As soon as Shen Shaozhou got off the boat, he encountered heavy rain. He couldn't make it to the road in such a heavy rain, so he stopped at a teahouse next to the pier.

He asked a few entourages to wait outside, and entered the teahouse with Gai Chun. I didn't ask for a private room, so I ordered a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts and sat on the table where there were already people.

Hearing that several people on the other side were talking about the Huo family, Shen Shaozhou took a sip of wine and asked the older rough man: "This old brother, you said that Huo Ji Commercial Bank was smashed, what's the matter?" ”

Listening to him, he knew that he was a local, and the rough man said with a smile: "You must not be in Fuzhou during this time, otherwise you wouldn't know that something happened to Huo Ji Trading Bank." ”

"What's wrong?"

The rough man said: "The ship led by the big boss of Huo Ji Trading House encountered pirates, and these pirates not only robbed all the goods, but also killed all the people on board. ”

Shen Shaozhou said with a shocked face: "These pirates are too rampant, who would dare to take a boat to sea if it goes on like this?" ”

The rough man said with affection: "Yes! It's been really chaotic lately, and if we continue like this, our livelihood will be in trouble. ”

Because of the rampant piracy, the number of ships of several comptoirs has been greatly reduced. As soon as the matter of Huo Ji Commercial Bank came out, there was no ship to go to sea this month. They used to be busy all day long, but now they often don't have work.

Shen Shaozhou took a sip of wine and asked softly, "You just said that Huo Ji Commercial Bank was smashed?" Who smashed it? Those merchants? ”

Some merchants will pay a part of the deposit to the trading house, so that the goods that are in demand will be supplied to them first. As for the deposit, the two families agreed on it, and if something happened to the ship, the deposit had to be returned to them. That's why Shen Shaozhou asked this question.

The rough man shook his head and said, "It's not the merchants, it's the families of the ship's victims." So many people died, and the Huo family didn't give a penny to the families of those who were killed. In a fit of rage, these men ran and smashed the trading house. ”

Shen Shaozhou's face changed slightly: "Why didn't you give pensions to the families of those who were killed?" ”

Running a boat is risky but rewarding, and the owner is also allowed to bring a little smuggling. And if something happens to them, the firm will also give a generous pension to their families.

Shen Shaozhou used to take a boat out to sea, although the pirates were not so rampant at that time, they often died. But as long as something happens, he will give a very high pension. Most of the people who run the boat want to make more money so that their families can have a better life. So this move won the hearts of those crew members, and it also made them die for Huo Ji Trading Company.

The rough man smiled and said: "It's not that they don't give it, but as soon as the news of Huo Da's accident came out, Hualou and the gambling house went to the Huo family to ask for debts." Brother, do you know how much silver the eldest son of the Huo family owes Hualou and the gambling house, adding up to 160,000 taels of silver! ”

Shen Shaozhou's brows furrowed into tic-tac-toe, he had told his eldest brother when he went to Pingzhou that he would strictly control Huo Yinghang. Now it seems that the eldest brother didn't control him.

The rough man continued: "After the Huo family returned the money from those merchants, they had no money to pay back the money from the gambling house and Hualou. Those people are ruthless, seeing that they drove out the Huo family without paying for it, and occupied the big mansion. ”

"And where are they now?"

This rough man really knew, and said with a smile: "The daughter and son-in-law of the Huo family are also doing business in Fuzhou, and the Huo family's family went to their daughter and son-in-law." ”

When Shen Shaozhou heard this, his face became very ugly. Because he and Gu Xian decided to go to the capital to attend the wedding last year, Shen Shaozhou asked Huo Pearl to stay at home to take care of the official brother after the New Year, and only Shen Tao came to Fuzhou alone. If you are a rough man now, it is obvious that Huo Pearl has arrived in Fuzhou.

Without waiting for him to ask, the rough man said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this son-in-law of the Huo family is really good, in order to help the Yue family repay the debt, he transferred all the shops." ”

Shen Shaozhou smiled, but the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes: "It's quite filial." ”

At this moment, Gai Chun said outside: "Master, the rain has stopped, let's go!" ”

Shen Shaozhou looked at the rough man and said politely: "I'm going back, you eat slowly." ”

They knew where Shen Tao lived, so they called a carriage to go over. After walking for about two quarters of an hour, I suddenly heard a commotion.

The coachman said, "This man, there is someone making trouble in front of us, and we can't get by." ”

As soon as he got out of the carriage, Shen Shaozhou saw thirty or forty people surrounding the door of the house in front of him. And these people, at this time, are shouting around the gate and slamming the door if they don't come out.

Seeing that someone began to bang on the door, Shen Shaozhou hurriedly stepped forward and scolded, "Stop." ”

These people who came to ask for money were the families of the crew members who were killed, and most of them knew Shen Shaozhou. One of the older men saw him burst into tears: "The second master, the second master, you have to be the master for us!" My family's sunspot is gone, my eldest grandson is only three years old, and her daughter-in-law is still pregnant with one in her belly. The commercial bank does not lose a penny, what will be the use of this old snack in the future? ”

A woman also cried and shouted: "The second master, my head is gone, my son has to take medicine every day and wait for money to save his life." But the firm doesn't give us a penny, how can we live? ”

Shen Shaozhou was very prestigious in the trading house, and he beckoned everyone to calm down and said, "I already know the matter." You can rest assured, no one can lose a dead brother. ”

He would not ignore the meaning of these words, and everyone was immediately relieved when they heard this.

Shen Shaozhou said: "You go back first, and I will let the people from the business bank verify the situation later." Once verified, I will personally deliver the pension to you. ”

A man with a black mole next to his nose shouted, "You're not trying to trick us out and run away with them, are you?" ”

Shen Shaozhou turned his head to look at him, and his gaze was like a sharp blade, which made the black mole man a little frightened.

Retracting his gaze, Shen Shaozhou said coldly: "If you are not at ease, leave a few people to watch at the door." If I run away with my family, I will be caught by you and left to your disposal. However, if any of you dare to make trouble again, don't even think about taking a penny. ”

Just now, the old man looked at Shen Shaozhou and said, "Second master, the old man is waiting for you at home." ”

After saying that, he went back to a dozen people who were close to him. One of them hesitated, and the old man said, "The second master has long since quit the firm, and he can completely ignore this matter." But now that he is willing to bear it, we have nothing to believe. ”

The old man knew very well that the Huo family had even mortgaged their house and commercial house, and how could they still have money for them. I came here to make trouble just to hope that Shen Shaozhou would come out and take care of this matter, and now that Shen Shaozhou has promised to give them a pension, there is no need to stay.