Chapter 9                                                              

Everything is time-sensitive.

The same is true for the intelligence agency. Zeng Xian has been dead for several years now. Could it be that the secret boy who was buried in ambush is still foolishly loyal to Zeng Xian? That is impossible.

However, having the person in front of you reminded Zhou Mengchen of the importance of establishing an external intelligence agency. And having a ready-made foundation for starting is already a blessing. Don’t count on other things anymore.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Since Mr. Li intends to serve the court, I will naturally not treat it unfairly. I give Mr. Li an annual salary of 1,000 taels. If I need money, I apply directly to Mr. Xu. As long as it is not more than 10,000 taels, I have nothing to be sure. Moreover, if I really make great contributions to the court, General Li will bear the reputation behind him. He will keep Mr. Li secret and let Mr. Li start over. Maybe he will meet Mr. Li in the court in the future."

Li Kuanyuan heard this and bowed suddenly and said, "Mr. Li thanked me. Please rest assured. If you have something to do, you can't guarantee anything else. The news from the Tartars is always the first to know. When you get off the car, Pepsi will not disturb you. This is the token of the tomb. If you have an urgent matter, you can ask someone to take this item to Baideng Mountain and say goodbye."

After Li Kuanyuan finished speaking, he left.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I will leave this person to Mr. Xu."

Xu Wei said: "Please rest assured, no matter if there is something wrong here, I can guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

Zhou Mengchen was still worried about Li Kuanyuan. He didn't know why Xu Wei believed him. But in Zhou Mengchen's position, it's always good to have a more sensible mind. Especially in the field of intelligence, a wise man must be a wise man. Who knows if this person is the secret sent by Xiao Qin?

However, Zhou Mengchen doesn’t need to come forward to fight wits and courage in this battle. Just let Xu Wei do it. Who asked him to introduce it?

Zhou Mengchen said: "Mr. Xu has been in Datong for some time. I am confused now and don't know how to open up the situation? Do you have any opinions?"

Xu Wei said: "Now Datong is an empty air, with generals, soldiers, food, and people. The fourteen prefectures, six counties and fourteen guards in Datong, only a few states in the south, and they still have some vitality. But they cannot count on the prefectures and counties in the south. After all, the foundation of the people in the northwest is much worse than that in the south. If the adults suppress the burden of Datong on those prefectures and counties, they will have to cause trouble."

"And there is not much time left for adults. Spring farming is the top priority for local officials. This year, there is already a bit of drought. If you don't hurry up and promote spring farming, then the border affairs next year will not be questioned. Even if you have the favor of your Majesty, you will not be able to escape the jail."

"There is not much time left for adults."

Xu Wei stretched out a finger and said, "One month, at most one month. If a month does not solve all the problems in front of him, the fate of the adults is destined."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen's face suddenly became solemn.

The completion time of the Beijing city wall was lower in January 30, Jiajing. Zhou Mengchen stepped down from Shuntian Prefecture and took office in Datong, which took more than a month. Now it is March.

Even though the dimensions of Datong area are relatively high, the time for spring plowing is slightly delayed. But now it is the time for spring plowing. If spring plowing is not available at this time, there is no need to say about the harvest in autumn. The huge grain shortage is enough for Zhou Mengchen to do nothing.

The problem is that if this is in the mainland, it may not be impossible to rest for several years. But this is in the border, and the Tartars sharpen their swords and might kill them. By then, Zhou Mengchen would not be able to deal with it at all.

Why did Xu Ren, the governor of Datong, leave Datong in a fugitive manner? This is the reason.

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath, and he could see that Xu Wei had a solution. Although Xu Wei's words were telling the truth, they might not be insulting. Not to mention anything else, Datong's grain production is actually not too high. If Zhou Mengchen could bring an additional million stones of grain from Beijing with great wealth, it might not be possible that the grain pellets would not be able to be collected this year.

However, the food gap in Beijing has barely been filled, not to mention the amazing consumption of land transportation. When transporting one million stones of grain to Datong, it takes at least 1.3 million stones to start from Beijing.

