In the back room of the Zhou mansion, Zhao Rate taught, and Man Gui had already drunk several cups of tea, and they were quite impatient.
When Man Gui saw Zhou Zheng coming, he suddenly said loudly: "I said, brother, I knew you were doing something outside, I didn't know, I thought you had done a great job, and I didn't care about our two brothers..."
Teacher Zhao listened and shook his head with a smile.
Zhou Zheng hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Wrong, wrong, punished, Fu Bo, let the kitchen cook some food and drink, I will apologize to the two older brothers."
Man Gui immediately said: "Be good, if it's not good, I won't leave today!"
Uncle Fu knew that this was Zhou Zheng's friend in Liaodong, and he quickly responded with a smile and turned to go out.
The three of them sat down, and Zhou Zheng ignored their faces and poured tea for them, saying: "Come on, drink tea and tea..."
Man Gui smashed his mouth and said, "I said, my brother, if you have money, don't spend it to the court. What kind of old tea is in your house, it's tasteless..."
Zhou Zheng held the teacup, took a sip, and said with a sigh, "Tianjin Wei's pension I went out for 200,000 taels, and the foundation of Hejian Mansion and Yongping Mansion was almost taken by me. I'm empty, and there are all kinds of armors. I have to bring the weapons by myself. Just talk about the cannon. It costs tens of thousands. Brother, I seem to have money, but in fact I spend money like water. Throughout the year, there are not a few left..."
Both Man Gui and Zhao Ledjia knew that it cost money to lead soldiers, and Zhou Zheng was different from them. He didn't have any salary, plus other things. The figures were indeed quite impressive.
Zhao Lijiao stretched his head and whispered: "Brother, you can give Mangui twenty cannons. You can't favor one or the other? Give me twenty too."
Man Gui's eyelids jumped as he listened, staring at Zhao Li and taught: "I said Lao Zhao, you can cost 200,000 taels for a mouthful. Isn't this your style?"
Zhao Shujiao coughed awkwardly, still looking at Zhou Zheng eagerly.
This cannon is powerful and has miraculous effects in defending the city. He wants to defend Jinzhou City. If there is this, it is basically foolproof.
It's just that the cost of this thing is really expensive, and it does cost tens of thousands of taels in front and back.
Zhou Zheng thought for a while, smiled and said: "I do have twenty stocks in stock. I will repair my book later and go to Tianjin Wei. When you return to Liaodong, please take Tianjin Wei and take it away."
Zhao Lujiao opened his eyes wide, stood up with a teacup, and said loudly, "Thanks for replacing wine with tea, brother!"
Zhou Zheng had to pick up the teacup and touched with Zhao Lijiao.
Man Gui looked very uncomfortable, Zhao Lijiao won 20 doors as soon as he opened his mouth, but he finally got it out of Zhou Zheng's hands at the beginning.
Zhou's food was actually being prepared long ago, and it didn't take long for it to be on the table.
Zhou Zheng, Man Gui, and Zhao led the two to walk through a few cups, and then said: "Are you still going back to Liaodong?"
Zhao Lijiao, Mangui is a warrior, and the biggest official position of a warrior is Zuo Dudu. The two have long been there, so now no matter how great the credit is, they are all rewards. Adding various virtual titles can no longer be promoted.
Man Gui said: "The court wanted me and I to suppress the bandits, but the new governor of Ji Liao, Mr. Cao, disagreed, and let us continue to station in Liaodong."
The new governor Ji Liao is Cao Wenheng, the right minister of the Ministry of War.
Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said: "We all know the intentions of Mr. Sun. If you want to build a city to the north and need manpower, you can ask me to borrow it. There are still a lot of strong men in Hejian Mansion."
Zhao led the teaching: "Ouyang Sheng succeeded Liaodong governor. I'm afraid we can't get involved in this matter. He is a protégé of Old Master Sun."
Zhou Zheng and Ouyang Sheng also dealt briefly with each other. This is a civil official and not suitable for a leader. Xiucheng should be good for people's livelihood. It would be a good thing if he could proceed step by step and proceed northward in an orderly manner.
Zhou Zheng nodded, and said, "Tianjin Guardian I built a lot of armors, and I won't be able to use them temporarily. I will give you 5,000 pieces per person."
Man Gui pulled his beard and said, "Enough brother!"
