The next morning, Han Hao was ordered to come to the Xuzhou military camp in person to invite the pottery merchant to enter the city to discuss matters at the prefect's mansion.
When Tao Shang met Han Hao, he was very curious and said, "The prince is so anxious to find me in the city. Could it be that something big has happened?"
Han Hao's expression looked strange, and he looked at the pottery merchant with deep suspicion in his eyes.
"Master Tao, the four prominent families in Hanoi rushed to the prefect's mansion early this morning and asked the prince to send troops as soon as possible to wipe out the Baibo bandits."
The pottery merchant pretended to be surprised and said: "So anxious? Aren't they very determined in their unconvinced attitude? Why did they change their tune so quickly?"
Han Hao stared at the potter with deep eyes, as if hoping to see some flaw in the potter's expression.
"Last night, the Bai Bo thieves came out of the valley again and looted and burned many of the properties, farms, horse farms, livestock farms, etc. of the four prominent families in Hanoi in the suburbs..."
"Bah!" The pottery merchant slammed the table and said angrily: "This damn Baibo thief."
"The problem is..." Han Hao looked at him calmly as he vented his anger, and said quietly: "Master Tao, we hid in the valley where we robbed the cattle, sheep and horses of the famous family last time. Let's take a look this morning. I don't know why there seem to be more.
Double..."
"…………"
"Really?" The potter blinked at Han Hao in confusion and said, "Is it so fast? I don't see that the animals in your Hanoi County are very fire-prone, and their reproductive capacity cannot be ignored."
Han Hao's face began to twitch again.
As for Mr. Tao... Han Hao really didn't have the strength to fight with him.
"Master Tao, let me follow you into the city. Later, General Bao will also enter the city and enter the palace. Let's see what the heads of the four prominent families in Hanoi say."
The pottery merchant nodded and said, "Good."
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When Han Hao arrived at the meeting hall of the Hanoi Prefecture, Bao Xin and the leaders of the four prominent families in Hanoi were already there.
The leaders of the noble families were all frowning. It was obvious that after the incident last night, they were all worried and sick, and they did not sleep well.
Several family heads calculated the accounts with their fingers. If they were to be robbed by the Baibo bandits again, the losses would definitely far exceed the pottery merchant's last asking price.
Although the family heads also hired some knights and knights and organized some private soldiers, firstly, there was no formal training, secondly, the famous families had no reason to smelt iron weapons and armor, and thirdly, there was no systematic military system, and under Wang Kuang's
Under the nose, they can't be too presumptuous in this kind of thing... Regarding other things, Wang Kuang can tolerate prominent families, but when it comes to armed force, Wang Kuang definitely has his own bottom line.
Therefore, in the face of plunder, these private armed forces will not be of much use for the time being... Moreover, the family has so many properties, and the few manpower can only defend the east but not the west, and it will not solve any problem at all.
"Master Tao is here..."
Everyone turned around and saw that the pottery merchant had arrived with Han Hao.
The head of the Ping family stood up and saluted him, his face obviously a little embarrassed.
After all, the last time he shouted at the pottery merchant, he was the one who waved his sleeves, but they...
However, the pottery merchant did not hold grudges at all and said with a smile: "Mr. Ping, the circles under your eyes are a bit dark. Did you not sleep well last night?"
You were not the one who was robbed in the dark, so of course you slept soundly!
"Haha, thank you for your concern, Mr. Tao. The old lady is old and doesn't get enough sleep... By the way, before Mr. Tao came, I and others had already discussed with Mr. Wangfu and General Bao. We still need to discuss the matter of conquering the Baibo bandits.
Discuss..."
The pottery merchant said curiously: "We still need to discuss it? Didn't we already discuss it before? Several family heads disagreed with Tao's proposal... Hasn't this matter passed?"
Pingzheng looked hesitant, and the light in his eyes was changing... Finally, he gritted his teeth and said: "Master Tao, what happened a few days ago was that I was not polite, was too impulsive, and did not have a good conversation with the master. Today I will represent me and others."
, I apologize to you.”
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Even if it is a person with a fierce face, a pottery merchant will rarely slap him in the face. Mr. Tao has such a good temper.
The potter smiled politely at Pingzheng: "Mr. Ping is too polite. Tao has been here for a while, and we have met several times. We are familiar with each other. Tao didn't take it to heart.
"
Although Pingzheng disdained the pottery merchant's way of doing things, he still admired the pottery merchant's self-cultivation, and then said: "Master Tao, I and others have thought about it in the past few days and feel that the banditry of the Baibo Army is indeed too serious. We
The dispatch of troops mentioned last time should not be shelved because of the dispute of loyalty. It is the people of our land of Three Rivers who are suffering so much. This matter still needs to be discussed..."
The Tao merchant nodded and said: "Tao deeply admires the words of the Duke of Ping, serving the country and the people... Again, if you want us to send troops to suppress the bandits, in addition to supplying grain, grass and winter clothing, money, horses,
The stolen goods obtained by destroying thieves are indispensable."
Hearing this, Pingzheng became angry again.
"Master Tao, this condition has not changed at all from what we discussed last time!" Pingzheng's voice was hoarse.
The pottery merchant was curious: "Ping Gong, you are the ones who asked us to send troops again. The conditions have always been here, why should they change?"
Pingzheng: “…………”
Taking a deep breath, Pingzheng suppressed the ignited anger, nodded and said: "Okay... what you want... I'll wait, I agree!"
A bright smile suddenly appeared on the potter's face.
"Mr. Ping, if you had said this earlier, wouldn't this matter have been solved easily? Why push the blame to this day? It's not pleasant at all to be shy..."
Pingzheng: "…………"
The sixty-year-old man was described as shy for the first time.
Zheng Yan from Jixian County said: "I dare to ask Mr. Tao, since we have agreed to your conditions, when will we send out troops to suppress the bandits?"
The pottery merchant smiled, bowed, and said, "When food, grass, horses, winter clothes, and money arrive, we will send out troops immediately!"
"Okay!" Zheng Yan stood up and said sternly to the Tao merchant: "We agree to Mr. Tao's conditions, but since our noble family has agreed to Mr. Tao's conditions, Mr. Tao must also agree to our conditions.
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The pottery merchant chuckled and said, "What does Mr. Zheng want?"
Zheng Yan said word for word: "Please also ask Wang Fujun, General Bao and Master Tao to agree on a time limit for attacking the thieves! We will defeat them within the time limit."
After saying this, Wang Kuang and Bao Xin looked embarrassed.
Baibo Valley is difficult to fight, how to set a time limit?
But the pottery merchant didn't care, and said: "Then according to Zheng Gong's opinion, when is the best time to agree on the term?"
Zheng Yan closed his eyes, lowered his head, counted the days, and said, "Let's make it...before the New Year's Eve!"
The so-called "New Year's Eve" simply means "New Year's Eve".
When Bao Xin heard this, he counted with his fingers and frowned: "So fast!"
The pottery merchant smiled and said, "Okay, let's do it on this day!"
The prominent family members were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that this boy would agree so easily without any bargaining.
Has he never fought in a war?
"Mr. Tao, what we told you is only before the end of the year. Don't get it wrong!" Zheng Yan was afraid that the pottery merchant would miss the message, so he emphasized it again.
"Yeah!" Tao Shang nodded and repeated: "Is it before the New Year's Eve? It's clear to me!"