Chapter 61 Layout

Wu Sinan's slight tricks played a role in dividing, disintegrating, and winning over the generals under Tian Xiu. Now the thoughts of the generals are obviously a little different, Xu Guangda is grateful to Wu Sinan, Liu Zhenyou is also full of gratitude to Wu Sinan, these two people even plan to simply throw themselves into Wu Sinan's door, but they don't dare now, it depends on the situation.

Qin Nansong is full of hatred for Wu Sinan, but no matter how ruthless you are, you are a little guerrilla general, do you still have the ability to take the governor? And the soldiers under Qin Nansong were also extremely hit, originally guarding the north gate, there were caravans entering and leaving the city gate every day, and they could get a little money, but now not only good errands have been changed, but also have to be coolies.

When these soldiers first got the news, they naturally hated Lord Wu, after all, Qin Nansong wanted to splash all the dirty water on Wu Sinan to appease the anger of his subordinates. But there is no impermeable wall in this world, and within half a day, the reason why Qin Nansong lost the errand at the north gate is that the city is full of wind and rain. The people who spread the news were, of course, the soldiers under other generals, and the people under Lord Wu.

", even said that we are deserters! And because of this, we changed our errands, what is the reason? When the Tartars came, who didn't escape, and those who were officials were the first to escape! "Who said no, Xu Guangda's people, that was unlucky, they were arranged to the city, if they were arranged below, they would definitely run faster than anyone else. Also, why did Liu Zhenyou pick us up, didn't his subordinates run, if they didn't run, why didn't any of them die! "Forget about the changing of the guard, why should we be accused of desertion, let us be coolies! Brothers, we can't do this work, we have to go to them and reason! If you say it's a deserter, it's all a deserter, don't say anyone, we were raised by our stepmother, now let us be coolies! ”……

"Yes, yes......" "We can't do this job, we have to find those officials to reason!" "Let's go! Let's go to General Tian first, if he doesn't agree, let's go to the governor! ”……

At first, the soldiers were talking about it, and in the end, they simply decided to strike and ask for an explanation. The soldiers, who had already been outside the city, had now gathered and were going to enter the city.

At the beginning, Qin Nansong was very happy after arousing the hostility of the soldiers towards Wu Sinan, but when the soldiers knew the truth, they were even more angry, and when they decided to go to Tian Xiu for comment, Qin Nansong was a little stupid.

This matter can't be a big deal, let alone make trouble to the governor, if it gets to Tian Xiu, Tian Xiu will have to ask for his own head. This is a matter involving the abandonment of the city and the escape of General Tian, and the fact that General Tian ate empty quotas, thousands of soldiers came out to testify, and the governor went to participate in it, and it is estimated that no one will be able to keep it if anyone is a backer.

Qin Nansong hurriedly stopped the soldiers, and then summoned all the former generals under him and held a simple meeting. The content of the meeting is very simple, you are all here to resist me, to stabilize the brothers, and not to let them enter the city to cause trouble for me. Whoever enters the city, you leaders, not only do you not have to do it, but you also have to move your head for me.

These thousands of horses appealed, saying that the brothers were really not convinced now, and that they had to work as coolies again because their good errands were gone, and that the reason for this was that when the coolies came, they were charged with desertion. If no one else escaped, they would have fled, and they would have admitted it, but the big guys are all deserters, and they can't favor one over the other, and only punish us. In fact, digging some trenches or something, it's a trivial matter, it's nothing, but after you, my lord, the brothers have always received only forty percent of the military salary, and they all rely on this north gate on weekdays. Especially because of this reason, I was even more unconvinced to give up the North Gate to others. General, how can you let a few of us have empty white teeth?

