Chapter 378 The first thing I think about is not to make contributions
If the son-in-law wants to know, Xin Kuan has no reason not to say. He told Tang Mo everything he knows.
Tang Mo frowned, without any joy at all that he might have made contributions. He was full of worry, thinking that if there was a war on the northwest border, how many people would have to die?
Xin''an is right. Compared with the lives of so many people, what is their little thing?
"This matter is too big. I want to talk to Commander Liao. Maybe I will come to ask my father-in-law."
Xin Kuan nodded, "It''s okay, as long as I know, I can tell you. I can also help you find a few Northwest merchants to ask, they know better than me."
Tang Mo thanked him, and went straight to Liao Zhi''s place where he handled the matter. He told the truth about the news he received, and said, "My father-in-law has contact with merchants in the northwest. His news should not be wrong. The army has gone to do business. It is certain that the practice is lax, but I am afraid that there will be problems on patrol."
"I''ve been smooth sailing for so many years, I''m afraid that the local generals and soldiers have already slacked off."
Liao Zhi frowned. It is not new for the generals and lieutenant to do business secretly in recent years. It has been smooth sailing for more than ten years since the imperial court was in power. The generals were excluded and gradually lost their voice. He also slacked off a lot.
The military pay paid by the court is also decreasing. It is not realistic for generals to support so many soldiers and rely on empty salary. It is not possible to lay off soldiers. Then they can only think of other ways to make money. Some of them have the right and time, and it is difficult to find out as long as they are cautious.
Even if I found out, I turned a blind eye to pass by, cut off my wealth, and the court would have to spend more money when they make trouble.
But it is really shocking to say that almost all the troops in the Northwest garrison are doing business from top to bottom.
"Let your father-in-law find a few more businessmen from the northwest to find out. Then you and I will go to the palace to meet the emperor."
If it is true, the situation in the Northwest is probably more complicated than expected.
It is also more dangerous.
Tang Mo went to Xin''s house again. After Xin Kuan learned the reason, he took his two familiar Northwest merchants directly to the Northwest Chamber of Commerce. The recommendation of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce was to be held at the Northwest Chamber of Commerce. Some of them specialized in the Chamber of Commerce to trade with those in the Northwest Army.
It was already evening when Tang Mo found Liao Zhi again. At this time, Liao Zhi had already found all the military newspapers in the northwest in recent years.
The matter must be participated by the Secretary of Military Affairs. Deng Qian, the Minister of War, had only been in office for three months. After learning the news, his legs were weak. He was the one who knew the situation the most. The news from the spy, the country of Langri was already in vain. The general of the lieutenant country was already proposing to send troops to grab grain. If Yan Shen in the northwest was still thinking about doing business at this time, it would be a life-threatening death.
The emperor was furious when he heard this. The world was peaceful for more than ten years, which was a good thing and a hidden worry. The people could rest and rest, and the national treasury was full, but the soldiers could not be tempered. He was unsure of the combat power.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. He cannot see what he has seen with his own eyes and can''t tell whether it is good or bad.
Now the situation is about to turmoil, and his border general is actually taking people to do business? !
Tang Mo, who was three steps away, could feel the emperor''s anger, and he didn''t dare to say a word of lowering his eyebrows and glaring at him.
The emperor''s eyes flashed across Liao Zhi, Tang Mo and Deng Qian, "Tang Mo, what do you think of this?"
Tang Mo bowed, "The general thought that he should send someone to the northwest to find out the authenticity immediately. If it is true, he would reorganize the Northwest Army and wait for the battle."
"Who do you think is suitable?"
Tang Mo was silent for a moment and said, "The last general thought that Commander Liao was suitable." The emperor did not ask him again. He asked Wei Qian the same question, and the same opinion as Tang Mo, but the person who recommended him was not Liao Zhi, and Liao Zhi did not say anything. Then the emperor left Liao Zhi, and Tang Mo and Wei Qian were sent away.
The rest of the matter was not something that Tang Mo could interfere. It was rare that he did not return to Qiushiyuan happily. He sat down and drank water when he entered the house. With a little anger, Xin An stepped forward, "What''s wrong?"
Tang Mo said that the Northwest General Yan Shen was really doing business and was united, "I don''t know what slackness has become. If we follow the development of the previous life, how many people will die and how many people will be displaced."
"Do you think he can make money while not forgetting to train troops?"
“Dream!”
Xin''an said there is no possibility of having both. "One is to tie your brain to the belt, with no eyes on the sword, and block your life tomorrow; the other is to have no risk-free wealth, no need to sweat, no need to bleed, and no death, and there is still a lot of money to make, and it is easy."
"Is a normal person who knows how to choose. If it were you, could you still think about playing with your life practice?"
"I don''t know how the war in my previous life happened, but I still heard about the rapid defeat. If a child always thought that the adult squatting opposite him was very powerful, he felt that he would definitely not be able to beat him, but he couldn''t get out his fist. He found that the adult was made of paper, and he would have to punch a few more fists when he was excited. It would be best if he even beat the adult''s family and robbed him of the family."
"The Northwest Army today is afraid it''s just a paper tiger."
Tang Mo sighed. The two of them said so lively, but they could do so. Xin An said: "You have done the most critical link. Let the court know about this in advance. I believe that the court will send people to the northwest next time. You can''t participate in the rest. Just be a good job. This matter is not as simple as we thought."
"I''ve been doing business together, so how could I not be noticed? I''m afraid that I''ve already managed to hide it from the relevant people. It''s very complicated to involve the interests."
Tang Mo nodded, only regretting that he was too weak and was not qualified to participate in many things. Otherwise, it would be great if he would ask to go to the northwest to make achievements.
In the evening, he told Tang Gang about this. Tang Gang was surprised and blurted out what he thought in his heart, "You are simply bold. How could you tell Liao Zhi to know about such a thing, and even talk about it in front of the emperor."
"The court didn''t know that Yan Shen had done such a big thing, but it was obvious that someone in the court covered him up. If you broke this matter, wouldn''t it cause trouble?"
"If you want to make contributions, you can''t ignore the overall situation like this."
Tang Mo was blown up on the spot, "The first thing I think about is not to make contributions. I think about myself in everything. Then why do I do the job of the court?"
"I know, of course I have to say that it is good to be able to prevent problems before they happen. Do you have to pretend that you don''t know anything and let the situation continue to get worse?"
"Is it a waste of effort to seek for a lifetime?"
Tang Gang spoke for a moment, and then slapped the table suddenly, "You are rash, regardless of the safety of the Hou Mansion. If you don''t help, you should tell me first, and you have to make a long-term plan."
Tang Mo was too lazy to talk to him, so he turned around and left. Wang, who was standing in the yard, pretended not to know anything when he heard it. Last year, he got angry and had a few arguments with Tang Gang. After the argument, she felt uncomfortable and was very angry and hurt her body. She had to be kind to herself.
(This chapter ends)