Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 115 Hong Chengchou’s plan
After waiting for two more days after leaving Xie Sixin's home, Lin Hai finally got to meet Hong Chengchou.

This time he had an official position, so Hong Chengchou did not let him go through the back door, but met him in the signing room of Haidao Yamen.

Haiphong Road is usually appointed by the deputy envoy of the Ancha Division, so the sign on the Haidong Yamen is the Ancha Division.

In addition, the posts of military preparation, division patrol, and division defense were also held by Zuo Erguan of the Buyian Second Division. Therefore, except for the military preparation division and the very few military preparation divisions concurrently held by Yuan Masi Qing, all kinds of Taoist officials in the Ming Dynasty generally Calls himself Daosi.

Just like the governor is generally appointed by the right censor of the Imperial Palace, the sign on the governor's office is "Governor and Imperial Palace", and the governor's title is "Benfuyuan". If the governor has the title of Minister of the Ministry of War or Right Minister, he will call himself the headquarters. hospital.

When Lin Hai came to the main entrance of the Ningbo Police Division, he saw a tall flag standing in front of the door, with the word "Orders" posted on it in yellow cloth.

This is the imitation of the governor's gate flag. According to the system, in the Ming Dynasty, only the governor could be called a military gate. Even the governor and the censor of Jiangdu did not have this qualification.

But in the late Ming Dynasty, an era when etiquette collapsed and music collapsed, transgression of etiquette became commonplace in the officialdom. Governors from various places and the censor of Caojiangdu in Nanjing also used yellow cloth to paste the word "military gate" on their gate flags.

Immediately afterwards, the military preparations and patrol censors in various places also followed the same example. They erected gate flags in front of the Yamen and wrote the words "Order the soldiers" and "Zhensu" respectively.

Lin Hai arrived at the gate of the Ningbo Police Department at the agreed time and waited for a long time under the banner of the Haiphong Dao Gate. However, he did not wait until Xie Sixin came out.

It wasn't until he got impatient that he saw Xie Sixin coming around from the side. It turned out that because Lin Hai's official position was too low, he was not qualified to go through the main entrance, so he could only enter the court through the side entrance.

Therefore, Xie Sixin also waited at the side door for a long time, and ended up making a mistake.

Lin Hai secretly complained in his heart that it was not as convenient as a white man walking through the back door. In the end, he had no choice but to hand over the handbook and the court ginseng according to the etiquette of thousands of households in the palm of his hand.

After seeing Hong Chengchou, he first accepted Lin Hai's visit seriously, and then put on a friendly face. He first praised him for reprimanding the military officials in Cengang Division, and then took advantage of the situation to discuss the art of war with him.

How could Lin Hai dare to do anything in front of this man? He could only listen more and speak less, and imitate He Rubin and flatter him.Moreover, he did not shoot dryly, but tried his best to quote the military books he had read and shoot with reason.

Hong Chengchou was very pleased by his flattery. The conversation was quite lively that day, and he talked with Lin Hai for more than half an hour.

Just as the two were chatting and entering Hong Kong, Hong Chengchou suddenly asked: "I wonder what Lin Qianhu thinks of the situation in Liaodong?"

Lin Hai didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he had to quote Wang Zaijin's words and replied: "The first bad thing happened to Qing and Fu, the second bad thing happened to Kai and Tie, the third bad thing happened to Liao and Shen, and the fourth bad thing happened to Guangning... "

As he spoke, he secretly observed Hong Chengchou's micro-expression, and saw a look of appreciation in the man's eyes, so he swallowed back what he was planning to say, "As long as Hong Daozun takes action, the Jiannu will be wiped out."

Then he blurted out his opinion: "Now that Guangning is lost, Mongolia will be annexed by the Jiannu slaves, so we, the Ming Dynasty, need to heavily fortify the nine borders. If the imperial court only focuses on Liaodong, it will be difficult to support the food and salary of Jizhen, Xuanda and other places." , I’m afraid that something unbearable will happen in the future.”

Hong Chengchou nodded frequently when he heard this, and then asked: "If Lin Qianhu's wishes are followed, what should the court do?"

Lin Haidao: "I think that if Guangning can be recovered, we should make every effort to regain it. If Guangning cannot be recovered, it is better to abandon the outside of the pass and stabilize the nine-border defense line first, and then plan for it slowly."

