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Chapter 404. The Devil's Deal

Just because Yuan Shizhong was an alien among the thieves in the late Ming Dynasty, he also became a hot commodity in the eyes of a large number of jackals, tigers and leopards!

When attacking Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and the Wuying of the Left Camp, everyone was poor and had only one life left. Not only did they go up and fight to the death, but they would have to add two blood holes if they were accidentally killed, and they would not get any benefits. The court also offered a reward of thirty taels of a person's head, but in fact, if you cut a hundred people's heads, you might not be able to get three taels of silver.

But it’s different to fighting against Xiao Yuanying. Even if you don’t win, you can still grab money, food, and women, and you won’t suffer any loss.

Not only the military generals below, but even the powerful figures like Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Datong, have set their sights on him. Although they are not greedy, they are still living a tight life in a poor and poor court. If they have obtained the family background of Xiao Yuanying, they can still take a break.

In this chaotic era, everyone is competing for that pitiful life-saving food.

Yuan Shizhong was surrounded by several imperial troops, but he was also suppressed in Taihang Mountains. Even if he was willing to Zhao'an, he could not decide who Zhao'an is.

This also exceeded Song Xiance's ability. After two days of delay in Xiao Yuan camp, Song Xiance still had to choose to hand over the problem and re-submit it to Mao Jue.

There is no telephone call in this era, and the news was sent back from Shandong. Even if it borrowed the letter twice, it was more than a month since Mao Jue's hands.

It is perfect to describe Heilongjiang, which Dongjiang took over with every change. Along the plains near Mudanjiang, the green rice has grown taller and started to grow. Although Heilongjiang has to wait for a few months to mature, this heavy thing is hope.

Heilongjiang is too vast and sparsely populated, and large areas of land cannot be developed anyway. Mao Jue simply learned from the Americans of later generations. Not far from the rice field residential area, many Dongjiang troops took large bundles of Dongjiang iron wire to make the lesser land one by one. During the last battle of Dongjiang, Mao Jue captured many Mongolians and came in handy. Under the free exchange, thousands of Mongolians came out of the labor reform mine in Dongjiang and obediently entered the ranch circled by iron wires to start work for Mao Jue.

The grassland is grazing! The vast grassland is sprinkled with grass seeds and cultivated forage, and the yellow cows are lazily lowered their heads and chewing them lazily. They are also trading from the Yalu Riverside City, and the sheep are running around. On hundreds of acres of land, more than a dozen Mongolians are also waving their horse whips lazily. This year, Dongjiang will not have to worry about eating meat, and the army's beef jerky reserves can be reached again.

Not only that, in the yamen of Mudanjiang City, in a single large courtyard, a stream of black smoke rose slowly, several dark rails were laid on the ground side by side, and a larger iron guy was whimpering with steam.

In fact, invention is not too difficult, but it is rare to think of things out of thin air. Just like the Mayan civilization in South America, they were able to build huge and complex pyramids and stone cities, but until they perished, they did not invent wheels or iron products. Now there are steam engines, and the rest are experiments that rack milk, how can they improve better?

How Tsarist Russia and the later Soviet Union ruled the vast Siberia was not based on the Siberian Railway Artery. Mao Jue wanted to develop the vast Ussuri River Basin of Heilongjiang with a sparse population. It would be great if there could be railways.

Unfortunately, the locomotive that could pull hundreds of tons was still in the experimental stage. A large number of red-haired and green-eyed Japanese followed Xuan Kong and the others to compete, but Mao Jue was involved in the difficult problem of Song Xiance.

Sitting at the desk and reading Song Xiance's letter three times in a row, Mao Jue threw the letter heavily on the table, pillowing his arms tiredly, and leaning his head on the back of the chair.

Adrena, who was supposed to be in charge of Mao Jue in Tieshan City, is here again! Looking at her man's expression, she asked with difficulty.

"You need me, should you bring that person?"

After hesitating for dozens of seconds, Mao Jue finally nodded fiercely.

"I want to see him! Send someone to invite him to Mudanjiang City!"

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In Song Xiance's letter, his suggestion to Mao Jue was still an old method. It was solved through the court. He asked for one million taels of silver to go north to the capital, bribe the chief assistant Xue Guoguan, and go to Yang Sichang's path, and find a way to win the right of the 200,000 refugees in Yuan Shizhong to Dongjiang.

To be honest, if this 200,000 population could reach Dongjiang, let alone one million taels of silver, two million, and four million taels, Mao Jue would be willing to spend it. Heilongjiang is full of treasures, and all he needs is the population to dig them out, but this path is too difficult!

Chongzhen was a petty scruple. Mao Jue's threat completely destroyed his originally bad relationship with the emperor. Although he lacked the blind command of the court, the disadvantage was that any court discussion was beneficial to Dongjiang. I am afraid that Zhu Youjian would not agree. If he gave 200,000 people to Mao Jue, it would be difficult for the emperor to pass.

