The prince is very cruel

“That way everyone can see the other person’s sincerity.”

Guan Ning still shook his head: "Then there is no need to talk about it."

"Mr. Ning." Wu Zhu wanted to say something.

"Shengqi, get him out." Guan Ning immediately ordered him to leave.

Wu Zhu's face looked unhappy. Wasn't this too much of a disregard for General He?

He originally wanted to see what Nie Nan thought, but Nie Nan was completely considering Guan Ning's opinion. At this moment, Wu Zhu completely understood that Guan Ning was the one who made the decision.

"General Wu, please come in." Shengqi extended his hand.

Wu Zhu took a deep breath, suppressed his inner dissatisfaction, and said hesitantly, "If Master Ning wants compensation, then that's easy to say. I can make the decision and compensate Shu with a sum of money as an apology for the recklessness of Mu Zhen and his men."

"What do you think?" He felt aggrieved when he said this.

The stolen items clearly belonged to Shu, but he still demanded compensation.

Guan Ning shook his head: "We don't want silver, we just want food."

"You know the world is in chaos these days. If you bring silver, it might be robbed. But if you bring food, we can fill our stomachs right away."

Wu Zhu's expression turned even uglier. The Xiliang army had plenty of silver, but food...

"Mr. Ning, how much do you want?"

Guan Ning's eyes turned slightly: "Two hundred thousand kilograms."

"Two hundred thousand jin?" Wu Zhu's voice rose and he completely lost his composure.

Guan Ning nodded: "Yes, two hundred thousand pounds!"

"you!"

"You might as well go and rob it!" Wu Zhu growled.

"Aren't your Xiliang troops more professional at this kind of thing? I took the food just to help the people, which can be considered as doing a good deed for you." Guan Ning said indifferently.

Wu Zhu took a step forward and said angrily, "Ning Fei, don't be so ungrateful!"

"The general personally invited me to a banquet and wanted to talk to you, and this is your attitude?"

Shengqi, Yu Dilong stepped forward to block the man, stared at each other coldly, and the situation was tense.

Guan Ning sat back down and said calmly, "General Wu, you don't have to threaten me. As the saying goes, even if the deal doesn't go through, the friendship remains. If you don't want to, then forget it."

"These captives will be kept here for the time being. They will do some hard work for me in Shu. This will serve as compensation. We will then send them back to you when the time comes."

After hearing this, even Wu Zhu, who came here for a good negotiation, felt a little upset. There was murderous intent in the corner of his eyes. This meant that the Xiliang army was going to be used as labor!

The situation was at a stalemate. Wu Zhu was at his wit's end. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then he could only reveal his trump card.

"Mr. Ning, please don't speak so early."

"On my way here, patrol officers from Qinghe County discovered a smuggling caravan. They ignored the orders of the Xiliang army and secretly transported a large amount of food and medicinal herbs from the Jiangnan region into Qinghe County. They also used fake pass tokens to deceive the enemy, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to send them to Shu."

Hearing this, Guan Ning's eyes darkened and he had a bad feeling.

Nie Nan also heard the suspicion and his expression tightened. Someone from the Huangye Chamber of Commerce?

Wu Zhu's mouth corners couldn't help but rise: "After being arrested, these people refused to confess their crimes."

"I wonder if Master Ning knows them?"

Guan Ning said coldly: "I don't know what General Wu is talking about."

Wu Zhu frowned: "If that's the case, then I'm afraid Master Ning doesn't recognize him. If that's the case, then our army doesn't need to consider Shu's face."

"During this period of war, according to military regulations, smugglers must be killed without mercy."

After saying that, Wu Zhu was about to leave.

Guan Ning took this opportunity to quickly give Yu Dilong a look, and Yu Dilong quickly disappeared.

He suspected that people from the Phoenix Leaf Chamber of Commerce were arrested, but he couldn't just believe everything Wu Zhu said. He had to investigate to see if such a group of people had indeed disappeared.

After all, the Huangye Chamber of Commerce is very large, with many employees, and there is more than one route for transporting goods.

But if something really happened, even if it was just some guys he couldn't name, he couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

"Wait!" Guan Ning finally spoke.

Wu Zhu walked to the door with a smile on his face, looking a little proud. He slowly turned around and asked, "Why, Master Ning, did you remember something?"

Guan Ning said calmly, "I wonder who General Wu is talking about, and how many people there are?"

Wu Zhu thought for a moment and said directly, "A group of merchants and pawns, thirty-eight in total."

Guan Ning nodded, said nothing, and did not ask for the person to be released.

"Why don't we sit down and talk?"

Wu Zhu didn't act pretentiously. His mission was to invite Guan Ning to the county town. He didn't care about anything else.

He sat down without saying a word.

Guan Ning asked someone to serve hot tea.

Wu Zhu originally thought that after all this tug-of-war, both sides had people in each other's hands and could start getting down to business. However, Guan Ning didn't even talk about going to the county town, as if nothing had happened just now.

They were talking about some insignificant nonsense. He tried to change the subject several times, but Guan Ning fooled him every time.

Time passes minute by minute.

Wu Zhu's patience gradually ran out, and he stood up, ready to bring up business again.

At this time, Yu Dilong secretly came behind Guan Ning and whispered something with his head down.

Guan Ning's eyes flashed with a trace of seriousness, and then he looked at Wu Zhu: "General Wu, I can go to the county town."

Hearing this, Wu Zhu's eyes widened and she was slightly delighted.

"When?"

"I think it's better to do it today than to wait for a day..."

Guan Ning raised his hand: "Wait a minute."

"You can go, but the conditions I just mentioned still apply."

Wu Zhu's face instantly fell.

Guan Ning changed the subject again: "However, let's each take a step back."

"I don't want 200,000 catties. How about 100,000 catties?"

"We have so many elders and fellow villagers in Shu, we must give an explanation."

Wu Zhu's expression brightened slightly. "Mr. Ning, I can't make this decision personally, but I think General He will give you a satisfactory answer when you go to the county town."

"And both you and I can return, right?" He emphasized this sentence.

Guan Ning sneered, "You don't think I really care about those thirty or so people, do you?"

He simply admitted it directly, but did not show any urgent desire to rescue him.

"They're just a bunch of guys. If you can save them, then save them. If you can't, then forget it. I guess you guys are just some ordinary guys, right?"

Wu Zhu was hit by what was said and his face flickered.

"I said, let's each take a step back and it will be easier for both of us, how about it?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows. Even if someone from the Huangye Chamber of Commerce got into trouble and was arrested, he still controlled the initiative in the negotiations.

Nie Nan, the Nine Clans leaders, and everyone in Liusha all remained silent.

I'm afraid the only one who can demand compensation from the Xiliang army after robbing the enemy's military rations is the prince, right?

Wu Zhu gritted his teeth and was in a complete dilemma. He felt that if he didn't back down, he would probably lose everything.

After hesitating for a long time, Wu Zhu finally said, enduring the pain of bleeding: "Fifty thousand, this is the range within my control."