On the wharf of Nanxiongzhou, there are many large and small ships moored. Here is the land and water wharf of the north and south of Guangdong's traffic, all the merchants who go south to Guangdong, from Nan'an in Jiangxi Province to cross the Da Yuling, change ships in Nanxiongzhou, you can go all the way down to Guangzhou.

Yang Tianliang, the little father-in-law who came all the way from Beijing, took two boats. One is that he and the servants of his family are the mainstays, and the other is the master, steward, cleaner, guard, and so on. Neither ship showed flags, signs, yarn lights, etc. Because Gonggong Yang is not a celebrity in the palace, he is about to worry about self-preservation. Showing the sign has no other benefit than recruiting people. Even though some officials are willing to entertain, Xiao Yang's temper is the most afraid of greeting. Therefore, all the way or take a sedan chair or boat, to the next place, that is, do not alarm the post station or post. It's just a silent hurry. At this moment, he got on the boat and rested for a day, and half of the fatigue of the journey had disappeared, so the Qing guests played cards on the boat for recreation, and also invited Yang Tianliang to go, but he all refused.

It's not that he hates the spectacle. It's really this time to go south, and I have a different taste in my heart.

Yang Tianliang was selected into the palace by Wanli in his later years, and he was placed under the hands of Yang Gonggong, and he was quite recognizable by him. Gonggong Yang is also one of Gao Shiming's cronies, originally he relied on these two big trees, and he had a bright future in the palace. I didn't expect that 9,000 years old was a useful thing, Gao Shiming's father-in-law went to work for the elderly, and his father-in-law was either sent to dig a pit on the mausoleum, or he lived idle in the palace, and he had not been a serious messenger for three or four years.

On weekdays, the father and son rarely see each other, and they run their own business outside of business. did not say a word about the affairs of the palace and court, and tried to avoid suspicion.

However, the power of these 9,000-year-old is monstrous, and the life of their father and son is getting more and more difficult day by day. Seeing that the sourmen in the court either trembled and returned to their fate, or went to their posts and demoted officials. Since the leap June of last year, starting from the Zhejiang Governor Pan Ruzhen Shangshu for Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall, officials from all over the country have asked for the establishment, and there have been more than 40 places for a time. This made Yang Gonggong, who had been idle and cold, moved.

At present, the Lisheng Temple is all civil and military officials from the imperial court and various places, and the eunuchs in the palace have not yet started, if they also participate in it? Not to mention that it is possible to make the appearance of the nine-thousand-year-old change greatly, and at least it can leave a deferential impression.

But after thinking about it again, it is inappropriate, he is not a 9,000-year-old cronie, and this is not only abrupt, but also greatly offends Wei Zhongxian's cronies in the palace - patting on the back cannot steal the limelight from others. After thinking about it, the officials and gentry have already initiated the repair of the ancestral hall, and only the merchants and citizens have not moved yet, and they can be launched. He has held up this chess piece in Guangzhou, and recently he has honored a lot of overseas novelties, and he wants to make a lot of money, so he will borrow his wealth to do it.

It was under such circumstances that Yang Tianliang was sent to Guangzhou. According to his father-in-law's instructions, this ancestral hall to be built in Guangzhou must not only be beautiful in scale, but also show the sincerity of the businessmen and people. According to the current situation, as long as they raise their heads and contact a group of businessmen to write a letter, the local officials in Guangdong will never dare to refuse this matter.

As for how much money is used for this "large-scale Hongli" ancestral hall, Yang Gonggong can't control it, anyway, he has been taken care of by him for so many years, and it is also appropriate to have some blood - they are always one with common prosperity and common loss.

However, Yang Tianliang does not see it that way. He thinks deeper than his stepfather. The cycle of prosperity and decay in the world is no exception, and the nine thousand years old is now a situation of flowers and fire, and he is not in his eyes for the icing on the cake; In case of defeat, the opposite scene will become ironclad evidence that cannot be washed away!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shudder. I looked around. He was very suspicious that there were fans of Dongchang in his entourage, even if he thought about such a thing, it would make people break out in a cold sweat.

Although he was in a hurry along the way, Yang Tianliang thought about how to advance and retreat every day to get the best of both worlds. He felt that his father-in-law was too short-sighted, always thinking about money, and felt that it would be over if he asked him to raise the money to do things, but what about the completion of this matter? Whether the dignified 9,000-year-old ancestral hall is a monument or ironclad evidence depends on the creation - the emperor is long lived, and the emperor's body and bones do not look like they can be passed down for thousands of generations......

How? He pressed his eyebrows wearily and leaned back in his chair for a moment.

A waiting eunuch crept in, and saw that he was closing his eyes and recuperating, and did not dare to speak, but waited. Yang Tianliang knew that someone had come in, and snorted:

"What's the matter?"

