This time, there was a distinguished guest from Liaodong here. When Fan Yongdou saw it, he frowned and asked, "Didn't you see that you are entertaining guests? If there is anything, can't you report it later?"

Before, when a distinguished guest from Liaodong came to visit, he had an explanation in advance: as long as a distinguished guest from Liaodong arrived, no matter when or what he was doing, he had to report to him as soon as possible.

In addition, the Fan family's rules are still very strict. Otherwise, if the matter is not serious or the occasion, it will bother him. How could it be like the family style of a wealthy family?

The other families couldn't help but feel a little gloating when they saw this. It would be better to show the bad side of your Fan family in front of a distinguished guest in Liaodong. I wonder if Uncle Fan Wu would be embarrassed to retreat after being scolded by his master?

Only the servant Huang Yunfa was a little nervous. Could it be that there was news from the capital?

What they didn't expect was that Uncle Fan Wu did not retreat at all, but instead reported to Fan Yongdou with a nervous expression: "Master, Bai Gan Army and part of the Beijing Camp have just arrived in the city..."

"What?" When the others heard this, before the other people could react, Fan Pingfu stood up in shock, then turned to sweep at Fan Yongdou and others, and shouted sternly, "Is anyone informed me?"

If it was an ordinary Jianlu, it would not be so nervous. However, Fan Pingfu was Fan Wencheng's man, a traitor in the Ming Dynasty, and belonged to the imperial court's reward list. If he was caught by the imperial court, the consequences would be very serious.

The seven royal merchants in the lobby were actually nervous and all stood up. Hearing Fan Pingfu's shouting, Fan Yongdou quickly replied: "It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible for someone to inform him!"

"Yes, you just came. Can the Baigang Army and the Beijing Camp fly? They rushed from the capital to Zhangjiakou so quickly? It must be a coincidence!"

"Yes, it must be a coincidence, I happened to meet it!"

"Think about what we are doing, how can we inform you? Don't we want to get rich, no, no, no, don't want to survive? We are doing all beheading!"

“…”

Listening to these Shanxi merchants' denials, Fan Pingfu came to his senses and felt a little embarrassed. No matter from any aspect, these Shanxi merchants would not be able to inform the government. On the contrary, they were definitely trying every means to cover up these things!

Uncle Fan Wu, standing in the middle of the lobby, looked at all this a little stunned. He didn't expect that he would report something that made the men react so much!

At this time, seeing the opportunity, he quickly interrupted and continued to report: "The villain has inquired and said that he came here by the Duke of Xingguo. He should strengthen the Great Wall defense line on the front line of Xuanda to prevent Jianlu... the Qing army took a detour!"

Hearing this, Fan Yongdou and others breathed a sigh of relief, but in a blink of an eye they became nervous again.

This incident happened so suddenly that it was Bai Gan Army and the Beijing Camp who sent Zhangjiakou to assist in defense. Although this incident was reasonable in light of the current situation. After all, there was once before that the Qing army entered the pass from Xuanda.

Therefore, if the Qing army did not strengthen its defense, the Qing army entered the pass from Xuanda, and the defense line from Jizhen to Shanhaiguan would be in vain.

However, although this situation is understandable, Fan Yongdou and others were extremely reluctant!

Nothing else, just for these foreign troops to arrive at Zhangjiakou, why would they still transport things outside the pass quietly? Then they would buy the Baigang Army and the generals of the Jing camp. Not to mention whether they could buy it, even if they could buy it, they would have to pay a lot of money!

So, these Qing imperial merchants began to worry immediately.

"What happened? There was no news in advance. Otherwise, we would have shipped the goods out of the lockdown first. Now, what should we do?"

"That's right, if there's a little bit of news in the court, we can even pay some money to fight each other and ruin this matter!"

"Oh, need to say that the court now has the one-man rule of the Duke Xingguo. This must be what he meant. Who dares to object? It's not like before. Whenever there is something, we will argue for a long time, and we can deal with it in time!"

“…”

Listening to their words, Fan Pingfu became nervous. This time he came here, although he wanted to inquire about the affairs in the Ming Dynasty, the food and food resources of these Shanxi merchants were still the most important.

The Battle of Songjin lasted for nearly half a year, and had exhausted the foundation of the Qing Dynasty. Without their food and food, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to rest until about October!

In fact, generally speaking, it is not suitable to send troops in autumn and winter. After all, in the cold winter, the Qing army is also a human being and will be affected. However, why is it the autumn and winter time every time you enter the pass, it is because at this time, the Ming Dynasty's grain has been harvested, and the grain transported from the north is likely to reach the Tongzhou area, and you can grab the grain after you come in!

