Chapter Ninety-Six: Letters
Zhang Biwu was overjoyed when he heard Zheng Chenggong's words, why couldn't he think of Zheng Tai as the master! With him, this big businessman is fighting for every inch of profit, of course, a businessman will not do business without capital. I have to give some money to Zheng Tai, if you don't give him sweetness, can he do his best?
Zhang Biwu thought about it for a while, and then said: "I will give Zheng Tai 50,000 taels, as long as he does this, the money is his!" ”
"What?" Zheng Chenggong was stunned, he never thought that Zhang Biwu would give Zheng Tai so much money as soon as he made a move!
Zhang Biwu also looked at Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan, and said, "Don't say that I want to give Ming Yan 700,000 taels to you, and then give Xuan Zhu 300,000 taels." After all, you expand fast, and you need money! ”
Zhang Huangyan did not complain, he has few soldiers, and Zhang Biwu should give him less money.
Zheng Chenggong's eyes lit up, don't look at him relying on overseas trade to get a lot of money, but the military salary is still seriously insufficient, he is still anxious about the money, and now when he hears that Zhang Biwu gave him so much money, it is a charcoal in the snow! How could he not be happy?
Zhang Biwu met with Zheng Tai, first gave him 20,000 taels, and promised to make up 30,000 taels for him in the future.
When Zheng Tai heard this, the whole person was surprised, this is private money! It's just a business trip, and you have to get so much money for playing tricks, and you don't do it, it's not stupid, what is that? He looked at Zhang Biwu, as if he had seen the God of Wealth! I really can't believe what I heard with my own ears, so I have to confirm it again, and then I understand that it is indeed 50,000 taels! Fifty thousand taels!
This is the way the world is, as long as you have money, although it does not mean that everything can be done with money, but most things are not a matter in front of money.
Zhang Biwu's bottom line is 1.6 million taels of silver. One hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold. Too much will not work. It all depends on Zheng Tai's bargaining skills.
The reason why Zhang Biwu didn't give a whole number was because he wanted Wu Sangui to know the truth. The treasures of Zhang Xianzhong he got were not as much as he imagined, so Zhang Biwu had to take care of it bit by bit.
Zheng Tai played a small business with Zheng Zhilong, he practiced a lot of lip service, the dead can be said to be alive, and no one can match the ability of business argumentation. Holding an iron abacus, crackling. Nothing is missing.
Zheng Tai took the order and left, he repeatedly said that he would definitely complete the task, Zhang Biwu could not miss the reward for him!
Zhang Biwu was waiting, and at the same time, he was also paying attention to the dynamics of the Yue Le army in Jiangbei, whether they were going to cross the river to fight them, if so, it was inevitable to break the enemy.
Zhang Biwu found out that Yue Le was not stupid, he did not want to fight with Zhang Biwu on the Yangtze River, but wanted to enter Henan through the land north of the river. to disturb Henan.
The Henan side has done the best defense, and it's not something that you Yue Le can pass if you want to. Yue Le is also busy in Jiangbei, but to no avail. It's hard for anyone to move forward half a step.
It is mentioned above that Zhang Biwu didn't know that Lu Dao Dolgon was in contact with Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, and Da Yuer, and they were ready to calculate Zhang Biwu!
Fan Wencheng and Dolgon are in contact with each other, and they have already planned a conspiracy in their hearts! That's Zheng Zhilong!
Why do you need to use Zheng Zhilong? It's a bottom-of-the-road plan! At this time, the Dutch East India Company sent people.
The East India Company repeatedly negotiated with the Manchus in the name of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and they wanted to attack Xiamen and restore Taiwan at the same time. It's just that Shunzhi thinks that with the strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there is no need to rely on others, so he repeatedly hangs up on the Dutch, neither agreeing nor denying it!
Now it is necessary to use the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as long as Zheng Chenggong is contained, it is a good thing. Fan Wencheng secretly wrote to Dolgon, and at the same time, so did Da Yu'er. They have a good plan in their minds, and they solve everything.
Under the lobbying of Da Yuer and Fan Wencheng, how could Shunzhi not agree to the East India Company to jointly deal with Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Biwu?
Jiang Fei came to carry out the conspiracy. He lurked not far from the barracks, there were sentry posts in front of the barracks, and it was not easy to get close to the barracks!
Jiang Fei didn't want to infiltrate Zhang Biwu's military camp, he came to hand over one letter to Zhang Biwu's hands, so that it would be a great achievement.
The letter in Jiang Fei's hand was an envelope that had been artificially torn open, and inside was an intact and unopened envelope, I really don't know what his purpose was in doing this!
Jiang Fei naturally wouldn't go by himself, he just sat in command from afar, and if there was a change, he could also escape first.
Jiang Fei was nervously looking at the situation here, he wanted to see if it had succeeded.
The person who sent it flashed in the artemisia grass, just to attract people's attention! No, the soldier standing guard found out and shouted: "Who! Then the soldiers chased after him.
The other soldiers did not leave the sentry post, but were still closely watching, and at the same time to inform the others.
But the person who came ran very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the person disappeared. It's just that the soldier found something in the grass, and it was the letter.
The soldier picked up the letter, and he did not dare to open it, but presented it to the people above, and gave it to the lord for him to decide.
