Xiuwang Zhao Ziyan scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, and desperately squeezed his head to get through the iron fence, Fang Jinshi saw that he was uncomfortable, so he said: "This gap is too small to drill through." ”

Zhao Ziyan said: "We always have to think of a way, can we really be trapped here?" ”

Fang Jinshi looked down at the ground and said, "Why is this ground so flat?" ”

Shao Yun continued: "What's wrong with leveling? ”

Fang Jinshi said: "This is a natural cave, the ground is so flat, it must be artificially paved, since it can be paved, it must be dug up, let's find a place that can be dug under this fence to dig a try, and people who can drill can escape." ”

Zhao Ziwei said happily: "Yes, why didn't I think of it." ”

The three of them immediately started to find a place where there were no big stones, Shao Yun drew his own saber out, and the three of them took turns to dig, although the ground was hard, but after digging for a long time, they also dug a ditch that could be drilled out.

The three of them got out of the iron fence and came to the courtyard, which was already full of stars at this time, and Zhao Ziyan said to Shao Yun: "You hurry up and gather people, and we will rush to Tailor Li's house immediately." ”

Outside the courtyard gate, Lu Xiao also left a horse, Shao Yun immediately rode forward to gather a group of Xiuwang's subordinates, this is his land, and soon gathered a large group of people, Zhao Ziyan led the people and horses forward, Fang Jinshi said: "Son, then I won't go." ”

Zhao Ziyan said: "It's okay." ”

This large group of people went with torches, and Fang Jinshi was taken by himself to rest on King Xiu's mansion.

The next morning, Fang Jinshi had just gotten up in Xiuwang's Mansion, and the housekeeper of Xiuwang's Mansion sent someone to report that someone from the Four Seas had come to look for him, and Fang Jinshi came out to take a look, and it turned out that Wang Gui had arrived.

As soon as Wang Gui saw Fang Jinshi, he stepped forward and said, "There is news about the big ship of the Platoon Gang, and the shopkeeper Ji asked me to invite my son back to discuss." ”

Fang Jinshi asked, "What's the news?" ”

Wang Gui said: "I heard that a small boat has returned to the beach of Zhangzhou Mansion. ”

Fang Jinshi said calmly: "I know, I went to see King Xiu quit." ”

Zhao Ziyan had already returned to the mansion and was eating, after Fang Jinshi asked people to report, he came to see King Xiu, and after the two of them finished greeting politely, Fang Jinshi asked, "How was last night?" ”

Zhao Ziyan said hatefully: "Tian Song's family was saved, but they just let this Lu Xiao jump into the river and dive and escape." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "Fortunately, this person is ruthless and scheming, and the prince can't let this person go." ”

Zhao Ziyan said: "Of course, I have sent people to search for him, and if I catch him, I will not spare him." ”

Fang Jinshi said goodbye to him and said: "Son, I still have some things to do there, so I won't bother you, this time I came to discuss with you, and I hope that Childe will care." ”

Zhao Ziyan said: "You can relax for the time being, will you just leave?" ”

Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "Isn't it that the prince still wants to stay for a few more days to accompany you to be locked up again?" ”

Zhao Ziyan smiled and said: "I definitely don't want to think about this, it's just the first time I saw you don't take me cheaply before leaving, I'm not used to it." ”

The two of them are already very familiar, and they can tell jokes at any time, Fang Jinshi's heart moved, and he said to Zhao Ziyan: "In this case, can the prince give the wooden car pagoda of Lu Xiao that we saw yesterday?" ”

Zhao Ziyan said curiously: "That object is not practical, what do you want it for?" ”

Fang Jinshi grinned and said, "I want to take it apart to see what it looks like inside, Gongzi won't be reluctant." ”

Zhao Ziyan said: "I am willing to give up the girl, not to mention these broken woods, I will let people move them over and send them to you." ”

Fang Jinshi thanked Zhao Ziyan, turned around and returned to Pingjiang Mansion by car and boat with Wang Gui, he didn't rest, and went straight to Sihai Qianzhuang, Shi Hao and Ji Changan were there, Fang Jinshi asked people to invite Li Jiupo and Hu Shopkeeper to come over as soon as he entered the door.

