I am Master Maoshan

Chapter 1799 Discuss Countermeasures
"Master, Master, something bad has happened!" The Zheng family's housekeeper, who was always mature and steady, was filled with panic on his face.

"What are you doing? Why are you so flustered? How disgraceful!" Zheng Zhongyuan, who was sitting upright on the armchair, frowned and scolded.

He was in a bad mood. He was kicked out of the bedroom late at night and could only read quietly in the study. He did this voluntarily because he liked to immerse himself in the sea of ​​books in the quiet night to find spiritual comfort. However, he could not read the book tonight and was filled with boredom.

"Ha, Deputy Commander Harvard, he, he..." The butler gasped and spoke incoherently.

"What happened? Did he massacre the whole village? This bastard, pass on my order and tell them to get back here right now!" Zheng Zhongyuan slammed the table and stood up, his face full of anger.

"No, no, Deputy Commander Harvard and Young Master Huang may not be able to come back now." The butler said in a low voice with a bitter face.

Zheng Zhongyuan's face suddenly became extremely shocked. His fingers were tightly clenched on the table, and there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"How could they not come back? Didn't they bring 500 cavalrymen with them?"

Zheng Zhongyuan was filled with worries. He had a bad feeling in his heart and felt more and more that this was a trap.

Normally, with Harvard's strength and five hundred cavalrymen, they wouldn't dare to walk around here arrogantly. But without the Dan Sect taking action, basically no one dares to provoke them. But why can't they come back?
"What on earth happened? Tell me clearly!" Zheng Zhongyuan slammed the table and shouted at the top of his lungs.

The butler was frightened by Zheng Zhongyuan's aura and his body began to tremble involuntarily. He hurriedly told Zheng Zhongyuan all the news he had received. At the same time, he called in the two guards who had run back from Taoyuan Village to report the news.

After listening to the guards' narration, Zheng Zhongyuan leaned back in his chair, his eyes full of helplessness. He knew that all this was his fault. He should have anticipated this earlier, he should have stopped it from happening earlier, he should not have let Harvey do it, and sure enough, he had offended a big shot who he could not afford to offend.

Being able to defeat hundreds of cavalry in an instant, even Deputy Commander Harfer was afraid of him and did not dare to act rashly. Such strength was obviously not something the Zheng family could easily provoke. Even if this strong man went to Danzong, he would definitely be respected and treated like a guest of honor.

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Zheng Zhongyuan, the head of the Zheng family mansion, felt powerless. Judging from the current situation, it seemed that they had no choice but to admit defeat.

"How many divine coins can the mansion take out now?" Zheng Zhongyuan asked.

If the other party asks for money to ransom someone, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are short of money. It is very likely that they are trying to see how sincere they are. After all, few strong people of this strength are short of money.

And Zheng Zhongyuan knew very well that they had to redeem the people. If they did so, after the news spread, no one would be willing to work for the Zheng family. This would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the reputation and foundation of the Zheng family. Moreover, he had a hunch that if they could not satisfy their opponents, the other party would most likely chase after the Zheng family, destroy their foundation, and destroy everything they had now.

The butler thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure. Can I go to the warehouse to check?"

The butler, who had been in the Zheng family for who knows how many years, knew that the head of the family asked this and must want to compromise.

"You go ahead," Zheng Zhongyuan waved his hand.

After the butler left the room, Zheng Zhongyuan sat on a large chair, frowning and revealing a hint of worry in his expression.

On the table in front of him were several bills for large expenditures in the mansion, which added up to only tens of millions of divine coins. If his calculations were correct, there were only about 30 million divine coins left in the treasury.

This amount is out of reach for most ordinary people, but in Zheng Zhongyuan's eyes, it is not a small amount of money.

Of course, in the eyes of those in high positions of power, tens of millions of divine coins may not even be considered pocket money.

This is what he is worried about now. He believes that the powerful person who is at least at the peak of the Lord God level will probably be dismissive of such a small number and think that the Zheng family is not sincere.

Just as Zheng Zhongyuan was lost in thought, the butler walked in, looked up at Zheng Zhongyuan, then lowered his head and said carefully, "Master, there are only 10 million divine coins left in the mansion. The day before yesterday, 20 million divine coins were used as capital for the young master's business, and they have not been returned yet."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhongyuan's brows furrowed even tighter. What the hell, no money? Isn't this a typical case of "when it rains it pours"?

