wealthy lord

Chapter 86 Turning against others

"That's not what I mean! You clearly promised my young master before that you would give my young master 30% of the dirty silver you got from suppressing the bandits according to the total amount!"

During this period of time, Zheng Li received various explicit hints and even threats and inducements from Qiu Yi, just to instigate him to rebel and make him join.

But Zheng Li did hesitate in those first few days.

But in the end, he figured out that the opportunity to change his fate was entirely given by Lin Yun, and he could not betray it.

Moreover, he knew Lin Yun's methods, and his betrayal would probably not end well.

Especially when he thought about Ah San, who had his leg broken by the bombing. Although he joined Lin Yun, he still ended up disabled.

Therefore, Zheng Li kept his true intentions and withstood Lin Yun's test.

Qiu Yi said in a deep voice: "Didn't I already give your young master eight hundred taels of silver before? Isn't that enough?"

"Of course it's not enough! In the recent week of bandit suppression, the cumulative collection of at least 100,000 taels of silver is at least 100,000 taels of silver. According to the agreement between Mr. Qiu and my son, my son must also take at least 30,000 taels of silver!"

"Ha ha!!"

Qiu Yi raised his head and laughed wildly, saying: "Zheng Lili! You are right, but I regret it again! I really didn't expect that these robbers who made their fortune by plundering people's wealth would be so rich, with such a huge amount of ill-gotten wealth. , I, Yucheng Mansion, don’t want it, and neither can he, Lin Yun!”

Zheng Li asked with a dark face: "Then what does Mr. Qiu plan to do with this money?"

"It's very simple. I am considerate of the people and plan to distribute all the money to the people of Yucheng!"

Qiu Yi had a righteous look on his face, as if he really cared about the people.

But in fact, not only Zheng Li didn't believe it, but even the officers and soldiers following Qiu Yi scorned him.

He distributed this large amount of money to the people of Yucheng. There must be a way to get the money back, and it would also be laundered silver.

At that time, he can enjoy this wealth with peace of mind.

Seeing this, Zheng Li also understood that Qiu Yi had already thought of a countermeasure. If he said more, he would only anger him.

Finally, he sighed and said, "Okay! Since Mr. Qiu cares about the people, it will be easier for me to do business when I go back! I'll take my leave now!"

Afterwards, Zheng Li took three of his subordinates and rode away.

Qiu Yi glared at the backs of Zheng Li and the others with murderous intent in his eyes.

In the process of suppressing bandits during this period, he had gradually discovered that although the four men sent by Lin Yun were average in personal strength, they were even more powerful when paired with bamboo guns, capable of defeating one against a hundred.

Moreover, through his observation, he found that these four people had received special training.

In other words, Lin Yun must have secretly trained a group of soldiers who were proficient in bamboo guns.

This filled him with worry and fear.

He changed his mind at the last moment and broke the agreement with Lin Yun. He was also afraid that Lin Yun would develop even stronger after receiving such a large sum of money, thus threatening the safety of Yucheng Mansion.

These ideas were not what he thought about, nor were they told to him by his father, but were told to him by his master Chang Yufeng alone.

Although Chang Yufeng was the master invited by Qiu Guangri, for the sake of his future, he also gained Qiu Yi's favor, which diversified his risks.

Even if Qiu Guangri falls down one day in the future, he will not be liquidated by Qiu Yi.

Here, Zheng Li looked depressed, and the riding crop in his hand had been rounded by him. The three subordinates behind him also understood the reason and were equally unhappy.

At this time, one of them rode up to catch up and asked: "Commander Zheng, if we go back to deliver our mission like this, will Mr. Lin punish us?"

After this period of training, Zheng Li has become more mature and stable, and has more leadership qualities.

Turning to take a deep look at him, he shook his head and said, "Of course not! Mr. Lin is not a master of right and wrong. Moreover, if Qiu Yi dares to turn his back on others this time, there must be something hidden behind him! Let's hurry up and get on our way!" , the four of them galloped all the way, and it took less than an hour to cover more than 200 miles.

When they arrived at the outskirts of Niubei Village, they were stunned by the sight in front of them.

The once endless sand dunes have disappeared, replaced by large fields of bankers, and young seedlings have grown in these neat fields.

A soldier was surprised and said: "Commander Zheng, this...this change is too big! Isn't it impossible for Niubei Village to grow food?"

Zheng Li gently pinched the horse's belly and asked the horse to walk along the road in the middle of the wheat field.

He smiled and said: "You can't argue with Mr. Lin's abilities! It seems that Mr. Lin has done a lot of great things during our absence!"

The three soldiers looked at each other and were secretly happy.

Their mission went smoothly this time. The only bad news was that they failed to recover 30% of the stolen money.

However, seeing Niubei Village completely transformed, they were very happy as members of Niubei Village.

Soon, the four finally returned to the village.

Over here, Lin Yun is making perfume in the workshop.

Because of the abundant rain, the datura flowers used to make perfume grow very quickly. Therefore, Lin Yun planned to prepare the perfume in advance and wait for Ma Ji to bring good news.

At this time, Ye Wanqing pushed the door open and said in surprise: "Ms. sir, hurry up... Zheng Li is back!!"

Lin Yun's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "It's only been half a month. It seems that their suppression of the bandits was quite successful this time!"

As he spoke, he put down the wooden bottle in his hand.

Zheng Lili had already walked in. He was wearing the silver armor that Qiu Yi had given him, and he looked majestic.

He knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I have met Young Master Lin in my humble position. This time, I am lucky enough to live up to my command and complete the task assigned by Young Master!"

Lin Yun smiled with satisfaction and helped him up.

Zheng Li's courage to come back proved that he was not wrong about the person.

"Haha! Commander Zheng has been trained on the battlefield this time, and he looks more like a general!"

As he spoke, Lin Yun also lightly punched the silver armor on his body with his fist.

On the side, Ye Wanqing also smiled and said: "Yes! Commander Zheng will definitely be able to train Niubei Village's private army better after training!"

Zheng Li smiled humbly and clearly felt that Lin Yun and Ye Wanqing's attitude towards him had become better than before.

"Second Madam, you are joking! As long as it can help Mr. Lin take care of your worries, I can do whatever you want in your humble position!"

Lin Yun and Ye Wanqing looked at each other and were very satisfied with his performance.

At that moment, Lin Yun also thought that if he really felt that Zheng Li had ulterior motives, or that he had simply been instigated by Qiu Yi, then he would never show mercy.

But fortunately, my worries are unnecessary.

"Come on, tell me what has happened in the past half month!"

With that said, Lin Yun enthusiastically took Zheng Li's hand and walked straight to the main hall.

In the main hall, Lin Wuyue had already prepared refreshments.

After the master and servant sat down, Lin Yun personally handed the tea cup to Zheng Li.

(End of this chapter)