Chapter 178 Draw the bottom of the pot

The news soon returned to the wolf's den on Nanri Island. Important figures of the sea wolf gathered in the council hall, and everyone's faces were very gloomy and resentful.

"You can't be polite to these merchant ships. If it goes on like this, who will pay us another toll in the future? According to his subordinates, send a ship to block the Nanri waterway. If he doesn't pay the money, he will be detained directly. Those who dare to resist will directly confiscate the ship with the goods! I don't have power. I really think that our sea wolf is a weak wolf! Beat them hard to see who the bitch dares not to pay the money!" Wang Hong couldn't stand it anymore and stood up and waved to Xiaotian.

After hearing Wang Hong's words, several people in the board of directors also agreed one after another. Many others think that they should really knock on these merchant ships, otherwise they will lose a lot of money every month for this. The council hall is the last to see such a thing, so Li Gouzi and Zhao Mazi both behaved. Very positive.

"It's not right! Not appropriate! Now our biggest trouble is not whether these merchant ships pay or not, but how we deal with Chu Cai's loss!

Now we don't know how many people and boats have come from Chu Cai's old school. Now the passing ships are robbed almost every day. If it goes on like this, I don't want to pay us to buy the road!

The top priority is to think that we still have to find a way to solve the problem of Chu Cailao first, and then it's not too late to pay for those merchant ships!" Liu Laoliu maintained a relatively clear understanding and got up and said to Wang Hong and others.

"But there is no way to go on like this! It's March now, and it's time to ask for money in Danshuizhai, but so far, the toll is less than 30% charged in the past, and the merchant fleet has also stopped a lot during this period, and the business has been greatly affected. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid the silver in the warehouse of our director's hall will It's going to run out!" Zhao Mazi said to Liu Laoliu with a worried face.

Liu Laoliu looked at Yu Xiaotian and said, "If you can't, throw out our fleet!" It is better to clean up the ships sent by Mr. Chu Cai in Fuzhou as soon as possible. In this way, the waterway will be safe, and the passing ships will naturally be willing to pay!"

Ma Xiao got up and said, "Master Liu! I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this! I think the reason why Mr. Chu Cai did this is that he wants us to send all the ships out! In this way, our brothers and ships have left the wolf's den. Mr. Chu Cai must have an eyeliner on the island. If they find that this place is empty and take advantage of the crime, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to recover the ships we scattered in time. At that time, I'm afraid Nanri Island will be dangerous!"

After hearing this, Liu Laoliu sighed and looked at Yu Xiaotian and said angrily, "This damn old Chu Cailao didn't expect this guy to be so sinister that he would come up with such an idea!"

Yu Xiaotian raised his hand to stop the argument. After asking everyone to sit down, he got up and walked to the middle of the council hall with their hands behind their backs. He looked outside the gate, turned around and said, "This time we all underestimated Mr. Chu Cai! Chu Cai must have a master under his subordinates. He gave him this idea to put us in a dilemma now!

His move is indeed a wonderful move! It just knocked on our numb bones, so that we can't use it effectively and feel uncomfortable! It's really a wonderful trick to draw money from the bottom of the pot!

What you said is reasonable! Chu Cailao and his men saw our weaknesses that came up with such a way! The surface of the water along the coast of Fuzhou is so large that even if our ships are scattered, they may not be able to quickly clean up the ships sent by Mr. Chu Cai. As long as the surface of Fuzhou is unstable for one day, then we can't expect the passing ships to pay us to buy a way safely!

So what my father-in-law said makes sense. The top priority is not to force those merchant ships to pay, but to find a way to solve this matter!

At present, I think that if this is the case, we might as well stop charging all tolls for the time being! Let's find a way to solve this problem first!"

"How can this be done? Although we don't all expect the income of toll at present, this part of our income after all accounts for a large part of our income! How can you stop? In this way, I'm afraid that the financial resources can't support the immigration and construction of villages in Danshuizhai Village!

I'm afraid Mr. Chu Cai's move is to let us cut off this financial road. If we stop, won't it suit him? What's more, God knows when we can solve Chu Cai's trouble. If we stop for a long time, I'm afraid our financial resources will not be able to hold on!" Li Gouzi was anxious when he heard this and immediately jumped up and said.

Yu Xiaotian took a look at Li Gouzi, thought for a moment, and then said, "But if we don't suspend the collection of tolls, we will not only collect money, but we can't guarantee the safety of the ship. Isn't this self-destruction of credibility?

My sea wolf stands here, which is simply a letter! Since we can't guarantee the safety of passing ships, we can no longer collect their money! Chu Cai always wants us to destroy our reputation. Once this letter is lost, it will be difficult to find it again!

Instead of smashing our own signboard, I think it's better to suspend the collection of tolls! It doesn't matter if you immigrant and build a village on the other side of Danshuizhai Village can be suspended for a while. Now in the past few months, two or three thousand people have emigrated. This number has been quite a lot. It's okay to stop for a while, just to let Fang'an take a breath. In addition, they can shrink their strength and concentrate on ensuring the safety of Danshui Village first!

Now we still have soap, glass and other businesses to support, plus the silver in stock, which is enough for us to last quite a long time!"

