number of corn and sweet potatoes planted in various parts of Qingzhou Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, there is no problem with the food self-sufficiency of the Tiger Ben Army itself, and there will be a large amount of surplus. Using these miscellaneous grains to earn a lot of money is just enough for the Tiger Ben Army to get a lot of extra money. If Hu Benjun buys these miscellaneous grains by himself, he can collect 1,000 catties for one or two pieces of silver, and if he sells them, he will make several times the profit. This kind of business will only be rejected by a madman.

Zhang Zhun is really in need of money now. Well, this is nonsense, in this world, are there people who don't need money? There may be, but Zhang Zhun must not be included. Now Zhang Zhun needs a lot of money to develop the navy, to build more warships, to train more cavalry, to expand more infantry, to produce more artillery, to build schools, to build hospitals, to reclaim more land, to absorb more people."

Zhang Zhun currently consumes the most money in the military, one is the navy, and the other is the cavalry. The Navy was piled up with money, let's not talk about it for the time being. The consumption of cavalry, in fact, is also very large. Wang Shide has calculated that the cost of one cavalry is basically equivalent to five infantry. The consumption of war horses is actually much larger than that of people. Other equipment of the cavalry is also very much in need of money. The training time is also long.

The question is, in this era, if you don't have enough cavalry, what qualifications do you have to dominate the continent? Therefore, even though he knew that the cost of cavalry was large, Zhang Zhun still had to vigorously increase the number of cavalry, strengthen the mobility of the troops, and establish a larger cavalry corps. To do this, it is absolutely impossible to do without money.

At the same time, through buying and selling, it can also promote people's enthusiasm for planting corn and sweet potatoes. After all, corn and sweet potatoes have low requirements for sowing and can be grown wherever there is soil. I believe that farmers are willing to accept it by earning some extra money through corn and sweet potatoes, which is very beneficial to Song Yingxing's technology promotion.

Of course, the downside is obvious. That is, it will allow the imperial court to continue to support in Beijing for a period of time.

With the help of the Tiger Ben Army, Chongzhen can continue to maintain himself in Beijing. However, after comprehensive consideration, Zhang Zhun still decided to do business with Gao Qiqian, and let Chongzhen Qian breathe for a while.

The current Tiger Ben Army does not yet have the ability to take over the Beijing Division, and does not have the ability to take over the Nine Sides, once Chongzhen withdraws immediately, the Tiger Ben Army can only control the vicinity of the Beijing Division and control Shanhaiguan and other places, I am afraid it is a little difficult. If the military is hastily expanded, it will inevitably lead to a variety of drawbacks. It is better not to expand the army without quality.

First squeeze out some of the money of the rich people in the capital. When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he adopted violent means, and what the Tiger Benjun now adopts is gentle economic means, and the purpose is the same, which is to transfer the money in other people's pockets to their own pockets. As for the money that fell into the pockets of the high dives............ There will always be a chance to get it back in the future.

Zhang Zhun looked at Wu Sangui, nodded and said, "It's rare that Father-in-law Gao has such a vision and finds such a good business opportunity. Okay, I'm engaged. ”

Wu Sangui said happily: "Lord Governor is really fast-talking. ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "In order to ensure the safety of the goods, our army will garrison troops at Dagukou. ”

Wu Sangui hesitated slightly.

It's a secret deal with the sole purpose of making money. Zhang Zhun's request is obviously beyond this range. Gao Qiqian only wants to make money, but he doesn't want to take too many risks. The Tiger Ben Army garrisoned troops at Dagukou, of course, it was not just a garrison. Dagukou is so close to Tianjin Wei, once the Tiger Ben army garrisons in Dagukou, the threat to Tianjin Wei is direct.

Wu Sangui said slowly: "Dagukou is safe...... "......"

Zhang Zhun said intentionally or unintentionally: "I don't think so, a Tartar directly attacked Dagu. This? My family business is too small to afford such a loss. ”

Wu Sangui wanted to speak and stopped.

In fact, he knew very well that Zhang Zhun's statement was pure nonsense. It was impossible for the Tartars to abandon Tianjin Wei and ignore it, so they ran to attack Dagukou. Tartars are not bored to such an extent. In fact, Wu Sangui knew very well that after being hit by the Tiger Army, the Tartars were very sensitive to the coastline, and they would not easily appear near the coastline, and they would not easily appear in the artillery firing range of the Tiger Ben Army Navy. When the Tartars went to Dagukou, did they want to send themselves to death?

However, Wu Sangui couldn't directly refute Zhang Zhun's words, so he couldn't do anything for any reason. Because, Zhang Zhun is not reasoning at all, nor is he bargaining, but a naked threat. Zhang Zhun's purpose is to gain an inch and encroach on Beizhili step by step. Dagukou was just his first target. Wu Sangui can see Zhang Zhun's ambition, and he believes that Gao Qiqian can also see it.

If you don't agree to Zhang Zhun's conditions, such a good business opportunity will definitely be missed. Which one is the choice between the silver of the white huāhuā and the danger? Wu Sangui needs to think about it carefully, and it probably takes a little time to weigh the pros and cons.

"Good! I will tell my father-in-law what I am. ”

Since Zhang Zhun had already guessed the mastermind behind him, Wu Sangui had nothing to hide, and directly pointed out that this matter was indeed Gao Qiqian's command, "Okay!" ”

Zhang Zhun is indeed a fast talker.

Since the two have discussed properly, there will naturally be the following people to implement it.

"Farewell!"

Zhang Zhun said with his fists clenched.

"There will be a date later!"

Wu Sangui hurriedly returned the salute.

Zhang Zhun rode his horse all the way and galloped all the way, and soon reached the shore.

At this time, the pre-arranged warship had successfully received Mo Yu and Lu Xiangsheng and others. After Zhang Zhun and the others got on the ship, the warship went all the way south. Zhang Zhun and they disembarked at Liujiabao, but Lu Xiangsheng went directly to Dengzhou City. There, Zhang Shenyan will meet with him first, and Gao Hongtu and Qiao Yunsheng will also arrive. After Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Zhun doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.