Ma Ling was still having lunch when he heard the news, and he was not as surprised as the Haihan people. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info there are many waterways in Shipu Port, and the blockade can only be closed for a while, not to mention that the manpower of the Haihan fleet to put into the blockade operation is still very limited, and it can only guard a few main waterways in and out of the port during the day, and there is no good way to do it after nightfall. As long as the pirates of the East China Sea set up a scout in the harbor, they will definitely sneak out from the sea to report the news.

Ma Ling had contact with Lin Xing before, and knew that the big boss of the Sanlin Gang had also been to the land of the Haihan people in his early years, and he was a rare and well-informed person among the pirates in the East China Sea. Lin Xing rushed to Shipu Port so quickly to ask for a meeting after receiving the news, presumably judging from the news that the situation was unfavorable to him, and he planned to give in to the Haihan people.

When Ma Ling arrived at the headquarters, Lin Xing's ship had not yet docked, so he quickly told several commanders his thoughts. Ma Ling was not worried that this Lin Xing would offend the Haihan people, but he was afraid that the Haihan people would not look down on the pirate leaders of Liuheng Island at all, so they would directly blast Lin Xing out.

How the Haihan people would treat Lin Xing was a trivial matter, but Ma Ling thought that if he could avoid offending the big people behind the Sanlin Gang, it would be better to settle the dispute through peaceful means. If the Haihan people don't go well, they will pat their butts and go back to the south, Ma Ling himself still has family property and connections in Zhejiang, although the Haihan people promised to arrange other ways out for him, but when it is not a last resort, who would be willing to leave his hometown and start over in a completely unfamiliar environment?

Under the "escort" of the Haihan warships, Lin Xing's boat slowly sailed into Shipu Port from the Tongwamen Waterway between Dongmen Island and the mainland. When he saw the coalition fleet lined up on the north shore of the harbor, his mouth never closed. Before coming here, Lin Xing was a little lucky, thinking that the Haihan people might have only sent a small number of armed warships to Zhejiang to carry out some kind of special mission, such as escorting important people or a large amount of money, but when he saw the size of this fleet hidden in Shipu Harbor, he knew that his previous idea was too simple. The Haihan people sent such a large fleet thousands of miles away, I am afraid that it is not just to show off their might, but to really find a place to establish a foothold here in Zhejiang.

Lin Xing's ship docked at the military dock outside the city of Shipu, although the banner of the Ming Dynasty was still set up on the city, but he also noticed that the armed personnel on the shore had all been replaced by Haihan militia soldiers in gray shirts and military uniforms, and it was obvious that the control of this place had changed hands and was no longer in the hands of the Shipu Guardhouse.

After someone on the dock asked Lin Xing's identity, he took him to Shipu City. When they arrived at the city gate, someone stopped him and only allowed Lin Xing to enter the city, and the entourage had to wait outside the city.

Lin Xing didn't get angry because of this, but just defended: "I brought some gifts for the leaders, if you can't bring people in, then Lao Dai will hand them over." ”

Since Lin Xing came under the banner of visiting, he couldn't come empty-handed out of courtesy, so he still prepared some local specialties as gifts, such as a paperweight inlaid with bone wood, a small screen on the table carved by Zhu Jin, and a twenty-year-old daughter red in the small altar. Since they didn't know how many Haihan people came, they prepared five copies of everything, and each gift was packed in a box of lacquered gold, and the two of them carried a box and followed Lin Xing to the shore.

Lin Xing had been to Sanya in his early years, and he had heard of many interests of the Haihan people, and knew that they had an unusual love for all kinds of handicrafts produced by the Ming Dynasty and with a cultural atmosphere, so he still put some thought into the purchase of this gift. In other cases, Lin Xing may directly send gold and silver, after all, wealth is moving, and nothing is as simple and effective as gold and silver treasures. However, this gift was actually stopped, which also made Lin Xing feel the importance of the Haihan people to defense. He also knew that there was no essential difference between going in alone and going in with his subordinates, so he simply behaved as a single. to show that he has no bad intentions in this trip.

Immediately, an officer came to receive the gift list and gifts, and then led Lin Xing into the city. Sure enough, the city was completely controlled by the Haihan, and Lin Xing saw all the Haihan soldiers, and it wasn't until he was outside the guard hall in the city that he saw the Qianhu Ma Ling stationed in the local area.

