A knife in love

Chapter 3026

After Murong Danyan finished speaking, Ding Guan shook his head and said: "Miss Mu is right, I am quite familiar with the officials of Songtian Yandao, and the money given to them over the years is not ten thousand, but eight thousand, it is reasonable They said that as long as they went down to do the customs defense, they would not give up. It was just that when they went to the pier in the morning to exchange for the customs defense, they encountered a strange thing on the way, so they changed their minds and did not go to the customs defense, but hurriedly Hurry back, I want to discuss with Uncle Li and Miss Mu before making a decision."

It turned out that after discussing with Li Qiufeng early in the morning, Ding Guan took a servant, got off the big boat in a hurry, and went straight to the west end of the pier.The reason why he took his servant with him was that he asked the servant to help him carry a wooden box with 500 taels of silver in it, and a burden with Yunnan Baiyao pills brought from the Central Plains, which was used to pay taxes. official bribes.

After the two got off the big boat, they walked more than a hundred feet away, but saw a dozen people gathered in front of a rice shop on the right side of the pier, whispering.It was not long after dawn, and although there were people walking on the pier, it was far less lively than during the day, so the gathering of a dozen people seemed rather abrupt.Ding Guan looked intently and happened to meet the eyes of one of them, he couldn't help being surprised.When the man saw Ding Guan, his expression changed, and he hurried over. When he came to Ding Guan, he cupped his hands and said, "Isn't this the shopkeeper Ding? Unexpectedly, after four years in Quanzhou, the shopkeeper Ding became more and more healthy." gone."

Ding Guan also recognized this person at this time, and hastily bowed his hands to return the salute, and said with a smile: "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be the shopkeeper Meng Da. No wonder the left eye twitched non-stop early this morning, presumably because he wanted to meet a nobleman , there will be such auspicious omen.”

It turns out that this man's surname is Meng and his name is Fu'an, who is from Baoding Prefecture.Three generations of the Meng family have been engaged in jade and antiques, and they are well-known big businessmen in Baoding Prefecture.Four years ago, when Ding Guan was working in Quanzhou, he met Meng Fu'an.Both of them are long-sleeved and good dancers, although they only met once, they have also formed friendship.It's just that Ding Guan never expected that he would meet Meng Fu'an on Songtianyan Island, thousands of miles away.

The two exchanged a few polite words, and then briefly talked about their encounters in the past four years, and they were quite embarrassed by each other.Meng Fu'an said to Ding Guan: "Brother came to Songtian Rock Island this time, do you know where to stay?"

Ding Guan said with a smile: "This time Ding is going to Fusang country to do business, not to Songtian Rock Island to do business, as long as the customs clearance is completed, he will set sail immediately, so he didn't stay at the inn on the island, just Rest on the boat. Go here to exchange for Guanfang, and after getting back the Guanfang, you have to pull the anchor and set sail for Fusang.”

As soon as Ding Guan finished speaking, Meng Fu'an's face changed drastically, he turned his head to look left and right, then lowered his voice and said to Ding Guan: "Didn't you hear that something big happened at sea?"

Seeing Meng Fuan's appearance, Ding Guan shuddered in his heart, shook his head, and said: "Ding just arrived at the pier yesterday, and he didn't hear anything happened at sea. There are many Fusang soldiers on Songtianyan Island, and there are hundreds of miles around. The surface of the sea is all the territory of the Matsuda family, whoever dares to make trouble here will be impatient."

When Ding Guan said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Could it be that there is a big storm on the sea?"

Meng Fu'an shook his head, and said in a low voice, "It's not as simple as encountering a storm. Brother, have you ever heard of the name of Fifth Master Qin of the Qin family in Xiangyang?"

Ding Guan nodded, and said in his mouth: "Qin Wuye is a well-known big businessman in the Central Plains. His family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and hundreds of tea shops, silk and satin shops, pawn shops, and grain shops. The Qin family stomped in Xiangyang, Henan, Shandong, AH The four provinces of Jiangxi and Jiangxi all trembled. Although Ding has never met Qin Wuye, but his name is so famous, how can Ding not know?"

