In the lobby of the mansion, Zhu Changlin stepped forward and said: "Last night, a group of wealthy businessmen and giants in the city came to the mansion to complain, please come forward and ask the prince of the west, can the number of donations on the chessboard be reduced a little?" ”

Xiao Yungui touched his nose and laughed, looked at Zuo Zongtang and asked, "Mr. Zuo, don't you give your owner an idea?" ”

Zuo Zongtang said lightly: "The owner is kind-hearted, but he is not as calculating as the West Prince, and his ideas will only follow the will of the owner." ”

Xiao Yungui sighed, walked up to Zhu Changlin and said with a smile: "Old Zhu, old Zhu, you are too benevolent, let me tell you, there are too many rich families in Changsha City, if these people are gone, their fields and businesses need someone to fill them, this king hopes that the people who fill these vacancies can be our Taiping friends, do you understand?" I'm sweeping away the thorns for you and Shopkeeper Wei, but you're still rushing to intercede for those people? ”

Zhu Changlin's face turned pale, and he stammered a little: "Lord West, Lord West, this, this can't be helped." ”

Xiao Yungui said with a smile: "Since Shopkeeper Zhu and you agree to cooperate with me Taiping, of course this king wants to give Shopkeeper Zhu some sweetness." Then he turned his head to look at Zuo Zongtang and asked, "Mr. Zuo, what do you think?" ”

Zuo Zongtang snorted and said: "The prince of the West is nothing more than trying to win over a group of people, suppress a group of people, and divide and disintegrate. Then patted Zhu Changlin on the shoulder and said: "Brother Yutian, but this is really an opportunity, as the so-called wealth and danger are sought, this Changsha city will change the day, there will always be some people who will fall, and the vacancies they leave behind do need to be filled, what the West Prince said is good, they need some friends to cooperate, if Brother Yutian you give up this opportunity, the West Lord may choose someone else, then Brother Yutian, your fate will be the same as those people." ”

Zhu Changlin's face was red and white, and he was fighting fiercely in his heart, Xiao Yungui said with a smile: "Mr. Zuo is right, Shopkeeper Zhu should go back and think clearly, this king will not make you too embarrassed, I will first reduce the total amount of rice and grain donated on the chessboard by 30%, so that you can go back and have an explanation." ”

Zhu Changlin said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, the huge amount of debt on the chessboard is too big, only reduced by three percent or not, the rich merchants in the city still can't afford it, and they will continue to come to ask for help." ”

Xiao Yungui paced back and forth a few steps, and muttered: "Then that's it, you go back and tell those people, let them gather 60,000 pieces of wintering cotton clothes for our army, and prepare 30,000 pieces of clothing and new clothes for this king." This cotton coat and new clothes style can not be used in full clothing, and the number of clothes must also be like the number of the ace knife hand, the yellow vest is rolled with white edges, and the font size on the back of the chest is different, I will let people copy the order for you to do it. If they can do so within a month, the king will consider some more debt relief at his discretion. ”

Zhu Changlin roughly calculated, everyone can bear the cost of these clothes, and immediately said: "Lord Xi, this big guy can barely do it, but this yellow vest is forbidden, and the yellow cloth in the city is scarce, so you need to go out of the city to purchase dyes." Moreover, the fabric and cotton in the city are not enough to make 60,000 pieces of wintering cotton clothes, can the merchants go out of the city to purchase a batch of back? ”

Xiao Yungui didn't think about it, so he refused: "There will be a fierce battle in a few days." The king will not let anyone out of the city for the time being, and will talk about it when the war is settled, and let it be made with the dye-cloth that is available in the city these days. He was only afraid that these wealthy merchants would reveal the truth in the city to the Qing army when they went out of the city, and he didn't want anyone to cooperate with the outside, so as not to affect his plan to defend the city.

Zhu Changlin saw that Xiao Yungui refused sternly, so he had no choice but to agree, Zuo Zongtang touched his short beard and smiled slightly: "The owner, since there will be a vicious battle soon, don't risk going out of the city, lest the city gate catch fire and affect the pond fish, I can wait in the city to watch the West Prince use troops." ”…,

Xiao Yungui laughed dryly, and said in his heart, you old fox, you want to see how my art of war is, but you can't imagine that the king's soldiers and horses will go out of the city before dawn, but the king will stay in the city and continue to play with the big guy.

