Two days later, Wei Shuo took Zhu Wen to board a sea ship bound for Xu Fudao under the worry of everyone on the mountain. Xufushima is located in the southwest of Laoshan Mountain, two nautical miles away by water, and it takes about half an hour to travel at the speed of a ship in ancient times.

"President Wei, this is our Ma Junshi on Xufu Island, on the order of our big boss, I came to welcome the two of you to the island. The military advisor, this is the person who speaks on Laoshan - President Wei Shuowei, and the one standing behind him is Mr. Zhu Wenzhu, a shareholder of the trading company. ”

Boarding the ship, Wei Shuo and the others finally met the core figure of the pirates, the Ma Junshi who came to greet him, although he did not look good, but he had a pair of extremely active eyes, indicating that this person was extremely agile and by no means as easy to fool as ordinary bandits. Wei Shuo and the two glanced at each other, and each saw a trace of worry in each other's eyes.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect President Wei to be so young, it's really enviable!"

"The military advisor is polite, I take the liberty to ask, I don't know why you invited me to go up the mountain this time?"

Ma Junshi's eyes rolled and he said: "It's not a big deal, our big boss always says that our two families have a lot of clothes and water, and we should move around more on weekdays." ”

Wei Shuo saw that the other party was cautious, so he no longer deliberately inquired, but began to inquire about the sea ship. He pretended to be casual and asked, "Strategist, your warship is really mighty, I think it can carry up to fifty soldiers at a time." ”

Hearing Wei Shuo talk about his own warship, Ma Junshi couldn't help but feel proud, he stroked the side of the ship, pointed around and boasted: "We got this ship from Jiangdong, if you want to talk about this shipbuilding industry, you have to have a few Jiangdong people." ”

"It is said that when Emperor Wu pacified Eastern Wu and unified the world, the number of captured warships alone totaled more than 5,000. Among them, the most famous is the 'Wen Ma Wuhe' sea ship built by the Wen Ma Boat Tun established by Pan Zhang, the general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. ”

"Soochow's warships, the largest of which have five floors, can carry 3,000 soldiers. The big ships such as 'Feiyun' and 'Gaihai' on which Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, rode were even more majestic. The ship we are riding on now is just an ordinary sea vessel, which cannot be compared with the water warships of Soochow at that time. ”

"But even so, we have more than a dozen large and small ships under our command, with nearly 1,000 personnel, and we are a well-known role in the coastal area of Qingxu. As long as you are begging for a living at sea, you have never heard of us as a great master. ”

The pirates who were in charge of rowing next to them couldn't help but blush a little when they heard Ma Junshi boasting about themselves like this, but they didn't know that their own military division deliberately praised the strength of the pirates, just to give Wei Shuo a dismount. However, to Ma Junshi's disappointment, the expression on Wei Shuo's face did not change at all.

On the contrary, the shareholder named Zhu Wen showed a trace of timidity on his face, no matter who was about to face nearly a thousand bandits, he couldn't keep a normal heart, as for Wei Shuo, the second goods, he didn't have an intuitive concept of pirates in his mind at this time, or his interest in ancient pirates was far greater than the fear in his heart.

But he didn't know that his performance fell in the eyes of Ma Junshi, but he became a model of not being afraid of danger and breaking Mount Tai without changing his face, Ma Junshi saw that he couldn't scare Wei Shuo, so he no longer wasted his efforts, but chatted with Wei Shuo without a match.

This chat doesn't matter, Wei Shuo's erudition completely convinced Ma Junshi.

"President Wei is really young and promising, Ma admires and admires him!"

Xu Fukushima finally arrived, standing at the bow of the ship, Wei Shuo saw from a distance that some people were looking forward to the shore. Ma Junshi pointed to a big man at the head and said, "President Wei, you see that our big boss has come to greet you in person." ”

Wei Shuo stared intently, dozens of people gathered on the shore, among which the first was a sturdy middle-aged man, and behind him stood several men who were also tall, and the other minions were standing far away with knives, guns and sticks.

"This is Youda Master, look up to it for a long time!"

