This time, there are Liaodong dignitaries here. When Fan Yongdou saw it, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Didn't you see that you were entertaining guests?" Is there anything you can't tell you later? ”

In the past, when the Liaodong distinguished guest came to visit, he had explained in advance: as long as the Liaodong distinguished guest arrived, no matter what time it was, no matter what he was doing, he had to report to him as soon as possible.

In addition, the rules of the Fan family are still very strict. Otherwise, no matter how important things are, no matter the occasion, they will bother him, which is like the family style of a wealthy family?

When the other families saw it, they couldn't help but gloat a little, it was best to show the bad side of your Fan family in front of the distinguished guests of Liaodong. I don't know if this Fifth Uncle Fan will be embarrassed to retire after being scolded by his master like this?

Only that Huang Yunfa's servant was a little nervous, could it be that there was news from Jingshi again?

What they didn't expect was that Fifth Uncle Fan didn't retreat at all, but with a nervous expression, he said to Fan Yongdou: "Master, just now the White Pole Army and part of the Beijing camp drove into the city......

"What?" As soon as he heard this, the others didn't react, but Fan Pingfu stood up in shock, then turned his head and swept towards Fan Yongdou and the others, and asked sharply, "Did someone report the news?" ”

If it's a general Jianfu, it's not so nervous. However, Fan Pingfu is Fan Wencheng's person, a traitor, and belongs to the imperial court's reward list. If you are caught by the imperial court, the consequences are very serious.

The seven imperial merchants in this hall were actually nervous, and they all stood up one by one. Hearing Fan Pingfu's question, Fan Yongdou hurriedly replied: "Impossible, it is absolutely impossible for someone to report the news!" ”

"Yes, you just came, can the White Pole Army and the Beijing Camp fly? Rushed from Jingshi to Zhangjiakou so quickly? It must have been a coincidence! ”

"Yes, it must have been a coincidence, just happened!"

"Think about it, what are we doing, how can we go to ventilate and report the news, don't we want to get rich, no, no, no, we don't want to live? We're all head-killing deals! ”

“……”

Listening to these Jin businessmen's gossip and denial, Fan Pingfu also came back to his senses, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed. No matter what aspect it is, it is impossible for these Jin merchants to report to the government. Or even the complete opposite, they are absolutely trying to cover up these things in every possible way!

Fifth Uncle Fan, who was standing in the middle of the lobby, was a little dumbfounded and watched all this, he didn't expect that he had just said a word, which would make the reaction of the old men so big!

At this time, seeing that there was an opportunity, he hurriedly interjected and continued to pray: "The villain has inquired and said that he came here on the order of the Duke of Xingguo to strengthen the Great Wall defense line on the front line of Xuanda and prevent the capture of the ...... The Qing army took a detour! ”

Hearing this, Fan Yongdou and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but in a blink of an eye, they became nervous again.

This happened too suddenly, and it turned out to be sent by the White Pole Army and the Beijing Battalion to Zhangjiakou to assist in the defense. Although, this matter is reasonable in light of the current situation. After all, there was once before when the Qing army entered the customs from Xuanda.

Therefore, if the guard is not strengthened here, the Qing army will enter the customs from Xuanda, and Jizhen will be blind as soon as it is brought to the defense line of Shanhaiguan.

However, although such a situation is understandable, Fan Yongdou and others are 100,000 reluctant!

If nothing else, just for the sake of these foreign troops as soon as they arrived in Zhangjiakou, then why did they quietly transport things outside the Guanwai? If you want to buy the generals of the White Pole Army and the Beijing Camp, not to mention the question of whether you can buy it, even if you can buy it, you will inevitably have to pay a lot of money!

As a result, these Qing imperial businessmen began to worry at once.

"Why, there was no wind beforehand. Otherwise, we will ship the goods out of customs first. Okay now, what to do? ”

"That is, if there is a little rumor in the court, we can even contribute some money to let them fight each other and give this matter to Huang!"

"Alas, it goes without saying that now the court is full of the rejuvenating prince. This must be what he meant, and who would dare to object? As before, whenever there is a matter, we will argue for a long time, and we can deal with it in time! ”

“……”

Listening to their words, Fan Pingfu also became nervous. This time, although I came here to inquire about the affairs of the Ming court, the food and materials of these Jin merchants were still the most important.

The Battle of Songjin lasted for nearly half a year, and the foundation of the Qing Dynasty had been exhausted. Without their food supplies, it would have been impossible for the Qing Dynasty to rest until around October!

In fact, generally speaking, autumn and winter are not suitable for sending troops. After all, in the cold winter, the Qing army is also human, and it will be affected. However, why every time you enter the customs, it is autumn and winter, because at this time, the grain of the Ming Kingdom has been harvested, and the grain transported from the north is also likely to reach the Tongzhou area, and you can grab the grain after coming in!

However, without these grains from the Jin merchants, many things in the Qing Dynasty would be difficult to do.

