In this way, no one could get along with Tang Mu, and most of the people chattered with the aftermath plan.

Chen Zizhuang saw that this matter was resolved peacefully, and no gentry were willing to unite around him, he felt deeply uneasy, he said: "Tang Mu came from afar, it's time to rest, the old man asked people to clean up the house and come out, you and your people, rest first."

Friends, let's rest first, and then talk about it at dinner, how about it? ”

Everyone nodded, everyone retreated, Master Huang was holding the wet crotch and waiting for Tang Mu outside the flower hall with his feet crossed, he was unwilling to be damaged alone, he wanted to see what chance there was to make up for it, but he didn't see Tang Mu come out, and after a little thought, he understood that it must have been Chen Zizhuang who left Tang Mu behind.

"Hmph, I don't believe it, I can't wait." Master Huang simply went to the garden, found a place to sit down, and put on a posture of waiting to die.

Not long after, the servants of the Huang family came and said to Master Huang: "Master, the shopkeeper of the outer village sent someone to deliver a letter. ”

"Oh, what's going on over there in Macau." Since the four pirates got into trouble, Mr. Huang has started trading in Macau, and his business is booming.

When I opened the letter, I found that it was written by the shopkeeper of the Waizhuang himself, saying that Liu Li, the shopkeeper of the branch of the Oriental Trading Company in Macao, placed an order for cotton cloth in the Waizhuang on behalf of the trading company, and gave 4,000 taels of silver as a deposit, and the price was more than 10% higher than before, and this order was enough for the Huang family to earn an extra seven or eight thousand taels.

After reading it, Master Huang stopped sitting, got up and smiled: "Send someone here to deal with the aftermath, and send someone to place an order over there." Li Zhaoji was thoughtful, knowing that I was the most damaged, so he found an opportunity to make up for me. Oh, that's it, that's it, if I make trouble again, it's not good to be embarrassed for Tang Mu's kid. ”

Master Huang smiled, let the servant lead the way, and went to rest, when he arrived at the door, he saw that Master Xu opened the window, and the tea on the tea table in the window was hot, and Master Xu said: "Brother Huang, I have a new brew of fragrant tea, are you willing to taste it." ”

"That's natural, Brother Xu invites you, how dare Huang disobey." Master Huang walked in.

Master Xu made tea for Master Huang, chatted for a while, and said: "Brother Huang, this time the Nagasaki trade failed, speaking of which, you will lose more. But it doesn't matter, although Li Zhaoji is domineering, he is very trustworthy, didn't Tang Mu say that he was going to Batavia, and he would get it back together with the next boat. ”

Master Huang smiled, and he would not tell the Oriental Trading Company about the transfer of cotton orders to himself, he smiled and said to Master Xu: "Thank God for being able to save this time." Speaking of which, although we have met Li Zhaoji, we really don't know him well, and we have despised him too much. ”

"Yes, in the past, we followed Mr. Chen, he said to hold a group exercise, let's follow the money, he said Beihang Nagasaki, let's also stock up. But he forgot that whether it is to trade abroad or to conduct group exercises, Li Zhaoji is inseparable.

Speaking of which, without Mr. Chen, others can take the lead, if there is no Li Zhaoji, I am afraid that neither of these can be done. Master Xu poured tea and said seemingly casually.

Master Huang is a good person, and he can't hear Master Xu's voice, so he nodded heavily: "Yes, in the future, we will also have a good contact with Li Zhaoji, and everything may not have to go through the hands of Chen Lao." ”

"That's right." Master Xu served the new tea and said, "Brother Huang, in the end, Old Chen didn't say where he got the news of the failure of the Beihang fleet's trade. On the contrary, Brother Qi said that it was the shopkeeper of the Hai family who accidentally heard some news. Then you say, is the news of Elder Chen and Brother Qi a source? ”

Master Huang's hand holding the teacup hung in the air for a while, he thought for a while and said, "If it's not a source, there are other theories." ”

"I just know that there is nothing in this world that Brother Huang's discerning eyes can't see." Master Xu put on a high hat for Master Huang in time.

Master Huang was glad to accept it and said, "Brother Xu, if the Beihang fleet fails, he Chen Zizhuang will know it early on. Why did you call us all here? ”

"Anti-customer-oriented!" Master Xu said.

Master Huang laughed: "If you want me to say, it's a reversal of black and white!" ”

"That's right! Obviously, it was his son who messed things up and made everyone suffer losses, but he beat him up, first gathered the big guys together, and put all the blame on the Oriental Trading Company, so that he could rely on everyone's power to settle accounts with the Oriental Trading Company in the future.

can not only force Li Zhaoji to get his son back, but also may be able to recover his losses. Master Xu said.

Master Huang immediately said: "And he also monopolized the opportunity for the Guangdong gentry to deal with the Oriental Trading Company, and since then, he Chen Zizhuang is not only the hand of the gentry in name, but also in practice." In the future, the sailor regiment will practice, hehe, he is amazing! ”

Master Xu high-fived and said: "Brother Huang and I are really the same truth, in the past, we always felt that Li Zhaoji was fierce and domineering, let's not suffer in his hands, but now it seems that people don't have this idea at all, but we were used by Chen Zizhuang."

He tied the interests of the entire Cantonese gentry to himself. ”

"Yes, it seems that whether it is a matter of group training or trade, we must be vigilant. This South Garden, it looks like a wind and snow, but it may actually be an ogre cave. Master Huang echoed.

In the study.

Tang Mu entered it and saw Chen Zizhuang's haggard and old face, obviously the blow to him today was too big.

