Chapter 451: Raiding Annan (3)
Tao Weici's words were like a blow to the head, which made all the monarchs and ministers present suddenly wake up.
"Hahaha, Taishi, you deserve to be your father's military teacher", Ruan Fulan slapped his thigh and laughed directly.
"What the Taishi said is right, then I still ask the Taishi to invite this General Liu here, and we will discuss the Northern Expedition."
"The minister obeys the order", Tao Weici agreed, and then admonished: "Lord, although this General Liu is not the king's master, but if he can sail so far, he must be powerful, and the lord should treat him as an angel of the country." ”
"You don't have to worry about this, Lone Nature knows." , Ruan Fulan almost patted his chest, completely forgetting his carelessness.
In the camp of the Fubo Division, Tao Weici and his entourage from Guangnan went and returned.
Seeing Liu Ximing again, Tao Weici directly explained his intention, "It is rare for the general to come, and the head of my family still hopes to have a banquet in person to catch the wind for the general." ”
"This ......", Liu Ximing hesitated.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but he values his life very much.
Tao Weici arched his hand and smiled: "The general is worried that a small country is not good for the general? ”
He pointed to the large army around him, "With such a tiger on the side, we and other small countries and widows dare to be disrespectful, if we attract a large army to attack the city, it will not outweigh the losses, but rest assured, general." ”
"No, no, no", Liu Ximing still felt a little unsafe, "In this way, please ask the lord of your family to meet three miles outside the city, and I will let the army retreat one mile, you and I will only bring a hundred guards each, so that everyone can rest assured, what do you think?" ”
Tao Weici couldn't laugh or cry, the little general in front of him was really afraid of death, but in this way, he felt that this person must be some of the top nobles of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise where would there be so many ideas.
"Everything will be as the general wishes", Tao Weici had no ghost in his heart, so he naturally agreed directly.
Outside the city of Hue, several phalanxes of the Fu Bo division began to retreat in order, and Nguyen Phuc Lan in the city also went outside the city surrounded by many soldiers.
In the end, only two teams of 100 men each were left from their respective armies and gathered in the middle of the battlefield.
Ruan Fulan was wearing a red embroidered gold patterned outfit, and he originally thought that he was mighty, but when he saw Liu Ximing, he was directly compared.
Taking advantage of the efforts of Tao Weici and others to return to the city, Liu Ximing had already changed into the big red python robe given by Chongzhen.
At this time, compared with Ruan Fulan, one is young and tall, and the other is middle-aged and short, and the difference is suddenly apparent.
"Nguyen Phuc Lan, the lord of Quang Nam, paid a visit to General Liu."
Ruan Fulan, who originally had some psychological advantages, suddenly felt a little shorter when he saw Liu Ximing's style, and except for Ruan Fulan, all the other ministers bowed down.
Liu Ximing lamented in his heart that Vietnam's Sinicization education was in place at this time, unlike the monkeys three hundred years later, who desperately wanted to get rid of the Chinese language, and as a result, they made jokes that they didn't know what their ancestors wrote.
"Liu has seen Ruan Guozhu", Liu Ximing nodded slightly and said hello to the other side.
Immediately, the slaves and maidservants of the Quang Nam Kingdom placed a number of imperial cases and other items neatly, and the negotiations between the two parties suddenly turned into a tea party.
Ruan Fulan smiled and invited Liu Ximing to take a seat, "The general came from afar, and he made a big deal for this, I don't know what business he wants to do with my country?" ”
Liu Ximing waved his hand and motioned for Shen Huai and the others to take out their cotton cloth.
"Liu is not difficult for a strong man, the items I sell are needed by everyone in Guangnan, and they are also of high quality and low price, I don't think it will be difficult for the lord of the country, you can see it by looking at these cotton cloths."
Ruan Fulan, Tao Weici and others looked at each other.
Cotton cloth?
Just for this?
Seeing that his master was dumbfounded and didn't know how to speak, Tao Weici hurriedly stepped forward to take it and take a look.
These dignitaries and nobles are wearing silk and satin, and usually anyone wears cotton cloth, but fortunately, Tao Weici prides himself on being a peerless countryman, and he has also visited many people, so he knows that the goods of the Liu family are good goods at a glance.
Since it is such a trivial matter, it is natural that there is no need for his own master to speak, Tao Weici directly smiled and said:
"Cotton cloth is indeed an urgent need of our people, General Liu came from afar, our country naturally can't treat the guests badly, we have taken your goods, we should make friends."
"Really?" , Liu Ximing was overjoyed, "I have more than 30 million pieces of cloth here." ”
Ha?
