"The general is really a righteous person in the sky, the general and rest assured, the general's kindness will definitely be repaid by the end of the day. As for the price of grain, it is also according to your wishes, General, and I, Zou Pusheng, will definitely not bargain for half a cent. Hearing that Zhang Shihua was going to take out 100,000 stone of grain, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but say such a thing when he was moved.

After hearing his words, Zhang Shihua in the hall couldn't help but nod silently. Then he turned to look at Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao, who were standing under the hall, and said, "Ziyu, Xiqiao, I will leave this matter to the two of you to deal with."

Remember, 100,000 stone of grain, you must give Mr. Zou a 'reasonable' price, understand. ”

Zhang Shihua said so, and when he said such a thing, he couldn't help but bite the word "reasonable" heavily.

Therefore, after hearing Zhang Shihua's words, Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao, who understood what Zhang Shihua meant, looked at each other, and couldn't help but nod in unison and said: "My lord, don't worry, Your Majesty understands that Your Majesty will definitely work out a reasonable price." ”

"Yes, that's good." Zhang Shihua nodded when he heard this. Then he smiled at Zou Pusheng and nodded, and then couldn't help but leave.

"Mr. Zou, in this case, let's discuss the price of grain now, okay?" waited until Zhang Shihua, accompanied by Li Wu and others, and left. Here, Zhao Ziyu turned to look at Zou Pusheng with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but say this with a smile.

But in this case, for Zhao Ziyu's words, Zou Pusheng couldn't help waving his hand again and again: "Where did Mr. Zhao say this." Your army can take out so much grain at once this time, which is already a great favor for our Tianwan Dynasty.

Therefore, as for the price of grain, as long as your army offers a price, I will definitely not bargain for half a cent. Zou Pusheng said. Judging from the face alone, I am really grateful to Zhang Shihua for being able to sell them grain.

But even so, after Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao smiled at each other, he still said politely word by word: "Hey, how can that be done." After all, at this time, nothing is more important than food.

Not to mention that this time, it is still a matter of 100,000 stone of grain. So let's discuss it well, otherwise, how can we come up with a reasonable price? You say no. ”

"This ...... All right. Mr. Zhao is right. In this case, there are also two gentlemen who go to the post house. I came from Huangzhou Road this time, but I still brought some good tea, and if the two gentlemen wanted, they could also discuss this matter while drinking tea. ”

Zou Pusheng said so, and his tone and expression were also very polite.

Therefore, in the face of Zou Pusheng's request, Zhao Ziyu and Chang Xiqiao couldn't help but nod after looking at each other. Then, the three of them left the marshal's mansion together, and rode their horses to the inn.

……

I have to say that Zou Pusheng is also worthy of being a god who has been through the storm for a long time.

Although on the surface, Zou Pusheng was grateful to Zhang Shihua for being able to take out 100,000 stone of grain. But when he really waited for Zhao Ziyu and the others to discuss the price of these grains in the post house, this old fox, who was also thick-faced and black-hearted, also had the idea that if he could take advantage, he would never suffer a loss.

Therefore, two hours passed under the two parties' quarrels, and it was not until the evening that they could not help but negotiate a reasonable price.

That is, a stone of grain on the side of the black-clothed army will be sold to the Tianwan Imperial Court at the price of one or two or eight coins of silver.

One stone of grain, one or two or eight dollars. I have to say that this price is put now, it is definitely a sky-high price. Therefore, in the face of such a price offered by the black-clothed army, even if Zou Pusheng's face was always smiling, he was also unhappy in his heart.

It can even be said that after negotiating such a price, he couldn't help but scold Zhang Shihua in his heart.

After all, he Zou Pusheng is not a fool, even if he didn't react at the beginning because Zhang Shihua's performance was too good. But now, after being slaughtered with such a knife all of a sudden, Zou Pusheng can't help but figure it out through some clues in the past few days.

That is, at the beginning, Zhang Shihua, a hypocritical bastard, was ready to slaughter them fiercely.

