Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 371 Undercurrent (4)

same night.

Somewhere in Tongzhou City.

"Where will this old fox Fan Yongdou hide?"

Tong Yangxing, who was walking back and forth, frowned and said, "The people below have been searching for so long, but they haven't found anything yet. They are really vigilant."

"The only thing we can do now is to wait patiently."

Tong Yangzhen, who was sitting next to him, picked up the tea cup and glanced at the upset Tong Yangxing, "With our current manpower, even if we want to do something, it may be difficult to achieve results. There are too many changes in the Ming Dynasty nowadays. , not to mention that the little emperor in the Forbidden City also relies heavily on factory guards..."

"Don't I understand this?"

Before Tong Yangzhen finished speaking, Tong Yangxing flicked his sleeves and replied with a glare: "But have you ever thought about it, how long have we been in the pass, but we have not been able to open up the situation? If we continue to wait, do you think the master will easily Spare us? Don’t forget how severely Li Yongfang was punished!"

The atmosphere in the room became oppressive.

Tong Yangzhen's hands paused slightly, anger welling up in his heart, but he tried hard to restrain it. If it weren't for Tong Yangxing, he wouldn't have risked coming to the pass!

But is it useful to talk about this now?

The reason why he tried hard to restrain himself was that Tong Yangzhen knew in his heart that among the forces in Dajin, the status of the Han people was far less respected than that of the Jurchens. Even if they had a relationship with the Tong Jia family, they had to leave early because of their relationship. For a long time, I have been trying to survive in Liao land.

How about Li Yongfang?

When he first chose to serve Nurhaci, he was treated with great courtesy, and even married the daughter of Nurhachi's seventh son, Abata.

However, due to the defeat of Liaozuo in the first battle, Dajin suffered heavy losses. Many of the hidden scum of the Condemnation faction were eliminated by the Ming army. The groups that had previously been attracted by Dajin and had good relations with Dajin were also found out. The most critical point is that They cut off contact with the Eight Merchants of Shanxi, and the defeat in the Liaozuo War caused turmoil in the grassland areas adjacent to Dajin, which plunged Dajin into a whirlpool. Under various circumstances, Nurhachi slashed Li Yongfang's arm angrily!

If you want to gain status and power in Daikin, you must have enough military exploits. It is absolutely impossible to enjoy the blessings by resting on your merits.

Even those with the blood of Aisin Gioro who dare to do things that harm Daikin will be severely punished. This is the characteristic of Daikin!

"Brother, don't blame me, I'm just impatient."

While Tong Yangzhen was thinking about it, Tong Yangxing came over and apologized, "I didn't expect that things would be so complicated. The little emperor of the Ming Dynasty was so bloodthirsty, and the key was that he was so knowledgable. Ever since we came to Guannei, this So many things happened during this period, which made the current situation very complicated every time.”

"The more this happens, the less impatient it is."

Tong Yangzhen put down the tea cup and said with a serious expression: "Think about Li Yongfang, isn't it because he was too impatient at the beginning and had too many things to do in Liao, otherwise the Ming army would not have caught him."

Yes.

Tong Yangxing lamented that if Li Yongfang could be cleaner under the rule of Liaodong and not secretly join forces with so many people, he wanted to completely disrupt the order of Liaozuo before the war started, fearing that Liaozuo's It's really hard to say what the battle will be like.

No one in Dajin wanted to mention the battle of Liaozuo because that battle caused too heavy losses to the Eight Banners. Not only was Hetuala defeated and burned, but the key point was that many female heirs were captured, among whom the most respected ones were The most famous one is Abahai, who was deposed as concubine by Nurhachi.

Tong Yangxing and others sneaked into the pass secretly, hoping to find out the whereabouts and responsibilities of Abahai, but they never knew that all the captured people were secretly taken in by Luanwei in order to pry out more prisoners from their mouths. Intelligence, even information from various Mongolian ministries. As for Abahai, Zhu Youxiao has no interest at all. She is just a nomadic woman. In terms of appearance and literary talent, how can she be compared with the Ming Dynasty woman.

"Brother is right."

Tong Yangxing nodded and said: "Based on the information we have, the Ming Dynasty has changed a lot compared to before. Just talking about Beizhili, how much has changed in less than half a year."

"A large number of refugees gathered together and were dispersed to various places to carry out large-scale construction projects. The most important thing was to take care of food. If they did well, they could receive food and money. This is simply unheard of."

"There is also the Integrity Institute specially set up by the little emperor to thoroughly investigate the warehouse deficit case in Beizhili. How many people were arrested and killed? This has never happened before."

"Not to mention the Tianjin Sanwei, the Thirteenth Bank, the Huahui Bank, and a convenience society. There are also a lot of refugees gathered under this rule. The key is that many shipyards are also planned to be built. I Now I have doubts, these ships will probably travel frequently to various places in Liaodong in the future."

How can Tong Yangxing not be impatient? Judging from the various situations they have collected since they sneaked into the pass, the Ming Dynasty is no longer chaotic as before, and everything is in order. Especially Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Emperor, It's a bit unbearable to keep killing groups of people without causing big chaos.

Doesn’t it mean that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have become more powerful and are not afraid of the Ming Emperor at all?

Why is this the case now?

Especially in the territory of Zhibeizhili, large-scale renovation of water conservancy facilities began. This not only worried Tong Yangxing, but also Tong Yangzhen.

If the water conservancy project in Beizhili is really improved, the Ming Dynasty will definitely have a rich food harvest in the future, and Beizhili is close to Liaodong. If there is a war in the future, the Ming Dynasty will be able to supply the needs of the Liaodong army without relying on food from elsewhere. .

The person responsible for rectifying water conservancy is not a minister from the outer court of the Ming Dynasty, but a specially appointed Shaofu. The two people who know what kind of organization the Shaofu is are have all kinds of worries.

There are no restrictions from civil servants, and as long as the little emperor's internal funds are sufficient, the work of the young manor can be steadily advanced.

"I still say the same thing, just wait patiently."

Tong Yangzhen frowned and said: "Our strength alone is not enough to pose any threat to Mingting at the moment. Don't forget, the factory guards are not vegetarians either."

"Jin Yiwei has been out frequently recently. We are still secretly investigating what they want to do. If we can find something, maybe this is an opportunity for us."

"The person who hates Mingting the most now is Fan Yongdou, who escaped from death. If we can get something useful, then we will naturally meet this old fox."

"That's all we can do now."

Tong Yangxing nodded and said: "But we still have to do what we need to do. We can't just sit back and wait for death. For our Tong family, this is the last opportunity we can seize. If this errand can be done well, then our Tong family will Daikin’s status will definitely be different.”

(End of this chapter)