"Master Chen, what is the truth of the Nagasaki incident, the kid has already said it clearly. The arrangement of the big shopkeeper, the kid also did his best, he wanted to fight and kill, and he listened to it. Tang Mu sat cross-legged on the ground directly, with a posture of seeing through life and death and disposing of the other party casually.

"What's the use of the old man beating you, what's the use of killing you?" Chen Zizhuang picked his finger and asked him to get up.

"Tang Mu, let me ask you, how to deal with the conflict with the Japanese state, and how Li Zhaoji arranged it." Chen Zizhuang asked.

Tang Mu smiled: "Master Chen wants to know if the fourth prince will suffer because of this." ”

"Although he is at fault, he is my son in the end." Chen Zizhuang's eyes widened and he said in a deep voice.

Tang Mu took out a letter from his arms, handed it to the servant, and said, "This is a handwritten letter from the shopkeeper of my family. ”

Chen Zizhuang took the envelope, that is, he found that it was very thick, and after opening it, there was a letter to himself, only a hundred words, short words explained the situation of the Nagasaki incident, but also showed that he would never sit idly by and ignore the detention of Chen Huaiyu, and would definitely exhaust all means to save his life and try to rescue him.

The other letter was written in the name of the Oriental Trading Company to the Tokugawa Shogunate of Edo, Japan, explaining the origin of the Nagasaki Incident, and asking the Shogunate to treat the detained trading company personnel kindly, and if the trading company was tortured and killed, the trading company would not stop fighting with Japan.

After Chen Zizhuang saw it, he knew that this was already the limit of what Li Zhaoji could do.

"You saw him, thanked him on behalf of the old man, and you also told him that my son's fault, the old man is willing to bear it for him, and ask him to think about it and save my son." Chen Zizhuang said slowly with tears in his eyes.

"Master Chen's words, the kid will bring it." Tang Mu bowed and withdrew.

In the evening, Chen Zizhuang set up a night banquet, but he himself had returned to the city to recuperate because he was extremely unwell, and it was the eldest son Huairen who was entertaining the guests.

Although Tang Mu came from a humble background, no one would underestimate him at this time, even if he was young, he could also be in attendance. Although he was in the flower hall during the day, he was privately called Tang Tiezui, but when everyone was polite, he couldn't stretch out because he didn't know the rules, and he made a lot of jokes.

Fortunately, no one can't get along with him.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, I still talked about the Nagasaki incident.

"Among the letters brought by Tang Mu today, Zheng Tai's one, I have read it carefully, it turns out that Zheng Zhilong has long been unable to tolerate the Oriental Trading Company, I didn't expect it to be so insidious, we bought his water order flag, and also set a trap to harm people." Master Huang took the lead in opening the conversation box and said.

Everyone echoed and accused Zheng Zhilong one by one, and Master Xu nodded and said, "Everyone's words are true, but as the saying goes, harmony makes money." Although we will not go to Nagasaki in the future, the Zheng family is quite powerful in the eastern and western oceans, and they have contacts with foreigners from all over the world, so if we can live in peace, there should be no disputes.

Everyone thought, if a good ship is loaded with cannons and used for war, how can it be loaded and sold abroad? ”

With such a sentence, everyone eased up a lot.

Tang Mu said: "Master Xu is really old, and he has the same attitude as the big shopkeeper. Although the Zheng family calculated in advance, the big shopkeeper still forced his son-in-law to be a hostage in order to protect himself. Although it is now released, the big shopkeeper still feels a little guilty.

And Master Xu is right, the Zheng family has been operating the sea for more than 20 years, and their strength is not bad, which is by no means comparable to the trading company, not to mention that they are the Fujian general soldiers of the imperial court. ”

"So, your big shopkeeper is willing to release his past suspicions?" This was beyond everyone's expectations.

Tang Mu smiled and said: "People have to bow their heads under the eaves, the big shopkeeper said, if you can bend and stretch, you will be a husband." ”

Master Huang directly put down his chopsticks, gave a thumbs up and said, "It's really big-minded, big-minded." Ladies and gentlemen, we are really lucky to have such a partner as Shopkeeper Li who understands the general situation and knows how to weigh up. ”

Under the leadership of Master Huang, everyone drank a full glass, and after Tang Mu drank it, he said: "Speaking of which, isn't the Zheng family worried that we will rob him of his business in Nagasaki, and now that he is fighting with the Japanese court, the business is impossible to do, and now, the main contradiction between the two sides has been inadvertently eliminated."

There is also a foundation for peace, as long as the Zheng family no longer finds fault, the big shopkeeper will only assume that the Nagasaki incident has not happened. Speaking of which, we don't lose anything, and we have an extra mountain of gold and silver. ”

"Hahaha, yes, that's the truth."

Everyone was happy, and they all felt that if they solved the conflict with the Zheng family, they could do well in the future.

Tang Mu got up and carried a glass of wine: "There is one thing, the big shopkeeper asked the kid to ask everyone for help." All the masters are seniors, and the kid drinks three glasses of wine first, otherwise he won't dare to say this. ”

Although this is the style of the rivers and lakes, the people didn't care, and praised Tang Mu for being bold.

After Tang Mu finished drinking, he said: "The deal with Nagasaki is not done, and the son of the Zheng family is also released." The meaning of the big shopkeeper is that we Guangdong gentry are invited to unite and be a peacemaker, help the trading company make peace with the Zheng family, and release the suspicions, I don't know if you are willing to help? ”

Tang Mu's posture is very low, and this matter is also in everyone's interests, the gentry are naturally willing to help, Tang Mu smiled at Chen Huairen, the son of the Chen family, and said: "The Zheng family is quite powerful in the Wa Kingdom, if the Zheng family reconciles with the trading company, maybe they can find the way of his Zheng family and rescue the fourth son." ”

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