Daming pirates

After hearing this, the several elders who were accompanying them in the hall almost vomited blood on the spot except Yu Xiaotian. These old guys have been at sea for a long time and are not young at all.

What don’t they know?

Calculated at current market prices, even a three-masted fortune ship in the Fujian area only costs more than 400 taels of silver. The cost of a smaller sentinel ship and Haicang ship is only 300 taels of silver at best.

The smaller bird boat is only two hundred taels of silver.

Even the black ship, the most expensive Guangzhou ship built purely with ironwood, only cost seven to eight hundred taels of silver in Guangdong. However, Mr. Chu Cai calculated all the lost ships at eight hundred taels of silver.

It's obviously almost like robbing, and those small boats, even the more expensive dragon boats and fast paddle boats, only cost a few dozen taels of silver each, and even the best wood is only a hundred taels of silver.

When he opened his mouth, he calculated it as three hundred taels of silver. It was clear that he was extorting money.

In addition, how many of Chu Cai's boats were built or bought by himself? Basically, these boats were robbed. In addition, most of these boats are old boats, which makes them even less valuable.

In addition, during the two months that Luo Xianbin and the others went south this time, they indeed killed and wounded hundreds of Chu Cai's men, but Chu Cai was different from the sea wolf. He would never treat him as a sea wolf like Yu Xiaotian did.

The compensation for his men who were killed and wounded in battle was just talk. He completely regarded his minions as consumables and could be recruited again after they were dead. As for providing pensions to their families, it was completely out of the question.

And the lion named Zhou opened his mouth so much that he could earn one hundred taels of silver per person. Even if it was compared to Sea Wolf, it would not be able to meet such standards.

Nowadays, even if ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty live a decent life, each household cannot earn a few taels of silver throughout the year. Even a county magistrate, if his salary alone is counted, only forty-five taels of silver a year, a hundred

To many ordinary people, two taels of silver is a huge amount of wealth that they can't even imagine, but Mr. Chu Cai actually...

After Liu Laoliu, Zhao Mazi, Li Gouzi and others heard this, they were immediately on the verge of going berserk. Their hearts were not only filled with thousands of horses galloping, but literally thousands of horses galloping. This brought Chu Cai Lao and the whole family named Zhou to the end.

Everyone greeted them cordially.

But Yu Xiaotian looked like an old god was here, waved his hand to stop the men who were about to go berserk, and said with a smile: "What Mr. Zhou said seems fair, but I think it's fair to take out nine

Ten thousand taels of silver, people say it’s me, Yu Xiaotian. Even if the master Chu comes out with so much money at once, it’s probably not easy! Mr. Zhou, can you see if the compensation can be smaller?”

Master Zhou looked at Yu Xiaotian, thinking that when Yu Xiaotian heard this number, he would definitely jump up on the spot. Ninety thousand taels of silver is really not a small amount. Most people can't afford it, even if it is a wealthy county on the mainland.

, it is very difficult for even a state to raise this money, let alone Sea Wolf. Even if it has money, it is impossible to come up with it.

So when he spoke, he was just making up his mind. In fact, he had already left room for bargaining with Yu Xiaotian. In addition, he also wanted to use this method to test Yu Xiaotian's attitude and see if Yu Xiaotian had any ideas.

, spend money to resolve this matter.

When he heard Yu Xiaotian ask him if he could eat less, Zhou had a strange feeling. He always felt that Yu Xiaotian was acting strangely today. Judging from his attitude just now, he didn't look like he was ready.

I meant to spend money to solve this matter, but now I am actually bargaining with him. What does this mean? Is it possible that he was frightened by Chu Cailao's pressure and planned to spend money to solve it?

Master Zhou looked at Yu Xiaotian, nodded and said: "I also know that such a large amount of money is really unbearable for Master Yu. The key to our big shopkeeper is to save face, and money is a small matter. If Master Yu is really sincere,

, This money is easy to talk about. Our chief shopkeeper told me before he came here that if Master Yu is really sincere, he can put an end to the matter of fifty thousand taels of silver and write it off from now on!"

Yu Xiaotian counted with his fingers. For fifty thousand taels of silver, one pound in the Ming Dynasty was sixteen taels, which is more than 3,100 pounds. One pound in the Ming Dynasty was heavier than one pound in later generations. If converted into tons, it would be 100 pounds.

It weighs nearly two tons, this guy really dares to ask for it!

Yu Xiaotian also roughly knows how much his Sea Wolf's annual income is. Although he has a lot of money now, it is basically unrealistic for him to spend 50,000 taels of silver at once. 50,000 taels of silver are basically unrealistic.

Two pieces of silver can now feed an army of thousands of people. No matter how wealthy he is, there is no way he can give this money to Mr. Chu Cai when he is full.

However, he continued to tease the man surnamed Zhou, and said with a troubled face: "Fifty thousand taels of silver! It's difficult to handle! I, Hailang, am not as wealthy as Master Chu, and I don't care about tens of thousands of taels of silver at every turn. You don't care either."

