Farewell to Li Dingguo, Yang Chengying went to the governor's yamen to meet Yang Sichang.

As soon as the two met, they "lost each other".

"The dignified Ji Liao martial arts strategy, but ran to Datong, because I was afraid that I would abduct your soldiers."

"Hey, I'm very confident in my soldiers, I'm afraid that you won't pay me back."

"Am I that dirty?"

"No matter how rich you are, it is impossible for you to privately support the border army of Xuanda."

"I'd rather raise this third cavalry regiment."

"I'm sorry, but this item is not for sale."

The two laughed.

Yang Sichang relied on this army to successfully solve the peasant army in Shaanxi.

Yang Chengying also successfully left a not-so-bad impression on the peasant army through this expedition.

Win-win!

"When it comes to making money, you really have a way."

Yang Sichang's words changed, "Those nobles of the imperial court, the relatives of the emperor." In the face of the emperor's showdown, in the face of your blackmail, he gave it very refreshingly. ”

"You've found out. Ay! I knew that Lord Yang was not a fuel-efficient lamp. ”

Yang Chengying said half-jokingly.

Yang Sichang smiled: "I'm not a fuel-efficient lamp, you are?" I'm curious, how the hell did you do that. ”

"You learned, and you want to blackmail those nobles?"

"How dare I, I'm just curious."

"It's actually quite simple. We hate each other, but they can't live without me. ”

Yang Chengying said: "In the past, Liaodong was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the envoys of the Li Dynasty went by land to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty.

However, with the rise of Jianzhou, the land route was impassable, and the sea transportation gradually flourished. ”

"Port Arthur has always been in your hands, and you have made a lot of money from this."

Yang Sichang guessed.

"That's only part of the story, it's important that I provide safe and secure access. Let these private ships of dignitaries and dignitaries smoothly go to the Li Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom.

Now you can also go to the Ryukyus, Luzon, and go to countries farther away by sea.

You say, in addition to paying customs duties as usual, should they give some additional protection money? ”

Yang Chengying said with a smile.

Yang Sichang nodded: "Yes, yes." You are Ji Liao Wu Jingluo, you are completely a bandit leader. ”

"I can only make money, and I don't care how many hats you put on my head."

Yang Chengying said: "It's you, you should seriously think about how to govern Xuanda well." ”

Governor Xuanda, whose full name is Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other places in military affairs and food and salary, the Governor's Yamen is in Yang Gaowei. It has jurisdiction over Xuanfu, Datong and Sanfu three towns in Shanxi.

In these three places, due to Yang Chengying's repeated dispatch of troops, the external troubles have been basically resolved.

Problems arise.

That is, the imperial court gave priority to Shaanxi for the limited salary.

After all, there was a peasant army there.

Xuanda is poor.

If the people don't make trouble, sooner or later the soldiers will make trouble.

That's why Yang Chengying said that.

Yang Sichang said: "Don't rush me. I'm already working on it, and in a month at the latest, coal will be delivered to Jining. ”

"Why is it so slow?" Yang Chengying couldn't help frowning.

"You think this is Liaodong Town." Yang Sichang said with a bitter face, "As soon as I heard that I was going to mine, all the yamen came to take errands, and I had to balance the relationship between all parties and find a suitable location." ”

"You're slow." Yang Chengying said, "To tell you the truth, someone opened a mine without permission. There were people in the Datong border army who covered and transported the coal mines to Jining. ”

"Who is this, lawless!" Yang Sichang took the case.

He paced back and forth in the hall: "These people have noses that are more intelligent than their eyes, and they smell them. ”

This kind of talk is generally not followed, and Yang Chengying only tastes tea leisurely.

"Hey, didn't you reveal it on your own initiative?"

Yang Sichang pondered the taste, and he returned to his seat: "It must be you who sent someone to instigate those local tyrants and squires to do it." ”

Yang Chengying laughed before saying, "That's right, I did it." Who made you so abrasive, it's already March, and it hasn't been done yet. ”

Hearing a few words of teasing, Yang Sichang smiled awkwardly.

He also knew that he was ink, and he was too embarrassed to refute it.

"Don't worry, I'll do it soon." Yang Sichang said, "As for the illegal trafficking, I should turn a blind eye." ”

"If that's the case, your coal will only rot in the ground, and no one will want it."

Yang Chengying hated that iron does not become steel.

"Why?" Yang Sichang asked puzzled.

"Who are the people who use the government-run coal mines? They don't take a little out of it! ”

Yang Chengying explained: "What's more, they know that if they don't worry about sales, they will inevitably drag their work, and when they come to me, it will be at least several times the price of private coal." ”

"I also know that this matter is difficult to do, but what can I do, I can't let me, the dignified governor of Xuanda, mine by myself."

Yang Sichang was also very helpless: "I will try my best to supervise, and your brother will take care of it." Fortunately, there is private coal shipped to you, and the price is still cheap. ”

"You know one thing, you don't know the other. The money from private coal will only end up in the pockets of businessmen, what can you earn? If there is another problem with the government, how can you achieve your original intention? ”

Yang Chengying said: "At that time, what will the imperial court think of you." ”

It was only at this time that Yang Sichang realized the seriousness of the problem.

He underestimated the magnitude of the problem.

originally thought that both sides would give in to each other, and the matter was fooled.

Listening to Yang Chengying's analysis, if he doesn't do well, not only will his political achievements be wasted, but it will also cause greater dissatisfaction.

After all, the money in the pockets of those merchants, even if they are willing to take it out, will only give it to the Liaodong Army who protects their trade routes, not to him Yang Sichang.

The Xuanda border army doesn't have this ability.

"Brother, help me." Yang Sichang hugged his fists and gave a salute.

He is a scholar from the imperial examination, and he is indeed inferior to Yang Chengying in this regard.

Yang Chengying smiled: "This thing is easy to say, but you need to find the right person to do it!" ”

"How?" Yang Sichang was confused.

"I ask you, who is most short of money?" Yang Chengying asked rhetorically.

"Hmm...... The border army is the most short of money! ”

As soon as Yang Sichang's words came out, he immediately realized: "You asked me to use the border army to do this kind of thing!" ”

"What is the ultimate purpose of your mine? It's not about policing the local area. ”

Yang Chengying said: "If you let the border army who is most likely to make trouble go to open a mine, I will give them money and let them buy grain from the rich merchants, and this matter will be solved." ”

Yang Sichang thought about it again and again, and seemed to think that there was no problem.

But he realized a problem: "No, you're hurting me." These Datong soldiers, with a stable source of money and food, are they just like you, and the imperial court can't control it anymore! ”

Yang Cheng should scoff at this: "When I say this, my conscience has been taken away by a dog." Where did the border army lands go? The number of days they had eaten was counted with one pair of hands.

I'll tell you the truth, originally I just let a few businessmen privately open coal mines to supply coal.

It was the businessman who took the initiative to find the border army, and the two sides hit it off.

The border army contributed people, and merchants contributed money and horses to transport illicit coal to Jining. ”

Hey, why didn't the border army come out of the horse?

It stands to reason that in a place where the Mongols are harassed at all times, the soldiers have horses.

I'm sorry, but most of the border troops don't have horses due to long-term unpaid salaries.

Yang Sichang was silent.