Chapter 1345 Coercion

According to Tie Pingjiang's understanding, businessmen like Zheng Ai take the initiative to send benefits in order to keep this lucrative trading right. Haihan's local material suppliers all need qualification certification, and the person in charge of this certification is

It's a quartermaster like Tie Pingjiang. Of course Zheng Ai is not the only local businessman in Dengzhou who can supply stone and wood to Haihan. With Tie Pingjiang's support, he can naturally maintain his qualification as a supplier more securely.

But Zheng Ai's real purpose is not just to be a supplier. Among his tasks, making money is only second, and buying Tie Pingjiang to spy on intelligence is the first. Zheng Ai is also dubious about Tie Pingjiang's promise, because

This seems to be somewhat inconsistent with the information he learned from other channels.

"Master Tie, are you sure there will be no changes in the near future? How come I heard from Chief Chen that the handover will be arranged before the end of the year at the latest?" Zheng Ai decided to be bold and test it again.

The "Chief Chen" in Zheng Ai's mouth, of course, refers to Chen Yixin, who is currently in charge of local civil affairs. Tie Pingjiang's face changed when he heard this. He didn't know if Zheng Ai had really gone to see Chen Yixin, but the timetable arrangement was indeed

It's true, and he is not bold enough to deny Chen Yixin's words. But he just insisted that the rumors related to trade jurisdiction were false. Now he wants to admit the news again. Wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

Tie Pingjiang felt that Zheng Ai was really bad at talking. If it weren't for the "gift" he just received, he would have really wanted to kick Zheng Ai out and cancel his qualifications as a supplier.

as punishment.

"You have already found out about Chief Chen's decision before it is announced? I haven't even received the notice yet, and you got the news faster than me. It seems you are quite capable! Since you are so familiar with the chief,

What you mean is that you don’t need me to take care of you anymore, right? I understand." Tie Pingjiang decided to retreat instead of advancing. He did not say whether the news was true or not, but only said that he had not been notified by his superiors to avoid being caught by Zheng Ai.

Stop talking.

Zheng Ai is so slick. Although Tie Pingjiang's words seemed to be flawless, he had already sensed the other party's intention to give in. As for the time arrangement he mentioned, it was not said by Chen Yixin himself, but came from other channels. But

He knew that using this reason to defraud Tie Pingjiang would definitely have certain results. As expected, Tie Pingjiang was unsure of what he was saying, and eventually his flaw was exposed. The seemingly tough attitude actually proved that Zheng Ai's words were highly credible.

, I am afraid that the management rights of this supplier will soon change hands.

"Master Tie, you don't have to speak so harshly, right?" Zheng Ai's attitude at this time was obviously no longer as respectful as it was at the beginning, and even the look he looked at Tie Pingjiang had a hint of joking: "Master Tie, you

I usually get benefits from villains, but now that I am about to hand over my power, this deal will not work out, and my friendship will be gone as well?"

Tie Pingjiang was not an idiot, so he naturally felt the change in Zheng Ai's attitude, and said angrily: "Do you overestimate your status? You are just a supplier of building materials to my Haihan Garrison, and the transaction is clearly stated at the real price.

, who told you about friendship?"

Zheng Ai was not frightened by Tie Pingjiang's anger and responded calmly: "You can't say that. Zheng has spent a lot of money in the past few months just to buy a share from Tie Ye.

Friendship? If Mr. Tie feels that the price offered by the villain is not enough to buy a friendship, then please ask Mr. Tie to return all the benefits received before, so that we can be considered to have settled the money and not owe each other!

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Hearing Zheng Ai's unceremonious remarks, Tie Pingjiang's eyes suddenly became a little more violent, and his voice became deeper and deeper: "Zheng Ai, are you threatening me? Do you know what you are doing?"

Zheng Ai chuckled and said, "Of course I know what I'm doing, I'm afraid it's Master Tie who really doesn't understand his situation! Why don't Master Tie tell the villain, if the leaders know about the bribe you accepted?"

Number, what will they do with you?"

Zheng Ai slowly showed his ferocious side, and Tie Pingjiang was secretly frightened, and responded sternly: "Bribery? What evidence do you have to prove that I have accepted benefits from you?"