Shopkeeper Hu came over quickly, and Fang Jinshi said to him: "King Xiu has a ship to go to Japan these days, I have already agreed with him, take his big ship to go, you will do what we agreed before, everything is hard for you." ”

Shopkeeper Hu said: "I will do my best." After saying goodbye, Shi Hao saw that the shopkeeper Hu was gone, and said curiously: "At this time, let the shopkeeper Hu go to Japan, what are you going to do?" ”

Fang Jinshi said: "King Xiu sells tea for us, so we naturally have to send someone to collect the money." ”

Shi Hao said: "Isn't our ship carrying tea missing?" ”

Fang Jinshi stopped talking, and gave him a blank look, Shi Hao suddenly realized, and said in a lost voice: "It turns out that you ......" He immediately stopped talking, but Fang Jinshi smiled and said: "How about me?" You don't think that those big ships are missing, I sent someone to do it, I don't have the ability to do it on the vast sea thousands of miles away. ”

Shi Hao said: "Then I don't quite understand." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "I can't say it now, I can only say that I felt that something might happen when I went to sea this time." ”

Shi Hao said: "Then you still let the platoon help Li Jiupo transport tea to us?" ”

Fang Jinshi said: "I want to win over Li Jiupo, remove Cai Meng's left and right hands, completely defeat him, and I will admit it if I compensate for the goods." ”

Shi Hao said: "Then can't even me and Shopkeeper Ji say it?" ”

Fang Jinshi was silent for a moment before he said, "I asked King Xiu's fleet to set off from Quanzhou Mansion and transport tea to Japan. ”

Shi Hao said: "Both fleets are all here? Where did we get so much tea? ”

Before Fang Jinshi could answer, a rich man came to report that Li Jiupo had arrived, Fang Jinshi asked people to invite him quickly, and turned around and said: "This Li Jiupo is starting to be anxious, so she will come as soon as she is invited." ”

As he spoke, Li Jiupo had already come over, and as soon as he saw Fang Jinshi, he said, "Little boy, you are back." ”

Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "I also came back just now, I heard that there is news about the big ship, right?" ”

Li Jiupo was stunned for a while before saying, "That...... I won't go around in circles, there is news, but this news is not very good. ”

He looked back at Fang Jinshi, but Fang Jinshi was still calm, waiting for him to speak, Li Jiupo had no choice but to continue: "A smaller ship that I went with the day before yesterday suddenly came back, I hurriedly went to check, according to the brothers on this ship, they met bandits at sea, and those big ships were robbed by the bandits. ”

Fang Jinshi calmly took a sip of tea and said, "Are the bandits following them?" ”

Li Jiupo said: "No, it was they who mixed into the boatmen, and when they got to the sea, they suddenly got into trouble, and my brother was caught off guard, so he got on the road, and the brother of the ship who came back at the end was alert, and he got some luck to escape." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "Are these boat workers all your brothers?" ”

Li Jiupo said: "No, it's someone else." ”

Fang Jinshi looked at him and said, "That's also what you platoon gang hired." ”

Li Jiupo was silent for a moment, and paused for a moment before saying: "This time it is indeed a matter of our platoon gang, you and I both have the deeds, and my platoon gang is not ignorant of the rules, it's just ...... Please also give us a little time. ”

Fang Jinshi nodded and said, "There is Brother Lao Li, but please hurry up, I still have something to explain to Mr. Meng." ”

Li Jiupo stood up and said, "Okay, I know. ”

Fang Jinshi smiled slyly, picked up the teacup and said, "Brother Li is busy, then I won't leave you to drink tea." ”

