Listening to Xiao Ming tell about the strength of the assassin, everyone felt a cool breeze on the back of their necks......

With such a mysterious and unskilled assassin, it is a fatal thing to target anyone!

Several people's faces were not good-looking, Wang Xue'an was the most cowardly, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "This ...... Not really, right? Maybe it was just that the assassin was embarrassed to flee and pretended to be posturing. ”

Zhu Qu glared at him and asked rhetorically, "But what if it's true?" ”

Wang Xue'an's face turned pale, and he didn't dare to speak, wondering in his heart whether to leave Haiyu City temporarily, or even leave Suzhou, and avoid the killing god from afar......

The eldest grandson groaned, "You say...... Could it be that Fang Jun deliberately let the assassin go, just to let the assassin get into trouble with us? ”

Xiao Ming sighed and said: "I also thought about it afterwards, I'm afraid that Fang Jun did have this intention, he was to explain that assassin with talent, move him with sincerity, and transfer his hatred to us." ”

Several people gasped, under such circumstances, they could still think of such a counter-devouring scheme, how insidious must this Fang Jun be?

"This son is too hateful!" The eldest grandson said angrily.

He always thought that Fang Jun was just a brave and unscrupulous horseman, and he only relied on the emperor's decree and the bravery of his soldiers when he came to Jiangnan, and he was arrogant and domineering as he wanted.

But this son first showed weakness in Niu Zhuji, and lured the major families to send dead soldiers to help the rebels in Shanyue, but staged a good show of Jedi counterattack, not only killing the chaotic people in Shanyue to a great defeat, but also slaughtering the dead soldiers of the major warrior clans, cunning and ruthless!

Now it is too insidious to come up with such a vicious and vicious plan to turn the danger on to the brink of despair when it is on the verge of desperation!

Xiao Ming rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "No matter what, it is imperative to sell this batch of wood as soon as possible tonight." ”

Wealth is moving, how can you do if you don't hold the money in front of you tightly in your hands?

Even if their lives are at stake......

But then again, who can be sure that the Assassin will come to the door? Even if you really keep your promise and find the rumor-monger to retaliate, this is something that almost all the families in Suzhou City have been involved in, and they won't be so unlucky to be the first to find themselves, right?

If someone is really killed, it is not impossible for him to flee far away from the land......

People are always like this, whether they are facing interests or dangers, there will always be a fluke mentality, why not me who gets the benefits? How could it be so coincidental that the one in danger was me?

*****

At night, the sky is gloomy and moonless, and the air is wrapped in wet moisture, and you are sweating when you move.

Located on the south bank of the river, there is a river bay where all kinds of ships that can be drawn out are gathered, and there are many sail masts, densely docked on the shore.

The whole bay was brightly lit, and countless stout timbers were lifted from the water by the boatmen and loaded onto the boats, and the trumpets sounded.

On a flat open space on the shore, Xiao Ming, Zhu Qu, Wang Yu'an, Changsun Man, Lu Xiaoyu, Ji Shiju and others were all standing, looking at the hot river from a distance, loading pieces of wood onto the boat, waiting to set sail.

Zhu Qu rubbed his hands and looked at Ji Shiju with a smile: "Your Excellency can send people to measure the ships, summarize the total amount, and then the money and goods will be delivered on the spot." ”

Ji Shiju shook his head: "Why bother? Naturally, I can trust you, Datang businessmen have always had a good reputation. I have sixty thousand taels of silver in this ship, and I will deliver it to you at this moment. ”

Zhu Qu's face changed slightly: "Your Excellency is laughing, right?" We said that 600,000 yuan, your 60,000 taels of silver, but it is not enough. ”

Nowadays, silver is not an official currency, but is only allowed to be traded in the private sector. Although there is a tacit understanding that a silver is always money, but when it comes to actual transactions, silver always has to be discounted and paid more.

60,000 taels of silver is equivalent to 600,000 taels on paper, but the value at this moment is less than 600,000 guan.

Ji Shiju smiled and said: "Don't misunderstand, the cooperation between us is not the only one, we will spend a lot of time together in the future, how can a contemptible person be so ignorant of current affairs?" If the wood on the ship is carefully measured, it is time-consuming and laborious, and I don't know how long it will take. In this way, when this batch of timber is transported to the Wa country, the contemptible people will measure it one by one, and if there is a shortage, it will be made up, I don't know what you think? ”

Xiao Ming and a few people looked at each other and thought it was a good idea.

