Although the man in Tsing Yi who raised his voice to keep Murong Fu was dressed ordinary, his shrill voice had betrayed his special identity - the royal chamberlain. The carriage arrived in a hurry, and the chamberlain hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, bowed to Murong Fu, and said in a low voice, "Lord Murong, can you take a step to speak?" ”

After all, the Song Dynasty was an era of supremacy of imperial power, and Qiao Feng, the head of the beggar gang who had always been loyal to the monarch and patriotic, was naturally not exempt from vulgarity. When he heard the waiter's request, he immediately knew that there must be a noble man hidden in the carriage, and immediately said, "Murong, I'll wait for you here." ”

Murong Fu nodded, raised his horsewhip and pointed to a pavilion not far away, and said, "Pavilion Chief, please come here." With that, he rode his horse to the pavilion.

As soon as the cart and the horses stopped outside the pavilion, the chamberlain bowed to the carriage again and avoided it. After a while, a snow-white Rouyi poked out of the carriage, and the curtain was gently lifted, and it was Princess Shushou who had arrived in person.

"Your Highness the Princess?" Murong Fu was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Princess Shushou, who was dressed as an ordinary folk girl.

Princess Shushou, dressed in white, stood in front of Murong Fu prettyly, bowing her head and rubbing her clothes belt with red eyes, and didn't speak for a long time.

The royal princess and the golden princess were able to come here in person, what was she thinking in her heart, how could Murong Fu not understand? He sighed softly and said euphemistically: "Your Highness, the lower official is about to go to Xiping to take up his post. This walk, at least three years. "And three years later, you have already been out of the filial piety period, and the new class of new science and technology scholars will also be freshly baked, and there must be a good person to match you.

“…… I know. Princess Shushou replied, and she couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Although Princess Shushou doesn't care about political affairs, she grew up in the royal family after all, and she still understands some of the usual rules of officialdom. For example, she also knew that if an exiled official wanted to return to Beijing to take up a post, he would have to be promoted to a first-class official, and this process usually took more than ten years. At that time, Murong Fuying had already had a group of children.

Murong Fu saw that Princess Shushou was sad and unbearable, and he couldn't bear it after all, so he took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over.

Princess Shushou turned her head and didn't answer, after a long time, she finally stopped crying, raised her head and looked straight into his eyes, and said word by word: "Lord Murong, there is no one else here." No matter what you say, no third person will know what you say and what you say. Please tell me the truth, you really ...... Do you have a marriage contract? ”

The girl in the flowering period is delicate and weak, with picturesque eyebrows, and her thin body trembles slightly in the wind, like a swaying flower and an elegant cloud. However, her eyes were as clear as water, as clear as a mirror, and her bright and transparent gaze was like a needle like a torch, which instantly pierced Murong Fu's body, causing him a slight pain in the depths of his heart. Murong Fu gently clenched his left fist, and it took a long time before he dared to meet those sincere and bright eyes, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, heaven's will makes people." ”

This is clearly a refusal, but Princess Shushou's eyes poured out a touch of joy. I saw her take a step forward and ask eagerly: "If not...... ...... without her."

Murong Fu smiled bitterly and took a step back, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, the world is like this, why should it be?" Your Highness, please come back. ”

Princess Shushou refused to give up, only shook her head and said sadly: "I have the courage to come here today, doesn't Lord Murong have the courage to tell the truth?" ”

“…… The princess is strong and intelligent, and Weichen is not hard-hearted. Just ......"

"Enough! Lord Murong, this sentence is enough. Before Murong Fu finished speaking, Princess Shushou had already interrupted him. I saw her tears flickering, but she still reluctantly showed herself a flower-like smile, and said softly: "Shushou congratulates the adults to find their fiancée as soon as possible and tie the knot for a hundred years." But if yes, if yes...... When the adults found her, she had already had a husband, and Shushou was still waiting to be ......"

Murong Fu felt a pain in his heart, he knew that he should listen to Princess Shushou finish his words indifferently like an old monk. However, people are not grass and trees, and he couldn't help but strode forward and hugged her in his arms.

