Of course, it's okay to accept surrender.

Since ancient times, there have been a lot of surrenders and joining, and the Ming Dynasty has not accepted it, but you have to surrender first and offer loyalty, which is what Huayi said in the debate.

In the strong material and military force, the surrounding ethnic groups are used to use Chinese etiquette and righteousness to achieve "Xia to Yi", so that the four Yi surrender and serve China with loyalty.

Zhu Houzhao deeply agreed, so he was ready to do so, so Zhu Houzhao was ready to teach Man Su'er who was entrenched in Turpan a lesson first.

glanced at Qi Yuan, who was kneeling on the ground, isn't this good?

No matter what Qi Yuan's background is, if he can be the steward of the Huanyi Bureau in Gansu, then this person's ability and skills are first-class.

"Alright, get up!" Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to make Qi Yuan stand up.

After he stood up, Zhu Houzhao asked, "Qi Yuan, this palace asks you, how is Ma Qi?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Ma Qi has a high prestige in the army in Jiayuguan, because he never withholds military salaries, and he is also very good to the soldiers, and if there is something in the soldier's family, he will also pay for it. A soldier died unexpectedly, in addition to giving a pension, Ma Qi will also raise their family, at least a large amount of money. ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard this, he was so good at doing things?

Looking at Qi Yuan, Zhu Houzhao asked again, "Then where did his money come from?" ”

"Trade with Hamiwei." Qi Huan didn't hide it at all, and said directly: "Many businessmen transport goods to Jiayuguan, and Ma Qi will do the rest." He will sell the goods to Hamiwei, and then Hamiwei will disperse them, and the profits obtained every year are very rich, and our business here is in cooperation with him. ”

"In the past few years, Ma Qi has not sold many things from Qiwei Zhai, including a lot of iron and tea."

"Some of the cattle, sheep and horses in exchange were sold by Ma Qi, and the other part was used to equip the defenders of Jiayuguan."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, in fact, he also guessed.

As the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, this kind of thing is not a surprising time in the northwest.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was not a Mao Wenlong, so he did business, sold things to North Korea, and then reaped a lot of profits, armed his soldiers with the money, collected the homeless, and built warships.

It is precisely because of this money that Mao Wenlong was able to run Phi Dao well. It's just that some people don't like him and want to kill him.

As for who it is, it's very simple, Donglin Party! The reason is also very simple, his business is valued.

It's just that after Mao Wenlong died, Dongjiang Phi Island fell apart, and the three generals under him also took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Now what Ma Qi is doing is no different from Mao Wenlong, Zhu Houzhao will not blame Ma Qi for these things.

After all, the sky is high here, the emperor is far away, and it is bitter and cold, and the output is small, as for the allocation given by the imperial court, don't you know it in your own heart? How much do you give?

If not, how can you live?

As a border general, you have to figure out your own way, and at the same time, as the governor of the colony, this set is even more familiar.

Zhu Houzhao now feels that this Ma Qi is a talent and more suitable for what he wants to do, especially knowing that Ma Qi's soldiers can still fight, which is even better.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Ma Qi really wants to defeat Hamiwei?" To the Hamiwei garrison? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, that's exactly the case." Qi Yuan hurriedly said: "Ma Qi's mind Many people know that after transporting the goods to Hamiwei, Ma Qi also needs Shamba to contact the buyer, which will give Shamba benefits, this money is not a small amount, Ma Qi feels that there is no need to give Shamba this benefit at all, just kill him." ”

Zhu Houzhao almost choked on a mouthful of water, he was really a talent, this idea was ruthless enough, and it was absolutely amazing! Why do you feel like you should do this?

After coughing a few times, Zhu Houzhao calmed down his mood, no, you can't say that, how can you think so? He is the benevolent and righteous prince of the Ming Dynasty.

"I see." Zhu Houzhao nodded.

No wonder Ma Qi said in front of him that Bai Ya couldn't do it, obviously Ma Qi just wanted to kill Bai Ya and then occupy Hami himself. But it's a good idea.

Glancing at Qi Yuan, Zhu Houzhao continued to ask, "Is there anything else?" ”

"On the one hand, Ma Qi wrote to the imperial court to capture Hamiwei, and on the other hand, Ma Qi was also active and wanted to transfer out of Jiayuguan." Qi Yuan said again.

Zhu Houzhao was really stunned this time, since this is a place to make a fortune, plus the huge benefits after the capture of Hami, why should it be transferred? It's normal to not want to leave in this place, right? Why did Ma Qi choose to leave?

"Why?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but ask Qi Yuandao.

"First, Ma Qi felt that the imperial court didn't want to fight Hami, and he was a little disheartened, and secondly, it was impossible for the imperial court to let him stay in Jiayuguan all the time, since this was the case, then simply leave early and seek a good place for himself. Besides, what he did was not allowed by the imperial court, and he was afraid of opening up trade without permission, which was a capital crime. ”

When Qi Yuan said this, his tone did not fluctuate in the slightest.

Zhu Hou glanced at Qi Yuan and nodded lightly. That's a fair point.

If the imperial court had adopted Ma Qi's advice and occupied Hamiwei, then the situation would naturally not be like in the previous life, but unfortunately not. Either Ma Qi was convicted, or he really succeeded and was promoted.

But this time, since Zhu Houzhao is here, he naturally will not allow such a thing to happen.

Since Ma Qi has made so many preparations, if he doesn't mix with it, he really can't help himself, as the so-called heaven doesn't take it, but suffers from it!

"I know, you go and prepare a copy of the evidence of Ma Qi's smuggling to the palace." Zhu Hou looked at Qi Yuan, and then asked, "This is not difficult, right?" ”

"It's not difficult to go back to His Royal Highness the Prince." Qi Yuan hurriedly agreed.

This is really not difficult, because what Ma Qi did was not hidden from Qi Wei Zhai at all, and he and Qi Wei Zhai are still partners.

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan added: "Your Highness, there is Ma Qi's stock here in Qiwei Zhai. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, he knew this, and he also knew what Qi Yuan meant, that is, in Ma Qi's business, there was also a share of Qiwei Zhai.

However, Zhu Houzhao doesn't care, Qiwei Zhai itself is a place to do business, and the focus is on colonial trade in the future, so there is nothing wrong with doing so.

As for Ma Qi mixing a handful in it, this can't be avoided.

Crony politics has been like this since ancient times, and future generations can't avoid it, let alone the Ming Dynasty?

The biggest powerful family in the Ming Dynasty is his own family!

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