King Chen was ordered to come here and rule the Sixteen Prefectures of Huai'an.

In fact, he was commanded to come for four things, and for each of them, there was a deadline.

First, within half a year, dig waterways, dredge waterways, connect the 16 prefectures of Huai'an, eliminate the trouble of floods over the years, and connect to Huaiyin and Huaibei to eliminate the disasters of water shortage and drought that often occur in the two places.

Second, the implementation of the new policy, in the Huai'an Sixteen Prefectures as an attempt, if the new law is feasible, can make Huai'an better than before, then the implementation of the territory, throughout the territory of the Dongsheng Dynasty.

Third, south of Huai'an, secretly raising war horses.

Fourth, among the sixteen mansions of Huai'an, there are three prefectures, and special ores are found, which can be combined with another ore in Huaiyin to become harder, especially better than the hundred refined iron of the Dongsheng Dynasty today.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish an arsenal workshop based on Huai'an, refining ores, and casting weapons and armor.

"Raising war horses and casting weapons, do you want to use this to create elite cavalry?"

Zhuang Ming said slowly: "Secretly preparing war horses, and secretly casting weapons that are higher than the swords and armor used in the current army, if it is a matter of jointly implementing the new policy, this emperor has great courage...... However, the person he chose was afraid that there would be some problems. ”

Judging from the various signs of this king with a different surname, Zhuang Ming can conclude that this person is extremely ambitious.

At present, it is only accumulating wealth and abusing power for personal gain, but as long as there is an opportunity, it may not be impossible to rebel.

Zhuang Ming didn't want to care about whether King Chen had the intention of rebelling or not, he only thought about how to make King Chen stop and stop staring at him.

It would be best if you could find evidence from this, denounce King Chen, and use the powerful ministers who were hostile to King Chen in the court to sit on the charges of conspiring against him!

Even falsifying evidence is not necessarily impossible.

But it didn't happen overnight.

And Zhuang's firm was seized, and it couldn't last long.

"Serious illness with fierce medicine, the time is urgent, and it is no wonder that Zhuang is ruthless. ”

Zhuang Ming knocked on the table and said slowly: "Frost Spirit, go and invite Bai Lao for me, let Bai Lao come for a trip, and then tell Bai Lao, and notify Lu He, Liu He, Bai Qing, Yue Yang and others to come and see you together." ”

Suddenly, the clear voice of the frost spirit was heard outside.

"Okay, Childe. ”

——

An hour later.

The people summoned by Zhuang Ming have all arrived.

"Childe. And they all bowed.

"No need to be polite. Zhuang Ming said: "You are all my most trusted confidants, and this time I summoned you all together, but there are only some secret things for you to do." ”

Speaking of this, Zhuang Ming paused again and said: "This matter is related to the life and death of the Zhuang firm, if it can be done, this catastrophe can be passed, and if it can't be done, not only will the Zhuang firm collapse, but we will be heinous." ”

"I can't hide it, at this moment, even if the Zhuang family business bank collapses like this, you can get out of the matter, and it may not harm yourself. ”

"But I have been assigned, after doing this, your life and death can only be tied to the Zhuang Firm. ”

"Zhuang's business is born, and you will live. ”

"If the Zhuang firm falls, you will die. ”

"I don't force this matter, if you don't agree, you only need to stay in Qianlong Villa for half a month, and after half a month, you can leave on your own, and after that, you must keep your mouth shut. ”

"Of course, if you agree, it's hard to predict. ”

Zhuang Ming looked at the people in front of him and said calmly.

In his heart, these summoned people can be regarded as confidants, and they can be said to be the most trusted companions.

This matter is a great rebellion and violates the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty, so those who go to do these things must have the belief that they will live and die with him.

Therefore, Zhuang Ming will not force it, because he does not dare to use it if he can't trust it.

The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment.

Then I saw that everyone was giving their respects.

Bai Lao, Lu He, Liu He, Bai Qing, Yueyang, etc., all bowed their hands.

"It's all up to Childe's orders. Lu Hedao.

"The old slave is old, for the Zhuang firm, fight hard, even if he loses this old life, his heart is willing. Bai Lao replied.

"Childe chose a few of us, and he regarded us as the most trusted people, if I don't serve to die, how can I repay Childe's trust?" Bai Qing said with a heaval of words.

"We are all alone, we have nothing to worry about, so why die?" Liu He chuckled and said: "I and other people who practice martial arts, born and died, licking blood from the knife, have long lost their fears......

"Yue Yang and his brother Yue Ting, they can live to this day, it is the blessing of the son. Yue Yang bowed his head slightly, his tone was indifferent, and he said: "Now I have lost my life, and I have earned a few more years." ”

"Thank you!"

Zhuang Ming's expression was solemn and he returned the salute.

In Zhuang's firm, there are not a few capable people, but the few people he picked can be regarded as his right-hand men.

When he asked the frost spirit to summon people, he considered the scope of his choice.

First, we must have enough ability.