But, then again. Something like this, even if he Zou Pusheng knew the truth, what could he do. At this time, the trade routes leading to the south, north, and east could not be used at all, so they had no other way to get food now except for asking Zhang Shihua for help.

To put it mildly, the current Zhang Shihua can be said to have completely monopolized the foreign trade of their Tianwan Dynasty.

Therefore, don't say it's a stone of grain. In another two or three months, when they are young and the troops will not be able to eat enough, even if Zhang Shihua offers them a price of 8 taels and 1 yuan, they will probably still have to buy the grain head-on.

So if you think about it like this, Zhang Shihua's grain price of one or two or eight dollars of silver and one stone can definitely be regarded as genuine, and Tong Su is not deceived.

But having said that, if you were slaughtered for nothing, you would never be grateful to that person because that person had slaughtered you a few taels of silver, right?

Therefore, at this time, for Zhang Shihua, the black-clothed generalissimo with a kind face and a black heart, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but greet him in his heart.

……

The next day, that is, on the 24th of October, when Zou Pusheng had finished a sumptuous breakfast and was about to go around the city again (after the alliance, the house arrest of Zou Pusheng and others was naturally lifted), a black-clothed army officer couldn't help but find the door.

"Mr. Zou" Because Zou Pusheng is the Taishi of the Tianwan Dynasty, the generals and officials of the black-clothed army, including Zhang Shihua, will never call him an official position, but are all referred to as Mr. Therefore, after the hundred household officials came here on Zhang Shihua's order, the first time they saw Zou Pusheng, they couldn't help but respectfully bow to Zou Pusheng and call out Mr.

Therefore, hearing such a "sir", Zou Pusheng couldn't help but smile and nod at the hundred household officials.

"What is this little general doing here?" Although he secretly hated Zhang Shihua in his heart, he killed him by pretending to act. But Zou Pusheng, who is in the territory of other people's black-clothed army and knows how to be a person, naturally will not reveal his thoughts in his heart.

Therefore, even in the face of such a small hundred-household official, Zou Pusheng still seemed polite.

Therefore, in the face of such a person with an extraordinary temperament and who does not put on a show, this Baihu official, who has always been arrogant to the outside world, couldn't help but respectfully salute Zou Pusheng again, and then said: "Today's scenery is just right, so my lord wants to invite you, sir, and General Ming to go out of the city to hunt together." ”

"Out of the city to hunt!" Suddenly hearing such words, Zou Pusheng couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

However, after being stunned for a moment, Zou Pusheng couldn't help reacting, and then said with a smile: "Since it is invited by Lord Pingzhang, it is necessary." ”

"So, I will return to my lord now. Half an hour later, Mr. Ben Lao and General Ming Yuzhen rushed to the Marshal's Mansion together. The Baihu official said this, and then couldn't help but bow to Zou Pusheng and left slowly.

And here, after Zou Pusheng saw the hundred household officials leave, he touched the beard on his chin, and was stunned for a while, then he couldn't help nodding slightly, and walked back to his backyard.

……

Two quarters of an hour later, Zou Pusheng and Ming Yuzhen, who had changed into suitable clothes, and four entourages, couldn't help but come to the Marshal's Mansion on a war horse, across the bow and arrows.

"I'm too late, so I've kept you waiting, General. Forgive sins, forgive sins! After Zou Pusheng arrived, he saw that Zhang Shihua and others in the front yard were ready. couldn't help but smile at Zhang Shihua like this.

As for this, Zhang Shihua also smiled slightly: "Hehe, where, we are just ready." And if I want to say forgiveness for sins, it should be my answer. Calling the gentleman and the general like this, don't blame me for being abrupt. ”

"Where, where. It is our honor to hunt with the general, so why not say anything abrupt. When Zou Pusheng heard Zhang Shihua's words, he naturally couldn't help but be polite again.

And at this time, with Zou Pusheng's kind words. On the other hand, in the past two days, because of Zhang Shihua's courtesy, Ming Yuzhen also echoed Zou Pusheng's words: "Yes." After getting along these days, the last general can't help but feel that you are really a rare heroic figure in the world. It is really an honor for my generation to bend the bow and hunt with the general. ”

I have to say that Ming Yuzhen's words are indeed much more sincere than Zou Pusheng.

