Zhoushan has been developed to a certain extent as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and even in the Yuan Dynasty, it was promoted from a county to a continent, but in the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial court banned the sea several times, and Zhoushan's status plummeted, not only reduced to a county government, but even later abolished the county as a township.

But since the beginning of Jiajing, Zhoushan has been occupied by maritime merchants one after another, Shuangyu Port was once prosperous, Ligang and Dinghai came from behind, the sailing ships at the port covered the sky, a large number of maritime merchants and inland merchants traded here, and even formed a city of considerable scale.

Ligang is famous on the southeast coast, not only because of its thriving trade, but also because it is a city that never sleeps.

But the "city that never sleeps" in the Ming Dynasty ......

When it was almost ugly, it was about 1 o'clock in the evening, and at this time, Qian Yuan had generally not gone to bed, and the people of the Ming Dynasty were already in a dream.

In the middle of the night on the third day of the third month of the leap month, the fire suddenly ignited in Ligang, and the Ming army, led by the wolf soldiers of Guangxi, launched a surprise attack that completely changed the coastal commerce and trade of Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty.

On the eastern drum tower of Ningbo City, Qian Yuan squinted at the scattered fires on the unreachable sea, the sound of shouting and killing, and the sound of blade collision seemed to be close to his ears with the sea breeze, and the city of Ningbo was already in chaos, and the firelight on the sea made countless people frightened and uneasy, some took advantage of the chaos to rob, some wailed, and even lit fires everywhere to cause riots.

Qian Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, the original plan changed again and again, Zhang Siwei's sudden appearance, and Wang Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng's intersection, and the relationship with the governor's yamen in the eyes of outsiders have become variables.

And Zhang Siwei was detained, the Ming army attacked Ligang, and now the Jin family is like a thatched house in a 12-level typhoon, which gives Qian Yuan the possibility and courage to make a final decision.

Qian Yuan's eyes flashed with excitement, but also with a bit of misery, no one knew better than him what happened behind, before the Qi family army shined, even if there were many famous generals such as Yu Dayou, Tang Kekuan, Lu Bo, and Tan Lun, there was no one to control the widows, and the southeast coast was ruined.

"I only do ......what I can do," Qian Yuan muttered in a low voice, turned his head and instructed Zhang San: "Set off for Hangzhou after dawn, and let someone send a letter to the governor Yamen Xing Master first." ”

Zhang San, who has always been taciturn, was stunned for a moment before responding, hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Young master, there is chaos in the city, do you want people to ......?"

"Of course, it's Yihong Mansion, right? What a fame! Looking sideways at the chaos in Ningbo City, the corners of Qian Yuan's mouth hooked up a sneer, "Uncle Jin takes care of me so much, how can I not protect Brother Jin?" ”

……

Yihong Mansion is the most famous green building in Ningbo, but unlike Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou, the girls here do not like the literati and ink writers, but the maritime merchants who spend a lot of money.

Also, the big guys are staying at the beach, who doesn't know that real money is real, like the Qinglou woman in the drama who took money to help poor scholars go to Beijing to take the exam...... There may be in other places, but it is really impossible in Ningbo.

If you take out the silver, you are the uncle here, so Jin Liqun is the most popular son of Yihong Mansion, although he doesn't know how to write and ink, but he has silver, a lot of silver.

Tonight, however, it is not easy to have silver.

When they saw the fire on the sea, all those who didn't have their minds in the water knew that the scene five years ago was repeated again, and although the local government tacitly accepted trade, the imperial court once again made up its mind to strangle the maritime merchants and strictly prohibit maritime trade.

Not everyone knows what that means, but everyone knows that the good old days are gone......

Jin Liqun, who casually put on a shirt, hurriedly climbed up to the highest building to look, gritted his teeth and took out the money to find someone to escort him out of the city as soon as possible, he will not forget that four years ago, Zhejiang Governor Zhu Kun wiped out Shuangyu Port in one fell swoop, and thousands of maritime merchants were killed, which was also the key reason why Zhu Kun was later questioned.

However, everyone remembers the scene four years ago, everyone is afraid of death, everyone wants to escape from the city, and who knows if the Ming army will come to Ningbo to search for the so-called Japanese pirates after capturing Ligang.

However, Jin Liqun was very lucky, and when he was in a panic, a savior appeared.

Qian Yuan, who was sitting firmly at the table and even practicing calligraphy, smiled and looked at Jin Liqun, who was choking on the cold, lucky, he really caught someone.

"Brother Jin Shi, don't worry, come on, come on, drink saliva." Qian Yuan poured a cup of tea, "Hey, it's still cold, Zhang San, hurry up and boil some hot water." ”

Zhang San blinked and nodded out, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Jin Liqun who was wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, this guy was lucky not to be in Ligang tonight, but it was no better if it fell into the hands of the young master.

After gasping for breath, drinking three cups of cold tea in a row, and pulling the stove closer to roast for a while, Jin Liqun said tremblingly: "It's over, it's all over now, there are still so many goods in the Ligang shop......

"Hey, Brother Jin Shi's words are not right, as long as people live, there will be a day when they will make a comeback." Qian Yuan persuaded slowly: "Look at me, aren't a few hundred catties of candy gone?" ”

"No, it's not, the imperial court wants to ban the sea, and it wants to ban the sea!"

"Banning the sea is banning the sea, I remember that after the battle for tribute in Ningbo in the second year of Jiajing, didn't the imperial court already strictly ban the sea?"

"But ......"

"As long as you live, you can start all over again!" Qian Yuan accentuated his tone, "Uncle Jin can start from scratch, can't Brother Jin Shi?" ”

Jin Liqun, who was oily and powdery, pulled his disheveled clothes, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I ...... too."

"But!" Qian Yuan interrupted with a smile, "I believe that Brother Jin Shi can also start from scratch, but there is a premise, but ......"

Looking at Jin Liqun's blank eyes, the smile on the corner of Qian Yuan's mouth became thicker, and he sighed: "But, you have to live." ”

"Mansion food, green and red, you can enjoy these only if you are alive."

"When people die, there's nothing left, Brother Jinshi, what do you say?"

Qian Yuan had a smile on his face, but there was a cold hint in his eyes, Jin Liqun didn't seem to feel the heat emitted by the stove close at hand, and he couldn't stop shaking.

"Today, there is chaos in Ningbo City, and Yihong Mansion is even more chaotic, the two servants sent to rescue you have never shown up before, and this house was rented by the next two hands." Qian Yuan analyzed for the lord like a strategist, "Tell me, if you go missing in Ningbo City, who will track it down, and who will track it out?" ”

"Even if it is traced, who cares?"

"Do you expect the governor of Zhejiang, who strictly forbids the sea?"

"Uncle Jin must be heartbroken, but he still has a son."

Qian Yuan got up and poured another cup of tea for Jin Liqun, "By the way, does Brother Jin Shi know why I want to rent this house?" ”

Glancing at the stunned guy, Qian Yuan smiled and pointed to the backyard, "There is a well in the garden, throw it inside, and you won......'t know it."

Jin Liqun jumped up suddenly, Qian Yuan took a step back, ready to fly at any moment, but this guy fell to his knees.

"Haha, hahaha......"

Qian Yuan smiled predictively, he is really a tiger father and a dog, Jin Hongneng started from scratch and to this day, his son is a soft bone.

"It seems that Brother Jin Shi knows what I want to know?" Qian Yuan sat back slowly, curled his fingers and knocked on the table, "Zhang San, is the hot water boiling, pour a cup of hot tea for Brother Jin Shi, I really don't understand the rules!" ”