Zheng Guanyin did not engage in petty tricks. After confirming that Ji Hongchang, Fan Gandi and Zheng Dong occupied his lair, he did not liquidate himself. He also found his two sons back and used this method to show loyalty to the three occupying army leaders. .
The area of ??Haupinh Province is slightly smaller than that of Lang Son Province. The territory is mainly hilly and plain landform. The Tuojiang River, the second largest river in Jiaozhi, flows through the northwest of Haupinh Province. Therefore, the northwest is the main grain-producing area of ??Haupinh Province. Heilong Mountain, the highest mountain in Heping Prefecture, is in the west of Heping Prefecture and is the border between Heping Prefecture and the Li Dynasty. In addition to the rich production of food crops, Heping Prefecture also has copper ore as its main mineral resource. Zheng Yiguan can use yellow A pavilion cast from copper speaks volumes.
"Yi Guan, this Qingyin Pavilion is very unique." Sitting in a pavilion made of pure copper, Fan Gandi said to Zheng Yiguan, the former owner of Heping Mansion.
"Master Fan has a keen eye. This Qingyin Pavilion was cast by skilled craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty. It makes sounds naturally when the breeze blows, which is very interesting." Zheng Yiguan is nearly sixty years old, which is considered a long life in this era.
"Uncle Liu, everyone knows that Heping Mansion is rich in copper mines, but there are only 30,000 kilograms of copper ingots in the warehouse, which is very unworthy of the name." Zheng Dong did not give Zheng Yiguan face at first, and even encouraged Ji Hongchang to kill Zheng Yiguan many times. Of course Ji Hongchang can't do this to the whole family. How can he go back on his words when he promises to surrender and be exempted from guilt? Even if he doesn't admit it, he still has to wait for a while. Seeing Ji Hongchang's excuse of honesty, Zheng Dong knew that revenge was not that easy, so he simply put aside his old grudge for the time being and waited until he had the opportunity to talk about it later.
"In reply to Mr. Zheng, when I formed an alliance with Zheng Zhuang, I gave Zheng Zhuang 90,000 kilograms of copper ingots as a meeting gift, so I have limited money left." Zheng Yiguan has been talking about sinners and other things when meeting people these days. Zhou Shixiong listened and asked him to use it. I call myself "I", so when Zheng Dong calls him uncle, he still responds as "I".
"Sit down and talk." Zhou Shixiong likes to sing karaoke, but his musical skills are not very rich and he has little interest in the special effects of Qingyin Pavilion.
"Master Xie Ji, please give me a seat." Zheng Guangyuan sat down at the bottom in a very polite manner and started making tea with the tea set on the table.
Fan Gandi has been thinking about how much benefit he can gain by capturing Heping Mansion these days. You can't say that he is a philistine. As the head of a palace, he must of course seek the welfare of his family. In his heart, he actually agrees with Fan Xitong. Whoever sends more troops should certainly get a bigger share.
Zhou Shixiong doesn¡¯t have that much thought. He is also calculating the matter of dividing the spoils, but his idea is a bit like forming a wild team in a dungeon. If you get good things, try to share them as equally as possible. If you can¡¯t divide them, they will bid and auction them, and the others will share the money. The two short-sighted guys only had money in their eyes. Zheng Dong was much nobler than them. He made up his mind to help Ji Hongchang get the entire Heping Mansion, even if he offended Fan Gandhi.
Originally, Zheng Dong planned to exchange the copper ingots from Heping Mansion with Fan Ganji for his promise to give up the partition. However, after checking the accounts, he found that there were very few copper ingots in the warehouse. He thought Zheng Yiguan had hidden the copper ingots. Hearing Zheng Yiguan say that copper ingots were The ingot has been given to Zheng Zhuang, and Zheng Dong is very frustrated.
Fan Ganji and Zheng Dong didn't say anything, so Zhou Shixiong had no choice but to start the conversation, "Two palace masters, now that Zheng Zhuangnan has decided to flee the war, shouldn't it be time to write a successful report to Shenglong Palace?"
