Yu Shao got up early the next day, he had to go to prepare for the ship to go to sea, last night had made an appointment with Haruko to see if there was a big ship for sale, sailing in the sea without a strong ship cannon, Yu Shao has been growing inland, naturally does not know the risk of the sea, the boat on the Taihu Lake and the big ship at sea are incomparable, the boat in the inner lake has been crushed in a big wave at sea, it is simply an egg to hit the stone is extremely fragile, Yu Shao had to ask Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for advice, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu These affairs are all handed over to his sister to handle, Although Haruko is a woman, she is a good at understanding the situation at sea, and Yu Shao feels that there will be no mistakes with her as a guide. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

On this day, Chunzi also got up early and woke up Shen Bing in her sleep, she knew that Shen Bing must want to follow Yu Shao's side, and the cost of buying a boat needed to be paid by Shen Bing. It is not easy to buy a big ship, and it is expensive, and with the equipment on board, it is by no means a small amount. Shen Bing kept saying that he wanted to use up the silver tickets that the black gauze woman gave to Yu Shao, and now it seems that those silver tickets are estimated not enough to buy a boat, Haruko has already thought about it, and paid a part of them in advance for Yu Shao, usually most of the money Shen Bing pays for the guest house, and most of the expenses on the road are paid by Shen Bing in advance, but more of it is Haruko who deliberately stole their cheats, and he was a little reluctant to go, and discussed with his brother Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, if Yu Shao and they are not enough to pay for the cost of buying a boat, they will pay them in advance, which can be regarded as a friend, If you are still so unkind and unjust, you should make amends in secret.

Since the opening of the port in the Tang Dynasty, Quanzhou is one of the four major foreign trade ports in southern China. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, Quanzhou Port became the first of the four major ports, and was well-known in the world as "Thornton Port", becoming the "largest port in the East" and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.

Quanzhou guards the command of the embassy, leading the left, right, middle, front, and back 5,000 households, and is subordinate to the Fujian command of the embassy. This is the first batch of coastal defense military guards set up in Quanzhou during the Hongwu period, and the Quanzhou government is subordinate to the Fujian Chengxuan Political Envoy Division, because of the rampant Japanese robbers. Two years ago, the imperial court strictly banned the sea to prevent Japanese invaders, and Quanzhou's official overseas trade basically stopped, and some of them also colluded with officials and businessmen to secretly carry out trade.

Chunzi seems to know the direction of the government in Quanzhou very well, and also knows that Quanzhou is the most rampant place for the Japanese people, and hates the Dongying people to the core, so after Chunzi got up, she changed into the clothes of the Han people, and did not bring her samurai, only let the two Japanese who were taken in at the water division pass follow her, and even the Japanese have been in Middle-earth for several years and can speak fluent Hokkien dialect. Haruko tells Yu Shao not to reveal her identity in broken Chinese. so as not to misunderstand that the people in the port are wokos. Yu Shao nodded in agreement, and praised Chunzi in his heart for being careful, the less trouble, the better, Yu Shao proposed to let Shen Bing come forward to buy a boat, Shen Bing is naturally sensitive to the way of buying and selling, and is a genius in business.

Haruko smiled and said, "Miss Bingbing can do things easily when she comes forward, and those fierce people in the government won't be too embarrassed about a little girl." ”

Yu Shao was very curious and said, "Miss Haruko. Is it to buy from the government? ”

"Hehe, that's right, if you don't buy it from the government, how can there be a big ship sailing away." Haruko said with a grin.

"That's weird. The government of Quanzhou still does this business. ”

"Here's the thing." Haruko explained solemnly: "When I was in Liuzhuang, I learned that the Ming court had ordered a ban on the sea to prevent Japanese invaders, so that many government and overseas trade stopped, and those large ships used for trade had nowhere to go and were moored on the docks. Some have even run aground on the tidal flats and are no longer cared for. ”

"Well, there are spare ships in this way, but the government would not dare to sell these big ships without the instructions of their superiors."

