Qiu Yizhi's face sank, and he said, "Where did the old ship owner go?" How could His Highness do such a dirty thing? In this case, the old shipowner should not mention it again in the future. ”

When Li heard this, he was terrified and made amends one after another.

But I heard Qiu Yizhi say: "I mean, now the Japanese are rampant, so much so that they invade the coastal ports of the Han Dynasty on a large scale. Since the old shipowner was familiar with the affairs of the Japanese state, and his fleet and crew were strong, it was better for the old shipowner to come forward and help the imperial court exterminate the Japanese invaders. When the time comes, report it to His Highness in the next letter of protection, or go straight to the Holy Heaven to listen, won't the young ship owner have a bright future? ”

Qiu Yizhi originally thought that Li Zhi would be able to agree after hearing his words, but he didn't expect Li Zhi to be silent for a long time, and said with a sad face: "Lord Qiu is really for the old man, and the Li family has pointed out a clear way." It's a pity that the Japanese state is already the foundation of the Li family's life, and if you help the imperial court to encircle and suppress the Japanese people on a large scale, you will offend several major lords of the Japanese country......"

Li Zhi's voice did not fall, but he heard Lin Shuhan laugh loudly: "Hahaha! The old shipowner is wrong! ”

The Li family is one of the best merchant families in the East Ocean, and this Li Zhi is the founder of the Li family.

Therefore, Li Zhi listened to Lin Shuhan accusing himself in person, and his heart was naturally not harmonious, but after all, he was a seasoned person, his face did not show half a bit of sadness, but his tone was inevitably stiff, and said: "Mr. Lin is full of poetry and books, since he said that the old man is wrong, the old man naturally has something wrong. Please also ask the gentleman to give me advice. ”

Uncle Lin smiled faintly and said: "The old shipowner is an expert in sailing, and he knows best how to go with the wind and tide, how can he not know the general trend of the world, just like this vast sea, although the surface looks calm, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, and those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die?" ”

Lin Shuhan likes to use analogy when he speaks, and his words start from the things that Li Zhi is most familiar with, which makes Li Zhi can't help but admire.

But I heard Lin Shuhan continue: "Take the old ship owner as an example. The old shipowner is now afraid of offending several of the Japanese people, because the old shipowner and the Li family's business are all based on the Japanese state, although some ...... Hey...... The rat's eyes are short-sighted, but it is also understandable. ”

Li Zhi listened to Lin Shuhan's unpleasant words, and his face was suddenly covered with a cloud.

Lin Shuhan is also a person who is good at observing words and feelings, and he has already seen that Li Zhi is a little angry with his words, but he does not apologize, and then said: "However, the old shipowner is a big man, and it is just an expedient measure to commit himself to the Japanese people. If the old ship owner can help Lord Qiu, His Royal Highness, and help the imperial court. The old shipowner is the hero of the Han Dynasty, and then the Lord Qiu is the guarantor, and then the old shipowner is a righteous and upright maritime merchant of the Han Dynasty, so why do you need to look at the face of the Japanese people? ”

Hearing this, Li Zhi was already overjoyed.

Qiu Yizhi on the side also applauded: "Mr. Lin said this thoroughly. By the way, there is a wealthy businessman named Zhou Cijing, I don't know if the old shipowner knows him? ”

Li Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Zhou Daguan, how can the old man not know him?" The big officials started from Guangyang, the teahouses and restaurants are all over the country, and now they have been sealed as officials, and they are famous as a Confucian businessman, which is a model for our businessmen! ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled and nodded, "That's it." Zhou Daguan has such a prestige now, isn't it just doing something for the current emperor in the battle of rebellion? I think the old shipowner and the Zhou official can complement each other's business, and it seems that they can introduce each other, and they must be very speculative when they speak......

When Li Zhi heard this, he was deeply moved by the beautiful picture scroll depicted by Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan, if according to the two of them, not only can he write off all the previous smuggling charges, but also can catch the line of His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor, and it is unknown that he will be on an equal footing with Zhou Cijing, the first-class imperial merchant of the Han Dynasty today.

But this Li Zhi is a scheming person after all, he was originally so enthusiastic about Qiu Yizhi, and he also heard that this Qiu Lord in Shanyin County has a lot of connections with His Royal Highness Zheng Xin, and he wants to get at least a few customs clearance documents through his relationship and earn a few more taels of silver. However, he didn't expect Qiu Yizhi, a seventh-rank official who was less than thirty, to speak in such a loud tone, which inevitably made him a little suspicious, so he said carefully:

"What Lord Qiu said is indeed for the old age, as well as the dogs, and even my entire Li family pointed out a clear way. However, to put it bluntly, all this depends on the grace of His Royal Highness the Great Prince. Just Lord Qiu's empty words can't rely on these few words......"

Qiu Yizhi listened, his heart tightened, raised his eyes to see Li Zhi's face full of kindness and kindness, but his tone was full of suspicion, and he was about to say a few words to persuade this stubborn old man, but he heard Li Shengjie on the other side say: "Dad, I think what Lord Qiu said should be believed." ”

Li Zhi said angrily: "We adults speak, you children don't interject." ”

Li Shengjie's mouth was furrowed, and there was a dissatisfied look on his face.

When Qiu Yi saw this, he smiled and said, "The old shipowner's words are not right. If he was still a child, wouldn't he be as good as a child below? You can go back to feeding! ”

After he finished saying these few words, everyone smiled, and the gradually tense atmosphere at the table was dispersed.

