Su Jun didn't believe in this big fat man's words at all, Merlot County had the advantage of shipping, and You Junmin was extremely greedy for money, how could he not do business on behalf of the countrymen?

Su Jun raised his eyebrows, smiled and said:

"Since Chief You also said that Ming people don't say secret words, then don't blame Zhong Qing for being outspoken, I don't believe you haven't done business with Daiguo!"

You Junmin laughed, straightened up, patted his round belly, and said with bad intentions:

"Fifty thousand taels of silver, just to send a few people over, what do you want to do? Who's it for? So valuable? ”

In the face of You Junmin's compelling gaze, Su Jun did not back down at all, stared at the other party's eyes and replied:

"You don't have to worry about this, maybe if I don't say it then, you will also know, I want to ask you now, now there are 50,000 taels of silver in front of You Junshou, do you make any money?"

"Earn, of course I earned, why don't I earn, it's rare that more silver will bite people? Didn't Zhong Qing just want to send a few people over? What's wrong with that, I happen to have a couple of boats on my side that are about to go to sea. You Junmin slapped his big bear paw and said loudly.

"Haha, the head of You County is quick to talk, happy and happy, since this is the case, then I Su someone also has a condition." Su Jun clapped his hands and said with a smile.

Fifty thousand taels of silver, that is definitely not a small amount, even You Junmin, who is used to seeing mountains of gold and silver, can't help but be excited, but he also knows that such a huge amount of money is by no means easy to earn, as soon as he heard Su Zhongqing, the head of Taidang County, say this, he immediately knew that the problem was coming, and couldn't help asking:

"What conditions? The prince might as well talk about it! ”

Su Jun replied with a smile:

"It's a condition, but it's not a condition, because this matter is extremely easy for You Juntou, and I want Zhao Daxun to be responsible for this escort mission."

You Junmin smacked his tongue and asked puzzledly:

"What does this mean? Why does this mission have to be escorted by Zhao Daxun? I have more subordinates than he can lead the navy, which one is not much stronger than him? ”

Su Jun shook his head and said softly:

"You Juntou's words are wrong, although there is no shortage of capable people under your command, but I heard that among the sailors of the adults, Zhao Daxun is the most rigorous in governing the army, and his kung fu is not bad, because I want to ensure the absolute safety of my people, so you don't think about using a few salt-selling boats to stuff my people into it, I want Zhao Daxun's sailors to dispatch to ensure that this person arrives smoothly. Don't think I don't know, every year you get robbed by pirates at sea and several ships. ”

You Junmin smiled awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want to, but Zhao Daxun, this kid is very stubborn, although he is nominally my subordinate, but he has always been yang and yin against me, if he didn't still need him, Lao Tzu would have wanted to chop him up and feed the fish, even if I agree to the request of the prince now, but at the critical moment, can Zhao Daxun's kid be happy to accept his life?" ”

"I'll add another 10,000 taels of silver!" Su Jun smiled and stretched out a finger and said categorically.

"No problem! The son of the world is also a happy person, and if I am delicate and pretentious, it will seem that I am not a husband."

You Junmin slapped the table and said fiercely: "I'll let Zhao Daxun go now, let him go to sea to exterminate the water invaders for me, and by the way, let him send your people to Daiguo." ”

Haikui County is a county town built by the sea, because it has the largest harbor and wharf in the whole Merlot County, and has a population and city size that is no less than that of Dongping Province, the capital of Merlot County, the only difference is that Dongping Province gathers the high-ranking officials and nobles of the entire Merlot County, and here, there are more maritime merchants and commoners, as well as sailors, refugees and salt workers who rely on the sea for food.

The people walking on the streets of Haikui County are far less leisurely and calm than the people of Dongping Mansion, each of them is in a hurry, and most of their faces are rough and eroded by the sea breeze, or coarse linen clothes, or shirtless wearing only a pair of short-cut linen pants, revealing a muscular and strong figure.

The streets of Haikui County are also far from being as neat and well-planned as the streets of Dongpingfu, where most of them are haphazardly extended, with makeshift wooden houses abounding, and haphazard stalls crowding the streets to only half of the streets, barely allowing a horse-drawn carriage to pass, shouting with local accents, steaming snacks, chickens and dogs barking, and people shouting and neighing, but it presents a vibrant scene.

Su Jun and his entourage arrived in Haikui County accompanied by You Ning, Su Jun insisted on meeting that Zhao Daxun, the reason was to ensure the absolute safety of his own people, in order to achieve this purpose, Su Jun had no choice but to put on another 5,000 taels of white silver, and after paying, he couldn't help but sigh again that this You Fat Man's means of collecting money are really very good, it is really a goose plucking, and he can find out the reason for asking for money in anything.

Everyone arrived at the naval division station in Merlot County, but was told that Zhao Daxun had already gone on the military ship to do work inspection, and the group went straight to the naval division dock without stopping.

Merlotshire's Sailors' Wharf is adjacent to the commercial wharf, separated only by a causeway, and at noon, when the sun is shining, there are not many people on the wharf, most of them lazily hide under some improvised shacks, drink tea and chat and sleep. Because of the sea breeze, I didn't feel particularly hot, but the fishy smell was heavy and the humidity was also strong, so I felt that my body was moist and uncomfortable.

Su Jun only glanced at it, and then sweated profusely, there were more than 20 boats of all sizes docked on the dock of the sailor, and the largest displacement was only 3,000 tons of water level, and at first glance, it belonged to the kind of old ships that were old, several of them were sailing out of the dock, and it was very likely that they would go out to patrol the sea, and the sails were patched with patches, colorful, and I don't know what kind of fabric was sewn on.

Compared with the big ships on the commercial dock next to it, the smallest is also a displacement of 3,000 tons of water level, and more are large ships with a displacement of 5,000 tons of water level, the sails are snow-white, and the hull is shiny.

"This is the Merlot County Mariner?" Su Jun pointed to the tattered and lost boats at the Sailor Wharf, and asked Youning with a stammering mouth.

You Ning was a little embarrassed, and nodded with an unnatural smile: "This, the military resources of the sailor are insufficient, and every time they go to sea to suppress bandits, it costs a lot of money, and although the county head raises funds from many sources, it is difficult to improve the status quo, so he can only maintain the status quo." ”

Su Jun laughed, the current price of the ship, a three-thousand-ton displacement of a large ship only needs about fifteen thousand taels of silver, the money he paid to You Fatzi yesterday is enough for him to buy three big ships, the sailor is the biggest reliance of Merlot County, but now looking at the appearance, it is no longer the same.

"This, the navy's warships are a little worse, but the officers and men of our naval division in Merlot County are still very elite." Yuning said in a low voice.

As if in order to verify Youning's words, several non-commissioned officers dressed in the costumes of the inferior officers of the sailor walked past them, looking like they were about to go back to the ship, but what made Youning's eyes green was that these officers were actually holding a woman with flowers and branches in their arms, and they looked like they were walking, but they were afraid that they had drunk a lot.

Of course, this is not the most embarrassing thing for Youning, and what they said next made Youning almost faint on the spot.