The so-called full moon wine in Baifu didn't eat, and the carriage traveled to Yiyuan, and several people filled their stomachs together.

Qin Xuance liked Yiyuan's dishes the most, and he ate them with relish, but he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw that Wang Xiao actually peeled a shrimp for Qin Xiaozhu, and then, Qin Xiaozhu held it with chopsticks.

The most important thing is that she actually took five bites of a shrimp to eat!

It's like she's some kind of lady......

Qin Xuance immediately sensed that something was wrong. This matter is completely different from Qin Xiaozhu when he picked up Wang Xiao and kissed him.

But Qin Xuance thought about it, these two people are not easy to mess with, what do they do, they are too long?

He continued to bury his head in eating, thinking that he would find He Wan to push two games of pai gow for a while......

Unexpectedly, after eating half full, Wang Xiao got up and patted He Wan on the shoulder, and the two walked to the side to sit opposite each other and talk.

"First of all, tell me about the maritime merchants you contacted."

"Yes." He Wan bowed.

When he first saw 'Wang Laohu', he was free and easy. invested 30,000 taels of silver, and still held a posture and faintly had a sense of condescension. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, the young man in front of him became a hot figure.

He Wan thought of his life in the wind and waves, and his life was nine lives, but it was far less than the achievements that people could achieve by marrying a princess...... In this world, those who are lucky are not as good as those who are handsome.

He doesn't complain, but he is somewhat lamented by the luck of life.

Time also, life also.

"I've wanted to talk to you for a long time." Wang Xiao didn't have the habit of pretending to understand, and said quite frankly: "You can say it in detail, the current overseas situation, I actually have a dark eye." ”

After adjusting his mentality a little, He Wan said slowly: "My maritime merchants are basically pirates. The reason starts from the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu ordered that 'no piece of board should go to sea', in fact, it is forbidden for the private to go to sea, not to restrict official trade, because the tax on the private sea is not easy to collect. After that, the sea trade has been in the hands of the emperor's relatives. In the capital, the He family and the Wen family are just one of the agents of these nobles. ”

"The profits of sea trade are extremely high, and the gentry of our dynasty do not have to pay taxes, and their income can be seen in general. Therefore, after the contemptible people took charge of the maritime trade at home, they were subjected to some calculations, so they had to contact other maritime merchants......" He Wan said, and reminded in a low voice: "By the way, the concubine copied the Wen family only copied more than five million taels, and the contemptible people felt that the Wen family should have other silver vaults." ”

Wang Xiao smiled lightly, waved his hand, and said, "Don't talk about this beforehand, you can continue." ”

He Wan understood that Wang Xiao didn't need to be reminded by himself, so he continued: "In this case, the people who can go to sea to trade are actually smuggling. Smuggling has to face the government's crackdown, as well as pirates from other countries, and they can't do it without the support of strong force, so they are pirates and have no wrongs. ”

Later, the court opened the sea ban, and the power of some maritime merchants slowly developed. In the first year of Yanguang, Zheng Zhilong, a merchant from the southeast sea, was appeased by the court and received the support of the government, and became the overlord of the sea in these years. In the fifteenth year of Yanguang, Zheng Zhilong was even named Annanbo, a prestige and a great reputation. Therefore, other maritime merchants are extremely hot-eyed. They also want to take refuge in the imperial court......"

"Some people have a successful path, and some people want to follow suit." Wang Xiao said with some amusement: "Surrender to the imperial court and let yourself become the overlord of the sea?" ”

"Don't hide it, some people do have such thoughts." He Wan said: "Among the maritime merchants who have contacted me now, there is the Qi clan, the Qi clan, which is mainly active in Japanese waters, and its power is not inferior to the Zheng maritime merchants. There are also Luan's, Liu Mazi and others, all of whom are sea lords...... These people have different thoughts, some want to have a decent identity and return to their roots; Some want to pull up the tiger skin of the court and increase their prestige; But there is still a ...... in it that has the heart to serve the country"

He Wan introduced the situation of the pirates, and Wang Zhen personally brewed tea and poured it for a few people in the hall.

"Another point is that today's maritime trade is actually not easy to do. As early as the time of the first emperor, the Redbeards, that is, the Dutch, occupied Taiwan. In the sixth year of Yanguang, they invaded Guangdong and Fujian, and our Chu Dynasty sailors won a battle, burning their huge ships, so that the Dutch did not dare to peep at our Chu Dynasty! But these Fanyi wolves are not dead in their ambitions, they don't dare to move Zheng Zhilong's route, but they have repeatedly robbed other maritime merchants of our Chu Dynasty. Therefore, without a strong court as a backer, we really can't fight the Dutch. That's one of the reasons why we're united. ”

He Wan said, turned his head sideways to reveal the wound on his neck, and said with a smile: "This wound was hit by a Dutch gun, and it was very far away. They can beat us, but we can't beat them. Compared to Jiannu, we maritime merchants are actually more afraid of the Dutch."

