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    At the end of the negotiation, the atmosphere in the venue was still good. Even the Zheng envoy, who had been showing off his arrogance in front of Zhao Lide, now grinned happily.  If it weren't for the fact that the Zheng and Ruan families were really on the wrong side and couldn't let outsiders see them sitting together, they would have to find a restaurant or some other place to have a good time.

    However, they still made an agreement with Zhao Lide separately to find time to get together.  Among them, Ambassador Ruan said many kind words to Zhao Lide with great enthusiasm before saying goodbye.  Zhao Lide also gave him face and sent him out personally.

    When he walked outside the gate, he suddenly let out a sigh - there were several guards of Ambassador Ruan standing at the gate, but what surprised Zhao Lide was that there were no swords hanging on those people, but on each person's waist.  They all have a sickle stuck in them.

    "What does this mean? Brother Ruan, do your subordinates still have to go to the fields to cut rice themselves?"

    Zhao Lide knew that this envoy was from the Ruan Dynasty royal family, and the warriors under his command were all elite and professional soldiers in the army.  No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like you want to go to the fields to do farm work yourself?

    Regarding Zhao Lide’s doubts, the Ruan envoy smiled bitterly and motioned to a guard to show his hand to Mr. Zhao.  I saw the guard casually taking off the scythe from his waist, holding it with his backhand, and performing several swiping, smearing, hooking, chiseling and other movements in succession. Combined with his body shape and footwork, it turned out to be a set of extremely skilled martial arts moves.

    Although Zhao Lide himself doesn’t know Kung Fu, he has had a lot of contact with Zhang Ling and Zhou Sheng’s gang, and often sees them practicing martial arts, so his eyesight is quite good.  At this time, I saw that the moves performed by the guard turned out to be a set of moves that used the sickle as a melee weapon and specifically fit the characteristics of the hook and sickle.  Judging from the proficiency of the guard's performance, it is obvious that it cannot be achieved in a short period of time.

    "Ha! The country of Annan is indeed a land rich in rice. Even the weapons are so in line with the local reality"

    "Hey, Brother Zhao, please stop laughing at us."

    Faced with Zhao Lide’s sigh, the Ruan envoy looked depressed, shook his head helplessly and said:

    "Do you think we don't want to use serious swords and weapons? But even the weapons crafted by the great craftsmen in the country are vulnerable to your farm tools. But on the battlefield, weapons are not that good.  But it’s a matter of life and death. If the mountain doesn’t turn, the water will turn. Later, Military Advisor Tao convened the warriors from the country, and everyone brainstormed to come up with such a hook-and-scythe strategy"

    After looking at the guards, Ambassador Ruan said again:

    "A few of them have only learned military skills. However, those Jianghu warriors in Siam and Nanzhang have carried forward this skill even more. They not only use sickles, but also have corresponding moves with hoes - Brother Zhao, if you are here in the future  If you see someone wearing a sickle and a short hoe on the street, don't be fooled into thinking that they are farmers. Most of them are from our side, and they are serious about traveling. They have a hook and a sickle in their left hand and a short hoe in their right hand.  Even ten people may not be close to each other!"

    "Uh, can you still do this?"

    Zhao Lide was a little embarrassed - he had previously said that sickles and hoes were just production tools and could not be used in combat. Unexpectedly, the people of Annan were so adaptable that they came up with a set of hook and sickle tricks.

    "Yes, in fact, more than half of the farm tools bought from you have entered the army. Not only the short-handled sickles, but also the long-handled ones - the sickles you provided are mounted on long gun handles, plus an iron  Gunhead, the most elite army in our country is currently equipped with hook and sickle spears Well, it was very good when competing with the Zheng army for rice. Until the other party also dispatched the hook and sickle team. "

    Ruan Shi told Zhao Lide this "truth" half as a joke and half seriously, which made the latter smile bitterly.

    ——At the beginning, the people on the committee really thought that by just exporting farm tools, they would not be involved in the war between those two companies.  Now it seems that it is still too naive.

    …………

    While Zhao Lide was working hard on the matter of "illegal foreign workers", at the same moment, far away in the Weihaiweijun Port area of ??Shandong mainland, Pang Yu, who was also the regional commander, was reading a letter in a daze.

    ——As a territory directly under the jurisdiction of Qiong Haijun, Weihai has of course also received the inventory order issued by the committee.  But there is definitely no problem with foreign workers here in Weihai.  They recruit all genuine Chinese people, and they accept as many as they want.

    Since the Battle of Dengzhou and Qiong Haijun established a base in Shandong, recruiting labor has been one of the main tasks of this base.  After the more than 100,000 refugees in Dengzhou were "digested" and the refugee camp was dismantled.  Weihaiwei took over the recruitment banner and became the most important gathering point for the Qiong Navy in the Central Plains.

