Chapter 84: Two Birds with One Stone (5)
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Bibai said: "The tricks he played in Liaodong are not very clever. Why should Uncle Guo pretend to be confused, those Tartars are the wolves he raised. Without him, those Tartars will turn the sky upside down, so the court has to pinch his nose and keep him, lawless in Liaodong. I heard that he recently opened a silver mine again, and it was his uncle who reminded him that as long as he released 100,000 yuan of silver every year, he didn't care about anything else. He got all the benefits of this day, and others couldn't blush. ”
Zheng Guobao nodded, "The old man is really well-informed, and he is good at probing." But a small silver mine is nothing. The world is so big, and there is not only one vein. Here in the northwest, is there no gold and silver deposits? He went to the Jingshi for 100,000 silver a year, and he made some joints to protect the expenses of the silver mine, no less than 300,000. But if my relatives open a mine, they only need to take 30,000 or 50,000 yuan to entertain, and they can do a good job. ”
Bi Bai listened to the words of Uncle Guo, could it be that there are mines near Ningxia? He hooked up with his own girl, did he have the idea of this mineral deposit? My own home is the head snake here, and if I really dig minerals, I definitely can't separate my own home. became an in-law, which is really convenient for him to do his tricks. However, as an old resident who has lived in Hetao and Ningxia for more than 60 years, Bibai has never heard of gold and silver deposits.
Intellectually, he didn't believe that gold and silver could be found here. But Uncle Guo's appearance of being a bamboo in his chest couldn't help but let him not believe it. And then again, if Li Chengliang hadn't said it to Uncle Guo, who would have known that there was a silver mine? Didn't people dig it up? Maybe this Uncle Zheng Guo really has some means to turn stones into gold and can find gold and silver veins? If this is the case, then it is a matter of sitting on the ground and making money, and from then on you can enjoy wealth and prosperity. is to rebel, relying on this mineral deposit, it is a huge capital.
What's more, most of these kinds of things involving interests would rather be believed than believed. Therefore, he couldn't believe Uncle Guo's statement, so he had to ask tentatively: "Uncle Guo, are you accurate about this mine?" ”
Zheng Guobao said with a smile: "If this is what Master Kanyu said, I can't do it accurately." I did what I said. When I say there is a mine, there is a mine. The silver mine in Liaodong is a proof. However, firstly, this mineral deposit is not comparable to Siping, and secondly, the location is a little awkward. It is not in Ningxia, but in the land of captivity, and the specific place, I have to find it myself, I can only be sure that it is in the old land of Hetao. If you don't overturn the trap, this mine will not be dug up. ”
Bibai is mentally prepared for the small mineral deposits. After all, the big mines in Liaodong can be met but not sought, and as long as there is a silver mine in Ningxia, they will be content. However, when I heard that I had to overturn the traps before I could mine the deposits, I was a little difficult.
When Zheng Guobao saw his appearance, he knew his thoughts, "The old man doesn't have to worry, what was trapped in the past is because you want to take advantage of the situation and respect yourself." But your hand, with all due respect, is not clever. Ning Yuanbo also raises wolves, but he not only raises them, but also fights. When the wolf grew fat, he led his troops to fight a dozen. Therefore, there are wars in Liaodong every year, and there are good news every year, and people can know that the imperial court cannot do without Ning Yuanbo, and Liaodong cannot do without Li Chengliang. In contrast, Qi Nantang was not smart enough, and he defeated Tumen Khan and did not dare to go south for many years. There has been no war in Jiliao for more than ten years, so naturally Qi Nantang will not need it. ”
He said, "Uncle Guo, you're right. Although the old man is not smart, he is not stupid. Even if I can't learn from Ning Yuanbo, I don't want to learn from Qi Jiguang. If you kill all the captives, what will the court do with me? My family is not only rich and difficult to protect, but also life, and I am afraid that it may not be able to be saved. ”
"That's not what I said. Does Qi Nantang have a daughter who marries me? In the DPRK, Wen Youshen Pavilion supports you, and I speak for you, what are you worried about? You're not like him. Moreover, your old man has only seen raising wolves over the years, not fighting wolves, fighting with traps, and his gains are limited. In the land of the three sides, there is no great victory, so why should the court rely on you? It's good to have wolves, but if you can't prove that you can fight wolves, why should the court reuse you? Now Gao Shuai's Qin Yong's fifth battalion training has been small, and if he gets the help of fast guns and cannons, it will be like a tiger with wings. You can't get a good cut here, and even if I want to talk to you, son-in-law, I can't open my mouth. ”
He knew in his heart that the trappers and the Bibai family were deeply entangled, and the two were not only related to each other because of their relationship with the Mongols, but also colluded with each other, which was completely different from the relationship between Li Chengliang and the Liaodong captives. Therefore, Bibai can't hurt these people even if they hit, and let them grow bigger. He made the situation clear with a bang, and Bibai should be able to make a wise choice between his relatives and himself.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard Qin Yong's fifth battalion, his face also changed slightly. Although these horses have never been known by themselves, Gao Guang first treated them as treasures, as if Hu Zongxian attached importance to these five battalions of Qin Yong as much as he valued the Zhejiang soldiers that day, and his combat effectiveness was afraid that it would not be low. If the Qin army really wins out of the fortress, then it will be difficult for his own army to have a foothold, and I am afraid that the next step will be to deal with himself.
