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  Chapter 1487 Xin Zijuan Murphy's Law

"Father, the situation of the White Lotus Sect is very complicated, involving many branches and factions, but I judge that the one in Beizhili and the one in Shandong should be deeply connected. The sons in Shanxi, Fengzhou, Bansheng, and Hetao dare not It is assertive, but it must be guarded against.” Feng Ziying also sighed, “It’s an eventful autumn, the rebellion in Bozhou in the southwest is not over, the internal troubles of the White Lotus Sect are on the rise, and the army’s morale in the northwest is unstable. Apart from external troubles, looking around, we have the same internal troubles in the Great Week. Father, what do you think we should do?"

  Feng Tang also felt his son's inner worry and vigilance, but he was quite comforted in his heart.

The son has grown up and matured. No wonder the imperial court would place him in such a key position as the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion. Without such foresight and sense of responsibility, even people like Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia would not be able to let Ziying take the seat. this location.

"Ziying, you don't have to worry too much. The soldiers come to cover up the water and the soil. I don't think Da Zhou has reached the end of his life. The mutiny in the Northwest, as a father, is still somewhat sure. Whether it is Liu Dongyang or Tu Wenxiu, maybe Ambitious, but not enough weight, I also plan to go to the northwest this time, and have a good talk with Liu Dongyang, Tu Wenxiu, and Xu Chao. With He Shixian's Yulin Army and Liu Baichuan in Shazhou, they are ambitious. I can't turn up too many storms, it's nothing more than spending more time and effort."

  Feng Tang raised his chest slightly. He knew that he needed to cheer up his son. Young people should not be too pessimistic. It is not a good thing to be depressed when encountering setbacks.

"Since you have been thinking about the issue of the White Lotus Sect for so long, there must be some countermeasures. My father feels that even if they want to make trouble, they will not be able to attack together. This kind of secret society cannot be as foreign as the Jianzhou Jurchen. They can act in a unified way, and there are also many internal power struggles. If you make good use of them, I am afraid that before they start fighting, you will start fighting among yourself."

  Feng Tang's analysis is still very accurate, and Feng Ziying also nodded slightly in approval.

  Although the White Lotus Sect on the Beizhi side should be related to the White Lotus Sect on the Shandong side, Feng Ziying doesn't believe in unified action orders and prohibitions.

  In the absence of a unified command system, a unified organizational structure, and even a unified financial and logistical support, it is easy for this kind of private secret party to cause chaos, but it is still a bit short of a real challenge to the imperial court.

   But Feng Ziying was not worried about the success of the Bailian Sect's rebellion, but worried about the house leaking and the continuous rain.

  If there are other accidents and the White Lotus Sect takes the opportunity to attack, it may become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

"Father, my son is not worried that the White Lotus Sect will succeed, but that they will add to the flames. The emperor is not in good health. This is my son's biggest worry." Feng Ziying finally expressed her biggest worry: "Prince Yizhong's dormancy, Niu Jizong and Wang Ziteng's forbearance, Jiangnan gentry's gaining momentum, my son felt like a huge conspiracy was brewing, even including the fight between several princes, my son felt that someone was instigating it behind the scenes..., and Are these internal problems not related to external enemies?"

  Feng Ziying’s suspicion made Feng Tang feel terrified. If they were involved, it would be too dangerous. “Ziying, do you have any basis for these suspicions? You can’t just guess from nothing, right?”

"Father, it is because there is no basis that my son is so worried. My son has mentioned some things to the princes in the court, but they don't agree with them." Feng Ziying spread her hands helplessly, "The problem of the White Lotus Sect, they also They all agree that it is time to seriously investigate and deal with it, but which local government has seriously implemented the investigation and dealt with it? Wang Ziteng, Niu Jizong, the Ministry of War and the cabinet all find it difficult, and the emperor is not at ease, but they are all afraid of provoking the other party and causing trouble, but this method of appeasement I thought it would only fuel their ambitions; the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River made noises, and the imperial court backed down and agreed to form Huaiyang Town, even at the expense of abolishing Guyuan and merging Ganning. Raising tigers is a threat!..."

  Feng Tang was silent for a long time. His son would not be aimless. He dared to say that, and he spoke so convincingly in front of him. Feng Tang believed that there must be some reasons.

   "Ziying, there are some things that you and my father and son can't decide, but Weifu thinks we can make some preparations within our capabilities, and Weifu guesses that you have made some preparations in advance, right?"

Based on what he knew about his son, Feng Tang believed that Feng Ziying must have started preparations a long time ago, and even some things he did in Liaodong, including leaving Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong in Jizhen, were probably intentional, otherwise Feng Tang was It was Feng Ziying who tried to persuade Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu to return to Liaodong Town to stay in Ji Town.

"Well, father, my son has made some preparations in advance, such as the severe drought in the north. My son predicts that the price of grain in the north, including Gyeonggi, will skyrocket this winter and next spring. Just look at the situation of the second warehouse in Jingtong. So my cousin and I I also said that from Guangdong and Guangxi, the grain was transported by sea to Yuguan, Dagu, Beitang, and Dengzhou, and the Duanjia grain shop and the Xue family built some new grain depots in Dagu, Yuguan, and Beitang,..."

