After three rounds of drinking, the three of them had finished greetings, and Wu Tianxiao asked, "Brother Chen." Listening to Jia Yuan's shopkeeper, you and Master Tang have something important to look for me. I don't know what it is? ”

Chen Qianhe snorted when he heard this, glanced at Tang Zhixian, and motioned for Tang Xianyao to speak. That Tang Zhixian was obviously a little afraid of Wu Tianxiao, and after taking a look, he gave Chen Qianhe a look and motioned for Chen Qianhe to come. The two of them exchanged eyebrows like this, and finally Chen Qianhe said, "Brother." There is one thing that I am very anxious about. I also did my best for my brother, but it was really difficult to cover it up, so I asked you to come to my brother to urge me. ”

Wu Tianxiao was puzzled: "What is the matter?" ”

Chen Qianhe exaggerated his expression and said: "The commander already knows about your abduction of people overseas. ”

Wu Tianxiao listened to it with a gloomy face: "Abducting the population? Where does this begin? ”

Chen Qianhe hurriedly said: "This is what the commander said. Brothers. I know that you have emigrated people abroad with good intentions and have solved the livelihood of many poor people. However, in the eyes of the commander, this is the abduction of the population, and he said that he would be dealt with strictly. ”

At this time, Tang Xianyao also added oil and vinegar: "Yes, yes." The eunuch Lai Enlai is also looking for you, saying that you only pay so much money for a year, so you wantonly abduct and sell people overseas, and you will be dealt with strictly. The political envoy also said yes and no. ”

Wu Tianxiao heard about the silver, and he knew a little bit about it, but he wasn't sure if it was true or not. At this time, Chen Qianhe seemed to see Wu Tianxiao's doubts, and further explained: "Brother." I want to say that I also take care of you. It's just that I don't know what's going on.,The commander who was originally very talkative.,Recently, I'm looking for a brother everywhere.。 But where did the brother offend the commander? Brothers. Where have you offended someone? ”

Wu Tianxiao has always been trying to win over Ming officials. If you want to offend, it is also to offend pirates and pirates, how can you offend Ming officials. Tang Xianyao, who was on the side, looked at Wu Tianxiao's expression, and was careful that Wu Tianxiao didn't understand, so he deliberately said, "Wu Yingying." There's something you can't do well. It's strange to say. Recently, a lot of white sugar suddenly appeared in Ningbo, and the price is low, but the quality is good, I don't know where it is shipped from to buy and sell? Wu Yingying is well-informed, can he know a thing or two? ”

Wu Tianxiao heard that this was all understood. What commander blames and what imprisons the eunuch for guilt? It's nothing more than seeing the benefits of sucrose and wanting a piece of the pie.

Wu Tianxiao knew what to expect after thinking about it, so he drank a glass of wine and said slowly: "Little brother, I have one more way to make money recently. Sugarcane was one of the local crops on Dongfan Island, so I asked the victims to grow sugarcane and squeeze it for sale. A lot of the cane sugar in Ningbo Prefecture was shipped from Dongfan Island to Shuangyu Port to sell to many merchants. ”

Chen Qianhe was overjoyed when he heard this, as if he had caught Wu Tianxiao's handle, and said hurriedly: "I'll just say hemp, I'll say hemp." How could the commander suddenly reproach the Lordship? Brothers. You're not doing it right this time. ”

Wu Tianxiao chuckled: "The imperial court is forbidden to the sea, and the city is closed." Although I sold cane sugar by sea to Daming, it was against the sea ban. But I have not delayed in honoring the great men every year. This sugar is an ordinary commercial product, not a match that requires a note from the government to sell, is it not possible to sell cane sugar with additional filial piety? ”

Chen Qianhe heard this and blamed: "Look at it, brother." That's why you don't understand the world, isn't it? A few Shangguan lords have received the silver of your filial piety, but one thing is the same thing. Matches have the filial piety of matches, and sucrose should not also have the filial piety of sucrose. You sell cane sugar and eat sugar alone, no wonder the commander wants to find you. I'm afraid it's an excuse to ask you about immigrating people, but in fact, it's because you don't understand the world. ”

Tang Xianyao also added fuel and vinegar when he heard this: "Wu Yingying." This is the way of government and business. What Lord Qianhu said is that one thing is one thing, and you must not be confused. ”

Wu Tianxiao was furious when he heard this, and secretly said in his heart: This is just a cane sugar, and such a dog is asking for money. If fruits, fruit juices, wine, grain, rice wine, sea salt, tea, and even glassware are sold in the future, then such corrupt officials will not swallow me. Thinking of this, Wu Tianxiao wanted to be angry. But looking back, now is not the time for me to fall out with them, after all, my strength is uneven. A few days ago, there were still Japanese robbers on Dongfan Island, and now is not the time to turn against such a fool, so it is better to endure for a few days. The blackworks are already trying to cast artillery, and when the merchant ships are armed in the future, and then they will make firecrackers, and then they will capture the entire Zhoushan Islands, and they will not give you corrupt officials.

After thinking about it for a while, Wu Tianxiao first compromised: "Since this is the case. What do you think you should do this time? After all, the amount of cane sugar is limited, and it takes time to grow sugarcane, and it cannot be produced in large quantities due to the lack of population. ”

Chen Qianhe and Tang Xianyao saw Wu Tianxiao let go, and they were secretly happy in their hearts. But he also knew that Wu Tianxiao didn't have many people in his hands now, so he also knew that the output was not very large, so he pretended to say that he wanted to compromise things for him, but this silver was indispensable. In the end, the three of them discussed, Chen Qianhe received an additional 2,000 taels of silver a year for the hush money of the guard, and Tang Xianyao also got a 1,000 taels a year for the immigrant people. The eunuch Lai, the commander and the political envoy, the annual filial piety silver increased to 5,000 taels, and Yan Song's increased to 30,000 taels.

After discussing the matter of filial piety to silver, Chen Qianhe also felt that it was not good to scrape Wu Tianxiao like this, after all, without Wu Tianxiao, he Chen Qianhe would not be able to do a thousand households, so he told his origin. Chen Qianhe took a sip of wine and said, "Brother." My brother knows that my brother has spent a lot of money this time, but my brother and I also have a hard time. To tell the truth, now the post of commander of the Zhejiang Health Station has been vacant for some time, and I have already wanted to get it. But this thing is not so easy to do, it is to accumulate merit and relocate, but it also needs silver to accommodate. If you don't have three or five thousand taels, even if you kill a lot of widows every day, don't try to get it. This is the rule of the Ming officialdom now. ”

That Tang Xianyao also said anxiously: "Yes." Wu Yingying. Tang is not talented, but he is also self-motivated, and Tang has been thinking about the position of Ningbo Prefect for a long time. ”

Wu Tianxiao had already made a plan in his heart, so he didn't bother to speak. After listening to the words of Chen Qianhe and Tang Xianyao, a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, and as soon as he thought about it, he chuckled and said, "Actually." The two of you want to make more money, but I have a way to make money quickly. I just don't know if the two of them have the courage to do it. ”