On the Huangpu River, the sunken wall.

The warm spring sun is lazy, and there are a few more swallows on this beautiful boat, which are busy building their nests on the eaves, and the new mud is falling, and the stars are blooming on the blooming peach blossoms. The ship was busy, the servants were unloading furniture under the ship, and only in the main hall, Wen Bailing was drinking the already bland tea.

He got on a clipper and chased all the way down the canal, but he missed the way. Cheng Bi did not go to Suzhou, but went to Songjiang, and when he arrived in Songjiang, he saw the Shenbi on the Huangpu River, but the person was no longer on the ship.

At this time, another maid came to add water, and Wen Bailing asked, "Little lady, where did your master go?" ”

"Ouch, why are you so anxious, the slave family has said, where the master goes, but we don't know. Our steward has already gone to ask the butler, why don't you wait, what are you panicking about? The maid obviously didn't know what the name Wen Bailing meant, so she didn't take him too seriously.

Wen Bailing picked up the teacup and took a sip, but there was still no taste, and the sound of chirping swallows kept ringing in his ears, which made him more and more angry, and he said: "It's really the one in charge, the swallows are all nesting on the boat, and it doesn't matter, when the time comes, this ship will definitely be full of swallow dung!"

Don't hurry up and poke the swallow's nest, this sunken wall number is your master's baby, wait for him to come back and see it, and be beaten carefully. ”

When the maid heard this, she immediately replied, "Oh yo, you seem to have read books, why do you talk so nastyly."

This swallow provoked you, a few guests came yesterday, and when they saw the swallow, they chanted several poems, and the two girls were even more amazing. It was because of the good poetry of the two girls that the master allowed the swallow to continue to make a nest.

Moreover, this boat is not my master's, and I said yesterday that it would be given to those two girls.

The Xiangjun girl likes this swallow, it is said that one of her cats has a big house in Nanjing, and the lord said that her swallow should have such a good ship. ”

"It's weird, what's the origin of that girl, why is she so arrogant, and your lord wants to slap her?" Wen Bailing asked.

The maid said proudly: "People are confidantes of the big shopkeeper of the Overseas Oriental Society, my lord, don't you want to be friends?" ”

Wen Bailing heard this, and said in his heart that he had not come in vain, Cheng Bi really had a good relationship with Li Zhaoji, if he could help dredge it, maybe the matter in Nagasaki could be turned around, and his son could be rescued from Liu Zeqing.

At this time, the housekeeper hurried over, and when he saw Wen Bailing, he hurriedly said, "Master Wen, why are you here?" ”

Wen Bailing said: "When your master's ship passed through Hangzhou, I asked me to come to Songjiang for a meeting, and the old man came, but what about others?" ”

"No, my lord invited you, but you weren't invited, otherwise why wouldn't you know that everyone gathered in Yuehua Building?" The butler said with a smile.

Wen Bailing snorted coldly and said, "The old man has changed his mind again, does your master dare to refuse the old man outside the door?" ”

Saying that, he immediately got up and got off the boat directly, anyway, he also knew that the meeting place was in Yuehua Building, so he boarded the carriage directly and inquired all the way.

The butler smiled and sat down on a chair, watched it go away, looked at the ship carefully, and said to the people who worked: "Be careful, don't scare this swallow away, or even I won't be able to escape punishment." ”

"Don't worry, it's gray here, you might as well go back and rest, just watch the small ones here." A servant said.

The housekeeper smiled: "Then what's the matter, there is still a fortune to be made today." ”

And said that Wen Bailing went to Yuehua Tower, inquired up and down, but found no trace of Cheng Bi and others, only to realize that he was played by Cheng Bi's housekeeper, so he immediately drove back to the dock, he didn't want to talk nonsense with this housekeeper, sent someone to take the silver to ask, and got the news that the meeting place was in Wangjiang Pavilion.

I inquired all the way again, and after arriving, I found that Wangjiang Pavilion was opposite Yuehua Tower. Wen Bailing knew that this was deliberate, but he also understood that it was useless to be angry, so he immediately rushed up and went straight to Cheng Bi's box. The people of Wangjiang Pavilion did not stop them, in their opinion, this was an ordinary participant.

Ascending to the second floor of Wangjiang Pavilion, this place has completely changed its appearance, the boxes that were originally separated by wooden boards have all been demolished, only a few pillars are on top, forming an empty space, and there are sixty or seventy people sitting here, only seven or eight wealthy businessmen including Cheng Bi sit around a round table, and the rest are all only one stool, forming a semicircle.

Wen Bailing didn't expect that there would be such a big battle today, but he had also seen the world, and he was a big businessman in Zhejiang. But he never thought that Cheng Bi's discordant voice sounded: "The people below are really, why are all cats and dogs put on the second floor, don't you know that there is a big deal to talk about here today?" ”

"Cheng Bi, the old man is just a step too late." Wen Bailing said indifferently, took a few steps forward, put on an appearance that adults don't remember villains, and said, "Just because you were late, were you insulted?" ”

"Mr. Wen, it doesn't matter if you're late or not, there are still many colleagues who will arrive tomorrow, and I have to entertain again, and I don't feel troublesome.

But today's meeting is qualified. Cheng Bi said indifferently.

