The reborn cannon fodder

The following days passed quite peacefully. According to Wang Muhe of the gossip, Jiang Haoyang ran through all the pawnshops he recommended before, and finally pawned the pendant at Li’s pawnshop, and then pawned the pendant at Qiancang’s pawnshop. I bought a small house in a secluded part of the city, and settled down.

As for what he was messing with in the house and what he wanted to do to make a living, Mu He didn't know, and Mu Changyun didn't care, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

This day was the gathering day set by the Maritime Chamber of Commerce. Early in the morning, after breakfast, Mu Changyun took a carriage to the Chamber of Commerce in Qiancang City.

Sitting in the car, Mu Changyun just closed his eyes and rested his mind, with a very calm expression.He instinctively rejects today's meeting, because it can be arranged by people with bad intentions, and the final result of the meeting will lead him into a death trap.But dodging does not bring safety. Since the enemy has decided to attack, he can only solve the problem fundamentally by facing up to the difficulties.

Now that he already knew their purpose and part of their plan, he had gained the upper hand, and even made a lot of arrangements to deal with it, and then he could only see the tricks.

Sitting in the large private room reserved by the chamber of commerce and watching a group of people drinking wine, Mu Changyun felt a little irritable.

It is inevitable to do business with entertainment, but I have to say that after so many years of life without looking at people's faces, Mu Changyun is suddenly uncomfortable with such occasions.

Most of the merchants in the chamber of commerce are good maritime merchants with little business, relying on the protection of the chamber of commerce to a certain extent, and there are a few people who are the focus of Mu Changyun's attention.

Song Xuewen, the current head of the Song family, undoubtedly, the eldest son Song Mingyang was the chief culprit who killed him in his previous life.In the end, this family didn't seem to have a good end. He was floating next to his two younger sisters at that time, and he had heard Jiang Haoyang say that the Song family's business had failed, and they were involved in a lawsuit, and the family was ruined.

He didn't know if it was the mastermind behind the scenes that he guessed, but when he heard the news, he didn't feel any retribution or discomfort.

But now, the head of the Song family, whose wife and children were separated in the end, is walking towards him with a smile on his face, followed by Hu Desheng, the chairman of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce.

"Mr. Mu, it's really not easy to see you on weekdays. Come on, it's rare to see you today. Let's drink this cup."

"Where?" Mu Changyun stood up and drank a glass, his attitude was lukewarm but courteous, which was his usual style.

"Hahaha, good!" Song Xuewen was ordinary-looking, tall, and dark-skinned, which didn't match his name. At this time, it was very appropriate to pretend to be bold, and no one could see the calculations in his heart from his face.And Hu Desheng just smiled and didn't say much at the side, making it hard to see through.

A group of people chatted back and forth for a long time before finally getting to the point.

In the past year, robbery at sea has become more and more rampant, and the smiles on the faces of a few small-scale maritime merchants have gradually turned into wry smiles. They all have small fortunes, and the whole family only needs one or two boats to survive. , being robbed once or twice may still be able to survive, but if you come a few more times, the house is already a mess.

Not to mention there are rumors that these pirates have colluded with the martial arts sect on Donghai Island, and they are very skilled in water. In addition, they never approach land, and naturally they will not attract the navy stationed on the shore, so they are very difficult to deal with. , Even if merchants want to hire someone to be a guard, the sea is vast, and there are very few people who are willing to come, so it is difficult to invite first-class masters.

The only ones that haven't been robbed yet, apart from the "lucky" Song family who rarely went to sea, is the Mu family who "supposedly" repelled the pirates.

While complaining, all the merchants took aim at Mu Changyun intentionally or unintentionally.

Mu Changyun knew that they wanted him to express his opinion, but he was just a junior among this group of people.Maritime business is a high-risk business, and all he can do is take care of his own fleet.

Seeing Mu Changyun just sitting there drinking tea as if he was in meditation with the old monk, everyone secretly scolded the junior for being ignorant, and there was nothing they could do on the surface, they could only turn their eyes to the chairman Hu Desheng for help.

Hu Desheng is middle-aged and has a beard on his chin.At this time, he saw that everyone was looking at him, and while stroking his baby's beard, he wanted to sigh in his heart.He's not a god, he can't learn martial arts at an early age, and he can't beat pirates.In charge of this Maritime Merchant Association, in addition to adding some convenience to his own maritime merchant shop, he has been busy mediating this and that, and there is nothing wrong with being mediocre. Who knew that there would be pirates?

They only looked at the large number of people in the Mu family's fleet, and their good guard skills, but the Mu family is not a Bodhisattva, so how could they get out of this way? Say it.

It's not that the maritime merchants don't understand these things, but not to mention the heavy losses from being robbed, and I heard that several people were killed, and everyone couldn't help it and went to the doctor in a hurry.

Hu Desheng himself couldn't bear the shame to beg Mu Changyun, a junior.

Now that he is so put on the pot and can't get off the stage, he is inevitably annoyed in his heart, but he still has a smile on his face: "We businessmen, peace is the most important thing, who would expect to run into these unscrupulous pirates? We are here now, isn't it just to discuss a charter, why don't you all talk about your own ideas."

