Of course, the success of Jinan is related to the major interests of the Jin merchants, so the other seven Jin merchants also rushed over to understand the situation as soon as they heard the news.

In the lobby, there were only nine people, Chen Xinjia sat at the top, and the eight Jin merchants sat on both sides, all listening to Fan Yongdou tell the story.

After a long while, Fan Yongdou said to the end, then looked around at these people present with a smile and said: "Rest assured, I saw with my own eyes that the Qing army plundered the entire city of Jinan before returning north. Also, there's good news......"

Wang Dengku had already laughed when he heard this, but when he heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Brother Fan, what is the good news?" ”

Looking at the eager gaze, Fan Yongdou didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "Prince Heshuorui personally told me that the wealth of the Dewang Mansion is unexpectedly much, everyone, you have made a fortune!" ”

As soon as they heard this, the other seven Jin merchants were all smiling, and the wealth accumulated by the feudal prince's mansion for many generations would be transferred to their pockets through the Great Qing Dynasty.

And Chen Xinjia was also very happy, stroking his beard, thinking that this time, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money. For him, having money means that he has prosperous official fortunes. In today's officialdom, there is no such thing as silver that cannot be unfair!

The atmosphere in the hall was very harmonious, and after a while, Fan Yongdou remembered something, so he said again: "Everyone, Prince Heshuorui greeted me in advance, this time, the population of Liaodong is plundered by the Qing Dynasty, and it is estimated that there will be more than 300,000. On the Liaodong side, the harvest is not good, so after they go back this time, they will need a lot of grain. Everyone, prepare more food, you can sell it for a good price! ”

"So many people?" Wang Dengku was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "When Chongzhen was in the ninth year, there were only about 100,000 people, but now it has increased several times!" ”

The plunder he mentioned refers to the fact that in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Azig led the army into the pass, mainly in the area of Gyeonggi, and finally plundered a total of 180,000 animals and a large number of materials calmly out of Qingshui Mingyue Pass. In the end, he also cut wood and wrote the four big characters of "all officials are exempted", which is really a kind of irony.

Wang Dayu ignored Wang Dengku's surprise, and hurriedly said: "In this way, the grain we hoarded before will definitely not meet the needs of the Qing Dynasty. But if we go to buy it again, the cost will be much higher, right? ”

"That's right, the land of Gyeonggi, as well as Hebei, Shandong and other places, have all been looted by the Qing army, and this grain must be very expensive!" Liang guest frowned slightly and said, "If you want me to see, if we don't toss the hoarded grain to Liaodong, we can still make a lot of money, right?" ”

Hearing his words, many other Jin merchants were a little moved. After all, transporting grain to Liaodong requires a lot of consumption on the way.

When Fan Yongdou heard this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it: "Everyone, everyone, listen to me!" ”

Seeing that the others didn't speak, he turned his head to look at him, and then he continued: "You can rest assured, you can collect as much grain as you want, regardless of the cost. Prince Heshuorui has promised for Daqing that he will buy it at three times the cost, and it will include the consumption on the road, which will be counted in the Daqing account! What do you think? Not a loss, right? ”

Huang Yunfa immediately slapped his hands when he heard this, made a "snap" sound, and said with a laugh: "See, Daqing is kind to do business, they are all old customers, and we also have to talk about credibility!" ”

"I didn't say it!" Tian Shenglan also said excitedly, "We must increase the purchase of grain, but we can't let Daqing down!" So many people are waiting to eat! ”

When they said this, they didn't even think about how many people with the same roots and clans in the gate would starve to death!

But it's normal for them to not remember, because all they have in their eyes is money!

They were happy, but Chen Xinjia, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Everyone, there is one thing or forgot to say, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, have already led the troops through Jindi, and it is estimated that they are already going to Beijing. ”

As soon as I heard this, the lobby was a little cold.

These Jin businessmen here are, after all, just businessmen, and they pay more attention to business matters. Military news, naturally, will not be as comprehensive as Chen Xinjia's side.

But these people here, after all, had heard of Qin Bing's power, so they were all worried.

Seeing Fan Yongdou, he immediately looked at Chen Xinjia and hurriedly asked, "My lord, didn't you say before that you would delay their trip to Jingshi?" In the Ming army, the Qin soldiers are also powerful, so going to the Beijing division like this will not hinder the affairs of the Qing Dynasty! ”

"Yes, my lord, how can this be?" Wang Dengku was also a little anxious, and hurriedly echoed and said.

