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On the second day, Zhu Yisu and the others left Wang Guantun, passing the Alpine Guard and were stopped on the official road by a group of secret service of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. The leader entered the carriage and explained everything that happened last night in a few words. Then, he took out a document that was signed on the 6th of June and asked Zhu Yisu to sign it.
Zhu Hongzhao felt chills run through his body when he heard this. Hee Chong's killing intent was just too great. The eight hundred kilograms of snow salt was actually able to cause such a huge commotion, and Zhu Yisu was able to resolve the troublesome matter that was about to happen to Xinping Fort.
Zhu Yisu's expression was ugly. He slightly nodded towards Zhao Qi, and Zhao Qi added the seal.
After receiving the last set of formalities, this secret service of the Ming Dynasty left behind a letter for Hee Chong.
Wu took the initiative to solve a big problem for him, but also completely isolated him. Using framing methods to get rid of Xinping Fort or Ma Chengxuan, this meant that after he gained control of Xinping Fort, he would encounter a problem.
After he finished reading Hee Chong's letter, Zhu Yisu's eyebrows scrunched up and a look of anger appeared on his face: "Wolf ambition!"
Zhu Hongzhao took the letter and glanced at it. He frowned and smiled: "Every year, 70% returns. How much is this?" No matter how much silver, Father should not be angry. secret service of the Ming Dynasty taking care of Ma Chengxuan is equivalent to saving the lives of us father and son. "
"But this Hee Chong actually wants Father to guarantee that he will be promoted to a vice president. Hmph, after he gets his footing, what use is there for father and son like you?"
From Hee Chong 1 small flag to sub-thousand households, among them must step over the main flag, 100 households, and master level 3, even if Zhu Yisu is willing, he must also take into account the Emperor's attitude and the opinion of the Imperial Emissary.
What did the others think of his new patriarch who had just arrived at the border?
"Hee Chong is asking a sky-high price. Only by accepting this position will he act unbridled and think that he can be bullied by his father. Erlang thinks it's reasonable to give him a 100 per cent position. "
"Also, the profit from this Mashi is about seventy seven percent and ninety-seven percent. Hee Chong was just trying his luck. It was already a blessing that he was able to get 10%. There's no room for bargaining. To be able to get the remaining 30% is better than nothing. "
Zhu Hongzhao put down the letter, and in the end, shook his head and sighed, "Datong Town Garrison Eunuch, Taiyuan Town's duty to guard the mines, and secret service of the Ming Dynasty's power. If this power is combined together, who can block it?"
"Young master is right, now that Hee Chong is already a sharp arrow, it is too late for Old master to stop him. I can only hope that Wu Tie can successfully capture Ma Chengxuan with one strike." The situation now is akin to riding a tiger, please enlighten me, Master. "
Zhu Honglin looked at the three of them discussing. He didn't know what to say as he didn't understand these things and felt that he was useless.
Ma Chengxuan was in his prime. At this time, the blazing sun was not at the military camp, but hiding in the house, burning incense and chanting scriptures.
"Master, a group of secret service of the Ming Dynasty came from the castle, they were aggressive, and they did not come with good intentions!"
The leader of the underlings rushed in, sweating profusely: "The military camp outside the castle is already under the control of the secret service of the Ming Dynasty, more than all of it are under house arrest. Seeing that the situation isn't good, I have to disguise myself as a coachman to avoid the secret service of the Ming Dynasty blockade!"
"secret service of the Ming Dynasty?" Ma Chengxuan's heart and body became cold. He respectfully put the scripture back in the wooden box, stood up and wiped the cold sweat off his face. His gaze focused as he asked: "How many are there?"
"Over ten of them are on Titian Cavalry, and more than five of them are guarding the Palace's Shenji Camp. They are all equipped with three Flaming Rod's eyes!"
Ma Chengxuan frowned. If secret service of the Ming Dynasty and eunuchs joined hands, could it be that the emperor was going to make a move against Ma Family? This time, he was completely flustered and said anxiously, "I am Commander from the First Town. They cannot kill me without the oath of the Son of Heaven." Get out of the castle and inform my brother! "
How could secret service of the Ming Dynasty possibly allow people to run out and call for help? His trusted aides and their horses were scattered out of the castle along with the 35 servant s. The guards at the door could not stop them and they were killed on the spot by the guards sent by Shenji Camp.
