When he first came to Liaodong, Tang Haitai was very reluctant, Nanjing and the capital are prosperous places, eating, drinking, having fun, what do you want, and you still have sufficient sources, Zheng Zhilong of Fujian, to have a good relationship with Uncle Tang Shiji, the gold and silver treasures sent every year are enough to spend, but Tang Shiji asked him to go to Liaodong, which is a place where everyone is afraid, although Su Tiancheng served as the governor of Jiliao and stabilized Liaodong, but everyone knows that Liaodong is always the front line, The battle between the imperial court and the Houjin is always going to break out, depending on the time.

But after a period of time, Tang Haitai began to appreciate the benefits of this, Chen Xinjia took care of him very much, and arranged for him to do a lot of things, so that there was a lot of contact with the officials and officers below, and everyone knew his identity, and also knew that he had a bright future.

This kind of transformation can't be said to be a bad thing, but it's a pity that Tang Haitai's mental skills are not very correct, he pursues power, mainly for silver, the more silver, the better, no one will dislike it, besides, Ningyuan City is also good, there are a lot of businessmen, restaurants and Qinglou teahouses are readily available, here, there is silver to be chic.

But the next thing hit Tang Haitai very hard, that is, Zheng Zhilong was transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and all matters in Quanzhou, Fujian Province seemed to be directly taken over by Su Tiancheng, which means that Tang Haitai will lose a large amount of income, and Zheng Zhilong will not be able to send him silver directly.

For Su Tiancheng, Tang Haitai was afraid and afraid, although he said that he was covered by Tang Shiji, he knew very well that he had no ability to compete with Su Tiancheng. The previous things happened and it was impossible to get it back, but fortunately, after he came to Liaodong, Su Tiancheng didn't care about the things here, and he couldn't care about the things here, so he said. Tang Haitai's purpose is to reduce Su Tiancheng's influence in Liaodong, and even let Su Tiancheng have no role in Liaodong, so that he can sit back and relax.

After a little longer time in Liaodong, Tang Haitai discovered that many of the things Chen Xinjia did were actually weakening Su Tiancheng's influence, which was very in line with his requirements, so. Tang Haitai was more active in doing things, and he did things around Chen Xinjia's decision, so that he gradually gained Chen Xinjia's trust.

has been in the officialdom for a long time, Tang Haitai is not exactly a straw bag, he doesn't need to worry about decision-making, everything is commanded by Chen Xinjia, as long as he follows the requirements, he will do things as smoothly as possible. That's job done.

With the development of the situation in Liaodong, gradually. Tang Haitai felt that when dealing with some things, Chen Xinjia occasionally asked for his opinion, and in the face of such a situation, Tang Haitai did not have much preparation, and always said that everything should be done according to Chen Xinjia's requirements. This is a fool who has a fool's fortune, and his behavior made Chen Xinjia more trusted.

Slowly, Tang Haitai began to think about some problems, such as how to set up the Jiangning camp. The Jiangning battalion commanded Hong Chengchou, who has always been very arrogant, and he also commanded the Jiangning battalion alone, such a thing is definitely not good, Chen Xinjia is the governor of Liaodong, and decides everything in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou should obey Chen Xinjia's dispatch and hand over the command of the Jiangning battalion, for this matter, Tang Haitai also tentatively talked about it in front of Chen Xinjia, but Chen Xinjia always shook his head, looking very embarrassed, which made Tang Haitai sober up, if there is no change in Liaodong, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for Chen Xinjia to control the Jiangning camp, after all, Su Tiancheng is still the Jiliao Governor.

Tang Haitai changed his direction and began to create problems for Hong Chengchou everywhere, he was the governor of the Yamen, and had a lot of contact with the following, every time he discussed with everyone, Tang Haitai pretended to complain, saying that the Jiangning camp was brave, and that Lord Chen was very praised for it, such a brave army must be highly valued in Liaodong, and the treatment was different.

After everyone heard these words, there was nothing on the surface, but there were some opinions in their hearts, Liaodong has not experienced war for a long time, but the military salary of the Jiangning battalion is still so high, why everyone is guarding Liaodong, the military salary of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is higher, as for saying that the court did not take out this silver, it cannot be said that whoever will make money, who will take more, if so, the border army can find a way to make money.

The undercurrent is surging in Liaodong, and the direct consequence is that the Jiangning battalion slowly began to be isolated, and the meritorious team from the beginning has become the object of envy and hatred of everyone.

After the autumn harvest, Chen Xinjia controlled the border army and the Yulin battalion, and slowly began to change some policies, such as the regulations on taxation, which were clearly proposed, the taxes levied in the past were too low, Liaodong was a border pass, everything had to be military-oriented, and the agricultural tax was raised to 30 percent.