Chen Xinjia saw that more people wanted to speak, so he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, don't filter. The official naturally has something to do, but the emperor has called him three times and twice, and they are all afraid, desperately hurrying, small means are useless, obvious means cannot be used, they can only go! ”

Speaking of this, seeing that someone wanted to speak again, he waved his hand again and said again without hurrying: "Actually, even if they go to Jingshi, in the eyes of this official, it will not hinder the Qing Dynasty much!" ”

"My lord, what do you mean by that?" When Fan Yongdou heard this, he hurriedly asked.

Seeing that these businessmen were listening attentively, Chen Xinjia explained to them: "Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, has risen rapidly to suppress the thieves, and he has the reputation of knowing the army and the army in his hands. If he went to war with the Qing Dynasty and was ruined by the Qing army, the prestige he had accumulated before would definitely outweigh the losses for him. Therefore, this official concluded that he would not really fight the Qing army! ”

"There is also Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, even more. He engaged in that Qingtun payment strategy in Shaanxi, and he didn't know how many people he had offended. The reason why it's okay now is because of the elite soldiers in his hands. Chen Xinjia said this, looked at these Jin merchants and said, "Think about it, if he fights all the elite soldiers in his hand, or loses the battle, what situation will he face?" You say, if you were him, would he fight to the death with the Qing army? ”

These Jin merchants don't know much about military affairs, but they can grasp people's hearts, but they are real masters. Just think about it, and the ghost will fight to the death!

When they think about it, they are relieved.

In the original history, Chen Xinjia guessed about the same. The Qin soldiers did not arrive in Beijing until February of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and at this time, basically the war was almost over, and there was no battle with the Qing army. Dolgon plundered more than 460,000 animals and swaggered out of the pass.

A big reason why this will be the case at the end of the Ming Dynasty is that, just like Chen Xinjia's analysis, others dare not bear the consequences after the death war.

However, what Chen Xinjia didn't know was that Emperor Chongzhen, who had crossed over, gave Qin Bing a reassurance.

Speaking of which, the end of every dynasty is actually the same, the king has no responsibility, which will inevitably lead to a bad end for individual courtiers who are responsible, and most of the courtiers are wise to protect themselves. If the reason is attributed to the failure of this generation of courtiers, it is actually unfair.

And in this plane, Emperor Chongzhen crossed over, and naturally understood this truth. He not only blessed Lu Xiangsheng, who dared to take responsibility, but also inspired Qin Bing to relieve them of their worries, and even promised a very big pie, so that it would naturally not be as Chen Xinjia said.

However, after Chen Xinjia finished speaking, Fan Yongdou thought about it, hesitated slightly, and still said: "I am in the Qing army, listening to His Highness's tone, he is a little worried about the assembly of the various Qinwang troops, although the Governor is reasonable, but in order to show our sincerity, I think, why not report this matter to His Highness?" ”

When Chen Xinjia heard this, he was a little unhappy in his heart, but these Jin merchants were his benefactors who could rise in the officialdom, and he couldn't say anything, so he waved his hand and said: "You guys look at it, it's inconvenient for this official to worry about this kind of thing." ”

"That's nature!" When Fan Yongdou heard this, he immediately nodded and responded, "I will send someone to inform me." ”

However, they didn't know that it was precisely because of Chen Xinjia's lack of attention that the news dragged on for several days, and it was a little late to send the news over at this time.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen learned about the content of their words from the eavesdropping seeds, and did not pay much attention to them. By the time their news arrived, it was estimated that the battle on this side had already been decided. However, for the sake of prudence, he still sent messengers to the Qin army to inform them of the traitorous captivity.

At this time, in a county town not far from Jinju, it was overcrowded. However, those who wore helmets and armor and held weapons to patrol the city were not local Ming soldiers, but Manchu Tartars. Outside the city, the Tartar cavalry patrolled back and forth, tightly surrounding the city.

Most of the people in the county town were young and strong people of the Ming Dynasty who were looted by the Manchu Qing Dynasty after entering the customs, with more than 200,000 people and some livestock.

These Ming people, like cattle, were placed in every house, crowded to the brim. On the streets, most of them are patrolled by two tartars, watching everywhere. Only the rest of the city and the military camp are the real Tartars, and they belong to Du Du.

