Wu Zheng choked and said angrily: "Okay, then tell me, why did you promise Beishang, you can say that the king of this country sent a sailor to help them suppress the bandits?" Do you know that this is a ...... that this king has put a lot of thought into. ”

Wu Zheng stopped halfway through speaking.

Mo Zhinian's face changed, and he quickly realized a possibility, Wang Deren was a pirate and was appointed by Wu Zheng.

At this time, he also became nervous, stomped his feet and said regretfully: "Old and confused, I should have thought of this step a long time ago." If I had known earlier, I would have negotiated with Beishang in another way. Originally, the old man wanted to open a money bank on the back in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, so that he could not only increase his income, but also set up eyes and ears for the prince on the back, at least, he could know the situation in the north well. ”

Wu Zheng's eyes flashed, and his face suddenly softened, "It's this king who is impatient, and Mo Lao will take care of it." ”

Mo was obsessed with stammering, unable to adapt to Wu Zheng's spear change.

Wu Zheng saw that Mo Zhinian had already understood the truth from his gaffe, so he didn't plan to hide it from him, and said: "Mo Lao don't need to be surprised, this king is not unwilling to suppress bandits, but this king doesn't want to suppress bandits so quickly." Originally, it was planned to let Wang Deren fatten up more, and then let Zhang Mingzhen go to suppress the bandits, which would not only hit the supply of materials in the north, but also save more silver to make up for the deficit of the Financial Secretary. ”

As soon as Mo Zhinian knew the truth, he also realized why Wu Zheng was angry, "It's the old man who is too good at it, please punish the prince." ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's also the king's fault, I shouldn't hide this from you." But you reminded me that we do need to put some men in the north to act as eyes and ears. ”

Mo obsessed: "In this way, does the prince approve of the old decay using money to lay out eyeliner?" ”

"No, Qianzhuang is too dangerous, once something happens, it will inevitably affect the overall situation, and when the Qing court seals it, we can't afford to lose."

"What does the prince mean ......?"

"The dark line is still laid out according to the bank, but the dark line is not in the bank, and the employees of the bank do not participate in the collection and exchange of intelligence, but use the bank as a place for information exchange." Wu Zheng said while thinking, "Even if it is exposed, it is just that the depositors are using the money bank, and the Qing court has no reason to seize the money bank." ”

Mo Zhinian thought for a while and said: "To collect intelligence, it is the most suitable for restaurants, tea shops, Qinglou, and Trick Houses, and the Mo family has some shops and stores in Jiangbei, which can be used by the prince, but there are only a few, and they need to be added again." ”

Wu Zheng waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's just a matter of purchase, but it can't be loud, so as not to arouse suspicion." ”

"Yes." Mo obsessively responded, "I don't know if the prince has a suitable candidate in charge in his heart, and the old man can discuss with him about the purchase and handover of the Mo family's shop." ”

Wu Zheng really couldn't think of a suitable candidate for a while.

Seeing Wu Zheng's hesitation, Mo Zhinian said: "If the prince has no established candidate, it is better to ...... Let Qing'er be in charge temporarily? ”

Wu Zheng looked up at Mo Zhi sensitively and did not speak.

Mo Zhinian explained: "Qing'er is the prince's person after all, there is no need to doubt the loyalty of the prince, Qing'er's ability, the prince must be clear, besides, she is from the Mo family, and it doesn't take much trouble to ......take over the shops around the Mo family." ”

Wu Zheng just listened quietly.

Mo Zhinian finally said what he really wanted to say, "Lord Wang, the old man is indeed selfish, seeing that Qing'er is living a hard life, I can give her more opportunities to see the prince, and I am also doing what I can do for her." ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "Yiqing has great talents, so I originally had another appointment...... Let's let her take care of this for the time being, and then make a decision when there is a suitable person. ”

Don't be obsessed with great joy, and leaned over and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

Wu Zheng sighed lightly: "Mo Lao, if it is not for the king's lack of kindness, Yiqing's movements, the importance of the relationship Mo Lao should know." ”

Mo Zhinian also sighed: "The old man understands and knows the seriousness of this matter. ”

"The decline of the Ming Dynasty, although it is not directly related to the Ming family, but the number of more than one million clans is difficult for any country to afford. The king didn't want this to happen again, and he didn't want the descendants of the king, such as the Ming family, to be harmed by the people...... Therefore, I can only clear up my grievances. ”

"I understand."

"For Mo Lao, this king has always been a humerus, and he is convinced, and I ask Mo Lao to take care of it."

"The prince is serious."

"Good. Let's discuss how to deal with the bandits who came suddenly this time. ”

Mo obsessively said: "Although Wang Deren was sent by the prince, the old man thought that this crackdown on bandits was indeed necessary, which was not only beneficial to the northern merchants, but also gave the southern merchants and foreign merchants stable confidence. Just imagine, even the Qing court in the north can't do anything, but we have done it, what kind of huge beneficial impact does this have on Jiangnan commerce? Lord, the silver is innocent, the key is to look at the person holding the silver...... That's what you said. ”

Wu Zheng squinted at Mo Obsession, "Okay...... Old Mo, have you learned to gag me with my words? ”

Mo Zhinian smiled dryly: "Actually, it doesn't matter who said it, the important thing is to reason, right?" Besides, the prince has an order, the Chamber of Commerce will launch a business war against the northern merchants, no matter what, the government has to provide convenience for them, right? ”

Wu Zheng said solemnly: "Do you know that once the bandits are suppressed, the merchant fleet to the north will no longer be hindered, and if you want to block the waters, it will be ineffective to curb the Qing court from obtaining scarce materials, and then the Chamber of Commerce will be sure to defeat the northern merchants with the support of the Qing court?" At the same time, the Qing court will get Western firearms imported by foreign businessmen because of this, have you ever thought about this? ”

Mo Zhinian suddenly smiled strangely and said, "The old man really thought about it." But on the other hand, Lord Wang, this crackdown on bandits is naturally bound to win, to what extent can it be won, it's not up to us to decide? Besides, after the suppression of bandits, pirates have sprung up, reappeared and grown, which is also a common thing, and it has always been ....... ”

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "You mean to put on a show?" I'm afraid this is detrimental to the credibility of the General's Mansion, right? As you said, this time the bandits are not only dealing with the Qing court in the north, but also the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River and those Hu merchants and Fan merchants, no one is a fool, once this is discovered, the credibility of the General's Mansion will be ruined because of this! ”

Mo Zhi smiled and said: "But the old man and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce have never asked the prince, let alone promised the northern merchants, that they must completely eradicate this group of pirates." At the request of the Chamber of Commerce and the people, the General's Mansion has done its best to suppress the pirates, and the result is not important, if it can be seen immediately, it is the icing on the cake, who among the people will care, three or two months later, the pirates will resurge? ”

Wu Zheng was stunned when he heard this, and nodded Mo obsessively: "Old Mo, I didn't see it, you are really cunning enough!" ”