It won’t take too long to become a big businessman like Liu Rui.
It's just that it's dangerous and risky.
What should I do?
Wang Liancheng hesitated.
When Wang Liancheng arrived at the door, he had just walked in when the doorman behind him came running to report: "Master, Boss Cai is here."
"Cai Zhenhe? Let him in." Wang Liancheng said.
Cai Zhenhe came over quickly and asked Wang Liancheng to dismiss his attendants. Cai lowered his voice and asked, "Old Wang, what do you think of Liu Rui and the others' plan?"
Wang Liancheng picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "Liu Rui is a seasoned veteran. His plan must be excellent."
Cai Zhenhe asked anxiously, "Does that mean you agree to do this?"
Wang Liancheng said, "Of course. As long as we succeed, we can continue to make money and won't have to pay too much tax. How great is that."
Cai Zhenhe was very anxious: "But I think Liu Rui and the others have bad intentions."
Wang Liancheng said calmly, "What do you mean?"
Cai Zhenhe said, "He wants us to kill civilians outside the city and pretend to be pirates, but many of our sailors are from those villages. If word gets out, who will join us? The government won't let us off either."
Wang Liancheng said, "As long as we don't say anything, who would know it was us?"
"Old Wang, why are you so stupid? If we don't tell him, Liu Rui won't tell him?" Cai Zhenhe said anxiously.
Wang Liancheng asked, "Why would he tell others? What good would it do him?"
Cai Zhenhe was speechless. "Although we don't have as many ships as them, we still control several shipping routes. If they kill us, won't all these routes belong to them? Who would complain about having too much money, right?"
Wang Liancheng laughed and said, "Boss Cai, you're overthinking it. He can criticize us, and we can criticize him too. We're not the only ones who kill people; they've done it too."
"How do you know they did it? What if their bodies were found from somewhere else?" Cai Zhenhe asked.
Wang Liancheng didn't care: "Where else can I get it except killing people?"
"There are death row prisoners in the prison. We can easily get a dozen of them out." Cai Zhenhe said.
Wang Liancheng thought rapidly in his mind, but remained calm on the surface. He said, "Boss Cai, just say whatever you want to say."
Cai Zhenhe came closer to Wang Liancheng, lowered his voice again, and said, "Why don't we vote for Zhao Lin?"
"Vote for him? Do you know what you are saying? This is betrayal!" Wang Liancheng was shocked.
Cai Zhenhe said disdainfully, "Who are you betraying? They're not our masters. We're just doing business together. Besides, if it weren't for them squeezing us out, you and I wouldn't have only one or two boats right now. To put it bluntly, we're enemies, right?"
Wang Liancheng nodded slowly.
The Wang family and the Cai family were also large business families. During their heyday, they had more than a dozen ships and were unrivaled in their time.
At that time, Liu Rui, Liao Bo and others were small maritime merchants.
It's a pity that Liu Rui and his team came from behind and seized a large amount of business, while the Wang and Cai families declined and now only have one or two boats to make a living.
This is also the reason why Zhao Lin looked for them.
Such people are easy to persuade.
"Zhao Lin is a high-ranking official of the current dynasty. His father-in-law is the Minister of Rites, his teacher is the Governor of Shengjing Prefecture, he is a Grand Secretary of the Chongwen Academy, and the powerful eunuch Zhu Zhongyan is his backer. He is also favored by the emperor. If such a person dies here, it will be a big deal. Who would believe that it was done by pirates? Do you believe it?" Cai Zhenhe asked.
Wang Liancheng shook his head. "I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death. Forget killing Zhao Lin. Even among those who attacked us before, who knows which ones were pirates and which ones were sent by Liu Rui?"
"That's right. If we really want to kill Zhao Lin, we will have to hand over a few people to take the blame. Who will take the blame? If it's not people like you and me who have no strength, will Liu Rui go by himself?" Cai Zhenhe said.
This is what Zhao Lin told them.
When Cai Zhenhe brought up these words at this time, Wang Liancheng naturally knew that Zhao Lin and Cai Zhenhe had also said them.
Wang Liancheng interrupted Cai Zhenhe and said, "Zhao Lin told you all this, right?"
Cai Zhenhe quickly denied: "No, I thought of it myself."
Wang Liancheng laughed and said, "Boss Cai, Liu Rui and the others treat me like a fool, but you treat me like a fool too? These words are exactly the same as what Zhao Lin said to me."
Cai Zhenhe was surprised: "Did he tell you too?"
Wang Liancheng said, "If my guess is correct, even small sea merchants like us have said so."
Cai Zhenhe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I won't worry about it. What are you going to do?"
Wang Liancheng said, "I think the same as you. If Zhao Lin really died here, we would definitely be thrown out and blamed. I was just worrying about what to do when you came."
Cai Zhenhe asked, "You also want to join Zhao Lin?"
Wang Liancheng said, "Don't say such harsh words. That's not surrendering. We are abiding by the law and acting in accordance with the laws of the court."
"Right, right, right. We must follow the laws of the court." Cai Zhenhe nodded repeatedly. "Liu Rui and his men disguised themselves as pirates, attacked and killed imperial officials, and even killed villagers to disguise themselves as pirates. Their crimes are heinous, and we must not be complicit in their corruption."
Wang Liancheng asked, "What do you want to do?"
Cai Zhenhe said, "I'm going to tell Zhao Lin about their plan."
Wang Liancheng nodded: "But be careful, Liu Rui is a cunning man and may not trust us."
Cai Zhenhe smiled and said, "Of course I know. I will definitely do it quietly."
Wang Liancheng sighed, "I just wonder how many people are like us. If they all followed Liu Ruigan..."
"That's great." Cai Zhenhe said.
The two smiled at each other.
Naturally, someone also came from Liu Rui's side.
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