Unknowingly, the time came to the end of May, and more and more rebel envoys came to Jiangdu.
Mao Gui has not left since he came last time, and even Fang Guozhen sent an envoy.
Fang Guozhen's envoy was still Li Desun. As soon as he entered Jiangdu City, he approached Chen Ji to discuss the purchase of a large amount of iron ore and coal ore.
Chen Ji reported the matter to Zhang Yangquan.
Since Fang Guozhen did not defect to the Yuan army during the Battle of Gaoyou, Zhang Yangquan was generous this time and asked Chen Ji to tell Li Desun and agreed to sell it to him at a high price.
As soon as Chen Ji received the order and left, the monkey came to the manager's house. After seeing the ceremony, he said seriously: "General Manager, do you still remember Shen Mao?"
Zhang Yangquan raised his head and said: "Of course I remember, you wouldn't say you let him run away!"
Hou Hou said hurriedly: "After investigation, my subordinates found that Shen Mao was not a spy of the Yuan army, so they have been monitoring him. Today, I suddenly discovered that he secretly met Li Desun in a remote tavern in the west of the city!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said, "Is he from Fang Guozhen?"
The monkey said: "It shouldn't be wrong!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a while, then waved his hand and said: "I understand, you go down first!"
After the monkey left, Zhang Yangquan leaned back in his chair, looked up at the ceiling, and his thoughts were ups and downs.
In fact, he doesn't want to fall out with Fang Guozhen now. After all, he has not yet established a firm foothold in Jiangnan. If Fang Guozhen is forced to join forces with Yuan Ting, the plan to manage Jiangnan will be much more troublesome!
However, if you don’t do anything, you really can’t live with the mood in your heart.
Just as he was having a mental battle, he suddenly heard footsteps and Qin Lingjun strode in.
"Husband, I heard about Shen Mao. In order to steal our gunpowder secrets, this man actually killed two craftsmen from the Ordnance Bureau. It's really hateful!"
Zhang Yangquan sat up straight and said: "When we attack Jiangnan in the future, we will conflict with him sooner or later. It will not be too late to settle this debt with him then!"
Qin Lingjun frowned deeply and said, "Why did you wait so long? Isn't Li Desun in Jiangdu? Just kill him!"
Zhang Yangquan looked at his wife with murderous intent on her face and sighed:
"Li Desun came to congratulate me on being crowned king, and Fang Guozhen is now a rebel. If we kill his envoy rashly, we will easily be blamed by the world!"
Qin Lingjun showed a dissatisfied look.
Zhang Yangquan further explained: "Now that our army is about to attack Jiangnan, falling out with Fang Guozhen at this time will only push him to Yuan Ting's side."
Qin Lingjun was silent for a long time and said in a deep voice: "Husband, I think you care too much about gains and losses now!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned.
Qin Lingjun continued: "Two people died in the Ordnance Bureau. They died for us. Shouldn't we avenge them?"
Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a moment and said: "After we have established a foothold in Jiangnan, we can still avenge them by killing Fang Guozhen!"
Qin Lingjun stared at his eyes and said word by word: "At that time, will you attack Fang Guozhen for his territory, or to avenge the two craftsmen?"
Zhang Yangquan's heart was shocked and he couldn't help clenching his hands.
The couple looked at each other, and for a while, no one spoke.
After a long time, Qin Lingjun turned her head and sighed quietly: "We are now stronger and have a larger territory, but you are becoming more and more timid in doing things!"
Zhang Yangquan was silent for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Maybe, it was easier to consider the problem before, but now you need to consider all aspects!"
Qin Lingjun's eyes softened, she walked behind him and gently rubbed his shoulders: "Husband, you are too tired like this."
Zhang Yangquan put his hand on the back of her hand and said, "If we don't think more about it, I'm worried that if we are defeated in the future, everyone will die!"
Qin Lingjun said in a low voice: "Actually, you don't have to bear everything on your shoulders! If you lose, you will be defeated, or you will die. If you can live and die with your husband, I am already satisfied."
Zhang Yangquan felt warm in his heart and said with a smile: "I am actually very lazy. If you say that, I will really be lazy!"
Qin Lingjun also smiled and said: "Okay, I think you can talk to the ministers often and have a heart-to-heart talk. As long as you can grasp the relationship with them, you can manage the general manager's office well even if you don't deal with trivial matters!" Zhang Yangquan's heart moved. This should be Qin Lingjun's experience as the master of a large village for many years.
The Longtan Village managed by Qin Lingjun left a deep impression on him. It was not only well-organized but also strictly disciplined.
