When the imperial court found out about this situation, it had to gradually switch the army to a recruitment system. At the beginning, the recruited soldiers were properly supplied and trained, so the combat effectiveness was quite strong! But as time went by, the officers supported their families, ate empty salaries, and took out all kinds of tricks, and this kind of recruited army quickly rotted! So much so that when the Japanese invaded the southeast, there were no soldiers available!

And Qi Jiguang also knew that it would not be a day's work to change this situation, and he had also heard that many people had made big statements before, but in the end, they all ended up without a problem!

But Liu Haojia is different here, he has both long-term goals and short-term goals, and judging from the rumors he received, Liu Haojia seems to be already doing this! It's completely different from the big words they've heard before! So he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in his heart!

So he sat up straight and said solemnly, "I just don't know what Master Hou plans to do?" ap.

Liu Haojia turned around and said with a smile, "Lord Qi, you should have heard that Ben Hou had a conflict with the local grain merchant and salt merchant before you came, didn't you?"

Qi Jiguang nodded and said, "I did hear about it! It's just that the people in the border town are not familiar with the old man, and the information they get is not comprehensive, and it is very scattered!

Liu Haojia said: "This is also the case! Then I will tell you carefully how to prepare for the price of food and salt to come down! 「

Then Liu Haojia explained in detail what happened in the previous paragraph and what he planned to do, and finally he said: "Lord Qi, and all the brothers, I should trust you to tell the truth about the matter, so you must not spread it! 「

Qi Jiguang's face was red with excitement at this time! He slapped the table and said, "Don't worry, this will never get out!" And how you need the old man to cooperate, it's just a matter of your words! 「

Many of Qi Jiguang's personal soldiers also climbed up from the bottom, so they naturally know the lives of the people at the bottom well! And their master will make a statement, and they also patted their chests and said that they will not leak out, and if it leaks out, it will not be good to die!

With this excitement, Liu Haojia returned to his seat and took another bowl of wine with everyone. After putting down the wine glass, Qi Jiguang finally calmed down, he frowned and said, "Chong'en, if you do this, you will have a bad relationship with the people behind those merchants, but I am afraid that it will be dangerous!" It's better to ......."

Liu Haojia raised his hand to stop his words, and said with a smile, "What Lord Qi wants to say is that it is better to ask Lord Yu Shoufu, isn't it?"

Qi Jiguang said seriously, "That's right! If there is Shousuke-sama's help, or if he makes peace with him, he may not make a big fuss!"

Liu Haojia shook his head and said, "First of all, this matter is no longer something that Lord Shoufu can reconcile! How can they tolerate this by taking food from their mouths? Again, it's not that Ben Hou is talkative, or I'm afraid that Lord Shoufu won't dare to do anything with them! You see, Lord Shousuke's efforts over the years have only been to make a fuss in the fields, has he ever touched the salt tax? It's not like I'm seeing the salt tax drop from more than 10 million taels a year to 3 or 4 million taels!"

When Qi Jiguang heard this, Zhang Juzheng defended and said, "This is also something that can't be helped! It is necessary to know that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, and you must always do the same! And what the old man means is that with the protection of Shousuke, even if things don't work out, there will be a way out!"

Liu Haojia laughed and said, "A way out? Not at all! Master Qi, think about it, how many rights and wrongs have been made since Ben Hou was born? Shousuke-sama has never sheltered Benhou, at most he just didn't fall into the well!"

The matter involved Zhang Juzheng's head, and Qi Jiguang didn't say much! Because for him, Zhang Juzheng is not in a thousand ways, but he is still blue-eyed for him! It is with the support of Zhang Juzheng that Qi Jiguang can display his ambitions like a fish in water!

So he changed the topic and said, "Let's not mention this matter first, you can first talk about how you need the old man to cooperate?"

Liu Haojia said: "This is simple, just buy grain! The merchants under the name of my Liansheng hoarded a lot of grain and sold it directly to Datong Town! At the same time, Qian Shounian's grain store has not moved, and you are also required to purchase a batch of grain from him."

Hearing this, Qi Jiguang nodded again and again and said, "That's it

Good! At least we showed favor to them, and we didn't mean to kill them all. They should also think about whether they will lose both!"

Liu Haojia smiled slightly when he heard his words, and did not refute. The reason why he didn't hold the grain store in his hands was not because he was afraid of them, but because he didn't control much land in the border town now! And it will take a year or two for the long-abandoned land to return to high yield, so I gently let them go! Otherwise, according to Liu Haojia's temperament, watching them make so many years of black-hearted money, they will not stop if they don't take out their hearts, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys!

But this matter will not be discussed with Qi Jiguang, lest he worry about this and that! So he took the initiative to bring up another topic and said, "As for the second goal, let's start now! Lord Qi, what is the first thing you want to do after you take over Datong Town?"

Hearing Liu Haojia say this, Qi Jiguang's personal soldiers all looked at their boss with eager eyes! Because the first thing they want to do is, of course, a big purge! So make room for your own family to sit!

As a result, Qi Jiguang lived up to expectations after thinking about it and said, "Naturally, I control the entire Datong Town!"

Liu Haojia nodded and said, "That's right, it's to control the entire Datong Town!" This time, I came with Jinyiwei, and some of the Qi adults were not easy to do, so Jinyiwei did it directly! This is the first step in our dismantling of the nine sides, and we must do it quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly!"

Qi Jiguang heard Liu Haojia say that he would take the initiative to help him share the firepower, so he naturally nodded again and again to express his cooperation. Then Liu Haojia continued, "Lord Qi, there is one more thing that I am afraid you will have to take some risks on!"

Qi Jiguang said with a serious face: "You have done so much for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, how can the old man be hesitant! Whatever you have to do, just tell me!"

Liu Haojia tapped his fingers on the table and said, "One of the main reasons why Benhou chose Datong Town for development is that it is the most convenient place to communicate with the Saiwai grassland, and it is also the place where the largest number of caravans are gathered! And behind these caravans are all clans or the current dynasty, and they are more or less transporting prohibited items to the grassland, and this is intolerable!"