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Chapter 960 Speech has its own ravines

The relationship between Wang Tong and Li Rusong has been much closer than when the banquet started. When Wang Tong asked about Liao Town and Jurchens, Li Rusong drank a glass of wine and smiled and asked back, "I don't know if the Marquis wants to listen to official articles or the truth?" It's not that Li Rusong is frivolous. First, he can speak casually at the banquet. Second, Wang Tong is the commander of the Jinyiwei, and this inquiry may not be his own intention. If he asks on behalf of the emperor, he must know it according to the report and the official newspaper. But the truth is different. As the eldest son of Li Chengliang, the general of Liao Town, Li Rusong naturally knows something that others don't know.

"Of course it's the truth." Wang Tong also said with a smile. Seeing Li Rusong's words and demeanor, he really didn't care much about Liao Town. Li Rusong picked up the chopsticks and picked up the orders and delivered them with wine. This was also a time for himself to think and ponder.

"Since the marquis asked this, the subordinates would tell the truth, it must be a fake attack." Li Chengliang said the truth. Although Wang Tong could roughly judge the situation, he could not help but be stunned when Li Chengliang said this.

"Li Pinghu, Qin Deyi, Sun Shoulian, and my father's own sons and godsons all know one thing. The thieves outside are not annihilated. They have to fight slowly. Winning more than a hundred heads in one battle is enough to get promoted and make money. There is no need to drive others out." Seeing this, I don't know whether Li Rusong was drunk or what. Anyway, he didn't speak very clearly, but he talked endlessly.

"Teaching children is different from teaching children, the east and west, the north of Xuanfu, those riding horses and grazing outside the walls of Liao Town all day are no different from those in Liao Town, each village, farming, raising pigs, fishing and hunting in autumn and winter. It is nothing more than Han people in Liao Town, and outside Liao Town are foreigners...... Such a sect, with a large army, is dispatched, what is the difficulty of extermination? It is not on the grassland, and I force my son to ride a horse and run here, staring at the village, and the village is fighting, there is always a time when they have no place to run..."

These words just now were just a prelude, but Wang Tong became focused. Li Rusong's words made Wang Tong react to one thing: The Jurchens were not nomadic peoples, they settled and supported themselves through farming, fishing, hunting and trade, which was very different from the ancient tribes on the grassland.

Settlement means they are more organized, farming means they can obtain stable supplies, and they get more than the ancient tribes on the grassland. The highly cooperative semi-militarized action of fishing and hunting allows their men to receive a certain degree of training, and trade means they can communicate with the outside world and not lag behind.

Such a foreign tribe cannot compare with the large tribes on the grassland in the short term. They have to surrender to the hegemony on the grassland, but they are even more terrifying when looking at it for a long time. "..., Jurchens can also ride horses, train diligently, and dare not fight when fighting. Therefore, many people in Liao Town have servants from Jurchens, and many Jurchen women and slaves raised by them are also very dependent. Some of them have long become the confidants of the master's family. This relationship is complicated and everyone knows. Li Pinghu has been staying on the walls of Liao Town for a long time, and there are many Jurchens under his command. What kind of fight is not a false story...", Wang Tong expected this, after so many years of border trade, they have also had contacts with each other, and their relationship must be complicated and will not take action with real swords and guns.

Wang Tong used all kinds of pressure to make Liao Town conquering and destroy the Jurchen tribes, knowing that there would be no efficiency, but doing so would at least cause some conflicts between the two sides. There would be a fight between the real and the fake. This would be better than sitting on the side and watching the other party swell.

However, Wang Tong is not paying attention to this now, but the Jurchens are in Liao Town and are still at the core of the Liao Town military. They also know the military organization and military technology of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, the Jurchens are not a tribal riot now. His military strength has also been formally trained. He knows the Liao Town official army as if they are just a reference to the "Does the Jurchens build the Ran weapons themselves or go to Liao Town to buy them?"

"They built it themselves, they could make irons themselves, and they learned the ability to make armor and weapons in Liao Town very early, and these shoes are actually true, but they never cut corners." Even weapons can be self-sufficient. Seeing Wang Tong's expression cautious, Li Rusong said with a smile: "Does the Marquis think that Liao Town is dealing with it? They are also used to it. They are afraid that after the thieves outside will lose their own capital. The subordinates also wrote letters to urge them. Why worry about the little thief who can be relied on every day?", "The Jurchen side."

