"What, second brother, what are you worried about? Do they really dare to kill third brother?" Lou Shiyong sneered:
"I think Yin Tuo's army is approaching, and the little thief in green is scared to death. He will definitely hand it over to his third brother obediently without even daring to fart!"
"Brother, I've never even seen him face to face. Why would he be scared to death when he saw Li Sanlang?" Lou Shiming retorted.
"Slow down, slow down, eldest son, the second general's concerns are not unreasonable." He Zhang quickly smoothed things over:
"If we want to come back, no matter what happens to Yin Tuo afterwards, it has nothing to do with the Lou family, so we can make it clear.
But if the three generals were sent to Yin Tuo's army... The eldest son, think about it, does the lord owe Yin Tuo another big favor? "
"this……."
"Besides, since it's a sale, how can there be no reason not to bargain? If you don't return the gold, and even dream of letting us out of the way, the commander-in-chief has to save some face, right?"
"Sir, what do you mean...?" Lou Zishi immediately leaned forward and asked attentively.
"Either they donate some military rations. Or they release the captured three generals' subordinates. In short, we have to make a counter-offer. Once Yin Tuo moves, it will be impossible to negotiate the price again, so we must do it as soon as possible!"
"Oh! I understand!" Lou Zishi suddenly realized: "In that case, let's go and bargain with the second child first. After the terms are negotiated and the third child returns smoothly, we can invite Yin Tuo down the mountain.
What happens at that time, hehe, it won't be the same thing that I, Lou Zi, didn't keep my word. Is this what you mean, sir? Hahaha! "
Everyone laughed in agreement. Lou Shiyong smiled and looked at his younger brother and nodded. Lou Shiming smiled happily. Strike after the fact, the boss's ability is nothing more than that, he was able to resolve it easily!
Lou Shiming thought of the sweet and refreshing wine again, and even looked forward to seeing Li Dan again.
"Oh, you father and son... this, this doesn't look like a rebellion! Why do you bring someone here to pay for something like this?" Li Dan sat on the pony, spreading his hands as if he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You and I are business partners, so of course we can go back and forth." Lou Shiming smiled and poured himself another glass:
"Li Sanlang, don't be pretentious. You have never suffered a loss. My father didn't even mention the matter of a gold medal..."
"Don't, don't, the title of gold has nothing to do with me, that's my subordinate. We don't get any benefit from this matter!" Li Dan quickly waved his hand to distance himself.
Lou Shiming was very happy and amused to be able to tease this boy who made his father and son suffer so much on the battlefield. He laughed and drank the cup, and then said:
"Aren't we just letting a few people go? I didn't ask you to surrender. What are you afraid of?"
"Seriously, you don't plan to accept the recruitment?" Li Dan changed the subject: "If this continues, there will be no return."
"Boy, don't fool me, I know!" Lou Shiming smiled mockingly: "If it's someone else who rebels, that's my biological father, what can I do?
If I don't follow him and raise an army, I will be beheaded if he collapses. right? Then why should I? Why don't I open my arms and legs and do something. If you win, you will gain wealth. Even if you lose, you will not come to this world in vain! "
Li Dan clicked his tongue and shook his head. He didn't have a problem with this guy's attitude, but he felt there was something wrong with the laws of this era.
"I know that your team rarely engages in indiscriminate killings, robberies, and the abduction of women, so its combat effectiveness is relatively strong. If a team willingly degenerates into thieves, it will be further and further away from justice. Hope. Respect yourself!"
"Old-fashioned!" Lou Shiming pouted, but he still accepted this sentence in his heart. He thought about it and said, "You are an inspector of the imperial court. Are you telling me that you are not afraid of being sued to the higher authorities?"
"Whatever!" Li Dan waved his hand nonchalantly. He had never seen this kind of thing before. "I think that even if you are defeated or killed in battle in the future, you will still be as famous as King Xiang. Don't be said to be An Lushan or Huang Chao again."
"Humph, thank you for your kindness!" Lou Shiming glared at him: "Stop talking nonsense, how do you plan to respond to the conditions?"
He can now see that the people on the opposite side are said to be mainly based on Sheng Huai'en, but in fact it is basically this little kid who makes the decision.
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Li Dan didn't answer immediately, picked up the cup and drank it all:
"Yeah, good wine! Who made the rule that you can't drink alcohol if you are under 18 years old? It makes no sense! Men go into battle to kill the enemy, sit around and drink together, this is the most fulfilling life!"
Seeing the confused look on Lou Shiming's face across from him, he patted his forehead and said, "What did you say just now? Oh, are the conditions correct?"
Lou Shiming nodded quickly, thinking that you should say goodbye first and get down to business quickly. I'm still waiting for the third brother to come back and let this wild bull Yin Tuo out!
"Tsk!" Li Dan held his head and thought for a moment, "I drank too much and I have a headache. Why don't you go back first and I'll take a nap and we'll reply tomorrow?"
"No!" Lou Shiming waved his hand: "We are all here, and you are still asking me to make another trip even though we are so far away? Hurry up, I don't care whoever you want to go home and sleep with!"
