Chapter 138: Suspicion of Rivalry

It happened that after Chu Cailao was rejected for the first time, he did not stop there, he also learned that Yu Xiaotian and the Spaniards had a big fight, and he heard that the sea wolf won a big victory and wiped out the fleet of Spanish splint ships, which really shocked him.

So he believed even more that the sea wolf was something he couldn't afford to provoke, if he wanted to be able to mix in the sea in the future, he had to have a good relationship with the sea wolf, and if he wanted to be able to confront Zheng Yiguan, he had to get support from Yu Xiaotian.

Zheng Yiguan got a lot of Hongyi cannons from the Portuguese, which greatly improved his strength, but he Chu Cailao had no place to get this kind of cannon, and at the moment he had no way except to find a way to buy it from the sea wolf.

In addition, he also inquired that Yu Xiaotian was seriously injured during the war with the Spaniards, and he has been healing on Nanri Island during this time, which is also an opportunity for Chu Cailao, if at this time, he takes the initiative to bow his head like Yu Xiaotian to show goodwill, it can't be said to be a charcoal in the snow, at least it can be regarded as a friendly performance.

So he immediately sent his subordinates to prepare a very rich gift, including Liaodong ginseng and tiger bones that are extremely difficult to buy now, this thing since the Jiannu rebellion, the customs are basically out of stock, only a few people can get some of this kind of thing from Liaodong through the underground way, now the price is higher than gold, in addition to being expensive, there is no market, Chu Cailao still spared no expense, got more than a dozen ginseng, and tried his best to get a lot of healing medicine on land, and sent someone to send it to Yu Xiaotian.

His idea was that if Yu Xiaotian was seriously injured and returned to the West, he would at least establish a better relationship with the successor of the sea wolf through such a gesture of goodwill, make up for the contradictions between the two sides, and in the future, without Yu Xiaotian, he would still be able to deal with his successor.

But the second time he sent someone, Yu Xiaotian's injuries had already improved greatly and he began to look at things.

Hearing that Chu Cailao sent someone to give him a gift again, Yu Xiaotian laughed and immediately ordered the envoy sent by Chu Cailao to be invited to his front hall.

The person sent by Chu Cailao this time is his old battalion manager Ma Xiang, this Ma Xiang is his left and right arm, and he is also the person he trusts the most.

Ma Xiang's name, Yu Xiaotian still remembers, because he secretly joked with Lin Yiyang and others for this, and he also saw this Ma Xiang when he went to Bengang and negotiated with Chu Cailao, so he is no stranger to him.

As soon as Ma Xiang entered Yu Xiaotian's living room, he immediately gave a salute to Xiaotian, and it was the etiquette of the subordinates to meet the superiors, and he was very respectful to Xiaotian.

Saying that, Ma Xiang took out the gift list from his arms, raised his hands above his head and presented it to Yu Xiaotian, the guards took the gift list and sent it to Yu Xiaotian, Yu Xiaotian glanced at the gift list, and smiled secretly in his heart, this gift is really valuable enough, thirteen Liao ginseng of four taels to eight taels, a complete set of tiger bones, two strings of East pearls, fifty taels of gold, two thousand taels of silver, and two thousand catties of Japanese red copper.

Such a gift can really be called a generous gift, if it is converted into silver, there will be at least about 10,000 taels, which shows that Chu Cailao is really desperate this time, and he has made a lot of money.

"Thank you Chu Da for such a heavy gift, how can you afford it!" Yu Xiaotian smiled and put this gift list on the coffee table at hand, and said to Ma Xiang.

"I hope the big boss will laugh! This time, our big shopkeeper heard the news that the big boss was injured, and he was very concerned! Our big shopkeeper has been talking about this all this time.

Although we have had an unpleasant relationship with your ministry before, our big shopkeeper has always admired you, and many times when people mentioned you, they all said that you were a hero at that time, and a young man was promising!

The reason why we got into that kind of trouble at the beginning is all because Master Zhou was secretly instigating, originally our big shopkeeper just asked him to come over and discuss with you how to reconcile, but that guy opened his mouth to the big boss lion, and made threats, and even tried to blackmail you in charge!

We only learned about these things after the fact, and then the gang couldn't force it, so he became angry and went back to encourage our big shopkeeper to use force against you, so that the trouble was out of control.

Now our big shopkeeper has found out that these things were secretly instigated by the guy surnamed Zhou, and it was only because of the mistaken belief in slander that it got to such a point.

So our big shopkeeper has always felt guilty for this, this time I heard that Yu Dangjia was injured, and he felt very uneasy, and he wanted to visit Yu Dangjia in person, but it was really full of chores, he couldn't go away, so he sent a small one to visit on his behalf.

These thin gifts are not a tribute, and I hope that the master can accept it! In addition, our big shopkeeper has also prepared another generous gift for Yu Dangjia, please smile at Yu Dangjia! ”

Saying that, he motioned to the people who came with him and presented the gifts, so Yu Xiaotian nodded, and the guards went to the door to take a wooden box and put it on the ground, Yu Xiaotian nodded and asked the guards to open it.

