Chai Lin said: "Young Master Hua has been in this city for several months, and he must have learned a lot about the free trade of merchant ships from the East and West in Okura Port. Chai took the liberty of asking, does Young Master Hua think this kind of trade is legitimate?"

The head of the Chai family did not directly talk about the crisis in Okura Castle, but suddenly asked about his views on free trade, which surprised Hua Bushi slightly.

The eldest young master thought for a while and said, "The younger brother is a businessman, and he has always put interests first, and he only knows how to do business, thinking that as long as it is fair and reasonable, it is legitimate. Although the free trade here is contrary to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called royal law may not be reasonable, not to mention that in this troubled world, there is a happy land for displaced people to live and work in peace and contentment, which is really a great merit. ”

Chai Lin showed joy on his face and said, "Young Master Hua is really a reasonable person, if he can think like this, he will definitely not disappoint Brother Sima's hopes!"

Hua Bushi said: "I actually admire and admire Sima Hall Master for giving up thousands of assets and building this Okura City. ”

Chai Lin said: "Brother Sima's life's wish is to build this Okura City into a paradise in the troubled times, in order to achieve this wish, what he gave up is not only Wanguan family wealth, but simply put everything in his life into it, it is his sister-in-law Wen Zhen, it can also be said that he died for this." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Mrs. Sima's matter, Hua Bushi has also heard the city lord and lady talk about it. ”

Chai Lin said: "It's a pity that Brother Sima has just passed away, and this Okura City is facing a crisis, and whether it can still exist is also undecided." I am afraid that this kind of crisis will have to rely on the power of Young Master Hua to save one or two. ”

Hua Bushi said: "The little brother's Bark Sky Tower is also opened in this city, and in the future, I still want to do ocean trade business in the port and wharf of this city, and I hope that this Okura City can be safe and long." Please ask Brother Chai to advise me on what is in danger in this city, if I can help, I will not refuse. ”

Chai Lin said: "The crisis in Okura City has a total of one inside and one outside. ”

He took a sip of tea from his teacup, paused for a moment before saying, "This internal crisis is that some powerful merchants in the city, if they are not handled properly, they are afraid that they will lead to disaster." ”

Hua Bushi Qi said: "Merchant, as far as Xiao Ke knows, all the order in this big warehouse city is completely controlled by the 'Wanjintang', no matter how strong the other merchants are, can they still overpower the many masters of the 'Wanjintang'?"

Chai Lin said: "There are more than 2,000 disciples in this city, if all of them can be united, the other shili will not be able to shake it, but as soon as Brother Sima goes, I am afraid that the 'Wanjin Hall' will also split, and the situation will be difficult to say." ”

Hua Bushi's heart moved, and he immediately remembered Deng Ran and Fan Xilou of the "Bright Moon Society", but he didn't say anything.

Chai Lin said: "Chai has already received a report from his subordinates a few days ago, and more than a dozen of Shili's larger merchants in the city have been co-opted and formed alliances, among which 'Xinglongzhuang', 'Qibaoju' are the leaders, and there was originally Fan Xilou's 'Mingyue Society', but they were driven out of the city by Miss Sima and did not participate again. These merchants do different ways of doing business, and this secret alliance is obviously not for the purpose of trading in partnership, but its intentions have been revealed. ”

Of course, Hua Bushi knew about "Xinglong Village", Xiong Li, who fought with Baoxian that day, was the fighting dog raised by this village, and "Qibaoju" he had heard of it, and it was also a larger business in Okura City, not to mention "Mingyue Hui". Any of these shili is not worth mentioning compared to "Wanjintang", but when many of them are combined, they can also lead to a lot of liliang.

Hua Bushi asked: "But I don't know if Brother Chai can find out, who is the liaison in this alliance, and which Shili is headed by it?"

Chai Lin said: "The alliance of these merchants is ostensibly led by Gu Zhengyuan, the owner of 'Xinglong Village', but Chai thinks that the real organizer may be someone else, who may be an important person who now holds real power in the 'Wanjintang'. ”

Hua Bushi said: "How can you see it?"

Chai Lin said: "These merchants shili alliance, although it is very secret, but it is not impenetrable, everyone in my chaiyuan can find out the news, 'Wanjintang' shili is all over the city, there is no reason that cannot be explored." If it weren't for the fact that there were people sheltering in the 'Ten Thousand Golden Hall', how could this matter go on?"

Hua Bushi thought for a while before nodding and saying, "Brother Chai is reasonable, I think it must be so." ”

He paused for a moment, and then asked, "Brother Chai just said that Okura City has two crises, one inside and one outside, but I don't know what the so-called crisis is outside?"

Chai Lin said: "The crisis in this city is not so bad for a while, but the danger of foreign enemies is even more serious, once it is launched, it may be able to destroy the entire Okura City immediately! Chai has lived in Nanao Town for a long time, and has rarely traveled, although Chai Yuan also has a business on this Okura Island, I have been in the future for several years. This time I came to sea because of this matter, and this enemy still has something to do with Young Master Hua. ”

Hua Bushi's heart moved, and he said, "The enemy that Brother Chai is talking about is the 'Black Dragon Palace'?"

