Chapter 696 Wang Lvshu's offer (two chapters in one)
Wang Zhi may not be the one who is the king, but he is definitely a good businessman. Under his management, Jintang Island Li Port flourished in just a few months. There were hundreds of ships entering and leaving the port every day, and at most, thousands of sails even competed, and the daily transaction volume easily exceeded 10,000 taels of silver.
In addition to traditional tea, porcelain, raw silk, cloth, medicinal materials and other businesses, Wang Zhi has also recently taken the arms business.
It is said that since Wang Zhi purchased the mesh guns and Folang machine cannons from Westerners, he envied many pirates and Japanese pirates. For example, Xu Hai asked him for muskets and artillery many times. Wang Zhi, who had always had a keen sense of smell, immediately realized that this was a way of wealth, so he cooperated with Ximen Junxiu to do arms business. Moreover, he also signed an "arms agency" agreement with several other strong Western merchants, which basically monopolized the Western arms transactions, so other pirates had to buy Western firearms from him.
For example, now, Wang Zhi received several pirate leaders from his "King Palace" who came to buy Western firearms, namely Deng Wenjun, Lin Bichuan, Chenmen and He Yaba. The first three were all powerful pirates on the coast of Fujian, while He Yaba came to attack Guangdong and brought Xu Dong's letter of introduction. Xu Dong was the leader of the Hui Chamber of Commerce. When the deputy envoy Xia Yan of the imperial envoy wiped out Shuangyu Port, Xu Dong and his family fled to the coast of Guangdong overnight and defected to a group of local pirates.
Let’s talk about the four pirate leaders, He Yaba, bargaining with Wang Zhi, and finally signed a Western firearm ordering agreement with Wang Zhi. Then Wang Zhi ordered people to hold a banquet, and finally the guests and hosts had fun.
Wang Zhi had just sent away four pirate leaders, and heard that Ye Zongman was back, so he hurriedly ordered someone to summon him in.
It is said that Ye Zongman and Mao Haifeng are Wang Zhi's left and right arm. Now Mao Haifeng is leading troops in the mainland, while Ye Zongman is responsible for logistics supply and internal affairs, which is equivalent to the role of "Prime Minister".
Now Mao Haifeng is frustrated in the mainland, and more than 10,000 people are trapped by the official army in Dinghai County. The situation is in danger. Wang Zhi sent his confidant Ye Zongman to ask Xu Hai for help the day before yesterday. Now Ye Zongman is finally back, so Wang Zhi is naturally eager to know the result.
Soon, Ye Zongman was brought in. Wang Zhi asked anxiously without waiting for the former to sit down: "Yizhi (Ye Zongman's prose), Xu Haikang agrees to send troops?"
Ye Zong was about forty years old. Although he looked rough and generous, he was actually a careful person. He frowned and said, "Xu Hai is willing to send troops, but he put forward a condition."
As the saying goes, no matter how profit is, Wang Zhi also expected that there would be no benefit. Xu Hai would not be able to send troops to help, so he was not angry and just asked Xu Hai what conditions he had put forward.
Ye Zongman replied: "Ten bows of double-brid centipede ship, one thousand clamps, and three hundred Franc cannons."
Wang Zhi couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning and said in anger: "It's outrageous. Xu Hai is clearly a deceptive move. The lion spoke up. If I had a thousand mechas and three hundred Folang machine cannons on hand, I would have to beg him to send troops, and I would have beaten the officers and soldiers all over the ground for their teeth."
Ye Zongman smiled helplessly and said, "I have said that my subordinates have dried up all their saliva, but Xu Hai still insisted on refusing to give up and insisted on this number."
Wang Zhi pondered for a moment, and said with a dark face: "Yizhi, if you go there again, I will say I will respond, but I can't take out so many guns and cannons for the time being. You can give him three centipede ships, one hundred clamps, and twenty Franco cannons first, and then give the rest slowly after he sends troops."
"Okay, then I'll go there again!" Ye Zongman replied readily, but the number difference was too big, and he was not optimistic that Xu Hai would agree to send troops.
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To the east of Chongde County, Jiaqing Prefecture, the tents of the Japanese pirates of Xuhai's army were continuous, with torches dotted under the night, like a galaxy in the sky.
It is said that after Xu Hai captured Haiyan and Pinghu counties in Jiaxing Prefecture, he fought hard for Chongde County for nearly a month, but still failed to break the city. However, his strength continued to grow and grow. Now he has more than 40,000 people under his command, of course, including a large number of people who were being held captive.
