Both things have been settled, Zhao Wenji left satisfied, Hai Shuzu sent Zhao Wenji away with a drizzle, but turned around and sent a blow to Li Zhaoji.

"Do you know how much trouble you caused me, where did Shen Yulong invite me to a banquet, that is to ask me to be a ginseng market, damn, bastard!" The more Hai Shuzu spoke, the more angry he became, and he scolded.

When!

Li Zhaoji pulled out his knife, and the shining blade suddenly made Hai Shuzu sweat coldly, he sat on the ground with his buttocks, and said to him: "I'm not scolding you, shopkeeper Li, I'm scolding Shen Youlong, that bastard." ”

"I know it's not me you're scolding, I'm just pulling out my knife to see if it's still bright." Li Zhaoji said with a grin, but there was no threat at all.

Hai Shuzu sat on the ground, patted the floor tiles and shouted: "Shen Youlong, this bastard bastard, and Zhao Wenji, that bastard, that bastard, can make this kind of bad move." It stands to reason that it is nothing to be a participant in the market, but how can there be such a public participation in the market, this time it is not to offend all the local gentry, how can I mix it up in the future. ”

Li Zhaoji looked at Hai Shuzu playfully, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table and flew up, happily watching Hai Shuzu scolding the street, Hai Shuzu didn't mix, he didn't care, anyway, he was not a good person, it didn't matter if he died, but between deaths, he had to contribute value to himself.

He didn't persuade either, because he knew that the more he persuaded this scolding, the worse it became, until Hai Shuzu's mouth was dry, Li Zhaoji got up, patted the melon seed shell on his body, and said: "Master Hai, prepare the silver, you and I will go together tomorrow." ”

"Silver, what silver?" Hai Shuzu asked.

Li Zhaoji said: "Of course it is the silver donated to the court thieves, didn't I promise Zhao Wenji to give two thousand taels just now, I am like this, you can't be less, our brothers make up four thousand taels, that is." ”

Hai Shuzu's eyes widened: "Why should I give out the money you promised?" ”

Li Zhaoji squatted in front of Hai Shuzu, pinched his face, and said with a smile: "Who made you my cousin, besides, I don't want you in vain, I came in a hurry this time, I didn't bring so much silver, I just thought I borrowed it, and I will return it to you next time."

Don't you know, my ship has silver, and I robbed two large barrels of English red hair. ”

"That's my money, too." Hai Shuzu roared in his heart.

Li Zhaoji did have money, but that was in the past, this cannon sounded 10,000 taels of gold, and recently he was training and fighting, and he also opened a branch in Macao, raising hundreds of people, and spending money like water, and now Li Zhaoji can't even take out 2,000 taels of silver. When he promised Zhao Wenji, he thought about letting Hai Shuzu, the wronged leader, come out.

Li Zhaoji pulled Hai Shuzu up from the ground and said to the frightened butler: "Go, arrange a room for me and my brother, I will stay here." ”

Hai Shuzu hoarsely said: "This is not appropriate, I don't have many girls in my family." ”

Li Zhaoji smiled: "I don't live here, you play golden cicada shelling for me again, what should I do?" Besides, this cousin lives in his cousin's house, which is justified, isn't it, big cousin! ”

When Hai Shuzu heard this, his chest rose and fell, he panted heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "You...... You're bullying me, you're bullying me to the end. ”

Li Zhaoji said: "How can there be bullying, I still have a confession here that you designed to kill 38 fellow villagers, take people's money and property and harm people's lives, you see, I didn't mention it in front of Zhao Wenji just now, I will save face for you." ”

"You...... You are so ruthless, you dare to threaten me, I really fell into eight lifetimes of mold, and I met you as a bad star. Hai Shuzu sat down in his chair and was almost out of breath.

Li Zhaoji waved his hand: "You are wrong again, who said that I only threatened you, eldest cousin, you send a competent person to help me deliver this letter to the mansion of Lin Cha, the chief soldier of Guangdong, I need to rely on your face to let Lin Cha see this letter with his own eyes." ”

As he spoke, Li Zhaoji handed a letter without a lacquer seal to Hai Shuzu, and he was not afraid of him if he saw it.

Hai Shuzu opened it and saw it, with a bang, he fell down from the chair, and sat on the ground again, the letter trembled in his hand, and Hai Shuzu's voice choked: "Shopkeeper Li, you are going to play with your life, you are going to break the sky."

You bold star, how dare you do anything, I'm really unlucky, how did I meet you....... ”

The letter was not written by Li Zhaoji, but by Lin Rong, who was captured on Wailingding Island, and Lin Rong personally wrote down how Lin Cha colluded with the four pirates, plundered merchants, sold ships, and trafficked people, and there were many bloody handprints underneath, including soldiers from Lin Cha's department and captured pirate leaders.

Li Zhaoji has written his meaning clearly through Lin Rong's mouth, he is here to ask for cooperation, not to expose the truth, if Lin Cha is willing to cooperate, hello, hello, everyone, if he is unwilling, Li Zhaoji will choose to die and break the net, even if he kills Li Zhaoji in Guangzhou, it is useless, because Li Zhaoji has already arranged Chen Ping, as long as he does not rebel, he will take Lin Rong and others to cross the sea to the capital, and go to beat the drum to sue the emperor.

