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Those smugglers who were reluctant to join the "United Ship Company" naturally did not attend the inauguration ceremony of the "United Ship Company." Pen %Fun %Cabinet www.biquge.info but what happened at the inauguration ceremony of "United Ship" still reached their ears.

After discovering that Lin Yunpu, Bai Mingyu, and Dai Fengfu were "traitors" who planned to use the power of the imperial court to deal with them, the reactions of these smugglers varied, some began to panic, some were fearless, some were secretly on guard, and some were ready to fight back......

On this day, several of the most powerful smugglers met secretly in a humble teahouse in Yangzhou to discuss how to deal with it.

They are Feng Wenzhang, the big proprietor of the "Kyushu Commercial Bank", Jiang Xiaoquan, president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, Kong Huayan, president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Jingyu, the boss of the "Datong Shipping Company", and Xie Bingde, the eldest son of the Xie family of Suzhou merchants.

These smugglers are all powerful and rich people who rival the country, and the scale of their business is not inferior to that of Lin Yunpu, Dai Fengfu, Bai Mingyu, and others; for various reasons, they have not joined the "United Ship Company" and are also full of hostility to the existence of the "United Ship Company." During this period of time, the various conflicts between the smuggling merchant group and the "United Ship Company" were mainly based on these few people.

Among them, the Suzhou Xie family is the most prestigious merchant family in Nanzhili, which has been passed down for five generations, has been steadily operating and thriving, and the influence of power can be described as intertwined.

In the tea room, after seeing everyone arrive, Xie Bingde, the eldest son of the Xie family, spoke first.

Xie Bingde is now in his prime, with good facial features, a steady personality, and when he speaks, he is also unhurried and clear, with a convincing temperament, and said slowly: "Since everyone is here, then we can talk about business......

However, Xie Bingde had just opened his mouth and was interrupted by Feng Wenzhang, the big proprietor of the domineering "Kyushu Commercial Bank": "Coming? Not necessarily, right? The money of the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip' did not come! Hum! It seems that Qian Xianru is as fearless as he is and looks down on us! ”

Feng Wenzhang is a newly rising smuggling tycoon, now about 50 years old, with a rough appearance, originally born as a ruffian, it is said that he has colluded with pirates, his means of making a fortune are extremely disgraceful, and he does not respect Xie Bingde as much as others.

Kong Huayan, the president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce, flashed a trace of envy on his face, and said: "That's different, what kind of background is the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel'?" The shareholders behind it are all the kings of our dynasty! They are the King of Lu, the King of Su, the King of Liao, the King of Zhou, the King of Dai, the King of Ji, the King of Ding, and the King of Yong! With such a background, there are naturally no taboos, no one dares to touch it, today's crisis is a matter of life and death for us, and it is insignificant for others, and Qian Xianru will naturally not be interested in today's party. ”

Huizhou is one of the birthplaces of Huizhou merchants, half of the men in the territory are frequent, although most of them are just small fights, not a climate, but the collection is still a force to be reckoned with! Kong Huayan's wealth and business scale are the weakest among everyone, but as the president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce, his influence is the first among all. At the same time, the power of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce is sluggish, and it has always been a strong backer, and now when it comes to the "Eight Kings Boat Line", it is naturally full of envy.

Zhang Jingyu, the boss of "Datong Ship", is now at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and his personality is the most calm, and he said slowly in a hoarse voice: "The old man has long expected that Qian Xianru will not participate, and he didn't have any expectations, so let's stop talking about him and continue to discuss business." ”

Jiang Xiaoquan, president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, glanced at Feng Wenzhang with a slightly disdainful expression, and then said to Xie Bingde with a respectful expression: "Gongzi Xie, go on." ”

Jiang Xiaoquan was sponsored by the Xie family when he was down, so his attitude towards Xie Bingde was also the most respectful.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Xie Bingde nodded slightly, although he was interrupted, he did not show any unhappiness, but continued unhurriedly: "You must have heard that Lin Yunpu, Bai Mingyu, and Dai Fengfu complained to Huang Yourong in public at the establishment ceremony of the 'United Boat Company'......

This Huang Yourong is not an easy character to deal with, but a famous smiling tiger in the temple, once a cabinet elder, after he came to Nanzhili, but in less than a month, he wiped out Su Changzhen and his friends, and the means were extremely decisive and sharp, and now he has set his sights on us, our situation is also dangerous, if there is no prevention, or if they sweep the snow in front of the door, then they can only be caught and broken one by one......"