"Although Quanzhou is rich. But the emperor is far away, and the court and the political envoys will not come to take care of some trouble. The local government is eager to dispose of these large ships and get some benefits. It is useless to sell these large ships to the people, and they are not needed to catch fish, these ships are transport ships for trade. ”

"It makes sense, but the government can't buy and sell ships openly."

"Don't worry, these two would-be robbers have been in Minyue for a few years, and they also know some big businessmen, although these businessmen are no longer openly engaged in overseas trade, but secretly they still do some things with the government." Haruko pointed to the two widows and said, "They can find these merchants, and they can buy big ships as long as they pass by them, and they can get a lot of money from them, and the government can dispose of some of the ships, and it is also very happy to make a lot of money in their own pockets." ”

"Haha, everyone is happy, why not." Yu Shao said with a smile.

Shen Bing also understood, so he followed Haruko to negotiate the purchase of a ship.

Soon the two would-be robbers found a big merchant and spoke to the merchant in the muttering Hokkien dialect, to the effect that Shen Bing and Yu Shao wanted two big boats. Seeing that it was profitable, the merchant happily invited Yu Shao and them to drink tea.

Yu Shao and Shen Bing followed the merchant to the teahouse and found a remote room to talk.

After Yu Shao and the merchant greeted each other in official language, they said straight to the point: "My young lady wants to go overseas, can you get two big boats." Yu Shao pointed at Shen Bing and said.

"There are ships, but it is quite difficult to ask for two at once, and Your Excellency also knows that it is a period of sea ban, and you must go through the government to go to sea."

"What price do you need, you say." Shen Bing spoke.

"At least that's the number." The merchant stretched out an entire palm.

Shen Bing stretched out his hand and pressed the merchant's two fingers, and said, "At this price, it is not easy to sell it because of the sea ban." ”

The merchant looked at Shen Bing's small appearance and said with a smile: "Since you are going to sea at this time, this number cannot be missing." ”

"This girl has inquired, these big boats can't be handled at all, and no one wants to give them to the fishermen, and the usual care still has to be paid." Shen Bing shook his head and said.

"But if the price was doubled before, some people would ask for it." The merchant said.

"Actually, to be honest, we didn't come to buy the ship itself, but to use this money to buy the silver taels of the government to go to sea."

"Hehe, you really know how to do business, no matter what you say, it makes sense. It is true that the ship cannot be sold at a good price, and it is also very risky to go to sea through the government, and there are not tens of thousands of taels to go out. The merchant said.

"It's impossible, the eldest brother will give a thousand taels at most, tens of thousands of taels is very hot."

"Hahaha. You really understand the relationship between officials and businessmen, and you must be famous. Okay, just according to the amount you said, pay the money first. The merchant said.

"But how can we trust each other, so let's do it, I'll give you 10,000 taels first, which is enough for you to take care of the government. When we can get on board, I'll give you the rest of the money. Shen Bing still spoke very old-fashionedly.

"Are you afraid that I will regret it or that I will sue the official? Girl. ”

Shen Bing took out all the silver tickets on his body, and Haruko took out a few ingots of gold from his arms and put them together, which was already the price of a boat.

Shen Bing said: "Big brother, the money will not be less than you. You have made a fortune this time, and you don't need to go to sea for a few years. ”

When the merchant saw so much money, he also had a smile on his face, and his hands trembled slightly. said, "Just do as the girl says." The merchant put the money in his bosom and said, "I will leave tonight, I am about to go to the opposite island of Kinmen, and you will go out to sea with my ship. I can say that I am my dear daughter, how? The merchant added: "I am not here to take you hostage for money. ”

Shen Bing agreed, she knew that Haruko was equipped with martial arts, and it was more than enough to deal with some ordinary sailors and businessmen. Don't be afraid of any surprises.

"Remember, meet at the pier at the middle of the night." The merchant instructed, and after saying that, he left in a hurry.

Haruko is also very satisfied with Shen Bing's business experience. Knowing that she had already given everything she had, she took out some gold and gave it to Shen Bing.

