After a night's sleep, the group threw themselves into the northwest of the city and visited the Stone Mountain and Qingliang Temple. The stone mountain is not high, but it stands alone and is dangerous. Climb high and look far away, overlooking the walls of the rivers and mountains, you know that "there is a change in the left side of the river, you must first stick to the stone" is true. There is a stone city on the mountain, the Warring States Chuwei King began to build, Zhuge Liang in the late Han Dynasty had jumped on the mountain, looked at the topography of this mountain and river, sighed and said, "Zhongshan Longpan, stone tiger, really the emperor's house also". Sun Quan of Eastern Wu continued to take the old site as the base, took the mountains and stones to rebuild the city, and relied on it to establish a great cause. Take the new river to the west water pass, visit the heart pavilion, the white heron pavilion, the second water pavilion, etc., and then go east to the bell tower, drum tower and other places, comfortable and leisurely.

Approaching the evening, borrowing the Jiming Temple on the shore of the lake in the north of the city to have a meal, but Su Gaozhao's men came to him, and sent a message that Su Gaozhao had checked the customs order in advance, and he could leave tomorrow to ask Zhao Dangshi's opinion. Originally, it was planned that on the last day, I would ride a horse to the vicinity of Zhongshan in the northeast of the city to enjoy the fun, so I couldn't go. Zhao Dangshi was afraid that Huaqing would not be happy, but Huaqing was very understanding, and only said that business was important, which in turn comforted Zhao Dangshi. So the next day, he took a photo with Su Gao in Longwan, at the northern foot of Lion Rock. The ships in the Longwan area are widespread, the smoke sails reflect the mountains, the wind is on the boat, and the sails are fast.

Thirty miles away from the city, settled in Zhuxiao Port, after a little supply, untie the cable and hang the sail and send straight to Zhenjiang. The fields along the coast are fertile, the people are densely populated, and the houses, temples, bamboo trees and so on are extremely prosperous. In the middle of the night, I heard that there was really a riot of people attacking the government office, so it did not stop and stayed on the boat. Another day, through the winding Guabu Mountain, down the river straight to Zhenjiang.

Su Gaozhao took care of Zhao Dangshi and his entourage, and gave them a day. Zhao Dangshi then led the crowd to climb the Beigu Mountain, relying on the railing Beigu Pavilion, pouring a glass of wine, and the famous "Eternal Happiness" of the famous "Eternal Happiness" of the wind and the majestic Yongxin abandonment disease: "Through the ages, the hero has no way to find Sun Zhong. Dance Pavilion Song Stage, the wind is always blown away by the rain and wind. The slanting sun grass and trees, ordinary alleys. Humane slaves once lived. Thinking back then, Jin Ge Iron Horse swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger. Zhou Wenhe, Deng Longye, and Man Ning all sighed to themselves, and they all sang and drank bitterly.

Su Gaozhao sighed: "Heroic poems need to be recited by heroes, these words and songs have been heard since childhood, but they have never been as heroic as Lord Zhao, and the mood is agitated when they hear it!" ”

Zhao Dangshi said angrily: "People often say, 'Yan Zhao is a man who sighs with sorrow', don't you know whether generosity is at ease in the hearts of the people, what is the difference between north and south!" ”

Su Gaozhao said with a smile: "Since there is no distinction between north and south, then there is no distinction between sea and land. Lord Zhao is better than the iron horse, and when he goes to Hangzhou Mansion, he will be able to sympathize with Zheng Gong, who is the dominant wave. “

Under Beigu Mountain, the sky has darkened, the time is short, Ganlu Temple, Jinshan Temple and other famous places have no time to go. Since Zhenjiang Prefecture, the waterway has been changed to land. Zhao Dangshi bought a carriage for Hua Qing to sit in to relieve the bumps. The group walked the official road, passing through Danyang in Zhenjiang Prefecture, Wujin in Changzhou Prefecture, Wuxi, Changzhou Prefecture in Suzhou Prefecture, Wujiang and other places, all the way south, without stopping for a moment. On the twenty-third day of December, I arrived at Jiaxing Mansion. On the same day, Su Gaozhao set up a big banquet for Zhao Dangshi and others in the Yanyu Building on the "Xiaoyingzhou" on the island in the heart of the lake in Nanhu Lake, Jiaxing Prefecture, to celebrate the New Year, and said at the banquet: "This small year, the official family is over twenty-three, the people are over twenty-four, and those on the water are twenty-five. My Zheng family started from the sea, although Zheng Gong has been a respected official, but he does not forget his roots, and in previous years, he was celebrated on the twenty-fifth day. Today is different from the past, Lord Zhao and others are distinguished guests from afar, and they despise the friendship of landlords, and they want to be adults. ”

