Chapter 1799 Discuss Countermeasures
Head of the House, Head of the House, it’s not good, something big has happened! "The housekeeper of the Zheng Mansion, who has always been mature and steady, has panic written all over his face.
"What are you doing in such a panic? How can you behave like this? "Zheng Zhongyuan, who was sitting upright on the Taishi chair, frowned and scolded.
He was in a very bad mood. He was kicked out of the bedroom this late in the evening and could only come to the study quietly. Reading. This book was of his own choice, because he liked to immerse himself in books and find solace in the quiet night. However, he couldn't read much of the book tonight, and his heart was full of boredom.
"Ha, Vice Commander Hafer, he, he" the housekeeper gasped, unable to speak clearly
"What's wrong? He massacred the village? This bastard, give me an order to get them back immediately!" Zheng Zhongyuan slapped the table and stood up, with an angry look on his face.
"No, no, Deputy Commander Hafer and Mr. Huang may not be able to come back now." The housekeeper said with a grimace and a low voice.
Zheng Zhongyuan's face instantly became extremely shocked. His fingers clenched the edge of the table tightly, with a trace of doubt in his eyes.
"Why can't you come back? Didn't they bring five hundred cavalry with them?"
Zheng Zhongyuan's heart was full of worry. He had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he felt more and more like this It turned out to be a trap.
Normally, with Harvard's strength and five hundred iron cavalry, they wouldn't dare to say anything about walking sideways around here, but without the Dan Sect taking action, basically no one dares to mess with them, but why can't they come back?
"What happened? Tell me clearly!" Zheng Zhongyuan slammed the table and shouted at the top of his lungs.
The housekeeper was shocked by Zheng Zhongyuan's aura, and his body trembled involuntarily. He quickly told Zheng Zhongyuan the news he had received, and at the same time, he also told the two people who came back from Taoyuan Village to report the news. The guards were called in.
After listening to the escort's narration, Zheng Zhongyuan's body leaned weakly on the back of the chair, his eyes full of helplessness. He knew that all of this was his fault. He should have anticipated all this earlier, he should have prevented all this from happening earlier, and should not have let Harvard do this. Sure enough, he offended a big shot he couldn't afford to offend.
Able to defeat hundreds of cavalry in an instant, even Deputy Commander Hafu was extremely afraid of him and did not dare to attack easily. Such strength is obviously not something that the Zheng family can easily provoke. Even if this strong man goes to Dan Sect, he will definitely be respected and treated like a guest.
Facing such a powerful enemy, the person in charge of the Zheng family, Zheng Zhongyuan, felt deeply powerless. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that they could only admit defeat.
“How many divine coins can the house produce now?” Zheng Zhongyuan asked.
If the other party wants money to redeem someone, it does not necessarily mean that they are really short of money. It most likely depends on their sincerity. After all, few of these powerful people are short of money.
And Zheng Zhongyuan knew very well that they had to redeem people. If they do this, no one will be willing to work for the Zheng family after the news gets out. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Zheng family's reputation and foundation. Moreover, he also had a hunch that if they could not satisfy their opponent, there was a high probability that the opponent would chase the Zheng family, destroy their foundation, and destroy everything they owned now.
The butler thought for a moment and replied: "I'm not particularly sure. I want to take a look at the warehouse, right?"
The housekeeper, who had stayed in the Zheng family for who knows how many years, knew that the head of the family was asking this question, so he must have wanted to compromise.
“You go ahead” Zheng Zhongyuan waved his hand.
After the butler left the house, Zheng Zhongyuan sat on a large chair, his brows furrowed, and his expression showed a trace of worry.
On the table in front of him were several bills for large expenditures in the house, which added up to only tens of millions of divine coins. If his calculation was correct, there were only about 30 million divine coins left in the warehouse.
This amount is already out of reach for most ordinary people, and in Zheng Zhongyuan's eyes, it is not considered a small amount of money.
Of course, in the eyes of those in high positions, tens of millions of divine coins may not even be considered pocket money.
What he is worried about now is this. He thinks that the strong man who is at least the peak of the main god level may be dismissive of such a trivial number, thinking that the Zheng family is not sincere.
While Zheng Zhongyuan was deep in thought, the butler walked in, looked up at Zheng Zhongyuan, then quickly lowered his head and said cautiously: "Master, there are only 10 million divine coins left in the house. , The day before yesterday, I transferred 20 million divine coins as the capital for the young master’s business, and I haven’t paid it back yet.”
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Zhongyuan’s brows furrowed tighter, this is so weird, no. Money? Isn't this a typical house leak every time it rains?
"Is the capital still worth 20 million divine coins? And 20 million divine coins were mobilized, why didn't anyone notify me?" Zheng Zhongyuan's voice was filled with obvious dissatisfaction and doubt. Although Huang Shumei is the eldest wife of the Zheng family and is in charge of the treasury and financial affairs, she is still the head of the Zheng family. No one tells him such a big thing, and it is more or less treated as if he does not exist.
