"There are only 2,500 young and strong people in each tribe. The soldiers of each tribe are probably far more than this number!" Zhou Shixiong ignored Nguyen Phucbao's request for help, and Nguyen Phuc Ajiang spoke.

What Ruan Phuket Ajiang said was the facts, but these tribe leaders could not bow their heads just because you were telling the truth. Shan Yuming said in a voice, "Princess, all tribes set up clan soldiers to defend against bandits. This is a rule passed down by our ancestors. Is the princess dissatisfied with any dissatisfaction?"

Zhou Shixiong almost laughed. He was tired of listening to the topic of ancestral system in the capital, but he didn't expect that there was such a saying in Lang Sang Mansion. It was too funny. "The rules passed down by our ancestors? I wonder how many years ago the ancestor you mentioned were our ancestors?" Zhou Shixiong asked with a smile.

"Reply to the marquis, there have been this rule since his ancestors moved here three hundred years ago." Shan Yuming dared to speak loudly to Ruan Phuc Ajiang. After all, the princess Ruan Phuc Ajiang is a past tense, and it is no big deal to offend Zhou Shixiong, the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, Shan Yuming dared not be disrespectful to Zhou Shixiong. He witnessed the scene of more than a thousand Ming guards defeating the elite soldiers of the three thousand Xuanguang Mansions. He asked himself that he was unable to resist the attack of the Ming guards, so of course he should be respectful to Zhou Shixiong.

"Three hundred years ago, Lang Sang Prefecture was just a county. The government was unable to protect the people, which led to the establishment of all ethnic groups' army to protect themselves. Now, it is different from the past. Lord Nguyen Phuc established the military soldiers to protect the people in the government. There is no need for the soldiers of all ethnic groups to exist. Unless you have other plans, it is a different matter." Zhou Shixiong threw out a big hat, implying that whoever dared to oppose the withdrawal of the military soldiers was a person with ulterior motives.

Unfortunately, even the clan leader did not understand Zhou Shixiong's words. They only knew that Lang Sang Mansion would cancel all clan soldiers and take these clan soldiers into the hands of Nguyen Phu Bao. For the clan leader of each clan, without the clan soldiers, there would be no difference between this matter and extermination if he agreed. What Nguyen Phu Bao wanted had violated the bottom line of the four major clans, and the clan leader no longer opposed it, but sat quietly without saying anything, expressing his attitude with silence.

It was also the first time Zhou Shixiong attended such a meeting, especially as the leader. When he saw the scene, he raised his hand to stop him and wanted to speak, "It seems that everyone has a lot of opinions on Lord Nguyen Phuc's proposal, so why not do this. Let's come here today, and everyone will go back and think about it carefully, think through their opinions and opinions, and let's continue to talk tomorrow."

Several clan leaders left the main hall under the guidance of the housekeeper. Zhou Shixiong looked at Nguyen Phuc and said, "My mother-in-law is too anxious. She has to remove the clan soldiers before the conscription has started. The two things are difficult for them to accept, and it is useless to continue to talk."

"What should I do?" Ruan Phoenixun could not blame her sister, so she had to ask Zhou Shixiong for help.

"I have an idea. My uncle has a good relationship with the Nong tribe. The territory of the Nong tribe is very close to that of Beijin Mansion. It is better for my uncle to use the Benson Town of Beijin Mansion as bait to talk to the Nong tribe in private. If the Nong tribe agrees to my uncle's conditions, he will get 30% of the territory of the Nong tribe after occupying Benson." Zhou Shixiong learned this trick from Cao Mengde, and he would get the benefits first by using other people's territory as rewards.

"What if the Nong people don't agree?" Ruan Phucbao is worthy of being a real person and is determined to lose without considering victory.

"If the Nong tribe does not agree, I will dispatch troops from Pingxiangzhou and join forces with my uncle to occupy Benson. Let these people see their uncle's strength and courage, and see who dares to question their uncle's words!" Zhou Shixiong's idea of ​​intimidation of force was recognized by Ruan Phoenix Bao, and Zhou Shixiong immediately wrote a letter to send Ma San back to Pingxiangzhou, and ordered the Jinyiwei and the auxiliary barracks to sneak into Beijinfu and stand by.

Ruan Phuc went to negotiate terms with the Nong tribe, and Zhou Shixiong asked Nong Xiaozhi to call him. He heard that Zhou Shixiong was looking for him, Nong Xiaozhi came to Zhou Shixiong's residence tremblingly, and immediately knelt down and saluted. "Hao, Marquis."

"Get up, I have a letter here. Please give it to your brother. I hope he will reply as soon as possible." Zhou Shixiong knew that Nong Xiaozhi was just a puppet, and the one who was in power was still Nong Xiaogao. When he supported Nong Xiaozhi to take office, he intended to weaken the Daiyi clan, but it seemed that the effect was not very good.

"The little guy will do it right away." Nong Xiaozhi didn't dare to say anything, and he immediately flew away after taking the letter.

As Nguyen Phuc and Chow Se-hung ordered the Lang Sang Mansion to continue, a tense atmosphere was filled with the Lang Sang Mansion. Chow Se-hung ordered Ma San to release the news, saying that Nguyen Phuc-hung was planning to take action against the four major clans. Doing so could not only test the true reflection of the four major clans, but also confuse the five governments around Lang Sang Mansion. No one could guess the next action of Lang Sang Mansion.

Ten days later, the negotiations between Nguyen Phucbao and Nong clan broke down. The Nong clan leader made it clear that they could not give up their clan soldiers no matter what conditions. Nong Xiaogao sent a reply letter, and Nong Xiaogao fully accepted Zhou Shixiong's request. The only condition was to be dominated by Zhou Shixiong, and the Daiyi clan joined the clan to Xiangzhou.