Wen Bailing was full of confidence when he heard the word qualification, in terms of wealth, he thought that he could rank in the top three here, and in terms of reputation, Cheng Bi was a rising star in his opinion. Wen Bailing asked: "Then I have to ask for advice, what qualifications?" ”

Someone chimed in and said, "It's the Xingshui token sold by the Oriental Trading Company, did Mr. Wen buy it?" ”

"This has nothing to do with you, my Wen family has been trading at sea for so many years, and the way is clearer than yours." Wen Bailing said without blushing or panting, and took a few steps forward, and was about to sit in a position on the edge of the round table, but Cheng Bi stretched out his hand and pulled away the chair, so that he could not sit down.

Cheng Bi said: "Mr. Wen, people who don't have a water token are not qualified to sit here. ”

Wen Bailing didn't expect that Cheng Bi would blatantly not give it to him, but Cheng Bi continued: "Mr. Wen's words just now seem to say that he bought it, but it's not. I received news that Mr. Wen's fleet to Japan was blocked in Nagasaki by the Navy of the Oriental Trading Company and could not move.

As for the fleet heading to Yuntai Mountain, it was directly ambushed, and all seven sand boats were confiscated, and none of them escaped.

Obviously, Mr. Wen did not buy the Xingshui token.

Of course, many people here didn't buy it, but it was because you didn't know enough about the Oriental Trading Company, but Mr. Wen is different, he also said just now, the Wen family has been trading at sea for many years, and we still need to know the way out.

He knew about the Oriental Trading Company, but he still didn't buy it, that is, he wanted to be an enemy of the Oriental Trading Company, and we had to cooperate with the Oriental Trading Company, and if the enemies of the Oriental Trading Company appeared with us, it would also be disadvantageous to us.

And you say, yes and no? ”

"Yes..... Yes, yes. ”

"What Brother Cheng said makes sense, we get together to make a fortune, not to fight against the Oriental Trading Company." The crowd was in an uproar.

At this time, a voice sounded outside: "Why, there are still people who are against our Oriental Trading Company, come, let me see, who is so bold?" ”

Saying that, He Bin walked up and looked at Wen Bailing with a smile, and Wen Bailing recognized He Bin at a glance, one of the eighteen Zhi of the year.

He Bin smiled and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Wen, what kind of person am I so bold?" ”

He Bin walked into the crowd, introduced Wen Bailing, and said: "Jiashen is in trouble, the Son of Heaven ascends the throne, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, and the Zheng family is also defeated. After that, there was chaos on the southeast coast, some running, some hiding, and some dying and not admitting their accounts.

These are understandable, but our Mr. Wen is the most courageous, and he directly annexed the Zheng family's mountains and five elements in Hangzhou, so daring!

Who is the business of the five elements of the mountain, the Zheng family, Zheng Zhilong is gone, who should be handed over, it should be taken over by our Oriental Trading Company, no matter how bad it is, the eldest son of the Zheng family, Zheng Sen, who has been honored as Yanping Bo, will inherit it. But Mr. Wen didn't take either of them to heart, and just swallowed them by himself. ”

Wen Bailing has lost his arrogance in the past, he has already understood that Liu Zeqing may be able to keep himself from Zheng Sen, but he can't do anything in the face of the Oriental Trading Company.

Wen Bailing could only relent, and said: "What is the shopkeeper, the old man is just in charge, of course the five elements of the mountain should be owned by the Oriental Trading Company, and the old man is in charge of it, so it was not taken away by Yan Pingbo." ”

He Bin immediately changed his face, clasped his fists and said, "Oh, that's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." Mr. Wen, I came to Daming to handle trade affairs on behalf of the Oriental Trading Company, so you can hand over the five elements of the mountain to me. ”

"That's natural, not only the five elements of the mountain have to be handed over, but the Xingshui token that should have been bought last year, the old man also wants to make up for it." Wen Bailing said immediately.

"Well said, well said. Then after the meeting adjourns today, let's hand it over. He Bin said lightly.

Wen Bailing said: "Naturally, stop the shopkeeper arrangement." ”

Wen Bailing came down the donkey with a move, spit out all the benefits he had swallowed, but he also got the opportunity to reconcile with the Oriental Trading Company.

He Bin beckoned Wen Bailing to sit down, and he came to the main seat, and said to everyone: "The Zheng family has fallen, but the foreign trade of the Ming Dynasty cannot be messed up." The big shopkeeper arranged for me to come to reshape the order of trade. Our Oriental Trading Company, whether it is strength or open-mindedness, is not comparable to Zheng Zhilong.

Not to mention, the trading company is willing to hand over the trade to Japan and share it with all those who are willing to follow the rules of the trading company. Today is over, everyone can go back and prepare, the first wave of trade to Japan in April, everyone has their own ability. ”

As soon as He Bin's words came out, everyone became noisy, and someone held up the bill and said: "Shopkeeper He, when did your society settle the bill left by the Zheng family." ”

"yes, we've been looking forward to it for more than half a year."

"With so much money, if you don't settle it, the big guy won't be down-to-earth."

He Bin smiled and said: "Everyone be quiet, you can settle the account today, and today I will explain the rules clearly, if I want to get the water token, continue the trade between the east and the west, and settle the account with the Zheng family."

If you find out the old accounts in the future, then don't blame our trading company for turning its face and not recognizing people. ”

"That's it, I've got all the money!" Someone slapped the box on the ground.

The so-called settlement of the Zheng family's accounts is not that the trading company wants to repay the Zheng family's debts, but that Li Zhaoji collects the accounts for Zheng Zhilong.

And all this starts with the operation mode of Zheng's Maritime Group.

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