Qin Nansong hesitated and said, "Okay, you guys will give me the top first, I'll go to General Tian, tell him the situation, and ask the general to decide." No one is allowed to make trouble until I return! ”

In this way, Qin Nansong rushed to the General's Mansion, saw Tian Xiu, and reported the situation on his side. After Tian Xiu heard the report, he was so angry that he almost went up to fan Qin Nansong, "You waste, you have nothing to do with Lao Tzu all day long, when the big handsome is deliberating, what kind of mouth do you have, in the end, it is good, stealing chickens is not a loss of rice, and even the errand at the north gate is lost." Didn't Lord Wu just let your subordinates do some work, that little fortification, after two days, it was more than enough, and he took his subordinates to do it. You're good, how did you bring the soldiers, and now you plan to go into the city to make trouble. Do you have a little brain, in case this matter gets big and shakes out all the other things, Lao Tzu's official position is not guaranteed, and the first one will pull you to back! ”

"General, the last general didn't expect such a result. Now the brothers below are all picking, and I don't know if they can hold it down, general, you have to think of a way, otherwise they really go into the city to make trouble, even if you kill the general, it will be useless. Qin Nan was so anxious that he was about to cry.

"Find a way, always let Lao Tzu wipe your ass, can you fucking let Lao Tzu save some snacks! What are you doing with your long head, you just know how to eat, don't you know how to figure it out yourself? Tian Xiu shouted angrily.

"It's not that the last general didn't think of a way, he just came up with a way, I'm afraid that the general won't agree." Qin Nansong said with a sad face.

"Say, speak...... What did you come up with with a bad idea? Tian Xiu asked angrily.

"The brothers below were also in a mood because they had lost their errand at the North Gate, and if they hadn't had this errand, they would have been ...... It's just not enough...... Checkmate...... Can you ......," Qin Nansong said cautiously.

"Fart, the soldiers here are all paid forty percent of the salary, why don't you see others making a fuss? , isn't it because they've been guarding the north gate, they're so comfortable, and now they dare to skin up to Lao Tzu! And you, can you lead the troops, if you can't lead the troops, Lao Tzu will be replaced to bring them! Tian Xiu heard that Qin Nansong wanted to ask for money for himself, and he was even more angry, and began to scold again.

"General....... the last general is also in a hurry...... Said the wrong thing...... I still hope that the general will calm his anger......" Qin Nansong saw that Tian Xiu was really angry, and quickly knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "This ...... The last general thinks ...... Otherwise...... The last general will wait to go back and appease them...... Just say...... Let's just say that the general said it...... It won't be long before ...... When the governor is gone...... Things settle down...... and sent them back to guard the north gate......."

"OK, OK, OK...... Lao Tzu doesn't care what you say, just settle things for Lao Tzu! You remember to Lao Tzu that if anyone dares to make trouble and bring the matter to the governor, Lao Tzu will be the first to ask for your head. Tian Xiu said loudly.

"Yes, yes...... The last general will definitely not let them go into the city to make trouble......" Qin Nansong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and kowtowed vigorously.

"That's fine. Anything else? If not, get the hell out of here! Tian Xiu scolded.

"No, no...... Roll this back ......."

After Qin Nansong finished speaking, he ran out of the hall with a rolling belt, and when he was far away from the flower hall, his steps slowed down, and he wiped the sweat on his head. While wiping his sweat, he secretly scolded in his heart, but this time, this old man was no longer scolding Wu Sinan, but Tian Xiu. "You iron rooster, you really can't pull it out, Lao Tzu was born and died for you, but in your heart, you are not even as good as a dog! , now let you be arrogant, sooner or later, you will have to be unlucky! ”

I kept scolding in my heart, and after a while, I walked out of the general's mansion.

At this moment, Qin Nansong was embarrassed again, and when he went back, he just said to the soldiers, can it be good, once it doesn't work, it will really collapse. Tian Xiu has someone behind him, whether he can die or not is two words, but his head must be moved.

was anxious, but soon an idea came to him, which made him very painful, but after weighing it for a long time, he still gritted his teeth and decided to do it.

