Liu Dan stayed outside the city for a day and returned to the city the next day.

He learned about the specific situation of the displaced people in Pyongyang and the surrounding prefectures and counties, including the number of people, the proportion of Ding Zhuang, and the relief measures of the province. This is of little use in the eyes of ordinary people, but if it is handed over to professionals, many valuable things can be analyzed and deduced from it.

For example, if we look at the harvest in Korea in recent years, we can infer whether the number of displaced people has reached the bottom limit of Haedong's tolerance. If not, what is the bottom limit of Haidong's affordability? If they arrive and the displaced people are not properly resettled, will it cause chaos? If there is no chaos, how do you need to push it to produce chaos?

For another example, if we link the number of Ding Zhuang with the news of Haidong's recruitment, as long as we get the total number of soldiers recruited, we can basically infer the basic quality of the soldiers he recruited. With this basic quality, combined with its training time and items, it is possible to further deduce its combat effectiveness in the first battle. Its combat effectiveness is deduced, and if it is encountered on the battlefield, it can be known in mind.

Etcetera. There is a saying that details determine the overall situation, and an isolated piece of information may not be important, but if there is more information collected, the reality of a country will be almost touched.

Originally, it only took half a day to see this homeless person working carefully, but the vigilance at the Tuntian Department was relatively strict, and although it was a Tuntian, it was still militarized management. Liu Dan only waited until it was dark to find an opportunity, disguised himself, falsely claimed to be a fellow countryman, got the communication of the Yuanmen soldiers, and met the person he wanted to see.

That person was a Liaoyang army, named Wang San, a middle-level officer who was not too big or small, he didn't know Liu Dan, but his younger brother did.

His younger brother Wang Si was originally in the Liaoyang army with him, but he belonged to two different teams of 10,000 people. On the night of Guan Duo's death, the news spread that most of the Liaoyang army surrendered, and a small number of disgruntled diehards either took advantage of the chaos to break through and go north to find Cheng Sizhong, or simply went straight to Shenyang, and Wang Si was one of the ones who threw themselves into Shenyang.

Not long ago, Wang Si somehow inquired about Wang San coming to Tuntian, Pyongyang, and told Shangguan that he was taken seriously. Therefore, there was this meeting between Liu Dan and him.

Liu Dan saw that his excuse was to send a letter to his family, so he gave him his brother's letter and helped him read it. In order to win his trust, Liu Dan brought another token, but he didn't care about it as a fake, and asked about Wang Si's situation. Liu Dan is true or false, bragging, saying that Wang Si has won Naha's appreciation, and now he is very beautiful, and he will stop at the point, without saying much.

Plotting against each other, or developing meticulously, is a meticulous job, and Liu Dan didn't expect to do it all at once. He came just to meet this man and see if it was possible. bragged, seeing the look of envy in Wang San's eyes, Liu Dan knew that he was 30% sure of this matter.

He then took his leave, saying that if Wang Si had another letter, perhaps someone else would send it. Lay an introduction, and the future work will be the responsibility of the leader of the city of Pyongyang.

Liu Dan met three people in two days, which went very smoothly.

Others are in good spirits on happy occasions, although they haven't slept well for two nights, they are refreshed, and they walk without touching the ground. Zhang Deyu pretended to visit the customs and customs of Pyongyang, and had been waiting for a long time at the agreed place. The two made a look, and while the officials accompanying Zhang Deyu were not paying attention, Liu Dan was unaware and unaware, and mixed into the entourage.

The group hit the horses and returned, and as soon as they entered the study, Zhang Deyu couldn't wait to retreat and summon Liu Dan to meet.

"How's the catch?"

"Back to my lordship, I have gained a lot."

"Tell me about it."

Liu Dan will get the first detailed information and tell it in detail. However, he did not mention the second or third person he met to Zhang Deyu, because it would not help him negotiate with Haidong. The so-called "matter of the three armies,...... Mo Mi in between. …… Whoever strikes first before he hears about it will die with the person who is accused."

To do fine work, you must first be strict-mouthed, say what should be said, and die if you shouldn't say it.

