When Yuan Lan was talking to Erya, Mingzhou Maritime Merchant Fang Qi was saluting Shang Cheng, but before he could say the words of Xie Za and Xie Cha, he suddenly changed and protruded. Things came too quickly, he didn't have time to react at all, the humble and respectful smile also froze on his face, he stood in front of the stone bench with his hands slightly bent and his legs, he didn't sit or stand, and he didn't have the courage to say a word of persuasion, his eyes stared at the polished smooth and flat stone table in front of him, and he didn't even dare to move his eyes slightly...... Holding his breath, he suddenly remembered the comments he had heard about Shang Cheng, and cold sweat suddenly popped out from between his forehead and neck!

Yuan Lan's face was even more pale, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, but he couldn't say a word when he opened his mouth. The problem now is not that he said the wrong thing and did something wrong, but that his fourth brother is not in the capital at all. His fourth brother was sent by him to Quanzhou to take care of the business the year before last, and now he has been there for more than two years, Shang Cheng's guards can't find anyone in the business, they will definitely inquire, and when Shang Cheng knows the truth, the matter is really irretrievable. He regrets it so much now, he can't wait to find a needle and thread to sew his mouth together! Before coming, his second brother Yuan Chiqian told him to admit his mistake and apologize when he saw Shang Cheng, and with Shang Cheng's hearty and open-minded temperament, he would definitely not bother with him. Yuan Chi also repeatedly warned him that when he saw that Shang Cheng was good, he would tell Shang Cheng everything and remember not to make extraneous branches. As a result, he still couldn't control himself, and when he came up, he talked to Erya, and it turned out to be a big mistake!

Shang Cheng had already issued an order to evict customers, but Yuan Lan couldn't leave. He knew in his heart that if he really left, the little incense he had formed before would be gone, and he would never want to walk into the door of Ying Bo's Mansion in the future. As for what will happen next, he doesn't care about it at all and doesn't dare to imagine it, there is only one thought in his heart: think of a way, you must find a way, even if you kowtow to apologize, you have to make Shang Cheng change his mind!

Yuan Lan didn't move, and the old knife didn't come to pick him up, but just looked at him back and forth with a knife-like sharp gaze. Although Lao Dao is taciturn, his mind is very meticulous, and he has been with Shang Cheng for a long time, and he knows some of Shang Cheng's habits of talking and doing things very well. Although Shang Cheng was unapologetic to Yuan Lan and spoke heavily, he never put down the teacup in his hand, nor did he turn around to talk to Erya, these details show that Shang Cheng is actually just scaring Yuan Lan. Shang Cheng has done this kind of thing many times in Yanshan; Like Sun Huan, Qian Laosan and Shao Chuan Zheng Qi, they won several battles, and they were so arrogant that they couldn't remember what their surnames were, their tails were all cocked to the sky, and they didn't like what they looked at, and their mouths were "bullshit", or if they took the opportunity to kick and scold a few words often, they would poke out of the basket sooner or later. The guards around Shang Cheng basically cooperated with Shang Cheng to kill Sun Huan and their arrogance, so it was easy to do this kind of thing. Since Shang Cheng just wanted to beat the surnamed Yuan, the old knife didn't seriously drive people away, but just put on a fierce posture and pretended.

However, Yuan Lan is not Sun Huan and Qian Laosan. Sun Huan and Qian Laosan are both people who are used to being beaten and scolded by Shang Cheng, and they are scolded so much that they don't dare to let go of a fart when they shrink their heads. Like Fan Quanji, these old Yanshan, even if Shang Cheng spits on them next to each other, he is still a scoundrel with a hippie smile, and he often makes Shang Cheng cry and laugh. Compared with them, Yuan Lan is far behind. As soon as Shang Cheng waved his face, he was so frightened that his legs trembled; Shang Cheng's tone was a little heavier, and he didn't even have the courage to bow his head and admit his mistake; Coupled with the old knife standing viciously to the side, he just looked at the ground with his eyes, probably trying to find a clean place to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy......

Shang Cheng still had a stiff face, holding the teacup and not looking at Yuan Lan. In fact, he was also a little dumbfounded. How big is that? Arched his hand and passed it with a haha, why did Yuan Lan's face look like a mournful woman? This guy wasn't like this before, when he was fighting with Wang Yi back then, even if he fled, he talked and laughed all the way, why couldn't he stand the intimidation in a blink of an eye?

