Chapter Forty-Six: Ma Zheng and Discord

The Privy Council is not far from the Royal Palace, just a wall.

Yuan Shizhong got the edict to come over, and it still needs a little time. By the time Yuan Shizhong came over, Zhang Xuan had already read all the notes on the number of horses, the shortage of horses, the difficulty in replenishment, and other issues reported by the Privy Council.

I saw that on the table, there were layers of these documents, as well as Wu Meicun's records about Ma Zheng in the Ming Dynasty that Wu Meicun found from other places.

However, Zhang Xuan had to admit one thing, that is, these things were not helpful to Zhang Xuan. The reason is very simple, the horse politics of the Ming Dynasty were all in the north, and there were few horse breeders in the south. Now I don't look at the system, just look at the land under Zhang Xuan's command, and there are few empty lands that can raise horses.

"If you want to solve this problem, I'm afraid it's still on Wu Sangui." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

"Your Majesty." Yuan Shizhong's voice interrupted Zhang Xuan's thoughts.

Zhang Xuan said: "Big brother, you are here, Wu Sangui sent someone to Chóng Qìng, I want the Privy Council to send someone to talk to him?" ”

Yuan Shizhong said: "What does Your Majesty mean, you want to pull Wu Sangui over?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Xuan said: "Wu Sangui is a family slave surnamed San, he dares to come over, I still can't believe him." The thing he talked about was the horse. ”

Yuan Shizhong heard the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, and said: "But buy a horse from Sichuan? ”

To the west of Sichuan is Tibet, which is capable of raising horses. This is the closest horse breeding ground that Zhang Xuan can get into.

Yuan Shizhong also knew the importance of horses, and if there were not enough cavalry, the Northern Expedition would be difficult. However, he still had some doubts in his heart and said, "Will Wu Sangui sell horses?" It's not the same as salt. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "There is no difference, but fifty steps and a hundred steps." Since he was the first year of junior high school, he wanted to be fifteen. But I'm afraid the lion will open his mouth. ”

Zhang Xuan still has some thoughts about Wu Sangui, but he just wants to do it in Sichuan.

"Financially?" Yuan Shizhong said with some hesitation.

"Give." Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "All the projects in Ouchi have stopped, and I can probably save tens of thousands of taels, you make up in the Privy Council, and I will find a way to get a sum of money from the salt merchant to fill the lion's mouth in the west, I want to see if he can survive to death." ”

The money that should be saved must be saved, and the money that should not be saved must not be saved.

Moreover, although the number of the Great Xia cavalry is small, there is a group of experienced cavalry officers, as long as the horses are replenished in time, the combat effectiveness of the Great Xia cavalry can still be retained, but after a long time, when this group of people are all raised, it is extremely difficult to rebuild the cavalry.

Therefore, this one thing must be fast, not slow.

Moreover, Zhang Xuan may not simply want horses, he knows very well that the Ming and Qing dynasties are different, and what worked in the Ming Dynasty may not be possible in the Qing Dynasty

It works, Wu Sangui has such a mind, is it really a blind and deaf fool in Beijing?

Although the water is clear, there are no fish, but if the water is too muddy, what is the use of Beijing asking Wu Sangui in Sichuan?

This is also a method of discord, the only problem is that it costs too much money, three melons and two dates, Wu Sangui may not be the reason, only a generous amount of money and gold and silver can be used to sway Wu Sangui's eyes.

"The right is just placed in Wu Sangui's place." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

Yuan Shizhong may have understood Zhang Xuan's thoughts, or maybe he didn't, he put this matter in his heart on the implementation level, and said: "Your Majesty is going to let Hu Tang do this thing?" ”

"Nope." Zhang Xuan said: "I am going to send someone to Sichuan to take a look at Wu Sangui's military strength. By the way, let's talk about this one. ”

Zhang Xuan never forgot his plan to fly with two wings, Sichuan was a key link, the relationship between Wu Sangui and the Qing court was one of the links, and finding out Wu Sangui's details in Sichuan was also one of the links.

Zhang Xuan didn't do it, just do it. As soon as you do it, you must get results.

Yuan Shizhong said: "Then who does Your Majesty like?" ”

Zhang Xuan didn't say it directly, but said: "This person must be a veteran, familiar with the battle formation, and can clearly see the reality of Wu Sangui's department." ”

Zhang Xuan didn't have a candidate for a while.

Eyesight is a thing that must be experienced talents, and most of the experienced generals are in important positions, so you can't let a heavy general pass.

