Great Song Pirate

Chapter 287 Intersection of interests ([-]-character chapter)

After Lin Xiong left, Xu Yi arranged another matter for Xue Tu, asking him to find the Yang Wenzhong that Lei Tong mentioned in the Mingzhou area no matter how hard he tried. If so, he must also find his two sons, and no matter what the price is, he must find a way to get them to Dulong Island.

Xue Tu was very surprised why Xu Yi valued this person surnamed Yang so much, so Xu Yi told Xue Tu what Lei Tong had told him, and Xue Tu agreed without saying a word. It's a waste at home. Whatever you say, you have to find him and let him work for Dulong Island.

In the evening, Xue Tu originally arranged to welcome Xu Yi and his group, but after Lin Xiong returned, he changed the plan and let Xue Tu receive these people who came back with Xu Yi, while Xu Yi, Lin Xiong, and Li Bo Go straight to the Crane Tower in Hangzhou.

I haven't seen him for a few months, shopkeeper Yu seems to have aged ten years suddenly, his temples are more or less grey, and his eyes look much duller, full of tiredness.

Xu Yi was taken aback by Shopkeeper Yu in front of him, but he immediately felt relieved. As a Liao native, he must be loyal to the Liao Lord, otherwise he would not have been sent to the Song Dynasty to lurk. Falling into the hands of the Jin people, Emperor Tianzuo, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, was chased by the Jin people. He was in constant panic all day long. There was chaos in the Liao Kingdom, and one Yeluchun came to the throne, and two emperors came out. Yeluchun soon came to the throne. He died of illness, Yanjing was captured by the Jin people and handed over to the Song Dynasty. Emperor Tianzuo ran away without a trace. I am afraid that this kind of thing will not feel good to anyone who is loyal to the Liao Kingdom. Xu Yi felt a little sympathetic This shopkeeper Yu is gone.

Shopkeeper Yu was waiting outside the Immortal Crane Tower. As soon as he saw Lin Xiong and Xu Yi coming, he hurried over to greet Xu Yi. He treated Xu Yi very respectfully. Shopkeeper Yu took over, and none of the waiters were left behind. They were all shopkeeper Yu's servants serving here. It was not surprising that someone could overhear their conversation. Seeing this posture, Xu Yi knew that Shopkeeper Yu would definitely I want to discuss something with him.

After the two parties were seated, shopkeeper Yu invited Xu Yi to sit on the upper seat, with a respectful attitude, poured wine for Xu Yi, got up and toasted Xu Yi: "Yu has long wanted to say thank you to shopkeeper Xu in person, but this paragraph Time, you and I have been busy, so we haven't found a chance to meet you, this glass of water and wine represents my respect, please drink it, shopkeeper Xu!"

Xu Yi quickly took the wine glass in his hand and said politely: "The shopkeeper Yu is really polite, this matter is nothing, besides, we have received money from the shopkeeper Yu, of course we have to do things for the shopkeeper Yu, this is what should be done Yes! Besides, shopkeeper Yu has also helped us a lot, so there is no need to say such kind words!"

"Shopkeeper Xu has helped us so much, we should do a little favor to Shopkeeper Xu, such small things are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning!" Shopkeeper Yu shook his head and said, holding up his wine glass, After bumping into Xu Yi, I act first as a respect.

Xu Yi toasted and drank it down, and the two sides sat down and chatted again.

"I haven't seen Shopkeeper Xu since I met him years ago. I have talked to Shopkeeper Lin several times for this reason. I really want to pay a visit to you. I don't know what Shopkeeper Xu has been up to for so long. ?” Shopkeeper Yu asked.

"Oh! I took a trip to Hebei Road after the new year to purchase a piece of goods. I have been there for several months. I just came back to Hangzhou today. I heard that shopkeeper Yu wanted to see me. Xu just rushed to see me. Have you come here? But I wonder when shopkeeper Yu is so eager to see me?" Xu Yi replied, asking each other again, wanting to know why shopkeeper Yu was so eager to see him.

After the shopkeeper Yu hesitated for a while, he said to Xu Yi: "The shopkeeper Xu also knows my identity, and I have nothing to hide from you. You probably also know some things about the north during this period of time. Don't hide it. Shopkeeper Xu, you said, I am eager to see you this time, and it is indeed a little unfeeling, I want to ask Shopkeeper Xu to give me a helping hand, to help me! I don’t know if it is appropriate or not?"

Xu Yi heard that he wanted him to help again, but he didn't know what he wanted him to do this time, so he said: "Master Yu has something to say, you and I are friends now, if I have the ability If you can help, you will naturally help!"