Of course, this aspect is a bit fantastic. But the world's problems have never been a key with a lock. The solution to the problem has never been one.

Zhou Mengchen could see that Xu Wei had committed some problems with famous scholars. He was just showing off. He first mentioned the problem very seriously and then peddled his own solution.

However, see through and don't say it out loud.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Mr. Xu, is there really no way?"

Xu Wei took out a folding fan from somewhere in his hand, and opened it in front of his chest. He saw mountains on the fan like blades, and a thin line winding in, with a strong momentum, like a dragon. When he looked closely, it was nothing else. It was a splashing ink freehand painting. The painting was the Great Wall.

The Great Wall is now like the momentum in Xu Wei's heart. He said, "There is only one way now."

Zhou Mengchen asked, "What's the solution?"

Xu Wei pursed his lips slightly, his pupils shrank slightly, and he said, "Kill."

Zhou Mengchen was a little confused. Who was this killing killing? He said, "Sir, please explain it to me."

Xu Wei said: "Now, Datong, all kinds of problems are linked together. It has become a dead knot. The Tartars are in the north, and the people's hearts are not there. To win the people, you must give them favors. But what capital does the adults have to give to the people? The small benefits are not everywhere, and the people are not available. Therefore, all kinds of problems have locked down all the solutions that can be solved normally. Now we can only look at the problems of Datong."

"No, the problem of Datong is limited to the sequelae of the Tartars' going south. The problem must be viewed from a broader and higher perspective."

"Essences must rot themselves, and then insects will grow. The Tartar Rebellion is just insects. If an adult wants to cure Datong, where must he find the place to rot themselves?"

Zhou Mengchen felt a little sudden in his heart. He frowned slightly. He had guessed what he wanted to say to Xu Wei, but Xu Wei's idea was a little too arrogant. Is this really OK?

Xu Wei suddenly stood up and said, "Datong is a nine-border town. It was not an exaggeration to say that the nine-border town was the first in Datong. However, because of why Datong Town fell to this point, it should be noted that at the beginning of the founding of the country, Datong wanted the court to supply seeds and grain every year. At the most, it was hundreds of thousands of stones, but the court had to cooperate with the court to pay one million yuan. Among them, there were 710,000 stones of grain. Why is this?"

“Who is the merger?”

"The commander of the fourteen guards and officers, the royal palace. They only had dozens of families, and had already annexed almost all the land in Datong, making the military households extremely poor and the people tenants. Don't look at it because the Tatars went south and there were large areas of wasteland outside Datong City, so it was impossible to recruit people to settle down. These wastelands were all owned by the Lord."

"It's ridiculous. The land in Datong has not been reclaimed, but the people of Datong escaped outside the pass and sought a way to survive. Although Fengzhou Beach can be reclaimed, the land in Fengzhou Beach is better than the land outside Datong City, but he is talking lies with his eyes open. Why has the situation in Datong reached this point?"

"It is because these two thieves are doing it, and they are incompetent in the control of the enemy and are extremely rich. This is why Datong has today's situation."

"Since you know where the root knot is, the rest is to kill the knot with a sharp sword."

Xu Wei said with a bright look: "Punish it to collect land, organize the people of Datong, and rebuild the fourteen guards. Use land as a salary, and you can get a 100,000 army without spending one soldier. You can't say that Datong's food can be self-sufficient. You dare to do it."

In Xu Wei's words, there is a feeling that he is not shocking and never stops.

Zhou Mengchen also heard the aggressive generals in Xu Wei's mouth. But he knew the political risks here.

Xu Wei said it nicely. This is clearly a major purge on both the military and political ends of Datong. There are too many risks. The first risk is what is the case in Beijing? Not to mention that King Dai is the prince, just talking about the officers of these fourteen garrisons, they are not without backstages.

Maybe they are not hard in the background, but they can also burst out with great energy when it comes to life and death.
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