Shen Bing said: "We have already bought everything we should buy, and we don't need money at sea." I also have a little silver left, and when I get to where I go, I can sell the boat again, and Sister Haruko doesn't have to worry about us. ”

Yu Shaoya nodded yes, rejected Haruko's kindness, and said, "You have already paid us in advance, I know that as the sister of the shogun, money is the least problem." Bingbing and I really don't need it, it's troublesome if you have more money, and those green forest heroes will come to us if they know about it. ”

Seeing that Shen Bing and Yu Shaojian couldn't resign, Chunzi felt a little guilty in her heart, after all, she stole their secret book from them. But when she thought of her brother's grand cause, Haruko covered it up quietly even though she was entangled.

The matter of buying a boat is going well, there is still some time before the third watch in the middle of the night, Yu Shao wants to take a look at the Quanzhou market, of course Shen Bing went together, Chunzi went back to the inn first, they had a lot of people to take care of, so they went back with the two widows.

Yu Shao asked Shen Bing about those things, and asked Shen Bing everything he could think of, and Shen Bing said that he had already bought it, blaming Yu Shao Luo for being verbose, it would ruin the good mood of Yu Street. Yu Shao smiled and walked around behind Shen Bing's buttocks.

During the Western Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains had five chaotic China, and the Heluo people crossed to the south in their clothes and settled on both sides of the Jinjiang and Luoyang rivers, and Quanzhou has risen since then. The surnames of some families in Quanzhou correspond to one or more county wangtang numbers, representing the ancient Central Plains calendar of Quanzhou people. During the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, Quanzhou gradually developed into a world port, and the local people generally believed in religion, with statues, temples and churches of various religions. The people of Heluo in Quanzhou believed in Taoism, and Buddhism was more prosperous during the Tang Dynasty. Quanzhou in the Song and Yuan dynasties, developed foreign trade, so there are also Arab and Persian merchants believe in Catholicism, Nestorianism, Islam, Manichaeism, etc., Quanzhou has become a place where humanities gather, there are Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Nestorianism, Catholicism, Brahmanism, Christianity, Manichaeism, Japanese religion and fetishism, Judaism and many other religions, its religion has a long history of dissemination, rich historical sites. Quanzhou retains a large number of historical customs, including "Nanyin", Liyuan Opera, Gaojia Opera, Marionette Opera, Puppet Opera, Puppet Opera and other folk arts.

Yu Shao wandered in the 'City of Light', which was similar to the land of the Central Plains but had a unique flavor, and saw overseas people, customs and all kinds of peculiar architecture and food, which opened his eyes. Especially when he saw a different race, Yu Shao was a little stunned, thinking that everyone in the world was the same, but in the market of Quanzhou, he saw blonde and blue-eyed white people, hair like a spinning top turning red and brown people, there are also dark and shiny black people, Yu Shao felt that he was superficial, his vision was narrow, the world was really strange, it seemed that this trip was worthwhile.

Yu Shao wants to take the waterway, on the one hand, for safety reasons, but on the other hand, he also wants to see the endless blue waves of the sea, which will definitely arouse his manly spirit. Now I see different overseas customs, and I want to go to the sea to explore the end, the world is so big, how can I appreciate such customs on the edge of Taihu Lake, Yu Shao can't wait to go to sea and travel far.

Yu Shao and Shen Bing were shopping. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu waited anxiously for him, because he had forgotten to hire fewer people, especially boatmen with experience at sea.

But when it was dinner time, I saw Yu Shao and Shen Bing come back, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu told Yu Shao how much dangerous things it was to help people with no sailing experience, Yu Shao was a little anxious, where to find what kind of people now, Shen Bing didn't think so, and said to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: "Brother Ashikaga, don't worry, I've found a good person." ”

"But you didn't go looking for anyone." Yu Shao asked.

"It's a secret, and I won't tell you now." Shen Bing said.

Seeing Shen Bing's confident appearance. Yu Shao could only look at her suspiciously for a while, and then went to eat. Yu Shao is a person who is at ease with what happens, even if there is really an accident, he will let the risk come and talk about it. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also stopped talking, and he couldn't say ominous words with a crow's mouth before going to sea.