After hearing Xu Yi's words, shopkeeper Yu expressed his thoughts: "Thank you, shopkeeper Xu! Now we are in a difficult time in Daliao. You also said that you are not optimistic about the Song-Jin alliance. , but now, the Jin people are in a hurry to attack me in Daliao. Many lands in Daliao have been lost, and various materials have begun to be in short supply. Although I have shipped goods to the north many times, it is like a drop in the bucket, and it cannot be used. Now My money has also become more and more scarce, and it is difficult to mobilize a lot of money and goods for a while. After this period of time, I also know that shopkeeper Xu is doing a lot of business, so I want to see if I can get some funds from shopkeeper Xu. After expelling the Jinren, I will definitely repay you twice, is Shopkeeper Xu willing to help?"

Xu Yi just sat there without saying a word, dare this guy wants to see him, so he wants to borrow money!This matter is hard to say. He wanted to borrow money from himself with his national reputation. This kind of thing would have been absolutely not a problem 20 years ago. Now Daliao has been beaten to the ground by Jin Guo, and the Daliao Kingdom is in jeopardy. Now, if you want to use the national reputation to raise funds, isn't that child's play?The reputation of this country also depends on the strength of your country!What's more, Xu Yi knew that the Liao Kingdom was bound to perish, and in the past few years, their Daliao will be owned by the Jin people. If you lend him money now, wouldn't that be the same as throwing the money into the water?Although he now feels that he is rich and powerful, he can't help but use bean bags as dry food, just throw them away!

Seeing that Xu Yi bowed his head and remained silent, shopkeeper Yu immediately became a little anxious, and quickly continued: "I know that my request is really too much, and it makes shopkeeper Xu feel embarrassed. You don't believe me, but you always have to trust us. Liao Kingdom! If shopkeeper Xu is willing to help you today, I will make a written statement that when you repay in the future, you must repay twice as much. You will not suffer from this kind of thing!"

cut!If you came to me to borrow money by yourself, maybe I would really lend it to you, but now you are holding a guarantee from the Daliao Kingdom, which is useless!Double the repayment, I bah, I believe you will be blamed!Your Lord Liao turned around and was arrested by the Jin people. Who am I going to ask for an account?Looking for a bill from Wanyan's family?hey-hey!Even if your Yelu family really beat Wanyan's family away, and you refuse to admit it to me, wouldn't I still have no place to reason?It seems that there is no international court to sue!

But Xu Yi didn't want to stop talking at this time, and hit this shopkeeper Yu, and hit him again, so he pretended to be surprised and said: "There is something wrong with shopkeeper Yu's words! I think you have a vast territory and a vast territory! , even though you are defeated in the battle with the Jinren, it is not necessary to ask you to borrow money to purchase goods for Daliao! Daliao has accumulated so much for so long, can’t you even come up with this little money?”

When shopkeeper Yu heard this, his old face immediately collapsed, and after muttering for a long time, he explained: "Of course not, I think that although I have lost many battles with the Jinren in recent years, it is true that I am not without This little money, but you also know that when I left Daliao and came here to do business, there were very few people in the court who knew my identity. Now that the Daliao dynasty has experienced many military turmoil, the people who know my identity are even more There are very few, and I used to use my own funds to operate. Now the Liao and Jin countries are at war, and it is only temporarily difficult to take care of me, so I will have a shortage of funds, otherwise I will never treat Xu Shopkeeper, you spoke up! So I said, as long as it takes a while, after this period of time, I can mobilize a large amount of funds. At that time, let alone repay you twice, even if you pay back three times, it will be no problem !"

Pooh!Xu Yi thought in his heart, if he said this to others, he would believe you, but you happened to find me, how can I not know the current situation of your Lord Liao, and what will happen in the future, and I will repay you three times, saying It sounds good, there is no reason for this matter, but he still made a embarrassed look and said: "So that's the case! But to tell you the truth, shopkeeper Yu, I'm afraid I will disappoint you this time. You may already know that I have I am developing a lot of wasteland in the south, and the funds used are huge, and I just went to Hebei Road and bought a large number of goods. At this time, money is tight. It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I don’t want to give up such a good opportunity. , but now it seems that I am really powerless, because I am really nervous right now!"

Now that Shopkeeper Yu was out of the game, he was obviously a little angry after hearing Xu Yi's words, so he asked anxiously, "Then Shopkeeper Xu is refusing to help?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't!" Xu Yi laughed.

