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Wu Zheng didn't mind, and while opening the list, he casually asked, "What kind of luxury method is Wang Deren?" ”

Zhang Mingzhen said with a smile: "I haven't seen it, Wang Deren's ships are no less than the scale of the lowly sailors, especially his flagship, which has forty-eight large and small artillery pieces...... Tsk, if you really fight, you really don't have the certainty of winning. ”

Wu Zheng flipped through a few pages of the list, and his eyes suddenly widened.

With a flick of his hand, he handed the list to Mo Zhinian and Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying was ecstatic in his heart at this time, because he heard the secret, which would make him officially enter the core layer of Wu Zheng.

At this time, when he saw Wu Zheng handing it over, he humbly conceded and asked Mo Zhinian to read it first, and then waited for Mo Zhinian to finish reading a page, and then took it from Mo Zhinian's hand to read it.

After reading the list, Mo Zhinian was also stunned.

On the contrary, after Ma Shiying saw it, he smiled slightly: "In this way, Sun Zhengqiang's confession did not lie, the Qing court did purchase firearms from the sea first, and did not want to be plundered by Wang Deren's troops. ”

Mo Obsession and Zhang Mingzhen were confused, so Wu Zheng asked Ma Shiying to tell them about the trip.

"So, even if the prince doesn't sell firearms to the north, they can still buy them from the south?" Mo Zhinian asked with a frown.

Wu Zheng nodded, "It seems that the Qing court's determination to form a firearms army is not small." According to Sun Zhengqiang's confession, it was the Western missionary John Tang who made the connection for the purchase of firearms for the Qing court. ”

Mo Zhi nodded and said, "The old man has heard of this person in Wei Kuangguo's mouth, but he has never met him. ”

Wu Zheng asked, "Are you saying that there is a friendship between Wei Kuangguo and Tang Ruowang?" ”

Mo obsessed: "This old decay is not clear, but these two have been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and they should have a friendship." ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said, "Then let Wei Kuangguo introduce John Tang to this king...... In this way, you will inform Wei Kuangguo tomorrow, and say that this king wants to see him. ”

Mo couldn't help but be obsessed, he smiled and said: "No need to know, even if the prince doesn't want to see him, Wei Kuangguo himself will come to ask to see the prince." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "That's right, this king still owes him two million taels...... Cheng, this time, as long as he fulfills the king's wish, he will pay him some to go back to pay the errand. ”

Mo Zhi asked with a smile: "The prince has seized a lot of gold and silver in Xiushui this time, but he doesn't know how to dispose of those firearms?" ”

"What do you think?"

Mo Zhinian shook his head and said: "When it comes to firearms, the old man doesn't dare to specialize, and he asks the prince to make his own decisions." But...... According to the old estimate, the Qing court refused to stop there, and was plundered by pirates, they could only knock out their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs, but the prince killed Chen Hongfan in Xiushui and intercepted a huge amount of firearms...... Now it is the armistice period, and after thinking about it, the Qing court will send people to Ying Tianfu to negotiate. After that, you will come to Hangzhou. ”

Wu Zheng said: "This king also expected it, so this king has been hoarding this batch of firearms in Xiushui and has not shipped it." ”

"Is the prince going to return these firearms to the Qing court?" Mo Zhinian was a little surprised, he wondered how Wu Zheng, who had always refused to be cheap, was so generous this time, let alone against the enemy in the north.

Wu Zheng smiled: "It must be returned, a new army is in training, and it is only two months before the spring of the next year, so it is not good for us to start the war again." Second, if it is not repaid, the Qing court will find another way, so that it is nothing more than a matter of getting hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and there is no need to go to war for this. The third king also wanted to earn more silver from the Qing court, and it was not worth it to cut off this financial road for these hundreds of thousands of taels. Besides, if there is really a war for this, John Tang will not dare to come to see this king. ”

Wu Zheng did not say the most important thing, that is, if he fell out with the Qing court now, how could he earn Jiujiang, Raozhou, and Guangxin from the Qing court in the beginning of the Western Expedition?

Only by making some sacrifices to fool the Qing court and make them think that Wu Zheng is not an egg without sewing, can they successfully recover the land of Sanfu from the Qing court, and let the Qing court knock out their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs, thinking that they are unlucky.

Mo Zhi nodded and said, "The prince is very worried, it's just ...... I am afraid that this firearm will be shipped to the north, and it will be detrimental to us. ”

Wu Zheng smiled: "It's okay, I have my own way to deal with it." However, this batch of firearms was not returned to the Qing court in vain, and the Qing court dispatched meticulously and sent more than 800 troops to infiltrate Xiushui, resulting in hundreds of casualties among the soldiers and civilians in Xiushui. When the time comes, please ask Mo Lao...... Well, there are also old horses, negotiate with each other together. After all, Mo Lao is not an official of the imperial court, so he can just talk to them in the name of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce. ”

Wu Zheng took into account that it was obviously inappropriate to use the General's Mansion to bypass the imperial court and negotiate with the other party.

But if you talk about it in the name of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, you can put the General's Mansion out of the matter, whether it is successful or not, you can stay out of the matter.

Of course, this is a cover-up move, but I have to admit that this is an effective means of avoiding risks.

Mo Zhi nodded with a smile, "Then according to the meaning of the prince, how much compensation must be paid by the Qing court?" ”

Wu Zheng thought for a while and said: "If the soldiers and civilians suffered five or six hundred casualties in this battle, they will talk to the other party with a pension of five hundred taels per person. ”

Mo Zhinian took a breath of cool air, "That can't be twenty or three hundred thousand taels?" ”

"Yes, let's talk about 300,000 taels. These firearms are worth 700,000 or 800,000 taels, and this king wants less than half, isn't it too much? ”

Mo Zhinian smiled bitterly: "It's really not an exaggeration. ”

Wu Zheng laughed and said: "Don't worry, make a bold offer, as long as their hopes continue to be repeated, forcing them to jump off the wall in a hurry, they don't dare to tear their faces with us." ”

Don't be obsessed.

Wu Zheng turned to Zhang Mingzhen, "According to what you said and what was on the list, I think Wang Deren discounted the seizure?" ”

Zhang Mingzhen nodded and said: "Wang Deren didn't deny it, he asked me to transfer it to the prince, this time, in addition to grain and cloth, he also intercepted 1,600 muskets and 80 large and small artillery, but he will never intercept it like this in the future." ”

Wu Zheng shook the list handed back by Ma Shiying and said, "On this list, there are only about 20 artillery pieces...... still can't get rid of the bandit habits, and even the king's dare to intercept it. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Zheng laughed and said: "But also, to do a business without capital, you have to sharpen your tools first." ”

Mo Zhinian smiled and said, "The prince is right." ”

But Wu Zheng's face suddenly sank, and he said to Zhang Mingzhen: "Send a message to Wang Deren and intercept the firearms, this is the last time, if you dare to make a claim again, you will bear the consequences." ”

Zhang Mingzhen was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly responded: "The humble post will pass on the original words of the prince." ”