"I know that." Tao Min continued, "I want to set aside a year to assist Huang Taiji in carrying out land reform, and at the same time increase the conscription of North Korea, and strive to expand the new Korean army to 15 to 200,000." Don't forget, although Li Zicheng has evacuated Xi'an, the main force is still there. Chongzhen's goal next year will definitely be to exterminate Li Zicheng. By the end of next year, if Li Zicheng is destroyed and Yulin Bay successfully takes Vietnam, then in Chongzhen's heart, who will be his number one enemy. ”

Tao Gong understood a little: "Brother, this is the reason you just said that you want to unify Vietnam in Yulin Bay?" ”

"Yes." Tao Min nodded with satisfaction with his younger brother, "By the end of next year, I will find a way to let Huang Taiji negotiate with Chongzhen again, or simply negotiate with Chongzhen ourselves." Let Chongzhen know that Yulin Bay has plans to stand on its own and rebel, and we can help Chongzhen exterminate Yulin Bay. If we can unite with the Ming Dynasty, then Yulin Bay should be finished soon. As long as Yulin Bay is finished, the world will be our Manchus again. ”

"Brother, this plan is very good, but I think it's difficult."

"Of course it won't be easy." Tao Min touched his brother's head, "This is just the general direction, how to do it depends on the development of the situation, you just have a good idea." ”

"I see, brother." Tao Gong asked again, "That He Tong has been detained now, and he hasn't explained anything so far, you see how to deal with it next." ”

"He probably won't explain anything." Tao Min said coldly, "No matter who he is, he can't keep it anymore, he knows too many things." Let's wait for the end of the year, let him have another year. ”

Tao Gong felt that the execution of He Tong was still a little inappropriate, and just as he was about to say something, a report sounded outside the door.

"Come in." An officer of the North Korean New Army walked in, "Lord Wang, Lord Belle, there is a warship on the sea, under the banner of Daming, and they have sent a letter. ”

"Daming's warship, what letter will they send." Tao Min took the letter and opened it and looked at it carefully.

Tao Min's face became more and more ugly, and his brows slowly locked. Tao Gong didn't know what was written on the letter, which could make his brother's expression, so he couldn't help but stick his head over and ask, "Brother, whose letter, what's wrong." ”

"You go outside and wait first." Tao Min motioned for the North Korean officer to go out and handed the letter to Tao Gong, "It was written by Wang Hua, and he came to us." ”

Tao Gong was shocked after reading the letter, Wang Hua wrote very clearly in the letter that he had arrested Xie Tian in Fushan, and Xie Tian was a double agent between Huang Taiji and Tao Min. Ho Tong, who is being held in Busan, is an agent of the Yulin Bay Security Department, whose real name is Ji Tonghai. Wang Hua hoped to exchange Xie Tian for Ji Tonghai, and Wang Hua clearly informed in the letter that Xie Tian was on the ship, and he was likely to have important information about Huang Taiji.

"Brother, do you think what Wang Hua said is true, will he be lying to us?"

"Whether it's true or not, since he's here, let's go meet him." Tao Min shouted outside the house, "Someone." ”

The North Korean officer just now walked in again, and Tao Min ordered: "Go and tell the people of the Ming Dynasty that it is still the old rule." They are not allowed to carry weapons, and we are not allowed to carry weapons, see you on the sea. ”

The setting sun sprinkled golden light on the sea, and Busan, which was still relatively warm compared to the entire Korean Peninsula, was wrapped in a thick leather robe and finally saw Wang Hua on the sea.

This is the first time the two have met since Tao Min's defection, and they both unconsciously look at each other. Tao Min was finally the first to speak: "Principal Wang came thousands of miles to see me, it's really hard. ”

Wang Hua sneered: "Tao Min, get straight to the point, I didn't know each other with you before, and now I don't have any friendship at all." I must have read the letter I gave you, I came this time for one purpose, to exchange Xie Tian for Ji Tonghai. ”

"I have read your letter, and I believe what you say." Tao Min said unhurriedly, "But since Xie Tian has also taken refuge in Huang Taiji, it is of no use to me to exchange him for him." But Ji Tonghai is different, whether it is for you or me, it is of great value, and it seems that I have suffered a lot in this exchange. ”

"Tao Min, don't be hard-mouthed." Wang Hua said with a smile, "How many people are still in Xie Tian's intelligence system who are Huang Taiji, and who are Huang Taiji's people around you now, don't you want to know any of these?" Don't you want to know what Huang Taiji plans to do to you next, you are tired enough to be a minion. I won't hide it from you, according to the rules of our Ministry of Security, Xie Tian's fate is only death, and we don't need to get anything from him. He is now on the Fuzhou in the back, as long as you say you don't want to exchange, I will leave immediately. There is no need to bother, just throw Xie Tian into the sea, and avoid the trouble of going back to the military court. ”

Tao Min's face changed, Wang Hua accurately grasped his shortcomings, Tao Min was really eager to know Huang Taiji's plan from Xie Tian's mouth now: "Principal Wang, I think I am not as smart as you, how do you want to exchange?" ”