"Oh, I told you that the title of gold has nothing to do with me!" Li Dan looked helpless:
"Okay, okay, I really can't defeat you. Since you came here with such sincerity, I can't let you go back empty-handed. If you are determined to stay with me, I can't force them to return to your side.
If you want to leave, I will definitely let you go! At present, there are probably about 700 to 800 people known to want to go back. "
"That's it? You arrested thousands of people, how can you only release so few? Add more!" Lou Shiming shouted.
"Then, let's put it together, let's say one thousand! Is it sincere enough for me to give you fifty more animals?"
"What day will the handover be, and where will it be?"
"Well, the pontoon bridge of Shangban Ferry will be completed in two days. Let's do this. We will start delivering supplies to Shangrao Water Village the night after tomorrow. This must be done at night, and we have to let the Yin Tuo cause trouble, don't you think?
Supplies began to land on the left bank, and the thousand people began to be released at Dayuan Ferry here. After more than half of the supplies were gone, I released the animals and the three generals. "
Hearing him put his brother and the animals together, Lou Shi took a look at Li Dan, but he couldn't bear to say anything. The overall situation is settled, this little thing is not worth wasting spit on.
"Okay, it's settled!" Na said and poured himself another cup, obviously not intending to leave immediately.
"My Chinese army said, you want to move the winery back to Yugan? How can I transport the wine back to Fujian with such a long distance? Isn't this embarrassing!"
"What's so difficult about this?" Li Dan smiled and said, "It seems simple to me. Don't worry, I have a carriage that can pull twenty shi at a time."
"What? Twenty stones!" Lou Shiming was shocked. Read the book
"Hmm... If you spend some money to modify it, it can pull thirty kilograms, and it can travel on mountain roads. Each vehicle is equipped with four horses or mules."
"Thirty stones? This is impossible!" Lou Shiming felt that his breathing was quickening: "Did you use this kind of carriage to transport military rations this time?"
"You guessed it!" Li Dan nodded: "Otherwise, how could you think that at such a young age, I would be appointed by Geyang Guards to be the defense envoy of the group training? Each car is worth eighty taels of silver and can be bought or rented."
"You mean, I can get this car?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. It's too laborious and thankless to use an ordinary cart to transport wine. It's more cost-effective to use my cart. From Geyang to Guangxin, it takes five days for an ordinary cart to go, but it only takes me less than three days."
Li Dan pressed his hand down and said to Lou Shiming who was about to speak: "But it can't be done now. I have to wait until I return to Yugan before I can have enough carriages for you.
In fact, I came here today in this carriage. Do you want to take a look? "
Seeing him nodding like a chicken pecking at rice, Li Dan waved to Mao Zaidi and told him to bring the carriage over for Lou Shiming to see.
Lou Shiming fell in love at first sight! The carriage was more than a foot long, with sidecars as tall as a person and large wheels with iron hoops. There were rows of seats on the left and right sides of the carriage.
Since it was carrying people today and the weight was not that big, a two-horse carriage was used. Li Dan invited Lou Shiming to the carriage and he accompanied him for a lap in the carriage.
When they came back, the two jumped out of the car. Li Dan asked, "How was it?"
"It's great!" Lou Shiming walked around the carriage and couldn't stop looking at it: "The carriage is very fast and it stops very quickly.
,Why?
It's easy to turn around. It's not as laborious as other cars. It turns around on its own without anyone having to get out of the car.
Li Sanlang, what did you do? This car costs eighty taels of silver? You build me ten cars first! "
"How can it be so fast?" Li Dan grinned: "Such a big thing is very labor-intensive. It takes 20 to 30 people to work for ten days to build one.
And it requires a lot of wood and steel! Just finding the materials is not easy. "
"It's easy!" Lou Shiming rolled his eyes: "My family comes from a mining background. It's easy to get steel and wood. If you want it, I'll ship it over and pay for the materials, okay?"
"This...," Li Dan deliberately winked and thought for a long time, then reluctantly agreed.
Lou Shiming immediately wanted this car. Li Dan shook his head and told him that the car had a serial number and was registered in Geyangwei.
"Don't worry, I'll write to them and ask them to make one for you as soon as possible. You can choose two people who have been grooms and come to me first to learn how to drive it."
The two of them were discussing business in a lively manner, and they looked nothing like rivals on the battlefield. When parting, Lou Shiming had an unopened wine bottle in his waist, and he was humming a ditty happily.
He stretched out his hand to summon his troops: "Send someone back first to report the terms negotiated here to my father, and tell him that my eldest brother can go see Yin Tuo later the day after tomorrow."
This soldier's surname is Mo, Xueyi, and he is in his early thirties. His sister was Lou Shiming's concubine, so she was considered a confidant and was in charge of logistics affairs for him.
Mo Xueyi was stunned for a moment after hearing his instructions: "My second master, seeing that you two talk so well, I thought..."
"They are two different things. Business is business, and the battlefield is battlefield." Lou Shiming glanced at his uncle with a smile and said:
"How can we say that because of business, both sides have put down their weapons? After all, we are rebelling and we have to make money, otherwise we can't raise troops, but we can't forget about business. Do you understand?"