Zhao Dangshi raised his glass and said with a smile: "In the past few years, there have been frequent wars, and there are still big and small years in Zhao's camp, and they have all passed in one go, and sometimes they don't even have time to spend Chinese New Year's Eve." Brother Su is affectionate, considerate and thoughtful, Zhao is grateful in his heart, and he complains to each other without a head in a thousand words, all of which are turned into wine, and he does it first as a respect! ”

After a few glasses of warm wine, the atmosphere during the banquet became lively, and after chatting a few words, Su Gao said coyly: "The contemptible person just asked, Zheng Ye is not in Jiaxing, and will go straight to Hangzhou Mansion." It's ...... I'm afraid I'll have to work a little more on Lord Zhao. ”

Zhao Dangshi was slightly disappointed in his heart, but he smiled and said: "Jiaxing and Hangzhou are separated by a line, and it will be there in the blink of an eye." Besides, I also want to go to Hangzhou to see the famous West Lake. As he spoke, he looked at Hua Qing and smiled.

Su Gaozhao said, "It's Chinese New Year's Eve in a few days. On Chinese New Year's Eve, Lord Zhao and others spent time in Hangzhou, and handed it over to the despicable Zhang Luo. ”

Zhao Dangshi thanked him again and again, and as he was talking, the stairs were tuked, and a short man walked up the stairs quickly and looked around. Zhao Dangshi saw him at a glance, although he was dressed in Han clothes, his skin was dark, and the top of his head was shaved and shiny, leaving only a handful of hair on his forehead and the back of his head to his neck, and he also tied an abrupt short straight braid, which was not like a Han person. At this time, Su Gaozhao got up, greeted the man to the table, and introduced with a smile: "Everyone, this is also a guest from afar. ”

Everyone stood up and saluted, and Zhao Dangshi asked: "Looking at this brother's dress, it seems that he is Japanese." ”

Su Gao responded: "Lord Zhao has good eyesight, this guest's name is Kikuchi Xinliang, and his Han name is Fuji Xinliang." The family has served the Japanese country of Hirado for generations, and the word 'letter' in the name of Brother Fuji was given by the old feudal lord. Brother Fuji will come to Hangzhou every year to settle the accounts and stock up on the five merchants, and these days are just in Jiaxing Mansion to do business, and the next day he will return to Hangzhou. ”

Although Fuji Xinliang is an outsider, he has a thorough courtesy, and hugged his fists at Zhao Dangshi and others: "Fuji Xinliang has greeted you." Clean the stove, send the stove king, and the stove king will send auspiciousness to heaven. Happy New Year, everyone. "The official dialect has a strange accent, but it is fluent.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were rampant, and most of the Japanese were Han people, but there were also a small number of real Japanese criminals, and the Hirado Fan Matsuura family, to which Fuji Nobu Liang belonged, was the main force of the Japanese output. Hirado is located in Kitakyushu, Japan, close to the Goto Islands and Korea, and the Matsuura family has been raiding the coastal areas of Korea and the Ming Dynasty for generations, and it is regarded as a Haikou group with an official background. Later, Japan turned to the Ming Dynasty to show goodwill and develop the exploration trade, and the Matsuura family's business as a seaman was restricted, and gradually evolved into a model of both merchants and coars. It was not until the Matsuura family's ally, the Dahai Kou Wangzhi, was captured and killed by the Ming court in the 38th year of Jiajing, that the Matsuura family completely turned the Kou into business, opened the port of Hirado, and welcomed the ships of the Ming Dynasty, Franc and other countries to enter the port for trading. Matsuura-dong, the current lord of the Hirado Domain, was also keen on maritime trade, and Hirado was one of the only two ports in Japan that had a seal issued by the shogunate and a letter issued by the old manaka and was allowed to trade overseas.

"Lao Su, next year, the amount of raw silk, cotton, saltpeter, and sulfur required in my domain will be reduced by three or four percent." Fuji Nobu Liang has a good amount of wine, and he is also hearty, and he is not shy when he speaks, and some details of the trade between the Zheng family and Hirado Fan were also inadvertently revealed by him, "There is news in the shogunate, and after a while, the business of Hirado Hongmao Nanban will not be able to be done." Their business will probably have to move to Nagasaki, haha, this amount of goods is not guaranteed. ”

"Ahem, it's okay, it's okay, it's all easy to say, it's easy to say......" Su Gaozhao kept saying on the surface that everyone present was a family and didn't see each other, but his expression was still a little embarrassed.

Zhao Dangshi saw Su Gaozhao's cramped posture, relieved him of the siege, and deliberately asked: "Brother Teng, I'm afraid it's hard to come here from your country." ”

Fuji Xinliang grinned and said: "It's not hard, if the wind is right, it will be five or six days." ”

Zhao Dangshi was surprised: "I originally said that the two countries are thousands of miles apart, and it is very difficult to come and go, how can I know that it is so convenient!" ”

Su Gaozhao said: "What Brother Teng said is the best situation, which is very rare. Most of the trips are arduous and exhaustive. Twenty times I came and went, and about seven or eight times the ship sank and people died. There were also seven or eight times when they either turned back halfway or suffered heavy losses. ”

The topic of several people immediately turned to trade, and after talking for a while, Zhao Dangshi asked again: "Brother Teng is the most."

