After dark, Song Jiang finally arrived at the outskirts of Liangshan Town. Qinbei Pavilion
"It's so lively!"
Song Jiang could hardly believe his eyes. Liangshan Town, which Sun Lei had just founded, was still decorated with lanterns at night and bustling with activity. It was even more lively than Yuncheng County.
"This must be Song Yasi from Yuncheng!"
Zhu Gui saw Song Jiang coming and greeted him with a smile outside the town.
"It's Song Jiang. Who do you think you are?"
Song Jiang dismounted and clasped his fists and asked. The man in front of him was tall and thin. He was wearing silk clothes and looked like a member of a wealthy family.
"Liangshanpo welcomes the leader, but the dry land ignores Zhugui!"
Zhu Gui smiled and cupped his fists.
"It turns out it's Dry Land Kulu Zhugui, a great name I've admired for a long time!"
Song Jiang immediately became polite.
"Brother has an order, please Song Yasi to have the guts to have a banquet at eight o'clock tonight."
Zhu Gui looked at Song Jiang with a smile and said.
"Eight o'clock? Have some backbone?"
Song Jiang was stunned and didn't know what he meant. What surprised him secretly was that Sun Lei actually knew that he was coming and asked Zhu Gui to wait outside the town. The banquet had already been prepared in the town. This made his spine shiver. Sun Lei actually knew his movements clearly.
"It's three o'clock in the morning, having a banquet at Youguqi Restaurant."
Zhu Gui explained to Song Jiang that he didn't understand why he said eight o'clock, but Sun Lei said so, so he passed it on.
Walking into Liangshan Town, the wine shops and teahouses are still open, the sound of storytelling is constant, there is even a troupe playing shadow puppets on the street, and the shouts and shouts can be heard from the gambling house. It is really more lively than the city.
"I didn't expect this waterfront to be so lively. It really opened Song Jiang's eyes!"
Song Jiang pretended to sigh.
"What Song Yasi said is true. There are countless villages and towns in the world, but none of them can compare with Liangshan Town."
Zhu Gui said with a smile, his words full of pride. He designed and built Liangshan Town himself. Although it was not big, it was his hard work. Whenever he saw the prosperity of Liangshan Town, he felt proud.
"Is this a restaurant with integrity?"
Song Jiang looked at the three-story hotel in front of him. This was not a hotel. It was hung with lanterns and was as tall as a city gate. However, there was indeed a plaque with the word "Integrity" hanging on the tall store door.
"Song Yasi please!"
Zhu Gui invited Song Jiang to enter the hotel.
"Quite on time!"
Sun Lei looked at Song Jiangdao who came in.
"Sun Dasheng!"
Seeing Sun Lei there, Song Jiang smiled and asked.
"Song Gongming, why do you always come at the wrong time for the rain in Yuncheng? This time it's even more outrageous. You didn't come until after I finished fighting with the Jeju Army. It rained at night. You're all a gangster. You should have reported the news earlier! Let me be well prepared."
Sun Lei motioned Song Jiang to sit down and slowly said that he already knew the purpose of Song Jiang's visit. He thought he would be someone from Jeju, but who knew that Jeju government was frightened and no one dared to come. Song Jiang from Yuncheng pushed out.
This matter will be easy to handle immediately. Song Jiang is a sensible person. Now he is between the rivers and lakes and the government. No matter what he says, whether it is suitable or not, Song Jiang will help him make it right and pass it back to Jeju Mansion. Isn't this just a sword and a pen? Expertise?
"It's not that Song Jiang didn't want to tell Sun Dasheng, then Jeju is the state capital and there is no need to inform Yuncheng when sending troops. Song Jiang is just an escort in the county government, so he really doesn't know such secrets."
Song Jiang explained that Jezhou was too hasty to send troops this time and did not even communicate with the following counties. He had no way of knowing the movements of Jezhou's Xiang army.
"If that's the case, then you can't blame Song Gongming. I wonder what's the reason for your late-night visit?"