How many people can there be?" Wang Tong's question made Li Rusong ponder and answered uncertainly: "Hundreds of thousands of people, some people say it is millions, but this is not accurate. The Marquis doesn't know. Some of the Tartars in the north and east of Liao Town are ancient people, and some who know what clan they are. As long as they live there, they are all called Jurchens." All those who should ask have asked have asked, this was a casual chat and banquet. It was inappropriate to say too much. Wang Tong also stopped the topic, and the two talked about something else.

When the banquet was about to part, Li Rusong obviously hesitated, left the banquet and bowed deeply, and said sincerely: "It's so let the marquis know that although the father of the lower official has not been enterprising in recent years and is a little arrogant, the brothers and colleagues of the lower official are also indulging in wealth and honor, but they are also loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty and dare not have the slightest intention. They can have their current status because they fought on the battlefield with their lives and one sword and one shot. In recent years, my father has become older and is a little confused in dealing with things. He also feels that the marquis has stolen the limelight of Liao Town and has done some ridiculous things-"

Speaking of this, Li Rusong paused, knelt on both knees, and said again: "My father is old, Ye Feng will definitely stay in the position of general of Liao Town. The brothers of the lower officials are just successful roles. The lower officials are willing to bear the wrong things in the family. The lower officials originally meant to be the marquis, and they also asked the marquis to be generous and not care about those wrong things."

"I don't remember what happened?"

Wang Tong asked back with a smile. Li Rusong, who was kneeling there, was stunned. Then he realized, and continued to worship again, and said sincerely: "Mr. Marquis is generous, thank you here!"

Wang Tong nodded. Since Wang Tong became a naturalized northern expedition, Liao Town has made many small moves openly and secretly, and both sides directly encountered Sun Shoulian's incident. Although the Li family's generals are now in a vast power, controlling the two border towns, and their disciples have also left, which is extremely powerful, but compared to Wang Tong's current situation, it is really nothing. Moreover, compared to their neighboring towns, Wang Tong is a central important official and a confidant of Emperor Wanli.

Not to mention, the relationship between Wang Tong and the eunuchs in the palace is said to be friendly to Wang Tong. Such forces are really bad, and the Li family may suffer a great disaster.

Originally, the Li family wanted to punish Shulian for being punished, but in the end, Shulian took a deputy general, but instead cut his own losses. This time, Wang Tong went to Ningxia, and ordinary people may not know the inside story, but Li Rusong's status and status naturally knew everything he should know. Wang Tong's slight moves the Xiao family to leave his hometown and quell the chaos, but Li Rusong was a little scared.

The Xiao family is also a local wealthy in Ningxia. The nearly 3,000 private soldiers under his command actually made Wang Tong deal with it in less than half a month. The Xiao family is not as good as the Li family, but the Xiao family is also a shrinking Li family. Wang Tong has such a means to deal with it, and the Xiao family is treated magnanimously, which means there is no old grudges, but the Li family is different, and Li Rusong is naturally upset.

The atmosphere of drinking today is good. Wang Tong, who originally thought that there was a capable but young and energetic person, was a very kind person who valued interests very much. When Wang Tong asked about the Jurchens, he made Li Rusong feel a little surprised. He simply took advantage of the drunkenness to spread this out and talk about it.

"If I don't agree, you will say that you have lost your composure after drinking!"

Wang Tong asked back with a smile, and Li Rusong also laughed loudly. The atmosphere during the meal was much better, and the next thing was pure chat.

During the meal, I talked about Datong border town, but there was a joke. Now that Datong town is incredibly peaceful, the generals and soldiers in various fortresses are idle and panic. They simply start business, close to the checkpoint, or ask the soldiers to work as labor porters, or sell nearby, and do a back-to-back business. Some bold people directly organize caravans to run on the grassland to trade.

These people are doing well, but there are also those who have generations of generals who want to make achievements, so they are depressed. Now Datong peace is like inland, where is there any war?

However, some people have come up with a way, such as joining the caravan's guards, and cutting down the heads in the battle, as a result of military merits and achievements. Although this is suspected of taking credit, it is better than killing one's own family.

Ma Dong, the general of Datong, was accurate for all such military achievements, otherwise he would probably be the most peaceful person among the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty. In the long run, this would be of no benefit. Moreover, these warriors who were willing to make achievements in Datong Town went out, which was also an important force for the business guards of Guihua City.

In the attack on the Montaur gold mine, there was a Datong guerrilla beheaded many times, but the heads were brought back to Datong. Ma Dong directly gave his military merits. Now the guerrilla is about to be promoted to general, the eunuch of the military supervisor, the governor of Datong and the governor of Xuanda, and everyone is very convenient for the convenience of the big business.
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