You see, there are only a few people here and there are few ships. I can’t make much money all year round. This fifty thousand taels of silver is simply an astronomical figure. I’m sorry that it’s hard for me to do it. How about I ask Master Zhou to reduce it a little bit more?”

Master Zhou was very happy that Yu Xiaotian bargained with him, because in his opinion, if Yu Xiaotian refused, then his visit this time would be in vain. After returning, he could only tell Chu Cai that he was ready to start a fight, but Yu Xiao

Tian is talking to him now, which means that he wants to spend money to buy peace, which means that he has shown weakness, and then he hopes to get a blackmail from Yu Xiaotian.

So Mr. Zhou shook his head and said: "Master Yu is joking! I heard that Master Yu guards the waterway between Fuzhou and Funing and collects money from passing merchant ships. In this way, over the course of a year, he must collect a lot of money. In addition, it is said that Master Yu is still

He is a man who knows how to do business. His business is very big, and the harvest in one year must be good. How can a mere fifty thousand taels of silver be considered a large amount?

But if Mr. Yu is really in trouble, it’s not impossible. It’s just that it’s not easy for me to explain myself in front of the big shopkeeper! Well... um!..." As he spoke, he put his left hand on the armrest of the chair and exposed it from his sleeve.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair a few times.

A knowledgeable person will know at a glance that the person named Zhou is asking for benefits. This gesture is a standard gesture for extorting money. Usually when on land, someone is looking for an official or a servant to do something, and they want to ask for benefits.

Sometimes, they will make such gestures and movements, and ordinary people with a discerning eye can naturally see what they want at a glance.

After Yu Xiaotian saw the finger movements of the man named Zhou, he despised this guy in his heart. Chu Cai's old man didn't look like a good person. He didn't forget to get benefits for himself when he went out to do things. He was really a person.

Greedy people.

But there was no such look on his face. He nodded with a knowing look and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, please don't worry, I know this rule! I will not let Mr. Zhou make this trip in vain! If we can talk about it,

If it succeeds, Yu will definitely thank you with great courtesy!"

Master Zhou was happy when he heard this, and even more firmly believed that Yu Xiaotian wanted to spend money to avoid disasters, and wanted to pay for peace, and if the negotiation was successful, he could also take the opportunity to make a fortune. This trip

Here, he got a good deal. You have to know how to do this kind of thing, but he works with his head tucked into his waistband. If he is not careful and there is a falling out, his head may be left here.

But now it seems that things are developing much better than he initially expected. Yu Xiaotian was very tough at first, but now there are obvious signs of giving in, which makes things much easier to handle.

So he nodded repeatedly and began to discuss with Yu Xiaotian. The price was reduced from 50,000 taels to 30,000 taels, but Yu Xiaotian still said he could not accept it.

At this time, Liu Laoliu, Zhao Mazi and others had already noticed their features. At first, they were all blowing their beards and staring in anger, but now they all showed a bit of a narrow-minded smile, and the old god was hiding aside.

went to have tea because he

Everyone could see that Yu Xiaotian was not negotiating with this guy. He was just having fun with this guy. He had no intention of giving Chu Cai any money. Naturally, they had nothing to worry about.

, everyone sat and watched the show.

"Thirty thousand taels can't be less! If it's less, I won't be able to explain it when I go back next time! It must be at least thirty thousand taels! After all, Mr. Yu, you have destroyed many of our ships, and all the shopkeepers are watching. If it is less, it will be a long time."

The big shopkeeper can't make sense, even the shopkeepers below probably won't agree!" When the price reached 30,000 taels, Mr. Zhou refused to lower the price any further, shaking his head and saying.

Yu Xiaotian also said with a look of embarrassment: "Too many! We Hailang are a small family, how can we get so much money! By the way, Uncle Li, how much money does our council have now?

?”

After hearing this, Li Gouzi quickly swallowed a sip of tea. Because he swallowed quickly, he almost choked. He wiped the corners of his mouth and then stood up and clasped his fists and said: "If we go back to the head of the family, we won't have a good harvest these days! Come on!"

Just after the Chinese New Year, the brothers were given salaries, rewards, and pensions, but the treasury had already bottomed out!

Yesterday, my subordinates asked the warehouse manager to take stock of the warehouse, and now the total amount of silver in the warehouse is only 4,000 taels. If the payment cannot be paid back this month, I am afraid that the salary will not be enough by the end of February!"

Li Gouzi's honesty does not mean that he is stupid. As soon as Yu Xiaotian asked him, he understood what it meant. He stood up and cried out for poverty. In short, it just meant two words: no money!

Master Zhou's face turned green when he heard this. He said that he didn't say anything. Yu Xiaotian and his men were singing a double act, and they had no intention of giving money. He was not stupid, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be Chu Cai.

Counselor, if you still can't tell that Yu Xiaotian is not sincere, then he really doesn't need to mess around anymore.