The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

When Song Qingming and others came to the dock, the steward came out to welcome them, and they really had a sad face again.Before he could explain clearly, Song Lianggong, the second son of the Song family, had rushed over.

Song Lianggong is the concubine son of Song Qingming. Although he was a concubine, his aunt had a difficult delivery, and he was raised under the name of his wife since he was a child, so he was treated better than Song Qingming's eldest son, Song Liangchen, the eldest son of the Song family.Furthermore, he is clever and dexterous, and he is good at dancing with long sleeves, which is highly valued by Song Qingming.Now the Song family seems to be headed by the eldest son, and the second master is actually in charge of half the sky, otherwise his son would not be in charge of such an important place as the cargo hold.I didn't see that Song Wenning, who is a grandson, has not officially taken over the family business yet.

The Second Master Song had already heard that his son had been punished by the Grandpa for committing stupid things, and now he came here to plead guilty.As soon as he saw his father arrive at the dock, his face changed first.He is very strong, and he has been alerted by this momentary change of color. While adjusting his expression, he is already thinking about how to prevent the old father from taking his anger on him.

It's a long story, but in fact, it was only a few seconds. Song Lianggong had already bowed down and saluted his father respectfully, "Father, my son is late. My son already knows about Zhang'er's bastard, and I have already sent the most experienced It’s all the son’s fault, let this useless thing make such a big incident, it made the father angry, and the family’s livelihood was also affected by it. The son feels uneasy, and begged the father to punish the son severely!”

Song Lianggong is sincere and full of regret.He doesn't hide and prevaricate, and he admits his mistake when he comes up.And attributed all the mistakes to himself, tears welled up in his eyes as he spoke.

He is no longer young. He is almost 50 years old. Although he is dressed in rich clothes, but because he has been taking care of the family's business all the year round, he has gone to sea in his early years, his temples are already gray, and he looks even more mature.Compared with the eldest son, Song Qingming privately loves the younger son more.He came from a bad background, and his talent was higher than that of the boss, but he was destined not to get the highest status. His aunt was also a poor person. She used to dress him up. , and finally won the praise of Song Qingming, but he went there before he felt proud.Because of these, he always has some thoughts of wanting to make up for this son.

Seeing Song Lianggong look old now, with red eye circles, he immediately aroused his fatherly heart, and his heart softened a little, and the anger of doubt and anger was also suppressed.

"Get up, the boss is not a young person, and he can't stand in front of the juniors, and he is not afraid of being laughed at."

After hearing this, Song Lianggong knew that the old man had softened, so he bent down more respectfully, walked up to the old man, then raised his body slightly, and said, "Father, my son will tell you about the dock."

The person in charge had already avoided the side, heard the words and took a few steps back, and stopped replying.

Song Lianggong said: "Father, come with me, we will watch and talk at the same time."

Lin Mingyu followed the Song family to the dock.The dock occupies a very large area, and because it is located on the edge of the pier, more than half of it is soaked in seawater.There are five large cargo ships parked in the dock, and some of the wood has been cracked, and a dozen craftsmen are knocking on it to repair it.

Lin Mingyu frowned upon seeing this kind of efficiency.Needless to say, Song Qingming was already dissatisfied: "Why are there so few craftsmen? Didn't I already say that all the boats should be repaired by the beginning of next month, but only two of the five boats have been repaired in the half month since they came back? If you repair one by one like this, when will you be able to test the voyage? My words won’t work anymore?”

Song Lianggong said: "Father has lost his mind. It's not that the craftsmen are negligent, but they really can't spare their skills." He waved his hand and asked the steward to take out the work record of the dock and show it to Song Qingming: "Father, look at this here, and here..."

He pointed to a few places, and Song Qingming fell into thinking after seeing them.After a long time, he said: "This is not right. Although our ships have old ships, there are many craftsmen in the dock, and there is a craftsman's room dedicated to building new ships. Last winter, twenty old ships needed to be repaired. It is a common practice in our family to overhaul old ships every year. But this spring all the ships have been repaired. How come there are more than [-] ships waiting for repair after a few months? Could it be that the old ships from before the root of the year Can’t the ship be repaired?”

Song Wenning also looked at the records and said puzzledly: "Even if the old boats from last year have not been repaired, our family's new boats account for [-]%. There are more than [-] small boats in total. Maybe all the old boats are broken? New boats Is it broken even after entering the water? I remember that a batch of old boats were replaced this spring, and now more than half of them are damaged. If it wasn’t for the strong wind and waves, how could there be so much damage?”

Song Lianggong nodded again and again, seeming to agree: "Yes, if it weren't for the strong wind and waves, so many ships would not be damaged. Not only that, the sides of the two large cargo ships we parked on the dock were also broken. Today, the craftsmen went to the dock. Busy to rescue those two ships, the people in the dock are so deserted now. Father, you have also seen the problem. If something is abnormal, there must be a demon. My son is investigating this these days. Because the damage to the ships varies, One or two today, three or five tomorrow, no one pays attention to it, my son is busy with other things, so he has neglected this. I can't figure out the reason, I really don't want to say anything, I just asked you to report it today, but I didn't expect to find the stupid thing that the beast did , I am really ashamed!"

Song Qingming snorted and said, "What did you find?"

