The two Masters Zhen sat across from each other and began to negotiate terms. Zhen Hui said: "Fujian can send troops to help Wu Wang Taisun retake Jinling."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid he won't last until April. Therefore, we must send troops before the end of March."
Zhen Hui and Commander-in-Chief Zheng Chaoer looked at each other and said, "During the dry season on the Yangtze River, it may be inconvenient for ships to enter the river."
"No problem." Zhen Zangzhu said with a slight smile, "Xiaguan came here just to borrow Fujian's reputation and military strength."
Zhen Hui was shocked: "Do you have soldiers?"
Zhen Zangzhu nodded: "Elite soldiers."
Zhen Hui narrowed her eyes: "Mr. Wu is not a master who has the ability to hide troops under his nose."
Zhen Zangzhu excused himself and said: "Shanghai Port was not only built by the Kingdom of Wu, Zhou Ji, the leader of the Malay Kingdom of Nanyang, is the major shareholder. The troops are his. But as the leader of a foreign country, it is inconvenient for him to directly send troops to intervene in our country."
Zheng Chaoer couldn't help but said: "Then why did Master Zhen come to us? Can't we just say that he is a private soldier hidden by Mr. Wu?" Zhen Zangzhu looked at Zhen Hui with a smile.
Zhen Hui thought for a moment and said: "It is a serious crime to hide soldiers behind your father's back. This leader is too easy to be caught, which will make Mr. Wu lose his reputation as an orthodox man. Soldiers can only be borrowed and must be returned after the war." As the saying goes, it's not difficult to borrow something and borrow it again. If you want to take advantage of the chaos in Wu to attack the country of Wu, you have to consider this army."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "The Malay Kingdom sent elite soldiers, and the number is not large. Although it is enough to capture Jinling quietly, we still need to build some large formations to support the appearance. Only with a large number of people can we scare people." He looked at Zhen. Hui said, "The Malay Kingdom's Lord Zhou has retained the right to speak in Shanghai Port. The Fujian soldiers and horses only need to work hard for a hard trip, and they can also earn a reputation as an elite soldier. Our grandson can control half of the Wu Kingdom..."
Before he finished speaking, the three people from Fujian shouted in unison: "What? Half of the country?"
Zhen Zangzhu nodded: "Half of the country is enough."
Zhen Hui said: "If you can capture Jinling, why only half of it?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "They have hostages in their hands. I don't know where the prince is being held."
Zheng Chaoer said loudly: "Since Jinling is surrounded by troops, we can naturally rescue him!"
"Ahem, cough..." Mr. Zhang coughed several times and winked at Zhen Hui and Zheng Chao'er. Zhen Hui immediately said, "Forget it. This is your Wu country's business, and we in Fujian have nothing to do with it." Zhen Zangzhu smiled and nodded. Zhen Hui ate it. After two sips of tea ceremony, "Master Zhen wants to send troops from Fujian to show off their horse-drawn formations, while the elite Malay soldiers will fight."
"That's right. It's very good according to the line Master Zhen just drew."
"It's quite a hard trip like this. You have to bear the crime of interfering in other countries' internal affairs."
"Please give me a price, Master Zhen."
Zhen Hui thought for a while: "We in Fujian are not that short of money."
Zhen Zangzhu said: "The rent for Fujian merchant ships docked at Shanghai Port will be halved for three years."
Zhen Hui shook her head: "How is that different from collecting money?"
"What does Governor Zhen mean?"
"I know that Shanghai Port is a big port. After four or five years of construction, it has only been built in prototype form, with various berths." Zhen Hui looked at him steadily and said, "I want Fujian ships to have priority berthing, loading and unloading rights."
Zhen Zangzhu blurted out: "Master Zhen has such a big appetite. I'm afraid this won't work."
