Ma Ruyun said that the 5,000 catties of tea were bought from the Japanese in Taizhou, which surprised Chen Di and others. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info you must know that trading with the Japanese is a great crime, and it is to destroy the nine clans.

Chen Di asked Ma Ruyun: "Boss Ma, buy tea with the widows?" What the hell is going on? ”

Ma Ruyun said: "Ha, Lord Chen, you don't know." Since the beginning of spring this year, Zhejiang businessmen have been doing business with the Japanese in Taizhou. The Japanese robbed the goods from all over the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, and they couldn't sell them back to his big country! For example, the tea leaves that were transported across the ocean to their country were already damp! How else to drink? There are also silk and porcelain, and the jingle of their country's poverty, there are only a few people who can afford these things of our Ming Dynasty. ”

Chen Di said: "Then the Japanese coquette thought of a way to rob our Daming goods and then resell them to the merchants of Daming?" ”

Ma Ruyun nodded: "That's right!" They sold the looted goods to us and exchanged them for silver, and then they used the silver to exchange firearms with the Westerners. With firearms, the Japanese can expand more troops, and with the army, they can grab more things in Daming. ”

Tang Shunzhi said angrily on the side: "Aren't you businessmen aiding the abuse? ”

Ma Ruyun took another sip of wine: "Ahem, what is helping to abuse?" Did you know that the goods sold by the Woko were sold at such a low price that you would dare to trade with them at the risk of killing your head? Besides, the guards of the Ming Dynasty can't withstand the Japanese invaders, so what are we businessmen really comparing with the Japanese invaders? I'm not afraid to tell you that there are not only merchants but also government people who do business with the Japanese Bandits. ”

Chen Di asked Ma Ruyun: "Did Zhejiang merchants trade with the Japanese in the past?" ”

Ma Ruyun shook his head: "Not really. At the beginning of spring this year, there was a person who came to Hangzhou, he was from our Ming Dynasty, but he claimed to be the envoy of the Japanese Invaders. He searched for all the big merchants in Hangzhou, and said that the Japanese had set Taizhou as a trading port and specialized in trading with the bosses in Taizhou. Moreover, they promised that they would never loot the goods they bought in Taizhou halfway. At first, only one or two daring bosses went to Taizhou. A few trips back and forth made a fortune. The big and small merchants in Hangzhou saw that this matter was profitable, so they went to Taizhou like a swarm. Taizhou is now about to become a commercial port! ”

Chen Di asked, "Did that envoy ever say his name?" ”

Ma Ruyun said: "It seems to be called Chen Koumu." ”

After Chen Di heard this, a layer of sweat appeared on his head, and his hands trembled. Chen Koumu... Chen Kezhen... There is a few differences between the two names, could it be that the envoy of the Japanese Kou is his "father" Chen Kezhen? Was it Chen Kezhen who came up with this method to dump the goods that robbed the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty after he took refuge in the Japanese Invaders?

If that's the case, you're in danger. 's father is a traitor, and once the East Window incident happens, he will not be able to escape his involvement.

sent Ma Ruyun away, Chen Di, Tang Shunzhi, Yu Dayou, and Qi Jiguang sat together and talked secretly.

Chen Di said to Tang Shunzhi: "If it is really as Ma Ruyun said, then the fact that there is no police in Taizhou from this year can be explained!" ”

Tang Shunzhi said: "The Japanese robbed the goods of the Ming Dynasty, and then sold them to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for silver, bought more firearms, recruited more people, and grabbed more goods." If the cycle continues, sooner or later, one day the Japanese will shake the national capital of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Yu Dayou said: "Lord Tang doesn't know, in fact, when I was in Fujian, I also heard that there were merchants who traded privately with the Japanese Kou. But that's all petty fighting. As Ma Ruyun said, the big businessmen and even the people in the government in Zhejiang are doing business with the Japanese Kou, which is appalling! If you want to trade so many goods in Taizhou, the local government and the guard army in Taizhou must also be involved. I'm sure that the people of Taizhou Wei and the Japanese are definitely not clear! ”