As soon as Li Gouzi heard that Yu Xiaotian had made up his mind, he had to sit back and stop talking, because Yu Xiaotian said the truth. Now their sea wolf financial situation is on the verge of collapse before the suspension of collecting tolls. After suspending immigration and the construction of villages on the side of Danshui Village, Hai The current financial situation of Wolves can still be maintained for a long time.

And many of the business that sea wolves are doing now is making huge profits. In addition to the soap and glass they produce, which can make a lot of profits for them every month, they are also profitable. Even if it is not safe to temporarily go to the sea in southern Fujian, which affects their business, they still It is not too affected to dump the goods to major staff, Manila and other places. These incomes are enough to support their daily expenses, but they earn less temporarily.

Since Yu Xiaotian has made up his mind, there is nothing to say. At worst, they can still stick to it by covering the money bag tightly and suppress the expenses that can be saved first.

Yu Xiaotian's words also gave others a reassurance. As long as they are not short of money for the time being, then everything is easy to say. What they are most afraid of is that when the rate and reward are paid, which will undoubtedly hit the morale of the ministry greatly. As long as the council can guarantee this, then the following will not There will be a big mess.

"But if we stop collecting tolls, our strength is not enough to quickly clean up the old man Chu Cai in Fuzhou. There are only boats we can send out. In order to prevent Chu Cai from taking advantage of our emptiness, we must leave considerable strength on Nanri Island! Otherwise, once this place is taken out, it will be dangerous!" Wang Hong also put away some anger at this time. After thinking about it carefully, he asked Xiaotian from a general perspective.

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said, "This is exactly what Chu Cai is smart. He did this first cut off our way to make money, and also forced us to run. With a small number of ships and his men, he can contain a large number of our forces. If we throw out all the fleet, it can be said that it is his will! At that time, he can directly lead a large number of troops to attack Nanri Island when we are unprepared! This is not easy to deal with!

Well, send the Clippers detachment first! In addition, tell the fishermen to continue to help us keep an eye on the suspicious ships appearing on the sea, report as soon as something happens, and clean up these men and ships sent by old Chu Cai as soon as possible!

Although the fleet can't all be scattered, it must also try its best to pull out manpower and ships to eliminate these ships sent by Chu Cai Lao as soon as possible! There is also a peace in this area!"

Everyone discussed this matter for a long time in the deliberation hall, but still did not come up with a better solution. After all, Chu Cai's move was really cruel enough. He just poked the weakness of the sea wolf and went to find these attacking ships sent by Chu Cai on the sea. It's simple, but in fact, it's easy to do it. But like looking for a needle in a haystack, it is almost impossible in theory to completely eliminate them.

They are tired of consuming a lot of manpower and material resources. It is hard to catch a few, but Mr. Chu can easily send a few more and then do it. If it goes on, the sea wolf's energy will be completely consumed in such a vicious circle and eventually be exhausted.

Facing such a situation, Yu Xiaotian also felt a sense of frustration and powerlessness for the first time. Seeing that it was getting late, he waved to let everyone disperse first. After he came up with a solution, he would discuss the matter separately.

But in the end, they still decided to collect the toll for the time being. After all, the passing ships still trust the sea wolf and are willing to pay the road money, at least to buy a psychological comfort. For these old friends who trust the sea wolf, Yu Xiaotian decided to set up two temporary escort fleets stationed in Nangantang and Cory Island. .

In the past, Nanwantang and Koi Island were the checkpoints set up by sea wolves. In the past, ships only need to pay money or report here and get the passage flag to hang on the mast. When the sea wolf patrol ship sees this flag, it will no longer harass it and let it freely pass through the sea and waterways under the jurisdiction of the sea wolf, but for the absence of such passage flag The ship will be intercepted, either withholding the goods on the ship or taking them down together with the ship.

However, since Yu Xiaotian took Shuangfeng Island and destroyed the mixed river dragon Chen Jiu, it has pushed the power territory north to the area of Funing Prefecture, so the strategic position of Nangantang has dropped significantly. The most of the ships stationed here have been transferred to Shuangfeng Island, and Nangantang Dazhai is also After being deserted, only a small number of people were left to take turns to stay here to maintain the dock and the village here.

This time, Mr. Chu Cai used such a trick and sent ships to sneak into Fuzhou to pretend to be sea wolves, and plundered and slaughtered past merchant ships, making the waterways that had been calm for a long time in Fuzhou no longer quiet. However, so far, Yu Xiaotian and others have found that these sent by Chu Cai Lao The attack ships were basically limited to the coastal area of Fuzhou and did not extend to the sea on the other side of Funing Prefecture.

So he remembered Nangantang again this time and ordered to send a small escort fleet to station Nangantang. After all the paid merchant ships coming from the north entered the Fuzhou sea, they first went to Nangantang to gather and form a fleet. After forming a fleet, the sea wolf sent a convoy to escort fleet south through Fuzhou. In order to ensure their safety in the sea area.

Ships also coming from the south, as long as they pay the tolls, are also required to temporarily stop at Kou Island, waiting for other merchant ships to form a fleet together. Sea Wolf will send escort ships to escort the fleet north through the sea of Fuzhou.

In this way, to a certain extent, it can ensure the safety of those ships that take the initiative to pay tolls when passing through the waters of Fuzhou. As for those who refuse to pay and ships, the sea wolf is no longer responsible for their safety for the time being, but at the same time, it also temporarily stops inspecting past ships and concentrates on searching for those disguised as him. Chu Cai's attack ship of the sea wolf.

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