Mi Ling pointed to the upper row of the bamboo slip and rebuked: "This painting of "Terrifying Beasts Playing in the Water" is only valued at one thousand five-baht coins?"
"This is a painting by Zhang Pingzi." He looked at the pawn beside him angrily, threw the bamboo slips hard, and said:
"It's just outrageous."
The pawn touched his head that was hit, picked up the letter, and explained solemnly: "Don't be angry, shopkeeper, just listen to what I have to say."
"This batch of goods is too much. If we don't lower the price, take away 30% of the profit share, and take the risk to travel back and forth, we won't make much profit at all."
"Besides, I only choose expensive calligraphy, paintings and antiques at cheap prices. Those country folk can't tell it by looking at them. What do they know?"
"When meat slips from our mouths, it must be stained with some meaty taste!"
"Humph, are you the only one smart?"
Upon hearing this, Mi Ling's face turned cold:
"The Yellow Turban thief leader Wang Zheng gave full power to this big deal and allowed our Mi family to send people to evaluate it without even sending a supervisor. Why do you think he is so unconcerned?"
"Could it be that you feel like old friends at first sight, so you trust me wholeheartedly?"
"Isn't he afraid that we will cheat and profit from it?"
"Ah, this..." When the pawn heard Mi Ling's words, he was startled, and doubt appeared on his face: "Why?"
"I don't know..." Mi Ling frowned and said in deep thought: "It's just that his behavior was too weird...so I'll just estimate based on reality."
Seemingly still a little worried, he emphasized his tone, stared at the pawn and said:
"Don't forget that the four gates of Zhao County are now closed."
"If we offend these thieves, not to mention making money, all the property of our Mi family in Zhao County will be lost..."
"Your and my lives are also in the hands of others!"
Seeing that the unwilling look on the pawn's face turned into fear, Mi Ling waved his hand and said:
"The situation is stronger than the people. Don't do any more unnecessary things. Just go ahead."
Until the pawn figure disappeared outside the door, Mi Ling showed disdain and sneered repeatedly.
"Smart fool."
"Now that this piece of fat is on my lips, how can I let it go easily? But...it's not a petty idea like yours."
He took a sip of the tea soup while thinking secretly.
Suddenly, there was a slight flapping sound in my ears.
Mi Ling looked up and saw a gray-white homing pigeon suddenly appearing on the window frame of the elegant house.
Looking at this petite bird spirit, Mi Ling's eyes lit up.
He took a berry from the lacquer table and walked over with a smile.
While feeding, carefully take something out from between its claws and toes.
He took out a rolled piece of silk paper from the wooden tube, spread it out, and looked at it intently.
The content recorded above surprised Mi Ling at first, but also made him happy.
On the occasion of a fierce battle between the two states, so many troops were actually dispatched against a group of homeless bandits?
Cao Mengde, you are so generous!
What a decisive character!
After pondering for a moment, Mi Ling burned the silk paper, wrote another one, then put it into a bag and shouted:
"Someone is coming!"
"Send this to the county government and hand it over to General Tiangong, saying it is what is needed to complete the transaction."
Looking at the entourage leaving, Mi Ling claps his hands and gets up, overjoyed.
This boy is no longer lucky.
The meat is already in the belly.
Younger generation, I didn’t mean to harm you.
Since you want to share the pressure for me, Xuzhou, then let’s share it to the end.
...
Although the reward for a hundred people was not much, it was still a considerable expenditure for Wang Zheng, who was not rich in supplies at this time.
But Wang Zheng didn't feel distressed at all.
He was very satisfied with the return on this investment: he gained enough reputation.
It is different from the last time when Zhang Jiao was used to represent Huang Tian.
He was responsible for the overall planning of the school's initiatives from beginning to end, and the successful results made him feel more at ease.
Punishing first and then rewarding, giving both kindness and power, this is the royal way to conquer people's hearts.
Unchangeable forever.
After the school field, the morale of the Tianjun soldiers was high. Many people, including the villagers of Zhao County who were watching, were talking about it. They all said that the Tiangong general was generous and righteous, and he could distinguish between public and private matters.
Naturally, these whispers did not escape Wang Zheng's ears.
Not only was he very satisfied, but he also wanted to strike while the iron was hot.
As soon as he returned to the county government office, he summoned Wu Sheng and others to discuss matters.
Looking around at everyone, Wang Zheng looked confident and said:
"The time is ripe. Starting tomorrow, we will set up a recruitment point in the county!"
Wu Sheng and others were not surprised when they heard this, because they had long been dissatisfied with the number of the heavenly army.
You must know that everyone in the hall at this time, including Wang Zheng, was part of the Yellow Turban rebellion in Qingzhou not long ago, and almost most of them participated in it from beginning to end.
At that time, among the 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, there were only a dozen miscellaneous generals, with as few as 40,000 to 50,000 men, and as many as over 100,000 men. Excluding some old, young and weak, there was no general with less than 10,000 men under his command.
Since Wang Zheng proclaimed himself General Tiangong, he only had 5,000 men under his command, which was really too shabby.
Even if everyone knows it well, in terms of combat power, these five thousand people are comparable to the previous fifty thousand Yellow Turbans.
But they are still not used to it, especially since they have become officers now, and they feel that the number is too small.
So when they heard that Wang Zheng was finally going to recruit troops and expand the army, they couldn't help but look happy.
Wu Sheng even forgot about the two severe pains in an instant, and said with excitement:
"General, you should have been like this a long time ago!"
Wang Zheng looked at him angrily, feeling helpless in his heart. Why couldn't this kid change his attitude of not forgetting to eat but not to fight?
What does it mean to be like this a long time ago?
Since he wanted to build a strong army, he would not imitate the previous refugees and coerce him, but he also did not bother to "draw strong men" like those princes in this world.
If you use such coercive means to expand the army, once the number of people is large, how can the army be confident?
Not to mention a sense of honor?
If he wanted others to follow him out of his own heart, he would choose such an opportunity after a successful campaign.
He didn't bother to explain to this fool. He glanced at Xu Fang and others, about to tell the details of recruiting soldiers.
However, a soldier from the camp outside the door came straight in. After bowing and saluting, he said, "General Bing, a guy from Miji Rice Shop outside the Yamen sent a tips bag, saying it is needed to complete the transaction."
This battalion soldier had received his instructions in advance. Wang Zheng nodded and took the kit.
When the first line of words recorded on the silk paper came into view, the expression on his face remained unchanged, but his eyebrows were raised.
But I sighed secretly in my heart.
I don’t know if this plan will be considered a failure or a success...
At the beginning, I didn't choose to coerce the crowd because I was afraid of attracting Cao Cao's attention.
Killing Xiahou Mao was the first battle against Cao's army. The leader was Xiahou Dun, who was more than brave but lacking in strategy.
result....
Cao Cao really didn't pay much attention to him.
Only 1,500 troops were sent to quell the rebellion, and the leader was just a school captain or a captain.
But looking at the leader's name, Wang Zheng felt a headache.
Can this also meet the leader of the five great generals in the future?
Cao Ahao, why didn't you send Le Jin as well?
ps:
1. Zhang Pingzi is Zhang Heng who invented the armillary sphere. This great god was not only an astronomer, mathematician, writer... but also a well-known painter at that time.
2. Among the generals in the Cao Wei camp, only Le Jin and Yu Jin are the most special. Both of them rose up step by step from the lowest level of junior officers.