With such a large population in hand, these tartars naturally have to be exploited. No, whether it is Du Du, these Tartar leaders, or everywhere in the barracks, there are a group of good-looking Ming women who have been selected to serve them and are humiliated by them. Eating good wine and meat, the sound of laughter came out from time to time.

Wu Zhong of the Jinyi Guard Baihu was also here, because of his shameless stammering and hugging his thighs, he had already won the favor of the Tartars who were in charge of him, and arranged for him to be a small leader among the two Tartars to be responsible for patrolling the city.

Needless to say, in front of the Tartars, he took out the style of doing things in the brocade guard, worked seriously, and was ruthless to the people of the Ming Dynasty who plundered the land, and he didn't treat him as a compatriot at all. Almost after getting along with him for a while, no one would have thought that he was in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

At this time, Wu Zhong has actually been thinking about one thing in his heart, and he has been thinking about what to do? I'm looking for an opportunity to do this.

"Lord Zongqi, should we go in and take a look, there is a prisoner here, but it is an official eunuch's house, and at first glance, he has read a book." A famous second Tartar stammered Wu Zhong, pointed to a nearby house, and said with a coquettish smile, "I heard that there was a litter of women, but there was no one with a handle, and I almost killed this official." ”

When Wu Zhong heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Oh, that's it, let's go, go in and have a look!" ”

When his subordinate Ertar heard this, he was immediately happy, and hurriedly kicked open the door and walked in.

Jianyu didn't have so many locks to lock every courtyard door, but they were unambiguous when they killed people. Whoever dares to take a step out of the hospital without permission, no matter what the excuse, will be killed on the spot.

Then he kicked open the door of the house, and saw that the house was full of human heads, like frightened deer, and they all tried to hide inside.

Now that the sky is bright, Wu Zhong can see clearly, the people in this house are all tied hands, with tears on their faces, squeezing into it, looking at them who have just entered in fear.

"Lord Zongqi, look at it, they all have the temperament of an official eunuch, right?" A second Tartar said flatteringly, "It's just that they look average, and the good ones have been picked up by the masters." ”

"Yes, do you want to have a good time?" Another second Tartar also said flatteringly, "On the way back to Liaodong, I don't know how many people will die, and when I get to Liaodong, what to do with these people is up to the masters, and it is difficult to get one!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Wu Zhong's heart suddenly moved, and a lewd smile suddenly appeared on his face, nodded and laughed and said, "You guys are so reasonable, if you are not happy at this time, when will you be happy?" ”

For the two tartars, this can be regarded as their welfare. When they do something like this, the Tartars won't care.

After Wu Zhong finished speaking, his eyes swept over. He found that every woman he saw was so frightened that she hurriedly lowered her head, and the eyes that came into contact were extremely panicked.

Soon, Wu Zhong saw a target, walked over and pointed with his hand: "It's you, Uncle Ben has taken a fancy to it, obediently serve Uncle Ben!" ”

When the two Tartars beside him saw it, they couldn't help but say in surprise: "Lord Zongqi, this is a bit old, isn't it, there are so many tender ones here, don't you pick them again?" ”

When Wu Zhong heard this, he glared at him and shouted: "Lao Tzu likes this mouthful, what's wrong?" ”

"Ah, no, no!" When the two Tartars heard this, they hurriedly nodded and smiled, "Lord Zongqi has taste, his subordinates admire him, his subordinates admire him!" ”

So, Wu Zhong didn't ink, and stepped forward directly, carrying this woman and leaving.

Suddenly, the house was lively, and the remaining women cried "big sister" one after another.

And this eldest sister struggled hard, trying to break free from Wu Zhong.

With a "snap" sound, Wu Zhong slapped her ass and shouted: "If you are not obedient, Lao Tzu will play with your sisters!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the woman he was carrying suddenly stiffened, and then he no longer struggled.

When Wu Zhong saw it, he laughed, completely demonic. Without dragging mud and water, he carried the woman to a small room next door. Judging by the setting, it was clear that something similar to him was going to happen here.

Naturally, the other two Tartars would not come over to watch, they were having fun themselves.

Wu Zhong closed the door, looked at the woman in front of him again, estimated it in his heart for a while, and felt that it would not be wrong, so he spoke loudly, drinking to make this woman obedient and obedient, and serving him well, while suddenly lowering his voice and saying to this woman: "Do you want to protect your family?" At least I have the ability to help your family more! ”