Chapter 197: Trading

It's just that Xu Dong will let the battle enter the gang jumping battle?

The answer is no.

Xu Dong was influenced by Zhu Houhuang and was convinced by the statement that artillery determines the outcome of the battle. Although the power of artillery is not yet good, sooner or later there will be such a day. Therefore, he pays special attention to the play of firepower, and generally does not fight with people jumping gangs, plus today it is clear that there are many of them and few of his own people, so he will not give up his advantages and fight a hand-to-hand fight with his opponent.

Just as the fleets of the two sides were about to collide together, the sails of Xu Dong's ship fell sharply, and the strong wind sent Xu Dong's ship far away. The ship with Monk Xu deviated.

In the age of sailing, the pace of naval warfare was very slow, because most of the time, ships were fighting against the wind, because sailboats were powered by the wind, and in fact the movement that could be made on the surface of the sea was limited by the direction of the wind.

So the pace of the battle, I can't be fast if I want to.

This contact was the closest contact between the two sides before the sun went down. Now it's garbage time, and both sides can see each other, but it's not too easy to harness the sails and make the two sides collide again.

Monk Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how brave a person was, it was not that they were not afraid of death, but that they knew that the more they were afraid of death on the battlefield, the faster they would die.

At this moment, Monk Xu has experienced a hundred battles, how can he not know today. They can't fight. However, a question rose to Monk Xu's heart.

Why did this Yongwang sailor come to find trouble for himself.

Perhaps from an outsider's point of view, Monk Xu is an extremely arrogant figure. But Monk Xu knew that if he was as arrogant as rumored. There is no place to bury him for a long time. Where can you still live today.

He is also careful about King Yong's business, and has always maintained the level that the well water does not interfere with the river water, but he doesn't know what is going on today? "What went wrong, after you go back, you must investigate clearly." Monk Xu said secretly in his heart.

But even so, it also stimulated Monk Xu's ferocity, he gritted his teeth and said secretly: "I have never had my Monk Xu bully, and no one has dared to offend my Monk Xu's majesty, this Liangzi is considered to be knotted, and in the future, I will definitely repay it." ”

As Monk Xu expected, the two sides were deadlocked until nightfall, and then they retreated.

However, since then, Yongguo Sailor and Monk Xu have competed against each other, and there have been several encounters, all of which have their own winners and losers.

When Monk Xu wanted to return to Liangzi early from Xu Dong, Xu Song also dispatched, and he was in Ningbo at this time.

A mansion in Ningbo.

Xu Song was quietly sipping tea. As soon as the curtain was raised, a person came in and said, "Brother Xu is not where to make a fortune under His Royal Highness King Yong, how can you think of me, an old man?" ”

Xu Song immediately got up and said, "Brother Xie hasn't seen you for a long time, but now it's okay." ”

The person who came was a young man, his face was as white as jade, and he was holding a folding fan with a good Hetian jade pendant hanging from the folding fan. He slammed the folding fan in his hand and said: "I'm not good at all, I said Brother Xu, let's look up and see each other in Ningbo, even if the Xu family climbs the high branch of King Yong, there is no need to be so desperate." ”

This person's surname is Xie, Xu Song has always called him Xie Gongzi, and it is said that his Xie family is still related to the Xie family in Wuyi Lane back then. As for what the relationship is, it's not clear now. But Gongzi Xie has an amazing influence among the maritime merchants in Jiangnan, and I don't know whether he is the prime minister's white gloves or the lord's subordinate. Anyway, he controls almost eighty percent of the supply of goods in the entire Jiangnan, no matter what you want to buy, most of them have to get the goods at Gongzi Xie, otherwise you won't be able to go to sea.

When Zhu Houhuang, the king of Yong, had just cleaned Penghu, he killed a large number of large number of maritime merchants, who had taken goods from Xie Gongzi, which indirectly affected Xie Gongzi's income. That's what we have now.

Xu Song said: "My Royal Highness is informal, and there are many offends, so I ask Gongzi Xie to forgive me, forgive me." ”

Gongzi Xie snorted coldly, and said secretly in his heart: "The Xu family is really terrible now. "Although the Xu family was prosperous at the beginning, most of the profits had to be sent to Gongzi Xie, otherwise the Xu family's business would not have to be done. But now in the Xu family, Xie Gongzi can only say two sentences, and no matter how much he can't do.