"It's not exact, but it's pretty close." Song Lianggong said: "I asked people to check the reasons for the damage of these ships. Some said it was caused by wind and waves, and some said it was caused by fighting. I checked the degree of damage and found some What a strange thing. These ships are all terribly broken, not to mention the degree of damage, but they have one thing in common, that is, repairing them takes the most time and effort. It doesn't need to spend much money, as long as you put in a lot of work, they can be repaired. None of them are ruined and unusable. It takes a lot of effort to repair, but it’s a pity to abandon it. It seems to delay our time? The managers are just as the son guessed, and no one wants to abandon the ship, so they let the craftsmen repair it. , In this way, when these ships can be used, our large cargo ship schedule will not be able to keep up."

Song Lianggong sighed: "When my son confirms this, immediately let the craftsmen not repair the small boats, just let them repair the big boats, but today the two big boats at the pier were broken. The son just wants to report to you It’s a pity that it’s still a step too late.”

Song Qingming said angrily: "These damn thieves, it's not enough to run on us before, but now they are using such villainous tricks, it's really hateful!"

"Isn't it? Father, these are the partners who came to attack us. I see that those who kept the records in the cargo hold and the boatmen who leased our boat to sea have been bought. Now we can not only fine some money, but also How to pursue it? In the end, the court is still in charge of shipping, and if things get serious, it will be difficult for us to clean up. That family is from the capital."

Song Lianggong stretched out two index fingers to compare, and Lin Mingyu compared the shipping forces that Tu Lingguang had popularized to him earlier, knowing that he was implying that the person who provoked the trouble was the second prince of Kyoto, who was under the palace of Zhongshun.

Song Qingming was startled when he heard the words, and the angry look on his face slowly subsided, and he turned to look at Song Lianggong seriously for a while.Song Lianggong kept frowning, his expression full of helplessness.

"Nephew Lin Xian, do you know what the second brother said?" Song Qingming's old eyes were sharp, with indistinguishable light: "My Song family tree is very popular, and I have already aroused the jealousy of that person in the capital. Cooperation, but you have to take a lot of risks, and the old man can't guarantee whether this battle will involve you, or even drag you into the water, and you will not be able to turn over. My nephew, now that the old man still has a third of the family wealth, if you change If you have an idea, it’s still too late.”

Lin Mingyu smiled, feeling a little high-spirited: "Mr. Song is testing me. As I said, what I, Lin Mingyu said, and the decisions I make are my own decisions, so I can bear the consequences. Don't worry, we are businessmen. Talk about business, but don't commit crimes. No matter how good the nobles in the capital are, they can't escape the laws of a country. Above the palace, there is the court. Who has the final say in the court, I think everyone in the world knows. Song Lao , if you have something to say, it’s better to say it bluntly, after all, we cooperate as people on the same boat, if you need to be careful with your own people, I am afraid that others will take advantage of the loopholes.”

"Hehe... My nephew is very smart, I was too careful. Don't misunderstand me, since you have said so, I, Song, will take this gamble and cooperate with you to the end."

Song Qingming said it nicely, but it was actually because he had no choice.Lin Mingyu is very clear that the current situation is that the strong dragon on Fujian Shipping can no longer see the local snake headed by the Song family trying to annex his territory, and this attempt is probably inevitable.The reason why the Song family valued themselves was because of Tu Lingguang standing behind him, even if Tu Lingguang didn't need to get involved, as long as Lin Mingyu lived in the general's mansion for a day, his relationship with Tu Lingguang would never be severed.

Now, even if he doesn't make any statement, it's time for the Song family to come to his door.Song Qingming was aware of this, so he wanted to pretend to be confused, as if he had sold Lin Mingyu a huge amount of face.He not only promoted Lin Mingyu's identity, but also lifted up his own dignity. Sure enough, Jiang is old and hot, and his face is unmatched by others!

But Lin Mingyu didn't mind his little thoughtfulness, this was a rare opportunity for him.

Song Qingming and others had already walked into the dock office, he nodded to Song Lianggong, and after a while, Song Lianggong came out with a pair of drawings and spread them out on the plan.

Song Qingming said: "The situation is urgent now, so I won't say anything false. This is a map of our local maritime business forces in Fujian. My nephew, please look here..." Song Qingming was referring to the piece circled with thick ink It occupies almost a quarter of Fujian's territory: "This is the sphere of influence of Shunchang Shipping, and it is the largest sea alliance force in Fujian today. The person in charge is called Wang Zhong, who is said to be the cousin of Wang Qin, the chief steward of the Zhongshun Palace. This person With a violent temper and extreme arrogance, most of the mid-level Haimeng in Fujian are now attached to him. This person is our main competitor, and he is behind this matter."

Lin Mingyu nodded, so Song Qingming continued to point to another place, where the power of the Shunchang Haimeng was nearly half smaller, and the connection with the coastline was relatively small, and the power was narrow and long, and said: "This is our Song's shipping, this picture is It was drawn two years ago, and now our power has actually shrunk a bit, not as much as in this picture."

Song Qingming sighed for a while, then pointed to several relatively large forces, and introduced them to Lin Mingyu one by one.Lin Mingyu noticed that next to the Song Clan's territory, there were a few other important points circled, but their power was not half as powerful as the Song Clan's.The reason why they attracted Lin Mingyu's attention is that they have a common advantage, that is, the entire circle of influence is distributed along the coastline. If they are combined with the Song family as a whole, they just form a force that covers almost two-thirds of the coastline. bring.Moreover, the belt of influence can expand overseas, and it can also replenish inwardly, which has an exceptionally perfect development prospect.

Lin Mingyu's heart was a little hot at that time.

Song Qingming looked at it, but immediately poured cold water on it: "It's worth not mentioning these companies. It's not worth it!"