Li Shengjie also smiled when he heard this, and said, "It's still Lord Qiu's words. I just looked at the Japanese people on the top of the mast, and saw that Lord Qiu led less than ten people, and he also had to protect the women and scholars in the team, but he killed the Japanese as if they were no one, and I was already very impressed in my heart. I also saw that after the adults broke through the siege of the Japanese invaders, they actually re-entered the enemy line in order to save their companions. How can such righteous people be those villains who have no faith in their words? I saw Lord Qiu's righteousness that I came out to save the adult from breaking through. Although I'm young, I'm still accurate in seeing people, so just listen to me! ”

Li Zhi listened to the words for a while, and only after a long time did he sigh and say, "Alas! After all, the old man is old, and the family business always has to be handed over to the younger generation......"

Qiu Yizhi heard that his tone was loosened, and he was about to push the boat down the river again to say something, but he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the wooden door was immediately knocked on again, and an old but thick voice came from outside: "Owner, it's me." ”

This voice Qiu Yizhi remembered that it was the capable old man who had just greeted Li Shengjie under the boat.

Li Zhi listened to this urgent voice but also calmed down, and said, "Well, you can come in and talk." ”

Sure enough, it was the shirtless black old man who arched his hand towards everyone and said, "Report to the owner of the ship, a group of widows came down from the ship, saying that they were coming to beg for help." It's this Qiu-sama who is begging. ”

Li Zhi's face sank: "Old Caitou, you are also an old sailor who has done old things, why can't you deal with this kind of thing?" Let's just say that I don't have Lord Qiu here, and send the Japanese people away, isn't it okay? ”

The old man surnamed Cai looked embarrassed and said, "It's strange that I didn't hide Lord Qiu's horses well, and when the group of widows saw it, they insisted that Lord Qiu was on the boat......"

"All the horses in the world look the same, who said that these horses must be Qiu's? Do you want me to teach you this kind of thing? Li Zhi, who was extremely polite in front of Qiu Yizhi, interrupted Lao Caitou's words mercilessly.

Lao Cai Tou seemed to be very afraid of his own shipowner, and almost cried urgently: "The shipowner listened to me finish speaking." I said the same thing, but there were a few traitors among the Japanese people, and when they saw me shirking, they scolded me for their foul language. I didn't pay attention to a few words of scolding, and the generals under Lord Qiu were so angry that they couldn't get angry when they heard it, so I scolded them at that time...... Convenient...... I couldn't hide it anymore......"

Qiu Yizhi heard the reason for the matter clearly, and hurriedly got up and said: "This is all a disaster caused by Xia, and I don't want to cause trouble to the old shipowner, so it's better to get off the ship." ”

But I heard Li Zhi say categorically: "Lord Qiu, where are you talking about this? My lord is my honored guest, if the Japanese people say that they will ask for it, then who will dare to get on my Li family's ship in the future? ”

As he spoke, Li Zhi stood up with his head almost touching the ceiling and strode towards the door, saying as he went, "Go, take a look!" The old man wants to see which family is so angry, and he dares to ask me Li Zhiyue! ”

Li Zhi has always been polite to himself, always nodding his head when he speaks, Qiu Yizhi never thought that he was so tall, looking at his burly back, he hurriedly asked Li Shengjie with anxiety: "Young ship owner, the Japanese are fierce and fierce, the old ship owner is so over, is it okay?" ”

Li Shengjie smiled and said, "If it doesn't matter, isn't it just a few widows." This is on the edge of the Dahan port, even in the Wa Kingdom, and several lords of the country have to be polite when they see my father in person. If you don't feel at ease, you might as well go to the side and take a look. ”

Qiu Yizhi also wanted to listen to the situation closely, but he was afraid that his unauthorized actions would be detected by the Japanese Kou, so he said: "I'm afraid that the Japanese people are not good, and they will find out their traces, which will cause more trouble for the two of them." ”

Li Shengjie waved his hand: "It's okay, just come with me, I can't find it." ”

Li Shengjie didn't say anything big, the Li family's ship looked extraordinary on the outside, and when he walked around the ship, he felt that it was huge and friendless. Qiu Yizhi and others, under the leadership of Li Shengjie, walked through the cramped and tortuous cabin aisle for a long time before stopping.

Li Shengjie stepped forward in person, stretched out his hand and gently opened a fan to get up, and said softly: "My lord, please look there." ”

Qiu Yizhi's gaze passed through this narrow gap, and sure enough, he saw that there were as many as forty or fifty people on the ship, all of them wearing swords and standing on the deck with their backs to them, staring intently ahead, not daring to look around at all—as Li Shengjie said, he couldn't find himself anyway.

Seeing Li Zhi sitting in a chair placed on the deck at some point, his eyes were blazing and indispensable, which provoked Qiu Yizhi to admire: "Young ship owner, your old man has such a mighty momentum, presumably he was also a generation of heroes across the ocean back then!" ”

Li Shengjie sighed: "I grew up listening to my father's deeds since I was a child, and they all said how shrewd, brave and decisive my father was when he was young. Now it seems that shrewdness is still so shrewd, as for being brave and decisive...... It's hard to say. ”

Qiu Yizhi secretly thought: Li Zhibai could naturally fight hard when he started his family, but now that his family has a big business, he must pay attention to stability and prudence, take his father-in-law emperor as an example - when he led the army to the expedition, swept through the north, and was rumored to be the best talk in the world; But now that he has ascended to a great treasure, he is a royal driver at every turn, but he doesn't dare to act rashly.