He took his close cronies and soldiers back to his house, took two hundred taels of silver, and told his men to go to the market to buy pigs, sheep, and wine.

After buying, Qin Nansong took the wine and meat out of the city, and announced in front of all the soldiers that the brothers would work hard in the past two days, and I would take care of the wine and meat. As for the errand at the North Gate, General Tian has promised to let Liu Zhenyou do it for a few days first, and when the governor leaves in a few days, the matter here will fade, and he will transfer us back. Brothers, give me some face, don't make trouble, endure for a few days, and good days will return.

To tell the truth, these soldiers were also annoyed by the errand of losing the north gate, and camped and dug trenches outside the city gate, which was still secondary. Now that he has been promised, and General Qin is so righteous, he has brought all the good wine and meat, so what else can he say, he can only admit it.

The matter calmed down temporarily, and Qin Nansong led the soldiers and horses to drive the horse market directly out of the five miles away. The horse market has been in business for many years, and the merchants have built a lot of shacks, although they have been razed a few days ago, but now they are all rebuilt. As soon as I heard that I was going to move to a place five miles away from the city, who could be willing, but no matter how unwilling, I didn't dare to fight with the officials and soldiers of the imperial court.

The merchants hurriedly moved, there was no need to go into detail, and it didn't take long for Wu Sinan to send Wu Ping with dozens of people to arrive, and according to Wu Sinan's intentions, he commanded to set up camp, dig trenches and traps. Originally, there were no drawings, so you can build as much territory as you want, and the things you camp on are all ready-made, and you will camp when you are a soldier.

The trenches and traps were not designed in advance, anyway, they were a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, and they dug everywhere outside the north gate. There is a caravan that wants to go out of the city, or wants to enter the city, it takes a long time to finish it, and the caravans in the city and outside the city are anxious to scream, but this is the work of officers and soldiers, no matter how anxious you are, you have to endure it for me.

However, Qin Nansong really had a bit of an eye for making money, and when he saw that the merchants outside the city were in a hurry to enter the city, he immediately brought his cronies and soldiers over to maintain order. What he has to do is actually very simple, if anyone gives money, he will let you line up in front, and he can enter the city first, and if he doesn't give money, he will give Lao Tzu to wait behind. There was the one who was originally in front of the queue and didn't want to give money, Qin Nansong also had a way, and immediately asked his soldiers to come over for construction and drive away the convoy standing here.

For businessmen, time is money, and many big businessmen are the best skins collected outside the plug, ready to make a lot of money in the Central Plains. Seeing that the road is difficult to navigate, this has to be the back, and it is estimated that when the city gate is closed in the dark, it will not be his turn. Therefore, he had no choice but to pay, so that Qin Nansong took the opportunity to make a profit, not only earning back the money from buying wine and meat, but also some surpluses. Seeing that he could make money like this, Qin Nansong thought to himself, ", I didn't expect to make a fortune like this, if I had known it, I would have taken this errand back then." It's a pity that the deadline is two days to complete, and if it is two months, it will not be issued. ”

Qin Nansong has a way to make money, but the construction period is limited, and two days have passed, but the project has only been completed, and it is almost not completed. But Wu Si went south with a death order, and Qin Nansong could only lead the soldiers to rush to work overnight, because there was good wine and good meat, and the soldiers did not have any complaints.

In the early morning of the next day, Wu Sinan took Tian Xiu and Xu Guangda to accept, and seeing that he had done a good job, Wu Sinan praised Qin Nansong twice, and then asked Xu Guangda to take over here. Things seem to be very simple, after the handover, it will be fine, and Wu Sinan will return to the city with Tian Xiu and others. However, Wu Ping, who was sent by Wu Sinan at the beginning, and the fifty soldiers who came with Wu Ping, did not follow Wu Sinan and stayed here like no one.