The weather was sunny tonight. At this moment, Xu Hai was having a banquet with his deli generals under his command, and a curtain was pulled up not far from the banquet. At this time, two candles were burned behind the curtain, and the candlelight cast an elegant and graceful figure onto the curtain, but when the sound of golden swords and iron horses was heard, a fierce murderous aura came to his face.
Xu Hai and his subordinates could hear the gods. After a moment, the sound of fighting on the battlefield behind the Buman disappeared, leaving only the bleak wind, and finally the wind stopped. Then a beautiful man in the palace dress turned out from behind the Buman, bowed to Xu Hai and others, and smiled and said, "The little woman is ugly."
"Okay, Miss Lu Shu's verb skills are superb, showing the battle on the battlefield to the fullest, making people feel as if they are in the scene, and it is so wonderful that they should be white." Xu Hai applauded and cheered, and the confidant generals under his command also cheered in unison.
It turned out that the beauty in the palace dress was the second-largest Wang Lushu in the Jiangnan Courtesan Competition. Speaking of the Japanese pirate Xin Wulang and the pirate Huang Kan under Xu Hai's command had captured Chongde County. In the end, Huang Kan was captured and beheaded, but Xin Wulang escaped and kidnapped the famous prostitute Wang Luzhu.
However, Xin Wulang took Wang Lushu back and was asked by Xu Hai to leave before he had enjoyed it for a few days. Now Wang Lushu has become one of Xu Hai's favorite concubines. That's right, it's one of the beauties that this "living Buddha" general has now collected in double digits.
Wang Lushu was originally a woman who was welcomed and sent off. She was a little scared when she was first accused, but now she has gradually adapted. Although Wang Lushu's appearance is not as good as Wang Cuiqiao, she is also a rare beauty. She is both talented and beautiful. In addition, serving men is her profession, so both Xin Wulang and Xu Hai are very fond of her.
"The General is praised!" Wang Lushu smiled sweetly, walked to Xu Hai and sat down, and picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for the latter.
It is said that since Xu Hai raised his army, he called himself "General Tianchai Pinghai", so his pirates all called him the General, and Wang Lushu was no exception.
Xu Hai picked up the wine glass and drank it all, hugged Wang Lushu's waist with his hand. The latter cried and rolled into his arms, with a shy face.
Seeing this, several generals under Xu Hai swallowed their saliva enviously. His grandmother, such a pretty beauty, would be willing to sleep for one night, and she would have lost her life for one year.
"Hehe, as the general said, Miss Lushu's oral skills are superb." A general saw Wang Lushu's shy beauty.
Wang Lushu blushed and felt embarrassed and angry. Although she was born in the world, she was once a famous prostitute who was "high and superior". Even officials politely called Wang Jia in front of her, so she hated being treated like a vulgar fan.
However, Wang Lushu also knew very well that the reason why she was able to be comfortable now was because of Xu Hai's favor, otherwise the fate would be very miserable. Therefore, although she was unhappy to be flirted with in public, she could only force herself to smile.
Fortunately, everyone teased Wang Lushu for a while and then changed the subject. Xu Hai's number one horseman was Hong Donggang. This man was about 35 or 36 years old, with a face full of flesh and bare eyebrows. While gnawing on a juicy bone, he asked: "General, do you think that old guy Wang Zhi would agree to our conditions?"
Xu Hong interrupted proudly, "Hey, then there is no need to say that Mao Haifeng was killed by the government army outside Ningbo Prefecture not long ago, and now he was trapped by the government army to death in Dinghai County. Wang Zhi's old thing is probably so anxious that he jumped into the sea. He will definitely agree to our conditions."
Xu Hong was Xu Hai's cousin. After learning that Xu Hai was "developed", this guy came to join him from his hometown in Huizhou. Xu Hai's strength grew rapidly and he just needed trustworthy people to help him, so he gave Xu Hong the cousin the title of general and regarded him as a confidant. However, Xu Hong obviously had no IQ online, and he was not good at literature or martial arts, which was really embarrassing.
At this time, Xu Hai glanced at his cousin who was randomly interrupting and snatching, shook his head and said, "The conditions for us to open are a bit high, and Wang Zhi is unlikely to agree."
Xu Hong didn't know that his cousin was already unhappy with him, so he sneered smartly: "If Wang Zhi doesn't agree, we won't send troops. Let's see how long he can hold on."