   Feng Ziying entrusted Duan Xigui and Xue Biao to do this matter, and Duan Xigui was mainly in charge of it in the early stage.

Xue Biao’s fleet in Denglai is still a little less, and the tonnage is not large enough, but in the second half of the year, Xue Biao also has two or three ships that start to run this line, mainly transshipping grain from Ningbo and Songjiang to Yuguan and Dagu On the Dengzhou side, Feng Ziying also asked Zhuang Limin to help transfer some ships from the Zhuangji fleet to help transport grain, and these working funds were borrowed from Haitong Bank.

  Feng Tang heard Feng Ziying's introduction, and couldn't help frowning: "Ziying, it's really possible that the price of grain in the North has risen so much? Didn't it mean that the grain in Jingtong's second warehouse has already begun to replenish?"

Feng Ziying smiled wryly: "The Ministry of Households has placed an order with Huguang, but the money to be recovered from the sale here has not yet been seen, and I estimate that the real start of shipment will be at least until August or September, or even October. After that, it will be possible to move northward on a large scale, but after three or four months, who knows..."

  Feng Tang still felt that his son was too pessimistic and too worrying. It was only three or four months, what could happen?

  The emperor died, or did Prince Yizhong raise the banner of rebellion, or did Jiangnan want to draw the river with the capital? Or the Great Rebellion of the White Lotus Sect in the North?

How can it be?

  However, Feng Tang did not discourage his son's enthusiasm. It is a good thing for his son to be prepared for a rainy day.

   "Then Ziying, what do you think you need to do as a father?"

Feng Tang's question brought Feng Ziying back to her thoughts. After thinking for a while, Feng Ziying said: "Father, the three sides may be more important than we imagined. Except for the frontier troops in the three sides and four towns, the severe drought in the North , Shaanxi is especially serious, and in addition to the bitter cold and fierce folk customs in northern Shaanxi, if the imperial court insists on abolishing Guyuan and merging Ganning, and dismissing soldiers to return to their hometowns, I am worried that there will be another severe drought, the rural people will not be able to feed themselves, and the returning soldiers will be angry If it is very large, like withered grass meeting sparks, it will be ignited at a touch, then it is really out of control."

Feng Tang thought about it for a while and nodded: "Ziying, your worry is justified. When I was in Yulin as my father, I knew the harvest there. I depended on the weather. The drought this year is far worse than previous years. If this soldier is dismissed and returns home, see It is difficult to live with old relatives and friends, I am afraid it will ignite the resentment in my heart, but how should I deal with it when I go for my father?"

"From now on, we will start buying grain, buying grain from Huguang, Henan and even Shanxi, and transporting it to Yulin and Lanzhou, suspending the abolition of Guyuan Town and merging the two towns of Ganning and Ning, and delaying and slowing down to see how the situation changes." Feng Ziying said every word. typical.

  Feng Tang pondered and said: "Then how will the court explain it? Take the money but not dismiss,..."

   "Does my father still need his son to teach me this kind of coping strategy?" Feng Ziying glanced at her father with a half-smile, "Don't military generals have countless routines to deal with the court?"

  Feng Tang laughed at himself embarrassingly: "Hey, Ziying, are you talking to Father Wei in the tone of a civil servant?"

"Father, this is all a matter of tacit understanding. As long as everyone doesn't do too much, the court will be fine. Of course, the abolition must be abolished, but how to operate it is not the power of the father, the governor of the three sides?" Feng Ziying The old **** said authentically: "My son thinks that the court may not let father abolish you in three to five months."

  Feng Tang frowned, "Ziying, what you said is too exaggerated, as if this big week is really about to face chaos."

   "I hope it's as my father said, everything is my son's unfounded worries." Feng Ziying's mouth moved slightly, "It's a pity that Murphy's Law has long been doomed,..."

   "What?" Feng Tang asked without hearing clearly.

"Father, there is a saying that if something is likely to happen, even if the possibility is very small, if it happens, it is a good thing, then it will not happen, if it happens, it is a bad thing, then it will definitely happen,... "

Feng Ziying changed Murphy's Law a bit. After hearing this, Feng Tang mulled over it for a long time before nodding silently: "Ziying, the truth you said seems to be quite accurate. I reviewed my own experience over the years for my father. Many things, the more bad things I hope not to happen, they will happen, but it is only a matter of time, just like the Fushun Fort change, my father has long known that Nurhachi and some generals in Liaodong Town are unclear However, the father always felt that after the father left, he treated the generals well. Even the rest of Li Chengliang's troops were transferred away peacefully as much as possible. But in the end, Li Yongfang stabbed Wei's father in the back..."

"So father, then let go of your illusions and get ready to fight." Feng Ziying stood still and said firmly: "The sooner you buy and transport the grain, the better. "

  (end of this chapter)