Princess Shushou cried loudly, tears rolled down and fell on Murong Fu's shoulder, instantly burning into his heart.

Murong Fu sighed softly and looked far away. To the west of him, there is a mountain cold moon and a golden iron horse, which is the new battlefield he has chosen for himself. And behind him, the universe is far away, full of flowers, the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains guarded by the palace in the old days, and the hot land on which trillions of people depend, are about to usher in a war that is close to the extinction of the country and the species.

"Outside Xiangguo Temple, Li Family Pharmacy, the official family often orders people to buy novelties...... Princess Shushou put her arms around Murong Fu's neck and whispered in his ear.

Murong Fu was suddenly startled and suddenly let go of his hands. This woman's sincerity bewitches his heart and disturbs his soul, and she is like a piece of coals of fire that warms him and destroys him.

Princess Shushou didn't know why, so she just looked at him with doubt.

Murong Fu closed his eyes heavily, fixed his mind, and said firmly: "Your Highness, Weichen can't harm you because of your affection. We don't have a chance to ...... in this life."

Princess Shushou smiled slightly, and said slowly: "No matter how slim the hope is, I want to hold on until I am sure that it is no longer possible...... Remember to write to me, whatever the message...... My lord, remember to write to me. She said as she stepped back, and finally got into the carriage and walked away.

I don't know how long it took, Qiao Fengce stepped forward immediately. At this time, the sunset was like fire, and the light was like a fire, reflecting one side of Murong Fu's eyes as if it was burning. At the same time, the shadows of darkness had swallowed up the other half of his body. Light and shadow are intertwined, like wind and waves, like smoke and dust, seeming and changing on his face and body. Light and shadow, red and black, two completely different colors collide fiercely on him, wrestling with each other, bursting out with a kind of brilliant and silent beauty.

Qiao Feng's heart trembled, and for some reason, a thought came out of his heart inexplicably: he didn't belong here, he was about to disappear! Qiao Feng hurriedly rolled off the horse, strode forward and grabbed the other party's wrist fiercely, and shouted like a thunderbolt: "Murong! ”

Murong Fu trembled, and came back to his senses with a pale face. "Brother Qiao, people are scary and scared to death!"

Qiao Feng smiled and teased: "It's the hardest thing to accept the grace of the beauty, let's go!" ”

Murong Fu didn't answer at first, until they quickly ran out of dozens of miles, and he said: "It's just a little girl who has just started to fall in love, and when she becomes her own son in the future, she will naturally forget about it." ”

Qiao Feng couldn't help but glance at him in surprise when he heard this, and asked, "Murong, if I'm not mistaken, Miss Wang is much younger than Her Royal Highness the Princess, right?" ”

Murong Fu nodded, and said with a straight face: "I also think Yu Yan's marriage contract is too early. But fortunately, Yu Yan and Su Yu get along day and night, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to cultivate their feelings. As for Her Royal Highness the Princess, I have only met her once. ”

"The grace of saving lives is enough to promise each other." Qiao Feng sighed.

Murong Fu shook his head noncommittally and did not speak again.

It has been nearly two years since Yuanfeng bought the entire land in Shanghai Town in the blink of an eye. The town of Shanghai, which was once dominated by tidal flats and reeds, has now been turned upside down. It was nearly ten months when Qiao Feng arrived in Shanghai Town with Murong Fu, and he was originally a thoughtful person, but as soon as he set foot on this land, he felt different.

Although Qiao Feng was the leader of the beggar gang with superb martial arts, his identity was still a ranger with no permanent property in the mainstream society of the Song Dynasty. As a ranger, he has naturally been to many places, so he can be regarded as well-informed. However, whether it was in Bianjing, the prosperous and wealthy capital of the Great Song Dynasty, or at the border pass where the war had been raging for many years, Qiao Feng had never seen such a wide and plain official road. Seeing four four-wheeled carriages full of goods speeding by in unison, Qiao Feng couldn't help but use his internal strength to step heavily on the official road.

