Chapter 2964 Conspiracy

When Lu Taining heard this, he immediately perked up.

"What good news?"

The accountant said, "We just came back from Cuicang County and saw that Guantonghang was preparing some ships. We asked about it and heard that they were about to receive a batch of grain."

"oh?"

Lu Taining's eyes flickered and he asked, "How many are there and where did they come from?"

The accountant said, "I heard a while ago a grain merchant named Huang came to town with a shipment of rice and soybeans from Yangzhou, ready to be shipped north. He planned to find a shipping company to pick up the goods during transit here. The Guantonghang company is very eager to get their hands on this cargo, and I heard it's arriving soon."

"White rice and soybeans? How much?"

"When we were discussing it, they said there were 1,000 shi, but I haven't seen the goods yet. I'll probably know the exact amount after we get them. But at least it won't be less than 800 shi."

"When will you get here?"

"They haven't won the deal yet, but it looks like they're going to win it."

When Lu Taining heard that a batch of 500 dan of grain was coming, he was so happy that he couldn't contain his excitement. It was like someone had stuffed a pillow in his hand just when he was sleepy. What a coincidence.

However, he was a meticulous person, and when he thought about it, his brows furrowed.

Indeed, what a coincidence.

Just after their Xiaohe warehouse was burned down, a batch of grain was about to be transferred to Xiajiang Town. It was such a coincidence.

You know, just a few months ago, Lu Taining was not the head manager of Hang Seng Bank.

The previous chief manager was named Xiao Wu. He had always been in charge of Hang Seng Bank, and he was the second in command under him. But just a few months ago, Hang Seng Bank suffered a loss at the hands of Xiao Wu.

The cause was the man surnamed Ye, who hid his identity and disguised himself as a grain merchant to cooperate with them, saying that their products had to go through the waterway of Xingluo Lake. In order to have smooth passage in the future, he wanted to establish a relationship with the people of Tiangang Lianhuanwu, and that batch of grain was a gift.

Of course, in addition to food, Mr. Ye did not treat them unfairly.

The gift for meeting was a silver note worth two thousand taels.

Xiao Wu was greedy by nature and naturally did not want to miss such an opportunity. However, he still sent people to check it out. Not finding any flaws, he completely believed the man surnamed Ye and sent people to escort him and the boatload of food to Xingluo Lake.

Of course he knew what happened later.

After the boatload of headless corpses was brought back, Xiao Wu also died. Lu Taining never knew how the people on the island could identify Ye's true identity in such a short time and kill him. He also didn't know how Xiao Wu died. However, Tiangang Lianhuanwu had been lingering on Xingluo Lake for so many years that even the imperial court couldn't do anything about them. Naturally, they must have some tricks up their sleeves.

After Xiao Wu's death, Lu Taining took over as the head manager of Hang Seng Bank.

He was naturally cautious, fearing that anything might go wrong, but he didn't expect that things would not go as he wished. A few months after he took office, a fire broke out in Xiaohe Warehouse. If it was not remedied, and there was not enough food to be transported to Xingluo Lake, he would not be able to save his life even if he hid to the ends of the earth.

However, you can't trust others easily.

It just happened that their river warehouse had just been burned down, and the grain merchant came to Xiajiang Town with hundreds of stones of grain. Maybe it was another trap.

Xiao Wu’s previous experience was still fresh in his mind, so he dared not act rashly.

The accountant had heard the news and thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he hurried back to report it to him. Unexpectedly, Lu Taining looked hesitant, so he asked, "What's wrong? This is God helping us."

Lu Taining said: "But, don't you think it's too coincidental?"

"ah?"

"As soon as our granary was burned, someone brought hundreds of dan of grain here for transit."

“…”

"What if, like before, someone sets a trap for us? What should we do?"

“…”

"I wouldn't take the risk."

The accountant frowned and said, "If we don't take the risk, what should we do? I've asked people to inquire around, and they can't collect a single grain. Besides, several days have passed, and the grain delivery time is almost here."

“…”

"If you don't send it over soon, they'll be angry."

Hearing him say this, Lu Taining's brows furrowed even tighter.

Seeing that he was caught in a dilemma, the accountant didn't think too much about it. After all, he was not the head manager here, and the responsibilities were not so much on his head. He just thought that if the grain was not delivered, the entire Hang Seng Bank would be punished, and he was no exception; if he traded with the grain merchant surnamed Huang, if he succeeded, there would be nothing to say, and the entire Hang Seng Bank would be better off. If the man surnamed Huang also had problems - anyway, he was not the head manager, and it would be Lu Taining who died.

Once Lu Taining died, he became the biggest person in the entire Hang Seng Bank.

If you think about it this way, it will be good for you no matter what.

You should give it a try.

Thinking of this, he encouraged him for a long time. Lu Taining really had no other way to go. In addition, after being encouraged by him, he felt a little relieved.

However, at this moment, one of his men, Zheng Qun, the pirate who had followed him out of Xingluo Lake, walked in and said, "Brother Lu, you were saying a few days ago that we should not neglect our old business, how come you forgot today?"

When Lu Taining heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

yes.

They were born as pirates, and opening the Hang Seng Bank in Xiajiang Town was just a cover for doing business. Why are they still thinking about doing business at this time?

A pirate should act like a pirate.

Thinking of this, he immediately had an idea.

He then hooked his finger, called Zheng Qun over, and said, "Gather a group of men and go block the opening ahead. Five hundred dan of grain can't be transported by small boats; it must be a large ship. The only waterway that can be used by large ships right now is the Jinhu waterway. Just go over there and rob the grain."

Zheng Qun nodded immediately.

The accountant was shocked. He didn't expect them to be so direct. He hurriedly said, "Boss, you, you really want to do this?"

Lu Taining said, "Didn't you say that if we don't find a solution, Xingluo Lake won't let us off easily."

"but--"

The accountant frowned and said, "That grain merchant surnamed Huang, I heard he came from the north and is very powerful. How could he let it go after his goods were robbed here? Besides, the whole town knows that our Xiaohe warehouse was burned down."

“…”

"If he guesses that it was us who did it, then we'll be in big trouble."

Hearing him say this, Lu Taining also frowned.

Yes, this is indeed a trouble.

At this time, Zheng Qun on the side laughed grimly and said, "Isn't this simple?"