Seeing that Yuan Lan was about to do something out of the ordinary, Shang Chengcheng hurriedly gave Erya a look: The bell still needs to be tied to the bell, as long as Erya opens his mouth to intercede for Yuan Lan, he can get off the donkey.

But Erya's face was red, and she lowered her head and didn't look at him at all. Shang Cheng surrounded her, she was so happy and happy, where did she have the heart to care about other things......

Erya can't count on it, and the business achievements can only rely on the Mingzhou sea businessman, but the corner of his eye swept over, and the sea merchant was still walking on his horse...... He was thinking about how to ease the atmosphere quietly, when he saw Jiang Yan walking over the path between the peach trees.

A few days ago, Jiang Jian had already reported to the Ministry of Industry and received an errand. As soon as he arrived, as soon as he learned about the situation, he complained bitterly. The liquor workshops started by the Ministry of Industry, not to mention the problems of personnel chaos and property confusion, and the various regulations are full of holes and leaks everywhere, and the problem that there are more people in the workshop who eat idle meals than the people who do the work makes him hate to hand in his resignation immediately. He originally planned to partner up with Shang Cheng here before his family arrived, but what he took over was such a mess, and he had to stay up until midnight just to read the files these days, and he really didn't have the time or energy to run back and forth between the merchant Zhuangzi and the yamen, so he simply lived in Shang Cheng's mansion in the city. Now that things are finally a little bit clear, tomorrow is Xiu Mu, so he took the time to come over to talk to Shang Cheng.

Jiang Yan greeted Shang Cheng from a distance, and when he walked to the edge of the pavilion, he found that the person standing was actually his acquaintance, so he arched his hand with a smile and said, "Isn't this Brother Banshan?" Since Yanzhou was goodbye, it has been a half-spring and autumn season now, why are you here? As he spoke, he didn't stop, and sat down on the stone bench that Erya gave him. He and Huo Shiqi are equal in their dealings, and Yue'er and Er Ya usually respect him as "Mr. Jiang", so they don't talk politely to her. After Erya poured him tea and soup and thanked him, he said to Yuan Lan again: "What are you doing standing, why don't you sit down and talk?" It's not the first time you've met the Governor, I've never seen you so restrained before. Come, sit and speak. And he said, "You're a little fatter than you were last fall." Come, sit down and talk to me about how to nourish the body so that you can have a decent and rich state. ”

Yuan Lan knew in his heart that this person had mistaken himself for his uncle and brother Yuan Chi. He didn't know who Jiang Tong was, but seeing that Jiang Tong and Shang Cheng were so close, he also knew that this was a good opportunity, as long as this person was willing to speak up to help, Shang Cheng would probably not pursue his mistakes again. According to his original temperament, of course, he agreed with Jiang Lu's words and told Shang Cheng to forgive, but he had just suffered because of his words, and he couldn't let go at this time. was hesitating, then he heard Shang Cheng say: "Old Jiang, you recognize the wrong person." This is not Yuan Lan Yuan Banshan, it is his uncle Yuan Lan Yuan Guanbo. He turned his face to Yuan Lan and said, "You can sit down too." One by one, the old party also sat down. Looking at your posture, I feel sorry for you. He said to Yuan Lan, "You are really lucky." Someone helped you when you were in trouble before, and someone is helping you today, no wonder your family's business is getting more and more prosperous. ”

Yuan Lan is not a stupid person after all, he can understand the warning in Shang Cheng's words, and he can also understand the meaning of ridicule. He finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he didn't even care about wiping the cold sweat, so he hurriedly went over and solemnly apologized to Erya, and repeatedly stated that what he said that day about wanting to participate in the shares was absolutely true, and the 50,000 yuan of money had also been prepared, but because it was extremely inconvenient to transport more than 500,000 catties of copper coins back and forth, it was stored in the business name in the city first. Erya can send someone to count and inspect at any time.

Jiang Jian has been busy in the yamen for the past few days, and he hasn't heard about the fifty thousand yuan, so he asked Shang Cheng curiously.

Shang Cheng poured tea soup into everyone's cup and said casually: "Lao Yuan wants to participate in those navigation techniques I am engaged in." ”

"Fifty thousand yuan is converted into one share?" Jiang asked.

