The imperial envoy's brows furrowed, and he subconsciously opened his mouth and asked, "What does Master Fan mean?"

Fan Wencheng did not hesitate, and said directly: "The Ming Imperial Court immediately reduced the number of troops stationed at the border pass. Only in this way can the Later Jin State feel the sincerity of the Ming Dynasty and transfer troops from all over the country to launch an attack on the Tiger and Leopard Army occupying Liaodong and eliminate them......"

Such a big matter, of course, is not something that a court envoy can decide.

Therefore, as soon as Fan Wencheng's idea blurted out, the imperial court envoy fell into deep thought.

After thinking about it for a while, he replied hesitantly: "Master Fan, there is no way for this official to give you an answer right away. However, this official will immediately send someone back to the capital to report to the imperial court, Lord Fan, your request. This official believes that in half a month at the latest, the reply of the imperial court will be in the hands of you, Lord Fan. ”

After finishing speaking, the imperial envoy continued to speak: "Lord Fan, in addition to the idea that this official just proposed, the imperial court also has an idea: that is, to unite with North Korea and send troops to Liaodong together...... In this way, the Tiger and Par Army, which occupies the Liaodong Peninsula, will be attacked on three sides...... The better our chances of winning the Liaodong Peninsula will be, the greater the ......."

"In order to let North Korea send troops, the imperial court is willing to take out 500,000 taels of silver, so that the Houjin will be transferred to North Korea as a ...... for North Korea's military expenses to send troops to the Liaodong Peninsula."

The Datong Governor's Palace, the marshal of the Haw Par Army, Wei Zheng, was listening to the specific report of Ou Xiao, deputy director of the Department of Foreign Trade, on the trip to Japan.

When Wei Zheng learned that during his trip to Japan, he not only plundered tens of millions of taels of gold and silver from Japan, but also brought back countless brass and sulfur from Japan, and the smile on his face became even stronger.

Facing Ou Xiao and the others. With an excited look on his face, he ordered, "Well done...... Ou-sama. You did very well...... Ben Shuai decided. Reward Lord Ou with 10,000 taels of silver. From now on, all foreign trade transactions between the Shanxi Governor's Office and Japan will be carried out by Lord Ou. In addition, Ben Shuai also made a decision: from now on, for every million taels of silver earned by the Foreign Trade Division, the Governor's Palace would draw 10,000 taels as a reward. Distributed to officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces...... In particular, the officials of the Foreign Trade Department who participate in foreign trade transactions must be rewarded heavily......"

"Xie Dashuai...... Xiang Lian, director of the Foreign Trade Department, and Ou Xiao, deputy director, had just left the Wei Zheng office with excitement, and the military Zhou Shuyuan walked in with a solemn face.

Of course, Zhou Shuyuan came in with Zhou Shuyuan, as well as Zhou Lao, Vice Premier Zhou, who was in charge of the Foreign Trade Department.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the two, Wei Zheng was still smiling just now. It also became solemn.

Zhou Shuyuan hadn't opened his mouth yet, and felt a trace of bad Wei Zheng. He asked first......

"Strategist, Old Zhou...... You're in such a hurry, is there something wrong......"

Zhou Shuyuan nodded affirmatively: "Dashuai, there are indeed some circumstances, and they are very unfavorable to us...... It's just that I don't have concrete evidence here, it's just a guess......"

"Speculation that can make both of you nervous must be very important...... Say, what speculation? Hearing this, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed even deeper. Facing Zhou Shuyuan, he subconsciously asked.

At Wei Zheng's signal, Zhou Lao spoke: "Dashuai, this situation is what I discovered in several transactions in the Foreign Trade Division...... Not only that, but these transactions are all transactions between us and the imperial court......"

"In less than a month, all the money earned by the imperial court through refined salt and glass mirrors was used to trade with us. Not only that, but Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, also took out all the silver in his inner treasury and traded with us......"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng asked with a puzzled expression: "The imperial court took out all its own silver and traded with my tiger and leopard army to weaken the economic strength of the imperial court, isn't this exactly the result we want to see?"