The ball was kicked back again, and everyone couldn't help scolding the old fox Hu Desheng in their hearts. They seemed to be pondering or thinking hard, some said that it would be better for everyone to go to sea together, and some said that they could send the goods on the big fleet. There were many suggestions for guarding and sending money, but none of them could be used.

Everyone has their own network when doing maritime trade, and no one wants to contribute and share the network, so how can maritime voyages be together?

A group of people were frowning, but Mu Changyun didn't say anything, but kept staring at Song Xuewen from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that Song Xuewen seemed to think of something, he cleared his throat and was about to speak.Mu Changyun thought in his heart: Here we come.

"Everyone," Song Xuewen is quite prestigious among the crowd. He is older and his family has a big business. Not to mention that the Song family's maritime fleet can be regarded as a large number of ships, and there are many other industries that can be compared with it. In Qiancang, there is probably only the Mu family.Song Xuewen's two younger brothers and several nephews are all able to help manage the family business at home. This alone is incomparable to the Mu family supported by only Mu Changyun.In private, everyone knew to some extent that the Song and Mu families were at odds, but no matter how powerful Mu Changyun was, wouldn't the Song family be indifferent?Now when he opened his mouth, everyone immediately fell silent, and Song Xuewen was obviously satisfied with the effect of his words, "Everyone is thinking about guarding against pirates, but this old man thinks this is just a temporary solution, not the root cause. .”

"Oh, what's your opinion, Boss Song?" Everyone pricked up their ears, hoping that Song Xuewen could come up with a clever plan.

"The old man thinks that although this pirate is rampant, it is indeed because he has united with the martial arts sect on Donghai Island. The dog of this martial arts sect sent someone to investigate before, and it is the Qianye sect on Xiaoye Island. The lightness kung fu in this sect They are very good at water skills. The pirates give them filial piety. They often send a few disciples to protect the pirates. Therefore, the guards we use are not opponents, and let them succeed every time. But the guards don’t know this, they just think that the pirates are It is the masters from the martial arts sect that frightened us to this point."

"It turned out to be so."

"Young Master Song was able to find out so much, he is really young."

After hearing Song Xuewen's words, everyone praised him one after another, and somewhat understood Song Xuewen's plan in their hearts: "Boss Song means that we can also negotiate with the Qianyemen, understand it with reason, and move it with emotion?"

"That's right. If you think about it, most of the martial arts sects consider themselves upright, and they are respected by pirates. Most of them are because of the difficulty of living abroad alone. If we can persuade them, won't the pirate matter be easily solved?" Song Xuewen listened to. Seeing everyone's admiration, he was inevitably proud, but his face was still mature and prudent.

Hu Desheng felt that since Song Xuewen had found out a long time ago, he just waited for everyone to frown before opening his mouth. How about contacting Qianyemen? Does Boss Song know anyone who can make a connection? If we go, how can we let the pirates know and call us?"

"..." The bosses of the sea merchants were also dumb when they heard this. If they went directly, wouldn't they be a meat ticket delivered to their door?It is said that it is a righteous martial arts school, but what it does is not the work of pirates?Who dares to go?

"What the president said is that we have to study it carefully before we can come up with a safe and comprehensive plan." Song Xuewen paused at this point, as if he had thought of something and made up his mind, he continued, "Quzi Mingyang once learned some boxing skills from an expert. If we choose a candidate, Quanzi can go with him."

"How did Boss Song do this?"

"Boss Song, Gao Yi."

There was another round of praise from the crowd, but Mu Changyun was still sitting on the side drinking tea and meditating, but he sneered in his heart.

This Qianye Gate has long been in collusion with your Song family, and your Song family has taken a lot of property robbed by pirates. Naturally, there is no danger for Song Mingyang to go there. Now he is pretending to be a wolf with a big tail here. personal!Having said so much, it's actually just to lure me away. In order to seize the Mu family's family business, the Song family and the black hand behind the scenes are really generous.

"But now Mr. Song is the only one who is capable of writing and martial arts. The rest of the people can't let the old people go." Jin Yaozu, the head of the Jin family, looked at Song Xuewen's face and hurriedly said that their family business is too small. There is only one shop in the city, and there is no other livelihood. After being robbed twice, I can't survive. After that, I begged the Song family, and now the whole family is attached. Continue to look at Song Xuewen's face, Jin Yaozu gritted his teeth, Then he said, "Most of you are old, you are not talented, and you are in your prime, and you are willing to go with Song Gongzi!"

"When I was young, I used to learn some martial arts from my family, and now it is my duty." At the same time, Qi Feizun, the head of the Qi family, answered. The Qi family is a small family. Qian Cang is not bad as a gangster, and he is very popular, and everyone is willing to buy him face on weekdays. Now that he recommends himself to go, everyone is even more grateful.

Then the crowd either recommended or recommended themselves, and another two or three people were selected.

Song Xuewen suddenly said: "I heard that Mr. Mu is very skilled in martial arts, and all the guards are also masters. I wonder if you intend to go with my son?"

There was a "click" in everyone's heart, and Qiqi looked at Mu Changyun.

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