Zhao Qianshi said hurriedly: "Sir, could it be that his surname is He..."
"Shut up!" Wu Tiju was also confused.
He asked his students: "How much cargo is on the Baoji?"
"It's worth more than a thousand taels."
Wu Tiju breathed a sigh of relief: "Not much."
"But there are 1,900 bags of grain among them, which are to be delivered to the official warehouse."
Wu Tiju said angrily: "Can't you finish it all at once?"
"...student, student is wrong."
Wu Tiju paced back and forth a few times. If the food got wet, it would be over. Even if some of the other goods could be salvaged, these 1,900 bags of food would be wasted.
Unfortunately, this was grain purchased by the Shipping Department and was ready to be handed over to the national treasury to cope with Mou Guo's demands.
Mou State also "purchased" grain and grass from Qing State. It paid 200,000 taels of silver, and Qing State had to send grain with an actual value of more than 500,000 taels. Mou State pressed for several months, but Qing State also procrastinated.
As the richest port in Qi, the Municipal Shipping Department is responsible for a large number of official purchasing tasks.
Previously, Bailie also purchased grain in Blade Port, which pushed up the price of grain. The Shipping Department has the task of deliberation, but it cannot force purchases from foreign businessmen. These 1,900 bags of grain don't seem to be worth much.
, but it’s also very troublesome to buy and ship it again.
The three of them looked at each other, doubts swirling in their minds, all thinking about the same question:
Was Yin Fei sent by the Lord of He Island?
Wu Tiju asked Zhao Qian: "What do you think?"
"I don't know, I don't know." He was joking. How could he dare to judge such a thing? "In the past, there were accidents involving snake attacks on merchant ships. The most recent one seems to have been the year before last?"
"There was heavy fog on the sea, so the ship strayed into the depths of the archipelago." Wu Tiju said with a sullen face, "The Baoji was attacked in the West Fjord, and it was not in the Yangshan Islands!"
Zhao Qian was about to say something but stopped. The immediate superior had just said that it was nonsense and impossible for the Lord of the Island to control Yin Hui.
Now, has this idea been shaken?
"Then, let me go find the supervisor named Ding and ask him?"
Wu Tiju hesitated for a long time before shaking his head: "No, maybe it was an accident."
Whoever comes to the door first will bow his head.
When it comes to sailing on the sea, how can there be any guarantee? He has been doing this for more than ten years and has heard of at least dozens of major shipwrecks.
But he still told Zhao Qianshi: "If the person named Ding comes to submit for examination again, you can bring him to me."
…
But in the next two days, Ding Zuodong did not go to the Shipping Department at all. Instead, Wu Tiju had two more merchant ships attacked at sea.
It was also done by Yin Hui, and it was also not at the Yangshan Islands, but near Yugu Reef and Baosha Reef. Several merchant ships passing by had seen it.
But the scorpion didn't attack them. Even if they swam by these merchant ships, they ignored them. They focused on the "Qingyu" and "Bailang", Wu Tiju's two ships, and kept digging through them before dragging them in.
Shen Shui, then left with cheers and roars.
Everyone was attentively watching the live broadcast of the ship dismantling, which lasted for more than half an hour.
Shipwrecks are nothing new, but Blade Port has been operating for so many years. It has long planned routes to avoid evil spirits and areas where the evil snakes are active, and ships of all sizes have been moving smoothly.
They were hiding from the evil star, but unexpectedly the evil star came directly to their door. This incident was simply unbelievable, so it quickly spread through the mouths of eyewitnesses in the streets and alleys of Blade Port.
Those who fell into the water were described as having noses and eyes.
The good guys and the smart people soon discovered that the three scuttled ships had one thing in common:
They all belong to Wu Ti's family.
Everyone in Blade Port knew that Wu Ti's family had a lot of money, especially a lot of ships.
These are all open secrets.
So when merchants went to rent a boat, they would first ask if it was Wu Tiju. If there was any connection, they would immediately shake their heads.
These messages were delivered to Wu Tiju one by one, and he had no intention of being on duty.
Besides, he didn't believe it since he wasn't targeted. The strange looks from the people around him also made him particularly unhappy.
He immediately started to conduct an inventory, and found that he still had fourteen ships plying the sea, five or six of which would be entering and exiting Blade Port in the near future.
His boats are always the best to rent, and there are very few gaps.
This advantage has turned into a pain in the ass right now.
Wu Tiju quickly informed the ship owner that he would not be allowed to go to sea in the near future.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I got in touch, they told me that all the customers wanted to cancel the lease.
Are you kidding me? There are rumors that evil spirits are specifically targeting Wu Tiju's ship. How can they dare to rent it? How many people's lives and fortunes are behind the maritime cargo? Who will be responsible for it being completely wiped out?
I would rather waive the deposit for renting a boat, but this boat cannot be rented!
Wu Tiju held a breath in his stomach, which made him panic.
When have you ever suffered such a loss?
But there are still two that are at sea and are about to return to Hong Kong, so Wu Tiju can't control them.
He really didn’t understand: “There are so many ships on the sea, how could Yin Hu recognize my ship?”
The boss's temper has been extremely bad these days, and his breath even smells bad. Zhao Qianshi said cautiously: "Your ship has a mark on the bow. In the past, pirates could only let it go after seeing it."