"Does the capital need 20 million divine coins? And why didn't anyone inform me when 20 million divine coins were mobilized?" Zheng Zhongyuan's voice was full of obvious dissatisfaction and confusion. Although Huang Shumei was the eldest lady of the Zheng family and in charge of the financial power of the treasury, he was still the head of the Zheng family. No one told him about such a big thing, which more or less made him ignore his existence.

The butler hesitated for a moment, as if struggling with how to say the next words. Seeing the butler's expression, Zheng Zhongyuan couldn't help but show an impatient expression. Finally, the butler took a deep breath and said the truth of the matter with difficulty: "This is the decision of the first lady. She specifically told me that you can't know about this. She said that she would find a way to fill this gap in a while."

Hearing this, Zheng Zhongyuan's brows twisted into a knot. He couldn't understand Huang Shumei's intention and why she wanted to hide such a big thing.

In the family's huge system, the transfer of any huge amount of funds may affect the entire system. Huang Shumei's move is undoubtedly playing with fire.

"Take some valuable treasures from the warehouse, and take all the divine coins, and let's ride fast to Taoyuan Village," Zheng Zhongyuan said as he stood up.

Wait, wait, Patriarch, should we call Elder Zhou? This will be safer." The butler suggested.

Elder Zhou’s real name is Zhou Changhe. He is one of the elders of Danzong. His strength is neither high nor low. He was able to gain a foothold in Danzong thanks to his brother Zhou Changshan.

Zhou Changshan was one of the chief elders who followed and protected Jiang Luokui every day. His position was very important, and the other elders would give him some face. Therefore, the lucrative job of recruiting people for the Dan Selection Conference was also given to his younger brother Zhou Changhe. However, there were others who were responsible for recruiting people and assessing them.

After Elder Zhou Changhe came to the Zheng family, the Zheng family naturally treated him as the most distinguished guest, with delicious food and drinks, and beautiful women serving him. Those days were much better than when Zhou Changhe was in Danzong. He knew his importance very well, so he enjoyed everything calmly.

After careful consideration, Zheng Zhongyuan nodded and said, "Okay, then please ask Elder Zhou to come here and I will discuss it with him."

After all, he is the elder of Danzong and a big shot that the Zheng family cannot afford to offend, so naturally they have to discuss it with him.

After hearing this, the butler immediately arranged for someone to notify Elder Zhou Changhe. After a while, Zhou Changhe came to the meeting room. He looked impatient, and his eyes showed his annoyance without hiding it.

"Master Zheng, you are not sleeping so late at night and asked me to come over. Do you want to admire the moon?" Zhou Changhe said sarcastically.

"Elder Zhou, please sit here." Zheng Zhongyuan was not angry. He pointed to the seat next to him enthusiastically, as if he didn't hear it.

Zhou Changhe snorted and sat down. He looked around and found that almost all the leaders of the Zheng family had arrived.

"Okay, everyone is here, let's get started," Zheng Zhongyuan announced.

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became tense, and everyone listened attentively to Zheng Zhongyuan's speech.

Zheng Zhongyuan briefly and clearly described the incident to everyone in the meeting room, but 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 looked disgusted, as if he had heard some huge joke.

Zhou Changhe sneered and said to Zheng Zhongyuan, "Master Zheng, you too, how come the Zheng family is so big, but there is no rules at all? Your wife is fine, but you dare to mobilize troops without authorization. If you don't stop me, I don't have time to clean up your mess."

Everyone could hear that Zhou Changhe's words were full of dissatisfaction and disdain.

"Goodbye," Zhou Changhe stood up and was about to go out.

He was not afraid of this matter, but felt that such a small matter was not worth his effort. As an elder of the Zhou family, he had a noble status and a lot of face. For him, such a small matter was not worth mentioning.

However, Zheng Zhongyuan was unwilling to give up. He hurriedly said, "Elder Zhou, Elder Zhou, you have a high status and great reputation. I just want you to help mediate and calm the situation."

Zheng Zhongyuan's words were full of sincerity and anxiety. If Zhou Changhe was willing to go with him, given his status as an elder of the Dan Sect, the other party would at least give him some face, right?
However, Zheng Zhongyuan knew that just saying this was not enough to impress Zhou Changhe, so he lowered his voice and whispered to Zhou Changhe, "Also, Elder Zhou, our Zheng family found a mutant Ten Thousand Years Huayou Grass that you left behind in the medicinal field some time ago. I'll have someone send it to you when this matter is settled."

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.