Reborn and married to uncle, husband and wife teamed up to abuse scum.

Since his son-in-law wanted to know, there was no reason for Xin Kuan not to tell him. He told Tang Mo everything he knew.

Tang Mo frowned, not feeling happy at all about the possibility of making a contribution. His heart was filled with worry, wondering how many people would die if a war really broke out on the northwest border.

Xin An is right. Compared with the lives of so many people, what does their problem matter?

"This matter is too big. I'm going to talk to Commander Liao, and maybe even ask my father-in-law."

Xin Kuan nodded, "It's okay, I can tell you everything I know, and I can also help you find a few merchants in the northwest to ask, they know more than me."

Tang Mo thanked him, left Xin's house and went straight to where Liao Zhi was doing his job, and told him the news he had received truthfully, saying, "My father-in-law has contact with merchants in the northwest, and his news should be correct. The whole army has gone to do business, so training will definitely be slack, and I'm afraid there will be problems with patrols as well."

"After so many years of peace, I'm afraid the local generals and soldiers have become lazy."

Liao Zhi frowned. It was not uncommon for military generals to engage in secret business in recent years. After more than a decade of peace and prosperity when civil officials were in power, the military generals were marginalized and gradually lost their voice, and they themselves became much slack.

The military salaries issued by the court are also decreasing. It is simply unrealistic for the generals to support so many soldiers by drawing empty salaries. Layoffs of soldiers are not an option either. So they can only think of other ways to make money. Some of them have the power and the time, and it would be difficult to detect them as long as they are cautious.

Even if they found out, they would just turn a blind eye to it, cutting off the other party's source of income, and the court would have to spend more money if they made a fuss.

But it is really shocking to say that almost all members of the Northwest Garrison from top to bottom are engaged in business.

"Ask your father-in-law to find a few more merchants in the northwest to find out the details. Then you and I can go to the palace to see the emperor together."

If this is true, the situation in the Northwest is probably more complicated than imagined.

It’s also more dangerous.

Tang Mo went to Xin's house again. After Xin Kuan knew the reason, he took him directly to two Northwest businessmen he was familiar with. With the introduction of the Northwest businessmen, he went to the Northwest Chamber of Commerce. There were people in the Chamber of Commerce who specialized in doing business with those people in the Northwest Army.

It was already evening when Tang Mo found Liao Zhi again. By this time, Liao Zhi had already found and read all the military reports of the Northwest in recent years.

This matter must involve the Minister of War. Minister of War Deng Qian had only been in office for three months. His legs went weak when he heard the news. He was the person who knew the situation best. According to the news brought by the spies, the people of Langri Kingdom were already living in dire straits, and the generals in the country were proposing to send troops to seize food. If Yan Shen in the Northwest was still thinking about doing business at this time, it would be a fatal blow.

The emperor became furious when he heard this. The world had been peaceful for more than ten years, which was a good thing but also had hidden worries. The people could recuperate and the treasury was full, but the soldiers could not be trained and he had no idea how strong their fighting capacity would be.

The emperor is far away and he cannot see it with his own eyes, so he cannot tell whether it is good or bad just by reading the military reports.

Now the situation is about to get turbulent, and his general who guards the border is actually bringing people to do business? !

Tang Mo could feel the emperor's anger even though he was three steps away. He lowered his head and dared not say a word.

The emperor's eyes swept over Liao Zhi, Tang Mo, and Deng Qian. "Tang Mo, what do you think should be done about this?"

Tang Mo cupped his hands, "I think we should immediately send people to the northwest to find out the truth. If it is true, we should reorganize the northwest army and be ready for battle."

"Who do you think is suitable?"

Tang Mo was silent for a moment, then said, "I think Commander Liao is suitable."

The emperor did not ask him again, but asked the same question to Wei Qian, who had the same opinion as Tang Mo, but the person he recommended was not Liao Zhi. Liao Zhi did not say anything, and then the emperor kept Liao Zhi, while Tang Mo and Wei Qian were sent away.

The rest of the matter was not something Tang Mo could interfere with. It was rare that he didn't return to Qiushi Garden in high spirits. He sat down and drank water as soon as he entered the house. He was still a little angry. Xin An stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Tang Mo said that the Northwest General Yan Shen was really doing business, and he was united. "I don't know what it's like to be lazy. If it had been developed according to the previous life, how many people would have died and how many people would have been displaced."

"Do you think it's possible for him to make money while training his troops?"

"dream!"

Xin An said that it is impossible to have both. "One is to tie your brain to your belt, and risk your life to gamble with tomorrow. The other is to make money without risk, without sweating, bleeding or dying. This way you can make more money and it's easy."

"Any normal person would know what to choose. If it were you, would you still want to train hard?"

"I don't know exactly how the war in my previous life happened, but I have heard that the defeat was very quick. It was like a child who always thought that the adult squatting opposite was very powerful and felt that he would definitely lose. In the end, he had no choice but to punch the adult, and then found that the adult was made of paper. In excitement, he would definitely punch a few more times, and even better, beat up the adult's family and take over their home."

"The Northwest Army is now just a paper tiger."

Tang Mo sighed. The two talked so much, but there was only so much they could do. Xin An said, "You have already done the most crucial part, letting the court know about this matter in advance. I believe the court will definitely send people to the northwest next. You can't participate in the rest of the things. Just do your job well. This matter is not as simple as we thought."

"If they are doing business together, how could it not be discovered? I am afraid that they have already arranged for the relevant people to conceal it. When it comes to interests, it is very complicated."

Tang Mo nodded, only hating that he was too weak and had no qualifications to participate in many things. Otherwise, he would volunteer to go to the northwest to make achievements. That would be great.

In the evening, he told Tang Gang about this matter. Tang Gang was surprised and blurted out what he was thinking, "You are so bold. How could you rashly tell Liao Zhi about such a thing and even told the emperor about it."

"Yan Shen did such a big thing but the court didn't know about it. It shows that someone in the court is covering up for him. If you expose this matter, won't you invite disaster?"

"You can't ignore the overall situation if you want to make a contribution."

Tang Mo exploded on the spot, "My first thought is not to make achievements, but to think about myself in everything. What's the point of working for the court?"

"I know, of course I have to say it. It's good to be able to prevent problems before they happen. Should I pretend I know nothing and let the situation get worse?"

"Just want a life without merit or fault?"

Tang Gang was speechless for a moment, then he slammed the table, "You are so reckless, you don't care about the safety of the mansion, at least you should tell me first, we need to make a long-term plan."

Tang Mo was too lazy to say more to him and turned away. Wang, who was standing in the yard, heard it but pretended to know nothing. Last year, she got angry and had a few quarrels with Tang Gang. She felt uncomfortable after the quarrels. Anger is harmful to the body, so she had to be nicer to herself.