Zheng Chenggong looked at the people who said those words in disbelief, and said coldly: "Gentlemen, how can you say that? No matter what happens in the court, those are adults' money, and they must be recorded in the ledger.

Come on, how can we just divide and take it away?"

The steward who first made the suggestion felt uncomfortable now. He pointed at Zheng Chenggong repeatedly, then looked at the people around him who had just made noises with him, and said anxiously:

"Then how do you, the Zheng family, compensate you? There are so many adults, at least more than 600,000 taels of goods. My master needs it now. How many days will it take for the Zheng family to raise the money? Isn't there still money left now?

Those adults who got off the five ships committed a serious crime. If you send the money back to them, wouldn't you be harming them? The crime will be increased. In the end, even us will be implicated, and your Zheng family will not be able to escape...

..”

Zheng Chenggong looked at this steward who seemed a little too excited and a little too wise, and he was overjoyed. This had blocked all the roads for him, as if he had committed an unforgivable crime by not distinguishing the remaining five ships.

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong didn't speak, another smart butler beside the overly excited steward quickly added fuel to the fire: "Mr. Zheng, we all know that you have good intentions, but your father may not agree with this matter.

But I have never heard of anyone being able to compensate five or six million yuan worth of goods if they are shipwrecked. Now that you have promised us here, if your father does not agree, then neither you nor I will be able to explain it."

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong pretended to be sad, and seemed to be making a difficult decision. The other housekeepers also wanted to get the money quickly, whether it was money or goods. Anyway, the land of Huaiyang in Nanjing was very difficult to get rid of.

It was easy, so they all stepped forward to persuade Zheng Chenggong not to be too rigid and to be more flexible.

After a while, Zheng Chenggong opened the door and called a sailor and asked him to bring over the account books. Then he sat down and said to the housekeepers:

"To be honest with you gentlemen, the remaining five ships now belong to Mr. Liu, Mr. Li, and my Zheng family. They are all Japanese artifacts, Japanese knives and the like that were brought back by the way. They are worth just that.

One hundred thousand taels, and there are still two hundred thousand taels in cash on board. Here are the account books. If you gentlemen don't believe it, you can check it immediately, or you can go on board the ship to check it immediately.

Excluding a few adults who can't come, two hundred thousand taels of cash is enough for you gentlemen to share. However, our Zheng family also suffered heavy losses this time... Not to mention this, after the things on the ship are sold, we can still

Collecting one hundred thousand taels of silver should be able to make up for some of the losses. But if there are still vacancies, the remaining silver can be supplied to you sirs.

However, if you gentlemen want to, you can also take these goods and sell them on your own, and the retail profits will be greater. If you have the goods in hand, you can give an explanation to the adults when you return home."

The account books were naturally forged, and the value of the goods on the ship was planned early in the morning. After all, Zheng Chenggong had the list given by Zhou Shixian, and he knew exactly who had fallen.

Hearing what Zheng Chenggong said, the housekeepers present started talking for a while. Since there was still money and goods, it would be no problem. Just listening to Zheng Chenggong, it seemed that the Zheng family's losses had to be made up, but nearly ten ships, one hundred

There are many navy, this is not a small number, they must unite and show their will to the Zheng family.

However, forming a group is not that simple. Zheng Chenggong specially mixed a few minor officials who were safe and sound in the account books. The stewards of these people were not willing to offend Zheng Chenggong. Immediately, a steward said:

"We don't know any buyers for these many goods, and we don't know how to get rid of them. Mr. Zheng, my master's money is still there. You can just give us cash."

After hearing this, a dozen other stewards immediately started making a fuss. If they escaped directly with the money, I'm afraid the remaining money wouldn't be enough, especially to compensate the Zheng family. Why should they pay for it?

No compensation?

More than a dozen stewards were arguing for a long time. Zheng Chenggong also pretended to persuade him and said bitterly: "It would be best to make a decision on this matter as soon as possible. We are doing business together, and we should advance and retreat together, and share weal and woe...

..."

After listening to Zheng Chenggong's words, several housekeepers who were tired of arguing finally stopped. Many people looked out the window at the several lucky boats docked on the shore, and someone else said:

"We have also read the inventory and account books here, and there is indeed nothing wrong with them. We cannot send back the money of those resigned adults, otherwise it will harm others. This kind of unkindness and unjustness is unscrupulous and adds insult to injury.

We absolutely cannot do it. But the money still has to be dealt with."

Before he finished speaking, someone immediately asked anxiously: "What should we do with it? Once those goods are sold, there will be three hundred thousand taels, which is more than enough to share with us. But the Zheng family has suffered heavy losses this time, so

There are many sailors and cargo, I'm afraid..."

