Lin Jue shook his head and said: "I can't take you to see them either. This is a deal between you and me. You put forward conditions that I can't agree to, so the deal is over. So the oath I just made doesn't count. I take it back.
Promise not to kill you. Commander Xu, don’t blame me, I’m going to chop off your head to take credit, your head is very valuable.”
Xu Xing was shocked and stammered: "You...how could you do this? You...don't you want to know who the spy is? Don't you know the importance of this matter? He will continue to do it for you in the future.
Aren't you worried about Haidongqing's work?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "It is the court that has to worry. I am just a common man. Why should I worry? Speaking of pirates being infested by you, that is a serious concern for the court. If you don't offend me, a common man, I won't have to make trouble with you.
.You should understand what I mean. I don’t care whether there is an internal response or not. That’s not what I care about. I asked this because I was just a little annoyed with this person. If he hadn’t sent the information, how could we have almost died?
Here, if you don’t tell me, it actually doesn’t matter to me. After all, this person is not targeting me personally.”
Xu Xing was speechless and stared at Lin Jue blankly. He never expected that Lin Jue would cancel the transaction so easily.
"I'm sorry, Military Master Xu, I'm about to take action. If you have any last words, please tell me." Lin Jue slowly took out his sword.
Xu Xing's face turned pale and he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Slow down, slow down, why do you just do it at your word?"
Lin Jue tilted his head and smiled and said: "What else can I do? I don't want to kill you, I just want to exchange your life for a piece of news. This piece of news is more valuable, and I can also take credit. But you don't want to, so I just
I can cut off your head and ask for credit. I take you to meet the big shot? Does the credit still belong to me? This is not possible."
Xu Xing's nose was crooked with anger. He wanted to make more money, but he didn't expect that Lin Jue, a little thief, didn't play his cards according to the routine. He was just a fool. He would draw his sword and kill someone at the slightest disagreement. This was not stealing.
Isn't it true that the chicken loses the rice?
"That's all, I'm telling you, we should still act according to the previous agreement. I answer your question, you spare my life, that's settled, right?" Xu Xing said hurriedly.
Lin Jue said: "Aren't you going to increase your stake?"
"No more, no more. I'm unlucky and I'll give you a big credit. As long as you keep your word, it doesn't matter." Xu Xing said angrily.
The knife in Lin Jue's hand was slowly sheathed, and Xu Xing also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tell me, who is this person?" Lin Jue asked quietly.
Xu Xing glanced at Lin Jue and suddenly fell silent for a while.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "What's wrong? Have you regretted it?"
Lin Jue reached out and touched the handle of the knife.
"Master Lin, are you the third son of the Lin family in Hangzhou?" Xu Xing said.
"Yes, to be precise, he is the son of a concubine of the third wife. My mother is the concubine." Lin Jue said.
Xu Xing was stunned and pointed his finger and praised: "Heroes are not afraid of low birth. Mr. Lin's calmness is admirable. So, is the head of the Lin family called Lin Boyong? Your Lin family runs shipping terminals, shops, shipping trade, etc.
Business, you are one of the top businessmen in Hangzhou, right?"
Lin Jue frowned and said, "That's right. What you guys know is really detailed."
Xu Xing showed a smile on his face and said calmly: "That's natural. How could we not be clear about a big family like the Lin family? Then, your eldest son Lin Ke... I guess you are also familiar with Mr. Lin?"
Lin Jue was slightly stunned. When he heard the name Lin Ke, his heart began to beat wildly. He was very reluctant to hear this name from Xu Xing, but now it seems that things are really what he expected.
.
"This Mr. Lin... do you know what his relationship is with us?" Xu Xing continued.
Lin Jueqiang suppressed the turmoil in his heart and said in a deep voice: "What relationship does the eldest son have with you?"
"Hahaha. Mr. Lin, your Lin family earns no less than one hundred thousand taels of silver every year. Why is your Lin family's business so smooth? Why are your Lin family's merchant ships going to sea unimpeded? Why do others dare not use the eastern Zhejiang waterway? Your Lin family's merchant ship takes the lead.
The fleet is not hijacked by us every time? You don't know it, but your eldest son knows it very well." Xu Xing laughed.
Lin Jue was shocked and said: "You mean..."
"Master Lin, let me tell you a story. Well... that was thirteen years ago... maybe fourteen years ago. In short, there are too many years and I can't remember clearly. Thirteen or fourteen years ago, maybe.
One day, a family from Hangzhou encountered a storm on their way back to China on a sea ship. As a last resort, they went to an island to take shelter from the wind. But what they didn't know was that the island was occupied by a group of heroes. They
As soon as they reached the island, they threw themselves into a trap, including the people and the boat, and were captured by the heroes."
"The heroes killed many people on the boat. When it was the turn to kill the young master who was holding the boat, the young master kowtowed and begged for mercy. He claimed to be the son of a wealthy merchant in Hangzhou. As long as he did not kill him, he could get a large ransom. Heroes
Hearing this, the leader wanted to extort a ransom, but one of his subordinates had another idea. He felt that since this person was so important and he was the son of everyone in Hangzhou, why not let him be placed in Hangzhou City as a
Eyeliners. Moreover, with their money-making ability, a large amount of money and supplies can be obtained every year. Isn’t it killing two birds with one stone?"
