Tian Wensheng looked at Li Zhen, but did not speak immediately.

After being stared at by Tian Wensheng for a long time, Li Zhen shook his head helplessly and said, "Tian Gong still doesn't believe me!" ”

"How do you make the old man believe you?!"

At this time, Tian Wensheng seemed to have regained his original composure, became vigilant, and became suspicious.

After thinking about it, Li Zhen said with a smile: "There is really no way to make you believe it, but does Tian Gong think there is any other choice?" ”

"Are you threatening the old man?" Tian Wensheng's face was angry.

"Hehe, don't dare to threaten, but this is the only way to bring this Qingyun Village into the right path!"

"Introducing the right path?!" Tian Wensheng became more and more suspicious.

"Yes, on the right way!" Li Zhen answered very crisply and confidently.

"The right way......" Tian Wensheng said softly, and then leaned back lightly on the table, looking thoughtful.

Li Zhen stopped looking at Tian Wensheng, got up again and walked to the window.

Outside the window, the sun had set, and a cold wind was faintly blowing, penetrating the room through the hollowed out panes, making the place no longer warm.

Li Zhen stands with his hands in his hands, which is his favorite posture because he feels that only this pose can make him appear more mysterious and confident.

The most important thing is that this pose is really awesome.

Li Zhen didn't bother Tian Wensheng, because he understood that Tian Wensheng needed to be quiet at this time.

sometimes

Proper silence is more likely to touch people's hearts than to talk about it.

The sudden silence made Xu Liang and Yan Heng a little uncomfortable, although they still didn't know anything about Li Zhen's plan, they believed that Li Zhen would definitely be able to get what he wanted.

It's just that Tian Wensheng and Li Zhen have a tacit understanding of each other's quietness, which makes them feel like outsiders.

Although they do seem to be outsiders.

In the meantime, it is inevitable that you will be blindfolded by something, you will not see so clearly, and you will not think so thoroughly.

Just like Tian Wensheng.

Or maybe he has too many things to worry about, and there are too many things he can't let go, so he, who has always been calm and decisive, suddenly becomes hesitant at this time.

It is naturally good to introduce the right path, but based on only one side of the story, how can you trust the young man in front of you?

Or is this just a trap for the imperial court from beginning to end?

But if not, as the young man said, the imperial court will one day free up its hands to rectify Hebei, what Xianzong, Muzong, Wenzong, and Wuzong have not done, maybe today's son can do it?

Tian Wensheng didn't dare to use the village to gamble on the unknown.

"You ......"

It seemed that a season had passed, and Tian Wensheng finally spoke, "What do you want?" ”

Tian Wensheng suddenly remembered that he had been led by the nose by this young man from beginning to end, but he had ignored a problem.

After hearing this, Li Zhen turned around slightly, and Okita Wensheng showed a thick smile.

"If I say that I don't want anything, I guess Tian Gong can't believe it!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

Tian Wensheng shook his head and did not speak.

"Ask for money!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

"Asking for money?!"

……

Since it is the largest cottage in Jizhou, Beizhou, and Dezhou, it naturally has some skills that ordinary people and even officials and soldiers can't reach.

No one knows what Qingyunzhai relies on to spread the news throughout the three states in one day, and no one knows what Qingyunzhai has the ability to make all the bandits in the three states so trembling.

In short, within a day, more than 100 cottages within the boundaries of the three states are trying to prove their innocence and innocence to Qingyunzhai.

On this day, a common name makes these rampant bandits especially afraid to avoid.

The name is "Liu Hong".

A name that made the Cheng German army hesitate to move the army to besiege Qingyun Village;

A name that Qingyunzhai is looking for with the harshest wording and the most cruel means.

On this day, Qingyunzhai swept across the land of Sanzhou like crazy.

Those who refuse to search the village, kill!

Those who dare to resist, kill!

Those who do not listen to the dispatchers, kill!

Those who deliberately procrastinate, kill!

No one knows how much pressure Qingyunzhai is facing to do such a tyrannical thing.

People only know that on this day, at least more than ten cottages were uprooted on the land of Sanzhou, and no grass grows.

At the same time, people also saw one thing clearly, whether it was the local county lieutenant, or the district guard, or even Wei Bojiedu envoy He Hongjing himself, he turned a blind eye to the matter of Qingyunzhai.

In Wei Bojun's eyes, it seemed as if none of this had ever happened.

Even the Cheng German army, which originally acted across the border, seemed to have never been there.

On this day, Wei Bojun was surprisingly quiet, and even the daily drills were inexplicably canceled.

And it was only at this time that people knew how terrible Qingyunzhai was, and only then did they know how terrible Tian Wensheng was.

But people have no way of knowing that the initiator of all this is actually a 16-year-old boy.

In short, after being trapped for four full days, Liu Hong finally saw the light of day again.

It was carried out by the bandits of Qingyunzhai.

It's not that Liu Hong can't walk, it's that he doesn't want to walk.

As for the three bandits, no one cares if they live or not, just as no one cares if they die or not.

After all, even the cottage to which they are attached is gone.

When Liu Hong saw Li Zhen and Yan Heng.

He laughed and cried.

