In another cell.

Wu Zheng saw this Huang Tuozi who disturbed Jiaxing Mansion for the first time. No, the entire General's Mansion was uneasy.

Huang Tuozi is not very old and is in his thirties.

On his thin face, a centipede-like scar makes people feel creepy, but it also shows Huang Tuozi's great military achievements.

When Huang Tuozi saw Wu Zheng coming in, he bent his legs and knelt down.

"The prince... I am grateful to the prince for his life." Huang Tuozi burst into tears.

Looking at the red scar on Huang Tuozi's face that had just recovered and had not yet shedded, Wu Zheng sighed softly: "You are indeed guilty, but you should not be killed. It should be a death sentence, but you cannot escape the life sentence, but I want to use you, so I pardon you. You don't have to thank me. This life... was earned back by your own military merits."

Huang Tuozi raised his head and said, "No matter what, if there is no prince, Huang Tuozi will be dead this time. Therefore, after today, my life will belong to the prince. As long as the prince gives the order, I, Huang Tuozi, will never frown."

Wu Zheng reached out to support him and said, "I believe it. But this time, it is not considered a sea of ​​swords and fire. At most, it is a dragon's pond and tiger's den. Fortunately, you are not fighting alone."

Huang Tuozi said in surprise: "The young one comes from Lord Jiang. I heard that the prince is going to march westward at the beginning of the year. Why don't the young ones stay by the prince's side? The young ones can be the first to climb..."

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "I can't use you in the West, I have other arrangements for you."

Huang Tuozi was a little disappointed, but he still bowed: "Young, please follow the prince's order!"

Wu Zheng nodded and said, "What do you think about Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong surrendering to the Qing Dynasty?"

Huang Tuozi was stunned and said, "Mr. Shen and Lord Qian were pretending to surrender. If the prince hadn't gone north to occupy Taizhou, we might have gone north to meet with the two masters. Speaking of which, we abandoned Lord. Shen and Lord Qian, and Xiao felt guilty."

"But I heard a lot of rumors that after Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they were valued by the Qing court and were also given a marriage by the Qing emperor, which seemed to be a real act."

"Bullshit... The prince forgives the crime. Prince, this must be a slander!" Huang Tuozi said anxiously.

"Oh?" Wu Zheng was really surprised, "You should have been with Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong for less than two months, right?"

"It's less than two months, but I believe that the two adults are definitely not those who sell their country and seek honor."

"How can I see it?"

"Uh...this..." Huang Tuozi couldn't answer for a moment, but he still stubbornly said, "Anyway, the young man would never believe that the two adults would surrender to the enemy."

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Why should I send you to Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong to serve?"

Huang Tuozi was stunned and said whispered: "The little one... the little one still wants to stay under the prince's command."

"Oh... I still believe Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong?"

"No, no, the little one doesn't mean that." Huang Tuozi said embarrassedly, "If I go to the north, will the little one become a traitor again?"

Wu Zheng laughed, then smiled and said, "Is it a traitor? Will it become a traitor? Only you know best. Since you don't believe in Shen Zhiyuan, Qian Qiaogong and the other two will surrender to the enemy, then these two people are in the north and need someone to help. I cannot send more people. You are the only one. Why? Even Shen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong can endure humiliation. You are nearly twenty years older than them, so why are you not as good as these two young people?"

Huang Tuozi gritted his teeth and said, "As long as the prince gives an order, I, Huang Tuozi, will never refuse."

Wu Zheng praised: "This is what I heard of beheading a yellow camel of more than 20 levels on the battlefield. But this time I went, I was not allowed to go to fight to kill the enemy. After I went, I followed Chen Zhiyuan and Qian Qiaogong's arrangements... No matter what they asked you to do, you must obey, even if you really surrender to the enemy... or fight me in the face of the battle."

Huang Tuozi was startled, "How could this be like this?"

Wu Zheng said in a deep voice: "Do you remember?"

"Yes. I remember it!"

"Your identity is Sun Zhengqiang's escort. But you cannot go to see Chen Zhiyuan by yourself, Qian Qiaogong, because Sun Zhengqiang will definitely be identified by the Qing court, and you will also be in the rank of doubts. You must be cleared of the suspicion by Sun Zhengqiang. After his consent, you can turn to Chen Zhiyuan. Can you remember it under Qian Qiaogong?"

"Yes. I remember it!"

....

As the negotiations went smoothly.

The firearms stocked up in Xiushui County and began to be re-shipped.

Sun Zhengqiang was released and escorted the cargo ship north from the canal.

The General's Mansion thus received 600,000 taels of silver from the Qing Dynasty through the money dealer.

A contract that secretly invested in the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce was collected by Fan Yongdou as precious. For him, this page of contract is the future life-saving talisman.

But Fan Yongdou didn't know that this contract signed by Mo Zhinian was only known to the first seven shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce.

Within the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, the investment of more than 40 million taels of shares by Fan Yongdou and eight other companies exists only as a long-term loan contract. That is to say, unless the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce goes bankrupt, the Fan Yongdou and eight other companies can only obtain interest from the Chamber of Commerce, and will never be able to generate debt and share shares.

Of course, this is contrary to the spirit of contract, but Mo Zhongnian's initiative to take the blame allowed this trick to secretly cross Chen Cang and proceed smoothly.

This is just like what Wu Zheng said in his speech at the college that when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, the only way to weigh the pros and cons and break all obstacles is to benefit the most of our tribe. As long as we stick to this point, nothing can be done and no law can be changed!

The training at the military academy has reached a stage of refreshing excitement. The soldiers began to experience the sweetness of the results from the initial back pain. When the square arrays stood in the school field, the pride that was concurrent from the heart made them forget the bitterness that even the chopsticks could not be firmly pinched after training.

The mass production of muskets, artillery, landmines and grenades in the military workshop has begun. With the assistance of steam machinery, the speed is getting faster and faster.

The weapon replacement has a schedule, and it starts with the new recruits trained in the military academy.

The number of teachers and students involved in the three major colleges, Jiangnan College, Business School and Military Academy has reached 40,000, and these 40,000 people involve 40,000 families, which has a baptism like a rainstorm for the social atmosphere.

It can be said that from top to bottom, from all classes and professions, there has been a basic consensus on the great cause of the Northern Expedition.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is not available.

The east wind does not come, but takes time.

Weapon manufacturing takes time, military training takes time, food and material reserves take time, and the mobilization of the people takes even more time.

What made Wu Zheng hesitate the most was the coordination of the three forces south of the Yangtze River and the integration with scattered forces.

If the Northern Expedition occurs, if the backyard catches fire, the consequences... are not fun.
Chapter completed!