Yang Zhenglei has been feeling very lucky recently, and he was transferred to the former office of An Dongwei as the deputy Qianhu, he knew that this was Xu Tangyi's relationship with Hu Jin, and behind Xu Tangyi was He Zhiyuan of Hejiazhen, this is not someone he can offend. Hu Jin can't afford to offend. So he could only honestly retire the land and become a deputy Qianhu before he came.

There was no special city of its own before, and it was in the Acropolis of Anton, and the commander's eyelids were lowered, and he had to be careful in everything, which was much less than the oil and water in the stone mortar. All of them now hate Xu Tangyi, He Zhiyuan and the commander Hu Jin very much, and feel that they cut off his financial route.

However, what made him even more angry was that the three cronies of Shijiu Qianhu actually asked Xu Detian to find a reason to punish him less than half a month after he left office, but fortunately he spent money to make connections, kept his relative Liu Jichang, and saved him from being assigned to the army and came to his side to do things. However, the position of Baihu is gone, and he can only be a long-term follower by his side.

A few days later, Chu Ying and Niu Erdan took a boat to the deserted seashore south of Andongwei. Seven or eight years ago, Chu Ying met a butler in Antonwei, who had colluded with the Japanese and did a smuggling and robbery for his master. Chu Ying worked under this housekeeper back then, and at the same time, he also knew many hundreds of households, book offices, smuggling merchants and other people in Anton Wei.

Later, this fellow was arrested because the matter was exposed, and he fled to Ma Qishan to become a bandit. This history was not clear even to Ji Chao, the big boss of Ma Qishan at that time.

Chu Ying secretly came to Andongwei and found a very familiar friend Gao Liangjiang, Gao Liangjiang is now a hundred households in the former office, and he also participated in smuggling activities with Chu Ying back then. It's just that I was lucky not to be discovered, and now I have mixed up with a hundred households in the army.

When Gao Liangjiang saw Chu Ying in a small restaurant, he asked in surprise, "Why are you?" Didn't you run away? Why are you still in Anton Guard? ”

Chu Ying smiled slightly and said, "It's a long story, and I can't finish it in a sentence for so many years." I heard that Brother Gao is mixing well now, and they are all hundreds. ”

"What's not bad, where can a small hundred households go well, and life is not salty or light. Just deal with the bastards like this. Gao Liangjiang was very dissatisfied with his current life and complained with a grumbling heart. Then he asked Chu Ying: "Where is Brother Chu now?" ”

Chu Ying smiled mysteriously, and then said in a low voice: "Brother, I am begging for a living at sea now. ”

"At sea?" Gao Liangjiang asked in a low voice, the current Ming Dynasty still implements a policy of banning the sea, and maritime trade is strictly prohibited. He vaguely knew what Chu Ying was looking for him.

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"Yes, I'm working with the Japanese now. Now there is a big deal, I wonder if Brother Gao has the guts to do it with me? Chu Ying looked into Gao Liangjiang's eyes and said.

Gao Liangjiang's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he hurriedly asked, "What kind of big deal?" ”

Chu Ying saw the changes in Gao Liangjiang's follow-up, and thought to herself, It seems that there is a way for things. He immediately replied in a low voice: "A Japanese merchant wants a shipment of goods, and is collecting supplies, raw silk, cotton cloth, and soap." The amount required is very large, at least two boats. ”

"Oh, that's a big deal. Brother, I want to do it, but I don't have the capital. Gao Liangjiang said greedily.

"You can find someone, if you find an official in the Anton Guard, then things will be much easier." Chu Ying said to Gao Liangjiang.

"After that incident a few years ago, no one dared to do this in the past few years, and now it is very risky to find someone." Gao Liangjiang worried.

"Just do a few votes, and if we get rich, we won't do it." Chu Ying said to Gao Liangjiang, and then reminded him: "Think about it, if there is anyone who is dissatisfied with the court or the commander, this kind of person is the easiest to persuade." ”

"Well, that's what you say. I think of a person who used to be a hundred households in Shijiu, but later for instigating soldiers to make trouble, he was beaten with 80 military sticks, and he was almost confiscated after taking his military position. Now he is dissatisfied with the imperial court and the commanders, and two days ago he asked me for a drink and asked me if I had any directions to make a fortune. His brother-in-law was originally a thousand households in Shijiu, but now he has been reduced by half a level to become a deputy thousand households in the former office, and there is a lot less oil and water. ”

"Okay, such a person is the most suitable, and it would be great if that Qianhu participated." Chu Ying said happily: "Quickly find time to introduce that Baihu to each other." ”

"Okay, it's easy to say, he is now the long-term follower of our Yang Deputy Qianhu. I have time at any time, and I'll ask him out tomorrow to meet. Gao Liangjiang said.

The next day, in the same restaurant, Chu Ying, Liu Jichang, and Gao Liangjiang sat in a small private room in the restaurant and started their first contact.

