Octopus Chamber of Commerce is an imperial businessman, and its main grain customers are the imperial court, providing them with grain and grass and being responsible for transportation, which not only greatly saves costs for the imperial court, but also provides more than 1,000 jobs, so that those refugees in the capital can earn some clean money to support their families and not starve to death.

The imperial merchant is a golden signboard and can be tax-free It seems to be extremely beautiful, but its pressure is also unimaginable to outsiders, the Ming army's southern and northern war rations will be transferred at any time, and it is a big crime to kill the head if the fighter plane is missed or cause the army to be uneasy, and in addition, the amount of advance payment is not small!

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the eight imperial merchants were responsible for purchasing military rations, which was the power of the eight families, and there were tens of millions of families as a guarantee, and Octopus was only in the city for a few months, and the capital behind it was Chang Yu and Wu Mengming's dark stocks, in addition to the thirteen Taibao in the capital, which was only a few million.

But Octopus still did not hesitate to take the order, Chang Yu went north to Baoding, and then chased the enemy south, Octopus mobilized all the inventory and followed without a single mistake, which was appreciated by Emperor Chongzhen.

Although Emperor Chongzhen did not know the specific relationship between Octopus and Chang Yu, he proposed and recommended it at the beginning, so he knew how much it would be related, so he was also very careful, for example, he recently got tens of millions of silver into the warehouse because of copying a few profiteers in Shanxi, and ordered the household department to write off the account to Octopus at the first time, and settled the accounts of Guanning and Baoding first.

This made Song Siyang, the big proprietor of Octopus, feel free, seeing that the imperial court took the initiative to settle when he was overstretched, and the speed of the repayment was smacking, this business was really comfortable, and more importantly, there were no yamen at all levels to eat and take cards, no one dared to do it!

Compared with the business of the Chamber of Commerce, the dart bureau is a little lonely, after all, because of the siege of the Tartars a few days ago, and the dart bureau has just been established The business has not yet been fully launched, and recently it is mainly to recruit and train personnel.

But it is not without a little business, for example, because there are too many refugees in the city, the big families in the outer city are worried about the chaos, so they invited the people of the dart bureau to take care of the door and the hospital, after all, compared to the Chamber of Commerce, the background of the dart bureau is more thorough, and people with a little news know that behind the Octopus dart bureau is the East Factory, and the people who are looking for the East Factory to watch the door, then the old rest assured.

In the yamen of the military department of the thousand-step corridor in the south of the imperial city, Shi Kefa and Wang Jiayan were drinking tea in the hall and discussing, the two had just come out of the palace and learned early that the Qing army had agreed to the terms of peace talks, in exchange for leaving the country safely, and the two were happy and regretful, and the two were still a little worried, that is, the security problem of the capital.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty has been in the Ming camp for decades, the hidden spies and black hands do not know the geometry, the riot the day before yesterday is the tip of the iceberg, at this time the Qing army withdrew to the north, will these people take the opportunity to move again, and the fatal thing is that the defense of the capital is too weak, and it is more than enough to deal with the interior, but if the Tartar army retreats north when passing through here and then think about it......

"The little eunuch has taken almost all the troops in the Gyeonggi area, if the Tartars get out honestly, it's fine, if their thief heart doesn't die......" Wang Jiayan's brows furrowed into twists.

Shi Kefa paced in the hall and said abruptly: "Yes, aren't Tang Tong and Ma Ke still in Shunyi, the two of them have nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and they can be transferred back to the capital."

Wang Jiayan's eyes lit up: "Ah, then what are you waiting for to be transferred back quickly."

In the Ya of Shunyi County, Ma Ke paced back and forth in the lobby, rubbing his hands: "It's finally time for our brothers to play, I can't get along after watching the play for more than half a month, to be honest, brother, I'm embarrassed."

It is said that more than half a month ago, the Tatars attacked the capital in vain and turned south, Chang Yu sent troops to chase after him and wanted to set up a siege in Jingdong to beat the dogs, so that Tang Tong and Ma Ke were waiting for the rabbit in Shunyi to prepare to give the fleeing Qing army a blow, but Dolgon peeked through its attempt, and the heavy troops rushed to the south, Chang Yu's plan was ruined, and the two brothers were left in Shunyi County with nothing to do.

Next to him, Tang Tong fanned the wind with his arms open: "Brother Ma, this deserves to be our brother's always unable to run, but brother, I see why you are so nervous."

"Don't hide it from Brother Tang, it's not nervous but excited, to be honest, when we followed Governor Hong, I Ma Ke was also a character."

"What's more, Brother Ma has made outstanding achievements and no one knows, Ma Xiaocao's name is not called in vain!" Tang Tong was very popular, but he was also telling the truth, Ma Ke was brave and good at fighting and Cao Bianjiao was as famous as Cao Bianjiao, because he was slightly older than Cao Bianjiao, so Ma Xiao Cao Zhi said.

Ma Ke smiled, and then his eyes became dim: "After the battle of Ke Songjin, I, Ma Ke, are now ...... Hehe, I just ended up as a laughing stock, not to mention that I was still a guilty body, and I was given a chance by the little governor, and I wanted to take advantage of this battle to earn some military achievements, but I didn't know that I was waiting for more than half a month here, thinking that I had missed it, but I didn't hide it these days, brothers, I looked at the wind and clouds, but in fact, my heart was like fire! ”

Tang Tong thought so: "Brother empathizes, there are not many soldiers and horses in the Tartars this time, and this time it is the small governor who oversees the army to chase the victory, and all the soldiers and horses want to take the opportunity to make merit, brother, I have been sitting here for half a month, but it is also like sitting on pins and needles!" ”

Ma Kehaha smiled: "It's okay now, our brothers have to sum it up" said and walked to Tang Tong and grabbed his fan to help him fan: "I still have to rely on Brother Tang to take care of my brother."