"The roads here are all made of gravel and sand, and the biggest advantage is that they are hard and flat." Murong Fu said casually.

"I see." Qiao Feng looked down at the road without a trace and nodded silently.

At this time, the autumn harvest has passed, and every household should be busy storing food for the winter, and the market should be very deserted. However, business is still booming in Shanghai. Qiao Feng saw that there were many shops along the official road buying and selling goods, and the units of measurement of goods were all counted in hundreds or thousands, so he couldn't help but ask: "The shops here are all yours?" ”

Murong Fu shook his head slightly, and said softly: "The shop is mine, but the business is not mine." There is a large exchange in the city, Murong ......" He subconsciously paused and changed his words. "Most of the Wang family's business is traded there." In fact, most of Murong Fu's current trading is mainly based on freight and the sale of raw materials, and more refined processing has been consciously ceded to other merchants in the Great Song Dynasty to cultivate the prosperity of the entire market.

Qiao Feng didn't understand what "exchange" was, but he understood the word "large", and he understood that Murong Fu's trading along the way was probably not eye-catching, so he left it to others to earn. Qiao Feng saw that even if it was such a small business that Murong Fu looked down on, it was gold, silver, pearls, jade, silk tea, and porcelain, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Back then, the virtuous brother said that he wanted to take the sea route, but he never thought that the virtuous brother could have today's atmosphere. ”

Murong Fu glanced at him sideways. "Brother Qiao, it's still too late to buy shares."

Qiao Feng just smiled when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "I don't want to break your rules." Although Qiao Feng doesn't understand the economy, he also understands the so-called gathering of things by like, and groups by groups. Murong Fu's business is so big, and those who can partner with him must also be rich people. The beggar gang has always been poor, if the cheeky take advantage of Murong Fu's favor to buy shares in this transaction, how can Murong Fu convince the public?

"The land and water transportation in the Great Song Dynasty is not a small business, I promised to plan for Brother Qiao......" Murong Fu replied.

Unexpectedly, halfway through his words, Su Mai and Bao Wei were already in a hurry. A few people briefly met the ceremony, and Bao Wei, as Murong Fu's retainer, still said: "Lao Bao is looking forward to it day and night, but it can be regarded as looking forward to the son." ”

When it was Su Mai's turn, there were only two complaints: "How can you arrive today?" There's a lot of work waiting for you to come up with ideas! With that, he pulled Murong Fu and left in a hurry.

After three full days, Qiao Feng never saw Murong Fu again. Fortunately, Murong Fu had already instructed Bao to accompany Qiao Feng around to pass the time in the past few days. As a result, Qiao Feng finally saw Murong Fu's true strength.

On the first day, Qiao Feng went to see the newly built pier. There are no less than 20 ships arriving and departing from the wharf every day, and each ship is loaded with full cargo. For this reason, the maids who work on the docks are always working day and night. But compared with the helpers Qiao Feng saw in Quanzhou, who were also poor men who made a living by laboring to carry goods, the work of the helpers in Shanghai was obviously much easier. The goods that they originally had to carry off the ship now only need mules and horses to pull the boom pulleys, and a large amount of cargo can be removed from the ship in just a breath, saving not only manpower but also time.

"There are now five such wharves, and Childe plans to build a total of eight, and at least 30 loach ships will be able to ship and unload goods every day. In this way, our throughput is not lower than that of Quanzhou. Bao Wei shook his fan and said proudly.

During the Song Dynasty, shipping was prosperous, and Quanzhou was known as the city of light by the world, and it was the premier maritime city in the Great Song Dynasty. As soon as Qiao Feng heard that Bao was different from Quanzhou, he immediately asked with doubts: "Why didn't Murong set the shipping point in Quanzhou?" Although Shanghai can make its own decisions, the merchants accumulated in Quanzhou over the years are not available in Shanghai. ”