They were already weak-hearted, afraid that Fang Jun would not know where to kill, if they could complete the transaction as soon as possible, it would naturally be great.

The eldest grandson was shrewd and said to Lu Xiaoyu: "Although these timbers are sold to the Wa Kingdom, we are looking at your face. I still have to find you Brother Lu at the end of this one. ”

He is afraid that Ji Shiju will not admit his account, "the goods will die on the ground", and when he arrives in the country, it is someone's territory, so he has to say that the amount is not enough and will not give you the final payment, what can you do? At this time, Lu Xiaoyu was trapped with words, and afterwards Ji Shiju pushed two, five or six, you Lu Xiaoyu can't run!

Lu Xiaoyu said indifferently: "What did the eldest grandson brother say?" If there is a problem, just talk to someone Lu. ”

With Lu Xiaoyu as a guarantor, everyone naturally has nothing to say.

Lu Xiaoyu laughed secretly in his heart, what is the number to measure, is it useful to spend that effort?

Ji Shiju looked very angry, and said to Xiao Ming: "Your Excellency, you see, it will take two hours for the wood here to be loaded, why don't you let the contemptible ship with the silver go to the money village with your people first, and unload the silver and count it, then the timber will be loaded, everyone will set off separately, the contemptible people will sail back to the country, and you can also go home and sleep in peace, wouldn't it be cheaper for both sides?" ”

Xiao Ming was stunned, and said in his heart, is this person stupid?

Aren't you afraid that we will unload the silver, and then transfer these ships from the bay, and this business will not be done?

But of course not.

It's not that these people pay attention to business reputation, and doing business with Datang merchants is to pay attention to reputation, but you, a Japanese businessman, told you about it? If you're not convinced, you still dare to hit me? It's that Xiao Ming doesn't want to make more trouble at this time, and the money is in his pocket early, and his peace of mind is the right way.

When he nodded and said, "Your Excellency is really magnificent, so it's decided!" ”

At that moment, their own stewards got on the ship of Ji Shiju, sailed out of the bay, and went to the place where the silver was unloaded.

Watching the boat with a deep draft slowly disappear into the mouth of the river, several people breathed a sigh of relief, although they were still worried about Fang Jun falling from the sky, but after all, the silver was in hand, no matter whether the transaction was successful or not, it would not be spit out again!

The silver money was about to be put into storage, Xiao Ming didn't want to stay here for a moment, exchanged a look with Zhu Qu and the others, and said to Lu Xiaoyu and Ji Shiju: "Everything here, its own steward is busy, this official welcomes Huating Hou today, it is really exhausting and physically unbearable, so he will go back to rest, the two of them will wait here, if the loading is completed, they can sail out of the river bay and go to sea along the river." ”

Lu Xiaoyu was stunned, how can this work?

You ran away, what should I explain to Fang Jun?

Immediately displeased: "What is the reason for this?" Could it be that the money is in the warehouse, and we have become two outsiders, and we don't even bother to pay attention to it? ”

Ji Shiju had an idea with Lu Xiaoyu, and he was counting on this matter to ask for credit in front of Fang Jun, but now that the mastermind has run away, isn't this kind of great achievement equivalent to cutting off his waist and losing most of it?

Immediately stretched up an ugly face full of beards, and said angrily: "The county lord actually looks down on contemptible people so much? Anyway, come on, recover the silver ship, let's wait for the detailed measurement of the wood on the ship, and then pay the money and deliver the goods with one hand! ”

Xiao Ming had a big headache.

It's not that he really doesn't look down on Lu Xiaoyu and Ji Shiju and doesn't want to socialize with them, but this anxiety in his heart is always a little bit of a bad feeling, which makes his heart beat.

At this time, when he heard Ji Shiju speak like this, he could only reluctantly appease him, saying that he didn't mean to do so, and never mentioned leaving again. But I scolded in my heart, this widow simply doesn't know what to say, just with your group of crooked melons and cracked dates, you also want me Xiao Ming to look up to it?

The sky was gloomy and starless and moonless, thick clouds were overwhelming, and the humid air seemed to be able to grab a handful of water, and a heavy rain was coming. Such a climate makes it difficult for people to breathe, and their mood is inevitably irritable, not to mention that the banks of this river bay are mostly weeds and shrubs, mosquitoes and flies, and thin clothes can't resist it at all, and nailing it is a bag.

Wang Xue'an looked bitter and hateful, stretched out his hand to slap a fat mosquito to death, and suddenly said, "You say...... Could the assassin have been found by Fang Jun in the first place? ”