In the back hall of Zhou Mansion, Zhao Rujiao and Man Gui had already drunk a few cups of tea, and they were quite impatient.

When Man Gui saw Zhou Zheng coming, he immediately shouted: "Brother, I know you have something to do outside, I don't know, I thought you made great contributions and didn't care about us two brothers..."

Zhao Rujiao listened and shook his head with a laugh.

Zhou Zheng quickly raised his hand and said, "I'm wrong, I'll accept the punishment. Uncle Fu, let the kitchen cook some wine and food, I'll apologize to the two brothers."

Man Gui immediately said, "If it's good, I won't leave today!"

Uncle Fu knew that this was Zhou's friend in Liaodong, so he quickly responded with a smile and turned around and went out.

The three of them sat down, and Zhou Zheng poured tea for them regardless of their faces and said, "Come on, drink tea..."

Man Gui smashed his mouth and said, "I said, brother, don't spend all the money to the court. What kind of old tea is there in your mansion? It's delicious..."

Zhou Zheng held the teacup and took a sip with great pleasure, and said with an sigh: "I went out for the pension from Tianjin Wei. The foundation of Hejian Mansion and Yongping Mansion has almost been emptied. There are also various weapons and weapons. I have to do it myself. Just talking about the cannon, one can only cost tens of thousands of taels. Brother, I seem to be rich, but in fact I spend money like flowing water. There are only a few left in the year..."

Man Gui and Zhao Ruijiao all knew that they would spend money by leading troops, and Zhou Zheng was different from them. There was no Liao salary, and the other ones were indeed very considerable.

Zhao Rujiao stretched out his head and whispered: "Brother, you can't give Mangui twenty cannons, you can't favor one or the other, right? Come to me twenty too."

Man Gui's eyes twitched as he heard this, staring at Zhao Shujiao and said, "I said Lao Zhao, you can only speak for 200,000 taels. Isn't this your style?"

Zhao Rujiao coughed awkwardly, but still looked at Zhou Zheng eagerly.

This cannon is powerful and has miraculous effects in defending the city. If he wants to defend Jinzhou City, it will be basically foolproof.

But this thing is really expensive, and it really costs tens of thousands of taels of silver for one door.

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "I do have twenty stocks. I will go to Tianjin Wei to compile books later. When you go back to Liaodong, take it away from Tianjin Wei."

Zhao Rujiao opened his eyes wide, stood up with a teacup, and shouted: "Take instead of wine, I thank you!"

Zhou Zheng had no choice but to pick up the teacup and chat with Zhao Rujiao.

Man Gui felt very uncomfortable when he saw it. Zhao Shujiao got twenty points as soon as he spoke. He finally picked it out of Zhou Zheng's hands.

The meals in Zhou's mansion were actually being prepared for a long time, and they were served on the table soon.

Zhou Zheng, Man Gui, Zhao Rujiao walked a few cups and said, "Are you going to go back to Liaodong?"

Zhao Rujiao and Man Gui are both warriors. The biggest official position of the warrior is the left governor. They have long been the two of them, so no matter how great the contribution is, they are rewarded. They have all kinds of empty titles and no longer promoted.

Man Gui said: "The court wants us to suppress the bandits, but the new Ji Liao Governor Cao disagreed and asked us to continue to return to Liaodong to guard the army."

The new Ji Liao commander was Cao Wenheng, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said, "We all know the intention of Mr. Sun. If you want to build a city north and need personnel, you can borrow it from me. There are still many strong men in Hejian Mansion."

Zhao Rujiao said: "Ouyang Sheng succeeded as the governor of Liaodong. I'm afraid we can't get involved in this matter. He is the disciple of Mr. Sun."

Zhou Zheng and Ouyang Sheng also had a brief deal. This is a civil servant and is not suitable for leading people. It should be good to build cities and manage people's livelihood. If he can follow the steps and advance northward in an orderly manner, it would be a good thing.

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "I have created a lot of military armor on Tianjin Wei, and I can't use it for the time being. I'll give you five thousand pieces each."

Mangui pulled his beard and said, "It's enough brother!"

