The advisor did not know much about Zhang Deshui's background, but he had heard General Fan mention this name before. He knew that he was a wealthy man who had acquaintances in the Taiping Army.
Therefore, the advisor did not dare to be negligent, mainly because of General Guo's face. He heard that Zhang Deshui knew General Guo and relied on General Guo's guarantee to ensure that Zhang Deshui's property was unharmed.
General Guo was one of General Fan's generals. He dared to fight and was good at fighting hard battles. He had won many battles for Fan RuZeng.
Therefore, Fan Ruzeng did not dare to offend General Guo. He was afraid that General Guo would go somewhere else in a fit of anger, causing him to lose an outstanding general. He would no longer be able to show off his military abilities in front of Hong Xiuquan. As the saying went, it was easy to get an army, but difficult to get a general. The key figures were very important, and no one could escape this management style.
However, the advisor could not figure out why General Guo knew Zhang Deshui. He was also the richest man in Fenghua County. Although he knew that the way of communication between gangs was popular in society, he did not believe that the methods of communication with gangs could be unimpeded.
The advisor knew General Guo's background very well. He had never heard him mention Zhang Deshui's name. It was only after he occupied Fenghua County that he heard that they were acquaintances.
Therefore, the advisor was secretly puzzled and wanted to find General Guo to ask him about it, to prevent random people from sneaking into the Taiping Army. In the end, they might betray the Taiping Army to the Tartars and attack the Taiping Army from both inside and outside.
However, Zhang Deshui was already in front of him, so the advisor had no time to care about other things. He could only bring him to see General Fan as soon as possible.
The advisor hurriedly put on a smile and cupped his fists to welcome Zhang Deshui. He shouted," This is Brother Zhang!" As an outsider! As an outsider! You and General Guo are brothers.
Then, the advisor introduced himself. I am the advisor beside General Fan. General Guo informed me that you were coming over, so I went to the door to take a look. What a coincidence to meet you. Go to the hall to see General Fan.
As the advisor spoke, he reached out to support Zhang Deshui, but he cursed Zhang Deshui in his heart. What right did a rich man like him deserve to be flattered by the advisor of the Revolutionary Army? If it weren't for General Guo's face, he would definitely take everything in your family clean. Now it's the world of the revolutionary masses. How can there be exploitors like you?
Zhang Deshui was quick-witted. He knew that the Revolutionary Army had a bad temper in the early stages. Although the advisor in front of him was well-behaved, he hid an impatient arrogance in his eyes. In addition, the Taiping Army mainly attracted the poor and middle-aged farmers to join the army to make a revolution. The spearhead was directly aimed at people like him who had become rich first. Their interests were basically opposite. He did not dare to make any mistakes. It aroused Long Hair's anger and he really dared to kill him directly.
Therefore, in order to win over the Grand Master and show his intention to surrender, Zhang Deshui quickly called his personal servant and asked him to take out a heavy bag of silver from a portable bamboo basket that he carried with him. It was exactly two hundred taels and handed it to the Grand Master.
The advisor loved money as much as he loved his life. When he first started the revolution with Fan Ruzheng, it was for the sake of money and sex. He also wanted to be a black gauze hat. Usually, behind General Fan's back, he embezzled a lot of public funds. The so-called public funds were mostly stolen by the officers and soldiers. The advisor didn't feel guilty at all when he used them. Instead, he secretly cursed the founder of the Taiping Army, Hong Xiuquan, for being a scum. How could he be the savior of the people? He was the leader of a gang of bandits who harmed the people.
When the advisor saw the other party take out the silver taels, his eyes could not help but light up.
He subconsciously used his hand to take the bag of snowflake silver, but in his heart, he wanted to put on an act to show that he treated money like dirt. Therefore, he retracted his hand halfway and was about to say a few polite words.
Zhang Deshui didn't allow him to say anything more. He threw a bag of silver into his arms and said that the general had worked hard. Then he changed the topic and asked the general to take care of him and bring him to see General Fan. He had something to report.
The advisor saw that the person who came was straightforward and suited his temper. He knew that Zhang Deshui was not a fledgling in society and knew everyone's preferences, so he did not refuse. Holding the silver in one hand, he turned around and told the guards beside him to keep it. He turned around and smiled at Zhang Deshui. His originally straight back could not help but bend a lot.