The person surnamed Yu said angrily: "Although I haven't known shopkeeper Xu for a long time, we have cooperated well. I think we should not do secret things. My identity as shopkeeper Xu is already clear, but shopkeeper Xu, what do you do?" But you never told me anything!"

Xu Yi smiled slightly and said, "Oh? I, Xu, am just a merchant, what else can I do?"

Shopkeeper Yu showed a look of disdain and said: "Shopkeeper Xu is wrong to hide it from me! I have always been honest with you! Shopkeeper Xu, you are probably not just a merchant!"

Xu Yi wanted to hear his opinion, so he put down his chopsticks and asked him with a smile, "Oh? Shopkeeper Yu doesn't think I'm a merchant, so what do you think I do?"

Shopkeeper Yu then said: "Although I'm just a merchant here in Hangzhou, I still know a little bit about the affairs of the sea! Two years ago, Huangyu Island was occupied by a group of Koreans. Later, for some reason, they suddenly changed their appearance and became The territory of Dulong Island, those Koreans have disappeared since then, and more than a year ago, I had a friend in Shengsi, and all of a sudden they were all taken away, and then Shengsi was also replaced by Dulong Island, and then A Weihai Escort Agency appeared in Hangzhou, and started a business of escorting maritime merchants, in order to protect the Mingzhou generation in Hangzhou from being harassed by Jiang Desheng from Taizhou. However, when the Weihai Escort Agency opened, Jiang Desheng was somehow attacked Then the Weihai Escort began to make a fortune, and the two Zhejiang roads were unimpeded on the sea, who could have such a big hand? Later, after I inquired about it, I heard a news that the island owner of Dulong Island, It turns out that the surname is also Xu, and he is very young, if I guessed correctly, the island master Xu and shopkeeper Xu should be the same person!"

As soon as his words came out, Lin Xiong and Li Bo's expressions immediately changed. Li Bo couldn't help but put his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, staring at this guy surnamed Yu. If he had any unfavorable thoughts for Xu Yi, he would immediately restrain the Shopkeeper Yu first.

Shopkeeper Yu saw the posture of Li Bo next to Xu Yi, and his face became tense, so he closed his mouth. Xu Yi made a reassuring gesture to Li Bo, telling him not to be so nervous, and reached out to pick up the chopsticks to pick up a piece. Put the fish meat in his mouth, chewed it a few times and said with a smile: "The craftsmanship of this Crane Tower is really good. It's been a long time since I have tasted fish like this. Let's try it! Shopkeeper Yu is really amazing. I have found out a lot of things, and I can still connect them. Yes, it’s really good. It seems that shopkeeper Yu is really not an ordinary person! You are right, I am the Xu Yi who was praised by the brothers of Dulong Island as the master, not Xu Yi. It's called Xu Ning! Are Shopkeeper Yu satisfied now? But what's the use of Shopkeeper Yu saying this?"

Shopkeeper Yu smiled and said: "Satisfied! Of course I am satisfied. I didn't expect Mr. Xu to take the position of the head of Dulong Island at such a young age. Yu really admires him! What I admire even more is that the head of Xu is not only young. You promise, and you are so bold that you are free and easy here in Hangzhou, aren't you afraid that the government will know your identity?"

Lin Xiong and Li Bo opened their eyes again, secretly accumulating energy, if the shopkeeper dared to yell, they would stop him, Xu Yi looked at the shopkeeper Yu with a half-smile and said: "Shopkeeper Yu said so, and I, Mr. Xu, don't deny it. I am indeed very courageous, but I don't know what Shopkeeper Yu means by saying that. Do you want to blackmail me with this?"

Shopkeeper Yu looked at Li Bo and Li Bo, and said with a smirk: "Don't dare! I'm just worried about Mr. Xu, and I'm afraid that if the government finds out about your details, I'm afraid yours is in Hangzhou. I can't continue my business!"

"It seems that shopkeeper Yu is really threatening me, that's good! Isn't it just a bodyguard agency? What about adding a boat yard? At worst, I'll go back to Dulong Island to be my island owner, but I think , once our Escort quits, it won’t be of any benefit to Shopkeeper Yu! I’m afraid your boats won’t even be able to get out of Hangzhou Bay, so I can’t imagine how Shopkeeper Yu will help you What is Lord Liao doing? And I’m afraid that after Shopkeeper Yu’s identity is leaked, you guys won’t even be able to leave Hangzhou!” Xu Yi’s smile brightened even more.