However, without the grain from Shanxi merchants, many things in the Qing Dynasty would be difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, Fan Pingfu hurriedly looked at Fan Yongdou and others and asked: "This matter is of great importance. You must think of a way to transport the food and food to Liaodong as soon as possible! The master will not care about the more money you spend for this matter!"

"That's natural, we must do our best!" Fan Yongdou hurriedly promised.

Then, he immediately turned to Uncle Fan Wu and told him seriously: "Go and inquire about the news immediately and see what the specific situation of assisting defense is? Who is the leading general, how to be responsible for the city gates, and where is the original Liao Shouyan responsible?"

"Yes, yes!" Uncle Fan Wu naturally knew that the matter was serious, so he quickly agreed and hurriedly ran out.

After he left, Wang Dengku said with some worries: "It's okay to say that Beijing camp, why did the Baigang Army come to mess with the border affairs? I'm afraid this is a bit difficult, right?"

"Yes, I didn't talk about anything before!" Tian Shenglan also frowned and echoed, "And the most important thing is that no matter who comes, the White Pegas Army must be Qin Liangyu's brothers and nephews, and they have a grudge against the Qing Dynasty. It is probably difficult to give gifts!"

After hearing this, Guest Liang quickly reminded them: "Don't forget that the current Jingying camp is not the same as before. Duke Cheng Guo has all been destroyed. The new generals of the Jingying camp are all from Duke Xing Guo. I'm afraid it's not easy to give gifts, right?"

Listening to what they said, Fan Pingfu felt under a lot of pressure.

He had not been to Zhangjiakou before. Even when Lu Xiangsheng, the pro-war faction against the Qing Dynasty, was the governor of Xuanda, he did not feel such great pressure when he came over. If they said that he really could not buy the new generals, it would be a big problem!

Just as he was thinking, he heard Fan Yongdou say to him: "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. If it is not done well, it may require the Qing Dynasty to cooperate, or may the Qing army simply come to receive the goods by itself?"

"I can't say it again in the end. It's too far and too much trouble!" Fan Pingfu shook his head and said, "After the army moves, food and grass will go first. Even if you have food and grass here, you still need some food and grass for such a long way from Liaodong, right? Now the food in Liaodong has not yet been harvested, so it's hard to move. If the Qing army is too small, I'm afraid it won't work, right?"

After hearing this, Fan Yongdou understood that what he said was reasonable, and he couldn't help but frown and think of a solution.

After a while, he looked up and said to Fan Pingfu: "I'll wait for detailed information to talk about this matter? As long as the original Liao Shoujie was still in charge of a city gate, it would be easier to deal with. If the people from the Beijing camp were responsible for guarding the city gate, then the main general was not easy to buy, the lieutenant responsible for guarding the city could always use silver to smash it. How much does it cost to join the army all year round? You can definitely use money to smash the city gate!"

"Yes, yes, it's not like this that happened before!" Wang Dayu quickly agreed after hearing this, "But money can understand the gods, it just takes more time."

Others also agreed and comforted the Liaodong distinguished guest.

Fan Pingfu was relieved after hearing this. He delayed for ten days and half a month. Although he was not very willing, he was still within the scope of acceptance, which was much better than other things.

However, at this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and the figure of Uncle Fan Wu appeared at the door again.

When Fan Yongdou saw it, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, then lowered his face and asked, "Why is it so fast? What I want is the specific situation, it's not just who is the main general!"

When he finished speaking, Uncle Fan Wu, who had already entered the lobby, said in panic: "Master, I can't go out anymore, the martial law in the city is coming!"

"..." When they heard this, all the people in the lobby were stunned.

Fan Yongdou first came to his senses, stood up and asked, "What's the situation? Didn't the army come? Why is it martial law?"

Fan Pingfu felt something was wrong, so he stood up and immediately asked, "Why are martial law? Is there anything to say?"

"I didn't say anything, the streets are full of white bars, very fierce. I asked them, but I couldn't understand them even if I asked them!" Uncle Fan Wu replied helplessly after hearing this.

When everyone heard this, they were speechless. The Baigang Army was the chieftain soldiers. Their officers might be able to speak Mandarin, but it was really hard to say ordinary soldiers. Even if they could speak Mandarin, they probably wouldn't understand the rustic accent.

What should I do now? It’s like a dog biting a hedgehog and having nowhere to mouth!

Seeing them helpless, Fan Pingfu became a little angry and said, "Aren't you usually very steady in doing things? Why is it so unreliable this time? For such a big thing, you didn't react at all?"

When he heard this, Fan Yongdou replied with a bitter face: "It's all because of Duke Xingguo. He has risen too fast and acts too domineeringly. No one can control him. And who would have thought that suddenly, soldiers would be sent to Zhangjiakou? In the past, even if there was an army mobilization, it would be possible to write in advance in the local government, and we could know in advance!"
Chapter completed!