Fan Yongcheng put down the bowl in his hand and repeated: "Students can be sure that those bandits must be members of the Tiger Flag. They have done this more than once. Our Fan family's motorcade was robbed by them many times, and the losses were The goods were converted into silver, but I don’t know how much was lost.”
"Are you sure that it was Xu Ji's convoy that was robbed by the Tiger Flag and not the bandits from Daliang Mountain?" Xu Tong's brows knitted together.
Fan Yongcheng leaned forward, held up his hands and said, "Students can be sure that those who robbed Xu Ji's motorcade must be members of the Tiger-Charactered Flag. Even the convoy robbed by bandits from Daliang Mountain is inseparable from the Tiger-Charactered Flag."
Zhang Wenhe, who was standing next to him, said, "Sir, the Li Liu who escaped also thinks that the people who hijacked the convoy are members of the Tiger Flag."
Xu Tong twirled his beard, looking thoughtful.
At this time, Fan Yongcheng said: "Sir, this is a good opportunity. You can use the tiger-character flag to instigate the bandits to rob Xu Ji's convoy and charge Liu Heng with being a bandit. Then you will send troops to Lingqiu and capture it in one fell swoop. The tiger-character flag, and students heard that the tiger-character flag was in Lingqiu to confuse people, created a big scene, opened iron yards and workshops, and raised many people to work. There are also many fertile fields in Lingqiu and Guangling. In the future, the tiger-character flag After the flag is destroyed, your lord can confiscate all these ill-gotten gains."
"snort!"
When Xu Tong, who was sitting in the upper seat, heard this, not only did he not show any joy, but he snorted coldly.
This made Fan Yongcheng, who was sitting below him, confused.
In his mind, this was obviously a good opportunity to deal with Tiger Flag, and he couldn't understand why the governor in front of him looked dissatisfied.
Just when he was doubtful, he heard Zhang Wenhe say: "Xu Ji's convoy was bandited on the grassland, not in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty's laws are not easy to punish. If we really want to punish the crime, Xu Ji's collusion with the Northern captives is also not a small crime. "
After hearing this, Fan Yongcheng immediately understood why Xu Tong didn't hide it just now, and also understood that he just said something stupid.
On the surface, Xu Ji and Xu Tong have nothing to do with each other, but everyone knows that Xu Ji is a business company secretly opened by Xu Tong, the governor of Datong. If political enemies catch evidence that Xu Ji smuggled northern captives, it will be reported to the court in the future. Even if the court couldn't find any evidence that Xu Ji was directly involved with Xu Tong, it could still use this incident to force Xu Tong to resign.
Thinking of this, he quickly admitted his mistake and said, "It was the student who made a mistake."
Xu Tong picked up the tureen at hand, picked up the lid with his fingers, put it to his mouth and blew on it, then used the lid to stir the tea inside, but he had no intention of drinking.
After Zhang Wenhe noticed it, he took two steps forward and came to Fan Yongcheng. He said with a smile: "Mr. Fan, you said you wanted to go to Xuji. Just in time, I will take you there and give you the money to buy shares." Send the elements to Xu Ji."
"Then we have Mr. Lao Zhang." Fan Yongcheng stood up from his seat, bowed to Xu Tong, and said respectfully, "Student, please leave."
"Yeah." Xu Tong snorted.
Fan Yongcheng followed Zhang Wenhe and left Xu Tong's study.
After sending Fan Yongcheng away, Zhang Wenhe returned to the study.
Xu Tong grabbed one of the preserved fruits at hand and ate one, chewed it a few times, swallowed it, and said, "Did the Fan family's money go to Xu Ji?"
Zhang Wenhe reported back: "The student has arranged for someone to send the money to the back house of the Yamen Mansion, but the Fan family only brought 10,000 taels. The remaining 5,000 taels are said to take some time to arrive."
"Yes." Xu Tong nodded slightly and said immediately, "You should keep an eye on the Fan family. The amount of money that should be paid to Xu Ji cannot be less than one tael."
