With the approval of King Xing, we will wait for the formal reply from Prince Xiang's Mansion.
At the same time, the elite soldiers and generals of Prince Xing's Palace were also waiting for the order to attack. Two hundred cavalry were ready. Perhaps the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had always been dedicated to fighting among themselves.
It seemed to An and other leaders that as long as the soldiers and horses killed them, they would be able to defeat the opponent.
Later that day, Pang Qian received a report from Kuai Ma saying that King Xiang had agreed to the terms set by Prince Xing's Mansion.
That night, Zhang Jingming, on behalf of Prince Xing's Mansion, took Tang Yin, Zhu Hao, Lu Song and others to see Pang Qian.
Because Zhang Jingming was not familiar with what was happening before him, Tang Yin was still in charge.
When the other party saw that even the left chief of the palace, Zhang Jingming, obeyed the advice of the staff named Lu, they realized that Prince Xing’s Palace had never looked down on Prince Xiang’s Palace from the beginning. The other party had indeed sent capable people to negotiate, which allowed the negotiation to be completed in just one day.
From contact to implementation.
"That's it, it's agreed... Can we start taking action tonight? Our Prince Xing's Mansion has dispatched hundreds of soldiers, ready to rush over overnight." Tang Yin said.
Pang Qian couldn't laugh or cry and asked, "Do you want to give us some preparation time?"
Tang Yin nodded: "Well, at most we will postpone the dispatch of troops until dawn. If you are sincere, you must leave ten hostages. Prince Xing's Palace promises to entertain them well... but please also treat the people of Prince Xing's Palace well."
"It's natural."
Pang Qian nodded, and then asked with concern, "About the house collapse business..."
Tang Yin couldn't make the decision, so he turned to look at Zhu Hao and said, "I want you to tell me."
During the day, Zhu Hao basically took the lead in the negotiations, but they contacted again at night. Because Zhang Jingming was there, Zhu Hao stayed behind to watch the fun.
Only then did he come out: "I will arrange for personnel to go to Xiangyang, and also ask Prince Xiang's Mansion to send personnel to contact..."
Pang Qian nodded: "I will return to Xiangyang tonight to take charge of this matter... Prince Xiang's Mansion will send people to contact you again in the next few days. If there is nothing else, I will leave."
"please!"
Zhang Jingming is responsible for seeing off guests.
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The group left the post house, and then the people from Prince Xiang's Mansion rushed back to Xiangyang overnight.
Zhang Jingming was a little worried: "Will Prince Xiang's Mansion regret it? Such perfunctory work...could it be that he just wants Pang Changshi and his party to return safely?"
Tang Yindao: "I expected that Prince Xiang's Mansion should be sincere, otherwise they would not send people to negotiate with us first... It seems that Prince Xiang's Mansion was indeed threatened in this matter, and it was a last resort. We want to negotiate as soon as possible and resolve the dispute."
"I hope so... Bohu, will you go with me to see King Xing?" Zhang Jingming asked, meaning you should not go.
Tang Yin naturally understood what was going on and bowed his hands in salute: "It's been a busy day. Tomorrow morning I will accompany Deputy Luo Wei to the disputed area in the north of the city to resolve the land dispute. Let's go back and rest first."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Zhang Changshi, I have to go home too. I didn't even study today."
Zhang Jingming looked at Zhu Hao with a very soft look. Since he came back, he had not been in contact with the financial power of the palace, so naturally he was not so competitive. His attitude towards Tang Yin and Zhu Hao was very easy-going. He smiled and nodded, greeting Lu Song and others.
People go back to the palace first.
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Once Zhang Jingming left, the two of them felt much more relaxed.
Tang Yin looked at Zhu Hao and said: "Now you have brought your business to Xiangyang again... But after thinking about it, I feel that there is no need for you to get involved in such a dispute. You have already made so much money, why are you still wading into this muddy water?
?The purchasing business with Prince Xing’s Mansion mostly comes from the convenience brought to you by Boss Su, but doing business with Prince Xiang’s Mansion... I’m afraid that Boss Su won’t be able to help you.”
According to Tang Yin's intention, Su Xigui thought that there might be a real dragon in Prince Xing's Mansion, so he sacrificed his interests to gain Prince Xing's Mansion.
If doing business with Prince Xiang's Mansion, how could Su Xigui still do business at a loss?
"Sir, you have never done business, so you don't know what the key to doing business is... Prince Xiang's house business requires business channels. I introduced him to the channels and solved the disputes between the two princes. I never thought of using them.
Earn money... My purpose is to make Prince Xing's Mansion feel that as a member of the Prince's Mansion, I am not just doing business for profit, but that I can help Prince Xing's Mansion."
Zhu Hao's words are 70% true and 30% false, but outsiders can't tell the difference.
According to common sense, Zhu Hao should not direct business to Xiangyang. Once Xiangyang develops, Anlu will gradually lose its status as a commercial center in Jiangbei, and his business of collapsed houses will also be greatly affected.
But in fact, the money you can make by cultivating a business center from scratch is definitely considerable, depending on how you operate it. Compared with Anlu, Xiangyang has a better geographical location, and a large ship with 500 tons of materials can sail directly from the river.
After arriving at Xiangyang Pier, you can choose from more options whether you take the land route or transfer to a small boat to Nanyang Prefecture in Henan Province before landing and heading north.
In fact, even without Zhu Hao's butterfly wings, by the late Ming Dynasty, Xiangyang would slowly replace Anlu's position as the commercial center and become a true north-south trade hub.
What Zhu Hao wants to tell Tang Yin at this time is that if everyone adheres to the Confucian doctrine of the golden mean, then there will be no businessmen in the world, and everyone will just be a farmer guarding a three-quarter acre of land and relying on the sky for a living. Business is not
You can make money by being conservative... You have your own ideas, but don't interfere with my decision.
