Nanming Engineer

Chapter 44 Chess Pieces
Wang Huan spoke very fast, his mouth opened and closed like fried beans in a bamboo tube, and he began to speak cracklingly: "Hongze Lake is located in the hub of water transportation, which is an important route for the transportation of grain from the south to the north and the movement of soldiers from the north to the south. If you can't control it in your own hands, Dole Dagon will definitely not be able to sleep. Therefore, once he can free up his hands, Duduo's army will definitely clean up when they return to the division. Do you think that once the Qing army arrives, with our more than 1000 soldiers, we will go Can the fishermen of Wan hold it back?"

Wang Huan waved his hand and said decisively: "No! Although Qing Gou is hateful, its combat effectiveness is by no means as low as that of the Ming Army. On the contrary, it is much stronger. If we fight hard, failure will be a matter of time and we will lose countless people in vain. The lives of loyal warriors can only be taken out of hand. And the best way to take out the lives of loyal warriors is to use the two false heads as a gift before his soldiers arrive, and let Ma Quanzhi, who appears as a water bandit, ask the Huai'an prefect Surrender, with the promise of heavy bribes and generous gifts. At the moment when the Qing government is employing people, it is also overwhelmed by the anti-Qing forces. If a rebel army like the Hongzehu Water Bandits, which has been suppressed for several years, comes to surrender on its own initiative, it will definitely be ecstatic. , set me up as a model. With bribes, I am very sure that I can get a position on the Hongze Lake water transport garrison."

"At the same time, Zu Tianci changed his face and returned to his hometown. Relying on the financial resources we left behind, he bought fields and land, established commercial firms, bought and sold trade, recruited soldiers and bought horses, and became the leader of the rich. Take a firm foothold in the dangerous place above, firmly control this throat point in our hands, and wait for the opportunity!"

Having said this in one breath, Wang Huan stopped, ignored the three of them, grabbed the teapot on the table, and poured it into the spout.Then he calmly looked at the people present.

Ma Quan knew about this arrangement, but he was startled when he said at first that he wanted to borrow the heads of his brothers from the ancestors, and he calmed down after realizing that Li Daitao was going to stiffen.But the ancestor brothers were not so calm. The complexity of the plan almost made them both have insufficient brains. They had to think and digest slowly to understand clearly.

So Wang Huan sat on a stool in the room, looking at the other two patients patiently, watching their open mouths slowly closing, and then asked with a smile: "Do you think this plan is feasible?"

Zu Bian's hands were loosened and placed neatly on his knees. He stared blankly. He couldn't hope to say anything.Wang Huan looked at the person on the bed again. The flush on Zu Tianci's face had faded, and his upper body that had been propped up fell back. He closed his eyes and gasped. After waiting for a long time, he narrowed his eyes and said slowly. : "This plan is dangerous. Many people have seen our looks. How can we get through it?"

"It's simple. Among the people who died yesterday, find two people who have a slight similarity in appearance, and then use a knife to chop more than a dozen times. The blood is stained, and no one can see it. What's more, the one thousand dollars that Qinggou valued Ma Quan brought. Water bandits, as long as Hongze Lake is safe and sound, it doesn't matter." Wang Huan said.

Zu Tianci glanced at Ma Quan and said in a deep voice: "But Qing Gou is capricious. If Lord Ma leads his people to surrender, but is turned against him and killed by Qing Gou, or transferred to another place, what will happen?"

"Qinggou doesn't dare, the four sides are still uncertain, and it is the time to win people's hearts. If you kill those who voluntarily surrender, who will dare to believe the words of the Tartars in the future? Anyway, they are all dead. It's strange if everyone doesn't fight Qinggou to the end. Moreover, the Qing dog is using hypocrisy to buy people's hearts, not to mention the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty, even those officials in Li Zicheng's Dashun regime, they are also very welcome, as long as they surrender, they will be rewarded with important positions." Wang Huan calmly analyzed: "As for transferring to other places , That’s possible, that’s why it’s necessary to send generous gifts and bribes. Qing dogs, like Ming officials, are greedy for money, as long as there is enough gold and silver, let alone guarding, it’s possible to be a water transport guerrilla.”

