Horse on the World

Chapter 398 Bribery
The arrival of the Dingzhou navy is like a booster, cheering up the struggling Zeng Group, especially the latest weapons that came with the navy made Zeng's eyes shine even more. After refitting, the eight-ox crossbow that shoots four powerful crossbows at a time, hundreds of hundreds of crossbows, thousands of first-grade bows, and bundles of armor-piercing arrows are piled up on the pier. At a glance, it can be estimated that there are millions of these arrows.

Dingzhou weapons are the best in the world. This is a consensus that has long been formed in Dachu, but it is not easy to buy a large number of Dingzhou weapons. One is that Dingzhou restricts the export of weapons, and the other is that Dingzhou adopts a bidding rationing system. , to ensure that no one can buy too much, but now, what appeared in front of Zeng Yifan was a large number, which made him dumbfounded.

"Master Zeng!" Zheng Zhiyuan stroked the dark body of the Bazhan Crossbow, and said with a smile: "These are the latest weapons developed by our Dingzhou, and they are amazingly powerful. In our Dingzhou, only the frontline troops can equip them. One time, my commander-in-chief spared no effort to support you."

Zeng Yifan clasped his fists to Zheng Zhiyuan gratefully as if waking up from a dream: "Please let me represent the Zeng family and the people of several states in the east to thank Marshal Li for his generous help. With these weapons, we will be more confident in blocking Lu's iron cavalry in Shenzhou." gone."

Zheng Zhiyuan knew that Shenzhou was only one step away from Liaozhou, the core area of ​​Zeng's rule. If Shenzhou fell again, Liaozhou would inevitably face the flames of war, so Zeng's strategy was to keep the enemy out of Liaozhou , it is conceivable that the battle in Shenzhou in the next year will inevitably be cruel.

"This is just the first part of our aid to the Zeng family. Later, the main force of the navy will arrive with more ordnance. My marshal said that half of these supplies are for free assistance to the Zeng family. What about the other half?" Zheng Zhiyuan paused.

Zeng Yifan smiled knowingly, that's right, there is a free lunch in the world, if Li Qing really doesn't want anything, it will scare Zeng Shi. "We buy the other half, and we have real money to buy."

Zheng Zhiyuan laughed, "That's not necessary."

Zeng Yifan's heart skipped a beat, "What does Marshal Li mean?" He asked carefully.

"Master Zeng, do you know that our fleet went deep into the Blackwater Ocean and detoured all the way here, and the danger involved is so great. In order to avoid losses as little as possible, we used islands in the depths of the Blackwater Ocean to build bases and garrison troops. Ma, to ensure the safety of this route, and at the same time block the southern navy from chasing and intercepting us, we can find a lot of materials locally for the construction of the base, but there are still some things that we have no choice but to ask Zeng to help us collect them."

"Yes, yes! These bases are also built to help our Zeng family. Of course we are obliged to do so." Zeng Yifan agreed without hesitation.

Zheng Zhiyuan said with a smile: "My marshal also said that many soldiers and fleets need to be stationed on these islands. How much do these people spend?"

"Let's go!" Zeng Yifan agreed very readily.

"Master Zeng is really a straightforward person!" Zheng Zhiyuan gave him a thumbs up, "However, we are very poor in building bases. Today, it took us several months to build two or three bases. This is far from enough, we have a lot of sailors on board, but they are all soldiers, it would be too wasteful for them to carry mud bags and stones!"

Zeng Yifan hesitated this time, Zheng Zhiwu's intentions were obvious, but if he wanted to send people to build these islands, he would need young and strong labor, and now the Zeng family also needs a lot of young and strong.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, our Zeng family recruited [-] strong laborers for Mr. Zheng to build these bases. Is it enough?"

"Enough is enough!" Zheng Zhiyuan smiled brightly. The [-] young and strong laborers are in hand. When the base is built, do you still want to return it to them? With a little training, they can become soldiers, and Dingzhou treats soldiers well The treatment and various benefits, these people are afraid that they will rush to join in time.And these people's silver can also reach out Zeng's hand, it can be said that it kills many birds with one stone.

That night, these ordnance were immediately loaded and transported to Shenzhou, and Zeng Qingfeng also hosted a banquet for Zheng Zhiyuan and a group of navy generals in his mansion.After drinking for three rounds, Zeng Qingfeng wiped his mouth and looked at Zheng Zhiyuan with a smile. Zheng Zhiyuan also knew that it was time to get down to business, so he put down the bowl and chopsticks and bowed slightly to Zeng Qingfeng.

As soon as Zheng Zhiyuan put down the chopsticks, all the sailors immediately put down the bowls and chopsticks in unison, raised their bodies, and sat upright, watching Zeng Qingfeng's eyes jumping long. Why do these Dingzhou soldiers maintain such discipline even when eating?
"General Zheng, I wonder when Commander Deng will arrive?" Zeng Qingfeng was very concerned about when Deng Peng's naval brigade would bring him more weapons and weapons. Today, those generals who heard the news saw Such a sophisticated Dingzhou weapon, but they were all red-eyed. In front of Zeng Qingfeng, they almost raised their fists in the fight.

"Marshal Zeng, it depends on the speed of our deep-sea base construction!" Zheng Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Marshal also knows that although we annihilated the Bozhou navy in the early stage, the combined navy of the two states is still stronger than us. Director Deng's main force must be careful to guard against Pang Jun, only after the construction of these bases is completed, can Director Deng rush over with confidence without risk of loss!"

