Liu Dexi smiled casually: "What Zhongcheng means is that we can sit down and discuss with Jinlinghui?" The Jinling Society is a local force, but we represent the imperial court, negotiate with it, and the people of the world still don't think that the government yamen has bowed to the local gangs and compromised? ”

"This ......," Mao Yilu said clumsily, "What does the father-in-law mean, not to negotiate with them?" ”

Liu Dexi was noncommittal, but asked lightly: "Zhong Buli's son has been locked up in your nursing prison for more than half a month, right?" ”

Mao Yilu replied: "My father-in-law has a good memory, and I am detained with Su Songcai's sons Zhang Pu and Chen Zilong, I don't know what my father-in-law plans to do with them?" ”

Liu Dexi didn't answer and asked, "What do you say?" They are all leaders of the crowd to make trouble, I don't know how to convict according to my Ming law? ”

Mao Yilu thought for a while and said: "They all have the identity of all beings, so they gather a crowd to make noise and obstruct errands, according to my Ming law, they should be deprived of their fame and fined 1,000 silver." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"So light?" Liu Dexi seemed to be very dissatisfied with this answer, and said, "They are gathering people to fight against the government and the imperial court, how can they be so cheap for this group of people?" ”

Mao Yilu said cautiously: "But according to the law, it can only be punished like this." After all, they are my Ming students, and they are not guilty of being a traitor......"

"Do we have to wait until they kill and wound the officials of the government before we can deal with them severely?" Liu Dexi raised his eyebrows and said in an unquestionable tone, "Mao Zhongcheng, you have to think of something about this matter, and give me all these people to be convicted of crimes, and severely punished, and no one is allowed to be spared." ”

Mao Yilu looked embarrassed and said, "Xiaguan do his best, do his best." Listening to Liu Dexi's tone, he actually wanted him Mao Yilu to sit on Zhang Pu, Chen Zilong and others, which was another big trouble, which made him feel confused for a while. Now in the clear stream of comments from the outside world, he Mao Yilu has become the culprit of slandering and rubbing the party, and has almost become the target of everyone's shouting, and the official voice has completely stinked, if these students are still framed on trumped-up charges...... Thinking of this, Mao Yilu didn't dare to think about it anymore, only felt that the sweat on his back was wet and cold.

"In this way, our family will not disturb Zhongcheng's office, see you later!" After Liu Dexi shook off this sentence, he got up and walked out of the hall.

Mao Yilu finally came back to his senses at this time, hurriedly took a few steps ahead, followed him and asked, "That's ...... So the invitation of the Jinling Society, is it to go or not to go? He has no idea at all, everything is decided by Liu Dexi's words.

Liu Dexi didn't look back, and said lightly: "Go, of course I have to go, this is a great opportunity to arrest Zhong Buli and eradicate the Jinling Society in one fell swoop, we naturally can't miss it!" ”

"Huh?" Mao Yilu was shocked when he heard this, and stood there in a daze, watching the backs of Liu Dexi and others disappear into the corner of the porch.

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In the Jiangnan United Trading Company, many merchants gathered together, and there were many discussions and noisy.

Sun Yueling sat on top of the chief with a sad face, extremely angry in his heart, but he couldn't think of the slightest way to deal with it.

Under Chu Xinying's various operations, after seven or eight days of fundraising, Fenghua Society finally scraped together enough two million taels of silver to purchase cotton cloth, which even included the 600,000 taels of silver that Chu Xinying mortgaged the entire Shujin shop and the goods with the goods.

But at this critical juncture, there was an unexpected change, I don't know for what reason, the major businesses in Suzhou City actually began to buy cotton cloth at a high price at the same time, resulting in the price of cotton cloth rising all the way, from the beginning of each horse one or two rose to three two one, and it continues to rise, there is a growing posture.

If the Fenghua Society still buys cotton cloth and sells it to the South Seas at this time, although it is still profitable, the profits earned will be greatly reduced, and it will not achieve the goal he expected.

"This Ding Wei and Li families are making trouble behind their backs, and they want to put our United Trading Company to death." Yan Peiwei said angrily to everyone.

Yang Nianru echoed: "What Boss Yan said is right, it is the Wei and Li families who colluded to stumble us behind our backs and want to stop our trading company's plan." I have already found out that the big boss behind the several businesses that buy cotton cloth at a high price is Wei Jinjie. After a pause, he added, "Moreover, the Jiangnan Sympathy Association seems to have joined the speculation on cotton prices." ”

"The Fellowship?" Sun Yueling frowned when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that in addition to the Wei and Li families, the charity organization of the Charity Association was also involved.