Everyone didn't drink at dinner, Yu Shao was a little excited, Shen Bing was very business-savvy, and sold Yu Shao's carriage to the owner of the inn, which was not cheap. got a lot of silver taels, Shen Bing didn't want to be penniless anymore, although he didn't want Haruko's kindness, but he always had some money on him. But Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and they were worried. They know that the sea is unforgiving, and sometimes they can only resign themselves to fate when they reach the sea.

At the second watch, everyone mounted their horses and set out, and the merchant was already waiting there. In front of them were three large ships, with huge white sails as high as a hill hanging from the high masts, and low mast sails on either side of the main mast. The hull of the ship is even more impressive, the size of ten houses.

The merchant has already bought off the guards of the soldiers, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and they have a lot of horses, but Yu Shao is lonely and not presentable, the merchant let some of his crew go to Yu Shao's ship first, and wait until they get the commission to exchange personnel.

Shen Bing and Haruko followed the merchant on his ship, set off first, followed by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's ship, Yu Shao didn't know how to drive a sea ship, but fortunately the merchant's men were some very experienced crew members, and they also followed to the sea. Yu Shao was finally relieved, otherwise if he made a big joke, wouldn't it make people laugh out of their big teeth, and he couldn't drive out of the boat after buying a boat, wouldn't he be embarrassed. Yu Shao felt that he was not thoughtful in the room under the boat, and Shen Bing did not hire a good person, but fortunately the merchant helped.

Yu Shao stayed uneasily until dawn, still worried about Shen Bing's safety in his heart, and he couldn't see the front on the deck, Yu Shao stayed awake all night in the room. I came up early in the morning and looked at the two big ships in front of me.

Shen Bing greeted Yu Shao at the stern of the boat, and Yu Shao was relieved to see that Shen Bing was safe and sound, and he also shouted loudly in response to Shen Bing.

The three boats were all anchored, Shen Bing and Haruko followed the merchant on a small boat and sailed to Yu Shao's side, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also brought two of his men to put down the boat and come to meet Yu Shao for the last time.

Everyone gathered on the big ship of Yu Shao, and after a while, the soldiers will set off separately in three ways, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu went to the east, and the merchant went to say that he was going to Kinmen Island, and it can be seen that after a night of sailing, he had already left Kinmen very far, and he went to Keelung Port, which was not far ahead. Yu Shao and Shen Bing are going west, but now Yu Shao is worried that he will not be able to control such a big ship, so he is embarrassed to tell everyone.

Haruko paid the rest.

At this time, Shen Bing opened his mouth and said to the merchant, "Big brother, how about I still want to make a deal with you?" ”

"Oh, how to buy and sell?"

"I bought this boat, and I'll sell it back to you, how about it?"

"Ah, you're not going to regret it." The merchant seemed to be a little angry.

"That's not true, I see you brought out a lot of boatmen, and I forgot to hire a crew, otherwise, you give me ten crew members, and let them drive the boat back after sending me to the destination, the ship is yours again, we are just a trip, we are just going to Guangxi, not very far."

"Hehe, but I don't want to buy it back." The merchant smirked.

"I only need one-tenth of the price, how about it, it's a good deal, you change hands once, and you make twice as much, why not." Shen Bing said.

"Well, that's acceptable, okay, I'll buy it back."

The merchant took the silver ticket given by Haruko and took out a thousand taels and gave it to Shen Bing.

"But you still have to pay for your shipwright's wages."

"Okay, I'm a good person to the end." The merchant got cheap and said, "My brother-in-law will go out with you." ”

The merchant called a shrewd young student, with bare breasts and strong muscles, handed him some silver taels, and asked people to bring a lot of food and wine on his ship, which should be given to Shen Bing.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Haruko waved goodbye to Yu Shao, and the merchant explained that his brother-in-law also left, and Yu Shao's ship began to sail away. (To be continued.) )

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