"You really deserve it!" Zheng Bao patted him hard on the shoulder, "That's it. Find an opportunity to get in touch with that person as soon as possible! It's easy to handle as much money as he wants! And let him be the third party.
Boss Lu, give him another seven or eight ships to lead! If he wants to be an official, ask Li Chao to give him a high official! It will be bigger than his Australian official!"
"This is one of them." Wang You said seriously, "Big shopkeeper, these methods of ours are all eccentric! It's best not to leave if you can!"
"What do you mean?" Although Zheng Bao looked impatient, he continued to ask him.
"The best option is to form an alliance with the Australians." Wang You said, "The Australians are now very powerful, and they are vaguely trying to compete with Shopkeeper Zheng. It is better to be friends than enemies."
Wang You repeatedly explained to Zheng Bao that the Australians are definitely not easy to mess with. Once they form enemies, their own strength may not be able to compete with them. It is better for both parties to maintain peace.
"... Even if I give them more benefits, it doesn't matter if I accept them as the leader of the alliance. Wouldn't it be more convenient to wear an Australian hat on my head? At worst, I can't wear this hat anymore, so we can set up another banner.
.”
Zheng Bao thought about it silently for a long time. Finally, he slapped his leg fiercely.
"Mom, that's it. I will also learn from Han Xin!" He said to Wang You: "Commander! I will listen to you on this matter! But we cannot agree to the Australian's conditions."
"That's right, that's right. If he agreed, wouldn't the person and the boat become his family?"
"That's right, we still have to take care of these costs ourselves." Zheng Bao said, turning to Jin Caifa and said, "Afa! You still have to run a few more times."
"It's okay, it all depends on the boss's orders!"
"Go and tell that Haiyang that I, Zheng Bao, am willing to accept them as the leader of the alliance - of course, I have to use their banner. After robbing things, taking the ransom, and sitting on the ground, I will give them one-third of it. They can rob us
Do not need anything."
"This is too cheap for them..."
"Don't be busy." Zheng Bao said confidently, "We don't want his salary. However, our brothers will have to go to Lingao one day to repair anchors and repair ships, etc., and they will have to pay for it."
After Zheng Bao said this, he added another one: "But we have to make it clear to them that we will listen to the instructions and not the propaganda. Don't think about casually dispatching our brothers to fight for them. Do you want to fight together and who to fight?"
, we all need the consent of our brothers.”
"Okay," Jin Caifa said, "I will set off tomorrow."
"You're not busy, you can rest for two days first." Zheng Bao said, "We are too anxious to lose our status - we have hundreds of boats waiting, and the Australian boats don't dare to run around casually, right?"
He then said to Wang You: "If this doesn't work, we will pull Shi or something over and beat him hard! Let them know how powerful he is! Don't think that a few clippers can dominate the sea!"
"Okay." Wang You didn't dare to say that if the talks didn't work out, he should run away immediately instead of seeking death and fighting. "The big shopkeeper has a good plan and is really thoughtful."
"Master Wang, how confident are you that you can persuade Shi Shishi to turn around?" Jin Caifa said to Wang You in the cockpit.
"In the middle of the 50s," Wang You said, "Shi Shishi has been attracted to the Australians for a long time, and I don't know how he is getting along with the Australians. If he is doing well, it will be difficult."
In Wang You's opinion, there is not even a 50-50 number. He is at most 20-30% sure. If Shi Shishi had just surrendered, it would probably not be difficult to persuade him. Now he is more or less a certain number among the Australians.
level, it would be difficult to convince him to start a new business.
"I don't think he looks that good. He's wearing the same homespun clothes as the thief. When our brothers went into battle, even a young boy wore silk clothes!"
Wang You laughed out loud, and nodded Jin Caifa's head: "You've gained a head in vain! What does a few clothes mean? I've never seen Australian leaders wearing homespun clothes? I can't be sure.
In Australia, only the rich and powerful wear homespun cloth, while ordinary people can only wear silk and satin!"
"The only way to convince Shi Shishi is a large sum of money. There is probably still hope!" Wang You said, "It depends on how much money the big shopkeeper is willing to give."
Although Zheng Bao said that "it's easy to handle any amount of money you need," Wang You knew that the Guanzhong Bank in Laoying only had more than 10,000 silver, and at most it would be good to give out 2,000 to 3,000 taels. Is this little money able to persuade Shi Shishi?
Hard to say.
Wang You made up his mind: "It's better for me to handle this matter."
"Are you going in person?"
"Yes, after all, I used to be the general manager of the old camp of all the big shopkeepers, and Shi Shishi would always give him some thin noodles - even if the negotiation couldn't work out, he wouldn't turn his back on the person."
Wang You and Zheng Miwei talked for a while and agreed to go to Hong Kong Island for negotiations on the pretext of being willing to surrender. Then when the two sides had a chance to bargain, he managed to sneak onto Shi Shishi's ship and have secret talks again.
