After hearing this, Zhang Ping'an smiled and comforted Zhu Zhengshan: "Mr. Zhu, I asked for a price everywhere, you can pay it back on the spot! Okay, I will respect the governor's 100,000 taels of silver, Lord Zhu's 3,000 taels, and the rest of you will have one thousand taels."

Zhu Zhengshan shook his head at this time, with a very embarrassed expression: "One hundred thousand stones of grain, ten thousand pieces of cloth, the others are easy to talk about."

Zhang Ping'an thought about the fact that there were more than 3,000 families of deserters, and he stayed here and refused to leave. So he increased his weight: "I will send you another 3,000 people from the Ming Dynasty, and I will say that you killed the Tartars to rescue him. How about it?"

Zhu Zhengshan felt heartbroken: "The people of Ming Dynasty suffered and with the help of the government army, they will definitely be able to return to the Ming Dynasty! But with the movement of the army, they will be unable to continue to drive out the silver!"

Zhang Ping'an bowed to him righteously: "The border army is so hard that I am willing to help 100,000 taels of silver. Thank you for your hard work. When you come to my bitter and cold land, I will add another thousand taels to you!"

Zhu Zhengshan suddenly felt enlightened when he heard this: "So, I am the acting governor, thank you brother Ping'an! I will add another 100,000 stones of grain and 20,000 pieces of cloth. The others will not change!"

Zhang Ping'an immediately increased his weight: "Mr. Zhu is so happy! To show his sincerity, I will respect the governor's 10,000 taels of gold, and you will give you another hundred taels of gold!"

Zhu Zhengshan was puzzled at this time: "Do you have so much gold?"

"It is true to see it, please take a few steps." Zhang Ping'an smiled slightly at this time and made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Ping'an took Zhu Zhengshan to the next room, and all the gold and silver were not packed, and they were piled up in the house. Zhu Zhengshan just glanced at him and knew that the gold here was no less than 40,000 taels, and the silver might be 600,000 taels.

So the two of them continued the negotiations here, and Zhu Zhengshan said, "Brother Ping'an, no matter how much money you give to the governor and me, I can't give you food. 300,000 stones of grain, 30,000 pieces of cloth. Add one thousand stones of tea to you! Salt to you!"

Zhang Ping'an smiled bitterly and refused: "I'm useless in salt. I have so much salt. Do you want a horse?"

"How much can you give?" Zhu Zhengshan seemed to have found a point of excitement.

While Zhang Ping'an asked Zhu Zhengshan back to the conference hall, he said, "Look at how much food you have given!"

Zhu Zhengshan raised five fingers: "Can you give so many horses?"

"How many?" Zhang Ping'an asked in confusion.

Zhu Zhengshan said: "Five hundred, do you have it?"

Zhang Ping'an looked contemptuous: "Mr. Zhu, say it high!"

Zhu Zhengshan shouted excitedly: "Fifty thousand!"

Now it was Zhang Ping'an's turn to open his mouth wide: "I can give it ten thousand pieces, but I can't give it fifty thousand!"

Zhu Zhengshan was still very excited: "Okay! I'll add another 50,000 stones of grain to you!"

"One hundred thousand stones!"

"Brother Ping'an, be kind, 60,000!"

"Give each of you another hundred taels of gold, ninety thousand!"

"Seventy thousand!"

"Trade is completed! Let's discuss where to hand over."

Zhu Zhengshan thought for a while and asked softly: "How about Daqing Fort!"

Zhang Ping'an shook his head and objected: "Daqing Fort is too close to Guangning, I don't think it's safe! Taiping Fort! Anyway, after being captured by the Tartars in the 47th year of Wanli, you have abandoned it! Besides, it's my home, I want to go back and take a look!"

Zhu Zhengshan said: "When I leave, can I bring a few Mongolian Tartars?"

"No problem! As long as there are no more than ten people, it's enough. When you leave, I will send 500 cavalrymen to escort you to Taiping Fort. I will give you two horses each. Each of you will bring 200 taels of gold first! If you have too much, you won't take it away." Zhang Ping'an nodded and answered generously.

Zhu Zhengshan said: "When do you plan to trade!"

Zhang Ping'an thought for a while: "Before the New Year! To show sincerity, when Lord Zhu left, he took more than 3,000 Ming people away and gave you 200 heads of Mongolian Tartars. However, you will be responsible for the food of these 3,000 people after they arrive in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Zhengshan nodded: "This is no problem, how do you plan to send someone here?"

Zhang Ping'an said: "Don't you give it to your horse? I'll send someone to Taipingbao first to renovate it. Before the New Year, we will trade five thousand horses first. After the New Year, we will trade other ones. It will take time for Lord Zhu to raise food."

Zhu Zhengshan thought for a while and asked in an inquiring tone: "Brother Ping'an, you can change the horse later. The governor should respect all the adults in the capital. Do you see if you can..."

"We know the difficulties of the governor! I can transport the silver first. However, I will send someone to escort it. Please understand Lord Zhu!"

"How many people are you going to send?"

Zhang Ping'an secretly calculated: "Three thousand people, and four thousand civilians!"