When Ding Guan said this, he glanced at Meng Fu'an, then at the group of businessmen who were whispering together, and then continued, "Could it be that Qin Wuye has also arrived at Songtianyan Island?"

Meng Fu'an shook his head, and said in a low voice: "What kind of status is Fifth Master Qin, how can he come to Songtian Rock Island to do business in person? Qin Sheng, who went to Songtian Rock Island to do business this time, is from the Qin family in Luoyang Prefecture, Henan Province. The chief treasurer of the Central Plains Tea House. This treasurer Qin is by no means mediocre. In terms of seniority, he is still the uncle of Qin Wuye, who is extremely powerful in the Qin family. On weekdays, the prefect of Luoyang treats the treasurer Qin very well. He is very respectful, he is well-known in both black and white schools in Henan."

Listening to Meng Fu'an's words, Ding Guan felt impatient, and thought to himself that the Qin family is indeed a big family in Henan, but no matter how rich the Qin family is, they are nothing but rich landowners, nothing special.I have to go to customs defense, how can I listen to your mother-in-law here, talking nonsense? !Thinking of this, Ding Guan was about to speak when Meng Fu'an continued: "Treasurer Qin arrived at Songtianyan Island more than ten days ago. After hearing about it, many wealthy businessmen and businessmen from Central Plains will naturally go to the treasurer Qin to stay. See you at the inn. It is because after the business manager Qin finished his work, he drank and had fun with many old friends. As a result, he stayed on the island for a few more days. It was not until yesterday evening that he took a boat to the sea and returned to the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, the big ship left Songtian After the Rock Island, I sailed for more than a hundred miles on the sea, and unexpectedly, I encountered pirates..."

When Ding Guan heard Meng Fuan say this, he was terrified and said, "How is this possible? Ever since the Songtian family occupied Songtianyan Island, they have sent warships to patrol the sea around the island for about [-] miles. The official ships of the Fusang Kingdom drove away, and beat the pirates to death. They dare not approach Songtianyan Island. Over the years, it has never been heard that a merchant ship encountered pirates near Songtianyan Island, otherwise so many people would not have come to Songtianyan Island. The island is here to do business. The Qin family's big ship is in distress at sea, maybe it was not the hands of pirates?"

After hearing Ding Guan's words, Meng Fu'an said in a low voice: "This is where things are so strange. After the Qin family's big ship was intercepted, many masked men boarded the big ship and locked the treasurer Qin and others into a cabin." Among them. This group of people searched everywhere on the boat, tossed about for more than an hour, and plundered all the silver on the boat, and then rushed away. The treasurer Qin escaped with his life by chance, and was anxious and angry in his heart, so he ordered his boatmen to turn the boat around Head back to Songtian Rock Island, and seek justice from the Songtian family."

The more Ding Guan listened, the more curious he became. He glanced at Meng Fu'an and said, "Ask for justice from the Songtian family? What kind of justice?"

Meng Fu'an said: "The shopkeeper Qin said that he came to Songtian Rock Island to do business. He heard that the place is safe and there has never been any robbery. But the Qin family's big ship encountered robbers near Songtian Rock Island. The silver on board Having been looted, the promise of the Songtian family is like farting, and he has to seek justice from the Songtian family."

When Meng Fu'an said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "My brother came late, and I didn't see the situation when the Qin family's big boat returned to the dock. The face of the treasurer Qin was swollen like a pig's head. He was beaten by pirates. After he disembarked, he yelled and cursed as he walked, accusing the Matsuda family of not being effective in doing things, and allowing the pirates to hide near Matsuda Rock Island, which almost killed him. If the Matsuda family could not eliminate the bandits, they would compensate the Qin family for the stolen silver , he will definitely not rest with the Matsuda family."

(End of this chapter)