Zhang Deyu was overjoyed when he heard this, Huo Ran got up and said, "Help me this day!" ”

"Why do you like it? Although Haedong recruited troops, it had the intention of attacking Goryeo; But at the same time, it also set the provincial capital in Liaoyang. Aren't adults afraid that it will attack the east and west, attack Goryeo openly, and actually attack Shenyang? ”

"But you don't know."

Zhang Deyu shook his head again and again. Liu Dan is very qualified to do meticulous work, after all, he can't see the truth hidden behind these two pieces of information. Although Zhang Deyu's eloquence is not as good as Hong Jixun's, since he can be a high-ranking official who participates in political affairs, and serves as the envoy of this envoy, he is fully responsible for negotiations, and he still has real talent.

He said: "Xiao Deng is young and vigorous, with a pioneering and enterprising heart, it is not surprising that Liaoyang is the provincial capital. At the banquet the night before, the official saw that in addition to his youthful spirit, he also had a city government, and his demeanor was steady and not reckless. His suggestion to this official is ambiguous on the surface and he can't make up his mind, but now combined with your information, it seems to be hypocritical and contrived.

"And Na Hong and Yao, their words are like knives, pressing step by step, but they refuse to say death, leaving room for the official everywhere, as if they want to capture the meaning of indulgence, and now that they think about it, it is also very suspicious." Inspired by this information, the more he recalled the scene at that time, the more suspicious he felt, and slammed the table case and made a categorical conclusion, "It can be inferred from this that his intention to attack Goryeo Ba is true!" ”

Zhang Deyu paced around the room, walked twice, and the excitement of guessing the enemy's mind slowly went down, frowned, and sighed.

"Adults are happy and worried, what's the reason?"

"This Xiao Deng is really a fierce enemy. If you want to fight Goryeo, you can keep quiet to your own officials, and Yao and Hong sang and harmonized at the table, and they completely concealed their intentions. It's so deep. If it weren't for you, the officer might have fallen for him. Fortunately, knowing their truth and truth, we will negotiate tomorrow, and we will not let their lions open their mouths and take advantage of us too much. ”

But the villain was puzzled. Since the adults know their intentions and know that they will suffer, why should they negotiate an agreement with them? ”

"It's good to pretend not to know, so you can do things." Zhang Deyu sneered, knowing that he wanted to attack Goryeo, he would go back and fight hard. He instructed Liu Dan and said, "The envoy of the king of Goryeo has not left yet, and these two Japanese officials have contacted them, and there is no reliable manpower." Go and report this to them! and when he spoke for the officer, he said that he was willing to meet with him; If it is not convenient, secret envoys can also come and go. “

Liu Dan agreed.

Zhang Deyu thought for a while and added: "Xiao Deng concealed his intentions from us, and I think he would even hide his intentions from the Goryeo envoys. The official concluded that in order to paralyze the Goryeo envoys, he would definitely promise a lot of benefits to Goryeo and make many concessions. You can tell the Goryeo envoy vaguely about the source of the information, and make sure to convince him! ”

"The adults said that Xiao Deng wants to attack Goryeo Ba and become true?"

"Don't say eighty percent. So far, even if there is no one, it must be said that it is ten percent! Waiting for an opportunity to contact the Goryeo envoys, form an alliance in private, and sow discord between them and Haidong was another secret mission of Zhang Deyu.

……

The whole strategic intent was exposed to the enemy by the negligence of a high-ranking officer.

This was something that Dunshe had never expected. From one side, it also reflects that there are serious problems in the Haidong Army. Although Deng She, in order to improve the quality of the officers, set up a special officer training group to give lectures on tours, and even the monks Li now know a few words, it is obvious that this is far from enough.

Not only military officers, but even civilian officials, there are all kinds of hidden dangers of one kind or another, but they have not yet erupted.

In the final analysis, there is only one reason for these problems: the army is expanding too fast, and the territory is expanding too fast. Many people have fallen behind and are beginning to be unable to keep up with the situation, and they are still using the old experience of the army of one city and one place to face the new problems of a land of thousands of miles and a million mouths.