The scale of the Xinping Fort construction was not inferior to that of the counties and cities located within the hinterland. The worst case scenario was that there were usually only two doors. When Hee Chong was controlling the army camp, he sent someone to guard the entrance of Xinping Fort, preventing entry and exit.
Ma Chengxuan was captured, and Hee Chong took over the house. Hee Chong was relieved to see Ma Chengxuan. secret service of the Ming Dynasty was not afraid of capturing ministers, but they were afraid of capturing this type of fellow who was in charge.
Luckily, it was hot today, so Ma Chengxuan didn't go to the Barracks. Otherwise, without the emperor's imperial edict and the army in his hands, Hee Chong could not do anything about Ma Chengxuan.
Hee Chong, as usual, first raided Ma Chengxuan's family property. As expected, there were no clean items, and he managed to plunder twenty-three thousand taels of silver. He immediately divided five thousand taels with the rest, and seven people shared the five thousand taels.
Garrison Eunuch and the Young Supervisor from the Taiyuan Town and Datong Town were each given five thousand silvers. Three thousand silvers was given to Old Liu, who had lent them to him. The last remaining five thousand taels would be given to Zhu Yisu, no more and no less. It would be worth exactly eight hundred Jin of snow salt.
Since Zhu Yisu hadn't arrived yet, Hee Chong and the rest used the pretence that the merchants of the castle were colluding with Ma Chengxuan to evade taxes, and each family was taking their turn to extort. The money he received still had to be divided equally. 30% belonged to Zhu Yisu, and only 10% belonged to him.
The thing that he lacked the least in secret service of the Ming Dynasty was proof. Looking at the 'proof' that had yet to dry, then looking at the secret service of the Ming Dynasty with gloomy expressions on their faces, each store had smaller prices of 5 taels and larger prices of 1 thousand taels. After one lap, another 30 thousand silver worth of oil was scraped out.
That night, Zhu Yisu and his son rushed over in a hurry. They were dumbfounded when they saw the 10 thousand and 5,000 taels of silver piled up by the Wu Steel Manor. The father and son duo had never seen this much silver before. One silver taels was about 37 grams, this 9555,000 grams, a total of 555 kilograms!
Hee Chong was very pleased with the father and son's shocked look. He cupped his fists and said, "Lord Zhu, the most important thing to do now is to pacify the military, eliminate the Ma family's remnants and use a reliable person to lead the army."
Now that the matter had been settled, everyone was on board a boat. There were only two tests left. The first was a soldier. Even if the soldiers were in chaos, the Emperor would not be able to protect them. The second way is the emperor, the emperor's past, everybody good we are good together.
Zhu Hongzhao held a silver ingot in each hand. His small body was trembling with excitement as he asked: "How many soldiers are there?"
"Commander leads three thousand men, of which one thousand are cavalry. However, there were still a lot of gaps, with only a little more than 1,500 soldiers and a little more than 3 horse soldiers. There are also two hundred servant s, each with three over officers, all of whom are elites. "
Hee Chong laughed coldly as he said, "Now that the military camp is separated, this lowly officer recommends that the lord disintegrate. To expel all of them, and to select people with courage and prestige from the soldier s to take over the position, he would be the elder of the Daizhou Palace for the time being. If he hesitated, there would be a commotion in the army. We only have a little more than a hundred people in our division.
"Alright, alright, I'll do as you say."
Zhu Yisu's scalp went numb when he thought of the army. Zhu Hongzhao saw his father being led by the nose by Liu Tie again. He couldn't help but feel anxious as he turned around and shouted, "Sun Tie, bring your brothers in!"
The young and tender voice, Liu Tie and the seven servant s were also stunned when they entered the room. Under the candlelight, the silver in the boxes refracted with an enchanting brilliance, causing their blood to boil. They looked at Zhu Yisu and then looked at Hee Chong.
"Call Guo Liang, Liu Liangzuo, and the others over and move the silver to the barracks outside the castle …"
Zhu Hongzhao secretly observed Hee Chong. Seeing that Hee Chong didn't oppose his father and son bribing the garrison, and instead praised him, Zhu Hongzhao was very curious. In his opinion, Hee Chong was born to be formidable and ruthless. He was ruthless and did things shamelessly, not wanting to be compared to a scholar. Why would he sit there and watch his father and son use money to bribe the military's hearts?