Shopkeeper Yu's face suddenly changed. He originally wanted to use this incident to blackmail Xu Yi, but he didn't expect that Xu Yi didn't take his words seriously at all, and instead turned around and took him into the army. What he said is also true. Once his identity is leaked, he will just walk away. As a Liao native, under the current circumstances, I am afraid that Xu Yi will push him back. Leaving Hangzhou, I am afraid it will be really difficult!So he hurriedly said with a smile: "Master Xu was joking, how could I threaten you? I have something to ask of you now, so of course I won't do this, but I do have difficulties right now, and I hope Master Xu can really extend it." Help me, help me!"

Xu Yi sneered: "Hmph! Shopkeeper Yu really knows how to ask for help! I think we can avoid discussing this matter. If I can escort you, I will already help you a lot. What else do you want from me? I said It's over, now I'm very tight, and I don't have any spare money to help you, and I don't care what you said about repaying twice, I think this is the end of today's meal! Let's go!"

As Xu Yi said, he got up and made a gesture to leave. Li Bo and Lin Xiong also stood up, and Lin Xiong even cupped his hands and said, "Take care, shopkeeper Yu. In the future, when you go to sea, I think it's better to ask Gao Ming to escort you! Some money, we Weihai Escort will not make any money! Farewell!"

Seeing Xu Yi turn his back on the spot, shopkeeper Yu's expression changed drastically, and he quickly got up to stop him, and hurriedly said: "Shopkeeper Xu, wait a minute, I made a mistake, it's all wrong, you have a lot of adults, don't care about me, this I think we should discuss the matter again! If you have any requirements, you can just say it! As long as I, Yu, can do it, I will do it!"

Xu Yi stopped and said to him coldly: "This matter is your wishful thinking. I didn't want to break my face with you, but you still dare to use my identity to threaten me. Am I afraid that you won't succeed? To tell you the truth, I, Xu, dare to walk here, so I am not afraid that others will know my identity. If you want to blackmail me with this, then you are very wrong. When you say that the government will believe you as a Liao native, Do you still believe me, a big businessman? I am afraid that even if you say it, no one will believe it! Do you think there is room for us to discuss this matter? I don’t think so! You've lost face, or I'm afraid you won't be able to go back to your home to rest tonight!"

After seeing that Xu Yi was really angry, the shopkeeper Yu's forehead sweated, and he hurriedly apologized again: "What shopkeeper Xu said is, what he said is that I was wrong this time, and I hope that shopkeeper Xu will not be wrong." Remember the villain, don’t be as knowledgeable as I am, I know shopkeeper Xu needs war horses very much now, I don’t think it’s better than this, let’s make a deal, since shopkeeper Xu refuses to lend me money, then I’m willing to mobilize some war horses to deal with Xu Shopkeeper transaction, do you think this is feasible?"

Xu Yi originally wanted to leave in a huff, but when he heard his words, he immediately stopped in his tracks. This condition is indeed a bit tempting. The Song Dynasty lacks horses. He has long been envious of the war horses in the north, but he just didn't. Find a way to get a war horse, and now shopkeeper Yu puts forward such a condition, which hits his wish.

Seeing Xu Yi's hesitation, the shopkeeper Yu immediately saw Xu Yi's thoughts, so he quickly apologized and persuaded him, asking Xu Yi to sit down and discuss it again, so Xu Yi turned around and sat down on the edge of the table again , told Li Bo and Lin Xiong to sit down first before talking.

"Actually, I didn't intend to blackmail you, shopkeeper Xu. You have already helped me a lot this time, and I remember it in my heart, but now I am really in a hurry to mobilize a batch of weapons and armor. I am really short of money, so I have to pay This is a bad policy, shopkeeper Xu must forgive me, and I will make amends to you, won’t it be enough?” The shopkeeper Yu’s body was half as short, and he was only about to kneel down for Xu Yi.

Xu Yi didn't give him any good face either. He has always been respected by others, and I respect others. This guy is really too ignorant of flattery, so you can't be too polite to him!So he snorted coldly and said: "Since you said that, then I won't care about it with you. Now you are begging me, not me. I think you must figure this out! And now you owe me the money." I have a favor, you have to figure it out!"

Shopkeeper Yu nodded as if pecking at rice. He was pouring wine and serving vegetables again. He was so attentive. Seeing his apology, Xu Yi's complexion improved somewhat, so he asked, "Just now you said that you would use horses to come. Trade with me? Then I’m surprised, I remembered you said that you are now fighting with the Jin people, and you also lack horses, but I don’t know how you can get horses now?”

