As the ice and snow melted and spring blossomed, the plague in Kyoto was naturally brought under control without causing more casualties.
Jiannu Huang Taiji's cavalry was also stopped outside the pass by Hong Chengchou. Even so, they still surrounded Jinzhou with water.
When Horqin's Mongolian cavalry went south, the grain road was also burned down by Chongzhen, and then sold to grain and grass full of croton. As a result, not only did the horses lie down, but even their soldiers were driven back to the grassland by the general soldiers of Datong. There were heavy casualties.
Faced with such a great victory, Chongzhen couldn't help but feel happy, and immediately issued an order to reward the general of Datong.
Moreover, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to meet Hu Yunqing and thank him in person.
But Yuan Chonghuan was about to lead his troops to Jiliao. As the emperor, he naturally had to hold a banquet in person, so he asked Wei Zhongxian to bring the money to thank him.
At this time, Hu Yunqing was planting corn in the field. After all, in this year, he still had to leave some food.
In addition to internal and external troubles, the main reason for the Ming Dynasty is that it happened to be in the Little Ice Age and there were constant natural disasters.
We can't blame Chongzhen, the emperor, for not being good enough. He did work very hard, but he didn't have an orthodox emperor's education, and he had a group of cheating subordinates.
"Brother Yunqing, brother Yunqing."
Just when he was sitting on the ridge of the field to rest, he saw Niu Wazi running over with a few people, led by Wei Zhongxian.
"Master Hu!"
As soon as he saw Hu Yunqing carrying the hoe, Wei Zhongxian hurried over and put the hoe aside. Several eunuchs behind him quickly brought fruits and tea.
"Why are you here? Where is my cousin?"
Hu Yunqing was a little confused, but he was not polite. He picked up the apple, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite. "It seems that his life will get better and better now. He has eaten such good fruits."
"Master Hu, my master is busy with something."
Wei Zhongxian picked up a cup of tea and handed it over, "The proposal you gave him last time made him a lot of money, so he asked me to send you part of it."
To be honest, he admired the man in front of him now.
You know, had it not been for Hu Yunqing's words, he might have gone down to accompany Emperor Tianqi.
In addition to the feeling that a close friend is hard to find, the more important point is that this person is really capable, and even the emperor admires him.
Just selling a piece of Mongolian grain and grass to Horqin not only made money for the treasury, but also annihilated many Mongolian cavalry in one fell swoop!
For the morale of the entire Ming Dynasty, that was a huge improvement.
And it also avoided the dilemma of the Ming army fighting on two sides.
"Brother Xian is too polite."
Hu Yunqing threw the apple core aside, took the tea and drank it, "I would like to do bigger business with him, and wait until he comes over one day."
"Master Hu, this matter is easy."
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly took out the banknote from his chest, handed it over, and said with an apologetic smile, "You can mention it to me first, and then I can go back to my house and say no to my master? He has a good idea, and it will be easier for you to discuss it. .”
He had no other thoughts, he just wanted to take this opportunity to show off in front of Chongzhen.
"I have an idea now, but it is a bit difficult to implement and requires the cooperation of the government."
Hu Yunqing took a look at the banknote and had to admire this wise brother. He made a hundred thousand taels in this trip! His current net worth is much richer.
"It's quite simple. My husband has a very close relationship with the Ministry of Industry. As long as he says a word, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly smiled and said, "You might as well talk to me first, and I will mention it to the master then."
"Although Jiannu has sent troops now, they can only besiege the city for a while, and they cannot besiege the city for a long time."
Hu Yunqing was also blunt. He put the banknotes away and said, "Because they also face a problem, food and grass. I heard that the general of Datong led his troops to hunt down Horqin for a while after he retreated. I must have got a lot of them." Mongol cavalry armor.”
"We can take this opportunity to pretend that the Mongolian cavalry is sending some grain and grass to Jiannu, and find a few people who are familiar with Mongolian to send some Croton grain and grass to Huang Taiji. Then they...hehe."
Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian's eyes widened.
Indeed, Jiannu did not have much food and grass reserves, but this matter must be left to the bold and careful! Don't make any mistakes!
"Master Hu, this is a brilliant plan!"
He hurriedly spoke, his eyes full of admiration.
"The main reason is that this Mongolian armor is difficult to get."
Hu Yunqing touched his chin and muttered, "You must be someone who is familiar with the government."
"This is so easy!"
Wei Zhongxian smiled nonchalantly, what government? They are the government. As long as the emperor opens his mouth, what can't be solved?
"So just do it."
Hu Yunqing stretched himself and said nonchalantly, "If things come to pass, you will give me some benefits when the time comes."
He suddenly realized that if he cooperated with Xiandi and did not need him to do it himself, he could save a lot of energy to do other things.
"That's no problem. When my master comes, you can talk in person."
Wei Zhongxian nodded immediately, very excited.
The most important point is that Yuan Chonghuan led his troops to Jiliao this time, and Chongzhen asked him to go to Jiliao as a supervisor, secretly taking this opportunity to monitor Yuan Hehong.
If he uses the clever plan proposed by Hu Yunqing to deal with the Jiannu cavalry this time, he will not only be able to solve the siege of Jinzhou, but also gain the emperor's trust!
And he can also settle the old feud with generals such as Yuan Chonghuan.
"Okay, by the way, what is he busy with now?"
Hu Yunqing looked at the old housekeeper in front of him with some doubts. Not to mention the wise brother, this old slave alone seemed to be either rich or noble.
"I'm not very clear about this either."
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he touched his nose in embarrassment. Of course he couldn't reveal the emperor's identity. He apologized and said with a smile, "When the master comes, he will tell you."
"Okay, then go and get busy."
Hu Yunqing glanced at the ground, patted his butt and stood up, "I need to cultivate this land again, and then I will grow more corn."
"What rice?"
This was the first time Wei Zhongxian heard this word, and he asked in confusion.
"corn."
Hu Yunqing picked up the hoe and didn't know how to explain it for a while, "It's just like the potatoes you ate last time. If you can plant them in large quantities, the yield will be very high! It will be able to supply many people by then!"
"Understood!"
Wei Zhongxian felt as if he had found a treasure for a moment. He knew in his heart that it was another opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