The person who came back to Jiang Fei and said, "My lord, it's done!" Jiang Fei smiled sinitiously and said, "Hmph! Good! Great! I think the red-haired ghost will also be ready to be in Xiamen or Taiwan! Likely, Zheng Chenggong's backyard caught fire! I see that you can still safely want to eliminate Prince Yu in Zhejiang! Hum! Zhang Biwu, it's really interesting to fight with you for so long! ”
Jiang Fei actually thought that there was another person in Hangzhou who was an old acquaintance with Zhang Biwu, that is, Gao Qiqian, Gao Qiqian died in the Ming Dynasty, he first voted for Li Zicheng, and later the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and he invested in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. is a capricious villain, and later he was sent to Hangzhou, but his power is gone, and he is extremely lucky to have a life.
Jiang Fei and the others left, and there was no trace of them all of a sudden.
At this time, Chen Zhilong happened to be passing by here, and the soldiers presented it to the general, who handed it over to Chen Zhilong, who was in a hurry.
Zhang Biwu was pacing back and forth, and he was worried about it! He saw Chen Zhilong hurrying in.
He smiled and said to Chen Zhilong, "Mr. Chen, what's wrong with you?" Did something happen? ”
Chen Zhilong said: "Lord, have you heard? It is rumored that Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong have correspondence. Zheng Zhilong advised Zheng Chenggong not to attack and immediately retreat. Now Zheng Chenggong has a lot of soldiers, and most of our soldiers have returned to Shanxi and Henan, if Zheng Chenggong doesn't listen to us, we will be finished! ”
"Rumors?" Zhang Biwu was stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but think about it for a while, and suddenly felt that it was definitely not groundless.
At this time, Wu Xun sent a letter and said, "Lord, look, what is this? ”
Zhang Biwu took the letter, and when he saw it, it was a big broken envelope with a letter in it.
Zhang Biwu removed the letter inside, and he saw the inscription: "Wu'er Sen personally opened". Zheng Chenggong's original name was Zheng Sen, and later Emperor Longwu gave him the surname Zhu and changed his name to Chenggong. It seems that this is Zheng Zhilong's letter to Zheng Chenggong.
Chen Zhilong said: "Not good! There are rumors outside that Zheng Chenggong contacted his father Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhilong persuaded Zheng Chenggong to withdraw from the army immediately, it seems that this matter cannot be faked! In case Zheng Chenggong is going to be against us...... How can Zheng Chenggong's father and younger brother be in the hands of the Tartars! It's impossible for Zheng Chenggong not to think of them! ”
And Zhang Biwu's other generals have said that Zheng Chenggong may not be credible. How can it be said that Zheng Chenggong has been the sole hegemon for many years, and suddenly because of the joint recovery of Taiwan, he will return to Zhang Biwu? How incredible it looks!
Zhang Biwu still didn't say anything, he looked at the letter, and the people around him persuaded Zhang Biwu to take out the letter and look at it to see what was written inside.
Zhang Biwu squeezed the letter tightly with a smile, he looked at it again and again, and what was swirling in his mind was whether to dismantle it or not?
This letter suddenly weighed like a thousand pounds! Zhang Biwu was out of breath. The people around me said, "Let's tear it down!" Look at what Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Zhilong are talking about! Anyway, didn't Zheng Chenggong say that he was the lord of the lord? Now the lord's letter from Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Zhilong should also be dismantled! ”
Zhang Biwu was stunned for a moment, he suddenly thought of something, it is said that if it is an important letter, it is impossible to send it wrong, there is a big difference between his Zhang Biwu's army and Zheng Chenggong's army, how can it be sent wrong!
And isn't it suspicious that a new torn envelope is in front and an untorn letter is in the back?
Zhang Biwu smiled and said, "Let's go!" Let's go to the country's surname! The others looked at each other, not knowing what Zhang Biwu was going to do, so they had to go with them.
When Zhang Biwu arrived at Zheng Chenggong, he said: "The surname of the country, some soldiers of our army who are standing guard have found unknown people outside, and they got this letter as soon as they pursued it, and found that it was yours!" I'll send it to you right away! The strange envelope is set in two envelopes, and the outer envelope is still opened, which is really puzzling! ”
The sentry brought by Zhang Biwu stepped forward and said, "Yes! The surname of the country! We spotted the suspicious man, but unfortunately he ran too fast! All of a sudden, there was no trace! No matter how much I looked, I couldn't find anyone! ”
Zheng Chenggong looked at them, and there was no sign of lying! Think about it, Zhang Biwu doesn't need to lie to himself!
Zheng Chenggong saw that it was really his father's letter, Zheng Zhilong also had a letter to Zheng Chenggong before, the content of the letter was self-evident, it was to persuade Zheng Chenggong not to besiege anymore and withdraw his troops immediately, otherwise, Zheng Zhilong's life would not be guaranteed, Zheng Chenggong would fall into his father's death, and he would have to bear the infamy of disloyalty and unfilial piety!
At the end of the letter, he also said that he would send an extremely important letter to Zheng Chenggong, and he would put on another envelope! There are two envelopes in total, but the outer envelope will be intact. (To be continued......)