"That's right, but..."Before Zheng Zhibao could finish speaking, Liu Fan decisively interrupted, "Since Brother Zheng also thinks so, then as a natural ally, shouldn't your Zheng family be more sincere?" According to General Ben, this thousand taels will be exempted! ”

Zheng Zhibao said in a hurry, "No, Lord Commander!" We have already taken a lot of responsibility to collect 1,000 taels from you, if you don't take anything, how should Zhibao explain it to everyone in the Zheng family! I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be a gap in our Zheng family's alliance because of this! This is a life-threatening matter, and Zhibao can't be the master! ”

"That's it, you Jiaozhou are inevitably too greedy! We have already given you so much sincerity, as a member of the imperial court from the second grade, a hegemon on one side, I can't even afford to pay this little money! Zheng Cai, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but sneer

"Huh!" Liu Fan sneered, and said with a gloomy face, "Brother Zheng, it's not that General Ben underestimates you, or General Ben dares to give it, do you dare to take it?" Your Zheng family is very strong, this general knows it very well, but you must know that my broken army is not a vegetarian. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info If General Ben agrees to your conditions, how can I save face for the 50,000 sons of the army? ”

Zheng Zhibao's voice also cooled down when he heard this: "Lord Chief Soldier, is this threatening us?" It's true that your captives are powerful in the world, but my Zheng family is not a bad breed, if you want to use this to make us submit, I'm afraid you have miscalculated! ”

Liu Fan couldn't deny it: "Is it a threat to you, I should be very clear in my heart, what Brother Zheng Cai said just now, General Ben agrees with it, no matter what I Liu Fan says, I am also a dignified chief military officer." This general represents more than just Jiaozhou, if I pay you a protection fee, then what is the face of the court? What is the face of His Majesty? Can your Zheng family afford this responsibility? ”

Zheng Zhibao's face changed greatly, neither he nor Zheng Zhilong thought that Liu Fan was right, he not only represented himself, but he was also an official of the imperial court. A dignified and prestigious chief military officer gave in to their Zheng family, wouldn't that roast their Zheng family on the fire? Once the news gets out, it will inevitably cause an uproar. At that time, the Zheng family will become the target of public criticism, which is seriously inconsistent with the current interests of the Zheng family. Suddenly, Zheng Zhibao felt that it might be a mistake to provoke Liu Fan!

Seeing the unpredictable faces of Zheng Zhibao and the others, Liu Fan was very happy, and couldn't help but continue to add a fire, "Among them, the scale of our fleet in Jiaozhou is not large, you also saw it when you came, we have a total of only a few boats, and the sum of all kinds of ships will not exceed thirty or fifty thousand taels a year, and the gift you gave me yesterday alone is more than this price, right?" Even in the next few years, the size of our fleet will increase a little, and you will not get more than 100,000 taels of silver throughout the year. Your Zheng family owns most of the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, and I am afraid that the monthly income is more than this! Why do we want to turn the two sides against each other for the sake of this petty profit? ”

In the face of Liu Fan's series of combination punches, Zheng Zhibao had no idea for a while, and was silent for a long time before Zheng Zhibao replied bitterly: "Lord General Bing, we also understand these truths you said. But this matter is really not up to Zhibao alone, can you allow me to return to Fuzhou to tell my brother and then give you an answer? ”

Liu Fan said speechlessly, "Brother Zheng, Jiaozhou and Fuzhou are far apart, and I am afraid that this one trip alone will not be possible without half a year." General Ben didn't have that much time to wait. I think Brother Zheng is also a cool person, why is he so mother-in-law now? Doesn't it make people look down on it for nothing? Since you have given sincerity, then I, Liu Fan, am not a stingy person. In this way, if you agree to cooperate, General Ben will make the decision to place an order of one million taels of silver in your Anping Shipyard to purchase the ships produced by your Zhengjia Shipyard, and if the cooperation goes well in the future, General Ben will increase it as appropriate, how about it? Then you shouldn't suffer! ”

Use a million taels of silver to purchase the Zheng family's ships? Zheng Zhibao secretly estimated in his heart, if what Liu Fan said was true, it would mean that the Zheng family could earn no less than 300,000 taels of silver in this transaction, such a big profit was far more than the commission, Zheng Zhibao couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Zheng Zhibao's expression Liu Fan also saw it, and in view of this, Liu Fan continued to increase, "If our cooperation is successful, then you and I will be allies." In that case, I can promise you an agreement to sign an offensive and defensive alliance with you. Once your Zheng family starts a war with Liu Laoxiang or the Dutch red-haired ghost, our Broken Prisoner Army will definitely give you the necessary help, and no matter how bad it is, you can also give you support from the official plane, so as to avoid your worries. Also, if you need muskets and artillery, Jiaozhou can also provide them. Isn't that a good thing for you? ”

"This..."Zheng Zhibao couldn't suppress the impulse surging in his heart even more when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say yes. At this moment, Zheng Cai on the side suddenly held down Zheng Zhibao's hand, shook his head slightly, and then hugged his fists and said to Liu Fan, "We have seen the sincerity of Lord Zongbing, to be honest, our Zheng family wants to agree." But again, the big thing is not something that our two little people can decide! The Chief Soldier has forgiven his sins! ”

Liu Fan sighed, and said helplessly, "Even so, the general is not good to force the two, now there are still a few days before the Spring Festival, these days the two of you can think about the words of the general, when did you figure it out, when did you come to the General Military Mansion to find the general!" ”

Zheng Zhibao and the two suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at each other, and hurriedly hugged their fists and said, "Then we won't disturb the chief soldier, farewell!" ”

"Hmm!" Liu Fan nodded, got up and said, "By the way, according to the usual practice, before the Spring Festival, we will hold a grand military parade in Jiaozhou." The day of the parade is not far away, and if the two of you are interested, General Ben will send someone to inform you at that time! How about it, do you want to join in the fun? ”

"I don't dare to ask if I want to!" The two replied in unison

After sending the two away, Liu Fan's mood suddenly became very good, and the haze of the past was also swept away. Judging from the attitudes of the two, Liu Fan's forward rhetoric still played a great role. Zheng Zhibao was even more obviously tempted, and the reason why the two of them didn't agree at the first time may be that the two of them are not sure if everything Liu Fan said is true. But Liu Fan believed that after they figured it out, they would definitely agree to their conditions. Because they didn't lose money on this deal! (To be continued.) )