It's not that he hasn't heard of the name of the Tung Charity Association, on the contrary, since he came to Jiangnan, what he has heard the most is not those literary societies such as Ying Society and Yunjian Society, but the name of this Tung Charity Association is like thunder, which impresses him deeply. This so-called Tongshan Association is a non-governmental organization jointly established by some big businessmen and tycoons in the south of the Yangtze River, which is specially aimed at some filial sons, festival women, and those poor orphans and elderly people who are not relieved by the government almshouse.

It stands to reason that since it is a people-oriented charity that helps the weak, there is no need to be an enemy of the United Trading Company, so what kind of trouble are they making? Besides, the person in charge of the Tongshan Association is Gao Shihe, the younger brother of Gao Panlong, the elder of Donglin, so does it mean that the high-level leaders of Donglin do not want to see the rise of the United Trading Company?

Sun Yueling's heart was blocked, and he said to Yang Nianru: "Is the news you inquired about true and correct, the leader behind the high-price purchase of cotton cloth is Wei Jinjie?" ”

Yang Nianru nodded and said: "I can't make a mistake, it is the Wei and Li families who instruct those large and small businesses that depend on them behind their backs, so they buy cotton cloth at a high price between the neighborhoods and markets, which is obviously fighting for our cross-sea trafficking, wanting our plan to be aborted and the United Society and Trading Company to fall." ”

Sun Yueling fell into deep thought, Wei and Li's actions were clearly aimed at the Lianshe Trading Company, an attempt to obstruct the Fenghua Society from opening up new trade channels and changing the current trade pattern. But what he couldn't figure out was why the charitable organization of the Tung Shan Society was also involved, could it be said that the Tung Shan Association was also controlled by the Wei and Li families, which was absolutely impossible. Then the intention of the Tongshan Association to intervene is very obvious, either to take the opportunity to suppress the United Trading Company with the Wei and Li families, or to take advantage of this opportunity to make a windfall.

As soon as he thought of this, Sun Yueling suddenly understood. Although the Society was a so-called charitable organization in later generations, it was actually engaged in some business transactions, not only buying a large number of fields and real estate for rental profits, but even participating in some specific trade transactions.

It can be seen from this that the purpose of the Tung Shan Society's intervention is probably not to be an enemy of the associated trading company, but just to make some money at this extraordinary moment.

Thinking of this, Sun Yueling said the thoughts in his heart to everyone, and asked Chu Xinying: "The current situation is like this, how do you think to deal with it?" ”

Chu Xinying thought for a while and said, "Such a blatant increase in cloth prices is not in line with the rules of the business field. The Wei and Li families were so frustrated that they were nothing more than to attack our Lianshe Trading Company and make it impossible for our cross-sea trade to be carried out successfully. With a faint smile, he continued, "The so-called killing a thousand enemies and injuring eight hundred themselves, in fact, they are not doing this to themselves at all, even if we can't ship the goods, they will also have to lose a lot." Jiangnan is the hometown of cloth, they can control the price of cloth for a while, and how can they affect the price of cloth for a lifetime, and when the market is saturated, the price of cloth will fall sooner or later, at that time, see how they end? ”

Sun Yueling was surprised: "You mean, let them raise the price of cloth, we just sit on the wall and watch?" ”

Chu Xinying nodded and said, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant." ”

"What about the trading company's cross-sea trade?" Yan Peiyu, the second son of the Yan family, couldn't help asking.

Chu Xinying took a moment and said: "Jiangnan not only produces cotton cloth, but also tea and porcelain, we can't sell cotton cloth, can't we sell tea and porcelain, it's a big deal that we turn to sell other things." ”

"I'm afraid that whatever we sell, they will raise the price of something, and they just want us to close down as soon as possible." Yan Peiwei said with a sad face, "Besides, the cash in our hands has already purchased cotton cloth, and now we haven't gotten rid of it, and we have to buy other goods, which is really a bit difficult......

Chu Xinying smiled lightly and said, "Boss Yan, don't worry, since the Wei and Li families want to fight with us, we will accompany us." Nowadays, the price of cotton cloth is still rising, in my opinion, everyone here might as well learn from the Tong Ben Society, wait for two or three days, and then sell all the cotton cloth in your hands, so that you don't need to spend any effort, but you can make a profit from it. Since the Wei and Li families are so generous and send money to us, why should we refuse to give them away? ”

As soon as these words fell, everyone's eyes lit up. Yang Nianru high-fived and praised: "Boss Chu is right, we can indeed follow the example of the Tongshan Association, this is a business-free business, between one in and one out, you can earn a lot of difference, why not?" ”

Everyone was clamoring and saying that it was a good idea.