The consequences of the leak were imminent, but, at least, Dunsher didn't know about it yet. He believed that Zhang Deyu's problem had been solved, and left the details to his subordinates, and turned all his attention to the negotiation of trade.

The negotiations were tough.

For the envoys of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the sale of ordnance may be more profitable than the sale of silk and other things, but in the first place, the production capacity of the two cannot be compared. Both, for several years, Zhang Shicheng and Zhu Yuanzhang have been fighting almost every month, fighting every day, and the loss of their own ordnance is not small, he always has to satisfy himself first, and then take care of the business.

As for Fang Guozhen, although he has surrendered to both Meng Yuan and Zhu Yuanzhang in recent years, he has curried favor with both sides, and he has not fought many times, but the area he controls is too small, but the production capacity of several states is not strong, and the grain output is not much, so he belongs to the kind of powerless.

It's not easy to talk about it on the table, it doesn't matter, Hong Jixun took a roundabout route and bribed him with a woman of wealth.

Zhang Shicheng is very wide under his control, and he has the reputation of a good monk. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich, and those who depend on him will be given beautiful officials. The fathers and generals who followed him and their brothers thought that since then, they have turned their homes into countries, and they have built their first houses one by one, decorated gardens and ponds, and made great noises and bought pictures. A banquet gathering, a thousand stones.

Its extravagant and obscene style is heard all over the world.

The envoy to Haidong, surnamed Cao, was originally attached to Zhang Shicheng for profit. Hong Jixun contacted him for a few days and got to know him as a person.

On this day, Hong Jixun put aside the negotiation and invited him to a pavilion where Goryeo women were housed, and led him to watch. Hundreds of women warblers and warblers, after months of training, dare not say that they are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they all have a skill. In this pavilion, I specialize in learning dance.

Hong Jixun asked: "Cao Gong has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, so he should know the current price. Excuse me, how much money can these women get if they want to sell Jiangnan? ”

The messenger surnamed Cao turned around, and he was dazzled. You must know that these women were carefully selected by the king of Goryeo and given to Deng She, and their appearance was at least middle and upper. He asked, "Who is the pavilion teacher?" ”

"A famous prostitute in Haidong not only teaches the way of singing and dancing, but also explains*."

Famous prostitutes are professors, and the disciples who come out have quality assurance. The messenger quoted a poem that was praised by the people of the time, and said: "A sound is worth a thousand gold." ”

Hong Jixun led him to the tall building, pointed left and right, and said: "Around here, it was originally the residence of a wealthy family in Goryeo, but now it is requisitioned by our province. Cao Gong, please see, if these residences are added together, how many people can live in this pavilion? ”

The messenger followed Hong Jixun's direction and looked at it roughly, he thought that Hong Jixun was showing off his wealth, so he showed slight disdain and said, "Five or six hundred." "Goryeo is not as big as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, such a house is considered big in Pyongyang, and it is not worth mentioning compared to the official residence of Zhang Shicheng and the martial arts.

"More than eight hundred in total."

Hong Jixun pointed and said, "Gong Cao, please look there, it is a chess hall; Look at it again, it's called the Koto Hall. The one next to the piano hall is called the Song Pavilion; A little farther away, it's called the Biwa Pavilion. Oh, the farthest one, a little smaller, called the Calligraphy and Painting Gallery. This one under our feet is called the dance hall. ”

The messenger's expression moved, and he asked, "Could it be?" ”

"Not bad. Among these pavilions, all the people who live in them are Goryeo women who are raised by Xiao Ke. ”

"More than 800 people?" Quite a lot.

Hong Jixun smiled slightly, pointed to the north, and said, "Even with Shuangcheng and other places, there are a total of thirty-four similar pavilions, with more than 3,200 residents. ”

"More than three thousand two hundred?"

The messenger couldn't help but change color, he was not a person who had never seen the world, but he kept more than 3,000 Goryeo women at one time, and each had their own strengths, which was really unheard of. He asked, "Where did these women come from?" ”

"It's all a good woman. Li Chenggui: Have you heard of it? ”

"I haven't heard of it."

"Where's Li Zichun?"

"The original twin cities and thousands of households."