Li Jiupo was about to leave, but she stopped and stood still, Fang Jinshi said again: "Brother Li still has something?" ”

Li Jiupo said: "I have something to say, I want to talk to Fang Xiaogongzi alone, I don't know if it's okay." ”

Fang Jinshi didn't speak, Shi Hao was interested, and said to Fang Jinshi: "Then we'll go first." ”

Fang Jinshi nodded, Shi Haoji, Chang'an and Li Jiupo's subordinates all retreated, and Fang Jinshi said, "I don't know if Brother Li has anything important to say to me." ”

Li Jiupo didn't speak, took out a small cloth bag from her back pocket, and poured the contents on the table in front of Fang Jinshi, but there were only some dry weeds inside.

Fang Jinshi smiled and said, "I don't understand. ”

Li Jiupo said: "There is such a big thing, we are naturally very careful, for fear that the Sihai Tea House will escape the catastrophe of a little bit of goods, so I took the initiative to take the initiative, opened a few boxes and a few cages of tea to see, in addition to some real tea on the surface, the bottom is all such hay, the little boy has something to say about this." ”

Fang Jinshi put away his smile and said, "Who can confirm that the other goods I lost are all these?" Who can confirm that the cargo on this ship has not been exchanged by you? ”

Li Jiupo was stunned for a moment and argued: "The brothers on my ship can all confirm it." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "You yourself said that they are all your own brothers, will the officials and masters of the yamen believe it?" I can also say that you want to lose me some money and deliberately change my goods. ”

Li Jiupo lowered her head, and Fang Jinshi said again: "Don't say anything else, you dismantle my goods privately, this is a broken rule, since it has been dismantled, I flatly deny that this is my original goods, and spreading it is not very good for the reputation of the Pai Gang." ”

Li Jiupo gritted her teeth and said, "It seems that you have made it clear that you want to rectify my platoon." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "What a joke, I spent so much money just to fix you?" The big ship goes to sea, can I manage it? No matter what I transport, as long as it does not violate the laws and regulations of the imperial court, you and I have the deed in hand, and I will give you money to transport it to the place, but you lose my goods at this time, but you come to rely on me? ”

Li Jiupo was speechless when he said this, and Li Jiupo also knew that she was at a loss, so she had to say: "Little boy, it is true that I did not think it out of my words, and I asked the little boy to show me the way." ”

Fang Jinshi said: "Even if I transport hay leaves, this is also a trick for me to confuse my peers when I do business, now you have lost my goods, I spent a lot of money to think of the method is not working, it must be a big loss, so good, you and I take a step back, you don't have to make a noise about the goods, as for the money that needs to be paid to me if you lose the goods, I don't want you to pay for the time being, you just have to go to those thieves, and my goods will arrive, I will still pay you, you and I will work together to press this matter, what do you think?" ”

He said this honestly for the sake of the platoon gang, Li Jiupo was very moved when she heard it, as if she saw a bright light in the night, he immediately bowed down and said: "Thank you little boy, more than 1,000 brothers in the next generation of the platoon gang are grateful for Fang Xiaogongzi's righteousness." ”

Fang Jinshi knew that this matter was extremely stressful on him, anyone who lost the goods, what he was most afraid of was that the owner of the goods would ask for compensation, and he would also have to face the questioning of the families of the missing brothers in the gang, it was not easy to be a family member, Fang Jinshi would not pursue the claim for the time being, which really made Li Jiupo grateful.

Fang Jinshi patted him on the shoulder and said: "Today's conversation between you and me, according to what you said before, you know that I know the heavens and the earth, and spreading it is not good for both you and me, so let it rot in the stomach for the time being, what do you think?" ”

Li Jiupo said: "I must understand this." ”

Fang Jinshi smiled at him, Li Jiupo arched his hand to him again, and went downstairs, Fang Jinshi walked over, collected the hay on the table and threw it into the flower pot, with a satisfied smile on his face.