Sun Lei asked pretending not to know.
"The governor of Jeju wanted to resolve the misunderstanding with Sun Dasheng. The attack on Liangshan was really not the intention of the governor of Jeju. It was the pressure from Lieutenant Gao that sent troops to conflict with Sun Dasheng."
Song Jiang told the excuse he had thought of for a long time. Although it was a bit biased, it was also true. How could the Jeju government send troops to Liangshan without high-demand pressure?
"It turned out to be a misunderstanding? But what happened has already happened, so it can't be said to be a misunderstanding. Since the Jeju government has appointed Song Gongming here, has the ransom been brought as well?"
Sun Lei looked at the court bag on Song Jiang's waist. Although there were already banknotes in this era, they were not widely circulated, and there were strict geographical restrictions. It was also extremely troublesome to exchange them, so many people still preferred physical gold and silver.
"Sun Dasheng, can we discuss the ransom? In terms of money, the Jeju government really can't afford it."
Song Jiang shook his head.
"What can you say if you don't have money?"
Sun Lei's face immediately turned bad. Jeju Government had no sincerity at all.
"Sun Dasheng, if you keep those Xiang troops, they are just a waste of food and grass. Why don't you let them go? The Jeju government promises not to send troops to Liangshan anymore, and both sides can coexist peacefully!"
Song Jiang looked at Sun Lei and said.
"Peaceful coexistence? Are you serious?"
Sun Lei squinted his eyes and looked at Song Jiang. These words were obviously false. At most, he would not conflict with Liang Shan in the near future. When the time comes, he would fall out faster than flipping through a book.
“The governor of Jeju has promised!”
Song Jiang said confidently.
"No, the ransom cannot be less! If they don't pay, I will throw one corpse into Jeju City in one day, and I can throw away more than a thousand people for three years! Let's see who can't bear it first!"
Sun Lei shook his head to express his disapproval.
"Sun Dasheng, why is this necessary?"
Song Jiang's expression changed slightly after hearing this. He didn't expect Sun Lei to be such a cruel person. If a corpse was thrown into the Jeju Mansion every day, it would really shock the world.
"Using money to redeem people, doesn't Song Gongming understand the rules of the world? Don't blame me if you don't have money!"
Sun Lei looked at Song Jiang and said, a society must show its iron and blood to intimidate its surroundings. If it is so easy to talk, how can this society stand on its own?
"Sun Dasheng, Song Jiang is willing to go back and persuade Shangguan. I hope Sun Dasheng..."
Song Jiang saw that Sun Lei was as obsessed with money as life, so he had no choice but to compromise.
"Then go back quickly and let's talk about it after we see the money!"
Sun Lei interrupted Song Jiang and waved his hand to Song Jiang to prepare the money.
After Song Jiang left, Sun Lei laughed.
"Brother, how did I perform just now?"
Sun Lei looked at Zhu Gui next to him and asked.
"Brother is really good at acting. I guess the Jeju government will really think that he is a man who loves money as much as his life."
Zhu Gui smiled and gave a thumbs up.
"Those people like to play with power, so I let them play and see who plays who!"
Sun Lei laughed.
The Song Dynasty also liked to play power games, such as giving annual coins to the Liao Kingdom every year. Although they had won the war, they still paid for peace. The purpose was to tie up the Liao Kingdom with money and let the Liao Kingdom help contain Xixia and the Jin Kingdom in the north.
I am now a bit greedy, letting the government think that I am just greedy for money, and showing a weakness to paralyze them. Of course, this weakness is also real, everyone does not love money.
"Are those people still honest?"
Sun Lei looked at Zhu Gui again and asked.
"I just killed three that escaped yesterday and hung them on the trees to dry. The rest are still there! With so many strong men, it will take a lot of effort to find them."
Zhu Gui replied, of course Liangshan will not waste food and grass raising these prisoners in vain. Nowadays, the construction around Liangshan Town is done by the prisoners, and more than a thousand strong laborers are hard to find.
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