Chai Lin said: "Young Master Hua is really smart, I am talking about them." The 'Black Dragon Palace' is the old enemy of Okura Castle, the Black Dragon King has long wanted to annex this city, and a few years ago, the Lord of Sima City also led the fleet of the 'Wanjin Hall' and the 'Dragon Palace Ministry' to fight many times at sea, each with its own victory and defeat, and the loss of the ship's manpower was not small, but it was not possible to distinguish the winner from the loser. ”

Okura Castle is a transit city for shipbuilders from the East and West to do ocean trade, and the 'Black Dragon Palace' is the king of pirates who specializes in plundering large cargo merchant ships at sea.

The "Black Dragon King" is famous at sea, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of "Dragon Palace Ministers" under his command, and there are hundreds of large warships, and its exclusive flagship "Giant Shark Battleship" is no different from death in the eyes of ordinary shipowners and sailors. Because of this, on the sea outside Wanyi Island that day, a group of disciples under Lu Qiuhong's subordinates only thought about escaping for their lives when they saw the flagship of the Black Dragon King, and they couldn't give birth to a confrontation at all.

Chai Lin said: "It is said that the reason why the Black Dragon King did not dare to come to attack Okura Island is because Brother Sima holds a treasure that can restrain the Black Dragon King's giant shark warship. Now that Brother Sima is dead, the Black Dragon King is no longer afraid of it, and it is likely that he will send a fleet to attack Okura Island in the near future. ”

Hua Bushi said: "But I don't know what kind of treasure it is, it can actually restrain the giant shark ship? Although the city lord Sima is dead, if we find it, we may also be able to use it to defend the city." ”

Chai Lin said: "This matter is just a rumor, Chai has not seen Brother Sima for a long time, and he has not mentioned this matter to me, so Chai does not know what kind of treasure it is." ”

Hua Bushi frowned when he heard this. According to common sense, what can restrain the giant shark ship may be some kind of large artillery, but if it is really a cannon, it will definitely not be easy to hide, as long as it is placed on Okura Island, everyone can see it, and there is definitely no reason that there are only rumors but no one knows what it is.

And this Hua Bushi is quick-minded, and immediately thinks of "Panlong Jue".

In the past, the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian's treasures were all taken out by Sima Zhufeng and used to build Okura Castle, it stands to reason that there is only one hole left in the treasure place, and the secret key to open this hole, "Panlong Jue", will not have much value. However, on that day, Sima Zhufeng used clever tricks to pass the "Panlong Jue" to Hua Bushi, and the Black Dragon King and all the masters under his command tried their best to destroy this Jue, could it be because the "Panlong Jue" was related to the treasure that restrained the giant shark battleship?

Hua Bushi's mind was surging, and he had thought of many things, but on the surface, he was silent, and he didn't say what he was thinking, and he pondered for a moment before he asked: "Brother Chai said earlier that he would use the power of his junior brother to save the crisis, but he didn't know what Hua Bushi could do to help the situation in Okura City?"

Chai Lin said: "There are only two things that Chai wants to ask Brother Hua, one of which is to try to keep the news of the death of Sima City Lord. I came to Okura Island for a few days, and I learned that the people in the city did not know that Sima Castle Lord had been assassinated in Guangdong, and I think it was because the sea storm had blocked the communication between Okura Island and the mainland in the past few months. And the death of the city lord is not suitable for the time being, so please ask Young Master Hua to agree. ”

Hua Bushi's mind turned around, and he already understood the meaning of Chai Lin's words.

This Okura Castle was built by Sima Zhufeng, and the prestige of this city lord in Okura Castle can be said to be extremely high, Hua Bushi came to this city for several months, and every time he heard the merchants and people in the city, and even the disciples of Wanjintang, they mentioned Sima City Lord in their words, and they all had reverence on their faces. As long as Sima Chafeng is there, the hearts of the people in the city will be stable, and the "Wanjintang" will not be divided, even if someone wins over some merchants, it is not so easy to plot to make trouble.

Therefore, if the news of Sima Zhufeng's assassination does not spread as soon as it spreads, there will be no civil strife in Okura Castle, and this is the reason why Chai Lin wants to hide the news of his death.

Hua Bushi said: "The junior brother and his entourage have been in this city for several months, and they have not revealed to anyone that Sima City Lord was killed, but now that the storm on the sea has subsided, it is presumable that merchants from the Middle-earth Continent will come to this island one after another, and this news will eventually be known by others." ”

Chai Lin said: "Chai Mou understands this section, but with the current situation, he can only hide it for a while. Because of this, I have a second matter, I want to ask Brother Hua for help. ”

Hua Bushi said: "But please Brother Chai say it clearly." ”

Chai Lin looked into the eyes of the eldest young master and said: "Chai wants to ask Young Master Hua to write a letter to Master Hua and hand it to Master Hua, and mobilize the masters of your gang to come to Okura Island, firstly, to prevent all parties in Okura City from making trouble, and secondly, to assist the 'Wanjintang' to protect this city and resist the invasion of the 'Black Dragon Palace'. ”