"The student union will keep an eye on it personally." Zhang Wenhe agreed, and then added, "How to deal with the bandits in Daliang Mountain? If they really robbed Xu Ji's motorcade, there is no guarantee that they will not do it again."
Xu Tong pondered for a moment and said: "Xu Ji sent a dozen carts to the grassland. It is not easy to transport so much goods to Daliang Mountain. Send someone along the way to inquire. It is impossible for so many goods to disappear out of thin air. As long as you find evidence , it is confirmed that the banditry in Daliang Mountain is related to the Tiger Flag, and when the time comes, I will want to see who dares to protect the Tiger Flag."
As he spoke, he slapped the armrest of the seat next to him with his palms.
He has long been eyeing the tiger-character flag, and now that he has an opportunity to eradicate Liu Heng, he will naturally not let it go.
"The students have arranged for people to search for the goods Xu Ji lost." Zhang Wenhe said, "However, the students are worried that the other party did not transport the robbed goods back to Datong, but directly sent them to the grassland and handed them over to Beilu. If this is the case, the governor People from the yamen may not be able to find any traces."
"Then do you have any way to reconcile?" Xu Tong asked Zhang Wenhe.
Zhang Wenhe thought for a while and said: "Now many people in Datong are dissatisfied with the bandit suppression tax collected by your Excellency. You might as well take this opportunity to really suppress the bandits. On the one hand, you can eradicate the banditry in Daliang Mountain and suppress those Voices of dissatisfaction.”
Xu Tong picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, then spit it back, and said to the servant in the study: "The tea is cold, go get a cup of hot tea."
The servant came over, picked up the bowl and stepped back.
Xu Tong then looked at Zhang Wenhe and said, "You will make the arrangements to suppress the bandits. Once the text is written, bring it to my official's office for sealing, and then send it to the General Military Mansion to urge Zhang Huai to send troops to Daliang Mountain."
"Sir, I'm afraid the General Military Mansion will not send troops to Daliang Mountain to suppress the bandits." Zhang Wenhe said in a low voice.
"What do you mean?" Xu Tong frowned.
Zhang Wenhe explained: "Suppression of bandits requires money. The first batch of money from bandit suppression taxes was received by the General Military Mansion. Later, the bandit suppression taxes from various states were never sent to the General Military Mansion. Now, suddenly, the General Military Mansion When going to Daliang Mountain to suppress bandits, students are worried that General Zhang may not be at his disposal and may find an excuse to shirk his duties.”
Xu Tong's face sank and he said: "Zhang Huai is the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. If he doesn't go to suppress the bandits, why should I take the governor's Yamen officers to the Daliang Mountains to suppress the bandits?"
"Sir, please calm down." Zhang Wenhe bowed hurriedly.
Xu Tong snorted coldly.
Zhang Wenhe said cautiously: "Sir, what the student means is that we don't need the border troops under the control of the General Military Mansion, and only use your Fubiao Camp."
"Do you want to mobilize the troops from Fubiao Camp to suppress the bandits?" Xu Tong looked at Zhang Wenhe.
Zhang Wenhe nodded slightly and said: "If the General Military Mansion is asked to send troops to suppress the bandits, General Zhang will definitely use the excuse that money is needed to suppress the bandits, and you want pay, but unlike the Fubiao Camp, it belongs to you, Your Excellency." Dear army, as long as you give the order, Fubiao Camp can send troops to Daliang Mountain."
At this time, the servant came in from outside, carrying a wooden tray with a blue and white porcelain tureen on it.
"My lord, your tea."
The servant put the tureen in Xu Tong's hand and stepped aside.
Xu Tong picked up the tureen, blew the tea inside, and said in a calm tone: "I will do what you want, let the soldiers and horses of the Fubiao Battalion go to Daliang Mountain to suppress the bandits, but what the Fan family said about Su Nang Tai Ji Keep an eye on it, this is the way to make money.”
Obviously, he didn't care about suppressing bandits, he only cared about how to make more money.