Speaking of this, Xie Bingde raised his eyes and glanced at it, and said: "So, I will convene you to gather here to have a secret talk, one is to discuss countermeasures together, and the other is to form an offensive and defensive alliance, as long as we work together, we may be able to get through this crisis in front of us!" ”

After Xie Bingde, president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, finished speaking, Jiang Xiaoquan immediately expressed his support and said: "What Xie Gongzi said is reasonable, if we can join forces, the businessmen of Huizhou and Zhejiang will inevitably gather to respond, and at that time, even if the imperial court wants to deal with us, we need to weigh one or two!" ”

On the side, Kong Huayan, president of the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce, also nodded again and again, expressing deep agreement, and said: "That's right, if we join forces two months earlier, I'm afraid that the matter of 'United Ship' will have been messed up by us!" It's still not too late, once our financial resources are united, it is enough to buy most of Jiangnan, and our respective backers are not decorations, as long as we can work together and advance and retreat together, no matter how big the difficulties are, we can get through them safely! ”

Compared with the excited expressions of Jiang Xiaoquan and Kong Huayan, Zhang Jingyu, the boss of "Datong Shipping", still had a calm expression, and just said slowly: "It is good to form an alliance and join forces, but at this time, we still have to deal with the current crisis!" Lin Yunpu, Bai Mingyu, and Dai Fengfu are our former colleagues after all, and they have always known our affairs, and now they have handed over all the evidence of our smuggling and tax evasion over the years to Huang Yourong, I am afraid that Huang Yourong will soon attack us! So let's think about how to get through this difficult time. ”

Xie Bingde nodded in agreement, and then asked Zhang Jingyu: "I heard that the backstage of Zhang's predecessors is the Nanjing Sixth Division, although the power of the Nanjing Sixth Department is not as prominent as the Beijing Sixth Division, but it is still not to be underestimated, and it is even more important in the territory of Nanzhili, can't the Nanjing Sixth Department help us?" ”

Zhang Jingyu turned his head and glanced at Xie Bingde, his expression was faintly helpless, and said: "The people in the officialdom are all ruthless and forgetful, and they see the wind and steer the rudder, and now the imperial court has made it clear that it wants to support the 'United Shipping Company' to monopolize shipping and exterminate us, so when Huang Yourong is in the limelight again, how dare Nanjing Sixth Department take the risk to do things for us?" At most, they will secretly inform us of the news, but they will never directly oppose Huang Yourong. ”

After Kong Huayan pondered for a while, he suggested: "If the door of Nanjing Liubu can't get through, then let's take the road of the capital, and it's a big deal that we can make up a million taels of silver and smash it directly to the capital!" With such a large sum of silver, it can also be smashed out of a way! As long as the capital side takes back its order and no longer supports the 'United Ship Line', then Huang Yourong will have no reason to deal with us!" ”

Xie Bingde shook his head and said: "If it was in the past, this would be a solution, but now that time is pressing, I'm afraid it's too late!" What's more, now it's not just Huang Yourong who wants to deal with us, there is also a Zhao Junchen behind Huang Yourong, although this person is young, he is more difficult to deal with than Huang Yourong! As long as he is still the head of the household, the court will not change its mind at will. ”

Hearing the conversation between several people, Feng Wenzhang, the big proprietor of the "Kyushu Commercial Bank", was a little impatient and said: "This is not good, that is not good!" Could it be that we have to wait and die? ”

After speaking, Feng Wenzhang suddenly turned his head to look at Kong Huayan and asked, "President Kong, I heard that you have been secretly selling your property for the past few days and preparing to flee to Nanyang?" ”

Hearing Feng Wenzhang's inquiry, Kong Huayan's face was a little embarrassed, and he said hesitantly: "How can there be such a thing, it must be misinformation, misinformation!" ”

Then, Feng Wenzhang turned his head to Zhang Jingyu on the other side and asked, "Boss Zhang, I heard that you secretly sent several of your grandsons to your hometown in the countryside yesterday?" ”

Zhang Jingyu's old eyes narrowed, stared at Feng Wenzhang and asked, "The shopkeeper Feng is well-informed, but I don't know what you mean by suddenly saying this?" ”