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou put his hands on his hands and laughed loudly: "What a good Lin Qianhu, my Taoist minister has agreed to your recruitment of troops. If there is a shortage of weapons, my Taoist minister has them here, so you can just make a list."

Lin Hai was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank him.There was no way, the generals of the Ming Dynasty were so humble in front of civil servants, let alone a civil servant who was much higher than himself.

Hong Chengchou quickly winked at Xie Sixin, who held Lin Hai up.Lin Hai was so happy that he didn't have to kneel down, so he stood up and heard Hong Chengchou's free and easy laughter: "Don't kneel down. You might as well take it easy when there are no other people around."

"In that humble position, it is better to be respectful than obey orders." Lin Hai suddenly became alert. What did this guy mean by suddenly getting close to him?
I heard Hong Chengchou say again: "You need silver to buy the weapons you want. Anyway, you have a lot of silver. I, Mr. Hong, will definitely take over you."

After sending Lin Hai away, Xie Sixin returned to the detention room and found a chair to sit down.He is Hong Chengchou's confidant, and the two of them have known each other for a long time, so they are more casual when there are no other people around.

Xie Sixin poured himself a cup of tea and asked Hong Chengchou: "What does Dong Weng think this merchant Qianhu said about the situation in Liaodong?"

"He is just picking up people's wisdom. It may not be where he heard it. What's more, these remarks are not necessarily very clever."

Hong Chengchou puffed out a breath from his nose with pride, and then changed the topic: "This person has only been back from overseas for a year, and he already knows so much about things, which shows that he pays much attention to this."

Xie Sixin slowly scraped the tea with the lid of the cup and said, "What does Dong Weng mean?"

Hong Chengchou said meaningfully: "If you don't have great ambitions, why should you pay attention to the East? This man is not recruiting troops just for self-defense. He has other ambitions."

Xie Sixin picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. He tugged his beard and muttered: "Dong Weng's intention is to show his kindness. Maybe it can be used in the future?"

Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "He is not the only one with great ambitions. The world is about to be in chaos. It is the time for my husband to make contributions. This dynasty uses civility to control military affairs. If Hong can dominate one side in the future, he will ask the Holy One for this When a person places the bid, no matter what else, his financial resources alone can be put to great use."

Xie Sixin was a little worried. He put down the tea bowl in his hand and said: "The way to control military power with culture lies in the two words of food and salary. Since this person has the skills to make money, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control it."

Hong Chengchou smiled when he heard this: "He is just a rough guy. Although he has a rough understanding of the art of war, there is nothing extraordinary about him. As long as Mr. Hong uses a few tricks, he will definitely be able to teach him to be obedient."

After coming out of the police department, Lin Hai went back to the inn while thinking about what had just happened. The more he thought about it, the more chills he felt down his spine.

With his character, he would never show off his talents in front of Hong Chengchou before he understood his intentions.

But unknowingly, he was led by Hong Chengchou without leaving any trace. In the end, he said something he would never have said without knowing it. You must know that he has studied micro-expression psychology and received professional training in speaking skills. That person.

It can only be said that these big figures who have had a great impact on history are really not simple. Although he has dealt with many people in his original time and space, he has never faced such a level figure. He couldn't help but fall in love with him when he saw it today. middle.

Lin Hai secretly warned himself in his heart that although he was a time traveler, he was still an ordinary person in the end. From now on, he must not underestimate the ancients of Hong Chengchou's level.

However, looking at Hong Chengchou's detached look at the end, he completely lost the majesty of a superior official when they first met. He must have wanted to get closer to him.

Moreover, the recruitment matter has been solved, and he has also promised to provide himself with weapons. Although he has to spend money to buy them, how do you say that?I am willing to take your money just to give you face...

At least today's conversation has only been good and not bad so far.As for whether it will be good or bad for the future, it is useless to think too much. The best way is to seize the opportunity to strengthen one's own strength.

As long as one's own strength is strong, one can remain unchanged in response to all changes.

After all, power is very fragile in the face of strength, just like Zuo Liangyu later, there were many white-haired old foxes in the Ming Dynasty, but no one could do anything to him, Marshal Zuo.

(End of this chapter)