"Yes, yes. Li Chenggui is the son of Li Zichun. From old officials like him in Goryeo and Mengyuan, daughters, wives and concubines of famous eunuchs, Xiao Ke also has a lot in his hands. ”

The wives and concubines of the eunuchs' families are unattainable. The messenger grabbed Hong Jixun's sleeve and asked, "More than 3,200 people? ”

"Exactly."

How much does one sell for? How much does one make? More than 3,200 people! The messenger was at a loss: "Does Hong Gong plan to sell it all to Jiangnan?" ”

"Definitely."

"Also, with such a complete color and art, of course, you need to keep some for yourself."

"At Xiao Ke's house, there are nearly 100 kabuki, which is enough to use. There is no need to add to it. ”

"What does Hong Gong mean?"

"Willing to sell to Cao Gong."

"Oh?"

"Cao Gong can resell Jiangnan."

This is a strange thing. The messenger's heart couldn't help but thump. He looked embarrassed and said, "This ,...... Not quite right? ”

"If you want to go to the south of the Yangtze River, you have to go by sea. Don't hide it, you can't do it. It just so happened that Cao Gong came, please be sure to agree, Xiao Ke is grateful. ”

"I'm here for an envoy. Banknote......? ”

"If Cao Gong has insufficient money, he can also owe it on credit. The first batch will be sent to Cao Gong 100 people first, okay? ”

This is tantamount to giving this envoy the exclusive monopoly right to resell the Korean woman in the western Zhejiang region in disguise. The messenger couldn't save face, so he pretended to be reserved and silent.

Hong Jixun heard the string song, knew the meaning of elegance, and no longer said it. The two knew that they got off the tall building, and the attendants downstairs surrounded them and turned back to the provincial yamen to continue the negotiations.

The envoy's attitude changed immediately, and he no longer cared about it, but actively offered advice to Hong Jixun. He told the actual situation of the various outputs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as far as he knew, 1510, without concealment, and put forward several suggestions, such as the amount of a certain goods that need to be reduced and the requirements for a certain goods can be raised.

This messenger is self-aware, he is only a messenger, he has the power to consult, not the power to decide. So, he clearly told Hong Jixun about the people who had decision-making power, their personalities and preferences, and instructed him who he should take, how to behave, and so on.

Li Shousheng, who was the secretary of the political department, went to Shandong and Henan to engage in espionage, mainly relying on the "cause". Because of the relationship, that is, using the relationship between fellow villagers, classmates, relatives, friends, etc. to engage in espionage activities, Liu Dan mainly relies on the "due relationship", but in addition to the relationship between fellow villagers, it also includes the use of kinship.

And Hong Jixun bribed this messenger, but he used another form of room, called "inner room". Bribing the other side's officials to benefit their own actions. There are seven kinds of inner chambers that can be bought, and this messenger belongs to the category of "greedy for money". Sun Tzu said: Everything. Honestly.

With the help of this envoy, the trade agreement with Zhang Shicheng was quickly drawn up.

Hong Jixun increased the proportion of several items such as ramie cloth in the goods sold. Among the goods purchased, such as silk and other luxuries, there was only a slight meaning, and the bulk was placed on food, ordnance, and production tools.

And reached a private agreement with this envoy, he could use the skilled workers and strong men of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to exchange for the women of Goryeo.

The agreement was signed, and everyone was happy.

The next step depends on how Hong Jixun convinces the upper echelons of western Zhejiang. He made an appointment with this envoy, and after the selection of suitable candidates, he could go with the envoy from Haidong, stay in western Zhejiang, and then go through this envoy to go through the door. Naturally, the messenger agreed.

When the news reached Deng She's ears, Deng She was overjoyed and asked, "What about the envoy of Taizhou Fang Guozhen?" ”

"Tomorrow, I'll talk to him."

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1, Inner room.

Du Mu believes that there are seven types of people who can become inwards: those who are virtuous and derelict in their duties, those who are punished for their mistakes, those who are greedy for money, those who are subservient to the lower position, those who cannot be trusted, those who want to show their talents because of defeat, and those who overturn evil and often hold on to both ends.