While refuting Zheng Ai, Tie Pingjiang recalled the process of collecting money from Zheng Ai in the past to judge whether there was any real evidence in the hands of the other party. Zheng Ai basically gave gifts in the same way as he just gave tea.

Similarly, other ordinary gifts are used as cover, and banknotes are included in them to send them out quietly. Generally, there is no third party present on such occasions. It can be said that gift giving is something you know and I know, and God knows and earth knows. If there is a third party who knows, it should be

There is no actual evidence to prove that he has received benefits from Zheng Ai.

Zheng Ai said calmly: "Master Tie, do you think that if a villain gives you a gift and you receive it, and no third party knows about it, then the chief cannot hold you accountable? Then you are thinking too much.

It’s simple, there are witnesses and physical evidence, you won’t get away that easily!”

Tie Pingjiang was startled and did not respond to Zheng Ai immediately. Instead, he stood up and walked to the door. Seeing that there was no one around him, he immediately closed the door, then returned to the table, and his tone became more urgent: "What do you think about this?"

Do you dare to publicize it to the outside world? Are you tired of living? If you can't provide evidence, I will punish you for false accusation!"

Of course, Tie Pingjiang is very clear about the attitude of the superiors towards these matters. As long as no one reports and no obvious losses are caused to the troops, the bosses above will not take the initiative to investigate these matters strictly. However, if someone reports, there is credible evidence.

If there was no evidence, it would be easy for something to happen. His previous job was punished by a military court for accepting bribes and was sentenced to expulsion from the military and three years of hard labor.

Tie Pingjiang didn't know the specific amount of bribes his predecessor accepted, but he knew that if the amount of money he received was exposed, the result would not be any better than that of his predecessor. However, he still couldn't figure out where Zheng Ai got it from

The personal and material evidence can threaten him. If it is proved that Zheng Ai is just lying, then he must find a way to kill this bold Ming Shang afterwards.

Zheng Ai chuckled and said: "Do you still need to look for a witness? The villain himself is the witness. Every money sent to Master Tie is personally handled by the villain. Who else knows better than the villain?"

Tie Pingjiang was shocked and angry. He didn't expect that Zheng Ai would even go to the end himself. It seemed that he was planning to fight him to the death. He thought that although he had received a lot of benefits from Zheng Ai in the past, he did not

He had never treated the other party badly, and as long as the request was not obviously against Haihan's interests, he basically turned a blind eye and let it go. The money Zheng Ai spent on him, if not value for money, at least was not.

You will lose money. But why did today's situation develop into the current situation after a few wrong words, even though everything was fine at the beginning of the conversation?

Just a moment ago, Zheng Ai was respectfully paying him filial piety, but now he was planning to personally act as a witness to report his bribery. How did this sudden turn happen? Tie Pingjiang was still

He was a bit unable to turn around. But he still decided to continue to fight back and could not easily compromise with this profiteer.

"What's the use of just saying that you have no evidence? It will only be regarded as a false accusation!" Tie Pingjiang sneered: "Don't think that our Haihan Army is so easily misled. I'm afraid the person who will be convicted is not

It’s me, but you, the profiteer who taints people’s innocence!”

Zheng Ai's expression did not change. He was obviously not frightened by Tie Pingjiang's counterattack. He shook his head and said: "Master Tie, you think about things too simply. I give you so much money every month."

, do you really think it is a free gift? Do you know why I only gave you Haihan banknotes and not banknotes? You must think that this is considerate of you and makes it easier for you to use it in Haihan in the future? Huh... the reason

I gave you Haihan banknotes because I knew you wouldn’t be able to use them locally, so I had to keep them first. But the code on each banknote I gave you was recorded in advance. You said that if a large banknote was collected at your residence,

The Haihan banknotes happen to match the codes provided by the villain, how do you explain it to your leader?"

The more Tie Pingjiang listened, the more frightened he became, knowing that he was really being plotted by the other party. Haihan had not yet promoted the use of paper money on a large scale in the occupied areas of Shandong, so transactions with Ming merchants naturally used gold and silver as the main method of settlement, and the insiders

Although the monthly salary and military pay are settled in Haihan banknotes, the state is responsible for all the food and clothing expenses of the garrison. The banknotes received by the soldiers have no place to use them locally. They can only collect them by themselves or deposit them in Haihan Bank.

