Li Qiufeng followed a male servant to the main room, only to see five or six plates of delicate side dishes on the table in the middle of the room. Zhang Shi sat at the table, holding a teacup. Seeing Li Qiufeng walk in, Zhang Shi hurriedly stood up and said, "Brother Zhu, I invited you over so early, I won't blame Zhang?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "It's so bothering, I'm really ashamed, how dare I say the word blame." ”

Zhang Shi invited Li Qiufeng to sit down, personally handed a bowl of white porridge to Li Qiufeng, and said, "Brother Zhu doesn't have to be restrained, let's talk while eating." ”

Li Qiufeng didn't shirk it, thanked him, and immediately ate it. These dishes are cooked by the chef of Zhang Shifu, and they are full of color, flavor and flavor. Li Qiufeng munched and praised repeatedly. Zhang Shi said with a smile: "I invite this chef to pay twenty-five taels of silver a month." Ordinary cooks are afraid that they won't be able to make so much money in a year. But I didn't invite him in vain, what the officials and gentlemen of Ningbo City Bosi Yamen and Ningbo Prefect Yamen wanted to eat the most was the food cooked by this chef. Some things are not easy to do, but as long as they are in my banquet, there is nothing that cannot be done in the end. Haha, haha. ”

When the two had finished eating, the servant cleaned up the table and withdrew. Four maidservants walked in and served them to rinse their mouths, wash their hands, and clean their faces. Among them are the three women that Li Qiufeng saw last night. Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he was afraid that the three of them were more worried about the sneak attack surnamed Dong last night. Thinking of this, he was calm, and his behavior and speech became much more natural.

After everyone withdrew, Zhang Shi asked Li Qiufeng to sit down, and then he said: "Brother Zhu first arrived in Ningbo, I'm afraid I don't know the current situation. In the past twenty or thirty years, the coastal areas of Fujian have become more and more violent, and the imperial court has to set up a government in the southeast coast to deal with the harassment of the Japanese in various coastal areas. It's just that the officials of the imperial court are corrupt, and the garrison and the guards stationed in various parts of the tun have become the personal slaves of those military attachés. These soldiers worked hard to cultivate, but the grain they harvested was sold privately by the officials, and they were angry in their hearts, who was willing to work for the imperial court? In recent years, most of the soldiers have fled, and only two or three out of ten out of ten are left. And those left behind are some old and weak soldiers, not to mention fighting against the Japanese bandits, and even the bandits can't beat the horses. At present, coastal defense is already corrupt, and the Japanese invaders are coming and going, and the officers and men are terrified and dare not confront the enemy at all. ”

When Zhang Shi said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng and said: "The root of the rebellion is in those officials. If it weren't for the fact that they were secretly colluding with the Japanese Bandits, where would there be such a crisis in front of us? Since they can make a fortune, why don't we make this money into our own hands? Brother Zhu doesn't have to worry about the government going to trouble us, let's just make some money.

"It's just that last year, the Wa State sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, and the two groups of people fought in our Ningbo City Bosi Yamen, killing and injuring dozens of people. This matter was so big that the Yamen of the City Bo Division and the Yamen of the Ningbo Prefect could not suppress it and spread to the capital. The court was furious and arrested more than a dozen officials to go to the capital to punish the crime. But before the officers could be escorted away, several of them committed suicide. On the way, five or six more people committed suicide and died of illness. When they arrived in the capital, the remaining three officials died in the prison of the Criminal Department before they could finish the court. The case was not tried, all the suspects were killed, and the case could not be tried anymore, so it could only be hastily closed. Brother Zhu, how can things be so coincidental?"

Li Qiufeng naturally knew about these dirty things in officialdom, but in front of Zhang Shi, he didn't dare to have the slightest support. He deliberately pretended to be stunned, and said in a trembling voice: "This, how is this possible?"

Zhang Shi said with a smile: "Brother Zhu lives in Shuzhong, and he rarely deals with the government, so it is not surprising that he doesn't know the dirty methods of these dirty officials. When I tell you these things, I want my brother to keep in mind that when dealing with officials, you don't have to care what they say, you just need to give them money, and everything can be settled! You must not believe the high-sounding words that come out of their mouths, otherwise you will have to suffer a great loss!"

