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Chapter 160 Bargaining

This is also the rule of this kind of place. Since the other party paid the money to put it here, according to the rules, even if the girl doesn't want it, she should wait in other places.

Gu Hengbo must have never encountered a similar treatment before. When he lifted his skirt, he walked out hatefully. The two maids hurriedly followed him out.

Zheng Sha and the shopkeeper Zheng looked at each other for a few times, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The shopkeeper Zheng even thought of going to a wrong place. Li Meng said in a deep voice:

"As a rude thing, Li rushed here from Jiaozhou. Time is tight and there is no time to be a romantic relationship. Li knew that this was Boss Zheng's kindness, but he was really unwilling to take it. Let's talk about the serious matter!"

Hearing Li Meng say this, Zhang Gun Zheng despised Li Meng's decision to move from Jiaozhou to Huguang again. However, Zheng Sha was a little cautious and beautiful. Li Meng had no time to appreciate it at all. He was just thinking about mobilizing troops. What exactly made him so anxious.

However, they do not want to enjoy themselves, but do serious business. Such people are rarely seen even in the Zheng family. After their leader Xiongba’s sea, they built a large-scale construction in Anping, Quanzhou Prefecture. The canals of more than ten miles and the stone bridges of three miles were all built. People were reluctant to move when they sat in the position of coastal defense guerrilla warfare.

Many people in the Zheng family advised him to develop outside, but Zheng Zhilong didn't listen at all. Compared with the two, it became more and more accurate. Zheng Laosha was wondering whether to go back to Fujian and persuade Longtou again. On the one hand, he was also laughing at himself. Didn't this woman get it for money? Why did she wear a shirt and be gentle?

Zheng Sha’s laughter broke the silence inside the house, and Zheng Sha smiled and said:

"It's still Lord Li's right thing. The important thing is to do business, and the important thing is to do. We guys are so fascinated by a little girl today. If it is spread to the world, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud?"

The other Zheng family members were reluctant to leave, but they could only agree with Xiaoxiao. They knew that the water thieves in Taihu Lake and the salt owls in Lianghuai were all doing life-threatening roles. Gu Hengbo’s door was always pretending to be gentle. After meeting him, he would show off to others: “We have met Gu everyone, let’s talk about poetry together…” His identity seemed different. Why don’t we pretend to be so close to women here? Besides, this time it was more than 2,000 taels of silver. If Mr. Shark, how could we dare to come here with so much silver?

Li Meng on the other side had already spoken and said straight to the point:

"I have 6,000 soldiers. I want to be transferred to Huguang to garrison. How much money should I spend and how to handle it? I also ask a few brothers to directly say it."

Zheng Sha had a long time ago, and he didn't bother Li Meng to say it directly, and answered there:

"The relationship between the Minister of War of Nanjing can be understood here. Forty thousand taels of silver can be fully prepared from top to bottom. I'm thinking of a reason to move it from Jiaozhou."

"That's so simple?"

Although this was a bit rude, Li Meng asked with some confusion. Several leaders of the Zheng family looked at each other and laughed. The shopkeeper Zheng put the folding fan on his hand and said with a smile:

"Mr. Li doesn't believe what I'm saying. These officials can do whatever they see when they see the money. My uncle went to the Ministry of Revenue to take the line of the Ministry of War. As a result, he gave the money on the first day, and the next day a doctor from the Ministry of War came to me. When he talked about this, he agreed with his chest and wanted to make a document."

Zheng Sha said:

"Old man, I thought he was a fake liar, so I sent a few people to follow him, grandma, but he turned out to be a doctor in the Ministry of War. It is said that he has a relationship with Mr. Yang of the Ministry of War and has always been very close. This is what the minister's housekeeper said, "Mr. Li, don't worry."

It sounds very sure, but Li Meng just laughed dryly. There is really nothing to be happy about. The officialdom is so corrupt and military affairs are defeated everywhere. This is a sign of the end of the world.

After sighing in his heart, Li Meng nodded and said:

"When will Boss Zheng want it? Here you will give it 30,000 taels and another 10,000 in half a month. What do you think?"

Li Meng said the tens of thousands of taels of silver easily, without caring about it at all. Although the Zheng family members were rich, they still secretly praised the "rrogance". Zheng Sha smiled and said again:

"Silver is not important. More than 100,000 taels of silver are also simple here. I heard from my nephew that there are seven or eight good salt farms in Shandong, and the distribution paths are also easy to do in various places. I am afraid I can't take care of this trip, right?"

This is the so-called serious matter. It seems that the adjustment and defense matters are not important. The other party's reception with such a high standard and such a polite conversation should be all about this. Li Meng just smiled, but didn't say anything, because the other party must have something to say.