"In order to survive, the young master had to agree to this condition. He wrote a blood letter of allegiance and promised to serve as a liaison for the heroes on the island. And every year he would secretly give a large amount of money and supplies to the heroes on the island to supply the island.
In exchange, the heroes on the island will give him the greatest convenience, get rid of his competitors, and open the seaport in eastern Zhejiang for him. Both parties will benefit from each other and help each other."
"After that, the young master was put back on land. Everyone on the ship was killed, and no one knew about it. The young master made up a reason why the ship was destroyed in a storm and deceived it. From then on
, there is an internal agent for the sea heroes and a supplier of money and materials in the city of Hangzhou. Mr. Lin, do you understand the story I told you?"
Lin Jue's face turned pale after listening to Xu Xing's narration. This so-called story couldn't be more clear. More than ten years ago, that was when Lin Ke just debuted. At that time, he was probably only in his early twenties and had just come out.
Work. According to Xu Xing's description, he should have been captured by pirates after leading a sea ship to trade with a foreign country. In the end, in order to save his life, he wrote a promise to serve the pirates, and since then he has become the pirates' internal agent in Hangzhou. Although
Lin Jue had long suspected Lin Ke, but he had never been sure about it, nor did he believe it was true. However, now that he heard these words from Xu Xing's mouth, he couldn't help but not believe it.
"Xu Xing, are you saying that Lin Ke, the eldest son of my Lin family and the future head of the family, is the insider? Do you think I will believe your story just based on it? I don't believe it." Lin Jue frowned.
"Haha, you don't believe it? Then I will give you some more proof. You are young, but since you are a member of the Lin family, you should know how your Lin family became prosperous. Your Lin family was not so prosperous more than ten years ago. At that time, your Lin family
Shipping in Hangzhou has just started, with only a few piers and more than a dozen shops. It was only after I learned that Lin Boyong was the head of the family that I got involved in shipping and maritime trade. There used to be the largest shipping company in Hangzhou called Hu's Shipping, and it was only then that the Hu's
They are the largest merchants in Hangzhou, and your Lin family cannot compete with them. But then the head of the Hu family and his eldest son suddenly fell into the water and drowned while playing in the West Lake, and the Hu family fell into decline. Your Lin family took the opportunity to annex their business.
.Do you think the Hu family father and son really fell into the water and drowned? Hahaha, that was done by my brothers in the village. Those two father and son deserved their misfortune. Why were they admiring the moon by the boat and being lassoed by our brothers?
They tied their necks and pulled them into the water and drowned them alive. But everyone in their boat said they drowned, which was really ridiculous. Your eldest brother asked us to do all this. He said that the Lin family's business must expand in order to
The more money you earn, the more money and materials you can give us. So we followed his request." Xu Xing sneered.
Lin Jue had goosebumps all over his body. Although his memory from more than ten years ago was not clear, Lin Jue did not know anything about the major events in the family. He also knew some of the key turning points of the Lin family in his memory.
, when I mentioned this matter at this moment, I immediately remembered this sensational event. Of course, this should be the oral words of an elder, which has remained in Lin Jue's memory.
"In addition to the Hu family, there are also the Li family and the Meng family. Speaking of which of your eldest brothers is also ruthless, he wants us to kill anyone who offends him. It is also because of this that your Lin family has a monopoly on the shipping terminals in Hangzhou.
This big business has become what it is today. If the brothers hadn't accidentally missed it once and almost exposed their trap. Only then did Mr. Lin realize that he was afraid, and he has only stopped a little in the past few years."
The feeling in Lin Jue's heart was indescribable. How could he have imagined that the eldest son, Lin Ke, actually hid so many unknown secrets. What's ridiculous is that Lin Boyong should have no knowledge of these things, but he thought it was all his fault.
Thanks to his achievements, the Lin family's business prospered after he became the head of the family. Lin Ke must have been secretly laughing at his father. In fact, everything was the result of his cooperation with the pirates.
"Your Lin family gives us 50,000 grains of silver, ten ships of grain, cloth and other materials every year. It can be said that your Lin family has contributed a lot to the success of our island today. Hehe, in fact, apart from your Lin family, who is the big merchant in Hangzhou City every year?
Don't you give us money to show your respect? Of course, these are all the contributions of Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin's ships never have any trouble when entering and exiting the sea. Other ships often encounter robberies by us when they go to sea. Naturally, they want to ask Mr. Lin what his secret is.
.Your eldest brother is very clever. He told the merchants that he could lead them to sea, but each family would need to pay a sum of money as a guide. The merchants had no choice, and each family paid a large sum of money.
, of course, most of the money was given to us as a filial piety. We actually don’t want to hijack the ship. As long as someone brings money and supplies, we will have peace of mind, right? Only those who don’t know how to show appreciation will go out to teach them a lesson.
Their cargo ship was completely empty."
Lin Jue no longer knew what to say. He actually just wanted to further inquire about the authenticity of the matter. In his heart, he actually believed that Lin Ke was the insider. Only in Lin Ke's position,
Only then can we get some valuable information. For example, although the information this time is kept secret, it still cannot be hidden from some important figures in the government. For example, Zhang Yi, the general magistrate of Hangzhou, will definitely know the inside story. Also
Some important figures in other positions can also know the details. The Lin family is a prominent family in Hangzhou. Lin Ke is usually keen on making friends with people in the government. As long as he wants to inquire, he will definitely find out. Maybe he has corrupted some people.
Even if someone takes the initiative to give him information, it is unknown.
