Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 58 A Family?

Tangning didn't choose another place, so she received Shi Fu at her residence, and he personally greeted him outside the door.

"General Tang, it's a pleasure to meet you..." Shi Fu was very warm when we met, and he didn't show any airs because Tang Ning was so young.

"General Shi is here, welcome from a distance, welcome from a distance, please..." Tangning was also very polite.

Shi Fu's stature is not tall, his appearance is not obvious, and his skin is a little dark. If he is not dressed in military uniform, it is easy to regard him as an ordinary person walking on the street.

As the two walked together, Shi Fu was also sizing up Tangning. Before coming, he had checked some information about Tangning.

Rumor has it that this young man is only about twenty, handsome, and usually does not look like a mountain, but once he makes a move, he has the ability to turn clouds and rain.

In February, troops were sent to assist Chenghai, and more than [-] enemies were defeated with more than [-] soldiers, beheading nearly a thousand enemies.

In March, they raided Huanggang again, and it took only half an hour to attack the city with more than [-] troops.

What is even more surprising is that people in Chaozhou say that this man is like a god and has the ability to predict the future.

Regardless of whether these words are true or not, but this time he, Shi Fu, has been peeking inside and outside Huanggang City, and he knows that this young man in front of him is not simple.

Huanggang City is so close to Fujian, and he, Shi Fuben, was active in Fujian and the coast, so he naturally knew about Huanggang City.

It can be said that the current Huanggang City is completely different from what he knew before Shi Fu.

Not only are the inner and outer cities undergoing large-scale expansion, but even the large number of people who have poured in are living in the city in an orderly and stable manner without any confusion.

In troubled times, in such a short period of time, it is very difficult to achieve this alone.

"The rumors are true. This young man who is slightly younger than my nephew Shi Lang is absolutely extraordinary." Shi Fu had already made some judgments for Tangning in his heart, but he didn't express anything on the surface.

Shi Fu only asked one of his attendants to follow him, and the rest of the attendants let them stay in the courtyard, and then walked into the main room with Tangning alone.

"General Shi, please sit down." Tangning welcomed Shi Fu to the main seat in the main room.

Shi Fu was polite, smiled and gestured to Tangning, "General Tang invites you to sit down, too."

After the two parties sat down, Song Yunwan poured tea for them, then silently stepped aside.

Shi Fu was not in a hurry to speak, but sipped his tea carefully. Tangning was not in a hurry, and accompanied Shi Fu to drink with a calm expression.

After a while, Shi Fu put the teacup on the table, and suddenly said: "I heard that General Tang is still a businessman. This time our army is in Raoping, and I even encountered a caravan escorted by the Shunfeng Escort."

"After some understanding, it turns out that the people from the Shunfeng Escort Bureau are soldiers from the new army."

"Using soldiers to set up an escort agency and then escort the caravan is such a clever trick. It is truly unprecedented and never seen again."

"General Tang is fighting a war and doing business well."

Tang Ning also put down her teacup, waved her hands and smiled, "General Shi is absurd, I'm just a little crooked. In terms of doing business, compared with General Shi and you, it's really far behind. I'm nothing more than a small business. "

Shi Fu said sternly: "General Tang, this is not a small matter. He defeated Jiang Shiying's thousands of troops with just one move, and then took Huanggang City from them. Now he is still doing it under their noses." For business, Jiang Shiying was so dazed that she didn't dare to let go of it."

"This man compares himself to others, it's really maddening. I led an army of 5000, defeated no less than [-] enemy troops, and even captured one of the generals alive. But this Jiang Shiying didn't take Lao Tzu seriously, and didn't flinch in the slightest."

"Hey, I'm old and I can't compare myself to young people. Maybe that traitor Jiang Shiying thinks the same way."

Tang Ning smiled wryly, and said, "General Shi really flattered me so much, and I'm ashamed. General Shi must have seen it long ago. Jiang Shiying's main target is the Haiyang and Fucheng areas. This small Huanggang City, they don't even know what to do. I don't like it."

"If I stabbed them in the back like you, General, then Jiang Shiying would definitely fight with me forever."

Shi Fu was noncommittal, changed the subject, and read slowly: "General Tang on Honglian Mountain, the chosen one has magic soldiers. The Ming Dynasty is exhausted, and there will be a decision in March this year."

"It's sad and deplorable for Emperor Chongzhen, a white silk is lost in this life. I just wait for the future to embrace the Ming emperor and reappear the good times of the Ming Dynasty."

"I heard that this nursery rhyme was written by General Tang."

After all, Shi Fu was still smiling, but his gaze was fixed on Tangning.

"It's a small skill, it's just a small skill," Tangning said with a smile.

"However, most of the things mentioned in this nursery rhyme have already happened. I heard that this nursery rhyme came out in February. General Tang's ability is not a trivial skill, but a masterful predictor."

Tangning smiled without saying a word.

Shi Fu continued: "Almost everyone has only seen the first three sentences, but I am different. I really want to know the last sentence, how should I understand it? Who is the so-called Mingjun in General Tang's mouth?"

Hearing these words, Tangning pondered for a moment before saying, "The time has not come, so the secret must not be leaked."

Shi Fu pondered for a while, stroked his short beard, and said meaningfully: "A few days ago, General Tang released a new nursery rhyme, I am really looking forward to it..."

Immediately, Shi Fu didn't talk about this topic again, and the two sides talked about some irrelevant things.

Suddenly, Shi Fu changed the subject again and asked, "General Tang, are you interested in expanding the business? For example, to Nanyang and Dongyang?"

Tangning quickly waved her hand and said, "That's too far away for me. Now that even the Chaozhou government doesn't understand it, how dare I think about doing business so far."

Shi Fu smiled mysteriously, "I think General Tang should know my lord, we just eat the business of the sea, as long as General Tang has such an idea, my lord will fully support it."

"As long as the caravan is escorted by the Shunfeng Escort, it will be unimpeded in the East and Southeast Asia."

Hearing this, Tangning knew that it was time to get to the point. Instead of answering immediately, he tapped his fingers on the table and began to think.

Shi Fu didn't urge him, he picked up the teacup calmly and tasted it again.

Seeing that the tea in Shi Fu's teacup was exhausted, Song Yunwan immediately stepped forward, filled the teacup, and stepped aside again without saying a word, with a serious look on her face.

Because she is smart enough to distinguish occasions, this is one of the reasons why Tangning kept her by her side.

"Then how much money do you need to pay the Chief Soldier every year?" Tangning looked at Shi Fu and asked.

But Shi Fu laughed heartily and said: "One family, what money do you want to pay?"

Tangning narrowed her eyes slightly, and seemed to be talking to herself, "A family?"

Shi Fu nodded seriously, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord commander said that as long as General Tang joins us, General Tang will never be wronged. You can take the position of a general first."

"Huanggang City is too small to accommodate an expert like you, General Tang. When you come to Fujian, Zhangzhou belongs to you, General Tang."

Tangning finally understood that this Zheng Zhilong wanted to recruit him, but he was really willing to ask for a price, which was much more generous than that Liu Gong.

He was a general from the beginning, but Shi Fu is just a general now.

In addition to the position of the general, it also offers the territory of a government, which is enough for this book.

But then again, there is no free lunch in the world, the better the lunch others give you, the greater the price you need to pay.

(End of this chapter)