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "Okay, since everyone agrees, it has been decided, let's put down the matter of cross-sea trade for the time being, and play with them first." ”

After the decision was made, the crowd dispersed.

In the evening of this day, Sun Yueling got the news from the cloth trading market that the price of cotton cloth had risen to four taels and one horse, and because the amount of the transaction was too large, many merchants had begun to use a contract-style certificate instead of saying that the price of the cotton cloth was sold, and only the amount of cotton cloth and the seller of the supply were indicated on the contract, and the contract could be resold to each other.

After two days, the trading volume of the cotton cloth market is still rising, and the price of each horse has risen to an unprecedented level of five taels, and it seems that it is about to break through the five taels level.

The price of cotton cloth is so high that it is shocking. What's even more amazing is that cloth dealers from all over Jiangsu began to gather in Suzhou, and even the merchants of Zhejiang and Nanzhili also heard the wind and joined the trend of cotton price speculation.

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In the rudder of the Jinling Society, Zhong Buli said to Du Ying and Ma Jie: "Li Shi has already replied, Liu Dexi agreed to our request and decided to sit down and talk with us." ”

Du Yingxi said: "Wouldn't it be a good thing to say this." Since Liu Dexi can sit down and talk with us, it means that he is no different from those officials of the DPRK and China, and all he wants is silver. As long as we have done our best, I believe that this time it will be a big thing and a small thing. ”

Zhong Buli said in a deep voice: "Du Ying, if you think like this, then you would underestimate this Liu Dexi." ”

Du Ying's face was full of doubts, and he was puzzled: "What does the master mean by this?" ”

Zhong Buli's eyes flashed, and he said: "Liu Dexi may not be well known to others, but this seat really knows him well." This person is not as simple as it seems, otherwise, Wei Zhongxian would not have sent him to lead the cavalry south. After a pause, he continued, "As far as I know, before Liu Dexi became a eunuch in the palace, he was an extremely outstanding master in the rivers and lakes, but he offended too many people in the rivers and lakes, and he couldn't get along so he hid in the palace to avoid trouble. If you want to say that this person is greedy for money, this seat is the first to believe it. ”

These words surprised the two. Ma Jie asked in surprise: "Liu Dexi used to be a famous figure in the rivers and lakes?" Who is he? ”

Zhong Buli was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Have you ever heard of 'Gentle Sword, Nameless Stream'?" ”

"Gentle nameless?" As soon as these words fell, Du Ying was shocked and said; Ma Jie really didn't know why, and he was confused.

Zhong Buli nodded and said slowly: "It's this person." ”

Du Ying exhaled a cool breath and said, "It's him?" Isn't it rumored that he is dead? "Decades ago, there was an extremely powerful hidden swordsman on the rivers and lakes, and when he debuted, he was skilled, and there were few matches, because his swordsmanship was extremely feminine and treacherous, and he never refused to reveal his name, and the people in the rivers and lakes only knew his surname Liu, so the people of the time called him 'gentle sword, nameless stream'.

Because this person offended Baishi City and Aotianmen, who were in the limelight at the time, he died in the Canglang River in Yunnan under the joint pursuit of Chu Feiyun and Aotianmen Aomo in Baishi City, but he didn't expect that Liu Dexi in the mouth of the master at this moment turned out to be this person.

Zhong Buli continued: "Everyone in the rivers and lakes said that 'gentle and nameless' is dead, but as far as I can see, not only did he not die, but he also infiltrated the palace with the help of the White Lotus Sect Demon Venerable and became a eunuch, and it is very likely that it is the current Liu Dexi. ”

Du Ying said solemnly: "In this case, wouldn't it be dangerous for the master to negotiate with him?" ”

Zhong Buli took a long time to say: "I know his background, but he doesn't know that I already know him. If I have mental calculations or not, I may not lose to him. Moreover, this negotiation is not our real goal, it is just a tentative move and a procrastination strategy, and it is good to be able to succeed. If not, as long as you can successfully rescue Yan Song and the others, we will win this battle. ”

Du Ying and Ma Jie looked resolute and said in unison: "Don't worry, even if you go to the soup and fire, we will rescue the young master from prison!" ”

Zhong Buli nodded and said, "Okay, after the matter is completed, I will arrange for you to temporarily avoid the limelight and hide in another country." After this is done, you will be promoted to lead the rudder. ”