"It is a great benefit to hand over the two salt farms in Lingshan and Jimo to our Zheng family. The old man won't hide this from you. It's just that there are only a few good salt farms left. What should you do with them? It's said that the fat will not flow from outsiders to the field. Since we are asking our Zheng family for business, let's say rashly and sell them to our Zheng family. The price is easy to say."

Li Meng had never drunk and ate food. At this time, he picked up the wine glass and took a leisurely sip, and said slowly:

"I always have some idle people who are reluctant to leave the countryside. As long as these people are there, it is not a big problem to suppress the salt industry in Shandong. This is also a big advantage. If I go to Huguang, I can't make a break, so I have to eat this salt to survive."

Both sides seemed to be talking about the same thing at all, but the people around the table looked solemn, and Li Meng even went outside and called a close-fitting guard to stand at the door.

Gu Hengbo was sulking in the side hall, thinking that if he asked himself back later, he would definitely not give these rural villagers face, and even if he was scolded by his mother, he would have to get back this breath.

However, the matter was beyond the expectations of the girl who was loved by many people. Not only did the other party not come to invite her, but instead drove out the maids who served to pour wine and cloth dishes in the house. It seemed that they were really going to have to talk about serious matters.

But Gu Hengbo really didn't understand. Although she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, Meilou had received senior officials from six ministries in Nanjing, the head of the Donglin Party, and literati and famous people from all over the south of the Yangtze River. These people did not care about talking about national affairs and confidential military information in front of her. Sometimes, the personnel changes of the court, Meilou could even know the news earlier than some yamen. This kind of similarity in showing off her behavior in front of beautiful women, from ancient times to modern times, from the south to the north, from older to young people.

But Li Meng's move to prevent the situation was too incredible and abnormal. Moreover, Li Meng was under great pressure, so he had no time to pay attention to the beauty around him.

The conversations in the room gradually deepened. Li Meng had to admit that although these ancient people received education and received information that might not be as rich as themselves, and naturally they were not as good as themselves in their history, they were much better than themselves in other aspects.

He noticed this embarrassing problem. He should have considered it, but he did not expect it to be raised by Zheng Sha. Zheng Sha said:

"Mr. Li, the six thousand people, went to Huguang. I don't know if they were going to take land or water. They had to take land. Fengyang, Nanzhili and Henan were not in a flat territory. Besides, the operation of large troops was even more troublesome. I guess I've already arranged to take water routes!"

Li Meng was thinking about how to move from Shandong to Huguang. What's funny is that he really didn't think about how to go. If 6,000 people were going to go smoothly, he would naturally have to go on the water.

The transportation of the army's baggage and water sources of troops and horses must rely on natural rivers. Therefore, the military books Li Meng read all talked about the water route as the safest route in the marching. Several old soldiers in the military households said it many times.

But when I go on the water, how many ships did my soldiers use? How much capacity does this have? And Li Meng also knew that even if the imperial court issued a statement, the ships, cars and horses would have to be raised by themselves...

Seeing Li Meng's expression, Zheng Sha didn't expect that Li Meng didn't expect that he would even use common sense on water, land, or even boats. He just thought that he had moved the other party and continued to smile and said:

"The Zheng family has a large ship, and there are many ships, and they are all sailing on the river and Shanghai. Not to mention that you have more than 6,000 people, even if you have tens of thousands of people, the Zheng family has transported it..."

"How much money?"

"If all the salt fields were handed over to our Zheng family and they would be lucky for the adults, what else would you say about money?"

"I will account for 80% of these salt farms in the first three years. Otherwise, if I have a difficult food and salary in another place, how can I deal with it? Three years later, these silver will be your property. For thousands of years, why bother to fight for these days?"

When Li Meng said this, he felt a little malicious. At least he knew that after Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he would have ended up miserably. Zheng Chenggong could only defend Taiwan. I believe that the salt farm in Shandong would not last more than ten years.

At this time, 80% and 20% of the members easily talked about it, but in fact it represented a large amount of hundreds of thousands of silver. Of course, both parties would not give in. Judging from the Zheng family's intention, they had already linked the movement and defense to the other salt fields in Jimo, excluding Lingshan and Jimo.

But Li Meng would not let himself and the troops go to Huguang naked, which had nothing to do with seeking death. He was confident that he would use about a thousand people to control these places. It was extremely important to have such a place that would continue to deliver money, food and salary to him.

Looking at Li Meng's insistence, both sides could not agree. According to Li Meng's observation, it seemed that even the rest of the Zheng family did not know the old pirate's plan. Li Meng was a little confused. Just when he was about to speak, Zheng Sha took a breath and said with a smile:
Chapter completed!
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