Ma Quan responded and said: "I have some knowledge about this. The current commander-in-chief of Huai'an in the Qing Dynasty is none other than Xu Dingguo. This man was originally the commander-in-chief of Suizhou in the Ming Dynasty. He was a greedy man who was greedy for money and profits. He has never seen me. If I I went to see him as a deserter from the Ming Dynasty army. I falsely claimed that I had no way out and fled to the lake to become a water thief. Later, I saw that the Qing Dynasty was powerful and killed the thief chieftain anyway. I came here to surrender and gave him generous gifts. I will definitely be successful. Achieve their goals."

Wang Huanxi said: "Such a great kindness, everything can be expected!"

Zu Tianci frowned and thought for a long time, with an uncertain expression on his face, obviously very conflicted and full of worries.

Wang Huan is a wonderful person, and he is best at observing words and expressions. At this moment, Guan Zu Tianci is hesitant and knows what he is thinking, so he enlightened him: "Zu Tianci, I know that you have been operating Hongze Lake for many years, so it is a bit strange to give up so suddenly. It's a pity, but when a man has the world in mind, how can he only focus on a corner and a place, and we will regain it in the future if we lose it, but if we are short-sighted and stick to the pots and pans, we can only be a miser, and we will die in the end. I know. The Ming Dynasty was an example, if Emperor Chongzhen hadn’t been bewitched by those courtiers back then, guarding BJ and not leaving, how could he have ended up like this!”

Zu Tianci's heart was shocked by these few words, he suddenly raised his head, his mind was enlightened, he understood everything, he raised his brows, looked deeply at Wang Huan and said: "Master Counselor, you have made this plan so carefully , what are we planning to lay out our pawns regardless of money? What is the use of Master Li Tingyu going back to SC, which is far away from here?"

Wang Huan stood up, took two steps in the room, stood still and said with hatred: "For what? For the Han family! For the sake of this China and China from being doomed, and for our descendants not to be bullied by the great powers, no And there is a sign of the sick man of East Asia hanging around our necks, do you understand?"

This time, the three of them were all confused. How could they understand what would happen thousands of years later?
Wang Huan rolled his eyes, thinking that he wanted to change the term that people of this era would be more likely to accept, so he slapped his palm on the table and said angrily, "Don't look at the tartar's rhetoric, if you don't change your obedience and shave your hair, I dare It is asserted that in another month, Dorgon will order to keep his hair short, and the face of our ancestors will be completely lost by then, so what face do we have to meet our ancestors underground?"

This time, the three of them became angry at once, and shouted together: "Is this really true?"

"It's absolutely true!" Wang Huanru, a pyramid scheme leader, said in a persuasive way: "There are only so many people who clean up the dog. How can we rule the Han people who are hundreds of times more than them? We can only rely on this enslavement method to shave our hair. Who dares to resist them!"

"Okay! Wang Shenzhi, no matter what you plan to do in the future, I will listen to you! Stay here and guard this thousand miles of blue waves for you, waiting for the day when you lead the army back!" Zu Tianci gritted his teeth and struggled. Holding up half of his body, Wang Huan hurriedly took a step forward to support him. Zu Tianci grabbed his hand and said while panting: "My Zu Tianci will fight this broken body to be a master's chess piece!"

Wang Huan was so happy that he almost jumped up. It was great to have such a powerful assistant like Zutianci, adding another boost to his future plans.

The ancestor on one side saw the two talking enthusiastically, couldn't help it, pointed at his nose and said in a muffled voice: "Sir, you have been talking for a long time, but you didn't seem to mention me. Is there nothing wrong with me here?" ?”

Wang Huan was on his head, and laughed when he heard the sound, "Why? Zu Bian, I remember that your two brothers seem to be generals of Liaodong Guanning Iron Cavalry, right?"

When Zu Bian heard this, he felt complacent, and said harshly: "Yes, my eldest brother is still an officer in the army. I think my two brothers killed many Jianzhou Tartars under Wu Sangui's tent. His mace, My ghost-headed sword and the horse under my crotch are very majestic in the thousands of miles of snow in Liaodong."

Wang Huan's smile became thicker, and his saliva almost dripped down: "That's even better! Your elder brother is seriously injured and recuperates, and he has other important responsibilities, so stay here and come with me!"

(End of this chapter)