Let’s look at the Chief Secretary Xue Guoguan again. Although he is still in glory now, Mao Jue’s memories from later generations know that he is a grasshopper in the autumn and can’t jump for a few days. The Chief Secretary Wen Tiren, who lived in the Chongzhen Dynasty, was the only exception. Chongzhen changed his assistant ministers as frequently as changing clothes. In just 17 years, more than 50 cabinet members changed. Even if Xue Guoguan was bought, he might have stepped down before the 200,000 people arrived in Dongjiang.

As for Yang Sichang, if he used 200,000 refugees to pull up his relationship with the real warlords in the Northeast, he would be willing to follow the flow, but he was an absolute emperor faction. He learned from his father Yang He's past lessons. As long as the emperor opposed it, he would never do it. Just like Zhang Xianzhong, Zhao'an, who obviously expected that he would rebel again, but even Chongzhen forgives this bastard who digs his ancestral grave, and Yang Sichang didn't say much nonsense.

In terms of closeness and alienation, I am not as good as the thief leader Zhang Xianzhong! Yang Sichang's path is too difficult to understand.

The chance of success in the court was not without success, but it was only 30%. Emperor Chongzhen, who was betting, was in a good mood that day, but Mao Jue needed more than 200,000 refugees in Yuan Shizhong! There is no need to lose money!

This time, he could only sell his soul to the devil!

Dongjiang has convenient transportation. In about five days, the person Mao Jue wanted appeared in Mudanjiang City.

The Ming-style melon-skin hat is decorated with an emerald in front, with a thin face, three slender beards, and an ugly money rat tail stretched out from the back of the round hat, but it was covered with a scholar-in-law in a broadband suit. Such a Jurchen or Jurchen dress is really awkward, and people who see it feel uncomfortable.

Maybe after being a servant for a long time, he could not change his charm everywhere. He entered Mao Jue's office. Fan Wencheng, the first Han minister of the Qing Dynasty, used to put down his sleeves and wanted to kneel down, but after shaking his wide sleeves twice, he suddenly realized and bowed with a red face.

"My subordinate Fan Wencheng pays homage to the Liaodong Governor Master Mao on behalf of our lord!"

"I heard that the Lord has recently reclaimed land and built land and accumulated blessings to the people. His Majesty is deeply admired by my family. He sent his subordinates to send 1,000 cattle, 2,000 horses, and 5,000 sheep to help Lord Mao!"

"It is really a blessing for all generations to be able to open up tens of acres of fertile land in such a bitter and cold place. If I had the talent of Lord Mao back then, why would my Qing Dynasty start a war and continue to suffer wars with the Ming Dynasty? Therefore, my Lord is in great affection and begs Mr. Mao to accept it!"

Helping Mao Jue reclaim land and develop and save people? Huang Taiji is definitely not a rookie player in Bronze 5. He cannot understand it. Once Mao Jue cleans up Heilongjiang, the next one to clean up is him Tartar Qing Dynasty! Fan Wencheng's feelings may be true, but Huang Taiji's purpose is definitely not so simple. He is even completely transparent in front of Mao Jue who came from later generations.

He was too lazy to go around with him, so Mao Jue threw down his pen and stood up and said bluntly.

"You Qing army is going to enter the pass and rob!"

In an instant, Fan Wencheng's pupils widened a little, and he waved his hands repeatedly. He stumbled on his stutteringly: "Why did General Mao say this? In the battle of Dongjiang, the country was already scarred, and Shengjing City even every family wore mourning! The martial power of the Chief Mao army had already made our Lord very afraid. My Majesty was even considering that he wanted to go to the imperial title and surrender to the Ming Dynasty. How could he do such a rebellious thing? Chief Mao army should not misunderstand!"

"I don't want the food and livestock that I robbed in the pass, and I will give half of the gold, silver, children and children to me! I can also give you a brief explanation. I want to install a group of Henan bandits of 100,000 people. I need you to transfer the official troops in Henan and Hebei!"

"Because everyone takes the needs, I will not attack Shengjing. Dongjiang also needs to develop. The Ming Dynasty court is no longer the goal of loyalty to me. Let your master consider it yourself! But if your master does not agree to the general's request, or breaks his promise later, the peaceful relationship between Dongjiang and your Qing country will end, and the cavalry of Dongjiang will trample on every inch of your Qing country! If you are not convinced, just send troops to fight!"

Cold sweat beads emerged on Fan Wencheng's forehead for a short time and dripped downwards. However, this man was indeed a bit courageous to become a famous official in the early Qing Dynasty. He gritted his teeth and nodded and responded.
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