Zeng Qingfeng nodded, looked back at his son and said, "Yifan, we need to recruit manpower as soon as possible to build a base for Director Deng. You are responsible for this personally."

"Yes, Father!" Zeng Yifan said with a bow.

"Then Master Zheng's fleet will also return?" Zeng Qingfeng asked.

"Marshal Zeng, our navy's ships are too large and we can only fight at sea, so after delivering this batch of supplies, we are going to return to meet with Director Deng to deal with possible harassment by the southern navy. It is too inconvenient to stay in Anshun Port It will take a long time. Master Zeng must be asked to recruit young men for us as soon as possible, and we will take them away with the boat!"

Zeng Qingfeng nodded, "That's fine, but after this trip, when will we be able to go to Anshun Port again?"

Zheng Zhiyuan pinched his fingers and calculated, "Tomorrow will be the time when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming!"

"So long?" Zeng Qingfeng frowned, thinking in his heart.

Zheng Zhiyuan looked at Zeng Qingfeng with a smile, but in fact he was very anxious, Mr. Zeng, please come and stay, so that I can justifiably keep some troops behind to assist you in entering the inland river to fight after the ice melts!

Zeng Qingfeng was also hesitating in his heart. After listening to Zeng Yifan's report, he realized that the Fuzhou navy was indeed very powerful. The stay of the inland river warships would greatly increase the odds of winning against the enemy in Shenzhou, but firstly, Li Qing did not agree to allow his troops to directly participate in the battle, and secondly, he was also a little worried about attracting wolves into the house, and it would be impossible to lose in the future. If Zheng Zhiyuan offered to leave the ship to assist in the battle, he would immediately refuse without hesitation, but now it seems that the other party has no such intention at all, and is instead anxious to return.

After weighing in his mind for a long time, Zeng Qingfeng finally made up his mind. He just left some sailors, and the influence on himself was really limited. It would be a great loss if such a strong reinforcement was left unused.

"General Zheng, I have an unfeeling request, and I forgot General Haihan!" Zeng Qingfeng said.

Zheng Zhiyuan was ecstatic in his heart, but his face was pretending to be surprised, "Master Zeng, why did you say that, we are friends now, as long as we can do it, I, Zheng, will definitely spare no effort!"

Zeng Qingfeng said with a smile: "I saw that General Zheng's fleet has a lot of warships under a thousand materials. Presumably under Commander Deng, there are countless such ships. To tell the truth from the general, although my Zeng family also has an inland navy, the combat power is still very strong. It’s really not enough. I haven’t used weapons for many years, and they are all rusty. I would like to ask the general to leave a navy. First, it is to help us resist the enemy. Second, it can also help us train the original navy. !"

"Ah, it's this one!" Zheng Zhiyuan showed embarrassment on his face, "Master Zeng, you are really ruthless in asking me, I, I don't have the right, even if it is Director Deng, I dare not agree to you casually Request!"

Hearing the meaning of these words, Zeng Qingfeng didn't seem to be imprisoned, and immediately said: "General Zheng, Zeng also knows that he is a bit abrupt, but to be honest, the Fuzhou Navy is so huge, and the loss of dozens of small boats will not have much impact. How about this, before you leave, leave these ships and soldiers behind, and I will write a letter to Marshal Li, confessing that I forced them to stay, how about it?"

Zheng Zhiyuan shook his head, and said: "Master Zeng, let me think about this matter. I don't want to leave dozens of boats behind and get cleaned up when I return to Mr. Deng."

Zeng Qingfeng said: "That is, that is, General Zheng think about it more. Come, come, drink, drink, come here, change the food!"

After the dinner was over in the middle of the night, Zheng Zhiyuan and others went to rest, Zeng Yifan said: "Father, it seems that General Zheng is not willing to leave dozens of boats for us."

Zeng Qingfeng breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's not that he refuses, it's that this person is asking for benefits from us. Can't you see that he didn't say anything about it? If Deng Peng really had a strict order, he would definitely be there on the spot." declined."

"Ask for benefits? It's easy!" Zeng Yifan laughed. "The child will do it right away."

"Well, don't be stingy, these dozens of ships and thousands of well-trained soldiers will be of great help to us!" Zeng Qingfeng exhorted.

When Zheng Zhiyuan returned to his bedroom, he was a little stunned. On the big bed in the room, there was a charming woman sitting upright. She was only wearing light gauze in such a cold weather. Although the room was lit with a brazier, it was still a bit cold. Trembling, but on the big table in the middle of the room, there was a plate full of gold, silver and jewelry.

"Damn!" Zheng Zhiyuan sniffled.

There was a hasty knock on the door outside, and when I opened the door, I saw several generals who came with me, "General Zheng, there are women in the house, and money!" A general's voice was a little hurried.

Zheng Zhiyuan chuckled, "It was arranged with good intentions. If you don't enjoy it, what are you doing here?"

Everyone was overjoyed, with the general's order, the big guy was right and right, the so-called three years in the army, the old sow can also be regarded as Diaochan, not to mention the real beauty in the room.At the moment, they scattered happily and hurried back to their room.

In the distance, Zeng Yifan heard the report from his servants that Zheng Zhiyuan and his group did not reject his arrangement, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)