The man spoke and swallowed it back. If calculated according to this, the Zheng family would have to take away at least 50%. The remaining 50% was only enough to get back the 60% they could have originally, which was still far away.

Not enough for them to explain.

Zheng Chenggong and the others naturally understood what he said, and they also knew what the other person was saying, and they all had their own hidden agendas in their hearts.

Zheng Chenggong felt that he might be able to ask for more than 100,000 taels. Including those that sank into the sea, he had swallowed 400,000 taels. However, the other housekeepers were worried that Zheng Chenggong would ask for more than 150,000 to 60,000 taels.

.

Zheng Chenggong knows what these people are thinking. He is not greedy for money, but he must have something, otherwise he will definitely be suspected, and the Zheng family will have a bad precedent for this kind of thing in the future. These are all things Zheng Chenggong must do

He had to grasp the balance of things he considered, so as not to make the deceived people suspicious, but also to let them owe the Zheng family a favor.

Zheng Chenggong pretended to recall it again, as if after careful consideration, he finally said:

"The earnings of those two adults, plus the goods they purchased, and a few other resigned adults who are still on the ship, the cargo books and account books are all clear. If you can't harm them, there is no need to explain.

, that is indeed almost enough. My Zheng family will share 150,000... Well, my Zheng family has inherited all the goods, and the silver is only 50,000 taels. Let me take the cash in cash."

As soon as Zheng Chenggong said this, there was another stir in the house. Although this request was not excessive, it was even reasonable. After all, everyone had lost together, so why should the Zheng family get less? But to them, it was unacceptable, or in other words,

I still need to pull some more strings and bully this young man.

Then, the stewards in the room began to focus their fire on Zheng Chenggong, one after another, and finally forced Zheng Chenggong to be speechless and had to explain:

"How could our Zheng family have no credibility? How could we do such things as burning bridges across rivers? This shipwreck happened, and it was not what our Zheng family thought about. Moreover, even though several of the original adults resigned, they were also members of our Zheng family.

Guest, my conscience cannot bear to do this now, how can you gentlemen say such things?"

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong seemed to be cornered, the dozen butlers were secretly proud and prepared to strike the final blow. However, they did not expect that in front of Zheng Chenggong, they were the real prey.

"Mr. Zheng has a good heart, but he should not be too pedantic and short-sighted. Think about it, from now on, the relationship between the Zheng family and our adults will be better. Wouldn't it be convenient to work in Nanjing? This money is money, and favors are favors.

, let’s get our capital back and go back to make it easier for the Zheng family to do things in Nanjing. Do you think that’s right or not?”

"This, this..." Zheng Chenggong still looked very embarrassed.

The leading butler waved his hand and said: "Master Zheng, don't be embarrassed. If you tell your father this, your father will definitely agree. Master Zheng is still young, and he will understand many things in the future. If this is the case in the court,

It’s a lot easier to do things when you have someone, not to mention having a dozen friends.”

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, his brows immediately knitted together. He seemed to have gone crazy. With acting skills of this level, he simply got too deep into the drama and couldn't extricate himself.

These housekeepers looked at the young master in front of them who seemed to be having a hard ideological struggle, and they were all frightened. They were afraid that the other party did not understand the ways of officialdom and thought that these human relationships were not as important as money, so they hurriedly said: "Zheng

Young Master, is it possible that you don’t understand the affairs of the court and do you really think that tens of thousands of taels of silver are as important as the relationship between the adults in our family?"

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he understood that the time had come. People of his own age could be used to attack generals, so he quickly said: "Sir, why don't I understand the affairs of the court? Don't think that I, Zheng Sen, are looking down on me because I am young.

I am. I was just calculating the distribution of money."

When more than a dozen housekeepers heard this, their anxious hearts were relieved, and they immediately calmed down. The leader asked again: "How did Mr. Zheng calculate it?"

"There are nearly 200,000 taels of silver left on the ship now, and the goods are worth 100,000 taels. You gentlemen need about 205,000 taels before you can go back to deliver business. But my Zheng family needs nearly 200,000 taels to make up for the loss. Originally

What you earn will not be counted. However, your lords were right just now, this matter cannot be counted like this."

More than a dozen housekeepers were listening, and Zheng Chenggong continued: "However, it cannot be exactly what you gentlemen said. The Zheng family can naturally pick up the goods, and the ship can be arranged later, but the pensions for the sailors' families cannot be paid.

It needs to be in place immediately. So in cash, my Zheng family also needs fifteen thousand taels. Of course, it is really hard for you gentlemen to travel back and forth. There is also a heartfelt thought for you gentlemen, and it will not be less than two hundred.

two."

As soon as these words came out, these housekeepers also began to be excited. They all felt that the current situation was unpredictable, and they naturally had to make a little money as soon as possible, so they all agreed.
Chapter completed!