Early the next morning, Yang Haoran sent someone to the post. The governor Yamen immediately replied, saying that he invited several generals to come over to the palace, and sent Ma Ang to greet him.

Although Han Fu said that he wanted to get drunk and rest, he had something in his heart, and he was also apprehensive about today's meeting, how could he dare to be greedy? After getting the news, he and the two generals also dressed up early, exchanged a few words with Ma Ang, and went to the governor's yamen together.

In order to show sincerity, several generals wore official uniforms, Han Fu was a lion on his chest, and Mao and Yang were tigers. It's good that Mao Lun was born elegantly, if he didn't look at Pu Zi, eighty percent would be regarded as a civil official, but Han and Yang were both full of beard and looked very nondescript.

"Brother Ma, tell me what kind of medicine is sold in the governor's gourd today?" But Yang Haoran himself didn't have any awareness, he and Ma Ang got along very well, and he didn't shy away from it, so he leaned over to the other party and asked in a low voice.

His low voice was only relative to his usual volume, in fact, the movement was not small, at least Han Fu and Mao Lun heard it, and both of them leaned over without a trace, and stood up slightly, wanting to hear how Ma Ang answered.

Ma Ang glanced at the two of them out of the corner of his eye, and then smiled mysteriously: "Brother Yang, it's a good thing, you can rest assured." ”

"Oh, that's good, that's good." It is easier to get happiness in the rectum, hearing this, Yang Haoran was really relieved, he let out a long breath, and stroked his chest a few times.

What a fart! Han and Mao both scolded in their hearts, and they didn't ask carefully, a good thing? It's a good thing for people, but it's a bad thing for us, Yang Lengzi, what a fool!

Nothing to say all the way.

"Lord General Soldier, the two eldest brothers, Mr. Ma, the end will be too late, please forgive me." Turning a street corner, they saw that it was the governor's yamen, and when several people looked up, they saw a person standing at the door. When this person saw a few people coming, he bowed down from afar, smiling brightly, Han Fu and the others all recognized him, it was Zu Dahuan, the general of the Liaoxi Division.

"That's it." Han Fu waved his hand, but his heart was even more angry. This ancestor Dahuan has been hiding in the patrol and not showing up, and he has been secretly provoking since then, so it's no wonder that he can be happy.

It is said that Han Fu is his immediate boss, and there is nothing wrong with him calling Han Fu first, but that Mr. Ma is the eldest brother of the governor, and his status is much higher than Han Fuke, at least Han Fu himself thinks so.

got a cold face from Han Fu, and Ma Ang didn't even glance at him from the corner of his eyes, but Zu Dahuan didn't seem to see it, he still smiled and didn't care, and waited for everyone to pass in front of him, and then quietly followed at the end.

Hum! A fake smiling tiger. No one looked back, but everyone snorted coldly in their hearts.

"Please, ladies and gentlemen, the Governor is already waiting inside." When he arrived at the main hall, Ma Ang smiled, turned around, and said in silence.

"Don't dare, Mr. Ma, please." Of course, Han Fu didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly returned the salute. After a slight push, in the end, Ma Ang walked in front, and several generals followed him, rushing in.

"General Han Bing, several generals, after a few months, are they all okay?" Ma Ang was right, after a few people entered the hall, they saw the governor, that is, Zeng Wuji, sitting on the main seat, and when they saw a few people coming in, they bowed slightly.

"The last general will wait to see Master Hou."

Sure enough, it is nothing to be courteous, either annihilated or robbed, this plague god is afraid that the person who comes today is not good. Zeng Wuji's courtesy was only exchanged for false enthusiasm, except for Yang Haoran, several generals were nervous in their hearts, and their attention was concentrated.

"You may be seated, and you will be served tea."

"Thank you, Master Hou." Several generals hurriedly got up and thanked them.

"You don't need to be polite." Zeng Wujiyun waved his hand lightly, very similar to Xie Hong.

After sitting down again, Han Fu and the others had time to look around, the main hall of the governor's yamen was quite large, although it was not comparable to the yamen in the Central Plains, but it was much more spacious than the general military mansion.

In addition to a few of them, as well as Ma Ang and the main master, there were five other people in the hall, the one standing behind the governor was the Mingwei general Wu Yan, the other four were guards, and one stood in one corner.

Han Fu and the others didn't care, except for Zu Dahuan, they didn't have the heart to fight Xie Hong, even if they were lucky enough to succeed in the assassination, they couldn't stand the ensuing anger of the emperor, so why bother? Even if Mao Lun's prediction came true, Han Fu only planned to make some small moves in private, and he still had to maintain respect on the surface.

Zeng Wuji held the teacup and gestured to everyone, then put down the teacup and said leisurely: "I invite you to come here today, mainly for two things, the first thing is the mineral deposits in various parts of Liaodong. ”

A few people didn't have any intention of drinking tea, but seeing that the governor raised his glass, they all thought they were drinking, so they reached out to get the teacup, but they were all suddenly attacked, and the most flustered Yang Haoran was almost burned by the hot tea, so he was embarrassed.

However, several generals didn't pay attention to these little things, and their attention was all attracted by Zeng Wuji's words, they had long heard that the champion Hou acted vigorously and resolutely, and it was really true when he saw him today, what he said was straightforward.

The governor was direct, but several generals were silent.

Han Fu looked at his nose and eyes, as if things had nothing to do with him at all; Mao Lun was a little restless, but his lips moved a few times, and he still didn't make a sound after all; Needless to say, Yang Haoran is blowing air on his hands, and he thinks it's really hot.

And the governor sitting on the top didn't know what to think, but as if he hadn't said this, he picked up the teacup again and slowly sipped the hot tea.

Zu Dahuan was a little anxious, others could hold it down, but he had the opportunity to be taught by Chen Shiliang. He knew that Chen Shiliang was not very angry, if he did nothing today, not only would his previous efforts be wasted, but he was afraid that he would be hated by the other party.

"Lord Governor, the last general dares to ask what the Lord said, what is the purpose?"

Zeng Wuji's gaze slowly swept over several generals, and when he saw that no one dared to look directly at him, he said loudly: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and Liaozhen is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, of course, this mineral deposit should also be operated by the imperial court, not to mention the law of the Ming Dynasty, salt and iron are the official camps, you won't know the truth, right?" ”

"What Master Hou said is extremely true." His opening remarks were a bit too big, and no matter what was said later, several people could only nod their heads in the affirmative.

"Benhou Fengtian patrols Liaodong, and has the duty to find a clear way for the people of Liaodong, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, and the mineral deposits in these places are important conditions related to this plan.

It's a nice thing to say, but in fact, it's just a matter of robbing? Several generals were scolding in their stomachs, originally thinking that this governor was different from other civil officials, but now it seems to be similar, they are all open-mouthed courts, closed-mouthed people, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but a belly of male thieves and prostitutes.

Even Yang Haoran was a little disappointed, originally thought that the governor had the same surname as the two brothers Ma and Wu, but when he spoke, he was full of officialdom, could it really be that Brother Han was right? Are they deceiving?

"What the governor said is right, but ......" It was Zu Dahuan who spoke, and when he saw that Han Fu and the others' faces were not very good-looking, he knew that things had an eyebrow, so he followed Zeng Wuji's words and responded, and then changed his words:

"Your Excellency should know that Liaozhen is far away, and there are many inconveniences in communicating with the Central Plains, and there are very few weapons and armor allocated by the imperial court, but the Tartars are eyeing Liaozhen and attacking from time to time, and the border soldiers are really miserable! Because of this, the mineral deposits in various places have been returned to the local guards, so that they can repair and even build their own weapons, and if the adults forcibly return them, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the soldiers. ”

"Oh? So the mineral deposits in western Liaoning are all owned by the ancestors? Zeng Wuji raised his eyebrows and asked with a sneer.

"The last general will not dare." Zu Dahuan got up and hugged his fists and said: "The ancestors of the ancestral family were ordered by Taizu to march north to Liaodong with the army during the Hongwu period, and then multiplied in Liaoxi for generations, which is what it is today. Although the last general is far away, the grace of the court does not dare to forget for a moment, although there are a few iron mines at home, but it is just to contribute to the court and arm the border soldiers to resist foreign captives. ”

The sharp edge of his words is a little fluctuating, but the general meaning is good, one is to show the merits of the ancestral family, and the other is to explain the use of iron ore, so as to prevent others from being blamed for righteousness.

"In this way, there are still many craftsmen in the ancestral family?" Zeng Wuji asked rhetorically again.

“…… There are some in the military family, and there are also some in the family. Zu Dahuan couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, so he could only answer ambiguously.

"How's the craftsman's work?"

"It's all country crafts, I'm afraid I won't be able to get into the eyes of adults...... Zu Dahuan began to sweat on his head, he heard Chen Shiliang say that in Xuanfu and the capital, Xie Hong has a hobby of collecting craftsmen, and when he saw the other party asking, he was also afraid that the other party would ask for it.

It's just that the craftsmen in the military household are under the jurisdiction of Liaozhen, and if the governor wants to call it, he really can't object.

"Since it is related to the safety of the border soldiers, how can you use superficial craftsmanship to perfunctory?" Zeng Wuji waved his hand again and again, and said bitterly: "The soldiers do not avoid arrows and stones, and risk death to guard the border pass, but the knife in their hands is not good, and the armor on their bodies is not strong. No, it won't work. ”

He performed affectionately for a moment, and suddenly changed the conversation and said:

"Ben Hou's background, several generals should also know something, Ben Hou was originally a craftsman, and he also has a lot of experience in smelting, since the craftsmen in Liaoxi are not good, don't waste resources and time, the craftsmen are sent to Liaoyang, taught by Ben Hou himself, the iron ore is also nationalized, and the weapons and equipment of the border soldiers are naturally provided by Ben Hou......

Speaking of this, Zeng Wuji smiled slightly and asked leisurely: "What does the ancestral general think?" How many generals have and opinions? But please put it bluntly, Benhou has always been the most reasonable to convince people with virtue. ”

(To be continued)