In the office, Liu Heng and Li Shuheng sat together and talked.
After the ceremony in Ermubuhong, Liu Heng was going back to Datong. Before leaving, Li Shuheng came here every day to discuss various matters with Liu Heng.
Once Liu Heng returns to Datong, it will be difficult for the two of them to discuss matters face to face.
"These slave thieves can't be driven away no matter how hard they are, and they actually entered the city." Li Shuheng said with an ugly expression.
When he was still under Du Shuai's tent in Liaodong, he saw with his own eyes that many of his companions and fellow villagers died at the hands of Jiannu, so he had no favorable impression of Jiannu at all.
Liu Heng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and said, "Why do you think these slave thieves must come to Qingcheng? I have never heard of any relationship between the Tumote Department and Hou Jin."
The Tumut tribe was to the west of Liaodong, separated from Houjin by a left wing of 30,000 Mongolian households. Houjin's eyes were still on the Ming army in Liaodong, and his hands had not yet reached out to the grassland.
"Why else? It must be to see you, sir." Li Shuheng snorted coldly.
The hatred for the Jurchens has not diminished even if several years have passed.
Liu Heng pursed his lips and said: "The people below said that the slaves and thieves who came to Qingcheng are all from Zhengbai Banner, and their master is Sibeile of Houjin. This person is not simple. He must have a purpose in sending people here."
Sibeile Huangtai Ji, many people in later generations know this person, it was in the hands of this person that the Houjin Khanate became the Qing Dynasty and conquered the grassland.
"Our Tiger Flag is useful to slave thieves in two ways. One is the fleet on the grassland, which can continuously obtain all kinds of grain and iron goods, and the other is our tens of thousands of troops." Li Shuheng said.
Liu Heng pondered for a moment and said: "It seems that this Sibeile is coming for our Tiger Flag motorcade."
As he spoke, he took out one copy from a pile of official documents on the table and placed it in front of Li Shuheng.
"What is this?" Li Shuheng picked up the official document in front of him.
Liu Heng said: "This is the news from the secret agents placed by the Foreign Intelligence Agency in Tokyo City."
Li Shuheng opened the official document and began to read it.
There wasn't much content on it, so he finished it quickly.
"Is everything in this article true?" Li Shuheng closed the official document in his hand and put it back on the table.
Liu Heng nodded and said: "It has been confirmed. The news is true. Today's Houjin life is difficult, and they are unable to break through the city garrisoned by the Ming army for looting. In addition, Mao Wenlong of Zhenjiang continues to harass Houjin's rear. Houjin's It can be said that the days are getting more difficult every day.”
"They deserve it." Li Shuheng said bitterly, "It would be better if these damn things all starve to death."
Liu Heng said with a heavy expression: "The life of the Hou Jin Dynasty was difficult, and the life of the Han people living in the Hou Jin Dynasty was even more difficult. The brutal rule of the old slaves was even worse than that of the Ming Dynasty."
The theory that Hou Jin gave Nikan preferential treatment before entering the customs is just a lie made up by the old slave for his own rule. Only people living in this era know how cruel Hou Jin's rule was. All the Han people became slaves and maids, for the sake of war. , there are many cases where Han men draw two out of three, and nine out of ten rooms are empty.
Not only that, the Han people also have the obligation to support the Jurchens. There are no so-called free people at all.
"Is there a way to rescue the Han people in Houjin through Pidao?" Li Shuheng knew that this was impossible, but he couldn't help but ask Liu Heng.
Those Han people who lived under the rule of Hou Jin, even if they went south to Bengang with the tiger-character flag ship, were a hundred times stronger than those who stayed in Liaodong under the rule of Hou Jin.
Liu Heng shook his head towards Li Shuheng.
It's not that he doesn't want to save the Han people living in Liaodong, but it's just that he simply can't do it with the strength of the Tiger Flag.
"Damn old slave, damn Jurchen." Li Shuheng punched his thigh with an annoyed fist. His deep sense of powerlessness made him completely disappear from the joy of occupying the Tumut grassland with the Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng sighed and said: "What our Tiger Flag can do is to send those people who fled to Pi Island from Houjin to Bengang to live."
"Save them as much as possible. Many of the Han people living in Houjin are our fellow villagers." Li Shuheng said with a disappointed look on his face.
Compared with the huge base of Han people living under the rule of Hou Jin, the number of Han people brought to Bengang by the Tiger Character Banner can be said to be insignificant.
Liu Heng said: "These slaves and thieves must have entered the city to see me. Zhao Wu, please inform me. None of the slaves and thieves will be seen and will not be used to inform me."
"Yes." Zhao Wu nodded.
Li Shuheng said at this time: "If our Tiger Flag convoy sells grain to Houjin, can we save more Han people living in Houjin?"
After reading the news sent by secret spies from Hou Jin, he became a little bit intolerant of the Han people living under the rule of Hou Jin.
"Absolutely not." Liu Heng straightened his face and said, "There are more than a million Han people in Houjin. Even if we transport food to Houjin, it will be a drop in the bucket. Instead, we will feed those Jurchens. The Jurchens who fill their bellies will only Using knives to kill more Han people must not be done to help the enemy."
The Tiger Character Banner controlled the commercial roads on the grassland, wiped out the Fan family, controlled several Shanxi merchants capable of smuggling, and prevented important resources such as grain and iron from flowing into Houjin.
He would never allow Tiger Flag to follow the old path of the Eight Imperial Merchants.
Once the Tiger Character Banner loosened its cooperation with Hou Jin, the Tiger Character Banner's strength on the grassland would be far more harmful than the eight imperial merchants.
"Your Excellency is right, I was wrong." Li Shuheng admitted that his thoughts were too wishful thinking.
They only wanted the tiger-shaped flag to send grain to Houjin, but they forgot that the real decision-makers in Houjin were the Jurchens. No matter how much grain arrived in Houjin, it would be difficult for it to fall into the hands of the Han people living in Houjin.
Liu Heng said: "Tomorrow, you will go to Omubuhong's khan ceremony on my behalf. By the way, I will give Omubuhong a beating to make him understand his identity."
"Ombuhong is dishonest?" Li Shuheng's eyes flashed sharply.
Liu Heng said: "Ombuhong is fine there, but the personal guard general Zhamuhe beside him is jumping up and down, and he even sends people to contact Lin Danhan."
"Then why are you keeping him? Just kill him and use his head to scare the monkeys." Li Shuheng became murderous.
Keeping Ombuhong and supporting him to become the Great Khan of Tumed was to appease the Mongols living on the Tumut grassland and to let other Mongolian tribes understand that the Tiger-Character Banner would not exterminate the Mongols.
But this does not mean that the tiger flag will be allowed to jump around under the eyes of others.
Liu Heng shook his head slightly and said: "We can't kill him for the time being. We have to use him to find out who is involved in it. If we find out, we can catch them all in one go to avoid future troubles."
Although the Tiger-Character Banner occupies the Tumut grassland, there are still some enemies who hate the Tiger-Character Banner. For the Tiger-Character Banner, it is just a good way to find those Mongolians who are hostile to the Tiger-Character Banner through Zhamuhe. .