The butler hesitated for a moment, seeming to be struggling with how to say the next words. Seeing the butler's appearance, Zheng Zhongyuan couldn't help showing an impatient expression. Finally, the eldest housekeeper took a deep breath and told the truth of the matter with difficulty: "This is decided by the eldest lady. She specifically told me that you cannot know about this matter. She said that after a while, she would think about it. Find a way to fill this gap."
Hearing these words, Zheng Zhongyuan's brows knitted into a knot. He couldn't understand Huang Shumei's intention and why she wanted to conceal such a major event.
In the huge family system, every transfer of huge funds may affect the whole body. Huang Shumei's actions are undoubtedly playing with fire.
"Get some valuable treasures from the warehouse and all the divine coins. Let's hurry up and head to Taoyuan Village," Zheng Zhongyuan stood up and said.
Wait, wait, head of the family, should we call Elder Zhou? This will be safer. "The chief steward suggested.
Elder Zhou's real name is Zhou Changhe, and he is one of the elders of Danzong. His strength is neither high nor low. He can gain a foothold in Danzong only because of his brother Zhou Changshan.
And Zhou Changshan is one of the chief elders who follows and protects Jiang Luokui every day. His position is very important, and the other elders will give him some face. Therefore, he was also given the job of recruiting people for the Danxuan Conference. My younger brother, Zhou Changhe, is only responsible for recruitment and assessment.
After Elder Zhou Changhe came to the Zheng family, the Zheng family naturally treated him as the most distinguished guest. Drinks were provided and beauties were waiting on him. That day was much better than when Zhou Changhe was in Danzong. He knew his importance, so he enjoyed everything calmly.
After careful consideration, Zheng Zhongyuan clicked. He nodded and said: "Okay, then invite Elder Zhou to come here and I will discuss it with him"
After all, he is the elder of Danzong and a big shot in the Zheng family who cannot be messed with, so it is natural that we have to discuss it.
After hearing this, the chief steward immediately arranged for someone to notify Elder Zhou Changhe. After a while, Zhou Changhe came to the conference room. He had an impatient look on his face, and the annoyance in his eyes was undisguised.
"Master Zheng, you are up late at night and have come to me to admire the moon?" Zhou Changhe said in a strange tone.
"Elder Zhou, please sit here." Zheng Zhongyuan was not angry, as if he hadn't heard, he pointed enthusiastically to the seat next to him.
Zhou Changhe snorted softly and sat down. He looked around and found that almost everyone in charge of the Zheng family was here.
"Okay, everyone is here, let's get started." Zheng Zhongyuan announced.
The atmosphere in the conference hall instantly became tense, and everyone listened intently to Zheng Zhongyuan's speech.
Zheng Zhongyuan briefly and clearly described what happened to everyone in the meeting hall. However, everyone's reactions were different. Some people frowned, some showed surprised expressions, and some shook their heads in confusion.
However, the most eye-catching reaction was Zhou Changhe's. He had a look of disgust on his face, as if he had heard some big joke.
Zhou Changhe sneered and said to Zheng Chongyuan: "I'm talking about the Zheng family, you are the same. How come the Zheng family is such a big family and there are no rules at all? Your wife has nothing in the family, but she still dares to mobilize troops without permission. , If you don’t stop me, I don’t have time to wipe your butts.”
Everyone could hear that Zhou Changhe's words were full of dissatisfaction and disdain.
"Farewell" Zhou Changhe stood up and was about to walk out.
It was not that he was afraid of this matter, but that he felt that such a trivial matter was not worth taking action at all. As the elder of the Zhou family, he has a noble status and great reputation. For him, such trivial matters are not worth mentioning at all.
However, Zheng Zhongyuan was unwilling to give up. He hurriedly said: "Elder Zhou, Elder Zhou, you have a high status and great face. I just want to ask you to help make peace and calm the situation."
Zheng Chongyuan's words were full of emotion. Sincere and anxious, if Zhou Changhe is willing to go with him, with the identity of the Danzong elder, the other party will have to show his face, right?
However, Zheng Zhongyuan knew that just saying this was not enough to impress Zhou Changhe, so he lowered his voice and said quietly to Zhou Changhe: "Also, Elder Zhou, our Zheng family discovered a plant of yours in the medicine field some time ago. The mutated Ten Thousand Years Transformation Grass is left behind. When this matter subsides, I will have someone send it to you.”
This Ten Thousand Years Transformation Grass is a very rare alchemy material and is extremely valuable. Zheng Zhongyuan knew that this was undoubtedly a huge temptation for Zhou Changhe. He believed that as long as he mentioned this, Zhou Changhe would definitely be willing to help him with this small favor.