Zhen Hui said calmly: "Master Zhen has been trying so hard to find a master who is willing to help you cover up." A faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Everyone with the word '国' in it is a prince, and your great-grandson I don't want to let my fellow clan members hold my leverage. The other Ping'an states are only obsessed with business and have no time to meddle in such nosy matters. Su Tao of Jiangxi is a Confucian scholar and will not agree. Yunnan and Guizhou are too far away. Prince Teng of Guangdong and Guangxi and Taiwan Jia Lian, you are afraid that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. Who else can you turn to except Fujian?"
Zhen Zangzhu was stunned for a moment and praised: "No wonder Master Zhen can control such a large province. He is extraordinary and can be compared to ordinary people."
Zhen Hui smiled softly: "Master Zhen only said yes or not."
Zhen Zangzhu smiled bitterly and said: "This request is too much. Malay shipping companies have this privilege."
"Their king paid for it, right?"
"Yes, they hold shares."
"Fujian is also a place." Zhen Hui said with a smile, "We are also a prosperous place."
Zhen Zangzhu was surprised. After a while, he slapped the table and said, "Master Zhen wants to compete with Wang Ziteng."
Zhen Hui did not deny it: "He has already taken advantage of the land route."
Zhen Zangzhu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay. I agree."
Zhen Hui raised her eyebrows and asked curiously: "You agreed so quickly?"
Zhen Zangzhu said seriously: "The Malay Zhou Dynasty once said that to see whether something can be accomplished, just look at its leader. If it were the two first governors of Fujian, the lower officials would not agree - they both have old ideas.
They don't know how to adapt, and one of them only cares about his own three-quarter acre of land. Master Zhen is different from the two of them, but he really wants to do things for Fujian." He stood up and said, "The lower official is optimistic about Master Zhen and is willing to cooperate with Fujian."
Zhen Hui also stood up and said, "Thank you, Master Zhen, for taking a liking to me. I will never let Master Zhen take your eyes off me." The two of them bowed to each other.
Master Zhang was stroking his palms beside him: "It's really a win-win situation. Both Mr. Zhen are very happy people."
Zheng Chao'er didn't understand the pros and cons yet, so he was confused when he heard it. Seeing that everyone else understood it, he didn't dare to show off, so he just laughed a few times without saying a word. Er Zhen and Master Zhang then discussed the details together.
At noon, Zhen Hui hosted a banquet for Zhen Zangzhu in the Yamen, with Zhang and Zheng as companions. After the banquet, Zhen Hui invited Zhen Zangzhu to take a nap in a guest room of the governor's Yamen, and then discuss the matter later. Three Fujian officials gathered in Zhen Hui
study.
Master Zhang was the first to smile and cup his hands: "Congratulations, Sir!"
Zhen Hui also smiled and said in high spirits: "I'm so happy."
Zheng Chaoer had been holding back for most of the day, and he was finally able to ask: "Sir, do you want to help them build Shanghai Port with money? Why not rebuild Fuzhou Port if you have the spare money?"
Master Zhang was the first to clapped his hands and said: "That's the mouth of the Yangtze River! Let's invest some money in it now, but we don't know how much we will get out in the future. Mr. Zheng, you can buy the best and most expensive firearms you can!"
Zheng Chaoer was overjoyed when he first heard that Governor Zhen was buying new firearms in order to send troops to help the Wu State. Unexpectedly, Zhen Zangzhu said that they only needed to put on a show and make a name for themselves, but Zhen Hui might not want to buy it.
.At this moment, after listening to what Master Zhang said, a stone fell to the ground and said: "As long as I have my firearm, I don't care about the others!" He laughed.
Thinking back on this matter, Master Zhang felt more and more that he had taken advantage of him, and said happily: "It's not just firearms, we should also build new roads."
Zhen Hui said: "More than that. I think we can learn many good things in Taiwan. Their schools are much better than ours."
Master Zhang shook his head: "If you have money, everything will be easy." The two of them laughed at each other for a long time.
Zheng Chaoer then remembered and asked: "Why does this Zhen Zangzhu only have half of the country?"