Wu Ping is Wu Sinan's person, and Xu Guangda can get this money-making errand because of Wu Sinan, so of course, Wu Ping will treat him as a guest, and he will not ask too much, why don't you leave the old man. Wu Ping also seemed very calm, he didn't seem to treat himself as an outsider, and after Wu Sinan left, just like the commander of the army here, he arranged a job for Xu Guangda. It is called "guidance."

The camp was set up for four miles, and in addition to the tents where the big guys lived, there were traps everywhere, and trenches and horse traps abounded. Wu Ping told Xu Guangda that he would take his officers and soldiers and follow him everywhere to get acquainted with him. This is the terrain, walking on foot, there is no problem, but if the horse gallops, it will definitely not be able to run, because there is no straight line on the flat ground, and the trenches and horse pits are dug in a disorderly manner. It is a bit difficult to walk on horseback, let alone walk in a carriage, at least you have to turn several times to get out, after all, the direct distance between the pit and the pit is wide and narrow, and the carriage can only go from a wide place, and you can't go in a narrow place. It's strange not to be far away. So camped, or on the way to enter and exit the customs, the Tartars came, and it was certain that they would be punished, but the merchants who passed by were even more guilty, no matter what, the Tartars might not be able to come, and the caravan was going every day.

However, when Wu Ping commanded the digging of the pit, he still kept an eye on it, although the carriage traffic was far away, there were still several roads that could pass without interfering with each other. Wu Ping designated two of them as the way out of the customs, and whenever there was a convoy to come out in the future, he would take these two roads, and he was not allowed to change the route without authorization; He also selected two and designated them as the routes to enter the customs, and they were not allowed to change the route or increase the route without authorization.

In this way, the merchants will be unlucky, and they don't know how long it will take to go out of the city and enter the city on this day. In fact, this is nothing, and the more immoral ones are still to come, Wu Ping told Xu Guangda to mobilize soldiers, prepare more straw, and lay all these up. Not only should the pits be paved, but the roads that can be walked must also be paved, and where there are pits, leave markings, so that your own people do not fall down. His reason is very simple, to prevent the Tartars from sneaking up, the Tartars don't know the situation here, and they can ride their horses and kill them, and here they can break their legs and arms.

Xu Guangda thinks that this is a bit of a fuss, all of which are laid with straw, and how much trouble he has to create for his subordinates. Every day, Ruth was tired to death, and he had to be twelve times more energetic to prevent himself from falling.

But this errand was carried by Lord Wu, and Wu Ping in front of him should be on behalf of Lord Wu, if he dares to say or not do it, Lord Wu will definitely dare to change people. This is a fat difference, I don't do it myself, I guess some are willing to do it. Because, when Lord Wu just took over here, there was a caravan coming to the door, these soldiers and uncles, it seems that they are born to rip off bamboo, directly said that they want to check the goods, and the merchants see that there is a card here, and it is not okay not to pay the money, it is troublesome, so they have to give money. Wu Pingquan didn't see the matter of the soldiers collecting money, as soon as he came, there was a business, and Xu Guangda planned to treat Lord Wu as an ancestor, so he didn't dare to be unwilling, so he had to nod and agree.

In the land of the border plug, there is not much else, but there is a lot of grass, just after the winter, there is straw. But the land occupied by the big camp is too large, and there are as many straws as there are in the place of three or four miles horizontally and vertically, and Xu Guangda has about 200 people, and he has to be busy for two days just picking up straw. At present, there are businessmen passing through every day, and their own people can't all be busy with this.

The work must be done, Xu Guangda thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth, and paid for it to the market to hire idle workers to pick up straw, and he must give it first if he wants to take it. It is estimated that it will not take two days to earn the money back.

The camp was covered with grass, and where there was a pit, a stone was thrown, and after a long time, the soldiers guarding here became familiar with this place. It's just that he is doing the project in front of him, which makes Xu Guangda a little painful, but after the pawnshop is done, Xu Guangda unexpectedly finds that he has another way to make a fortune.

