"Wu Bin, please send Temuluntaiji as a gift."
Seeing Te Mulun go out, Li Shuheng said something to his guard Wu Bin.
"Yes." Wu Bin agreed, took two steps and chased Temulun as he walked out of the office.
Li Shuheng stood up, holding the teapot in one hand, walked behind the desk, and sat on the seat behind the desk.
"Deputy Director, do you still want to send the things prepared for Temulun?" Zhang Hong looked at Li Shuheng.
Zhang Sancha, who was sitting on the same bench, curled his lips and said, "What a waste. I didn't listen to what the deputy director just said. We will go to war with the Mongols next."
"There is no need to give away things." Li Shuheng said to Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong nodded and said, "When I get back, I will have someone put the prepared things away again."
"It's a pity that my transport battalion came to the Dahei River early, otherwise we would still have a chance to fight the Mongols this time." Zhang Sancha shook his head with a sigh.
Zhang Hong, who was sitting next to him, glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, once the Mongols take action against our Tiger Flag, the most likely place the Mongols will attack is our place."
"It would be great if the Mongols really come to attack us." Zhang Sancha said, "If the Mongols come to attack us, this time we must let our baggage battalion go up to the city wall to defend the city. The baggage soldiers are also soldiers. We can't just watch you. The third combat soldier camp kills the enemy, but we have to stay in the fort and be protected by you."
Zhang Hong spread his hands and said, "I have no say in this matter unless the deputy director agrees to let your supply battalion participate in the defense of the city."
"Alas." Zhang Sancha sighed.
He felt that the deputy director general would not agree to allow the baggage battalion to participate in the defense of the city. The last time Su Nang led the Mongolian army to attack, he asked for a fight many times, but was never allowed. He could only watch the third soldier battalion. The soldiers fought against the Mongolian army on the top of the city.
Li Shuheng, who was behind the desk, put the teapot in his hand on the table and said to the two of them: "You all should be more vigilant these days. It is impossible for your Excellency to agree to King Shunyi's request, so sooner or later we will have a battle with the Tumut ministries. , and our place is not far from Bansheng City and Qingcheng, the location is very important and cannot be missed."
"Yes, I understand."
Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha stood up, faced Li Shuheng, and agreed seriously.
"Okay, everyone, sit down!" Li Shuheng pressed his hand, motioning for the two of them to sit down, and continued, "Drink the tea in your hands and go about your business. There is no need to stay here with me."
Zhang Sancha stood up, faced Li Shuheng, and said with a smile: "We still need to re-formulate the training plan at the supply camp, so my subordinates will go back first."
Zhang Hong on the side also stood up at this time.
Li Shuheng smiled and said to the two of them: "Don't worry, drink the tea in the cup first. This is the best Longjing. Your Excellency specially arranged for it to be delivered. It cannot be wasted."
"No wonder I always feel that the tea in the cup is fragrant. It turns out that it is tea sent by adults. This cannot be wasted." Zhang Sancha picked up the tureen and put it to his mouth and drank it all in one gulp.
The tea might be a little hot, so he breathed hard after drinking a cup of tea in one go.
"It's a pity that your flattery was in vain. I'm not here, and I didn't see your flattery." Li Shuheng stretched out a finger and tapped the three-digit cross in the air, and cursed with a smile.
"Hehe." Zhang Sancha chuckled.
Zhang Hong, who was on the side, also picked up the tea cup and took a sip. However, he did not rush to finish the drink in one gulp, but drank it in several sips.
Seeing that both of them had drank tea, Li Shuheng said: "Okay, go and do your work. If you meet Wu Bin, remember to ask him to come to my place."
"Yes." Zhang Sancha agreed.
Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha turned around and walked out of the office.
Not long after, Wu Bin, who had gone out to see Temulun off, returned to the office.
"Deputy Director, I'm sending you off." Wu Bin came to Li Shuheng.
Li Shuheng nodded and said immediately: "Give this secret letter to the people from the Foreign Intelligence Agency and ask them to send it back to Datong. Send it as soon as possible without delay."
"Understood." Wu Bin took the secret letter handed over by Li Shuheng with both hands and put it in his arms.
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Zhangjiakou is an important horse market place with tens of thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty and Tumote. It is much larger than the horse market on Datong East Road. It is also the place with the strongest commercial atmosphere in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Businessmen gather here and all kinds of goods are sold.
The largest business in Zhangjiakou is undoubtedly the Fan family.
With the help of their relationship with the Mongols, the Fan family obtained all kinds of furs and livestock needed by Ming merchants, and even engaged in the business of war horses.
Later, the slave establishment in Liaodong became more powerful. In order to prevent Ming Dynasty goods from flowing into the hands of the slave establishment through Mongolia, the imperial court chose to close the horse market with Mongolia.
The closure of the horse market has actually allowed the smuggling business to grow in various frontier fortresses. Various goods have not decreased at all. The only change is that the prices of various goods have become higher.
Originally, the Fan family was able to get a share of the smuggling business, and even get the biggest share of the benefits. However, with the suppression of the Tiger Flag, the smuggling contacts between the Fan family and Mongolia were cut off, and the business in the Ming Dynasty also became It became increasingly difficult, and all the former business partners severed ties with the Fan family.
Zhangjiakou, which prospered thanks to the horse market, has gone through changes for more than a year. Without the goods provided by the Mongols, it is no longer as lively as it used to be.
Like Zhangjiakou, Fanji, a once-famous local business, also declined.
"Master, please have a sip of tea. The servant has just made hot tea." Butler Fan handed over a cup of hot tea.
Fan Yongdou took the bowl of tea, opened the lid and blew on it, put it to his mouth and was about to drink it when he suddenly stopped and turned to the steward next to him: "How long has the third child been gone?"
"The third master has been gone for almost half a month." Butler Fan answered while sorting out the scattered account books on the desk.
Fan Yongdou took a sip of tea, took it away from his mouth, and sighed: "The third child has been gone for half a month. If things go well, he should be back soon."
"Don't worry, sir. The third master is also a scholar with a good reputation after all. Plus our Fan family's friendship with the Mongols, nothing will happen. Maybe he is on his way back now." Butler Fan said with relief.
Fan Yongdou nodded and immediately asked: "Have all the shops everywhere been cleared?"
"Except for the shop here in Zhangjiakou, the other shops have almost been cleaned up and have basically been taken over, but..." Halfway through the words, Butler Fan hesitated and stopped working.
Fan Yongdou looked up at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"To be honest with you, sir, we have sold out all the items in stores all over the country, but those who bought our Fan Ji store kept the prices down too hard, nearly 30% less than the normal price." Butler Fan said with a heartbroken look on his face.
After hearing this, Fan Yongdou closed his eyes and said in a calm tone: "Just lower it. Now that the Tiger Character Banner has been recruited by the court, Liu Heng has even obtained a position as a guerrilla in Datong. With the Tiger Character Flag's financial resources , there are many people who want to sell well to Liu Heng."
"I just think it's a pity that those shops were sold at such a cheap price. When did our Fan family suffer such a big loss?" Butler Fan said with a bitter look on his face.