He smiled and suggested to Zhang Deshui," Don't be too formal. You know General Fan, so there won't be many twists and turns. Just come in."
After saying that, the advisor entered the courtyard in a flash and continued to bow in front of Zhang Deshui to welcome him. He said a few words,"Lord Zhang, please come in. I'll lead the way in front!"
Zhang Deshui had been worried that he would be treated coldly by Fan RuZeng. Seeing his advisor being so humble and enthusiastic, he was immediately moved by his endless kindness. He was secretly glad that he had met a good person and thought that General Fan should be a good general.
As a result, Zhang Deshui felt comfortable all over, and his spirit returned to his usual confident state. His body could not help but stiffen a lot, as if the world of the Taiping Army was his backer.
He hurriedly smiled and thanked the Grand Master. In his heart, he only wanted to say that there were still many good people in the world. It was not a society where money was the only thing that mattered.
However, when Zhang Deshui was happy, he forgot about the bag of silver that he had just stuffed into the private advisor's hand. Without that bag of silver, the private advisor would have definitely lectured Zhang Deshui with a stern face and told him about his interpersonal experience until he squeezed out all the benefits from him.
As the advisor carefully led Zhang Deshui into the courtyard, he rolled his eyes and guessed how much money Zhang Deshui had on him. He wished he could immediately change his expression and search his pockets and sedan chair. He must take out all the money around him.
Zhang Deshui followed behind the advisor and walked in eagerly. He suddenly thought of the big gift he had prepared for General Fan. Because there were more gifts, the silver alone was packed in ten boxes. The sedan chair could not hold it all. He specially hired 20 strong men to carry it. The silver was too heavy, and the big men could not walk fast. They gradually fell behind the sedan chair.
Zhang Deshui was so excited that he forgot about the 10 boxes of silver. He followed the advisor into the courtyard and remembered to give him a gift. He turned around and saw that the 10 boxes of silver were still behind him.
Thus, he tilted his head and told the advisor that the gift for General Fan was still waiting and that he needed to go to the courtyard gate to take a look.
The advisor was just about to reply politely when he heard a commotion coming from the courtyard door. He quickly turned his head and saw a group of strong men carrying boxes. Knowing that Zhang Deshui's silver had arrived, he quickly turned his head and said, Brother Zhang! Your box is here.
As the advisor spoke, he gulped deeply in his heart. Thinking of the silver ingots in the box, he wished he could hug them all.
Zhang Deshui was just about to call for the men to carry the boxes in when he realized that they were not familiar with each other in General Fan's manor and could not make their own decisions.
Therefore, he approached the advisor and said with a charming smile,"General!" Look! Where should I put these gifts first?
The advisor quickly carried the gifts into the east wing. As long as they were neatly stacked, it would be fine. As he spoke, he called for a few patrolling soldiers in the courtyard to come over. They first placed their swords and spears against the wall and helped Brother Zhang's men deliver the 10 boxes of gifts to the east wing.
A few soldiers agreed and dispersed. Dozens of people moved in a flurry, and in a short while, they carried 10 boxes of silver into the room.
When everyone was carrying the silver, Zhang Deshui wanted to go into the living room to meet General Fan, but he saw that the advisor did not intend to bring him in. He just stood at the side and instructed everyone to carry the silver. He even personally ran into the east wing room to teach everyone how to tidy up.
Zhang Deshui was used to being rich and rarely valued money. Since he had decided to give away the snowflake silver, Zhang Deshui did not want to miss it. He could not wait to pay the silver as soon as possible so that he could get down to business.
Therefore, when he saw that his advisor was so enthusiastic about the silver taels that he no longer cared about the theme of his trip, he could not help but be angry. He secretly cursed his advisor for being a bastard. He was excited when he saw money. He had lived for most of his life, but he was in a money shortage. He was simply not a brainless person. No wonder he liked to rebel after his love for money rose. He wanted to take advantage of the public's wealth in troubled times.
He held back his worries and patiently waited for the advisor to bring him to see General Fan. Fortunately, there were many people and the silver box was quickly packed. The advisor quickly came out to greet Zhang Deshui. Let's go! Let's go in and find the general.
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