Lin Xing came to Shipu City to see Ma Ling in the past, but he had never seen him go out to greet him, and now there can only be one explanation for this situation: now that the person in charge of Shipu City has changed, he Ma Ling has also become an errand runner, and he can only do this kind of thing outside.

"Lin has seen Master Ma!" Lin Xing pondered in his heart, his face was still silent, and he stepped forward to salute Ma Ling.

"Master Lin!" Ma Ling also arched his hand, and replied with a wry smile: "Don't call me an adult, now the person in charge is inside, and Master Lin will come with me!"

Lin Xing followed him inside, and saw a young Haihan officer sitting in the hall, and several guards standing on the left and right. Ma Ling introduced: "General Qian, Boss Lin of Liuheng Island has arrived. Boss Lin, this is General Qian of the Haihan People's League, how close and close you are. ”

Although Lin Xing had been to Sanya, he was not very familiar with the personnel situation within the Haihan, and he didn't know what the origin of this general surnamed Qian was, but he could determine from the temperament of the superior exuded by the other party that this was indeed an authentic Haihan person, not a Ming Dynasty or a dependent from other countries. Although he had seen the real people of the Haihan people when he went to Sanya, he could basically come into contact with all kinds of naturalized people who were vassals of the Haihan, and he did not have the opportunity to talk face-to-face like now. Although he had already thought of various ways to deal with it before he came, Lin Xing was inevitably nervous when it came to the end.

After the two sides met, Qian Tiandun did not deliberately embarrass Lin Xing, invited him to sit and talk, and then ordered someone to bring tea. This attitude eased Lin Xing's nervousness a little, and what he was most worried about was that the Haihan people had no interest in communicating at all, so that even if the Sanlin Gang did more expressions, it would only be useless.

"I had the honor to go to Sanya two years ago, and I also admired the actions of the Haihan masters in Qiongzhou Island, but I was humble in the next place, and I didn't have the opportunity to meet with you at that time. Yesterday, I heard that the Haihan fleet had gone north to Shipu Port, and I wanted to come over to visit, first, to see if I could meet the old people, and secondly, if you have any needs, you can also do a little bit of help in the next. ”

This Lin Xing is also quite skillful in speaking, and he does not mention the conflict between the Haihan fleet and the Shipu Guard, nor does he ask the purpose of Haihan's coming, only that he has a relationship with Haihan, and the purpose of coming here is just to come and say hello to see if there is anything that needs help. Show his goodwill first, so that even if Haihan has any other plans, it is probably not good to turn his face right away.

Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "Boss Lin has a heart, before we came here, we heard that Boss Lin's business on Liuheng Island is doing a lot of business, and we planned to find another time to visit us, but I didn't expect Boss Lin to take the initiative to come over first." ”

Lin Xing couldn't figure out whether Qian Tiandun's words meant something else, so he glanced at Ma Ling, but saw that he had already looked at his nose and nose, and his eyes drooped like an old monk in a fixed place, and there was no expression on his face, which made Lin Xing, who was expecting him to give some hints, very disappointed.

Out of caution, Lin Xing still responded very carefully: "How can you get into the eyes of the masters of Haihan in that little business, it's just to make a living, General Qian is too polite." ”

Qian Tiandun said: "If the Sanlin Gang's business is still only at the level of subsistence, then it is estimated that nine out of ten people in the Ming Dynasty have starved to death, right?"

Lin Xing's heart jumped, Qian Tiandun took the initiative to mention the identity of the "Sanlin Gang", which was not a good sign, and he hurriedly responded: "Although there is a little surplus of money in Xia, when there are local affairs such as repairing bridges and roads, and providing relief to the victims, they will also contribute money to help, and there is no harm to the villagers." ”

Qian Tiandun shook his head and said, "Actually, whether you endanger your neighbors or not has nothing to do with our Haihan. But now we are planning to find an island off the coast of Ningbo Mansion to settle down, and the range of options we can choose from is really limited, maybe it will conflict with Boss Lin's territory. ”

Lin Xingxin said that there are thousands of islands to choose from in the Zhoushan archipelago, and you are also forcibly "limited", indicating that you want to forcibly eat the territory here. However, since the Haihan people took the initiative to highlight this potential conflict of interest, Lin Xing could also see that the other party had no fear, and if he didn't say a word at the moment, he might be invited out immediately.

