Fang Jue relied on Wang Shihua's ignorance of this matter, and he was fooling Wang Shihua, the main purpose was to lay the groundwork for blackmailing Wang Shihua in the future: You still want to add a few battalions later, and if you want to be officially recognized by the government, you have to report it through me, if you don't meet my requirements, then I'm sorry. In fact, it is not impossible for Wang Shihua to apply for the establishment of nine battalions if he is willing to spend his money. The government doesn't really pay much attention to this aspect, and it's still the same sentence: the government doesn't have to pay for the military.

The real key point lies in how to make this Baojing regiment belong to the direct organization of the province.

And Fang Jue said this, it can be seen how far his gaze is, how deep the city in his heart is, at least, he will not give up the long-term initiative in order to satisfy the momentary expansion of desire.

After flickering for a while, seeing that Wang Shihua successfully stepped into his trap, the county magistrate Fang was overjoyed, but said solemnly on the surface: "This matter is very difficult to do, because the decision is in the hands of the governor, and my father is not easy to ask." ”

Wang Shihua's eyes sank, and he lowered his head and pondered. Uncle Jiang on the side was scheming, and immediately heard the difference between "very difficult" and "can't be half".

Uncle Jiang is Uncle Jiang, worthy of the title of a retired person. If it were someone else, it would be possible to ask directly, but he stood up and hugged Fang Jue, and said with a smile: "County Magistrate Fang, the old man still has something to do, say goodbye!" ”

He did not say goodbye to Wang Shihua, but said goodbye to Fang Jue, indicating that he was retreating into advance: If you really think that I will leave, then I promise to come back within a minute. In fact, it means one: do you think I'm not good at telling the truth here, that's okay, I'll go out first. In negotiations, whoever holds the initiative will benefit! With this in mind, Uncle Jiang could force Fang Jue to take the initiative to tell his true purpose, so that he could try his best to avoid losses in the next negotiations.

Sure enough, Fang Jue had been in the officialdom for many years, but he still understood the meaning of these words.

Quickly got up and smiled at Uncle Jiang: "Uncle Jiang, I didn't mean that. ”

Uncle Jiang smiled, sat down, drank tea, and waited patiently for Fang Jue to take the initiative to make a request. It's a pity that his comrades-in-arms are not angry.

Experience is something that can't be completely compensated for by intelligence. Although Wang Shihua is smart, he really has no experience in this kind of intrigue conversation where a sentence, a word, or even a tone can express countless meanings, so he couldn't help but speak: "County Magistrate Fang, if there are any conditions, you can speak directly." ”

Fang Jue glanced at Uncle Jiang with a smile, but Uncle Jiang shrugged his shoulders with a smile...... See! Although you are scheming, you can't bear to have a pig teammate drop the chain!

"Okay! Since you're happy, then I won't go around in circles with you. Fang Jue smiled confidently: "200,000 catties of grain, the establishment of four battalions, if you want to get the whip of five battalions, add another 100,000 catties of grain." ”

After speaking, he also reserved a hand: "As for wanting to get more establishments, I have no choice but to look at the opportunity for the time being." ”

Wang Shihua stood up and walked out: The asking price is so high, there is no need to talk about it later.

When he walked to the door, he couldn't help but turn around and ask: "How much does it take to make the Baojing Regiment an armed force directly under the provincial government?" ”

Fang Juele smiled happily and leisurely stretched out his right index finger.

Wang Shihua almost didn't scold his mother in person. Taking a deep breath, he was about to turn around and go out, but Fang Jue smiled and said, "Shihua, although this price is a lot in our eyes, in the eyes of my father's level, it is really not enough." It depends on me to beg my grandma, ask my grandma to intercede with my grandma, maybe it's still possible. Otherwise, the gods can't help it. ”

Wang Shihua looked back at him coldly and went out...... One million catties of grain, at the current price, is one million oceans, not enough for your father to beg for someone once? , Lao Tzu doesn't ask for it.

In fact, Fang Jue's words were not fooling, but the truth: the armed forces directly under the province are not the top thing. If this armed force is in the provincial capital, even in the urban area, it is easy to say, but it is difficult to be stationed in the local area for a long time. The head of a dignified province opened this opening for the sake of a million catties of grain, which is unreasonable, unless Fang Jue's father's face is added, it is possible. Because at this time, what is important is not food and money, but the favor of Fang Jue's father's local forces. On the other hand, Fang Jue's father did not look at money and food, but for the sake of the family and Fang Jue's political future.

Seeing Wang Shihua leaving, Fang Jue seemed to conclude that Wang Shihua would come back to negotiate again, not only was he not in a hurry at all, but said to Uncle Jiang with a smile: "Uncle Jiang, I didn't even have time to eat dinner, and my stomach was hungry. Why don't we have two drinks? ”

After Wang Shihua went out, he came directly to the front of the big courtyard, sat on the threshold, sometimes looked up at the clear moon, sometimes looked at the withered lotus pond in front of him, and sometimes lowered his head in contemplation......

"Sir, why are you sitting here alone? The weather is getting colder, and at night, don't catch a cold. ”

When I looked up, I saw Ah Xia and He Mei standing in front of them, and behind them were a group of maids and old mothers. Wang Shihua smiled and refused the shawl that Ah Xia wanted to put on him, stood up, and said with a smile: "I'm a little bored, sitting here in a daze." ”

Ah Xia looked around and said, "Xiaomei?" Didn't you say she came back with you first? ”

He suddenly got closer again, and asked in a low voice with a smile, "What's the matter, you quarreled with Xiaomei?" ”

Wang Shihua shook his head, took Ah Xia's hand, patted it gently, and said with a smile: "It's cold at night, your body hasn't recovered yet, go back first." ”

is worthy of growing up with Wang Shihua, how can Ah Xia not see that Wang Shihua is in a bad mood, obviously he has encountered a big event. nodded obediently and said with a smile: "Okay!" However, you also need to rest early. ”

Just as the two girls raised their feet to leave, Wang Shihua looked at He Mei's back, and suddenly thought: My plan has encountered a setback, and I don't know what to do for a while, why not ask He Mei?

