After listening to Xiao Ming describe how powerful the assassin was, everyone felt a chill on the back of their necks...
With such an elusive and powerful assassin, it would be a fatal thing to target anyone!
Several people had ugly expressions. Wang Xue'an was the most cowardly, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "This...isn't it? Maybe it's just that the assassin was too embarrassed to escape and was just pretending."
Zhu Qu glared at him and asked, "But what if it's true?"
Wang Xue'an's face turned pale and she didn't dare to speak. She was wondering whether she should leave Haiyu City temporarily or even leave Suzhou to stay away from the God of Death...
Chang Sunman said in deep thought: "You think...did Fang Jun let the assassin go on purpose, just to make the assassin cause trouble for us?"
Xiao Ming sighed and said: "I thought about it carefully after something happened. I'm afraid Fang Jun did have this intention. He used his talents to explain the assassin, moved him with his sincerity, and transferred his hatred to us."
Several people took a breath. Under such circumstances, he could still think of such a counterattack plan. How sinister must Fang Jun be?
"This son is too hateful!" Changsun Man said angrily.
He had always thought that Fang Jun was just a fool, who came to Jiangnan just to rely on the emperor's imperial edict and the bravery of his soldiers, and did whatever he wanted in an arrogant and domineering way.
However, this son first showed his weakness in Niuzhuji, luring the major families to send dead soldiers to help the Shanyue rebels. However, he staged a desperate counterattack, not only killing the Shanyue rebels, but also defeating the Shanyue rebels.
The dead soldiers who slaughtered all the major noble clans are cunning and vicious!
Now when he is on the verge of despair, he can come up with such a sinister plan to counterattack and pass the danger on. It is simply too insidious!
Xiao Ming rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "No matter what, the top priority is to get rid of this batch of wood as soon as possible tonight."
Money attracts people's hearts. How can we not hold the money tightly in our hands before our eyes?
Even if your life is at stake...
But then again, who can be sure that the assassin will definitely come to your door? Even if you really keep your promise and find the person who created the rumors to take revenge, this is something that almost all the aristocratic families in Suzhou have participated in, and it will not be so unlucky.
Find yourself first, right?
If someone is really killed, it would be okay for me to flee somewhere far away...
People are always like this. Whether they are faced with benefits or dangers, they always take chances. Why am I not the one who gets the benefits? How could it happen that I am the one who faces the danger?
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At night, the sky is gloomy without a moon, and the air is filled with wet moisture, making you sweat every time you move.
Located in a river bend on the south bank of the river, all the ships that can be mobilized by various companies gather here. There are many sails and masts, and they are densely docked on the shore.
The entire river bend was brightly lit, and countless thick and huge timbers were lifted from the water by boatmen and loaded onto the boats, and chants were heard.
On a flat open space on the shore, Xiao Ming, Zhu Qu, Wang Yu'an, Chang Sunman, Lu Xiaoyu, Ji Shiju and others were all standing, looking at the hot river from a distance. Pieces of wood were loaded onto the boat, waiting to set sail.
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Zhu Qu rubbed his hands and looked at Ji Shiju with a smile: "Your Excellency, you can send people to measure the ships and summarize the total, and then the money and goods will be paid and delivered on the spot."
Ji Shiju shook his head: "Why bother? Of course I can trust you. The merchants of the Tang Dynasty have always had a good reputation. I have 60,000 taels of silver in my ship, and I will deliver it to you now."
Zhu Qu's expression changed slightly: "Are you kidding me? We agreed on 600,000 taels of silver, but your 60,000 taels of silver are not enough."
Nowadays, silver is not an official currency, but is only allowed to be traded among the people. Although there is a tacit understanding that silver is the same as money, in actual transactions, silver will always be discounted and you will have to pay more.
Sixty thousand taels of silver is equivalent to 600,000 guan on paper, but its value at this moment is less than 600,000 guan.
Ji Shiju said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, this is not the only time we cooperate. We will spend a lot of time together in the future. How can I be so ignorant of current affairs? If the wood on the ship is measured carefully, it will be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
I know how long it will take to work on it. In this way, when this batch of wood is shipped to the Japanese country, I will measure it one by one. If there is any shortage, it will be made up. What do you think?"
Xiao Ming and a few others looked at each other and thought this was a good idea.
They had a guilty conscience, fearing that Fang Jun would come out from nowhere, so it would be great if they could complete the deal as soon as possible.