"Back to my lord, the steward of the tall official has been waiting on the dock for a long time."

"Call him in."

The steward came in and kowtowed to him, Yang Tianliang recognized that this was a person who often went to Beijing to send them things, Gao was also a senior executive, he was young, he spoke and did things beautifully, and he was a communicative figure.

In addition to greeting Master Gao here, Gao also brought a boatload of wine, food and utensils, which was clean and gorgeous. There are also a few male and female ladies for pastime on the road.

The most peculiar thing is a thin wooden box, which was also presented by Zuihou, saying that it was a little heart of Master Gao, and he bought it from an Australian merchant with a lot of money.

The name of Australian businessman, Yang Tianliang has long been familiar with it. At the beginning of spring, Gao Ju said in a letter: There are some new Australian maritime merchants in Guangzhou, and there are quite novelty goods. I also brought in a few things: a crystal mirror, a lighter that caught fire with a flicker......

Uncover this small wooden box carved lacquer, which is inlaid with two small golden boxes, shining brightly, but not gold or jade, there are three strange patterns in the middle of the box, and you can't see what it is. In the middle is a small candlestick-like thing, which seems to be inlaid in black silver, but the carving is very clumsy and the pattern is rudimentary.

He inquired about Gao Ye, only to see that he took out a cardboard box lightly, carefully opened the lid, and inside was a shiny silver paper, peeling off the paper, it was a neat row of white sticks. A scent wafts out.

"It's smoke?" One of Yang Tianliang's hobbies is smoking, and he immediately recognized the smell of tobacco.

"This is a paper cigarette from Australia. My lord is dedicated to honoring you. As he spoke, he respectfully took out one and brought it to him.

Yang Tianliang held the cigarette and saw that its whole body was snow-white, with one end exposed, it was pale golden tobacco, but the other end was snow-white, like silk cotton. I didn't know how to start for a while, he smoked with a cigarette pouch rod, and he had smelled the snuff trafficked by Westerners, but he had never seen anything like this.

Under Gao Ye's demonstration, he put the cigarette in his mouth, led it with the candlestick-like lighter, took a puff, and felt that the tobacco was very ordinary, not to mention the smell, and mixed with an unknown aroma. It's just that the paper cigarette shreds are extinguished and extinguished, which is really rare.

"It's just paper cigarettes, and it's still so josty. And the last time your master entered the Australian lighter, a virtue. Although Yang Tianliang said this, he still likes paper cigarettes. I couldn't put it down and fiddled with the cigarette case: if this thing can be given to the dignitaries of the current dynasty, it is a good gift.

"Executives, is there any more in this cigarette Australian maritime business?"

"Yes, yes. The maritime merchants brought a lot. ”

"Well, when we get to Guangzhou, we will prepare dozens of boxes for us, and the lighter must also be matched."

"The little one understands."

Seeing that Xiao Yang's father-in-law stopped talking, he closed his eyes again. Gao Ye slowly retreated.

When Xiao Yang's father-in-law's boat slowly went down the river, he resold a batch of goods, and paper cigarettes were a newly developed variety. Wen Desi took the opportunity to ask Master Gao and bought Gao Chang over. Although everyone has also thought about all kinds of jihua who have hidden from the world, thinking about it, it is always impossible to hide it, rather than engaging in such a sneaky little action in vain, it is better to be upright and upright. Master Gao was a little surprised, but he thought that this was Gao Qing's request - to find a way out for this unangry righteous brother - Gao Chang was not a confidant, so he happily agreed, and he didn't even ask for any money.

Gao Chang brought a bunk to cover himself, and when he saw the master, he said that he wanted to change his surname Wen. The traversers had never thought about this kind of question at all, but now that Gao Chang had raised it, he realized that changing his surname was very important, and it was a means for the slave to have a sense of belonging to his master. However, it is not appropriate to change the surname, after all, the crossing operation is everyone's. While discussing, Xiao Zishan proposed: Instead of changing his inexplicable surname, it is better to simply restore his original surname, so as to buy people's hearts -- the Chinese have always attached great importance to the affairs of their ancestors, and losing their own surname is a great shame, and it is a great honor to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors.

asked him what he thought, and actually made the young man kneel down and kowtow several times, and tears flowed down his face.

"By the grace of the old man, I restored the original surname of the slave, and my grandson Chang has been the man of the old man since then, in the water, in the water, in the fire, but according to the orders of the masters!"

"If I want to go back to Australia, will I ever go back?"

"Wherever the old man goes, Sun Chang will follow there, at the ends of the earth, there is no excuse!" Sun Chang said it categorically.

I thought it would be difficult to accept a little brother, so easy? Our royal spirit has finally come out!