Zheng Guobao said again: "In recent years, the imperial court has tightened the matter of knighthood. Without the merit of clicking on the edge to expand the territory, it is not easy to get a knighthood. The routine military exploits every year can only be exchanged for rewards in the Beijing camp, what is the meaning of that number? If the old man can make a contribution to expanding the territory, I will be promoted in the court, and it may not be impossible for me to inherit the title of hereditary replacement. And you are a Mongolian, the land of the Hetao, the most Mongolian, you are familiar with the local situation. How to govern those places will naturally be handed over to your old arrangement, and at that time, it will be convenient to replace them with our own people, and then open mines. In addition, we still have to build a city, and when the time comes, won't this city defense force be another income? ”
Bi Chengen listened to it and secretly thought to himself, if he was really like the Li family, he could forever control Ningxia and Hetao, then there would be no need to rebel. The territory of the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles, and it is impossible for me to really enter the Beijing Division and sit on the dragon chair. Raising troops is nothing more than trying to divide one side, and if you don't have to work so hard, you can achieve your goal, then it would be better. In the past, Altan Khan used the strategy of the Han Zhao Quan to build a big board to ascend the city. If I can also build a strong city on the fertile land of Hetao, and when the time comes, if I am a little dissatisfied, I will lead troops to rebel against the city, and become horns with Ningxia, who else will be afraid?
And Na Cheng Pet thought that the family belongings were not easy to score. If you can lay down the Hetao, you and your eldest brother can add two to five, one lives in Ningxia, and one lives in the Hetao, so as not to hurt the harmony of the hands and feet. Of course, he can't inherit the title, but the official position of Ningxia Wei Commander can be fought for. Could it be that the eldest brother should be a duke again, and he should also be in command?
The two sons, one left and one right, all echoed with all their might, and they couldn't make up their minds when they worshipped. There are many relatives in the tribes of the Hetao, but relatives are more important than benefits. Not to mention, there is a vein there that tempts you. He licked his lips and said, "Uncle Guo, you tell me the truth, is the mineral deposit in the Hetao a gold mine or a silver mine?" ”
Zheng Guobao said: "As far as I know, it is a silver mine. But there must be millions of taels to ten million taels of silver. And there is more than one company interested in this mine. Ning Yuanbo's family practiced day and night, just waiting for the time to stab the captives to death. The subordinate of his family, Nurhachi, knows it, now that he is in the mix, he has become a chief in the Jurchens, and he heard that he has also prepared Jurchen soldiers and is ready to rob the mines. ”
As soon as they heard this number, the eyes of the three members of the Bi family all shone brightly. You must know that this is a frontier, not richer than the south of the Yangtze River, where there is a shortage of silver and a lot of people are poor. One million taels of silver, this is a number that can't even be imagined, if the Bi family can get this money in their hands, who are they afraid of?
Besides, even if it is a pig, once someone robs it, its value will increase several times. I heard that Liaodong Li and the Jurchens were going to take action against the captives, and the father and son of the Bi family were also tempted. Once Li Valu really planted a nail in the Hetao, in the future, this powerful man will intervene on three sides, will there still be a place for his father and son to stand?