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Text 171 The Art of Balance

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    The news about Youde made Qin Mingtao's mood drop to the bottom, causing Chahe to drop ten degrees.  Until he left, this gloom did not dissipate at all in the military camp of Gaishui Camp.

    Changing the water camp requires people, horses, and money.  Only with these three things can Qin Mingtao develop his ambitions in Liaodong.  According to Qin Mingtao's plan, people could come from scattered refugees in Liaodong, horses could be traded from Mongolia and the Jurchens, and money would be exchanged for Kong Youde from Chongzhen, who had made meritorious deeds.

    But Guan Ningjun¡¯s small actions caused Qin Mingtao¡¯s plan to die immediately.

    "This Sun Chengzong is really not interesting. How can I say that Kong Youde also saved Guan Ningjun from behind, but he took the fuel out of the cauldron and repaid kindness with hatred."

    In the strategy room, Qin Ming Taozheng and several senior officers gathered for a meeting to discuss.  The speaker was Chang Wenguang. This Nanhai prostitute was very dissatisfied with the duplicitous Guan Ningjun. He said angrily, "This Ming Dynasty military general is too heartless."

    Chang Wenguang looked at everyone in the room, hoping to find someone with the same hatred.  Li Jinxi and Zhao De had long been aware of the faces of these wise generals, so they smiled and said nothing.  Even Boss Liang, who was usually jealous of evil, never seemed to have any expectations for the general's moral standards. At this time, he just frowned and did not respond to him.

    In the end, it was Li Ying¡¯s brother, Li Chengzong from behind who answered this sentence.  Although it was Li Chengzong's first time to participate in a high-level meeting, he has a casual personality and is very popular in the military.  In addition, now that his sister has become a princess, everyone in the army has a very different attitude towards him, and he gradually loses his courage.

    "Brother Chang, this is what this Ming general is like, otherwise the Tatars wouldn't be getting stronger year by year."

    There was a large sand table in the middle of the crowd. This theoretical model was ten square meters in size, with mountains, rivers, and known military deployments of the Ming and Later Jin Dynasties marked on it.  Li Chengzong was responsible for trading horses during this period, and he thought the most about these things.  He looked at the sand table and sighed.

    "It is impossible to buy horses today, and the trade route with the Mongols is also blocked. The Tatars come and go like the wind. It is too dangerous to pass through the area they control. The Jinzhou of the Ming Dynasty is stuck here, and it is not easy to cross.  "Li Chengzong shook his head and said, "I think Guan Ningjun still needs to work on this matter."

    ? ~The growth of the South China Sea requires Malay land to reclaim more and more land, and it is impossible for the farms to use expensive manpower.  Only animal power can be used to make a profit.  They needed a large number of horses to pull farm implements.  Horses were needed for increasingly heavy traffic.  Mulberry gardens, pottery and porcelain workshops have sprung up in Qiongzhou Prefecture.  Horse-drawn carriages were also needed to transport raw materials and products.

    Because of the support from Dong Pu government.  The continuous growth of industry and commerce relying on low "legal costs" and expanding markets is the most golden development period of the South China Sea.  If you want to maintain this development momentum.  Nanhai Kingdom must continuously receive labor and horses from Liaodong.

    The labor force is not bad.  Even if it is interfered by Zu Dashou.  Kong Youde could always attract some refugees to some extent.  But Sun Chengzong stopped him like this.  But it completely cut off the horse trade between Nanhai Kingdom and Mongolia.  This trade line is very important to Qin Mingtao. Huang Taiji will never make Nanhai Kingdom comfortable.  If you want to obtain horses on a large scale.  Mainly relying on Mongolian trade.

    Now there is a ban on Sun Chengzong's land.  Kong Youde could not trade with Mongolia.  Qin Mingtao wanted to send a trade team directly.  Crossed the west coast of the sea and traded horses with the Mongols.  That is also extremely difficult.

    South of the west coast of the sea.  It was a small fortress on the Guanning defense line in the Ming Dynasty that was airtight.  Except for the army to kill them.  Otherwise, it would be impossible for large groups of horses to pass freely.  The area around the Xiaoling River in the north is the front line for the battle between the Hou Jin and Ming armies.  Both sides have heavily gathered troops on this front.  Large caravans were not allowed by the Ming army.  It is impossible to pass through.

    ??Looked at Qin Mingtao and Li Chengzong who were silent and said.  "Your Highness is thinking about it. In the battle of Daling River, Wu Xiang was at the front and thousands of his men were rescued by us. Put it this way, the Wu family will not be hostile to us no matter what. I think he will break through here."

    When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and they all remembered the scene when Wu Sangui clasped his fists in front of the formation that day to express his thanks.  Speaking of which, the Wu family is now considered a dominant family - Zhong Wei was arrested by Qin Mingtao and is still locked up in the prison on Tea River Island.  Zu Dashou had already lost all his capital in Daling River, and now the only one with real strength in Jinzhou City was Wu Xiang.

    Chang Wenguang nodded when he heard this and said, "I'm afraid there will be drama in this matter. I think that little boy from the Wu family seems to be a loyal person."

    Li Chengzong nodded and said, "It's better to send people starting from the Wu family and get to know people like Guan Ningjun bit by bit." Li Chengzong smiled and said, "There is no airtight wall in the world. As for corrupt officials like Ming Dynasty, we  You can always get in."

    The Ming army's 100,000 men were entrenched on the Guanning line, and the 5,000 men from the Gaishui camp were unable to confront them head-on.  Several flag bosses looked at each other and felt that this was the only way now.  Everyone looked at Qin XiangThere are many enemies, but no matter how fierce the artillery fire is, it cannot hit the head of the Logistics Department. The Logistics Department does not have any concerns in this regard.  Ignoring the ugly-faced officers, Li Chengzong stood up, saluted, and loudly responded, "The general has the order!"

    Perhaps because he was emboldened by the rugged mountains and seas of the northern country, perhaps because his courage was tempered by the blood flowing on the battlefield, or perhaps because he became more confident because he was now the princess's sister, the usually cowardly Li Chengzong led the team in person this time.  Qin Mingtao's letter was rushed to Shenyang.

    Within a few days, the trade envoy was organized, and Li Chengzong entered the palace to say goodbye to King Dong.  Before leaving, Li > sent Li Chengzong to the gate of the palace, but heard this incompetent brother speaking boldly.

    "I'm going right now, and I will definitely bring good news back. Princess, don't send it away, just go back and serve the Eastern King."
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