Pei Shun secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his master didn't chase him away.
Being able to stay with Pei Hong as a long-term follower is much better than returning to his hometown to farm, even if he is just a servant of the Pei family.
"Stop kneeling and get up!" Pei Hong said with a frown.
He looked uncomfortable with such a useless look, but he also liked the feeling of controlling other people's lives.
Pei Shun climbed up from the ground and asked cautiously: "Master, do you have any other orders?"
"You often hear various news outside. If I want to support a company to engage in this kind of grassland smuggling business, what do you think?" Pei Hong said to Pei Shun in front of him.
Pei Shun looked disappointed.
From what he heard from his master's words, he wanted to use other businesses to deal with the Tiger Flag business. As for his idea of setting up his own business to do smuggling business, it had been cut in half before it was implemented.
Pei Hong naturally noticed the disappointment in Pei Shun's eyes.
However, he didn't care. Pei Shun was just a servant in the family and was not worth his trouble to appease.
"How about the Fan family in Zhangjiakou?" Pei Hong said, "When I was in the capital, I heard the name of Fan Ji Company many times. I guess it is a big business firm with strong strength."
Huziqi is a large and powerful business in Datong, and Fanji is a large and powerful business in Zhangjiakou. He feels that it is easier to achieve his goal by using a large business to deal with a large business.
Pei Shun said with a bitter face: "Master, Fan Ji's business has collapsed, and all the shops have been sold out. Now the most powerful one in the Xuanfu area is a chamber of commerce."
Fan Ji Trading Company was once famous in places such as Xuanfu Taiyuan. Many people in Datong also knew about Fan Ji Trading Company. With the sudden collapse of Fan Ji Trading Company, it became a topic of conversation after dinner.
"It's not that Fan Ji's business is so big, how could it be so useless?" Pei Hong said in an unpleasant tone.
Pei Shun said: "Master, why don't you find another company? I heard that there is a chamber of commerce in Xuanfu, which contains many Shanxi merchants from Xuanfu. I think they are quite powerful."
"Do you know anyone in this Xuanfu business?" Pei Hong asked.
Pei Shun shook his head hurriedly and said, "Sir, are you kidding me? I don't know any Shanxi merchants. I just heard someone mentioned in casual chat that there was such a chamber of commerce in Xuanfu. It came into being after the collapse of Fan Ji Company." .”
"The Chamber of Commerce in Xuanfu is a little far away." Pei Hong rubbed his beard with his fingers.
There was a censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who was familiar with people from the Fan family, so he could contact the Fan family through his colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate to find work at Fan Ji. However, he had never heard of this Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce, even if he wanted to find someone. Contact, but can't find a suitable match for a while.
Pei Shun hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yang was once the Commander-in-Chief of the Xuanfu, but was later demoted to become the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Datong because of some things."
"Are you asking me to find Yang Guozhu?" Pei Hong frowned when he mentioned Yang Guozhu's name.
Pei Shun said: "I thought that apart from Deputy General Yang, there was no more suitable person to contact the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce."
"You first go to the capital to find out Yang Guozhu's path. The matters regarding the Xuanfu Chamber of Commerce will be discussed when you come back." Pei Hong still didn't quite believe in Yang Guozhu.
"Young man, please follow your master's orders," Pei Shun replied respectfully.
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The news about Yang Guozhu's visit to Yanghewei was quickly passed back to Xinpingbao by people from the Tiger Character Banner Foreign Intelligence Bureau.
"Sir, it seems that Yang Guozhu is not honest and has actually approached Pei Hong, the patrol censor." Yang Yuan, who brought Liu Heng the news of Yang Guozhu's departure to Yanghewei, said in a cold tone.
For him, anyone who goes against the Tiger Flag is an enemy of the Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng stood outside the door, looked up at the sun above his head, and said, "It has been such a hot weather for more than a month. It seems that there won't be any rain before the autumn harvest."
"Sir, don't worry about whether it rains or not. Yang Guozhu and Pei Hong have joined forces here in Datong." Yang Yuan said slightly impatiently.
In his eyes, whether it rains or not is God's business, but what Yang Guozhu and Pei Hong did was a real provocation to the Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng retracted his gaze towards the sky and said to Yang Yuan beside him: "The quality of the weather is very important to us. The ditch on the side of Daban Shengdi has not been dug yet. Once there is a lack of rain, our food on the grassland will be lost. We need to reduce production.”
The development of Dabanshengdi by the Tiger Character Banner is related to the stability of the Tiger Character Banner's subsequent rule over the Tumut Grassland.
Today's Tumut grassland is no longer just Mongolians and Han people living on the grassland, but also many Ming people who came to the grassland from Datong.
"The ditch can allow the prisoners to go outside. Once the ditch is dug and the water truck is installed, I think there will be no shortage of water for watering the ground when the big plate is raised." Yang Yuan said.
Having been to the grassland, he knew that Dabanshengdi was not a place lacking water sources. With ditches, the fields could be irrigated.
Liu Heng nodded and said: "You are right. As long as the ditch is dug and the water tanker is installed, there is a high chance of a bumper harvest in Daban Shengdi this year. With food, the people of the Tumut Department can return home."
Unlike the nobles on the grassland, ordinary herdsmen think most about making ends meet.
As long as the herdsmen on the Tumut grassland can be fed, he believes that within a few years, there will be no need for the Tumut tribe to exist, and the herdsmen living in the Tumut tribe will also become members of the Tumut tribe under the rule of the Tiger Flag. common people.
"Sir, are you really not worried about Yang Guozhu and Pei Hong? One of these two people is the deputy general of Datong, with thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and the other is the newly appointed patrol censor. Some of them have directly submitted memorials to Emperor Tianqi. Rights." Yang Yuan said worriedly.
Liu Heng smiled when he heard this and said, "Did you know that Yang Guozhu, the mighty Chief of the Xuanfu, stayed in Datong as the Deputy Chief of Soldiers? Why?"
"Isn't it because he led the troops and lost to us, and was convicted and demoted by the court?" Yang Yuan said with a frown.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "That's right. However, with Yang Guozhu's ability, even if he was demoted, he didn't have to stay in Datong. What's more, he also left the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu in Datong. It can only be said that the imperial court gave up. He stayed in Datong because he was worried about the Tiger Flag."
"Where's Pei Hong? He is the censor of the patrol. Although he is suppressed by Governor Liu, he still has certain rights." Yang Yuan said.
Liu Heng added: "We can't move Yang Guozhu, because he was left by the court to monitor us, and Pei Hong has just taken office. What do you think we can do to him? We can't really kill him!"
Killing the censor who had just taken office was impossible for him to do even if he was confused. This would not do the Tiger Flag any good at all, but would easily attract the attention of the court.
Yang Yuan frowned and said, "Then let the two of them join forces. This will not be a good thing for our Tiger Flag."