Xu Hai's face suddenly sank. Seeing this, Wang Lushu's eyes turned and smiled, "General Xu, you can't say that. As the saying goes, the cold lips and teeth are dead. If Wang Zhi is wiped out by the official army, then the official army will concentrate its efforts to deal with us, how can we have a good time?"
Xu Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "You, a sissy, know nothing. When will it be your turn to be too slutty here? Shut up!"
"It's you who should shut up, idiot!" Xu Hai finally couldn't help but burst out, and his fingers poked Xu Hong's nose and cursed him. The latter was so scolded that he was blushed and said embarrassedly.
The other thieves present looked gloating. Obviously, they were not very happy, Xu Hong, a "relationship householder", this guy has no ability, but he always likes to pretend.
Xu Hai scolded Xu Hong, then looked at Wang Lushu with interest and said, "Miss Lushu means that this general should send troops to help Wang Zhi?"
Wang Lushu's eyes rolled around and said, "The general has been thinking about it for a long time, so why should he come to take the exam for the better? According to my guess, the general is just trying to get more benefits. In the end, he will send troops to help Wang Zhi."
Xu Hai couldn't help but lit up. As Wang Lushu said, the reason why he spoke out was indeed to cheat Wang Zhi hard. However, no matter how much Wang Zhi bargained in the end, he would agree to send troops to help. He naturally understood the truth that he had lost his lips and teeth. If Wang Zhi had not shared the pressure from the officers and soldiers, his situation would be very bad. In addition, he also wanted to take the opportunity to seek revenge on Xu Jin, and Xu Jin was in Ningbo Prefecture at this time.
Xu Hai asked with a faint smile: "If this general wants to send troops, everyone thinks it is better to conquer Hai County or to kill Xu Jin directly at Ningbo Prefecture City?"
Wang Lushu shook her head and said, "None of them are right!"
Xu Hai was stunned for a moment, but his interest became even stronger. He asked, "How do you say this?"
Wang Lushu followed Xu Hai's tone and said, "Now Xu Jin will definitely transfer all the heavy troops to Dinghai County. If we kill directly to Dinghai County, we will definitely face the battle head-on with the main force of the official army. This is very unprofitable. Maybe it will help Mao Haifeng escape, but it will put itself in danger."
As soon as Wang Luzhu said this, the thief generals present put away their playful expressions. Xu Hai also nodded and said, "It makes sense. Miss Lushu, please continue to speak."
Wang Lushu continued: "Ningbo Prefecture City cannot be fought. First of all, Ningbo Prefecture City is high and deep, and it is the place where Governor Xu Jin personally sits in charge. Once we attack, officers and soldiers from all directions will definitely fight to return to the rescue. Dinghai County will be relieved by then, but we may be deeply trapped in the siege. We cannot do such stupid things as self-sacrificing ourselves."
Xu Hai couldn't help but be surprised because he found out that Xu Jin was in Ningbo Prefecture and there were not many troops around him, so he planned to come to surround Wei and rescue Zhao and directly attack Ningbo Prefecture. If he was lucky, he might be able to catch Xu Jin and take revenge. But at this time, he suddenly realized that this idea was a big mistake.
Of course, Xu Hai could not admit that he was stupid in public, so he continued to ask quietly: "Where do you think you should attack? You can lift the siege of Dinghai County, and you will not trap yourself in."
If Xu Hai had the meaning of taking the school at the beginning, his attitude had become humble and his attitude became obviously respectful.
Wang Lushu was secretly happy. After all, sex is always a bad idea. No matter how beautiful the face is, there will always be times when the sex is old. Therefore, Wang Lushu felt that if she did not lose favor, Xu Hai must feel that she would be helpful to his "great career".
There is no doubt that Wang Luzhu is indeed a very smart woman. She pondered for a moment and then said with a sarcasm: "I think the general should send troops to attack Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture."
Xu Hai was overjoyed after thinking for a moment, and laughed: "Good idea, it's really awesome. I will win the king of all the kings, hahaha!"
At this time, the thief generals came back to their senses and their eyes at Wang Lushu changed.
It turns out that although Yuyao County belongs to Shaoxing Prefecture, it borders Ningbo Prefecture and is only more than a hundred miles away from Ningbo Prefecture City. The key is that Yuyao County and Chongde County are across Hangzhou Bay, and it takes less than half a day to get there by boat.
By then, as long as Yuyao County is occupied and Xu Jin's road to return to Hangzhou is cut off, and the large number of enemy troops are close at hand, Xu Jin will definitely transfer the Ming army besieged Dinghai County back to defend. At that time, the siege of Dinghai County will be resolved.
Chapter completed!