Before the fifteenth day of the first month, the officials are basically resting, although the government stipulates that the eighth day of the first month will go to the court, but there is not so much attention to the locality, mainly because there are not many things to do, and the common people also have taboos, unless it is a big thing, before the fifteenth day of the first month, no one will go to the government to complain.

Su Tiancheng didn't have time to rest.

The Jinyi Guard's dark line soon received information, mainly about the Liukou and the imperial army.

Su Tiancheng's prediction was not wrong, the Liukou concentrated in the area of Hanzhong Mansion in Shaanxi, held a meeting, originally attacked the capital of Fengyang, it was a stroke of genius, but in this meeting, it was criticized for being useless, Li Zicheng, the general who proposed this attack, really couldn't help it, and lost his temper at the meeting, therefore, the meeting convened by the leader of the Liukou was not able to form a unified decision in the end, and the position of King Gao Yingxiang was completely shaken, and all the leaders could not be united.

After the Hanzhong Conference, the Liukou soldiers were divided into three routes, all the way Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and others led, staying in Shaanxi Province, the number was about 50,000, all the way to Geli Yanhe Yilong, Li Wanqing, 100,000 Ma Jinzhong, Hengtianwang and others led, into Shanxi, the number of people was about 200,000, all the way Zuojin Wang Lin Yangsheng, the reincarnation of the king Xu Chang, the star Hui Dengxiang, Shuntian Wang, Jiutiao Long and others led, into Sichuan, about 100,000 people.

But this time, the division of troops is completely different from the meaning of the Xingyang Conference.

He Yilong's rogue along the way, the strongest, did not suffer much loss for the time being, they entered the territory of Shanxi, the purpose is to set up another mountain, hold high the banner of righteousness. Trying to recruit more soldiers and horses, Lin cultivated the men and horses of this way, the strength was average, and he entered Sichuan, mainly because he liked the wealth of Sichuan, Gao Yingxiang. Staying in Shaanxi, to put it mildly, somewhat lingering, their 50,000 people basically do not have much combat effectiveness, and most of them are composed of displaced people, and they do not have the ability to confront the official army at all.

The division of troops this time is entirely for their own interests, so to speak. After the defeat of Zhongdu, in a short period of time, it was impossible for the rogues to unite, they all fought separately, and basically returned to the situation of Chongzhen three years ago.

The Ming army led by Hong Chengchou began to approach Hanzhong Mansion, but it was a little hesitant to move, probably because he was worried that there were too many Liukou. Hong Chengchou is still steady and steady, and will not be impatient.

Furthermore. Gao Yingxiang and others, who knew that the Jiangning camp was powerful, suggested not to go to the area of Henan Mansion, try to avoid the Jiangning camp, and it is best to stick to the territory of Shaanxi. The army of the imperial court to suppress bandits is not large in number and will not pose a deadly threat, and in the territory of Shaanxi Province, the impact will not be too great. If it continues to enter Shanxi, Sichuan and other places, I am afraid that it will trigger another large-scale encirclement and suppression by the imperial court.

Kehe Yilong and the others didn't listen to such opinions at all, they hadn't tried the power of the Jiangning battalion, although everyone was secretly spreading the power of the Jiangning battalion, they always thought that the sergeants of the Jiangning battalion could not be three heads and six arms, besides, only 30,000 people couldn't turn the sky.

After the most difficult intelligence, the dark line actually made some predictions, Gao Yingxiang and others have entered the middle of the deep mountains, and the army led by Hong Chengchou will not have much success even if they reach Hanzhong. It is estimated that Hong Chengchou may choose to enter Sichuan and exterminate the rogues who have cultivated this way, and as for the 200,000 rogues who entered Shanxi, most of them were left to the Jiangning camp.

The topography of Sichuan is quite complicated, and after the Liukou enter Sichuan, if they encounter the joint encirclement and suppression of the Sichuan army and the imperial army, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious than lucky. You must know that there is an iron lady Qin Liangyu in Sichuan, this Qin general, who has fought countless battles and is famous, and has defeated the liukou who entered Sichuan several times.

As for the rogues who entered Shanxi, the situation may be much better, since the five years since Chongzhen, Shanxi has been the main place of the gangsters' activities, quite a few popularity, many ordinary people, also support them.

Therefore, if the Jiangning battalion is responsible for exterminating the rogue bandits who have entered Shanxi, it will be much more difficult.

After reading this information, Su Tiancheng fell into deep thought, to be honest, it is not the best choice to go to conquer the Liukou now, the Jiangning battalion has just arrived in Henan Mansion, it needs a period of adaptation, and it needs to recuperate, and the newly recruited more than 10,000 sergeants still need more training, that is to say, the Jiangning battalion has not yet adjusted to the best state.

However, the fighter plane is precious, and there is a clear split between the rogues, there is no coordination between them, and there is also a lack of unified thinking, and the thought may be to reap the greatest benefits, and this kind of army that lacks faith cannot have tenacious combat effectiveness.

Sun Chuanting and Qu Qingze also read this information.

