You must know that although Ye Xun has been pulling the banner of tiger skin, after all, he has not been officially appointed by the imperial court, and he cannot justifiably ask for military salaries, so if Ye Xun wants to vigorously develop his military strength, money and food are obstacles that cannot be avoided.

Under normal circumstances, if someone takes the initiative to donate money and food, he will definitely welcome it with both hands and don't mind giving him any honorary title, but if this person has ulterior motives, then it is another matter.

For example, this Wang Dengku, others don't know, as a traverser, Wang Dengku, one of the eight emperors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Wang Da traitor, how could Ye Xun not know?

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the policy of treating ethnic minorities in the border areas has always been to divide, suppress, and blockade, and not to give foreign races any respite.

With the decline of the dynasty, the generals at all levels of the border guards have begun to disobey this national policy, but it has to be said that this national policy has indeed had a great impact on the development of the Mongols, Jurchens and other ethnic groups.

The natural conditions in the north are harsh, if all the generals in the border pass of the Ming Dynasty can abide by the imperial court decrees, and the necessities of life such as food, ironware, and salt are in short supply for the Jurchen tribes, the Jurchen is just a strong ant after all, and it will not be able to shake the big tree of the Ming Dynasty at all.

The generals are afraid of the law of the country, although they also smuggle, but after all, they are all petty fights, but those profiteers do not have so many scruples, for their own selfishness, what national interests, what national righteousness, they can not care at all.

It can be said that if it weren't for the continuous supply of profiteers such as Wang Dengku, the Jurchen clan would not have developed so fast at all.

Ye Xun, as a traverser, of course knows the harm, and he hasn't freed his hands yet, as long as he has a foothold in Liaodong, the first thing to clean up is these profiteers.

It's just that Ye Xun never expected that Wang Dengku would take the initiative to find him, saying that he would exchange money and food for official positions, and fool the ghost? This guy must have been sent by Nurhachi.

Ye Xun didn't say this to Han Ping, but just asked him to tell Wang Dengku and let Wang Dengku stay first, and he would meet him when he had time.

After sending Han Ping away, Ye Xun did not immediately go back to the back house, but sat on a chair and was stunned.

As an ambitious traverser, Ye Xun's eyes will certainly not be limited to Liaodong, with his identity, he doesn't want to seek a dynasty to usurp the throne, but how can he be a powerful figure in the world!

Ye Xun knows very well that in this era, if you want to be a master, your strength comes first, and at the same time, you must have a pervasive intelligence network.

The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent and not slacking off in a hundred battles, although the ancients also attached importance to intelligence, it is obvious that what they have done is far from enough.

Wang Dengku's sudden visit can be said to be a wake-up call for Ye Xun and a great inspiration for Ye Xun.

Nurhachi can insert spies into the Ming Dynasty, so why can't he also insert a nail in the Jurchens?

"Liang Zhen!"

With Ye Xun's shout, Liang Zhen walked in quickly.

"Han Ping has a Shanxi guest surnamed Wang over there, you send someone to keep an eye on him, check what people are around him, and who they have contact with after entering the city, don't let Han Ping know"

After listening to Ye Xun's instructions, Liang Zhen said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, my subordinates will do it."

It was dark early in the north, and although Tieling was a military town, the Jurchen army had retreated, so a curfew was not imposed, and although there were occasional patrolling soldiers passing by on the streets, the people were not prohibited from passing.

As soon as the lights come on, some liquor shops and brothels and other places begin to come alive.

Han Ping is in a good mood today, one is that his department has finally received the attention of Ye Gonggong, as long as he makes some achievements, with his understanding of Ye Gonggong, he will definitely not treat him badly, and it is not impossible for the official to be promoted to a few levels.

In addition, as far as he knows, Wang Dengku is a very remarkable figure in Shanxi, although he has had a relationship before, but the two are obviously not at the same level, he can't get in touch if he wants to, he never thought that Wang Dengku would take the initiative to come to him this time, and he still asked him.

Jiupin is also an official!

Han Ping couldn't help but think that when he came out of Ye Xun's place, he was told by Wang Dengku's subordinates that Wang Yuanwai had already booked a banquet to entertain him, so he went home and changed his clothes and hurried over.

The conditions in the north are limited, and the better wine shops are not high-end to go there, so in order to show sincerity, Wang Dengku still booked the best wine shop in the city.

In the private room, Wang Dengku sat cross-legged on the kang, carefully calculating the possibility of success of this mission.

Wang Dengku is in his thirties, when he is in the prime of life, and the Wang family's business is indeed getting bigger and bigger after he takes over, but there is no end to desire.

In fact, the Wang family not only did the business of the Jurchens, but also had their business in Jiangnan, and through business, many Ming Dynasty generals fell to the Jurchens.

It is precisely for this reason that Wang Dengku took over this task very quickly, no one has a grudge against the silver, not to mention a eunuch who lacks parts on his body, Huang Taiji did not do it before, he can only say that his method is not right, if you want to know this person's preferences, you have to start with the people around this person.

In addition, Wang Dengku also has a task here, that is, to find out what Ye Xun used that day, so that tens of thousands of troops can be hit at the same time, it is definitely not a simple drug, and it is also a great achievement to be able to get the formula of this thing.

With Wang Dengku's energy, it was too easy to find someone to speak for him in Tieling, and Han Ping was the manager of the weapons workshop, so of course he became his first choice.

Han Ping hadn't arrived yet, Wang Dengku was pondering, the door curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged man about forty, slightly fat, with a mustache bent down and walked in.

"The owner, according to your orders, the villain has found out, on the day the army attacked the city, Li Ruzhen's house was ransacked by a group of mysterious people, and Li Ruzhen was inexplicably killed by the people after he came back, and the Li family can now be said to be completely ruined."

The middle-aged man's name is Hu Jiucheng, and he is Wang Dengku's most powerful subordinate, and he has been following him for more than ten years.

After listening to Hu Jiucheng's words, Wang Dengku said noncommittally: "Do you think this matter was done by that eunuch?" ”

"With the style of this little eunuch, there is a chance that he did it, but this matter needs evidence, otherwise I am afraid that the little eunuch will not bow his head"

has followed his master for many years, of course Hu Jiucheng knows his master's thoughts, and if he wants a person to completely obey his orders, of course he can't blindly buy it, he must also master some of the other party's handles.

Wang Dengku nodded and said, "Don't follow me these days, hurry up and check this matter, spend more silver taels, and start with the guards beside him."

"The villain understands, so let's do it"

After Hu Jiucheng agreed, he turned around and walked out, and it happened that Han Ping also arrived at this time.

Hu Jiucheng didn't meet Han Ping, he lowered his fur hat when he went out, and then walked out with his head down.

Just when Hu Jiucheng and Han Ping passed by, Han Ping was slightly stunned, and when he turned his head to look at Hu Jiucheng again, he saw that Hu Jiucheng had disappeared into the night.

"This person looks familiar!"

Han Ping couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression...