Jing Xin did not use her jade ruyi, but rode with Wang Chong. Jingxin doesn't have clairvoyance like Wang Chong, she just follows Wang Chong.

After another walk, there was a river bend in front of it. Wang Chong saw that dozens of small boats were gathered in the bay.

These small boats are fishing boats. But they're not fishing here, they're just staying here.

Wang Chong looked at the direction. This place is exactly a branch of the canal. From here, there is direct access to the canal. Wang Chong judged that there must be nothing good for these fishing boats to gather here.

Wang Chong stopped the banana fan, pointed to the fishing boats and said to Jingxin: "Look, there are so many fishing boats, what are you doing here?"

Jing Xin smiled, "What do you think they are doing?"

Wang Chong said angrily: "If I knew, I would ask you what to do!"

Jing Xin no longer continued to tease Wang Chong. She said seriously: "Kong Yuan has already said that their Kong family has a lot of fishing boats. These fishermen usually make a living from fishing. However, there are times when they also play the role of river pirates. I think that they gathered here probably because they wanted to fight the merchant ships. ”

Wang Chong said worriedly, "Are they going to hijack our fleet?" "They didn't dare to target the fleet of the Celestial Destiny Society. In terms of time, our fleet has left the confines of Xiangyang Province. I think they might be targeting other merchant ships. The canal has been opened, and there are many pairs of merchants who will use the canal to transport goods to various places. ”

Wang Chong said: "Kong Yisheng's courage is too great. I'm going to tell the White Governor about this. Let her arrest Kong Yisheng. ”

Jing Xin shook his head and said, "We have no evidence. Kong Yisheng will not admit it. Bai Zhifu had no way to take him. Actually, I'm not worried about Kong Yisheng. I'm more worried about the threat from the Grim Plains. The situation there is much more complicated than here. ”

Wang Chong understood that it was Fengdu City that Jing Jing was worried about. It's the territory of the Ghost King. Although on the surface, Fengdu City and the Heavenly Destiny Society have formed a cooperation. However, this cooperation is not precarious. Especially Mrs. Grace, she is an uncertain factor.

The two discussed for a while, but they couldn't come up with a proper solution. Fortunately, there is no definite news yet, and Fengdu City has made any moves. The two didn't want to stay here too long. Wang Chong summoned Wu Neng and quickly returned to the capital city with meditation.

On this day, Wang Chong was meditating and practicing in his room, and Xu Xian came to look for him. Xu Xian said to Wang Chong that Kong Yisheng wanted to invite Wang Chong to Kong's house for a talk.

Wang Chong thought that during this time, it was Meng Deyou and the Kong family who negotiated cooperation. Meng Deyou must have suppressed Kong Yisheng ruthlessly. That's why Kong Yisheng wanted to find Wang Chong to dredge.

Wang Chong asked Xu Xian to pass the word, and he went to Kong's house. Seeing that Wang Chong agreed, Xu Xian immediately went to inform Kong Yisheng.

Wang Chong cleaned up. He asked Jing Xin to tell him that he was going to Kong's house. After that, Wang Chong went alone.

Wang Chong came to Kong's house, and the housekeeper immediately passed it to Kong Yisheng. Not long after, Kong Yisheng took Kong Yuan to the gate to greet Wang Chong.

Kong Yisheng let Wang Chong into the living room, which was already full of people. Kong Yisheng wanted Wang Chong to explain that these people were all businessmen from Xiangyang Mansion, and they wanted to get to know Wang Chong through Kong Yisheng.

After Wang Chong sat down, he did not speak. He didn't know what Kong Yisheng was looking for him.

Kong Yisheng asked all the businessmen present to be quiet. He began by saying, "Folks. This is our Xiangyang Mansion Baomin General. It is also the owner of the canal. ”

When the NPCs present heard that this was General Baomin, they all showed respectful looks. Everyone greeted Wang Chong one after another.

Wang Chong responded to everyone's greetings while thinking about Kong Yisheng's purpose. He felt as if Kong Yisheng was setting a trap for him.

Kong Yisheng stood aside and watched with a smile as Wang Chong accepted everyone's courtesy. When the scene was quieter, Kong Yisheng spoke: "Folks. General Baomin has done his best for our Xiangyang Mansion. As you can see, the canal is so huge. This is all borne by the general Baomin. All of you here are the mainstays of Xiangyang Mansion, and you should all contribute to Xiangyang Mansion. With General Baomin as our example, you should also be kind and participate in the grand event. Besides, you will also benefit from the opening of the canal. ”

Kong Yisheng paused for a moment and continued: "The general told me that the canal is for the well-being of the people. However, the canal needs to be guarded. Therefore, all ships that pass through the canal have to pay some fees. ”

As soon as everyone here heard that they would have to collect money for walking through the canal, they immediately exchanged words and talked about it. Kong Yisheng approached Wang Chong and whispered in his ear, "General." Today, I specially brought all the merchants from Xiangyang Mansion to let them know your investment in the canal. We can't afford to cheapen them for nothing. ”

Kong Yisheng looked like he had good intentions, but Wang Chong had a different opinion. Kong Yisheng seems to be deliberately pushing himself to the forefront.

After everyone discussed for a while, someone said to Wang Chong: "General." Xiangyang Province originally had many waterways and convenient transportation. The general's digging of the canal is just the icing on the cake. I will take the general's wishes. However, if you take the waterway, you have to collect money, and I am afraid that it will lose the dignity of the general. ”

Someone else said, "Yes! Xiangyang Mansion is peaceful. Why do you need to charge protection money! If the general really thinks about the people of Xiangyang, he should make the canal available to the people for free. ”

Everyone, you and I will say a word. Roughly speaking, they are all against fees. Without waiting for Wang Chong to speak, Kong Yisheng preemptively said: "The general opened the canal for our Xiangyang. Don't know what to do. If you anger the general and seal the canal, don't say I didn't warn you when the time comes. ”

Kong Yisheng's words were obviously dividing Wang Chong and these businessmen in Xiangyang Mansion, and Wang Chong wanted to stand up and clarify. At this time, Kong Yuan hurriedly ran over from the door.

Before Wang Chong and Kong Yisheng approached, Kong Yuan hurriedly shouted: "Oh no! The merchant ships of the Huo family were robbed by river pirates. ”

Kong Yuan's words were like a thunderclap on the ground. The shock stunned everyone present.

Wang Chong didn't know what was going on with the Huo family, but everyone else here knew.

The Huo family is one of the largest households in Xiangyang Prefecture. The strength of the Huo family is only a little smaller than that of the Kong family, but it is also in the forefront. The Huo family is not only strong, but also has contacts in the official face. The eldest son of the Huo family is the general of the government.

In normal times, the merchant ships of the Huo family come and go with various places, and no river thieves dare to make up their minds. But today, the Huo family's merchant ship was hijacked, how could it not be shocking.

Kong Yisheng asked loudly, "Are you telling the truth?"

Kong Yuan hurriedly replied, "It's true. Their ship has already put its head back. The river thieves asked the Huo family to take a thousand gold to redeem the goods. ”