Their opinion is to wait for a while, there are still many sergeants in Shanxi, who can temporarily resist and exterminate the Liukou, and after the Jiangning battalion has made a slight adjustment, they will enter Shanxi and kill the enemy in a battle.

Although Su Tiancheng agrees with such a proposal in his heart, he thinks that the possibility of such an operation is not large, the imperial court spends so much energy, it is nothing more than thinking of completely exterminating the Liukou, Zhu Youzhen is not very old, and it is not strange to have this kind of thinking of quick success and quick profit, and besides, the Jiangning battalion was transferred to Henan, the main purpose is to exterminate the Liukou, and the rest is just a kind of saying, in the eyes of the emperor and the adults, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are made of steel.

Let's just say that the extermination of the rogues is not a success in the First World War, there must be a process.

After thinking about it again, Su Tiancheng directly put forward his own opinion.

He asked the Jiangning battalion to get ready, there could not be much time to rest, and all the soldiers would start to conquer the Liukou after the first month.

Song Sijun, Wan Chenggui and others came to visit immediately.

Seeing Song Sijun and others in Henan Mansion can be regarded as a hometown acquaintance, not to mention that these businessmen are the strength that Su Tiancheng relies on, and it is difficult to get the support of local businessmen before he can spread out everything.

Song Sijun and Wan Chenggui and others all had smiles on their faces, but Su Tiancheng found that there seemed to be a touch of bitterness and melancholy in the smiles of these people.

Safeguarding the interests of businessmen, this is the fundamental policy, this is no different from the work of attracting investment after hundreds of years, copying the Ming Dynasty, it has also achieved practical results, especially in places like Henan Province, the Central Plains, the economic foundation is not very good, and the recruitment of businessmen is particularly important.

There is no need for greetings, everyone is too familiar with each other.

Su Tiancheng got straight to the point and asked about the progress of the shop.

"My lord, I waited until Luoyang County came, and after a period of thinking, I felt that the overall situation was still okay."

"Boss Song, don't say these clichés, talk about the specific situation, and talk about any difficulties and troubles."

Song Sijun looked at Wan Chenggui and the others, and hesitated slightly.

"My lord, as far as a few salt merchants such as me are concerned, the biggest difficulty we have encountered at present is the restrictions imposed by the local chamber of commerce, and if we do not have their permission, foreign merchants are not allowed to sell salt."

Speaking of this, Song Sijun lowered his head.

Su Tiancheng smiled slightly.

"Boss Song, I'm afraid the problem is not in the Chamber of Commerce in Henan Mansion, since you can't say it, I'm afraid you will also think that I will be embarrassed, then I will say it directly, is it that many businesses here are monopolized by some businessmen, or bigger bosses."

There was some silence in the room for a while, and no one spoke.

"Hehe, it seems that you have acquiesced, this monopoly of commerce and trade is not something that ordinary people can do, and the Chamber of Commerce also has to obey the orders of the yamen, since the Chamber of Commerce knows that you are from Jiangning County, you still take such a gesture, that is to say, the boss of monopoly commerce and trade, the government and the Chamber of Commerce are helpless."

Song Sijun and the others nodded unconsciously, they were used to Su Tiancheng's analysis, and the analysis of problems was always so accurate and incisive.

"You don't say it, I also know, when I was in Jiangning County or Nanzhili, I didn't encounter this kind of problem, there are vassal kings here, no matter what, they are all relatives of the emperor, and the government can't be excessive, if it is unpleasant, everyone's face is not good-looking."

Perhaps there was something wrong with Su Tiancheng's tone, and Song Sijun spoke again.

"My lord, if you are embarrassed, I will wait for myself to figure out a way, the business in Jiangning County is still good, and it can be maintained, I am thinking of negotiating with the county government of Jiangning County, and putting the focus of energy on Henan Mansion, I don't want to make trouble for adults."

Su Tiancheng shook his head lightly.

"You think wrong, this is not a matter of looking for trouble, this is a problem that I have come to Henan Mansion and must solve, if there is always someone who monopolizes the commerce and trade here, or even the business of grain trading, I will not be able to do things, and you will not be able to take root in Henan Mansion, you will not be able to make money, everything is in vain."

This time, no one spoke.

When he was in Jiangning County, everyone knew what happened to the salt merchant Kuang Siming.

Su Tiancheng moved on to other topics.

"You've all decided on the shops."

"I've found a shop, during the first month, I haven't considered the opening of the business for the time being, and I have seen some problems, but I still want to wait until the adults come and help think of a way."

"Well, after you go back, discuss it carefully, write down all the difficulties you encounter, and hand them over to me directly, how should the shop prepare, or prepare well, don't think about other things, I will be responsible for solving the problem for you."

After Song Sijun and the others left, Qu Qingze came.

In Qu Qingze's hand, he held some letters.

"My lord, this is information sent by the secret line of Henan Mansion, and it is about the relevant situation of Henan Mansion."

Su Tiancheng frowned slightly, he didn't expect that he had just arrived in Henan Mansion, and he had met so many things, it was a mess, it seemed that he had no time to rest, and he had to start doing things in a down-to-earth manner. (To be continued......)