Zhao Rujiao also quickly picked up the wine glass and laughed and said, "I will definitely not accept anything else. This one is better..."

The atmosphere at the wine table was very warm. The three of them smiled and talked about the inside and outside of Liaodong, and imagined the grand scene of the three who led their troops to break through Chenyang and eliminate Jianlu.

The three of them drank and chatted until midnight.

At noon the next day after the hangover, Shangguan Qing wiped Zhou Zheng's face and frowned and said, "I find that you are more and more interested in drinking."

Zhou Zheng rubbed his head and sat up, took the porridge she handed over, and said, "Where are them?"

Shangguan Qing said: "I left early in the morning. I heard that I went to Tianjin to guard."

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "These two are really impatient."

Shangguan Qing packed up the washbasin and saw Liu Liuzhe coming in.

Liu Liuzhe nodded and smiled at Shangguan Qing, then walked towards Zhou Zheng and said, "Second Young Master, someone from the Ministry of War came just now, saying that Shangshu Zhang wanted to see you."

Zhou Zheng rubbed his head and stood up, saying, "Shangshu Zhang? Shangshu Zhang of the Ministry of War?"

Liu Liuzhe said: "Well, he is from the Ministry of War."

Zhou Zheng was much more awake, sat down at the dining table, and said, "What did you say?"

Liu Liuzhe said: "It's all a unified reply. The second young master is injured and cannot go out to see guests for the time being."

Zhou Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "I will say so from now on. Zhang Shangshu either wants to come and fight Qiufeng, or he wants me to put out the fire, and he will drag it if possible."

Liu Liuzhe responded with a smile, looked at Shangguan Qing again, and said softly: "Second Young Master, Uncle Fu is already preparing a betrothal gift, but I don't know what customs there are in the Second Young Master's family..."

Shangguan Qing blinked and sat towards Zhou Zheng, her beautiful eyes not blinking.

Zhou Zheng knew some of the betrothal gifts of his elder brother Zhou Fang when he got married, but he didn't know what the customs of Jiangnan were. Looking at Shangguan Qing's clear eyes, he was very careful. He waved his hand and said seriously: "How can Uncle Fu make the decision? I will go to see my father-in-law later and discuss it carefully. It must be thorough. I finally got married and can't treat myself badly."

Shangguan Qing pursed his lips, but in the end he couldn't help but smile. He 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 with annoyance: "I don't have the eyesight to see you."

Liu Liuzhe laughed with her, moved Zhou Zheng's porridge to him, and said, "Second Young Master, I heard that you are going to get married, and everyone in the Chamber of Commerce is very happy and is about to choose a gift for you..."

Zhou Zheng took a sip of porridge and said, "You have to save some money and just have a good idea. By the way, is Lao Wei still on the sea?"

Liu Liuzhe thought seriously and said, "This is the third time Mr. Wei has gone out to sea. It seems that he went out in October. He said that he brought enough people this time and wanted to make who is good-looking. I didn't say the specific one."

Zhou built a small navy in Tianjin and handed it over to Wei Zhongxian. It is currently used to suppress bandits and patrol the waters from the Ming Dynasty to North Korea and Japan, which is considered to be familiar with training in the early stages.

Zhou Zheng was trapped in Youtun for nearly three months and didn't know what Wei Xizhuang was doing. After thinking for a while, he said, "He is back, let him come back to attend my wedding. Let the accompanying people write the accompanying records, I want to read it. I will set a few large ships for the ship. Tianjin Wei will train another two thousand people to gather 3,000 people..."

Liu Liuzhe responded, and waited for Zhou Zheng to finish his words, and said, "Second Young Master, the eldest Young Master and others are expected to return to Beijing before the end of the month, and they are about the same time as the master."

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Let Uncle Fu prepare at home. Please worry less and go back more if you have nothing to do. Don't let Biqing hold a grudge against me."

Liu Liuzhe said: "She lives in a big house and there are still people serving her. How dare she say that the second young master is not good? She will give you tribute incense every day, so she is so diligent..."
Chapter completed!