Comparing his concerns, Ruan Fubao immediately understood what his little sister meant, and asked Zhou Shixiong again for the details of his plan. He must understand the plan thoroughly to facilitate negotiations with the master of the three palaces.
Among the three prefectures, Taiyuan Prefecture is the one that is most interested in Beizhi Prefecture. Because the northern border of Taiyuan Prefecture is connected with Beizhi Prefecture, whether it is Benson or Kuiqun, it will be directly included in the territory of Taiyuan Prefecture, without any difficulty in management. Quang Ninh's interest in Bac Giu Province is about zero. The two places are separated by Lang Son Province. Obtaining land in Bac Giu Province is equivalent to an enclave. It is not only difficult to manage, but also difficult to provide help if something goes wrong. The most important thing is that Quang Ninh Prefecture does not lack good land, but only lacks people to farm it.
Normally, Quang Ninh Province should be easy to attract refugees because of its fertile farmland. However, in fact, Quang Ninh Province has a smaller population than Lang Son Province, with a total population of less than 80,000 households. Large areas of fertile land are uncultivated. The reason for this dilemma is directly related to Quang Ninh Province¡¯s hundreds of miles of coastline. Half of the border of Quang Ninh Province belongs to the coastline, which is hit by at least six typhoons every year. The highest mountain range in the province cuts across the junction of Lang Son Province, which does not help Quang Ninh Province at all.
Wind disasters bring floods. In this era of extremely weak disaster resistance, not many people can withstand endless natural disasters. Therefore, even if the refugees settled in Lang Son Province, they would not try their luck in Quang Ninh Province. As for the aboriginal people of Quang Ninh Province, apart from half of them being mountain barbarians, most of the rest are sea people who make a living by fishing. Neither of these two types of people make a living by farming, so the impact of wind and floods on them is not great.
Among the three palaces, Bac Giang Palace is the most embarrassing. Zheng Lisheng supported Lang Son Palace to find helpers for his fight for the throne. In theory, he should side with Lang Son Palace under any circumstances. But a letter silenced Zheng Lisheng. It was an autographed letter from Zheng Du, King of Ping An. Zheng Du didn't say anything about brotherhood or father-son relations in the letter, only the words "I'm not dead yet". Zheng Lisheng was so frightened by these four words that he hid in the house and did not dare to go there, for fear that Zheng Du would send someone to kill him. As for the ally of Lang Son House, it was not within his scope of consideration for the time being. His own life was the most important thing.
In order to show his sincerity, Ruan Phuc Bao did not send someone to invite the master of the three houses to Lang Son House to discuss the auction, but went to the three houses in person. The lord of Guangning Mansion, Chen Riben, was originally a descendant of the Chen Dynasty. Chen Rizhuo, the ancestor of the Xuan Dynasty, seized the control of Guangning Mansion during the rise of the Mo Dynasty. It has been a hundred years since it was passed down to Chen Riben. Chen Richen is in his fifties and has succeeded his father in ruling Quang Ninh Mansion for nearly thirty years. He is a rare longevity among the Chen family.
To Nguyen Phuc Bao¡¯s proposal, Chen Nhat Pen responded coldly. He preferred to obtain population rather than land. Nguyen Phuc Bao and Chen Nhat Pen have been neighbors for so many years. He understands the needs of Quang Ninh House and throws out the bait that he has prepared long ago. "As long as my uncle helps his nephew raise the price, his nephew is willing to give 30% of the proceeds to his uncle."
"Oh, tell me." The two families are not from the same clan or are related by marriage, but because Chen Rithen has never caused any trouble to Lang Son Palace since Nguyen Phuc Bao took over, Nguyen Phuc Bao is very grateful. Chen Richen's kindness makes him respect him as an elder every time they meet.
"My nephew is not sure whether Zheng Lisheng wants the land in Beizhang Prefecture, but Fan Gandhi from Taiyuan Prefecture is definitely interested. If Zheng Lisheng doesn't want it, and his uncle has no intention of bidding, these two lands will be taken away by Fan Gandhi, and his nephew will never Willingly." Nguyen Phuc Bao expressed his heartfelt feelings towards Chen Nhat Pen. He has no qualities as a politician at all. No wonder he is always bullied.