"Then..., if Li Sanlang loses, wouldn't our business be...?"
"Will he lose? Not necessarily!" Lou Shiming curled his lips and twitched his beard and shook his head: "This kid is smarter than a monkey. I want to see how he responds when Yin Tuo's nearly ten thousand troops rush towards him.
It would be best for his two families to fight fiercely and both sides lose in the end. That is the result my father wants!
Of course, it would be better if Yin Tuo could capture some of the grain and grass, or destroy them to make Shangrao Kong happy! In the words of my elder brother, this is called driving the tiger to swallow the wolf.
But no matter how I look at it, I feel like it’s driving the wolf away from the tiger.
Let me tell you, at such a young age, Li Sanlang has the ability to build such a wonderful carriage, so he definitely didn’t get it for nothing. Let's wait and see the show! "
When the messenger told Lou Zi the news as quickly as possible, he took a long breath after hearing it and said to Lou Shiyong and He Zhang:
"The second brother has reached an agreement. In addition to releasing Shifan, they will also release a thousand captured brothers. This number is still acceptable.
The next night, the baggage was transported across the Lixi River via the Shangbandu pontoon bridge, and the people were released at Dayuandu upstream.
Boss, you go to see Yin Tuo the evening after tomorrow. It is best for Yin Tuo to take action after Sanlang comes back. Be careful not to harm your brother's life! "
"I know, kid!" Lou Shiyong felt unhappy that his brother had the upper hand, but on the surface he didn't reveal anything.
"Mr. Lin Quan, arrange for Shiming to be stationed at Dayuandu in the future if Yintuo agrees to come down the mountain. The camp on the north mountain will be taken over by Shiming. Five days later, the main force will move to attack Yushan, and the rest will be led by Lao Er to return to Yongfeng.
If Yin Tuo wins, he will say that our army is short of food. If Yin Tuo loses, he will retreat for this reason. After the autumn harvest, look for opportunities to encircle Shangrao for a decisive battle! "
"Yes, my lord, I will arrange it according to your instructions!" He Zhang bowed:
"There is something we need to do before we evacuate. I would like to ask my lord to tell you how to deal with the civilian laborers recruited and the captured officers, officials, and merchants from various places. Should they be demobilized, released, or...?"
"Father, Shangrao will be the foundation of your country in the future. If you kill too many people, there may be danger." Lou Shiyong took a step forward and advised softly.
"Yes, that's what the boss said."
"The eldest son has a kind heart, so let's release all the civilians." After He Zhang said this, his tone suddenly turned cold: "But those minions and merchants are usually the worst in the land of fish and meat, so those who deserve to be killed must be killed!"
"Yes, that makes sense. Release the people and kill those government servants, servants, officials and merchants. After all, we are rebels and we should do what is right for heaven!"
Lou Zishi said righteously. Lou Shi opened his mouth and swallowed his words.
In fact, Lou Shiyong is the one who cares most about people's hearts. If his father rebels and he takes over, of course he wants to be Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!
Lou Shiyong felt that there was a reason why the character between him and Li Shimin was "世". He wanted to overthrow the Zhao family and establish his own dynasty. In this case, he does not want the word "violence" to be left in the history books.
His dynasty deserves to be praised and admired by thousands of people in future generations! So when he heard He Jing suggested killing people, he was a little unhappy. Fortunately, his father only agreed to kill those servants and businessmen. Alas, they are immoral things anyway, so let’s kill them!
On the other hand, he also had a vague feeling that in order to establish a country in Shangrao, his father planned to leave a benevolent image here and did not deal harshly with the local gentry, just as he had not wreaked havoc on the city and surrounding people's livelihood.
However, as time passed and the grain continued to be consumed, his patience was also wearing thin. This time, it should be a bit like "taking advantage of the enemy".
Alas, you have to be a bad person yourself. He thought this way, and secretly considered whether to secretly inform some well-known gentry, such as Liu, Xia, Kong, Liao and Xu, with some news.
Naturally, the more important people had already hid in the city, leaving only some clan members to guard the property outside the city.
It would be better if he could not make enemies with these families. Lou Shiyong knew that he would have to rely on the support of these squires to govern the local area in the future, otherwise he would have a headache.
He gradually discovered that rebellion is not just about eradication. The important thing is to rely on and win over a certain group to continuously frustrate and hurt that behemoth until it collapses!
Lou Shiyong read the most books among the brothers, and he also focused more on the concept of "conquering the world with hegemony and ruling the world with kingship."
However, he doesn't quite understand. Isn't relying on killing and destruction to supplement supplies at this time contrary to what the teacher has always taught him? He decided to ask Mr. Lin Quan for advice.
When he came out of his father's place, he was about to say hello to He Zhang, but the other party said first, "Master, if you have time, how about sitting in my study for a while?"
"Oh, please come first, teacher." Lou Shiyong was stunned for a moment and hurriedly answered.
"Young Master, are you wondering why I proposed to kill a group of people?" He Linquan asked, shaking his head after the two of them took their seats.
"Teacher, you want to take the opportunity to get a batch of money and food supplements?" Lou Shiyong answered.
