Chapter 50: I would rather kill the wrong
"The Dai tribe's efficiency is high!" Zhou Shixiong's words were not a question at all, but were said with great certainty. Guan Chongguang smiled and shook his head, "He is the most likely, but he must obtain evidence to make a conclusion."
"No, this kind of thing does not require empirical evidence. Since he is suspected, he should take action to eliminate it. Even if he makes a mistake, it can shock the main person and prevent them from doing such small moves again." Zhou Shixiong did not intend to reason. This high efficiency has always been his heart problem. He always felt that keeping this person would cause trouble for him. Of course, he would not let him go after the opportunity. Who made Zhou Shixiong a player who pursued the ** destruction theory?
Li Fusheng frowned and said, "It's still inappropriate. Not digging out a real black hand is not a good thing for Lang Sang Mansion or Ping Xiangzhou. This time, I'm lucky to seize the clues. Once I'm afraid, it's hard to find another opportunity."
Both confidants opposed Zhou Shixiong's reckless actions. Zhou Shixiong could only touch his nose and accept the suggestion. He was not moved for the time being. "Okay, let's leave this matter to Cheng Peng to handle. Be sure to dig out this mole."
Seeing that Zhou Shixiong's face was not good, Li Fusheng quickly changed the topic, "Hongchang, now you have mastered Lang Sang Mansion, what are you going next?"
"Just make money in business, otherwise what else can I do." No matter what the future holds, it is not enough to have money. Leveraging Lang Sang Mansion's tax alone, it is okay to let Zhou Shixiong and his family enjoy a luxurious life. It is simply a dream to build a strong army, and it may not be enough to have more than ten times.
"Hongchang, this incident reminds me. Now we still have the control of Pingxiangzhou. Of course, no one dares to interfere in this business path. Once the court sends people to take over Pingxiangzhou, it will definitely not go so smoothly. It is time to seek another way of wealth." Originally, no officials would be interested in places like Guangxi, but Pingxiangzhou has developed so well, and another business path has brought huge wealth. It would be fine if others don't know, but now the Liuguan in Guangxi doesn't know that Pingxiangzhou is fat.
"Oh!" Zhou Shixiong didn't know how many times he regretted it. He had known that he would have caused so much trouble if he had faked his death, so he would not play this trick. But the raw rice had been cooked and there was no way to change his regret. Zhou Shixiong could only pull his hair and find a way. Lang Sang Prefecture is full of mountains, and although the mineral resources are abundant, most of them cannot be mined. Without advanced equipment and technology, he could only sigh if he had a treasure mountain.
The reason why Ping Xiangzhou was able to develop large-scale transportation was mainly because Ping Xiangzhou had timber, iron ore and well salt, which had a large need for trafficking. Lang Sang Prefecture also had timber and iron ore. The problem was that timber was not short of the entire Northern Vietnam and could only become a commodity if it was sold to other places. Iron ore could only be used for its own use. Nguyen Phu Bao had never had the idea of selling iron ore when he was in power, and Zhou Shixiong would not sell it.
"I must make some invention!" Zhou Shixiong tried hard to recall the physics and chemistry knowledge of junior high school, hoping to remember the products that can be made without too high technology. It's true that if you think about it carefully, cement requires limestone and clay. Who can see these two things? Let's try it first.
"Two, don't talk about these annoying things during the New Year, let's talk about everything after the New Year." Zhou Shixiong planned to make a finished product and show off his two subordinates, and decided to end the discussion tonight.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Ma San brought good news. He had found the person who knew the merchant and finally found out his identity. This person is the foreign manager of Zheng's family in Shenglong Mansion. He has been responsible for purchasing mountain goods for many years and rarely appears in Lang Sang Mansion. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet a Zheng servant who returned to Lang Sang Mansion for the New Year, he would not have found out about him.
"Have you gone to Shenglong Mansion to confirm the news?" Zhou Shixiong asked calmly, not as impulsive as he had just heard the news.
"When the young master said, the young man went to Shenglong Mansion in person. From then on, he found out that he had not returned home. The time he went out was in line with the time he seized him in Xiangzhou." Of course, Ma San did not dare to be careless. He did not even celebrate the New Year and was busy confirming this matter.
"I didn't expect that it was Zheng's attack, but how did Zheng know the time for the troops to be sent in Xiangzhou?" Zhou Shixiong frowned.
"Young master, the young man still has some information."
"I have something to say once, and I feel like I'm stuttering." Zhou Shixiong did not care about other people's hard work at all, and the superiors learned the bad habits very quickly.
"Yes, please calm down. The young man confirmed the source of this person and had such suspicion. Therefore, he sent someone to investigate carefully and arrested a Zheng family housekeeper to find out the whole story." Ma San was not afraid that Zhou Shixiong would be unhappy, so he slowly introduced the process of doing things. It is necessary that Zhou Shixiong understand how hard he worked.
"Okay, okay, stop showing merits, let's talk about the key points." Zhou Shixiong laughed helplessly. Ma San has followed him for so long, so he is certainly clear about his character. He must have made great contributions and waited for the reward to be so lazy.
"Yes, I discovered that the action against Ping Xiangzhou was jointly done by Nguyen Phuc and Zheng. The Lang Sang Mansion should be undoubtedly the only one who is in the house of Lang Sang." Ma San did not dare to play the trick of trying to make things more attractive and said the answer concisely. It was indeed the one who made the mistake of Nguyen.
"Has the news been sent to Pingxiangzhou?" Zhou Shixiong nodded. Although there was one more mastermind, the secret line lurking in Lang Sang Mansion did not deviate from his own estimates. Zhou Shixiong was very calm.
