Chapter 16

On the first day of arriving in Jinshan City by boat, Wei Ran met Zheng Hong, the second son of the Zheng family.

The two met for the first time in the merchant ship captain's room of the Zheng family.

Although Zheng Hong is the second son of the merchant Zheng family, he doesn't look like an old captain.

He is in his thirties and has a dark complexion, which is the result of the sun.

In his middle age, he didn't show any signs of getting fat. Instead, he was comparable to a person who practiced martial arts all year round, which showed that he lived a very self-discipline life.

The eyes are as sharp as examination, but they are very deep and thick, as if they can see through any disguise.

At the first sight of Wei Ran, he praised: "this is really a rare warrior in the world!"

Wei Ran arched his hand and said, "I've seen childe Zheng!"

"This is not the Zheng family. I prefer others to call me captain."

Zheng Hong invited Wei Ran to sit down at the table. There was a set of tea set on the table. Zheng Hong seemed to be a tea expert. He was very skilled in a series of techniques. He brewed a pot of Tieguanyin, and then poured a cup for Wei Ran and himself.

"This is Tieguanyin specially planted in the tea mountain in my hometown. It is rare to see all kinds of green tea and black tea overseas. Even if I have been at sea for more than ten years, I still only use the tea from my home. "

Wei Ran sticks his mouth at will and only moistens his throat. "Wei is a rough man. He doesn't understand these elegant things. As long as they are non-toxic and beneficial to his body, he can use whatever he has. Captain Zheng, steward Zheng must have told you about me in advance. Let's get straight to the point. "

Zheng Hong smiled. He thought Wei Ran's character was very interesting. He is the second son of the Zheng family. Although he has been famous all over the world in recent years, at least he is well known.

Regardless of his bad reputation or good reputation, his experience can finally be called a legend. He is also the absolute backbone of the Zheng family's overseas trade. Even his eldest brother, as the heir of the family, should be afraid.

When ordinary people see themselves, they are either too nervous to speak, or they are submissive and have no ability to think. Even if some brave heroes meet themselves, their momentum will inevitably be less than half a point.

However, this strong man named Wei Ran, after meeting, neither opened his mouth to cling to him nor pretended to be haoxiong. Instead, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He could be treated equally. He couldn't help but look up to him and couldn't be treated as an ordinary martial artist.

"Good! Since brother Wei said so, we will put forward our respective needs. I heard your Kung Fu is very good? "

Wei Ran grinned, "among mortals, Wei dare to be the first!"

The tone of "among mortals" was very subtle. Wei Ran seemed to know some information beyond the realm of mortals.

Zheng Hong narrowed his eyes, "what if it exceeds the realm of mortals?"

"The captain really knows something."

Zheng Hong smiled and drank tea. "It seems that brother Wei wants such power."

"Yes, this is Wei's wish!"

"What Zheng wants to do, he really needs to have the strength to surpass ordinary people. Although I know something about the Wei brothers from Mr. Songtao, Zheng still wants to see for real. "

Wei Ran said with a confident smile, "the captain might as well row down the road."

He learned this from the tone in martial arts novels. He always felt very strange when he said it. He wanted to laugh.

Seeing that Wei Ran spoke confidently and interestingly, Zheng Hong laughed, and suddenly his expression became serious.

"For the colonies and various resources of the new world, the world powers have deployed a large number of colonial troops here, and wars continue every day.

Unfortunately, the strength of all countries is quite equal. War has been going on for years. Under the tug of war, no businessman of any country can profit from it. The Zheng family has supported the Imperial Army in the colonial war for a long time. Only in the new world, we only see pay and no gain. "

Wei Ran wondered why Zheng Hong suddenly mentioned these things.

Then Zheng Hong showed a strange and cruel smile and continued, "so we businessmen can't stand the endless war, so we unite with each other!"

Wei Ran was surprised and said, "unite behind the imperial court?"

"Or do you think these colonial warlords will agree to the next thing?"

Zheng Hong continued: "we, the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty, led by our Zheng family, formed a business alliance with the businessmen of the European powers.

In this alliance, we do not advocate endless and uncontrolled war, but should control all violence within a limited range, minimize losses and maximize benefits. "

Wei Yanning said emphatically, "if your businessmen don't support the colonial army, and the imperial court is so far away from the European powers, the finance can't afford it, so you forced the colonial governor to sit down and negotiate?"

"Yes, that's it. Without the support of our businessmen, soldiers even have a problem eating. How can they fight? "

Zheng Hong took a cup of tea and continued, "so the colonial war has been controlled at a relatively low intensity in recent years. In areas where the armies of various countries are at loggerheads, a neutral zone will be established as a buffer. "

Speaking of this, Wei Ran finally understood what the so-called neutral zone was all about.

"The industries of businessmen in various countries are under the control of colonial forces. On the premise of safety and security, it also began to develop rapidly.

Since it is commercial development, there will naturally be competition, and there will be endless means of competition, especially in this era of business. "

Zheng Hong said that the whole person's temperament changed and looked rather gloomy.

"But our global business alliance is clearly opposed to uncontrolled violence. However, these contradictions brought about by competition have to be solved. So the Alliance came up with an idea. "

Then he showed senbai's teeth and looked at Wei Ran, "two or more competing capital consortia hold a boxing match. The winner has an advantage, and the loser can't retaliate."

Wei Ran's eyes brightened. "I see. In this way, all caravans will focus on cultivating boxers to gain an advantage in commercial competition."

Then it would be natural for the Zheng family to lay down their figure and recruit Wei Ran, a guy who plays black boxing. As for why businessmen from other countries did not solicit Wei ran at that time, it may be for the sake of Ming people that he naturally preferred the power of Ming.

"Good! We are not afraid that losers will retaliate, so that business alliances and the army will not protect them. This is equivalent to driving out of the game circle in the colony of sword traders. "

"So you need me to fight boxing for you, and then you pay for your strength beyond the limits of mortals, don't you?"

Zheng Hong relaxed in his chair and said leisurely, "normally, it's like this, but it depends on your ability.

There are some business conflicts between Zheng family and Zhejiang Haoshang Zhou family, mainly related to the mineral industry in Jinshan City. Recently, I have a headache about this.

Because none of my martial arts masters seems to be better than the master of last week's family. The Zhou family has always invited us to fight. Until recently, the business alliance also urged us.

I'm worried about whether I have to bite the bullet and promise. Now you're here. "