Lu Xiangsheng is no stranger to Jin merchants, and he can even be said to be familiar.

For more than 200 years, the grain and some military supplies of the Ming Dynasty were raised and supplied by them.

As the governor of Xuanda, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu and Datong towns, Lu Xiangsheng inevitably dealt with them.

Handing over supplies, distributing customs defenses, occasionally fighting autumn winds for the officers and soldiers of the Tianxiong Army, and asking them to sponsor a wave at the end of the year to improve the lives of the soldiers are all inevitable things.

Under the peach and plum delivery, the border soldiers will also give some convenience to the Jin merchants.

After coming and going, the so-called friendship will also exist.

Not only him, but the situation in the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty is basically the same.

Of course, what made Lu Xiangsheng feel chills was that if the Jin merchants fornicated with Jiannu, the Nine Sides Heavy Town would have no secrets to speak of for them.

Not to mention anything else, from the statistics of the monthly supply of grain and grass, the Jin merchants can know how many soldiers and horses there are in each guard and pass, and the score is exactly the same.

If Jin Shang had a little more heart and bought a few generals, it would be a very simple matter, and there was no way to prevent it...... For a moment, Lu Xiangsheng's heart was like falling into an ice cave, and he didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

Actually, don't think about it, things have already surfaced.

Deng Xizhao, the Jiliao Supervisor Army, gave a birthday banquet to the senior generals of the army, and then Jiannu broke through the moat, killed the governor Wu Aheng, and invaded Gyeonggi......

If no one behind all this is intentionally manipulating, no one will believe it.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have the grace of the gods, please punish the sins of the ministers!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked miserable, kneeling and leaning over.

There is such a thing, if His Majesty wants to investigate it, and the imperial history wants to impeach, not only him, but all the nine-sided generals have a rule of negligence.

"This is the disadvantage of the country, and it has nothing to do with the secretary!"

Emperor Chongzhen helped Lu Xiangsheng up and said categorically.

Just kidding, when is it, you can still pursue these details, hit the board on the nine-sided soldiers, and look for death!

Besides, what does it matter to them that there are unjust debtors and owners?

The use of merchants to transport grain is itself an upside and a downside.

After Taizu expelled the Meng Yuan, in order to strengthen the defense of the north, the Ming Dynasty set up nine major military towns on the northern border defense line stretching from the Yalu River in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, which is the famous Ming Nine Sides.

From east to west, it is Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Taiyuan Town, Yulin Town, Guyuan Town, Ningxia Town, and Gansu Town.

In the nine-sided town, an army of nearly one million was deployed to guard against the Tartar aliens.

The nine-sided town of the Ming Dynasty played a very important role in defending against the attacks of the enemy in the north.

In addition, it has a hidden attribute, that is, it controls the trade between the Central Plains and the grasslands with the situation of the pass.

The Central Plains region is vast and rich in products. However, the grassland area is scarce and dependent on the Central Plains is very high.

It was through the control of trade in the middle and late Ming Dynasty that many Mongolian tribes in the north bowed to the Ming Dynasty and achieved the goal of surrendering without a fight.

However, with such a long border line and such a huge military force, the logistical supply pressure can be imagined.

Using merchants to transport grain reduces the burden on the court, merchants gain profits, and soldiers feel at ease, killing three birds with one stone, which is a favorable aspect.

However, with the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty and the fact that some officials were also scoundrels, the Jin merchants could only make some money by doing business with the government.

Therefore, it seems that business in the country is not doing well.

So, they set their sights on Lenurhachi.

Seeing this, the Jin merchants used Zhangjiakou as a base to collect goods from all over the country, and then traveled back and forth to the outside of the customs to engage in smuggling activities.

They delivered a large amount of food, clothing, cooking utensils and other basic daily necessities to Jiannu.

The old slave Nurhachi did not treat them badly, and exchanged ginseng, deer antlers, animal skins and other valuables to the other party, which made these profiteers very happy.

Gradually, the two sides established a deep relationship of interests, and Nurhachi, who attached great importance to espionage warfare, expanded the content of trade between the two sides from food and weapons to intelligence.

Selling the country once and becoming a leading party is equivalent to accepting a petition and never being able to get out again.

In this way, Jin Shang and Jiannu were tightly tied together.

But this is undoubtedly a fatal disaster for the Ming court, and it is also a disadvantage of using merchants to transport grain for the army.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and they have lost the supervision of the state, and they dare to sell anything.

Of course, among them, there are also some nine-sided generals who were infiltrated by the Jin merchants to cooperate with them to betray the country.

However, unlike the Jin merchants, for these people, Emperor Chongzhen planned to let them go first.

At this time, there were 600,000 soldiers in the nine-sided town, how to investigate the responsibility, and how to investigate?

If it's really like a second stunned, regardless of it, it's simply a confrontation with all the border generals, even the emperor, he will be crushed into powder.

Therefore, now that Lu Xiangsheng is guilty, Emperor Chongzhen's frivolous sentence is the disadvantage of the country, even if a new page is opened.

Lu Xiangsheng got up with a look of shame, then opened his eyes wide, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the minister asks for an order, immediately send troops to Zhangjiakou, arrest all the Jin merchants, avenge the governor of Wu Aheng, and hoe the traitor for the imperial court." ”

Emperor Chongzhen shook his head, rejected Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, and said, "Now is not the time, and it is not what Lu Qing wants to do at the moment." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, it's the minister who cuts Meng Lang."

Lu Xiangsheng quickly understood, knowing that he was angry and dizzy.

As the Governor of the Empire, his duty was to lead the army into battle against the Tartars, not to deal with spies.

That's what the factory guards do.

Moreover, doing these jobs, they are better than the army.

Looking at the calm and relaxed Emperor Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng believed that the young Majesty's decision to drive the expedition was not a temporary idea, but a comprehensive consideration.

Perhaps, His Majesty also wants to take this opportunity to clear up some of the current chronic diseases of the Ming Dynasty.

The next arrangement of Emperor Chongzhen deepened Lu Xiangsheng's idea.

It's just that Lu Xiangsheng understood Emperor Chongzhen's intentions, but Sun Chuanting, who was thousands of miles away, fell into a dilemma after the eunuch left.

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