Hey, Tang Tongerlang's legs were cocked: "Brother Ma, what kind of modesty are you doing to me."

Ma Ke immediately took a serious look: "Brothers are really not modest, the so-called working together to break the gold, now think about why we have been defeated repeatedly during the Songjin War, and other reasons are not that they are selfish, they are suspicious of each other and do not cooperate, and they are not dead, and they are not dead, and they are not saved when they see death......

Seeing Tang Tong nodding, Ma Ke continued: "Tartars have always been fierce, and the dog's teeth are sharper when they jump off the wall, so our brothers should work together, if it is like in the past...... Hehe, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get this work, and I'll make a skin and flesh bloom by myself."

"Not only this time, the two of us have to work together, but we will also form a group in the future" Tang Tong took the fan from Ma Ke's hand and fanned it himself: "Brother Ma, have you seen the recent wind direction?" ”

"Please also ask Brother Tang for advice," Ma Ke said quickly.

Tang Tong picked up the herbal tea on the table and poured a breath and then said in a matter-of-fact manner: "At present, the world is becoming more and more chaotic, but heroes are born in troubled times, and I think the little overseer is the young hero who turned the tide, and our Ming Dynasty will depend on him in the future."

Ma Ke nodded slightly: "To be honest, after the Songjin War, I think we Daming have been struggling for a few days, but who would have thought that the little overseer is like a god descending into the world, you have only been a few months, first in Taiyuan to resist hundreds of thousands of thieves, and then in Ningyuan and beat Dolgon's fart to the urine, and then turned around and completely defeated the thieves in Baoding, and then looked back and chased Dolgon to Qingzhou, thousands of miles away. Brother Tang, when we are dying, he can be so against the sky, if you take a breath, you say......"

"The future is promising," Tang Tong grabbed the words: "Not only the future of the little overseer, but also the future of our Ming Dynasty, the future is limitless!" ”

"That's reasonable, but it's ...... what Brother Tang said just now."

Tang Tong raised his hand to interrupt him: "Heroes are born in troubled times, the little overseer is a hero, and the endless battle in troubled times is an opportunity for us to make contributions!" But fighting alone will only become a vassal of others, and only by working together can we make great achievements, and only then can others rely on us, and our value is high."

Marco was a little confused, he didn't understand too much.

"Huang Degong, Huang Chuangzi, Brother Ma should always know, although this person is brave and good at fighting, but in recent years, whether it is against the Tartars or the thief army, he has lost more than he won, and that Zhou Yuji is similar, but you look at the two of them now, ......"

Marco had an epiphany.

Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji have invisibly become an alliance since they fought side by side with Chang Yu, and they are invincible as the blade points out, and more and more small forces and small groups have begun to cling to the two of them, and gradually the status of the two has become more and more important, and they have become the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty, plus Li Yan is like an iron triangle!

The future is amazing!

"So our brothers also have to be together, otherwise we can only rely on them, and no matter how great the work is, we can only drink a soup, and it is difficult to get out!" Tang Tong was very emotional.

Ma Ke's heart was also shocked: "Also, in the future, with the merit of three people, the pillar country will be secured, and he may even be knighted!" It's just that the strength of our brothers' group is a little weak, and there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses when they are fully counted."

"Take your time" Tang Tong was not in a hurry: "Don't forget that we also have a powerful helper."

"You mean Wu Sangui?" Marko's eyes lit up.

The three of them have fought side by side many times, they were colleagues during the Songjin War, and they are very familiar with each other, plus a few days ago, Tang Tong also traveled thousands of miles to help and Wu Sangui's relationship is getting warmer, if it is pulled over, it is indeed a powerful force, not weak Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji Li Yan's combination.

"But Wu Sangui's eyes have always been above the top, he has nearly 30,000 Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, and he may not be willing to ally with us, to put it bluntly, he can't look down on us" Ma Ke was slightly worried.

Tang Tong smiled slightly and said confidently: "He is strong, but no matter how much he exceeds the strength of Huang Degong, he also has to find someone to hold together under the general trend, and besides, a few days ago, I went north to help him owe me a personal favor, don't say this, he will be in trouble now, and he can't form an alliance with us at this time."

"Brother Tang is ......" Ma Ke was taken aback, but he didn't know what was going on with Wu Sangui.

"He guarded the border pass, but let Dolgon sneak into the pass from under his nose, so that the capital didn't even have time to prepare, if it wasn't for the critical moment when the little overseer led his troops north to Qinwang, the capital still doesn't know what it looks like, although the capital is safe now, but at that time, because of this, Li Zicheng escaped from death, the emperor is on fire in his heart, take back the autumn queen to settle the account, do you think you can spare him?"

Wonderful, Ma Ke stroked his hands with joy: "The three of us can hold up a piece of the sky together."

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy, for now, our brothers are just ordering soldiers and horses, think more about how to stumble" Tang Tong smiled, at noon today, the fast horse urgently sent the military order of the little eunuch, ordering the two to prepare for war, and attached a detailed plan to order it to be implemented.

"The Tartar will arrive in ten days as fast as it is as slow as half a month, let's prepare early" Marco waved his fist, and his fighting spirit was excited.

"Report, letter from the Ministry of War!" This is the pro-soldier rushing into the lobby, and Tang Ma and the two are stunned.