On the afternoon of the second day, South Park.

Shen Youlong's carriage came from afar, only Zhao Wenji accompanied him in the carriage, and saw Hai Shuzu's carriage parked at the fork in the road from a distance, and there were two people standing under the car, and Shen Youlong glanced at it and asked Zhao Wenji: "Sir, that tall figure is the righteous businessman Li Zhaoji?" ”

"It's him, although this person is young, but his personality is cool, quite heroic, and his shot is even more generous, yesterday in the Hai family promised to donate two thousand taels, and this morning, the Hai family sent the four thousand taels promised by the two brothers to the governor's palace." Zhao Wenji admired Li Zhaoji very much, and there was a lot of praise in his words.

Shen Youlong nodded: "The old man already knows about this, but he is also a little uneasy. ”

"Oh, why did Dong Weng say that?" Zhao Wenji was puzzled, these days, Shen Youlong was always troubled by the lack of food, how could he be uneasy about the people who sent money to the door?

Shen Youlong said: "Hai Shuzu is just that, the local heroes are strong, although it is said that after Hai Zhongjie Gong, he has no fame in the end, and it is inevitable to please the government." But he, Li Zhaoji, is not well-known, and he took out 2,000 gold to help, but he asked for nothing, and it is difficult to say that he has any other thoughts. ”

When Zhao Wenji heard this, he nodded slightly, but he also said: "Dong Weng is too worried, this guy is just a businessman, maybe he doesn't have the courage to make a request, or maybe he will mention it later." Dong Weng, you can relax, in the end, people give cash, it is better than those iron roosters who don't pull out a dime.

Moreover, he took the initiative to participate in the affairs of the outer sea, perhaps because he wanted something in this matter? ”

"Well, he not only understands the foreign language, but also donated four thousand taels, and in the matter of foreign ships, the old man has to carry him." The carriage slowly approached, and Shen Yulong said.

Zhao Wenji reminded: "Dong Weng, four thousand taels was given by him and his cousin Hai Shuzu, not by him alone. ”

"Haha, Mr. Zhao, don't you know Hai Shuzu, he is also an iron rooster, without this Li Zhaoji, he can't give two thousand taels. When you recommended him to participate in the market, the old man just thought that he could give him a thousand taels.

Now, there are already 4,000 taels, which can be regarded as lucky. Shen Youlong said proudly.

"You two are so leisurely, waiting here?" Shen Youlong took the money in the end, and his attitude towards the gold owner was much gentler, and when he got closer, he lifted the curtain and took the initiative to say, seeing that the two of them were going to salute, Shen Youlong said: "Don't make a big salute, you will enter the South Park for a banquet later, you two kneel and dirty your clothes, how can you enter the table." ”

"Thank you, sir." Li Zhaoji thanked Shen Youlong in the appearance of Hai Shuzu, but he was glad in his heart that he was spared from kneeling.

Hai Shuzu saw Shen Youlong, it was like a sycophant, and he couldn't stop talking. Seeing him like this, Zhao Wenji coughed lightly and reminded him not to waste time.

When Hai Shuzu shut up, Zhao Wenji asked: "Brother Hai, shopkeeper Li, the two of you entered the South Garden, facing the local gentry and literary talents, do you know how to deal with it?" ”

Hai Shuzu immediately said: "Everything is up to the Lord and Mr. Zhao. ”

Shen Youlong took the initiative to look at Li Zhaoji, Li Zhaoji knew that no matter whether he had a lot of money or was quite powerful, in the political atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, he was considered a ninth-rate, and he couldn't get on the stage at all, if it wasn't for Shen Youlong looking for help, he would not be qualified to participate in such a banquet.

Li Zhaoji knew this truth, so he said: "The villain should only be accompanied by the governor himself, and after entering, everything should be told by the adult, talk less, and act less, so as not to annoy people. ”

Shen Youlong nodded with satisfaction, and said in his heart that Li Zhaoji was not only as heroic as Zhao Wenji said, but also a person who knew the times, which was quite rare.

"Zhaoji, you are really sensible, come and come, go in with the old man." Shen Youlong became more and more satisfied with Li Zhaoji, and took the initiative to take his hand and let him follow him.

The South Park is the pastime of the local gentry, in the south of Guangzhou, covers a large area, as soon as you enter the gate, it is an open land in all directions, four pillars fall to the ground, a word frame building, vermilion lacquer gate, it is very magnificent.

Facing the two rooms downstairs, there is an open courtyard, and then there is a row of Western-style high-rise buildings, and the gatehouse listens to the errand at the door.

This kind of Western-style house is not so uncommon in coastal areas, after all, many officials and gentry in the Ming Dynasty believed in Catholicism, so that later Catholics in the Ying Dynasty, even the last emperor Yongli and his family were converted.

Entering the heavy door of the western-style building, it is the verandah, after entering a hall, it is a red building with four corners and cornices, covering the shade of the willow trees, outside the red building is a small corridor, the garden is planted with all kinds of precious flowers and plants, the ring is fat and thin, dark red and light purple, the end is a good ten thousand flowers, the maids go in and out of it, and the scholar who has arrived early is in the garden to enjoy the flowers and talk.