Shang Cheng nodded.

"You mean those compasses and sea maps you made, right?"

"That's it." Shang Cheng said, "There is also a globe. ”

Jiang Yan was silent. He lowered his head and slowly took two sips of water before instigating Yahuazi and said, "It's cheap." He knew that Yuan Lan was Shang Cheng's friend in trouble, and his friendship was unusual; Although the surname Fang didn't know where he came from, since he could be the same as Yuan Lan, it was not shallow to make friends, so he no longer tabooed anything, and said, "I read the copy of "Begging for Patent Money and Huo Shishu in Yanshan Yixian County" two days ago. This piece has not yet been distributed to various places, nor has it been published in the Di Bao, so the people have not heard of it for the time being, and there has been no response. But please pay attention to the commander, this "Begging for Patent Money and Yanshan Yi County Huo Shi Shu" is a groundbreaking new measure, and its shock is far-reaching, when it is equivalent to the salt and iron monopoly of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As far as I know, as soon as the imperial court opens this opening, there is a precedent for Huo's liquor, and then the Ministry of Industry has a lot of matters to ask for patent money, such as Suzhou's overlapping embroidery skills, as well as Zhangrong's skills, which are all to be patented. When the people figure out one of the samadhi, they are afraid that those who ask for patent money from the imperial court will flock to them. For example, the objects used in the voyage, the map and the globe are not titled for the time being, but it is only a compass, and the effects are innumerable, and the benefits are even more numerous. Fifty thousand shares is too low. It's already low just on the compass! ”

Shang Cheng was naturally very aware of the true value of the compass, the globe and the world map, but he hadn't seriously thought about the impact of Chang Xiu's "Begging for Patent Money and Huo Shishu in Yanshan Yi County". He has more insight than Jiang Tuan, and his vision is more long-term, and he is naturally more aware of the implementation of patents and the changes that will be caused after implementation.

Jiang said that the people's understanding of patent money will be relatively slow, which is obviously not a fact. Yuan Lan and Fang Shu, who were sitting on the pavilion, were very sensitive. They immediately realized that they had inadvertently heard two big things. First, it is not a special case for the imperial court to allow the Yixian Huo family to own the liquor patent money, and these businessmen can also apply for patent money from the imperial court; The second is that Shang Yanshan's navigation skills are not flowers in the mirror, at least one of them named "Compass" has been made in kind, and it is a "thousand benefits" in kind! Fang Xuan, who didn't mean to be here, was even more excited and his eyes lit up. Their Fang family has been doing maritime business since the Middle Tang Dynasty, and they are very familiar with the sea routes of Goryeo, Dongwa, Dayue and Zhenla, and they know that the most difficult thing to walk on the sea is not to avoid the wind and waves, but to condense countless sea maps. From the Middle Tang Dynasty to the present more than 200 years, I don't know how much gold and silver has been spent on the sea, and the Fang family who died at sea does not know how many, but the seaway has only been opened up to Nantianzhu; From South Tianzhu to the west, countries such as Persia, Dashi, Daqin, Eli, and Montenegro Kunlun have never been there. Do you know that there is no sea map in this county Bofu that they have been longing for for a hundred years? Not to mention that there is also a compass. The boats coming and going by sea are generally in groups, and in order to guide the direction on the vast sea, the first ship is equipped with Sinan. But it is not easy for Sinan to keep, and secondly, it is not very accurate, the wind and waves at sea are bumpy and the scales cannot be balanced, so Sinan often mistakenly points out, and it is extremely common for the arrival time difference to be tens of miles and tens of miles, since Jiang Tuan dares to boast about Haikou, the compass must be ten times more reliable than Sinan......

He was still thinking about it, but Yuan Lan made up his mind in an instant. Their Yuan family had long wanted to go to the sea, but they didn't have a map of the sea in their hands, so they had to look at the eyes of a sea merchant like Fang Zhu for everything, and they had to worry about the constraints of others everywhere, and their hearts were always unstable. Now that I suddenly have a chance to go to sea, what else do you want to think about? It doesn't matter, on the contrary, the copper money can't give birth to children if it is placed there, 50,000 shares, and they enter! Even if they add another 100,000 yuan, their Yuan family will never frown!