The moment Xiao Liuzi came in with the hemp rope, Zhang Tao's heart was completely chilled.
He was completely despaired, knowing that Chen Xuan was serious.
There happened to be a tree in the yard of the front hall, and without waiting for Chen Xuan's instructions, Xiao Liuzi directly put the hemp rope around the branch and tied a knot.
Then he smiled at Chen Xuan as if to take credit, "Master Chen, it's all done!"
Chen Xuan nodded: "Send these two on their way."
Xiao Liuzi immediately gave his men a look, and they stepped forward, holding Zhang Tao and Zhang Tianci's arms respectively, trying to lift the two men up.
"Dad! Dad! Help! Save me!"
"Dad, say something! Help!"
Zhang Tianci was so scared that he started screaming and calling for his dad desperately.
However, it was of no use. Zhang Tao kept his lips clenched, as if he was angry with Chen Xuan. I will not give you four hundred thousand taels even if you kill me.
If Zhang Tao doesn't speak, it will be useless even if Zhang Tianci shouts at the top of his lungs!
"Why does it smell like urine?"
Suddenly, Xiao Liuzi fanned his nose with his hands and showed a look of disgust.
After taking a closer look, I found that Zhang Tianci's crotch was wet and water drops were dripping from under his crotch.
"Frightened?"
Chen Xuan was a little surprised. Zhang Tianci usually looked very arrogant and domineering, but he didn't expect that such a small thing would scare him like this.
"Dad, please let him go! Just give him whatever he wants. I don't want to die yet!"
"Can you really bear to see our Zhang family die out?"
Zhang Tianci cried and begged in an almost pleading voice.
The tense muscles on Zhang Tao's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "What a waste!"
The next moment, he looked at Chen Xuan, almost biting his back teeth to pieces, and said with a ferocious expression: "Four hundred thousand taels, I'll give it to you!"
He felt very regretful at this moment. If he had known that Chen Xuan had such a big appetite, he should not have said that he had so much money.
He originally said that he had 400,000 taels because he wanted Chen Xuan to know his worth, covet his property, and know his value so that he would not kill him.
As long as he is alive, he has the possibility of revenge at any time.
Moreover, because of the premise of having 10,000 taels to save Zhang Tianci, Zhang Tao originally thought that Chen Xuan would release them father and son with just a few tens of thousands of taels.
No matter how much he planned, he never expected that Chen Xuan had such a voracious appetite!
"Wouldn't it be better if we did this earlier?"
Chen Xuan shook his head and said, "Give him the pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
The four treasures of the study had already been prepared for him.
Under Chen Xuan's nose, Zhang Tao couldn't play any tricks even if he wanted to.
Finally, he finished writing the letter with his pen-holding hand almost trembling.
The content of the letter was very simple. It asked his wife to sell all her assets and exchange them for gold and silver, including the silver she had earned before, and transport them all to the Barbarian City!
“Wouldn’t it be too simple to just write it like this?”
Chen Xuan looked at the contents of the letter, touched his chin and thought.
Zhang Tao’s wife is a businesswoman, and no one is more shrewd than a businesswoman.
When you see Zhang Tao asking to sell off his property, you will definitely feel that something is wrong. The business is doing well, why would he sell off all his property?
You will definitely realize that something is wrong.
"You old man, you have something hidden, right?"
After figuring this out, Chen Xuan sneered, then pointed at the blank page under the letter paper, "Continue writing here. Tell me that you are going to the capital to be a high-ranking official soon, and you need a lot of money to manage things. After you go to the capital, there will be no place for you in the twenty-four border cities. Without you here to control the business, others will snatch it away. Go to the capital to make money."
"Also, I have to specifically instruct them not to tell anyone about this matter, and that it must not leak out. The money must be transported away secretly."
Hearing this, Zhang Tao's heart sank.
In the letter, he deliberately did not say what the gold and silver would be used for, as he thought his wife would definitely be suspicious and would not easily give her the money.
It would be best to be alert and then ask the King of Zhenxi to send someone to inquire about the situation in the Barbarian City.
If the King of Zhenxi's men could just come to Mancheng to investigate, wouldn't he be saved?
I originally wanted to play a little trick like this, but I never expected that the young Chen Xuan would be so alert!
Chen Xuan had already said this, and although Zhang Tao was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do as he wished, and added the matters of buying the official position and making arrangements in the letter.
Chen Xuan carefully checked the contents of the letter, reading every word carefully.
After making sure there was no problem, I put it in an envelope and sealed it with a seal.
"Xiao Liuzi, take these two away." Chen Xuan waved his hand.
Zhang Tao said quickly, "I have already written the letter according to your wishes. Shouldn't you keep your promise and release us, father and son?"
Chen Xuan immediately asked in surprise: "I only said I would spare your lives. When did I say I would let you and your son go?"
"You! You broke your promise!"
Zhang Tao suddenly felt like he was being fooled.
Chen Xuan looked puzzled: "Stop accusing others casually, okay? If I break my promise, I will kill both of you right now."
"Okay, Xiao Liuzi, take these two people to labor reform."
Xiao Liuzi immediately had someone stuff something into Zhang Tao's mouth and forcibly took the father and son away.
Zhang Tao had been a governor for half his life, and a superior for half his life. When had he ever been treated like this? He was filled with resentment.
Ever since Chen Xuan came to Mancheng, he felt that nothing he did was going his way, and now he had put his entire being into it.
"Commander Ling."
Chen Xuan suddenly looked at Ling Mo with a smile.
This smile shows that he couldn't hold back his fart.
Ling Mo immediately asked cautiously: "Master Chen, what do you want?"
Chen Xuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid you'll need to deliver this letter in person."
"Me? Deliver it in person?"
Ling Mo was stunned.
Chen Xuan nodded: "You know Zhang Tao's wife. If you deliver the letter in person, she will definitely believe it. If someone else delivers it, she will definitely suspect that there is something fishy. This 400,000 taels of silver is the start-up capital for our business, we must get it!"
This was a bit too modern. Although Ling Mo understood it, he still felt it was a bit strange. What about starting a business? What about start-up capital? It didn't sound like the serious language of the Dagan Dynasty at all.
However, Ling Mo also knew that what Chen Xuan said made sense.
After all, the matter concerns all the Zhang family's property, and Zhang Tao's wife will definitely be extremely cautious!
There is really no one more suitable than Ling Mo to deliver this letter.
"From Barbarian City to Tiger City, the journey is more than 200 miles, and some roads are difficult for horses to travel. So, put on this and use yourself as a horse!"
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