Are you about to return home? ”

Fuji Xinliang replied: "I only go to the South Seas in winter and summer, and when I go to Japan, I will return in spring and summer and autumn and winter, and I will set off again after the New Year, when it is warm and cold." ”

Su Gaozhao added: "I don't know if Lord Zhao is not at sea, most of the departures from Ningbo to Japan are smooth, and on the contrary, the wind may not be smooth." Since Brother Fuji is going back, there is no need to be in such a hurry. ”

Zhao Dangshi nodded secretly when he heard this, thinking that it was no effort to step on the iron shoes and find nowhere to get them, Pang Xingong was going to Japan and North Korea to carry out activities, and he was worried that there was no guide, since this Teng Xinliang had plans to return to China, then when he arrived in Hangzhou to introduce the two to meet, he could catch up.

was still planning, but he heard Su Gaozhao ask: "Brother Teng, is the young master coming to Zhejiang with you?" I heard that he went to visit his mother in Hirado Province at the beginning of the year, so it was time to come back. ”

Fuji Xinliang took a sip of wine and said, "Yes, Fusong and I came to Zhejiang on a boat." It was only after I got off the ship a few months ago that he and I were separated, and he went back to the Zhongzuo Institute in Fujian by land. However, if Zheng Ye wants to come to Hangzhou, he must also be with him, and he will be able to see him in two days. ”

Zhao Dangshi listened, his heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Young Master? ”

Su Gaozhao nodded and said: "It is the eldest son of Zheng Ye, with a single name and a forest character, and his young name is Fusong, and he is fourteen years old." When he was a child, he lived with his mother in Hirado, and was well received by the lord of the domain. When he grew up, Zheng Ye took him with him and lived in Anping for a long time to study and practice martial arts. I heard that I passed the hospital examination this year, obtained the qualification of a student, and because of the first class in the two examinations of age and subject, I became one of the 20 students in Nan'an, which is very amazing. ”

Fuji Xinliang laughed and said: "Zheng Ye is rich in the world, do you still want the public to give you a meal subsidy?" ”

Su Gaozhao said with a straight face: "Brother Teng is not from my China, and I don't know that my country is a scholar, and his reputation is far greater than his profit." The food of the young master is naturally nothing, but for the young master, this identity is a great honor. How can it be simply spent with money? ”

Zhao Dangshi echoed: "To become a talent at such a young age, you must be talented. The tiger father has no dogs, young and promising, which is amazing. "Immediately raise the cup, "Come, Brother Su, in order to celebrate the Zheng family's tomorrow's star, I will toast you." The two of them drank to each other and nodded.

After staying in Jiaxing for two days, snow fell and set off for Hangzhou in the snow. First to Haiyan, watch the tide, but unfortunately the tide is very small, far inferior to August and September. Continue to Haining, and then go to the territory of Hangzhou.

Zheng Zhilong has not yet come to Hangzhou, Su Gaozhao intends to be a tour guide, and abandons the Genshan Gate and Qingchun Gate that enter the state city by the way, bypasses the road from the north, passes through the Wulin Gate and Qiantang Gate, and arrives at the West Lake first. At that time, the snow is already big, look at the lake, under the snow curtain, dozens of acres of lotus pond are endless, although the lotus has withered, but still can see the scale of its heyday. The small pavilion of the flying bridge on the lake is continuous, the cold plum stands upright along the lake, and on the snow compress, there is really a kind of "snow is like plum blossoms, plum blossoms are like snow, and it seems to be strange and not like it".

Su Gaozhao and Zhao Dangshi walked side by side, and said: "Southeast Prefectures and counties, with Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as the most, have millions of people. And Hangzhou well houses are lined up, hundreds of thousands of fireworks, gathering luxuriantly, crowning Zhejiang and Fujian. ”

Zhao Dangshi said: "Looking at the road scenery, the boats are lined up, the cars and horses are flowing, and the pedestrians are dressed gorgeously and better than Nanjing." ”

Su Gaozhao raised his mouth and smiled: "The luxury of Wu customs is not prosperous in the people of Suzhou and Hangzhou. Those who do not plough an inch of soil and eat ointment, and do not a piece of cloth and embroidery, do not know its geometry. You must draw the boat shoulders, cherish the shame and be good, and sing and dance. When I didn't come to Hangzhou, I saw that there was a book in the notes, and I felt absurd. At the same time, his eyes were a little cunning, "This is one of the reasons why Zheng Gong set up the head office of the five merchants in Hangzhou." ”

"Suzhou and Hangzhou also said, why give up Suzhou and take Hangzhou?"

"Su Yuanhai, Hangzhou Near the Sea, that's all."

As soon as they asked and answered, they both laughed.