Lin Xing thought for a while before responding: "If you want to find that natural harbor, it is naturally the coast south of Zhoushan Island that is the most, with many small islands guarding it, the water depth and waves are slow, and the conditions are comparable to Sanya Port. If you want to be stable and not subject to the jurisdiction of the Ming government, then Daishan Island and Qushan Island, which are a little farther away, are also the best choices. ”

Lin Xing said that if he didn't mention Liuheng Island, where the Sanlin Gang was located, how could Qian Tiandun not be able to hear his hidden thoughts? ”

Lin Xinggan said with a smile: "It's just a corner of Liuheng Island, how can it be compared with the grand occasion of Shuangyu Port a hundred years ago, General Qian laughed." ”

Qian Tiandun said: "The Sanlin Gang and the Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island are all the largest villages in the East China Sea, and Boss Lin is so modest, it is a little inconsistent with the reputation of the Sanlin Gang!"

Lin Xing was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly continued to defend: "The business you do is all doing business, and you are not the same traveler as the Haisha Gang, and you also ask General Qian to learn about it." ”

Qian Tiandun said: "We heard that the Sanlin Gang is also collecting protection fees from fishermen and merchant ships!"

Lin Xing raised his hand and gently wiped the sweat soaked from his forehead with his sleeve, and explained to Qian Tiandun: "This fee is not from the Sanlin Gang, in fact, most of it has been handed over to the Ningbo ......."

"Then you just want to throw this pot to the government?" Qian Tiandun looked at Lin Xing's anxious appearance, and he was also amused.

"I don't dare, I just hope you can understand the difficulties below...... If there is a place where the Sanlin Gang needs to contribute, please ask General Qian to make it clear!" Lin Xing also felt that Qian Tiandun was just ridiculing himself when he was going around, and he emphasized his attitude again.

Qian Tiandun said: "We don't know and don't plan to understand the difficulties of your Sanlin Gang, but there is one thing I am very interested in knowing, what do you think you can help us?"

Qian Tiandun's tone could be said to be very arrogant, but Lin Xing heard a glimmer of hope from it. He knew that the Haihan people were very practical, and if they couldn't bring them real benefits, then even if they talked about it, it wouldn't be useful. But if the Haihan people think it's worth it, they often make decisions that don't make sense - for example, to form some unlikely partnerships.

Lin Xingying said: "As I said before, if you want to settle here, you can provide some useful information to help you." If the leaders of Haihan want to connect with the officials of Ningbo Prefecture, they can also arrange it in the middle to open up the joints on their behalf. ”

Qian Tiandun was silent for a while before he spoke: "What do you use to prove your sincerity?"

Lin Xing replied very resolutely this time: "Being here is the greatest sincerity!"

"Yes, very courageous!" Qian Tiandun nodded approvingly, and after a change of words, he asked an irrelevant question: "I heard that many business measures on the territory of the Sanlin Gang are imitated from us, is there such a thing?"

Lin Xing couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry from Qian Tiandun's face, so he could only grit his teeth and try his luck: "Yes, there is indeed such a thing." After going to Sanya, I pondered to bring some of your business strategies back to Zhejiang. It's just that the financial, manpower and material resources are limited, and they can't be copied as they are, but it has become a move to draw a tiger instead of an anti-dog, which makes General Qian smile!"

"I heard that there is a special maritime exchange on the territory of the Sanlin Gang, and I can see that you are also an ambitious person, but according to the scale and development speed of your Sanlin Gang, if you want to unify the maritime smuggling trade in the Zhoushan Islands, you will face many difficulties. Qian Tiandun slowly said the point: "But if you are willing to assist us in doing this, it may be able to be completed many years in advance." Of course, the leader of this matter will not be your Sanlin Gang, but our Haihan. What do you think?"

Lin Xingxin said, Isn't this a good thing that falls from the sky? How many businessmen in Fuguang want to ask for an opportunity to cooperate directly with Haihan, but they can't imagine that such a good thing is actually in front of them. However, in addition to being excited, he also knew that this was not the final conclusion, it was just that the other party was testing his attitude, but this rare opportunity must be seized.

"If the leaders of Haihan can afford to be in charge, they will do their best to assist!" Lin Xing hurriedly stood up and expressed his attitude to Qian Tiandun.