Zheng Yunming is by no means a role controlled by others.

Although this production line can only provide Zheng Yunming with some small financial support at present, the important thing is that when Liu Tingmei's perfect glazed products are listed in large quantities to suppress traditional glaze, it ensures that Zheng Yunming can have the power to fight back.

As long as he provides capital injection, he can establish a large-scale glass production line no less than Liu Tingmei in a short period of time, and drive Liu Tingmei out of the market in Lin'an through the advantages of localized market, becoming the only manufacturer who dominates the treasure market.

Be friendly, but always have a stick in your hand. This is the principle that Zheng Yunming has always adhered to.

Liu Tingmei didn't know the inside story of the Dao at all, he hugged his fist to Zheng Yunming and thanked him: "If it weren't for the fact that the chief manager was willing to teach this golden technique, how could there be such a prosperous scene as today's glass workshop!" Not to mention that in Lin'an, even the rich businessmen in Hunan and Jiangxi are full of praise when they see this smooth and crystal new glaze. The Governor personally approved the expansion of the workshop and exempted it from paying taxes for one year. I really don't know how to thank him. ”

Zheng Yunming shook his hand: "You know that I won't benefit people for no reason." ”

Liu Tingmei was taken aback, and said with an embarrassed smile: "I thought it was the chief manager who rewarded me for leading people to help quell the chaos." ”

"Confused." Zheng Yunming scolded: "This is the home where you grew up and lived, and you waited for yourself to defend your homeland, but it became a merit?" If you want to talk about merit, it should be me Zheng Yunming to invite you Liu Weng for credit. ”

Liu Tingmei didn't dare to refute, but was worried about Zheng Yunming's new conditions: "What does the chief manager need me to do?" Could it be that military funding is short again? ”

Zheng Yunming picked up a glass, and the faint goose yellow on the cup was crystal clear in the sunlight.

"It's not top-notch." Zheng Yunming threw it casually and threw it to Liu Tingmei, so frightened that Liu Tingmei reached out and hurriedly caught it, probably only the prince of Xiangfu would regard these treasures worth hundreds of thousands of yuan as if they were stoneware and ugly tiles.

Zheng Yunming took out a letter from the sleeve of his robe.

"Here's how to improve the quality of glass."

Liu Tingmei was overjoyed when she heard this, and stretched out her hand to take the letter.

"Wait." Zheng Yunming withdrew the letter and said, "Before getting this method, there is something that must be explained to Liu Weng. ”

"The methods recorded in the previous production manual were all recorded by me after the successful repeated test in Lin'an, and the records in this letter are all from the oral description of the master who taught the glass technique, and I haven't had time to test it successfully."

"There are a lot of ambiguities in this, and it takes time and money to figure them out, and that's what Liu Weng is going to do."

"Spare me." Liu Tingmei spread her hands with a bitter face: "Just the process of copying out the original manual has made me sad, I knew that there was so much trouble behind the road, so it was better to give me Lao Cao's enamel porcelain manual directly." ”

The corners of Zheng Yunming's mouth showed a sly smile of unknown meaning: "The avenue is flat, the heart is not happy, and the mountain road is rugged, don't be sad." If you only focus on a little profit in front of you and can't see the brilliant prospects in the future, you can't be a truly successful businessman. ”

He raised the letter in his hand: "If the trial production of optical glass is successful, there will be no counteroffer if the government collects as much as it wants." ”

"This kind of glass will become one of the factors affecting the development of national strength."

Liu Tingmei's eyes were clearly full of doubts: "In the end, glass is just a plaything, how can it still be related to national strength?" ”

Zheng Yunming handed the letter to Liu Tingmei: "Liu Weng doesn't need to delve into the inside story, you just need to remember that the profit of optical glass will be ten times that of ordinary glass." ”

He saw the light in Liu Tingmei's eyes, which was a sign of the awakening of the businessman's nature.

At this time, the glass craftsman has begun to place the molded glass bottle on the wooden frame to cool, Zheng Yunming looked at the plum bottle-shaped glassware, and sighed in his heart that if this treasure is passed on to future generations, it will probably become a good product with the four famous kilns.

He suddenly had a naughty thought, turned to Liu Tingmei and smiled: "Liu Weng, how about trying to make a glass window panel?" ”

Liu Tingmei was taken aback again: "Can glass still be used as window panels?" ”

Before Zheng Yunming could answer, a soldier with his back broke into the workshop and bowed to Zheng Yunming and reported: "The team that went to attack Baijiazhai is back." ”

The team that came back this time was neat and serious, but there was no expression of joy on their faces, and it was obvious that the division still did not get the expected results.

Xiang Anguo, the general of the Zuojie battalion, who led the troops back, handed over the order to Zheng Yunming in frustration.

Zheng Yunming frowned and asked, "Why are you bringing the team back?" What about Yang Luo? Defeated by the enemy again this time? ”

"Not defeated," Xiang Anguo said, "this march was unusually smooth. ”

But he was still listless, without the joy of victory.