"Aunt He, please wait a minute."

"Shihua, what's wrong?"

"Aunt He, last time you said that your feet and stomach hurt a little, I just asked Uncle Liu for a home remedy, I don't know if it's suitable or not."

He Mei is so old-fashioned, not to mention her complexion, she didn't even have a hint of surprise in her eyes, but smiled naturally like flowing water: "That's great." ”

Then he smiled at Ah Xia: "Ah Xia, you go back first, and I'll come if I ask about this recipe." ”

What a kind elder.

But as soon as Ah Xia and the others left, after Liu Jin and He Mei's housekeeper Liu Ma automatically stepped aside, He Mei's face turned cold, and she said angrily: "Your legs are the problem, and your whole family has problems with their legs." Little bastard, do you never dream that I would be lame......"

In the face of this angry scolding, Wang Shihua still adopted the most effective defense as in the past - a hippie smiley face.

"Aunt He, look at what you said. You must know that you are now also our royal family. ”

He Mei was stunned and glared at Wang Shihua fiercely. Then he sat on the threshold, looked at the moonlight in the sky, and said lightly: "Let's talk about it, what's the matter?" ”

Wang Shihua hurriedly told Fang Jue about his own affairs from beginning to end.

"Done?"

"Yes!"

As soon as he answered, his left ear suddenly tightened, and he was lifted up by He Mei.

"Ouch~! Pain! Pain! Aunt He, let go, let go. ”

He Mei's angry eyes widened, although she let go, her fingers poked Wang Shihua's forehead directly, and said angrily: "Can I open your mind when I talk about you idiot?" Are you stuck in the door with your skull, or is it paste? Is...... I'm really. ”

With that, He Mei turned around and was about to leave.

Wang Shihua covered his left ear with his left hand, pulled He Mei's sleeve with his right hand, and begged: "Aunt He, why don't you make it clear, what am I doing wrong?" ”

He Mei turned around abruptly, and after glaring at Wang Shihua for a short while, she suddenly felt angry and funny when she saw Wang Shihua smirking.

With his left hand crossed his waist, his right hand pointed at Wang Shihua's forehead again, and said angrily: "I don't know how many times I have mentioned it to you." When you made a fuss about his 300,000 catties of grain, I reminded you to prevent him from making a fuss about the affairs of the Baojing Regiment...... You're a pig's brain! This time, you and the surnamed Fang have both handles in the other party's hands, since he dares to threaten you with the matter of the Baojing Group, can't you treat others in the same way as others? ”

But he said that it would take one million catties of grain to make the Baojing Regiment an armed force directly under the province. I ......"

"Is he your aunt and daddy or your son? You believe everything. You are so stupid that you can be the head of the house, why didn't God kill you with a thunderbolt? He Mei roared angrily with her hands on her hips, but in the next second, she was probably so angry that she couldn't vent, and kicked Wang Shihua's left calf violently, making Wang Shihua, who was defenseless, immediately hold her feet and exhale in pain. But she turned around and left: "I'm really angry, I'm angry...... It's so humiliating to be a fool of you who only knows how to be led by the nose and don't even bother to use your brain, I shouldn't stay and talk to you......"

Wang Shihua's tears of pain came out, but his mind was recalling He Mei's words just now...... Screaming and screaming, Wang Shihua suddenly laughed, and the smile was extremely insidious and cunning, and he looked like a villain. The second dog who was about to step forward to help him was stunned: The head of the house was crying and laughing, and he laughed so insidiously, he wouldn't be kicked out of the problem, right? But I saw it very clearly just now, Aunt He didn't kick him in the head?

"Yo~! Weasel, you're not gone yet? Returning to the small hall easily, seeing Fang Jue and Uncle Jiang chatting while drinking, Wang Shihua, who was in a good mood, jokingly stepped in.

Fang Jue saw that Wang Shihua was full of smiles and relaxed, and knew that Wang Shihua had already thought of a countermeasure. was shocked, but on the surface, he smiled more cheerfully and asked, "Wang Papi, have you thought about it?" ”

"What do you want?"

"About applying to become an armed force directly under the provincial government?"

"Oh~! Tell me this! I didn't have that in mind. The Wang family is a small family, and they can't afford to toss like this, so I can't be ambitious, it's better to do something practical......" As he spoke, Wang Shihua pinched a piece of shredded meat with his hand and put it in his mouth, and said with a smile while chewing: "Look, I have to eat your leftovers." ”

Fang Jue didn't know if Wang Shihua was retreating or was really frightened off by the price he had quoted earlier, so he could only take the initiative to ask: "I don't know what you mean by this actual matter?" ”

Wang Shihua sat down with a smile, picked up a cup and poured himself a glass of wine, observing Fang Jue's reaction while drinking, seeing that although Fang Jue's expression remained unchanged, his temperament was no longer as aggressive as before, but he was a little nervous, and suddenly thought happily: Aunt He is still amazing, and immediately woke himself up, otherwise, he would still be sulking outside and didn't know how to solve it.

Putting down the wine glass, Wang Shihua looked at Fang Jue with a smile...... The counterattack is coming.