The seawater crept up to the edge of the beach little by little, and then quickly receded, leaving only dark brown scars.
Dongsangang is one of the largest ports in the southeastern coastal area of Shengguo.
The young man with red curly hair was wearing clothes that did not look like Sheng Guo's. He crossed his arms and looked far into the distance. On the distant horizon, a fleet of ships was coming through the waves.
There were more than a dozen ships in the fleet, all of which were light boats. They swam like a sea snake under the cover of night, and the people on board were also all kinds of people. There were foreign sailors wearing turbans, and there were also people who looked like people from the Sheng Kingdom. But the makeup and clothing are completely different from the sword-bearing man.
Several anchors hit the water, disturbing the shrimps and crabs in their sandy nests.
"Suhara-san, we meet again." The young man with red curly hair stood at the front of the pier to greet the visitor, but his words did not sound like Shengguo's language or Fanbang's writing.
The man called "Suhara-san" by the red curly hair looks like he is in his early fifties. He has a very strange hairstyle - the hair in the center is tied into a long bun at the back of the head, and most of the top of his head is a smooth scalp. , with only some long hair on the sides, looking weird and funny.
This hairstyle is called "Tsukiyo Head" in Suhara-san's hometown of Izumo. Because it is more comfortable to wear a helmet on the battlefield, it became popular in Izumo. Many young and middle-aged samurai like Suhara-san can do it. Keeping this hairstyle can also be said to be a symbol of the martial arts of Izumo country.
Izumo is an island country outside the East China Sea of Shengguo. It is shaped like a long snake. It is said that in ancient times, the Han people traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to escape war or seek the magic of immortality. Finally they arrived there and established Izumo country. For a long time, Izumo paid tribute to the Han empire. Although there was no actual vassal relationship, people from both countries would subconsciously think that Shengguo was like the suzerain of Izumo.
Suhara Ga, the head of the Suhara family, a famous Japanese kendo family, is also the head of the kendo sect Suhara Itto-ryu. His whole body was wrapped in a raincoat, and under the withered yellow raincoat was a half-armor. The armor on his chest faintly revealed the emblem of the Suhara family, with five cross darts arranged in a ring, engraved on it.
"Yes, long time no see, my friend." Even if he was greeting a friend he hadn't seen for a long time, Suhara Ga's face and body remained tense. What he said clearly belonged to the same language as Red Curly.
The red curly hair didn't care about Suharaga's embarrassing expression. He knew Suharaga, so he didn't criticize him harshly. Instead, he started teasing the boy behind Suharaga again.
In addition to the sailors belonging to the Chamber of Commerce and samurai of the same age as Suharaga, there were also seven or eight young-looking boys and girls who came down from the fleet with Suharaga. The boys were all shaved. Almost bald, and one of the two girls also cut her hair down to her neck, and the other had her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head - this was because it was inconvenient to take care of her hair after floating at sea for a long time. Because of this, Suharaga ordered them to cut their hair short.
The leader of the young man looks a lot like Suhara Ga, but his personality is very different. He seems to be very lively, but also lacks a lot of politeness. After seeing the red curly hair, he complained in a low voice and immediately became angry. He shouted with all his heart: "We meet again, Uncle Red Hair!"
Before he finished speaking, Suharaga had already pulled out the wooden sword worn by the boy and struck the boy hard on the head: "Yota, say some honorifics to Mr. Samson!"
With Suhara Youta's lesson learned from the past, the boys and girls who followed Suhara Ga off the boat suddenly became much more cautious. Everyone respectfully walked up to Samson and bowed, and greeted him with honorifics.
"Suhara-san, is this your first time coming to your suzerain country?" Samson always smiled. At this time, he put his arms behind his head and said nonchalantly.
Suharaga didn't know whether Samson did it intentionally or unintentionally, but this sentence sounded a bit harsh to him: "Mr. Samson, I remember I should have mentioned to you that I do not think this is our suzerain country."
Samson immediately covered his mouth with his hands, pretending to make a mistake, and then kept apologizing: "I was the one who said something rude, Suhara-san... But, isn't this a good opportunity... Go It proves that Izumo is not Sheng’s vassal..."
"Hmph..." Suharaga, who had been squinting his eyes, glanced at Samson.
This young man with long red curly hair and freckles on his face was like a cunning fox. He didn't believe that this was Samson's unintentional mistake, but he didn't care about it.