Looking back now, Qin Lingjun not only has an iron fist, but also knows how to use people well and employs them without suspicion! He completely entrusted logistics to Guo Niansheng, and he was able to entrust him with important tasks for someone who had just joined the village!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yangquan admired his wife even more, and suddenly made a decision in his heart.
"Madam, I want to select two prime ministers and appoint a few Pingzhang political officials. In the future, they will discuss any big or small matters and leave them to me to make a decision. What do you think?"
Qin Lingjun showed her face and said: "Very good, you should have been like this a long time ago."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and nodded.
Just as he was thinking about the candidates for the two prime ministers, Qin Lingjun suddenly blinked and said, "Husband, can you kill Li Desun now?"
Zhang Yangquan twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Madam, you just said so much to me, weren't you just trying to kill Li Desun?"
Qin Lingjun blushed and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? It seems that I like killing people! I am avenging the two dead brothers!"
Zhang Yangquan laughed, pushed the official document in front of him away, stood up and said: "Okay, revenge! Let's go find that boy Li Desun now!"
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"Mr. Liu, at first you and I were our own masters, so I offended you. I hope Mr. Liu can forgive me. This is my small kindness!"
In the Recruitment Hall, Liu Bowen's small courtyard, Li Desun placed a heavy box on the stone table.
A gust of wind blew, making the trees in the small courtyard roar loudly.
Liu Bowen's eyes were half open and half closed, and he said calmly: "The gold and silver jewelry in this box must have been contaminated by a lot of human lives. I can smell the blood down there!"
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A stern look flashed in Li Desun's eyes, and he said: "Mr. Liu, I sincerely come here to apologize, but don't go too far!"
Liu Bowen suddenly said: "Your army has been secretly communicating with Yuan Ting recently, right?"
Li Desun's face changed drastically, and he stared at Liu Bowen closely, with surprise and uncertainty in his eyes.
"You must be thinking, how did I know?"
Li Desun said solemnly: "I don't understand what you are talking about!"
Liu Bowen narrowed his eyes and said: "I sent someone to inquire, you can buy 10,000 stones of coal ore and 5,000 stones of iron ore from Jiang Dujun at one time!"
Li Desun hummed: "We are short of iron and coal, so why should we buy more?"
Liu Bowen sneered and said: "Jiangdu Army's iron ore all came from Taizhou, and you guys from Taizhou could have done it too, but it's a pity that you pirates didn't have the foresight and killed the goose to get the eggs, which caused the merchants to flee Taizhou!"
Li Desun said angrily: "You..."
Liu Bowen added: "If you really want to develop a good relationship with Jiangdu Army, you should set up a purchasing point like other rebel armies and buy a few at a time to prevent transportation accidents! However, you bought so much at once, so you are not afraid of shipping difficulties.
Are there any storms?"
Li Desun's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He took a deep breath and put the murderous intent away.
"This is all your conjecture. Since Mr. Liu is unwilling to accept my apology, let's just wait and see!" He stood up and said.
Liu Bowen said calmly: "Are you apologizing? You are clearly setting a trap for me! When Fang Guozhen surrenders to Yuan Ting in the future, the gold and silver jewelry in the box will become evidence of my collusion with you!"
Li Desun was shocked, and for the first time he was afraid of a weak scholar.
He was now a little afraid that Liu Bowen would say something even more shocking, so he was about to leave the courtyard quickly.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I suddenly saw a group of people pouring in. The two leaders were Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun.
Liu Bowen was also a little surprised by this turn of events and couldn't help but stand up.
Zhang Yangquan strolled over and said warmly: "Mr. Liu, don't panic, we are here to arrest Li Desun!"
Li Desun did not know Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun, and said sternly: "I am an envoy sent by the Taizhou Army. I am here to congratulate you, the general manager, on becoming the king. What do you mean?"
Zhang Yangquan said calmly: "Li Desun, if you really came to congratulate me on becoming king, why did you kill two of my men?"
Only then did Li Desun know his identity and said in surprise: "When did I kill your people?"
Qin Lingjun scolded: "Is Shen Mao yours?"
Li Desun's face changed slightly and he shouted: "I don't know Shen Mao!"
The changes on his face could not escape Qin Lingjun's eyes. Qin Lingjun would not listen to his excuses and said coldly: "Get it for me!"
The monkeys immediately led their men to swarm him forward. Li Desun drew his sword and wanted to resist. Qin Lingjun took out a long bow from his back and was about to shoot him to death with one arrow.
"Madam, wait a minute!" Liu Bowen shouted.
Qin Lingjun frowned, moved the arrow down, and shot Li Desun in the thigh.
The monkey took a few steps forward, knocked Li Desun away with a single sword, kicked him away, and shouted: "Tie him up!" He immediately rushed forward and tied up Li Desun.