Second, it must be trustworthy.

Third, you must be alone and have no worries.

Even if he had expected this response in his heart, but at this moment, Zhuang Ming was also a little excited, and said softly in his heart: "I really didn't see the wrong person." ”

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"Childe. ”

Bai Qing took a step forward and said: "The current calamity of the Zhuang family is due to King Chen, is this great rebellion to assassinate him?

Zhuang Ming couldn't help but smile dumbly, and said: "The imperial court just sent a prince in charge of Huai'an, and he was assassinated in the blink of an eye, is this a provocation to the majesty of the imperial court, or is it a blatant rebellion? If he is assassinated, the imperial court will be furious, and thoroughly investigate this matter, we can't kill the officials sent by the capital one after another? We are just a small trading house attached to the territory of the Dongsheng Dynasty, but we are just making some money, how can we compete with the entire Dongsheng Dynasty? We don't have the background to be the king and gather people to rebel......

Bai Qing was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "What does that son mean?"

Zhuang Ming said calmly: "We don't dare to openly rebel and embarrass the court, but secretly, it is still feasible to block this prince." Of course, even if it is just to block this prince, once it is investigated, it will violate the laws of the Dongsheng Dynasty, and he will be killed, so when he blocks this King Chen, he must do things cleanly, and he can't leave a little tail, otherwise leaving a handle is a heinous crime that falls to the head......"

After speaking, he took out a few pieces of rice paper, which were filled with dense words.

With Zhuang Ming's instructions, several people stepped forward and each got one or two.

"King Chen has been coming to the Sixteen Mansions of Huai'an for many days, but some time ago, he was silent, and it was not until this morning that he made a move against my Zhuang firm, and suppressed it with the power of the government, like a thunderbolt. ”

Zhuang Ming said: "But some time ago, what was he doing in Huai'an? Just a newcomer, he needs to be familiar with the situation in Huai'an? Moreover, according to the news that Lu He came back before, King Chen accompanied more than 200 people, about 80 guards, and the remaining 120 people, whose identities are unknown, and their whereabouts are mysterious...... Moreover, there were not many guards left by King Chen's side, and the rest were to protect these unidentified people. ”

Lu He said in a low voice: "It can be seen that King Chen came to ask for his life, and he must not have come for the Zhuang family's firm, but there is another mystery. ”

Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "I also said before that King Chen thinks very highly of himself, and he will not take me, a businessman, in his eyes at all...... Moreover, if a well-informed person inquires about his intentions, he may only think that King Chen came to take revenge on the Zhuang firm, and the fall of my Zhuang firm has become the reason for him to come to Huai'an on the surface, covering up his true intentions. ”

Bai Qing secretly smacked his tongue, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mother, the intrigue is really complicated! It's still simple for Lao Tzu to practice martial arts, which bastard provokes us, just split it in half with a knife......"

Including Zhuang Ming, everyone's eyes were looking towards Bai Qing.

Bai Qing shrunk his neck before he said: "It's a pity that this prince has his back to the court, we can't just kill him, in the end, we still have to rely on the son's strategy." ”

Zhuang Ming looked as usual, and said: "If you can move mountains and reclaim the sea, overwhelm everything, and sweep away the army of millions, then you don't have to play any conspiracy, looking at the entire Dongsheng Dynasty, you can act recklessly, not to mention killing the prince, even if you kill the emperor, it will not be a problem." ”

The emperor is the supreme and supreme ruler of the Dongsheng Dynasty, which is a great rebellion.

In the past, Zhuang Ming would not have spoken like this.

However, at the moment, several people are confidants, and they are willing to live and die with Zhuang's firm, so there is no need to hide it.

And at this time, Bai Lao asked again: "Childe ...... now?"

Zhuang Ming said: "From Lord Zhao, I have already received specific news, and what you have in your hands is the plan I formulated based on the news. ”

Lu He hesitated: "Lord Zhao......"

Zhuang Ming said: "One glory and one loss, he doesn't dare to betray me, and even if his news is untrue, I am prepared, and everything is written on it." ”

When everyone heard this, Fang exhaled.

Liu He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Childe's planning has always been thorough, but I have thought too much." ”

Bai Qing glanced down, smacked his tongue secretly, and said in his heart: "It's so complicated?

Zhuang Ming said: "What you do and what you are responsible for are all different, so be careful." ”

After a pause, he said: "You are my henchmen, and in the Zhuang firm, there are also henchmen under your command, but you must remember that when selecting people, you must choose those who are trustworthy, can keep their mouths tight, and are willing to die, preferably like you, without concern." ”

The few people present were all awe-inspiring in their hearts, so they saluted again and responded in a deep voice: "Obey the orders of the son." ”

Zhuang Ming nodded and said: "Then let's go, the Zhuang family business house has been seized, and the daily loss is huge, and it can't be delayed...... And between you, the aspects of responsibility are different, and the specific time of doing it is also different, and all the details have been written down on paper, and you must read them carefully!"