"Don't go!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

"Go, of course I have to go, I have to make money!" Liu Hongyi pouted and said.

"Help me, I can make you more money!" Li Zhen said.

"Good!"

Liu Hong didn't ask, and agreed very happily.

Because he believed in Li Zhen.

I have believed since I was a child, and I will believe it in the future, and there is no reason to believe it.

……

Chengde Town, Jizhou.

This was the first time Li Zhen saw the hesitation on Wang Yuankui's face.

It is the same as Tian Wensheng's hesitation.

Li Zhen smiled, still silent.

Just like the silence in Qingyun Village.

"What do you mean by providing protection for these passing merchants?" Wang Yuankui's brows furrowed.

In such an era of heavy business and light business, providing protection to merchants is tantamount to self-deprecating status.

"I ask for money, and they ask for everything, and each takes what he needs!" Li Zhen didn't explain too much, he believed that Wang Yuankui could think clearly, just as Tian Wensheng could figure it out.

Wang Yuankui fell silent again.

But then he asked, "How much do I get every year?" How much does He Hong respect? How much do you Lu Long get? ”

At any time, as long as there are enough benefits, there is no unshakable ethics in this world.

Li Zhen smiled, then stretched out five fingers, and then flipped over.

"10,000 a year?" Wang Yuankui's eyes seemed to be shining with fire.

Li Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "One hundred thousand!" ”

"Ten...... Lakh...... Pass through? Wang Yuankui was so shocked that he almost stood up.

"Yes, Uncle Shi is 100,000 yuan a year, as for how much others get, I hope Uncle Shi will forgive me, and the little nephew can't say much!" Li Zhen nodded and replied.

Li Zhen believed that with the current living standard of the Tang Dynasty, 100,000 yuan of silver per year was enough to equip a cavalry of 2,000 people.

Wang Yuankui gave him 1,000 soldiers and horses, and now he has returned the silver money for his equipment of 2,000 soldiers and horses, Li Zhen believes that no one will refuse this deal.

Wang Yuankui naturally would not refuse, just as he had never rejected Li Zhen.

"Promise you can ...... too"

As a town, Wang Yuankui didn't want to lose his identity, so he looked at Wang Shaoding on the side and said to Li Zhen: "I have a condition!" ”

"I promise!" Li Zhen agreed straightforwardly.

"But I haven't said anything!" Wang Yuankui was a little surprised.

"No matter what Uncle Shi's conditions are, the younger generation naturally doesn't dare to refuse!" Li Zhen said with a smile.

"Hahaha, the mind of the virtuous nephew, looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid that only that person can compare!"

Wang Yuankui said, bowing in the direction of Chang'an.

Naturally, he was referring to Li Chen.

"I went to Beizhou a few days ago, Shao Yi admires his nephew a lot, since this is the case, then let Shao Yi follow you!" Wang Yuankui smiled, and then made a color at Wang Shaoyi, who was excited.

Wang Shaoyi understood, and immediately bowed to Li Zhen, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't dislike me!" ”

Li Zhen immediately glanced at Wang Shaoyi with disgust, and said: "Uncle Shi's face can't be refuted, but the ten money you owe me can't be erased, come on!" ”

Li Zhen stretched out his hands at Wang Shaoyi.

"What?" Wang Shaoyi looked confused.

"Pay back!"

Although Li Zhen was laughing, he was not joking, and then said to Wang Yuankui: "Uncle Shi, Shao Yi can follow me, but this daily consumption of food and drink, causing trouble and ruining money, there must be an explanation!" ”

Wang Yuankui: "......"

……

After Li Zhen left, Wang Shaoding looked suspicious and wanted to speak, but he never said anything.

"Ask whatever you want!" Wang Yuankui glanced at Wang Shaoding and said.

For these two sons, it would be perfunctory to say that there is no preference, Wang Shaoding is stubborn and lustful, and Wang Shaoyi is flexible and intelligent.

Wang Yuankui naturally likes Wang Shaoyi more.

"Why does Aya repeatedly believe in this Li Zhen?" Wang Shaoding asked, slightly dissatisfied in his words.

"For he can always give us more than we give him!"

"Then Aya isn't afraid that he has other plans?" Wang Shaoding asked again.

"So what?" Wang Yuankui asked rhetorically, "Even if he has other plans, as long as he can give us what we want, this is enough!" ”

Without waiting for Wang Shaoding to speak, Wang Yuankui said again: "At this point, you still have to learn from Erlang, and it is the right way to learn from others' strengths and make up for your own shortcomings!" ”

Wang Shaoding was speechless when he heard this, and nodded his head in succession, but he couldn't hide the deep dissatisfaction in his eyes.

……

The trip to Jizhou made Li Zhen gain a lot, which was unexpected, but it was also expected.

Li Zhen is used to improvisation, to turning bad things into good things, or good things into bad things.

Liu Hong handed over the caravan to Yang Jiuzhang and continued to go north to Youzhou, after all, some things could only be sold there at a high price of several times.

And Liu Hong followed Li Zhen straight to Weizhou.

Because there lived a person there: Wei Bojiedu, He Hongjing.

If you want to implement your money-making plan, you must get through all the important joints.

And He Hongjing is the most important of them.