In order to prevent forgery, each banknote is printed with a code composed of Roman numerals plus Ariber numerals designed by Schneider himself.

Tie Pingjiang received a large amount of gray income from merchants from the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he did not dare to deposit it in the bank. He could only hide it secretly in his own residence. But if he wanted to search with peace of mind, he really couldn't hide it in the house where he lived.

Whatever, the large amount of banknotes hidden inside will definitely be found. If Zheng Aizhen recorded the codes on the banknotes, then Tie Pingjiang would basically be dead with just one verification.

Tie Pingjiang never expected that the personal and physical evidence Zheng Ai mentioned was actually like this. These two pieces of evidence were really ironclad, even more ironclad than his last name. He couldn't even think of how to refute Zheng Ai for a moment.

But one thing is undoubtedly very clear. Zheng Ai has obviously been plotting against him from a long time ago, and he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and blood to set up this trap, and these insidious methods he did before should also be for the ultimate goal.

Wait for such an opportunity to coerce yourself into submission.

Thinking of this, Tie Pingjiang's mood gradually calmed down, he sat back on his chair, and asked Zheng Ai in a calm tone: "You first gave me money today, and then took the initiative to break up with me. This turn of events must not be accidental.

Tell me, what is your purpose?"

"Master Tie, gains and losses can be determined by just one thought. Do you want money or jail time? The choice is in your own hands. I am just responsible for reminding you of this." Zheng Ai saw that Tie Pingjiang's mood had calmed down.

, and immediately stopped provoking him. However, he still did not make his purpose clear immediately, but continued to use words to seduce Tie Pingjiang.

After all, Tie Pingjiang is also a soldier who has experienced life and death on the battlefield, and his will is not as weak as Zheng Ai imagined. Hearing this, he sneered and said: "Zheng Ai, you are too underestimated. Although Tie is greedy for money, you can

You are not someone who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If you want to threaten Tie with this matter, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"Although Mr. Tie is not afraid of death, if he is convicted of corruption and loses his military position and goes to jail, it will be much more uncomfortable than dying in battle, right?" Zheng Ai still did not give up his efforts and searched bit by bit.

Tie Pingjiang's Weakness: "I heard that people who are dismissed from the Haihan Army will be sent to extremely remote overseas lands to cultivate wasteland after completing their hard labor, and may not be able to return to their homeland again throughout their lives.

Can Mr. Tie accept such a result calmly?"

Tie Pingjiang did not respond immediately. It was difficult for him to accept this situation. Although he was just an ordinary grassroots officer in the Haihan Army, he had served as a meritorious officer and received the Executive Committee Award at last year's founding military parade.

After being reviewed by the chiefs, in the future he will be discharged and transferred to another job, and the country will also provide him with follow-up welfare care because of his past military exploits. But if he is convicted of corruption due to being reported, he may really be sent to a certain place in Southeast Asia in the future.

They went to the deserted island to work as coolie immigrants to open up wasteland.

Tie Pingjiang is not afraid of death, but he is really unwilling to live in humiliation as a prisoner. He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "Let me ask you again, what do you want? You'd better say it quickly.

Come out. Otherwise, you will have to serve a sentence anyway, so I will find a reason to kill you, and the military court will never sentence me to pay with my life. Do you believe it?"

After Tie Pingjiang said the harsh words, he stared at Zheng Ai to see how he would express his position. He secretly made a decision in his heart. If Zheng Ai continued to talk in circles and teased himself with words, he would fight for it.

He wanted to be severely punished by military law, but also wanted to kill this guy. As for whether he would be sentenced to death by military law, he was actually not sure. He just wanted to use this to intimidate Zheng Ai and give himself a little more negotiating weight.

Zheng Ai was sitting less than five feet away from Tie Pingjiang, and he naturally felt the other party's rage and murderous intent. He had other intentions, and did not want to stimulate Tie Pingjiang's emotions out of control, so he immediately responded: "Master Tie, don't

Excited, I mentioned the handover of power to you today, but it is actually for your sake. Since the handover will be completed before the end of the year, why not take advantage of this period to make more extra money, and then choose a day to retire from the army and return to Haihan

Lived in happy days.”

When Tie Pingjiang heard this, he knew that this was a show, and asked calmly: "Get more extra money? Is this extra money falling from the sky? You should tell me how I got this extra money."

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Chapter completed!