"Hahaha, the Wei Club has come for a long time, hard, hard! You has been waiting here for a long time. A banquet has been set up in the Gathering Hall, please invite President Wei to come with me, and let's talk about something while drinking. President Wei, please! ”

"Good! Just follow the instructions of the great master, everyone, please! ”

Wei Shuo and You Da walked arm in hand, Ma Junshi and Zhu Wen followed, and the rest of the masters followed last. When they arrived at the hall, everyone sat down.

"Although Laoshan is only a few kilometers away from our Xufu Island, it is the first time that our two families have officially met. As the leader of Xufu Island, on behalf of Xufu Island, I would like to welcome President Wei to the island. After speaking, You Da raised the wine bottle and drank it all.

Although Wei Shuo was a little repulsed by the outlaws in front of him, he also knew that Laoshan did not have the strength to confront head-on today, so he could only stand up with a smile and salute back: "You Da is too polite, and I also have a cup on behalf of all the heroes on Xu Fudao of Laoshan Trading Company." ”

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the atmosphere on the wine table began to become warm. You Da took advantage of the gap between drinking to give his henchman Ma Junshi a look, and the military advisor understood.

I saw Ma Junshi gently put down the wine bottle, and said with a little drunkenness: "President Wei, I heard that your Laoshan trading company has refined salt for sale, I don't know if we can make Xu Fudao also make a little money." ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze, and everyone at the scene turned their eyes to Wei Shuo, waiting to see how he would answer. But seeing Wei Shuo unhurriedly took a sip of wine, he smiled and said, "Hehe, I didn't expect even the big boss You to hear this rumor." ”

"Hehe, I've heard it, I've heard it."

Zhu Wen interjected appropriately: "It's a pity that the big boss You found out a little late, some time ago, our president just accepted the position of salt field envoy appointed by the county keeper, who is responsible for the production of refined salt. Although the government left us some private goods, most of them were not enough to supply the salt merchants of Changguang County. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone at the scene suddenly became gloomy, and some people even glared angrily at Wei and Zhu, but Wei Shuo still poured himself a drink regardless of it. Before coming, Wei Shuo and Zhu Wen had already negotiated, and the two of them sang red face and white face, and now they are just going down according to the script in advance.

"Don't be annoyed, Ziwen is telling the truth, we do produce refined salt in Laoshan, but the output is very low, and the refined salt in the next few months has been booked by the government and salt merchants. Even if I agree, there will be no supply for the big boss! ”

Wei Shuo's explanation made You Da's face look better, and Ma Junshi glanced at his boss and continued to play the role of a pawn, "What does President Wei mean?" It's impossible for the two of us to work together, right? ”

"Of course not, in fact, I would like to cooperate with Youda, if the two of us cooperate, our salt can be transported to Jiangdong by sea to be sold."

"Yes, I'll just say that President Wei is a person who understands, how is he in charge, you see I'm not wrong, right?"

When the big boss heard that Wei Shuo was willing to cooperate with Xu Fudao, his face suddenly bloomed with joy, and the other leaders also got up to toast Wei and Zhu.

"You Da Boss, although our president is willing to cooperate with you, but at the moment we are really a clever woman in Laoshan who is unable to cook without rice, and the output of refined salt is simply not enough to supply the market except Qingzhou. If the big bosses and all the heroes can wait quietly for the next month, in the second half of this year, our refined salt production will inevitably rise to a higher level. I will definitely be able to cooperate with you then, but not right now. ”

The banquet ended happily, and both the host and guest were basically satisfied. Although You Da did not achieve the original goal, at least he got Wei Shuo's promise, and it was also a gain. For Wei Shuo, the temporary solution to the imminent threat is also not small.

In the evening, Wei Shuo walked around the island accompanied by Ma Junshi. Ma Junshi suddenly asked with a strange face: "President Wei, don't you wonder why our Xu Fudao suddenly set his sights on your Laoshan?" ”

Wei Shuo's heart tightened, but he replied with a disapproving look on his face: "What's so strange about this? Now that the upper and lower generations of Laoshan are gathered, isn't it normal to arouse your ideas? ”