Ye Yongjia was supported by the two merchants with a kind voice, and his feet slowly stepped on the deck. He looked at the endless sea in the distance, and his sleeves were slightly blown by the sea breeze, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

"My lord, please come into the cabin and discuss." Wu Sijing said, and looked at the sides again.

"Okay." Ye Yongjia readily agreed, then walked down a flight of stairs, leaned down, and went to open the door of the cabin.

"It was Bishop Wu who facilitated this meeting, and I am really grateful," Ye Yongjia took a step back, smiled and arched his hand with Wu Sijing, "Please go first." ”

Wu Sijing was a little at a loss, his eyes looked at the merchants in a daze, and when he saw that they also nodded frequently, he replied, "Then ...... It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate. ”

Ye Yongjia wanted to follow in, but when he raised his eyes and saw him enter the cabin, he suddenly stood still, waved his hand left and right, and then sat down on the chair in front of him, looking unnatural.

His heart tightened, and he subconsciously turned his head, but the narrow passage was already full of people, and those merchants kept rushing forward, and he was not allowed to find a way to retreat.

Before he could even prepare, he was forced into the house. He hurriedly looked around, and saw that there was nothing but a large log table, and it was very empty, with only a small window in the wall, and the dimness of the light was suffocating. Just as Ye Yongjia gradually relaxed his vigilance, a two-foot-long shotgun suddenly stretched out from the dark corner - there was a whole group of soldiers with knives standing there!

"Wait," the bearded merchant gripped the tip of his spear and smiled slyly, "this is a distinguished guest, and it must not be so rude." Just stand by with your brothers and keep an eye on me. After saying this sentence in Chinese, it was repeated in Chinese before the soldier put the gun back.

At this time, Ye Yongjia's face was pale, he was as stiff as a stone sculpture and motionless in place, his thinking was completely confused, and he couldn't believe that this was a Hongmen banquet set up by Wu Sijing!

"Ye Shangshu," Wu Sijing let out a heavy breath and stood up on the table, "The guests have worked hard, and they can't be allowed to return empty-handed." I have to do it, and I have to do it. A few of them, help him sit down, and hurry up to show the Lord of the Military Department. ”

Ye Yongjia was still groggy, and the merchants had no choice but to hold his arm and press him to the circle chair.

"This is a plan drawn up by several guests in advance," Wu Sijing took out a roll of parchment paper from the window and threw it on the table, "Please simply sign and stamp it, and everyone will be happy." You are now cornered, what will be the consequences of not signing...... Let's weigh it. ”

Ye Yongjia slowly came back to his senses, he took the document under the gaze of everyone, and began to examine the content in it, reading it quite patiently, without blinking his eyes.

He read it word for word, and basically understood the requirements put forward by the Westerners, which are probably as follows: 1. Allow the firearms factories of the four merchants to set up in China, and they are not allowed to be driven away without reason; 2. If the government buys firearms, it must purchase them at the market price, and the price shall not be changed at will; 3. Shotguns and other precious utensils need to be transported to the factory by themselves, and the merchants will not bear the cost of the costs; Fourth, if the war is won, the merchant also has merit to be recalled, and the court should give him a knighthood.

Each of these made Ye Yongjia very headache, he looked at the crooked Chinese characters fixedly, and then looked up at the group of soldiers, his heart was almost swallowed by fear.

The bearded man handed over a brush, pulled his palm away, and brutally stuffed it into his hand: "My lord, it's time to sign." ”

Ye Yongjia pinched the barrel of the pen and turned it around on the inkstone several times before moving it on the parchment. He stared at the end of the pen, his hands trembling, and he still refused to put it down; Wu Sijing's gaze stared at him even more fiercely, as if he wanted to eat him in one bite.

A bead of sweat the size of a bean slipped down his cheeks, and the white light outside the window made him dizzy, and his whole body began to heat and soften, and he almost passed out. But he knew that he had to grit his teeth and insist at this moment, so he held the table steady, his body stood upright, and he put away his wandering eyes, and suddenly became resolute. His heart was pounding, and in order to contain the tension, he took a deep breath, opened his hand lightly, and the brush fell on the table.

I heard a 'bang', and the fire gun in the corner was raised at the same time, and the muzzle of the black hole hole was pointed at his head.

"Can't fire!" Wu Sijing hurriedly roared at the soldiers.

"Lord Ye, what do you mean?" The bearded merchant asked, stunned.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Ye Yongjia was a little relieved, he spread his hands, and said, "Look at what this means, you want to kill me?" Okay, kill me as a member of the imperial court, and see how you still do business here! Come on, just fire. ”

Wu Sijing and Luo Huhu glanced at each other, this bluff didn't work.

"Haha," the fat merchant laughed awkwardly, "Look, there's a lot of trouble going on." We can discuss what we think about this plan. ”

"There's no need to discuss," Ye Yongjia saw that they didn't have the courage to kill, so he had enough confidence, "I was kind enough to talk to you about business, but I lured me to the boat and put a fire gun on my head, isn't that how the guests behave?" ”

With a quick wave of his arm, he transferred the team of gunners out, and after closing the door, he turned around and laughed for a while, saying a dozen nos.

"After all, the guests came across the sea, and they were impatient, so they made this decision," Wu Sijing bowed to him, "It really shouldn't have annoyed Lord Ye." Please read it on Brother Jian's face and forgive Wu's mortal sin! ”

"yes, yes!" The four merchants also pleaded in unison.

"As for this official, he is not a person who holds grudges," Ye Yongjia wiped the sweat on his head with his sleeve at this time, "For the sake of military affairs, it can be written off." As long as you show sincerity, you will definitely move the court and move the heavens. ”

"Lord Xie Ye!"

"Don't thank me first, I can't be the master of this matter," Ye Yongjia shook his hand, "But your plan will definitely not work." ”

"I understand it below!" The bearded man strode over to the table, crumpled the parchment into a ball, tore it to powder, and sprinkled it out the window, drifting out with the waves.

"There are countless problems in that plan, it seems that you have a relatively big misunderstanding of the situation in my Celestial Empire," Ye Yongjia said with a smile, "If you don't want to wait, you can follow me into Beijing and talk to Feng Xiang and others, and you can also make the matter of setting up a factory go on steadily, why do you think so?" ”

The merchants all laughed and replied, "This is a great idea!" Bishop Wu has a big brain, and he has lived here for a long time, let him go with you! ”