Mingshi

Chapter 995 Undercurrent
Xu Kun and Xu Ying did not believe the words of the merchants of the feudal kingdom at all, and said sarcastically:
"Master Xu, are you too timid? Do you believe that these merchants from the feudal kingdoms scare you? Where are there any pirates now? The four major pirates have been wiped out. Where did the pirates come from? This is clearly these feudal states The businessman is fooling you."

When Xu Shixing heard this, he thought, that's right, Luo Xin had killed the pirates and Japanese pirates a long time ago, where there are still pirates, he couldn't help but look angrily at those businessmen from the vassal state.

The businessmen from the vassal state repeatedly complained, and finally swore and swore, and if they failed to make the oath, they wanted to leave Daming.In the end, even the two sons of Xu Shixing and Xu Jie were confused.

In the end, Xu Jie's two sons were also afraid that what the merchants of the feudal kingdom said was true, so they discussed and discussed, and finally the merchants of the feudal state came up with two solutions.

The first way is to trade at the last price.

The second way is to let Hu Zongxian send a navy to protect and escort them out of the sea area controlled by pirates.But the second method is conditional.The merchants of the feudal kingdom first traded at the last price, and Xu Jie’s son could send a ship to go out to sea. After leaving the sea area controlled by the pirates, the merchants of the feudal kingdom immediately made up the price difference according to the price before the Xu family did not participate. Then follow Hu Zongxian's navy back.

If Hu Zongxian's navy can't beat the pirates, then the difference will not be made up, and if there is a greater loss, the Xu family will have to pay.

In fact, this is already a big concession for the merchants of the vassal state.If the pirates saw that they dared to let the government navy protect them, they might kill them all.

However, they came all the way to Daming, and they were definitely not willing to go back empty-ship like this.The power of capital makes them dare to risk their lives.In fact, they had put their heads on their belts as they braved the unpredictable dangers of the sea.

Whether it was Xu Shixing or Xu Jie's two sons, it was impossible to refuse such a condition.So they all agreed on the second option.

On the one hand, it was Xu Jie's two sons who did not believe that there were pirates. On the other hand, if the merchants of the feudal kingdom really left like this, so that Xu Shixing could not collect taxes, Xu Shixing would not hesitate to put the blame on them. on the head.If Xu Shixing didn't get well, neither could the Xu family. I'm afraid it would really affect Xu Jie's career.Therefore, Xu Kun and Xu Ying had no choice but to choose the second method.

So, here comes the problem again.

How to get Hu Zongxian to send troops?

One must know that saying that there are pirates is entirely what the merchants of the feudal kingdom said, and no pirates have been found on the coast of Daming.Hu Zongxian can ignore them completely.If you want Hu Zongxian to send troops to escort, there is only one way to give Hu Zongxian benefits.

Naturally, the Xu family has to pay for this part of the benefits, and the Xu family can also afford it.If there were no pirates, the Xu family would have traded with the merchants of the vassal state at the price of the original five great families, so the Xu family would have huge profits, and it would be nothing to deduct a part of these huge profits for Hu Zongxian, and the income would still be more than before.

If there are pirates, then this is Hu Zongxian's business. They will destroy the pirates or drive them away. The Xu family will still trade with merchants from the feudal kingdom at a high price, so it will still be a huge profit.

As for Hu Zongxian's navy can't beat the pirates...

Do not make jokes!
You thought that today's pirates have the strength of the original four pirates!

If pirates have that strength, what are they still doing at sea?
Just like the Japanese pirates before, they went ashore.

However, if he wanted to talk to Hu Zongxian, the identities of Xu Kun and Xu Ying were not qualified at all, even Xu Shixing was not enough.He is different from Luo Xin. When Luo Xin first arrived in the southeast, didn't Hu Zongxian also want to show Luo Xin his authority?
Then Luo Xin has an imperial decree!
And what does Xu Shixing have now?
Not to mention Xu Shixing, even Zhang Juzheng is not qualified to be the magistrate of Hangzhou today, but Zhang Juzheng's reputation in the capital is barely enough.So Xu Shixing and Xu Jie's two sons ran to see Zhang Juzheng again.After listening to Xu Shixing's narration, Zhang Juzheng also realized the seriousness of the problem.He couldn't help but glared at Xu Jie's two sons bitterly. Without the greed of these two people, how could there be so many things?

But, this is the teacher's son!

This ass must be wiped!

It's just that Zhang Juzheng didn't have a clue in his heart, and he didn't know if Hu Zongxian would agree.He knew that Hu Zongxian and Xu Jie had already broken up, and now Hu Zongxian might have formed an alliance with Luo Xin.In this case, will Hu Zongxian send troops?
However, what they didn't expect was that when Zhang Juzheng, Xu Shixing and Xu Jie's two sons teamed up to find Hu Zongxian, Hu Zongxian agreed readily, but a ruthless slaughter was a must.In name, it is the cost of sending troops to the navy, but everyone knows that most of the money will fall into Hu Zongxian's own pocket.

However, this is impossible.

Hu Zongxian never thought about communicating with Luo Xin when he sent troops to protect the merchants in the vassal state.After the Japanese pirates disappeared, the imperial court gave Hu Zongxian too much less military pay. Now that he finally came across a piece of meat, how could Hu Zongxian not bite it?

As for whether Luo Xin would be angry if he helped the Xu family in this way, he would naturally have an excuse at that time.Both Zhang Juzheng and Xu Shixing came to the door, this was a business matter, if he didn't send troops, Zhang Juzheng and Xu Shixing jointly impeached him, he couldn't stand it.So, Luo Xin can't blame him.

Therefore, after discussing the cost of dispatching troops, Hu Zongxian readily agreed.

Zhang Juzheng, Xu Shixing and Xu Jie's two sons went back excitedly.Zhang Juzheng and Xu Shixing were relatively calm, but they just informed the merchants of the vassal state that Hu Zongxian had agreed to send troops.But Xu Jie's two sons were not so prudent. In order to show their ability and the prestige of the Xu family, the whole Hangzhou government knew that Hu Zongxian was going to send troops to protect the merchants from the feudal state in less than half a day.

In this way, the merchants of the vassal state had nothing to say, so they began to trade with Xu's mansion and transported goods to the ship.

night!
A small boat quietly left the coast and sailed towards the deep sea.

On the back of a small island near the sea, a large ship was parked. On that small boat, someone raised a torch and spun it three times in the air.Someone on the big boat also raised a torch and turned it around three times.Then the small boat approached the big boat.A rope was thrown from the boat, and the people on the small boat tied the boat to the big boat, and then climbed up along the rope. When the person got on the deck, his eyes lit up, and he knelt on one knee and said:
"My lord, you are here in person!"

Luo Sheng stretched out his hand to help him up and said, "My cousin hasn't sent a letter for a long time, and I finally got a letter. Naturally, I will come here in person. How is it? Hu Zongxian is really going to send troops to protect the merchants of the feudal kingdom just as my cousin expected?"

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