Isn't that the same as a match?

And the generals that Zhang Xuan is not familiar with, even if he has such eyesight, Zhang Xuan does not believe it, and the reason is very simple.

Eyesight is a thing that is difficult to quantify. Zhang Xuan can only trust this person in order to trust his eyesight.

For a while, I really couldn't find such a person.

Yuan Shizhong listened, his heart moved, and said: "Your Majesty, isn't General Yang Shenzu just right?" ”

When Zhang Xuan heard this, his heart lit up and said, "How did I forget Brother Yang." ”

Speaking of which, Yang Shenzu is also ill-fated.

He was originally a general under Luo Rucai, on a par with his brother Yang Chengzu. But because Luo Rucai reused his brother, he was suppressed in Luzhou.

And in the final battle of the Anqing War, Yang Shenzu withdrew to Luzhou, and seriously speaking, the Battle of Luzhou was a defeat.

Zhang Xuan certainly remembered the old relationship and wanted to promote Yang Shenzu. But you can't mess around.

After all, Zhang Xuan is in power, and the most important thing is not personal feelings, but the fairness of the law. Even if Zhang Xuan wanted to promote him, he could only arrange more opportunities for him to make meritorious contributions, instead of being forcibly promoted.

Therefore, Yang Shenzu's status is much lower than that of other generals.

Now that I think about it, it's a good opportunity.

Zhang Xuan can trust Yang Shenzu's eyesight. Zhang Xuan and Yang

Rope Ancestor has been fighting side by side for many years, and he still has confidence in Yang Rope Ancestor's ability.

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "It's him." ”

Under Zhang Xuan's supervision, the negotiations between the two sides in Chóng Qìng went very smoothly. But it's all in the salt.

Liu Xuan had already been instructed by Wu Sangui before he first came, so seeing that the price was not much different, he naturally had to agree.

As soon as the two sides discussed, a steady stream of Sichuan salt flowed down the Yangtze River to the east and entered the land of the two lakes.

The price of salt in the two lakes suddenly dropped a lot.

However, it didn't drop much. Because on the Yangtze River, the two Huai salts smuggled by the Xia army sailors from the north bank were greatly confiscated, but more than a dozen ships were confiscated.

The channel for the two Huai salt to enter the south of the Yangtze River was suddenly cut off.

To a certain extent, Zhang Xuan just exchanged Sichuan salt for Huai salt, and the monthly outflow of silver money did not decrease much.

But to whom not to give. But there is a big problem.

Just, speaking of horses. Liu Xuanchu did not agree. After all, he was not authorized to do this.

So Yang Shenzu rushed to Chóng Qìng and conveyed that he wanted to go to Chengdu to talk to Wu Sangui.

Liu Xuanchu didn't dare to agree without permission. I can only say that I will go back to Wu Sangui.

Chengdu Shu Palace.

Wu Sangui told Fang Guangchen about this matter. Fang Guangchen said: "Emperor Xia's drunkard does not mean to drink. ”

"Ma also wants to talk, but I'm afraid the original intention is to separate the court and the prince."

Fang Guangchen wanted to say that the prince must not be fooled, but recalling the previous things, his tone changed slightly, and said: "Where to go, please think about it." ”

Fang Guangchen had little loyalty to the Qing court. But before he and Wu Sangui, they could be said to be friends and friends.

But time has changed, but there is no going back to the past. Fang Guangchen felt more and more, the more unpredictable Wu Sangui's mind became.

Fang Guangchen also became cautious in his words and deeds. A lot of psychological words have to be hidden in the heart.

Wu Sangui got up and paced in the palace, above the empty palace, only the floor of the palace was light. The reflection showed Wu Sangui's low and changing face.

Suddenly, Wu Sangui's footsteps stopped abruptly and said, "Just let him come, I want to see what tricks Zhang Xuan plays." ”

Fang Guangchen said: "The imperial court? ”

Wu Sangui sneered and said, "What can the imperial court do with me?" ”

Fang Guangchen didn't think so in his heart. He saw that Wu Sangui was not a person who had achieved great things, and he had no fixed opinion in his heart. Seeing that the Qing court was weak now, he had other thoughts in his heart, but let him go straight to Zhang Xuan anyway, Wu Sangui didn't dare. If he went north to counterattack the Qing court, he would definitely not make a decision.

This kind of procrastination and continuous style can achieve great things. It's just that Fang Guangchen has already gotten on Wu Sangui's boat and can't get off.