Master Zhang asked: "Why didn't Song Gaozong not want Yue Fei to rescue the two saints and return him to the court?"
Zheng Chaoer suddenly understood. After a long while, he cursed: "What a cruel idea! You bastard!" He then asked, "Sir, you don't want money, but just the right to leave Hong Kong. What a great benefit?"
Master Zhang smiled and said: "Master Zheng is a military general, so there is nothing wrong with him not understanding this. Shanghai Port is still under construction and there are not many berths. Priority in berthing, loading and unloading port rights will give merchants great business opportunities." He stood up and said, "
I just found out today that Mr. Zhen is much better as an official than Mr. Dai. If you don’t say anything else, just looking at this vision is amazing. In a few years, Fujian will not be inferior to Guangdong and Guangxi." He bowed to the ground and said, "
I am willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses for you."
Zheng Chaoer still didn't understand it, but Zhen Zangzhu looked at it as a very capable person. Skilled outsiders said that Zhen Hui was a person, and she must be a person. Then he also followed the salute and said: "Master Zhen, the last general is also
I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses."
Zhen Hui returned the greeting with a smile and said, "With your help, I don't have to worry about my career failing." The three of them clapped their hands together. When Zheng Chao'er wasn't paying attention, Master Zhang and Zhen Hui looked at each other with a smile.
Later, Zhen Zangzhu took a nap, and the four of them discussed the details until dinner time. Zhen Zangzhu simply stayed at the Fujian Governor's Yamen.
Zhen Hui originally had a house, but she moved to Houya after she became the governor. She was busy these days, so she usually lived in the study. Naturally, she couldn't go to bed early today. Zhen Hui was reviewing official documents under the lamp until the middle of the night, when she suddenly heard someone outside
Someone knocked on the door. She didn't call the maids or women, and she didn't need anyone to keep watch at night. She was slightly startled and asked: "Who?"
A man outside said: "I'm Liu Falcon."
Zhen Hui's eyes moved. The voice belonged to Zhen Zangzhu. Zhen Hui knew that Wu Guo Zhen Zangzhu was not the real Zhen Zangzhu, but Liu Er pretending to be next to Jia Xu, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. His real name was Liu Xuan
What? "Master Liu came to visit in the middle of the night, is there something wrong?"
Liu Erdao: "I was hungry just now, so I went to the kitchen of your Yamen to find some fish balls and cooked them. I heard that Master Zhen is still tired, so I borrowed flowers and offered Buddha to bring you a bowl."
Zhen Hui smiled, stood up and walked to the door: "Take my things and give them to me. It's so cheap."
Liu Er said seriously: "Although the fish balls belong to adults, they were cooked by me."
Zhen Hui opened the door with a "squeak" sound. She saw Liu Er standing outside, holding a bowl in his hands without even a food box. She pulled away to let him in and said: "
Aren’t the firewood you burned and the water you fetched mine?”
Liu Er strode closer to the house, put the fishballs on the desk and said, "How about you just treat it as if I borrowed it? You even borrowed the fishballs, why bother asking for ideas, firewood, and water."
Zhen Hui glanced at him, sat down, picked up a spoon, scooped up a fish ball and put it into her mouth to taste it: the heat was quite good. She smiled and said, "It's good." Liu Er seemed to be relieved, but he was beside him.
Watching Zhen Hui eat, Zhen Hui felt a little awkward, so she said casually, "Thank you, Master Zhen, for your help today. I have conquered Zheng Chao'er."
Liu Er smiled and said: "The foreign monks like to chant sutras, but Zheng Chaoer is a martial artist after all. The script today was written by Sister Zeng."
Zhen Hui put down the spoon and said, "That Ms. Zeng is quite capable."
"Yes." Liu Er nodded, "She presided over the construction of Shanghai Port. Although Dajiala sent people to help, she still had to make many decisions on her own. Bao Laosan has always been helping her, and her execution ability is very good.
Strong. Mainly due to the two of them. I usually stay in Jinling and only go there occasionally."