"Marty, Nong Xiaogao's move is really high. No matter how you deal with it, you will have doubts between you and Lord Nguyen Phuc." Zhou Shixiong nodded. Ma San was right. Nong Xiaogao's move seemed to surrender completely, but in fact it was even more ruthless than the positive rejection of the Nong clan. If Zhou Shixiong accepted Nong Xiaogao's surrender, his alliance with Nguyen Phucbao would collapse immediately. If Zhou Shixiong refused Nong Xiaogao, the Daiyi clan would have sufficient reason to refuse to disband the clan's soldiers.

"It seems that it is useless to reason with these people. Let's see who has the faster knife!" Zhou Shixiong is too far away from politicians or politicians. His little tricks can be solved by village cadres, which is really bad. Fortunately, his troops under him are very successful. Two days later, the news was sent back that Pingxiangzhou, led by the Jinyiwei, and the coalition forces of Lang Sang Prefecture successfully captured the Bensen Town of Beiping Prefecture and repelled the counterattack of Beiping Prefecture's soldiers.

It was said that it was a coalition army, and the soldiers of Lang Sang Prefecture were only responsible for transporting supplies and leading the way. The Jinyiwei and the auxiliary barracks were the real main forces. As the victory was delivered to Zhou Shixiong, Zhou Shixiong realized that the auxiliary barracks who sent troops with Zhou were actually Zhu Ying!

Fifteen days have passed since the first meeting. Nguyen Phu Bao invited the patriarchs of the four major clans to attend the celebration banquet. Looking at the red face of Nguyen Phu Bao, the five clan leaders looked ugly. They knew that this was a bare threat, but the first knife did not slash them on them, but used Beijin Mansion as the chicken to warn the monkey. As the monkey who was warned, if he continued to disobey the owner of Nguyen Phu Bao, the possibility of becoming the next chicken was almost inevitable.

Today, Ruan Phuc Bao is a pig's trotter, and Zhou Shixiong, the accomplice, was responsible for hosting the banquet. He raised his glasses very actively toasted one by one. The people who were named were feeling uncomfortable and had to drink the bitter wine respectfully.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhou Shixiong said with a smile, "This time Lang Sang Prefecture defeated Beiping Prefecture, not only captured Benson Town, but also repelled the many counterattacks of Beiping Prefecture. Unfortunately, Lang Sang Prefecture's army was too small to take the opportunity to expand the victory, alas."

Zhou Shixiong opened the gong, and Ruan Phuc Bao followed closely. After slapped the table heavily, Ruan Phuc Bao sighed, "Oh, I thought that there was a lot of land in Langshan Mountain and a small amount of cultivated land, and taking down Beiping Mansion could add thousands of hectares of fertile land, which was a pity!"

The two people's plays are fake, but the content is very attractive. What is the concept of a thousand hectares of fertile land? The total number of fields in Lang Sang Mansion is only this number, and there is no difference between fertile land and barren land. The problem is that Beiping Mansion is only one-quarter of the size of Lang Sang Mansion, and its population is even less than that of Lang Sang Mansion. Even if Nguyen Phu Bao cannot get a large army of 10,000 people, the current strength alone will be enough to defend Benson. By then, all the fertile lands belonging to Benson will become Nguyen Phu Bao's private land, and the rise of Nguyen Phu's family is unstoppable.

"Master, the villain really wants to do his part for the master. However, the matter of the clan soldiers cannot be decided by the villain alone. Please be more considerate of the master." The patriarch of the Nong clan regretted it very much. He did not expect that Nong Phu Bao could really take down Bansen and hold on. It is too late to change his words now, so he can only try his best to ease the relationship and hope that Nong Phu Bao will give another chance to the Nong clan.

"I know that the cancellation of the clan soldiers is difficult for you to accept, but have you ever thought about why I can easily capture Bansen? After all, it is because of the clan soldiers. Benson Town is in the hands of Bansendong, and thousands of clan soldiers are vulnerable. Beijin Prefecture's soldiers dispatched 6,000, and were ambushed outside Benson Town. Only a few hundred people were lost, and they were not interested in fighting. Why? It's not that the owner of Beijin Prefecture was afraid that he would lose too much in Benson and was unable to suppress the clan soldiers in Kuikundong, so he had to give up Benson." Ruan Phucbao said this very well, using practical examples to illustrate the serious consequences of the dispersed power.

However, Ruan Phucbao also understood that no matter how well it is, it is useless. Interests are the best weapon to solve the problem. He smiled and raised his wine glass to signal to Zhou Shixiong, "This time I can take Bansen back to Zhennanhou to help him. In order to thank Gao Yi of Zhennanhou, our mansion decided to send the mountains, forest ore veins that Bansen belong to to Zhennanhou to express his gratitude."

Of course, this result was not thought out by Ruan Phuc Bao, but was discussed with Zhou Shixiong after receiving the good news. Zhou Shixiong did not ask for a land population. One was because Beijin Prefecture was too far from Xiangzhou and he couldn't digest it for the time being. The other was because Zhou Shixiong wanted to show off the face of a mercenary and told others that he was just using money to do things. It was indecisive to distinguish whether it was specific, but if he didn't do this, it was too easy for someone to catch a pigtail. Once someone incited the Jiaozhi people with the slogan of driving away Ming people, Ruan Phuc Bao would not only be embarrassed, but Zhou Shixiong's plan would also be forced to run aground.

"Congratulations to the Marquis of Zhennan." Ruan Phucbao toasted Zhou Shixiong, and several clan leaders also stood up to join in the fun, and at the same time made the atmosphere of the banquet so that it would be convenient for a while to discuss terms.
Chapter completed!