Li Qiufeng arched his hand and said: "I have received more guidance from Zhang Yuan, and I have been taught below." ”

Zhang Shi waved his hand and said, "Hugh mentioned any advice, I just reminded Brother Zhu." This time, we went to sea to send a batch of goods to Fusang for the six shopkeepers. There will be no hassle to go to sea from Ningbo Terminal. It's just that after going to sea and leaving the waters controlled by the Daming Marine, you have to be careful of pirate harassment. The shopkeepers told me that the Fuso people would send someone to meet us in the open sea. It's just that this is the first time we've gone to Fusang Country, and I don't know if the other party will give us a black food, so we have to make more preparations. ”

Li Qiufeng said: "I don't know what kind of goods these shopkeepers are bringing......

Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Zhang Shi's brows furrowed, and a look of surprise flashed on his face. Although this expression was fleeting, Li Qiufeng's heart was cold, and he secretly thought badly, thinking that his words had violated Zhang Shi's taboo, which made him suspicious, and he was afraid that things would be worse. However, he saw the opportunity very quickly, and his thoughts changed sharply, and he continued: "If there is no conflict with the goods of these shopkeepers, can you bring some Shu brocade to Fusang Country ...... below?"

When Li Qiufeng said this, he smiled, and then said: "Reluctantly invited, let Zhang Yuan smile." ”

Fang Li Qiufeng inquired about the goods transported by the shipper, which made Zhang Shixin surprised. He has always been careful in doing things, although he took a fancy to Li Qiufeng's martial arts and wanted to get along with him, but he was not completely at ease, and from time to time he tried to test with words, and secretly watched Li Qiufeng's expression. It was Li Qiufeng who suddenly asked a few shopkeepers what goods they wanted to send to Fusang Kingdom, and Zhang Shi was suspicious. But Li Qiufeng then mentioned that he wanted to bring Shu brocade to Fusang Kingdom, Zhang Shi immediately put his mind at ease, secretly thinking that although this kid was strong in martial arts, his knowledge was too shallow, and he only thought about those Shu brocades in his family. In this way, as long as you lure him with profit, you will definitely be able to make this kid die for himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shi snorted a haha, and said: "Where is it, Brother Zhu asked such a sentence, but it is also human nature. It's just that I might as well be honest. Zhang has been doing business in Ningbo for so many years, and he has never asked what kind of goods are mainly transported. As for what they want to ship, where they come from, and who they want to sell to, the less we know, the better. As for Brother Zhu, if he wants to bring some Shu brocade by the way, he thinks it's better not to bring it this time. Because the shopkeeper Hu is narrow-minded, he is an extremely difficult character to provoke. Let's just make enough money this time, and we don't have to get into any other trouble. In the future, if the brother wants to sell Shu Jin to Fusang Kingdom, Zhang will definitely find you a good boat, let's go to Fusang by ourselves, and we don't have to go with others, so as not to cause trouble. ”

Zhang Shi paid attention to Li Qiufeng's expression as he spoke. I saw Li Qiufeng smile to himself and said, "Zhang Yuanwai is right. It's in Xia Menglang. ”

The two talked about it, and before they knew it, more than an hour had passed. Zhang Shi stood up and said to Li Qiufeng: "I heard Brother Zhu say last night that there is still luggage in the inn, so you might as well ask someone from my house to fetch the luggage." You walk with me on the docks and meet the captain and the shopkeepers. We have to be adrift at sea for many days, and we have to deal with these people every day, meet each other beforehand, and talk together, so as not to get dirty when we get into trouble. ”

Li Qiufeng has no objections. Zhang Shi called a servant and told him to go to the inn to fetch luggage for Li Qiufeng. The servant said yes and was about to turn away. Li Qiufeng stopped him and told him that he had paid for the store for three days, and when he went to pick up his luggage, he should not forget to get the store money back for the remaining two days. Zhang Shi listened to this, and secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that the money in the store for two days was only a few dollars of silver, if he changed himself, he would definitely leave these few dollars of silver as a reward to the shopkeeper, how could he be embarrassed to ask the other party for it? This kid is greedy for money, and he is very picky, although he is strong in martial arts, he is very easy to deal with.

It's just that Zhang Shi didn't know that Li Qiufeng's words were all deliberately said to Zhang Shi. He made up his mind to make Zhang Shi think that he was a mercenary villain, so that he would not doubt himself. Otherwise, if this person finds out that he has another purpose for going to Fuso, he will definitely not be allowed to get on the ship. For now, all you need to do is coax this person into obedience, and after you arrive in Fusang Kingdom, you can pat your ass and leave, and you don't have to entangle with this person anymore.