Zhen Hui was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and scooped out a fish ball. Because she chewed it slowly, it took a long time to finish it. Then she asked, "Why not take down the whole country of Wu?"
"It was Grand Master Zhan Kun's idea." Liu Er said, "Let the world take a closer look."
It turned out that according to the wishes of Lin Daiyu, Jia Cong and others, they simply wanted to get the whole Wu Kingdom this time. But Zhan Kun said that he would divide it into half first. The Wu Kingdom was big and rich, and the whole world was watching. In the eyes of the old masters, Chen Ruiwen came from a wealthy family.
He can also be considered a good minister. Zhen Zangzhu is a foreigner, and his background is much inferior to Chen Ruiwen. If the two of them were to assist the two masters of the Wu Kingdom, others would probably be optimistic about Chen Ruiwen. Moreover, Chen Ruiwen was assisting the young master and had greater authority; Zhen Cangzhu
The assistant is already 16 years old. Over the past three to five years, the gap in national power between the two countries has become increasingly huge. If other countries are still stubborn, Yan will not be polite.
After hearing this, Zhen Hui smiled and shook her head: "Why bother with that?"
Liu Erdao: "I always feel that Lord Zhan has other intentions, I can't guess."
Zhen Hui thought for a while and asked: "Did you come here by land or water?"
"Overland."
"Have you ever met Su Tao, the prefect of Jiangxi?"
"I've seen it before."
Zhen Hui said with a smile on her face: "Then I know Master Zhan's intention."
Liu Er hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Please give me some advice, Master Zhen."
The map he used during the day had not yet been confiscated. Zhen Hui took advantage of the opportunity to spread it out and drew a circle on it with his finger: "You guys want this, right? This is Jiangxi. This is Fujian. From now on, there will be close contact between these three places.
.”
"I know this. That's what I came to Jiangxi to talk about. Why can't we join the Wu Kingdom?"
"It's too eye-catching." Zhen Hui said, "It's not like there are no understanding people in the Situ family. I'm afraid someone will see through the regent's intention and join forces to attack. Although we are not afraid of war, it will greatly damage industry and commerce. Especially the population. This is what the regent is most reluctant to part with.
It is the population. If the Wu Kingdom is divided into two parts, the biggest enemy of your prince is the uncle in Jinling City. In order not to lose to his uncle, it is normal for him to do anything to strengthen the country."
Liu Er still didn't understand: "He conquered the entire Wu Kingdom, why can't he make it stronger?"
Zhen Hui glanced at him: "There is no one else snoring next to the bed, so I have to relax a little bit. He is young. It's hard to say whether he can recruit some beauties or build a palace in Wu."
Liu Er thought for a long time and said, "It sounds reasonable."
Zhen Hui rolled her eyes at him and immersed herself in eating the fish balls. After a while, she finished the bowl of fish balls and praised: "It's well cooked."
Liu Erhan smiled and said: "It's the fish balls themselves that are made authentically."
"Yes. It's cooked well." Zhen Hui said, "Thank you very much."
Liu Er looked at her and said, "Just a thank you?"
Zhen Hui sat upright and said, "What else do you want? I'm going to send troops to help you fight for territory, shouldn't you thank me?"
Liu Erdao: "I also asked you to invest in Shanghai Port. How much is that? Master Wang Ziteng will die of grief if he finds out."
Zhen Hui said hurriedly: "What's the point? I didn't buy the shares for nothing without giving you money!" Nai said angrily, "Thank you one more time, okay?"
Liu Er touched his neck, as if he had something to say. Zhen Hui glanced at him. Liu Er suddenly said, "Thank you so much." Zhen Hui felt strange and looked up at him. Liu Er said quickly, "I
I mean... um..." He was secretly worried: the words Sister Zeng thought of for him were too far-fetched to be spoken.
Zhen Hui frowned: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Liu Eryi was anxious and blurted out: "Master Zhen, you have helped me so much, and I can't repay you, so why don't you pledge yourself to me."