The eyes of the monarchs and ministers of the Quang Nam Kingdom fell to the ground, more than 30 million horses!
"Tao Qing ......", Ruan Fulan squirmed his lips and didn't know what to say.
Tao Weici swallowed a large mouthful of saliva with a grunt, and looked at Liu Ximing's eyes full of shock.
"General Liu, Your Excellency is not joking, is he?"
Liu Xi tilted his head, "Do you think I'm joking?" ”
"Uh......", Tao Weici's face was bitter, "Such a large amount, I am a small country in Guangnan and a widow, the people are weak and the country is poor, even if it is used for a hundred years, I will not be able to use it up, please forgive me." ”
Ha?
This time it was Liu Ximing, Shen Huai and the others who were dumbfounded.
"Your country is on one side, and you can compete with the Zheng family for many years, how can you say that the people are weak and the country is poor, how many people does your country have?"
"All of them add up to only 600,000 people," Tao Weici said without hesitation.
Liu Ximing asked a little stumblingly, "Then how many troops do you have?" ”
Tao Weici turned his head to look at Ruan Fulan, Ruan Fuxi and others, and when he saw Ruan Fulan nodding, he said with a straight face: "It is strange that my country has 32,000 regular soldiers. ”
"Fuck", Liu Ximing scolded in English, and looked at Shen Huai at the same time, "How is this good?" ”
"Uncle, it's a little bit if you can sell a little, or let's go somewhere else to find a way." , Shen Huai leaned into Liu Ximing's ear and whispered.
Liu Ximing was about to nod, but he heard Tao Weici on the other side smile and said: "General, although my country can't eat so many goods, but in order to show sincerity, my lord still decides to buy your army's materials as much as possible, I don't know how to sell them?" ”
"Hahaha, refresh, I've made up your friend", Liu Ximing grinned and laughed, "In this way, I won't say anything to you, my muslin is two cents, and cheesecloth is two cents, how about it?" This price is also considered preferential in the territory of the Ming Kingdom. ”
A flash of joy flashed in the corner of Tao Weici's eyes, and he immediately whispered to Ruan Fulan in Annan: "Lord, this price is indeed cheaper than ordinary maritime merchants, if we can get this goods, we can make a profit by selling them in China." “
Ruan Fulan laughed and said in Annan, "Okay, then Gu will take out 150,000 taels of silver from the inner treasury to buy it." ”
"General, my family is willing to buy 150,000 taels of silver, I don't know what Your Excellency thinks?"
How is it? At this time, Liu Ximing already felt that the guys with monkey heads and monkey brains on the other side were extremely pleasing to the eye.
150,000 taels is also nearly a million pieces of cloth out, and he finally didn't run in vain.
"Hehe, very good, very good, so Liu will thank the lord of the country, by the way, do you know where to find a big buyer on the ground in Nanyang, after doing your business, I have to go somewhere else."
A strange smile flashed in the eyes of the Quang Nam monarch.
Tao Weici came over with a smile, "The general works so hard, and the profit he earns is only tens of thousands of taels, in order to avoid the general's hard work, I have a big business in Guangnan that I want to do with the general, I wonder if the general is willing to listen?" ”
And this kind of good thing?
Liu Ximing suddenly came to his senses, "You talk about it first." ”
Tao Weici regained the wise eyes of his Ruan military advisor, and said with his hands behind him sonorously:
"The general also knows that my Guangnan and the Zheng family are incompatible, but the country is small and the people are weak and have to be in a corner of peace, and now the general is descending from the sky, and my family wants to ask the general to think that it is Austrian aid to help me attack the Zheng family, I don't know what the general wants?"
Tsk, it seems that the Ruan family still has talents.
Liu Ximing sighed twice in his heart, and when he saw Tao Weici pretending to be forced, he simply smiled and asked:
"It's not impossible to attack Zheng together, but what kind of reward does Guangnan plan to give me?"
"Whatever the general wants, we give!"
As soon as he heard Liu Ximing's words, Ruan Fulan didn't wait for Tao Weici to speak, and stood up directly excitedly.
"Hahaha", Liu Ximing immediately laughed when he saw the eager looks of these monarchs and ministers.
"I don't want anything else, firstly, I need to pay my military expenses on a daily basis for this expedition to Guangnan, and secondly, I want to attack the land obtained by the Zheng clan, I want half of the goods seized on the ground, and I will not take anything else, what do you think?"
Ruan Fulan and the other monarchs and ministers glanced at each other, and said in unison:
"Yes"
"So Very Good"