Fan Ganji and Zheng Dong looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. Seeing that Fan Ganji had something to say, Zheng Dong raised his hand to say please first. Van Gandhi was not polite, "Master Ji, the good news is postponed for now. I think we should stabilize the palace first." Van Gandhi said very cryptically, but the four people present all understood what he meant. Zhou Shixiong glanced at Zheng Yiguan subconsciously and found that he was engrossed in making tea and seemed not to have heard Fan Gandhi's words.
This is because Zhou Shixiong is not used to being a robber yet. He robs other people's things and then discusses how to divide the stolen goods in front of others. Fan Ganji and Zheng Dong do not have this kind of psychological burden. Even Zheng Yiguan himself thinks this is a matter of course and there is nothing wrong with it.
"Master Fan, please speak frankly." Zheng Dong immediately put aside his regrets and started thinking about countermeasures. He had to think of a good way to make Fan Ganji give up his plan to divide Heping Mansion.
"I believe that the three of us plus Zheng Lisheng from Beijiang Prefecture have all contributed in these battles, so all the spoils are shared by the four of us. As for who has more and who has less, we still need to think about it." Van Gandhi did not start. He threw out his own criteria for dividing the spoils and wanted to hear what Ji Hongchang and Zheng Dong thought. Although the Taiyuan Prefecture had the largest number of soldiers in the coalition, Fan Gandhi was not yet confident that he could fight one against two.
"It's reasonable to divide it into four parts. Hongchang thinks what Palace Master Fan said is reasonable." Zhou Shixiong believed that he contributed a lot in this war to defend the country. Even if he couldn't divide the big part, it wouldn't be enough if it was too little. It was just to maintain the existence of the alliance. The awareness of a little loss is a must.
"That's inappropriate." Zheng Dong stopped him without even thinking. He was afraid that Ji Hongchang would destroy his idea if he continued.
"Oh, what do you think of Palace Master Zheng?" Fan Ganji was very happy to see that Ji Hongchang agreed with him. In his opinion, Ji Hongchang, who knew how to train soldiers and fight, was the one who was involved in the plan to share the spoils.The biggest obstacle, if it is divided according to his ideas. Fan Gandi believed that Zheng Dong only brought thousands of civilians to transport food and grass, and he didn't have any regular soldiers. He could just give him some casually.
"Reward based on merit is a principle that will never be easy. However, what is merit and how to reward it must be carefully calculated so that everyone can be happy. I think it will not be too late to wait until Lisheng comes." Zheng Dong made it clear that he wanted to delay time, and Van Gandhi was thinking Fire started. "Master Zheng, Lisheng has entrusted me to take charge of the Beijiang Mansion's troops. I can take part in this matter on Lisheng's behalf. There is no need to wait any longer."
"Ah!" Zheng Dong suddenly shouted, startling Zhou Shixiong and Fan Ganji, wondering what he was up to. "It's so hot, it burned me to death!" Zheng Dong dropped the tea cup on the ground and fanned his mouth with his hands. It turned out that it was burned.
Zhou Shixiong quickly stood up and supported Zheng Dong, and at the same time ordered the robot to treat him. After the chip check, Zhou Shixiong was notified that this person had many diseases, but there was no burn. Is this guy actually pretending to be sick? Of course Zhou Shixiong will not expose his behavior. For Zhou Shixiong, his relationship with Zheng Dong is closer than that of Van Gandhi. Zheng Dong must have his reasons for doing this. He will find an opportunity to ask later.
Zheng Dong burned his tongue and was unable to speak. This time, the Qingyin Pavilion spoils sharing meeting could only be suspended. Fan Gandi returned to his residence full of discomfort. He always felt that something was wrong but could not remember it.
Zheng Dong pretended to be injured and only hid it from Fan Ganji. He knew best whether the tea brewed by Zheng Guanyi would burn people. Zhou Shixiong could clearly measure the temperature on Zheng Dong's tongue using a cheating device, so of course he would not be fooled. Only Van Gandhi remained in the dark.
