Chapter 214 Borrowing the Way
Yang Gao did not disappoint Chen Mu's high hopes, and he returned to his old career after only half a day of release.
According to the report from the inspection department, Yang Gao, who was beaten up and unable to walk, returned to the temporarily rented courtyard and helped people tell fortunes. He only counted one person, saying that if there was nothing to see, he would not have money.
There was actually a family who went to see him. The family of four, and the parents were with two children.
Yang Gao looked at the man and shook his head and said that this was a poor life and there was nothing to say, so he didn't want Tongbao; he looked at the woman and shook his head and said that although some of the husbands are prosperous, there are also bumps in his life. It was all up to the two of them to support each other to have children, and there was nothing to say, so he didn't want Tongbao.
Looking at the little girl, her eyes lit up, she covered her butt and screamed, saying that the little girl’s fate is good, and she will meet noble people in the future and ask her parents to raise them well. This requires five Tongbao.
Finally, I saw the little boy, and I suddenly wanted to get up from the couch and supported myself and said that this little boy would have great luck in fifteen years. He would have to collect money, Tongbao fifty!
I was so happy to the indigenous parents who had just learned Chinese. Not only did I give him fifty Tongbao, but I also brought him a basket of turkey eggs, saying that I would replenish my body for the old god.
This incident made Chen Mu laugh so much that he laughed. He said to Zou Yuanbiao who came to report: "This fortune teller is quite good at fooling people. Then he stared at him. If he doesn't do anything big, let him stay in the city first."
After saying that, he said to Zou Yuanbiao: "What are you here today? You won't just tell me about this, right?"
Zou Yuanbiao was appointed as the magistrate of a large county. How could he come here just because a party member of the You Fang Suanshi came here? He took out the official documents written in the Ming and Western languages from his sleeve and submitted them to Chen Mu, saying, "Master, this is the official documents of the Western countries that have just been sent through the post station on the border."
Spanish?
Chen Mu took the official document and the wax seal was well sealed on it. He looked up at Zou Yuanbiao. The bald magistrate was stretching his neck and looking at it. His eyes were smiling awkwardly at Zou Yuanbiao. He took a step back and asked curiously: "Master, what is written on it?"
To be honest, people like Chen Mu are very unruly. Any official who works in the military office will enter the military office after the imperial examination, and it will be difficult for people to move further in the Ming Dynasty in the future.
But Chen Mu didn't care. His prestige was based on incomparable forward-lookingness and an unmatched view of the situation, which no one else could compare to.
For a long time, his orders were absolutely correct, and this was the source of his prestige.
The letter was sent by the Duke of Alva, and mentioned that due to the treaty between the Ming and Western countries, the troops stationed in Chile had moved to Peru, and he needed to transfer some of the troops from Peru to the New World, hoping to borrow the port of Changsheng County in the next two years, so that Spanish soldiers could enter Mexico City from Peru through Changsheng.
The letter also specifically wrote about the two Ming Dynasty years, the seventh year of Wanli and the eighth year of Wanli.
"It seems that they are all learning Chinese, but why wasn't this letter written by Yang Junzan?"
Chen Mu patted the letter lightly on the table and said to Zou Yuanbiao and his staff: "The Chilean soldiers have withdrawn to Peru, and Peru is not necessary. Alva wants to transfer them to Mexico City and want to borrow from Changsheng."
Zhao Shizhen's eyes lit up: "Master, toll!"
Zou Yuanbiao's expression was even more serious: "Master, you can destroy Guo by pretending to do so!"
"Forget the toll, Alva can't afford much money now, let alone only a few thousand squadrons and cavalry, how much toll can be charged? As for the fake road to destroy Guo."
Chen Mu paused. It was not that he was kind-hearted, but that he knew too well that Alva could no longer squeeze out any oil and water after the end of the border trade last year. Yang Tingxiang had the right to read the accounts of New Spain. In fact, when the new governor took office, he copied copies of New Spain's recent expenditures and income to Changsheng.
Chen Mu even knew that six of the ten Western legions stationed in New Spain were owing wages ranging from three months to half a year.
Those legions were Spanish veterans who participated in the Netherlands' repression. They were extremely tough and were no longer surprised by the arrears of military pay. This did not mean that Alva ignored them. In Yang Tingxiang's report, Alva sent them three months of military pay before leaving Spain, and received a promise from the king that he could allocate military pay from the New World.
After arriving in the New World, he sent another attack when Mingxi was in the midst of war, but he failed to make up for his subordinates twice.
To solve this problem, Alva even misappropriated military spending and bought 1,300 sets of inferior porcelain from the border, which is recorded in the New Spain accounts. Yang Tingxiang speculated that it was used to pay military salaries after selling it in the old continent.
This is indeed a solution.
"The possibility is not high, and they can't destroy me, but they still need to be careful. The letter said that he needs to transport 7,000 troops, and he will be allowed to transport 1,000 people in one month. It will be transported in two times. When the docking day, you must leave Changsheng immediately."
Chen Mu nodded slowly, thought of various possibilities with his eyes blankly, and finally said: "We set up a few camps for them on the official road, so that the guerrillas can come back, station around the official road camp, and watch them."
"It's just right, I can also see these people who deal with us in the future. First, let Du Heizi lead his troops to find some excuses to bully them at the port, and then let General Fu prepare a banquet near the border. Every time the Western Army passes by, they entertain their officers and give some small favors to bribe them."
Chen Mu said and chuckled: "Slap first, then give dates later, it's sweeter."
"The Grand Marshal is not afraid of them causing trouble? He also bullies him." Zou Yuanbiao was a little puzzled by what happened before, but he understood the following words and said, "The Grand Marshal thinks Alva is leaving?"
"They dare not cause trouble, don't worry, Tinda had a conflict with Western officers in Chile. There is a Santiago city in the south. The Western garrisons over there are unwilling to retreat, and they want to make trouble. After drinking on the street, they stopped his men from walking like crabs."
"Eight of them died, three of us died. Three hundred local garrisons gathered together to confront each other. The company commander was killed by the cannons set up by Tinda in the city. The body was not even fought together. If Alva's adjutant stopped the entire company and could not escape, they would have been killed by Tinda."
After Chen Mu said that, he said to Zou Yuanbiao and Zhao Shizhen: "I didn't tell Changsheng's garrison about this, so don't let it go. Changsheng has been excluding Westerners recently. If he incited the people, he might spontaneously stole the gun and hit the border."
"Alva must be leaving. His elite troops who have suppressed the Netherlands have almost emptied Mexico City. I guess once the soldiers here pass by, the people who have changed their guards will have to disperse."
It was still a mess. With the Ming army eyeing the border, Alva did not dare to spread the army everywhere, otherwise there would be no mature road, and it would be difficult for him to assemble once the war started.
But the army gathered in the west of Mexico City, and there was no way to support the army alone. The entire giant city in the middle of the lake itself had no production capacity. In the Aztec era, all the food was sent in outside. With an army, more would have to be transported. The cost of maintaining the army increased greatly under the road consumption.
No one can eat or live.
"We must not make trouble before he leaves. Let him be at ease to attack Portugal. This is a good thing for us."
Chen Mu said as he raised his hand that was holding his ear: "Let Yang Junzan tell Li Dan, asking him to send a few people to visit the Brazilian Governor of Portugal with gifts, and discuss the matter of buying iron ore. Asian states need iron ore, and buy as much as they can."
Chapter completed!