The Xu family has a good backstage.

Gongzi Xie was a little jealous of the Xu family, and he didn't say much, and said, "Say, Brother Xu has come to see me, what are you doing?" ”

Xu Song said: "My Royal Highness just thinks that the business on the sea is so big, it is not something that can be eaten by one person, and it cannot be eaten, so I want me to say sorry to the people behind Gongzi Xie. Is there any grudge bigger than money? ”

Gongzi Xie was full of reluctance to agree to Xu Song. But he knew that the people behind him would definitely agree, and there was really a pro-vassal and a younger brother who was loved by the emperor, and was involved in the lucrative movement of smuggling, was he still afraid of being investigated? Are you still afraid that someone will talk about the benefits of opening the sea in front of the emperor?

As Xu Song said, in front of money, grievances are a fart.

The reason why Gongzi Xie was able to take charge of the affairs of Jiangnan Shipping was because he put himself in the right position. Knowing what he did, he said, "I don't know what your Highness wants to do?" Or how are you going to do it? ”

Xu Song said: "From now on, the affairs of the sea will be handled by His Royal Highness. How many goods do you have, your Royal Highness swallowed in one bite, how much you eat, and the goods that go to sea from Jiangnan today are enough for the two of us to set a price. ”

Gongzi Xie's eyes shrank slightly, and he said, "Your Royal Highness has a great appetite and wants to dominate the sea." ”

Although the gang of people in Jiangnan do not go to sea, it does not mean that they have no influence on the sea, on the contrary, so many pirates who are also merchants and thieves eat their goods, why not buy their face, their influence on the sea is quite large. And Gongzi Xie also knows that customers bully the store, and the store bullies customers, from the perspective of doing business, it is not cost-effective.

But the business is so big that it is not only an economic battle, but also a political account. The economic account, Xie Gongzi can calculate it clearly, but in the political battle, Xie Gongzi is not clear.

Gongzi Xie said: "It's a big matter, it's not for me to call the shots." After a few days, I'll ask Brother Xu how to do it. ”

After three days in a hurry.

Gongzi Xie and Xu Song met again. But this time it was not Xu Song waiting for Mr. Xie that was waiting for Mr. Xie, but Mr. Xie was waiting for Mr. Xu.

When Gongzi Xie saw Xu Song coming, he hurriedly got up and said, "Congratulations, Lord Xu, your Royal Highness's errand has been completed." ”

"Oh," as a businessman, Xu Song's ability to observe words and expressions is not bad, and he can guess some from Gongzi Xie's expression. said: "Thank you so much for the success." ”

Gongzi Xie smiled: "Lord Xu is polite, we are now people in the same boat, there is no need to be polite, just call it a decision." ”

Xu Song also knew for the first time that Gongzi Xie's name was Duzhi.

Xu Song was also not polite, and said: "If you say it, from now on, we will be people on the same boat, and if one of you offends my Royal Highness, please help me." All right? ”

"I don't know who is so bold as to offend His Royal Highness King Yong?" Xie Jiezhi said.

Xu Song turned the white porcelain wine glass slightly in his hand, as if he didn't look at Xie Jiezhi, and said, "It's Monk Xu." ”

"Monk Xu?" Xie Jiezhi was slightly stunned, he quickly thought of a lot, and he said secretly: "Is this His Royal Highness King Yong thinking clearly about our influence on the sea." "Monk Xu is one of the biggest pirates in their relationship.

Immediately, he made a decision and said, "Since Lord Xu said so. How could I not help? It's just that Lord Xu also knows that we don't have a boat in our hands, so we can only help, but we can't help. ”

Xu Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although the maritime merchants in Jiangnan do not go to sea, the ghost knows if they have no force at sea, this time to encircle and suppress Monk Xu, it can't be said that it is their temptation, the temptation of the Yongguo sailors.

Whether it was a temptation or not, Xu Song could only agree and said: "You don't have to make a decision, just tell Monk Xu where the nest is, and just watch from the wall." ”