After this wooden box was opened, everyone gasped, because in the wooden box, there was actually a human head, and the guards were about to scold Ma Xiang, why did they bring such things as gifts, Yu Xiaotian stretched out his hand to stop the guards, and after watching carefully, he found that he knew the owner of this head.

This head is the head of Master Zhou who was sent by Chu Cailao to negotiate with him, and this time he was actually killed by Chu Cailao and sent his head as a gift, which shows how much sacrifice Chu Cailao made this time in order to show favor to Yu Xiaotian.

Pity this Master Zhou, he is really unladylike, for the sake of Chu Cailao and his peace with him Yu Xiaotian, he was like a worthless dog, and he was chopped up like this.

Anyway, Chu Cailao is now making it clear that when he had a conflict with the sea wolf, it was all because of this guy, this basin was completely buckled on this guy's head, and killing him was regarded as giving Yu Xiaotian an explanation, even if Yu Xiaotian didn't believe it, there was nothing to say.

After Yu Xiaotian saw it, he asked people to put the box away and find a place to bury it, he had no requirements for killing or not killing this Master Zhou, whether he killed it or not, it was just a scapegoat.

"I see! Then I accepted this generous gift! Thank you for the generous gift of the shopkeeper Chu! People like this really deserve to be killed! If it weren't for him, how would we have been able to get to such a point? In this case, the past matter is revealed, after all, Chu Da and I are both peers who do business on this sea, and I will not look up and see you in the future! It's better than being hostile to each other!

By the way, some time ago, when I was seriously injured, I heard that you had a trip, at that time, Yu was ill, he couldn't see things, and he was lazy, I hope you can forgive me! I don't know if I can help you, please Brother Ma just say it! Yu Xiaotian showed a satisfied smile and said to Ma Xiang with a smile.

Ma Xiang was overjoyed when he saw it, and felt that things were not good today, so he struck while the iron was hot, and brought up the matter that Chu Cailao wanted to buy a batch of artillery from Yu Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian frowned, touched the beard on his chin, thought about it, showed embarrassment on his face, and said, "I see!" This one...... I'm afraid it's not easy to do! ”

Ma Xiang hurriedly said: "Yu Dangjia, this Zheng Yiguan is a person with a great appetite and a very wild mind, he is dealing with us now, once he is full-fledged, he may not be able to deal with Yu Dangjia, and I have heard recently that Zheng Yiguan has long planned to be unfavorable to you, and has tried to rob your cargo ship many times."

Last month, our brother's boat ran into Zheng Yiguan's men on the Zhangzhou Sea and tried to intercept one of your cargo ships, and our brothers immediately came to the aid of Zheng Yiguan's men!

Now we can only turn to you for help, you must know that Zheng Yiguan and the Franc machine man in Trench Jingao, but the relationship is very deep, he is now buying Hongyi cannons from the hands of the Franc machine man, this is probably not just to deal with us, in time this guy will definitely be unfavorable to you, so I hope that the boss must sell us some cannons.

We will be grateful, as for the price, it is easy to say, as long as Yu Dangjia is willing to sell, even if it is a little more expensive, we are not satisfied! ”

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said, "This Zheng Yiguan is indeed hateful!" This person is ruthless, and there is no morality at all, Yan Siqi is his eldest brother, and this guy still wants to put him to death, it can be seen that this person is indeed a scum!

In this case, I have to think carefully about this matter, after all, we do not have enough of these cannons, and you want a lot of them, and if I give it to you, I will first discuss it with the brothers before making a decision, as for the price, it is easy to say, but now the price of fine iron is getting higher and higher.

You also know that Guangdong and Fujian have now cast a lot of Hongyi cannons, and the imperial court is now in Liaodong The war is very tense, including the rebellion in Yunnan and Guizhou, and a lot of cannons are also needed, so that now the price of iron is soaring.

In addition, casting cannons is cumbersome, firing three cannons, and finally becoming one is good, and to cast a good cannon, it is necessary to refine the purchased iron before it can be used, and the loss is also very large! That's the price......"

As soon as Ma Xiang heard Yu Xiaotian's words, he had loosened the matter of selling them cannons, which meant mainly in terms of price, which might be relatively high, and knew that Yu Xiaotian was sitting on the ground and starting the price, but at this time he couldn't care about the price, the key was that now this thing has a price and no market, and money can't buy it!

So the price is not a problem for them to consider now, the key is to buy it first, anyway, now the only one who can sell them cannons is Yu Xiaotian's family, people sit on the ground and start the price, which is normal, not to mention that they have fought a big battle before, and now they can sell them cannons, even if the price is higher, it can be regarded as giving them face.

"The price is good, we all know these things! As long as Yu Dangjia agrees to sell us some cannons, the price will be higher, and it is a matter of course! Ma Xiang hurriedly said.

"Alright! In that case, I'll consult with my brothers and see how many cannons I can squeeze out for you!" ……”