"Okay, this Van Gandhi is too stingy. I will be happy to help if I have the opportunity to cheat him." Chen Richen couldn't stand Van Gandhi because Van Gandhi's ancestors were also the masters of a country. The Fan family was once a member of the royal family of Champa. It perished a hundred years earlier than the Chen Dynasty. The descendants of the two dynasties looked down on each other for various reasons, and they often tried to undermine each other. This is why Nguyen Phuc Bao is confident to convince Chen Rithen.
After settling Chen Nhat Pen, Nguyen Phuc Bao did not return to Lang Son Province, but entered Bac Giang Province directly from Quang Ninh Province. The head of the mansion came to visit him in person. Zheng Lisheng couldn't hide even if he wanted to, so he met Ruan Fubao in a low-key manner in the mansion. Ruan Fubao revealed his plan, and Zheng Lisheng was overjoyed. He was afraid that Zheng Du could still control Thang Long House, and he would be in danger if he moved too much. But Lang Son House had to deal with it himself, and the blame was not on him, so of course he had to support it.
"Lord Ruan Phuc, if you have a mission, just say so. I can do anything I can." What Zheng Lisheng was thinking about was the throne of King Ping'an, and what he was looking at was the entire territory of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. How could he care about one or two towns? He said that Ruan Fubao asked him to pay for it, but he would not take it even if it was given to him.
"Master Zheng is so polite. I know that Master Zheng won't take this little thing seriously, but I hope Master Zheng will fight for it. I can't let Fan Ganji take advantage." Ruan Fu said. He plays the role of a poor man who is forced to sell his land, and Van Gandhi is the one who takes advantage. Zheng Lisheng will not do it if he does not help scrape out more money. An auction involving four companies turned out to have two agents, both of whom were targeting the same master. Fan Gandi, the head of Taiyuan Prefecture, should change it.?It¡¯s right to call someone a villain.
"It's a trivial matter, but I hope Mr. Ruan Phuc will be merciful and don't offend Mr. Fan too much. It's not good for you or me." Zheng Lisheng has a strong sense of the overall situation. It is necessary to win over Lang Son Mansion, but he cannot do it for the sake of To win over Lang Son Prefecture and abandon Taiyuan Prefecture is not in line with the balancing strategy of the superior.
"The lower official knows what's appropriate. No matter how much Mr. Fan is kind to the lower official, the lower official cannot be ungrateful." Ruan Fubao understood that Zheng Lisheng's words were reasonable. If Fan Gandan was really angry just to make money, not only would he be It goes against the original intention of this auction and will give opportunities to the enemy. This is not what he should do.
"The two palace masters in front of me are easy to serve, but Fan Ganji is not easy to fool. In order to ensure the success of this negotiation, Nguyen Phuc Bao sent someone to Lang Son Prefecture to call Ji Hongchang, who was improving the chariot, and accompanied him to Taiyuan Prefecture.
"Father, since there are no problems in Guangning and Beijiang, will Taiyuan Prefecture take matters into its own hands?" Zhou Shixiong studied the test records of the tanks in the past two months at the Craftsman Camp and found that there were many problems that needed to be solved. The feed supply had just been solved. There are still many problems that have not been solved. Of course, he was not very happy to be suddenly summoned to Beijiang Mansion by Ruan Fu.
"Hongchang didn't know that Mr. Van Gandhi was smart and pragmatic. He was one of the top political experts in the Northern Vietnam Dynasty. In addition, the Van clan was very united, so that Taiyuan Prefecture had no internal worries. Taiyuan Prefecture was very prosperous under his governance. Although only Lang Son The government is half the size, but the tax is more than ten times that of Lang Son." Ruan Phuc Bao made Zhou Shixiong understand in just a few words that Van Gandhi was difficult to deal with.