And regardless of whether I make money or not, I have at least earned Prince Xing's trust in me, and I will avoid being said in the future that I, Zhu Hao, make money from the Prince's Palace through doing business, which will make people think that I have ulterior motives for staying in Prince Xing's Palace.
"It's up to you."
Although Tang Yin is also moderate and conservative, one good thing is that he is open-minded.
I reminded you, it's up to you whether you listen or not, and I won't force anything to change.
It was also Tang Yin's happy-go-lucky life that formed his character of never fighting with others, which made him look very free and easy.
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Early the next morning.
Tang Yin and the Luo family father and son led a large number of guards to the junction of Xiangyang and Anlu, and took back the fields in one charge.
When it came to retaking the land, Zhu Hao felt that Prince Xing's palace was completely powerful.
Prince Xing's Mansion has been very popular in the past two years, and even the morale of the guards in the Prince's Mansion is very high. After all, a war to suppress bandits has given many people a higher salary than their current official positions.
In addition, the war against bandits gave everyone in the palace confidence. Prince Xiang's Palace was already a thing of the past and would be dead in the past few decades. How could it compete with Prince Xing's Palace in its heyday?
When it got dark, Tang Yin, accompanied by several guards, returned to Prince Xing's Mansion. At the same time, he escorted back the "hostages" left in the fields by Prince Xiang's Mansion, but not a single serving soldier was left behind. They were all tenants, no more, no less.
ten people.
"These bastards are fooling us, aren't they? They say ten are ten, and none of them hold military positions. Are there any brothers from the Bureau of Ceremony among the people they detained?"
Jiang Lun came out to greet Tang Yin. After learning about the situation, he cursed.
At the same time, Yang Xiu, who came out with Dian Baozheng, asked: "I wonder when the palace will send someone to contact us and get our people back?"
Tang Yin said: "There is no need to worry now... If you want to create the illusion that the two palaces are in dispute, you have to leave hostages with each other to make people think that the two families are already at war. If the people detained by each were exchanged early in the morning, this situation would probably be easy."
That’s when people saw through it.”
Yang Xiu couldn't accept this statement.
It is clear that Prince Xing's palace can solve the problem by force, so why do they choose such a passive approach? It must be amicable? But it is not amicable at the moment.
Yang Xiu first took the lead and escorted ten hostages in. Jiang Lun reminded: "I say Mr. Tang, there is some criticism of you within the palace. I feel that what happened yesterday is not necessary at all. Since I have decided to make the matter bigger, then I can't
Why do you have to do something pretentious when you have a backup plan?"
Tang Yin thought to himself, if things get serious, the palace is not afraid, but in the end, I won’t be the one to take the blame?
Zhu Hao is right, the palace is using me as a spearman.
I was the one who started the trouble in the first place, but now I am determined to bring the matter to an end. By then, my time in the palace will be over.
Tang Yin sighed: "The two royal palaces are located in the north of Huguang, and their fields are still adjacent. If they continue to quarrel, they will have disputes every year. How can we farm with peace of mind in the future? On the contrary, this can reduce the losses... Besides, it's just
It won’t be too much trouble to just put on a show and show it to outsiders.”
Jiang Lun smiled and said: "Is this what the people say, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors?"
Tang Yin thought to himself, among the common people, do you really think of yourself as a relative of the emperor? You are just Princess Xing's adoptive brother, making it seem like you don't live in the world.
"That's what I meant, and what's more, the palace needs peace and development, which is a good thing for the palace." Tang Yin's tone was slightly relaxed.
Jiang Lundao: "How can I say that you, Mr. Tang, are doing big things? You have a high profile. Are you tired today? I'll treat you to a drink."
"No, let's talk about it later. After these two days... my legs are almost broken. I have spoken to Zhu Hao and then went home and had a good rest... Meng Zai, don't worry, there will be many opportunities to drink in the future."
Tang Yin showed an attitude of no politeness between old friends and refused Jiang Lun's invitation.
"Okay, I'll treat you to a drink later. I'm not smart enough, so if you have any questions, please ask me for advice." Jiang Lun not only wanted to be a drinking buddy with Tang Yin, but also wanted Tang Yin to teach him a few tricks.
After all, his presence in the palace has never been high. If he wants to develop further, he naturally needs the help of capable people. Is he counting on the reminders of those who are officials?
Stop dreaming!
My drinking buddy Tang Yin is more reliable.
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The dispute between Prince Xing's Mansion and Prince Xiang's Mansion seemed to have been successfully resolved for a while.
After Prince Xing's Mansion took back the land, he immediately "invited" the other party to push and pull again. This was also a "test" for Prince Xiang's Mansion.
After receiving the notice, Prince Xiang's Mansion immediately sent people to seize the land and then actively planted seedlings and other crops.
Prince Xing's Mansion retreated, and after a few days, when Prince Xiang's Mansion had finished replanting, they once again sent out manpower to snatch the fields back. The fields were green and lush, indicating that Prince Xiang's Mansion had abided by their agreement so far.
Then Pang Qian once again came to Anlu as a special envoy to discuss follow-up cooperation matters.
"Why is it him again?"
When Tang Yin heard the news, he naturally took Zhu Hao with him to talk. He complained impatiently and drove off in the carriage.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "The agreement between Prince Xing's Palace and Prince Xiang's Palace cannot be known to too many people. Moreover, Pang Changshi was in charge of Prince Xiang's Palace's business related to collapsed houses last year. It is reasonable and reasonable for Prince Xiang's Palace to send him here. This time is just an example.
Have a dialogue, everything is about harmony and wealth!"