Thinking so, Fan Pingfu hurriedly looked at Fan Yongdou and the others and asked, "This matter is very important, you must think of a way to transport the food and materials to Liaodong as soon as possible!" For the extra money spent on this matter, the master does not care! ”

"That's nature, we're going to do our best!" When Fan Yongdou heard this, he hurriedly assured.

Then, he immediately turned his head to look at Fifth Uncle Fan and told him solemnly: "Go and inquire about the news immediately, and see what the specific situation is?" Who is the leading general, how is he in charge of the city gates, and where is the original Liao garrison responsible? ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Fifth Uncle Fan naturally knew that the matter was serious, so he hurriedly agreed and ran out in a hurry.

As soon as he left, Wang Dengku said a little worriedly: "Jingying is okay to say, why did this white pole army come to interfere with side affairs?" It's a bit tricky, isn't it? ”

"yes, I didn't have a little deal to say before!" Tian Shenglan also frowned and agreed, "And the most important thing is that no matter who comes from the White Pole Army, it must be Qin Liangyu's brothers and nephews, and they have an enmity with the Qing Dynasty, so it is estimated that it is not good to give gifts!" ”

Guest Liang listened and hurriedly reminded them: "Don't forget, today's Jingying is not the previous Jingying, and the Duke of Chengguo has been wiped out by the Nine Clans." The new generals of the Beijing camp, those are all people from the Duke of Xingguo, I'm afraid it's not easy to give gifts, right? ”

Listening to what they said, Fan Pingfu felt a lot of pressure.

It's not that he hasn't been to Zhangjiakou before, even when Lu Xiangsheng, the main battle faction against the Qing Dynasty, was the governor of Xuanda, he didn't feel so much pressure when he came over. If, according to them, it is really impossible to buy the new generals, then it is a big problem!

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Fan Yongdou say to him: "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome, if it doesn't work out, you may need the cooperation of the Qing Dynasty, or simply the Qing army will come over to receive the goods by itself?" ”

"I can't talk about it in the end, it's too far and too tossed!" Fan Pingfu listened, shook his head and said, "As soon as the army moves, the grain and grass go first." Even if you have grain and grass here, you can come so far from Liaodong, you always need some grain and grass, right? And now the grain in Liaodong has not yet been harvested, and it is difficult to move. If there are fewer Qing troops, I'm afraid it won't work, right? ”

Fan Yongdou listened to it and understood that what he said was also reasonable, so he couldn't help frowning and thinking of a way.

After a while, he looked up and said to Fan Pingfu: "Let's wait for detailed information about this matter, right?" As long as the original Liao garrison is still in charge of a city gate, then this matter will be easier to do. If the people in the capital camp are responsible for guarding the city gate, then the lord will not be able to buy it, and the captain in charge of guarding the city can always use silver to smash it. How much money do they only have to be soldiers all year round, and they can definitely use the money to smash open the city gates! ”

"Yes, yes, it's not like I haven't encountered this kind of thing before!" When Wang Dayu heard this, he also hurriedly echoed, "But money can be channeled, it just needs to take more time." ”

Others also chimed in and comforted this Liaodong distinguished guest.

Fan Pingfu was relieved when he heard this. Delayed for ten days and a half months, although not very reluctant, but in the end, I can still accept the range, which is much better than other things.

However, at this moment, I heard hurried footsteps outside, and the figure of Fifth Uncle Fan appeared at the door again.

When Fan Yongdou saw it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and then lowered his face and asked, "Why is it so fast?" What I want is the specific situation, not who is the main general! ”

When he finished speaking, Uncle Fan, who had already walked into the lobby, said with a panicked expression: "Master, I can't get out, martial law is in the city!" ”

"......" Hearing this, all the people in the lobby were dumbfounded.

Fan Yongdou came back to his senses first, immediately stood up and asked again, "What's the situation?" Didn't the army come, why was martial law imposed? ”

Fan Pingfu felt a little bad, so he also stood up, and immediately asked, "Why martial law, can you say it?" ”

"I didn't say it, the streets were full of white-pole soldiers, and they were very fierce. When I ask them, I can't understand them! Fifth Uncle Fan heard this and replied helplessly.

When everyone heard this, they were speechless. This white pole army is the Tusi soldiers, and their officers may be able to speak officially, but it is really difficult for ordinary soldiers to speak. Even if they know the official language, it is estimated that the accent of the dirt is scumbag, and they can't understand it at all.

What should I do now? If you can't figure out the situation, it's like a dog biting a hedgehog, and you have nowhere to put your mouth!

Fan Pingfu looked at their helpless appearance, and became a little angry, and said, "Aren't you usually quite steady?" Why is it so unreliable this time? Such a big thing, and there was no reaction at all beforehand? ”

As soon as he heard this, Fan Yongdou replied with a bitter face: "It's all to blame on that Xingguo Gong, he rose too fast, and he acted domineeringly, and no one could control him at all." And who would have thought that all of a sudden, troops would be sent to Zhangjiakou? In the past, even if there was a military movement, it would be written to the local government in advance, and we would know in advance! ”

As soon as he said this, he suddenly noticed something, and he was stunned!