My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 483 Ming Intelligence Network
Wuli Town originally belonged to the territory of the grassland people. Later, Zhu Di's northern expedition pushed the boundaries of the Ming Dynasty further north, so Wuli Town became the boundary of the Ming Dynasty.

Wuli Town is called Wuli Town because it is only five miles away from Xinghe City in the south. The whole town is also very small, but there are many inns.

Because Wuli Town is a border market, merchants from the Ming Dynasty came here with their goods and traded with various tribes from the grassland. For example, they exchanged salt and grain for sheepskins, horns and other goods from the grassland people.

Although spring has begun, it is still relatively cold here in Wuli Town, and it can even freeze at night. Businessmen from the Ming Dynasty usually wait until the weather warms up before coming, so the inns in the entire town are almost empty.

Bei'an Inn is an inconspicuous little inn in the town. The entire inn has dozens of rooms and a courtyard with three entrances. It is usually managed by shopkeeper Wu and a few waiters.

It was obviously the off-season, and all the rooms in the inn were empty, but shopkeeper Wu had no time to spare at all. He was seen sitting in a secret room, constantly checking a thick stack of information in his hand, and from time to time, a waiter would give it to him. Here comes new information.

On the surface, Shopkeeper Wu is the shopkeeper of Bei'an Inn, but in fact, his true identity is a spy of Jinyiwei, who is in charge of several intelligence lines that go deep into the northern grasslands.

Recently, an order came from the capital, asking them to closely monitor the movements of Arutai, so shopkeeper Wu also mobilized all his power, and any abnormal news would be sent to him.

"Shopkeeper, Feiyu finally sent the news!"

At this moment, I saw a shrewd guy running in and calling excitedly.

Feiyu is the most important spy in the hands of shopkeeper Wu. The spy is already lurking in Arutai's headquarters, the Asote Department, so the information sent back by Feiyu must be very valuable.

Shopkeeper Wu jumped up when he heard this, grabbed the information from the waiter's hand, and immediately opened it and read it.

Shopkeeper Wu is not an ordinary Jin Yiwei. He is in charge of a number of spies sent to the grasslands. He usually makes a preliminary summary and analysis of the information they send back.

After all, most of the information sent back by these people is actually of little value. Only truly valuable information will be sent back to Daming through the hands of Shopkeeper Wu.

"The Asote tribe encountered a heavy snowstorm last winter. Nearly half of the tribe's cattle, sheep and horses froze to death. Now the entire tribe is short of food..."

Shopkeeper Wu couldn't help but change his face when he looked at the information in his hand.

He has been lurking at the border for many years, so he naturally knows the horror of snow disasters, and the Asote tribe is the headquarters of Arutai. When encountering such a big famine, when there is insufficient food, they can either go to plunder other tribes, or they can only go south to plunder the Ming Dynasty. .

But now Arutai has conquered the surrounding tribes, and his reputation is at its peak on the grassland. If he conquers other tribes due to lack of food, it will definitely damage the prestige he has worked so hard to build.

Therefore, the spy "Feiyu" lurking in the Asote Department deduced in the secret letter that Arutai would probably go south to plunder the Ming Dynasty. Even now, the Asote Department has been quietly gathering troops and may go south at any time.

After reading the information in his hand, Shopkeeper Wu immediately found several other pieces of information, which were all sent by other spies before.

In this information, it was also recorded that other tribes suffered from snow disasters. Although not as serious as the Asote tribe, they also suffered heavy losses.

"It seems that this snow disaster covers a wide range. Not only the Asote tribe, but also other surrounding tribes have also suffered heavy losses. In this way, even if the Asote wants to rob other tribes, I am afraid that they will not be able to rob anything." Shopkeeper Wu He whispered to himself, this also means that the possibility of Arutai going south to rob the Ming Dynasty has increased again.

Thinking of the terrifying scene of Arutai leading his troops south, shopkeeper Wu was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. You must know that in a border town like theirs, the Hu people would definitely bear the brunt when they went south. Behind Wuli Town is Xinghe. Behind Xinghe It is tens of thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty.

However, after the fear passed, Shopkeeper Wu suddenly became excited again, because he thought that wealth could be gained in danger. Now that he had such useful information, if it was sent to the capital in time, not only could the court prepare early, but he could also be promoted and make a fortune in the future.

"Changya, help me grind the ink. I want to write a letter to the superiors in person. Then you can go there in person. If we make a contribution this time, maybe we will never have to stay in a ghost place like Wuli Town again in the future. Eating sand!”

Shopkeeper Wu immediately gave instructions to the boy who delivered the letter.

"Really, can we really leave here?"

Hearing this, Changya couldn't help but widen his eyes excitedly and asked.

You must know that although the Jinyiwei are well paid, they are also divided into three, six or nine grades internally. People like them who guard the border and do the most dangerous work are definitely the lowest class among the Jinyiwei. After all, if there is a way, who is willing to come here? Hardships on the frontier?
"Of course you can. When I was still a small flag, my immediate boss was transferred to Jiangnan half a month later because of his great achievements. I heard that the hot and spicy ones are now much better than us!"

Shopkeeper Wu slapped the table and said excitedly.

Although guarding the border is painful, it also has advantages. For example, it is easier to perform meritorious service and the power in your hands is relatively greater, so it is easier to be promoted. Some people who have no power and influence can only rely on meritorious service to gain recognition.

"Great, I heard that the girls in Jiangnan are very beautiful. If you, the shopkeeper, can go to Jiangnan, you must take me with you!"

Changya's eyes shone when he heard this, and he immediately started sharpening ink for the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper agreed and wrote a letter at the same time. The letter summarized several pieces of information in his hand and wrote down his own inferences.

Then the letter and several pieces of information were all put into a special iron tube, and then carried by Changya, along with his two brothers, and personally escorted to Xinghe City.

There is a larger Jinyiwei stronghold in Xinghe City, and there is also a hundred households in charge. When the other party received the information from the shopkeeper, they were also shocked and hurriedly reported the information. Generally speaking, after two days, It will be sent to the capital.

But not long after Shopkeeper Wu sent out the information in the letter, he stayed in the inn, dreaming of dreams of promotion and wealth every day.

Unexpectedly, the north suddenly sent another piece of information. This information still came from the "flying fish" lurking in the Azote Department.

Shopkeeper Wu was a little surprised when he received this information, because generally speaking, it is very difficult for Feiyu to transmit information to the outside world. Sometimes it takes even several months for a piece of information to be transmitted. However, the last information was just sent away, and now it is again With the new information, this is somewhat unusual.

So Shopkeeper Wu opened the information curiously, and when he saw the content above, he was shocked again.

(End of this chapter)