Jiangyang City.

Outside the outskirts of the city, ten miles of company camps, flags cover the sky.

The main account of the Chinese army, Mu Jing is reading cross-legged, he is waiting for the news of Qi Qi, the more nervous it is, the more you need to think calmly, reading is the best way to regulate your emotions.

"Lord!" Zhuge Xuan walked in, gave up his hand, and said, "The head of the Dongguo family, I ask to see you outside the camp!" ”

"Dong Guo Feng?"

Hearing this, Mu Jing put down the book in his hand, and his eyes flashed with a treacherous light.

The Dongguo family controls the largest and largest number of salt wells in the southwest, and there are no less than hundreds of salt farms alone, and nearly thousands of salt wells have been developed, controlling the entire salt market in the southwest.

This old fox, Mu Jing didn't dare to touch him easily.

Salt is a necessity of life.

Once it is turbulent, it will inevitably affect Mingsheng.

Mu Jing has a lot of scruples, so even if he controls Bashu and holds great power, he is still afraid of salt affairs, and he does not dare to do it easily, so he can only use the methods of merchants, and carefully want to take back the power of salt affairs by pressing merchants and boiling frogs in warm water.

What makes Mu Jing even more jealous is naturally the head of the Dongguo family who controls most of the salt.

According to the results of the investigation, this life is a legend, an out-and-out old fox, and in the land of the southwest, he is also one of the most ruthless characters.

"Please!"

Mu Jing thought for a while and said.

"No!"

Zhuge Xuan quickly invited Dong Guofeng in from outside.

Dong Guo Feng is already in his twilight years, with gray hair and a cane in his hand, so that he can walk smoothly, as if he has taken a few more steps, he is a little panting, even if the road from the city to the outside of the city has exhausted all his physical strength.

"Yijie Buyi Dong Guo Feng, meet Lord Minghou!"

Dong Guofeng pays attention to interests, and after coming in, he kneels down and salutes, respectfully, without the slightest transgression.

"Feng Lao is very polite!"

Mu Jing hurriedly stepped forward, personally helped him up, and then said to Zhuge Xuan: "Zhuge , don't you hurry up and ask Elder Feng to sit down!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhuge Xuan invited a chair and asked Dong Guofeng to sit down.

"The grass people don't dare!" Dong Guofeng was a little flattered.

"You are an old man, you deserve a seat!" Mu Jing said persistently.

"Thank you, Lord Minghou, for your kindness!"

Dong Guofeng shirked for a moment, but still sat down.

"Tea!"

"No!"

Zhuge Xuan served two cups of tea.

"This tea soup is quite charming!" Dong Guofeng is also a second person who loves tea and is unwilling to drink, and he found that this tea is very different from ordinary tea soup.

"This is Hanzhong New Tea!"

Mu Jing replied: "The new tea garden in Hanzhong uses a different process to fry tea, wash away some of the dirty smell of tea, and retain the poor charm. ”

The method of roasting tea is in the preliminary test, Mujing only provides some key ideas, whether the real process can come out, it depends on whether the brain hole of the Academy of Science and Technology is big enough.

But for now, it's going well.

The tea from the new tea garden in Hanzhong is made with new technology, which is much better than the original tea.

"It is rumored that there is a Hongdu Science and Technology Institute under the command of the Ming Marquis Mansion, and it is worthy of its reputation to discover new skills!"

Dong Guo Feng said with a smile.

His words showed that he did not do anything, and he also paid attention to the Minghou Mansion, at least there were many things in the Minghou Mansion, he could inquire about them, but he cared.

"Jing from Jiangzhou to the south, this first went to visit Feng Lao, the Dongguo family maintained the peace of Qianwei, Feng Lao is highly respected, come to visit, the ability is obligatory, and then this south is a war, the military affairs are busy, it is really a slack, please forgive me!"

Mu Jing said with a smile.

"It's right to apologize to the old man, the old man is not in good health, and he doesn't pay attention to things during the day, so I don't know that Lord Minghou has gone south in person, and Lord Minghou has every opportunity, otherwise I should have come to visit early, we are just a mere businessman's house, how can I let Lord Minghou come to the door in person!" Dong Guofeng said self-deprecatingly.

There is nothing wrong with others saying this.

But he said it was a bit hypocritical.

Although the Dongguo family makes a living by selling salt, among the Shinong industry and commerce, they do not belong to the category of merchants, but scholars, because he is the salt official of Jiangyang, and the salt official is a special type of official position, but he is also a scholar.

"Hahaha!"

Mu Jing laughed: "Feng Lao is modest, who dares to say it in the world, the Dongguo family is still a small merchant family, the ancestor of Dongguo, dedicated salt policy to the imperial court, and was listed as the first salt official, since then the Dongguo family has been the Jiangyang salt official, Feng Lao, you are clothed this time, there is something wrong with it!" ”

"Although the salt official is an official, he is not in the stream, and he deserves it!"