Changsun Man was shrewd and said to Lu Xiaoyu: "Although these timbers are sold to the Japanese country, we do it for your sake, Xiaoyu. We still have to deal with you, brother Lu, for this end."
He is afraid that Ji Shiju will cheat and refuse to admit his debt, and "the goods will die on the ground." When they arrive in the Japanese country, it is their territory. If they insist on saying that the quantity is not enough, they will not give you the balance. What can you do? At this time, he used words to trap Lu Xiaoyu, and he was lucky afterwards.
Shiju pushed 256, you, Lu Xiaoyu, can't run away!
Lu Xiaoyu said indifferently: "What did Brother Changsun say? If there is anything wrong, just talk to Lu."
With Lu Xiaoyu as a guarantee, everyone naturally had nothing to say.
Lu Xiaoyu secretly laughed in his heart. What kind of number was measured? Is it useful to waste so much effort?
Ji Shiju looked very angry and said to Xiao Ming: "Look, sir, it will take two hours for the wood here to be loaded onto the ship. Why don't you let me ship the silver and your people to the bank first to unload the silver?"
Once the ship has been inventoried and the timber has been loaded, everyone will set off on their own journeys. I will sail back home and you will be able to go home and sleep in peace. Wouldn’t it be mutually advantageous?"
Xiao Ming was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, is this person stupid?
Aren't you afraid that we will unload the money and move these ships from the river bend, and this business will no longer be done?
But of course I won't do that.
It’s not that these people are very particular about business reputation. When doing business with Tang Dynasty merchants, you have to pay attention to reputation. But you are a Japanese businessman, can I tell you this? If you don’t accept it, how dare you come to beat me? But Xiao Ming doesn’t do it at all.
It is the right way to be willing to cause more troubles at this time, to get money into your pocket early, and to have peace of mind.
Dangzhi nodded and said: "Your Excellency is so generous, that's it!"
At that moment, their respective butlers boarded Ji Shiju's boat and sailed out of the river bend to the place where the silver was unloaded.
Watching the deep-drafted Japanese ship slowly disappearing at the mouth of the river, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were still worried about Fang Jun falling from the sky, after all, they got the money. No matter whether the transaction was successful or not, they all
Won't spit it out again!
The money was about to be put into the treasury. Xiao Ming didn't want to stay here any longer. He exchanged glances with Zhu Qu and others, cupped his hands to Lu Xiaoyu and Ji Shiju and said: "Everything here has its own busy schedule. I will welcome Marquis Huating today.
I was really exhausted mentally and physically, so I went back to rest, and you two will wait here. Once loading is completed, you can sail out of the river bend and go out to sea along the river."
Lu Xiaoyu was stunned, how could this work?
If you run away, what should I tell Fang Jun?
Immediately he said displeasedly: "Why is this, Lord County? Could it be that when the money was put into the treasury, we became indifferent and didn't even bother to take a look at it?"
Ji Shiju and Lu Xiaoyu had the same idea, hoping to claim credit in front of Fang Jun for this matter. Now that the mastermind ran away, wouldn't such great credit be equivalent to cutting in the middle and losing most of it?
Immediately he put on an ugly face full of beards and said angrily: "The county magistrate actually looks down upon me so much? Come on, come and recover the silver ship. After we have measured the wood on the ship in detail, we can hand over the money one by one.
delivery!"
Xiao Ming had a huge headache.
It wasn't that he really looked down on Lu Xiaoyu and Ji Shiju and didn't want to socialize with them, but he was filled with uneasiness and uneasiness, and there was always a hint of something bad that made him tremble with fear.
At this time, when he heard Ji Shiju talking like this, he had no choice but to comfort him, saying that this was not his intention and that he would never mention leaving again. But he was cursing in his heart, this Japanese has no idea what he is talking about, just like you guys
Do you want me, Xiao Ming, to look down on the crooked Japanese?
The sky is gloomy without stars or moon, and the thick clouds are overwhelmingly pressing down. The humid air seems to be able to hold water in a handful, and a heavy rain is coming. Such a climate makes it difficult to breathe, and the mood is inevitably irritable, and even more so.
Not to mention that the bank of the river bend is mostly covered with weeds and shrubs, and there are so many mosquitoes and flies that thin clothes can't resist it at all. If you nail it up, it will become a bag.
Wang Xue'an had a look of bitterness and hatred on his face. He stretched out his hand and swatted a fat mosquito to death, and suddenly said: "Do you think...could the assassin be found by Fang Jun?"