After all, unlike treating Zou Pusheng, Zhang Shihua was still extremely enthusiastic about Ming Yuzhen, the future "emperor", after forming an alliance.

It can be said that in the past few days, Zhang Shihua has really shown naked appreciation for Ming Yuzhen. Therefore, for Zhang Shihua, Ming Yuzhen also has a great affection.

"Hehe, I've heard for a long time that Yuzhen is proficient in salvo shooting. Today, however, I have to learn a lot. Regarding Ming Yuzhen's words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but respond with a smile.

Then, after turning to look at the soldiers behind him, Zhang Shihua waved again, and all the soldiers couldn't help but turn over and get on their horses together, and a group of nearly 100 people went out of the city.

I have to say that Xiangyang is really a place of outstanding people. Not only relying on the Han River, the water transportation is convenient. And there are mountains and forests in the southern area of Xiangyang City, and because the environmental protection in this era is very good, there are still a lot of roe deer, deer and other prey in the mountains and forests in the south of Xiangyang.

Therefore, after leaving the city, the group couldn't help but rush to the mountains and forests more than 20 miles to the south.

Perhaps because the nomads are very fond of hunting, the road leading from Xiangyang City to the southern mountains and forests is very well repaired.

The road is wide enough to allow eight or nine horses to pass in parallel, and the road itself is also very smooth. Therefore, after Zhang Shihua and others left the city, they could also ride their horses at full speed. Therefore, on a road of more than 20 miles, Zhang Shihua and others completed the whole journey in less than two quarters of an hour.

"My lord, I will meet my lord at the end." Because they came here to hunt, before Zhang Shihua and the others arrived, a black-clothed army of nearly 1,000 people led by Jingmen monk Li Zhi couldn't help but come here one step in advance, in order to be responsible for driving prey and guarding security for Zhang Shihua and them.

Therefore, after seeing Zhang Shihua and them riding horses, Li Zhi, a Jingmen monk who was a thousand-household official of the black-clothed army, couldn't help but knock his head on the ground with a bang from the hundred household officials under his command, and respectfully bowed to Zhang Shihua and them.

"General Li Zhi, there is no need to be polite, hurry up and excuse yourself." Seeing this, after indifferently accepting a big gift from Li Zhi and others, Zhang Shihua smiled and waved his hand and couldn't help but let them stand up from the ground.

Then, after he was exempted from the rude and stood up from the ground one after another, Zhang Shihua, who was riding on a war horse, couldn't help but ask him: "General Li Zhi, is everything ready?" ”

"If you return to your lord's words, your subordinates are ready for everything your lord has commanded. The entrances within a radius of ten miles are guarded by soldiers, and no one will be able to break in indiscriminately. Most of the prey in the mountains and forests are also driven away, and you can hunt at any time. ”

Hearing Zhang Shihua's question, Li Zhi, who was standing there with his head down, couldn't help but reply like this.

Hearing Li Zhi's answer, Zhang Shihua over there couldn't help but nod secretly. I have to say that after some ideological education and recruit training, people like Li Zhi have almost been wiped out by the black-clothed army.

Now Li Zhi has become a qualified black-clothed sergeant. So seeing this, Zhang Shihua's heart is naturally satisfied.

After all, the army is not another place, and those who are brave and good at fighting are useless if they do not listen to commands.

Therefore, with satisfaction in his heart, Zhang Shihua said to Li Zhi that after he had worked hard, he couldn't help but let Li Zhi and several hundred household officials ride war horses, take bows and arrows, and go hunting in the forest with him.

A quarter of an hour later......

"Look, my lord, there's an elk." It was only a moment after the group entered the forest, and the sharp-eyed Li Wu couldn't help but see a prey.

So in such a situation, Li Wu couldn't help but point out the elk to Zhang Shihua for the first time.

(To be continued.......................................... ）