Zhou Lao affirmed: "Marshal, if the imperial court conducts an ordinary transaction with us, I will definitely not have any doubts. However, the court's deal with us is not an ordinary deal......"

"Huh?" Wei Zheng, who had a dignified face, asked rhetorically with a thoughtful face.

"Is it a musket deal......

"Yes, Dashuai...... It's a musket...... According to the agreement, the imperial court only bought 20,000 muskets from our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and delivered them in installments within one year. However, the imperial court even offered a higher price and demanded that our Haw Par Army deliver these muskets in advance, and also bought an extra 10,000 muskets......"

"So far, a full twenty thousand of these muskets have been delivered to the imperial court. And the imperial court also paid almost 500,000 taels of silver for this. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng still didn't feel too much of a problem. He continued to ask rhetorically at Zhou Lao.

"If it's just that, it's not too much of a problem...... Perhaps it was the imperial court that wanted to have the military strength to protect itself as soon as possible, so it made such a decision......"

"Besides, these muskets were used by the imperial court to equip the border army against the Houjin Tartars...... It does not pose any threat to our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces at all. So, Ben Shuai didn't see anything wrong......"

At this time, Zhou Shuyuan stood up and replied with a solemn face: "Dashuai, I will answer the next questions......

"As the marshal just said, if the imperial court sends these muskets to the border pass and equips the border army, it will indeed not pose too much threat to our Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. However, as far as I know, the imperial court did not send these muskets to the border pass to equip the border army...... Instead, they all equipped this batch of muskets to the Beijing camp ......"

"Forget about equipping the musket with the Beijing camp, the imperial court even carried out a large-scale transfer of troops from the border pass......"

"You must know that the soldiers of the border army stationed at the border pass are all used to guard against the Houjin Tartars. And now, the imperial court has actually transferred these border army soldiers from the border army to the capital...... The purpose is self-evident. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed, and a pair of eyes shot out two murderous gazes. replied to Zhou Lao: "Military advisor, if this is the case, the imperial court really has some ulterior secrets...... Not only that, but this unspeakable secret is likely to be a ...... against our Haw Par Army."

Saying this, Wei Zheng's face showed an expression of sudden realization.

He continued to Zhou Shuyuan: "I finally understand now why we humiliated the court and the emperor so much a month ago, and the court did not make any moves. It turns out that all of this is because the imperial court is hiding a huge conspiracy against us......"

After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng shifted his gaze to Zhou Shuyuan again, and asked with a solemn face: "Strategist, since you have discovered the problem, have you figured out the specific content of this conspiracy...... As far as I know, many important ministers of the imperial court have been bribed by us, and they are our meticulous work in the imperial court. ”

disappointed Wei Zheng, under his own gaze, he didn't get the answer he wanted from Zhou Shuyuan. Because, the entire action of the imperial court, except for the emperor Chongzhen, there are only a few cabinet ministers who know. ”

To be trusted by Emperor Chongzhen and become a cabinet minister, the least factor is to be loyal enough to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, no matter how much money Wei Zheng pays, it is impossible to buy these cabinet ministers, and it is impossible to find out about this conspiracy.

At this time, Wei Zheng's brows furrowed even deeper.

He said to himself in a heavy tone: "Now it seems that after several failures, the imperial court also knows that it is kept secret...... It's just that in this way, my Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces will be in trouble...... I don't even know the purpose of the opponent, so I don't know how to deal with it, so I can only wait for the imperial court, that is, our opponent to make a move......"

Zhou Shuyuan asked with an unwilling face: "Dashuai, are we so passive, waiting for others to make a move......

Under the simultaneous gaze of the military advisor and Zhou Lao, the solemnity on Wei Zheng's face was then covered with murderous aura. Commanded at Zhou Shuyuan: "Of course we can't just be beaten passively......

"Besides, Ben Shuai has been the governor of Shanxi for so long, when has he ever suffered such a big loss......

"Therefore, Ben Shuai decided to immediately order the Haw Par Army, garrison troops, and strengthen the vigilance......"

"As long as we are prepared, no matter how big the conspiracy of the imperial court is, no matter how many troops are deployed, there will be no way to attack our tiger and leopard army and weaken our tiger and leopard army......"

(To be continued......)