"Taiyuan Prefecture is so powerful, why can't it take revenge?" Even Zhou Shixiong, an outsider, knows about the hatred between Taiyuan Prefecture and Xuanguang Prefecture. One can imagine how deep this hatred is.
"Although Tuyen Quang Mansion is not as prosperous as Taiyuan Mansion, Nguyen Phuc Shou took over the position of the clan leader from his late father, and all the Nguyen Phuc clan in Jiaozhi have to obey his orders. Except for your adoptive father's clan, which is not subject to his orders, the entire Ruan Phuc clan Support, how can a Taiyuan Prefecture win?" Ruan Fubao looked very proud, not knowing what to be happy about.
Zhou Shixiong wanted to understand the relationship between Taiyuan Mansion and Xuan Guang Mansion, so he asked, "Father, does Mr. Fan have grudges against Ruan Phu Shou himself or against the entire Ruan Phuoc family?"
Ruan Fubao forced out a smile, which looked abnormal. Zhou Shixiong's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself, right? ! "It seems that the Fan family has a grudge against the Nguyen Phuc family. When the Fan family ruled the Champa Kingdom, they were defeated by the Nguyen Phuc family. The blame for the destruction of the country should be attributed to the Nguyen Phuc family." What a complicated relationship. Van Gandhi has enmity with Nguyen Phuc, Nguyen Phuc Bao has enmity with Nguyen Phuc Thu, and in principle Nguyen Phuoc Bao also has enmity with Van Gandhi.
"Champa country? Is it the Champa country that is rich in rice?" Zhou Shixiong didn't know much about the history of South Asia, but he still knew the name of Champa rice. It is said to be one of the most important rice species in the entire Eastern world.
"That's right, this is the place." Maybe Ruan Fubao didn't want to talk too much about the hatred between the two clans, so he followed Zhou Shixiong's topic and went further and further. Zhou Shixiong followed the chat in a very interesting manner and stopped asking relevant questions.
Taiyuan City is three days away from Beijiang City, and it can be reached by driving for two days and one night. When he arrived in Taiyuan City, Zhou Shixiong thought that Fan Ganji would give Ruan Fubao, his enemy, a showdown. Unexpectedly, Fan Ganji personally went out of the city to greet him and was much more polite than Zheng Lisheng.
Van Gundy is about forty years old and looks similar to Van Gundy. He is semi-bald and short, almost the same, except his nose is not as high and his skin is darker, like the negative version of Van Gundy. Zhou Shixiong looked at Fan Ganji very impolitely, he looked so much like him. How can it grow like this?
"Sir Nguyen Phuc, who is this?" Zhou Shixiong was caught with his impolite behavior. Fan Gandi asked Ruan Phuc casually after meeting Ruan Phuc.
"Don't say hello to Master Fan yet." Ruan Fubao first pretended to scold Zhou Shixiong, and then said with a smile, "Master Fan, this is my newly adopted son Ji Hongchang. Don't blame me for not knowing the rules. .¡±
"Last year I heard that Lord Nguyen Phuc was happy to have a son with a different surname. Why did he adopt a son with a different surname?" Fan Gandi attaches great importance to blood and cannot understand why Ruan Phuc adopted a son with a different surname.
"Oh, there is nothing wrong with this matter. Hongchang once saved his sister-in-law's life, so I can repay his kindness by accepting him as my adopted son." Ruan Fu Bao said that there is nothing to hide from others about accepting Ji Hongchang as his adopted son. place, so Ruan Fubao naturally told Ji Hongchang.
¡°So that¡¯s how it is, but it¡¯s deserved.¡± Fan Gandi glanced at Ji Hongchang, gave a very vague evaluation, and stopped paying attention to him. Zhou Shixiong breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, this Van Gandhi made him feel like meeting the director of a zoo, the kind of person who looked disgusting even though he had no fault. If conditions allowed, Zhou Shixiong wouldn't mind slapping him with the soles of his shoes. He had fantasized about slapping the principal's soles many times, but unfortunately he never realized this dream until he became a traveler.