Zhu Zhengshan shook his hand and refused: "One thousand is enough, but the civilians can have more."

Zhang Ping'an agreed with a smile: "Just follow Lord Zhu's arrangement! I wonder when Lord Zhu will leave?"

"I'll leave tomorrow! I'll leave first, and I'll inform the governor. Today I'll send two followers away first!"

Zhang Ping'an said: "Tonight, I will see Lord Zhu off!"

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After Zhang Ping'an saw Zhu Zhengshan away, he immediately convened a military convention. However, Long Xiucai and Li Chen were missing. Chen Liang was the only one of the literati. Zhang Ping'an had already prepared two sand tables for Guangning Prefecture and Taipingbao.

Zhang Ping'an first said to Hu Ming: "How many people have you chosen according to my conditions?"

Hu Ming stood up and said, "All follow the instructions of the Grand Marshal. There are a total of 630 people, and the preliminary training is also started according to the Grand Marshal's manual."

Zhang Ping'an began to arrange: "That's what I plan, Mr. Chen is in charge of Ponucheng. Huang Wei's army and Wu Tianxing's army assisted! The day after tomorrow, Chen Po's army brought 2,000 people to Guangcai army, 1,000 auxiliary soldiers, 3,000 families of deserters, 5,000 horses, 20,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver to build a city in Taiping Castle!"

Huang Wei, Wu Tianxing, Chen Poe, and Yu Guangcai stood up to receive the order: "Yes! The Grand Marshal!"

Zhang Ping'an pointed to the sand table of Taiping Castle with a small stick: "I took Hu Ming and got the Yin-Ping Barracks, Huang Zhi's troops and Zhang Tong's troops for 5,000 camped 20 miles away from Taiping Castle!"

Hu Ming, Lu Deyin, Huang Zhi stood up and took the order: "Yes! The Grand Marshal!"

Zhang Ping'an said to Wu Tianxing: "Your troops are in the best state. Take advantage of the Jurchen Tartars gathering troops and set out tomorrow. This time, we will sweep the Korqin tribe in the northeast. We will try to collect more animals and forage, mainly horses! Be sure to return to the army at the beginning of next month! We will be the New Year this year. You will be back this time to give you a camp!"

Wu Tianxing said happily: "Thank you, Marshal!"

Zhang Ping'an said to Chen Liang again: "Sir, I have left you 800 personal soldiers. Your task is heavy. First, manage the civil affairs of Posou City well. Second, we must urge them to train the newly-engraved 5,000 soldiers. Huang Wei's troops are always supporting all parties as a mobile force! Xu Liang and Xu Zhen can be of great use! I think Wu Tianxing's subordinates are good. After I leave, Mr. take a good look!"

Chen Liang bowed and took the order.

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Zhang Ping'an and Chen Poe came to Taiping Castle. When Zhang Ping'an saw the broken Taiping Castle, he was filled with emotion. In fact, the location of Taiping Castle was still good. The soldiers guarding the fort back then still fought desperately. He Nai was afraid of death and fled first. The fort was quickly captured by the Jurchen Tartars.

Zhang Ping'an did not go in, but went to the lime kiln not far from Taiping Castle. He said to Chen Pie, "You arrange it and open the kiln immediately. Anyway, there are many trees on the mountain, so first build the house with foundation. Then turn water on the wall to build an ice city. Many of the things we traded this time are not allowed to see water."

"This is the reason. I will arrange the opening of the kiln today."

At this time, three scouts came from a distance. Zhang Ping'an stopped talking to Chen Pie. The scout rushed to Zhang Ping'an and saluted and reported: "Master! Lord Zhu is here and brought 700 vehicles of supplies. Forty miles away from here! There are 1,500 people escorting him, including 300 cavalrymen, and the rest are infantry. Another team of scouts went to the Master's personal barracks to report!"

Zhang Ping'an was relieved and ordered the messenger: "Let Hu Ming take two thousand people to stand by at the entrance of the sand and stone. The others continue to train in the camp!"

Zhang Ping'an turned his head to Chen Poe and said, "Bring a thousand cavalry, bring the silver to 10,000 taels, and at the same time, drive the deserters' families over. Let them each bring a Tartar head."

Chen Pie smiled at Zhang Ping'an and said, "The Grand Marshal is so calculating. Not only do these families want to thank you, but they can also save a lot of food!"

Zhang Ping'an also smiled: "These dog officials! I want any credit. Prepare 200 taels of gold for Lord Zhu. I guess he will come again next time! The dogs can't be fed too much."

When Zhu Zhengshan saw nearly 5,000 people walking towards the opposite side, he almost didn't wet his pants. However, when he heard from the scouts, most of the people on the opposite side, he felt completely relieved. It seemed that Zhang Ping'an was still very trustworthy.

When the two sides were fifty feet apart, they both stopped. Zhang Ping'an brought fifty personal soldiers and rode forward quickly. Zhu Zhengshan also brought only three people here. Zhang Ping'an waved his hand to the personal soldiers, and the personal soldiers immediately stopped the reins. Zhang Ping'an smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, but there are too many people here, which is not a place to speak! Can you go to my younger brother's camp to talk?"
Chapter completed!