After listening to Liu Hong's words, Liu Heng smiled softly.
He immediately said: "Does the Governor think that the Tiger Character Banner needs the support of a eunuch far away in the capital?"
"This!" Liu Hong hesitated.
Liu Heng said calmly: "I am not boasting, but now in Datong, Xuanfu, Yulin and other border towns, any businessman who wants to go out to do business with the Mongols must obtain permission from my Tiger Flag, otherwise Anyone and caravans who are destined to enter the grassland may not be destined to come back from the grassland."
There are secret spies from the Foreign Intelligence Agency inside and an army of tiger-shaped flags outside. This is the confidence he dares to be so tough.
"It is taboo to have an affair with Mongolians in private." Liu Hong said in a deep voice.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "The governor shouldn't tell his subordinates this. He should tell his colleagues related to the smuggling business. It's true that the Tiger Character Flag sells goods from the Ming Dynasty to the grasslands, but the money earned Not only the Hu Ziqi family, but also the governor also received a share."
Liu Hong choked up when he heard this.
I felt happy when I got the money, but now I have a look of helplessness on my face.
Even he is reluctant to part with the money that Tiger Flag sends from the smuggling business every year. I believe other officials are the same. They will never give up the money they get because of Wei Zhongxian.
"There is a saying that it is beyond the reach of a whip. No matter how powerful Wei officials are, they are only in the capital. The people who have the final say in Datong are the governor and other Datong officials." Liu Heng said.
Liu Hong tapped his fingertips on the outer wall of the tureen at his hand, with a thoughtful look on his face.
"I'm sorry to say something that I shouldn't say. The governor is already at this age. I can still serve as an official for a few more years. Even if I go to Beijing, if I don't have a good position, I might as well stay in the local place and be the governor. Be careful with this principle." I know better than the official." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing aside, said at this time: "Dong Weng, what General Liu said makes sense. Datong affairs will eventually fall on Datong officials."
He knew that Liu Hong was just sending a message for Wei Zhongxian, and it was Wei Zhongxian who wanted to occupy the Tiger Flag.
There are few people in the Datong officialdom who don’t know that the tiger-character flag is not easy to mess with.
If it were an ordinary business, a local governor like Liu Hong would have directly taken action against the Tiger Flag, so how could he discuss the Tiger Flag with Liu Heng in a consultative tone.
"I am just asking on behalf of the senior official of Wei. If Liu Youyi has no intention of giving up the Tiger Flag, the matter ends here and I will no longer interfere." Liu Hong reacted very quickly after hearing Du Wanyuan's reminder. He immediately changed his attitude.
In his heart, he was also afraid that Hu Ziqi would make another rebellious move.
Once another rebellion occurs in Datong, it would be better if it can be suppressed in time, otherwise he will no longer have to wear the black gauze hat on his head. Dismissing office and returning home will become a luxury, and the most likely possibility is to be imprisoned.
Even if Wei Zhongxian comes forward, he can't be saved.
After all, during his tenure, there had already been a rebellion involving the Tiger Character Banner. If the same thing happened again, the court would definitely punish him.
"I believe the governor will not do such stupid things." Liu Heng also took a step back in his words.
As long as Liu Hong remained the governor of Datong for one day, he did not want to completely offend Liu Hong.
Liu Hong may not be able to make the tiger-character flag hurt, but if a governor wants to do something disgusting to the tiger-character flag, he can still do it.
Officials up and down the officialdom of Datong always had areas that the Tiger Character Banner could not take care of.
Not every official accepts the money earned from smuggling the tiger-character flag, and there are also officials who do not collude with the tiger-character flag.
Liu Hong picked up the tureen, put it to his lips and took a sip of tea. After taking it away, he said: "After all, Senior Official Wei is the most favored chamberlain around today. If you reject him, it will inevitably cause trouble for you and the Tiger Flag in the future."
"Soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. When I was a businessman, I had never been afraid of this, let alone now." Liu Heng said with a smile.
Tiger Banner is no longer limited to Lingqiu County, and the vast land of Tumute has already fallen into his hands.
As for the smuggling business, he is not afraid of any accidents.
As long as there are Mongolians living here on the grasslands, the smuggling business in the border areas will not be cut off, and any caravan coming to the grasslands from the Ming Dynasty will not be able to escape the Tiger Flag.
Even if the Tiger Character Banner no longer engages in smuggling business, allowing the Ming Dynasty's caravans to enter the grassland trade routes and then collecting taxes from them would be enough for the Tiger Character Banner to earn a lot of income.
Liu Hong could tell that Liu Heng in front of him did not take Wei Zhongxian seriously.
He can understand this.
He didn't want to give up power, and naturally he didn't want to offend a palace servant like Wei Zhongxian, but Liu Heng obviously didn't care about Wu Shamao, so Wei Zhongxian's threat was not that great.
However, this was also where he felt vaguely uneasy.
When they were not recruited, Tiger Character Banner casually mobilized an army of nearly ten thousand people. The key is that this army is not the kind of army that relies on numbers, but a team with real combat effectiveness.
Otherwise, the soldiers and horses of Datong and Xuanfu towns would not be able to do anything to the army of the Tiger Flag.
Liu Heng in front of him has a large number of troops, and behind him is a company that is making money every day. He doesn't like being an official, so he throws away the black gauze hat of a guerrilla general at will.
In his opinion, such people have great plans.
If he had seen someone like Liu Heng during the Wanli period, he would have reported it to the court to eradicate the hidden danger as early as possible.
But it is different now.
There was a slave rebellion in Liaodong, important towns were captured one after another, party disputes continued in the DPRK and China, and natural and man-made disasters continued in the local areas. The Ming Dynasty already had some scenes of the end of the world.
More importantly, he is no longer young and has not been able to serve as an official for a few years. Even if Liu Heng and Tiger Flag are eradicated, it will not be of much benefit to him and it is not worth taking the risk.
"Since you know what's going on, I won't say much more." Liu Hong said, "You can rest assured that as long as I am still the governor of Datong, I will ensure the safety of the Tiger Flag."
"I would like to thank the governor in advance." Liu Heng bowed his hand.
With Liu Hong's care, Tiger Flag will have a lot less trouble.
Those who want to take advantage of his loss of office and want to take advantage of the Tiger Flag will not pose much of a threat to the Tiger Flag as long as they do not have the support of the governor Liu Hong.
Liu Hong smiled and said to Liu Heng: "I am very optimistic about you, but it is a pity that you have no interest in officialdom. Otherwise, I will definitely recommend you to take over the position of General of Datong East Road."
At this moment, the unpleasantness caused by Wei Zhongxian seemed to be gone.
"Xiaguan would like to thank the governor here for his consideration." Liu Heng bowed his hand again and said immediately, "Xiaguan has been the guard general in Xinpingbao for a period of time. Now he is about to leave office. He is somewhat reluctant to leave. I hope the governor can arrange for a suitable person to take over the seat left by the official."
Xinpingbao has become another prosperous business place after Zhangjiakou due to the operation of Tiger Character Banner.