After resting for two days, Jin Caifa set off again with the delegation. This time his team was much larger, with more than forty people. He also drove a two-masted rice boat filled with pigs, sheep, wine and other rewards.
Zheng Bao was really willing to spend the money on these things, and selected a dozen pieces of precious jewelry from his collection of gold and silver treasures as gifts for Chen Haiyang and others, and also selected some jewelry as a meeting gift for Wang You to bribe Shi Shishi.
Chen Haiyang received the delegation again. After listening to a basket of compliments, he still didn't understand the purpose of Jin Caifa's visit. After talking for a while, he realized that Jin Caifa was actually bargaining with himself.
The pirates' request was nothing more than that the team must not be broken up, but must remain united. And they must "obey the tune but not the announcement." Chen Haiyang never understood what this hypocritical "listen to the tune but not the announcement" actually meant. But he
Finally, it became clear: the pirates wanted to maintain their greatest independence. The plan proposed by Zheng Bao was actually a loose alliance, or an agreement for everyone to rob and share the spoils together.
Of course Chen Haiyang did not agree with this formulation. Although the greater the impact of the operation into the Pearl River Estuary, the better, but he did not want the Aosong brand to be ruined by a group of pirates, and finally rejected Zheng Bao's suggestion.
While the two parties were bargaining, Wang You had already mixed in with the entourage carrying gifts and landed ashore. He took this opportunity to look at the hull number of Shi Shishi's ship, and also observed the surrounding terrain and sentry posts.
Wang You took a closer look and discovered that many Australian ships looked similar to the common Guangzhou and Fuzhou ships in the surrounding area. In fact, they had been renovated and modified. Artillery portholes were opened on the side of the ship, and the cannons were installed below the deck. The rear stern building
There is something like a wheel installed on the ship. There are also many incomprehensible small accessories added to the mast of each ship. At first glance, it looks a bit like a red-haired ship.
The sailors on the ship were all wearing blue and white short coats. They looked clean and energetic. They looked neater than the officers and soldiers. They looked well-trained. What surprised him most was that all the sailors were busy all the time.
, either wiping the deck, arranging the sails, or practicing on the deck. Every ship was extremely clean and tidy. This kind of strict atmosphere was something he had never seen before.
"Australians are really strange people!" Wang You was secretly surprised in his heart. The big shopkeepers were unwilling to go to war with them after suffering such a big loss. They had their reasons! Thinking of this, he missed Mr. Zhu Cai more and more, and said to Zheng
Bao full of contempt.
Despite his contempt, he still had to go ahead with his plan to convince Shi Shishi. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain it to Zheng Bao.
The relationship between Wang You and Zheng Bao is a relationship full of pressure. Zheng Bao does not trust Wang You, and Wang You knows this, so he is more and more careful with Zheng Bao, trying to figure out his thoughts and speak according to his thoughts.
, not wanting to estrange the relationship with him - such cautiousness made Zheng Bao increasingly distrustful of Wang You, thinking that he always kept a secret.
This suspicion has become more and more severe recently, forcing Wang You to take countermeasures.
But after observing for a long time, he felt that the Australians were very well-defended. All the ships on the sea that were not docked were parked in a certain formation, and they were on guard from the outside to the inside. The outermost ones were patrolling rowboats. On each ship there were
There are front and rear sentries monitoring the sea at all times. There are also armed sentries next to the ships docked on the pier. There are also watchtowers. Judging from the piles of firewood accumulated on the shore, this kind of vigilance is carried out day and night. Even if you row a small boat at night
Surreptitious visits are also easy to detect.
Wang You decided to try to see if he could get on the boat in an honest manner. He and his servants carried several baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables to the trestle, and begged a fake man who was looking after the boat to drive him to Linte No. 51.
"I will send these fruits and vegetables to the army one by one. I also ask my brothers to help me." Wang You nodded and bowed, and took out a small red envelope.
"You can't use the boat without a shipping permit." The fake Kun on guard raised his blunderbuss, "As for these vegetables and other things, they have to be sent to the logistics department. They cannot be sent directly to the ship."
Wang You added another red envelope: "Brother, please be accommodating..."
"If it doesn't work, it won't work." There was a trace of greed in the fake Kun's eyes, so that Wang You felt that there was hope. But it disappeared in an instant, "I'll be finished if I take your money. Let's go!"
Wang You returned without success. He noticed that there were several fishing boats on the bay, seeming to sell vegetables and fresh fish to the fleet. This was a good opportunity. However, he was soon disappointed to find that all fresh food was purchased in a centralized manner.
Yes, fishermen and vegetable vendors are not allowed to approach the ship, let alone board the ship - they are only allowed to go ashore at designated places to inspect and trade goods.
So he can't get on the boat without swimming? Wang You thought in disappointment: After swimming for several miles in the bay in the dark night, his water quality is still not that good. And it's all in the dark. What if he just touches it?
What should I do if I get shot by a sentry when I get to the boat? I've lost my life in vain.