Chapter 209 Robbery
When Shen Wuyang was off duty, Chen Shiyi was waiting for him on the road he had to take.
"Is there any progress?"
Shen Wuyang was listless and didn't want to talk.
Chen Shiyi's eyes widened, and those extremely beautiful eyes became more and more angry. Only then did Shen Wuyang persevere and reply.
"The government always agrees that private merchant ships can follow their sea routes to the ancient Luofan country for business and trade."
Chen Shiyi nodded.
"I've heard all those high-sounding words before. I want a practical and reliable route that can be followed."
Shen Wuyang shook his head.
"I advise you not to try. So far, only the government has succeeded in getting their joint signature to agree to your use of the sea route."
Chen Shiyi thought for a moment.
"You mean, I shouldn't waste my time?"
"Yeah, if even the government can't do anything about it, just forget about it."
"Oh, then how are you going to settle the bill for burning down my Qinyunlou?"
"Didn't you burn down the drinking house as well?"
“It’s not your loss.”
"My dear aunt, can you change the conditions? This is really not going to work."
Chen Shiyi smiled lazily.
"Okay, I'll try another one. If you still can't do it, don't blame me for picking on you."
"Get me a license for maritime trade..."
"Can."
"I haven't finished yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Please prepare a banquet and invite them over. I will go and test their opinions."
Shen Wuyang laughed disdainfully.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Laugh at your empty dream, and laugh at the government's mere figment."
Chen Shiyi looked at him in disbelief.
He nodded in agreement.
"Well, you won't give up until you get to the Yellow River. Forget it, I'll just let others step on my handsome face."
They prepared an extremely luxurious banquet in the inner room of Zhenshan Hall, waiting for the arrival of several big merchants.
Unexpectedly, they waited from morning till nightfall, but no one came.
"What do you think? Have you given up?"
Shen Wuyang laughed sarcastically.
"You are the director of the Maritime Customs, but you don't care about them at all. You are really wasting your time as an official."
Shen Wuyang's face darkened after hearing what Chen Shiyi said.
"This place is not normal. The people are more powerful than the officials. What the government says doesn't count at all. Even if they say it, you still don't believe it."
Chen Shiyi thought for a moment.
“Do they need to sign a consent form to be considered as consent?”
Shen Wuyang nodded.
"Okay, next time don't waste my words, just do whatever I say."
After hearing what Chen Shiyi said, Shen Wuyang laughed out of anger.
"How old are you..."
As Chen Shiyi looked at him intently, his voice became weaker and weaker, until it was almost inaudible.
"What did you just say? Say it again?"
Shen Wuyang gritted his teeth.
"I said yes!"
He thought to himself, I dare not mess with this woman who dares to do anything, she is really too scary.
Besides, his master is tolerating her, what can he do?
A few days later, all the tycoons received a letter.
The letter came from the Maritime Customs, saying that a boatman had found another route. The matter was confidential, so they were asked to go to the prepared barge to discuss it.
This incident was like a hurricane that quickly swept across the eight major brands.
The heads of their families had all boarded the barge at this moment and were sitting at the lower seats in the larger cabin lobby on the second floor, waiting for the arrival of the Maritime Customs.
The yacht started slowly, the sea rolled up huge waves, hitting the hull, and the sharp spikes on the bow rode the wind and waves in the sea, stirring up huge waves, with a majestic style of splitting mountains and breaking waters.
They waited from morning till dusk, but no one from the Maritime Customs showed up. Suddenly, a commotion arose among them. Even though they were used to big scenes, the eight tycoons couldn't help but feel worried about their situation.
"How could the people from the Maritime Customs go back on their word and leave us here like this? They are simply disrespectful to us."
"Could it be that we missed their dinner invitation last time, so they are trying to give us a warning?"
"What is the Maritime Customs? We have done our best by accepting their job offer. But they still want us to eat their food. Isn't that flattering them?"
"What do we do now?"
"What can we do? We can only wait and see."
"You won't have any plans against us, will you?"
"The Maritime Customs wouldn't dare to do that."
"I know the Maritime Customs wouldn't dare, but what if it was someone else?"
After he finished speaking, everyone else fell silent.
It seems that someone is colluding with the Maritime Customs and wants to get something from them.
What do you want?
Humph, what do they have in their hands? Isn’t it just the sea route?
So, who is the person who wants their sea route?
After a while, a woman walked in from the door of the cabin. She was petite and delicate, wearing a green shirt. She was pretty and charming, but the aura she exuded could not be ignored. Especially when she glanced at them with her beautiful eyes, they could feel that this woman, she...
not to be trifled!
She walked slowly to the main seat, sat down, and smiled at the eight major merchants below.
"Everyone, I'm sorry to invite you all here in this way. Let me introduce myself. My name is Chen Shiyi, and I'm a merchant from Anzhou."
The eight major merchants seemed to have no reaction and all looked at Chen Shiyi with confused expressions.
After a long time, someone spoke.
"Who are you? Why did you invite us on board? I don't want to play house with you."
"That's right, any random person can call us to action, it's really incomprehensible."
"Turn the boat around quickly."
"Hurry up, or we'll be rude."
"That's right. A woman has no right to talk to us. We don't even take the Maritime Customs seriously."
Chen Shiyi had a smile on his face as he listened quietly to their complaints.
As they spoke, the voices gradually quieted down.
"Look outside the cabin. Where are we now?"
Outside the cabin, waves were rippling on the dark black sea surface. Where the sea and the sky met, there was a gleam of silver-blue. The water and the sky were one color. The fish-scale white clouds in the sky were also dyed emerald gold, spreading to all directions.
The eight people were puzzled.
"Where is this?"
Chen Shiyi smiled sweetly.
"Everyone, it's getting late. I asked you to come here today to get your consent to let me use your sea route to go to Gu Luo for business exchanges."
"Who are you to speak to us like that?"
Chen Shiyi picked up a letter and waved it.
"Here is the consent form. Please sign it. Thank you for your hard work."
Suddenly, someone slapped the coffee table, and the whole cabin was shaken with a bang, which was extremely harsh.
"Who are you to show off here?"
"Let's go, let's go..."
"It's such a mess every day."
Chen Shiyi said with a smile.
"Don't be angry, if it wasn't profitable, why would you board my ship? As soon as I mentioned that someone discovered a new sea route, you couldn't wait to get it. So, you want to take away other people's sea routes, why can't I take your sea routes? We are all businessmen, and it's useless to say anything else. Business is the most important thing."