Liu Jichang first asked Chu Ying: "I heard that Boss Chu is now working for the Japanese, and he has a big deal in his hands?" ”

"Liu Baihu, I'm not a boss, I'm just doing things for the Japanese, the real boss is Mr. Takeda, and he is still waiting for my news on an island outside the mouth of the Yangtze River. Mr. Takeda used to do business with a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan, but something happened to this wealthy businessman, so the line was broken, so I went back to Antonwei to find a partner to work with. If Liu Baihu can get raw silk, cloth, soap and other goods, he can cooperate with us. Mr. Takeda has been in business for many years, and there are four or five hundred people under him, so you don't have to worry about the silver. ”

Chu Ying finished introducing the situation in one breath and waited for Liu Jichang's answer. When Liu Jichang heard about the accident of the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, he remembered that Xu Tangyi brought back the seven big ships and his army went to Jiangnan to carry out a mission. So he didn't respond to the business, but asked: "Is the rich businessman you are talking about who has recently changed the Lu family in Yangzhou?" ”

"It's the Lu family, and Liu Baihu also knows about this?" Chu Ying asked in confusion.

"Coincidentally, when I was in Shijiu before, I saw Xu Tangyi from the Thousand Households of Ma Qi Mountain bring back seven large sea ships from the south, and later I heard that they were seized from a secret stronghold of the Lu family in Jiangnan."

"You also know Xu Tangyi? He's a thousand households now? Chu Ying was also interested when she heard this familiar name.

"You have lived at sea for many years, and you may not know what is happening here, last autumn, the imperial court ordered the establishment of a thousand households in Ma Qishan, and Xu Tangyi served as a thousand households. Some time ago, his son Xu Detian also became the Qianhu of Shijiu Qianhu and took the position of my eldest brother, and now my eldest brother and I hate their Xu family to death. ”

Chu Ying was even happier when she heard this. It seems that they have a common enemy, that is, Xu Tangyi's father and son, and of course, the He family behind the Xu family. It was he who said: "I see, I also have a deep holiday with the Xu family, it seems that we have a good foundation for cooperation." ”

So the three of them talked more and more closely, but they didn't have the capital, and Liu Jichang immediately thought of his eldest brother Yang Zhenglei. Yang Zhenglei has accumulated a lot of money in recent years, and he has the capital to do this kind of big business, and in the end, the three of them discussed it and decided to pull Yang Zhenglei in.

In the evening, Liu Jichang came to Yang Zhenglei's house and said to Yang Zhenglei: "Brother, today I found an opportunity to make a fortune, I don't know if the eldest brother has the courage to do it?" ”

"What chance of getting rich?" Yang Zhenglei asked casually, the current Liu Jichang has a long-term position here, and he has nothing to do all day long, wandering around. Yang Zhenglei's sister has looked for him many times, hoping to take care of him and let him do some serious business, but now that he is in the limelight, it is not good to get him into the army again immediately, so he has to go first. Now that he has come to him and said that he has a chance to make a fortune, he doesn't believe it.

"Big brother, I met a boss Chu today, he is working for the Japanese, he said that the Japanese behind him need to find a batch of goods here, raw silk, cloth, soap and other daily necessities. I wonder why we might as well take this opportunity to get a few votes, it's a lucrative deal. Liu Jichang looked at the golden light in his eyes and said greedily.

"This is smuggling, this kind of business can't be done!" Yang Zhenglei said very simply.

When Liu Jichang heard Yang Zhenglei say this, he hurriedly persuaded: "Big brother, I am a person who is assigned to the army, what are I afraid of." Besides, we don't do this business all year round, we just do one or two votes and then stop. How can it be so easy to spot! ”

Yang Zhenglei still shook his head and said, "Don't you know about the first two years? They were all beheaded. ”

Liu Jichang thought for a while and said, "Big brother, otherwise." You don't have to come forward, only the silver, I will come forward, and the profit will be three or seven open, how about you seven and I three? ”

When Yang Zhenglei heard Liu Jichang say this, he felt that the risk was much smaller, and if something really happened, he would not find him. Even if they found him, they said that they had lent him money to do business. Thinking of this, he said, "Since you want to do so, I can give you money." But everything that comes forward is yours, and I don't meet with any of them. ”

"Okay, you can do it behind the scenes, but when the time comes, you have to let it go." Liu Jichang said. At the same time, he thinks in his heart, as long as you give out the money, he will slowly lead you in the future, and he is not afraid that you will not be tricked.

"That's easy to say." Yang Zhenglei readily agreed, and then asked, "Where are you going to buy from, and have you negotiated the price with the other party?" ”

"I have long thought about the place to buy, from here to the west of Hejia Town, is now a distribution center for all kinds of goods, especially cloth, soap, the most complete in the town, the price is cheap, you can buy from there. But there's no rush in this matter, and I'll talk to them about the price after the Japanese come in a few days. Liu Jichang said confidently.

"You mean to buy goods from Hejia Town, such a large amount of goods, you have to be careful not to let the He family target you." Yang Zhenglei admonished, and then added: "Now that the He family is powerful, be careful." ”