In the past, no matter how reckless the pirates of the Yangshan Islands were, they would not rob official ships or commercial ships, otherwise they would attract the wrath of thunder.
These ships also simply put marks on their bows to alert pirates.
"Pirate?" Wu Tiju couldn't care less about his grace and slapped the table hard, "That's unreasonable!"
It is an undeniable fact that all the pirates in the Yangshan Islands were conquered by He Lingchuan. It is very likely that He Lingchuan also knew the secrets they knew.
Pirates and evil spirits, when combined together, don't they mean "He Lingchuan did it"?
This is revenge, this is blackmail, this is the threat of "If you don't give me accommodation, I will destroy all your ships."
But he still had to give in because He Lingchuan could really do it.
Wu Tiju closed the door and got angry, even smashing his beloved teacup to pieces, and then called Zhao Qianshi in again:
"You go to Ding, no, go to He Lingchuan and arrange a meeting for me!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhao Qian was very nervous, so he responded and hurried out.
But only a dozen breaths later, he hurriedly turned back:
"Sir, Ding Zuodong is here again to deliver the oil for inspection."
Wu Ti stood up in a flash, his fists clenched until they turned white.
Zhao Qianshi thought he wanted to hit someone, but in the end his boss just gritted his teeth and said, "Bring him here!"
"Yes!" Zhao Qianshi hurried out and Wu Tiju slowly sat back in his chair.
He knew in his heart that the sinking of three ships could only be regarded as a meeting gift. If he did not accept this level of "gift", then his Wu family would never go to sea in this life; if he zoomed in, if the evil dragons started to attack other ships on the golden route,
, will merchants dare to pass through Blade Port in the future?
That would pose a substantial threat to the survival of Blade Port.
The boy named He is very good at manipulating people.
…
Wu Tiju took the initiative to meet with him, and Ding Zuodong came very quickly.
As soon as he entered the door, he clasped his fists and bowed: "Well, Sir! Oh, Mr. Wu is busy with official duties, so it's not easy to see you."
This is not a courtesy. The last time he asked to see Wu Tiju, he was pushed back and blocked. He delayed for several days before seeing him, and sent him away after not even saying a few words.
No matter how thorough his etiquette was, Wu Tiju was still smiling: "You and your master want to see me, there is always a way, right?"
Ding Zuodong was stunned: "Eh? How do you understand Mr. Wu's words?"
"The evil dragon is in the West Fjord, and Bai Qionghai attacked the three merchant ships Baoji, Qingyu, and Bailang. Do you know?"
"I've heard a little bit, a little bit." Ding Zuodong lamented, "It's really an unreasonable disaster. I don't know how the evil snake could leave the archipelago and cause trouble."
Wu Tiju stared at him: "You really don't know?"
Ding Zuodong was startled: "That's what you said! How can a villain know what the evil villain does and thinks? He is not a human being, and he does not understand human language."
For so many years, almost no one has been able to communicate with Yin Hui...except He Lingchuan.
Thinking of the mythical legends about pirates spreading in Blade Port, Wu Tiju felt angry in his heart.
Zhao Qianshi stood aside, knowing that he should open his mouth: "Isn't your master known as the Lord who admires goodness, and can even dispatch the Yin Hui?"
"Lord Wu Mingjian, how could such a thing be possible?" Ding Zuodong looked horrified, "The scorpions have been doing their own thing in the archipelago for many years, and even the immortals can't deal with them; my master is also a mortal, how can he have that ability?"
There is nothing wrong with this statement, both emotionally and rationally.
Zhao Qianshi asked: "Your master and Yin Fei did not sign an agreement? The pirates of the archipelago boasted about this all day long in the tavern of Blade Port." It was difficult for others not to hear it.
"No, no!" Ding Zuodong waved his hands repeatedly, "They listen to the wind and rain, what can they know? There are no pirates I have ever seen who don't like to make nonsense."
"So there are many islands in the archipelago that have lost all their evil spirits. How can we explain this?"
Ding Zuodong smiled and said: "That's because my master is familiar with geography and discovered that the time and scope of the gushing of the Earthly Evil Yin Vein have changed. My master said that this thing is like the tide, rising and falling, expanding and contracting. He has studied it thoroughly
He knows which islands can be visited and which islands cannot be visited, and to outsiders it looks like he can ward off evil spirits."
Seeing that the topic had changed, Wu Tiju secretly scolded Zhao Qianshi as a "useless thing" and had no choice but to ask the question himself:
"The Yinbo attacks our ships, and Blade Port cannot sit idly by! Since your master has studied the archipelago thoroughly, tell me why the Yinhao left the waters of the archipelago and why he attacked the ships?"
Can't Blade Port just sit idly by? It's obvious that Wu Tiju was heartbroken that his ship was sinking and he ran away with money. Ding Zuodong sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was serious:
"My master believes that the Yin snakes are born based on evil spirits and are more sensitive to the changes in the earthly evil Yin veins and the reduction of evil spirits. This may indeed cause their temperament to change drastically and become more aggressive." Ding Zuodong said slowly, "Things are not normal.
It changes with the times, my lord."
He could not admit under any circumstances that He Lingchuan was the one who ordered Yin Mo to attack the ship. It was not a threat, it was a lie and enmity.