Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 527

Wang Tong picked up his wine glass and took a sip. He simply stopped talking. Qi Jiguang's purpose of coming today and what he said made him puzzled.

The conversation was completely dominated by Qi Jiguang. He pointed to a dish similar to chicken nuggets on a silver plate and said:
"This is a delicacy in Liao Township, commonly known as 'half catty', because this kind of bird is only four taels in size, but it is extremely delicious. The meat is extremely tender and perishable, and it can only be transported to Guannei in the bitter cold of winter. This dish You don’t need any means of cooking, just boil it in plain water and add salt, try it!”

Wang Tong picked up a piece of chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was really delicious. It seemed to be a kind of flying dragon bird in Northeast China, which was already a rare animal in that life.

He just took a sip to persuade him to drink, and he ate the food. Wang Tong didn't intend to take the initiative to say a word. Sure enough, after talking about the food, Qi Jiguang asked something else:

"Wang Tong, do you think the world is peaceful now?"

"The Holy Lord is in power, so the world is naturally peaceful, and the people in all provinces live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no disturbances."

"That's true. Except for the occasional changes in the Southwest Zhumiao, there are really no disasters elsewhere. After the battle outside the Great Wall, the Tartars may not dare to invade the border for 30 years. The world is indeed peaceful."

Qi Jiguang nodded and said in agreement, put the chopsticks on the table, leaned on the back of the chair, looked ahead and said in a deep voice:

"During the time of Emperor Sejongsu, Ida in the north integrated all the tribes of the Tartars into one, and went south to invade the frontier in a large scale. The Japanese pirates broke out in the southeast rich and rich heartland. Some people said it was scabies, but the real world was shaken. Ma Fang of Datong , Li Chengliang from Liao Town, Dongnan old man, Yu Zhifu, and Tan Lun and Tan Zili, we all ran here and there, fought desperately, and finally settled down everywhere, in exchange for today's peace, don't you think!?"

At this moment, the old man seemed to be lost in memory. It is true that there are these pillars of the country, and there is today's Ming Taiping. Wang Tong sincerely replied "Yes".

"Big battles, small battles, life and death, this is how people like this old man survived the situation. They still have qualifications so that others don't dare to talk nonsense, but now they are everywhere, and the world is peaceful. I guess It will be a long time before the peace, after this peace, will there be people like this old man?"

Wang Tong hesitated, and said:
"Peace in the world is naturally due to the prosperity of literary affairs, and the common people are disgusted with martial arts. It is not just today that culture is noble and military is cheap."

"After 30 years, the old man has long been a handful of loess, and no one is doing martial arts. What will happen then? Today, the Tartars have been hit hard, and they have won peace for the Nine Sides for 30 years, but the Tartars are still alive. In 30 or even 20 years After a year of rest and recuperation, they will regain their vitality. Tartars are wolves ambitious, so why won't they go south? There will still be peace at that time. At that time, who will fight? Will the world be in turmoil again, and the generals will be trained by the dead? ?”

Wang Tong subconsciously looked around, looked at the north, looked at the northeast, looked at the east, and paused intentionally or unintentionally in these three directions. It is China's scourge. In a sense, what Qi Jiguang said is right.

Unknowingly, Wang Tong felt a little heavy in his heart, but he still said with a smile:

"Master Qi is too pessimistic. Master Ma Fang's son Ma Lin, Master Li Chengliang's sons, and Li Rusong, the new general of the Xuan Mansion, needless to say!"

There was a haha ​​here, but Qi Jiguang shook his head and said:

"Marin, he is obviously a military general, but he prefers to learn the style of a scholar. What is the use in an emergency? Li Rusong is brave, but his bravery can be used by the commander-in-chief. What's the use of being brave as a general? Li Rusong led an army from the west, how many horses died in the run?"

Wang Tong naturally shook his head, and Qi Jiguang continued:
"A total of [-] horses ran to death. I didn't know the supplies. I just said that soldiers are expensive and fast. It's a good thing this time, if it drags on for a day or two, it will take two days for the Xuanfu supply brigade to arrive. Come up, he has no food and grass at home, and he is afraid that he will implicate the friendly army, and frivolous Meng Lang, how can he be a commander of the army."

"Master, do you want to heat up the dishes!"

When it came to this point, someone from below asked again, Qi Jiguang refused, Wang Tong noticed something, Qi Jiguang seemed to not want this conversation to be known to others, so all the servants had to notify before they could approach.

The greeting just now made both parties quiet for a while, Wang Tong could vaguely guess what Qi Jiguang wanted to say at this moment, Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice:
"Wang Tong, you are not bad!"

Sure enough, Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yu Dayou, who has been here all this time, have similar acquaintances. Wang Tong is a little proud, but also a little terrified. What did he do to be so valued by others.

"You are loyal. You know that you will waste money, food and fodder, and you will lose money. You still go to the grassland as bait, just to inflict heavy damage on the Tartars. You have the ability to train soldiers. The old man has seen your chariot barracks and your car camp. Although there is nothing exciting about military training, it is the way to fight in battle. You are young, you are only 30 this year, and you will still be able to lead the army in 40 or [-] years. You are favored by the emperor and can be promoted step by step."