Shopkeeper Yu was so embarrassed by his words, so he hurriedly explained: "I did not lie at the beginning, and now even Daliao's horses are really not enough, but now I have reached the end of my life, and there is really nothing I can do. This is the only way to think of it. Although we don’t have enough horses in Daliao now, a friend of mine also has a horse farm in Kaizhou, which can mobilize some horses, and most of these horses are mares that have not been castrated. , they are not qualified war horses, most of these horses are stallions, and they will not be shot unless it is absolutely necessary, I think shopkeeper Xu should be aware of my current situation!"

Hearing what he said, Xu Yi felt a little better. Although he was not good at raising horses, he also knew that war horses in Chinese history needed to be castrated in order to reduce the irritability of the horses when they were in heat and better control the horses. They are trained to be used as war horses, and it is precisely because of this castration that many famous horses in Chinese history have gradually become extinct in later generations. Horse farms have always only sold castrated war horses, and there are also breeds for mares. Horses, they won't make a deal easily. Now that he actually proposes to use these stallions for trading, he can see that he has really reached the point of no choice. His heart moved again, and he said: "Since you said so, then it's fine." But how many horses like this can shopkeeper Yu get me? How can I calculate the price?"

After thinking for a while, shopkeeper Yu replied: "The war horses I'm talking about are all good horses. I can only mobilize about a thousand horses. I can't do anything more. With the current market conditions in the Song Dynasty, most of the general horses It needs about 20 taels of silver, and if horses like mine are not forced, they will never sell, or I think it will be calculated at 30 taels of silver per horse?"

Xu Yi thought to himself that it would be a good thing for you to sell these horses now. If you don't sell them, I'm afraid it won't take long before these horses of yours will become the gold man's pocket. You are doing a good job in this business, but this 30 taels of silver is still a bit expensive, but it is equivalent to RMB 6 or 30!So he shook his head and said: "No, this price is too expensive. Although what you said is good, judging from the current situation, 20 taels is still too expensive. If you want, I will use the price of [-] taels a horse." Just accept your horses, if you think there are too few, I think you should hire someone else!"

The shopkeeper Yu was about to cry when he heard that, 30 taels of silver for a horse, he was already a big concession, but this Xu Yi was only willing to pay 20 taels of silver for a horse, then he was a loser, so he said with a mournful face : "Isn't 20 taels too little? You might as well raise some more prices!"

Xu Yi immediately shook his head: "No, I didn't lie to you just now. I only have so much funds at hand now. If there are more funds, I think I have to wait. If you feel that you are losing money, then I will You can make some concessions. I can escort you for free on your trip to the north to deliver goods. Even if I leave you with a lot of money, you also know that the northern seas are not calm now. Escort, we have already lost a lot of good players, and I will pay for them. Also, if our transaction is successful this time, I can purchase some other goods from you in large quantities in the future, and give you cash Silver transaction, do you think it is feasible?"

Shopkeeper Yu gritted his teeth, and said with a heartbeat: "Okay! Just do as you said, and I will make amends for you, but I wonder if shopkeeper Xu can pay me half first, and let me go first. It is used to prepare the goods, and after I bring the horses back this trip, I will pay the remaining half, do you think it is okay?"

Xu Yi immediately nodded and agreed, and paid him 1 taels of silver first, and then paid the rest after he transported the horse back. Now Xu Yi is not afraid that he will miss his deposit, anyway, his business here in Hangzhou is still good. Now, if he dares to play tricks, then people like him will not even think about leaving alive!When it's time to be tough, Xu Yi is not polite at all now.

Shopkeeper Yu saw that Xu Yi agreed to his request, so his mood improved a lot. After drinking a few drinks with Xu Yi, he apologized to Xu Yi and Lin Xiong again, and Xu Yi left the restaurant and returned to the escort agency. On the way, Lin Xiong was not very satisfied. He felt that Xu Yi was too polite to the shopkeeper Yu. Xu Yi said with a smile: "I'm talking about business, and business is all about the intersection of interests. Now we can't get along with this surname." Yu has completely turned his face, after all, he still has value to use, from him, we can get a lot of things we need, we are looking for profit rather than anger!"

Lin Xiong nodded and said yes. Anyway, Xu Yi is the boss, so he can do whatever he wants!
(This chapter is very stuck. I didn’t sleep almost all night last night. In addition, the chapter in the morning kept me writing until this time before rushing out. I took a nap in the afternoon, got up and then spelled Chapter 3 to try to update it at night! Pimple said Until it’s done, brothers, please leave me the second monthly ticket! Not for anything else, just to win!)

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