Zhao Shujiao also quickly picked up the wine glass and laughed: "I will definitely not accept anything else, this, the more the better..."
The atmosphere on the wine table was very warm. The three laughed and talked about things inside and outside Liaodong, and imagined that the three of them led their troops to break through Shenyang and destroy the grand scene of Jianlu.
The three of them drank and chatted until midnight.
At noon on the second day of the hangover, Shangguanqing wiped Zhou Zheng's face, frowned and said, "I found you like drinking more and more."
Zhou Zheng rubbed his head and sat up, took the porridge she handed over, and said, "Where are they?"
Shangguan Qing said: "I left early in the morning. I heard that I went to Tianjin Wei."
Zhou Zheng gave a wry smile and said, "These two people really can't wait."
Shangguanqing cleared the washbasin and saw Liu Liuzhe come in.
Liu Liuzhe nodded and laughed at Shangguan Qing, then walked towards Zhou Zheng, and said, "Second Young Master, someone from the Ministry of War just came and said that Zhang Shangshu wanted to see you."
Zhou Zheng rubbed his head and stood up and said, "Zhang Shangshu? Zhang Shangshu from the Ministry of War?"
Liu Liuzhe said, "Well, it's from the Ministry of War."
Zhou Zheng cleared up a lot, sat down at the dinner table and said, "What did you say?"
Liu Liuzhe said: "They are all unified replies. The second young master is injured and cannot go out to meet guests temporarily."
Zhou Zheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "I will say so in the future. Zhang Shangshu either wants to come to fight the autumn wind, or he wants me to fight the fire. If I can delay it."
Liu Liuzhe responded with a smile, glanced at Shang Guanqing again, and said softly: "Second Young Master, Fu Bo is already preparing for the betrothal gift, but I don't know what customs are there in the Second Young Master's house..."
Shangguan Qing blinked, and sat down to Zhou Zheng, her delicate eyes never blinking.
Zhou Zheng knew about the betrothal status of his elder brother Zhou Fang when he got married, but he didn't know what customs were in Jiangnan. Looking at Shangguan's clear eyes, he was very careful, waved his hand, and said with a serious face: "How can these things make you happy? Uncle is the master, I will see your father-in-law later, and discuss it carefully, and must be thorough. I finally get married and can't treat myself badly."
Shangguan Qing pursed his mouth, but finally couldn't hold back his smile, gave Zhou Zheng a blank look, and went out with the washbasin.
As soon as she left, Zhou Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Liu Liuzhe's breathless voice: "I can't see."
Liu Liuzhe laughed with him, moved Zhou Zheng's porridge to him, and said: "Second Young Master, I heard that you are going to be married. The Chamber of Commerce is very happy and is preparing to choose a gift for you..."
Zhou Zheng took a sip of the porridge and said, "I want them to save a little bit, and they only need to be satisfied. By the way, is Lao Wei still at sea?"
Liu Liuzhe thought about it seriously, and said: "This is the third time for Wei Gongzi to go to sea. It seems that he went out in October. He said that he has brought enough people this time. He wants to make someone look good. I didn't say anything about it."
Zhou Zhengzheng built a small navy in Tianjin Wei and gave it to Wei Zhongxian. It is currently used to suppress bandits and patrol the waters from the Ming Dynasty to North Korea and the Wa country. It is considered as a preliminary familiarization training.
Zhou Zheng has been trapped in Youtun for nearly three months. He didn’t know what Wei Xizhuang was doing. He thought for a while, and said: “He’s back, let him come back to my wedding. Let the accompanying person write down the accompanying records, I want to Look. We will order a few more big ships for the shipping line, and Tianjin Wei will train another 2,000 people to make up a total of 3,000 people..."
Liu Liuzhe responded, and when Zhou Zheng finished speaking, he said, "Second young master, eldest young master, they are expected to return to Beijing before the end of the month, which is about the same time as the master."
Zhou Zheng hummed, and said: "Let Fu Bo prepare it at home. You don't have to worry about snacks, and go back a little more if you have nothing to do. Don't let Bi Qingji hate me."
Liu Liuzhe said: "She lives in a big house and there are people waiting for her. How dare you say that the second young master is not good, and I will give you the tribute every day, but I will be diligent..." (End of this chapter)