Feng Wenzhang sneered: "We people gathered here, obviously in order to resist the threat of the 'United Boat Company' and the suppression of the imperial court, but you have said it well, but before you can fight, you have already admitted defeat and prepared for the back road in private, if this is the case, we don't have to struggle to resist, those who should run away and those who should admit defeat admit defeat, why waste time gathering here?" If we don't have the consciousness of breaking the kettle and fighting desperately, how can we, the merchants, resist the imperial court? ”

Zhang Jingyu said slowly: "It's just just in case and leave a way back for yourself, the imperial court is powerful and the situation is critical, is it possible that the treasurer Feng Da plans to go forward and fight the imperial court to the end, leaving no way back at all?" ”

Feng Wenzhang's face became cold, and he said slowly: "I've always been straightforward, so I won't go around in circles with you!" Now Huang Yourong plans to deal with us, although it is a crisis, but are you willing to give up your life's foundation and flee like a lost dog? Now, instead of being caught and running away to admit defeat, it is better to give it a go before the situation is decided, and maybe there is still a glimmer of life! ”

Xie Bingde, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly interjected and asked, "I don't know...... What does Feng Da's shopkeeper's 'give it a go' mean? ”

Feng Wenzhang's eyes were cold, and after looking around at everyone, he said in a low voice: "Don't do it!" After all, Qin Cha Huang Yourong is old, and he has been exhausted and hard working during this time, so he must be mentally and physically exhausted, in this case, even if he suddenly dies of illness one day, it is not a strange thing...... Do you think that's the truth? ”

Hearing Feng Wenzhang's words, everyone present trembled, and looked at Feng Wenzhang in front of them with shock!

Could it be that Feng Wenzhang actually wanted to kill Huang Yourong? Huang Yourong is a chap!

Feng Wenzhang's next words also confirmed their guess.

I only heard Feng Wenzhang say compassionately: "There is a poison in my hand, colorless and tasteless, I will die violently the night after taking it, it looks like I died of overwork, as long as we do it secretly, we will never let anyone catch it!" ”

After a pause, Feng Wenzhang said again: "I can do this alone, as long as I buy Huang Yourong's cook, but after Huang Yourong died violently, if you want to deal with all kinds of aftermath, you must work together!" If Huang Yourong dies, it will be good for all of us! Even if the imperial court sends a new Qincha, the new Qincha may not be the same as Huang Yourong will be our enemy, we also have time to go to the capital to go to the door, even if it is impossible to do anything, before the imperial court reacts, we don't need to be too hasty when we sell our property and escape, we can reduce many unnecessary losses! All in all, this is good for us, we just need to take some risks...... Guys, do you want to do this together? ”

Saying that, Feng Wenzhang's eyes looked at Xie Bingde, he also knew that Xie Bingde had the most influence among several people, as long as he was willing to express his support for himself, then the others would definitely follow suit.

However, Xie Bingde did not respond to Feng Wenzhang, but just looked at the others.

In the end, after Zhang Jingyu thought of his family business and his children and grandchildren, his face changed for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "What the shopkeeper Feng said is right, instead of sitting still, it is better to take a risk!" This matter is an old man! ”

With Zhang Jingyu taking the lead, Jiang Xiaoquan and Kong Huayan also made up their minds and expressed their support one after another.

After all, in the face of Huang Yourong's sharpening knives, they didn't have much power to resist, if they were to give up the foundation they had worked hard to run all their lives and flee from Nanzhili, they would be unwilling in their hearts, and finally under Feng Wenzhang's bewitchment, these people made up their minds and decided to take a risk!

In this way, everyone's eyes were focused on Xie Bingde, waiting for Xie Bingde to make a statement.

However, Xie Bingde still did not respond to everyone's waiting, but just looked up at the door of the tea room.

Seeing Xie Bingde's appearance, everyone present felt doubts in their hearts, and they all turned their heads to look in the direction of the door.

Then, under the attention of everyone, the door of the tea room was slowly pushed open, and an old man who seemed to have a warm smile but a gloomy eye slowly entered the tea room.

Behind the old man, there is a team of soldiers with swords in their hands!

After seeing this old man, Xie Bingde immediately stood up, his originally calm and calm face suddenly changed, full of awe and flattery, bowed down and saluted: "Villain Xie Bingde, I have seen Lord Qincha!" Gentham-sama, you're finally here! ”

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