Chen Di said: "Let's not talk about whether the Taizhou Weisuo Army is in collusion with the Japanese Invaders, just say that they are fighting with the Japanese Invaders, do the three of you say that the Weisuo Army can beat the Japanese Invaders?" ”

Tang Shunzhi said: "Our Ming Dynasty has been a military household system since the founding of Hong Wuye. Originally, the military household system was to reduce the burden of raising soldiers on the common people, and the military household was a farmer in peacetime and a military in wartime. In the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the military household system has changed. How many military households are busy with business, farming, and abandoning martial arts, and military attachés at all levels use empty salaries as a way to make money, and it is common for each guard to have a shortage of more than half of the quota。。。。。 If there is really a war, the garrison army will not be reliable. Only a new army can be formed. ”

Tang Shunzhi's views coincide with Chen Di.

Qi Jiguang said: "What Chief Tang said is reasonable, just say that the Dengzhou Guard, where I am located, has 35,000 people on the roster of the military department, but in fact there are less than 10,000 people!" ”

Yu Dayou also interjected: "What Chief Tang said is extremely true, how easy is it to organize and train a new army? First of all, the military department nods and gives you the right to build a new army. Secondly, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, and if there is no money, the troops will not be gathered, and there must be military salaries! Again, I have to ask the military department for ordnance. ”

Chen Di said: "Don't hide it from my two brothers and Teacher Tang, I have long had the intention of organizing and training a new army. The military department will nod its head, so you don't have to worry about that. Military salary, to tell the truth, I asked Ma Ruyun to give me the goods on credit this time, and then let the Cao Gang bring them into Beijing to raise military salaries. There are also ordnance, the batch of firearms we asked for at the Ministry of War last time has already been shipped, and it will arrive in Zhejiang in a few days. ”

Tang Shunzhi nodded and said, "Then the next thing is the issue of soldiers." ”

Chen Di said: "I don't count recruiting troops in Taizhou. ”

Tang Shunzhi asked, "Why is this?" ”

Chen Di said: "I heard that the miners of Yiwu are brave and aggressive. I plan to recruit Yiwu miners to form a new army. ”

Later history books say that the Qi family army was established by the miners recruited by Qi Jiguang in Yiwu. Chen Di is naturally familiar with this period of history.

Chen Di said again: "As for the specific number of people to recruit, it depends on how much profit that batch of tea can get after it is sold in the capital." ”

Tang Shunzhi: "As the saying goes, the name is not right, and the word is not good." I, General Yu, and General Qi are now the heads of the military department, and the Datong Wei is in command of the affairs, and the Dengzhou Wei is in charge of the affairs. When you go to Taizhou to help you fight against the Japanese, you must always have a name. ”

Chen Di said: "You don't have to worry about this teacher, I have my own plans." Now that I have hung a sign in the Yamen of the political envoy, let's leave immediately tomorrow and go to Taizhou! ”

The four of them went back to their rooms. Chen Di lay in bed but couldn't sleep at night. The boss of Ma Ruyun Ma just now said that the person who threaded the needle between the Japanese and Zhejiang businessmen was a person named Chen Koumu, and if this Chen Koumu was really his "father" Chen Kezhen, it would be a big mistake.

Chen Kezhen is a member of the strict party. When Zhai Luan and his party impeached Chen Kezhen for defecting to the enemy, it was the Yan Party who overturned the case for Chen Kezhen, saying that Chen Kezhen sacrificed his life for the country. If Chen Kezhen suddenly appeared and was known by Zhai Luan's party, it would be a trivial matter to go up to Yan Song and down to throw his black gauze hat, and I am afraid that his life would be at risk.

And Taizhou has now become a trading place between Zhejiang merchants and Japanese invaders, which must involve the interests of all parties. This trip to Taizhou, the future is uncertain!