Dong Guofeng shook his head and said with some vicissitudes.

This is a bit aggrieved, and it is also very right, although the salt officer is also listed as an official, but it is more of an influence than an official position.

"With the salt officer Feng Lao, only then can the southwest salt affairs develop smoothly, who dares to say that the salt official is useless, I will be the first to not let him go!" Mu Jing swore and said: "I remember the contributions made by Feng Lao to the southwest over the years, and I dare not forget a trace of it!" ”

"Old decay is just doing what is within his bounds!"

Dong Guofeng's eyes took a deep look at Mu Jing, and the chill in his heart was even better.

Their seemingly unnutritious conversation was full of confrontations that began as soon as they met, and Mu Jing's strength more or less made Dong Guofeng a little jealous.

"I heard that this time the Marquis of Ming went south, but he had the idea of conquering the barbarians of 100,000 mountains, I don't know what it is, can my Dongguo family help?" Dong Guo Feng stood up and said very respectfully: "The Dong Guo family is willing to contribute to the pacification of southern Xinjiang!" ”

"Feng Lao's heart is quite gratifying!"

Mu Jing said with a smile: "This battle is to unify Yizhou, to fight for Yizhou to be too peaceful and prosperous, all the needs, open your mouth, and never be modest, after all, I also hope to end the war as soon as possible!" ”

"There is nothing else in the Dongguo family that can help, but only for the Bai clan, there is a connection, if Lord Minghou needs it, the Dongguo family can contribute some information about the Bai clan!"

"I have a heart!" Mu Jing squinted, the old fox showed his tail first, but it also hit his heart: "I can't say this, I really need the help of the Dongguo family, I heard that the Dongguo family has a salt well cooperation with the Bai clan in Yuewang, I don't know, right?" ”

"The Dongguo family opened a well in Yuewang, took brine and dried salt, and encountered a lot of obstacles, especially the barbarians, who were arrogant and unreasonable, and only by cooperating with the Bai people could they successfully establish a salt farm!" Dong Guofeng said analytically.

"This cooperation is very good, I'm not pursuing anything, I want to beg Feng Lao, can you lend me this channel to use, fight the barbarians, go first, the wealth of the Bai clan is the reliance of the barbarians, go to it first, so that I have no worries!"

"Of course no problem!"

"Then thank you Feng Lao, there will be rewards in the future!"

"Minghou is polite, for the peace of Yizhou, the Dongguo family has obligations and responsibilities, it's just a trivial matter, why worry about it!"

The two of them said a basket of unnutritious words, drank several cups of tea, and Dong Guofeng said goodbye and returned to the city.

When he left, Xi Zhi happened to come back from outside, he saw Dong Guofeng, walked in, and asked, "What is this old fox doing?" ”

"The visit of the snake of the land!"

Mu Jing sat down, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat, this old guy is quite capable of pulling.

"Greetings?"

Xi Zhicai sneered and said: "He's not in a good mood, you've been here for a few days, and he didn't say anything, suddenly came to the door at this time, there must be an intention!" ”

"Maybe we got some news that we didn't get, so we should be here to show goodwill!" Mu Jing squinted his eyes and said.

"It can't be this news, he already knows it!"

Xi Zhicai handed the military performance in his hand to Mu Jing.

"Knocked down?"

Mu Jing took a closer look, this was Huang Zhong's military performance.

"Knocked down yesterday!"

Xi Zhicai said: "It took the scout two days and one night to get from the scout to here, and he ran and killed two horses before he sent the recital back!" ”

"I kind of understand why Dong Guofeng came to the door!"

Mu Jing looked at the report, and the corners of his mouth slightly outlined a trace of arc: "This Huang Zhong and Zhang Ren are too ruthless, they almost slaughtered the city, and the young and strong people killed are at least not thirty percent of the young and strong, which greatly reduces the young and strong labor force of the Qiqi!" “

"The key is the news channel of the Dongguo family, how can it be faster than us?" This is what Xi Zhicai does not understand.

"Normal!"

Mu Jing was not surprised: "People have been selling salt here for hundreds of years, if they can't get this bit of news, they are still playing a fart, I have already been served by a pot, this can show the strength of the head snake!" ”

"It's right to think about it!" When Xi Zhicai heard this, he suddenly understood: "Selling salt is originally a channel, they must have a special way, a special channel, and they can deliver news faster!" ”

His eyes lit up suddenly: "Then can we use this channel, after all, we are too unfamiliar with the four counties of Nanzhong!" ”

"Why do you think this old fox came to the door, just to show off!"

Mu Jing said: "If we use his channel and owe this love, and if we want to do it to him in the future, it will be a little constrained, after all, the hero cannot be killed, otherwise it will chill many people's hearts!" ”

"He's calculating enough!"

"Otherwise, their Dongguo family has been based in Yizhou for many years, controlling the salt business, not to mention the rich and rivaling the country, at least it is also rich and rivaling a state, and there is more wealth, which will inevitably move people's hearts, but they can stand for so many years, which is indispensable to the calculation of the old fox of the Dongguo family, and how deep the Dongguo family's heritage is, we can't count it!"

Mu Jing said: "First of all, don't talk about wealth, let's talk about troops, Qianwei county soldiers have been cut, Qianwei has established six gates, he must have infiltrated a lot, in some of the mountain roads outside, the Dongguo family must have the habit of raising thieves and self-respect, they have their own salt transportation team, these are the government soldiers, counting, their strength is not weak, even if we want to solve it simply and rudely, it will cause chaos!" ”

"The most important thing is Dong Guofeng!"

Xi Zhicai said: "I have visited this old fox twice, and I always feel that he is a little invulnerable!" ”

"Do you know how to attack a city in the easiest way to break it?" Mu Jing asked suddenly.

"A soldier who surrenders without a fight!" Xi Zhicai squinted his eyes and replied.

"It's good to think about it, how can there be such a good thing in the army that surrenders without a fight, this kind of example can be an example in the art of war, but in fact, it is hard to find!"

Mu Jing said: "The best way to break through a city is to break it from the inside!" ”

"Do you want civil strife in the Dongguo family?" Xi Zhicai understood it at one point: "But that old fox won't guard against you, he's not an easy person to deal with!" ”

"If Dong Guofeng is ten years younger, this method is naturally not advisable!"

Mu Jing said: "Don't say that he Dong Guo Feng, even if he is a wise and martial monarch of the past dynasties, didn't he also fall into the rebellion of the prince in the end, the Dong Guo family controls most of the salt affairs in Yizhou, such a big power and wealth, I don't believe that the children of the Dong Guo family, all of them are brothers, friends and brothers!" ”

"Power and profit, it's something that can make people crazy!"

Xi Zhicai sighed.

"Forget it, there's no urgency!"

Mu Jing shook his head, at this time, he still had to put aside the affairs of the Dongguo family, he was concerned about Qi Qi: "Zhu Bao is dead, there is no hidden danger on our eastern front, it's time to attack Yizhou County!" ”

"Need some rest?"

"No, cut through the mess with a knife!"

Mu Jing stood up, looked at a row-sized sand table next to him, and said, "Do you know what I'm most worried about in this battle? ”

"The lord is not actually worried about fighting them, he is afraid that they will avoid fighting!"

Xi Zhicai thought about it and said.

"Sure enough, the one who knows me best is your drama Zhicai!" The herdman nodded: "If they avoid but do not fight, the barbarians retreat to the 100,000 mountains, Yonghong defends the Dianchi Lake, and Gao Minshe returns to the mountains, then we will encounter the biggest and biggest trouble!" ”

This battlefield in the southwest is the biggest trouble for the pastoral army.

When the time comes, it is one thing to go into the 100,000 mountains to compete with the barbarians, and it will take several years in terms of time, which is very unfavorable to Mujing.

"The lord wants to catch them all?"

"It's not a good chance!" Mu Jing shook his head: "Yonghong is not stupid, Meng Huo can be the king of the barbarians, and he can unify the thirty-six caves of the barbarians, he is also a male master, once they see that the momentum is not right, they will immediately take it back like a turtle, so ......"

His eyes became cold and resolute, and his killing intent was resolute: "Before the battle of Qiqi reaches Yizhou County, we must fight, I personally led the army, ordered the first army of Jingping, and the Jingping Water Division immediately went south, how many can be killed, before they retain their strength, eat them first!" ”

"I'll arrange it right away!"

Xi Zhicai also knows the truth of the speed of soldiers.

"Although I Jingpingshui Division went south first, the Divine Guard Army still has various battalions of soldiers and horses, and I will hand it over to you as the commander!" Mu Jing said.

"Sailor?"

"Along the Jinsha River south, our speed will be faster, whether we can enter Dianchi is hard to say, but at least we can copy their back road!" Mu Jingdao: "On the battlefield of the southern front, only one battalion of the Dongzhou Army remains, which is very weak, and the speed must be fast!" ”

"Either I'll go first, and you stay and command the army!"

"You are better at strategy than me, but in terms of command, I am more talented than you!" Mu Jing shook his head: "I have to keep an eye on it myself, Gan Ning may be a talent, but after all, he has not gone through the big waves of the battlefield, how to use it in the future, I have to see his ability to fight in person!" ”

"Then you must promise me that you will not charge into battle yourself!"

Xi Zhicai now doesn't believe Mu Jing.

"I'm not stupid!"

Mu Jing shrugged: "I am the commander of the three armies, I still need to go into battle in person, what are you kidding!" ”

"Huh!"

Xi Zhicai just sneered twice.