This time he was invited to the soil of Sheng Kingdom to prove that his martial arts and the martial arts of Izumo Kingdom were much stronger than those of Sheng Kingdom, and to prove to the world that Izumo was not a so-called "vassal". Therefore, he did not have to hide his dissatisfaction with the status of the two countries.
After the greetings ended, Samson led everyone slowly away from the dock. The fleet entered Shengguo Port in the name of a merchant ship. Although it received permission from the local government, if someone saw a large number of people carrying weapons disembarking from the ship, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble, so it is not suitable to stay here for a long time.
The Izumo swordsmen wrapped their swords in raincoats and carefully followed Samson's footsteps. Although the dock in Dongsangang is large, it is located in a coastal area on the outskirts of the city. Of course, the branch of the Chamber of Commerce is not far away from here.
"Well... I have to say that the land of Shengguo is really vast." Suharaga, who was sitting in the carriage, kept looking out the window. He didn't know what his mood was, but he softly uttered this. sentence.
"Of course." Samson was naturally riding in the same car as Suharaga. After hearing Suharaga's emotion, he smiled, "That's why it's valuable, isn't it?"
After the carriage traveled for a while, it suddenly stopped.
"What happened?" Samson stuck his red head out of the car window and looked forward.
At this time, the group of people had entered the dense forest, and based on the distance, they were not far from the branch of the Chamber of Commerce. But here, they were ambushed by a group of men in black.
"We are..." Samson got out of the car and wanted to negotiate with the leader of the other party, but he was kicked in the lower abdomen and fell to his knees immediately. However, this guy did his duty conscientiously and still squeezed out the interrupted sentence through his teeth: "People from the Chamber of Commerce..."
"Forget it." The leader of the men in black sighed, "We are hijacking the Chamber of Commerce."
"Everyone, put down your weapons!" The leader shouted at the group of carriages, "We only want money and are not interested in killing people... But if you don't cooperate, don't blame the swords without eyes. !"
"What is he talking about?" Suharaga looked at the driver who was driving for them.
The driver was from Shengguo. Although he belonged to the Chamber of Commerce, he neither understood Banbang nor what Suharaga was talking about. He could only make random gestures with his hands in front of his face, and finally used his hands to make a knife-like cut in front of his throat. OK.
Suharaga also understood the coachman's gestures, so he seemed to have no other choice.
In full view of everyone, Suharaga slowly pulled out his weapon - it looked like a long sword evolved from the Tang Hengdao as a template, with a larger arc and a longer handle.
At this time, Suharaga held the sword with both hands. The index finger of his right hand lightly touched the sword's tang, and his left hand completely wrapped the end of the sword's handle. The long arc of the blade faced the sky, and he wanted to fight with the opponent.
The leader of the men in black was not a wordy person. When he saw that the opponent had revealed the strange-looking weapon, he blew his whistle, and seven or eight men in black pounced on him.
However, I saw the Odachi in Suharaga's hand coming first. Although it looked very heavy, it came much faster than expected!
Fierce and swift, Suharaga whispered in his heart.
Before anyone could see what was going on, the man in black at the front had been cut off by the Odachi sword in Suharaga's palm, and his death was extremely miserable.
With the power of this killing, Suharaga stepped forward again, and the simple straw sandals he stepped on made a deep shoe mark in the soil. This was the same with every step he took. In an instant, all the minions in black were killed and injured here. Under the great sword.
The leader of the man in black didn't panic. The sword in his hand was about to hit Suharaga's Odachi head-on, but before he could close the sword, the blade of the sword was cut off by the Odachi.
"Mr. Samson...don't you give the order to stop?" Suharahe suddenly put away his knife and glanced at Samson who was lying aside.
After hearing Suharaga's words, Samson immediately jumped up from the ground. He patted the dirt on his body, and then said with a smile: "You can see it..."
Faced with such a temptation, Suharaga was undoubtedly a little angry. It was not because of the distrust shown by the Chamber of Commerce, but because the opponent they had found for him was actually so weak. Suharaga frowned and said displeasedly: "I, Suharaga, sincerely cooperate with you, but please avoid such a level of temptation!"
Samson was not annoyed at all, but approached Suhara He and flattered him: "These are already masters among the warriors of the Sheng Kingdom. It seems that you are too strong!"
