Chapter 216 I Don't Trust You

Song Jin took Song Xiaocheng a little further away.

"Young Patriarch, I..."

Song Xiaocheng wanted to say something but was stopped by Song Jin.

Song Jin said: "I am talking to you alone, not to make a decision for you, but to ask you, do you really want to stay and serve in the army?"

Song Xiaocheng looked hesitant.

The look on his face was that he wanted to stay, but at the same time he couldn't let go of something.

Song Jin added: "Being a soldier is not a joke. You may be able to win a good future, but you will also risk your life."

Please don't talk about becoming a marquis, for the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers.

Song Jin didn't want him to join the army.

Song Xiaocheng lowered his head and said, "Young Patriarch, I want to stay, but the old patriarch told me to listen to you."

"The future is yours, you decide for yourself."

Song Jin knew what he was hesitating about. "No matter what choice you make, I will support you. Your brother also means the same."

Song Xiaocheng was moved, but still made up his mind to stay. "When I become successful in the future, I can be your backer."

"Okay! Then we'll wait."

Song Jin smiled and handed him a few banknotes, then gave him a few more instructions and led the others out of the garrison.

Song Xiaocheng watched them leave.

He did not say that he chose to stay, and he also wanted to help Song Jin find his family. As long as he became a member of the navy, he would have more ways to find out in the future.

Just got back to the dock.

There was actually quite a bit of activity in front of the berth rented by the Song family's cargo ship.

It was the Ryukyu merchant who had negotiated with them. He came up and said he wanted to visit Song Jin, but was intercepted by Xing Lun's men.

It was a great warning to the opponent.

Song Jin dismounted and threw the whip to Qin Qi, "What happened? Why is it so lively?"

"Wow, Boss Song, you're back!"

When the short and fat Ryukyu merchant saw Song Jin, he was like seeing a savior, "It's not that I don't want to sell that batch of goods, it's just that the Liu family is too domineering and forced me to sell it. Boss Song, I really didn't want to do this..."

Merchants from the Ryukyu Kingdom often visited Fuzhou, and they were able to come to Daxia because they were a vassal state of Daxia.

Song Jin had no other reaction.

She just raised the corners of her lips slightly, seemingly smiling, but in fact she was looking at him indifferently.

The merchant said a lot, but when she still didn't respond, he looked left and right, then came closer to Song Jin and said mysteriously, "I have another batch of goods hidden, better ones, which I can give to you. There are rare treasures."

"I don't trust you."

Song Jin said it bluntly, causing the man's smile to freeze.

When turning to leave, Song Jin signaled with his eyes to Xing Lun to take over. Then, the merchant was annoyed by Song Jin's indifference and was afraid of the soldiers.

Xing Lun became the breakthrough point.

The man apologized to Xing Lun, gave him gifts, and even stuffed him with a handful of silver bills.

Xing Lun pretended to be embarrassed and didn't want to accept it. After the other party's repeated persuasion, he finally accepted it with reluctance. Then he was dragged away to drink.

We drank and talked about business.

The original price was cut in half by the unscrupulous Xing Lun.

"I know Mr. Yoshikawa would make a profit even if he sold at half the price." Xing Lun poured him a glass of wine. "In our Great Xia Dynasty, the most important thing in doing business is integrity. A man without integrity cannot stand. You broke the rules first. If you want me to help persuade the boss, you must show some sincerity."

Yoshikawa said with a bitter face, "It's such a loss, it's such a loss. You have to give me the goods on your ship."

"Okay, okay, the rest is all yours. You didn't go back on your word, so I kept it for you."

Xing Lun also found out about the Liu family.

Just as Yoshikawa said, the Liu family did use half bribery and half threats to get the goods.

However, before leaving, Yoshikawa told Xing Lun not to offend the Liu family. "I found that any merchant who offended their family either never came to Fuzhou again or was killed by pirates."

Xing Lun seemed to be thinking about something.

Wait until Yoshikawa leaves.

Xing Lun returned to the boat.

After seeing Song Jin, he smiled and reported: "Boss, I am glad to have fulfilled your mission."

"Thanks a lot."

This is not the first time that the two of them have cooperated with each other.

Xing Lun mentioned Yoshikawa's reminder to Song Jin.

Song Jin calmly said he understood.

This was something she had expected, and she had guessed it in her mind. Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits have always been one family, so it was not surprising that the Liu family secretly trained sailors to become pirates and rob merchant ships, which could achieve the purpose of maritime training and make a fortune.

The next day.

Xing Lun went to trade with Yoshikawa.

Zhou Wei sent the herbs to the garrison. Song Xiaodong proposed to go with Zhou Wei and brought a large bag of things for his brother.

Song Jin stayed on the boat.

He walked around all the ships, personally inquired about the supply issues, asked those who were not fully prepared to go as soon as possible, and notified them to set off the next morning.

It was dusk and the sea breeze was blowing.

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There are many cargo ships at the dock and the workers are still busy with the cargo work.

Lights flickered on the deck.

Song Jin stood on the bow deck, watching Xing Lun and others directing the workers to load boxes of goods onto the ship.

"Be gentle, this is valuable merchandise. If it falls, it will be damaged and no one can afford to compensate for it."

Xing Lun reminded loudly.

Qin Ba complained, "He is so high-profile, isn't he afraid of being targeted by thieves?"

"You are stupid." Qin Qi was speechless.

Which merchant would not shout a few times when loading goods onto a ship? This is to make the porters pay attention.

There is no guarantee that there are valuables in the box.

After all the goods were loaded onto the ship and counted to make sure there were no mistakes, Xing Lun handed the cargo list to Song Jin for review.

When Song Jin saw the amount, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did that guy really have something to hide?"

"The goods were on another ship. Nominally, they were foreign merchants who came with him, but in fact, they were also his."

Xing Lun had a look of having learned something. "Boss, this guy is really cunning in doing business. He is the boss behind the scenes, but he insisted on saying that there were two companies. At that time, we asked that one of them, and the price was 20% higher than his. At that time, I thought he was really giving it to us at a bargain."

Song Jin had not expected this either, "We'll try this trick next time."

Use one to raise the price?

Yes you can learn it.

The main reason why Song Jin could make Yoshikawa wary this time was because he borrowed the power of Lieutenant General Shen.

Suddenly there was a noise on the shore.

There was a group of men in tight clothes, with knives on their waists and torches in their hands, searching for someone on the dock.

Song Jin originally wanted to enter the cabin.

When he saw this sudden change, he stood at the bow and watched in surprise.

Remove the large wooden planks from the bow and the shore.

It is difficult for outsiders to get ashore.

Therefore, many people stood at the bow and watched.

The dock was filled with porters and people from other ships, who would stop and check on anyone they saw.

Looks like someone who is not easy to mess with.

Song Jin ordered: "Let all crew members stay on board and do not leave without permission."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

Xing Lun quickly told someone to notify everyone.

Qin Ba couldn't sit still, "Do you want me to go and find out what's going on?"

"If you want to go, go ahead." Song Jin was also curious.

Qin Ba was delighted.

He climbed ashore using a rope as thick as his arm.

This move really amazed the crew.