"Master Zheng, are you afraid of uneven distribution of the spoils?" Zhou Shixiong followed Zheng Dong to the temporary residence and asked Zheng Dong as soon as he entered the door.
Zheng Dong shook his head and sighed, "Master Ji, why haven't you figured it out! If the four prefectures carve up Heping Mansion, no matter whether there are more or less, or they are divided equally, Master Ji's alliance with Zheng Lisheng and Van Gandhi will definitely be in jeopardy."
Ah, this is too ridiculous. How can dividing the spoils be so lethal? Zhou Shixiong had been deceived for a long time, and of course he would not accept Zheng Dong's statement so easily. He asked, "Does Master Zheng have any basis for this?"
"Master Ji, if you think about it, Zheng Lisheng can hand over 10,000 soldiers to Fan Ganji. You can imagine how close the relationship between the two families is. Now Taiyuan Prefecture is suppressed by the Ruan Fu family, and Zheng Lisheng is counterattacked by Zheng Zai. Neither of them have I have enough time to do other things. Once the four prefectures carve up Heping Prefecture, let¡¯s not talk about anything else. Let¡¯s give a portion of the 20,000 prefecture soldiers to the two of them. In addition, Heping Prefecture has grain and copper. With a little management, you can get a lot of money and grain. , when the time comes, the strong will become stronger, and the consequences will not be good." Seeing Ji Hongchang's uneasy expression, Zheng Dong gritted his teeth and said a harsh word, "The two governments are willing to form an alliance with Mr. Ji just to stabilize the rear, otherwise Lang Son Prefecture will How can you qualify to form an alliance with the two governments if you are suffering so much?!"
"Zheng Dong's words were worse than a slap in the face. He directly said that Lang Son Prefecture is just a beggar who calls himself a brother-in-law to a rich second-generation official. Why do you have that!" If you have some self-awareness, you should think about why people are so condescending.
When he first arrived in Daming, Zhou Shixiong was very confident in himself. With modern knowledge and insights, as well as knowing the trend of history, no one in this era can seize opportunities better than myself. After this very confident idea was tested over the past few years, Zhou Shixiong realized that he was a bit arrogant. If it weren't for the pile of nano-robots used as cheating devices, Zhou Shixiong, the time traveler, might have died. Therefore, the idea that I am the best in the world and that I am fearless gradually disappears, and it is admitted that the ancients were often able to play better than modern people in the Ming Dynasty.
Zheng Dong used such harsh words to stimulate himself, it was entirely for his own good. Zhou Shixiong stood up and bowed. "Master Zheng, thank you very much Hongchang."
Zheng Dong waved his hands and said very politely, "You and I don't need to be polite. Zheng's plans for Lord Ji are also for his own sake. There are few people in Henan Prefecture, and he doesn't want his neighbor to be an ambitious person. He will support you in becoming the leader." Ping Mansion also wants to preserve the peace of Henan Mansion."
"Having said that, if the Heping Mansion is not divided, Master Fan may be unwilling to let him go. This matter will be difficult to handle." Zheng Dong had mentioned letting Zhou Shixiong occupy the Heping Mansion many times before. At that time, Zhou Shixiong only considered that he would not be able to take over the Heping Mansion. There are so many people trying to manage two mansions. Now that Zheng Dong analyzed it like this, it would be impossible if he didn¡¯t win the Heping mansion. He immediately frowned and said.
"Well, I'm also worried about this matter. Heping Mansion is newly established. If a few of us start an internal strife, Zheng Yiguan will definitely not sit back and take advantage of this good opportunity. Is there any way to get the best of both worlds?" Zheng Dong still didn't forget it at this time. Zhou Shixiong shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Zhuang Ziyun went to Zhuang Ziyun's liking. What do Fan Gandhi and Zheng Lisheng want most?" Zheng Dong ignored Zhou Shixiong's reaction and sat there muttering to himself. Zhou Shixiong also calmed down to think about a solution to the problem. Hearing The idiom "go with what you like" suddenly lit up my eyes. "Palace Master Zheng, it may not be possible to do what you want, but it might be the best way to do what you want!"