    Although there has not been another major chaos similar to the Dengzhou Incident, in the past few years, immigrants have gradually come to Weihai and passed through here to the south.There are tens of thousands.  Most of them are poor people who have no food and clothing and plan to try their luck overseas.  But at the same time, there are also some small businessmen and small owners who have some wealth in their families and are not lacking in courage and dare to venture overseas. They come here in groups. After such a long period of publicity, as well as the pioneering and showing off in Beijing, go to  Earning a living under the command of Short Hair is no longer just a desperate choice for the people of the Ming Dynasty.  Finally, some people began to believe that short-haired people have opportunities to make money, and dared to practice it themselves.

    "Compared with the caution of civilians, official personnel are much bolder in their actions - the official here does not simply refer to the Ming Dynasty, but to those big bosses with certain political status, such as local governors.

    Seeing that the Donglin Party, represented by Qian Qianyi, has gained a lot of benefits from Qiong Haijun, other political forces are also very interested in dealing with short-haired people.  However, most people still rely on connections in Beijing. Originally, the "Beijing Office" set up by Qiong Haijun in Beijing was equivalent to a diplomatic agency.  The task of dealing with the Ming Dynasty court and local powerful factions lies with them.

    As for Weihai, it is mainly a military base and absorbs civilian labor. In the past, it did not have much dealings with the Ming Dynasty officials - but there are exceptions in everything. There are many smart people in the Ming Dynasty official circles. After all, some people still think that besides Beijing  In addition to the princes and sons-in-law, there is another force in the Short-haired Army, which is also on the land of the Ming Dynasty.

    The letter in front of Pang Yu at this moment comes from the hand of such a smart man Well, he is definitely a smart man: his current identity is "Prince Taibao, Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of Henan, Shanxi,  Military affairs of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan, and governor of the three sides of Shaanxi."  And in a few years, he will become the de facto prime minister of the Qing Empire and the chief contributor to the destruction of the Southern Ming Dynasty with his own hands.

    ——His name is Hong Chengchou.

    Pang Yu was a little excited when he suddenly received a letter from such a historical celebrity.  It should be noted that among the ministers, in terms of their ability to manage affairs, when talking among themselves, they basically still recognized Hong Hengjiu as the highest.  It's a pity that his talents were not fully utilized in the hands of Chongzhen. In the end, he had to express himself through the destruction of his homeland, which is really regrettable and regrettable.

    Regardless of what happens in the future, at least Governor Hong currently holds a high position of power - at the beginning of the year, Emperor Chongzhen dismissed Chen Qiyu from the post of Supervisor of Bandit Suppression of the Five Provinces, and assigned this responsibility to the Governor of Shaanxi Trilateral.  As a result, Hong Chengchou gained the power to command most of the troops in the central and western regions of the Ming Empire. Of course, he was also responsible for the military security of this region - mainly against the increasingly powerful rogue bandits.  Or according to later generations: Peasant Rebel Army.

    The characteristic of smart people in doing things is clear context. Hong Chengchou obviously knew the responsibility entrusted to him by the emperor - to suppress bandits.  The most important condition for suppressing bandits is, of course, military support.  At the current stage, the army of the Ming Empire is still stronger than the rogue bandits, but its strength is limited.

    Historically, Hong Chengchou did suppress the peasant army with this army, but he still experienced many twists and turns during the period.  Later, the Ming court sent a large number of famous ministers such as Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Xiong Wencan to join forces with them. Only then did they gain a decisive advantage and almost completely wipe out the peasant army. If Hou Jin had not entered the pass again and forced the Ming army to turn around.  If you divide your troops.

    But for Hong Chengchou himself, he didn’t want others to share his credit.  As long as possible, he still hopes to suppress the Shaanxi bandits alone.  The Ming Dynasty's own army alone would definitely not be able to do this, but Hong Chengchou had eyes for more than just the Ming army

    ——In this time and space, among the army of the Ming Dynasty, there is still an armed force with extremely powerful combat power that even the slave Tatars do not look down upon.  Although officials said they were a group of proud and powerful soldiers, the court actually did not have the ability to mobilize their abilities.  But for people like Hong Hengjiu, any force can be used as long as they can communicate and negotiate. It is nothing more than an exchange of interests.

    ——He knows very well what Shorthair wants, and he happens to have such resources on hand, and they are very abundant

    …………

    "Hong Chengchou plans to sell people to us?"

    The letter was relatively tactful, but when Pang Yu and others were discussing it, everyone saw the essence of it: it was nothing more than exchanging population for resources.  If Qiong Haijun is willing to personally send troops to assist the Ming Dynasty in dealing with the Shaanxi bandits like it did with the Dengzhou rebellion, that would of course be the best. Governor Hong promised that all the rogue bandits and the people they had coerced could be handed over to Qiong by then.  The town will handle it, you can take it wherever you want.

    Or take a step back: He can also take the captured bandits and their families, the rebels were escorted to Shandong.  In this way, the more advanced weapons of the Qiong Navy, such as artillery and firecrackers, as well as food, cloth and other military supplies, the better.

    No matter what excuse is used on the surface, in essence it is still human trafficking.
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