"Tomorrow morning, it's still this place, you bring Ji Tonghai, and we will exchange at sea." After Wang Hua finished speaking, he said, "But I have one more condition. I promised Xie Tian to bring his family back to Yulin Bay. It's not a disaster for your wife and children, I don't think you won't accept this rule. I'll send someone to pick people up in the northeast, and you can't stop them in any way. ”

"Principal Wang, I also have one condition." Tao Min didn't say yes or no, "You tricked me about returning the prisoners of war last time, so you have to make some compensation to me." ”

"What compensation do you want?" Wang Hua asked, "Let me make it clear first, there is absolutely no silver, and we don't have enough to spend now." ”

"I don't want money, and I know you can't get any money." Tao Min stretched out a finger, "I want time, one year as a limit, and there will be no more hostility and aggression between us within a year." I know I can't destroy you now, but you can't destroy me either. It's been tiring all these years, and I just want to rest, and let's not go to war again for a year. In addition, I hope that you can discuss with Zheng Zhilong that the Japanese market can be opened to Korea, and war will be war, and business will be business. ”

Wang Hua couldn't understand what Tao Min's true purpose was, so he had to say: "I can bring your suggestion back, but now I can't agree to you right away, and you know the reason." ”

"That's fine." Tao Min interrupted Wang Hua without waiting for him to finish, "You can just take it back." Tomorrow morning, we'll see you there. ”

The exchange of Xie Tian and Ji Tonghai went very smoothly, and Wang Hua did not make any stop after Ji Tonghai ship, and immediately ordered the Fuzhou to return to Dengzhou, and at the same time arranged for the military doctor to bring Ji Tonghai to heal his wounds. and told Ji Tonghai that the Ministry of Security had not forgotten him, and that he would talk about anything until he returned to Yulin Bay to recover from his injuries.

Tao Min took Xie Tian back to Busan and detained him first, and he still had to learn a lot of things from Xie Tian, so he couldn't kill him yet.

"Tao Gong, start interrogating Xie Tian immediately, and be sure to clean up what he knows. But I must let him live first, and then I will see Huang Taiji after the Spring Festival. ”

The Spring Festival of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen has arrived, and the travelers from all over the country have basically returned to Yulin Bay, only Wang Hua is still staying in Dengzhou and waiting for news from Liang Er.

Xu Lang took Li Wenqing to Vietnam, although Cheng Yiyi was very unhappy, but there was no way, so he could only spend the Spring Festival at home alone with Zhao Zhiruo.

There are only three or four days left before the Spring Festival, and all departments and schools in Yulin Bay are basically on holiday. Xu Lang's family didn't prepare anything for the New Year, Cheng Yiyi was a little anxious, and took Zhao Zhiruo, Siqin, and a few maids to the commercial area together, wanting to buy all the things for the New Year.

The business district is full of people and noisy, and most of them are rushing to buy New Year's goods that are still lacking at home for the New Year.

Coupled with Qingwen Musk Moon, the six women walked for most of the day and ordered a large number of supplies. Si Qin couldn't walk a little anymore and said: "Sister Yiyi, let's buy about the same, we will have to move it home in a while, if there are too many things, we won't be able to take them." ”

"Now you can't take it." Cheng Yiyi said with a smile, "Let's go shopping again, try to buy it all at once today, and let's hire a carriage to pull it back later, we don't have to take it ourselves." ”

"It's easy to hire a carriage." Si Qin suddenly wasn't tired anymore, "Sister Yiyi, we all listen to you, let's go shopping again." ”

The six people walked forward for a while, and Zhao Zhiruo suddenly pointed to a bunch of people in front of him and asked, "You see, it seems that there is a newly opened shop in front, why are so many people gathered, and I don't know what it is selling." ”

"Let's take a look." The four little maids threw down hand in hand, and Cheng Yiyi and Zhao Zhiruo ran over quickly.

Cheng Yiyi and Zhao Zhiruo had no choice but to follow them over, but the crowd at the door kept pointing and pointing in front of the store, but no one entered.

"What is this selling, why doesn't anyone come in." Cheng Yiyi and Zhao Zhiruo, who came over, were a little strange.

"Sister Yiyi, what do you see written on it?" The ink painting pointed to the door and read, "Perfume Hall." ”

Qingwen didn't understand what these three words meant: "Sister Yiyi, Sister Zhiruo, what does Perfume Hall do." ”

Cheng Yiyi understood, this is the first public bath in Yulin Bay.

Later generations generally believed that it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty that public baths began to become real public baths. In other words, since the Northern Song Dynasty, it has become a custom for ordinary people to soak in the bathhouse in winter. In the Song Dynasty, the number of public baths in Jingshi Bianliang (now Kaifeng) was the largest, and it was called a bathhouse.