How to say it, the traps are all laid, and the merchants can't go on their own at all, so they can only let the officers and soldiers lead the way, and the cost of the road must be paid. In addition to leading the way, you can also levy a numbering fee, those who give money go first, and those who don't give money are waiting in the back, you have to go by yourself, fall into the trap, and bear the consequences. There is a merchant who doesn't know the details, and he has a little relationship, and he doesn't line up, he just breaks in, and as a result, he falls into the pit, and the goods are full of flying goods, porcelain or something, and they are broken on the spot, and the loss is greater than paying money.

In this way, no one dares to act without authorization, but can only obey the command, in line with the mentality of making money in harmony, more things are better than less things, no matter whether they go out of the city or enter the city, they have to hand over the money. General Chen didn't ask for much money, a carriage, no matter how many things you loaded, it was five taels of silver, and he refused to bargain. What kind of place is this Zhangjiakou, the place designated by the imperial court for trade, the necessary place to pass through and out of the customs, and how large the passenger flow is in a day, it is difficult to calculate. In a good season, hundreds of carriages come in and out a day, and even in the off-season, there are dozens.

Merchants who go out of the fortress and enter the customs, but all those who load goods in horse-drawn carts are all big households, and no one is short of a few taels of silver, you know, the business out of the fortress is the most profitable, and the profits are usually several times that of the Central Plains, or even more.

Xu Guangda adheres to the spirit of big and small, if you don't drive a carriage or mule cart, as long as you bring goods with you, you have to collect money, depending on how much the goods are, less than the delivery, more than the more, in a word, if you want to fight this, at least you have to leave a few old money. That is, pedestrians who have no goods on their bodies can pass for free, but what kind of place is this, how can there be no goods out of the customs and into the customs, especially at the door and the horse market, every day starts, every day there are people and businessmen passing by. This money is earned, and after only a few days, it is full of pots and bowls.

The early spring season has always been the best time to go out of the customs, and the merchants are the most, and the daily income is a few hundred taels of silver. Xu Guangda didn't dare to earn this money alone, and his soldiers had a share of the profits, so he kept part of it for himself and handed over the rest to Wu Ping. The draft can't forget the well digger, this deal is given by Lord Wu, and you can take it back if you can give it back, and besides, if you follow Lord Wu, you can be regarded as finding a backer. And Wu Pingna also accepted it all as ordered, unceremoniously.

Xu Guangda makes money like flowing water, but this place is also being stared at by countless eyes.

The flower hall on Fan Yongdou's house. That night, the eight merchants gathered again.

"Wu Sinan has been coming to Zhangjiakou for ten days, and we have been waiting for ten days and observing for ten days. All of you are discerning people, so let's share your opinions. As the head of these people, Fan Yongdou finished his words and swept around the people present.

"Since Brother Fan said so, let me throw bricks and lead the way and express my opinion first. Some people feel that the little brother is blind, so they stand up and correct it, this is a big deal, and it can't be ambiguous. Tian Shenglan was the first to speak up.

"Brother Tian, you have always been resourceful and sophisticated, and you must be reasonable in your analysis. We're listening. The other businessmen said.

"Okay, then I'll say it." Tian Shenglan coughed, cleared her throat, and continued: "Tian Xiu is my nephew, and he was the first to send me the news, saying that Wu Sinan was very dissatisfied with the city defense of Zhangjiakou and planned to improve it. How to improve it will be agreed upon by the congregation the next day. On the second day, when the proceedings were held, he proposed to move the horse market to a place five miles outside the city, and set up camp in the vacated area, which was regarded as adding a barrier to the north gate of Zhangjiakou, and also asked to dig more trenches and traps in the camp to block the cavalry of the Great Khan. This suggestion, to tell the truth, if used to stop the Great Khan's soldiers and horses, would inevitably slow down the advance of the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, and buy the defenders of the city time to close the city gates and prepare the fortifications. On the face of it, this measure is impeccable. But ......"

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