On the surface, Chen Xinjia's decisions are correct, there are indeed some Han people who defected to Houjin, secretly sent intelligence to Houjin, including the deployment of troops on the Guanningjin defense line, etc., which have been discovered several times, there are a large number of sergeants stationed in Liaodong, grain and grass are the most important, and they must be collected as much as possible.

At the end of the year, Chen Xinjia quickened the pace of adjustment, and many of the matters that Su Tiancheng had determined here in the past were all denied, such as preparing to open special shops in Dalinghe City and Shanhaiguan, Chen Xinjia believed that the military status of Dalinghe City and Shanhaiguan was too important, and there should be no merchants, and no non-military personnel could enter.

After the beginning of the year, judging from some of Chen Xinjia's performances, Tang Haitai felt that Liaodong might be going to war.

At this time, Tang Haitai's mood is particularly complicated, on the one hand, he is afraid of war, no matter what, he is doing things in the governor's yamen, it is impossible to completely avoid war, and sometimes, there may also be danger to his life, unless it is at this time, he is transferred to the capital, he can completely avoid war, Liaodong is originally a border pass, and there is a battle, it is not a strange thing, it is very normal, but Tang Shiji will never agree, on the other hand, if you want to be promoted, participate in the battle, it is the best opportunity, If you follow Chen Xinjia's left and right, you can win the battle, the reward of the court is indispensable, and you will definitely be able to be promoted.

After thinking about it, reason still defeated fear, Tang Haitai knew that he was more of the governor of the yamen, and he was also a civil official of the imperial court, and this matter of charging into battle had nothing to do with him, it was a big deal to follow Chen Xinjia before and after, help convey orders, or be a temporary staff officer, there was nothing remarkable, there were so many Ming troops stationed in Liaodong, and fighting was the business of those sergeants.

After thinking about this, Tang Haitai began to pay attention to the changes in the situation.

In the lunar month and the first month, Chen Xinjia began to reserve a large amount of grain, the source of these grains is three aspects, one is the grain that was stored before, all the food is cleaned up, according to the needs of the sergeants, registration and registration, and strict restrictions on expenses, the second is to purchase grain from the people, the purchase price is of course very low, it is impossible to compare with the market price, these purchased grain, all stored in the governor's yamen, the third is to allocate a part of the grain and grass from the outside, these must be ordered by the imperial court, mobilized from everywhere, The first month of the year is the time when the harvest is not good, and unless there is something particularly important, it is not easy to mobilize food.

This time, not only Tang Haitai, but also the entire Liaodong were a little nervous.

Everyone's judgment is similar to Tang Haitai's judgment, although Chen Xinjia did not mention the matter of the Golden Tartar after the conquest.

After the tenth day of the first lunar month, Tang Haitai also began to get busy, Chen Xinjia arranged a task, asking him to find out in detail the discussions of the sergeants stationed in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, Jinzhou and Dalinghe City, no matter what the discussions, they had to be reported every day, and the key points of collection involved the sergeants of the border army and the Yulin battalion.

Tang Haitai doesn't need to go down to collect the situation in person, but sometimes, he also has to go out, and someone below is naturally responsible for collecting information in these aspects, and his main task is to make the necessary summary and summarize every day and report it to Chen Xinjia.

When acting for these situations, Tang Haitai made an astonishing discovery, the soldiers of the border army and the Yulin battalion were highly motivated, and some people talked about the attack on Houjin Tartar, and the overall understanding was optimistic, that is, from the information collected, Liaodong's preparations were ripe, and they could completely attack Houjin Tartar.

Tang Haitai has a little more mind, and occasionally pays attention to the situation of the Jiangning battalion, but he can't get this information, the military regulations of the Jiangning battalion are very strict, and the soldiers are not allowed to discuss major affairs of the imperial court in private, as long as they do things according to the requirements above.

After reporting the situation for more than ten days in a row, Tang Haitai found that the smile on Chen Xinjia's face became more and more.

Because of this information, and because of his own analysis, Tang Haitai seized the opportunity, and when reporting the situation, he lost no time in proposing that since the fighting spirit of the sergeants was so high, he could launch a large-scale attack on the Houjin Tartars and regain the lost territory.

Chen Xinjia listened to Tang Haitai's suggestion and was very happy, and asked Tang Haitai to tell Tang Shiji about the situation in Liaodong in the letter, and the fighting spirit of the sergeant was so high, he should seize the opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Houjin Tartar. (To be continued......)