Bao Wei smiled proudly and said coldly: "Fei Ye, Fei Ye!" The most in Quanzhou is not a merchant, but a big cannibal. Now that the prince is building his own ships and running the sea route, our ships are not only bigger and faster than them, but can go farther than them, and these cunning cannibals can be kicked away! Bao Wei saw that Qiao Feng's face was different, and he didn't seem to agree with his words, so he added a few words at the moment. Qiao Gang Leader is really not a family, and he doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are. These big cannibals monopolize the sea routes, and the goods we work hard to sell will make three cents of profit, and the big cannibals will earn seven cents of profit. The big head has been earned by the big cannibals, and brought back to the township for the benefit of the big cannibals, what are the benefits of the Song people? Now I, the Murong family, take the sea route, divide fifty-fifty, and make a fortune together, and the children are not bullied. ”

Qiao Feng nodded clearly, and said, "I heard that the big cannibal is powerful on the sea, and Murong wants to rob them of their business, can the big cannibal agree?" ”

Bao Wei pretended to smile mysteriously and did not answer.

On the second day, Qiao Feng saw another person - Zong Ze. Due to Murong Fu's "pitfall", Zong Ze, who was transferred from a literati to a steelworker, personally escorted ten carts of weapons to Shanghai to meet Murong Fu this time. As soon as he saw that the bag was different, he couldn't wait to complain: "What's wrong with your son-in-law?" Do you want to force me to go to the imperial examination? I was in Shandong with a lot of problems, and it was a critical time. As long as you can make good steel, what is a mere jinshi? ”

Bao didn't know how many times he heard Zong Ze say it, and Bao didn't know why Murong Fu always asked Zong Ze to go to the imperial examination. You must know that there are countless scholars in the world, but how many scholars know how to make steel and can strictly implement management according to the requirements of the prince? It's just a decision made by my own son-in-law, so what if the package is different? He could only repeat the reasons Murong Fu had said yesterday to Zong Ze. "Mr. Zong knows the benefits of this steel best, and only when you enter the court as an official can you have the opportunity to dedicate this steelmaking skill to the imperial court!"

Zong Ze didn't care about this reason at all, and snorted coldly: "If you want to dedicate the skill of steelmaking to the imperial court, why do you need me to do it for you?" Isn't your son-in-law an official of the imperial court? ”

"Don't you know that Mr. Paizong of the Ministry of Works? Without Mr. Zong personally watching, no matter how good the skills are given to them, they will not be able to refine steel. Bao Wei said with a smile.

Bao Wei's sentence was true, Zong Ze couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and finally only sighed and said gloomily: "I know." ”

Qiao Feng, who had always watched coldly, couldn't help but say when he saw Zong Ze leaving: "This Mr. Zong is upright and bold, I'm afraid he is not suitable to be in charge of the Ministry of Industry." "You must know that although the Ministry of Industry is hard, it is in charge of many projects of the imperial court, and it has always been rich in oil and water. And with Zong Ze's personality, he will definitely not be able to be the same as the light.

Bao Wei has known Zong Ze for a long time, and obviously understands this truth, and he is full of irritability and crackles the fan in his hand.

Qiao Feng couldn't answer when he saw that Bao was different, so he didn't pursue the matter anymore, and only pointed to those long knives and armor and said, "Presumably, these weapons were used by your father-in-law to protect himself when he ran by sea?" ”

"Exactly!" Bao did not return to Shinto, "Sea thieves are rampant, and this is also a must-have." ”

"I think these weapons are very sharp, and it's not a problem to destroy the country and slaughter the city, right?" Qiao Feng said meaningfully.

Bao Wei couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, but when he smiled again, his smile was much more embarrassing than the day before.

On the third day, Bao Wei didn't dare to run around with Qiao Feng anymore, and only drank with him once in the city. Who knew that Qiao Feng had been walking around the city for two days and figured out the pattern in the morning, and slipped into a secluded workshop that Bao Wei had been deliberately detouring all the time. Seeing with his own eyes that the huge equipment driven by water conservancy in the hidden workshop instantly pressed a copper sheet into a copper plate, and those gold ingots and copper coins were piled up in the workshop like rice, Qiao Feng's face finally turned green.