Wang Chong's understatement was full of toughness, Zhang Hong could hear it, Wang Chong said that he should not bargain, it was not a negotiation technique, but only a fact that was extremely clear.

However, Zhang Hong obviously didn't intend to give in, and said stubbornly: "General, this request is too harsh, and I Jiangdong will never accept it!" ”

Wang Chong said: "Since Mr. can't call the shots, you might as well go back and ask Sun Quan ...... first."

"No, General, I have already discussed the results with my lord before I came!" Zhang Hongsheng interrupted Wang Chong and said resolutely, "My Jiangdong side can only give Jinfan a maximum of 10,000 gold and 80,000 stone grain and grass compensation, this is already the limit of our Jiangdong!" ”

A trace of annoyance flashed in Wang Chong's eyes, Zhang Hong's interruption made him very unhappy, shrugged his shoulders, and sneered: "It seems that we can't negotiate, then this negotiation will end here, I will very much hope that you Jiangdong can continue to hold on, otherwise Mr. will come next time, the price I Jinfan offered will not be just today!" ”

Wang Chong said and stood up: "Ziyang, send off the guest for Ben General!" ”

"This ......" Zhang Hong's face changed, and seeing that Wang Chong was leaving, he hurriedly said something to stop him, "General, slow down!" ”

Wang Chong stopped, turned his head, and looked at Zhang Hong with a playful expression: "What else is the matter with Mr.?" ”

Zhang Hong's old face was flushed, and he couldn't help but be angry: "General, there is really no room for negotiation?" ”

"Nope!" Wang Chong shook his head decisively and said, "But Ben Jiang is not an unreasonable person, if you Jiangdong really can't come up with such a large sum of money and grain at once, Ben Jiang can allow you to exchange other goods of the same value!" ”

Zhang Hong asked suspiciously: "Are you sure?" ”

Wang Chong nodded and said, "Sure, but only the same!" ”

Zhang Hong's heart sank, and he said vigilantly: "What is it? ”

Wang Chong said: "Pig iron! ”

Zhang Hong's pupils shrank: "Impossible!" ”

Wang Chong smiled, and didn't bother to talk nonsense with Zhang Hong anymore, so he didn't say a word, turned around and left.

This time, Zhang Hong did not make a sound to stop him. Because Wang Chong's request is really far beyond the scope that they Jiangdong can accept.

Pig iron is not a common currency and cannot be bought and sold, in the market. Its value is not comparable to that of gold, but it is more important to a country than gold, because pig iron is the most important material for both armor and weapons. But now, Wang Chong actually wants to exchange gold for pig iron of the same value, this is undoubtedly a robbery by fire, and its main purpose is to reduce their military strength in Jiangdong in disguise, so as to facilitate Jinfan's capture of Jiangdong in the future, how can Zhang Hong let him succeed?

Liu Ye smiled and gave an eviction order: "Sir, please, welcome to come again next time!" ”

Next time?

When Zhang Hong heard this, he was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood. However, he also knew in his heart that at the moment they Jiangdong was at a crisis of life and death, and this negotiation must be finalized as soon as possible, if it dragged on any longer, the situation would only become more and more unfavorable to their Jiangdong, so although Liu Ye issued an eviction order, he could only be cheeky and pretend that he didn't hear it, and complained to himself: "Ziyang, General Zhengdong is inevitably too much, right?" ”

"Is it excessive? I don't think so! Liu Ye said with a smile. My lord only gave you an extra chance to choose, and did not force you to take out the pig iron, otherwise, my lord would have been able to leave the matter of money and food at all. Directly let you use hundreds of thousands of catties of pig iron as compensation, isn't it? ”

Zhang Hong was extremely helpless, and said with a wry smile: "But for a while, where are you going to let us get such a large sum of money and food?" ”

"This is your own business, and it has nothing to do with our Jinfan!" Liu Ye paused and added. "My father-in-law once said that there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid that there are people with hearts, Wu County is so rich, if you really have the heart, it should not be difficult to collect this batch of money and grain, right?"

"......" The corners of Zhang Hong's mouth twitched, Liu Ye's words sounded reasonable, in fact, he was digging a pit for them to jump, compared to the entire Jiangdong region, Wu County is relatively wealthy, if they collect grain from the people or borrow from the family, they can indeed solve the problem of money and grain, but in this way, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people and the family under their rule, do they really dare to do that?

After being silent for a while, Zhang Hong sighed and said: "Ziyang, about the compensation for this money and grain, I still have to go back and discuss it with the lord before I can reply, if Ziyang goes to ask General Zhengdong to come out again, let's solve the problem first!" ”

Liu Ye shook his head and said: "My lord's temper, I think Mr. has also heard of it, just now Mr. can make my lord angry, at this time, I am afraid that he will not come out to meet again no matter what, so ...... Sir, why don't you go to the post station for a night's rest, and when my lord is in a better mood tomorrow, how about we talk again? ”

"This ...... All right! "How could Zhang Hong not understand that Liu Ye was deliberately delaying time? But there is no way, people are under the roof, and he can only choose to swallow his anger.

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The fifth year of Jian'an, June 19.

There was another bad news from the south, that is, Zhou Yujun was blocked by Gan Ning in Yuhang, and Fuchun, who could not get assistance, was finally attacked by Jinfan General Le after a few days of hard work, and because Jinfan also lost a lot of soldiers and horses, Le Jin was angry and beheaded all the families involved in defending the city, including many Sun clansmen.

After receiving this news, Zhang Hong's mood became even more anxious, and he couldn't wait to come to the county government to ask to see Wang Chong, because if the boycott between the two sides was not agreed, maybe in the near future, the entire Huiji County would fall into the hands of Jinfan.

When Zhang Hong entered the main hall, Wang Chong was sitting on the main seat and eating breakfast leisurely, and when he saw Zhang Hong coming, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "Mr. is so anxious to come today, I don't know if you have had breakfast?" Would you like to have some too? ”

"......" Zhang Hong's face alternated between red and white, and he took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for the general's kindness, you don't need breakfast, let's continue to talk about the topic that we haven't finished talking about yesterday!" ”

"Oh?" Wang Chong raised his eyebrows, "Sir, have you thought it through?" ”

Zhang Hong said: "This question, I still need to wait for me to ask the lord to have a definite answer, so I will skip it for the time being, I believe that the general is the same as me, and what he is most concerned about is actually the issue of territorial division, right?" ”

Wang Chong smiled: "Sir, do you have any good suggestions?" (To be continued.) )