"And what do you look like?" Zheng Yun laughed angrily: "Could it be that you defeated the enemy with this appearance?" ”

"Although we did not make direct contact with the opponent, we occupied Baijiazhai without bloodshed." Xiang Anguo explained the origin of the matter in detail.

Although Zheng Yunming gave Yang Luo 3,000 men, Yang Liang insisted on taking only 1,000 people to Baijiazhai.

"As long as there are enough people, it is cumbersome to bring more, but it will affect the flexible use of military horses." Leaving this sentence behind, Yang Luo took Xiang Anguo's 1,000 elite battalions on the road.

According to his usual habits, before the brigade crossed the Manan River, he first led twenty capable sergeants to quietly sneak into the area of the opponent's activities to conduct reconnaissance.

An hour later, Yang Luo quietly returned with the reconnaissance team and formulated a battle plan.

His battle plan was for the army to stay on the south bank of the Manan River, cut down trees, and prepare to build bridges.

"Later, General Manager Zheng will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to come over and set foot in Baijiazhai, we are just a small army to open the way!" The sergeants preached this to every passer-by, and Yang Luo ordered more flags to be planted in the dense mountains and forests as suspicious soldiers.

It was as if Zheng Yunming's army was really coming.

But after nightfall, Yang Luo quietly left the camp with 200 elite soldiers, they went west along the Manan River, and after evading several other side's surveillance posts along the way, they found a shallow place to quietly cross the Manan River, and then sneaked into the dark mountain forest west of Baijiazhai.

The team used knives and axes to chop trees to open up the road, marched the steep mountain road, and finally sneaked to the wall on the west side of Baijiazhai in the middle of the night.

The walls of Baijiazhai are not very tall, compared to the strong walls of the Tulong Army, the high walls are even a little simple, and the more important strong men in the village are sent to the east to block the army of Zheng Yunming who may attack, and there is almost no garrison in the village.

When the villagers guarding the wall could not bear the torture of sleepy insects and quietly fell asleep, the 200 people who had been in ambush under the wall for a long time showed their climbing skills, went up the wall, and tied up the guards on the wall.

Yang led 200 men along the humble side streets to attack the enemy's headquarters at the Temple of Literature. Catch the two clan patriarchs and hundreds of strong men in Baijiazhai who are still sleeping.

At dawn the next day, the banner of the Tulong Army was already flying in the sky above Baijiazhai.

"Isn't that going well?" Ge Huai couldn't help but ask loudly: "Then Yang Luo must have left the team halfway to find a restaurant again, right?" ”

Xiang Anguo's crying and laughing expression showed that he was not joking: "The problem is here, Commander Yang is gone!" ”

"What are you going to say?" Zheng Yunming's eyes widened: "How can a living person not be seen!" ”

Yang Luo's habit was to drive everyone out of the city after occupying the place commanded by the enemy, sending a few sergeants to guard the door, and staring at the enemy's clerical formation in a daze.

Although the resistance of Baijiazhai this time was only the courage of the villagers, a large topographic map was unexpectedly hung in the wing room of the Confucian Temple, and several volumes of military books were scattered in the room.

Yang Luo fell into a daze when he saw it, and he ordered two soldiers to guard the door, and he studied the topographic map himself.

When Xiang Anguo came to see the two captured patriarchs the next morning, everything was as usual in the room, except that one Yang Yu was missing.

It's like erasing Jinghu's Yang Chun's father from the world out of the air!

Xiang Anguo ran out of ideas all of a sudden, and everyone was looking for them in front of and behind the Confucian Temple, where was there still half a trace of Commander Yang?

Zheng Yunming shouted categorically: "This is absolutely impossible! Have you guarded the wing well? Is it possible that there is an enemy spy hiding behind the window? ”

"There are two people guarding the door, and three people guarding the back of the wing, and not even a fly can fly in." Xiang Anguo scratched his head: "That's why I think it's incredible." ”

Zheng Yunming held his chin with his hand and pondered for a while, but he still didn't understand the point, so he had to say, "You go on." ”

There is nothing more to say about going on, just when everyone is looking for Commander Yang everywhere in the village. A little scholar in a green shirt came out of nowhere, and came to the door of the Confucian Temple to ask to see the general of the unified army.

"My family Langjun said: If you want to see Yang Chun's father in Jinghu, first release the patriarch of Baijiazhai and the township brothers, and then ask Zheng Yunming to bring the troops himself."

The scholar left this sentence and drifted away.

"And you did?" Ge Huai roared at Xiang Anguo: "You will do whatever he says, where is the prestige of my Earth Dragon Army?" Where is the prestige of the Governor? ”

Xiang Anguo took off his helmet, knelt down on one knee, raised his head and said: "Commander Yang is not here, I am the main general, and I am responsible for all decisions." The reason why I make this judgment is that the two sides have been entangled for a long time, but they have not yet officially engaged in military exchanges, so these people are not really prisoners, and there is no real damage to our army when they are released. ”

"Second, it's just my gut judgment." A shadow flashed in Xiang Anguo's eyes: "With the ever-changing methods of the opponent, even if we hold people back, the other party will have a way to save people, and when the time comes, it will cause more fierce conflicts." Far from helping the manager's next steps, it will hinder them. ”