Chen Biao looked at Zhao Shirong, somewhat amazed. After hesitating, he clasped his hands and said, "We are waiting for Manager Zhao!"

After Chen Biao left, Zhao Wuxian and the others also left the shipyard.

"What is the reputation of this shipping trade guild?"

Zhao Wuxian asked Xie Ning.

Xie Ning hesitated, shook his head, and said: "It was fine before, but now..."

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and maritime trade is no exception. There are only a few safe routes that everyone can take.

If everyone leaves and everyone does the same business, wouldn't there be internal competition? Everyone will lose money and there will be no fun.

In the early days of the formation of shipping trade guilds, they negotiated with each other to divide routes and cargoes in order to avoid internal price competition.

Its original intention is naturally good.

But as the members of the guild grow stronger.

In order to protect their own interests, they directly or indirectly exclude opponents, suppress new members, and gradually become tainted.

"Now, anyone who wants to go to sea must join the Ship Trade Guild, and the membership fee is one hundred taels of silver!"

"After that, they'll let you go with their ship."

"They call it taking care of the newcomers, but in fact 440 is delivering supplies to them so that they can transport more goods!"

“After two or three trips, they will give you a chart, draw up a route, and stipulate which goods can only be transported.”

"These routes and commodities are either dangerous or have low profits. The ones that can really make big money are all controlled by them!"

"Then, you have to pay them 20% of the freight after each trip, otherwise you can't dock and unload the goods."

"Because the docks and dock workers are all their people!"

Zhao Shirong frowned and said, "No one resisted, no one cared?"

She knew the water was deep, but she didn't expect it to be so deep.

"Resist?"

Xie Ning shook his head and said, "Those who resisted in the past almost all sank into the sea to feed the fish!"

"I heard that these people have pirates outside. Ships that don't obey will be targeted by pirates!"

Xie Ning had built a boat but didn't go out to sea. After hearing these things, he felt it would be more cost-effective not to go out to sea.

Mu Wanqing was surprised. Why did it sound so dark?

She couldn't help but ask: "What about the government officials? Don't they care?"

Xie Ning smiled bitterly and said, "The Netherworld Casino can exist openly, let alone the vast ocean?"

"The officials of the Maritime Customs have long been infiltrated by these people. They are rotten!"

Zhao Shirong looked solemn.

She was shocked to realize that the prosperity of the Song Dynasty had already been in danger.

She couldn't see these things at all because she was in the palace.

"He is causing trouble for the country and he deserves to be killed!" she gritted her teeth.

Zhao WuXian shook his head and said, “How many people can you kill? Thousands, tens of thousands? Or hundreds of thousands? This is not a problem that can be solved by killing a few people!”

"Killing people is a must, but what happens after that? How to govern is the key!"

Zhao Shirong fell into deep thought.

Mu Wanqing was curious and asked, "Does my husband have any solution?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shirong couldn't help but look at him.

Zhao Wuxian shrugged and said, "One should not meddle in other people's business. Mr. Xie, you have guests at home!"

"what?"

Xie Ning was surprised.

Zhao Shirong followed his gaze.

In front was the old house of the Xie family, and more than ten people gathered at the door.

"Mei Chaofeng! I didn't expect that we would meet here again!"

"Ke Zhen'e, you guys were really chasing us, but you ended up here. It's really a narrow road for enemies to cross."

Xie Ning was surprised when he heard this and said, "Oh, it was the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan that I invited. How come they had a conflict with His Highness's servants?!"

Chapter 215: Resolving grievances, Guo Jing delivers half of the "Nine Yin Scriptures" to the door!

In front of the Xie family’s old house.

The willow trees are tall, and the cool breeze blows their branches gently.

Ke Zhen'e didn't expect that he would meet his enemy Mei Chaofeng here, and that the other party had joined the Jingguo Mansion.

There were six brothers returning from the south of the desert.

On the one hand, it is looking for Mei Chaofeng.

On the other hand, it was in response to Qiu Chuji's appointment.

After returning to Jiangnan, he heard a lot about the various deeds of the Jingguo Mansion, and even witnessed a battle outside the city of Gusu with his own eyes.

but.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan had strange tempers, loved to stand up for the weak, and did not like to curry favor with the powerful, so they did not enter the Duke Jingguo's Mansion.

They came to Lin'an.

Qiu Chuji then takes Yang Kang to fulfill the eighteen-year agreement.

Yesterday, they met Xie Ning in the city.

The two parties are old acquaintances from eighteen years ago.

When Xie Ning was young, he helped the Seven Monsters.

The old friends met and exchanged pleasantries.

He was invited by Xie Ning to visit the old house.

clinker.

Mei Chaofeng is actually here too.

When enemies meet, they are naturally jealous of each other. They were almost about to start fighting. Fortunately, Fan Qinghui was still here.

Her masterly aura was revealed, which made the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan feel extremely apprehensive.

Mei Chaofeng did not really take action as Fan Qinghui stopped her.

"Hey, what's the commotion?"

Amid the sound of horse hooves.

Xie Ning has not arrived yet, but his voice has already arrived.

He was hastily brought down.

Mrs. Xie saw him coming back, sighed, and hurried forward, saying, "Master!"

"Thank you, Mr.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan each bowed.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, to be precise, there are only six.

But there are still seven people.

One of them, naturally, is Guo Jing.

Xie Ning bowed to them.

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan have mediocre martial arts.

He just hates evil, is upright and selfless, and is generous and magnanimous.

This is why they are quite famous in the Jiangnan martial arts world.

The Xie family is also willing to interact with such people in the world and establish good relations with them.

Who knew that it would backfire.

Xie Ning looked confused.

Could it be that the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan have a grudge against the Jingguo Mansion?

Indeed, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, with their clear distinction between gratitude and resentment and their black-and-white character, can easily arouse resentment.

How could the world be so black and white?

People prefer to call him a "weirdo" rather than a "hero", which shows that he is unique and unpopular.

"The Seven Eccentrics of Jiangnan" is more like a mockery.

What should we do now?

Xie Ning was embarrassed.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard from behind.

Zhao Wuxian, Zhao Shirong, Mu Wanqing and the guards arrived.

"Your Highness!"

Fan Qinghui, Mei Chaofeng and others bowed.

Your Highness?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Jingguo Mansion?

Why did he come to Lin'an?

The Seven Freaks of Jiangnan were surprised.

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