"But the great trouble for the imperial court is not at sea." Wang smiled.

He Wan responded: "So we are willing to help the imperial court contain Jiannu." In turn, our Chu Dynasty is stronger, and the maritime merchants are more confident. The reason why the Dutch are so strong is that they spare no effort to support them. ”

Wang smiled and said: Then you have to go wrong, and when you reach the Qing Dynasty, you will have to close the country.

He was not familiar with the world history of this period, and after listening to He Wan for a while, he barely remembered some small knowledge in the previous class, and muttered: "Dutch East India Company? ”

He Wan's eyes lit up and said, "The horse actually knows this?!" ”

Wang Xiao gained a little confidence, squinted his eyes, and tried to think back to the old history teacher who always held a water cup and was old.

In my mind, the teacher in world history class was talking about the middle of the 17th century...... The same table suddenly took out the little overlord reader to watch a movie......

"As far as I know, the Netherlands has gained independence from Spain. Now is its golden age, known as the 'coachman of the sea', well...... It was the first bourgeois republic in the world...... Next, it should be the Anglo-Dutch War, and its supremacy will be replaced by the British......"

Come to think of it, I just remember these test centers.

Wang Xiao sighed with some disappointment, after all, it was too long ago.

He Wan slapped his thigh, and he was very excited about 'being a confidant in life', and he was amazed.

Qin Xiaozhu sat there with a rare ladylike appearance, and glanced at Wang Xiao with bright eyes, and even looked a little admiring.

Qin Xuance said, "Overlord? I heard that those Fanyi are just a small land, and the territory is not as big as my thatched house, and they are also worthy of being called the overlord? ”

"Different." Wang smiled and sighed: "What people want is not territory, but colonies......"

In fact, it was a little difficult for him to explain to Qin Xuan what a 'colony' was, because he didn't understand it himself.

But Qin Xiaozhu was still looking at himself like that, and Wang Xiao said casually: "It means that it does not occupy land and does not support the population." Squeeze the money of the colonists and take it back for their own use. When the British colony was at its largest, it was called the 'Empire on which the sun never sets'...... Do you understand? ”

Qin Xuance slapped the case and said angrily: "So bad?!" Worse than Meng Yuan. ”

Then he asked, "What is 'the sun never sets'?" ”

"It's just that the colony is so big that it ...... The sun can't go anywhere. ”

"How can the sun not finish?"

Wang Xiao was a little helpless, too lazy to understand with him about heliocentric theory and other issues, so he said: "Don't interrupt, I'll talk to Brother He about serious things." ”

So, after a digression like this for a while, the conversation returned to those tedious matters.

Wang Zhen and Wang Zhu listened with interest, and from time to time said a few words.

Qin Xuance sat there with his head propped up, listening drowsily.

Qin Xiaozhu sat quite dignifiedly, looking like a quiet woman...... But she couldn't hold herself back anymore.

Just now, she almost wanted to step on the table and scold, "Fuck it, our Chu Dynasty will be the empire on which the sun never sets".

But...... After crying that day, when I saw Wang Xiao again, I always felt a little awkward.

She was a little confused in her heart, and suddenly heard Wang Xiao ask herself, "Are you sleepy?" Go to rest first? ”

It's a very inclusive and considerate tone......

Qin Xiaozhu blushed slightly, and wanted to learn from the woman on the stage to respond shyly, but she didn't.

So she ran out of the lobby as fast as she could.

Running all the way to the back of a rockery, she kicked on the big rock and scolded: "Niang Xipi, Lao Tzu's face is lost." ”

Only then did I feel a little happier in my heart.

~~

After Qin Xiaozhu left, Qin Xuance didn't leave.

He knew that there were not many days like this in Beijing, and he wanted to push two games of pai gow.

Listening to Wang Xiao and them discussing the trivial matters of those calculating people, Qin Xuance was so sleepy that his head was buried lower and lower.

Suddenly, Geng Dang shouted outside the house: "I want to see the colt, urgent!" ”

Qin Xuance woke up suddenly, but saw that Geng Dang had rushed in, and said with a panicked face: "Don't worry, it's not good, Mr. Fu is sick......

The teacup in Wang Xiao's hand flickered, and the tea was spilled. Somewhat flukely, he asked, "Did he get it......?" No way? ”

It's a pity that Geng Dang still said: "It should be the plague." ”

Qin Xuance was taken aback and muttered, "That'...... That's not curable......"

Wang Xiao's face changed, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.