Samson's words are obviously nonsense. The "robbers" he arranged are just at the level of copycat minions. Objectively speaking, even the leader of the men in black will never be stronger than the bull-headed and horse-faced people in Xiaoshan.
But he needs such a crappy arrangement - if Suharaga can't see through it, then it's not too much to flatter the other party. If Suharaga can't see through it, then it doesn't matter. In Samson's eyes, these people are even The chess pieces didn't even count, they were nothing more than consumables. Even if Suharaga killed them all, Samson wouldn't feel any distress.
Soon the carriage and horses arrived at the branch of the Chamber of Commerce. After Samson arranged a place to stay for Suharaga and others, he left. He had other things to deal with.
"Lord Samson." Dongsan Port is an important port, and the Chamber of Commerce has a lot of power here. As the second person in the local branch, Samson naturally has the right to enjoy a personal study. When he returned to his study, he had A young man from Shengguo had been waiting for him here.
"How many times do you want me to say...the title is lord, lord!" Samson sat on his chair without even looking at the young man. "Forget it, let's get down to business quickly!"
"Well... the merger of Ruyi Company failed." The person who reported to Samson was Xu Gong, who had been entangled in the Yu family for a long time. Although Samson was younger than Xu Gong, Xu Gong was But he didn't even dare to express his anger in front of this red-haired young man.
"Can you bring me more news that makes me angry?" Samson frowned displeased. Xu Gong's father had a high status in the Chamber of Commerce and had made great contributions, but why did he give birth to such a useless person? Where is the son? Samson was originally full of confidence in Xu's father recommending his son, because after all, the Xu family and the Yu family were old friends, and letting the Xu family win over each other would have less resistance than outsiders. But seeing Xu Gong's dejected look, Samson was really I'm so angry.
Xu Gong hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "I originally wanted to use medicine on the Yu family, but they seemed to see through it..."
In fact, Xu Gong also thought about concealing the fact that the other party had seen through his tactics, but he knew better that Samson would definitely investigate the cause of his failure. Instead of letting others write down his faults, it was better to take the initiative to explain, and He also knew the consequences of lying to Samson.
"Ah..." After hearing this even more outrageous news, Samson couldn't help but hide his face and roar - now that the Yu family has seen through Xu Gong's methods, it proves that it is difficult to approach the opponent with a gentle strategy.
"Give me everything exactly as it is, repeat it over and over again!" The furious Samson was like a red-haired lion.
After listening to Xu Gong's trembling narration, Samson fell completely silent.
If we use strong methods to force the other party, we will not only invest a large amount of money, but also bear the risk of things getting out of control. However, if the Yu family is not annexed, then the Chamber of Commerce's plot in Yueyue County will have huge resistance. It can be said that All previous efforts have been wasted.
He thought about the possibility of Xu Gong's failure, but he never thought that Xu Gong would make things so ugly.
But Samson is Samson after all. He can take the position of the branch's second person at this age. In addition to his prominent background, of course he also has his unique abilities.
The red-haired lion calmed down quickly. He walked to the wall and fiddled with a turntable hanging on the wall: "You know the rules... right?"
If there is any shortcoming in Samson's character, it is that he is too naughty. From his several tests and provocations against Suharaga, it can be seen that he is a guy who likes to tease others very much.
The rule in Samson's mouth is that no matter whether you are receiving a reward or a punishment, you must use a dart to pierce the rotating turntable. Wherever it pierces, it counts - a person who has done great deeds may only receive a meager reward and make a big mistake. There is also the possibility of escaping punishment.
Some people may think that Samson's doing this is too childish, but he doesn't care - because the Chamber of Commerce itself is not stingy. If you don't want to work under Samson, you can apply to work under someone else, so The people who stayed under Samson were all very enthusiastic "gamblers."
They believe in their luck and can get the best results every time, and their attitude towards life is as childish as their masters.
Therefore, precisely because Samson is such a master, his subordinates do not mention their ability and efficiency, but are extremely loyal to Samson himself, because this is the master chosen by his subordinates.
"It's a pity..." When the turntable stopped, Samson carefully looked at the landing point of the dart. Although he expressed regret on his lips, his tone was a sneer that he couldn't hide.
"Which one is more useless, the fingers of the left hand or the fingers of the right hand?"