After discussing some details, Zhu Changlin and Zuo Zongtang got up to say goodbye, Xiao Yungui limped to send the two, Zhu Changlin insisted on resigning, Xiao Yungui had to say to him at the door of the court: "It's better for the shopkeeper Zhu to think carefully, Mr. Zuo has already made the meaning of this king very clear, and there will be no store in this village." ”

Zhu Changlin wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded in agreement, and said goodbye to Zuo Zongtang and left the governor's yamen.

Coming to the door, Zuo Zongtang asked in a low voice: "Brother Yutian is worried that if the government comes back in the future, he will settle accounts with Brother Yutian, so he doesn't dare to agree to King Xi?" ”

Zhu Changlin took out a piece of splendid silk and wiped his sweat and said: "Brother Ji, don't be sarcastic, there will never be a day when you will never turn over from a thief." ”

Zuo Zongtang smiled and said: "Since ancient times, he has become a king and defeated a king, what if this Taiping really enters the world?" Then you are not a thief, but a dragon. ”

Zhu Changlin said in a daze: "Do you think this peace can win the world?" ”

Zuo Zongtang muttered: "The world is unpredictable, these days are just a peep in the tube, unable to read the peace and act, just look at this West King is not a simple character, this person is wise and foolish, rough and thin, seems to be rude and casual, in fact, the chest is very deep." He was not like ordinary thieves, who took the city and then went around killing people and setting fires, plundering money, and kidnapping women, which was an act of peace for the people. The breakfast he ate was just an ordinary meal, and there was no sense of arrogance. These days, he hasn't even killed a single banner man in the city, which shows his forbearance. I guess he wanted to try his best to keep the city stable, not to drag down the fierce battle between him and the official army, and he wanted to hold Changsha City. So even taking money and food has painstakingly laid out such a game, where can ordinary thieves have such wisdom? This person is only the king of the Taiping West, and I heard that there are two more kings of the East and the king of heaven above him, so I wonder if these two people are even more powerful than the king of the West? I'd rather stay and see how good these two are. If Taiping has three such powerful characters as the main brains, and can act as I said in the future, and the imperial court is now very deep, it is not difficult for Taiping to take over the world. ”

Zhu Changlin looked at Zuo Zongtang in a daze and said, "You, how could you say such a big rebellious word?" ”

Zuo Zongtang shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "I'm just inferring from the truth, what's the big rebellion?" The imperial court can't deal with Taiping like it did with the ordinary thieves of the White Lotus Sect in the past, otherwise it will only end up changing the dynasty. Proprietor, I advise you to think about it, it is a sin not to eat the meat that is sent to your mouth, even if the official army comes back in the future, the court officialdom is dark, and you occupy a huge estate, even if it is the governor, governor, and general soldier, which one does not need your support? Besides, those people were removed by long hair, what does it matter to you Zhu Changlin? ”

Zhu Changlin's breathing and Xie became short, and he seemed to be very excited: "It's just, it's just such a calculation, is it too yin?" ”

Zuo Zongtang snorted and said, "Will you still lose money by making a fortune as a refugee?" ”

Zhu Changlin's face changed slightly, and then he sighed and said: "You are too hurtful and ruthless, if you become an official in the future, you will definitely offend many people." ”

Zuo Zongtang laughed and said: "That's not necessarily, now this officialdom is a big dye vat, maybe a clear spring like me will go with the flow when it comes to this dye vat?" ”

Zhu Changlin shook his head and said, "You won't, if you really want to do this, you won't be Zuo Zongtang." The two looked at each other and smiled, got into the warm sedan and went home.

After Xiao Yungui sent the two away, he immediately exchanged for the eight brand swordsmen at the door and asked, "Do you see the appearance of the teacher who followed Zhu Changlin clearly?" ”

All the card knife players agreed to see clearly, as the West King's personal guard card knife hand, someone met the West King, and they must check it clearly before they were released.

Xiao Yungui nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, the eight of you will be divided into four teams from now on, two people in each team, give me shifts to keep an eye on the teaching gentleman, and report back immediately if there is any change!" ”

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