"Door master, there are some problems with our business in Jiangnan!"

Dong Haoran, the chief shopkeeper of Qixintang, appeared in front of Li Tianyang again and complained to him.

"What's wrong again?"

"The 'Youjian' inns in various places have been made difficult by the government, saying that they are mixed and need to be visited by officials every day."

Dong Haoran had a bitter face, these days, his mood has not been better, and every day there is messy news coming to his face, which makes him annoyed.

The trade of the Ming Dynasty under Qixintang will be difficult, Li Tianyang had already greeted Dong Haoran earlier, Dong Haoran was full of promises on the surface, saying that he had already had a countermeasure, but when this Ming Court came to the door, he used one by one or the reasons that he didn't care about before, or simply a spurious reason, to check the Qixintang up and down, which brought great trouble to their business.

used to have good relationships in various places, but now they no longer bother with Qixintang's request for help, and all kinds of reasons are thrown out to tell Qixintang that they want to draw a line with Qixintang.

"Check it out, remember that the deposit of silver in each store is deposited and deposited in the night of the same day, and it is not allowed to put more money in the store except for the change of the second day."

Li Tianyang is also helpless, in fact, the investigation on the face of Qixintang is still a bit ruled, at least the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty is not ready to tear his face with Hongmen, although it is difficult for himself, but he is also measured.

And the competition between the outer guards in the secret and the Daming Jinyi Guards and the East and West Factories is the real cruel battlefield without gunpowder.

As the dynasty that attaches the most importance to espionage organizations in all dynasties, several spy organizations under the command of the Ming Dynasty have slowly reduced their power after being controlled by the government in these years, so that they have lost the momentum and status of their peak, but their terrifying reconnaissance and infiltration ability still made the Hongmen guards lose many peripheral members.

Even many core elements who do not have a good sense of self-protection have slipped through the net, giving a blow to the Foreign Security Bureau, which has been almost smooth sailing since its establishment.

This is still in the case of the Foreign Security Bureau issuing an incubation order in advance, and three or four percent of the hidden personnel were still found by the fans of Jinyi Wei and the East and West Factory, although most of the Foreign Security Bureau is still there, and those important chess pieces in the high-level of the Ming Court government have hardly been discovered, but for Hongmen, its losses are still a bit heavy.

The selection and training of spy members is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, and the cost is much greater, and it requires a lot of energy and investment from Hongmen in arranging identities. The loss of every excellent latent member may not have much impact on the profound Ming Dynasty, but for Hongmen, who has only risen for thirty years, it is a painful thing.

"This has been ordered, we have hidden vaults everywhere, and the money and supplies we earn will be quietly sent to these places for placement."

Dong Haoran thought so deeply and said his arrangement.

"Recently, we still try to do as little business as possible with the Ming Dynasty, and before the Ming Dynasty court does not show their attitude towards us, it is better for us to be cautious."

Li Tianyang rubbed the temples on both sides of his head and said refreshmently.

"Understood."

Dong Haoran nodded in response.

These days, the Ming court is not without action, just sent to Li Tianyang all kinds of documents there are more than a dozen, even the former household secretary who has returned to his hometown and returned to the mountains and forests, and Nan Juyi, Hongmen's ally in the Ming court, have written several letters to Li Tianyang.

The content of these letters is roughly the same, and they are all painstakingly persuaded Li Tianyang to serve the imperial court and go to the capital to report on his work.

This time, the center of the Ming Court was extremely generous, and he promised Li Tianyang the position of a secretary of the military department and the position of a prince of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen, who left Li Tianyang aside and turned a blind eye, also wrote a secret letter to Li Tianyang, on the surface full of satisfaction to the Dongjiang Town soldiers sent by Li Tianyang, but in fact he was doing an act of wooing.

When the Hongtang army was on the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the news of the defeat of the Qing Dynasty army that the Ming Dynasty regarded as a tiger was conveyed to the ears of the princes and important ministers of the Ming Dynasty's Yingtianfu Accompanying Capital, from the disbelief at the beginning, to the shock later, and finally to the jealousy, the central cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, including Emperor Chongzhen, took a long road in their hearts.

Because of the strength of Hongtang's army, the pretentious Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to coerce Li Tianyang, a shark lurking in the Ming Dynasty, even if Emperor Chongzhen had boundless anger in his heart at this time.

Several ministers of the central cabinet of the Ming Dynasty have different opinions, but on the whole, they are still inclined to win over Hongmen, if they can make Li Tianyang return to the Ming Dynasty, then they will not only recover the royal capital Jingshi, but even the biggest enemy of the Qing Dynasty is not impossible.

Therefore, after many discussions, Chongzhen and the cabinet ministers agreed to let Li Tianyang enter Beijing, even if the high-ranking official Houlu raised Li Tianyang, a prince with heavy troops, he could no longer let him stay in the people.

However, Li Tianyang has always used illness as an excuse, although he has a good reply to the letters of Chongzhen and other ministers, but he has no intention of leaving for Yingtianfu Nanjing.

Li Tianyang also knew very well in his heart that it seemed that the imperial court was reusing him, but in fact he wanted to trick him into the royal capital, raise him in captivity, and then slowly devour the Hongmen foundation he had established.

However, Li Tianyang's reply was also tactful, after all, although he exposed his Hongmen's strength at this time, so that the Ming Dynasty court had more understanding of him, but in the battle in the Qing Dynasty, Hongmen also suffered heavy losses, if they want to recover their strength as soon as possible, then even if they Hongmen want to continue to collude with the Ming Dynasty in a low voice, it is worth it.

Not to mention anything else, the nearly 80,000 soldiers lost by the Hongtang military headquarters alone are a great problem for Hongmen, whose population is less than 3 million under his command, if he wants to regain his strength.

It is impossible to transfer all the middle-aged people on Dayuan Island and Luzon Island, because that would not only invisibly not help the development of Hongmen, but also short-sightedly destroy the future development of Hongmen.

On the other hand, Hongmen's biggest opponent now, the Qing people, although they also suffered heavy losses, but don't forget that they occupy the vast land north of the Yellow River in Guannei, if they are ruthless and directly coerce the Han people who are married in these lands back to Guanwai, then the speed at which they recover their strength will be far faster than that of Hongmen.

At that time, Hongmen's goal of weakening the strength of the Qing Dynasty and devouring the territory of the Qing Dynasty will also be in vain.

(End of chapter)