"It has been sent. In addition, I am a little self-righteous and sent someone to invite Nong Xiaogao. Please forgive me." Ma San was even more cruel than Zhou Shixiong. As soon as he was sure that Nong Xiaogao was involved, he arrested him without even asking. Zhou Shixiong was stunned. He had not yet thought about how to deal with Nong Xiaogao, so he was arrested?!
"I said Ma San, you are moving too fast!"
"Young master, I am afraid that things will happen if I delay too long. There are many members of the Daiyi tribe in Xiangzhou, and no one can tell whether there are any detailed works of Nongfeigao. If there is no movement in Xiangzhou, Nongfeigao will definitely see the flaws. Maybe something will happen at that time." Ma San had reason to stick to his opinion, and Zhou Shixiong was right. Nongfeigao, the old fox, could not have no backup plan. It would be no good for him to drag it on.
"Forget it this time, next time I dare to play first and then report, I will kill you." Zhou Shixiong said with a smile and said, "Ma San nodded and bowed with a smile, "Young Master Xie is magnanimous."
"Take him, I want to say a few words to him." Nong Xiaogao must die, and Zhou Shixiong had already made up his mind, but the Daiyi tribe could not be destroyed at will. After all, there are tens of thousands of Daiyi tribe members settling in Pingxiangzhou, and many of them in the army are Daiyi tribe members. It is better not to intensify the struggle of the tribe as harmonious as possible.
"The villain Nong Xiaogao pays homage to the Lord of the Mansion." Nong Xiaogao's expression did not look like a prisoner at all, but more like a relative and friend who came to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Shixiong. He smiled when he knelt down and bowed.
"Nong Xiaogao, you are so calm, probably because you think I won't do anything to the Daiyi tribe, right?" Zhou Shixiong was a little depressed. Although he defeated Nong Xiaogao many times, he was unable to make Nong Xiaogao surrender, and he felt very failed.
"The Lord of the Palace is wise, but the villain really thinks so." Nong Xiaogao sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at Zhou Shixiong with a smile on his face.
"Since you are already relaxed, let's talk. I really want to know why you want to help Ruan Phuc?" Zhou Shixiong did not think that an ambitious hero would care about personal grudges. As long as it meets the needs of interests, such a person can betray anything.
"Go back to the palace master, the villain helped the Ruan Phuc family not to deal with the palace master, but just didn't want Ming people to take advantage of the opportunity that the palace master needed help. The palace master was too dependent on Ming people, and the villain was worried that Lang San's mansion would become Ming people's territory sooner or later." Zhou Shixiong did not expect that Nong Xiaogao would give such a reason. Since he already knew that he would definitely die, I believe he would not make an excuse to waive himself. This should be his true thought.
"Nong Feigao, I know that you are deeply in love with Pingxiangzhou, but the one who started the fight first is your Daiyi tribe. If you are defeated, it seems that you are not qualified to resent others!" If Zhou Shixiong remembers correctly, there shouldn't be any nationalism or something like that in this era. Nong Feigao's idea is unfounded!
"What the Lord of the Palace said is that when the villain was in charge of the Daiyi clan, he plundered Xiangzhou countless times. He was defeated by the Ming army and was indeed not qualified to resent, but the villain did not do this for personal revenge. I believe the Lord of the Palace should know the origin of the Daiyi clan. The villain cannot avenge his ancestors, and can only blame himself for his incompetence. Therefore, as long as he has the opportunity to attack the Ming people, he will not let go even if he is crushed to pieces." Nong Xiaogao finally stopped smiling, but the cold light from his eyes made Zhou Shixiong chill behind him.
"You mean you did this just to avenge Nong Zhigao?" Zhou Shixiong thought about it for a long time before he sorted out the origin of the Daiyi tribe and figured out who the ancestor in Nong Xiaogao's mouth was.
"That's right, the Daiyi tribe is a bit different from the villain. They split from the Nong tribe just to avoid disaster. The villain is the family of the ancestor Nong Zhigao, and avenging his ancestors is the ancestral teachings." Zhou Shixiong could not figure out whether what Nong Xiaogao said was true or not. Anyway, he didn't plan to figure it out, and it had nothing to do with him.
"In any case, your actions have hurt the interests of Langshan Prefecture and Xiangzhou. We cannot keep you. If you have any last wishes, we will not refuse any of them." Zhou Shixiong sat upright, took the position of the head of the mansion, and planned to end the meeting.
"Master Xie Kuanren, the villain begs the Lord not to vent his anger on the clan. The ancestral sentiment that avenged his ancestors did not tell anyone, so let him follow the villain down there. The villain's younger brother Nong Xiaozhi was not aware of it. The villain can swear to the sky." In order to save the lives of his younger brother and his clan members, Nong Xiaogao raised his hand seriously and sweared that he must dispel Zhou Shixiong's anger, otherwise even if the Daiyi tribe in Langshan Prefecture would not be exiled to the mountains, it would be almost certain that he would be exiled to the mountains to fend for himself.
"This request is not too much, my mansion agrees. However, I can tell you clearly that the leader of the Daiyi tribe cannot be controlled by your relatives. If there is a place to join us, I can let your relatives leave Lang San Mansion." Zhou Shixiong thought that since it was impossible to wipe out the Daiyi tribe, he would just let go of his efficient family and make it more convenient for him to control the Daiyi tribe.
"Thank you!" Nong Xiaogao worshipped, thanking Zhou Shixiong for his kindness. Zhou Shixiong waved his hand and ordered Ma San to take Nong Xiaogao away. Soon, Ma San came back with a tray covered with red cloth and asked Zhou Shixiong to check it out. "Don't feel uncomfortable during the New Year. I'll order someone to sew his head back and let his whole body be buried." After solving the thorn in Nong Xiaogao's heart, Zhou Shixiong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!