Lord Zhizhou not only arranged a few carefully selected officials in the hall who were usually used to suppress the chaotic people and impact the gathering of people to make trouble, but he also arranged a few strong cronies at the door of his main hall.

Even, in order to prepare for the worst, he ordered that whether it was the official in the hall or the family at the door, all these people secretly hid daggers, short knives, iron rulers and other short weapons.

When he looked at the people from Weihai Trading Company who entered the main hall, there were indeed only two people, and one of them was still a short and unattractive guy who was not a threat at all, Lord Zhizhou finally put his mind at ease.

At this time, even if the two sides did not reach an agreement and the talks collapsed, he could at least save his little life, so that he could make a follow-up reaction.

And the shopkeeper of Qin, that is, the head of the Zhili Intelligence Station of the Ming Intelligence Bureau, and the entourage he carried with him, the two of them behaved very naturally.

The two of them responded calmly under the curious gaze of the people around them, and even the terrible howls and cries that came from both sides of the Zhizhou official room had no effect on them.

Zhizhou took the lead and couldn't hold his breath, and before the tea came up, he said a few words of greeting, and said, "Well, this, Shopkeeper Qin, your family has visited a few times before, but it's really unfortunate, at that time, the official was in poor health, and if there is neglect, please forgive the shopkeeper Qin." ”

Shopkeeper Qin felt the panic in the hearts of the people opposite, bowed slightly and said, "What did Lord Zhizhou say, Lord Zhizhou worked day and night for the livelihood of the local people, and worked hard every day. ”

Zhizhou looked at the calm and unpretentious expression of the shopkeeper Qin, and secretly praised this person's extraordinaryness in his heart.

The ordinary people he used to see, when he met him, the highest official of the state capital, there were always a lot of gaffes happening.

And this person is good, not only does he not have any gaffes, but even the domineering state that he has been waiting for a long time because of the fire last night may exist in the slightest.

Zhizhou secretly thought to himself, this Qin shopkeeper is definitely not simple, in his inner house, he behaves as if he is in their own home.

Although he was surprised in his heart, he had experienced a lot of things as an official for decades, but he would not show it in front of him at all, and he said polite words that were not nutritious while thinking about it.

"As the saying goes, being an official should benefit one party, and these are all things within the official's duty."

When Lord Zhizhou said these polite words, it can really be said that he is very proficient. However, he immediately reacted, this is not the time to say these clichés, the person in front of him can be described as the reincarnation of a bad star, and he must not deal with it with the attitude of dealing with ordinary people.

So, he immediately changed his previous style, threw aside the set of methods of playing Tai Chi, and asked, "I don't know what the shopkeeper of Qin is doing here today?" ”

A slight smile appeared on the ugly face of the shopkeeper Qin, and he responded, "In the next place, there is indeed something important that I want to discuss with Lord Zhizhou, but before that, I will first talk about two other things in the next place."

Last night, 7 business friends suddenly encountered misfortune, as far as I know, the murderer's methods are extremely cruel, and the people in the market are extremely frightened because of this incident, almost everyone is in danger.

I heard that two of my colleagues and several subordinates were suffering at the same time, and I was really worried about Lord Zhizhou, so I came to visit, first, on behalf of the people here, I would like to ask my lord to mourn, and second, I also hope to be able to be relieved for my lord, and not to worry about this matter. ”

Lord Zhizhou listened to what the shopkeeper Qin said, slowly, his hand began to shake slightly, and when he found his gaffe, he quickly shrunk his hand into his sleeve and hid it.

Although the tone of the shopkeeper Qin sounded very flat, it was full of a strong confidence.

On the surface, he meant to visit Lord Zhizhou and feel relieved for Zhizhou, but in fact, secretly, he admitted openly and honestly that what happened last night was done under his instructions.

Lord Zhizhou didn't know how to continue the conversation for a while, so he could only slowly calm down his flustered mood while nodding slightly awkwardly.

The shopkeeper of Qin didn't care about Lord Zhizhou's embarrassment at the moment, he had expected this, and continued to say light but shameless words in that flat tone.

"Seven business colleagues have suffered such a catastrophe, and they feel very heartbroken in the next, but the deceased is gone, and although they are sad, they can only learn from the pain.

After thinking about it this morning, I believe that those who are still alive should naturally rise up and carry forward the legacy of the deceased proprietors and carry forward the local business, and only in this way can the Lord of Sumichishu have high expectations for us.

Here I assure Lord Zhizhou that no matter how much business the seven local gentry can do, our Weihai trading company will never produce less than them, or even more. ”

"This, this, this xx is okay? If you are so shameless, how did the other party say it so easily? Lord Zhizhou was stunned when he heard this, and his heart was like a handful of green weeds growing in his heart, which made him involuntarily want to grasp it.

"xx is a xx." He scolded secretly in his heart, and then, from the other party's last few words, he understood the underlying meaning, and the other party was completely vaguely saying that the other party would give him more benefits, far more than the benefits given by the previous 7.

This ugly guy is indeed thick-skinned enough to say such a thing in front of so many people in the hall.

The other party not only made a fuss about the gift-giving, but also made him seem to be quite responsible.

Lord Zhizhou naturally didn't dare to show what he was thinking, although he was not afraid of this ugly man standing on his own turf, but he was afraid of the powerful force behind him.

The fact that the other party was able to defeat the Houjin Tartars in the past few years shows that its military strength is far greater than that of the tens of millions of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. This kind of powerful force, as long as it does not threaten his own interests, it is better not to offend this person and the forces behind him.