He had a nagging feeling that Hee Chong was using him and his son. Once the father and son lost their value, Hee Chong would kick them without any hesitation. That's why he was in a hurry to bribe the garrison. With the garrison in his possession, he could make Hee Chong afraid of 12.
"Erlang, I'm afraid there's something wrong with that. soldier is the soldier of the imperial government, how can father and son pay him off? If the history of the dynasty, the places that are in charge of the minister and the soldiers or the various masters of the Dao know that the father and son are conspiring against us, it would be difficult for us to discern them! "
Zhu Yisu was a bit pedantic. He knew that his son's method was the most practical one. He could use private money to pay, but there was only a thin line between it and conspiring.
"Father, are you unwilling to part with this silver?" If the soldier in the camp were to fall into chaos, before the Son of Heaven has decreed his death, Er Lang and his father will definitely die tragically at the hands of the Profound Spirit Sect's deceased! "
As the father and son were arguing, Guo Liang and the others also came. Zhu Yisu waved his hand and said through gritted teeth, "Move the silver and go to the military camp outside the castle!"
Dozens of people carrying crossbars on their shoulders and carrying chests of silverware loaded on ox-carts rushed to the military camp outside the castle.
The campsite was brightly lit. More than two thousand soldiers were waiting there quietly. Their commander had been captured, and they were all concerned about their own fate. There were already rumors in the camp that Ma Chengxuan had conspired against them and they might have committed the same crime.
Conspiracy was a huge crime. If he couldn't get a reasonable explanation for it tonight, these guys would most likely be involved in a mutiny.
"The Son of Heaven believes in Ma Chengxuan Meng. He is Commander of the East Road. In order to profit from personal gains, the servant had taken over the military's grain fields, forcing the military to turn into mounted bandits and robbed the passing merchants, this was a heinous crime! This is a dereliction of duty, the first offense! "
"The second crime is to delay the soldier's pay and extort it from the outlaws! To eat and drink to their fill, and to use the imperial government's food rations to raise the servant, this is the army of greed! "
Zhu Yisu was filled with righteous indignation. This was the rule of his Zhu Family. Looking at the soldier dressed in tattered battle jackets, he felt a raging fire burning in his chest. I am Zhu Yisu, from the Great Ming Sect, and I am a good resident of the Xinping Fort by the grace of His Majesty. Seeing him in such a mess, the soldiers of Border Town, I hate him for his greed, and I feel heartache for the bodyguards of Border Town! "
Zhu Hongzhao made a gesture, and a box of silver taels was moved onto the platform. Opening the lid, the charming silver color caused the soldiers below the platform to feel their blood boiling, each and every one of them had a fervent look in their eyes.
Previously, they only thought that Zhu Yisu wanted to use his words to comfort them, but they didn't expect that he would reward them with real money this time around. Thus, they all calmed down. These soldier were already numb to Zhu Yisu's emotional outburst, treating it as farts.
To be a soldier was only for the sake of filling one's stomach. Otherwise, who would be willing to lift their own head to become a soldier? But it was already common for them to eat and drink. What could they do?
Team 1 soldier began restructuring. Many of the military officers began reorganizing their troops. It was for the benefit of 3 taels of silver after the reorganization, which was only 91 taels of silver per month for the officers in the servant.
From servant, he took out 200 contribution points to the cavalry unit and set up a temporary 5-horse cavalry unit. Hee Chong and 78 Tippers who were willing to break away from the secret service of the Ming Dynasty system to take control of them and Hee Chong as the cavalry unit.
In addition, there were three infantry Deputy Chiliarchy s, each with a little over four soldier s. The servant led the troops that came with the Daizhou and chose the two hundred strongest men to be Zhu Yisu as the servant. They were trained by the one-eyed old man, Chen Xuanguang.
Under Zhu Hongzhao's instructions, Sun Hee picked two teenagers to accompany him. As long as he could get past this hurdle, he would find a place to play around with it. With these youngsters around, he would be able to solve the problem of technological innovation.
The only bad thing was that no matter what happened, Zhu Yisu refused to guarantee him the position of vice commander of a thousand men, and there was nothing he could do about the position of a Level 1 Warrior. He could only get one sixth rank position and it was still a trial.
There was no difference between giving it a try or giving it a real one. If the emperor failed, everyone would have to finish it.