"Master Qi really values ​​the subordinate officials too much, how can the subordinate officials be able to afford such a position!"

Wang Tong stood up from the table, bowed deeply, and said in a solemn voice. Qi Jiguang looked him up and down, and suddenly smiled and said:

"What good thing do you think this is so important? With such a heavy burden, you still have to be gossiped all day and all year long, and you are also suspected and guarded by others..."

After saying a few words, Qi Jiguang smiled and waved his hands, poured himself another glass of wine, raised his head to drink it up, and said:
"This old man is Zhang Ge's old man, and he has an iron backing. This old man is very stable."

Wang Tong was speechless, why did Qi Jiguang change the topic to this again, and just sat down with a smile, Qi Jiguang said again:

"Factions in the court and China are fighting. This faction gains power today and will fall tomorrow. Who dares to say anything about guarantees. This time the victory outside the Great Wall, the old man will be knighted, and the warriors are top-notch. What should I do if I don't have any, with the merits of this old man, it's not difficult to get a good death, but whoever will give this pile of things to, don't care about it."

After saying this, Qi Jiguang put his wine glass on the table heavily, and said in a hoarse voice:

"It's not easy to manage such a situation in Ji Town. The tribes of the Tartars are constantly weakening, but because of that Lao Shizi's peace talks, that bastard's peace talks, when the Tartars went south to harass and kill the people of Ming Dynasty, they had peace talks in their eyes!! Faithful ceremony Could it be that the restraint was told to this barbarian beast!!? Confused! Confused!! How can the agreement restrain my own hands and feet..."

"Master Qi, Master Qi, the wine is a bit cold, let's drink it warm!!"

Maybe it was because of the drunkenness, Qi Jiguang was a little excited, Wang Tong interrupted him quickly, these words should not be discussed, Wang Tong should not even hear them, when Wang Tong did this, Qi Jiguang was startled, and quickly reacted , put down the wine glass, slowly leaned back in the chair, and let Wang Tong take the wine jug away from him.

Qi Jiguang bowed his head for a while, but Wang Tong was not in a hurry, he just ate the food slowly, Qi Jiguang raised his head, smiled at himself, and said in a deep voice:
"I've already said everything clearly, the old man told Wang Tong you a few things."

Only then did we get to the point, Wang Tong shook his head helplessly, but Qi Jiguang stood up and said solemnly:
"Come with the old man!"

Wang Tong followed and stood up, but Qi Jiguang turned to the back of the screen. Wang Tong had just noticed that the second floor was divided into two sides by the screen. He thought the other side was the guard's bodyguard or someone who was watching from the yamen, so he turned to look at it. It turned out that there were several square tables put together with a large map on it.

"I don't know if I can do these things. If I can't do them, then I'll ask you to do them!"

Qi Jiguang said it very solemnly, and Wang Tong was also a little nervous, and both of them walked to the front of the map together...
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When it was not dark, Wang Tong returned to his mansion on horseback, and Qi Jiguang also went out of the city to rest in the barracks of Tianjin Guard General Sun Zhibin. The two talked for a long time in the restaurant.

That night, there was a fast horse going to the capital from Jizhen. Wang Tong also arranged for people to go to the capital. The general had a private meeting. This is the most taboo event of the court. The spies placed by Dongchang and Jinyiwei must have passed the news to the capital. The capital, Wang Tong himself has to make an explanation.

Back at the mansion, Wang Tong called the two principals of Sanjiang Commercial Company and asked about the company's situation outside the Xuan Mansion.

"Xifengkou in Ji Town is also an opening. During the Taiping period, there were a lot of transactions with the Tartars. There is a shop in the Xuan Mansion. You should also set up in Ji Town. Lord Qi will help you."

It's not a secret that Qi Jiguang asked Wang Tong to meet at Linhai Pavilion. Everyone knew it. After listening to Wang Tong's words, they all suddenly realized that my lord was going to discuss business. Now that Tianjin Wei's shop is open there, there is sufficient supply of goods. , and border trade is such a big profit, there is no one who does not make a fortune.

"Since you have set up a shop in the border town, don't just stay in the city forever. In peacetime, send more people to do business on the grassland. Those middle-aged people who have no openings may earn more!"

This order is also a business rule. As long as the relationship with the border guards is good, it is not uncommon to go to the grassland to do business.

After the messenger to the capital set off, Wang Tong called Zhang Shiqiang over again, and had a secret conversation for a while. This was commonplace, and everyone was used to it, so no one was surprised.

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In a certain pharmacy in Tongzhou in February, the old doctor sitting in the hall frowned and looked at the prescription in his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"This prescription treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If you take it for a long time, it will cause harm. The guest officer should let this patient come here once to prescribe the right medicine. Don't delay."

"The medicine to catch you is, what's the nonsense!!"

The big man on the opposite side said harshly.
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