By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the architectural design of the bathroom and the way the pool water was heated were unique. Ming Langying's "Seven Revision Manuscripts • Righteousness and Reason" "Mixed Hall" article said: "Mixed Hall, there are all over the world, and Hangzhou is the most inferior." The book specifically mentions the Suzhou bathroom at that time: "The big stone is the pool, the dome is made of bricks, and then it is a giant cauldron, so that the pool is passed, and the reel leads to the wall and is stored, and one person is dedicated to planning, and the pool water swallows each other, and then it becomes a boiling soup, which is called 'mixed hall', and the door of the list is called 'perfume'." ”

Cheng Yiyi became interested, stepped forward and asked, "When did you open this and who is the boss?" ”

The waiter who greeted the guests at the door recognized Cheng Yiyi: "President Cheng, we just opened yesterday." Our boss's surname is Li, and he is from Guangzhou. ”

Cheng Yiyi pointed to the crowd of onlookers and asked, "Why don't they go in, it's almost the New Year, how comfortable is it to take a bath." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." A businessman walked out of it and clasped his fists at Cheng Yiyi, "This lady, the villain's mixed hall has just opened, maybe the people here don't know much about it, and there is not a single person who comes to take a bath." ”

The waiter hurriedly introduced: "The shopkeeper, this is President Cheng of Yulin Bay Bank. ”

"It turned out to be President Cheng, a villain." Boss Li gave another salute.

"Boss Li doesn't have to be polite." Cheng Yiyi returned the salute, "Do you have a women's hall?" ”

"This is not yet, and no one is coming to the men's hall now, let alone the women's hall."

"What, isn't there anyone in there now?"

"Nope." Boss Li had a sad face, "Since the opening yesterday, there has not been a single guest." ”

"Then don't accept male guests today, and change it to a women's hall today."

Cheng Yiyi's words shocked Boss Li a little dumbfounded: "President Cheng, change to a women's hall?" Is this, this, this appropriate? ”

"What's wrong with that." Cheng Yiyi took out a piece of silver and said with a smile, "Don't you earn any silver?" ”

"But." Boss Li stared at the silver in Cheng Yiyi's hand and hesitated.

"No, but." Cheng Yiyi stuffed the silver into Boss Li's hand, "You listen to me right, I guarantee that you will have a full number of customers today." ”

Cheng Yiyi didn't care about Boss Li after speaking, raised her legs and entered the mixed hall, greeting as she walked: "Zhiruo, Siqin, let's take a look first." ”

In the center of the bathroom was a large pool made of stone bars, one side of the pool was walled with bricks, and outside the wall was a stove, but there was no life. On the other side of the pool, there is a row of cupboards for guests to put their clothes and hats, and the floor is also paved with stone.

Cheng Yiyi stretched out her hand to test the temperature of the water, and turned back to Boss Li who came with her and instructed: "Let the stove be born, the water is not hot." ”

Boss Li grabbed the silver and asked, "But President Cheng, the villain is here to make a fire, and the people who add water are all men, this, it's inconvenient." ”

"Of course it's inconvenient." Cheng Yiyi smiled, "You just let people make the stove, all the men go out, and we will do the rest by ourselves." ”

Cheng Yiyi didn't care about Boss Li anymore after speaking, and said to Si Qin and the others: "You go separately, go and call Sun Jiayi, Bihe, and Ziyun over, and then go and tell Director Tan of the Women's Federation and Director Li of the Customs to let them all come here to take a bath for the New Year." ”

"Sister Yiyi, we know." A few maids were also interested in this bathroom, and went out with a promise.

Cheng Yiyi asked Boss Li again: "Boss Li, how do you charge here, how much silver do you want for a person." ”

Boss Li reacted, and hurriedly took the silver that Cheng Yiyi had just stuffed into him: "President Cheng wants to come to take a bath, and the villain doesn't dare to accept the silver." ”

"Don't, how can Boss Li open the door to do business without charging money." Cheng Yiyi vaguely knew that now in the mainland, a person taking a bath is twenty or thirty copper coins, and the silver he just gave out was one or two silver dollars, "Boss Li, no matter how many people come today, it's just one or two pieces of silver, does Boss Li think it's appropriate?" ”

"Suitable, suitable." Boss Li saw that Cheng Yiyi was really going to take a bath here, so he didn't shirk anymore, regardless of whether he was a man or a woman, it would be a fool not to earn money.

Zhao Zhiruo tugged on Cheng Yiyi's clothes: "Sister Yiyi, are we all taking a bath here, and they will wash with Director Tan?" ”

"It's all women, so what's the fear." Cheng Yiyi patted the big pool of stones, "Zhiruo, we have been bathing in that big wooden barrel at home for so many years, we can't squat, we can't stand straight, how can we be comfortable here." You don't have to worry about it, you'll know the benefits of taking a bath here in a while. ”

The stove was lit, the water in the pool slowly heated up, and Boss Li said, "President Cheng, the villain's cheap inner is also here." You see we're all out, do you want her to serve you in the bath? ”

"Then you don't have to." Cheng Yiyi replied, "But you let her stay at the door and don't let a man in." ”